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Playing  a  Cassette Tape 
Your tape  player is built to work  best  with  tapes  that  are 
30 to 45 minutes long on each  side.  Tapes  longer than 
that  are 
so thin  they  may not work  well  in  this  player. 
To load  a cassette  tape  with  the  ignition off, press  EJECT 
or 
RECALL. Then,  insert  the  cassette  tape.  If  the ignition 
is  on  but  the  radio  is 
off, the  tape  will  begin  playing. 
Once  the  tape  is  playing,  use 
the VOL, AUTO TONE, 
BAL, FADE, BASS and  TREB  controls  just as you do  for 
the  radio.  The  tape  symbol  and  a direction  arrow  will  be 
on the  display  whenever  a tape is being  played.  Anytime  a 
tape  is  inserted,  the  top  side  is  selected  for  play  first. 
The  player  automatically  senses  if the  cassette  tape 
is 
metal or CrO2 and  adjusts  for best  playback  sound. 
For  metal  tapes, 
the double-D  symbol  will  appear 
on  the  display. 
PREV  (1): Press the PREV  button  or the SEEK left 
arrow to  search for the  previous  selection. A minimum 
three-second  blank  gap is  required  for  the  player 
to stop 
at  the  beginning 
of the  selection.  The tape  direction 
arrow  will  blink  during 
the SEEK operation. 
PROG (2): Press  this  button to switch from one side of 
the  tape  to the  other. 
NEXT (3): Press  the  NEXT  button  or the SEEK right 
arrow to  search  for  the  next  selection.  A minimum 
three-second  blank  gap  is  required  for the  player  to  stop 
at  the  beginning 
of the  selection.  The tape  direction 
arrow  will  blink  during 
the SEEK operation.  The sound 
will  mute  while  searching  for the 
next selection. 
REV (4): Press  this  button  to  rapidly  reverse  the  tape  to 
the  beginning  of the  cassette  or until  you  press  REV 
again.  The radio  will  play 
the last  selected  station  while 
reversing  the  tape.  The  tape  direction arrow  will  blink 
during  the  reverse  operation. 
00 (5): Press  this  button  to  reduce cassette tape  noise. 
The  double-D  symbol  will  appear on  the  display  while 
the  player  is  in  this  mode. 
Dolby  Noise  Reduction  is manufactured  under  a license 
from  Dol  by  Laboratories  Licensing  Corporation.  Dolby 
and  the  double-D  symbol are trademarks  of  Dolby 
Laboratories  Licensing  Corporation. 
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FWD (6): Press this button to rapidly forward  the tape 
to  the  end  of,the  cassette  or until 
you press FWD again. 
The  radio  will  play  the  last selected station  while 
forwarding the tape.  The tape direction arrow  will  blink 
during  the forward operation. 
AM-F”: Press  this button  to switch  from a tape 
to the  radio. 
TAPE  AUX: Press  this  button to return  to the  tape 
player  when  playing the radio.  The lighted  arrow  will 
appear  and show  the direction 
of play  when a tape  is  in 
the  active mode. 
EJECT Press  this  button to remove the tape. The 
radio  will  now  play.  EJECT can  be  used  with  either the 
ignition  or radio off.  To load 
a cassette  tape  with  the 
ignition  or radio 
off, press  EJECT before  loading 
the  cassette. 
CD Adapter  Kits 
It is  possible  to use a CD adapter  kit  with  your cassette 
tape  player  after activating 
the bypass  feature on  your 
tape  player. 
To activate  the  bypass  feature, use  the following steps: 
1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACC. 
2. Turn  the radio off. 
3. Press  and  hold  the TAPE  AUX  button  for five 
seconds.  The tape  symbol on  the  display  will  flash 
for  two seconds,  indicating  the  feature is active. 
4. Insert  the  adapter while the tape  symbol  is flashing. 
It will  power  up  the  radio and  begin  playing. 
This  override  routine  will  remain  active 
until EJECT 
is  pressed. 
CLN: If this  message  appears on the display,  the 
cassette tape player  needs to be  cleaned.  It 
will still play 
tapes,  but 
you should clean it as soon as possible  to 
prevent  damage to  the tapes  and  player.  See “Care  of 
Your  Cassette  Tape  Player”  in  the Index. After  you clean 
the  player,  press  and  hold  EJECT for five seconds 
to 
reset  the  CLN indicator.  The radio  will display --- to 
show  the  indicator was  reset. 
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AM-FM Stereo with Compact  Disc  Player 
and  Automatic  Tone  Control 
(If Equipped) 
Playing the Radio 
PWR-VOL: Press  this  knob to turn the system  on  and 
off.  To increase  volume,  turn  this  knob  to  the  right.  Turn 
it to 
the left  to decrease  volume. The knob is capable  of 
rotating  continuously. 
RECALL: Display  the  time  with the ignition  off  by 
pressing  this button.  When  the  radio  is  playing,  press 
this  button  to recall  the  station  frequency. 
SCV: Your  system  has  a feature called 
Speed-Compensated-Volume  (SCV).  With  SCV, your 
audio  system  adjusts  automatically  to make up for  road 
and  wind  noise  as  you  drive.  Set  the  volume at  the 
desired  level. Move  the control  ring  behind  the  upper 
knob 
to the  right to adjust  the  SCV.  Then, as  you  drive, 
SCV  automatically  increases  the  volume,  as  necessary, 
to overcome  noise  at  any  particular  speed.  The volume 
level  should  always  sound 
the same  to you  as you  drive. 
If  you  don’t  want  to use SCV, turn the control  all  the 
way  down.  Each  notch  on the  control  ring  allows 
for 
more  volume  compensation  at  faster  vehicle  speeds. 
Finding a Station 
AM-FM: Press  this  button to switch between AM, FMl 
and FM2. The display  will  show  your  selection. 
TUNE: Press  this  knob  lightly so it extends.  Turn it to 
choose radio  stations.  Push  the  knob  back  into  its  stored 
position  when  you’re  not  using 
it. 
SEEK: Press  the  right  arrow to tune  to  the  next 
higher  station  and  the  left  arrow  to 
tune to the  next 
lower  station  and  stay  there.  The sound  will  mute 
while  seeking. 
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SCAN: Press and  hold SEEK for two seconds until 
SCAN  appears on the display.  SCAN allows you to 
listen to stations  for 
a few seconds.  The  receiver  will 
continue  to scan  and momentarily  stop at each  station 
until  you press  the button  again.  The  sound will  mute 
while  scanning. 
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons  let 
you  return  to your favorite stations.  You can set  up  to 
18 stations (six AM, six FM1  and six FM2). Just: 
1. Turn  the  radio  on. 
2. Press AM-FM  to  select  the  band. 
3. Tune  in the desired station. 
4. Press AUTO  TONE to select  the setting  you prefer. 
5. Press  and  hold  one of the  six pushbuttons.  The sound 
will  mute.  When 
it returns, release the button. 
Whenever  you press that numbered button, the 
station  you set will  return and the tone  you selected 
will  be  automatically  selected  for  that button. 
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. 
P.SCAN: The preset  scan button  lets you  scan through 
your  favorite stations  stored on  your  pushbuttons.  Select 
either  the AM,  FMl  or  FM2  mode  and  then press  P.SCAN.  It  will  scan 
through each station stored  on 
your  pushbuttons 
and stop for  a few  seconds before 
continuing  to scan through  all 
of the  pushbuttons.  Press 
P.SCAN  again or one  of the  pushbuttons  to stop 
scanning 
to listen  to  a specific  stored station.  P.SCAN 
will  light  up  on  the display while  in this  mode. 
If one of 
the  stations  stored on a pushbutton  is too  weak  for  the 
location  you are in, the radio display 
will show  the 
channel number  (P 
1 -P6)  for several seconds before 
advancing  to the 
next preset station. 
Setting  the  Tone 
BASS: 
Press  lightly  on  this  knob  to  release  it  from its 
stored  position.  Turn  the  knob  to  the  right  to  increase  bass 
and to  the  left  to  decrease  bass.  When  the  BASS  control  is 
rotated,  the  AUTO  TONE  display  will  go  blank. 
TREB: Press lightly  on  this  knob  to  release it from its 
stored position.  Turn the knob to  the right 
to increase 
treble  and 
to the left  to  decrease  treble. When the TREB 
control  is rotated, the  AUTO TONE display  will 
go 
blank. If a station is  weak or noisy,  you  may  want  to 
decrease  the treble. 
Push  these  knobs back into their stored positions  when 
you’re  not  using  them. 
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AUTO TONE: Press  this  button to select  among  the 
six  preset  equalization  settings  and  tailor  the  sound to 
the  music  or voice  being  heard.  Each time  you  press  the 
button,  the  selection 
will switch to one of the  preset 
settings  of  CLASSIC,  NEWS,  ROCK,  POP, 
CN 
(CountryNestern) or JAZZ. To return to the  manual 
mode,  press  and  release  this  button  until  the  AUTO 
TONE  display  goes  blank. This will  return  the  tone 
adjustment  to  the 
BASS and  TREB  controls.  If  a BASS 
or TREB  control  is  rotated,  the  AUTO  TONE display 
will  go blank.  Use  PUSHBUTTONS  to  program 
AUTO  TONE. 
Adjusting the Speakers 
BAL: Press  lightly  on  this  knob  to release  it from its 
stored position.  Turn  the control to  the  right to adjust 
sound  to the  right  speakers  and  to 
the left  to  adjust 
sound to  the  left  speakers.  The middle  position  balances 
the sound  between the speakers. 
FADE: Press  lightly on this knob to  release it from its 
stored  position.  Turn  the  control  to the  right  to  adjust  the 
sound 
to the  front  speakers  and to the left for the rear 
speakers.  The middle  position  balances  the  sound 
between  the  speakers. 
Push  these  knobs  back  into their  stored  positions  wnen 
you’re  not  using  them. 
Playing  a  Compact Disc 
PWR: Press  this  knob  to turn the  system on. (Please 
note  that  you 
can also turn the  system  on  when you insert 
a  compact  disc  into  the  player  with  the  ignition  on.) 
Insert 
a disc  partway  into the slot,  label  side up. The 
player  will  pull  it in.  Wait  a  few seconds  and  the  disc 
should  play. 
CD and  a CD symbol  will also appear  on 
the display.  Anytime  you  are playing  a CD, the  letters 
CD  will  be  next  to the 
CD symbol. 
If  the  disc comes  back  out  and  ERR  appears  on the 
display, 
it could  be  that: 
0 You  are driving on  a  very  rough  road.  (The  disc 
should  play  when  the  road  gets  smoother.) 
0 The  disc  is  upside  down. 
It  is  dirty,  scratched  or wet. 
0 It  is  very  humid. (If so, wait about  an  hour 
and  try  again.) 
0 he  disc  player  is  very  hot. 
rress  RECALL 
to make  ERR  go off  the  display. 
PREV (1): Press PREV or the SEEK left  arrow to 
search  for the  previous  selection. If  you hold  this  button 
or  press  it more  than  once, the  disc  will  advance  further. 
Sound  is  muted 
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RDM (2): Press this button  to play  the tracks on the disc 
in  random  order. While  in 
the RDM mode, RANDOM 
appears on the  display. Press RDM  again to return 
to 
normal  play. 
NEXT (3): Press NEXT  or the SEEK right  arrow to 
search  for the  next selection. If you  hold  this button  or 
press 
it more  than once,  the disc  will advance  further. 
The  next  track  number  will  appear 
on the  display. Sound 
is  muted  in  this mode. 
REV (4): Press  and  hold  REV to return  rapidly to a 
favorite  passage.  You will hear the  disc selection  play  at 
high  speed  while 
you press the REV  button.  This allows 
you 
to listen  and  find out when  the  disc is  at  the desired 
selection. Release 
REV to resume  playing. 
FWD (6): Press and hold  this  button to advance  rapidly 
within  a track.  You will hear  the disc  selection  play  at 
high  speed while 
you press  the  FWD button.  This allows 
you to listen and find out when  the  disc is  at the desired 
selection. Release  FWD 
to resume playing. 
RECALL: Press this button to see what  track  is  playing. 
Press it  again  within  five seconds 
to see how  long the 
CD  has  been  playing  that  track.  Elapsed time 
is 
displayed in minutes  and  tenths  of  a second. The track 
number  will also appear  when a new  track  begins  to 
play.  Press 
RECALL again  to return  to  the  time  display. 
AM-FM: While  in the CD mode,  press  this button  to 
stop  playing  the 
CD and  play  the  radio.  The  CD symbol 
will  still  display but  the  word  CD will  be  replaced  with 
either AM,  FMl or 
FM2. (If  the  radio is  turned  off,  the 
disc  stays  in the  player  and  will  resume playing  at  the 
point  where it stopped.) 
CD AUX: To switch  between  the player  and the radio 
when  a disc  is  playing,  press  the 
AM-FM button. To 
return to the player,  press  CD AUX. When a disc is 
playing,  the  letters CD and the CD symbol  will  appear 
on  the  display.  (If 
the radio  is turned  off,  the  disc stays 
in 
the player  and  will  resume  playing  at the  point  where 
it stopped.) 
EJECT Press  this  button to eject  the disc  from  the 
player  and  play  the  radio.  When the same  or a new  disc 
is  inserted,  the  disc will  start  playing  on  track 
one. If a 
compact  disc 
is left  sitting  in  the  opening for  more  than 
a few seconds,  the  player  will  pull  the  CD back 
in. The 
radio  will 
continue playing.  When the ignition  is  off, 
press this  button to load  a CD. 
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Remote  Compact Disc Player (If Equipped) 
If you have this option,  you  can play  one compact  disc 
(CD) at  a  time. 
To load a CD into  the  player,  hold  the disc  with  the  label 
side  up and  insert  it carefully  into the  player 
(approximately  halfway).  The disc  will  automatically  be 
pulled  into the  player.  If  the  radio is off  and 
the ignition 
is 
on when  a CD is  inserted,  the radio  will  turn  on  and 
begin  playing  the 
CD. It is possible to load  and  unload 
CDs with  the ignition off. To load  a disc  with  the 
ignition  off,  press  the  EJECT button 
on the remote 
player  and  then  insert  the disc. 
To remove the disc,  press 
the  EJECT  button and remove 
the disc from  the  player. 
A disc that  has  been  ejected but  is still sitting in the 
remote 
CD player  will  be  pulled  back into the  player 
after  approximately 
30 seconds.  This protects  the  disc 
and  player from damage.  The disc  will 
not start  playing. 
To remove  the  disc,  press  the EJECT button  and remove 
the  disc  from the  player. 
All  of  the  compact disc  functions  are controlled  by  the 
radio  buttons  except 
for EJECT. When  a disc is  in  the 
player,  a  CD symbol  will appear on  the  display.  When  a 
disc 
is playing,  the  letters  CD will  appear  next to the  CD 
symbol 
in the  bottom  left  corner.  The track  number  will 
also  be  displayed. 
If 
the disc  comes  back out and  ERR  appears  on the 
display,  it could be  that: 
The disc  is  upside  down. 
It is dirty,  scratched  or wet. 
0 There’s  too much  moisture  in the air.  (Wait  about an 
hour  and  try  again.) 
You  are driving on a  very  rough  road. 
Please  contact  your  dealership if  any error recurs  or 
cannot  be  corrected. 
PREV (1): Press  this  button to go back  to  the  start of the 
current  track  if more  than  eight  seconds  have  played. 
Press 
PREV again  to  go to the previous  track  on the  disc. 
NEXT (3): Press  this  button  to advance  to the next  track 
on the disc. 
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REV (4): Press and hold  this button to  quickly  reverse 
within  a track.  As the  CD  reverses,  elapsed time will  be 
displayed  to help  you find  the  correct passage. 
FWD (6): Press  and  hold this button to quickly  advance 
within  a track. 
As the  CD  advances,  elapsed  time  will  be 
displayed  to help  you find  the correct  passage. 
SEEK: Press the left arrow  while playing  a  CD  to go 
back to  the start 
of the  current  track. It will  go  back to 
the  current  track 
if more  than  eight  seconds have  played. 
Press the 
left arrow again  to go  to previous  tracks. Press 
the right arrow  to  go to the next  higher track  on  the disc. 
RANDOM: Press  P.SCAN  to  enter the random  play 
mode. 
RANDOM will  appear  on the display.  While  in 
this mode,  the tracks  on the discs will  be played  in 
random  order. If you  press 
SEEK, PREV  or NEXT 
while in  the random mode,  the  previous  or  next  track 
will  be scanned  randomly.  Press P.SCAN  again to turn 
off RANDOM and  return  to normal operation. 
RECALL: Press this  button  to  see  what track  is 
currently  playing. Press RECALL again within  five 
seconds to  see how  long  the track has been  playing. 
When  a new  track starts  to play,  the  track  number will 
also  appear.  Press  RECALL  a  third time and the time 
of 
day  will  be  displayed. 
TAPE AUX: With a disc  loaded  in  the  player  and the 
radio  playing,  press this button once to play the compact 
disc.  To return to playing  the radio,  press 
AM-FM. If 
both  a cassette  tape and CD are loaded,  press 
TAPE 
AUX to switch between  the tape  and compact disc. 
EJECT Press  this button  on the remote  player to eject  a 
compact disc. 
Theft-Deterrent  Feature (If Equipped) 
THEFTLOCK@  is  designed to discourage  theft of your 
radio.  It works  by using  a secret code 
to disable all  radio 
functions  whenever battery power  is removed.  Your 
audio  system is  equipped  with THEFTLOCK  if 
THEFTLOCK  is  displayed  on  the  front of the  radio. 
The  THEFTLOCK feature  for  the  radio may  be used or 
ignored.  If ignored,  the  system plays normally and  the 
radio  is not protected  by the  feature. 
If THEFTLOCK is 
activated, your radio  will  not operate if stolen. 
When  THEFTLOCK  is activated,  the radio  will display 
LOC to indicate  a locked  condition  anytime  battery 
power has  been interrupted.  If your  battery loses  power 
for  any  reason,  you  must  unlock the  radio  with the secret 
code  before  it  will operate. 
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Activating  the  Theft-Deterrent  Feature 
The instructions  which follow explain  how to enter your 
secret code to  activate  the THEFTLOCK  system.  It  is 
recommended  that  you  read  through  all  nine  steps  before  starting  the  procedure. 
NOTE:  If 
you allow more than 15 seconds to elapse 
between  any  steps,  the  radio automatically  reverts  to 
time  and  you  must  start  the  procedure  over  at  Step 
4. 
1. Write  down  any three or four-digit  number  from 
000 to 1999  and  keep it  in a safe place  separate  from 
the  vehicle. 
2. Turn  the  ignition  to ACCESSORY  or RUN. 
3. Turn  the  radio  off. 
4. Press  the 1 and 4 buttons  together.  Hold  them  down 
until --- shows on the display.  Next you will  use  the 
secret code  number  which  you  have  written  down. 
5. Press MN and 000 will appear  on  the  display. 
6. Press MN again  to  make  the  last  two  digits  agree 
7. Press HR to make the first one or two digits  agree 
with  your 
code. 
with 
your code. 
8. Press  AM-FM  after you have  confirmed  that  the 
code  matches  the  secret code you  have  written  down. 
The display  will  show  REP  to let  you  know  that  you 
need  to repeat  Steps 
5 through 7 to  confirm  your 
secret  code. 
9. Press  AM-FM  and  this time the display  will show 
SEC to  let you know  that  your  radio is  secure.  The 
indicator  by the  volume  control will  begin  flashing 
when 
the ignition  is  turned  off. 
Unlocking  the  Theft-Deterrent  Feature  After  a 
Power Loss 
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more  than 
I5 seconds  between  steps: 
1. LOC  appears  when  the  ignition  is on. 
2. Press MN and 000 will appear  on  the  display. 
3. Press MN again  to  make  the  last  two  digits  agree 
with  your code. 
4. Press  HR to make  the  first one or two  digits  agree 
5. Press  AM-FM  after you  have  confirmed  that  the 
with 
your code. 
code  matches  the  secret code you have  written  down. 
The  display  will  show  SEC, indicating 
the radio is 
now  operable  and  secure. 
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If  you enter the  wrong  code eight times,  INOP will 
appear on  the  display.  You will  have  to wait  an  hour 
with 
the ignition on before  you can try again.  When you 
try again, you  will only have three chances  to enter  the 
correct code before  INOP appears. 
If 
you lose  or forget your  code, contact  your  dealer. 
Disabline  the  Theft-Deterrent  Feature 
Enter  your  secret code  as follows;  pause no  more  than 
15 seconds  between  steps:  If 
the  code  entered  is incorrect,  SEC will appear on the 
display.  The radio  will  remain  secured until the correct 
code  is  entered. 
When  battery  power is  removed  and  later applied  to a 
secured radio,  the radio  won’t  turn  on  and  LOC will 
appear 
on the display. 
To  unlock  a secured  radio, see “Unlocking  the 
Theft-Deterrent  Feature  After a Power 
Loss” earlier 
in this section. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
Turn  the  ignition to  ACCESSORY  or RUN. 
Turn the radio  off. 
Press  the 
1 and 4 buttons  together.  Hold  them  down 
until 
SEC shows  on the  display. 
Press 
MN and 000 will  appear on the  display. 
Press 
MN again to make  the  last  two digits agree 
with  your  code. 
Press 
HR to make  the  first  one  or two digits  agree 
with  your  code. 
Press  AM-FM  after you have confirmed  that  the 
code matches 
the secret code  you  have  written  down. 
The display  will show ---, indicating that  the radio is 
no  longer secured. 
Understanding  Radio  Reception 
AM 
The  range  for most  AM  stations  is  greater  than  for FM, 
especially at  night. The longer range,  however,  can 
cause  stations  to interfere  with  each  other. 
AM can  pick 
up  noise  from things  like storms  and  power 
lines. Try 
reducing  the  treble 
to reduce  this  noise  if  you ever get it. 
FM Stereo 
FM stereo  will  give  you  the  best  sound, but FM signals 
will  reach  only about 
10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall 
buildings  or hills  can  interfere  with  FM  signals, causing 
the sound to come and go. 
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