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Display Control mode
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
BASS Bass control For less bass For more bass
TREB Treble control For less treble For more treble
FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker volume and
decrease front speaker volume To increase front speaker volume and
decrease rear speaker volume
BAL Balance control To increase left speaker volume and
decrease right speaker volume To increase right speaker volume and
decrease left speaker volume
VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume
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VTone control
The volume control dial (7) normally function as vol-
ume control. The dial become a control for Bass or
Treble when you select the appropriate tone control
mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by turning the vol-
ume control dial. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after about 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the
“BASS/TREB” button (8) changes control modes in
the following sequence starting from bass control
mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.) V Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (7) normally function as vol-
ume control. The dial become the controls for Fader or
Balance when you select the appropriate fader and
balance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by turning the
volume control dial. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after about 5 seconds. To change control modes:
Each brief press of the
“FAD/BAL” button (6) changes control modes in the
following sequence starting from fader control mode.
(When the radio is turned on, the control mode is in the
volume control.) V Display illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims when the light
switch is in the “ ” or “ ” positions. If this
makes the display difficult to read, press the dial (7) for
more than two seconds to return the display to original
brightness.
Subsequently pressing the dial (7) again for more than two seconds or if you can safely do so, turning the light
switch to the OFF position and back to the “ ” or
“ ” position makes the radio display dim again. T FM/AM selection button
Press the “FM/AM” selection button (1) to choose ei-
ther FM or AM broadcasts. The display will show FM
or AM accordingly.
Use the tuning dial to select the station to which you
Volume (VOL)
Bass(BASS) Treble(TREB)
Volume (VOL)
Fader
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wish to listen. T
Weather band button (WB)
Press the “WB” button (2) to choose weather band.
The display will show WB.
Use the tuning dial to select the station to which you
wish to listen. T Manual tuning
Turn the tuning dial (3) outer tuner to increase or de-
crease the reception frequency in individual steps.
FM band: 0.2 MHz steps
AM band: 10 kHz steps
Weather band: 1 step (1 channel)
T Seek tuning (SEEK)
If the Tuning dial (3) outer tuner is turned for longer
than half of a second, the radio will begin to automati-
cally search for receivable frequencies and will stop at
the first one found. This function may not be available,
however, when radio signals are weak. In such a situ-
ation, perform manual tuning to select the desired sta- tion. T Scan tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (4) to change the radio to the
SCAN mode. In this mode, the radio scans through the
radio band until a station is found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
tire band has been scanned.
Turn the tuning dial (3) inner tuner again to cancel the
SCAN mode and to stop on any displayed frequency.
Scan tuning may not function properly if the station re-
ception is weakened by distance from the station or
proximity to tall buildings and hills. T
Preset tuning
Press any one of the preset buttons (5) to select the
corresponding, previously-registered radio station.
The LED at the top of that button will turn on. V Manual preset
y Use the tuning dial (3) to select the radio station
which you wish to register. y Choose the preset button (5) to which you wish to
assign that station and press it continuously for a peri-
od of more than 2 seconds. When the radio station has
been successfully registered, the display will flash the
corresponding radio frequency on and off once.
NOTE y Each preset button can be used to store both an
FM station and an AM station. y If the power supply is interrupted by disconnec-
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and will be required to be re-input. yIf a mobile telephone is placed near the radio, it
may cause the radio to emit noise when it receives
calls. This noise does not indicate a radio fault.

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Built-in CD changer operation
(9) (10) (11) (12)
(13)
(9)
(14)
(15)
(16)
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(9) DISC IN indicator light
(10) Disc slot
(11) Eject button
(12) LOAD button
(13) Repeat button
(14) FF·FB dial
(15) Disc button
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NOTE ySingle CDs (i.e., 8-cm/3-inch CDs) are not sup-
ported, and if inserted, they will be immediately
ejected. y Make sure to always insert a disc with the label
side up. If a disc is inserted with the label side
down, it might be ejected or the player might shut off. y If a disc is inserted during a radio broadcast, the
disc will interrupt the broadcast. y After the last song finishes, the disc will auto-
matically return to track 1 (the first song on the
disc) and will automatically play back. T How to insert a CD(s)
V Inserting a CD
1. Press “LOAD” button (12). If the magazine in the
player has an idle position where you can insert a disc,
the “DISC” indicator associated with the idle position
will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle po-
sition in the magazine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins to blink, the
“CD-IN” will appear on display for a period of 15 sec-
onds. Insert a disc during the period. The disc will be
then automatically drawn in, and the player will begin
to play back the first number of the disc. y
To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps
1 and 2. The magazine will be loaded with discs in
the ascending order of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds after you
have pressed the “LOAD” button (12), the player
will begin to play back the first number of the last
disc you have inserted. y The disc indicator steadily lights up if a disc is al-
ready inserted in the corresponding position of the
magazine. y While the player is in the loading mode, if you
press “FM/AM” selection button (1), the player will
enter the standby mode. Press the “Disc” button
(15) to start playback.
V Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Press the “LOAD” button (12). If the magazine in
the player has an idle position where you can insert a
disc, the “DISC” indicator associated with the idle po-
sition will blink.
The positions in the magazine the indicator of which
steadily lights up are already loaded with discs.
2. Press the “Disc select” button (16) at the position
where you want to insert a disc. The associated
“DISC” indicator will blink, and the “CD-IN” will be dis-
played.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15-second period
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cally drawn in, and the player will start playback of the
disc, beginning with the first number. y
To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1
and 2. y While the player is in the loading mode, if you press
FM/AM selection button, the player will enter standby
mode. Press the “DISC” button to start playback. V Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button (12) for
more than 1.5 seconds, the player will produce beep
sound and will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. A “DISC” indicator will blink, and the “CD-IN” will be
on display for a period of 15 seconds. If a disc is suc-
cessfully loaded during this period, the “DISC” indica-
tor will stop blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next
“DISC” indicator will blink. Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs by repeating
Steps 2 and 3, the player will start playback of the
discs, beginning with the one inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second in-
terval, the full disc loading mode will be canceled, and
the player will start playback of the disc inserted first. T
How to play back a CD or make a pause
V When there is no CD inserted:
Insert a CD by referring to “How to insert a CD(s)”.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback of
the CD, beginning with the first number. V When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the “Disc select” buttons (16)
the “DISC” indicator of which steadily lights up. The
player will then start playback of the selected CD, be-
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TSelecting a desired track (TRACK)
: Skipping forward
: Skipping backward
: Fast forwarding
: Fast reversing
V Skipping forward
Turn the FF·FB dial (14) clockwise and release it im-
mediately to skip to the beginning of the next track.
Each time the knob is turned and released, the indicat-
ed track number will increase. V Skipping backward
Turn the FF·FB dial (14) counterclockwise and release it immediately to skip to the beginning of the current
track. If you continue to turn and release the knob, the
indicated track number will decrease. V
Fast forwarding
Turn the FF·FB dial (14) clockwise and hold it contin-
uously for more than 0.5 second to fast forward thedisc.
Release the knob to stop fast forwarding. V Fast reversing
Turn the FF·FB dial (14) counterclockwise and hold it
continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast reverse
the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast reverse. T Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (13) while a song is playing to
play the song repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will
come on and the song will be played continuously. To
cancel the repeat mode, press the button again. Then
the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored. T How to unload CDs from the player
V Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and remove only
one disc.
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1. Press the “Disc select” button (16) of the disc
whose “DISC” indicator is ON.
2. Press the “EJECT” button (11). Then the “DISC” in-
dicator associated with the disc you have selected will
blink, and the disc will be ejected.
To remove more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1
and 2. V
Ejecting all discs from the player (All disc ejec-
tion mode)
1. If you continue to press the “EJECT” button (11),
the player will produce beep sound and will enter the
all disc ejection mode.
2. Remove the disc that has been ejected. The other
discs loaded will then be ejected one after another. If
you do not remove the disc that has been ejected, the
“All disc ejection mode” will be canceled.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out,
because vibration might make it fall out. „ OnStar® system operation (models
with OnStar® system)
When the OnStar system operates and a call is initiat-
ed, the message “CALL” will be shown on the display,
and the speakers will automatically switch over to the incoming voice signal.
NOTE
A call will not be suspended even if the ignition
key is turned to the Off position. In such a case,
however, the audio system will turn off when the
call is ended.

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In-dash 6 CD auto changer (if equipped)
(1) (2)
(3)
(4)
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(1) Disc slot
(2) Disc indicators (disc No.1 to 6)
(3) Disc select buttons (disc No.1 to
6)
(4) Eject button