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Push the “TUNE” button on either
side to step up the station band or to
step down.71.
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Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. “ST” appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to pre-
vent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion. In this case, “ST” disappears from
the display.
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(b) Presetting a station72.
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Touch one of the station selector switches (16) and hold it until a
beep is heard. This sets the station
to the switch and the frequency ap-
pears at the right of the switch.
Each switch can store one FM1, FM2 and
AM station. To change the preset station
to a different one, follow the same proce-
dure.
The preset station memory is cancelled
when the power source is interrupted by
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(c) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of
the following methods.
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73.Preset tuning: Touch the switch (16)
for the station you want. The switch is
highlighted in green. The station frequency
appears on the display.
Manual tuning: Push the “
TUNE” but-
ton on either side briefly. Each time you
push the same side, the radio will step up
or down to another frequency.
74.Seek tuning: Push the “
TUNE”
button on either side and hold it until you
hear a beep. The radio will begin seeking
up or down for a station of the nearest
frequency and will stop on reception. Each
time you push the same side, the stations
will be searched out one after another.
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75.Scan tuning: Push the “SCAN” button
or touch the “SCAN” switch briefly.
“SCAN” appears on the display. The radio
will find the next station up or down the
band, stay there for a few seconds, and
then scan again. To select a station, push
the “SCAN” button or touch the “SCAN”
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Preset scan tuning: Push the “SCAN”
button or touch the “SCAN” switch and
hold it until you hear a beep. “P.SCAN”
appears on the display. The radio will tune
in the next preset station up or down the
band, stay there for a few seconds, and
then move to the next preset station. To
select a station, push the “SCAN” button
or touch the “SCAN” switch a second
time.
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(d) RDS (Radio Data System)
AF (Alternative Frequency) function: A
station providing good reception is au-
tomatically selected if current reception
worsens.
This functions switches over to the broad-
casting station providing good reception
within the same RDS network and is con-
venient for following the appropriate sta-
tions.
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76.TRAF (Traffic) function: A station
that regularly broadcasts traffic infor-
mation is automatically located and
broadcasts when the program starts.
When you push the “TRAF” button, “TRAF
SEEK” appears on the display and the
radio will start seeking any traffic program
station.
If no traffic program station is found,
“NOTHING” appears and the display re-
turns to the previous mode.
If a traffic program station is found, the
name for traffic program station is dis-
played for a while until a traffic announce-
ment is received. On reception of “TRAF”
is displayed and a traffic announcement
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After the traffic announcement program is
over, “TRAF” display turns off and the
display returns to the previous mode.
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(e) PTY (Program type)
When you touch “RDS SRCH” during FM
reception, “RDS SEARCH” appears and
the radio starts to search RDS stations.
If any RDS stations cannot be found, “NO
RDS Stations Found” appears and the pre-
vious mode returns.
If RDS stations are found, the stations are
read and preset by program type. The FM
TYPE mode screen displays the “** RDS
Stations Found” (** indicates the number
of stations which are found) and then
RDS stations appear in the order of fre-
quency.If in one program type, more than 6 sta-
tions are found, the 6 stations are preset
in the order of the lower frequency.
Each time you push the “
” or ””
switch, the program type changes as in
the following:
ROCK
EASY LIS (Easy listening)
CLS/JAZZ (Classical music and jazz)
R&B (Rhythm and Blues)
INFORM (Information)
RELIGION
MISC.
ALERT (Emergency message)

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(f) Emergency broadcast
If an emergency broadcast is received
during reception of other than AM broad-
casting, “ALERT” appears and an emer-
gency broadcast will start.
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(g) Radio text message
If “MSG” appears during FM reception,
touching the “MSG” switch displays the
message display screen which indicates
the text message from the RDS station.
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If a new message is received with the
first text message on the display, “MSG”
appears on the corner of the screen
again. When you touch “LATEST MES-
SAGE”, the new message appears.
The RDS audio system can store three
messages consisting of 64 characters. To
store a message in memory, touch the
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If 3 messages are already stored in
memory, the oldest message will be over-
written by the new message.
To recall a radio text message, touch the
“RECALL” switch. Each time you touch the
switch, the display returns to the previous
mode.
When you touch “OK”, the available mes-
sage will be displayed beginning with the
newest one.
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(a) Playing a cassette tape78.79.80.
The player will automatically start when
you insert a cassette tape. At this time,
“Tape” appears on the display.
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette
tape is put in the cassette player, the
player will automatically recognize it and
“MTL” appears on the display.
To eject the cassette tape, push the “
”
button.
Autoreverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches the end of a tape, it auto-
matically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cas-
sette was playing or fast forwarding.
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81.If a cassette is already in the slot,
push the “DISC/TAPE” button on the
“TAPE” side.
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82.DolbyNoise Reduction* feature:
If
you are listening to a tape that was re-
corded with Dolby  B Noise Reduction,
touch the switch marked with the
doubleD symbol. The “
” switch will
be highlighted in green. Touch the switch
again to turn off Dolby B NR.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise
by about 10 dB. For best sound reproduc-
tion, play your tapes with this switch on
or off according to the mode used for
recording the tape.
∗: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the
double D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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(b) Manual program selection83.84.
Reverse switch: You can reverse the tape
by touching the “
” switch at the same
time. The display will show the opposite
direction after reversing the tape. Also if
the tape reaches the end of one side, it
is automatically reversed to the other side.
Fast forward and Rewind switches: Yo u
can fast forward or fast rewind by touch-
ing the “
” or “” switch.
To stop the tape while it is fast forward-
ing, touch “
”; to stop the tape while
it is rewinding, touch “
”. If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
player will stop and then play the same
side. If a tape fast forwards completely,
the cassette player will play the other side
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(c) Start of a track85.
You can skip forward or skip rewind by
pushing the “
TUNE” button on either
side. You like to choose within previous 9
tracks and next 9 tracks being played.
Press the start of track button as many
as you like to skip (3 times if you like to
skip to the third track).
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(d) Other cassette tape player functions
86.“87.RPT” switch: Use it for automatic
repeat of the track you are currently lis-
tening to.
Touch the switch while the track is play-
ing. When the track is finished, the player
will automatically go back to the beginning
of the track and play the track again. To
cancel it, touch the switch once again.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks in order for the re-
peat feature to work correctly. 88.“SKIP” switch:
Use it for fast forward
past long stretches of blank tape. This is
especially useful at the end of cassettes.
Touch the “SKIP” switch. The letters light
up on the “SKIP” switch. The cassette
player will keep track of how much blank
space it plays. After it plays on the blank
portion for about 15 seconds, it will auto-
matically fast forward to the next track
and play.
Touch the switch a second time to turn off
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NOTICE
To ensure correct audio system op-
erations:
Be careful not to spill beverages
over the audio system.
 Do not put anything other than a
cassette tape into the cassette tape
slot.
 The use of a cellular phone inside
or near the vehicle may cause a
noise from the speakers of the au-
dio system which you are listening
to. However, this does not indicate
a malfunction.
RADIO RECEPTION
FM broadcasts have a range of about 40
km or 25 miles. When driving away from
a station, you may have to finetune your
radio and turn up the volume as the sta-
tion gets weaker. Because FM uses a
lineofsight signal, tall buildings or h ills
may sometimes block reception. These
are all normal characteristics of FM recep-
tion and do not indicate any problem with
the radio itself. CARING FOR YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER
AND TAPES
For the best performance for your cas-
sette player and tapes:
Clean the tape head and other parts regu-
larly.
A dirty tape head or tape path can
decrease sound quality and tangle your
cassette tapes. The easiest way to
clean them is by using a cleaning tape.
(A wet type is recommended.)
Use highquality cassettes:
Lowquality cassette tapes can cause
many problems, including poor sound,
inconsistent playing speed, and
constant autoreversing. They can also
get stuck or tangled in the cassette
player.
Do not use a cassette if it has been
damaged or tangled or if its label is
peeling off.
Do not leave a cassette in the player
if you are not listening to it, especially
if it is hot outside.
Store cassettes in their cases and out
of direct sunlight.
Avoid using cassettes with a total play-
ing time longer than 100 minutes (50
minutes per side). The tape used in
these cassettes is thin and could get
stuck or tangled in the cassette player.
89.Car audio system operating
hints

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