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    7 English Owner’ s Guide This unit has been designed specifically for pla y- back of compact discs bearing the mark. No other discs can be play ed. T o remov e the compact disc from its storage case, press down on the center of the case and lift the disc out, holding it carefully by the edges . Alwa ys handle the compact disc by the edges . Nev e[...]

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    8 English Owner ’ s Guide 5. BUTT ON TERMINOLOGY Note: Be sure to read this chapter referring to the front diagr ams of chapter “2. CONTROLS” on page 5 (spread). T APE ( : T ape Eject) Button [ ] SLOPE Button CD ( : CD Eject) Button [ ] T APE Indicator ( ) [ ] EQ (Equalizer) Indicator ( ) A-M (Audio Mode) Button VISU (Visual) Button DISC Indi[...]

  • Page 3

    9 English Owner ’ s Guide Functions of Remote Contr ol Unit Buttons 6. REMO TE CONTROL Inser ting the Battery 1) T urn the remote control unit upside down, push the lock in the direction of the arro w , and pull out the batter y holder . 2) Inser t the enclosed batter y (CR2025) with the “+” side facing up . 3) Push the battery holder back in[...]

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    10 English Owner ’ s Guide 7. MODE DISPLA Y <Radio Mode> <Tape Mode> Station title Preset channel Frequency Stereo/Monaural indication ( ) Current time Preset Nos. Manual indication Preset scan indication ( ) Auto store indication ( ) Band Playback direction Tape status PLAY, FF, REW, APC-FF, APC-REW, PAUSE, EJECT, NO CASSETTE Current[...]

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    11 English Owner ’ s Guide CD title <CD Mode> <CD Changer Mode> Track No. Display about track Track random: “ T-RDM ” Track repeat : “ T-RPT ” Track scan : “ T-SCN ” Random play indication Repeat play indication Scan play indication Scan play indication ( ) Repeat play indication ( ) Random play indication ( ) Display abou[...]

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    For a longer service lif e, be sure to read the f ol- lowing cautions. • Be sure to store the LCD panel inside the source unit when parking the car outdoors for long periods of time. The LCD panel will operate properly in a tem- perature range of 32 ° F (0 ° C) to 140 ° F (60 ° C). • Don ’ t allow any liquids on the set from drinks , umbr[...]

  • Page 7

    • Cleaning the cabinet Use a soft, dry cloth and gently wipe off the dir t. For tough dirt, apply some neutral detergent diluted in water to a soft cloth, wipe off the dirt gently , then wipe again with a dr y cloth. Do not use benzene, thinner , car cleaner , etc., as these substances may damage the cabinet or cause the paint to peel. Also , lea[...]

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    When this unit is turned on, starting and stop- ping the engine of a car with its volume raised to the maximum level ma y harm your hearing. Be careful about adjusting the volume. NO TE: Use this unit after star ting the engine. T urning on the power and adjusting the v olume 1) After turning the car ’ s ignition s witch on and star ting the engi[...]

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    While driving, keep the volume to a le vel at which external sounds can be hear d. T urning on and off the monitor Each time you press the MONI b utton , the monitor is turned on and off. * While using the rear vision camera, monitor-off mode is canceled. When a button other than the ENT button , the T APE button , SLOPE but- ton , or CD button is [...]

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    The operation panel turns upward and down- ward se veral times and stops at the stored angle. 5) Press the ADJ button to retur n to the pre- vious mode. * If you want to change the stored angle , per- form the same operation from step 1). Notes: • In step 3) abov e, the operation panel turns upward and downward se veral times to store the set ang[...]

  • Page 11

    Listening to the radio 1) Press the FUNC b utton to select radio mode. 2) Press the BND button to select a band. Each time you press the BND b utton , the band changes in the follo wing order : * Each time you press the Monaural b utton , the unit toggles between on (stereo) and off (monaural). 3) Press one of the preset buttons to to tune in to a [...]

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    4) When a desirable station is tuned in, press the SHIFT button to cancel PS/AS mode and press the preset button to which the sta- tion is to be stored. * The preset scanning is canceled and you can listen to the station. Preset selection 1) Press the BND button to select a band. 2) Press one of the Preset buttons to to select the stored station. N[...]

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    Loading and playing a cassette tape * When a cassette tape is already inser ted (When the T APE indicator lights), press the FUNC button and select tape mode. Playbac k star ts automatically . 1) Press the T APE button . The operation panel turns downward and the Cassette Inser tion slot appears. 2) Inser t a cassette tape into the Cassette Inser t[...]

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    Note: • When the (center) of the ENT button is pressed at a location that is less than 15 seconds from the star t or end of the track, that tr ack ma y be skipped and the previous or the ne xt track ma y be selected instead. Switching to the other side of the tape Press the BND button . Pla yback is s witched to the other side of the cassette tap[...]

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    Note: • CD-ROM discs cannot be pla yed. Loading and playing a CD * When a CD is already inser ted (When the DISC indicator lights), press the FUNC button and select CD mode. Playbac k star ts automatically . 1) Press the CD button . The operation panel turns downward and the CD Inser tion slot appears. Note: • When the operation panel angle has[...]

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    P ausing playbac k 1) Press (center) of the ENT button to pause playbac k. * “ P AUSE ” appears in the displa y . 2) Press (center) of the ENT button again to resume playbac k. Fast-f orward and fast-backwar d 1) Slide and hold the Up/Down b utton to (right) and (left). The CD fast-f orw ards or fast-bac kwards while the button is being held do[...]

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    This unit can control a separately sold CD changer to store and play up to 18 CDs . Note: • CD-ROM discs cannot be pla yed. Listening to a CD 1) Press the FUNC button and select CD changer mode. Pla ybac k starts automatically . 2) Press one of the Disc No . buttons to corresponding to each CD to select one. * The selected CD No . becomes pink in[...]

  • Page 18

    * becomes pink and or appears in the display . * T o cancel track repeat or disc repeat, press the Repeat button again. Playbac k resumes. Random play This function plays all the tr acks on the current CD (track r andom) or pla ys the all CDs in the magazine (disc random) in random order . 1) Press the SHIFT button to select SCN/RPT/RDM mode. 2) Pr[...]

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    This unit has a built-in 7-band gr aphic equalizer to adjust the sound lev el in each frequency range. Y ou can select one of the four preset pat- terns (basic equalizer), or can set four patterns by y ourself and select one (user equalizer). Note: • In the follo wing operation, when the hand mar k ( ) appears in the display , the previous mode i[...]

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    26 English Owner ’ s Guide Note: • Use this camera as an auxiliary means to check- ing obstacles. Monitoring the rear vision camera The rear vision camera can be connected to this unit. For the po wer supply of the camera, mount the power bo x sold separately (CCA-147-501). 1) Press the ADJ button to select the CON- FIGURA TION display . 2) Sli[...]

  • Page 21

    27 English Owner ’ s Guide again to return to “ AUDIO . ” A UDIO : Displa y becomes blac k. VISU AL : The rear vision camer a is moni- tored on the display . (Applicable only when the rear vision camera is connected. When it has not been connected, display becomes b lack in radio , CD , or ISR mode.) 4) Press the ADJ button to return to the p[...]

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    28 English Owner ’ s Guide Switching the spectrum analyzer display The spectrum analyzer display pattern can be switched in r adio, tape, CD , or CD changer mode. Each time you press the DISP b utton , the spectrum analyzer display pattern s witches in the follo wing order : Notes: • In ISR mode, the spectrum analyzer patterns can- not be displ[...]

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    29 English Owner ’ s Guide 2) Slide the Up/Down b utton to (down) or (up) to mov e the cursor to “ BEEP . ” 3) Each time you slide the Up/Do wn button to (right), the beep sound is turned on and off. 4) Press the ADJ button to retur n to the pre- vious mode. Titling Y ou can title a radio station or CD name (title) and store them. When the ti[...]

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    30 English Owner ’ s Guide Selecting the title 1) Select the mode where the title you w ant to select is stored (radio or CD mode). 2) Press the TITLE button twice to select the TITLE SELECT display . The entered titles appear after the title num- bers. * In CD mode, the TITLE SELECT displa y can- not be selected. * In radio mode, slide the Up/Do[...]

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    31 English Owner ’ s Guide ® TUNER Understanding the Difficulties of FM Reception in Y our Car FM radio wa ves are transmitted in the v er y high frequency range (VHF). These wa ves mov e in straight lines, m uch like light. T all buildings, hills and mountains, or other obstructions ma y cause “ shadows ” or loss of signal, noted b y a mome[...]

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    32 English Owner ’ s Guide 11. TR OUBLESHOO TING Symptom Cause Measure Power does not switch on. (There is no sound pro- duced.) The fuse has blown. Replace the fuse with one of the same rating. If the fuse blows again, contact the store where you purchased the unit. Wiring is incomplete. See “ Installation/Wire Connection Guide (es- pecially, [...]

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    33 English Owner ’ s Guide ■ If an error occur s, the type of error is displa yed. T ake the measures described below to eliminate the pr oblem. 12. ERR OR DISPLA YS Display Cause Measure TEMP Error Displayed when the temperature sur- rounding the unit or the CD changer is high and it may damage the semicon- ductor or laser part. Lower the surr[...]

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    34 English Owner ’ s Guide 13. SPECIFICA TIONS T ape Player T racking system: 4-tr ac k compact cassette stereo F requency response: 20 Hz to 18 kHz Signal-to-noise ratio (metal tape): DOLBY NR OFF; 55 dB DOLBY NR B ON; 64 dB Channel separation: 45 dB (1 kHz) Cross talk: 50 dB (1 kHz) Wo w and flutter : 0.06% (WRMS) F ast-f orward and re wind tim[...]