High-Power In-Dash (120-2151) Operation Faxback Doc. # 15032 AM/FM Stereo CD Player ADJUSTING THE CONTROLS When you listen to the stereo, adjust the following controls to suit your listening preferences. ON/OFF AUDIO CONTROL + AUDIO CONTROL - AUDIO CONTROL SEL LOUD Turning the Stereo On or Off - Press ON/OFF until the display lights to turn on the stereo. To turn off the stereo, press ON/OFF again. Setting the Volume - Repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL + or - to increase or decrease the volume. VOL and a volume level number appear on the display. WARNING: To protect your hearing, do not listen at high volume levels. Slowly increase the volume to a comfortable listening level. Setting the Bass - Repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL SEL until BAS, + or - and a number appear on the display, then repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL + or - within 5 seconds to increase or decrease low sounds. Setting the Treble - Repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL SEL until TRE, + or - and a number appear on the display, then repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL + or - within 5 seconds to increase or decrease high sounds. Setting the Balance - Repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL SEL until BAL and a number appear on the display, then repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL + or - within 5 seconds to adjust the balance between the left and right speakers. When you adjust the balance toward the left speakers, L and a number appear on the display. When you adjust the balance toward the right speakers, R and a number appear on the display. Setting the Fader - Repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL SEL until FAD and a number appear on the display, then repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL + or - within 5 seconds to adjust the balance between the front and rear speakers. When you adjust the balance toward the front speakers, F and a number appear on the display. When you adjust the balance toward the rear speakers, R and a number appear on the display. NOTE: If BAS, TRE, BAL, or FAD and the number disappear before you press AUDIO CONTROL + or -, start again at the beginning of "Setting the Bass," "Setting the Treble," "Setting the Balance," or "Setting the Fader." Setting Loudness - Press LOUD until the LOUD indicator lights to increase the high and low ranges of sounds. SETTING THE CLOCK 1. Press ON/OFF to turn on the stereo. 2. While pressing and holding down CLOCK, repeatedly press TUNE/SEEK TRACK - until the stereo displays the correct hour. To quickly advance the hour, press and hold down TUNE/SEEK TRACK +. 3. While pressing and holding down CLOCK, repeatedly press TUNE/SEEK TRACK+ until the stereo displays the correct minute. To quickly advance the minute, press and hold down TUNE/SEEK TRACK+. NOTES: The clock resets the seconds to 0 as soon as you stop advancing the minute or hour. You can use a watch with a sweep-second hand or other time reference to set the clock to the exact second at the beginning of an hour. When the time reference reaches the beginning of an hour (00 or 12), press CLOCK and then press 6. The clock resets the minutes and seconds to 00 and advances the hour if the minutes were past 29. DISPLAYING THE CLOCK While the radio or a CD is playing, press CLOCK to display the clock for 5 seconds. The stereo displays the clock for 5 seconds, then returns to the radio or CD display. The clock displays continuously after you remove a CD from the CD player. The stereo displays NO CD, then shows the clock continuously. Press CD or BAND to return to the radio or CD display. RESETTING THE STEREO If the stereo locks up or does not work properly, use something sharp, such as a straightened paper clip, to press RESET for about 1 second. TURNING THE STEREO'S BEEP ON AND OFF The stereo normally beeps when you press most buttons. To turn the stereo's beep on or off, insert and play a CD, then eject it (see "CD Player Operation"). Then press and hold down CD for about 3 seconds until the display turns off then turns on again. PLAYING THE RADIO 1. Press ON/OFF to turn on the stereo. The radio automatically tunes to the last station and band selected. 2. Press BAND to select the desired band. AM appears on the display when the AM band is selected. FM I or FM II appears on the display when an FM band is selected. 3. Tune to the desired station in one of the following ways: Manual Tuning: Repeatedly press TUNE/SEEK TRACK - or + to tune up or down the selected band. Seek Tuning: Press and hold down TUNE/SEEK TRACK - or + for about 1 second to tune to the next higher or lower station. NOTE: If DX appears on the display, the stereo stops on both strong and weak stations. To limit seek tuning to only strong stations, press LO/DX so DX disappears. 4. Press AUDIO CONTROL + or - to increase or decrease the volume as desired. NOTES: ST appears on the display when an FM signal is received in stereo. To increase the high and low ranges of sounds, press LOUD. The LOUD indicator lights. MEMORY TUNING You can store up to 12 AM and 18 FM stations in memory. The stereo lets you manually store up to 6 AM and 12 FM stations in memory groups. Each memory group (AM, FM I, and FM II) holds up to six stations. You can also automatically store the six strongest AM and six strongest FM stations in a separate auto-store memory. Manually Storing Stations 1. Repeatedly press BAND to select the desired band (AM, FM I, or FM II). 2. Use either of the tuning methods described in Step 3 of "Playing the Radio" to tune to the station you want to store. NOTE: To tune both strong and weak stations, press LO/DX so DX appears. To tune only strong stations, press LO/DX so DX disappears. 3. Press and hold down the desired memory location button until the memory location number, CH, the band, and the frequency flash once on the display. The station is stored. Automatically Storing Stations 1. Repeatedly press BAND to select the desired band (AM for AM, or FM I or FM II for FM). NOTE: The stereo does not automatically store stations in the memory groups (AM, FM I or FM II). 2. Press and hold down AS (auto store) for about 2 seconds. The stereo scans the selected band and automatically stores the six strongest stations it finds (from strongest to weakest) in auto-store memory. After the stereo stores all six stations in the selected band, it tunes to the strongest station in auto-store memory. NOTES: If the stereo could not find six strong stations, --- appears on the display if you try to tune to a vacant memory location. If the stereo could not find any stations, -- appears on the display and the stereo tunes to the last station you tuned. Selecting a Stored Station To select a station you manually stored in AM, FM I, or FM II, repeatedly press BAND to select the desired memory group, then press the desired memory location button. NOTE: Do not hold down the memory location button. This stores the currently tuned station into that location. Follow these steps to select a station you automatically stored in auto-store memory. 1. Repeatedly press BAND to select the desired band (AM for AM, or FM I or FM II for FM). 2. Press AS until AS appears on the display. 3. Press the desired memory location button. Scanning Stored Stations The radio can scan all stored stations in the selected band, pausing for 5 seconds at each station. To start scanning stored stations, repeatedly press BAND to select the desired memory group, then press P-SCAN. To stop the scanning when the radio pauses at a station you want to listen to, press P-SCAN again. CAUTIONS: Play only CDs that have the COMPACT DISC DIGITAL AUDIO symbol on them. The CD player has a wide dynamic range. As a result, if you turn the stereo's volume too high during soft (low volume) sections of a program, the speakers might be damaged when a sudden loud passage occurs. IF the CD player is jolted during play, the rotation speed might suddenly change or the CD player might make an unusual noise. This is not a malfunction. PLAYING A CD 1. Press ON/OFF to turn on the stereo. 2. Insert a compact disc (label side up) in the slot. The stereo displays CD, DISC IN, TRK, and the track number of the first track, and the CD starts to play from Track 1. If a CD is already in the CD player, simply press CD to play the CD. The stereo displays CD, DISC IN, TRK and the track number of the track you last played, and the CD starts to play from the point where you last stopped it. 3. Press AUDIO CONTROL + or - to increase or decrease the volume as desired. NOTE: To increase the high and low ranges of sounds, press LOUD. The LOUD indicator lights. After the stereo plays the entire CD, it automatically repeats all tracks, starting with Track 1. 4. To pause playback, press CD. The stereo displays PAU, DISC IN, TRK and the track number. To resume play, press CD again. NOTE: If you pause a CD for more than 5 minutes, the clock display appears. 5. To remove a CD from the CD player, press (eject). AUDIBLE SEARCH To search for a particular section of a track, press and hold down TUNE/SEEK TRACK + or TUNE/SEEK TRACK - during play. The stereo rapidly plays the CD either forward or backward (like cueing or a reviewing a cassette tape). When you hear the section you want, release TUNE/SEEK + or TUNE/SEEK - to resume normal play. SCANNING THE TRACKS You can set the stereo to play the first 10 seconds of each track on the loaded CD, so you can find the track you want to listen to. To begin scanning, press SCAN. The stereo displays SCN, DISC IN, TRK, and the track number. When the track ends, it automatically repeats play. To stop repeating the track, press RPT again to resume normal play. RPT disappears. SHUFFLE PLAY You can set the stereo to randomly select and play tracks from the loaded CD. After one track plays, the stereo automatically selects another track and plays it until you stop shuffle play. To begin shuffle play, press SHUF. The stereo displays SHF, DISC IN, TRK, and the track number. To stop shuffle play, press SHUF again to resume normal play. SHF disappears. NOTE: You can use audible search during shuffle play (see "Audible Search"). SWITCHING BETWEEN CD/RADIO You can temporarily stop a CD and listen to the radio by pressing BAND. The CD stops and the radio plays. To continue playing the CD, press CD. USING THE CONTROL PANEL The stereo's control panel must be in place for the stereo to operate. When you remove it, the display turns off and the stereo cannot be used. This is a simple, but effective, security measure. NOTE: Any stored stations remain in memory when the control panel is removed. REMOVING THE CONTROL PANEL 1. Press RLS until you hear a click. The control panel swings out. 2. Remove the control panel, then store it in the supplied carry case. CAUTION: To keep the metal connecting pins clean, do not touch the connecting pins in the recess or on the back of the control panel. REINSTALLING THE CONTROL PANEL 1. Insert the left edge of the control panel into the left edge of the recess. Make sure the pins in the recess fill the holes in the edge of the control panel. 2. Gently push the right edge of the control panel into the recess until you hear a click. (TE/all-04/27/95)