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Audio Operations
Using Radio
Using Radio
a Preset switch b TUNE UP/DOWN button c MENU button d AUTO.P switch e AV button
Listening to Radio
1
Press .
2
Touch
Tune a Desired Station
CAUTION
If the vehicle's battery is disconnected (for repairs to the vehicle or for removing the main unit), all the stations held in the memory will be lost. In such a case, set stations in the memory again.
IMPORTANT
At times, it may be difficult to maintain optimum reception because the antenna affixed to your vehicle is in motion constantly
(relative to the broadcast antenna), and encounters continuous variation in the strength of received radio signals. Other factors affecting reception include interference from natural obstacles, sign posts, etc.
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Manual Tuning
1
Press
● To the right:
Move up one step.
To the left:
Move down one step.
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Auto Tuning
Selecting Radio Band
1 Press or and hold for at least 1 second.
● When a station having the frequency closest to the one shown on the screen is tuned, the auto tuning stops. To cancel auto tuning, press the button again.
ATTENTION
Auto tuning may fail if the received signal is weak.
1
Touch .
● Each touch of receiver band.
Band switches to next
FM1 J FM2 J FM3 J FM1 J …
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Selecting from preset switch
1 Touch a preset switch stored in memory.
● The registered preset channel will be selected and the corresponding station will be received.
Saving Station in Memory
You can save a radio station in memory in the auto or manual mode.
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Manual saving
1 Select a station you wish to save by
Manual tuning or Auto tuning.
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2 Touch and hold the preset switch for at least 1 second.
● The selected station will be saved, and the preset channel number and frequency will be shown on the display.
● To manually set additional selected stations for the remaining preset channels, repeat this procedure for each channel.
● Six stations can be memorized for each of
FM 1, 2 and 3, and six stations can be memorized for AM, making a total of 24 stations.
● If the stations have been stored in memory, a station can be selected and received by the touching the appropriate preset switch.
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Automatic saving
IMPORTANT
● You can select a station by simply touching a preset switch (any of [1] to [6]). The frequency of the selected station appears.
● When you save a new station in memory, the existing station is cleared to make way for it.
● If fewer than six stations can be received, the left over switches retain their original settings.
1
Touch .
● A search will be conducted from the lowest frequency through progressively higher frequencies, and stations with sufficiently strong reception will be memorized for preset registration numbers [1] to [6]. The registration procedure has been completed, a beep sounds twice and the station memorized last (i.e. the one memorized for P6) will continue to be received. Subsequently, when you listen to the radio you will be able to select stations by calling up preset numbers.
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Displaying text information
You can display text information during broadcasts.
1
Touch .
Using RDS (Radio Data
System)
RDS (Radio Data System) can receive traffic information via FM radio. User can continuously listen to the same program by automatically searching a broadcasting station with good reception when the reception gets bad.
2 Touch Preset to return to the Radio operations screen.
a TP Button b REG Switch c AF Switch d PTY Switch
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AF (Alternative
Frequency) Setting
When the AF function is ON, frequency will be switched automatically to the one with the best reception of the broadcasting station currently being listened to. AF function is set to ON as a default.
Depending on the location, there are stations broadcasting different programs at different frequencies.
1
Touch .
● When the AF function is ON: AF display is lit.
REG (Regional) Setting
When the REG function is set ON, it is possible to listen to the same program continuously.
1
Touch .
● When the REG function is ON: REG display is lit.
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TP (Traffic Program)/TA
(Traffic Announcement) to Receive the Traffic
Information Setting
Traffic information can be received manually or automatically with the TP/TA function.
1
Press .
● Setting is changed as following every time is
● FM radio mode:
TP OFF/TA OFF J TP ON/TA OFF J TP
ON/TA ON J TP OFF/TA OFF J …
Reception of Traffic
Information
When the TP is ON, or both of the TP and TA is ON, traffic information can be received as in the following description.
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Reception of the Traffic
Information when the TP is ON
When the TP is set to ON, “TP” is displayed on the screen. If there is a TP station that can be used within the AF list, it will receive that
TP station. If the TP cannot be received, “TP” on the screen will flash. In this case, TP station can be selected by pressing the .
If the reception gets bad after receiving the
TP station, it is possible to select a TP station with better reception by pressing the .
If there is no TP station, “NOTHING” is displayed on the screen, and the original FM broadcast is received.
During the selection of the TP station, “TP
SEEK” is displayed on the screen.
● TP ON/TA OFF
● Other than AM/FM radio mode:
TP OFF/TA OFF J TP ON/TA ON J TP
OFF/TA OFF J …
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Reception of the Traffic
Information when both the TP and TA are ON
When the AUDIO SOURCE is FM radio
When the TP and TA are set to ON, “TA” is displayed on the screen. If there is a TP station that can be used within the AF list, it will receive that TP station. If TP station cannot be received, “TA” on the screen will flash and automatic TP station search will start. During the selection of the TP station,
“TP SEEK” is displayed on the screen.
If there is no TP station, “NOTHING” is displayed on the screen, and original FM broadcast is received.
Once the traffic information starts, the volume of the radio will be muted automatically, and received TA information can be listened to.
When the AUDIO SOURCE is other than
FM radio
“TA” is displayed on the screen. If there is a
TP station that can be used within the AF list, it will receive that TP station. If TP station cannot be received, “TA” on the screen will flash and automatic TP station selection will start. Once the TA information is received, playback of the current audio will stop, and switch to traffic information automatically.
The system will switch to traffic information interrupt mode during the reception of the TA information.
ATTENTION
When TA information is received, “TA-
INTERRUPT” is displayed, and the system switches to TA station.
EON (Enhanced Other
Network) System
If the current TP station is not broadcasting the traffic information, or if the signal is getting weak when the TP or TA is turned
ON, the system will automatically search for other TP stations broadcasting the traffic information. When this function is operating,
“EON” is displayed on the screen.
Once the current traffic information broadcasting is finished, the system will return to the previous TP station.
Reception of the
Emergency Broadcast
When the PTY31 (emergency broadcast) is received, “ALARM” is displayed on the screen and PTY31 (emergency broadcast) will start. When the FM radio is not selected, all the operations except switching of the
SOURCE and switching of the radio band will be disabled.
Audio Guidance Volume
Setting
Volume for the TA and PTY31 (emergency broadcast) can be adjusted.
1 Press the volume switch while receiving the TA or PTY31.
● Volume level can be adjusted between 0 to
80.
● Adjusted volume level will be remembered, and TA or PTY31 received next time will be output with that volume.
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PTY (Program Type)
Setting
With the RDS stations, the name of the broadcast program service (PS) and program type information (PTY) is broadcasted and displayed.
1
Touch .
2
Touch the genre to listen to.
● Touch to return to the immediately preceding screen.
3
Touch .
● Search starts for a broadcasting station broadcasting a program that matches the selected PTY.
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