Logic Deck shown, Mechanical Deck similar

Playing the Radio

(Power/Volume): Press this knob to turn the system on. Press and hold this knob to turn the system off. Turn this knob to increase or to decrease the volume.

You can set the volume that you want the radio to play. This volume will be remembered by the radio whenever the radio turns on. You can still manually adjust the volume, by using the volume knob.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until ON VOL appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to adjust the volume.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

(Mute): Press this knob quickly to silence the system. MUTE will appear on the display. Press this knob quickly to turn the sound back on.

You can set the radio's mute level, so the sound is not completely off, but at a lower volume level.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until MUTE LVL appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to adjust the volume.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

Confirmation Beeps

For some functions you will hear a beep. You can turn the beep on or off by performing the following:

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until BEEP ON or BEEP OFF appears on the display.
3. Press the right arrow to switch to BEEP ON, press the left arrow to switch to BEEP OFF.
4. Press the MENU button to select and to exit.

Finding a Station

AM/FM: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, or AM. The display will show the selection.

TUNE: Press the right and left arrow buttons to select radio stations.

(Seek): Press the up or down arrow buttons to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. The radio will only seek stations that are in the selected band.

You can choose whether to seek to stations with a strong reception or to those with a weak reception.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until SENS HI or SENS LO appears on the display.

The display will show the current sensitivity level. SENS HI6 means the sensitivity is set to the highest level. SENS LO1 means the sensitivity is set to the lowest level.

3. Press the right or left arrow to set the sensitivity level.
4. Press the MENU button to select and to exit.

SCAN: Press this button to scan radio stations. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press this button again to stop scanning. You can set how long each station will play during scan.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until SCANTIME appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to select the length of time in increments of five from 5 to 30 seconds.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

Setting Preset Stations

Up to 15 stations (five FM1, five FM2, and five AM) can be programmed on the five numbered pushbuttons, by performing the following steps:

1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM/FM to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the five numbered pushbuttons for longer than two seconds. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

Automatic Store

You can also automatically store five FM preset stations with the strongest reception in the region. These stations are stored in FMT.

Press the SCAN TS button for longer than two seconds. T-STORE will appear on the display.

Once the stations are stored, the radio will switch to FMT and the first preset station will begin to play.

Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)

AUDIO: Press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on the display. Then press the up and down arrows to increase or to decrease the bass. The display will show the bass level. When finished making your selection, press the AUDIO button to exit. Press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on the display. Then press the right or left arrows until TREB appears on the display. Then press the up and down arrows to increase or to decrease the treble. The display will show the treble level. When finished making the selection, press the AUDIO button to exit. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble. See "HICUT" later in this section.

LD (Loudness): The loudness feature can be used to boost the bass at low volume levels. The loudness boost can be set from 1 to 3. Press the LD button. Then press the up, down, left, or right arrows until the setting appears on the display. When finished making the selection, press the LD button to exit. To turn loudness off, press the LD button, then press the up, down, left, or right arrows until LOUD OFF appears on the display.

HICUT (Treble Reduction): This improves reception, for FM stations only, by automatically reducing the treble.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until HICUT appears on the display.
3. Press the right arrow to select HICUT1 and press the left arrow to select HICUT0. HICUT1 means the reduction will be made automatically. HICUT0 means no reduction will be made.
4. Press the MENU button to select and to exit.

Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on the display. Then press the right or left arrows until BAL appears on the display. Then press the up and down arrows to adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers. When finished making the selection, press the AUDIO button to exit. To adjust the balance between the front and the rear speakers, press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on the display. Then press the right or left arrows until FADER appears on the display. Then press the up and down arrows to adjust the balance between the front and the rear speakers. When finished making the selection, press the AUDIO button to exit.

Radio Data System (RDS)

The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.

With RDS, the radio can do the following:

This system relies upon receiving specific information from these stations and will only work when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that will cause the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.

While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the station name or call letters will appear on the display instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current programming, and the name of the program being broadcast.

Displaying Scrolling Text

Some radio stations use the RDS signal to transmit advertising or other information instead of their station name.

You can turn off the text that appears by pressing and holding the RDS button until NAME FIX appears on the display. To turn the text back on, press and hold the RDS button until NAME VAR appears on the display.

Storing a Program Type (PTY) Station

To store a desired PTY on the pushbuttons perform the following:

1. Press and hold the TR PTY button until PTY appears on the display.
2. Select a category by pressing the right and left arrow buttons.
3. Press and hold one of the five numbered pushbuttons for longer than two seconds. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the PTY that was set will return when PTY is on.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
5. Press and hold the TR PTY button until PTY is no longer displayed to turn PTY off.

Finding a PTY Station

To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:

1. Press the TR PTY button until PTY appears on the display.
2. Select a category by pressing the right and left arrow buttons or by pressing one of the pushbuttons if you have PTYs stored.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press the up or down arrow buttons to take you to the category's first station.
4. To go to another station within that category and the category is displayed, press either the up or down arrow buttons once. If the category is not displayed, press either the up or down arrow buttons twice to display the category and go to another station.
5. Press and hold the TR PTY button until PTY is no longer displayed to turn PTY off.

If the radio cannot find the desired program type, NO PTY will appear on the display and the radio will return to the last tuned station.

Regional: Some radio stations divide their programs into regional programs providing different regional content. Use regional to prevent the radio from switching to alternative frequencies that are transmitting different program content.

1. Press the RDS button to turn RDS on. RDS will appear on the display.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Press the up or down arrows until REG ON or REG OFF appears on the display.
4. Press the right arrow to switch to REG ON and press the left arrow to switch to REG OFF.
5. Press the MENU button to select and to exit.

Browsing through Broadcasting Networks: If a radio station provides several programs (Radio1, Radio2, Radio3), you have the ability to browse through the broadcasting network to select the program that you prefer.

1. Press the RDS button to turn RDS on. RDS will appear on the display.
2. Press the right or left arrows to switch to the next station on the broadcasting network.

Selecting the PTY Language

You can set the language in which the PTY is displayed.

1. Press the RDS button to turn RDS on. RDS will appear on the display.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Press the up or down arrows until PTY LANG appears on the display.
4. Press the right or left arrows to switch between ENGLISH, FRANCAIS (French), and DEUTSCH (German).
5. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

RDS Messages

ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is low or a cassette tape is playing. If the cassette tape player is playing, play will stop during the announcement. Alert announcements cannot be turned off. ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations.

INFO (Information): If the current station has a message, INFO will appear on the display. Press this button to see the message. The message may display the artist and song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the message will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the message, press and release the INFO button. A new group of words will appear on the display after every press of this button. Once the complete message has been displayed, INFO will disappear from the display until another new message is received. The last message can be displayed by pressing the INFO button. The last message can be viewed until a new message is received or the station is changed. When a message is not available from a station, NO INFO will appear on the display.

TR PTY (Traffic): If the station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press this button until TRAFFIC appears on the display, and the radio will seek to a station that does. If PTY is on, press and hold this button to turn PTY off, then press this button to turn TRAFFIC on. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio will stop seeking. To turn off the traffic announcements press the TR PTY button until TRAFFIC no longer appears on the display. The radio will play the traffic announcement even if the volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of a cassette tape if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.

TAVOLUME (Traffic Volume): You can set the volume for traffic announcements.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until TAVOLUME appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to select the volume.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

Radio Messages

CAL ERR (Calibration Error): The audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CAL ERR appears on the display it means that the radio has not been configured properly for your vehicle and must be returned to the dealer for service.

If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer.

Playing a Cassette Tape

The tape player is built to work best with tapes that are up to 30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than that are so thin they may not work well in this player. The longer side with the tape visible should face to the right. If you hear nothing or hear a garbled sound, the tape may not be in squarely. Press the eject button to remove the tape and start over.

If the ignition is on and the radio is off, the tape can be inserted and will begin playing. A tape symbol will appear on the display when a tape is inserted.

While the tape is playing, use the volume knob, TUNE, and seek arrows just as you do for the radio. The tape symbol and an arrow showing which side of the tape is playing will appear on the display.

If an error appears on the display, see "Cassette Tape Messages" later in this section.

1 MTL (Metal or CrO2) (Logic Deck Only): If a cassette with a metal or a CrO2 type tape is played, set the tape type to metal on. Press this pushbutton to select metal on or metal off. MTL ON or MTLOFF will appear on the display.

2 (Pause) (Logic Deck Only): Press this pushbutton to pause the cassette tape. PAUSE will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton again to begin play.

3 RPT (Repeat) (Logic Deck Only): Press this pushbutton to repeat the selection that is currently playing. RPT TRCK will appear on the display. When the current selection is finished, the tape will rewind to the beginning and play again. To cancel repeat, press this pushbutton until RPT OFF appears on the display.

5 (Dolby): Press this pushbutton to reduce background noise. The dolby symbol will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton again to turn Dolby off. Dolby Noise Reduction is manufactured under a license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

(Previous) (Logic Deck Only): The tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for previous to work. Press this button to go to the previous selection on the tape. If this pushbutton is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward through the tape. CPS FF and the number of selections to be skipped will appear in the display. To cancel the previous selections press the next arrow button, the reverse button, or one of the right or left arrow buttons.

(Next) (Logic Deck Only): The tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for next to work. Press this button to go to the next selection on the tape. If this pushbutton is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving forward through the tape. CPS FR and the number of selections to be skipped will appear in the display. To cancel the next selections press the previous arrow button, the forward button, or one of the right or left arrow buttons.

(Reverse): Press this button to quickly reverse the tape. REWIND will appear on the display. Press it again to return to playing speed.

(Forward): Press this button to quickly advance the tape. FORWARD will appear on the display. Press the button again to return to playing speed.

/ (Side): Press both double right and left arrow buttons at the same time or press the right and left arrow button to play the other side of the tape.

SCAN (Logic Deck Only): Press this button to listen to the first few seconds of each selection on the tape. CAS SCAN will appear on the display. To stop scanning press this button again. The current selection will begin to play. See "SCAN" under "Finding a Station" earlier in this section for more information about setting how long you can listen to each selection during scanning.

AM/FM: Press this button to listen to the radio when a tape is playing. The tape will stop but remain in the player.

SRC (Source): Press this button until CASSETTE appears on the display to play a cassette tape when listening to the radio.

(Eject): Press this button to eject a tape. Eject may be activated with the radio off.

Turning the Radio On and Off

You can listen to the last radio station that was playing while the cassette tape is forwarding or reversing, by performing the following:

You can only change this setting if a cassette tape is playing.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up and down arrow buttons until RM ON or RM OFF appears on the display.
3. Press the right and left arrow buttons to switch between RM ON and RM OFF.
4. Press the MENU button to exit.

Skipping Silent (Blank) Spaces

You can skip the silent spaces on the cassette tape that are longer than 10 seconds by performing the following:

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up and down arrow buttons until BLK SKIP appears on the display.
3. Press the right and left arrow buttons to switch between turning this feature on and off.
4. Press the MENU button twice to exit.

Cassette Tape Messages

CHK TAPE (Check Tape): If this message appears on the radio display, it could be for one of the following reasons:

CLEAN: If this message appears on the display, the cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still play tapes, but it should be cleaned as soon as possible to prevent damage to the tapes and player. See Care of the Cassette Tape Player . If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer.