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ENGLISH

D I S C P L A Y

P R E C AU T I O N S

• Use only in a 12-volt DC negative-ground electrical system.
• Disconnect the vehicle's negative battery terminal while mounting and connecting the

unit.

• When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one with an identical amperage rating.
• Using a fuse with a higher amperage rating may cause serious damage to the unit.
• DO NOT attempt to disassemble the unit. Laser beams from the optical pickup are dan-

gerous to the eyes.

• Make sure that pins or other objects do not get inside the unit; they may cause mal-

functions, or create safety hazards such as electrical shock or laser beam exposure.

• If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold weather, wait until the tem-

perature in the car become normal before operating the unit.

• Keep the volume at a level at which you can hear outside warning sounds (horns

sirens, etc.).

C D N OT E S

• Playing a defective or dusty CD can cause dropouts in sound.
• Hold CDs as illustrated.
• DO NOT touch the unlabeled side.
• DO NOT attach any seal, label or data protection sheet to either side of a disc.
• DO NOT expose a CD to direct sunlight or excessive heat.
• Wipe a dirty CD from the center outward with a cleaning cloth.
• Never use solvents such as benzine or alcohol.
• This unit cannot play 3-inch ( 8cm ) CDs.
• NEVER insert a 3-inch CD contained in the adapter

or an irregularly shaped CD.

• The unit may not be able to eject it, resulting in a

malfunction.

B E F O R E O P E R AT I O N

• DO NOT raise the volume level too much, as this

will block outside sounds, making driving dangerous.

• Stop the car before performing any complicated

operation.

C A U T I O N

DO NOT open covers and do not repair by yourself.
Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help.

Installation procedures

First complete the electrical connections, and then
check them for correctness.

Anti-Theft System

This unit is equipped with a detachable panel.
Removing this panel makes the radio totally inoperable.

Removing the panel

1. Switch off the power of the unit.
2. Remove the detachable panel (REL button).
3. Gently press the button of the case and open the

cover. Place the panel into the case and take it with you
when you leave the car.

Install detachable panel

1.Fix right part of face plate in the right part of panel slot

of the unit.

2.Press down the left side of the face plate until it clicks

into the panel slot of the unit.

Remove the unit

Switch of the power of the unit.
1. Remove the panel and the trim plate.
2. Insert both T-Keys into hole in front of the set until
they lock.
3. Pull out the unit.

BASIC OPERATIONS

ON/OFF

Switch on the unit by pressing POWER button(7) or any other button on the radio
(except eject) when system is on, press POWER button(7) to turn off the unit.

FACEPANEL RELEASE

Press REL button (1) to remove the facepanel.

SOUND ADJUSTMENT

Press button (8) volume knob to enter the sound set up,the sound set up will change
in the following order Volume, Bass,Treble, Balance, Fader and back to Volume.
Press button (19) “BAND/LOUDNESS” longer then 3 seconds then Loudness will be
activated or disactivated.

SOURCE

Press button (9) “MODE“ to switch between disc, radio and Aux-in.

DISPLAY

Press button (21) “DISPLAY/MENU” repeatedly to select the following different Display
options:
Clock -> Programme Type (PTY) -> Frequency of the station

AUX-IN JACK

Connect the external signal to AUX in jack (18) on the frontpanel. Press button (9)
“MODE” to select AUX mode. Press button (9) again to cancel AUX mode and
return to previous mode.

MENU OPERATIONS

Press button (8) “VOLUME KNOB” longer then 3 seconds, the display will be display-
ed as cyclical mode of following functions:TA SEEK or ALARM, PI SOUND or MUTE,
RETUNE L or S, MASK DPI or ALL, BEEP 2’nd and ALL or OFF.

TA SEEK or ALARM

Rotate the knob to choose TA ALARM or TA SEEK mode,When TA is turned on and no
traffic program identification code has been received during the specified time, no TA/TP
is displayed and according to the MENU SELECT, alarm is set off, or TA SEEK is activated.
TA ALARM mode: NO TA/TP is displayed and alarm is set off.
TA SEEK mode:TA SEEK is activated.

PI SOUND or MUTE

PI SOUND:When above different PI sound (DIP) is heard once in a while, the DIP’s
sound will be heard for less than 1 second.
PI MUTE:When above different PI sound (DIP) is heard once in a while, a mute sound
will be heard for less than 1 second.

RETUNE L or S

The initial time of automatic TA search or PI search mode is selected.When PI information is not
caught for retune time, the radio start to retune to the next same PI station.When the same PI
station does not catch 1 cyclic search, the radio start to retune to the next same PI station.
RETUNE L mode: Selected as 90 seconds
RETUNE S mode: Selected as 30 seconds

MASK DPI or ALL

Rotate the knob to choose MASK DPI or MASK ALL mode.
MASK DPI mode: Only the AF which has different program identification is masked.
MASK ALL mode:The AF which has different program identification and NO RDS sig-
nal with high field strength is masked.

BEEPS 2ND, BEEP ALL, BEEP OFF

You can rotate the volume knob to select the following options:

BEEP 2ND Beeps only when the second function of the dual function button is selec-
ted (long press).
BEEP ALL Beeps when any button is pressed.
BEEP OFF To disable the beep option.

RADIO OPERATIONS

BAND SELECTION

At tuner mode, press button (19) shortly to select the desired band.The reception
band will change in the following order: FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM.

STATION SELECTION

Press up or down button (20) shortly to activate automatic seek function. Press for 2
seconds until “ MANUAL” appeared on the display, the manual tuning Mode is selected. If the
buttons are not touched for more then 3 seconds it automatic goes back to “AUTO SEEK”.

AUTOSTORE AS

-Automatic Memory Storing
Press func button (10) “AS/PS” longer then three seconds , activate AS.The radio searches
for the 6 strongest stations and stores them into the preset of the currently selected band.

NOTE:

Any stations that were previously stored in this memory bank are replaced by

a new station.

PRESET SCAN PS

Press func button (10) “AS/PS” for less then three seconds.The unit will pause for ten
seconds at each preset station. Press button (10) “AS/PS” again to stop scanning when
the desired station is reached.

Station store and recall

Press any one of the preset buttons (12 to 17) to recall a station which had been sto-
red in the memory. Press a preset button for 2 seconds, previous preset station is
overwritten by current tuned frequency.

1. Insert mounting bracket into the

dashboard, and bend the mounting
tabs out with a screwdriver. (Make
sure that lock lever is flush with
the mounting bracket. Not projec-
ting outward)

2. Secure the rear of the unit After

fixing mounting bolt and power
connector, fix the rear of the unit
to the car body by rubber cushion.

3. Insert trimplate

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