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Adjusting the sound properties:

1.

Press the right front knob, then release, to access the sound properties menu.

2.

Repeatedly press and release the front right knob to scroll through the 
available menu options.

3.

Turn the left front knob right or left to select a value for the chosen menu 
option.

4.

Press and release the right front knob repeatedly to move to the next function 
desired, or do nothing and the menu will revert to the current source display.

EQ SETTING
When you first access this menu, EQ is set to OFF, Turn the left front knob to view and
select from the 5 preset equalizer options.

FLAT setting offers sonic adjustments that lend themselves to classical 

music.

CLASSIC setting offers sonic adjustments that lend themselves to classi

cal music.

POP setting accentuates the bass and treble settings. This is suitable for 

bass heavy popular music.

ROCK setting accentuates the treble settings. This is suitable for rock 

music.

BASS / MID / TREBLE selections do not come up when the EQ is set to anything other
than OFF.

BASS

The bass adjustment function
allows you to boost or cut the low
frequencies from -12 to +12.                                                

MID

The mid-range adjustment function 
allows you to adjust the middle 
frequencies -12 to +12. 

TREBLE

The treble adjustment function
allows high you to boost or cut the

high frequencies from -12 to +12.

balance

The balance adjustment function
allows you to adjust or pan the
stereo sound from the left or right,
This position or the driver in relation
to the speakers. Adjustment range
is 0-20 between the left and right
speakers.

System Menu

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Press and hold the right front knob for 3 seconds to access
the sub-menu system where you can adjust: Auto/Manual
turning, PTY Search, TA Seek/Alarm, PI Sound/MUTE, Mask
DPI/ALL,AREA USA/EU tuning, CT ON/OFF, LCD color,DIM-
MER,Vol Adjust/Vol Last and volume default level. Toggle the
selection by turning the left front knob and pressing the right
front knob to go the next mode. 

Preset 6
Store

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Turn the right rear knob
counter-clockwise to select
the #6 radio preset.

Turn and hold the right rear
knob clockwise to store pre-
set 6 into memory.

Turn and release the right rear
knob counter-clockwise to
repeat the current track (RPT
TRK) or repeat all tracks (RPT
ALL).

Repeat Play

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Turn and hold the right rear knob clockwise to turn On/Off
The AF function.(FM Only,Disabled in USA)

Band

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Turn the right rear knob
clockwise to toggle through 5
radio bands (2 AM and 3
FM). NOTE:
When tuning to a station, a
stereo indicator (two ovals)
will show in the upper right
side of the radio’s LCD
screen. If there is no stereo
icon seen, the station is in
mono.

Turn the right rear knob clock-
wise once to select “FOLDER”
search mode, turn the front left
knob clockwise or counter-
clockwise to select folders
(directories) on the usb drive.
Press and release the front
right knob to select the folder,
the first song in that directory
will be heard. 

Track/Directory

Search

iPod/iPhone
Playlist/Search

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While in iPod mode with an
iPod connected to the Docking
inputs, turn the right rear knob
clockwise to select the
PLAYLIST. Turn the front left
knob clockwise to choose from
PLAYLIST, ARTIST, ALBUM,
GENRE, SONGS, COMPOS-
ER. Press and release the
front right knob to access one
of the selected items, then turn
clockwise to select items with-
in the list. Press and release
the front right knob again to
listen to the selected item. 
Turn and release the right rear
knob counter-clockwise to
repeat the current track (RPT
TRK) or repeat all tracks (RPT
ALL).

LCD /ANALOG
DISPLAY

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Slide bar to the right for the digital LCD display. Slide left for
the classic look of an analog display. Note Dial indicator is
only for cosmetics and does not move.

SEE FIG.3

PRESS

TURN

PRESS

TURN

PRESS

TURN

PRESS

TURN

PRESS

TURN

Function See FIG.3

Radio Mode

USB/CDC Mode

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Summary of Contents for SLIDEBAR RADIO

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Page 2: ...or speaker wire Verify all speakers used are 4 to 8 ohm Verify that none of the speakers are going to ground Verify that none of the speak er wires are shorting to them selves or ground Sound only heard on one side Speaker wires disconnected Balance control set to one side Check all connections Adjust balance and fader control to center position Bad Speaker Reverse speaker leads at radio If still ...

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Page 4: ...re designed for maximum electrical noise rejection In some instal lations however electrical noise may affect the quality of sound reproduction If electrical noise is present after installing your Slidebar radio identify the source of the noise using the descriptions under Sources Of Electrical Noise To eliminate the noise follow the procedures described under Elimination of the specific noise sou...

Page 5: ...or plan on it in the future it is recommended to use these leads It makes for a cleaner and easier Installation 4 15 Auxiliary Input Line Out Front CDC or Blukit Input Line Out Rear Left Right Right Right Left Left Subwoofer Out On Pig Tail See Figure 2 CD Changer Operation This radio is only compatible with the Custom Autosound USA CD60 6 disc changer or the 1disc CD1 player The CD magazine for t...

Page 6: ...he folder name or number does not appear on the LCD Display Track numbers for songs in the folder are determined by the order in which they were recorded to the flash drive The player will not play MP4 or files with copy protection iPOD OPERATION This unit is equipped with an iPod ready function that will allow you to control your iPod if compatible using the control panel of the radio The followi...

Page 7: ...io was at when you turned it off When you select ADJ you can set the default turn on volume at any level ADJ VAL 00 45 regardless of what the volume level was when you last turned off the unit PROGRAM TYPE PTY Works in EURO Mode only This function will allows you to Searching a special PTY Station in FM Mode Turn the left front knob clockwise or counter clockwise to select the PTY which you want A...

Page 8: ...adjustments When selecting one of these 0 5K 1 0K 1 25K 1 5KHz points array changes to the prior MID menu settings on page 10 12 to 12 will boost or cut at the selected frequency setting chosen in this menu TREBLE Use this function to make a detailed boost or cut adjustment of treble fre quencies as follows 7 5K 10 0K 12 5K 15 0K Default setting is 10 0KHz When selecting one of these 7 5K 10 0K 12...

Page 9: ...ubwoofer and subwoofer specific adjustments when SUB ON is selected Turn the left front knob to select a value FADER The fader control allows you to fade the sound from the front pair of speak ers to the rear pair of speakers Adjustment range is 0 20 between front and rear speakers Loudness This function boosts bass and treble according to the volume You will know this function is active when you ...

Page 10: ...t level Toggle the selection by turning the left front knob and pressing the right front knob to go the next mode Preset 6 Store 9 Turn the right rear knob counter clockwise to select the 6 radio preset Turn and hold the right rear knob clockwise to store pre set 6 into memory Turn and release the right rear knob counter clockwise to repeat the current track RPT TRK or repeat all tracks RPT ALL Re...

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