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Table of contents
Table of contents
Location of controls ................................................. 6
Getting Started
Resetting the unit ................................................ 8
Detaching the front panel .................................. 8
Turning the unit on/off ..................................... 9
How to use the menu ......................................... 9
Setting the clock .................................................. 9
CD/MD
Listening to a CD with
CDX-C8000RX/CDX-C8000R only ........... 10
Listening to an MD with
MDX-C8500R only ....................................... 11
Playing a CD or MD
(with optional CD/MD unit) ..................... 12
Playing tracks repeatedly
— Repeat Play .............................................. 14
Playing tracks in random order
— Shuffle Play .............................................. 14
Labelling a CD
— Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the
custom file function) .................................... 15
Locating a disc by name
— List-up (For a CD unit with the custom
file function or an MD unit) ....................... 16
Selecting specific tracks for playback
— Bank (For a CD unit with the custom file
function) ........................................................ 17
Radio
Memorising stations automatically
— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................. 18
Memorising only the desired stations ............ 18
Receiving the memorised stations .................. 19
RDS
Overview of the RDS function ........................ 20
Displaying the station name ............................ 20
Retuning the same programme automatically
— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 20
Listening to traffic announcements ................ 22
Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and
TA data .......................................................... 23
Locating a station by programme type .......... 23
Setting the clock automatically ....................... 24
D A B
Overview of DAB .............................................. 25
Basic operations of DAB .................................. 25
Presetting DAB services automatically
— BTM ......................................................... 26
Presetting DAB services manually
— Manual Preset Memory ......................... 27
Listening to a DAB programme ...................... 28
Settings on the audio reception ....................... 29
Locating a DAB service
by programme type (PTY) .......................... 29
DSP
Setting the equalizer ......................................... 30
Selecting the listening position ....................... 31
Selecting a soundstage menu
— Dynamic Soundstage Organizer
(DSO) ............................................................. 31
Adjusting the balance (BAL) ........................... 32
Adjusting the front and rear fader ................. 32
Adjusting the volume of the subwoofer(s) .... 33
Listening to each programme source in its
registered DSO
— Source Sound Memory (SSM) ............... 34
Selecting the spectrum analyzer ..................... 34
Other Functions
Labelling the rotary commander .................... 35
Using the rotary commander .......................... 35
Attenuating the sound ..................................... 37
Changing the sound and display settings ..... 37
Additional Information
Maintenance ....................................................... 38
Dismounting the unit ....................................... 39
Specifications ..................................................... 40
Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 41
