Tokai LAR-100B, User Manual

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4. GENERAL OPERATION
1. POWER ON/OFF / MUTE (MU)
Press and hold this key to switch the unit on and off. Also this unit can be turned on by pressing any key.
If you just press this key briefly, it will turn to MUTE. To return to sound, press it briefly again.
2. SELECT
3. VOLUME UP/DOWN
Turning the VOL knob Right or Left (3), you can adjust VOL/BASS/TREB/BAL/FAD. To select other functions, press
the “VOL” knob shortly until the desired functions is shown on the display. Figure 1 shows how control functions are
selected using the “VOL” knob.
1 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 2
Fig. 1 Selection of sound control functions
1. VOL 2. SEL 3. BAS 4. TRE 5. BAL 6. FAD
Turning the VOL knob Right or Left. Increase or decrease the volume by turning
VOL VOL
or
VOL VOL
. These buttons can be
used to adjust the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and FADER.
CALL LIST SEL
2 sec.
SEL DISP SEL IN VOL SEL ADJ
SEL PTY OFF SEL DSP NONE
SEL TA VOL
SEL TA OFF
SEL EON ON SEL AF ON
SEL TA ALARM SEL RETUNE L SEL MASK DPI SEL PI MUTE
Press and hold VOL knob to adjust CALL LIST/DISPLAY/INITIAL VOLUME/ADJUST TIME/TA VOLUME/EON/
ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES/TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT/PROGRAM TYPE/DSP SOUND/TA ALARM/
PI MUTE/RETUNE/ MASK DPI
CALL LIST (see page 7)
DISPLAY
Display informations such as radio frequencies, clock, track and other informations depending on the playing MODE.
IN VOL
Turn VOL knob to adjust Initial Volume level using this mode.
ADJ
Can adjust clock time. Turn VOL knob clockwise to set hours and counter clockwise to set minutes.
TA VOL
Turn VOL knob to adjust TA Volume (The volume level when Traffic announcement is transmitted).
EON
Turn VOL knob to select EON condition, ON or OFF.
USING THE RDS FUNCTION
What is RDS?
The RDS (Radio Data System) is a digital information system developed by the EBU (European Broadcast Union).
Piggy-backed on normal FM broadcasts, RDS offers a variety of information services and automatic retuning functions
for RDS-compatible car stereos.
‘AF/REG’ function (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES)
When AF/REG mode is selected, the radio checks the signal strength of the AF all the time.
– Regional mode ON:
AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented to the station which have all PI codes same as current station. REG seg -
ment is turned on, in LCD display.
– Regional mode OFF
The regional code in the format of PI code is ignored when AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented.
‘TA’ function (TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT)
When pressed momentarily, it is activated as TA mode on or off
When TA mode is on and traffic announcement is transmitted
– When the unit is operating other than FM-RDS mode such as USB, SD or AUX etc, it will switch to FM-RDS mode
temporarily.
– If the volume level was under the threshold point, it will be raised to the threshold point.
– When TP station is received, TP segment is turned on in LCD display.
‘PTY’ function (PROGRAM TYPE)
You can select PTY mode by turning Volume knob as below.
PTY OFF/NEWS/AFFAIRS/INFO/SPORT/EDUCATE/DRAMA/CULTURE/SCIENCE/VARIED/POP M/ROCK M/EASY
M/LIGHT M/CLASSICS/OTHER M/WEATHER/FINANCE/CHILDREN/SOCIAL/RELIGION/PHONE IN/TRAVEL/
LEISURE/JAZZ/COUNTRY/NATION M/OLDIES/FOLK M/DOCUMENT