User Guide

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Table of Contents
Features .................................................................................................................... 4
Precautions ............................................................................................................... 5
Getting Started
Preparations ............................................................................................................. 6
Location of Controls ................................................................................................ 8
Basic Operation
Listening to Radio or CD/MD/”MG Memory Stick”............................................. 10
Using Video Components ...................................................................................... 12
Setting a Security Code......................................................................................... 13
Setting the Clock.................................................................................................... 15
Advanced Operation
FM/MW/LW Reception
Reading the monitor and display
window .....................................................16
Storing stations automatically
— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)..............18
Storing stations manually ..........................20
Searching for a station by name (List)......21
RDS
Overview of RDS........................................22
Automatic retuning for best reception
results —AF function ..............................22
Receiving traffic announcements
—TA/TP....................................................23
Presetting RDS stations with AF and TA
setting ........................................................24
Tuning in stations by programme type
—PTY.........................................................24
Setting the clock automatically
—Clock Time Data...................................25
CD/MD/”MG Memory Stick” Playback
Reading the monitor and display
window .....................................................26
Repeat playback ..........................................28
Shuffle playback ..........................................29
Labeling a CD - Disc Memo (CD unit with
the CUSTOM FILE function)..................30
Locating a disc by name (List)...................32
Video Components
Selecting the screen mode ..........................33
Sound Settings
Dynamic Soundstage Organizer (DSO) ...34
Using the equalizer (EQ7) ..........................35
Adjusting the sound characteristics
(BAS/TRE/BAL/FAD/SUB).................37
Setting the low-pass filter (LPF)................38
Setting the high-pass filter (HPF)..............39
Setting the sound level for connected AUX
components...............................................40
Other Functions
Sound and display settings........................41
Using the rotary commander.....................44
Other Features
Additional Information
Card remote commander precautions......46
About the liquid crystal display (LCD)
panel ..........................................................46
Replacing the lithium battery....................46
If movement of the monitor has been
impeded during the monitor setting.....47
Dismounting the unit..................................47
Troubleshooting................................... 49
Specifications ....................................... 52