Pioneer KEH-P4023R User manual

Multi-CD control High power cassette player with
RDS tuner
Operation Manual
KEH-P4023R
KEH-P4020R
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Before You Start
About this unit 2
About this manual 2
Precautions 2
In case of trouble 2
What’s what 3
Protecting your unit from theft 4
• Removing the front panel 4
• Attaching the front panel 4
Power ON/OFF
Turning the unit on 5
Selecting a source 5
Turning the unit off 5
Tuner
Listening to the radio 6
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 7
Tuning in strong signals 7
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies 7
RDS
Introduction of RDS operation 8
Switching the RDS display 8
Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts 8
Selecting alternative frequencies 9
• Using PI Seek 9
• Using Auto PI Seek for preset
stations 9
• Limiting stations to regional program-
ming 9
Receiving traffic announcements 10
• Responding to the TP alarm 10
PTY list 11
Cassette Player
Playing a tape 12
Repeating play 13
Skipping blank tape sections 13
Radio intercept 13
Multi-CD Player
Playing a CD 13
50-disc multi-CD player 14
Repeating play 14
Playing tracks in a random order 15
Scanning CDs and tracks 15
Pausing CD playback 15
Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments 16
Using balance adjustment 16
Using the equalizer 17
• Recalling equalizer curves 17
• Adjusting equalizer curves 17
Adjusting loudness 17
Front image enhancer (FIE) 18
Adjusting source levels 18
Initial Settings
Adjusting initial settings 19
Setting the FM tuning step 19
Switching Auto PI Seek 19
Switching the auxiliary setting 20
Additional Information
Cellular telephone muting 20
Using the AUX source 20
• Selecting AUX as the source 20
Cassette tapes 21
Cleaning the playback head 21
Music search and repeat functions 21
Specifications 22
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to oper-
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Contents
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About this unit
The tuner frequencies on this unit are allocated
for use in Western Europe, Asia, the Middle
East, Africa and Oceania. Use in other areas
may result in improper reception. The RDS func-
tion operates only in areas with FM stations
broadcasting RDS signals.
About this manual
This unit features a number of sophisticated
functions ensuring superior reception and oper-
ation. All the functions have been designed for
the easiest possible use, but many are not self-
explanatory. This operation manual will help you
benefit fully from this product’s potential and to
maximize your listening enjoyment.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself
with the functions and their operation by read-
ing through the manual before you begin using
this unit. It is especially important that you read
and observe precautions on this page and in
other sections.
Precautions
• The Pioneer CarStereo-Pass is for use only in
Germany.
• Keep this manual handy as a reference for
operating procedures and precautions.
• Always keep the volume low enough so you
can hear sounds outside of the car.
• Protect this product from moisture.
• If the battery is disconnected or discharged,
the preset memory will be erased and must be
reprogrammed.
In case of trouble
Should this product fail to operate properly,
contact your dealer or nearest authorized
Pioneer Service Station.
This product complies with the EMC
Directives (89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC) and
CE Marking Directive (93/68/EEC).
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Before You Start
What’s what
1VOLUME button
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
2LOCAL button (tuner)
Press to switch local function on or off.
PAUSE/SCAN button
Press to switch pause function on or off.
Press and hold for two seconds to switch
scan function on or off.
3BSM button (tuner)
Press and hold for two seconds to switch
BSM function on or off.
REPEAT/RANDOM button
Press to switch repeat function on or off.
Press and hold for two seconds to switch
random function on or off.
4OPEN button
Press to open the front panel.
5AUDIO button
Press to select various sound quality con-
trols.
65/∞/2/3buttons
Press to do manual seek tuning, fast for-
ward, reverse and track search controls. Also
used for controlling functions.
7TA/AF button
Press to switch traffic announcements func-
tion on or off.
Press and hold for two seconds to switch
alternative frequency search function on or
off.
8BAND button
Press to select among two FM or MW/LW
bands and cancel the control mode of func-
tions.
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91–6 (PRESET TUNING) buttons
Press for preset tuning and disc number
search when using a multi-CD player.
0SOURCE button
This unit is switched on by selecting a
source. Press to cycle through all of the
available sources.
-EQ button
Press to select various equalizer curves.
=DISP/REG button
Press to switch the RDS display.
Press and hold for two seconds to switch
regional function on or off.
Protecting your unit from theft
The front panel can be detached from the head
unit and stored in the protective case provided
to discourage theft.
• Keep the front panel closed while driving.
Important
• Never use force or grip the display and the
buttons tightly when removing or attaching.
• Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive
shocks.
• Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and
high temperatures.
Removing the front panel
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
2 Grip the left side of the front panel and pull
it gently outward.
Take care not to grip it tightly or drop it.
3 Put the front panel into the protective case
provided for safe keeping.
Attaching the front panel
Replace the front panel by holding it upright
to this unit and clipping it securely into the
mounting hooks.

Power ON/OFF
Turning the unit on
Press SOURCE to turn the unit on.
When you select a source the unit is turned on.
Selecting a source
You can select a source you want to listen to. To
switch to the cassette player, load a cassette
tape in this unit (refer to page 12).
Press SOURCE to select a source.
Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
the following sources:
Tuner—Cassette player—Multi-CD player
—External unit—AUX
Notes
• In the following cases, the sound source will
not change:
— When a product corresponding to each
source is not connected to this unit.
— When no cassette is set in this unit.
— When no magazine is set in the multi-CD
player.
— When the AUX (external input) is set to off
(refer to page 20).
• External Unit refers to a Pioneer product
(such as one available in the future) that,
although incompatible as a source, enables
control of basic functions by this product.
Only one External Unit can be controlled by
this product.
• When this unit’s blue/white lead is connected
to the car’s auto-antenna relay control termi-
nal, the car’s antenna extends when this
unit’s source is switched on. To retract the
antenna, switch the source off.
Turning the unit off
Press SOURCE and hold for at least one sec-
ond to turn the unit off.
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Tuner
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Listening to the radio
This unit’s AF (alternative frequencies search)
function can be switched on and off. AF should
be off for normal tuning operation (refer to page
9).
1BAND indicator
Shows which band the radio is tuned to, MW,
LW or FM.
2FREQUENCY indicator
Shows to which frequency the tuner is
tuned.
3PRESET NUMBER indicator
Shows what preset has been selected.
4STEREO () indicator
Shows that the frequency selected is being
broadcast in stereo.
1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.
2UseVOLUME to adjust the sound level.
When you press VOLUME up/+, the volume is
raised and when pressed down/–, the volume is
lowered.
3 Press BAND to select a band.
Press BAND until the desired band is displayed,
F1, F2 for FM or MW/LW.
4 To perform manual tuning, press 2or 3
with quick presses.
The frequencies move up or down step by step.
5 To perform seek tuning, press and hold 2
or 3for about one second and release.
The tuner will scan the frequencies until a
broadcast strong enough for good reception is
found.
• You can cancel seek tuning by pressing either
2or 3with a quick press.
• If you press and hold 2or 3you can skip
broadcasting stations. Seek tuning starts as
soon as you release the buttons.
Note
• When the frequency selected is being broad-
cast in stereo the STEREO ()indicator will
light.
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Tuner
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies
If you press any of the PRESET TUNING buttons
you can easily store up to six broadcast frequen-
cies for later recall with the touch of a button.
When you find a frequency that you want to
store in memory press a PRESET TUNING but-
ton and hold until the preset number stops
flashing.
The number you have pressed will flash in the
PRESET NUMBER indicator and then remain lit.
The selected radio station frequency has been
stored in memory.
The next time you press the same PRESET TUN-
ING button the radio station frequency is
recalled from memory.
Notes
• Up to 12 FM stations, 6 for each of the two FM
bands, and 6 MW/LW stations can be stored
in memory.
• You can also use 5and ∞to recall radio sta-
tion frequencies assigned to PRESET TUNING
buttons.
Tuning in strong signals
Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those
radio stations with sufficiently strong signals for
good reception.
1 Press LOCAL to turn local seek tuning on.
Local seek sensitivity (LOC) appears in the dis-
play.
2 When you want to return to normal seek
tuning, press LOCAL to turn local seek tuning
off.
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies
BSM (best stations memory) lets you automati-
cally store the six strongest broadcast frequen-
cies under PRESET TUNING buttons 1–6 and
once stored there you can tune in to those fre-
quencies with the touch of a button.
Press and hold BSM for about two seconds to
turn BSM on.
BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing the
six strongest broadcast frequencies will be
stored under PRESET TUNING buttons in order
of their signal strength. When finished, BSM
stops flashing.
• To cancel the storage process, press BSM.
Note
• Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may
replace broadcast frequencies you have saved
using PRESET TUNING.

RDS
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Introduction of RDS operation
RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid-
ing information along with FM broadcasts. This
inaudible information provides such features as
program service name, program type, traffic
announcement standby and automatic tuning,
intended to aid radio listeners in finding and
tuning in to a desired station.
1AF indicator
Shows when AF (alternative frequencies
search) function is on.
2TA indicator
Shows when TA (traffic announcement
standby) function is on.
3TP indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
4Program service name
Shows the type of broadcast program.
Notes
• RDS service may not be provided by all sta-
tions.
• RDS functions like AF and TA are only active
when your radio is tuned to a RDS station.
Switching the RDS display
When you tune in a RDS station its program
service name is displayed. If you want to know
the frequency you can.
Press DISP/REG repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service name—PTY information—
Frequency
PTY (program type ID code) information is listed
on page 11.
• PTY information and the frequency of the
current station appears on the display for eight
seconds.
Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts
PTY alarm is a special PTY code for announce-
ments regarding emergencies such as natural
disasters. When the tuner receives the radio
alarm code, ALARM appears on the display and
the volume adjusts to the TA volume. When the
station stops broadcasting the emergency
announcement, the system returns to the previ-
ous source.
• An emergency announcement can be can-
celled by pressing TA/AF.
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RDS
Selecting alternative frequencies
If you are listening to a broadcast and the recep-
tion becomes weak or there are other problems,
the unit will automatically search for a different
station in the same network which is broadcast-
ing a stronger signal.
• AF is on as a default.
1 Press and hold TA/AF for about two sec-
onds to turn AF on.
AF is displayed.
2 Press and hold TA/AF for about two sec-
onds to turn AF off.
Notes
• Only RDS stations are tuned in during seek
tuning or BSM when AF is on.
• When you recall a preset station, the tuner
may update the preset station with a new
frequency from the station’s AF list. (This is
only available when using presets on the F1
band.) No preset number appears on the dis-
play if the RDS data for the station received
differs from that for the originally stored sta-
tion.
• Sound may be temporarily interrupted by
another program during a AF frequency
search.
• When the tuner is tuned to a non-RDS station
the AF indicator flashes.
• AF can be switched on or off independently
for each FM band.
Using PI Seek
If the unit fails to find a suitable alternative fre-
quency, or if you are listening to a broadcast
and the reception becomes weak, the unit will
automatically search for a different station with
the same programming. During the search, PI
SEEK is displayed and the output is muted. The
muting is discontinued after completion of the
PI seek, whether or not a different station is
found.
Using Auto PI Seek for preset stations
When present stations cannot be recalled, as
when travelling long distances, the unit can be
set to perform PI Seek during preset recall.
• The default setting for Auto PI Seek is off. See
Switching Auto PI Seek on page 19.
Limiting stations to regional program-
ming
When AF is used to automatically retune fre-
quencies, the regional function limits the selec-
tion to stations broadcasting regional
programs.
Press and hold DISP/REG for about two sec-
onds to turn the regional function on/off.
Notes
• Regional programming and regional networks
are organized differently depending on the
country (i.e., they may change according to
the hour, state or broadcast area).
• The preset number may disappear on the
display if the tuner tunes in a regional station
which differs from the originally set station.
•REG can be turned on or off independently for
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Receiving traffic announcements
TA (traffic announcement standby) lets you
receive traffic announcements automatically,
no matter what source you are listening to. TA
can be activated for both a TP station (a station
that broadcasts traffic information) or an
enhanced other network’s TP station (a station
carrying information which cross-references TP
stations).
1 Tune in a TP or enhanced other network’s
TP station.
When you are tuned into a TP or enhanced other
network’ s TP station the TP indicator will light.
2 Press TA/AF to turn traffic announcement
standby on.
Press TA/AF and the TA indicator appears in the
display. The tuner will standby for traffic
announcements.
• To turn traffic announcements standby off,
press TA/AF again.
3UseVOLUME to adjust the TA volume when
a traffic announcement begins.
When you press VOLUME up/+, the volume is
raised and when pressed down/–, the volume is
lowered.
The newly set volume is stored in memory and
recalled for subsequent traffic announcements.
4 Press TA/AF while a traffic announcement
is being received to cancel the
announcement.
The tuner returns to the original source but
remains in the standby mode until TA/AF is
pressed again.
Notes
• The system switches back to the original
source following traffic announcement recep-
tion.
• TA can be activated from sources other than
the tuner if the tuner was last set to the FM
band but not if it was last set to the MW/LW
band.
• If the tuner was last set to FM, turning on TA
lets you operate other tuning functions while
listening to sources other than the tuner.
• Only TP and enhanced other network’s TP
stations are tuned in during seek tuning or
BSM when TA is on.
Responding to the TP alarm
When a TP or enhanced other network’s TP
station is lost due to a weak signal the TP indi-
cator is extinguished and a series of short
beeps, about five seconds long, sound to
remind you to select another TP or enhanced
other network‘s TP station.
When listening to the tuner, tune in another
TP or enhanced other network’s TP station.
• When listening to sources other than the
tuner the unit will automatically seek out a TP
station with the strongest signal after a 10- or
30-second delay. The delay is 10 seconds if TA is
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RDS
PTY list
Specific Type of program
NEWS News
AFFAIRS Current affairs
INFO General information and advice
SPORT Sports
WEATHER Weather reports/meteorological information
FINANCE Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc.
POP MUS Popular music
ROCK MUS Contemporary modern music
EASY MUS Easy listening music
OTH MUS Non categorized music
JAZZ Jazz
COUNTRY Country music
NAT MUS National music
OLDIES Oldies music, golden oldies
FOLK MUS Folk music
L. CLASS Light classical music
CLASSIC Serious classical music
EDUCATE Educational programs
DRAMA All radio plays and serials
CULTURE National or regional culture
SCIENCE Nature, science and technology
VARIED Light entertainment
CHILDREN Children’s
SOCIAL Social affairs
RELIGION Religion affairs or services
PHONE IN Phone in
TOURING Travel programs, not for announcements about traffic problems
LEISURE Hobbies and recreational activities
DOCUMENT Documentaries

Cassette Player
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Playing a tape
1TAPE DIRECTION indicator
Shows the direction of the tape transport.
2PLAY TIME indicator
Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur-
rent side of the tape.
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
Cassette loading slot appears.
2 Insert a cassette tape into the cassette
loading slot.
Playback will automatically start.
Cassette loading slot
TAPE EJECT button
• You can eject a cassette tape by pressing
TAPE EJECT.
3 Close the front panel.
• After a cassette tape has been inserted, press
SOURCE to select the Cassette player.
4UseVOLUME to adjust the sound level.
When you press VOLUME up/+, the volume is
raised and when pressed down/–, the volume is
lowered.
5 To perform fast forward or rewind, press 2
or 3.
FF or REW appears in the display.
• To cancel fast forward or rewind and return to
playback, press BAND.
• You can cancel fast forward or rewind by
pressing 2or 3in the same direction twice.
6 To perform forward or rewind music
search, press 2or 3twice.
F-MS (forward music search) or R-MS (rewind
music search) appears in the display. The cas-
sette player will fast forward or rewind to the
next or previous blank spot on the tape and
begin to play.
• To cancel music search and return to play-
back, press BAND.
• You can cancel music search by pressing 2
or 3in the same direction again.
7 To change the direction of the tape trans-
port, press BAND.
Notes
• Do not insert anything other than a cassette
tape into the cassette loading slot.
•PLAY TIME indicator starts from 00’00” in the
following cases:
— When a tape is inserted
— When the tape direction is changed
— When you rewind the tape to the beginning
•PLAY TIME indicator is halted when fast for-
ward, rewind or music search is operating.
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Cassette Player
Repeating play
Repeat play lets you hear the same track over
again.
1 Press REPEAT/RANDOM to turn repeat play
on.
RPT appears in the display. The track presently
playing will play and then repeat.
2 Press REPEAT/RANDOM to turn repeat play
off.
The track presently playing will continue to play
and then play the next track.
Skipping blank tape sections
Blank skip automatically fast forwards to the
next song if there is a long period of silence (12
seconds or longer) between songs.
1 Press 5to turn blank skip on.
BS ON appears in the display. Long periods of
silence between songs will be skipped.
2 Press 5to turn blank skip off.
BS OFF appears in the display. The complete
cassette tape will play.
Radio intercept
This function allows you to listen to the radio
during tape fast-forwarding/rewinding.
1 Press 6to turn radio intercept on.
RI ON appears in the display.
2 Press 6to turn radio intercept off.
RI OFF appears in the display.
Playing a CD
You can use this unit to control a multi-CD player,
which is sold separately.
1TRACK NUMBER indicator
Shows the track currently playing.
2PLAY TIME indicator
Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur-
rent track.
3DISC NUMBER indicator
Shows the disc currently playing.
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1 Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD
player.
2UseVOLUME to adjust the sound level.
When you press VOLUME up/+, the volume is
raised and when pressed down/–, the volume is
lowered.
3 Select a disc you want to listen to with the
1to 6buttons.
For discs located at 1 to 6, press the correspond-
ing number button.
If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12,
press and hold the corresponding numbers
such as 1for disc 7, until the disc number
appears in the display.
• You can also sequentially select a disc by
pressing 5/∞.
4 To perform fast forward or reverse, press
and hold 2or 3.
5 To skip back or forward to another track,
press 2or 3.
Pressing 3skips to the start of the next track.
Pressing 2once skips to the start of the current
track. Pressing again will skip to the previous
track.
Notes
• When the multi-CD player performs the
preparatory operations, READY is displayed.
• If the multi-CD player does not operate prop-
erly, an error message such as ERROR-14 may
be displayed. Refer to the multi-CD player
owner’s manual.
• If there are no discs in the multi-CD player
magazine, NO DISC is displayed.
50-disc multi-CD player
Only those functions described in this manual
are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players.
Repeating play
There are three repeat play ranges for the multi-
CD player: Multi-CD player repeat, one-track
repeat, and disc repeat.
Press REPEAT/RANDOM to select the repeat
range.
Press REPEAT/RANDOM until the desired
repeat range appears in the display.
•Nothing’s displayed — Repeat all discs in
the multi-CD player
•RPT — Repeat just the current track
•DISC — Repeat the current disc
Notes
• If you select other discs during repeat play,
the repeat play range changes to multi-CD
player repeat.
• If you perform track search or fast
forward/reverse during RPT (one-track
repeat), the repeat play range changes to
DISC (disc repeat).

Multi-CD Player
Playing tracks in a random order
Random play lets you play back tracks in a ran-
dom order within the repeat range, multi-CD
player repeat and disc repeat.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on page 14.
2 Press and hold REPEAT/RANDOM for about
two seconds to turn random play on.
DRDM(random playing in a disc) or RDM(ran-
dom playing in a magazine) appears in the dis-
play. Tracks will play in a random order within
the previously selected multi-CD player repeat
or disc repeat ranges.
3 Press and hold REPEAT/RANDOM for about
two seconds to turn random play off.
Tracks will continue to play in order.
Scanning CDs and tracks
While you are using DISC (disc repeat), the
beginning of each track on the selected disc
plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using
multi-CD player repeat, the beginning of the first
track of each disc is played for about 10 sec-
onds.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on page 14.
2 Press and hold PAUSE/SCAN for about two
seconds to turn scan play on.
DSCN (scanning tracks) or SCAN (scanning
discs) appears in the display. The first 10 sec-
onds of each track of the present disc (or the
first track of each disc) is played.
3 When you find the desired track (or disc)
press and hold PAUSE/SCAN for about two
seconds to turn scan play off.
The track (or disc) will continue to play.
Note
• After track or disc scanning is finished, nor-
mal playback of the tracks will begin again.
Pausing CD playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the
CD.
1 Press PAUSE/SCAN to turn pause on.
PAUSE appears in the display. Play of the cur-
rent track pauses.
2 Press PAUSE/SCAN to turn pause off.
Play will resume at the same point that you
turned pause on.
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Audio Adjustments
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Introduction of audio
adjustments
1AUDIO display
Shows the audio adjustments status.
2LOUD indicator
Appears in the display when loudness is
turned on.
Press AUDIO to display the audio function
names.
Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the
following audio functions:
FAD (balance adjustment)—EQ-L (equalizer)—
LOUD (loudness)—FIE (front image
enhancer)—SLA (source level adjustment)
• When selecting the FM tuner as the source,
you cannot switch to SLA.
• To return to the display of each source, press
BAND.
Note
• If you do not operate the audio function within
about 30 seconds, the display is automatically
returned to the source display.
Using balance adjustment
You can select a fader/balance setting that pro-
vides an ideal listening environment in all occu-
pied seats.
1 Press AUDIO to select FAD.
Press AUDIO until FAD appears in the display.
• If the balance setting has been previously
adjusted, BAL will be displayed.
2 Press 5or ∞to adjust front/rear speaker
balance.
Each press of 5or ∞moves the front/rear
speaker balance towards the front or the rear.
•FAD F15 – FAD R15 is displayed as the
front/rear speaker balance moves from front to
rear.
•FAD 0 is the proper setting when only two
speakers are used.
3 Press 2or 3to adjust left/right speaker
balance.
When you press 2or 3, BAL 0 is displayed.
Each press of 2or 3moves the left/right
speaker balance towards the left or the right.
•BAL L9 – BAL R9 is displayed as the left/right
speaker balance moves from left to right.
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Audio Adjustments
Using the equalizer
The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to
match car interior acoustic characteristics as
desired.
Recalling equalizer curves
There are six stored equalizer curves which you
can easily recall at any time. Here is a list of the
equalizer curves:
Display Equalizer curve
SPR-BASS Super bass
POWERFUL Powerful
NATURAL Natural
VOCAL Vocal
CUSTOM Custom
EQ FLAT Flat
•CUSTOM is an adjusted equalizer curve that
you create.
• When EQ FLAT is selected no supplement or
correction is made to the sound. This is useful
to check the effect of the equalizer curves by
switching alternatively between EQ FLAT and a
set equalizer curve.
Press EQ to select the equalizer.
• If the equalizer has been previously set to an
equalizer curve other than POWERFUL then the
title of that previously selected equalizer curve
will be displayed, such as SPR-BASS,
NATURAL, VOCAL, CUSTOM, or EQ FLAT.
Adjusting equalizer curves
You can adjust the currently selected equalizer
curve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer
curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM.
1 Press AUDIO to select the equalizer mode .
Press AUDIO until EQ-L/EQ-M/EQ-H appears in
the display.
2 Select the band you want to adjust with
the 2/3.
EQ-L (low) —EQ-M (mid) —EQ-H (high)
3 Press 5or ∞to adjust the equalizer curve.
Each press of 5or ∞increases or decreases
the equalizer curve respectively.
•+6 ––6 is displayed as the equalizer curve is
increased or decreased.
• The actual range of the adjustments are differ-
ent depending on which equalizer curve is
selected.
Note
• If you make adjustments when a curve other
than CUSTOM is selected, the newly adjusted
curve will replace the previous curve. Then a
new curve with CUSTOM appears on the dis-
play while selecting the equalizer curve.
Adjusting loudness
Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
Press AUDIO until LOUD appears in the display.
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2 Select LOUD on or off with 5/∞.
3 Select the desired level with 2/3.
LOW (low) —MID (mid) —HI (high)
Front image enhancer (FIE)
The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is a
simple method of enhancing front imaging by
cutting mid- and high-range frequency output
from the rear speakers, limiting their output to
low-range frequencies. You can select the fre-
quency you want to cut.
Precaution
• When the F.I.E. function is deactivated, the
rear speakers output sound of all frequencies,
not just bass sounds. Reduce the volume
before disengaging F.I.E. to prevent a sudden
increase in volume.
1 Press AUDIO to select FIE.
Press AUDIO until FIE appears in the display.
2 Select FIE on or off with 5/∞.
3 Select the desired frequency with 2/3.
100—160—250 (Hz)
Notes
• After switching the F.I.E. function ON, select
the Fader/Balance mode in the Audio Menu,
and adjust front and rear speaker volume
levels until they are balanced.
• Switch the F.I.E. function OFF when using a 2-
speaker system.
Adjusting source levels
SLA (Source level adjustment) lets you adjust
the volume level of each source to prevent radi-
cal changes in volume when switching between
sources.
• Settings are based on the volume level of the
FM tuner, which remains unchanged.
1 Compare the FM tuner volume level with
the level of the source you wish to adjust.
2 Press AUDIO to select SLA.
Press AUDIO until SLA appears in the display.
3 Press 5or ∞to adjust the source volume.
Each press of 5or ∞increases or decreases
the source volume.
•SLA +4 – SLA –4 is displayed as the source
volume is increased or decreased.
Notes
• Since the FM tuner volume is the control, it is
not possible to apply source level adjustments
to the FM tuner.
• The MW/LW tuner volume level can also be
adjusted with source level adjustments.
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Adjusting initial settings
Initial settings lets you perform initial set up of
different settings for this unit.
1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns
off.
2 Press AUDIO and hold until STEP appears
in the display.
Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the
following settings:
STEP—A-PI—AUX
Use the following instructions to operate each
particular setting.
• To cancel initial settings, press BAND.
• You can also cancel initial settings by holding
down AUDIO until the unit turns off.
Setting the FM tuning step
Normally the FM tuning step employed by seek
tuning is 50 kHz. When AF or TA are on the tun-
ing step automatically changes to 100 kHz. It
may be preferable to set the tuning step to 50
kHz when AF is on.
1 Press AUDIO to select STEP.
Press AUDIO repeatedly until STEP appears in
the display.
2 Select the FM tuning step with 2/3.
Pressing 2/3will switch the FM tuning step
between 50 kHz and 100 kHz while AF or TA is
on. The selected FM tuning step will appear in
the display.
Note
• The tuning step remains at 50 kHz during
manual tuning.
Switching Auto PI Seek
The unit can automatically search for a different
station with the same programming, even dur-
ing preset recall.
1 Press AUDIO to select A-PI.
Press AUDIO repeatedly until A-PI appears in
the display.
2 Select A-PI on or off with 5/∞.
Pressing 5/∞will switch A-PI between on and
off and that status will be displayed.
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