2 BASS CONTROL Turn the knob clockwise to increase bass response, counter-clockwise to decrease bass response. A detent click can be felt at the center of rotation. 3 TREBLE CONTROL Turn the knob clockwise to increase treble response, counter-clockwise to decrease treble response. A detent click can be felt at the center of rotation. 4 LEFT/RIGHT BALANCE CONTROL (PULL) Pull this knob outward until it locks into outer position. Rotate it to the left or right to obtain the desired balance between left and right speakers. Push knob back in to return to volume control position. 5 FRONT/REAR FADER CONTROL Rotate this knob to the left or right to obtain the desired balance between front and rear speakers in 4 speaker installations. When used in conjunction with the Left/Right Balance Control 4 , you have full 4-way stereo balance capability. Page 1 6 FM/AM BAND SELECTOR Each time this button is pressed, the radio band is changed. The indication “AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” will appear on the display panel according to your selection. 7 MANUAL UP/DOWN TUNING SEEK TUNING To manually select a radio station, momentarily press the Up Tuning ( ) side of the button 7 to advance the unit one digit higher or the Down Tuning ( ) side of the button to tune downward. Pressing either side of the button for longer than 0.5 second will activate the Seek Tuning function and cause the radio to search for stations automatically. The radio will seek the next station and stop at that frequency. Continuing to hold the button will cause the radio to tune rapidly in the selected direction until the button is released. 8 AUTO-STORE TUNING (AS) PRE-SET SCAN TUNING (PS) During radio operation, press this button momentarily to scan the five stations preset into the memories of the AM band or the ten pre-set memories of the FM bands. The unit will stop at each pre-set station for 5 seconds before continuing to the next pre-set station (the channel indicator number on the display panel will flash). Press the button again momentarily to stop the Pre-Set Scan operation and remain on the selected frequency. Pressing the button for longer than 1 second will activate the Auto-Store Tuning, which will automatically scan the band and enter up to five strong stations into the preset memory positions of that band. If you have already set the pre-set memories to your favorite stations, activating the Auto-Store feature will erase those stations and enter the new strong stations. This feature is most useful when traveling in a new area where you are not familiar with the local stations. 9 STATION PRE-SET MEMORIES To set any of the 5 pre-set memory buttons, use the following procedure: 1. Turn the unit on and select the desired band. 2. Select the first station to be pre-set using the Manual Tuning 7 or Seek functions. 3. Press the pre-set button to be set and continue to hold the button in. The volume will be muted for approximately 2 seconds and then return. The station is now set into that pre-set-button. To recall that station, press the button momentarily. 4. Repeat the above procedure for the remaining 4 pre-sets on the band and for the other 2 bands of the unit. bl LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel displays the frequency, time and activated functions. NOTE: It is a characteristic of LCD panels that, if subjected to cold temperatures for an extended period of time, they will take longer to illuminate than under Page 2 normal conditions. In addition, the visibility of the numbers on the LCD may slightly decrease. The LCD read-out will return to normal when the temperature increases to a normal range. bmCASSETTEDOOR Hold the cassette with the exposed tape edge to the right and insert into the cassette door. Depress fully until the cassette is engaged and begins playing. When the cassette reaches the end of the side of the tape being played, the unit will automatically change direction of play as shown by the arrow indication on the display panel and play of the other side of the cassete will begin. NOTE: Observe cassette operation Cautions in Care and Maintenance section of this manual. bnFAST-FORWARDBUTTON(FF) Pushing the Fast-Forward button will cause the tape to move rapidly in the forward direction of play. To stop Fast-Forward movement, lightly push the Rewind Buttonbo until the Fast-Forward button disengages. boREWINDBUTTON(REW) Pushing the Rewind button will cause the tape to move rapidly in the reverse direction of play. To stop Rewind movement, lightly press the Fast-Forward button bn until the Rewind button disengages. bpPROGRAMSELECTOR To manually reverse tape direction and play the other side of a cassette, lightly press both the Fast-Forward bn and Rewind bo buttons at the same time. The change of direction will be shown by the arrows on the LCD panel. bqEJECTBUTTON Tape playback is stopped and the cassette is ejected by pressing this button, which also has the function of switching over to radio operation. brM...