Playing Compact Discs

To load or play compact discs, the ignition key must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.

The same knobs and buttons used to tune the radio are used to control the CD player / CD changer.

To listen to compact discs using the CD changer or CD player, press the CD/AUX button. The track number and playing time are shown on the display.

If the vehicle is equipped with a CD changer, the disc number is shown on the display. Use the TITLE button to select the type of information shown on the display. The system will continuously play the compact disc until you change the audio system mode.

Do not use compact discs with labels attached. The label may peel off and cause the compact disc to become stuck in the player mechanism.

The audio system can play CD-R and CD-RW discs, including discs recorded in MP3 or WMA compression formats. The player display shows the folder number and the track number being played. A compact disc must contain no more than 255 folders. A folder may contain no more than 255 files. A disc must not contain more than 999 files.

Even if a disc contains more than 99 folders, only two digits are shown on the display.

This audio system does not play Video CD or DVD discs.

If any WMA file is protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM), the message "UNSUPPORTED" will appear on the display, and the audio system will skip to the next file.

Files recorded with some software programs may not play, or some text information may not be shown on the display.

Loading a Compact Disc: Front Panel-Mounted CD Player

Insert the compact disc into the loading slot about halfway. The system will then fully load the compact disc and begin playback. The track number is shown on the display. The system will continuously play the compact disc until you change the audio system mode.

This player cannot play 8 cm compact discs.

Front Panel-Mounted CD Changer

The audio system includes a front panel-mounted CD changer that can hold up to 6 compact discs loaded at the same time.

1. Press and hold the LOAD button until a short beep sounds and the "LOAD" indicator appears on the display, then release the button. To load only one disc, press and release the LOAD button. A green disc load indicator appears on the display.

2. The number of the empty slot for the disc begins to flash on the display.

3. When the green load indicator appears on the display, insert the compact disc into the loading slot. Insert the disc about halfway, and the player will automatically load the disc fully.

The "DISC READ" indicator appears on the display, and the load indicator lights red and flashes, indicating that loading is in progress.

This player cannot play 8 cm compact discs.

4. When the load indicator turns green and "LOAD" appears, insert the next compact disc into the loading slot. Do not attempt to insert the next disc until the "LOAD" indicator appears. Doing so may damage the audio system.

5. Repeat the procedure until all six discs are loaded. If the CD changer is not fully loaded, the audio system will begin playing the last loaded compact disc.

During playback of any disc, you can load a new compact disc into an empty slot by pressing the corresponding preset button.

The system will switch from playback mode to loading mode. After loading is complete, the system will play the disc that was just loaded.

Text Information Display Function

Each time the TITLE button is pressed, text information is shown on the display if it is recorded on the compact disc.

The display can show the album name, artist name and track name. If an MP3 or WMA disc is playing, the display will show the file and folder names, artist name, album name and track title.

The display shows up to 16 characters of the selected text information (folder name, file name, etc.).

If the text exceeds 16 characters, the display will show 15 characters and the > indicator. Press and hold the TITLE button until the next 16 characters appear on the display. A maximum of 31 characters can be displayed.

Press and hold the TITLE button again to return the display to the first 15 characters of the text information.

If a character cannot be displayed, it is replaced with a "." (period). If the disc does not contain text information, the message "NO INFO" will appear on the display.

Some text information will also be displayed under the following conditions:

• When a new folder, file or track is selected.

• When switching from playback of a CD containing text information to playback of a CD with MP3 or WMA files.

• When a disc is loaded and played by the system.

When playing a CD-DA format disc containing text information, the album name and track name will be displayed. When playing MP3 or WMA discs, the folder name and file name will be displayed.

Built-in CD changer in the control panel. To select another CD, use the corresponding preset buttons (1 through 6).

If you select an empty slot, the system will start playing the CD loaded in the next slot in sequence.

Selecting a Track or File

Use the SEEK buttons to skip to another track (or another MP3 or WMA file) or to a section of a track.

When playing an MP3 or WMA disc, first select the desired folder using the buttonorand then select the file using the SEEK buttons.

Built-in CD changer in the control panel. To select another CD, use the corresponding preset buttons (1 through 6).

If you select an empty slot, the system will start playing the CD loaded in the next slot in sequence.

SEARCH FUNCTION – each press of the buttonadvances the player to the next track (next MP3 or WMA file). Press and release the buttonto return to the beginning of the current track. Press and release the button again to go to the beginning of the previous track.

To fast-forward or rewind a track or file, press and hold the buttonor.

You can also use the VOL/SELECT knob to select another track. Press the VOL/SELECT knob and the SEL indicator will appear on the display. Turn the knob to select the track number. Press the VOL/SELECT knob or the buttonto play the selected track. To cancel, press the button.

MP3 or WMA File Playback Mode. FOLDER SELECTION – To select another folder, press the buttonor. Press the buttonto go to the next folder. Press the buttonto go to the previous folder.

You can also use the VOL/SELECT knob to select another folder or file. Press the VOL/SELECT knob and the SEL indicator will appear on the display. Turn the knob to scroll through the folder numbers. Press the knob to make a selection. Turn the same knob to scroll through the file list.

Press the knob to make a selection. To cancel, press the button.

REPEAT A TRACK OR FILE – To repeat the same track or MP3/WMA file, press and release the RPT button. The RPT indicator will appear on the display. To turn off repeat, press and hold the RPT button.

MP3 or WMA File Playback Mode

REPEAT ALL FILES IN A FOLDER – When this function is activated, all files in the selected folder in compressed MP3 or WMA format will be played repeatedly in the order they were recorded on the disc. To activate repeat for all files in the selected folder, press the RPT button several times until F-RPT appears on the display. The system will continuously play the files in the current folder. To turn off repeat, press and hold the RPT button.

Built-in CD player in the control panel. Each press of the RPT button changes the system operation between repeat of a file, repeat of a folder and normal playback.

Front Panel-Mounted CD Changer

REPEAT THE CD – To repeat the current CD, press the RPT button several times until the D-RPT indicator appears on the display. To turn off this mode, press and hold the RPT button for two seconds.

Each press of the RPT button changes the system operation between repeat of a file, repeat of a folder and normal operation.

RANDOM PLAYBACK OF A CD – In this mode, all tracks recorded on the CD are played in random order. In MP3/WMA mode, all files in all folders are played in random order. To activate random playback, press and release the RDM button several times until the RDM indicator appears on the display. To turn off this mode, press and hold the RDM button.

MP3 or WMA File Playback Mode

RANDOM PLAYBACK OF A FOLDER – When this mode is on, all MP3 or WMA files in the current folder are played in random order rather than in the order they are arranged in the folder. To activate this function, press the RDM button.

The F-RDM indicator will appear on the display.

The player will start playing files in random order. This will continue until you cancel random play mode by pressing the RDM button again.

Each time you press the RDM button, the system mode will change from random folder play to random disc play, and back to normal operation.

DISC SCAN – The scan function plays a short portion of all tracks (MP3 or WMA files) in the order they are recorded on the disc. To activate scan mode, press and release the SCAN button. The "SCAN" indicator will appear on the display. In this mode, the first 10 seconds of all tracks/files on the disc or in the folder will be played in sequence. To exit scan mode and play the file that was last scanned, press and hold the SCAN button again.

MP3 or WMA File Playback Mode

FOLDER SCAN – When this mode is activated, the player plays a short portion of the first file in each folder on the disc. To activate folder scan mode, press the SCAN button several times. The "F-SCAN" message will appear on the display. The system will begin playing the first 10 seconds of the first files in the first-level folders in sequence. If you want to listen to the file being played, press and hold the SCAN button again. When the first files in all folders have been scanned, folder scan mode will turn off and the system will return to normal operation.

Built-in CD player in the control panel

Each time you press the SCAN button, the system mode will change from file scan to folder scan, and back to normal play mode.

Front Panel-Mounted CD Changer

DISC SCAN – When this mode is activated, the player plays a short portion of the first file on each disc loaded in the CD changer, in the order they were loaded. To activate this function, press the SCAN button several times until the D-SCAN indicator appears on the display.

The system will play the first 10-second portion of the first file (or track) on every disc in the CD changer.

After the 10-second portion of the first file on the last disc has been played, the system will return to normal operation.

Each time you press and release the SCAN button, the system mode will change from file scan to folder scan, then to disc scan, and back to normal operation.