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Controls and indicators
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1. Wi-Fi aerial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Remote sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. Timer indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4. Disc Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5. Docking Station for iPod or iPhone . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. On/Stand-by Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 13, 18
8. FUNCTION Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 12, 13, 17, 18
9. USB/iPad Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Remote sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. Timer indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4. Disc Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5. Docking Station for iPod or iPhone . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. On/Stand-by Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 13, 18
8. FUNCTION Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 12, 13, 17, 18
9. USB/iPad Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
10. Audio In Socket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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11. Headphone Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
12. Tuner Preset Down, CD/USB Track Down,
12. Tuner Preset Down, CD/USB Track Down,
iPod/iPhone/iPad Skip Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
13. Tuner Preset Up, CD/USB Track Up,
iPod/iPhone/iPad Skip Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
14. Disc/USB Stop Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
15. Disc/USB/iPod/iPhone/iPad Play or
15. Disc/USB/iPod/iPhone/iPad Play or
Pause Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
16. Disc Tray Open/Close Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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1. Remote Control Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. On/Stand-by Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 12, 13, 22
3. Numeric Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. Bass/Treble Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. X-Bass Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6. Tuning Down, Skip Down, Fast Reverse,
2. On/Stand-by Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 12, 13, 22
3. Numeric Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. Bass/Treble Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. X-Bass Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6. Tuning Down, Skip Down, Fast Reverse,
Time Down Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 13, 16, 18, 22
7. Tuner Preset Up Button,
iPod Cursor Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 17, 18
8. Volume Down Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
9. Folder Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17
9. Folder Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17
10. Tuner Preset Down Button,
iPod Cursor Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 17, 18
11. CD Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
12. USB Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
13. iPod Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
14. iPod Display (TV OUT) Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
15. Disc/USB Display Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17
16. RDS ASPM Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
17. Network Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
18. Open/Close Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
19. Memory Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 18
20. Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 15, 25
21. Clock/Timer Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 22
22. Sleep Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
23. Repeat Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
24. Mute Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
25. Random Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
26. Tuning Up, Skip Up, Fast Forward,
12. USB Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
13. iPod Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
14. iPod Display (TV OUT) Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
15. Disc/USB Display Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17
16. RDS ASPM Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
17. Network Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
18. Open/Close Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
19. Memory Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 18
20. Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 15, 25
21. Clock/Timer Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 22
22. Sleep Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
23. Repeat Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
24. Mute Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
25. Random Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
26. Tuning Up, Skip Up, Fast Forward,
Time Up Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 13, 16, 18, 22
27. Volume Up Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
28. Enter Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 12, 17, 18
29. Demo/Dimmer Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 8
30. Audio/Line (INPUT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 24
31. Tuner Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
32. iPod Play/Pause Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
33. iPod Menu Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
34. CD/USB Play/Pause Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 17
35. CD/USB Stop Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 17
36. RDS Display Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
37. RDS PTY Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
28. Enter Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 12, 17, 18
29. Demo/Dimmer Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 8
30. Audio/Line (INPUT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 24
31. Tuner Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
32. iPod Play/Pause Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
33. iPod Menu Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
34. CD/USB Play/Pause Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 17
35. CD/USB Stop Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 17
36. RDS Display Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
37. RDS PTY Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Controls and indicators (continued)
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1. USB Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. iPod Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3. CD Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. MP3 Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5. WMA Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. RDM (Random) Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7. MEM (Memory) Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8. Repeat Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9. Play/Pause Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2. iPod Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3. CD Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. MP3 Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5. WMA Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. RDM (Random) Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7. MEM (Memory) Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8. Repeat Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9. Play/Pause Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
10. Tuning FM Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
11. FM Stereo Mode Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
12. Stereo Station Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
13. RDS Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
14. PTY Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
15. TP Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
16. TA Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
17. Muting Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
18. X-bass Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
19. Title Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
20. Artist Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
21. Folder Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
22. Album Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
23. File Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
24. Track Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
25. Daily Timer Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
26. Once Timer Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
27. Disc Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
28. Total Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
29. Sleep Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
11. FM Stereo Mode Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
12. Stereo Station Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
13. RDS Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
14. PTY Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
15. TP Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
16. TA Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
17. Muting Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
18. X-bass Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
19. Title Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
20. Artist Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
21. Folder Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
22. Album Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
23. File Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
24. Track Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
25. Daily Timer Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
26. Once Timer Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
27. Disc Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
28. Total Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
29. Sleep Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System connections
■ Speaker system
1. Dome-Tweeter
2. Woofer
3. Bass Reflex Duct
4. Speaker Terminal
2. Woofer
3. Bass Reflex Duct
4. Speaker Terminal
■ Speaker grilles are removable
Make sure nothing comes into contact
with the speaker diaphragms when
you remove the speaker grilles.
with the speaker diaphragms when
you remove the speaker grilles.
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21
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18
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2
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■ Display
Make sure to unplug the AC power lead before making any connections.
Right
speaker
speaker
FM aerial
To video input socket
Video cable
(not supplied)
(not supplied)
Red
Black
Black
Left
speaker
speaker
TV
Wi-Fi aerial
Wall socket
(AC 220 - 240 V ~ 50/60 Hz)
Turn the Wi-Fi
aerial upright
before operation.
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System connections (continued)
Supplied FM aerial:
Connect the FM aerial wire to the FM 75 OHMS socket and
position the FM aerial wire in the direction where the
strongest signal can be received.
Connect the FM aerial wire to the FM 75 OHMS socket and
position the FM aerial wire in the direction where the
strongest signal can be received.
External FM aerial:
Use an external FM aerial (75 ohms coaxial cable) for
better reception. When an external FM aerial is used,
disconnect the supplied FM aerial wire.
Use an external FM aerial (75 ohms coaxial cable) for
better reception. When an external FM aerial is used,
disconnect the supplied FM aerial wire.
Note:
Placing the aerial on the unit or near the AC power lead
may cause noise pickup. Place the aerial away from the
unit for better reception.
Placing the aerial on the unit or near the AC power lead
may cause noise pickup. Place the aerial away from the
unit for better reception.
● The first time the unit is plugged in, the unit will enter
the Network Stand-by (demonstration) mode.
NETWORK ST-BY will be displayed (refer page 11).
NETWORK ST-BY will be displayed (refer page 11).
● To cancel the Network Stand-by mode, press the
DEMO/DIMMER button (remote control) during power
stand-by mode. The unit will enter the low power
consumption mode.
stand-by mode. The unit will enter the low power
consumption mode.
● If iPod or iPhone is docked, the unit will begin charging.
“Charge Mode” will be displayed. Network Stand-by
(Demonstration) mode is invalid during charge mode.
(Demonstration) mode is invalid during charge mode.
● To return to the Network Stand-by (Demonstration)
mode, press the DEMO/DIMMER button again.
Video files from iPod or iPhone can be viewed by
connecting the system to TV/monitor.
If the TV/monitor has a video input, connect it to the VIDEO
OUT socket at the back of the unit and set the TV Out on
the iPod or iPhone unit to “ON” position.
Note:
Please make sure to set iPod unit to either NTSC or PAL to
match your TV signal. Please visit Apple’s homepage for
further information.
connecting the system to TV/monitor.
If the TV/monitor has a video input, connect it to the VIDEO
OUT socket at the back of the unit and set the TV Out on
the iPod or iPhone unit to “ON” position.
Note:
Please make sure to set iPod unit to either NTSC or PAL to
match your TV signal. Please visit Apple’s homepage for
further information.
After checking all the connections have been made
correctly, plug the AC power lead of this unit into the wall
socket.
correctly, plug the AC power lead of this unit into the wall
socket.
Note:
Unplug the AC power lead from the wall socket if the unit
will not be in use for a prolonged period of time.
Unplug the AC power lead from the wall socket if the unit
will not be in use for a prolonged period of time.
You can connect a subwoofer with an amplifier to the
SUBWOOFER PRE OUT socket.
SUBWOOFER PRE OUT socket.
Notes:
● No sound is heard from the subwoofer without a built-in
amplifier.
● Subwoofer Pre-out (audio signal): 200mV / 10k ohms at
70 Hz.
Connect to the TV using an audio cable.
To select Line In function:
● On main unit: Press FUNCTION button repeatedly until
Line In is displayed.
● On remote control: Press AUDIO/LINE (INPUT) button
repeatedly until Line In is displayed.
■ Aerial connection
■ Speaker connection
● Connect the black wire to the
minus (–) terminal, and the red
wire to the plus (+) terminal.
wire to the plus (+) terminal.
● Use speakers with an impedance
of 4 ohms or more, as lower
impedance speakers can damage
the unit.
impedance speakers can damage
the unit.
● Do not mistake the right and the
left channels. The right speaker is
the one on the right side when you
face the unit.
the one on the right side when you
face the unit.
Incorrect
● Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other.
● Do not allow any objects to fall into or to be placed in
the bass reflex ducts.
● Do not stand or sit on the speakers. You may be
injured.
■ Network Stand-by (Demonstration) mode
■ Connecting iPod or iPhone to TV
■ AC power connection
■ Subwoofer pre-out connection
■ Line input connection (TV, etc.)
Audio cable
(commercially
available)
(commercially
available)
Audio signal
To audio input
socket
socket
To SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT socket
PRE OUT socket
Main
unit
unit
Commercially available subwoofer
(amplifier built in)
Wi-Fi aerial
Au
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ign
al
ign
al
TV
To audio
output sockets
output sockets
Audio cable
(commercially
available)
(commercially
available)
Main
unit
unit
To LINE
input
sockets
input
sockets
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Remote control
Caution:
● Remove the battery if the unit will not be used for a long
period of time. This will prevent potential damage due to
battery leakage.
battery leakage.
● Do not use rechargeable battery (nickel-cadmium battery,
etc.).
● Installing the battery incorrectly may cause the unit to
malfunction.
● Batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not be
exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the
like.
like.
Notes concerning use:
● Replace the battery if the operating distance is reduced or
if the operation becomes erratic. Purchase a “AA” size
battery (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar).
battery (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar).
● Periodically clean the transmitter on the remote control
and the sensor on the unit with a soft cloth.
● Exposing the sensor on the unit to strong light may
interfere with operation. Change the lighting or the
direction of the unit if this occurs.
direction of the unit if this occurs.
● Keep the remote control away from moisture, heat, shock,
and vibrations.
Check the remote control after checking all the connections.
Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the
unit. The remote control can be used within the range shown
below:
Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the
unit. The remote control can be used within the range shown
below:
General control
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on.
When the unit is turned on, you can adjust the display
brightness by pressing the DEMO/DIMMER button on the
remote control.
brightness by pressing the DEMO/DIMMER button on the
remote control.
If you turn off and on the main unit with the volume set to 27 or
higher, the volume starts at 16 and fades in to the last set level.
higher, the volume starts at 16 and fades in to the last set level.
Turn the volume knob towards VOLUME +/– (on main unit) or press
VOL +/– (on remote control) to increase or decrease the volume.
VOL +/– (on remote control) to increase or decrease the volume.
When you press any of the following buttons, the unit turns on.
● iPod, CD, USB, AUDIO/LINE INPUT, TUNER, NETWORK on
the remote control: Selected function is activated.
●
/ button on the main unit: The unit turns on and playback of the
last function will start (CD, TUNER, USB, iPod, AUDIO IN, LINE
IN, NETWORK)
IN, NETWORK)
During stand-by mode, when you select XL-HF401PH
speaker through AirPlay icon on your AirPlay device, the unit
will automatically power on to Network function and stream
the music from your AirPlay device.
This condition applies when:
speaker through AirPlay icon on your AirPlay device, the unit
will automatically power on to Network function and stream
the music from your AirPlay device.
This condition applies when:
● The AirPlay network has previously been set up
between the unit and your AirPlay device.
● Set the Network Stand-by mode to ON. (refer page 11)
During other function (CD, TUNER, USB, iPod, Audio In, Line In),
when you select XL-HF401PH speaker through AirPlay icon on
your AirPlay device, the unit will automatically switch to Network
function and stream the music from your AirPlay device.
This condition applies when:
when you select XL-HF401PH speaker through AirPlay icon on
your AirPlay device, the unit will automatically switch to Network
function and stream the music from your AirPlay device.
This condition applies when:
● The AirPlay network has previously been set up between
the unit and your AirPlay device.
The main unit will enter the stand-by mode (when iPod, iPhone
or iPad is not connected) after 15 minutes of inactivity during:
iPod:
or iPad is not connected) after 15 minutes of inactivity during:
iPod:
Not docked.
Audio In: No detection of input signal.
CD:
CD:
In the stop mode or no disc.
USB:
In the stop mode or no media.
Note:
However, if iPod or iPhone is docked, the unit will begin
charging. “Charge Mode” will be displayed.
However, if iPod or iPhone is docked, the unit will begin
charging. “Charge Mode” will be displayed.
■ Battery installation
1
Open the battery cover.
2
Insert the supplied battery according to the terminal
indicated in the battery compartment.
indicated in the battery compartment.
When inserting or removing the battery, push it towards the
(–) battery terminals.
(–) battery terminals.
3
Close the cover.
■ Test of the remote control
CD/USB
RDS
NETWORK
0.2 m - 6 m
(8" - 20' )
Remote sensor
■ To turn the power on
After use:
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to enter the power stand-by mode.
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to enter the power stand-by mode.
■ Display brightness control
■ Volume auto fade-in
■ Volume control
■ Direct key power on function
■ Auto power on
■ AirPlay auto switch
■ Auto power off function
CD/USB
RDS
Dimmer 1
Dimmer 2
Dimmer Off
(Display is dim).
(Display is bright).
(Display gets dimmer).
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