Becker Designed Car Stereo System 1480 User's Manual
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1. OPERATION GUIDE FOR BECKER 1480 BASIC CONTROLS TUNING CASSETTE OPERATION DISPLAY PANEL 1 On Off Switch 1 Station Select 1 Cassette Port 1 Bass Treble Bar Graph Buttons 2 Volume Bar 2 Function Control 2 CrO Metal Tape 2 Stereo Indicator Button Equalization 3 Bass Treble Control Buttons 3 Seek Bar 3 Eject Button 3 Digital Display of Stereo Balance Control Buttons Station Frequency 4 Scan Bar 4 Forward Music Search 4 Station Memory Indicator Fast Forward Button 5 Tuning Sensitivity 5 Reverse Music Search 5 AM and FM Band Control Button Rewind Button Indicator 6 Fine Adjustment 6 Track Selection Button 6 Tuning Sensitivity Tuning Buttons Indicator 7 Dolby B C Noise 7 Balance Display Reduction Button 1480 doc BASIC CONTROLS POWER The stereo system will operate with the car s ignition switch in either the on or off position To operate the radio simply touch the on side of the on off switch located at the lower left corner of the radio faceplate A tape cassette can be played without using the on off switch by simply inserting the tape into the cassette port As soon as the cassette is drawn into position it will begin to play VOLUME Sound level is manually adjusted by means of the volume bar located on the left side of the radio faceplate Press upward to increase volume downward to decrease volume SPEED DEPENDENT VOLUME ADJUSTMENT A special function adj2. as described then press the function control button which is identified by a star and located just to the right of the radio display The display will go blank Next press the numbered buttons corresponding to the digits of your desired station For example to select the frequency 98 5 you would first press the function control button to clear the display Then you would press button numbers 9 8 5 in consecutive order The display would then register 98 5 and the station at that frequency would begin playing The driver of course should not use the direct frequency method when the vehicle is in motion FINE ADJUSTMENT The radio can also be fine tuned in increments up or down through either waveband This is done using the two buttons marked by arrows and located on the lower right of the faceplate PUSH BUTTON MEMORY TUNING The most common and convenient method of tuning is to store your favorite stations in the radio s memory Six FM stations and four AM stations may be stored by using the numbered station select buttons located along the top of the radio faceplate First using either the seek scan or direct frequency tuning methods tune in the station you wish to store Next push and hold the numbered station select button you wish to use The radio will display the station currently stored at that number Continue holding the button until this station is deleted from memory and the frequency of your newly selected stati
3. he reverse button once The LED light will illuminate to indicate that music search has been activated Push the reverse button twice to completely rewind the tape Once engaged it will lock into position until the tape is fully rewound or until another tape function is activated The LED will blink to indicate that the rewind function has been activated TRACK SELECTION Once a cassette has been engaged this button can be used to switch to the tape s other side without having to remove and flip the cassette DOLBY B AND DOLBY C NOISE REDUCTION This function which is activated by pressing the Dolby noise reduction button reduces background hiss while playing a cassette that was recorded using the Dolby B or Dolby C noise reduction system Most prerecorded cassettes indicate which type of noise reduction was used during recording if any LEDs on the face of the control button illuminate to indicate the noise reduction system selected
4. o tune to a specific station you may use any of the following methods SEEK AND SCAN TUNING The SEEK bar located on the right side of the radio faceplate can be used to tune in broadcast frequencies within AM or FM wavebands Pressing the bar up will cause stations to be scanned in ascending frequencies pressing it down will result in a descending scan The SCAN Bar located directly to the right of the SEEK bar allows sampling of radio stations within a waveband for approximately five seconds each If no action is taken during the five second period the radio will tune to the next station Pressing either the SEEK bar or the SCAN bar a second time will cause 1480 doc the radio to stay tuned to the station being sampled SENSITIVITY CONTROL This feature enables you to choose two tuning sensitivity levels low and high by pressing the sensitivity control button located on the far right side of the radio faceplate The level you select will be indicated by a single or triple ringed symbol appearing on the right side of the radio display In the low level the radio will seek and scan only the strongest signals In the high level it will seek and scan less powerful signals as well The sensitivity level is automatically increased after the entire waveband has been sampled without finding a station DIRECT FREQUENCY TUNING To tune directly to a specific frequency switch to your desired waveband AM or FM
5. on appears on the display The new frequency will be stored in memory CASSETTE OPERATION To play a cassette insert it into the cassette port exposed tape side first The cassette will be drawn automatically into the deck At the conclusion of the first side played the auto reverse mechanism will automatically begin playing the other side of the tape All cassette functions are located directly above the cassette port and appear from left to right in the following order TAPE SWITCH CR This feature allows you to select the proper equalization setting for playing chromium dioxide CrO2 or metal cassette tapes An LED located on the face of this button will illuminate when this option has been elected EJECT To remove a cassette push the eject button The tape will automatically disengage and can then be retrieved from the cassette port Ejecting a cassette switches the system to radio operation 1480 doc FORWARD MUSIC SEARCH FAST FORWARD A cassette tape can be automatically advanced to the next selection by pressing the forward button once An LED light on the face of the forward button illuminates to indicate that music search has been activated To fast forward the tape to the end of the side press the forward button twice The LED will blink to indicate that the fast forward function has been activated REVERSE MUSIC SEARCH REWIND A cassette tape selection can be repeated by pressing t
6. s control To shift balance to the right speakers press the treble control Balance can be set to the mid position by pressing both buttons simultaneously A visual indication of the balance setting is provided on the display when the balance feature is activated FADER A fader control is provided on models equipped with both front and rear speakers Located on the lower console near the gear selector this thumbwheel control can be adjusted to suit your preference Dialing the thumbwheel forward will increase output of the front speakers while reducing that of the rear Conversely dialing the thumbwheel backward will increase the output of the rear speakers while reducing that of the front Positioning the thumbwheel in its center detent will equalize sound levels ANTENNA The automatic antenna is controlled by a three position rocker switch located above the radio Under normal conditions the switch should be set to its maximum position allowing the antenna to extend to its full height for optimum reception in almost all circumstances TUNING The radio is capable of receiving monaural AM broadcasts and monaural and stereo FM broadcasts A STEREO indicator will appear on the radio display whenever a stereo signal is received To select the waveband you wish to hear simply press any one of the numbered station select buttons located along the top of the radio faceplate 1 through 6 for FM 7 through 0 for AM T
7. usts the radio and cassette player volume a preset amount according to vehicle speed Thus increased wind and road noise are compensated for as the vehicle is driven faster When leaving high speed roads to resume local driving the volume is automatically lowered a preset amount as vehicle speed and thus ambient sound level drop 1480 doc TONE Two tone buttons identified by musical notes are located above the volume bar The left button controls bass the right controls treble A bar graph at the left of the radio display indicates relative bass and treble settings To bring both bass and treble tones to their midrange settings press both buttons simultaneously To bring either bass or treble tone to maximum level press and hold the respective button In approximately three seconds the graph will indicate maximum level If the button is released and pressed again the tone level will reach minimum in approximately five seconds To reverse adjustment direction the maximum level must be reached first The system is equipped with a memory function that will return the adjustment levels of AM FM and cassette modes separately to their latest settings BALANCE Left to right stereo balance is adjusted using the same buttons that control bass and treble levels First press the function control button which is on the right side of the display and marked with a star To shift sound balance to the left speakers press the bas
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