ETR AM/FM Stereo/Cassette Tape Player (UM6)
UM6 Radio:
UPPER KNOB
This knob turns the radio assembly on and off. Rotate knob to control volume. The control ring behind the knob is the balance control.
Turn the ring clockwise to move speaker balance to the right and counterclockwise to move speaker balance to the left. Press the knob to select the other side of the tape when playing a cassette, or the frequency when the radio is playing.
LOWER KNOB
Turn the knob to manually select radio stations. When the radio assembly is on and the tape player is off, press the knob to choose either the AM, FM1 or FM2 band.
The control ring behind the lower knob fades the sound between the front and rear speaker assemblies.
BASS AND TREBLE CONTROLS
Slide the "TREB" lever up to increase treble and down to decrease treble. Slide the "BASS" lever up to increase bass and down to decrease bass.
If a station is weak and noisy, move the "TREB" lever down to reduce the noise.
PUSH BUTTONS
To present seven AM stations, seven FM1 stations and seven FM2 stations:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press "SET." Within 5 seconds, press a station button, Preset three additional stations on each band by pressing a pair of push buttons next to each other at the same time. Just:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press "SET."
3. Within 5 seconds, press two push buttons that are next to each other at the same time. The station will return when the same two buttons are pressed again.
The radio will tune to the preset station when the push button or button pair is pressed.
If electrical power is interrupted by a blown fuse or a discharged battery, the stations must be reset.
CLOCK
To set the clock display, the ignition lock cylinder must be in the "ACCESSORY" or "RUN" position and the radio assembly must be off. To set the clock:
1. Push "SET"
2. Within 5 seconds, push and hold "SEEK left" until the correct hour appears.
3. Then push and hold "SEEK right" until the correct minute appears.
SEEK AND PRESET SCAN FEATURE
Push "SEEK" right or left and the radio will tune to the next higher or lower station with enough signal strength to be heard clearly, and will stay there.
Preset scan is a two-button sequence. To scan through all the preset stations (AM, FM1 and FM2), press "SEEK right" and hold it there while you press SEEK left" The radio will move to each preset station and pause there for a few seconds. This will continue until the scan mode is terminated. To terminate the scan mode, press both buttons again or press the upper knob.
CASSETTE TAPE PLAYER The tape player is built to work best with tapes that are 30 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than that are so thin they may not work well in this player.
To play a tape, the ignition lock cylinder must be in the 'ACCESSORY" or "RUN" position and the receiver/tape player must be turned on. Insert the cassette squarely through the door, exposed tape side of the cassette first. If you hear nothing or hear just garbled sound, it may not be in squarely. Press EJECT" to remove the tape and start over. When the tape is fully inserted, the radio will turn off and the tape will begin playing.
To advance the tape, press the "FWD" button. To reverse the tape, press the "REV" button. To resume tape play from fast forward or reverse, press the "FWD" or "REV" button again. When the tape reaches the end of a side, it will automatically reverse and play the other side of the tape. To resume listening to the radio, or to eject the tape, push the "EJECT" button. The cassette player is turned off by ejecting the tape or tuning the upper knob or rotating the ignition lock cylinder to "LOCK," 'OFF" or "START." When this occurs, the tape player will either eject the cassette automatically or the internal tape drive and roller will retract automatically. This is to protect the tape player and cassette tape.
TAPE DIRECTION INDICATORS
The direction the tape is being played is indicated by indicator arrows. Where the upward indicator arrow is illuminated, the top of the tape is playing. When the downward indicator arrow is illuminated, the bottom of the tape is playing.
REVERSING SIDES
Press the upper knob to play the other side of the tape. When the end of tape is reached, it automatically reverses direction and plays the other side.
TAPE EJECT BUTTON
Press "EJECT" to eject tape and switch to radio. The "EJECT" is also held for 5 seconds or more to clear the "clean tape" indicator.