I was reading my shop manual for fun and discovered that the 2001+ Proteges have a signal meter built into the radio. It's useful if your favorite station is fuzzy at times, or if you're bored on a long road trip.

To access it, hold the power button (push in the VOL ****) and at the same time press the #2 memory button. Voila!

Just thought I'd share.

 

Hey thanks for the info Nick. Gee I guess I should read that section of the manual. I'll have to try that tomorrow.

 

damn....us <2001 are stuck with "stereo" or not.

 

Are there any other hidden VOL + memory key combinations? Any neat things the stock stereo can do?

 

Heh, I sat there for a minute trying several combinations, but the only one that I found was the forementioned signal strength.

 

You can get it to do a diagnostic test of itself, but that's about it.

 

I thought you'd dissappeared. It was so peaceful without your redundant banter.

 

in the style of theMAN himself.....