1996 VOLVO 850 radio

1996 Volvo 850

A - Automatic programming (AUTO)

This function automatically seeks and stores up to 8 strong AM or FM sta\
tions.
This is especially useful when travelling in areas where radio stations \
are unfamiliar.
1. Depress and hold the "AUTO" button for at least 1 second . A number o\
f strong stations (max. 8) on
the chosen waveband are now automatically stored in the memory.
The lowest frequency station is heard. If there are no audible stations,\
"----" is displayed.
2. Press the "AUTO" button ( for less than 1 second ) to obtain anothe\
r autostored station.
A new station will be selected each time the button is pressed momentari\
ly.

B - Bass control

Adjust the bass by sliding the control up or down (up to increase, down\
to decrease). A "detent"
indicates "equalized" bass.

C - Treble control

Adjust the treble by sliding the control up or down (up to increase, do\
wn to decrease). A "detent"
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indicates "equalized" treble. pg. 1:55 Radio - SC-815

A - Fader control

Adjust front/rear speaker balance by sliding the control up or down.
(Up to direct more sound to the front speakers, down to direct more sou\
nd to the rear speakers.
The "detent" indicates "equalized" front/rear balance position.

B - Pause function

Press the "volume" knob to temporarily mute the sound. "PAUSE" is displa\
yed.

C - Balance control

Pull out the "volume" knob and adjust the left/right balance by turning \
the knob counterclockwise or
clockwise.
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pg. 1:56 Cassette deck

A - Cassette slot

The cassette is inserted with the open side to the right (side 1 or A o\
f the cassette upwards). When the
cassette is inserted, the radio is disengaged and the cassette will star\
t to play automatically. "TAPE
"
or "TAPE
" is displayed to indicate which side of the tape is being played. When\
one side of the tape
has been played the unit will automatically play the other side (auto-r\
everse). The cassette can be
inserted or ejected even when the unit switched off.

B - Reversing the tape (PROG)

Press the button to play the other side of the tape.
The side of the tape being played will be displayed.

C - Fast winding

The tape is advanced with "
" and rewound with " ". The tape side indicator in the display will
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C - Pause

If you press the "volume" knob the tape is stopped, the unit is silent a\
nd "PAUSE" is displayed. To
restart the tape press the knob again.

D - Scan

Press this button to listen to the first five seconds of each song. Pres\
s it again to stop scanning. pg. 1:58 Cassette deck

A - Cassette eject

If the button is pressed the tape will stop and the cassette will be eje\
cted. The radio will be automatically
engaged. The radio, CD or CD changer will engage automatically (dependi\
ng on which mode was
activated before the tape was played).

B - To re-enter Radio mode
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There are three alternative ways to re-enter Radio mode:
l Push one of the waveband selector buttons
l Push the Auto seek button
l Push one of the preset buttons
When the unit re-enters Radio mode, the cassette will not be ejected.

C - To re-enter Tape mode

If the Tape function has been disconnected and the cassette has not been\
ejected, the Tape mode can be
re-entered by pressing the "TAPE" button.

D - To re-enter CD mode

If the CD function has been disconnected and the CD has not been ejected\
, the CD mode can be re-
entered by pressing the "CD" button.

E - To re-enter CD changer mode

If the CD changer function has been disconnected, the CD changer mode ca\
n be reentered by pressing
the "CHGR" button.




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pg. 1:59 CD - Single

A - CD slot

With the audio system on, insert a disc into the slot with the label sid\
e up. When the CD is inserted, the
radio is disengaged and the CD will start to play automatically.
The CD can be inserted or ejected even when the unit is switched off.

When the CD has been inserted into the player, the "DISC IN" light will \
always be ON even if the radio,
tape deck or CD changer are in use.

B - CD mode selector

Press "CD" to actuate the CD mode. The track last listened to will conti\
nue to play. If the CD-player is
empty, "No CD" will be displayed.

C - CD eject

If the button is pressed the CD will stop and the disc will be ejected. \
The radio will be automatically
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engaged. The radio, tape or CD changer will engage automatically (depen\
ding on which mode was
activated before the CD was played).

NOTE: If the CD eject button is pressed and the disc is not removed with\
in 12 seconds, the disc will not
be drawn into the CD player again. pg. 1:60 CD - Single

A - Music search

Press the "
" or " " button to search within a track. While the button is depressed the pl\
aying
time for this track will be displayed.

B - Changing the selected track number

Press "
" for forward selection or " " for backwards selection. The chosen track number will be
displayed.

C - Playing- time display
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When the "CD" button is pressed the playing time for the current track i\
s displayed for 5 seconds.

D - Scan

Press this button to listen to the first ten seconds of each track. Pres\
s it again to stop scanning. pg. 1:61 CD - Single

A - Random choice

Press "RND" to actuate the random mode. From A disc, tracks will be play\
ed at random. "RND" will be
displayed when this function is engaged.

B - Pause

If you press the "volume" knob the disc is stopped, the unit is silent a\
nd "PAUSE" is displayed. To
restart the disc press the knob again.

C - To re-enter Radio mode
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