1996 VOLVO 850 Owners Manual

1996 Volvo 850
pg. 1:31 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-\
reverse). The cassette can be
inserted or ejected even when the unit is switched off.

B - Reversing the tape (PROG)

Press the two buttons 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 " ".
Fast winding can be stopped by pressing the opposite button.
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D - Dolby B button

Press this button when you use tapes recorded with the Dolby B noise red\
uction system. The Dolby
Symbol
will be indicated in the display.
pg. 1:32 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 or CD will engage automatically (depending on which \
mode was activated before
the tape was played). pg. 1:33 CD - Remote (certain models)
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A - CD mode selector

Press "CD" to actuate the CD mode. The disc/track last listened to will \
continue to play. If the CD-
changer cartridge * is empty, "---- will be displayed. If a selected dis\
c does not exist, the disc number
and "5---" will be displayed and the next disc will be automatically sel\
ected.

* The functions pertaining to the CD-changer are only applicable if the \
unit has been connected to the
Volvo CD-changer which is sold separately as an accessory, or on certain\
models, standard on the car.

B - Disc number selector

Depress one of the preset buttons (1-6) to select the disc number desi\
red. The selected disc number and
track number will be displayed.

C - Music search

Press the TUNE button to search within a track. While the button is depr\
essed the playing time for this
track will be displayed.
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pg. 1:34 CD - Remote (certain models)

A - Changing the selected track number

Press the CD
(SEEK) button to select the next track.
Press the CD
(AUTO) button to select the previous track.
The chosen disc number and track number will be displayed.
B - Playing-time display

When the CD button is pressed the playing time for the current track is \
displayed for 5 seconds.
pg. 1:35 CD - Remote (certain models)
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A - Random choice

Press "RND" to actuate the random mode. From a disc chosen at random, 4 \
tracks will be played (also
chosen at random). A new disc will then be played in the same way. "RND\
" will be displayed when this
function is engaged.

B - To re-enter the Radio mode

To re-enter Radio mode, push one of the waveband selector buttons. pg. 1:36 Technical specifications
SC-710

Output: 4 x 20 W (10% dist.)
Output impedance: 4 Ohms
System voltage: 12 Volts, negative ground
Fuse: 10 A
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Radio

System: PLL (Phase Lock Loop) system with tuned RF (Radio Frequency)\
front end and automatic wide
band gain control. Electronic suppression circuitry (noise killer).
Frequency range:
FM 87.9 - 107.9 MHz
AM 530 - 1710 kHz
Sensitivity:
FM 1.3 V
AM 15 V
Stereo separation: 35 dB

Cassette deck 4-track, 2 channel stereo

Tape speed: 4.76 cm/sec.
Channel separation 40 dB
Frequency range 30 - 15000 Hz
S/N (120 V) 50 dB
Wow and Flutter less than 0.06%
Pinch off
"Dolby" and the double D symbol
are the trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under license from Dolby Laborator\
ies Licensing Corporation.




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1996 Volvo 850
pg. 1:37 Premium Sound system SC 811 (certain models), general descrip\
tion
The following pages describe the use of your SC-811 Cassette Radio and C\
D remote control


1.
l On/off (turn)
l Volume (turn)
l Pause/Mute (push)
l Balance (pull)
2. CD mode selector
3. Bass control
4. Treble control
5. Fader control
6. Waveband selectors (FM)
7. Waveband selectors (AM)
8. Preset buttons, CD-Disc No. selector
9. Auto seek memory (FM)
10. Dolby B button
11.
l Manual tuning
l Seek tuning (push)
12. Tape direction selector REV, CD-Random play
13. Cassette eject
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14. Display
15. Cassette slot
16. TP -Next song
CD -Next track UP
17. TP -Fast forward
CD -Music search UP
18. TP -Rewind
CD -Music search DOWN
19. TP -Previous song REPEAT
CD -Previous track DOWN
20. Tape mode selector

TP = Applicable only in tape mode
CD = Applicable only when in CD mode and connected to a CD changer pg. 1:38 Anti-theft code

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