1996 VOLVO 850 Owners Manual

1996 Volvo 850

Anti-theft code

The radio features anti-theft circuitry. If the set is removed from the \
vehicle or if the battery power is
disconnected, a special code must be entered to enable operation of the \
set. Refer to the radio code card
supplied with your vehicle or ask your retailer for the correct code . \
When the car is parked with the ignition key removed, the anti-theft LED\
will flash

To enter the code

After installation or when the set has been disconnected from power, the\
set displays "codE" when it is
switched on.
Enter the 4-digit code using the preset buttons. If the correct code is \
entered, "on" is displayed and the
set is ready to use.
If you enter an incorrect code you must enter the correct code again fro\
m the beginning.

Incorrect code

If an incorrect code has been entered "rPt" is displayed. Enter the corr\
ect code.
After three unsuccessful coding attempts the set will lock and remain lo\
cked for two hours.
" OFF " is displayed.

During this waiting period:
l the battery must be connected
l the ignition key must be turned to position I
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l the unit must be turned on
Make sure the headlights are turned off to help prevent battery drain. \
Enter the code again once this time has elapsed.
pg. 1:39 Radio - SC-811

A - On/off switch and volume control

Turn the button clockwise to switch on and to increase the volume.

B - Waveband selector

The desired waveband is set by pressing one of the waveband selector but\
tons. The frequency and
waveband is shown on the display.

NOTE: There are two FM wavebands and two AM wavebands. This makes it pos\
sible to store 2 x 6 FM
stations and 2 x 6 AM stations in memory.

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C - Setting frequency selection

The radio can be used in most parts of the world by changing the frequen\
cy selection intervals as
follows:
Depress and hold preset button 5 and turn the radio ON. "USA" will flash\
on the display. Each time
button 5 is pressed, the frequency selection will change from "USA" to "\
AUS", etc. When the correct
country name is displayed, wait 5 seconds and the radio will be ready fo\
r use.
When "USA" is chosen, the FM band will search for stations in 200 kHz in\
tervals and AM will search in
10 kHz intervals.

D - Manual tuning

Turn the knob counter-clockwise to tune to lower frequencies and clockwi\
se to tune to higher
frequencies. The tuned frequency is displayed. pg. 1:40 Radio-SC-811

A - Seek tuning
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Push the tuning knob to seek for higher frequencies. The radio seeks the\
next audible station and stops
there. If you wish to continue the seek tuning, press the tuning knob ag\
ain.

B - Preset programming

1. Tune to the desired frequency.
2. Depress and hold a preset button. The audio will cut out. Keep the bu\
tton depressed until the audio
comes on again (approx. 2 seconds).
3. The frequency is now stored on this preset button.

C - Preset buttons

To select a pre-programmed radio frequency, depress the preset button. T\
he set frequency will be
displayed. pg. 1:41 Radio SC - 811

A - Automatic programming (Auto seek)
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This function automatically seeks and stores up to 8 strong AM or FM sta\
tions. This is especially useful
when traveling in areas where radio stations are unfamiliar.
1. Depress and hold the "auto seek" button for at least 1 second. A numb\
er of strong stations (max. 8) on
the chosen waveband are now automatically stored in the auto seek memory\
. If there are no audible
stations, "no" is displayed.
2. Press the "auto seek" button (for less than 1 second) to obtain ano\
ther autostored station. A new
station will be selected each time the button is pressed.

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"
indicates "equalized" treble. pg. 1:42 Radio SC-811
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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 - Mute function

Press the "power-volume" knob to temporarily mute the sound. "PAUSE" is \
displayed.

C - Balance control

Pull out the "volume" knob and adjust the left/right balance by turning \
the knob counter-clockwise or
clockwise.




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pg. 1:43 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 1" or
"TAPE 2" is displayed to indicate which side of the tape is being played\
. When one side of the tape is
being played. When one side of the tape has been played the unit will au\
tomatically play the other side
(auto-reverse). The cassette can be inserted or ejected even when the \
unit is switched off.

B - Reversing the tape (rev)

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 "ff" and rewound with "rew". The tape side ind\
icator in the display will flash
rapidly during fast winding. Fast winding can be stopped by pressing the\
button again.
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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. 1:44 Cassette deck

A - "nxt" (next selector)

Press the "nxt" button and the tape will automatically advance to the ne\
xt song. There must be a pause of
approx. 5 seconds between songs for this function to operate.

B - "rpt" (repeat) selector

Press the "rpt" button to rewind the tape to the beginning of the song. \
Press the button again to rewind to
the beginning of the previous song.
There must be a pause of approx. 5 seconds between the songs for this fu\
nction to operate.

C - Pause
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