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A- Seek tuning up/down
Press the left side tune button to
tune to lower frequencies and
the right side to tune to higher
frequencies. The radio seeks the
next audible station and stops
there. If you wish to continue
the seek tuning, press the tune
button again. B- Preset programming
1. Tune to the desired
frequency.
2. Depress and hold a preset
button. The audio will cut out.
Keep the button depressed until
the audio comes on again
(approx. 2 seconds).
3. The frequency is now stored
on this present button. C- Preset buttons
To select a pre-programmed
radio frequency, depress the
preset button. The set frequency
will be displayed.
Radio SC-813 (cont.) pg. 136
A- Automatic programming
(Auto)
Please note that this function
will not interfere with pre-
stored stations on buttons 1-6.
This function automatically
seeks and stores up to 8 strong
AM or FM stations.
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 of 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 another autostored
station.
A new station will be selected
each time the button is pressed
momentarily.
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, down to decrease). A
"detent" indicates "equalized"
treble.
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Radio SC-813 (cont.) pg. 137
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 sound 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 displayed. C- Balance control
Pull out the "volume" knob and
adjust the left/right balance by
turning the knob counter-
clockwise or clockwise.
D- Scan
Press this button to listen to
each station for five seconds.
Press it again to stop scanning.
E- Active sound control
(ASC)
The ASC function automatically
adjusts the volume level of the
audio system according to
driving speed.
To deactivate ASC depress the
"ASC" button.
To activate ASC, depress the
"ASC" button until "ASC" is
displayed.
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Chapter 10 - (cont.)
Cassette deck
pg. 138
A- Cassette slot
The cassette is inserted with the
open side to the right (side 1 or
A of the cassette upwards).
When the cassette is inserted,
the radio is disengaged and the
cassette will start 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 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 "
".
Fast winding can be stopped by
pressing either the button again
or the "TAPE" button. D- Dolby B NR button
Press this button when you use
tapes recorded with the Dolby B
noise reduction system. The
Dolby Symbol
will be
indicated in the display.
Cassette deck (cont) pg. 139
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A- Next selector
Press the "
"button and the
tape will automatically advance
to the next song. There must be
a pause of approx. 5 seconds
between songs for this function
to operate.
B- Previous selector
Press the "
"button and the
tape will automatically rewind
to the previous song. There
must be a pause of approx. 5
seconds between the songs for
this function to operate. C- Pause
If you press the "volume" knob
the tape is stopped, the unit is
silent and "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.
Press this button or the "TAPE"
button to stop scanning. During
scanning "SCAN" will be
displayed. There must be a gap
(no audio sound) of approx. 5
seconds between songs for this
function to operate.
Cassette deck (cont) pg. 140
A- Cassette eject
If the button is pressed the tape
will stop and the cassette will be
ejected. The radio will be
automatically engaged. The
radio or CD will engage
automatically (depending on
which mode was activated
before the tape was played). B- To re-enter Radio mode
Push one of the waveband
selector 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 re-entered by pressing D- To re-enter CD changer
mode
If the CD changer function has
been disconnected, the CD
changer mode can re-entered by
pressing the "CHGR" button.
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the "TAPE" button.
CD - Changer (option) pg. 141
A- CD changer mode
selector
Press "CHGR" to actuate the
CD changer mode. The disc/
track last listened to will
continue to play. If the CD-
changer cartridge* is empty,
"---" will be displayed.
If a selected disc does not exist,
the disc number and "5--" will
be displayed and the next disc
will be automatically selected.
*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.
If no CD-changer is
connected to the unit
"EEEE" will be displayed if
you happen to choose CHGR
mode. B- Disc number selector
Depress one of the preset
buttons (1-6) to select the disc
number desired. The selected
disc number and track number
will be displayed.
C- Music search
Press the "
"or "
"button to search within a track.
While the button is depressed the
playing time for this track will be
displayed.
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CD - Changer (option) (cont.) pg. 142
A- Changing the selected
track number
Press the "
"or " " for
backward selection. The chosen
disc number and track number
will be displayed. B- Playing the time display
When the "CHGR" button is
pressed the playing time for the
current track is displayed for 5
seconds.
C- Scan
Press this button to listen to the
first ten seconds of each track.
Press it again to stop scanning.
During scanning "SCAN" will be
displayed.
CD - Changer (option) (cont.) pg. 143
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- Pause C- To re-enter Radio mode
Push one of the waveband
selector buttons.
D- To re-enter Tape mode
If a cassette is already inserted,
the tape deck will re-engage if
the "TAPE" button is pressed. E- To re-enter CD changer
mode
If the CD changer function has
been disconnected, the CD
changer mode can re-entered by
pressing the "CHGR" button.
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If you press the "volume" knob
the disc is stopped, the unit is
silent and "PAUSE" is
displayed. To restart the disc
press the knob again.
Technical specifications pg. 144
SC-813
Power Output: 4x 25 W (10% dist.)
Output impedance: 4Ohms
System voltage: 12 Volts, negative ground
Radio
System: PLL (Phase Lock Loop) system with tuned RF (Radio Frequency)\
front and end automatic wide
band gain control.
Electronic suppression circuitry (noise killer).
This radio is equipped with FM-Diversity.
Frequency range:
AM 87.9 - 107.9 MHz
FM 530 - 1710 kHz
Sensitivity
AM 1.1µV
FM 20µV
Stereo separation: 35dB
Cassette deck
4-track, 2 channel stereo
Full logic electronic tape transport
Tape speed: 4.76 cm/sec.
Channel separation 53dB
Frequency range 30-15000hz
S/N (120 µV) 56 dB without Dolby B NR
S/N (120 µV) 66 dB with Dolby B NR
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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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