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1998 Volvo S90
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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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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1998 Volvo S90
Chapter 10 - (cont.)
Cassette deck 
pg. 151 
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 
switched off.  B- Reversing the tape 
(PROG) 
 
Press the button to play the 
other side of the tape.  
 
C- Fast winding 
 
The tape is advanced with " 
 
"and rewound with " 
 ". 
"FF" will be displayed while 
advancing the tape. "REW" will 
be displayed while rewinding 
the tape.  
Fast winding can be stopped by 
pressing the tuning button or the 
TAPE button again.  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 pg. 152 
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A- Next selector 
 
Press the " 
 "button and the 
tape will automatically advance 
to 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 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 it again to stop scanning. 
"SCAN" will be displayed. There 
must be a gap (no udio sound) of 
approx. 5 seconds between songs 
for this function to operate. 
Cassette deck pg. 153 
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1998 Volvo S90
Chapter 10 - (cont.)CD - Single 
pg. 154 
A- CD slot 
 
With the audio system on, insert 
a disc into the slot with the label 
side 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 continue 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 engaged. The 
radio, tape or CD changer will 
engage automatically (depending 
on which mode was activated 
before the CD was played).  
 
NOTE: If the CD eject button is 
pressed and the disc is not 
removed within 12 seconds, the 
disc will be drawn into the CD 
player again. 
CD - Single pg. 155 
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A- Random choice 
 
Press "RND" to actuate the 
random mode.  
From a disc, tracks will be 
played at random. "RND" will 
be displayed when this function 
is engaged.  
the random function may cause 
a disc to be played more than 
once before playing through all 
discs. B- Pause 
 
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. 
 
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 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. 
 
F- To re-enter CD changer 
mode 
 
If the CD changer function has 
been disconnected, the CD 
changer mode can be re-entered 
by pressing the "CHGR" button. 
CD - Changer (option) pg. 157 
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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- Pause 
 
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. 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 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. 
 
F- To re-enter CD changer 
mode 
 
If the CD changer function has 
been disconnected, the CD 
changer mode can be re-entered 
by pressing the "CHGR" button. 
Technical specifications(option) pg. 160 
SC-816 
 
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).  
The Radio is equipped with FM diversity. 
 
Frequency range:  
FM 87.9 - 107.9 MHz  
AM 530 - 1710 kHz  
Sensitivity  
FM 1.1µV  
AM 20µV  
Stereo separation: 35 dB  
 
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