2001 FIAT SEICENTO CD player

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USEFUL ADVICE
ROAD SAFETY
You should learn how to use the various
functions (e.g. storing the stations, etc.) be-
fore trying to use them while driving.
RECEPTION CONDITIONS
Reception conditions vary constantly while
the car is moving. Reception may be ef-
fected by mountains, buildings or bridges,
especially when you are a long way from
the broadcasting transmitter of the station
you are listening to.
IMPORTANTAn increase in volume
could occur when traffic announcements are
given.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
The basic structure of the sound system en-
sures long-term operation without the need
for any particular maintenance. Get in touch
with aDealershipif anything goes wrong.
Only clean the front panel with a soft, an-
tistatic cloth. Cleaning or polishing agents
could damage the surface.
TAPES
For optimal playback:
– Do not use bad quality tapes, misshapen
cassettes or cassettes with the labels com-
ing unstuck.
– Do not leave the tape in the player when
not in use.
– Do not introduce any other object in the
tape deck.
– Do not leave tapes in direct sunlight or
expose them to excessive heat or moisture.
– Put cassettes back into their boxes af-
ter use.
– Dirt on the player head from tapes can,
in time, reduce treble during playback. We
recommend you clean the head periodical-
ly with a specific head cleaner tape (non
abrasive). If you drive with the vol-
ume too high you put both
your own life and that of
others in jeopardy. You should ad-
just the volume so that you can
hear noises from outside the car
(e.g. horns, ambulan-ce/police
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– Ideally, use C-60 tapes. Do not use
tapes longer than C-90 to ensure constant,
optimal playback. Moreover, longer tapes
are very thin and can easily break.
– Avoid using cassettes with slack tape,
especially C-90 tapes. The tape could come
out of the cassette and block the mecha-
nism. However, if the player detects slack
tape or similar problems, the cassette will
be ejected automatically.
– Do not lubricate cassette mechanism.
– Do not touch the player head with mag-
netic or hard objects.COMPACT DISC
If you are using a CD player, remember
that dirt or marks on the CD can cause skip-
ping or bad sound quality in playback. The
same will occur if the CD is bent.
For optimal playback:
– Only use CDs with the following trade-
mark:– After use, put the CDs back in their cas-
es to avoid marking or scratching the discs.
This would cause skips in playback.
– Do not leave discs in direct sunlight or
expose them to high temperatures or mois-
ture for a long time to avoid bending them.
– Do not stick labels or write on the record-
ed side of a CD.
To remove the CD from its box, press the
middle and lift the CD holding it carefully on
the edges.
– Clean each CD carefully. Remove fin-
gerprints and dust with a soft cloth. Hold the
CD at the edge and clean from the centre
outwards.
– Never use chemical products (e.g.
sprays, antistatic products or thinners).
These products could damage the CD sur-
face.
Modo corretto di tenere
il compact discEstrazione del discoRemoving the discProper way to hold the
compact disc
Always only hold the CD from its edges.
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Use a soft cloth, working from the mid-
dle towards, to remove fingerprints and dust
from the CD.
The edges of new CDs may be rough. The
player may not work or CD may skip when
using these CDs. Use a ball point pen or sim-
ilar to remove the rough edges.
ErratoNo
Penna a sfera
RuviditàBall-point pen
Roughness
IMPORTANTDo not use protective CD
film or disks with stabilisers, etc. They could
get caught in the mechanism and damage
the CD.
Notes on CDs
Do not stick labels or write on the record-
ed side of a CD.
Errato
Never use solvents (e.g. stain removers,
antistatic sprays or thinners) to clean a CD.
ErratoNo
No
Do not use very scratched, cracked or mis-
shapen CDs. You could cause faults or dam-
age the player.
Do not leave discs in direct sunlight or ex-
pose them to high temperatures.
ErratoNo
ErratoNo

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INTRODUCTION
The sound system is fixed and present the
following features:
RADIO SECTION
– PLL tuning (FM/MW/LW frequency
bands).
– RDS (Radio Data System) with TA (Traf-
fic Announcement) - PTY NEWS (Pro-
gramme Type News) - EON (Enhanced
Other Network) - REG (Regional Pro-
gramme) functions.
– RDS alternative frequency tuning.
– Automatic/manual station tuning.
– Manual storage of 24 stations: 18 in FM
band (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2 and 6 in FM3)
and 6 in MW band.
– Automatic storage (AUTOSTORE function)
of 6 stations.
– DX function (Distant: increased sensitivi-
ty in searching for radio stations).
– Automatic Stereo/Mono selection.
TAPE SECTION
– Autoreverse.
– Tape fast forward and rewind.
– Automatic recognition and equalisation of
Cr/Me tapes with consequent optimisa-
tion of sound.
– Pause function.
– Last/next track search function.
– Repeat function (repeats last track).
– Blank Skip function.
– Scan tracks on tape (forward) function.
– DOLBY B (noise reduction circuit) (*).
(*) The DOLBY noise reduction device is made under
licence from the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpo-
ration. DOLBY and double D symbol are registered
trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Cor-
poration.
CD PLAYER SECTION
(where fitted)
– Disc selection (last/next).
– Track selection (last/next).
– Fast forward and fast backward.
– Pause function.
– Repeat function (repeats last track or CD).
– CD Scan (scans tracks on selected CD or
all CD’s).
– Random (plays tracks on selected CD or
all CD’s in random order).
AUDIO SECTION
– Separate bass/treble settings.
– Right/left and front/rear channel bal-
ance.
– Loudness function.
– Mute function.
– Pre-set volume for TA, ALARM (Emer-
gency) and PTY-NEWS functions.
– Sound system muting when cellular
phone is in use.

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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS
P5P00887
1.Audio mode button (A-M). Loudness
button (LOUD).
2.On/Off button (POWER). Radio,
Tape, CD button (FUNC).
3.Volume, treble, fader adjustment but-
ton (up/down) (O/N).
4.Next disc button (DISC UP) [I].
5.Eject tape button (EJECT) (˚)
[J].
6.Scan tape/CD (SCAN) [J],
[I].7.Alternative frequency button, RDS REG
function (AF).
8.Repeat tape/CD track button (RPT)
[J], [I].
9.Traffic announcement function button,
pre-set volume for TA, ALARM and PTY-
NEWS (TA) [K].
10.Automatic station storage button (AS)
[K] PTY NEWS function button.
11.Random CD track function button
(RDM) [I].
12.Pre-set station button [K].13.Skip blank tape function button (BLS)
[J].
14.Mute sound system (MUTE) [K].
Play/pause tape/CD (˙/❙❙) [J],
[I].
15.Dolby NR B function button (BNR)
[J].
16.Last disc button (DISC DN) [I].
17.Band selection button, manual tuning
(BAND) [K]. Change tape side b.utton
(PROG) [J]. CD Changer magazine but-
ton (MAG) [I].
18.Front panel release key.
19.Bass, balance, manual/automatic
tuning, distant/locale search, tape fast for-
ward/reverse, next/last tape/CD track, CD
fast forward/reverse buttons (left/-right)
(Gand H) [J], [K], [I].
[K]: In radio mode.
[J]: In tape player mode.
[I]: In CD mode.
IMPORTANTVarious functions and set-
tings can be made by pressing the up/down
[3] and left/right [19] buttons. This op-
eration is called the «Alpha-Touch Controller»
function.

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BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
G: Increase left speaker sound;
H: Increase right speaker sound.
FADER ADJUSTMENT
N: Increase front speaker sound;
O: Increase rear speaker sound.
LOUDNESS
Keep the loudness button (LOUD) [1]
pressed for longer than 2 seconds to acti-
vate/deactivate this function. The message
“LD” will appear on the display when the
function is on.
MUTE FUNCTION
This function will automatically turn the vol-
ume down to zero.
Press the MUTE [14]. The sound will dis-
appear and the message “MUTE” will ap-
pear on the display. Press the MUTE but-
ton again to turn the function off.OPERATION
MAIN OPERATIONS
IMPORTANTTurn the volume down be-
fore turning the sound system off. Sound
quality will be perfect and the sound system
will not be damaged when you turn it back
on.
Turning the sound system on
and adjusting the volume
1.Press the (POWER) button [2] to turn
the sound system on. Press the (POWER)
button for at least one second to turn the
sound system off.
2.Press the function button (FUNC) [2]
to select Radio, Tape and CD functions cycli-
cally as follows:
Radio ➞Tape ➞CD ➞ Radio.
The message “NO CASS” will appear if
there is no tape in the player.
The message “NO DISC” will appear if
there is no CD in the magazine or if the CD
player is not connected.3.Press the up/down buttons [3] to ad-
just the volume.
N: to turn volume up;
O: to turn volume down.
Audio adjustments
1. Press the audio mode (A-M) [1] to se-
lect the mode required. The mode changes
each time the (A-M) button is pressed as fol-
lows:
BASS/TREB (bass/treble) ➞BAL/FAD (bal-
ance/ader)➞previous mode.
2. Adjust bass and treble with the
left/right and the up/down buttons [19],
[3].
BASS ADJUSTMENT
G: Decrease bass;
H: Increase bass.
TREBLE ADJUSTMENT
N: Increase treble
O: Decrease treble
3. Adjust balance and fader with the
left/right and up/down buttons [19], [3].

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Pre-setting TA, emergency
(ALARM) and PTY-NEWS
functions volume
You can adjust the volume for TA, ALARM
and PTY-NEWS functions as required.
During TA, ALARM and PTY-NEWS broad-
casts, the sound system volume will auto-
matically adapt to the pre-set volume lev-
el.
The factory setting is TA VOL 9.
Volume will not change if it is set to a high-
er level during TA, ALARM and PTY-NEWS
broadcasts. If it is set to a level, it will
change to the volume set with the follow-
ing procedure:
1.Press the TA button [9] for more than
2 seconds. If the volume is not adjusted
within the following 7 seconds, the display
will automatically return to radio mode.
2. To adjust the volume, use the up/down
buttons [3].
3. Press the TA button [9] to end the pro-
cedure.
TAPE PLAYER OPERATION
Inserting the tape
Insert a tape in the desk facing rightwards.
Playback will start automatically.
Correct equalisation of the player will be
performed according to the type of tape
used (e.g. chromium or metal tapes).
At the end of the tape, the other side of
the tape will be played automatically.
To change tape side before the end, press
the PROG button [17].
Playing an inserted tape
Press the FUNC button [2] to select tape
mode. Playback will start automatically.
Pause function
Press the play/pause button [14] to stop
playback temporarily. Press it again to start
playback again.
Ejecting a tape
Press the eject button [5], to eject the
tape automatically.
The system will switch to radio mode au-
tomatically 4 seconds after pressing the eject
button.
Fast forward/reverse
Press the left/right button [19].
H: Press this button to fast forward the
tape
G: Press this button to rewind the tape.
The radio will be turned on while the tape
is being fast forwarded/rewound.