2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA radio controls

CarAudioOperationlTips
Forradiooperationseeyourradiomanual
whichisincludedwithyouron-board
literature.
Alsoseethechapteron"Loadswitch-off".

FMreception

Avehicleisnotanidealplacetolistentoa
radio.
Becausethevehiclemoves,receptionconditions
areconstantlychanging.
Buildings,terrain,signaldistanceandnoisefrom
othervehiclesareallworkingagainstgoodre-
ception.
SomeconditionsofFMmayappeartobeprob-
lemswhentheyarenot.
Thefollowingcharacteristicsarecompletelynor-
malforagivenreceptionarea,andtheydonot
indicateanyproblemwiththeradioitself.
Note
Electronicaccessoriesshouldonlybeinstalled
byyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Equipmentwhichhasnotbeentestedandap-
provedbyPorschemayimpairradioreception.
124Controls,Instruments

Fadinganddrifting

FMrangeislimitedtoabout25miles(40km),
exceptforsomehighpowerstations.
Ifavehicleismovingawayfromthedesiredsta-
tion'stransmitter,thesignalwilltendtofade
and/ordrift.Thisconditionismoreprevalent
withFMthanAM,andisoftenaccompaniedby
distortion.
Fadinganddriftingcanbeminimizedtoacertain
degreebycarefulattentiontofinetuningorse-
lectionofastrongersignal.

Staticandfluttering

Whentheline-of-sightlinkbetweenatransmitter
andvehicleisblockedbylargebuildingsor
mountains,theradiosoundmaybeaccompa-
niedwithstaticorflutteringbecauseofthechar-
acteristicofFM.
Inasimilareffect,aflutteringnoiseissome-
timesheardwhendrivingalongatree-linedroad.
Thisstaticandflutteringcanbereducedbyad-
justingthetonecontrolforgreaterbassre-
sponseuntilthedisturbancehaspassed.

Multipath

BecauseofthereflectingcharacteristicsofFM,
directandreflectedsignalsmayreachthean-
tennaatthesametime(multipath)andcancel
eachotherout.
Asavehiclemovesthroughtheseelectronic
deadspots,thelistenermayhearamomentary
flutterorlossofreception.

Stationswapping

WhentwoFMstationsareclosetoeachother,
andanelectronicdeadspot,suchasstaticor
multipatharea,interruptstheoriginalsignal,
sometimesthestrongersecondsignalwillbe
selectedautomaticallyuntiltheoriginalonere-
turns.
Thisswappingcanalsooccurasyoudriveaway
fromtheselectedstationandapproachanother
stationofastrongersignal.

CarTelephoneand
AftennarketAlarms

Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones

Some
statesmayprohibittheuseofcellular
telephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthe
lawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartele-
phonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
/!\.Danger!

Risk
ofanaccident.
Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresult
intheeventofanaccident.
Lookingawayfromtheroadorturning
yourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcan
causeanaccidentandseriousorfatalin-
jury.

Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshould
always:
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Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforemakingoransweringa
calliftrafficconditionssorequire;
and
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Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-use
hands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtele-
phone.
126Controls,Instruments

Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsof
thetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputting
thetelephoneintooperation.
Any
portabletelephoneorradiotransmitter
whichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperly
installedinaccordancewiththetechnicalre-
quirementsofPorsche.

Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed

lOW.
Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalfor
yourvehicleandhave
an"e"symbol.

Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtrans-
missionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,please
consultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthis
purpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequire-
mentsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswith
atransmittingantennamustbeexternally
mounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephones
oruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmit-
tingantennainsidethecarmaycause
the
warninglightstocomeon.

Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancre-
ateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrent
drawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-
dealershiptechniciansoroutsidetheselling
dealer,problemsmayresult.Installationofafter-
marketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNew
CarWarranty.
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ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabout
theinstallationofnonPorscheapproved
equipment.

Receptionquality

Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewill
changeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Inter-
ferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeand
weatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticu-
larlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-free
functionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengine
andwindnoise.

Automaticcar-wash

[>Unscrewexternalantennasbeforeusingan
automaticcar-wash.

Electrical
System

Inordertoavoiddamageandfaultsinelectrical
orelectronicsystems,electricalaccessories
shouldbeinstalledatyourauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
[>OnlyuseaccessoriesauthorizedbyPorsche.
/!\Warning!
Riskofshortcircuitandfire.
Replacingfusesorrelayswiththeengine
runningortheignitiononcouldcauseelec-
tricalshock.
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Disconnectedthebatteryduringallworkon
theelectricalsystem.Seechapter"Battery".
Relays
Defectiverelaysshouldbechangedonlybyan
authorizedworkshop.
212PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Radiocode
Thetheft-protectioncodeoftheradiomustbe
enteredagainifthebatterywasdisconnected.
Alarmsystem,centrallocking
Thestatusofthecentrallockingandalarm
systemisnotchangedbydisconnectingthe
battery.
Whenthebatteryisdisconnected,thealarmsys-
temceasestofunction.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmore
thantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperation
isblockedfor30seconds.
Loadswitch-offaftertwohours
orfivedays
Iftheignitionkeyisremoved,loadswhichare
switchedonorinstandby(e.g.powerwindows,
luggagecompartmentlighting,interiorlight,
radio)areautomaticallyswitchedoffafterap-
proximately2hours.
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththe
remotecontrolwithinfive
days,
theremote
controlstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(topre-
ventdischargingofthevehiclebattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththe
keyatthedoorlock.
Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagain.