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ContentsSatellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Satellite radio* operation . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Introduction to satellite radio . . . . . 70
Satellite radio* operation . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Calling up the SAT main menu . . . . 71
Soft key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Obtaining additional text
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Storing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Calling up the SIRIUS information
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Telephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Telephone* operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching telephone
operation on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Switching telephone
operation off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Outgoing call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Navigation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Inserting or ejecting the
navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Switching the navigation
system on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Entering destination address . . . . 103
Route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Route guidance principles. . . . . . . 122
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Saving the current
vehicle position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Editing the Previous
Destination list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Voice prompt frequency . . . . . . . . 142
Selecting the guidance display . . . 143
Selecting the estimated time
displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Selecting which Point of Interest
(POI) icons are displayed . . . . . . . 146
Setting map and screen
orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Switching between the light
and the dark mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Setting the display dimming
characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Selecting the language and unit
of measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Integrated clock adjustment . . . . . 153
System information . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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6 IntroductionSymbolsYou will find the following symbols in these
operating instructions:
* An asterisk identifies optional
equipment. Since the MCS will vary
according to the items ordered with
it, certain descriptions and illustra-
tions may be different.
This symbol points to instructions for
you to follow.
A number of these symbols appearing
in succession indicates a multiple-step
procedure.
(
page 7) This symbol tells you where
to look for additional infor-
mation on a subject.
The continuation symbol
marks an interrupted proce-
dure which will be continued
on the next page.
Display
Words appearing in the
MCS display are printed in
the type shown here.
Warning
G
Warning notices draw your attention to
hazards that may endanger your health or
life, or the health or life of others.!Highlights hazards that may result in
damage to your MCSiHelpful hints or additional information
you may find useful.
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12 At a glanceMCS control unitMain menu structureMain radio display
1Active system/function display field
2Inserted cassette icon
3Inserted navigation DVD or audio CD
icon
4Inserted CD changer icon
5Telephone roaming indicator
6Telephone signal strength meter
7Selected station preset / CD
8Softkey menu Active system / function display field
Display screen
System
Display
FM
AM, WB
CD
CHANGER
SAT
PHONE
TAPE
Roaming
indicator
S
R
R (highlight-
ed)
Meaning
FM radio band selected
AM radio band or Weather
Band WB selected
Single CD player* select-
ed
CD changer* selected
Satellite radio* selected
Telephone* selected
Tape selected
Signal in home network
Roaming
Roaming on non-home
type system
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13 At a glance
MCS control unit
Warning messages
Display is too hot
If the display is too hot, the message DIS-
PLAY IS TOO HOT... will briefly ap-
pear.
To protect the display from damage, the
light shuts off. As soon as the display
reaches normal operating temperatures, it
turns on automatically.Anti-theft system
If the power supply to the MCS has been
interrupted, the message PLEASE EN-
TER SECURITY CODE will be displayed
the next time the MCS unit is switched on.
Use the number keypad to enter your five
digit security code and press the softkey
OK to confirm. The MCS unlocks and nor-
mal operation is enabled.
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18 At a glanceQuick reference MCSSwitching on
Press .
The main CD menu will be displayed.
CD playback will begin automatically
depending on the CD player selected.
Single CD player. The first track on
the CD is played.
CD changer. The first track on the
first CD detected in the magazine is
played.Inserting a CD into the CD drive
(
page 51) and inserting CDs in the CD
changer (
page 52).
Track select
Push the joystick to / .
The beginning of the current track, the
previous track, or the next track will be
played.
Selecting a CD from the CD changer
Activate the CD changer.
Press one of the number keys.
Keys - select the corre-
sponding magazine slot of the
CD changer.
The message LOADING CD... ap-
pears on the display. Playback begins
with track 1.CD track scan
Press the softkey SCAN.
The tracks on the CD are played one af-
ter the other for 8 seconds each.
Press the highlighted softkey
SCAN to cancel the function.
Refer to (
page 48) “CD operation” for
additional information.
Switching on
Press .
or
Press the softkey SAT in the ra-
dio menu.
The Satellite Radio is switched on. The
channel last tuned to will begin to play.
CD operation*
Satellite radio* operation
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35 Audio
Radio operation
Automatic station scan
The stations on the bands (FM/AM/WB)
can be scanned in succession for
8 seconds each.
Press the softkey SCAN.
The scan function will begin. SCAN is
highlighted.Weather Band WB
The 7 individual weather channels stored
in memory are scanned in succession.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
Ending the scan function
Press the softkey SCAN.
The station selected appears and the
station frequency is displayed.
iIf you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function cancels.iA frequency entered outside the allow-
able input range will not be accepted.
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46 AudioTape operationWhen this function is activated, you can
play back the first 8 seconds of each track
in succession.
Activating scan
Press the softkey SCAN.Scan begins. SCAN is highlighted in the
softkey menu and SCANNING is dis-
played in the tape menu.
Cancelling scan
Press the highlighted softkey
SCAN.
or
Push the joystick in any direction.
Playback resumes with the desired
track.When this function is activated, the unit
skips blank segments longer than 15 sec-
onds. The unit fast forwards to the next
track or side and starts playing it.
Starting blank skip
Press the softkey SKIP.
Blank skip begins. SKIP is highlighted
in the softkey menu. If a blank section
is detected SKIPPING BLANK SECTION
is displayed in the tape menu.
Tape scaniThe scan function does not work prop-
erly unless there is enough blank tape
(approx. 2 seconds) separating the indi-
vidual tracks.
iAt the end of the tape, the tape auto-
matically switches to the other side and
scan stops.
Blank skip
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47 Audio
Tape operation
Cancelling blank skip
Press the highlighted softkey
SKIP.
This function provides the optimum play-
back of tapes recorded with Dolby B.Activating Dolby B
Press the softkey .
The Dolby B mode is activated when
the is highlighted in the softkey
menu.
Cancelling Dolby B
Press the highlighted softkey
.
Activating pause
Press the softkey II.
The tape stops playing and PAUSE is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling pause
Press the softkey PLAY.
Dolby B (noise reduction)
iThe Dolby noise reduction system is
manufactured under license by Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
The word Dolby and the double-D sym-
bol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories Licensing Corporation.
PauseiThe tape stops playing if you send or
receive a phone call.
