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ContentsContents
Chapter 1 - Occupant safety
Chapter 2 - Instruments, switches and controls
Chapter 3 - Body and interior
Chapter 4 - Starting and driving
Chapter 5 - Wheels and tires
Chapter 6 - In case of an emergency
Chapter 7 - Car care
Chapter 8 - Volvo Service
Chapter 9 - Specifications
Chapter 10 - Audio systems
Index
Back Cover
General information
Important
Before you operate your car for the first time please familiarize yourself with the engine oil consumption
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Chapter 10 - Audio systems
pg. 129 Audio systems
Audio systems
This chapter describes the audio system in your car. Audio system overview
130
Anti-theft code131
Radio - general functions132
Radio - program type135
Radio - Traffic information137
CD player138
CD changer139
Menu structure140
RDS142
Compact disc care143
Technical data144
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Audio system HU-555
1. ON/OFF (press)
VOLUME (turn)
2. Auto store (radio stations)
3. CD player/changer
4. FM radio
5. AM radio
6. Random track
7. CD slot
8. Display
9. CD eject
10. Radio mode - Station seek down
CD mode - Restart current track
CD mode - Fast back
11. Radio mode - Station seek up
CD mode - Select next track
CD mode - Fast forward
12. Traffic information
Activation/cancellation of TP
13. NEWS on/off
14. PRESET knob (turn to select - press to set)
Stores station at a preset number
Change CD in CD changer
Select a radio station found by the AUTO
function
15. MENU knob (turn to select - press to set)
Audio settings: Bass/Mid/Treble/Balance/Fader
Radio settings
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Use buttons (10) or (11) in MANUAL mode.
Selecting a preset station (14)
To choose a radio station:
Turn PRESET (14) to choose a previously stored station.
FM can store up to 20 preset stations and AM can store a maximum of 10.
Seeking a new station - manual seek function (10, 11)
1. Press button (10) briefly to seek the next audible station at lower frequency, or button (11) for the next station at a
higher frequency. Hold the button in to select any frequency on the band.
2. To store a station that has been found, press the PRESET knob (14) briefly and select a number by turning the knob.
Press this knob again to store the station under the selected number.
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Auto storing radio stations (14)
This function seeks and stores up to 10 strong AM or FM stations in a separate memory. The function is especially
useful in areas where you are not familiar with the radio stations.
Press the AUTO button (2). A number of stations with strong signals (maximum 10) from the selected FM or AM
band can be stored automatically in the memory.
AUTO is displayed and the stations found will be indicated as A1-A0, where 0=10.
If, for example, there are only 5 strong stations in the area, only A1-A5 will be stored in the memory
If no stations with sufficient signal strength are found, NO STATION will be displayed.
Since Auto Store stores stations that have been found in a temporary memory, these stations will be erased from the
memory when the audio unit is switched off. When the unit is switched on again, the radio will search for and store up
to ten new stations.
If Auto Store finds a station that you would like to store in the system's permanent memory, please refer to point 2 in
the next section.
To restart the auto store function, press the AUTO button for more than 2 seconds.
Manual storing (presetting) radio stations (10, 11, 14)
This function will store stations in a permanent memory in knob (14).
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When the TP button is pressed while a TP, News or Alarm bulletin is being received, the bulletin will be cancelled and
radio will go back to the audio source that was in use before the TP, News or Alarm interruption.
TP Search (12, 15)
When this function is activated the radio will search and tune to a station with Traffic Program.
Select TP by a short press on the TP button (12)
Turn the menu knob (15) to select OTHER Settings.
Press (15) to select. Turn menu knob (13) to select Settings menu.
Press (15) to select. Turn menu knob to TP SEARCH.
Press (15) to select TP SEARCH ON.
Turn (15) to select BACK and SAVE.
Press (15) to exit Settings menu.
Turn (15) to Exit, push (15) to return to normal mode.
The radio will now search and tune to a station with Traffic information program.
* If you adjust the volume during a Traffic, News or Alarm bulletin, the same volume will be used for the next
bulletin.
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CD player - On (3)
Insert a CD. If a disc has already been inserted, you can begin playing it by pressing the CD button (3).
CD eject (9)
Press button (9) to stop CD play and eject the disc.
Fast forward/backward (10, 11)
Hold down the button to seek within a track.
Skipping or selecting a track
(10, 11)
Press button (10) to restart the current track.
If the elapsed time of this track is less than 1 second, the previous track will be selected.
Press button (11) to skip the current track and go to the next one.
The track number is shown in the display.
Random track (6)
Press RND to activate the random function. The unit plays tracks from the disc in random order.
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Menus
All audio and radio system parameters are set with the MENU knob (15).
Turn : Scrolls through the alternatives on one menu level.
Press : Activates the selected alternative and takes you to the next higher menu level.
There are four different menu levels. The first, level 1, contains:
1. AUDIO function menu
This menu selection enables you to adjust Bass/Mid/Treble/Balance/Fader settings (menu Level 2).
See the following page for more details.
2. OTHER Settings menu
This menu selection enables you to make adjustments for radio reception.
See the following page for more details.
3. EXIT
Return to the normal Radio/CD modes.
Exiting the menus
You can exit a menu to return to normal audio system functions in the followings ways:
In AUDIO mode:
1. Wait for 8 seconds and the menu mode
will terminate itself.
2. Turn knob (15) until EXIT is displayed and
press the knob.
3. Press VOLUME (1) to switch the radio off
and then switch it on again.
In OTHER Settings mode:
1. Turn knob (15) until EXIT is displayed and
press the knob. It may be necessary to repeat this several times, depending on your current level in the menu structure.
2. Press VOLUME (1) to switch the radio off
and then switch it on again.
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Factory settings
All MENU functions that can be changed can also be returned to the original factory settings.
To reset Audio settings, use SET TO ALL "0".
To reset Radio settings, use SET TO DEFAULT.
Save OTHER settings
To save changes and revert to normal mode:
1. Turn the MENU knob in the OTHER
Settings menu until SETTINGS Menu is
displayed
2. Press the knob
3. Turn the knob until BACK and SAVE is
displayed
4. Press the knob again.
Back without saving OTHER settings
To revert to normal audio listening mode without saving the changes:
1. Turn the MENU knob in the OTHER
Settings menu until SETTINGS Menu is displayed
2. Press the knob
3. Turn the knob until BACK without SAVE is
displayed
4. Press the knob again.
MENU functions - brief overview
The following settings can be adjusted in the
AUDIO MENU :
BASS - Choose a setting between -6 and +6
MID - Choose a setting between -6 and +6
TREBLE - Choose a setting between -6 and +6
BALANCE - speakers right/left
Choose a setting between left 12 and right 12
FADER - speakers front/rear
Choose a setting between front 12 and rear 12
SET TO ALL "0" - sets all values for
AUDIO alternatives to zero.
The following settings can be adjusted under OTHER Settings (default settings are underlined):
NEWS - ON/OFF
PTY - ON/OFF
PTY Settings (only when PTY is ON)
1. Choose among the alternatives displayed.
2. BACK: exits the OTHER Settings menu and saves settings that have been made.
TP Station - push the menu knob to set the current station as favorite TP station.
NOTE: If no stations are available, this menu alternative will be skipped.
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NEWS Station - press the menu knob to set the current station as the selected NEWS station.
SETTINGS - the following 10 settings can be made (default settings are underlined):
1. AF ON
/OFF (Automatic Frequency update) - the AF function ensures that the strongest available transmitter for a
program is selected.
2. REG LOCK/ SWITCH
(Regional radio program) - a local radio station can broadcast on several frequencies and it
can broadcast the same or different programs at the same time on different frequencies. If the same program is
transmitted, then the SWITCH setting is preferable for the best reception while driving. If each frequency (of the same
local radio station) has its own program then the LOCK setting is preferable to enable the radio lock on the current
frequency. In this situation, if SWITCH is selected, the radio will select the frequency with the best audio sound,
which results in the radio switching between different local programs.
3. ASC ON
/OFF (Active Sound Control) - the ASC function automatically adjusts the volume to the speed of the car.
4. ASC LOW/ MID
/HIGH
5. SRC ON/ OFF
(Signal Reception
Control) - use this function to activate/deactivate the function that reduces the noise in poor reception conditions. The
function is most effective when the radio is in FM mode.
6. SRC LOW/ MID
/HIGH
7. PTY LANGUAGE - choose the language to be used in the display: English
/German/Swedish/French.
8. TP SEARCH ON/ OFF
- When this function is activated together with TP, the radio will search and tune to any
station with Traffic Program.
9. BACK and SAVE - saves settings that have been made and exits to the SETTINGS menu, Level 2.
10. BACK without SAVE - exits to the SETTINGS menu, Level 2.
SET TO DEFAULT - this alternative sets all RADIO settings to their default values.
pg. 142 RDS
Radio Data System
The Volvo HU -555 is designed for the digital information system RDS (Radio Data System).
RDS features automatic programming and instant traffic information and it broadens the possibilities for program
choices. The transmitter broadcasts information about the program. This information is represented by a data code,
which identifies the program, irrespective of which frequency the information is transmitted.
This means that the driver does not have to change the frequency if he wants to continue listening to the same
program. Every station/program has a specific identification which the radio searches for.
The RDS radio can also receive traffic information. This is transmitted with a special signal which cuts through any
normal radio transmission, or CD play back and is always heard at its own adjustable volume.
PTY (Program Type) information, which is an extension of the RDS system, is also transmitted in certain areas.
There are a number of other features in the RDS -system, such as time control signals, alarms etc.
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