2005 Alfa Romeo 147 Owner handbook (in English)

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The functions that cannot be selected (e.g.
“CD” when the Compact Disc is not insert-
ed) are disabled automatically. If the Com-
pact Disc is not inserted and the CD-Chang-
er is not connected, pressing the “SRC” but-
ton (14) for about 2.5 seconds the display
will show only “NO CD”.
IMPORTANTWhen listening to the ra-
dio with a Compact Disc inserted and the
CD-Changer connected, pressing the “SRC”
button (14) will select the last function used
between Compact Disc and CD-Changer.
Pause function
If while listening to a Compact Disc another
function is selected (e.g. the radio), playing
is stopped and when the Compact Disc mode
is resumed. it starts again from the point
in which it was stopped.
If while listening to the radio another func-
tion is selected, when the Radio mode is
resumed, it is tuned to the last station se-
lected.Volume adjustment
Press button “VOL+” (21) to higher the
volume or “VOL-” (19) to lower it.
Pressing the button briefly the change is
gradual by steps. Pressing longer, the
change is fast. For a few seconds the dis-
play shows the wording “VOL” and the vol-
ume level (from 0 to 66).
If the volume level is changed during the
broadcast of a traffic bulletin or during use
of the phone (if the voice feature is in-
stalled), the new setting is maintained on-
ly until the end of the bulletin or phone call.
Volume changing with speed
The SVC function makes it possible to au-
tomatically adapt the volume level to the
speed of the car, increasing it as the speed
increases to maintain the ratio with the noise
level inside the passenger compartment.
To activate the SVC function briefly press
(less than 1 second) the “MENU” button
(9), then use buttons “
▲” (6) or “▼” (8)
to scroll the menu functions stopping on the
SVC function and buttons “
˙˙” (7) or
“
¯¯” (4) to turn the function on or off se-
lecting respectively “SVC ON” or “SVC
OFF”.
This function can be turned on or off in all
the operating modes of the device (Ra-
dio/Compact Disc/CD-Changer).Mute function (turning off the
volume completely)
To turn on the Mute function briefly press
(less than 1 second) the “
z” button (20).
The volume will lower gradually (Soft Mute
function) and the display will show
“MUTE”.
To turn the Mute function off, briefly press
the “
z” button again (20). The volume
will increase gradually (Soft Mute function)
returning to the value set before using the
Mute function.
The Mute function is also turned off press-
ing one of the volume adjustment buttons
“VOL+” (21) or “VOL-” (19): in this
case the volume is changed directly.
With the Mute function on, all the other
functions can be used and if a traffic bul-
letin arrives with the TA function on or an
emergency alarm is received, the message
ignores the Mute function.

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Soft Mute function
When the Mute function is turned on or
off, the volume lowers or increases gradu-
ally (Soft Mute function). The Soft Mute
function is also activated when one of the
six presetting buttons, the “BN” button
(13) or “ON” button (20) is pressed.
Tone adjustment
Proceed as follows:
– briefly and repeatedly press the “AUD”
button (18) until the display shows the
wording “BASS” or “TREBLE” (Bass or
Treble select function)
– press “
▲” (6) to increase the basses
or trebles or “
▼” (8) to lower them.
Pressing the buttons briefly, the change
is gradual by steps. Pressing them longer,
the change is fast.
For a few seconds the display shows the
levels of the basses/trebles (from -6 to +6).
After about 5 seconds from the last ad-
justment the display returns to the main ra-
dio screen. Balance adjustment
Proceed as follows:
– briefly and repeatedly press the “AUD”
button (18) until the display shows the
wording “BALANCE” (Balance function
select)
– press “
▲” (6) to increase the sound
from the right speakers or “
▼” (8) to in-
crease the sound from the left speakers.
Pressing the buttons briefly, the change
is gradual by steps. Pressing them longer,
the change is fast. For a few seconds the
display shows the balancing levels from R+9
to L+9 (“R” = right, “L” = left). After
about 5 seconds from the last adjustment,
the display returns to the main radio screen.
Fader adjustment
Proceed as follows:
– briefly and repeatedly press the “AUD”
button (18) until the display shows the
wording “FADER” (Fader select function)
– press “
▲” (6) to increase the sound
from the rear speakers or “
▼” (8) to in-
crease the sound from the front speakers.Pressing the buttons briefly the change is
gradual by steps. Pressing them longer, the
change is fast. For a few seconds the dis-
play shows the fader levels from R+9 to
F+9 (“R” = rear, “F” = front).
After about 5 seconds from the last ad-
justment the display returns to the main ra-
dio screen.
Loudness Function
(except versions with
BOSE HI-FI system)
The Loudness function improves the sound
volume when listening at low level, in-
creasing the basses and trebles. It is cut off
when the volume is set to maximum. To
switch the function on/off keep the “AUD”
(18) pressed until hearing the “beep”. The
function condition (on or off) is shown on
the display for a few seconds by “LOUD
ON” or “LOUD OFF”.
On versions with BOSE HI-FI system the
Loudness function is activated automatical-
ly by the amplifier.

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TELEPHONE PROVISION
(fig. 137)
If the voice kit is installed on the car, when
a phone call is received the radio sound is
connected to the phone input. The telephone
sound is heard with a fixed volume, but it
can be adjusted during the conversation us-
ing “VOL+” (21) to higher the volume or
“VOL-” (19) to lower it.
The fixed telephone volume can be ad-
justed through the “PHONE” function of
the menu (see“MENU” paragraph). The only buttons active during phone calls
are:
– “VOL+” (21), “VOL-” (19): for
volume adjustment
– “ON” (20): turning the radio on/off
– “AF-TA” (1): traffic information.
While the sound is off for a phone call, the
display shows the word “PHONE”.
The sound of the phone call will be inter-
rupted in the case of transmission of a traf-
fic bulletin or a PTY31 announcement; if
wishing to interrupt the bulletin press the
“AF-TA” button (1).
RADIO(fig. 137)
When the set is turned on the last function
selected before turning off is played (Radio,
Compact Disc or CD-Changer).
To select the Radio function while listening
to a Compact Disc, briefly and repeatedly
press the “SRC” button (14) until this
function is selected.
Selecting the frequency band
If in the Radio mode, briefly and repeat-
edly press the “BN” button (13) to select
the required reception band.
Every time the button is pressed the fol-
lowing bands are selected in sequence
“FM1”, “FM2”, “FMT”, “MW” and
“LW” shown by the respective wording on
the display.
The FM band is divided into section: FM1,
FM2 and FMT.
The FMT reception band is reserved to the
stations stored automatically with the Au-
tostore function.
The radio is always ready to receive sta-
tions in the RDS Mode (Radio Data System).

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Presetting buttons
The buttons with the symbols 1 to 6
(“17”, “16”, “15”, “12”, “11”,
“10”) make it possible to choose the fol-
lowing presettings:
– 18 in the FM band (6 in FM1, 6 in
FM2, 6 in FMT)
– 6 in the MW band
– 6 in the LW band
– 6 types of PTY programming (only in
the FM mode when PTY is selected).
To call a preset station, choose the required
frequency band and then press briefly (less
than 1 second) the corresponding preset but-
ton (from 1 to 6). For a few seconds the
display will show the number of the station
preset and the related frequency before
showing the frequency band and the name
of the RDS station.
Storing the last station heard
The radio automatically keeps in storage
the last station heard for each reception
band, which is then tuned when the radio is
turned on or the reception band is changed.Automatic tuning
Briefly press (less than 1 second) “
▲”
(6) or “
▼” (8) to start automatically
searching the tuning for the next station that
it is possible to receive in the direction cho-
sen.
if “
▲” (6) or “▼” (8) is pressed for
longer (over 1 second) quick searching
takes place: upon having tuned in to the first
well receivable station, the tuner stops for
about 1 second (in Mute) before quick
searching continues. When the button is re-
leased, the tuner stops on the next receiv-
able station.
If the TA function is on (traffic information),
the tuner only searches stations which broad-
cast traffic bulletins.
If the PTY function is on, the tuner only
searches PTY stations. When searching the
display alternatively shows the type of pro-
gramme and the word “SEARCH”.
If the station on which the tuner stops is
one of the stations stored with the preset
buttons, the display will show the presetting
number for a few seconds.Manual tuning
This allows manual station searching in the
chosen band.
– Select the band with the “BN” button
(13): FM1, FM2, FMT, MW or LW.
– Briefly and repeatedly press “¯¯” (4)
or “
˙˙” (7).
– Pressing the button longer (over 1 sec-
ond) obtains fast forward searching , which
is stopped when the button is released.
To turn on manual tuning search it is nec-
essary to turn off the PTY and AF (alterna-
tive frequencies) functions, if on.
If the station tuned is a station stored with
the preset buttons, the display will show the
presetting number for a few seconds.

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Station scanning (Scan function)
Keeping the “SRC” button pressed (14).
Each station found will be heard for a few
seconds and the name and frequency will
flash on the display. While searching, the
display will show “FM-SCAN”, “AM-
SCAN” or “PTY-SCAN” for a few sec-
onds.
If the TA function is on (traffic information),
the system will search only the stations that
broadcast traffic bulletins. If the PTY func-
tion is on, the system will only search PTY
stations.
When the Scan function is on, all the oth-
er functions are cancelled.
When wanting to continue listening to a
station selected during scanning, press
“SRC” (14) again.The Scan function is interrupted in the fol-
lowing cases:
– turning the set off
– pressing “SRC” (14)
– pressing “
▲” (6) or “▼” (8) (starts
manual or automatic tuning)
– pressing a preset button
– turning Autostore on
– turning PTY on/off
– changing the chosen frequency band
– pressing “AUD” (18)
– pressing “MENU” (9)
– when a station is found that is broad-
casting a traffic bulletin, if the TA function
is on
– inserting a Compact Disc.
In any case the search function will be
turned off after scanning the frequency
band, even if no station is selected.Scanning preset stations
Press the “MENU” (9) button for a pro-
longed length of time to start scanning the
preset stations in the present frequency
band:
–FM: FMI 1, FMI 2, ..., FMI 6, FMII 1,
FMII 2, ... FMII 6, FMT 1, FMT 2, ..., FMT 6
–MW: MW 1, MW 2, ..., MW 6
–LW: LW 1, LW 2, ..., LW 6.
Each preset station will be heard for a few
seconds and its name or frequency will flash
on the display, if the signal intensity is suf-
ficient. In passing from one presetting to an-
other the display will show the word
“SCAN” for about 2 seconds.
In the first 2 seconds in which the new pre-
set station is heard, the display shows the
current frequency band and the number of
the pre-select button.
If the TA function is on (traffic information),
the system will only search stations that
broadcast traffic bulletins.

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The preset station Scan function is inter-
rupted in the following cases:
– turning the set off
– pressing “BN” (13)
– pressing “
▲” (6) or “▼” (8) (starts
manual or automatic tuning)
– pressing a preset button
– turning Autostore on
– turning PTY on/off
– changing the sound source (CD, CD-
Changer)
– changing the FM level or frequency band
selected
– pressing “AUD” (18)
– pressing “MENU” (9)
– when a station is found that is broad-
casting a traffic bulletin, if the TA function
is on
– inserting a Compact Disc.
If no presetting has been selected, hear-
ing the station chosen previously will be re-
sumed.Manual station storage
The station being heard can be stored in
the range selected with buttons (17),
(16), (15), (12), (11), (10) numbered
from 1 to 6.
Keep one of these buttons pressed (from
1 to 6 until receiving the confirmation
“beep”. After storage, the display shows the
number of the button with which the station
has been stored.
Autostore function
To turn on the Autostore function keep the
“BN” button (13) pressed until hearing
the confirmation “beep”. With this function
the radio automatically stores the stations
with the strongest signal in decreasing order
of intensity of the FMT frequency band.
IMPORTANTActivating the Autostore
function cancels the stations stored previ-
ously in the FMT Band.
If the TA function is on (traffic information),
only the stations that send traffic informa-
tion will be stored. This function may also
be turned on when listening to a Compact
Disc or the CD-Changer.During automatic storage the display will
show the wording “A-STORE”. To inter-
rupt the storage process press the “BN”
(13) button again: the radio will automat-
ically tune to the station heard before acti-
vation of the Autostore function.
At the end of the Autostore function the ra-
dio automatically tunes on the first preset
station in the FM1 band.
On buttons (17), (16), (15), (12),
(11), (10) numbered from 1 to 6, the sta-
tions are automatically stored that give a
strong signal in that moment in the preset
band.
After storage the radio automatically tunes
on the frequency stored on button 1 (17).
Every station is stored only once, except
in the case of regional programmes which
in certain cases might be stored twice.
During the automatic storage process the
display shows the wording “A-STORE”.

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The behaviour of the set during Autostore
is as follows:
– at the beginning of the Autostore func-
tion all the other functions are disabled
– any change in volume is not shown on
the display
– pressing one of the radio function but-
tons, for example “PTY” (2), “
˙˙” (7),
“
¯¯” (4), (17), (16), (15), (12),
(11), (10) the automatic storage process
is interrupted, the last station heard before
Autostore was turned on is tuned and the
function associated with the button pressed
is run
– pressing “AF-TA” (1) during auto-
matic storage will interrupt it, the TA func-
tion (traffic information) will be turned
on/off and a new automatic storage process
will be started
– Changing the sound source (Radio, Com-
pact Disc, CD-Changer) during automatic
storage, Autostore is not interrupted.
IMPORTANTSometimes the Autostore
function is unable to find 6 stations with a
strong signal. In this case, the free presetting
buttons will be shown on the display, for
about 2 seconds, by 4 dashes and the last
station heard will be returned.Listening to stored stations
Proceed as follows:
– select the required frequency band (FM,
MW, LW)
– briefly press one of the six station stor-
age buttons.
The display will show the number that cor-
responds to the button.
In bands FM1, FM2 and FMT, if reception
is poor and the AF alternative frequency
search function is active, the station with the
strongest signal that is broadcasting the
same programme will be sought automati-
cally. AF Function
(alternative frequency search)
Within the RDS system the radio can work
in two different modes:
AF ON: alternative frequency search on
AF OFF: alternative frequency search off.
When the signal of the RDS station tuned
weakens, the following two cases may oc-
cur:
– With AF ONthe RDS system activates
automatic tuning of the optimum frequency
of the station chosen, with the stations en-
abled, therefore the radio is automatically
tuned to the station with the strongest sig-
nal that is broadcasting the same pro-
gramme. During the journey it will thus be
possible to continue listening to the station
chosen without having to change the fre-
quency when changing area. Of course, the
station being listened to must be receivable
in the area the car is crossing.
– With AF OFFthe radio will not tune
the strongest station automatically and it
will have to be found manually using the
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To turn alternative frequency search AFof
the station chosen on/off, keep the “AF-
TA” button pressed (1) pressed until hear-
ing the “beep”. The name RDS (if available)
stays on the display and if the AF function
has been turned on the symbol “AF” is
shown.
If the radio is working in the AM band,
when the “AF-TA” (1) is pressed, it pass-
es to the FM band on the last station se-
lected.
TA function
(traffic information)
Some stations in the FM band (FM1, FM2
and FMT) are enabled to also broadcast in-
formation about traffic conditions. In this
case the display shows the wording “TP”.
To turn on/off the traffic information TA
function briefly press (less than 1 second)
the “AF-TA” button (1).
The listening conditions and information
given on the display may be the following:
TAandTP: if tuned to a station that sends
traffic information and the traffic informa-
tion function is onTP: if tuned to a station that sends traf-
fic information but the traffic information
function is off
TA(*): the traffic information function is
on but the radio is tuned to a station that
does not give traffic information
TAandTPnot shown on the display: the
radio is tuned to a station that does not give
traffic information and the traffic informa-
tion function is off.
(*) If the traffic information function TAis on,
but the radio station chosen does not give traf-
fic information, the device “beeps” every 30 sec-
onds.
With the TAfunction on (traffic informa-
tion) it is possible:
a)to search only RDS stations that trans-
mit in the FM band, enabled to broadcast
traffic information
b)receive traffic information even if the
Compact Disc player or CD-Changer is in use
c)receive traffic information at a prede-
fined minimum volume even with the ra-
dio volume off.The operations to be carried out for each
of the three above conditions are listed be-
low.
a)To receive stations enabled to broad-
cast traffic information:
– select band FM1, FM2 or FMT
– briefly press (less than 1 second) the
“AF-TA” button (1) so that the display
shows “TA”.
– press the tuner buttons “
˙˙” (7) or
“
¯¯” (4).
To store stations with TAon, carry out the
storage operations (see “Manual station
storage”).
b)If wishing to receive traffic informa-
tion when listening to a Compact Disc, be-
fore inserting the Compact Disc or turning
on the CD-Changer, tune to a station enabled
to broadcast traffic information (TP) and
turn on the TAfunction. If while listening to
the Compact Disc, this station broadcasts
traffic information, the Compact Disc will be
suspended temporarily and resumed again
automatically after the end of the message.
At the start of reception of traffic informa-
tion, the display will briefly show “INFO
TRA”, while the display continues giving
further information (frequency, name, time
of CD etc.).