2005 Alfa Romeo 147 manual radio set

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ADVICE
Road safety
You are advised to learn how to use the
various radio functions (e.g. storing stations)
before starting to drive.
Reception conditions
Reception conditions change constantly
when driving. Reception may be disturbed
by the presence of mountains, buildings or
bridges particularly when far away from the
station being listened to.
IMPORTANTWhen receiving traffic in-
formation, the volume may be higher than
normal.Care and maintenance
The radio structure ensures long operation
with no need for particular maintenance.
In the event of a fault, contact Authorised
Alfa Romeo Services.
To clean the front panel only use a soft,
antistatic cloth. Cleaning and polishing prod-
ucts might spoil the surface.
Compact Disc
Remember that dirt, marks or distortion on
Compact Discs can cause skipping and poor
sound quality. For top performance condi-
tions, we give the following advice:
– Only use Compact Discs which have the
following brand:
– Carefully clean all Compact Disc of fin-
gerprints and dust using a soft cloth. Sup-
port Compact Discs from the outer circum-
ference and clean from the centre outwards.
INTRODUCTION
The fixed radio, fitted with Compact Disc
player and parametric sound equaliser has
been designed in accordance with the spe-
cific features of the passenger compartment,
with a personalised design that blends with
the style of the dashboard.
The radio is installed in a user-friendly po-
sition for the driver and passenger and the
graphics on the front panel make location
of the controls quick, facilitating use.
The CD-Changer for 10 discs, if present,
is housed in the right-hand side of the boot.
To increase safety against theft, the set is fit-
ted with a protection system that allows the
use of it only on the car on which it was orig-
inally fitted.
Below you will find the instructions for use,
which you are advised to read through care-
fully. The instructions also contain the pro-
cedure for controlling the CD-Changer
through the radio. For the instructions for
use of the CD-Changer refer to the specific
manual.
RADIO WITH COMPACT DISC PLAYER
Too high a volume when
driving can put the driver’s
life at risk and that of other peo-
ple. Therefore the volume should
always be adjusted in such a way
that it is always possible to hear
the noises of the surrounding en-
vironment (e.g. horns, ambulance,
police sirens, etc.).
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Do not use highly scratched, cracked, or
distorted discs, etc. The use of these discs
will involve malfunctioning or damage to the
player.GENERAL
The set possesses the following functions:
Radio section
– PLL tuning with FM/MW/LW frequen-
cy bands
– RDS (Radio Data System) with TA (traf-
fic information) - PTY (Program Type) - EON
(Enhanced Other Network) - REG (Regional
Programmes) functions
– Alternative frequency search selection in
RDS mode (AF function)
– Emergency alarm reception provision
– Automatic/manual station tuning
– Manual storage of 30 stations:18 in the
FM band FM (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2, 6 in
FMT), 6 in the MW band MW and 6 in the
LW band
– Automatic storage (Autostore function)
of 6 stations in FMT band
– SENS DX/LO function (sensitivity ad-
justing in searching radio stations)
– Scan Function (scanning stored stations)
– Automatic Stereo/Mono switching.Compact Disc Section
– Disc select (disc no.)
– Track select (forward/backward)
– Fast forward/backward
– Repeat function (repetition of last piece)
– Scan Function (scanning the tracks on
the Compact Disc)
– Mix Function (random playing)
– TPM Function (storing CD track playing
sequence)
– CLR Function (clearing CD track stor-
age).
No
No
Do not expose Compact Discs to direct sun-
light or any source of heat.
To obtain the best sound quality, use orig-
inal CD supports. Correct operation is not en-
sured if not correctly written CD-R/RW sup-
ports and/or with capacity higher than 650
MB are used.For installation and con-
nection of the CD-Changer
apply only to Alfa Romeo
Authorised Services.

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CLR (Clear)
Function with which it is possible to clear
all the tracks of the CD stored with the TPM
function.
EON (Enhanced Other Network)
Function that allows the radio to tune au-
tomatically on a different radio station than
the one being listed to which broadcasts traf-
fic information.
Fader
Function with which it is possible to ap-
propriately adjust the sound from the front
or rear speakers.
Hicut (Treble reduction)
Function with which it is possible to reduce
the treble tones, in accordance with the sig-
nal transmitted.Distant/Local (Sens Dx/Loc)
These are the two levels of reception sen-
sitivity.
1) Distant (maximum sensitivity), which
makes it possible to tune all the stations that
can be received.
2) Local (minimum sensitivity), which
makes it possible to tune only those stations
with sufficiently strong signals, such as for
example local stations.
Loudness
A function that automatically emphasises
the bass and treble tones when listening, at
low level. It is cut off with the volume set
to the maximum.
Mix
This function is used to randomly select a
Compact Disc among those present in the
loader and all the tracks on this Compact
Disc are played in random sequence.MSS
(Searching previous/next track)
With this function it is possible to listen to
the next or previous track on the cassette.
Mute
Function which, if activated, for example
in the presence of a cell phone in the car,
brings the volume to zero when a phone call
is being made/received.
Presettings
Number of radio stations that can be stored
manually or automatically.
PTY (Program Type)
This function allows the presetting of a cat-
egory of programmes such as for instance,
news bulletins, music, sport, etc. The set au-
tomatically gives priority to the type of pro-
gramme selected when transmission starts,
interrupting the one in progress.

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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
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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
tuner buttons.