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– pressing a preset button
– turning Autostore on
– turning PTY on
– changing the sound source
– pressing “AUD” (18)
– if the TA function is on the station se-
lected is broadcasting a traffic bulletin
– pressing “MENU” (9).
If the Scan function is not interrupted, at
the end it will continue playing the track
played before scanning was started.Pause function
To pause the CD-Changer press the preset
button 3 (15). The display will show “CD-
PAUSE”.
To resume playing the track, press the pre-
set button 3 (15).
Repeat
Briefly press the preset button 4 (12) to
listen repeatedly to the last track played: for
about 2 seconds the display will show “RPT
TRUCK”.
Press preset button 4 (12) again to turn
off the repeat function: for about 2 seconds
the display will show“RPT OFF”. When
the function is on the display shows “RPT”.
Changing the sound source, the function
is turned off.
IMPORTANTWhen the repeat function
is turned on, the Scan and Mix functions are
turned off. Random playing (Mix function)
To start the random playing of tracks on
the Compact Disc, press the preset button 5
(11). A new track will be played and for
about 2 seconds the display will show “CD-
MIX-ON”. Press the preset button 5 (11)
again to turn the function off: for about 2
seconds the display will show “CD-MIX-
OFF”.
When the Mix function is on, all the tracks
on the CD are played in random sequence.
Changing the sound source, the function
is turned off.
IMPORTANTWhen the Mix function is
turned on, the Scan and Repeat functions
are turned off.

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– the main folder is always assigned num-
ber 1;
– the first folder is assigned number 2 and
then the following “subfolders” are assigned
number 3 and 4;
– the first folder is assigned number 5 and
then the following “subfolders” are assigned
number 6 and 7;
– this operation will be repeated for all the
other folders.
To enter the MP3 folders press button 6
(
N) (selection of next folder) or8(O)
(selection of previous folder).
Example: if you are in folder 1 (n° 2), the
following available folders are:
– pressing button 6(
N) you can enter
the main folder (n° 1);
– pressing button 6(
N) you can enter
“subfolder” 4 (n° 3).
The folders which do not contain MP3
tracks (like for example folder 2 (n° 5) and
“subfolder” 3.1 (n° 9) cannot be selected.Example: if you are in folder 3
(n° 8), the following available folders are:
– pressing button 8(
O) you can enter
“subfolder” 2.X (n° 7);
– pressing button 8(
O) you can enter
“subfolder” 3.1.1 (n° 10).
The characteristics and operating conditions
to play MP3 files are the following:
– the CD-ROM used must be written com-
plying with Specification ISO9660;
– the music files must have extension
“.mp3”: the files with different extension
will no be played;
– the sampling frequencies that can be
played are: 44.1 kHz, stereo (96 to 320
kbit/s) - 22.05 kHz, mono or stereo (32
to 80 kbit/s);
– it is possible to play tracks with variable
bit-rate.
IMPORTANTThe names of the tracks
shall not contain the following characters:
spaces, ‘ (apostrophes), ( and ) (open or
between parenthesis). When writing a CD
MP3 make sure the file names do not con-
tain these characters; if they do, the radio
cannot play the corresponding tracks.Folder name shown on display
The name of the MP3 folder shown on the
display corresponds to the name with which
the folder is memorised on the CD, followed
by an asterisk.
Example of complete MP3 folder name:
“BEST OF *”.
Track name shown on display
The name can be assigned to the MP3
track in two ways:
– if the track selected is fitted with ID3-
TAG, the MP3 track name is created in the
following way:
– the first part of the track name corre-
sponds to the track memorised in the ID3-
TAG, followed by an asterisk;
– the second part of the track name indi-
cates the name of the artist memorised in
the ID3-TAG, followed by an asterisk.
– If the track selected is not fitted with
ID3-TAG, the track name (without “MP3”
extension) corresponds to the file name with
which the track is memorised on the CD
(e.g. “TITLE1*”).

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Selection of following/previous
folder
Press button 6 (
N) to select a subsequent
folder or button 8 (
O) to select a previous
folder. The name of the new folder selected
will be shown on the display.
The folder selection occurs cyclically: af-
ter the last folder, the first is selected and
vice versa.
IMPORTANTIt is possible to select on-
ly the folders containing at least one track.
If no other folder/track is selected in the
next 2 seconds, the first track in the new
folder will be played.
If the last track in the current folder is be-
ing played, the next folder selected will be
the one with at least one track.Display information
When a CD MP3 is inserted, “MP3” is
shown on the display together with the in-
dications having the following meaning:
– “T05”: indicates the number of the
track in the CD MP3;
– “BEST OF”: indicates the name assigned
to the folder (if the corresponding menu
function is on);
– “XXXXX”: indicates the track name (if
the corresponding menu function is on);
– “03:42”: indicates the time elapsed
since the track has started (if the corre-
sponding menu function is on);
– “BEST 01”: indicates the name as-
signed to the CD MP3 (if the correspond-
ing menu function is on).
If the CD Name mode has been selected
and no CD name has been memorised, the
display will show the track time.Select track (forward/backward)
Briefly press button 4(
¯¯) to select the
previous track or press button 7(
˙˙) to
select the following track. The track selec-
tion occurs cyclically: after the last track, the
first is selected and vice versa.
If no other folder/track is selected in the
next 2 seconds, the following track will be
played.
If the track has been playing for over 3 sec-
onds, briefly pressing button 4(
¯¯) the
track is played again from the start. In this
case if wanting to play the previous track,
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Fast forward/backward
Keep button 7(
˙˙) pressed to move the
track selected forward at high speed and
keep button 4(
¯¯) pressed to move it
quickly backward. Fast forward/backward
is interrupted once the button is released.
If the the folder data, CD name or track
name function has been chosen in the
menu, this will be replaced by the CD time
display for about 2 seconds.
Scan function
(scanning pieces on the CD MP3)
With this function it is possible to hear the
start of all the tracks contained on a CD.
Keep the 14(SRC-SC) button pressed
until a sound is heard and the start of each
track on the CD is played for 10 seconds.
When the track is playing the display will al-
ternatively show, for 2 seconds, the CD func-
tion chosen (CD time, name or number) and
the wording “SCAN”. If the Scan function is
on, Repeat and Mix are turned off.The scanning sequence is the following:
– from the track played up to the last one
in the folder;
– change of folder and scanning of the
tracks present from the beginning to the end
(and so on for all the folders on the CD un-
til the function is interrupted).
The Scan function is interrupted in the fol-
lowing cases:
– pressing again button 14(SRC-SC)
to continue listening to the track that was
being played;
– pressing 6 (N) or (O) (in CD MP3
mode, the previous/next folder will be cho-
sen);
– pressing a preset button (from 1 to 6);
– turning the Mute function on;
– changing the sound source;
– pressing button 1 14(SRC-SC),9
(MENU-PS) or 18(AUD-LD);
– if the TA function is on and the station
selected is broadcasting a traffic bulletin.
The Scan function continues working un-
til it is interrupted by the user.Repeat function
Press button 12(4-RPT) to listen re-
peatedly to the last track played: for about
2 seconds the display will show “REPEAT
TR”.
Press button 12(4-RPT) again to listen
repeatedly to the MP3 tracks contained in
a folder: for about 2 seconds the display will
show “REPEAT DIR”.
Press again button 12(4-RPT) to turn
off the Repeat function: for about 2 seconds
the display will show “REPEAT OFF”.
After playing the track, for about 2 seconds
the display shows “REPEAT TRACK” or “RE-
PEAT DIRECTORY”.
Changing the sound source, the function
is turned off.
IMPORTANTWhen the Repeat function
is turned on, the Scan and Mix functions are
turned off.

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Mix function
(random playing)
To start the random playing of tracks con-
tained in a folder on the CD MP3, press but-
ton11(5-MIX). A new track will be
played and for about 2 seconds the display
will show “MIX DIRECTORY”.
Press button 11(5-MIX) again to start
random playing of all the folders containing
MP3 tracks: for about 2 seconds the display
will show “MIX ALL DIRECTORIES”. In this
context there will be first randomly repro-
duced all the pieces contained in current fold-
er, then the reproduction will shift to next
folder, the pieces of which are reproduced
under a random order. This process is re-
peated for all remaining disk folders.
Press button 11(5-MIX) again to turn
the function off: for about 2 seconds the dis-
play will show “MIX OFF”.
When the Mix function is turned on, all the
tracks of the currently selected CD or of any
CD inside the CD Changer are played ran-
domly.
After playing a track, for about 2 seconds
the display will show “MIX DIRECTORY” or
“MIX ALL DIRECTORIES”.Changing the sound source, the function
is turned off.
IMPORTANTWhen the Mix function is
turned on, Scan and Repeat are turned off.
Info MP3 function
(folder data)
Briefly press button 10(6-MP3
|) to
view the current folder: for about 5 seconds
the display will show twice the name of the
folder currently selected. Then the display
will show again the CD mode previously se-
lected.
If button 10(6-MP3
|) is pressed
again when the folder name is being dis-
played, for about 5 seconds the display will
show twice the name of the MP3 track cur-
rently played. Then the display will show
again the CD mode previously selected.
MENU
Functions of button 9 (MENU-PS)
To turn on the Menu function briefly press
button9(MENU-PS). The display will
show “MENU”.
To scroll the Menu functions use button
6(
N) or 8(O). To turn on/off the se-
lected function use button 4(
¯¯) or
7(
˙˙).
The display will show the current status
of the function selected.
The functions controlled by the menu are
the following:
– USER EQ SETTINGS (equalizer settings,
only if the USER equalizer is on);
– PRESET/USER/CLASSIC/ROCK/JAZZ
(turning on/off and choosing predefined
equalizer adjustments);
– REGIONAL MODE (regional pro-
grammes);
– CD DISPLAY (CD display setting);

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– MP3 DISPLAY (CD MP3 display setting);
– CDC DISPLAY (CD Changer display set-
ting, if installed);
– SENSITIVITY (tuning sensitivity);
– SVC SETTING (automatic volume con-
trol in relation to speed) (excluding versions
with HI-FI BOSE sound system);
– CD NAMING FUNCTION (allocation of CD
names, only with CD or CD Changer select-
ed);
– PHONE setting (volume of phone, if in-
stalled);
– HICUT FUNCTION (treble reduction);
– IGNITION TIME (turning off mode);
To exit the Menu function, press button 11
(MENU-PRESET SCAN) again.PRESET/USER/CLASSIC/
ROCK/JAZZ function (turning
the equalizer on/off)
The integrated equalizer can be turned on
or off. With the equalizer off, it is possible
to change the sound settings only adjust-
ing the bass (“BASS”) and treble tones
(“TREBLE”), while activating the function
makes it possible to adjust the sound curves.
To turn the equalizer off, select “PRESET”
with6(
N) or 8(O).
To turn the equalizer on, select one of the
following with 6(
N) or 8(O):
– “USER” (adjustment of the 7 equaliz-
er bands that can be changed by the user);
– “CLASSIC” (predefined equaliser ad-
justment for optimal listening conditions of
classic music);
– “ROCK” (predefined equaliser adjust-
ment for optimal listening conditions of rock
and pop music);
– “JAZZ” (predefined equaliser adjust-
ment for optimal listening conditions of jazz
music).After selecting the last adjustment set in
the Menu using 6(
N) or 8(O), use
4(
¯¯) or 7(˙˙) to change it.
When one of the equalizer settings is on,
the display shows “EQ”.
USER EQ SETTINGS function
(equalizer settings only if the
USER setting has been selected)
To set a personal equalizer adjustment, use
6(
N) or 8(O) to selected the “USER EQ
SETTINGS” function.
To change the equalizer settings, use
4(
¯¯) or 7(˙˙).
The display shows a graph with 7 bars,
where each bar represents a frequency for
the left or right channel. Choose the bar to
be adjusted using 4(
¯¯) or 7(˙˙); the
bar chosen starts to flash and it is possible
to adjust it using 6(
N) or 8(O).
To store the new settings, press button 9
(MENU-PS) again. The display still shows
“USER EQ SETTINGS”.

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REGIONAL MODE function
(regional broadcast reception)
Some national broadcasters, at determi-
nate times of the day, transmit regional pro-
grammes which differ from region to region.
This function makes it possible to tune in on-
ly local stations (regional). However if a
regional programme is heard and you wish
to stay tuned to it, the function must be ac-
tivated.
To turn the function on/off, use 4(
¯¯)
or7(
˙˙).
The display will show the current status
of the function:
– “REGIONAL MODE: ON”: function on;
– “REGIONAL MODE: OFF”: function off.
If the function is off and a regional pro-
gramme is tuned that works in a determi-
nate area and the car enters a different area,
the regional station of the new area is re-
ceived.
IMPORTANTWhen the function is off
(“REGIONAL MODE-OFF”) and the AF func-
tion is on (alternative frequencies) the ra-
dio automatically tunes to the frequency of
the station selected with the strongest sig-
nal.CD DISPLAY function
(compact Disc data display)
With this function it is possible to choose
the information shown by the display, when
listening to a Compact Disc.
After selecting the “CD” function in the Me-
ny with 6(
N) or 8(O) the display shows
“CD DISPLAY”. To change the setting use
buttons4(
¯¯) or 7(˙˙).
Two settings are available:
– “TIME” (time elapsed since the start
of the track);
– “NAME” (CD name).
MP3 DISPLAY function
(Compact Disc MP3 data display)
With this function it is possible to choose
the information shown by the display, when
listening to Compact Disc containing MP3
tracks.
The function can be turned on only if a
CD MP3 is inserted: in this case the display
shows “MP3 DISPLAY”. To change the func-
tion use 4(
¯¯) or 7(˙˙).Four settings are available:
– “DIR” (folder name);
– “TRACK” (track name);
– “TIME” (time elapsed since the start
of the track);
– “NAME” (CD name).
CDC DISPLAY function
(CD Changer data display) (if
installed)
It is possible to select this function only if
there is CD Changer connected. In this case
the display shows “CDC DISPLAY”.
To change the function use button
4(
¯¯) or 7(˙˙).
Three settings are available:
– “TIME” (time elapsed since the start
of the track);
– “CD NR” (CD number);
– “NAME” (CD name).

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SENSITIVITY function
(tuner sensitivity adjustment)
With this function it is possible to change
the sensitivity of automatic station search-
ing. When low sensitivity is set “SENSITIV-
ITY LOCAL” only stations with excellent re-
ception are sought, when high sensitivity
is set “SENSITIVITY DISTANCE” all stations
are sought. Therefore, if the car is in an area
with a considerable number of stations and
you want to choose only those with a strong
signal, set the low sensitivity “SENSITIVI-
TY LOCAL”.
To set the sensitivity, use 4(
¯¯) or 7
(
˙˙). The display will show the current sta-
tus of the function:
– “SENSITIVITY: LOCAL”: low sensitivity;
– “SENSITIVITY: DISTANCE”: high sensi-
tivity.SVC SETTING function
(volume changing with speed)
(excluding versions with HI-FI
BOSE sound system)
This function makes it possible to auto-
matically 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 turn the function on/off use 4(
¯¯)
or7(
˙˙). The display will show the cur-
rent status of the function:
– “SVC SETTING: ON”: function on;
– “SVC SETTING: OFF”: function off.CD NAMING function
(allocating a name to a CD)
With the CD NAME function it is possible
to assign names (maximum 8 characters)
up to 30 CD.
This function can be chosen only if a Com-
pact Disc or CD Changer is on. To turn on,
use4(
¯¯) or 7(˙˙): the display will
show “CD NAMING FUNCTION”. If the CD
already has a name, this will be shown on
the display, if not, eight dashes will be
shown. If storage is no longer available for
a new name, the display will show the first
name stored.
To change the name or give a name to the
new CD press 4(
¯¯) or 7(˙˙). Press
the buttons again to choose the position of
the character to be changed. Press 6(
N)
or8(
O) to choose or change the charac-
ter.
To store the name, press button 9
(MENU-PS). The display will show “CD
NAME”.