2005 Alfa Romeo GT phone

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CELL PHONE
PROVISION
The car may be fitted with a provision for
installing a cell phone.
The mobile phone provision consists of:
– radio + cell phone dual-purpose anten-
na;
– connection and supply cables with spe-
cific connector for connecting hands-free kit.
ODDMENT RECESSES ON
CENTRE CONSOLE
(fig. 141)
On the centre console, at the side of the
hand brake lever, depending on the versions,
the following recesses are provided:
– can holder (B);
– magnetic card or toll ticket holder (C);
– pen or pencil holder (D);
– coin holder (E).
SUN VISORS (fig. 142)
The visors can be directed at the front and
side.
Behind, the visors have a courtesy mirror
with a light at the side(A). To use, open the
cover (B).
The lights allow use of the mirrors with dim
light.
The passenger’s sun visor has a symbol
concerning correct use of a child’s seat in the
presence of the passenger’s air bag. For fur-
ther details, refer to the passenger’s front
air bag paragraph.
fig. 141
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fig. 142
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For the installation of a
cell phone and connection
to the provision in the car,
contact only Alfa Romeo Autho-
rised Services; this will guarantee
first-rate results with no possibil-
ity of any inconvenience that may
compromise the safety of the ve-
hicle.
The voice kit should be
purchased by the customer
as it must be compatible
with the customer’s phone.RADIO TRANSMITTERS
AND CELLULAR
TELEPHONES
Radio transceiver equipment (e.g.: e-tacs
mobile phones, HAM radio systems and the
like) shall not be used inside the car unless
a separate aerial is mounted outside the car.
The use of these devices inside the pas-
senger compartment (without external aer-
ial) may cause electrical systems equipping
the car to malfunction. This could compro-
mise car safety in addition to constituting
a potential hazard for the passengers.
In addition, transmission and reception of
these devices may be affected by the shield-
ing effect of the car body.
As concerns the use of mobile phones
(GSM, GPRS, UMTS) provided with offi-
cial EC approval, strictly comply with the in-
structions given by the mobile phone man-
ufacturer.
ACCESSORIES
PURCHASED
BY THE OWNER
If after buying the car, you decide to install
electrical accessories that require a perma-
nent electric supply (alarm, voice feature,
radionavigator with satellite antitheft, etc.)
or accessories that in any case burden the
electric supply, contact Alfa Romeo Autho-
rised Services, whose qualified personnel,
besides suggesting the most suitable devices
belonging to Lineaccessori Alfa Romeo, will
also evaluate the overall electric absorption,
checking whether the vehicle electric system
is able to withstand the load required, or
whether it needs to be integrated with a
more powerful battery.

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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 listened to which broadcasts
traffic 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.
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 for ex-
ample 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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RDS (Radio Data System)
This is a radiophonic information system
which uses the 57 kHz subcarrier of normal
FM broadcasts.
With this function it is possible to receive
different types of information such as traf-
fic bulletins and station names and to au-
tomatically tune to a station with the
strongest signal that is broadcasting the
same programme.
REG (Regional transmission
reception function)
Function with which it is possible to tune
only to local (regional) stations.
Repeat (Track repetition)
Function with which it is possible to con-
tinuously listen to the last track played on
the Compact Disc.
Scan
Function with which it is possible to listen
for a few seconds to all the radio stations
stored, or the beginning of all the tracks con-
tained on the Compact Disc.Scrolling
Function with which it is possible to receive
different programmes in the same network
(in the FM band only).
PLL tuning
Digital tuning with Phase Lock Loop circuit
to obtain the best radio channel tuning.
Soft Mute
Function that gradually highers and low-
ers the volume when Mute is turned on or
off.
Sound Flavour
A function that sets the best equalizing pos-
sible depending on the type of music se-
lected (Classic, Jazz, Rock, etc).
SVC
Function that automatically adjusts the lev-
el of the volume to the speed of the car to
maintain the ratio with the noise level in the
passenger compartment.TA (Traffic information)
Function with which it is possible to receive
the traffic information broadcast by the sta-
tions enabled, also when tuned to another
station or listening to a cassette, CD, or dur-
ing a phone call.
TPM (Track Program Memory)
Function with which it is possible to store
the sequence for playing the tracks of a CD,
to be able to play them later in the sequence
set.
Treble
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After each change of the sound source, for
about 2.5 seconds, the display shows the
function selected: TUNER(Radio),CD
(Compact Disc), CHANGER(CD-Chang-
er).
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, an-
other 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
function is selected, when the Radio mode
is resumed, it is tuned to the last station
selected.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
(excluding versions with HI-FI
BOSE sound system)
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)
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) return-
ing 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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TELEPHONE PROVISION
(fig. 154)
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. 154)
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-
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Controlling the station type of
PTY programme
To know the type of PTY programme of
the station heard keep the “PTY” button
(2) pressed until a “beep” is heard. After
the “beep” the display will show the type
of programme (see previous paragraph) of-
fered by the station tuned. If the station has
no PTY code the display will show the word-
ing “NO-PTY”. After about 5 seconds the
display will again show the RDS name or
frequency of the station tuned.
EON function
(Enhanced Other Network)
Some countries have circuits which group
together several stations enabled to broad-
cast traffic information. In this case the pro-
gramme of the station being heard will be
interrupted temporarily to receive traffic in-
formation (only with the TA function on),
every time these bulletins are given by one
of the stations of the same circuit. Scrolling transmissions
It is possible to receive different pro-
grammes in the same network and scroll
them (in FM band only) - e.g.: NDR1,
NDR2, NDR3, NDR4, N-JOY...
To turn on this function, briefly press the
“AF-TA” button (1) to turn on the AF func-
tion. The user can then start scrolling press-
ing “
˙˙” (7) or “¯¯” (4).
IMPORTANTThe station must have
been received previously at least once.
Stereophonic stations
If the signal received is weak, the device
switches automatically from Stereo to Mono.
MENU(fig. 154)
Functions of “MENU” button (9)
To turn on the Menu function briefly press
(less than 1 second) the “MENU” button
(9). The display will show the word
“MENU”.
To scroll the Menu functions use “
▲” (6)
or “
▼” (8). To turn on/off the function se-
lected use “
˙˙” (7) or “¯¯” (4).
The display will show the current status
of the function selected.
The functions controlled by the menu are
the following:
–EQ SET(Equalizer settings, only if the
equalizer is on)
–PRESET/USER/CLASSIC/
ROCK/JAZZ(Turning on/off and choos-
ing predefined equalizer adjustments)
–HICUT(Treble reduction)
–PHONE(Volume of phone, if installed)
–CD NAME(Allocation of CD names,
only with CD inserted)
–SVC(Automatic volume control in re-
lation to speed) (excluding versions with
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Equalizer settings
(only if the equalizer is on)
To set a personal equalizer adjustment use
“
▲” (6) or “▼” (8) “USER”; the display
shows “EQ SET”.
To change the equalizer settings, use
“
˙˙” (7) or “¯¯” (4). 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 us-
ing “
˙˙” (7) or “¯¯” (4); the bar cho-
sen starts to flash and it is possible to adjust
using “
▲” (6) or “▼” (8).
To store new settings, press the “MENU”
button again (9). The display still shows
“EQ SET”.Treble tone reduction function
(HICUT)
Using this function it is possible to reduce
the treble tones, in accordance with the sig-
nal transmitted. To turn this function on/off,
use “
¯¯” (4) or “˙˙” (7).
The display will show the current status
of the function:
– “HICUT ON”: function on
– “NO HICUT”: function off.
Phone volume adjustment
function (PHONE)
With this function it is possible to adjust
(setting from 1 to 66) or cut off (OFF set-
ting) the telephone sound.
To turn on/off, use “
¯¯” (4) or “˙˙”
(7).
To adjust the sound, use “VOL+” (21)
or “VOL-” (19).
The display will show the current status of
the function:
– “PHONE 23”: function on with vol-
ume setting 23
– “PHONE OFF”: function off.Allocating a name to a CD
(CD NAME)
This function can be chosen only if a Com-
pact Disc is inserted. To turn on, use “
¯¯”
(4) or “
˙˙” (7): the display will show
“CD-NAME”. 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 posi-
tion of the character to be changed. Press
“
▲” (6) or “▼” (8) to choose or change
the character.
To store the name, press the “MENU”
button again (9). The display will show
“CD-NAME”.
To clear a name, turn the function on and
press “
▲” (6) or “▼” (8) to choose the
name to be cleared, then press the
“MENU” (9) button for about 2 seconds.
The system beeps and the display shows
“ONE CLR” for about 2 seconds. At this
point the procedure can be started to give a
new name.