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Button MUTE1)
Allowssilencing the source being heard:
– Radio: the volume is set to zero.
– CD/CDC: passes to “pause” mode.When the function is activated in the display appears.
To switch the function off again press the key MUTE, the previous
volume isrecuperated, or turn the rotaryswitch, the volume is
incremented from 0.
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You may store radio stationsin allthe pre-tuning keys. For each
band you have two levelsofmemory (AM1, AM2, FM1 and FM2).SSttoorriinngg aa rraaddiioo ssttaattiioonn
To store a station in one pre-tuning key⇒ page 12, 1, selectin
the first place the band (AM or FM).
Next select the memorylevel(AM1, AM2, FM1 or FM3)
⇒ page 14.
The memorylevelisindicated in the display.
Memorise and select radio stations
Fig. 7BRS-0060
1)OnlyAmerican version.
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After tuning the desired station, keep pressing the pre-tuning key
where you wish to store ituntilthe signalsounds.
Once stored, the pre-tuning keynumber where itisfound stored
appearsin the display.
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Seelleeccttiinngg aa ssttoorreedd rraaddiioo ssttaattiioonn
To select a stored radio station, first select the band (AM or FM)
and the corresponding memorylevel(AM1, AM2, FM1 or FM2).
Pressing briefly the corresponding pre-tuning key, selects the
desired station.
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ASS KKeeyy.. AAuuttoo--ssttoorree ffuunnccttiioonn
Via the Auto-store function are stored automatically the sixstations
with better reception quality of a band (AM or FM).
The Auto-store function is activated by brieflypressing the multi-
function key AS.
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Memory LEARN (lrn)
Function onlyavailable in the FM band.
In the LEARN memorymay be stored the stations of better
reception.
Thisfunction makes sense ifyou move into a non-habitualzone
and do notwantto erase the pre-tuned stationsin the
memory
keys (1 to 6) to which you are accustomed to.L
LEEAARRNN MMeemmoorryy ooccccuuppaattiioonn
Press the multi-function key LRN. "learn" appearsin the display.
The receiver searchesin the FM band and stores the stationsof
greater power that are transmitted in the area where you are at the
moment.
Next the unitchanges to the station with better reception
.
To select another station of the LEARN memorypress the search
keys.
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Alternate Frequencies (AF)
Function onlyavailable in the FM band.
RDS programsexistwhich may be transmitted by variousstations
with differentfrequencies.
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Accttiivvaattiinngg AAFF
Press the multi-function key "af". "AF" appearsin the display.
The available alternate frequencies search is activated for the
selected station.
The radio silentlyand automatically passes to the alternate
frequency of better reception.
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AFF sswwiittcchh ooffff
In case you are in an area of bad reception itmay occur that the
attemptsin changing be perceived as brief pauses or smallvolume
changes. To avoid this, you may switch off the AF function.
Again press the multi-function key "af". The indication AF
disappear
sfrom the display.K
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Permits selecting the desired programming type, in the case that
the stations offer in the FM bands the PTYservice.
To switch on the PTYfunction brieflypress the keyPTY, then select
the type of program indicated in the display via the corresponding
multi-function key.Once selected, the search starts, which stops for 10 secondswhen
a station with the desired PTYisfound (in the display appears pty
and the type of program selected).
If the user decides to listen to the selected station, the search
stopsdisplaying the data of the said station.
To sear
ch for the next station, press the multi-functionalkey or the
search keyswithin those 10 seconds.
Ifno station isfound which emits the selected program type, the
PTYfunction switches off and returns to the last selected station.
Function PTY1)
Fig. 8BRS-0061
1)OnlyEuropean version.
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IInnsseerrttiinngg aa CCDD
Introduce an audio CD in the groove with the printed side up to the
pointwhere itisdrawn in automatically.
After inserting an MP3 format CD, the displaywill indicate
"reading" while the CD structure isread and recognised. During
thi
stime no functionsare available.
The CD playbackwillstartautomatically.
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CDD EExxppuullssiioonn
Pressing the key EJECT 6ejects the CD ⇒fig. 9.P
Paassssiinngg ttoo CCDD//CCDDCC mmooddee
Pressing the CD key⇒page 20, 1, passes to CD/CDCmode.
When passing to CD/CDCmode, the playback of the introduced
disc beginsautomaticallybyTRACK 1 or in the pointin which
playbackwas paused.
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• If there isno CD in the reader or problemsoccur during the playback, NNOODDIISSCCappearsin the display.
• On occasionsproblemsmay occur during the playback of a CD with anti-
copy protection or ofdiscsofformat CD-R or CD-RW.
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CD Mode
Fig. 10
playplay
BRS-0064
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Selecting CD titles, searching for tracks
SSeelleeccttiinngg CCDD ttiittlleess
Press the keys or to go back or forward titles of a CD. The
selected title number appearsin the display.
For audio CDswith additionalinformation (CD text) the title of the
album, the trackname and the artistwillbe displayed.
For MP3 format CDs the title of the lastdir
ectoryand the title of the
MP3 file willbe displayed.
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Raappiidd ffoorrwwaarrdd//rreevveerrssee
To search for a concrete trackwithin a title, maintain pressed the
key (rapid advance) or (rapid reverse) untilfinding the
desired point.
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Fuunnccttiioonn TTRRAACCKK RRAANNDDOOMM ((TTRRNNDD))
With the function TRND on, the songs of the selected CD are played
backin random order.
The function TRND isswitched on by pressing briefly the firstmulti-
function key "trnd". "trackrandom" appearsin the display.
With the functio
n on the background of the selected function
darkens.
To switch off the function press one of the multi-function keys.F
Fuunnccttiioonn TTRRAACCKK SSCCAANN ((TTSSCCAANN))
With the function TSCAN on, 10 seconds of each CD title are played
back.
The function TSCAN isswitched on via a brief pressing of the multi-
function key "tscan". "track scan" appearsin the display.
To select the title thatisplaying at the moment, switch off the
funct
ion TSCAN.
The background of the selected function goes black.
To switch off the function press one of the multi-function keys.
F
Fuunnccttiioonn RREEPPEEAATT ((RRPPTT))
With the RPT function on, the actualtitle isrepeated untilthe
function isswitched off.
The function isswitched on via a brief pressing of the multi-
function key "rpt". "repeat" appearsin the display.
With the function on
, the background of the selected function goes
black.
To switch off the function press one of the multi-function keys.
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Fuunnccttiioonn PPAAUUSSEE ((PPAAUUSSEE))
With the PAUSE function on, the CD playbackisstopped untilthe
function isswitched off.
The function isswitched on via a brief pressing of the multi-
function key "pause". "pause" appearsin the display.
With the function on, the background of the selected
function goes
black.
To switch off the function press one of the multi-function keys.
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FFuunnccttiioonn IINNFFOO ((IINNFFOO))
For audio CDswith additionalinformation (CD text) the title of the
album, the trackname and the artistwillbe displayed.
For MP3 format CDs the information from the ID3 field willbe
displayed (Album title, trackname and art
ist).
Shows the information (singer, song title, ...) ifitisavailable in the
CD.
The function isswitched on pressing the multi-function key "info".
In the display appears"info", If the CD doesnot contain
information "no discinfo" appea
rs.
When thisfunction is activated, the background of the selected
function willgo black.
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Fuunnccttiioonn CCDD RRAANNDDOOMM ((DDRRNNDD))
With the DRND function on (function onlyavailable ifyou have a CD
changer), the CDs are played backin random manner.
The function isswitched on via a brief pressing of the multi-
function key "drnd". "discrandom" appearsin the
display.
With the function on, the background of the selected function goes
black.
To switch off the function press one of the multi-function keys.F
Fuunnccttiioonn CCDD SSCCAANN ((DDSSCCAANN))
With the DSCAN function on (function onlyavailable ifyou have a
CD changer) 10 seconds of the first title of each CD are played
back.
The function isswitched on via a brief pressing of the multi-
function key "dscan". "disc scan" appearsin the display.
To switch off the f
unction press one of the multi-function keys.
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Fuunnccttiioonn FFOOLLDDEERR DDOOWWNN ((--))
The FOLDER DOWN function (function onlyavailable if the CD is
recognised as MP3 format) isused to go back through the MP3 CD
folders.
To go back a folder press the " -" button once, briefly.
To go back through severalfoldersquickly, press and hold the
" -" button.
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Fuunnccttiioonn FFOOLLDDEERR UUPP ((++))
The FOLDER UP function (function onlyavailable if the CD is
recognised as MP3 format) isused to advance through the MP3 CD
folders.
To advance a folder press the " +" button once, briefly.
To advance through severalfoldersquickl
y, press and hold the
" +" button.
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FFuunnccttiioonn FFOOLLDDEERR RRAANNDDOOMM ((FFRRNNDD))
The FOLDER RANDOM function (function onlyavailable if the CD is
recognised as MP3 format) isused to play tracks from allthe MP3
CD foldersin a random manner.
The function is activated by pressing the "frnd" button briefly. T
he
displayindicates "folder random".
When thisfunction is activated, the background of the selected
function willgo black.
To deactivate the function press one of the multi-function buttons.
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Fuunnccttiioonn FFOOLLDDEERR SSCCAANN ((FFSSCCAANN))
The FOLDER SCAN function (function onlyavailable if the CD is
recognised as MP3 format) plays the first ten seconds of the first
trackin each of the MP3 CD folders.
The function is activated by pressing the "fscan" button briefly. The
displayindicates "folder scan".
When th
isfunction is activated, the background of the selected
function willgo black.
To deactivate the function press one of the multi-function buttons.
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Traffic reports in mode CD1)
When a trafficbulletin isreceived, the CD playbackisstopped and
isindicated in the display.
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Innddiiccaattoorr TTPP
Ifyou switch from radio mode to CD mode whilst a station with
trafficreportsistuned, the TP indicator isdisplayed.S
Seeaarrcchh ffuunnccttiioonn
Ifyou leave the reception area of a station with trafficbulletins
during a CD playback, a station with trafficbulletinsis
automaticallysearched even ifin radio mode anystation of type
was tuned.
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Trraaffffiicc bbuulllleettiinnss rreecceeppttiioonn
If the TP function ison and a station with trafficbulletinstuned, the
bulletinsemitted by the said station are reproduced, interrupting
the CD playback.
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Accttiivvaattiinngg//ddee--aaccttiivvaattiinngg tthhee TTPP ffuunnccttiioonn
To switch on the function brieflypress the TP key.
To switch off the function brieflypress again the TP key.
During the playback of a bulletin the bulletin emission isonly
switched off.
If the function TP isswitched off, the TP indication of the display
disappears.
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1)OnlyEuropean version.
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Notes about CD-R (Recordable CD)/ CD-RW (Rewritable CD)
With thisunit CD-ROMs, CD-Rs or CD-RWs can be played in CD-DA
(DigitalAudio) and MP3 mode.
Depending on the quality of the medium and the characteristics of
the recording some CDsmaynot be read. Thisisnormaland isnot
a sign ofmalfunctio
n.
Itwill not be possible to play a CD-R/CD-RW that hasnot been
finalized
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What are MP3 files?
MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) isa standardised technology and
format for the compression of sound sequences. The sound file is
compressed to about 1/10th ofits originalsize. Soundsthatare
out of the human hearing range are excluded while those that are
within the
range are compressed.K
Supported recording formats
Itispossible to play MP3 filesrecorded on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs and
CD-RWs.
The unitsupports MP3 discs that have been formatted using the
ISO 9660 standard level1 or 2. The unitcan also playdiscs
recorded using the Romeo or Joliet standard.
The unitwill not play CDsr
ecorded using “Packetwriting” (UDF or
Direct CD formats) whether this has been used on the entire disc or
within a session. In this case the displaywill display an error
message and eject the CD.
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ISSOO 99666600 ffoorrmmaatt
Thisis the most common ofinternationalstandardsfor the format
logicoffiles and folderson a CD-ROM.
There are differentlevelsofspecification. For level1, the names
must be in 8.3 format (8 charactersmaximum for the name of the
file + 3 cha
ractersfor the extension “.MP3”). Folder names cannot
be more than 8 letterslong. However, Level2 specificationsallow
up to 31 characters.
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Muullttii--sseessssiioonn CCDDss
Thismethod ofrecording meansthatinformation maylater be
added to the CD (while there isenough space remaining and the
CD isnot closed). The information on each recorded CD is
contained within an area ma
rked by two data labelscalled “Lead-
in” for the beginning of the area and “Lead-out” for the finalization
of the area. A multi-session CD willallow for multiple segments
that contain their own “Lead-in” and “Lead-out” indicating the
beginning and end of the sessi
on.K1)The MP3 functionsare onlyavailable on the radio version with MP3.2)A processrequired so that a CD-R/CD-RW can be played by an audio CD player. Any
CD with a session open (not finalized) will not be recognized and the displaywillshow
an error message.