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First press the A/F button 4repeatedly to
select one of the memory levels of the
"FM1", "FM2", "AM1" or "AM2" ranges.
ßQ– Station search rocker
Press on or of the rocker ßQto start
the manual station search.
• Briefly press one side of the rocker
ßQ:
"MAN" and the current reception fre-
quency appear in the display.
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Manual tuning
RADIO MODE
• Briefly press repeatedly on or of the
rocker
ßQ:
The frequency is changed in single steps
(50 kHz steps in FM, 1 KHz steps in
AM).
• Hold down
or of the rocker ßQ:
the frequency scrolls at high speed.
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Manual storing
• Press the station button 3on which the
station is to be stored until the mute
function is deactivated (the frequency to
be stored appears in the display). The
station is stored.
Please make sure that the station name
is shown while the station is stored and
not a moving text as otherwise the
moving text will be stored instead of
the station name.
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Manual storing Station buttons
You may store up to 24 stations on the 6
station buttons in connection with the res-
pective memory levels.
FM1/FM2 range = 6 stations each
AM1/AM2 range = 6 stations each
"FM2" means that you are in the second
memory level. Press the A/F button
4to
switch between the memory levels.
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5– TP button
The TP standby mode allows you to hear
only traffic announcements. Even if the
volume is set to minimum, the traffic an-
nouncements are heard with the program-
med volume – see also page 13. If the
transmission range of the traffic station
tuned to is left, the radio will start after
about 30 seconds an automatic station
search.
TP6A/FTPInterrupting a traffic announcement
You may wish to interrupt a traffic an-
nouncement in certain situations, for
example
– if the announcement does not concernyour route,
– if the announcement is very long and the part concerning you is already comple-
ted.
While an announcement is heard , this
will be aborted and the previous mode, for
example radio reception or cassette play,
is continued. A new traffic announcement
will be heard again.
To switch definitely off all traffic an-
nouncements, deactivate the TP function.
Traffic programme functions
RADIO MODE
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When storing RDS stations you should
press the corresponding station button
only when the station name appears in
the display. This ensures that all RDS
information has been interpreted and
stored automatically.
When calling up stored RDS stations,
the corresponding station name is display-
ed. If the stored frequency is too weak for
good reception, the radio searches auto-
matically for an appropriate alternative fre-
quency (best station function).
If non of the stored alternative frequencies
is strong enough for good reception, the
desired station cannot be received at the
moment. In this case, tune to another sta-
tion.
!Please make sure that the station
name is displayed when the station
is stored. If a moving text should be
displayed, this will be stored
instead of the station name.
In many European countries, RDS is al-
ready transmitted by many radio stations.
The goal is to provide an overall coverage.
With this system, an inaudible digitized
data current is transmitted in addition to
the normal FM radio signal, providing the
RDS receiver with information in encoded
form which controls, among other things,
the following functions:
• Programme identification (PI code)
With the help of the PI code, the radio
recognizes the currently received station.
• Programme service name (PS code)
The PS code transmits the station name
which is shown in the display.• Alternative frequencies (AF code)
Because of the limited transmission range
of the FM waves, the programme of one
radio provider is transmitted by several
stations on different frequencies. The AF
code informs the radio about all alternative
frequencies of the same programme.
This enables the radio to tune to the fre-
quency which can be received in the best
quality.
Tuning to another frequency is carried out
in an inaudible way.
The station name in the display remains
unchanged.
While you are driving, the RDS radio sear-
ches permanently for alternative frequen-
cies of the station selected and tunes to
this in an automatic and inaudible way.
• Traffic programme identification (TP code = Traffic programme)
This information tells the radio that it is
currently receiving a traffic programme
station.
Information about How does RDS work?
RDS stations
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When the TP function is activated during
cassette mode, cassette play is automati-
cally interrupted during a traffic announce-
ment so that this can be heard.
If the transmission range of the traffic sta-
tion tuned to is left, the radio will automati-
cally search a new traffic radio station.
Briefly press the TP button
5if you wish
to abort a traffic announcement and to
continue cassette play.
A new traffic announcement is heard
again.
Insert the cassette fully into the cassette
compartment. When inserting a cassette,
the radio switches automatically to cas-
sette play.
CASSETTE MODE
Cassette compartment Fast forward and rewind Cassette mode and traffic
radio programmes
ß`Fast forward and rewind
Pressing the button ß`selects fast
rewind or forward, respectively.
“WIND” appears in the display.
Briefly pressing the button
ß`ends the
fast forward or rewind function
Cassette ejection
• Press and hold down the button ß`
during cassette play to eject the cassette
(motor ejection).
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The Setup menu
Pressing the TP button 5for more than 2
seconds enables you to carry out special
settings and special RDS functions.
To select the individual Setup menu items,
use the two rockers (see pos.
or
and ßQ).
It is possible to select the following menu
functions.
• TAVOL
• LRN
• REG
• ONVOL
• IGN
• CODE/SAVE
Exit the Setup menu
Press the TP button
5or make no adjust-
ment for more than 30 seconds to save
your changed settings and to exit the
Setup menu.
TAVOL
The TAVOL function enables you to adjust
the minimum volume for traffic announce-
ments.
If the current volume is lower than the
TAVOL setting, the volume of the traffic
announcement will be increased to the
TAVOL setting.
• Select TAVOL in the setup menu. "SETUP TAVOL" and the current setting
appear in the display.
• Use the control knob/push button
6to
select the desired setting. The setting
range is 04 – 20. LRN ON/OFF
If you are driving in a region where the
reception of RDS programmes with traffic
announcements is poor, you may prevent
the automatic station search in radio
mode.
"LRN ON" automatic LEARN desired,
"LRN OFF" automatic LEARN not
desired.
• Press
or of the rocker ßQto select
the desired setting.
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IGN ON/OFF
Switching on and off with the ignition
switch.
"IGN ON" You may switch the car radioon and off with the ignition
switch of the vehicle.
"IGN OFF" You may switch the car radio on and off only with the "IO"
button.
• Press
or of the rocker ßQto select
the desired setting.
CODE/SAVE
If "CODE" appears in the display, coding
is not activated.
If "SAFE" appears in the display, coding is
activated.
The way how to activate and deactivate
the coding is described on the the follow-
ing pages.
REG ON/OFF
If the reception quality gets poor, your car
radio first only selects an alternative fre-
quency of the current station.
However, if the reception quality gets so
poor that a lose of the station becomes
possible, the radio will also accept fre-
quencies of a “related” station.
The "REG ON/REG OFF" function ena-
bles you to select whether alternative fre-
quencies with identical programme are to
be tuned to with the help of the RDS sig-
nal, that is, regional stations are only
selected in the case of emergency.
• Select REG ON/REG OFF in the Setup menu.
"SETUP" and the current setting are dis-
played. The "REG ON" setting is preset
at the factory.
• Press
or of the rocker ßQto select
the desired setting.
REG OFF: free change between all regio-
nally related stations.
REG ON: preferred change between identi-
cal programmes; in the “case of emergen-
cy” also change to a regional programme.
ONVOL
With the ONVOL function you may limit
the maximum switch-on volume.
Normally the last adjusted volume will be
recovered when switching the car radio
on. However, if the switch-off volume is
higher then the ONVOL setting, the
switch-on volume will automatically be
limited to the ONVOL setting.
• Select ONVOL in the Setup menu. "SETUP ONVOL" and the current setting
appear in the display.
• Use the control knob/push button
6to
select the desired setting. The setting
range is -- – 47.
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Deactivating the electronic security
system
If the electronic security system has
locked the car radio for any reason, for
example, when the car battery has been
disconnected or a fuse has blown, “SAFE”
appears in the radio’s display after swit-
ching on.
• After about 1 second, "1– – – –"appears in the display.
If you now enter the correctcode number,
the electronic security system can be
deactivated.
If is absolutely necessary to follow the
order of the operational steps:
• Switch the radio on: "SAFE" appears in the display.
• After about 1 second, "1– – – –" appears in the display (1 stands for the
first attempt).
• Use the station buttons
3to enter the
code number which is to be found on the
radio card.
Coding
Briefly press the station button 1 to en-
ter the first digit of the code number, then
station button 2 for the second digit ,
etc.
• When this is done, press for more than 2 seconds on
or of the rocker ßQ
then release the pressure.
• If you have entered the correct code, the frequency will be displayed after a few
moments.
The car radio is operational again.
!If you should have lost the radio
card with the code number, please
contact a Skoda service point.
Incorrect code number
If you enter an incorrect code number
when attempting to deactivate the electro-
nic security system, "SAFE" appears after
about 10 seconds and then “2 – – – –”
(2nd attempt) in the display.
You may then repeat once the entire
operation. The number of attempts is
indicated in the display.
If you enter an incorrect code number
again, the radio will be locked for the
waiting times indicated in the table below.
Waiting times between attempts: Attempt Waiting time
(display) (approximately)
1 10 sec.
2 1.5 min.
3 5 min.
4 21 min.
5 1.5 hrs.
6 6 hrs.
7 24 hrs.
8 24 hrs.
THEFT PROTECTION CODING