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The preset station Scan is interrupted 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
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To turn alternative frequency search AFof
the station chosen on/off, keep the “AF-
TA” button pressed (1) until hearing the
“beep”. The name RDS (if available) stays
on the display and if the AF function has
been turned on the symbol “AF” is shown.
If the radio is working in AM band, when
the “AF-TA” (1) is pressed, it passes to
the FM band on the last station selected.
TA function
(traffic information)
Some stations in the FM band (FM1, FM2
and FMT) are enabled to also broadcast in-
formation about traffic conditions. In this
case the display shows the wording “TP”.
To turn on/off the traffic information TA
function briefly press (less than 1 second)
the “AF-TA” button (1).
The listening conditions and information
given on the display may be the following:
TAandTP: if tuned to a station that sends
traffic information and the traffic informa-
tion function is onTP: if tuned to a station that sends traf-
fic information but the traffic information
function is off
TA(*): the traffic information is on but the
radio is tuned to a station that does not give
traffic information
TAandTPnot shown on the display: the
radio is tuned to a station that does not give
traffic information and the traffic informa-
tion function is off.
(*) If the traffic information function TAis on,
but the radio station chosen does not give traf-
fic information, the device “beeps” every 30 sec-
onds.
With the TAfunction on (traffic informa-
tion) it is possible:
a)to search only RDS stations that trans-
mit in the FM band, enabled to broadcast
traffic information
b)receive traffic information even if the
Compact Disc player or CD-Changer is in use
c)receive traffic information at a prede-
fined minimum volume even with the ra-
dio volume off.The operations to be carried out for each
of the three above conditions are listed be-
low.
a)To receive stations enabled to broad-
cast traffic information:
– select band FM1, FM2 or FMT
– briefly press (less than 1 second) the
“AF-TA” button (1) so that the display
shows “TA”.
– press the tuner buttons “
˙˙” (7) or
“
¯¯” (4).
To store stations with TAon, carry out the
storage operations (see “Manual station
storage”).
b)If wishing to receive traffic informa-
tion when listening to a Compact Disc, be-
fore inserting the Compact Disc, or turning
on the CD-Changer, tune to a station enabled
to broadcast traffic information (TP) and
turn on the TAfunction. If while listening to
the Compact Disc, this station broadcasts
traffic information, the Compact Disc will be
suspended temporarily and resumed again
automatically after the end of the message.
At the start of reception of traffic informa-
tion, the display will briefly show “INFO
TRA”, while the display continues giving
further information (frequency, name, time
of CD etc.).

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Emergency alarm reception
In the RDS mode the radio is set to receive
emergency announcements in the case of
exceptional circumstances or events that
may cause general danger (earthquakes,
floods, etc.) if they are broadcast by the sta-
tion tuned.
This function is activated automatically and
cannot be deactivated.
Program Type Function (PTY)
(selecting a type
of programme)
To turn on the PTY function, which makes
it possible to give top priority to PTY pro-
grammes, when present, which may involve
emergency messages or various topics (e.g.
music, news bulletins) briefly press the
“PTY” button (2) until the display shows
“PTY” and the subject of the last station
heard (e.g. “NEWS”).
IMPORTANTTo turn on the PTY func-
tion, the radio must be in the FM band.
If the station does not broadcast in the PTY
mode, the wording “NO-PTY” is shown
on the display for 5 seconds.
After 2 seconds the station name or fre-
quency is shown on the display.The list of the various subjects comprises:
NEWS
AFFAIRS
INFO
SPORT
EDUCATE
DRAMA
CULTURE
SCIENCE
VARIED
POP M
ROCK M
M,O,R,MMiddle of the Road Music
LIGHT M
CLASSICS
OTHER M
To change the type of PTY programme
press “
¯¯” (4) or “˙˙” (7) or one of
the 6 preset buttons. If the display shows
the station frequency or name, pressing
“
¯¯” (4) or “˙˙” (7) the current type
of programme will be displayed.To store the current type of programme on
one of the 6 preset buttons, give a pro-
longed press (over 1 second) on the pre-
set button. Storage is confirmed by a
“beep”. To seek a station with this pro-
gramme see the “Automatic tuning” and
“Scanning stations (Scan function)” para-
graphs.
If no station is available with this type of
programme the system sounds a “beep”,
the station selected previously is heard and
for 2 seconds the display shows the word-
ing “NO-PTY”.
To turn the PTY function off briefly press
the “PTY” (2) button again.

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–SENS DX/LO(Tuning sensitivity)
–CD(CD display setting)
–CDC(CD-Changer display setting, if in-
stalled)
–REG(Regional programmes).
To exit the Menu function, press the
“MENU” button again (9).
IGN TIME function (switching off
mode)
This function enables to set radio switch-
ing off in two different modes. To turn this
function on/off, use buttons 4 (
˜) or 7
(
÷).
The display will show the selected mode:
– “00 MIN”: deactivation dependent of
ignition key. The radio will switch off auto-
matically as soon as the ignition key is
turned to STOP;
– “20 MIN”: deactivation independent of
ignition key. The radio will stay on for max.
20 minutes after turning the ignition key
toSTOP.IMPORTANTShould the radio turn off
automatically after turning the ignition key
toSTOP(for the immediate or 20-minute
delayed deactivation), it will turn on auto-
matically turning the ignition key to MAR.
If the radio is turned off by pressing the
knob/button20(VOLUME ON/OFF),
when turning the key toMARthe radio will
stay off.
Turning the equalizer on/off
(excluding versions with HI-FI
BOSE sound system)
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 “PRE-
SET” with “
▲” (6) or “▼” (8).To turn the equalizer on, select one of the
following with “
▲” (6) o “▼” (8):
– “USER” (adjustment of the 7 equal-
izer bands that can be changed by the user)
– “CLASSIC” (predefined equalizer ad-
justment)
– “ROCK” (predefined equalizer adjust-
ment)
– “JAZZ” (predefined equalizer adjust-
ment).
After selecting the last adjustment set in
the Menu using “
▲” (6) or “▼” (8), use
“
˙˙” (7) or “¯¯” (4) to change it.
When one of the equalizer settings in on,
the display shows “EQ”.
On versions with BOSE HI-FI system, ana-
logue equalizing in amplitude and phase of
the signal is done automatically by the am-
plifier.

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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.

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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”.