2006 FIAT DUCATO 250 Radio CD Manual

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STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
(where provided)
Button
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–
SRC
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FUNCTION
AudioMute on/off
(with sound system on)
Volume up
Volume down
Radio frequency
(FM1, FM2, FMT, MW, LW) and audio source
(Radio - CD - MP3 - CD Changer) selection button
Radio: recall preset stations (1 to 6)
CD player: select next track
CD Changer: select next track
Radio: recall preset stations (6 to 1)
CD player: select previous track
CD Changer: select previous trackMode
Brief button pressing
Press button
Press button
Press button
Press button
Press button
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❒emergency alarm presetting;
❒automatic/manual station tuning;
❒FM Multipath detector;
❒manual storage of 36 stations: 18 in the
FM band (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2, 6 in FMT),
6 in the MW band and 6 in the LW
band;
❒automatic storage (autostore function)
of 6 stations in FM band;
❒SVC function: automatic volume ad-
justment with vehicle speed;
❒automatic Stereo/Mono switching.Compact Disc section
❒Direct disc selection;
❒Track selection (forward/backward);
❒Fast forward/backward;
❒CD Display function: displaying CD
name/time elapsed from start of track;
❒Playing audio CDs and R/RW CDs. GENERAL
The set possesses the following functions:
Radio section
❒PLL tuning with FM/AM/MW/LW fre-
quency bands;
❒RDS (Radio Data System) with TA
(traffic announcements) - TP (Program
Type) - EON (Enhanced Other Net-
work) - REG (Regional programmes);
❒AF: alternative frequency search selec-
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Audio section
❒Mute/Pause function;
❒Soft Mute function;
❒Loudness function;
❒7 band graphic equalizer;
❒Separate bass/treble adjustment;
❒Right/left channel balancing.
On multimedia CDs in addi-
tion to sound tracks also da-
ta tracks are recorded. Play-
ing one of these CDs may
cause rustling and such a volume as to
compromise road safety, as well as
causing damage to the final stages and
speakers.MP3 CD section
❒MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG);
❒Directory selection (previous/next);
❒Track selection (forward/backward);
❒Fast forward/backward;
❒MP3 CD data display: directory name,
ID3-TAG info, time elapsed from start
of track, file name);
❒Playing audio CDs and R/RW CDs.

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SELECTING RADIO FUNCTIONS
Pressing briefly and repeatedly button
FM
ASit is possible to select the following
functions in sequence:
❒TUNER (“FM1”, “FM2”, “FMT”);
Pressing briefly and repeatedly button AM
it is possible to select the following func-
tions in sequence:
❒TUNER (“MW”, “LW”).
SELECTING CD/CD CHANGER
FUNCTIONS
Pressing briefly and repeatedly button CD
it is possible to select the following audio
sources in sequence:
❒CD (only if the Compact Disc is in-
serted);
❒CHANGER (CD Changer - only if the
CD Changer is connected).AUDIO SOURCE MEMORY
FUNCTION
If while listening to a CD another function
is selected (e.g.: the radio), playing is
stopped and when the CD mode is re-
sumed, it starts again from the point in
which it was stopped.
If while listening to the radio another func-
tion is selected, when the Radio mode is
resumed, it is tuned to the last station se-
lected.
VOLUME ADJUSTMENT
To adjust the volume press buttons VOL+
or VOL–.
If the volume level is changed during the
broadcast of a traffic bulletin, the new set-
ting is maintained only until the end of the
bulletin.
SVC FUNCTION
The SVC function makes it possible to au-
tomatically adapt the volume level to the
speed of the vehicle, increasing it as the
speed increases to maintain the ratio with
the noise level inside the passenger com-
partment.
See section MENU for activating/deacti-
vating this function. TURNING THE
SOUND SYSTEM ON
To turn the sound system on, press but-
ton ON.
When turning the sound system on, the
volume level will be brought to 20 if it was
set to over.
If the radio is turned on with the ignition
key at STOP, it will turn off automatically
after about 20 minutes. It is however pos-
sible to turn the radio on again for other
20 minutes by pressing button ON (see
paragraph “IGN TIME function”).
TURNING THE
SOUND SYSTEM OFF
Keep button ON pressed.
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AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS
The options proposed by the audio menu
differ according to the audio source se-
lected: AM/FM/CD/CDC.
To change Audio functions, press briefly
button AUD. The display will show
“BASS”.
To scroll the Menu options, use buttons
Nor O. To change the setting of the op-
tion selected, press buttons
÷or ˜.
The display will show the current status
of the function selected.
The functions controlled by the menu are
the following:
❒BASS (bass adjustment);
❒TREBLE (treble adjustment);
❒BALANCE (right/left balance);
❒FADER (front/rear balance);
❒LD (LOUDNESS on/off);
❒PRESET (standard equalization activa-
tion and selection);
❒XX USER (personal equalization set-
ting).TONE ADJUSTMENT
(bass/treble)
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “BASS”
or “TREBLE” in the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷or ˜to in-
crease/decrease the basses or trebles.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is
gradual by steps. Pressing longer, changing
is faster.
BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “BAL-
ANCE” in the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷to increase the
sound from the right speakers or but-
ton
˜to increase the sound from
the left speakers.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is
gradual by steps. Pressing longer, changing
is faster.
Select “
÷0 ˜” to set the same val-
ue for both right and left speakers. MUTE /PAUSE FUNCTION
(turning off the volume
completely)
To switch on the Mute function, briefly
press the button MUTE. Volume will grad-
ually lower and the display will show the
word “MUTE” (when in radio mode) or
“PAUSE” (when in CD or CD-Changer
mode).
To switch off the Mute function, press the
button MUTE again. Volume will gradual-
ly become louder returning to the value
set before switching on the Mute function.
Changing volume will deactivate the Mute
function and the volume will be set to the
new level selected.
With the Mute function on:
❒if an emergency alarm or a traffic bul-
letin arrives with the TA function on,
the message ignores the Mute function.
The Mute function will be resumed at
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PRESET/XX EQ SET*/CLASSIC/
ROCK/JAZZ functions
(equalizer on/off)
The integrated equalizer can be turned on
or off. With the equalizer off, it is possi-
ble to change the sound settings only ad-
justing 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”
by means of button
÷or ˜.
To turn the equalizer on, use button
÷or ˜to select one of the following op-
tions:
❒“USER” (adjustment of the 7 equalizer
bands that can be changed by the user);
❒“CLASSIC” (predefined equalizer ad-
justment for best playing of classic mu-
sic);
❒“ROCK” (predefined equalizer adjust-
ment for best playing of rock and pop
music);
❒“JAZZ” (predefined equalizer adjust-
ment for best playing of jazz music).
When one of the equalizer settings is on,
the display shows “EQ”.*XX EQ SET function
(only if the USER equalizer setting
has been selected)
To set a personal equalizer adjustment,
use button
Nor Oto select USER and
then press button Ofor long.
The display will show for about 2 seconds
“XX EQ SET” and then a graph with 7
bars, where each bar represents a fre-
quency. Choose the bar to be adjusted us-
ing button
÷or ˜; the bar chosen
starts to flash and it is possible to adjust
it using button
Nor O.
To store the new settings, press button
AUD again or wait for about 10 seconds.
The display will show the word “MEN” to-
gether with the graph with 7 bars.
ANTITHEFT PROTECTION
Refer to section “CD PLAYER”. FADER ADJUSTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “FAD-
ER” in the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷to increase the
sound from the rear speakers or but-
ton
˜to increase the sound from
the front speakers.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is
gradual by steps. Pressing longer, changing
is faster.
Select “
÷0 ˜” to set the same val-
ue for both front and rear speakers.
LD FUNCTION
The Loudness function improves the
sound volume when listening at low lev-
el, increasing the basses and trebles.
To switch the function on/off, use button
Nor Oto select “LD” in the AUDIO
menu. The function condition (on or off)
is shown on the display for few seconds
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Each band is shown by the respective
wording on the display.
The last station selected in the respective
frequency band will be tuned.
The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM2 and FMT. The FMT reception band is
reserved to the stations stored automati-
cally with the AutoSTore function.
PRESETTING BUTTONS
The buttons with symbols from 1 to 6
make it possible to set the following pre-
settings:
❒18 in the FM band (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2,
6 in FMT);
❒6 in the MW band;
❒6 in the LW band;
To call a preset station, choose the re-
quired frequency band and then press
briefly the corresponding preset button
(from 1 to 6).Pressing the respective preset button for
longer than 2 seconds will store the tuned
station. Storing is confirmed by a beep.
STORING THE LAST STATION
HEARD
The radio automatically keeps in storage
the last station heard for each reception
band, which is then tuned when the ra-
dio is turned on or the reception band is
changed.
AUTOMATIC TUNING
Briefly press button
÷or ˜to start
automatically searching the tuning for the
next station that it is possible to receive
in the direction chosen. INTRODUCTION
When the set is turned on the last func-
tion selected before turning off is played
(Radio, CD or CD Changer).
To select the Tuner source while listen-
ing to another audio source, press briefly
buttons FM
ASor AM, according to the re-
quired frequency band.
When Tuner is on, the display will show
the selected station name (RDS stations
only) (or frequency), the frequency band
(e.g.: FM1) and the preselection button
number (e.g.: P1).
SELECTING THE FREQUENCY
BAND
If in the Tuner mode, briefly and repeat-
edly press button FM
ASor AM to select
the required frequency band.
Every time the button is pressed the fol-
lowing bands are selected in sequence:
❒Pressing button FMAS: “FM1”, “FM2”,
“FMT”;
❒Pressing button AM: , “MW” and “LW”.
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A-STORE FUNCTION
(automatic station storage)
To switch on the A-STORE function, keep
button FM
ASpressed until receiving the
confirmation beep. With this function the
radio automatically stores the six stations
with the strongest signal in decreasing or-
der of intensity of the FMT frequency
band.
IMPORTANT Activating the A-STORE
function cancels the stations stored pre-
viously in the FMT band.
If the TA function is on (traffic informa-
tion), only the stations that send traffic in-
formation will be stored.
During automatic storage the display
shows “A-STORE”.
To interrupt A-STORE press button FM
ASagain: the radio will automatically tune to
the station heard before activation of the
AutoSTore function.At the end of the A-STORE function the
radio automatically tunes on the first pre-
set station in the FMT band stored on pre-
set button 1.
On buttons numbered from 1 to 6, the
stations are automatically stored that give
a strong signal in that moment in the pre-
sent band.
Activating the A-STORE function in MW
or LW bands will automatically select the
FMT band where the function is then run.
IMPORTANT Sometimes the A-STORE
function is unable to find 6 stations with
a strong signal. In this case the previous
stations will be stored on the free preset
buttons. If button
÷or ˜is pressed for
longer, quick searching takes place. When
the button is released, the tuner stops on
the next receivable station.
If the TA function is on (traffic information),
the tuner only searches stations which
broadcast traffic bulletins.
MANUAL TUNING
This allows manual station searching in the
chosen band.
Select the required frequency band and then
press briefly and repeatedly button
NorOto start searching in the chosen band.
Pressing one of the buttons Nor Olonger
obtains fast forward searching, which is
stopped when the button is released.