
Quick Reference Guide3
Quick Reference GuideControlsThis overview will help you to familiarise yourself with the controls and displays.
Fig. 1  Operating overview
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The rotary/push knobs have breaking points to reduce the risk of injury in 
the event of an accident. For this reason, you should not press hard on the 
buttons. Risk of damage. Light pressure is sufficient to operate the unit.
Note
The images that appear in the manual may differ from those of your equip-
ment, depending on the model and version.
Switching on and offSwitching on/off
– Push the ON/OFF button  ⇒page 3, fig. 1   .
Enter the PIN
– After turning on the equipment, if the screen displays  INTROD. 
PIN  ⇒ fig. 2 , the pin must be entered.  This may be found on the 
equipment card. – Select a digit by rotating the menu button 
⇒page 3, fig. 1    
and confirm by pressing the button.
– Incorrect entries may be corrected using the function buttons  “Back”  ⇒fig. 2   , “Forward”   y    .
– After entering the 4 digit code,  OK appears   on the screen. If 
the entered code corresponds to that on the card, confirm with 
the menu button.
Fig. 2  Entering the PIN
A3
A1
AB
AC
ERASE
AAAD
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6After turning the equipment on, the sound source previously active is 
selected. The equipment will be switched off if the ignition is turned off. It is 
possible to turn the equipment on when the ignition is off. It will be switched 
off automatically after an hour to stop the vehicle battery from running down.
If no CD is inserted in the reader, the message  Insert the navigation CD will 
be displayed after the pin has been entered pressing  .
If you do not wish to use the navigation system immediately, you can still 
select a different audio source by pressing the appropriate button. Unit card
The code number is printed on a unit card together with the serial number. 
This card can be found at the front of the vehicle wallet.
The unit card must be kept in a safe
 place - under no circumstances in the 
vehicle! Without the code, the unit be useless to unauthorized persons.
Note
If the code is introduced incorrectly twice, the equipment will remain locked 
for one hour ( System locked  on the screen). After, the correct code may be 
entered. The equipment must re main on during this time. 
Handling the menusThe menu button may be used to access nearly all of the functions and to adjust them.
OK
Fig. 3  Example
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Press the button   ⇒ page 3, fig. 1   to access the sound adjust-
ment menu, for example.
Select an option from the menu
– Rotate the menus button until the option desired is marked by  both an upper and lower bar  ⇒page 6, fig. 3   .
To select an option from the menu
– Mark the option desired and then press the menus button.
To activate or deactivate a menu option
– If an option from the menu has been selected then after the  symbol 
 appears, a box appears when the menu button is 
pressed allowing activation or deactivation of the option by 
rotating and pushing the menu button. Adjusting a value
– Rotate the menu button until the desired value is reached 
⇒fig. 4.
– Press the menu button to activate the chosen value.
The vertical bar (“Selection bar”)  ⇒page 6, fig. 3    indicates that more 
options may be displayed when the bar is moved downwards.
The menu options between brackets are not available (for example  [Fader] 
⇒ page 6, fig. 3  in vehicle not equipped with rear loudspeakers).
The option with the symbol 
 has a submenu ⇒ page 9, fig. 6.
The symbol 
 with the option indicates the current selection (for example, the 
radio station selected)  ⇒page 12, fig. 8.
Some functions can only be activated or  deactivated. A filled box behind the 
entry indicates that the function is activated, an “empty” box indicates that 
the function is deactivated. To activate or deactivate functions, press on the 
menu button.
Fig. 4  Adjust values
A6
AA
AB
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8To confirm an entry or a selection  (marked), press the menu button.
For further information  ⇒page 9, “Sound, sound focus and volume”.System adjustments, sound and volumeSystem settings
The adjustment menu may be  used to change the menus 
language, the measurement units and the time as well as to 
restore factory settings.Push the button   and then the function button  .Display adjustments:
On all of the ADJUST menus, display adjustments may be made using the 
following function buttons:
 – Access to a menu allowing adjustment of the screen brightness. – To turn the screen off. To turn the screen on again, press the func-
tion button or any other.
System settings:
1)
Menus language  – Select the language of display and audio instructions.
Measurement units  – Select distance measuremen ts in Kilometers or Miles.
Adjust the time   – To manually adjust the time ( normall y that fro m the vehicle 
is used). Predefined settings
 – Select from a list, the adjustments that should return 
to factory settings. Press the option  Reset and once again confirm your selec-
tion. Note that all recorded informat ion will be lost by using this option.1)Some adjustments may not be available in certain situations
SETUP
ADJUST
BRIGHTDISP. OFF
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12List of stations
Stations with a good quality reception are automatically memorized in the list of stations.To select a station from the list
– Press the button   to access the Radio main menu 
⇒page 11, fig. 7 .
– Rotate the menus button to access the list of automatically  memorized stations  ⇒fig. 8.
– Rotate the menu button  ⇒page 3, fig. 1    until the station 
required is displayed  ⇒fig. 8.
– Press the button to select the stat ion. The station is played. Other 
stations may be selected using the buttons   and  . The list of 
stations is updated automatically. Station search
– Press the function  . Stations in the list are played consec-
utively for 5 seconds.
– Press the button   again to stop the station search.
Changing from FM to AM and vice versa
– Press the function key  .
– Rotate the menu button to select FM  or AM  and press it to select 
the band.
To manually select a station
– Press the function key  .
Fig. 8  List of stations
RADIO
A3
SCANSCAN
BANDMANUAL
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– Rotate the menu button to search the station frequency required.
To update the list of stations
– T h e  l i s t  o f  s ta t i o n s  is  u p d a t e d  a u t o m a t i ca ll y  w h e n  t h e  e q u i p m e n t   is turned off. It is also possible to update the list while the equip-
ment is turned on.
– For this, rotate the menu button on the station list to select the  upper option  Update the station list .
– Press the menu button. The message  Updating station list... 
appears.
– To interrupt the update,  press the menu button.
The actual station is accompanied by the symbol 
 on the station list.
The stations regularly emitting traf fic reports are accompanied by the  TP 
symbol (T raffic Program)  ⇒page 15, “Traffic report function TP (Traffic 
Program)”. The stations offering TMC messages ( Traffic- Message- Channel) 
are accompanied by a  TMC symbol. If the actual station offers the TMC 
service, the equipment receives TMC messages. These TMC messages may 
be consulted pressing the   button and are defined by the dynamic 
destination guide  ⇒page 51.
To change the name of the station
The station name is shown instead of the frequency if the RDS function is 
switched on . If the station transmits additional information using the RDS 
function when the station list is being updated, for example, it is possible 
that the station name is not correctly displayed. If this is the case, the station 
name may be changed. For this, select the corresponding station, wait until 
the name appears correctly on the screen then press the menu button. The 
station is memorized with this name.
Note
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If the   button appears highlighted on a black background, then 
it is memorized in the list   ⇒page 14, fig. 9. Only stations from the list can 
be selected. Press the   button to leave the “station list” function.
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If no control is touched for 5 seconds, the equipment changes automati-
cally from the station list to the ma in Radio menu. Rotate the menus button 
to visualise the station list once more.
TRAFFIC
MEMORY
MEMORY
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14Memory list
The memory list allows stations to be recorded and selected.To store a station
– Press the button   to access the Radio main menu.
– Select the station you wish to store pressing the keys   and   
or beginning from the station list  ⇒page 12.
– Press the   function key to access the memory list (indi- cation  MEMORY  with a black background on the screen  ⇒fig. 9). 
– Select the upper option on the menu  Store the station .... Instead 
of the points, the actual station is indicated.
– Rotate the menu button to select a free memory space or replace  a station previously stored. If the menu button is directly 
pressed, a memory space is given. – To confirm the position displayed, press the menu button.
To select a station from the memory
– Press the   function key (indication 
MEMORY high-
lighted with a black background on the screen  ⇒fig. 9). The 
memory list is displayed.
– Rotate the menu button until the station desired is reached .
– Press the menu button. The station is played. Other stations may  be selected using the buttons   and  ..
To erase the memory list
– Press the buttons   and   consecutively.
Fig. 9  Memory list
RADIO
MEMORY
MEMORY
RADIO
SETUP
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