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SELECTING RADIO/CD/
CD CHANGER
Pressing briefly and repeatedly button SRC
it is possible to select the following func-
tions in sequence:
– TUNER (Radio)
– CD (Compact Disc)
– CDC (CD Changer) (only if the CD
Changer is connected).
After changing sound source, the display
will show the current function selected:
TUNER (Radio), CD (Compact Disc),
CDC (CD Changer).
Functions not available (e.g. “CD” if a
Compact Disc is not inserted) are disabled
automatically.SOUND 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
Adjust volume through button/knob
ON/OFF.
Turn the knob clockwise to increase vol-
ume, turn the knob counter-clockwise to
lower the volume.
The display will show: “VOLUME 00” …
“VOLUME 12” TURNING THE
SOUND SYSTEM ON
The sound system is switched on pressing
the button/knob ON/OFF. The turning on
of the sound system radio can be con-
nected to the car ignition: turning the ig-
nition key to MAR, the radio turns on;
turning the key to STOP the radio turns
off (see paragraph “Setting the AUTO
function” is section “Radio”).
If the sound system is turned on with the
ignition key at STOP, it will turn off auto-
matically after about 20 minutes.
TURNING THE
SOUND SYSTEM OFF
To turn the sound system off keep but-
ton/knob ON/OFF pressed.
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The AM band is divided into sections:
MW, LW and AMAST. The AMAST band
is reserved to the stations stored auto-
matically with the AutoSTore function.
The radio is always preset for receiving
stations broadcasting with RDS (Radio Da-
ta System).
PRESETTING BUTTONS
The buttons with symbols from 1 to 6
make it possible to set the following pre-
settings:
– 24 in the FM band ( 6 in FM 1, 6 in FM
2, 6 in FM 3, 6 in FMAST)
– 6 in the LW band
– 6 in the MW band
– 6 in the AMAST band
To call a preset station, choose the re-
quired frequency band and then press
briefly the corresponding preset button
(from 1 to 6). The display will show the
station name and frequency and also the
presetting number.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 Èor Íto start au-
tomatically searching the tuning for the
next station that it is possible to receive
in the direction chosen.
If the station on which the tuner stops is
one of the stations stored with the pre-
setting buttons (from 1 to 6), the display
will show the presetting number. When the sound system is turned on, the
last function selected before turning off
is played (Radio, Compact Disc or CD
Changer).
To select the Radio source while listening
to another audio source, press briefly and
repeatedly button SRC.
When the Radio source is selected, press
briefly and repeatedly button BAND
ASto
select the required reception band.
Each time the BAND
ASbutton is pressed
the bands: “FM1”, FM2”, “FM3”, “FMAST”,
“LW”, “MW” and “AMAST” are select-
ed in sequence
The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM2, FM3 and FMAST. The FMAST band
is reserved to the stations stored auto-
matically with the AutoSTore function.
The “FMAST” reception band is reserved
to the stations stored automatically with
the AutoSTore function.
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SCAN FUNCTION
(station scanning)
Press button SCAN to start scanning the
stations in the frequency band selected
(FM, AM, MW, LW). Each station found
will be heard for a few seconds and the
relevant frequency is shown on the dis-
play.
During scanning, the display will show the
message “TUNER SCAN”, with the word
“SCAN” flashing.
When the SCAN function is on, all the
other functions are cancelled.
The SCAN function is interrupted in the
following cases:
– pressing again button SCAN
– turning the sound system off
– changing the sound source (Radio, CD
Changer)
– changing the selected frequency band (or
the storage block)
– pressing one presetting button
– turning the AutoSTore function on (au-
tomatic storage)SCANNING PRESET STATIONS
Keep button SCAN pressed for at least
2 seconds to start scanning the preset sta-
tions in the current frequency band;
– FM: FM 1, FM 2, …., FM II 1, FM II 2,…
FM III 1, FM III 2,… FMAST 1,
FMAST 2,….
– AM: MW 1, MW 2, …. MW 6, LW 1,
LW 2, …. LW 6, AMAST 1,
AMAST 2,…
Each preset station will be heard for a few
seconds and its frequency shown on the
display.
The Scan function is interrupted in the fol-
lowing cases:
– pressing again button SCAN
– turning the sound system off
– pressing one presetting button
– turning the AutoSTore function on (au-
tomatic storage)
– changing the sound source (Radio, CD
Changer)
– changing the selected frequency band or
the FM level MANUAL TUNING
This allows manual station searching in the
chosen band. To turn this function on use
the MENU (see paragraph “Manual station
tuning on/off (TUNING SEEK) in section
“Radio”).
For manual tuning proceed as follows:
– Select the band using the button BAND
AS: FM1, FM2, FM3, MW or LW.
– Press briefly and repeatedly button Èor
Í.
Keeping one of the buttons Èor Í
pressed obtains fast forward seeking,
which is stopped when the button is re-
leased.
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PTY setting
Press button AF
PTYfor over 2 seconds to
display the PTY code of the current sta-
tion. Select the required code by turning
the button/knob ON/OFF and then press
button Èor Íto start automatic seek-
ing of stations with the PTY code select-
ed. Automatic seek will stop automatical-
ly to the next station broadcasting the PTY
programme selected. The type of pro-
gramme will be displayed (e.g. “POP”) with
the word “PTY” flashing.
IMPORTANT If no station is broadcasting
the selected PTY, the last station will be
tuned and the PTY function is aborted.
PTY function deactivation
After entering the PTY mode, if no oper-
ation is performed within 10 seconds, the
radio returns to the mode active before
pressing the AF
PTYbutton and it will store
the last PTY code selected. MENU
MENU
RDSbutton options
To activate the Menu, press briefly the
button MENU
RDS.
In this way you open the first level Menu.
To open the second level menu keep the
MENU
RDSbutton pressed for over 2 sec-
onds.
To scroll the Menu options press repeat-
edly the MENU
RDSbutton.
First levelMenu options are the follow-
ing:
1 MANUAL TUNING SEEK on/off
2 CD Compression
3 Confirmation beep (BEEP)
4 Tuning sensitivity adjustment (SENS
DX/LO)
5 News programmes on/off (NEWS)
6 Automatic volume adjustment with car
speed (SVC)
7 Traffic announcements tuning (EON
TA)
8 Loudness on/off (LOUD- NESS)
9 CD naming (CD NAMING) (only in CD
Changer mode);
10 CD naming/track selection (TPM =
Track Program Memory)
Press buttons Èor Íto activate/deacti-
vate the function selected.Second levelMenu options are the fol-
lowing:
1 Time display of the current RDS station
(if available)
2 “Audio distortion clipper” on/off (AU-
DIO CLIP DETECT)
3 Max volume setting at switching on
(MAX VOLUME)
4 Telephone volume adjustment (PHONE)
5 AUTO setting selection which enables
to set radio turning on/off depending on
car ignition/switching off.
Use the button/knob ON/OFF to turn
on/off the function selected.
NOTE Each time you pass to next setting,
the previous one will be stored.
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FAST FORWARD/BACKWARD
Keep button Ípressed to move the track
selected forward at high speed and keep
button Èpressed to move it quickly back-
ward. Fast forward/backward is stopped
once the button is released.FAST TRACK SELECTION
(forward/backward)
Press briefly the button/knob
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F-TRKto enter the fast track selection
mode. The sound system display will show
the wording “TRx FAST-TRACK” (x in-
dicates the track number).
Turn the button/knob ON/OFF to select
the required track, and press it briefly to
confirm: track playback will start.
PAUSE FUNCTION
To pause the CD player, press briefly the
MUTE button. The display will show the
message “CD PAUSE”.
To resume playing the track, press button
MUTE again.TRACK SCAN FUNCTION
(scanning CD tracks)
With this function it is possible to play the
beginning of all the tracks contained in the
CD.
Keep button SCAN pressed to play the
first 10 seconds of every track on the CD.
The scanning sequence is the following:
– from the track played up to the last one
on the CD
– from the first track up to the one played
until the start of scanning.
The Scan function is interrupted in the fol-
lowing cases:
– turning the sound system off
– pressing again button SCAN
– changing the sound source
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SELECTING A CD
Press button 1 CD + to select the next
CD and button 2 CD – to select the pre-
vious CD.
If the loader does not contain a disc in the
position selected, the display shows “NO
CD”, and the next CD will be played au-
tomatically.
TRACK SELECTION
(forward/backward)
Press briefly button Íto play the next
track contained in the Compact Disc be-
ing played.
Press briefly button Èto play the previ-
ous track contained in the Compact Disc
being played.FAST FORWARD/BACKWARD
Keep button Ípressed to move the track
selected fast forward and keep button È
pressed to move it fast backward. Fast for-
ward/backward is stopped when the but-
ton is released.
SCAN FUNCTION
(scanning CD tracks)
With this function it is possible to listen to
all the tracks contained in the CD select-
ed.
Keep button SCAN pressed to play the
first 10 seconds of each track contained in
the CD. While playing the track, the dis-
play will alternately show the CD Chang-
er function selected (CD Changer name,
track playing time and number of the track
being played) and the word “SCAN” (e.g.:
“CDC3 SCAN TK12 0.04”)
If the Scan function is on, Repeat and Mix
functions are turned off.The scanning sequence is the following:
– from the track being played up to the
last one on the CD
– from the first track up to the one being
played when the scan function was start-
ed.
The Scan function is interrupted in the fol-
lowing cases:
– turning the sound system off
– pressing the SCAN button again to con-
tinue listening to the track being played
– pressing Íor Èthereby moving to the
next or previous track
– pressing a preset button
– changing the sound source
– pressing the
RDSMENU button.
If the Scan function is not interrupted, at
the end it will continue playing the track
played before scanning was started.
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PAUSE FUNCTION
To pause the CD player, press briefly the
button MUTE. The display will show
“CDC MUTE”.
To resume track playing, press button
MUTE again.
The pause function is automatically can-
celled when changing the sound source.
TRACK REPEAT FUNCTION
(track repeat)
Press briefly the preset button 5
RPTto lis-
ten repeatedly to the last track played: the
display will show “CDC REPEAT
TRACK”.
Press the preset button 5
RPTagain to turn
off the repeat function: the display will
show “CD REPEAT OFF”.
Changing the sound source, the function
is turned off.
IMPORTANT When the repeat function
is on, the SCAN and MIX functions are
turned off.RANDOM FUNCTION
(random track playing)
To start random playing of tracks on the
Compact Disc selected, press the preset
button 6
RND.
A new track will be played and the dis-
play will show “CDC RANDOM DISK”.
To start random playing of all the CDs
contained in the CD Changer, press again
button 6
RND; the display will show “CDC
RANDOM PACK”.
Press the preset button 6
RNDa third time
to turn the function off: the display will
show “CDC RANDOM OFF”. STOPPING CD PLAYING
Press button ˚or button SRC to return
to the tuner mode.