2009 BMW 3 SERIES Owners Manual

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Entertainment
Driving tips
143Reference
At a glance
Controls
Communications
Mobility
Opening the tone settings
1."Radio" or "CD/Multimedia"
2. "Tone"
Treble, bass, balance, fader
>"Balance": left/right volume distribution
> "Fader": front/rear volume distribution
1. Select the desired tone setting.
2. To adjust: turn the controller.
3. To store: press the controller.
Equalizer*
You can set individual sound frequency ranges.
1."Equalizer"
2. Select the desired setting. >
To adjust: turn the controller.
> To store: press the controller.
Individual High-End Audio System* or
LOGIC7*
You can choose between stereo and surround.
"L7 Surround"
Multi-channel playback is simulated when play-
ing back an audio track in stereo.
Surround is automatically activated or deacti-
vated, depending on the audio track selected.
LOGIC7 and the LOGIC7 logo are registered
trade marks of Lexicon, Inc., a company of the
Harman International Group.
Volume
> "Speed volume": speed-dependent volume
control
> "PDC"
*: volume of the PDC signal tone rel-
ative to the entertainment sound output
> "Gong": volume of the signal tone, e.g. for
the 'fasten safety belt' reminder, relative to
the entertainment sound output
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On/off and tone
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Adjustments
1."Volume settings"
2. Select the desired volume setting.
3. To adjust: turn the controller.
4. To store: press the controller.
Resetting tone settings
You can reset all tone settings to the default
setting.
"Reset"
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Navigation
Entertainment
Driving tips
145Reference
At a glance
Controls
Communications
Mobility
Radio
Your radio provides reception of the FM and AM
wavebands.
Selecting a station
Press the button if the sound output is switched
off.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16.
1. "Radio"
2. "FM" or "AM"
3. Call up the desired station.
Changing stations
Turn the controller. or
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
or
Buttons on the steering wheel, refer to page11.
Selecting the frequency manually
In "Manual", you can set stations that can be
received in addition to those already being dis-
played.
1."FM" or "AM"
2. "Manual"
3. Call up the frequency.
To store the station: press the controller.
Storing a station
Via iDrive
1. "FM" or "AM"
2. Select the desired station.
3. Press the controller again.
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Radio
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4.
Select the desired memory location.
The station is stored.
The stations are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Via programmable memory keys
You can store a station on the programmable
memory keys, refe r also to page20.
1. Select a station.
2. ... Press the desired button
for a longer period.
Radio Data System RDS
On the FM waveband, additional information is
broadcast via RDS. If the reception conditions
are good, the station names are shown on the
Control Display. Where re ception is poor or in
the event of interference, it may take some time
before the station names will appear in the dis-
play.
Switching RDS on/off*
1. "FM"
2. Open "Options".
3. "RDS"
The setting is stored fo r the remote control cur-
rently in use.
High Definition Radio*
Many stations transmit analog and digital sig-
nals. You can receive these stations digitally for
improved sound quality. A digital radio network mu
st be available to be
able to receive digital stations.
Switching digital radio reception on/off
iDrive, for operating pr inciple refer to page16.
1. "FM" or "AM"
2. Open "Options".
3. "HD radio"
This symbol is displa yed when a station is
received digitally.
Some stations do not transmit the digital and
analog signals simultaneously. If you are in an
area in which digital re ception of the selected
station is not possible continuously, reception
will alternate between analog and digital. This
can cause repetitions or interruptions. In this
case it may be preferable to switch off digital
reception.
Displaying additional information
With digital stations, a dditional information on
the current track can be displayed, e.g. the
name of the artist.
1. Open "Options".
2. "Station info"
Selecting a substation
1.Select a station.
2. Press the controller.
3. Select the substation.
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Navigation
Entertainment
Driving tips
147Reference
At a glance
Controls
Communications
Mobility
Presets
Storing a station
1."Presets"
2. "Store station"
3. Select the desired station.
4. Select the desired memory location.
Deleting a station
1.Select a station.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Delete entry"
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Satellite radio
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Satellite radio
You can receive over 100 different channels
with high sound quality.
The channels are offered to you in predefined
packages. To receive the channels of your
choice, you must have the corresponding pack-
ages enabled.
With this new technology, signal losses
can occur from time to time and result in
audio interruptions.<
Enabling or disabling
channels
Enabling the channels
iDrive, for operating pr inciple refer to page16.
1. Ensure that reception is reliable. It is usually
at its best when you have an unobstructed
view of the sky.
2. "Satellite radio"
3. Open "All Channels" or the desired cate-
gory.
4. Select the channel. 5.
If the channel has not yet been enabled,
then a phone number and the ESN elec-
tronic serial number are displayed.
6. Call the phone number to have the channel
enabled.
The channels can be disabled again via this
phone number.
Disabling channels
The channels can be disabled by phone. To do
so, have the electronic serial number ESN
ready.
1. "Satellite radio".
2. Open "All Channels" or the desired cate-
gory.
3. Open "Options".
4. The electronic serial number is displayed.
5. Call Sirius to have the channel disabled.
*
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Entertainment
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149Reference
At a glance
Controls
Communications
Mobility
Selecting a channel
Selecting a channel
1."Satellite radio"
2. Select "All Channels" or the desired cate-
gory.
3. Select the desired channel.
Storing a channel
1."Satellite radio"
2. Open "All Channels" or the desired cate-
gory.
3. "Store Channel".
4. Call up the desired memory location.
The channel is stored. The channels of the last
selection criterion are displayed again after a
short time.
Displaying information about another
channel
Information about a track currently being played
on another channel can be displayed.
1. Highlight the channel on which you wish to
display information.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Channel info"
Changing the channel using the
buttons below the CD / DVD drive
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
The system switches to the next enabled chan-
nel.
Notes
If more than 4 seconds go by and no signal is
received, a message appears on the Control
Display.
Under some circumstances, e.g. depend-
ing on environmental or topographic con-
ditions, it may not be possible to receive a sig-
nal. The satellite radio cannot influence this.
A signal may not be av ailable in tunnels or
underground garages, ne xt to high-rise build-
ings, in the vicinity of trees, mountains or other
strong sources of radio interference.
Reception usually resumes as soon as the sig-
nal becomes available again. <
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CD player and CD changer
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CD player and CD changer
CD/DVD playback
Inserting a CD/DVD
Insert the CD/DVD into the drive with the
printed side up. The CD/D VD is drawn in auto-
matically.
Playback starts automatically if the sound out-
put is on. When playing CDs/DVDs with com-
pressed audio files, it can take the player
approx. 1 minute to read in the data, depending
on the directory structure.
Playable formats
CD/DVD player
> DVD: DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-
RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD
audio (video part only), DVD video
> CD: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA,
VCD, SVCD
> Compressed audio files: MP3, WMA, AAC
CD changer
*
> CD: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA
Start playback
Via iDrive
Fill and insert the CD magazine, refer to
page 155.
To start playback if a CD is already located in
the player or changer:
iDrive, for operating pr inciple refer to page16. 1.
"CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select the desired CD or DVD:
Ejecting a CD
Press the button next to the CD player.
The CD emerges slightly from the drive.
Audio playback
Selecting a track
Press the button for the appropriate
direction as often as necessary until the desired
track is reached.
*
SymbolFunction
CD / DVD player
CD changer
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