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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
EON FUNCTION
(Enhanced Other Network)
In some countries, there are circuits that
group multiple broadcasters that are en-
abled to transmit traffic information to-
gether. In this case, the programme of the
station that is being listened to will be tem-
porarily interrupted to:
❒receive traffic information (only with
the TA function on);
❒listen to regional transmissions each
time they are transmitted by one of the
broadcasters in the same circuit. EMERGENCY ALARM
RECEPTION
The radio can receive emergency alerts in
RDS mode in exceptional circumstances
or when there are dangerous situations
(earthquakes, floods, etc.), if these are be-
ing transmitted by the broadcaster tuned
into.
This function is activated automatically and
cannot be turned off.
The text “ALARM” is shown on the dis-
play during the transmission of an emer-
gency alert. The volume of the radio
changes during this announcement in the
same way as during a traffic announce-
ment.STEREOPHONIC
BROADCASTERS
If the incoming signal is weak, the repro-
duction is automatically switched from
Stereo to Mono.
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the variants re-
garding the operation of the CD player
only: as far as the operation of the radio
is concerned, refer to the description in
the “Functions and Adjustments” chapter.CD PLAYER SELECTION
To activate the CD player built into the
equipment, proceed as follows:
❒load a CD with the equipment switched
on: the first track will start to play;
or
❒if a CD has already been loaded, turn
on the car radio and then briefly press
the CD button to select the “CD” func-
tion mode: the last track listened to will
start to play.
It is advisable to use original CDs to en-
sure optimal playing. If CD-R/RWs are
used, we recommend using good quality
media that are mastered at the slowest
speed possible.CD LOADING/EJECTION
To load the CD, insert it gently into the
slot to activate the motorised loading sys-
tem, which will position it correctly.
The CD can be loaded with radio off and
the ignition key turned to MAR: in this
case the radio will remain off. When the
radio is turned on, the last source listened
to before being switched off, will be acti-
vated.
When a CD is inserted the display will
show the symbol “CD-IN” and the text
“READING”. They will remain displayed
for the whole time required for the radio
to read the CD. When this time has
elapsed the radio automatically starts play-
ing the first track.
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
Press the ˚button , with the radio turned
on, to activate the motorised CD ejection
system. After ejection, the last audio
source listened to before playing the CD
will be heard.
If the CD is not removed from the radio,
it will automatically be reloaded about
20 seconds later and the Tuner mode will
be tuned into (Radio).
The CD cannot be ejected if the radio
is off.
If the ejected CD is reloaded without hav-
ing removed it completely from the slot,
the radio will not switch to the CD
source.Possible error messages
If the loaded CD cannot be read (e.g. a CD
ROM has been inserted or the CD is in-
serted the wrong way round or there is
reading error) the display shows the text
“CD ERROR”.
The CD will then be ejected and the au-
dio source activated before the CD mode
selection will be heard.
With outside audio source on (“TA”,
“ALARM” and “Phone”) the CD which
cannot be read will not be ejected until
these functions are terminated. At the
end, with the CD mode activated, the dis-
play will show the text “CD ERROR” for
a few seconds and then the CD will be
ejected.DISPLAY INFORMATION
When the CD player is in operation, in-
formation appears on the display with the
following meanings:
❒“CD Track 5”: indicates the CD track
number;
❒“03:42”: indicates the time elapsed since
the start of the track (if the relevant
Menu function is activated).
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the specific oper-
ations of the CD MP3 player: as far as the
operation of the radio is concerned, refer
to the description in the chapters “4” and
“6”.
NOTE MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding
technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS
and Thomson multimedia.MP3 MODE
In addition to playing regular audio CDs,
the radio is also able to play CD-ROMs on
which audio files have been recorded us-
ing the MP3 compression format. The ra-
dio will work according to the modes de-
scribed in chapter “5” when an ordinary
audio CD is loaded.
To guarantee optimal playback quality it is
advisable to use good quality CDs mas-
tered at the lowest speed possible.
The files on an MP3 CD are structured in
folders that create lists of all the folders
containing MP3 tracks (folders or sub-
folders are all displayed on the same lev-
el); the folders that do not contain MP3
tracks cannot be selected.The specifications and operating condi-
tions for playing MP3 files are the follow-
ing:
❒the CD-ROMs used should be mas-
tered in accordance with the ISO 9660
standard;
❒the music files should have the exten-
sion “.mp3”: files with a different ex-
tension will not be reproduced;
❒The sampling frequencies that can be
reproduced are: 44.1 kHz, stereo (from
96 to 320 kbit/s) - 22.05 kHz, mono or
stereo (from 32 to 80 kbit/s);
❒tracks with a variable bit-rate can be re-
produced.
IMPORTANT The track names must not
include the following characters: spaces, ‘
(apostrophes), ( and ) (open and close
brackets). During the mastering of a MP3
CD, make sure that the names of the files
do not contain these characters; if they do,
the radio will not be able to play the tracks
involved.
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
SELECTING MP3 SESSIONS
WITH HYBRID DISCS
If a hybrid disc is inserted (Mixed Mode,
Enhanced, CD-Extra) also containing MP3
files, the radio automatically starts play-
ing the audio session. It is possible to
switch to the MP3 session whilst playing
by keeping the button CD pressed for
more than 2 seconds.
IMPORTANT When the function is acti-
vated the radio may take a few seconds to
start playing. Whilst checking the disc the
display will show “READING”. If no MP3
files are detected, the radio will resume
playing the audio session from the point
where it was interrupted.
DISPLAY INFORMATION
ID3-TAG information display
In addition to the information relating to
the time elapsed, folder name and file
name, the radio is also capable of display-
ing ID3-TAG information relating to Ti-
tle track, Artist and Author.The name of the MP3 folder shown on the
display corresponds to the name used to
store the folder on the CD, followed by
an asterisk.
Example of a complete MP3 folder name:
BEST OF *.
When ID3-TAG data is chosen to be dis-
played (Title, Artist, Album) that has not
been recorded for the track played, the
information will be replaced by that re-
lating to the name of the file.
SELECTION OF NEXT/
PREVIOUS FOLDER
Press the button ▲to select the next fold-
er or the button ▼to select the previ-
ous folder. The display will show the num-
ber and the name of the folder (e.g. “DIR
2 XXXXXX”).
XXXXXX: name of the folder (the display
will only show the first 8 characters).
The folders are selected cyclically: the first
folder is selected after the last folder and
vice versa. If no other folder/track is selected in the
next 2 seconds, the first track on the new
folder will be played.
If the last track in the folder at that mo-
ment selected is played, the next folder
will be played.
STRUCTURE OF THE FOLDERS
The radio with MP3 player:
❒recognises only the folders that contain
MP3 format files;
❒if the MP3 files on a CD-ROM are
structured in “sub-folders”, their struc-
ture is compressed to a single level
structure, where the “sub-folders” are
taken to the level of the main folders.
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