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RADIO (TUNER) .....................................................................21
Introduction ............................................................................. 21
Selecting a frequency band .................................................... 21
Preselection buttons ............................................................... 21
Storing the last station listened to ....................................... 22
Automatic tuning ..................................................................... 22
Manual tuning ........................................................................... 22
Autostore function ................................................................. 23
Emergency alarm reception .................................................. 24
EON function ...........................................................................24
Stereophonic broadcasters ................................................... 24
CD PLAYER ............................................................................. 25
Introduction ............................................................................. 25
CD player selection ................................................................ 25
CD loading/ejection ................................................................ 25
Display readings ....................................................................... 26
Track selection.......................................................................... 27
Fast forward/rewind through tracks ................................... 27
Pause function ..........................................................................27
CD MP3 PLAYER .................................................................... 28
Introduction ............................................................................. 28
MP3 mode .................................................................................28
T T
A A
B B
L L
E E
O O
F F
C C
O O
N N
T T
E E
N N
T T
S S
INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 3
Suggestions ............................................................................... 3
Technical specifications .......................................................... 5
QUICK GUIDE ......................................................................... 6
Steering wheel controls ......................................................... 9
General information ............................................................... 10
FUNCTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS ................................. 12
Turning the car radio on ....................................................... 12
Turning the car radio off .......................................................12
Selecting the radio functions ................................................. 12
Selecting the CD/CD CHANGER function ........................ 12
Audio source memory function ........................................... 12
Volume adjustment ................................................................. 12
Mute/Pause function ............................................................... 12
Audio adjustments .................................................................. 13
Tone adjustment ..................................................................... 13
Balance adjustment ................................................................. 13
Fader adjustment ..................................................................... 14
Loudness adjustment .............................................................. 14
Menu ........................................................................................... 15
Phone presetting ..................................................................... 19
Anti-theft protection............................................................... 20
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER
QUICK
GUIDE
Button
▲
÷˜▼
1 2 3 4 5 6
RADIO FUNCTIONS
Radio station search:
– Automatic search
– Manual search
Storing current radio station
Stored station recall
Button
MUTE
AUDIO
MENU
GENERAL FUNCTIONS
Volume activation/deactivation (Mute/Pause)
Audio adjustments: low tones (BASS), high tones (TREBLE),
RH / LH balance (BALANCE), front / rear balance (FADER)
Advanced functions adjustment
Mode
Short button press
Menu activation: short button press
Adjustment type selection: button ▲or ▼press
Adjustment of values: button ÷or ˜press
Menu activation: short button press
Adjustment type selection: button ▲or ▼press
Adjustment of values: buttons ÷or ˜
Mode
Automatic search: press buttons ÷or ˜
(long press for fast forward)
Manual search: press buttons ▲or ▼
(long press for fast forward)
Long button press for memory preset
1 to 6 respectively
Short button press for memory preset
1 to 6 respectively
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER
QUICK
GUIDE
❒FM Multipath detector;
❒manual storing of 30 stations: 18 on FM
band (6 on FM1, 6 on FM2, 6 on FMT),
12 on MW band;
❒automatic storing (AUTOSTORE func-
tion) of 6 stations in the dedicated FM
band;
❒SPEED VOLUME function: automatic
volume adjustment depending on the
car speed;
❒automatic Stereo/Mono selection.CD section
❒Direct disc selection;
❒Track selection (forward/backward);
❒Fast forward/rewind through tracks;
❒CD Display function: display of disc
name and time elapsed since start of the
track;
❒Audio CD, CD-R and CD-RW playing. GENERAL INFORMATION
The radio offers the following functions:
Radio section
❒PLL tuning with FM/AM/MW frequen-
cy bands;
❒RDS (Radio Data System) with TA
function (traffic information) - TP (traf-
fic programmes) - EON (Enhanced
Other Network) - REG (regional pro-
grammes);
❒AF: alternative frequency search selec-
tion in RDS mode;
❒emergency alarm presetting;
❒automatic/manual station tuning;
On multimedia CDs, besides
audio tracks, there are data
tracks too. Playing this type
of CD could cause hissing at a volume
that could jeopardise road safety as
well as cause damages to final audios
and speakers.
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