
Settings
12Sound setting memory Storing settings
– Perform settings as described above. While still in the Audio 
menu, press the   button.
– Turn the rotary knob   to select one of the memory positions.  Keep the rotary knob pressed down for two seconds to store the 
new settings.
Call-up of stored settings
–Press the function key 
–Press the   button
– Turn the rotary knob   to select the required memory position.
– Press button   to confirm the new curve.
– To return to the Audio settings display, press the   button.
Call-up of mid settings
–Press the function key 
–Press the   button
– Turn button   to select the linear curve.
– Press button   to confirm the linear curve.
– Press the   button to return to the audio settings display.
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Settings
14“vol-on 12” Volume limited to 12 (for example).
The volume is only limited when the car radio is switched on and the setting 
in the selection was higher when it was turned off.
Speed-dependent volume adjustment control (scv)
The SCV will automatically adjust the volume to suit the speed of the vehicle.
Setting range: Off, 1.........7
“scv off” scv off, this means the volume does not increase automatically.
Additional functions in FM mode
Connection/disconnection alternative frequencies (rds-af)
“rds-af-on” This enables the radio to change frequency automatically in order 
to keep broadcasting the station to which you have tuned in.
“rds-af-off” This prevents the radio from automatically changing frequency.
For further details on when to activate/deactivate this function, please see 
“Important notes for radio reception”
Automatic change of regional programme (rds-reg)
When the car radio receives various regional stations in RDS mode, it may 
switch between different regional programmes.
“reg on” This changes to regional programming.
“reg off” Does not change to other regional programme.
Station search mode (seek)
Select the station search mode by pressing buttons   and   and the 
“thumbwheel” on the steering column.
“programme id” The search is performed in ascending or descending order  within a specific group of stations. For example: RNE 1, RNE-CLAS, RNE 3, 
RADIO 4. On completion of one group, the radio searches for the stations 
in the next group.
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“frequency” The search is made up or down within the frequency range.
Selection of programmes of a certain type (pty)
This allows you to select the type of programme desired, where the stations 
offer the PTY service in the FM ranges.
If the user decides to listen to the selected station, the search is stopped and 
the details of the station are displayed.
To search for the next station, press the search buttons 
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seconds.
If no station is found with the selected programme type, the PTY function is 
deactivated and the radio returns to the last selected station.
Sorts of programme:
“info”: news, current affairs, weather and financial news.
“sport”: sports.
“culture”: education, drama, culture, science, social information, religion  and documentaries.
“music”: pop, rock, jazz, country, folk and light music.
“other”: children's programmes, travel, entertainment and miscellaneous.
Additional functions in AUX and iPod mode
Volume adjustment in auxiliary input
This allows the volume between the internal audio sources and the external 
device connected to be adjusted.
“Level I” small increase
“Level II” medium increase
“Level III” large increase
This adjustment ser ves no purpose in USB mode as it only affects the modes 
where the audio signal enters via the Jack connector. (See “AUX mode” and 
“USB/iPod mode” sections).
4)The search is not made in alphabetical order.
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Settings15
Adjusting the output volume (AUX/MDI VOLUME LEVEL)
If you need to increase the output volume for the external audio source, first 
lower the base volume on the radio system  ⇒page 27.
If the sound from the external audio source is  too low, if possible, increase 
the  output volume  on the external audio source. If this is not sufficient, set 
the  input volume  (AUX VOL LEVEL ) in the unit settings to  level 2 or level 3 .
If the sound from the connected external audio source is  too loud or 
distorted , if possible, lower the  output volume on the external audio source. 
If this is not sufficient, set  AUX VOL LEVEL to level 2  or level 1 .
Note
T h is  s e a r ch  f i l t e r  r e m a i ns  o n  as  l o ng  as  t h e  p r o g r a m m e  t y p e  i s  s e le c t e d  o n  t h e  
lower line of the display, and cannot be switched off manually.
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CD mode19
CD mode CD modeInserting a CD
Push the audio CD with the printed side facing up into the CD slot until it is 
automatically pulled in.
After inserting a CD, while the equipment is reading and recognising the 
structure of the CD, “cd loading” is shown on the display and it is not possible 
to activate any functions. The play function will start automatically.
CD eject button
Press the   button to eject the CD.
Note
•An error message will appear on the display if there is no CD in the CD 
player, or if the inserted CD cannot be read.•You might not be able to play CDs with copy protection or CD-Rs and CD-
RWs.Selecting CD mode– Press the   button.
–Turn button   to select CD mode. Note
If you are not in CD mode (e.g. in FM) when the   button is pressed, the 
last selected mode will start to play (where available).Selecting CD tracksSelecting CD tracks
Press 
 ƒ or  „ to  rewind  or  fast  f or wa rd  C D  tracks .  T h e num be r  of  s e le cte d  t ra ck  
will be shown on the display.
For audio CDs with additional information (CD text) the title of the album, the 
track name and the artist will be displayed  ⇒page 21.
For CD in MP3 format, the title of the album, the track name, the artist, the file 
name and the folder name are displayed ⇒ page 21.
SCAN function
When the SCAN function is switched on, 10 seconds of each track are played.
For an audio CD or an audio CD with additional information (CD text)  the 
SCAN function is activated by briefly pressing the SCAN button.
For a CD in MP3 format there are two types of SCAN:
•SCAN FOLDER: This plays 10 seconds of each track in the current folder. 
You start the SCAN function by briefly pressing the function key SCAN.•SCAN ALL: This plays 10 seconds of the first track in each of the CD 
folders. You start the SCAN function by pressing the function key SCAN for 2 
seconds.
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CD mode
20When the function is on, it is possible to switch between the two operating 
modes by pressing the SCAN function key for 2 seconds.
To select a track, stop the SCAN function whilst the track is being played. You 
stop the SCAN function by briefly pressing the function key SCAN.
BROWSE function
The BROWSE function allows you to search the contents of the CD to go 
directly to a track.
The function is activated by briefly pressing   BROWSE.
For an audio CD the list of tracks is only given with a generic name (“track 1”, 
“track 2”,...)
For an audio CD with additional information (CD text) the track titles are 
shown.
For a CD in MP3 format, when the function is activated the track titles of the 
current folder are displayed first.
To go to t he  list  of  fold e rs , b r ie fl y pr ess  bu tton    o r  tur n b utto n   to  th e last 
position on the list.
In all the above cases, the track and/or folder is selected using button  .Searching through individual tracksFast forward / rewind
To search through individual tracks with the fast forward and rewind function, 
press and hold 
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required position.
Random play functionAll tracks on a CD will be played in random order if the MIX function is active.
For an audio CD or an audio CD with additional information (CD text) the MIX 
function is activated by briefly pressing the MIX button.
For a CD in MP3 format there are two types of MIX:
MIX FOLDER: All tracks in the current folder are played in random order. You 
start the MIX function by briefly pressing the function key MIX.
MIX ALL: All tracks on the CD are played in random order. Folders may be 
changed after playing several songs from the same folder. You start the MIX 
function by pressing the function key MIX for 2 seconds.
You stop the MIX function by briefly pressing the function key MIX.PAUSE FunctionWhen the pause function is on, the CD stops playing until the function is 
switched off.
Activation of the function depends on the version:
Versions with on/off function   on the upper left button.
To switch the function on, press button   briefly. The loudspeaker symbol on 
the display appears with a line through it.
To switch the function off, press or turn button   briefly.
Versions with pause function   on the upper left button.
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INFO functionDisplay information (artist, track name, ...) if available on CD.
For audio CDs with additional information (CD text) the title of the album, the 
track name and the artist will be displayed.
For MP3 format CDs the information from the ID3 field will be displayed 
(Album title, track name and artist).
The function is switched on by pressing the key  . This button is only 
available when the information has been correctly read by the CD unit.
If the length of the information is greater than the display capacity, the 
display scrolls once the text to the left.
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MP3 mode
22MP3 modeWhat are MP3 files? MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standardised technology and format for the 
compression of sound sequences. The sound file is compressed to about 
1/10th of its original size. Sounds that are out of the human hearing range 
are excluded while those that are within the range are compressed.Accepted recording formatsIt is possible to play MP3 files recorded on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs.
The unit accepts MP3 discs that have been formatted using the ISO 9660 
standard level 1 or 2. The unit can also play discs recorded using the Romeo 
or Joliet standard.
The unit will not play CDs recorded using “Packet Writing” (UDF or Direct CD 
formats) whether this has been used on the entire disc or within a session. In 
this case the display will display an error message and will eject the CD.
ISO 9660 format
This is the most common of international standards for the format logic of 
files and folders on a CD-ROM.
There are different levels of specification. For level 1, the names must be in 
8.3 format (8 characters maximum for the name of the file + 3 characters for 
the extension “.MP3”. Folder names cannot be more than 8 letters long. On 
the contrary, Level 2 specifications allow up to 31 characters. Multi-session CDs
This method of recording means that information may later be added to the 
CD (while there is enough space remaining and the CD is not closed). The 
information on each recorded CD is contained within an area marked by two 
data labels called “Lead-in” for the beginning of the session and “Lead-out” 
for the end. A multi-session CD will allow for multiple segments that contain 
their own “Lead-in” and “Lead-out”.
Information from the ID3 data fieldThe ID3 data of an MP3 file contains information on the Artist, Album and the 
name of the track.
This unit can display the information from the ID3 data field, versions 1 and 
2, to a maximum of 60 characters in total.
Note
•When an MP3 disc is being played it is possible that some songs may not 
play or may be played incorrectly. This may be due to the configuration of the 
disc, the software or the hardware used for the recording.•Audio CDs (CD-DA) meet the specifications and carry their corresponding 
symbol. Those CDs with copyright protection do not meet these specifica-
tions and do not bear the corresponding symbol; for this reason there may be 
errors in reading this type of disc.•For MP3 CDs, the MP3 data rate should oscillate between 8 and 320 
Kb/sec.
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•I t is  p ossible  to  read  m ul ti-s essi on  discs  bu t if  th e da ta  has b e en  re cord e d 
in both formats (CD-DA and MP3), regardless of the order, only the audio 
tracks will be played.•With other formats that are not ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2, the names of the 
files and folders may not be displayed correctly.•When naming an MP3 file make sure the extension is correct. Writing 
“.MP3” for a non-MP3 file means that the file will not be recognised and may 
play annoying noises.•It is not possible to play MP3 files that are deeper than the first 8 folder 
levels. To speed up the reading and sear ching, only two levels of folders are 
recommended.•The following types of disc will take some time to begin playing: a disc 
r eco rd ed  with  ma ny  lev els  o f s ub folde rs ;  a d is c r eco rd ed  with  m ultis essio n; a 
disc to which information may be added (Disc not closed).•I t will no t b e p ossible  to  play an  a ud io  C D  ( C D -R / C D -RW )  that  has  n ot  b e e n 
closed.
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