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-CD Mode: Yo u can select an indi
v idu al C D in the internal CD
chan ger trays or in the externa l
CD c hang er•
briefl y pre ssing
the corre spondin g button s
Use buttons to select a tray
in th e C D chan ger when loading
or ejecting a CD.
SCAN/TUNE button [SCAN/TUNEJ
- RadioMode:Scan func tion. Press
th is button shortly to briefly pla y
st ations . Pre ss longe r to ent er the
se tup mode ...... ... ... ..... .
- Radio Mode :Tune function. Turn
the knob to manually tune to the
n ex t numerically higher or lowe r
frequency.
- CD Mode: Press button to briefly
play tracks. . .... ...... ...... .
-CD Mode: Turn th e kno b to through the trac ks. Turn
clockwise to scro ll upward or
coun te rclockwise to sc roll down
ward .
-MP3 Mode: Press button to
briefly pla y tra cks. . .......... .
- MP3 Mode:Turn the knob "scro ll" thro ugh the within
a give n folder Turn clockw ise lo
scro ll upwa rd or counterclock
wise to scroll downward.
SEEK/TRACK bu tton !SEEK/TRACK).
-Radio Mode: Press to
seek high er freque ncy. . ...... .
- Radio Mode: Pres s to
seek lower frequ en cy.
- CD Mode: Press to
"scroll" through the tracks up
ward
or press and hold the
bullon fast forward. . ...... .
-CD Mode: Press "scroll" t hrough tracks down
wa rd or press and ho ld the
button fast rew ind.
Displ ay
- Radio mode ..... ..... ..... .. .
- CD mod e .. ....... .......... .
- MP3 mode .......... ........ .
- Satelli te Di git al Radio Service ..
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LOAD Button Press this
button to be able load a CD i nto
tl1 e s lot. Press a nd hold fo r mo re
th an
2 sec ond s to load more one CD or all the C D's in th e ava il-
able s lots .. ......... ....... .... .
-Rad io SDRS : Press t his
button to select the CD playe r or
the externa l CD changer •. . ....
- Radio SDRS : Press this
b utt on to selec t th e CD playe r o r
the external CD changer•
or press
and hold for more than 2 seconds
to select tl1e M IX mode ...... . .
MlX Button@IB) (ra dios wi thout
SDRS)
- CD Mode: Pres s thi s butt on to se
lect the random p lay mode. . ..
- MP3 Mode: Press this button to
se lec t the random play mode
w ith in a given folder. . ...... . .
CD s lot .... ............... ... ..
EJEC T Button (EJECT): Press this eject a CD . Press lo nger eject more than one CD or all th e
CD 's inside the slots.. . .. ....... .
Radio SDRS: MP3/FLOR
Bu llon Butt on or Radio SDRS: CAT/FL OR Button
( CAT /FLOR I Button
-S DRS : Press thi s
button to select play lists or
folde rs w hen p lay ing a CD wit h
MP 3 files .... ..... ........... .
- Radio with SDRS: Press this
button to select play lists o r
fo lders w hen pl aying a CD with
MP3 files or to select the de sir ed
c at egory when using the satell ite
mode . ... ... ..... .......... .
SAT Press this button to
s elect the satellit e mode.
WARNING
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Driv er di straction causes accidents , collision s
a nd serious personal injury!
• Nev er let yourse lf be distra cted by setting,
adjusting or using the Sound System .
Booklet 3.4 P remi um Sound System
.0, WARNING (conti nued )
• Us e the Sound System only if road , traffic
an d weath er cond itions permit and you will
not be distracted from your driving.
Important information
Operating the Sound System while driving
D rivi ng on today 's road s demands th e full atten
ti o n of the driver.
The w ide range of sophisti cate d eq uipm ent de
tail s of modern car radio s offer not onl y a vas t
so urce of entertainmen t, but also import ant in
form ation reg arding t raffic updates, road condi
t ions, wea ther repo rts. etc.
Bu t re mem ber, you should onl y operate the
ra di o system wit h its num erous fe atures when
th e traffic situ atio n rea lly
in "Con
tro ls" on page 2.
For examp le, c hangin g CDs o r re ading song t i
tl es on a CD case or in th e rad io display when
drivi ng is o ften the ca use of aut o acc idents .
You s hould also set th e vo lume of your radio
sys tem so that yo u ca n h ear s ig n als from other
dr iv ers at a ny tim e.
Convenience radio coding For tec hn ical reason s. the conve nience radio
c oding is not ava ila bl e for all vehicle models.
In the past, it used to be tha t yo u had to manu
a lly recode t he radio wheneve r th e uni t was re
m oved from the ve hicle (for example, if th e unit
was removed to be repaired). or whenever the
veh icle battery was disco nnected (for examp le,
if yo u brou ght yo ur v ehicl e in to t he deale rship
for service a nd it was necessary to dis con nect
t he bauery). In eith er case , the power sup ply to
th e unit was cut off.
T hat has all ch anged w ith the new conven ie n ce
radio cod ing f un cti on: Once t he co de number
ha s bee n ent ered. it
will th en sy nchro nize itse lf
w ith "its" vehicl e!
.0, WARNING (co ntinu ed)
• Always set volume leve ls so that you can
clearly hear horns , si rens and oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle .
If the power supp ly has been interrupted , the
radio will automa tically c hec k to see if it i s s till in
vehicle after the ignition has been switched
on . If this hap pen, th e radio will be ready for use
af ter just a few seconds.
It is th erefo re no longer necessary to d isengage
th e e lect ronic lock manuall y!
If t11e rad io ha s been in s ra ile d in anot her ve hicl e,
how ever, the electronic lock ha ve to be dis
engaged manually.
If
SAFE ap pea rs i n the disp lay a fter switchin g the
rad io on , it can then only be operated aga in afte r
entering tJ1e co rrect code
=> pa ge 34.
External CD changer1l
You also have the option of installin g a Ge nuine
Vo lkswagen CD Changer. Ask your authoriz ed
Vo lkswagen dealer about thi s optio n.
The CD change r is in stalle d in the front armres t
co mp artment. It is "re mote controlled" by th e
radio unit.
It allow s you ro load up to 6 CDs. See => page 32 for furt her information.
Vo lkswage n dea ler s have a ll the informa tion
conce rning in stallin g th e CD c hange r.
Tip s
• Please note tha t it em s marked with an as
t e ri sk(*) may be standard on ce rtain m odels , op
tional on otJ1 ers or no t ava ilabl e on yo ur model.
Always ch eck with your authorized Volkswage n
deale r to see if the feat ure or item ap plies to your
mod el.
• The radio code numb er and the radio seria l
numb er ca n be found on th e "Radio Card" at the
beg inning of the
Lit erature . ._
I) Availa ble as a fa cto ry install ed opt ion, or your author ized Volkswagen dealer can install the oplional C D
c h anger for you. A lways chec k with yo ur a utho rize d Vol kswage n deale r if th is op tio n i s ava ilab le fo r yo ur
model.
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Booklet 3.4 Pre mium Sou nd Sy stem
pag e 10,
fig. 5
briefl y to sca n upw ard to the next
high er frequency . Scanning stop s at th e
ne xt good quality station rece ive d. After
a bout 10 seconds, the radio wi ll sca n to th e
ne xt station.
SCA N will app ear in the dis
pla y afte r you pr ess this button .
Manual Radio Station searc h (TUNE)
- Turn the knob © clockwi se to tune up
wa rds.
- Turn the knob counterclo ckwise to
tu ne downward s.
Preset scan
-Pre ss a nd ho ld down d1 e ISCAN/T UNEJ
button for longer t han 2 sec onds to enter
the set up mod e. You will hea r a s igna l
t on e.
- Turn the
ISCAN/lUNEJ rotary kn ob, until
SELECT SCAN AM /FM ap pears in the dis
p lay.
SEEK /TRACK
Use th e (S EEK /TRA CK! rock er bu tton to seek
the next h ighe r or lo wer frequen cy (radio
s tat ion) .
Automat ic se ek
-pag e 3, fig. 2 to sea rch
LO next hig h er frequenc y (rad io sta
tion ).
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to sea rch to th e nex t low er fr e
que ncy (radio stat ion ). -
In t he lower part of the display the
words
ST ATIONS and PRESETS will appear.
B y using t he s tation p rese t
below these w ords sele ct th e type of scan
operat ion you want.
- Press the
IS CAN /TUN EJ rotary knob again
fo r lon ger than 2 seconds to confirm the
se ttin g you have just made . You will hear a
s ig n al ton e.
Automatic T uning (SCA N)
If you press the button during the 10 sec ond
" h old " p erio d, th e rad io will on lo the sta
t ion curr entl y bei ng rece ive d.
Th e sca n fun ction slop s autom aticall y after one
l oop of the e ntir e rang e of frequ en cie s.
Pr ese t sc an
ll is p oss ible fo r you to selec t betwee n a sca n op
era lion through th e entir e range of frequenci es
or just th rough the s tat ions memor ize d in th e
pr ese t buuon s.
Ma nual Radio S tation search (TUNE)
The setting s will be changed in small inc rem ents
(FM 0.2 MHz-, AM 10
-On ce a sta tion has been fo und, briefly
again w ill cause th e se ek
operat ion to b e re p eated .
Controlled seek
-Press and to tun e to a desir e d frequency.
- Simply befor e you
r eac h th e des ired fr equ enc y. T he seek
funct ion will then stop at the n ext station
that offers acceptab le
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Selecting a category
Fig. 13 CAT/FLOR Button
Selecting channe ls
Fig . 14 Preset Buttons and SCAN/TUNE Knob
Th e chan nels can be selected with both
! SCAN/TUNE ) or !SEEK/ TRACK) buttons.
!SCAN/ TUNE) button
- Turn the [SCAN /TUNE) button (=> fig. 14
to manually select a channe l in a ll ca t
egor ies.
- Turn clockwis e to sea rc h up wards
or
turn coun tercl ockwise to searc h down
wards. F irst the currently selecte d ch a nnel
appears in the di sp lay. Then the name of
the ch anne l w ill be di spla yed.
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The se lection of program categorie s de
pends on what your provid er offers.
- PresslCAT/FLDR) button
fig.13 to se
l ect the desired category
selec t up
wards
se lec t do wnwa rds).
Tips
• The chann el
th e lo wes t frequency is se
l e cted when shifti ng through ca tego ries.
•
se lecting ca tegories on ly th e category
nam e will appear in the disp lay. Af te r a few sec
onds the availa ble channel informatio n will ap
p ear in th e d is play.
!S EE K/TRA CK) button
-Use the [S EE K/TRACK ) button p age 3,
fig . 2
to autom ati ca lly sea rch the next
higher or lower ch anne l w ith in a g iven cat
egory .
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sea rche s
d ownwa rds. Tap on the rocker switch r e
peated ly to selec t indi vidual ch anne ls. The
currently selected ch ann el numb er ap-
pea rs in the displa y. The n the nam e of the
ch anne l w ill b e disp layed.
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Automatic channel selection
-Briefly press the ISCAN/TUN EJ button to
sta rt a utom atic sca nning to the n ext
c hann el w ithin a give n category. Aft er
abou t 10 sec ond s, scan ning will resume
and go to the ne xt channel.
SCAN appears
in the displ ay and the c hann el available in
formation will be display ed.
- To stop scan ning, press the
ISCAN/T UNEJ
button bri efly during th e 10 seco nd "h old "
time.
- T he sca n function stop s automatica lly
after one loop of the available chann els in
the pr eset memori es or in the ca tego ry if
the operation is not manually stopped.
If a
diff erent cate gory i s to b e scan ned, first se
le ct that category manually and th en pr ess
[SCAN/TUNEJ.
Preset scan
-It is po ssible for you to select between a
sca n opera tion through the enti re range of
chann els w ithin a giv en category or ju st
tho se memorized in the station preset but
t o ns. Press and hold do wn the
!SCAN/T UNE )
button for l on ge r th an 2 seco nds to e nter
th e set up mod e. You'll hear a sign al ton e.
- Turn th e
!SCAN/T U NE J rotary knob , until
SELECT SCAN SAT appears in the di spl ay. -
In th e lower part of the di spla y th e
w ord s
CHANNELS and PRESETS wi ll ap
pear . By using the stat ion pr eset button s©
belo w these wor ds se lect th e type of scan
operat ion you want.
- P ress the
ISCAN/T UNEJ button again for
long er than 2 secon ds to c onfirm th e set
ting you've just m ad e. You' ll hea r a s ig nal
ton e. Th e pr ese t scan function sto ps au to
m aticall y after one loop of th e available
channels in the preset memories if the op
eration is not manuall y stopped .
Tips
• The category name to which each chan nel
b elong s w ill app ear in the displ ay.
• When se lec tin g cha nnels on ly th e ch ann el
and ca tegory names will app ear in th e di splay.
After a few second s the availab le chan nel infor
mat ion will appea r in the display.
• Non se lec ta bl e ch annel s arc automatically
p asse d over w hen search ing ch annel s and are
not shown in the display. It dep ends on your
provider wheth er the chann el is covered.
• If the channel fou nd is already saved on a sta
tion butt on , the corres pon din g chann el numb er
will be undersc ored in th e displa y.
• When category ALL is select ed the
(SEEK /TRACK) button will sea rc h chan nels in all cat egories.
• category ALL is selec ted t he next ava ilable
c h annel will be selec ted when usin g th e
(SEEK/TRACK) button, rega rdless if it belong s to different category. -'4
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Error displays when playing MP3 music with the CD player
The following err or messages can b e displayed:
NOCD
No disc in the CD ch an ge r.
PLEASE CHECK CD
There is a problem with the in serted CD. The CD
i s automatica lly ejec te d .
ROM
A CD ROM has bee n in serte d into the ch anger.
The CD is automatic ally ejected.
About MP3
Except for personal enjoyment, duplicati ng
data or distributing, transferring or copying it, whether for free or for a fee , withou t the permis
sion of the copyright holder i s strict ly prohib
i t ed by the Copyright Act and by internationa l
treaty.
What is
MP3
MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3) is a compress ion
stan dard prescribed by the ISO and MEG.
MP3 files contain compressed audio data. MP3
encoding is capable of compress ing the audio
da ta at extremely hi gh ratios , shrinki ng mu sic
file s by as mu ch as one-tent h their original size.
The MP3 forma t rea lizes su ch high compre ssion
ratios by elimi nating th e sounds that are either
in audible to t he hum an ear or ma sked b y other
sounds.
How to create
MP3 files
The soft wa re use d to create MP3 files is wide ly
so ld from var ious sourc es. For d etail s on cre
atin g MP3 files, re fer to the owner's manual for
t hat so ftwa re.
The MP 3 files that can be played by this device
ha ve the file extension "MP3". Files wit h no ex
tension can not be played back .
Cor respon ding File Syste ms
T hi s unit support s discs formatted
ISO
9660. It a lso can p lay back d iscs in Jolie t standard
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FAIL
Th e CD is dirty, scratc hed or inserted upside
down. T he CD is auto mati cally ejected. If the
p roblem pers ist s after reload ing the CD the next
CD avai lable will be reproduced and error mes
s age FAIL will appea r in the correspo nding CD
s lo t in
display.
HARDWARE ERROR
The CD chan ger mechanism is malfunctioning.
Tips
If the unit still malfunctions, contact your au
thori zed Vo lkswagen dealer for assistance.
which conforms to ISO 9660. However , some
time s the file names, fo lder nam es, etc. are not
displayed correct ly.
P lease
in to account the follow ing points:
• When creati ng a CD the burner software
mu st be set up to burn a Mode
1 CD ROM type
disc. Mode 2 CD ROM XA can not b e pla yed
back.
• Multi-session discs can not be played back
by this unit.
• Remembe r tha t th e audio quality depends
o n th e
rate" used to create the MP3
file .
• Make sure the crea ted disc is finalized. Your
CD burner softwar e has an option to fina lize the
disc.
• Whe n nam ing you r MP3 file s, use short file
nam es (no more than 64 char acters).
• We recommend th at you use onl y one word
to name t he folde rs (i.e. Fold er_A) and t hat yo u
do not repeat the same fold er name throughout
the CD. This cou ld cause t he rad io un it not
to recognize the file path .
• When creat ing an MP3 disc, use no more
than 99 fo lder s. Altho ugh thi s unit can support
up
to 255 folders , finding the files yo u wa nt t o
p lay w ill be mor e difficult if you have used man y
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External CD changer 32
F
Fader control 13
FLDR button 25
FM presets 9
ID number 15
Ignition lock 7
Illumination 36
Important information 5
Interference suppress ion 36
K
Key 7
L
LOAD button 20
M
Manual Radio Station search 11
Maximum power output 36
Middle control 12
MIX
does it mean when MIX appears in
the display when
I am playing a CD? 2 1
Wha t does it mean with MIX CD appears
in the disp lay when I
am playing a
CD? 26
Mix mode 21, 26
MP3 25
MP3 player operation 25
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NO DISC 21, 24
NO MAGAZINE 21
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Preset button s 10
Preset scan
11
Q
Quick overvi ew 2
R
Radio 7
Radio Card Where should
I keep my Rad io Card? 5
Radio code numb er 5
Replacement 35
Roof mount ed antennas 35
s
SAFE What does it mean w hen "SAfE" ap-
pears in the display? 5
SAT button 15 Sa tellite Digital Radio Service 13
Satellite Radio D igital Serv ice
Ho w the system works?
13
Satellite radio providers 13
SCAN function 11
SCAN/TUNE button 11
SEEK/TRACK Button 11
Se lecting a category 16
Selecting a chan nel 16
Se lecting folders 25
Se lectin g tracks 27
Service 35
S iriu s
ID Numb er 15
Skip through the files in the same folder 27
S kip through the same track 23, 28
Sound setti ng 12
Speed Vo lume Co ntro l (S VC )
SVC (Speed Volume Contro l) 8
Station buttons 10
Station selection 36
Sto ring a channel 15
System information 19
Siriu s message s 19
XM messages 19