2012 FIAT 500 instrument panel

•The CD player is capable of reading most compression
systems currently in use, following the development
of these systems, the reading of all compression for-
mats is not guaranteed.
Technical Specifications
The complete system consists of:
•Two 165 mm diameter midwoofer speakers, one
speaker in each of the front doors.
•Two 22 mm diameter tweeter speakers, one speaker in
each of the front pillars.
•Two 100 mm diameter full range speakers, one speaker
in each of the rear side panels.
•Antenna on the car roof.
•Radio with CD/MP3 player.With Bose
Premium Audio system (if equipped):
•Two 165 mm diameter midwoofer speakers.
•Two 11 mm tweeter speakers in the front pillars.
•Two 100 mm full range speakers, one speaker in each
of the rear side panels.
•A subwoofer under the right front seat.
•An amplifier in the trunk on the right-hand side panel.
•Antenna on the car roof.
•Radio with CD/MP3 player.
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Quick Guide
Radio Controls
BUTTONGENERAL FUNCTIONS MODE
On Short button press
Off Long button press
TUNER AM, FM, SAT (if equipped) source se-
lection Short repeated button press
A-B-C Cycles A, B, C presets for AM, FM,
SAT (if equipped) Short repeated button press
MEDIA CD/AUX/Media Player (if equipped
and present) source selection Short repeated button press
BUTTON
GENERAL FUNCTIONS MODE
(Mute/Pause Button) Volume activation/deactivation (Mute/
Pause) Short button press
AUDIO Audio adjustments: low tones (BASS), high tones (TREBLE), left/right balance
(BALANCE), front/rear balance
(FADER) Menu activation: short button press
Adjustment type selection: press
orAdjustment of values: press
or
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BUTTONGENERAL FUNCTIONS MODE
(Information Button) Song, Artist, Album, Genre, Playlist,
Folder information (if available) in CD,
Media Player and Satellite (if so
equipped); Toggles RBDS information
in FM
MENU Advanced functions adjustment Menu activation: short button press
Adjustment type selection: press
orAdjustment of values: press
or
+Vol/–VolVolume adjustment Press + button: volume increase Press –
button: volume decrease
BUTTON RADIO FUNCTIONS MODE
Radio Station Search:
•Automatic Search
•Manual SearchAutomatic search: press buttons
or
(long press for fast forward)
Manual search: press buttons
or
(long press for fast forward)
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BUTTONRADIO FUNCTIONS MODE
12345 Current radio station storing Long button press for memory preset 1
to 5 respectively
Stored station recall Short button press for memory preset 1
to 5 respectively
BUTTONCD FUNCTIONS MODE
CD ejection Short button press
Previous/next track playShort button pressor
CD track fast forward/rewind Long button pressor
Previous/next folder play (for CD-MP3)Short button pressor
General Information
The radio offers the following functions:
Radio Section
•
PLL tuning with FM/AM/MW frequency bands
•RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System)
•Automatic/manual station tuning
•FM Multipath detector
•Manual storing of 25 stations (base radio) and 40
stations (if equipped with Satellite): 15 on FM band
(5 on FMA, 5 on FMB, 5 on FMC), 10 on AM band
(5 on AMA, 5 on AMB), 15 on Satellite Band - if
equipped (5 on SATA, 5 on SATB, 5 on SATC)
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•SPEED VOLUME function: Customer selectable auto-
matic volume adjustment depending on the car speed
•Automatic Stereo/Mono selection
CD Section
•
Track selection (forward/backward)
•Fast forward/rewind through tracks
•CD Display function: display of track number and on
mp3 discs (song title, artist) and time elapsed since
start of the track
•Playing Audio CD, CD-R and CD-RW
WARNING!
On multimedia CDs, besides audio tracks, there are
data tracks too. Playing this type of CD could cause
hissing at a volume that could jeopardize road safety
as well as causing damage to the final stages and the
speakers.
CD/MP3 Section
•
MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG)
•Folder selection (previous/next)
•Track selection (forward/backward)
•Fast forward/rewind through tracks
•MP3 Display function: display of folder name, ID3-
TAG information, time elapsed since the start of the
track, name of the file
•Playing audio or data CD, CD-R and CD-RW
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Audio Section
•
Mute/pause function
•Soft mute function
•Loudness function
•Graphic 7 band equalizer (if equipped)
•Separate bass/treble tone adjustment
•Right/left channel balancing
•Front/rear fader
Functions And Adjustments
Turning The Car Radio On
The car radio comes on when the(ON/OFF) button
is pressed briefly. When the car radio is turned on and the on volume limit
is on, the volume is limited to a setting of five even if it
had been set higher when previously used.
Turning The Car Radio Off
Press and hold (approximately 2 seconds) the
(ON/OFF) button to turn the radio off.
Selecting The Radio Functions
By pressing the TUNER button briefly and repeatedly,
the following audio sources can be selected cyclically:
•AM, FM and Satellite Bands (if equipped)
Selecting The CD Function
By briefly pressing the MEDIA button, the CD audio
source can be selected (only if a CD is loaded).
Volume Adjustment
To adjust the volume, press the buttons +Vol or –Vol to
increase/decrease the volume.
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Mute/Pause Function
Press thebutton briefly to activate the MUTE
function. The volume will gradually decrease and the
wording “TUNER Mute” will be shown on the display
(in radio mode) or “CD Pause” (in CD mode).
Press the
button again to deactivate the MUTE
function. The volume will gradually increase until it
reaches the previously set level.
When the volume level is changed using the dedicated
controls, the Mute function is deactivated and the vol-
ume is adjusted to the new level selected.
Audio Adjustment
The functions that can be selected from the audio menu
change depending on the context: AM/FM/MEDIA/
SATELLITE.
Press the AUDIO button briefly to change the Audio
functions. After the AUDIO button is first pressed, the display will show the Bass level value for the source
activated at that time (e.g. in FM mode the display will
show the wording “FM Bass +2”).
Use the buttons
orto scroll through the Menu
functions. To change the setting of the selected function,
use the
orbuttons.
The current status of the selected function appears on the
display.
The functions managed by the Audio Menu are:
•BASS (Bass adjustment)
•TREBLE (Treble adjustment)
•BALANCE (right/left Balance adjustment)
•FADER (front/rear Balance adjustment)
•LOUDNESS (Loudness function activation/
deactivation)
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•EQUALIZER — if equipped (activation and selection
of factory equalization adjustments)
•USER EQUALIZER — if equipped (customized equal-
ization adjustment)
Tone Adjustment
Proceed as follows:
1. Press AUDIO button.
2. Press the
orbutton to select “Bass” or
“Treble” in the AUDIO menu.
3. Press the
orbutton or to increase/decrease
the bass or treble adjustments.
By pressing the
orbuttons briefly, the levels will
change progressively. By pressing them down longer, the
levels will change quickly.
Balance Adjustment
Proceed as follows:
1. Press AUDIO button.
2. Press the
orbutton to set “Balance” in the
AUDIO menu.
3. Press the
button to increase the sound from the
left speakers or the
button to increase the sound from
the right speakers.
By pressing the
orbuttons briefly, the levels will
change progressively. By pressing them down longer, the
levels will change quickly.
Select the value “0” to set the right and left audio outputs
at the same level.
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