98 In fotain men t system
Ge ne ral ad vi ce
During norm al radio rece ption, you m ay
experience frequency interference and
static if items such as mobile phone
charge rs , v ehicle conve nience a cces s orie s,
and e xte rnal elec tronic de vice s are
plugge d into the acc es sory power s ocke t.
If there is inte rfe rence or static, unplug the
i t em f r om t h e a c ces so r y p o w er o u t l et .
FM reception
Des pite a high de gree of technical
pe rfe ction, re cep tion in v ehicle radio se ts is
different from that in home radio sets
a n d s o m e i nt e r f er en ce m a y o ccu r , e ven
with F M-RDS stations.
Tall buildings or hills can interfere w ith FM
s igna ls, causing s ound to fade in and out.
FM stereo w ill give the best sound,
but F M s ignals w ill re ach only a pprox.
16 to 65 km (10 to 40 miles).AM reception
The range for most AM stations is g re ater
than for F M, e spe cially at nig ht. The longer
ra ng e can cause sta tion freq uencies to
inte rfe re with each other. For be tter rad io
re ce ption, most AM radio s tations will
boos t the powe r le vels during the day, and
the n reduce these le ve ls d uring the night.
Static can a ls o occur whe n eve nts s uch as
storms interfe re with radio re cep tion. W he n
this happe ns, try red ucing the treble on
your Infotainment sy stem.Hand ling C Ds
Handle CDs ca re fully . Avoid le aving
fingerprints on the CDs whe n changing
t h em . R e p l a ce CD s i n t h ei r ca s es
imm ediate ly afte r removing the m, to stop
them from ge tting d amage d, dus ty and
dirty.
Dirt and liquids on CDs m ay ma ke the
In f o tain men t s ys tem’ s C D play er le ns dir ty
and re sult in m alfunctions.
D o n o t e xpo se C D s to h e at o r dir e ct
s unlight.
The C D playe r s cans the bottom s urface of
the dis c. If the surface of a CD is da mage d,
e.g. cra cked, broken or scratched, the CD
will not play properly or not at all.
If the surface of a CD is s oiled, take a s oft,
lint-free cloth or dampen a clean, soft cloth
in a mild, ne utra l dete rgent solution mixe d
with wate r, and clean it. Make sure the
wiping p roce s s s tarts from the ce ntre ,
going out towards the e dge of the disc.
Do not touch the b ottom side of a CD while
handling it; this could dama ge the surface.
Pick up CDs b y grasping the outer edge s or
t h e edg e o f t h e ho l e a n d t h e ou t e r edg e.
99Info tainment system
Ca re a n d ma in te na n ce
Your Infotainment system ha s b een
de velope d and manufacture d with grea t
care and it should also b e tre ated with
care .
O bse rving the re comme ndations lis ted
be low will pre vent y our wa rranty from
e xpiring prem ature ly and ens ure that you
will be ab le to e n joy yo u r pr o du ct f o r m any
ye ars.
Note the following when using your
Infotainm ent system:
– Nev er t r y t o o p en t h e In fo t a i n m e n t
sy st e m . In c o r r ec t ha nd li n g c a n
damage the Infotainme nt sy ste m.
– Do not us e aggres s ive che micals ,
cleaning liquids or agents to clean the
In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m . U s e a s o ft c l ot h
moiste ne d with a mild soap solution to
clean y our I nfotainment system .
– Do not attem pt to clean the C D playe r
using CD lens c leaners. The lens of the
CD optics may be come contam inate d
with lubrica nts from the CD le ns
cleane r.– Do not paint or colour the Infota inme nt
system. Paint can make moving parts
s ticky and stop the m functioning
correc tly .
– D o no t st o r e co m bu s t ib l e li q ui ds , g a s es
or explosiv es in the same room as the
Infotainment system, its parts or
acc essories.
– The Infotainme nt sy ste m s hould only
be service d by ex perts. Incorrec t
ins ta lla tion or s erv ic ing of the
Infotainment system can have
dangerous consequences and result in
the warranty becoming void.Fixed m ast antenna
C he c k o c c a si o n a l l y t o m a k e su r e t he m a st
is s till fix ed tightly to the ve hicle. If
tightening is req uired, tighten b y hand.
100 In fotain men t system
Glossary
Autom atic s ta tion s ea rch
Station s earch v ia the s ee k b uttons.
Bala nce
V olume dis tribution be twee n the le ft and
right speake rs.
Bass
Low -frequency sounds.
E qualiz e r (E Q)
Preset e qualization settings for b ass,
midrange and tre ble tones .
Fade
V olume distribution betwe en the front and
rea r spe ake rs.
ID 3 tag
Code in an MP3 file whic h can include the
follow ing data:
– Tra ck title,
–Artist name,
– Tra ck numbe r and playing tim e,
–Album name.
This information can be s tore d in the MP3
file w ith a PC.Manual stat ion sear ch
Station se arch via the tune knob.
MP3
CD audio da ta compre ss ion method
deve loped by the F ra unhofer Ins titute .
Compre ss ion allow s re duction of the data
to a s mall pe rcentage of the original
volum e w ithout audible loss es in s ound
quality .
If low bit rate s are used to conv ert the
audio data into MP3 , s maller file s are
poss ible but sound quality is re duced.
Musi c navi gator
To play MP3 file s on a dis c in order by artis t
or b y a l b um .
Random m ode
CD /M P3 track s o n a sin gle CD o r f ro m
multip le CDs in the s ix-disc C D playe r 3 are
playe d in a random ord er.RD S (Ra dio D ata Sys te m)
RDS is a s ervice provide d by the radio
broadca ste rs which m akes it m uch e as ier
to find an F M s tation and helps to e ns ure
re ception is free of inte rference .
RDS stations are identified by the name of
the station on the d isplay inste ad of the
freq ue ncy.
RDS stations trans mit information which is
automatically eva luate d by the RDS radio
if RDS is activated .
Sp ee d C ompe nsate d V olume ( SCV )
To compe nsa te for ambie nt and rolling
noise, the Infotainment system volume
a dj u s t s t o th e s p ee d o f t h e v eh i cl e.
Seek a nd scan
S earch and brie f playba ck of s ta tions with
a strong s igna l via the se ek buttons .
Treble
High-freq ue ncy s ounds .
