2015 FIAT 500C CD player

With Alpine 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.
• An amplifier in the trunk on the right-hand side panel. •
Antenna on the car roof.
• Radio with CD/MP3 player.
With BEATS Premium Audio system (if equipped):
• A subwoofer in the trunk on the left-hand side panel.
Quick Guide
Radio Controls
BUTTON GENERAL FUNCTIONS MODE
On Short button push
Off Short button push
TUNER AM, FM, SAT (if equipped) source selection Short repeated button push
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BUTTONGENERAL FUNCTIONS MODE
A-B-C Cycles A, B, C presets for AM, FM, SAT (if
equipped) Short repeated button push
MEDIA CD/AUX/Media Player (if equipped and
present) source selection Short repeated button push
BUTTON
GENERAL FUNCTIONS MODE
(Mute/Pause
Button)Volume activation/deactivation
(Mute/Pause) Short button push
AUDIO Audio adjustments: low tones
(BASS), high tones (TREBLE), left/
right balance (BALANCE), front/
rear balance (FADER) Menu activation: short button push
Adjustment type selection: push
or
Adjustment of values: pushor
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BUTTONGENERAL FUNCTIONS MODE
(Information
Button)Song, Artist, Album, Genre, Play-
list, Folder information (if avail-
able) in CD, Media Player and Sat-
ellite (if so equipped); Toggles
RBDS information in FM
MENU Advanced functions adjustment Menu activation: short button push Adjustment type selection: push
or
Adjustment of values: pushor
+Vol/–VolVolume adjustment Push + button: volume increase
Push – button: volume decrease
BUTTON RADIO FUNCTIONS MODE
Radio Station Search:
•Automatic Search
• Manual Search
Automatic search: push buttonsor
(long push for fast forward)
Manual search: push buttonsor(long
push for fast forward)
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Satellite Radio Antenna — If Equipped
The antenna for the satellite radio is mounted on the roof
of the vehicle. Do not place items on the roof around the
roof top antenna location. Objects placed within the line
of sight of the antenna will cause decreased performance.
Larger luggage items should be placed as far from the
antenna as possible. Do not place items directly on or
above the antenna.
CD Player
Introduction
This chapter describes the operation of the CD player
only. To operate the radio, refer to the description in the
“Functions and Adjustments” chapter.
CD Player Selection
To activate the CD player built into the equipment,
proceed as follows:
•Load a CD with the equipment switched on. The first
track will start to play.
Or
• If a CD has already been loaded, turn on the radio and
then briefly push the MEDIA button to select the “CD”
function mode. The last track listened to will start to
play.
It is advisable to use original CDs to ensure optimal
playing. If CD-R/RWs are used, we recommend using
good quality media that are burned at the slowest speed
possible.
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Display Information
When the CD player is operating, information will ap-
pear on the display with the following meaning:
•“Track 5” indicates the CD track number.
• “03:42” indicates the time elapsed since the start of the
track (if the relevant Menu function is activated).
Track Selection
Briefly push thebutton to play the previous CD
track and the
button to play the next track. The
tracks are selected cyclically: the first track is selected
after the last track and vice versa.
If the track has been played for more than 3 seconds,
pushing the
button, starts the track again from the
beginning. In this case, if you want to play the
previous track, push the
button twice consecu-
tively. Track Fast Forward/Rewind
Keep thebutton pushed down to fast forward the
selected track and keep the
button pushed down to
fast rewind the track. The fast forward/rewind will
stop once the button is released.
Pause Function
To pause the CD player, push thebutton. The word-
ing “CD Pause” appears on the display.
To resume listening to the track, push thebutton
again.
CD MP3 Player
Introduction
This chapter describes the operation of the CD MP3
player.
NOTE: Layer-3 audio decoding technology is licensed
from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.
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move to the MP3 session while playing by keeping the
CD button pressed for more than two seconds.
NOTE:When the function is activated the radio may take
a few seconds to start playing. While checking the disc
the display will show “CD Reading.” If no MP3 files are
detected, the radio will resume playing the audio session
from the point where it was interrupted.
Display Information
ID3–Tag Information Display
In addition to the information relating to the time
elapsed, folder name and file name, the radio is also
capable of displaying ID3–TAG information relating to
Title Track, Artist and Author.
When one of the ID3-TAG pieces of information is chosen
to be displayed (Title, Artist, Album) and this informa-
tion has not been recorded for the track played, the text
UNKNOWN will be displayed for that field.
Selection Of Next/Previous Folder
Push thebutton to select a next folder or the
button to select the previous folder. The display
will show the number of the folder.
The folders are selected cyclically. The first folder is
selected after the last folder and vice versa.
If no other folder/track is selected in the next two
seconds, the first track on the new folder will be played.
After the last track in a folder is played, the next folder
will be played.
Structure Of The Folders
The radio with MP3 player:
• Recognizes only the folders that effectively contain
MP3 format files.
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•If the MP3 files on a CD-ROM are structured in
sub-folders their structure is compressed to a single
level structure, where the sub-folders are taken to the
level of the main folders.
Troubleshooting
General
Sound Volume Low
The Fader function should be adjusted to the values “F”
(front) only to prevent the reduction in radio output
power and the cancelling of the volume if the Fader level
adjustment is equal to R+9.
Source Can Not Be Selected
Nothing has been loaded. Load the CD or the MP3 CD to
be listened to.
CD Player
The CD Does Not Play:
The CD is dirty. Clean the CD.
The CD is scratched. Try using another CD.
The CD Can Not Be Loaded:
A CD is already loaded. Press the
button and remove
the CD.
MP3 File Reading
Track Skips While Playing Mp3 Files:
The CD is scratched or dirty.
The Duration Of The Mp3 Tracks Is Not Correctly
Displayed:
In some cases (due to the recording mode) the duration of
the MP3 tracks can be displayed incorrectly.
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Operating Instructions — Hands-Free Phone
Refer to the appropriate “BLUE&ME™ User ’s Manual”
for further information.
Personal/Portable Navigation Device (PND)
A Personal/Portable Navigation Device (PND) is avail-
able as optional equipment for this vehicle, refer to the
Navigation User Guide for further information.
iPod®/USB/MEDIA PLAYER CONTROL — IF
EQUIPPED
This feature allows an iPod® or external USB device to be
plugged into the USB or AUX port, located in the center
console.Refer to the appropriate Blue&Me™ radio User ’s Manual
for iPod® or external USB device support capability.USB/AUX Port
1 — Auxiliary Cable Jack
2 — USB Connector
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