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Tap on the MENU screen button in
the bottom line of the active radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband specific
submenu.
Notice
The following FM specific displays are shown as examples.
Favorite list
Select Favorite list to display all
stations currently stored in the
favourites lists.
Select the desired station.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
Station lists Depending on the waveband menu,
select FM station list , AM station list
or DAB station list . All receivable
stations of the relevant waveband and in the current reception area are
displayed.Select the desired station.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
Category lists
Numerous RDS 3 26 and DAB
3 27 stations broadcast a PTY
code, which specifies the type of
programme transmitted (e.g. news).
Some stations also change the PTY
code depending on the content which is currently transmitted.
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The Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type in
the corresponding category list.
Notice
The category list submenu item is
only available for the FM and the
DAB wavebands.
To search for a programme type
determined by the stations, select the
waveband specific category list
option.
A list of programme types currently
available is displayed.
Notice
For the DAB waveband, only the
selected categories 3 27 are
displayed in the category list.
Select the desired programme type. A
list of stations is displayed
transmitting a programme of the
selected type.
Select the desired station.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
DAB announcements
Besides their music programmes, a
lot of DAB stations also broadcast
announcements of various
categories. If you activate some or all categories, the currently received
DAB service is interrupted when an
announcement of these categories is
made.
Activating announcement categories
Select DAB announcements in the
DAB waveband menu. A list of
categories is displayed.
Activate all or just the desired
announcement categories. Different
announcement categories can be
selected at the same time.
Notice
DAB announcements can only be
received if the DAB waveband is
activated.
Update station lists If the stations stored in a waveband
specific station list can no longer be
received, select Update FM station
list , Update AM station list or Update
DAB station list depending on the
waveband.
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Notice
If a waveband specific station list is
updated the corresponding category
list (if available) is also updated.
A station search is started and a
corresponding message is displayed. Once the search is finished, the
respective station list is displayed.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
EPG current program An electronic program guide (EPG)
provides you with continuously
updated information about current and upcoming programmes.
Notice
The submenu item is only available
in the DAB waveband menu.
To display information on the
currently active programme, select
EPG current program in the DAB
waveband menu.EPG station list
The EPG station list contains the
stations providing an electronic
programme guide.
Notice
The submenu item is only available
in the DAB waveband menu.
To display current and upcoming
programmes of the respective station,
select the Info screen button beside
the station name.
Intellitext
The Intellitext function allows the
reception of additional information such as announcements, financial
information, sports, news etc.
Notice
The submenu item is only available
in the DAB waveband menu.
Select one of the categories and
choose a specific item to display
detailed information.
Info To display detailed information on the
currently active DAB station, select
the Info menu item.
Notice
The submenu item is only available
in the DAB waveband menu.
Tone settings
For a detailed description of the Tone
settings menu 3 16.
26RadioRadio data system (RDS)RDS is a service of FM stations that
considerably facilitates the finding of
the desired station and its fault-free
reception.
Advantages of RDS ■ On the display, the programme name of the station appears
instead of its frequency.
■ During a station search the Infotainment system tunes in to
RDS stations only.
■ The Infotainment system always tunes into the best receivable
broadcasting frequency of the set
station by means of AF (alternative
frequency).
■ Depending on the station that is received, the Infotainment systemdisplays radio text that can contain
e.g. information about the current
programme.
RDS option menu To open the menu for the RDS
configuration:Press the ; button and then select
the Settings screen button.
Select Radio settings and then RDS
option to display the respective menu.
Notice
If RDS is set to Off, not all menu
items shown above are displayed.
Traffic announcements (TA)
Radio traffic service stations are RDS stations that broadcast traffic news. Ifthe traffic service is switched on, the
currently active function is interrupted
for the duration of the traffic
announcement.
Switching the traffic announcements
on and off
Set the TA menu item to On or Off.
If the radio traffic service is activated,
[TP] is shown in the top line of all main
menus. If the current station is not a
radio traffic service station, TP is
greyed out and a search is started
automatically for the next radio traffic
service station. As soon as a radio
traffic service station is found, TP is
highlighted. If no radio traffic service
station is found, TP remains greyed
out.
If a traffic announcement is broadcast
on the respective station, a message
is displayed.
To interrupt the announcement and
return to the function previously
activated: select the Cancel screen
button in the message.
TP volume
The volume of traffic announcements can be preset to a value between 0
and 63.
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■ If the DAB signal is reflected bynatural obstacles or buildings, the
reception quality of DAB is
improved, whereas AM or FM
reception is considerably impaired in such cases.
■ When DAB reception is enabled, the FM tuner of the Infotainmentsystem remains active in the
background and continually
searches for the best receivable FM stations. If TP 3 26 is activated,
traffic announcements of the FM station which is currently best
receivable are issued. Deactivate
TP, if DAB reception should not be
interrupted by FM traffic
announcements.
DAB option menu
To open the menu for the DAB
configuration:
Press the ; button and then select
the Settings screen button.
Select Radio settings and then DAB
option to display the respective menu.
DAB category settings
To choose which categories are
displayed in the DAB category list in
the DAB menu 3 22, select DAB
category settings . The respective
menu is displayed.Select All or select and deselect only
some categories from the available
options.
Select the OK screen button to
confirm your choice.
DAB configuration In the DAB option menu you can
setup features concerning the DAB
radio reception.
Service linking DAB
If this function is activated, the device
switches over to the same service
(programme) on another DAB
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ensemble (frequency, if available)
when the DAB signal is too weak to
be picked up by the receiver.
Set Service linking DAB to On or Off.
Service linking FM If this function is activated, the device switches over to a corresponding FM
station of the active DAB service (if
available) when the DAB signal is too
weak to be picked up by the receiver.
Set Service linking FM to On or Off.
Dynamic range compression
If this function is activated, the
dynamic range of the DAB signal is
reduced. That means that the level of loud sounds is reduced and the level
of quiet sounds is increased.
Therefore the volume of the
Infotainment system can be raised to
a point where the quiet sounds are audible, without the loud soundsbeing too loud.
Set Dynamic range ctrl to On or Off.Selecting a frequency band
With this function you may define which DAB wavebands are to be
received by the Infotainment system.
Choose L-Band only
( 1452 - 1492 MHz, earth and satellite
radio) Band lll only (174 - 240 MHz,
earth radio) or Both.
Radio text
If this function is activated, additional information about the programme
currently received or the music track
currently playing such as title, artist,
music type, news or traffic updates
are displayed.
To show or hide the information, set
Radio text to On or Off.
Slide Show
If this function is activated, additional
information about the programme
currently received or the music track
currently playing are displayed in
form of pictures, graphics or short video sequences.To show or hide these pictures,
graphics or videos sequences, set
Slide Show to On or Off.
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3-pole for audio source, 4-pole for
movie source.1=Left audio signal2=Right audio signal3=Ground4=Video signal
AUX audio function
The Infotainment system can play music files contained in auxiliary
devices e.g. smartphones or iPod/
iPhone products.
AUX movie function
The Infotainment system can play
movies contained in auxiliary devices e.g. smartphones or iPod/iPhone
products.
Notice
To use the movie function with your
iPod/iPhone, connect your device to
the AUX port only. A constant
connection cannot be established
via the USB port.
USB port
An MP3 player, USB drive, SD card
(via USB connector/adapter), iPod or
Smartphone can be connected to the USB port.
When connected to the USB port,
various functions of the devices
mentioned above can be operated via
the controls and menus of the
Infotainment system.
Notice
Not all MP3 player, USB drive, SD
card, iPod models or Smartphones
are supported by the Infotainment
system.Connecting/disconnecting a device
Connect the USB device or iPod to
the USB port. For the iPod, use the
appropriate connection cable. The
music function starts automatically.
Notice
If a non-readable USB device or
iPod is connected, a corresponding
error message will appear and the
Infotainment system will
automatically switch to the previous
function.
To disconnect the USB device or
iPod, select another function and then remove the USB storage device.Caution
Avoid disconnecting the device
during playback. This may
damage the device or the
Infotainment system.
USB audio function
The Infotainment system can play music files contained in USB storage
devices or iPod/iPhone products.
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USB picture function
The Infotainment system can display
pictures contained in USB storage
devices.
USB movie function
The Infotainment system can play
movies contained in USB storage
devices.
Notice
To use the movie function with your iPod/iPhone, connect your device to
the AUX port only. A constant
connection cannot be established
via the USB port.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth enabled audio sources (e.g. music mobile phones, MP3
players featuring Bluetooth, etc.),
which support the Bluetooth music
profiles A2DP and AVRCP can be
connected wirelessly to the
Infotainment system.
Connecting a device
For a detailed description on the
Bluetooth connection 3 45.Bluetooth audio function
The Infotainment system can play
music files contained in Bluetooth
devices e.g. smartphones or iPod/
iPhone products.
Support of smartphone
applications
The Apps function of the Infotainment
system allows access to approved smartphone applications. The
Infotainment system authorises
application updates as they become
available.
Before an approved application can
be operated using the controls and
menus of the Infotainment system,
the respective application must be
installed on the smartphone.
Follow the instructions on the
smartphone when installing an
approved smartphone application.
File formats and folders The maximum capacity of a devicesupported by the Infotainment system
amounts to 2500 music files, 2500
picture files, 250 movie files, 2500
folders and 10 stages of folderstructure. Only devices formatted in
the FAT16/FAT32 file system are
supported.
Notice
Some files may not be played
properly. This might be due to a
different recording format or the
condition of the file.
Files from online shops to which
digital rights management has been
applied cannot be played.
The Infotainment system can play the following audio, picture and movie
files stored on external devices.
Audio files
The playable audio file formats
are .mp3, .wma, .ogg and .wav.
When playing a file with ID3 tag
information, the Infotainment system
can display information, e.g. on the
track title and artist.
Picture files
The displayable picture file formats
are .jpg, .bmp, .png and .gif.