fiat sound tutorial

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FADER adjustment ................................................................. 12

LOUDNESS function .............................................................. 12

Antitheft protection ............................................................... 12

RADIO (Tuner) ....................................................................... 13

Introduction ............................................................................. 13

Selecting the frequency band ................................................ 13

Preselection buttons ............................................................... 13

Memorising the last selected station ................................. 13

Automatic tuning ..................................................................... 13

Manual tuning ........................................................................... 14

AUTOSTORE function .......................................................... 14Emergency alarm reception .................................................. 15

EON function ........................................................................... 15

Stereophonic broadcasters ................................................... 15

Menu .......................................................................................... 15

- MENU button functions ...................................................... 15

- AF SWITCHING function .................................................. 16

- TRAFFIC INFO function ..................................................... 16

- REGIONAL MODE function ............................................. 17

- MP3 DISPLAY function ....................................................... 17

- SPEED VOLUME function .................................................. 18

- EXTERNAL AUDIO VOL function .................................. 18

- RADIO OFF function ......................................................... 18

- RESTORE DEFAULT function ........................................... 18

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PRESENTATION .................................................................... 3

Tips ............................................................................................. 3

- Road safety ............................................................................. 3

- Reception conditions ........................................................... 3- Care and maintenance ......................................................... 4

- CD ........................................................................................... 4

Technical characteristics ........................................................ 5

QUICK GUIDE ........................................................................ 6

Steering wheel controls ......................................................... 8

General information ............................................................... 9

- Radio Section ......................................................................... 9

- CD and CD MP3 Section .................................................. 9- Audio Section ........................................................................ 9

FUNCTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS ................................. 10

Turning on the car radio ....................................................... 10

Turning off the car radio ....................................................... 10

Selecting the Radio functions ................................................ 10

Selecting the CD functions ................................................... 10

Audio source memory function ........................................... 10Volume adjustment ................................................................. 10

SPEED VOLUME function ..................................................... 10

MUTE/PAUSE function .......................................................... 11

Audio adjustments .................................................................. 11

Sound adjustment .................................................................... 11

Balancing adjustment .............................................................. 11


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CD MP3 PLAYER..................................................................... 19

Selecting the CD MP3 player ................................................ 19

Loading/ejecting the CD ........................................................ 19

Error messages ........................................................................ 20

Display information ................................................................. 20

Track selection ........................................................................ 20

Fast forward/back track selection ....................................... 20Pause function .......................................................................... 21

MP3 mode ................................................................................. 21

Display information - ID3-TAG information view ........... 22

Select next/previous folder ................................................... 22

Antitheft protection ............................................................... 22

- Entering the password ......................................................... 23

- Code Card ............................................................................. 23

TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................... 24


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The car radio, which is equipped with a CDand MP3 player, has been designed ac-cording to the specific characteristics of thepassenger compartment, with a person-

alised design that fits in well with the styleof the dashboard; the size of the car radiois compatible with the vehicle and as it can-not be adapted to any other vehicle, it is afixed type.

The car radio is installed in an ergonomi-cally convenient position for the driver andthe passenger; the graphic on the front pan-el helps to quickly identify the controls andmakes them easier to use.

The instructions for use are provided be-low. We recommend that you read themcarefully.

Volume that is too high is arisk to the driver to others in

traffic. Always adjust the volume soyou are able to hear the surrounding noises (for example, horns, ambu-lances, police cars, etc.).

WARNING

Road safetyWe recommend that you learn to use thevarious car radio functions (for example,storing stations) before starting to drive.

Reception conditions

Reception conditions change constantlywhile driving. Reception may be disturbednear mountains, buildings or bridges es-

pecially when you are far away from thebroadcaster’s transmitter.

WARNING When receiving traffic infor-mation, there may be an increase in vol-ume in comparison to normal reproduc-tion.

The front panel of the car ra-dio has removable parts.

Keep the car radio out of the reach of children and do not leave them unat-tended to prevent the risk of swallow-ing the parts and which could leave tosuffocation.

WARNING


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❒ carefully clean all fingerprints and dustoff the CD using a soft cloth. Hold theCDs from the outside circumferenceand clean them from the centre out-wards;

❒ never use chemical products (for ex. an-tistatic or thinner spray cans) for clean-ing as they could damage the surface of the CDs;

❒ after listening to the CDs, replace themin their boxes to avoid them beingmarked or scratched, which could causethem to skip during reproduction;

❒ never expose the CDs to direct sunlight,high temperatures or moisture for ex-tended periods of time, which couldcause them to deform;

❒ do not glue labels on the CD surface orwrite on the recorded surface with pen-cil or pen.

To remove a CD from its box, pressdown at its centre and lift up the disk,holding it carefully around its outside cir-cumference.

Always take the CD by holding it aroundits external circumference. Never touchthe surface.

To remove fingerprints and dust, use asoft cloth starting from the centre of theCD moving outward.

Never use CDs that are very scratched,cracked, deformed, etc. Their use couldcause damage the player or make it mal-function.

For best sound reproduction, use origi-nally recorded CDs. Correct operation is

not guaranteed when CD-R/RW mediaare used that were not correctly burnedand/or with a maximum capacity above650 MB.

WARNING Do not use commerciallyavailable protective sheets for CDs ordisks with stabilisers as these could getstuck in the internal mechanism and dam-age the disk.

Care and maintenance

The car radio’s constructive structureguarantees a long life without any need forparticular maintenance. In the case of dam-age, contact a Fiat Dealership.

Clean the front panel only using a soft, an-tistatic cloth. Cleaning and polishing prod-

ucts could damage the surface.

CD

Remember that the presence of dirt,scratches or deformations to the CDcould cause skipping while it is playing andpoor sound quality. To achieve optimalplaying conditions, we recommend the fol-lowing:

❒ only use CDs with the following mark:


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WARNING The CD player is able to readmost of the compression systems cur-rently on the market (ex.: LAME, BLADE,XING, FRAUNHOFER) but, following theevolution of those systems, the playback of all compression formats is not guaran-teed.

WARNING If a multisession disk isloaded, only the first session will be played.

TECHNICALCHARACTERISTICS

The complete system is composed of:

❒ two 165 mm diameter mid-wooferspeakers with 40 W power each on thefront doors;

❒ two 38 mm diameter tweeter speakerswith 30 W power each on the front pil-lars;

❒ two 165 mm diameter full range speak-ers with 40 W power each on the rearside panels;

❒ antenna applied on the car roof;

❒ radio with CD MP3 player.

WARNING If a copy protected CD isused, it may take a few seconds before thesystem will start to play it. In addition, dueto the proliferation of new and differentprotective methods, it cannot always beguaranteed that the CD player will playevery protected disk. Information regard-ing copy protection is often stated in fine

or difficult to read print on the cover of the CD itself, or signalled by phrases suchas, for example, “COPY CONTROL”,“COPY PROTECTED”, “THIS CD CAN-NOT BE PLAYED ON A PC/MAC”, oridentified by symbols such as for example:

In the presence of a HiFi system (if re-quested):

❒ two 165 mm diameter mid-wooferspeakers with 60 W power each;

❒ two tweeter speakers with 40 W pow-er on the front pillars;

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two full range speakers with 40 Wpower each on the rear side panels;

❒ one 60 W subwoofer under the rightfront seat;

❒ one 4x30 W amplifier on the right rearside panel;

❒ antenna applied on the car roof;

❒ car radio with CD MP3 player

In addition, protected disks often do nothave the audio disk identifying symbol onthe disk itself (or the related case):


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RADIO SECTION

❒ Reception of traffic information (TA)

❒ Automatic storage of 6stations in the dedicated FM band -FMA (AS – Autostore)

AUDIO SECTION

❒ Loudness function

❒ Calibrated equalisation

❒ Customisable equalisation

❒ Automatic volume adjustment based onvehicle speed (SPEED VOLUME)

❒ MUTE function

CD / MP3 SECTION

❒ Play / Pause

❒ Select previous /next tract

❒ FF / FR

❒ Select previous /next folder

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On

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Volume adjustment

Procedure

Push button

Push button for a few seconds

Push +: increases volumePush –: decreases volume


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MAIN FUNCTIONS

FM1, FM2, FM Autostore radio source selection

MW, LW radio source selection

Radio / CD source selection

Volume on / off (MUTE / PAUSE)

Audio adjustments: low tones (BASS), high tones (TREBLE),

right / left balancing (BALANCE),front / rear balancing (FADER)

Advanced function adjustment

Procedure

Push button cyclically



Push button briefly

Menu activation: push button brieflyAdjustment type selection: press the buttons or

Adjusting the settings: press the buttons ¯ or ˙

Menu activation: push button brieflyAdjustment type selection: press the buttons or

Adjusting the settings: press the buttons ¯ or ˙

RADIO FUNCTIONS

Radio station search:

• Automatic search• Manual search

Store current radio station

Selecting a stored station

Procedure

Automatic search: press the buttons ¯ or ˙

(press down for a few seconds for fast forward)Manual search: press the buttons or

(press down for a few seconds for fast forward)

Press the buttons for a few secondsrespectively for presetting / storing from 1 to 6

Press the buttons brieflyrespectively for presetting / storing from 1 to 6

CD FUNCTIONS

CD ejection

Play previous /next tract

CD track fast forward/reverse

Play previous / next folder (for CD-MP3)

Procedure

Push button briefly

Push buttons briefly ¯ or ˙

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Turning AudioMute on/off(with radio on)

Turn up volume

Turn down volume

Radio frequency band selection button(FM1, FM2, FMA, MW, LW) and source(Radio - CD - MP3)

Radio: select preselected stations (from 1 to 6)

CD player: select next tract

Radio: select preselected stations (from 6 to 1)

CD player: select previous tract

The functions of this button are only activewith the installation of the Blue&Me™system (see related information)

The functions of this button are only activewith the installation of the Blue&Me™system (see related information)

Procedure

Push button briefly

Push button

Push button

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CD and CD MP3 section

❒ Direct disk selection;

❒ Track selection (forward/backward);

❒ Fast track search (forward/backward);

❒ MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG);

❒Select folder (previous/next);

❒ Track selection (forward/backward);

❒ Fast track search (forward/backward);

❒ MP3 Display function: display of foldername, ID3-TAG information, elapsedtrack playing time, file name);

❒ Audio or data CDs, CD-R and CD-RWplayback.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The equipment has the following func-tions:

Radio section

❒ PLL tuning with frequency bandsFM/AM/MW/LW;

❒ RDS (Radio Data System) with TA(traffic information) - TP (traffic pro-grams) - EON (Enhanced Other Net-work) - REG (regional programs) func-tions;

❒ AF: alternative frequency search selec-tion in RDS mode;

❒ emergency alarm presetting;

❒ automatic/manual station tuning;❒ FM Multipath detector;

❒ manual storage of 36 stations: 18 in theFM band FM (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2, 6 inFMA), 6 in the MW band and 6 in theLW band;

❒ automatic storage (AUTOSTORE func-tion) of 6 stations in the dedicated FMband;

❒ SPEED VOLUME function: automaticvolume adjustment based on vehiclespeed

❒ automatic Stereo/Mono selection

In addition to audio tracks, Multimedia CDs also haverecorded data tracks. Playing this type of CD could provoke

hissing at a volume that could jeopar-dise road safety as well as cause dam-age to the final stages as well as to thespeakers.

Audio section

❒ Mute/Pause function;

❒ Soft Mute function;

❒ Loudness function;

❒ Graphic 7 band equaliser:

❒ Separate bass/treble tone adjustment;

❒ Right/left channel balancing.


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SELECTING THE RADIOFUNCTIONS

By pressing the FM-AS button quickly andrepeatedly, the following audio sourcescan be selected cyclically:

❒ TUNER (“FM1”, “FM2”, “FMA”);

By pressing the AM button quickly and re-peatedly, the following audio sources canbe selected cyclically:

❒ TUNER (“MW”, “LW”).

SELECTING THE

CD FUNCTIONSBy briefly pressing the CD button, the CDaudio source can be selected (only witha CD loaded).

AUDIO SOURCE MEMORYFUNCTION

If while listening to a CD you select an-other function (for example, the radio),the reproduction is interrupted and whenyou return to the CD mode, it will startagain from where it stopped.

If while listening to the radio you selectanother function, when you return to Ra-dio mode the last station that was select-ed will be tuned.

VOLUME ADJUSTMENT

To adjust the volume press the buttons +or – to increase/decrease the volume.

If the volume level is changed during thetransmission of a traffic update, the newsetting will be maintained only until the up-date is finished.

SPEED VOLUME FUNCTION

This function automatically adapts the vol-

ume level to the speed of the car, turn-ing up the volume when the speed in-creases to maintain the ratio with thenoise level inside the passenger compart-ment. Refer to the MENU section for howto activate and deactivate the function.

TURNING THE CAR RADIO ON

The car radio turns on by briefly press-ing the button g .

When the car radio is turned on, the vol-ume is limited to a setting of 20 if it hadbeen set higher when previously used.

If the car radio is turned on when the ig-nition key is in the STOP position, it willturn off automatically after approx. 20minutes. After it turns off automatically, itcan be turned on again for an additional20 minutes by pressing the button g .

TURNING THE CAR RADIO OFF

Hold down the button g .

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AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS

The functions that can be selected fromthe audio menu change depending on thecontext: AM/FM/CD.

Press the AUDIO button briefly to changethe Audio functions. “BASS” will appearon the display.

Use the buttons or to scroll themenu functions. To change the settingof the selected function, use the buttons¯ or ˙.

The current status of the selected func-tion will appear.

The functions managed by the Menu are:

❒ BASS (bass adjustment);

❒ TREBLE (treble adjustment);

❒ BALANCE (right/left balance adjust-ment);

❒ FADER (front/rear balance adjustment);

❒ LOUDNESS (LOUDNESS functionon/off);

❒ EQUALIZER (activation and selectionof factory equalisation settings);

❒ USER EQUALISER (customised equal-isation setting).

TONE ADJUSTMENT(bass/treble)

Proceed as follows:

❒ Use the button or to set the“BASS” or “TREBLE” in the AUDIOmenu;

❒ press the button or to in-crease/decrease the base or treble set-tings.

By pressing the buttons briefly, the levelswill change progressively. By pressing themdown longer, the levels will change quick-ly.

BALANCING ADJUSTMENT

Proceed as follows:

❒ Use the button or to set the“BALANCE” in the AUDIO menu;

❒ press the button ¯ to increase thesound from the right speakers or thebutton ˙ to increase the sound fromthe left speakers.

By pressing the buttons briefly, the levelswill change progressively. By pressing them

down longer, the levels will change quick-ly.

Select “¯ 0 ˙” to set the same level forthe right and left audio outputs.

MUTE /PAUSE FUNCTION(sets volume to zero)

Press the MUTE button briefly to activatethe MUTE function. The volume will de-crease progressively and “MUTE” will ap-pear on the display in radio mode or“PAUSE” in CD mode.

Press the MUTE button again to deacti-vate the Mute function. The volume willincrease progressively until it reaches thepreviously set level.

When the volume is changed using thecontrols, the Mute function is deactivatedand the volume is adjusted to the new se-lected level.

With the Mute function on;

❒ when traffic information arrives (if theTA function is on) or when an emer-gency alarm is received, the Mute func-tion is ignored. Once the announce-ment is concluded, the function is re-activated.


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PRESET/USER*/CLASSIC/ROCK/JAZZ functions(equaliser on/off)

The built-in equaliser can be turned on/off.When the equaliser function is off, the au-dio settings can only be changed by adjusting the “BASS” and “TREBLE” settings,whereas when the function is on, theacoustic curves can be adjusted.

To turn off the equaliser, select the “PRE-SET” function using the buttons ¯ or ˙.

To turn on the equaliser, use the buttons¯ or˙ to select one of the adjustments:

❒ “USER” (adjustment of the 7 equaliserbands the user can change);

❒ “CLASSIC” (equaliser preset for opti-

mal classic music sound);

❒ “ROCK” (equaliser preset for optimalrock and pop music sound);

❒ “JAZZ” (equaliser preset for optimal jazz music sound);

When one of the equaliser presets is ac-tive, “EQ” will appear on the display.

*USER EQ SETTINGS function(equaliser settings only if theUSER setting has been selected)

To set a customised equaliser adjustment,use the button or to select USER andpress down and hold the button .

A graph with 7 bars will appear on the dis-

play, where each bar represents a fre-quency. Select the bar to adjust using thebuttons ¯ or ˙; the selected bar willstart to flash and it can be adjusted usingthe buttons or.

To store the setting, press the AUDIObutton again. “USER EQ SETTINGS” willappear on the display.

ANTITHEFT PROTECTION

Refer to what is stated in the chapter “CDMP3 PLAYER”.

FADER ADJUSTMENT

Proceed as follows:

❒ Use the button or to set the“FADER” in the AUDIO menu;

❒ press the button ¯ to increase thesound from the rear speakers or thebutton ˙ to increase the sound fromthe front speakers.

By pressing the buttons briefly, the levelswill change progressively. By pressing themdown longer, the levels will change quick-ly.

Select “¯ 0 ˙” to set the same level forthe front and rear audio outputs.

LOUDNESS FUNCTION

The Loudness function improves thesound volume when listening at a low vol-ume by increasing the bass and trebletones.

To turn this function on/off, use the but-ton or to select the “LOUDNESS”setting in the AUDIO menu. The condi-tion of the function (on or off) is shownon the display for a few seconds with

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The FM band is divided into the followingsections: FM1, FM2 and FMA; the FMA re-ception band is reserved for the stationsstored automatically with the AutoSTore

function.

PRESET BUTTONS

The buttons numbered from 1 to 6 areused to set the following presets:

❒ 18 in the FM band (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2,6 in FMA);

❒ 6 in the MW band;

❒6 in the LW band;

To listen to a preset station, select the de-sired frequency band and then briefly pressthe corresponding preset button (from 1to 6).

By pressing the preset button for morethan 2 seconds, the tuned station will bestored. The storing phase is confirmed byan acoustic signal.

MEMORISING THE LASTSELECTED STATION

The radio automatically memorises thelast station that was selected for each re-ception band, which is then tuned whenthe radio is turned on or when the re-ception band is changed.

AUTOMATIC TUNING

Briefly press the button ¯ or ˙ to startthe automatic tuning search for the nextstation that can be received in the select-ed direction.

If the button ¯ or ˙ is pressed downlonger, the fast search starts. When the but-ton is released, the tuning will stop on thenext station that can be received.

If the TA function is on (traffic information),the tuner will only search for stations thattransmit traffic updates.

INTRODUCTION

When the car radio is turned on, the lastfunction that was selected before turningit off (Radio, CD) is activated.

To select the Radio function when an-other audio source is being listened to,briefly press the FM or AM buttons de-pending on the desired band.

Once the Radio mode has been activated,the display will show the name (only RDSstations) and the frequency of the select-ed radio station, the frequency band se-lected (ex. FM1) and the preselect but-

ton number (ex. P1).

FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION

With the Radio mode active, press the FMor AM button briefly and repeatedly to se-lect the desired reception band.

Press the button to toggle between thebands:

❒ Pressing the FM button: “FM1”, “FM2”,“FMA”;

❒ Pressing the AM button: , “MW” and“LW”.

Each band is identified on the display.

The car radio will tune to the last stationselected in the frequency.

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AUTOSTORE FUNCTION(automatic station storage)

To activate the AutoSTore function, pressdown on the FM-AS button until you hearthe acoustic confirmation signal. With thisfunction, the radio automatically storesthe 6 stations with the strongest signal ina decreasing order in the FMA frequencyband.

WARNING When the AutoSTore func-tion is activated, the stations that werepreviously stored in the FMA band aredeleted.

If the TA function is on (traffic informa-tion), only the stations that send traffic in-formation will be stored.

During the automatic storing process, “FMAST” will appear flashing on the display.

To stop the AutoSTore function, press theFM-AS button again: the radio will tune it-self to the last station that was selectedbefore the function was activated.

When the AutoSTore function has fin-ished, the radio will tune itself automati-cally to the first preset station in the FMAband stored on the preset 1 side.

The stations that have a strong signal atthat moment are then automaticallystored in the preselected band in the but-tons numbered 1 to 6.

By activating the AutoSTore function inthe MW or LW bands, the FMA band isautomatically selected within which thefunction will be performed.

WARNING Sometimes the AutoSTorefunction cannot find 6 stations with astrong signal. In this case, the strongeststations will be duplicated in the free pre-set buttons.

MANUAL TUNING

This is used to manually search for stationsin the preselected band

Select the desired frequency band and thenpress briefly and repeatedly the button or to start to the search in the desireddirection. If the button or is pressed

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EMERGENCY ALARMRECEPTION

The car radio is preset to receive emer-gency announcements in the RDS mode inthe case of exceptional circumstances orevents that could cause danger of a gen-eral nature (earthquakes, floods, etc.),whenever they are transmitted by the

tuned station.

This function is activated automatically andcannot be turned off.

While an emergency announcement is be-ing transmitted, “ALARM” will appear onthe display. During this announcement thecar radio volume will change, similarly towhat occurs when a traffic update is beingreceived (see paragraph “TA FUNC-

TION”).

EON FUNCTION(Enhanced Other Network)

In some countries, there are circuits thatgroup multiple broadcasters that transmittraffic information. In this case, the pro-gram of the station that is being listenedto will be temporarily interrupted to:

❒ receive traffic information (only withthe TA function on);

❒ listen to regional transmissions eachtime they are transmitted by one of thebroadcasters in the same circuit.

STEREOPHONICBROADCASTERS

If the incoming signal is weak, the repro-duction is automatically switched fromStereo to Mono.

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MENU button functions

Press the MENU button briefly to activatethe Menu function. “MENU” will appearon the display.

Use the buttons or to scroll themenu functions. To change the setting of the selected function, use the buttons ¯or ˙.

The current status of the selected functionwill appear.

The functions managed by the Menu are:

❒ AF SWITCHING (ON/OFF)

❒ TRAFFIC INFO (ON/OFF)

❒ REGIONAL MODE regional programs(ON/OFF);

❒ MP3 DISPLAY (CD MP3 display set-ting);

❒ SPEED VOLUME (automatic volumecontrol based on speed);

❒ EXTERNAL AUDIO VOL (external au-dio source management mode)

❒ RADIO OFF (off mode).

❒ RESTORE DEFAULT

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TRAFFIC INFO function(traffic information)

Some stations in the FM band (FM1, FM2and FMA) can transmit information abouttraffic conditions. In this case “IP” will ap-pear on the display.

To turn the traffic update TA function

on/off briefly press the MENU button, se-lect “TRAFFIC INFO” and then selectON/OFF.

WARNING If the TA function (traffic in-formation) is turned on, with the CD,Telephone or Mute/Pause mode active: itautomatically searches for an enabled sta-tion.

With the TA function, it is possible to:

❒ search only for RDS stations that trans-mit on the FM band, which are enabledto transmit traffic information;

❒ receive traffic information even if theCD player is on;

❒ receive traffic information at a minimumpreset volume even when the radio hasbeen muted.

WARNING In some countries there areradio stations that activate the TP function(“TP” appears on the display), but do nottransmit traffic information.

If the radio is tuned to a station in the AMband when TA is activated, it will tune tothe last selected station in the FM1 band.

AF SWITCHING function(alternative frequency search)

With regard to the RDS system, the carradio can function in two different modes:

❒ “AF ON”: active search for alternativefrequencies (“AF” will appear on thedisplay);

❒ “AF OFF”: alternative frequency searchoff

By turning the function on (“AF ON”mode) the car radio will automaticallytune the station with the strongest signalthat is transmitting the same program.While driving, you can continue to listento the same station without having tochange the frequency when you changezones.

Obviously, the station that you are listen-ing to must be receivable in the zone youare driving in.

To turn the AF function on/off press theMENU button, select “AF SWITCHING”and then select ON/OFF. If the AF func-tion was turned on, “AF” will appear onthe display.

If the radio is tuned to a station in the AMband when the AF function is turned on,it will tune to the last selected station inthe FM1 band.


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REGIONAL MODE function(reception of regionaltransmissions)

Some national broadcasters will transmitregional programs at certain times of theday (different from region to region). Withthis function, the car radio automaticallytunes to local broadcasters (regional) (seeparagraph “EON Function”).

The function must be turned on if youwant the car radio to automatically tunethe regional stations available in the se-lected network.

To turn the function on/off, use the but-tons ¯ or ˙.

The current status of the function will ap-

pear:❒ “REGIONAL MODE: ON”: function

on.

❒ “REGIONAL MODE: OFF”: functionoff.

If, when the function is off, you are tunedto a regional station that is received in acertain area and you enter a different area,the regional station of the new area will

be received.WARNING If the AF and REG functionsare on at the same time, once a border be-tween two regions is crossed, it the radiomay not switch correctly to a valid alter-native frequency.

MP3 DISPLAY FUNCTION(Compact Disc MP3 data display)

This function is used to select the infor-mation shown on the display when a CDis listened to that contains MP3 tracks.

The function can be selected only if a CDMP3 has been loaded: in this case “MP3

DISPLAY” will appear on the display.To change the function use the buttons¯ or ˙.

There are six available settings:

❒ TITLE (track title, the ID3-TAG if avail-able)

❒ AUTHOR (track author, the ID3-TAGif available)

❒ ALBUM (track album, the ID3-TAG if available)

❒ DIR (name assigned to the file);

❒ FILENAME (name assigned to the MP3file);

❒ TIME (elapsed track playing time).

The volume at which the traffic update istransmitted depends on the reception vol-ume:

❒ reception volume lower than 20: traf-fic update volume equal to 20 (fixed val-ue);

❒ reception volume above 20: traffic up-

date volume equal to the reception vol-ume +1.

If the volume is changed during a traffic up-date, the level will not be shown on thedisplay; the new level will be maintainedonly during the update.

While traffic information is being received,“TRAFFIC INFORMATION” will appearon the display.

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EXTERNAL AUDIO VOL function

This function is used to adjust (settingsfrom 0 to 40) or exclude (OFF setting) theexternal audio sources.

To turn the function on/off, use the but-tons ¯ or ˙.

The current status of the function will ap-

pear:

❒ “EXTERN FUNCTION OFF”: functionoff.

❒ “EXTERN VOLUME: 23”: function onwith volume set to 23.

RADIO OFF function(on and off mode)

This function is used to select the modeof turning off the radio between two dif-ferent procedures. To turn the functionon, use the buttons ¯ or ˙.

The selected mode will appear on the dis-play:

❒ “00 MIN ”: the radio turns off in con-nection with the ignition key; the ra-dio turns off automatically as soon asthe key is turned to the STOP position;

❒ “20 MIN”: the radio turns off indepen-dently from the ignition key; the radioremains on for a maximum period of 20minutes after the key has been turnedto the STOP position;

WARNING If the radio is turned off au-tomatically after the key is turned to theSTOP position (turning off immediately ordelayed after 20 minutes), it will turn onautomatically when the key is turned tothe MAR position. On the contrary, if theradio is turned off by pushing the ON/OFFbutton, when the key is turned to theMAR position, it will remain off.

RESTORE DEFAULT function

This function is used to restore all settingsto their preset factory values. The optionsare:

❒ NO: do not restore;

❒ YES: the default parameters will be re-stored. During this operation,

“RESTORING” will appear on the dis-play. At the end of the operation, thesource does not change and the previ-ous situation will be displayed.

SPEED VOLUME function(volume change based on speed)

This function automatically adapts the vol-ume level to the speed of the car, turn-ing up the volume when the speed in-creases to maintain the ratio with thenoise level inside the passenger compart-ment.

To turn the function on/off, use the but-tons ¯ or ˙. The current status of thefunction will appear:

❒ OFF: function off

❒ LOW: function on(low sensitivity)

❒ HIGH: function on(high sensitivity)

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To guarantee best sound reproduction,we recommend using original CDs. If CD-R/RW are used, we recommend usinggood quality media that are burned at theslowest speed possible.

CD LOADING/EJECTION

To load the CD, insert it slightly into theslot to activate the motorised loading sys-tem, which will position it correctly.

Press the button ˚, with the deviceturned on, to activate the motorised CDejection system. After the CD is ejected,you will hear the audio source that hadbeen selected before the CD mode wasselected.

If the CD is not removed from the car ra-dio, it will be automatically reloaded af-ter approx. 20 and the Tuner mode (ra-

dio) will be selected.The CD cannot be ejected if the car radiois turned off.

If the ejected CD is loaded without hav-ing removed it completely from the slot,the radio will not switch to the CDsource.

CD MP3 PLAYER SELECTION

To turn on the built-in CD player, pro-ceed as follows:

❒load the CD, with the device turned on:the first track will be played;

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❒ if a CD has already been loaded, turnon the car radio and then briefly pressthe CD button to select the “CD” func-tion mode: the last selected track willbe played.

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If the CD is not legible (for ex. a CD-ROMwas loaded or a CD was loaded upsidedown or there is a playback error), themessage “CD ERROR” will appear on thedisplay for approximately 2 seconds.

Then, the CD will be ejected and the car

radio will return to the audio source thatwas active before the CD mode was se-lected.

DISPLAY INFORMATION

When the CD player is operating, the fol-lowing information will appear on the dis-play that has the following meaning:

“T05”: indicates the CD track number;

“03:42”: indicates the elapsed track play-ing time (if the function has been turned

on in the Menu).

TRACK SELECTION(forward/backward)

Briefly press the button¯ to play the pre-vious CD track and the button ˙ to playthe next track. Track selection is donecyclically: after the last track, the first is se-lected and vice versa.

If the track has been played for more than3 seconds, pressing the button ¯ willcause the track to be started again fromthe beginning. In this case, if you want toplay the previous track, press the buttontwo consecutive times.

FAST FORWARD/REVERSETRACK SELECTION

Keep the button ˙ pressed down to fast

forward the selected track and keep thebutton ¯ pressed down to fast reversethe track. The fast forward/back will stoponce the button is released.

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MP3 MODE

NOTE MPEG Layer-3 audio decodingtechnology licensed from Fraunhofer IISand Thomson multimedia.

In addition to playing normal audio CDs,the car radio is also able to play CD-ROMs on which compressed MP3 format

audio files have been recorded. The carradio functions as previously describedabove when a normal audio CD is loaded.

To guarantee best sound reproduction,we recommend good quality media thatare burned at the slowest speed possible.

The files stored on the CD MP3 are struc-tured in folders and sequential lists arecreated for all folders that contain MP3tracks (folders and subfolders are allshown on the same level). The folders thatdo not contain MP3 tracks cannot be se-lected.

The operating conditions and character-istics for playing MP3 files are as follows:

❒ the CD-ROMs used must be burned incompliance with the SpecificationISO9660;

❒ the music files must have the “.mp3”extension: Files with other extensions

cannot be played;❒ the playable sampling frequency is: 44.1

kHz, stereo (96 to 320 kbit/s) - 22.05kHz, mono or stereo (32 to 80 kbit/s);

❒ tracks with variable bit-rates can beplayed.

WARNING track names must not con-tain the following characters: spaces, ‘(apostrophes), ( and ) (open and close

parenthesis). When a CD MP3 is beingburned, make sure that the file names donot contain these characters; otherwise,the car radio will not be able to play thosetracks.

PAUSE FUNCTION

To pause the CD player, press the MUTEbutton. “PAUSE” will appear on the dis-play.

To play the track again, press the MUTEbutton again.

If another audio source is selected, the

pause function is turned off.

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Select next/previous folder

Press the button to select one of thesuccessive folders or press the button to select a previous folder. The name of the selected folder will be shown on thedisplay.

Folder selection is done cyclically: after the

last folder, the first is selected and viceversa.

If no other folder/track is selected duringthe next 2 seconds, the first track con-tained in the new folder will be played.

If the last track contained in the current-ly selected folder is played, the next fold-er will be played.

ANTITHEFT PROTECTION

The car radio has an antitheft protectionsystem based upon information exchangebetween the car radio and the vehicle’selectronic control unit (Body Computer).

This system guarantees maximum securi-ty and avoids entering a password each

time after power is disconnected from thecar radio.

If the control has a positive result, the carradio will start to function, whereas if thecomparison codes are not the same or if the electronic control unit (Body Com-puter) is replaced, the device will promptthe user to enter the password accord-ing to the procedure described in the fol-lowing paragraph.

Display information - Informationview ID3-TAG

The car radio can manage, in addition toinformation regarding elapsed playing time,folder name and file name, also ID3-TAGinformation related to the Track title,Artist, Author (see section “MP3 DIS-PLAY FUNCTION”).

The name of the MP3 folder shown on thedisplay corresponds to the name withwhich the folder was stored on the CD,followed by an asterisk.

Example of a complete MP3 folder name:BEST OF *.

When a selection has been made to displayID3-TAG information (Title, Artist, Album)and this information has not been record-ed for this track, the information related tothe file name will be displayed instead.


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Sound volume lowThe Fader function must be adjusted on-

ly to the “F” (front) values, to avoid thereduction of the car radio’s output pow-er and cancellation of the volume if theFader level = R+9 is adjusted.

Source cannot be selectedNothing has been loaded. Load the CD orCD MP3 to be played.

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CD PLAYER

The CD does not playThe CD is dirty. Clean the CD.

The CD is scratched. Try to use anotherCD.

The CD cannot be loadedA CD is already loaded. Press the button˚ and remove the CD.

MP3 FILE PLAYBACK

Tracks jump during mp3 fileplayback

The CD is scratched or dirty. Clean theCD, referring to what is described in theparagraph “CD” in the chapter “PRESEN-TATION”.

The duration of the mp3 tracks isnot shown correctlyIn some cases (due to the recordingmode) the duration of the MP3 tracks canbe displayed incorrectly.

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