CD player Abarth Punto Evo 2010 Owner handbook (in English)

INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the variants regarding the
operation of the CD player only: as far as the operation
of the radio is concerned, refer to the description in the
“Functions and Adjustments” chapter.
CD PLAYER
RADIO
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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 car
radio and then briefly press the CD 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
playback. If CD-R/RWs are used, we recommend using
good quality media that are burned at the slowest speed
possible.
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RADIO
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DISPLAY INFORMATION
When the CD player is in operation, information
appears on the display with the following meanings:
❒“CD 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 (forward/backward)
Briefly press the ¯button 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,
pressing the ¯button will cause the track to be started
again from the beginning. In this case, if you want to play
the previous track, press the button twice in succession.FAST FORWARD/REWIND THROUGH
TRACKS
Keep the button ˙pressed down to fast forward the
selected track and keep the button ¯pressed down to
fast rewind the track. The fast forward/rewind will stop
once the button is released.
PAUSE FUNCTION
To pause the CD player, press the button MUTE. The
text “CD Pause” appears on the display.
To resume listening to the track, press the button MUTE
again.
If another audio source is selected, the pause function is
deactivated.
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RADIO
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MP3 CD PLAYER
INTRODUCTION
This chapter only describes the variants regarding the
operation of the CD MP3 player: as far as the operation
of the radio is concerned, refer to the description in
chapters “Radio” and “MP3 CD Player”.
NOTE MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.
MP3 MODE
In addition to playing regular audio CDs, the radio is also
able to play CD-ROMs on which audio files have been
recorded using the MP3 compression format. The radio
functions as described in the “CD Player” chapter when
an ordinary audio CD is inserted.
The use of good quality media burned at the slowest
possible speeds is recommended for optimum quality.
The files on an MP3 CD are structured in folders that
create lists of all the folders containing MP3 tracks
(folders or subfolders are all displayed on the same
level); the folders that do not contain MP3 tracks cannot
be selected.The specifications and operating conditions for playing
MP3 files are the following:
❒the CD-ROMs used should be mastered in
accordance with the ISO 9660 standard;
❒the music files should have the extension “.mp3”: files
with a different extension will not be reproduced;
❒The sampling frequencies that can be reproduced are:
44.1 kHz, stereo (from 96 to 320 kbit/s) – 22.05 kHz,
mono or stereo (from 32 to 80 kbit/s);
❒tracks with a variable bit-rate can be reproduced.
IMPORTANT The track names must not include the
following characters: spaces, ‘ (apostrophes), ( and )
(open and close brackets). During the mastering of a
MP3 CD, make sure that the names of the files do not
contain these characters; if not, the radio will not be able
to play the tracks involved.
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RADIO
SELECTION OF NEXT/PREVIOUS FOLDER
Press the button ▲to select the next folder or the
button ▼to select the previous folder. The display will
show the number and the name of the folder (e.g. “DIR
2 XXXXXX”).
XXXXXX: name of the folder (the display will only show
the first 8 characters).
The folders are selected cyclically: the first folder is
selected after the last folder and vice versa.
If no other folder/track is selected during the next
2 seconds, the first track contained in the new folder
will be played.
If the last track in the folder at that moment selected is
played, the next folder will be played. STRUCTURE OF THE FOLDERS
The radio with MP3 player:
❒recognises only the folders that contain MP3 format
files;
❒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.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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GENERAL
Sound volume low
The Fader function should be adjusted only to the values
“F” (front) to prevent a reduction in radio output power
and the cancellation of the volume if the Fader level
adjustment is equal to R+9.
Source cannot 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 cannot be loaded.
A CD is already loaded. Press the button ˚
and
remove the CD.MP3 FILE READING
Tracks skip during MP3file playback
The CD is scratched or dirty. Clean the CD, referring to
the description in the paragraph “CD” in the chapter
“PRESENTATION”.
The duration of the MP3 tracks is not shown
correctly
In some cases (due to the recording mode) the duration
of the MP3 tracks may be displayed incorrectly.
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