technical data Alfa Romeo GT 2007 Owner handbook (in English)

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IMPORTANTThe CD player can read
most of the compression systems currently
on sale (e.g.: LAME, BLADE, XING, FRAUN-
HOFER) however, due to the evolution of
these systems, reading of all compression
formats is not guaranteed.
IMPORTANTWhen loading a multi-ses-
sion CD, only the first session will be played. TECHNICAL DATA
Radio
Maximum power: 4 x 30W.
Aerial
The aerial is located on the car roof. You
are recommended to slacken and remove
the aerial from the roof to avoid damaging
it when washing the car in automatic sys-
tem.
Speakers
The sound system is formed of a system
comprising:
– 4 tweeters: 2 front and 2 rear (for ver-
sions/markets where applicable) with 30W
power
– 4 speakers with a diameter of 165 mm
(2 front and 2 rear) with 40W power. Protected discs (and their cover) very of-
ten are not marked with the audio CD iden-
tification symbol:

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Technical data and operating conditions for
MP3 files are as follows:
– adopted CD-ROM shall be mastered ac-
cording to ISO9660 Standard;
– music files shall be renamed as “.mp3”
otherwise they cannot be played;
– sampling frequencies are: 44.1 kHz,
stereo (96 to 320 kbit/s) - 22.05 kHz,
mono or stereo (32 to 80 kbit/s);
– it is possible to play variable bit-rate
tracks (files).
IMPORTANTCharacters: blank, ‘ (apos-
trophe), ( and ) (open and closed brackets)
are not admitted in MP3 track names. When
sampling MP3 CD you must not use these
characters to name files otherwise the sound
system will not be able to play it. DISPLAY INFORMATION
ID3-tag info display
(track informations)
In addition to time elapsed, directory name
and file name, also ID3-tag info relevant to
track Title, Artist, Author (see section “MP3
disp function”) are displayed.
The MP3 directory name shown on the dis-
play corresponds to the name with which
the directory is stored on the CD, followed
by an asterisk.
Example of full MP3 directory name: BEST
OF *.
If you want to display one ID3-tag info (Ti-
tle, Artist, Album) and the track being played
has no ID3-tag info then, the file name will
be displayed.
MP3 CD PLAYER
(where provided)
Introduction
This section only describes MP3 CD play-
er operation variants: as concerns sound sys-
tem operation, refer to “Functions and Ad-
justments” paragraph.
NOTEMPEG Layer-3 audio decoding tech-
nology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson multimedia.
MP3 mode
In addition to standard audio CDs, the sound
system can also play audio files in MP3 for-
mat. Sound system will operate as described
in “Compact Disc player” paragraph when in-
serting a conventional audio CD.
For optimal playing use only top quality
CDs mastered at a speed as low as possible.
MP3 CD files are structured by directories,
with sequential lists of all directories con-
taining MP3 tracks (directories and sub-di-
rectories are all brought to the same lev-
el), directories not containing MP3 tracks
cannot be selected.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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IDENTIFICATION LABEL
This (fig. 2) is to be found on the front
crossmember of the engine compartment.
It contains the following information:
(A)Space for details of national ho-
mologation
(B)Space for punching the consecutive
chassis number
(C)Space available for maximum
weights authorised by various na-
tional regulations
(D)Space for version and any supple-
mentary indications to those specified(E)Space for smoke coefficient (JTD ver-
sions)
(F)Space for punching manufacturer’s
name.
BODYWORK LABEL
This is located in the engine bay, to one
side of the upper right shock absorber (fig.
3) and contains:
– Type of vehicle: ZAR 937.000
– Manufacturer’s serial number (chassis
number).
IDENTIFICATION DATA
You are advised to note the identification
codes. The identification datastamped and
given on the labels and their position are
the following (fig. 1):
1- Identification label
2- Body label
3- Bodywork paint identification label
4- Engine label.
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