audio Alfa Romeo GT 2010 Owner handbook (in English)

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EXT function
(external audio source control)
With this function it is possible to adjust
(setting from 0 to 40) or exclude (OFF) ex-
ternal audio sources.
To turn this function on/off, use button
÷or˜.
The display will show the current status
of the function:
– “EXT VOL”: function on.
– “EXT OFF”: function off.
– “EXT 23”: function on with volume lev-
el 23.
IGN TIME function
(system power on/off mode radio)
This function enables to switch off the
sound system according to two different
modes. To turn the function on use button
÷or˜.
The display will show “IGN TIME” and then:
– “00 MIN”: deactivation dependent on
ignition key. Sound system will switch off
automatically when turning the ignition key
to STOP;
– “20 MIN”: deactivation independent of
ignition key. After having turned the ignition
key to STOP the sound system will stay on
for 20 minutes max.IMPORTANTWhen the sound system
is switched off automatically after turning
the ignition key to STOP (for both immedi-
ate or 20-minute delayed power off), it will
switch on automatically turning the ignition
key to MAR. If the sound system has been
switched off pressing button ON, when turn-
ing the key to MAR it will stay off.
RESTORE function
This function enables to restore default set-
tings. Options available are the following:
– NO: no restore;
– YES: restore default settings. During this
operation the display will show the message
“RESTORE”. At the end of this operation,
the audio source will not be changed and
the previous situation is displayed. SVC function
(volume changing with speed)
(excluding versions with
Bose HI-FI system)
This function makes it possible to auto-
matically adapt the volume level to the
speed of the car, increasing it as the speed
increases to maintain the ratio with the noise
level inside the passenger compartment.
To turn the function on/off use button
÷or˜. The display will show the cur-
rent status of the function:
– SVC OFF: function off
– SVC LOW: function on
(low sensitivity)
– SVC HIGH: function on
(high sensitivity).

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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.