FIAT IDEA 2006 1.G Radio CD MP3 Manual
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RADIO
MP3 CD
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CD
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INTRODUCTION
COMPACT
DISC PLAYER
SELECTING THE COMPACT
DISC PLAYER
To turn on the Compact Disc player in-
tegrated in the set, proceed as follows:
❒insert a CD with the set on: the first
track will be played;
or
❒if a CD is already inserted, turn the set
on and press briefly button CD to se-
lect “CD”: the last heard track will be
played. 
For optimal playing use only original CDs.
When using R/RW CDs, use top quality
CDs mastered at the as low as possible
speed.INSERTING/EJECTING A CD
To insert the CD set it gently in place to
activate  the  powered  loading  system,
which will position it correctly.
Press button 
ı, with the device on, to op-
erate the powered CD eject system. Af-
ter ejection, the source heard before play-
ing the CD will return. 
If CD is not ejected, the device will reload
it automatically after about 20 seconds and
then will set to Tuner (Radio).
CD cannot be ejected if the device is off.
Inserting the ejected CD without fully re-
moving it from the slot, the tuner will not
change the source to CD. INTRODUCTION
This section only describes CD player op-
eration variants: as concerns sound sys-
tem operation, refer to section “FUNC-
TIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS”.
C C C C
O O O O
M M M M
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A A A A
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D D D D
I I I I
S S S S
C C C C
       
P P P P
L L L L
A A A A
Y Y Y Y
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POSSIBLE ERROR MESSAGES
If the CD inserted is illegible (e.g.: CD-
ROM inserted, CD not inserted properly
or reading error), the display will show the
message “CD ERROR” for about 2 sec-
onds.
The CD is then ejected and the previous
source before CD was selected returns.DISPLAY INFORMATION
When the CD player is working, the dis-
play  shows  the  following  information
which means:
“T05”: shows the number of the track on
the CD;
“03:42”: shows the time elapsed since the
start  of  the  track  (if  the  corresponding
Menu function is on);SELECT TRACK
(forward/backward)
Briefly press button 
÷to play the pre-
vious track and button 
˜to play the
next one. Tracks are played in sequence:
after the last track, the first one will be
played and vice versa.
If playing the track started more than 3
seconds ago, pressing briefly button 
÷the track is played again from the start.
In this case if wanting to play the previ-
ous track, press the button twice consec-
utively.
FAST FORWARD/BACKWARD
Keep button 
˜pressed to move the
track selected forward at high speed and
keep  button 
÷pressed  to  move  it
quickly backward. Fast forward/backward
is  stopped  once  the  button  is  released. 
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Entering the secret code
When turning the sound system on (in the
event  of  code  request),  the  display  will
show the word “CODE” for about 2 sec-
onds, followed by four dashes “----”.
The secret code comprises four figures
from 1 to 6, each corresponding to one of
the dashes.
To enter the first digit of the code, press
the corresponding key of the preset sta-
tions (from 1 to 6). Enter the other code
digits in the same way.
If the four figures are not entered within
20 seconds, the display shows the word
“CODE”  for  2  seconds  and  then  fours
dashes “----”. This is not to be considered
as an incorrect code entry.
After entering the fourth digit (within 20
seconds), the radio starts working.
If  a  wrong  code  is  entered,  the  radio
sounds a beep, the display shows the word
“CODE”  for  2  seconds  and  then  fours
dashes “----” to warn the user that it is
necessary to enter the correct code.Every time the user enters a wrong code,
the waiting time increases gradually (1 min,
2 min, 4 min, 8 min, 16 min, 30 min,1h, 2h,
4h, 8h, 16h, 24h) until reaching a maximum
of  24  hours.  The  waiting  time  will  be
shown  on  the  display  with  the  word
“WAIT”. When this goes off it is possi-
ble to start the new code entry proce-
dure.
Code Card
This the document that certifies posses-
sion of the radio. The Code Card contains
the radio model, serial number and secret
code.
IMPORTANT Keep the Code Card care-
fully to be able to give the related data to
the competent authorities in the event of
theft. PAUSE FUNCTION
To  pause  the  CD  player,  press  button
MUTE. The display will show “PAUSE”.
To resume playing the track, press button
MUTE again.
The pause function is deactivated chang-
ing the sound source.
ANTITHEFT PROTECTION
The radio is fitted with an antitheft pro-
tection system based on the exchange of
information  between  the  radio  and  the
electronic control unit (Body Computer)
installed on the car.
This system warrants the highest level of
security and prevents entry of the secret
code every time the radio supply is dis-
connected.
If the result of the check is positive, the
set starts working, whereas if the com-
parison codes are not the same or if the
electronic control unit (Body Computer)
is replaced, the device informs the user of
the  need  to  enter  the  secret  code  ac-
cording to the procedure described in the
following paragraph. 
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MP3 CD files are structured by directo-
ries, with sequential lists of all directories
containing  MP3  tracks  (directories  and
sub-directories are all brought to the same
level),  directories  not  containing  MP3
tracks cannot be selected.
Technical data and operating conditions
for MP3 files are as follows:
❒adopted CD-ROM shall be mastered
according 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).
IMPORTANT Characters: blank, ‘ (apos-
trophe), ( and ) (open and closed brack-
ets) are not admitted in MP3 track names.
When  sampling  MP3  CD  you  must  not
use these characters to name files other-
wise the sound system will not be able to
play it.DISPLAY INFORMATION
ID3-TAG info display
In  addition  to  time  elapsed,  directory
name and file name, also ID3-TAG info rel-
evant to track Title, Artist, Author (see
section “MP3 DISPLAY FUNCTION”) are
displayed.
The MP3 directory name shown on the
display  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
(Title, Artist, Album) and the track being
played has no ID3-TAG info then, the file
name will be displayed. INTRODUCTION
This section only describes MP3 CD play-
er operation variants: as concerns sound
system  operation,  refer  to  section
“FUNCTIONS  AND  ADJUSTMENTS”.
NOTE  MPEG  Layer-3  audio  decoding
technology 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 format. Sound system will operate as
described in the previous section (“Sound
system with Compact Disc player”) when
inserting a conventional audio CD.
For optimal playing use only top quality
CDs mastered at a speed as low as pos-
sible.
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Y Y Y Y
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PROTECTION AGAINST THEFT
Refer  to  section  “COMPACT  DISC
PLAYER”. SELECT NEXT/PREVIOUS
DIRECTORY
Press button 
Nto select the next direc-
tory or press button Oto select the pre-
vious one. The name of the new selected
directory  will  be  shown  on  the  display. 
Directories  are  selected  in  cyclic  se-
quence: after the last directory the first
one is selected and vice versa. 
If no other directory/track is selected in
the following 2 seconds, the first track in
the new directory will be played.
If the last track in the currently selected
directory is played, the next will then be
played.  
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INTRODUCTION
This section only describes CD Changer
(where provided) operation variants: as
concerns sound system operation, refer
to section “FUNCTIONS AND ADJUST-
MENTS”.
SELECTING THE CD CHANGER
Turn on the set, then press briefly and re-
peatedly  button  CD  until  selecting
“CHANGER”.POSSIBLE ERROR MESSAGES
Error messages will be displayed in the fol-
lowing cases:
❒no CD in the CD Changer: the display
will show “NO CD” until changing the
sound source;
❒selected CD is illegible (CD not in the
selected position or CD not inserted
properly): the display shows “CD ER-
ROR” after the number of the selected
CD. The next CD will be selected; if
there are no other CDs or if they are
also illegible the display will show the
wording  “NO  CD”  until  the  sound
source is changed;
❒error in CD reading: the display shows
“CD ERROR”. The next CD will be se-
lected; if there are no other CDs in the
CD Changer (after the last CD search
will restart from the first one) or if they
are also illegible the display will show
the wording “NO CD” until the sound
source is changed;
❒a CD-ROM is inserted: next CD will be
selected.
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N N N N
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( ( ( (
C C C C
D D D D
C C C C
) ) ) )
Installation and connection of
a Lineaccessori CD Changer
shall only be performed by Fi-
at Dealership.SELECTING THE CD
Press button 
Nto select the next CD and
button Oto select the previous CD. 
If the loader does not contain a disc in the
position selected, the display briefly shows
the wording “NO CD”, and the next CD
is played automatically.  
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Low volume 
The Fader function shall only be set to “F”
(front), to prevent sound system output
power reduction and volume muting if the
Fader level set is = R+9.
Required source cannot be
selected
No CD loaded. Load the CD or the MP3
CD you want to play.
T T T T
R R R R
O O O O
U U U U
B B B B
L L L L
E E E E
S S S S
H H H H
O O O O
O O O O
T T T T
I I I I
N N N N
G G G G
COMPACT DISC PLAYER
CD not played
Loaded CD is dirty. Clean the CD.
Loaded CD is scratched. Try to play an-
other CD.
Required CD cannot be loaded
Another CD is already loaded. Press but-
ton 
ıand remove the CD.MP3 FILE READING
Skipping when reading MP3 files
Loaded CD is scratched or dirty. Clean
the CD as described in paragraph “CD” in
section “INTRODUCTION”.
MP3 track length not displayed
correctly
In certain cases (due to recording) MP3
track length can be displayed incorrectly. 
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