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18 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Switching on
Press .
The main CD menu will be displayed.
CD playback will begin automatically
depending on the CD player selected.
Single CD player. The first track on
the CD is played.
CD changer. The first track on the
first CD detected in the magazine is
played.Inserting a CD into the CD drive and insert-
ing CDs in the CD changer (
page 51).
Track select
Push the joystick to / .
The beginning of the current track, the
previous track, or the next track will be
played.
Selecting a CD from the CD changer
Activate the CD changer.
Press one of the number keys.
Keys - select the corre-
sponding magazine slot of the
CD changer.
The message “Loading CD...” appears
on the display. Playback begins with
track 1.CD track scan
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The tracks on the CD are played one af-
ter the other for 8 seconds each.
Press the highlighted softkey
“SCAN” to cancel the function.
Refer to (
page 48) “CD operation” for
additional information.
CD operation*
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Quick reference MCS
Switching on
Press .
The unlock code menu will appear.Entering the unlock code
Use the number keys from to
to enter the unlock code.
Asterisks instead of digits appear in the
input line.
If the code entered is correct and the
phone is registered in a network, the
phone is ready for use.
Outgoing call
Enter a telephone number
Use the number keys from to
to enter the telephone number.
The menu changes when the first digit
is entered.Begin dialing
If you have entered the correct num-
ber, press .
Dialing will begin. If the phone number
and name are stored in the phone
book, the name appears on the screen.
The active audio source will switch to
mute.
Conducting a call
When the call is initiated, the call time will
be displayed.
Ending a call
Press .
Refer to (
page 68) “Telephone mode” for
additional information.
Telephone operation*
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Timeport phones use a three-digit code.
V60 phones use a four-digit code. The
head unit will unlock the phone using
the first three digits of the four-digit
V60 unlock code.
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20 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Switching the navigation system on
Main destination input menu
Press .
If the navigation system has not been
booted, the navigation startup screen
appears during the software loading
process.
The navigation menu displayed will vary
according to the last navigation func-
tion used.
If route guidance was switched off, the
main navigation menu is displayed.Entering destination address
Press .
Use the joystick to select “INPUT
DESTINATION” and press .
Navigation system*, entering a destina-
tion and calculating a route
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Quick reference MCS
Entering an address number
The input screen appears if you have en-
tered the street name and the address
numbers for this street are stored on the
navigation DVD.
Use the joystick to select the first num-
ber of the desired address number and
press .
The character will appear in the num-
ber window.
To enter more characters, repeat the
above step.
To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select “Delete” and press
.
When the address number is displayed,
use the joystick to select “Done” and
press .
If the city name was not previously en-
tered, the City Name menu will appear.
Once you have entered the complete
address, the Confirm Destination menu
appears.
Use the joystick to select “OK to
Proceed” and press .
The MCS begins calculating the route.
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Numbers can also be entered using the
number keypad.
If a character is not available, it will au-
tomatically be shaded out. Use “N”, “E”,
“W” or “S” only if the address number
contains such a character. The MCS will
automatically differentiate north, east,
west and south street names.
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Radio operation
FunctionPage
1Switches radio operation
on30
2Color display
3Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
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4Selecting a station (pre-
sets)
Selecting a station via di-
rect frequency entry
Saving a station
Selecting a station from
the preset menu FM/AM
Selecting a station from
the WB preset menu
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5Joystick
: Automatic seek
tuning, ascending
: Automatic seek
tuning, descending
: Manual tuning,
ascending
: Manual tuning,
descending
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6Softkeys
“LIST”: Preset menu
“AM”, “FM”: Changing ra-
dio band
“WB”: Weather Band
“AUTO”: Automatically
saves stations
“ADJ”: Audio adjust-
ment
“SCAN”: Scan
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FunctionPage
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Radio operation
You can select between FM-, AM- and WB-
Band.FM Band
Press the softkey “FM”. “FM” is
displayed in the upper left hand corner
of the display.
The FM station last tuned to begins to
play and the frequency appears in the
display.AM BandPress the softkey “AM”. “AM” is
displayed in the upper left hand corner
of the display.
The AM station last tuned to begins to
play and the frequency appears in the
display.
Changing the Radio band
Frequency band
FM
AMFrequency range
87.5 - 108.0 FM
530 - 1710 AM
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Radio operation
Weather Band WB
Press the softkey “WB”. “WB” is
displayed in the upper left hand corner
of the display.
The channel last tuned to will appear in
the display.The following functions are available to se-
lect a station:
Automatic seek tuning (page 33)
Manual tuning (page 33)
Station selection using number keypad
(presets) (
page 34)
Station selection using direct
frequency entry (
page 34)
Automatic station scan (page 35)
Station selection from the preset menu
(
page 37)
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If a weather band station cannot be re-
ceived on this channel, an automatic
search of all 7 channels will take place.
As soon as you receive a weather band,
the search will stop and the channel ap-
pears in the display. The automatic
search performs two cycles through the
7 channels.
Message “WB NOT AVAILABLE”
A weather band station cannot be re-
ceived on any of the 7 channels.
Selecting a station
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Radio operation
Automatic seek tuning
Push the joystick to .
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play. The
station frequency appears on the
screen.
Push the joystick to .
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begin to play.
The station frequency appears on the
screen.Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Push the joystick to .
The frequency displayed ascends in
increments of 200 kHz (FM) or 10 kHz
(AM). This process begins slowly and
then gradually increases.
Push the joystick to .
The frequency displayed descends in
increments of 200 kHz (FM) or 10 kHz
(AM). This process begins slowly and
then gradually increases.
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The MCS needs about 10 seconds to
seek through the entire band. If you
cannot receive a station, activate an-
other radio function to stop the seek
function.
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Radio operation
Automatic station scan
The stations on the bands (FM/AM/WB)
can be scanned in succession for
8 seconds each.
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The scan function will begin. “SCAN” is
highlighted.Weather Band WB
The 7 individual weather channels stored
in memory are scanned in succession.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
Ending the scan function
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The station selected appears and the
station frequency is displayed.
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function cancels.
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A frequency entered outside the allow-
able input range will not be accepted.
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Radio operation
Saving (FM, AM) stations automatically
If the FM/AM main radio menu is dis-
played.
Press the softkey “AUTO” for
longer than two seconds.
The radio stores the 10 strongest sta-
tions. The station frequencies available
will appear in the memory list.
While the stations are being stored
“AUTO STORE IN PROGRESS” ap-
pears in the display.Selecting a (FM, AM) station from the
preset menu
You can view the preset menu with all the
preset positions.
To view the preset menu, press the
softkey “LIST”.
To select a desired station, press one
of the number keys, e.g. .
To exit the preset menu, press the soft-
key “FM” or “AM”.Return to the radio menu
Press the softkey “LIST”.
Selecting channels from the WB preset
The WB menu is displayed:
Press a number key from to
to select the desired weather
band.