Ram ProMaster 2014 Owner's Manual

Volume
Turn the ROTARY knob clockwise to increase the vol-
ume. Turning it counterclockwise will lower the volume.
The volume can be set between 0 and 30.
Tuner Mode (AM/FM Radio)
When you enter TUNER mode, the radio tunes to the
most recently selected station and will remain on the
most recently selected frequency band.
In this mode of operation the display will show one of the
following 5 codes:
CH (Channel)
When this is on, it indicates that the current radio station
is stored in memory. The code is only shown when the
tuned frequency is showing on the display.
ST (Stereo)
When this is on, it indicates that the radio station is
transmitting a 19 kHz signal (pilot).Searching for Stations In Automatic Mode
When you press
orfor less than two seconds, the
radio will search for the next valid station. While the
radio is searching for the new station, the display will
show SEEKING. When the search is complete, the
display will show the tuned frequency band and
station in the format F1 106.9or, if the station was
previously stored in memory, the display will show
the channel where it is stored and the tuned station.
Searching for Stations In Manual Mode
Pressing
orfor more than two seconds displays
the selected radio station frequency. Each time a
button is pressed, the radio station frequency is in-
creased or decreased according to the default search
pattern for the selected band (100 kHz for FM and 10k
Hz for AM). When the search button is pressed and
held, the radio station frequency will continue to be
increased or decreased. If the buttons are not pressed
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for five seconds, the display will show the message
AUTOand manual search mode will be canceled.
When the search is complete, the display will show the
tuned band and station in the format F1 106.9,or,if
the station found was previously stored in memory,
the display will show the channel where it is stored
and the tuned station.
Mute/Pause
Pressing this button mutes the sound. The display will
switch between MUTE ONand the previous display
(3 seconds).
Pressing the button again restores the audio without
changing the original volume setting. The display will
show MUTE OFF for three seconds, and then return to
the previous display mode.
When the
or, Audio, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, BAND/AS
buttons and SRC are pressed in Mute / Pausedmode, these will be implemented and the audio will
be restored without changing the original volume.
Turn the ROTARY knob to restore the audio and change
the volume to the level selected. The display will show
the settings described in the volume function.
The other buttons should be implemented when pressed,
but the radio will remain in
MUTE ONmode.
Storing Stations In Memory
Press and hold the memory buttons (1 through 6) for
more than two seconds to associate the tuned station
with the pressed button. The display will show a message
in MEMO 2 format for three seconds to confirm that the
station has been tuned in. The CH signal is then activated
and the display will show the preset number and station
frequency for three seconds 2 106.9. The display will
then return to the previous view.
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Accessing Preset Stations
When the preset buttons (1 through 6) are pressed for less
than two seconds the radio will tune in to the station
associated with that particular memory location. The
display shows the preset number and frequency of the
associated station for three seconds. The display will then
return to the previous view.
Retuning the band: When the BAND/AS button is
pressed for less than two seconds, the radio will alternate
between bands in the sequence: FM1
FM2FM3
AM1AM2FM1. While changing bands from
the FM3 band to
AM1, the display will show AM
for two seconds and when changing from the AM2
band to
FM1, the display will show FMfor two
seconds.
The display will then show the selected band and fre-
quency in the format F1 106.9for two seconds and then
return to the previous view. Presetting stations with a strong signal: when the
BAND/AS button is pressed for more than two seconds,
the radio will search for the 6 best stations and automati-
cally store them in the 6 memory positions of the current
band. During the search, the display will indicate
FM
AST orAM AST, depending on the band selected. To
record the stations that are found, these are sorted in
ascending order of frequency and the first one is stored in
memory position 1, and so on, until positions 1-6 are all
in use. If fewer than 6 stations are found, the unused
channels will be allocated to the 107.9 MHz frequency for
FM and AM 1710 KHz for the AM band. At the end of the
search process, the radio tunes in to the first preset
position and the display will indicate the associated
preset number (1) and the station frequency for three
seconds. The display will then return to the previous
view.
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Setup Menu
You can use the Setup menu to change the various factory
settings to suit your own preferences.
Press MENU to activate the Maximum Volume function.
Repeatedly pressing this button will activate the other
functions in the following sequence: Maximum Volume
(MVOL)
Auto Switch (AUTO)Beep (BEEP)
Set Clock (SEG 00:00)Maximum Volume
(MVOL). If this button or the button for adjusting the
selected function is not pressed for five seconds or if
the ROTARY knob is pressed, the display returns to
the previous view and the changes will be saved.
Maximum Volume
This function allows you to set the maximum permissible
volume. Turn the ROTARY knob to set the volume. The
display will show a message in the format MVOL 26
indicating the maximum volume selected. When the maximum volume selected is the maximum radio vol-
ume, the display will show
MVOL OFF.
Auto Switch
This function changes the on/off sequence of the radio as
described in the section: Turning the device on and off.
To enable it, turn the ROTARY knob clockwise. The
display will show AUTO ON. To disable it, turn the
ROTARY knob counterclockwise and the display will
show AUTO OFF.
Beep
With this feature is enabled, the radio will emit a beep
when any knob is activated.
Clock settings
When you select this function, the display will show the
clock. To select the field to be set, press
or. Turn
the ROTARY knob to adjust the selected field.
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Clock
Pressing the DISP button for more than two seconds
enables or disables the clock display. When this feature is
enabled, the display showsCLK ONand the clock is
displayed whenever the ignition is switched on, even if
the radio is off. This function takes priority in the display
whenever you access any of the radio functions. If no
buttons are pressed within 10 seconds, the display will go
back to showing the clock. When this function is dis-
abled, the display shows CLK OFF.
USB Mode (MP3/WMA/AAC)
WARNING!
To remove devices connected to the USB port, first
select the other audio source. Failure to follow this
procedure can cause damage to the connected device.
(Continued)
WARNING!(Continued)
Due to the extensive range of makes and models
of storage devices available on the market, not all
devices have compatibility required for proper func-
tioning of Car Radios. Use only quality USB devices.
Due to the extensive range of brands and models of
storage devices available on the market, not all devices
are compatible with proper functioning of the car radio.
NOTE: The car radio is only compatible with USB mass
storage devices that are fully compatible with the USB 2.0
standard. Use quality USB devices only.
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In USB mode, the radio plays MP3, WMA and AAC files
stored on the device connected to the USB port that is
located inside the glove compartment of the vehicle.
To enter USB mode, you must press the SRC button.
When you enter USB mode, the display showsLOAD-
ING while the radio checks whether the connected
device is valid.
If there is no USB device, an invalid USB device, or a
valid device that is defective, the display will show ERR
USB for two seconds and the radio remains in TUNER
mode. If a valid device does not contain any playable
files (i.e. MP3, WMA or AAC), the display will show
NO MUSIC for two seconds and the radio remains in
TUNER mode. If playable files are found, the radio will also check that
the connected device is the same as the one used imme-
diately before the USB function. If this is the case, music
playback will start from the point where it was inter-
rupted (file and music runtime). If not, the file played
will be the first valid file, in the sequence shown in the
following example:
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Play Sequence (File)Comments
1 Track 1_1 If there are MP3, WMA or AAC (extensions mp3, wma, m4a, mp4 and 3gp)
files in the root folder, these will be played first.
2 Track 2_1 Folders within the same level are sorted in ascending order by name (up to
folder number 100, after which the order follows that in which they were
recorded on the USB device).
3
Track 3_1
4 Track 4_1
5 Track 4_2
6 Track 5_1 Files within a folder are sorted in ascending order by name (up to file number
100, thereafter, the order follows that in which they were recorded on the USB
device).
7
Track 5_2
8 Track 5_3
9 Track 5_4
10 Track 6_1
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Forward/Reverse track
When you press
for less than two seconds, the radio
will advance to the next audio file on the device. When
you press
for less than two seconds, the radio will
skip back to the beginning of the track. If this button is
pressed again, the radio will skip back to the previous
audio file on the device.
When these buttons are pressed, the display will show a
TRKyyy message, where yyy is the track number. If any
of these buttons is briefly pressed again, the number in
the display will continue changing according to the
selected track. While the track is being selected, that is,
when
orare pressed briefly, the information
contained in the ID3 tag will not be processed (the ID3
tag can store information such as the title, artist,
album, track number, etc.). If neither
orare pressed down and held, the track will be selected
and the ID3 tag will be processed and begin playing.
In this case, the display will show
TRKyyyfor two
seconds and then return to the DISP function view.
Whenever the radio switches from one folder to
another, the display will show the name of the folder
you are moving to for at least 500 ms (seek button
movements are ignored during this time), and no
longer than three seconds.
When you reach the final song in the last folder and press
again, the radio will advance to the first song in the
first folder on the USB device. When you reach the
first song in the first folder and press
again, the
radio will advance to the final song in the last folder
on the USB device.
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Forward/Reverse along the track:
When
oris pressed for more than two seconds,
the radio will reverse or forward the music for as long
as the button is held down. The display shows the
runtime of the music in the format 003 01:32(track
number and runtime). When the operation is com-
pleted, the display will continue to display the music
runtime for two seconds. After that it returns to the
previous view.
Mute/Pause
Pressing this knob stops music playback and mutes the
sound. The display will switch between PAUSEDand
the current view (three seconds).
Press this button again to resume music playback from
the point where it left off, without changing the original
volume level. The display will show PLAYfor three
seconds. It then returns to the previous mode. When
or, Audio, 1, 2, and SRC are pressed in
Mute/Paused mode, playback (where applicable)
will resume and the sound will be restored without
changing the original volume level.
Turn the ROTARY knob to resume playing the music and
change the volume accordingly. The display will feature
the information described in the volume function.
Pressing the F-TRACK button will not resume play, but
using the (F-TRK + rotation) function will start or resume
play.
The other buttons should be implemented when pressed,
but the radio will remain in Mute/Pausedmode.
Fast Track: Pressing the F-TRK button activates FAST
TRACK mode and the display will show the name of the
current folder. If the ROTARY knob is not activated, the
radio returns to its previous state.
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