VOLVO 850 1996 Repair Manual

1996 Volvo 850

This function automatically seeks and stores up to 8 strong AM or FM sta\
tions. This is especially useful
when traveling in areas where radio stations are unfamiliar.
1. Depress and hold the "auto seek" button for at least 1 second. A numb\
er of strong stations (max. 8) on
the chosen waveband are now automatically stored in the auto seek memory\
. If there are no audible
stations, "no" is displayed.
2. Press the "auto seek" button (for less than 1 second) to obtain ano\
ther autostored station. A new
station will be selected each time the button is pressed.

B - Bass control

Adjust the bass by sliding the control up or down (up to increase, down\
to decrease). A "detent"
indicates "equalized" bass.

C - Treble control

Adjust the treble by sliding the control up or down (up to increase, do\
wn to decrease). A "detent"
indicates "equalized" treble. pg. 1:42 Radio SC-811
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A - Fader control

Adjust front/rear speaker balance by sliding the control up or down.
(Up to direct more sound to the front speakers, down to direct more sou\
nd to the rear speakers).
The "detent" indicates "equalized" front/rear balance position.

B - Mute function

Press the "power-volume" knob to temporarily mute the sound. "PAUSE" is \
displayed.

C - Balance control

Pull out the "volume" knob and adjust the left/right balance by turning \
the knob counter-clockwise or
clockwise.




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pg. 1:43 Cassette deck

A - Cassette slot

The cassette is inserted with the open side to the right (side 1 or A o\
f the cassette upwards). When the
cassette is inserted, the radio is disengaged and the cassette will star\
t to play automatically. "TAPE 1" or
"TAPE 2" is displayed to indicate which side of the tape is being played\
. When one side of the tape is
being played. When one side of the tape has been played the unit will au\
tomatically play the other side
(auto-reverse). The cassette can be inserted or ejected even when the \
unit is switched off.

B - Reversing the tape (rev)

Press the button to play the other side of the tape.
The side of the tape being played will be displayed.

C - Fast winding

The tape is advanced with "ff" and rewound with "rew". The tape side ind\
icator in the display will flash
rapidly during fast winding. Fast winding can be stopped by pressing the\
button again.
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D - Dolby B button

Press this button when you use tapes recorded with the Dolby B noise red\
uction system. The Dolby
Symbol
will be indicated in the display.
pg. 1:44 Cassette deck

A - "nxt" (next selector)

Press the "nxt" button and the tape will automatically advance to the ne\
xt song. There must be a pause of
approx. 5 seconds between songs for this function to operate.

B - "rpt" (repeat) selector

Press the "rpt" button to rewind the tape to the beginning of the song. \
Press the button again to rewind to
the beginning of the previous song.
There must be a pause of approx. 5 seconds between the songs for this fu\
nction to operate.

C - Pause
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If you press the "power-volume" knob the tape is stopped, the unit is si\
lent and "PAUSE" is displayed.
To restart the tape press the knob again. pg. 1:45 Cassette deck

A - Cassette eject

If the button is pressed the tape will stop and the cassette will be eje\
cted. The radio will be automatically
engaged. The radio or CD will engage automatically (depending on which \
mode was activated before
the tape was played).

B - To re-enter Radio mode

There are three alternative ways to re-enter Radio mode:
l Push one of the waveband selector buttons
l Push the auto seek button
l Push one of the preset buttons
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When the unit re-enters Radio mode, the cassette will not be ejected.

C - To re-enter Tape mode

If the Tape function has been disconnected and the cassette has not been\
ejected, the Tape mode can re-
entered by pressing the "tape" button. pg. 1:46 CD - Remote (certain models)

A - CD mode selector

Press "cd" to actuate the CD mode. The disc/track last listened to will \
continue to play. If the CD-
changer cartridge * is empty, "---" will be displayed.
If a selected disc does not exist, the disc number and "5--" will be dis\
played and the next disc will be
automatically selected.

* The functions pertaining to the CD-changer are only applicable if the \
unit has been connected to the
Volvo CD-changer which is sold separately as an accessory.
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B - Disc number selector

Depress one of the preset buttons (1-6) to select the disc number desi\
red. The selected disc number and
track number will be displayed.
C - Music search

Press the "rew" or "ff" button to search within a track. While the butto\
n is depressed the playing time for
this track will be displayed. pg. 1:47 CD - Remote (certain models)

A - Track number selector

Turn the knob to select the track number desired.

B - Changing the selected track number

Press "nxt" for forward selection or "rpt" for backward selection. The c\
hosen disc number and track
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number will be displayed.
C - Playing-time display

When this button is pressed the playing time for the current track is di\
splayed for 5 seconds. pg. 1:48 CD - Remote (certain models)

A - Random choice

Press "rev" to actuate the random mode. From a disc chosen at random, 4 \
tracks will be played (also
chosen at random). A new disc will then be played in the same way. "RND\
" will be displayed when this
function is engaged.

B - Pause

If you press the "power-volume" knob, the disc is stopped, the unit is s\
ilent and "PAUSE" is displayed.
To restart the disc, press the knob again.
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C - To re-enter the Radio mode

There are two ways to re-enter Radio mode:
l Push one of the waveband selector buttons
l Push the autostore button

D - To re-enter Tape mode

If a cassette is already inserted, the tape deck will re-engage if the "\
tape" button is pressed.
pg. 1:49 Technical specifications
SC-811
Technical specifications

Output: 4 x 25 W (10% dist.)
Output impedance: 4 Ohms
System voltage: 12 Volts, negative ground

Radio System: PLL (Phase Lock Loop) system with tuned RF (Radio Frequ\
ency) front end automatic
wide band gain control. Electronic suppression circuitry (noise killer)\
.

Radio

Frequency range:
FM 87.9 - 107.9 MHz
AM 530 - 1710 kHz
Sensitivity:
FM 1.1 V
AM 15 V
Stereo separation: 35dB

Cassette deck
4-track, 2 channel stereo
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Full logic electronic control

Tape speed: 4.76 cm/sec.
Channel separation: 53dB
Frequency range: 30-15000 hz
S/N: 56dB without Dolby B
S/N: 55 dB with Dolby B
Wow and Flutter: less than 0.06 %
"Dolby" and the double D symbol
are the trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under license from Dolby Laborator\
ies Licensing Corporation.




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