Rds BMW 3 SERIES 2003 E46 Business CD Radio Manual

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OverviewSettingsReceptionPlayingIndex

The car radio at a glance

Displays and controls

1 On/Off, volume control10
2 Compact disc slot24
3 Ejecting the compact disc24
4 Indicator lamp for anti-theft
protection
5 Reception ranges/AM and FM
memory levels16, 20
6 Scanning

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Station18

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CD track31
7 Audio source, changeover to

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Radio24

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CD changer
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22
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CD22
8 Station/Track scan
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Selecting the station16, 17

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Music track scan
CD25
CD changer30
9 Manual station selection16
10 Display of function key (display for
RDS, program type and random
order of music tracks)11 Function key for controlling the
functions RDS, program type and
random order of music tracks
12 Station keys for

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Radio20

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CD changer30
13 Display (display for reception range/
memory level, radio station for RDS
stations, program, frequency, CD
and CD changer functions, sound
setting and clock display)
14 Setting values

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Speed-dependent volume
control10

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Sound quality12
15 Note symbol

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Speed-dependent volume
control10

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Sound quality adjustment12
16 Clock symbol

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Displaying/hiding time13

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Care instructions

Cleaning the unit

For cleaning, use a clean cloth which
has been moistened slightly with water.
Do not use chemicals or house-
hold cleansers. Keep all types of
liquids and fluids away from this unit.
Otherwise, surfaces or electrical
components could be damaged.

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Handling CDs CDs have a protective coating on both
sides. In spite of this, take the following
precautions: >
Always hold CDs at the outer edge,
and avoid fingerprints or dust,
scratches or moisture on the reflec-
tive scanning side of the CD
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Do not write on CDs or affix labels to
them

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If necessary, wipe the reflective
(signal) side of the CD with a suitable
cleaning cloth (commercialy avail-
able), working in straight lines from
the inside outwards

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CDs which have condensed moisture
on them (from large temperature
differences, for instance) may not
function properly when they are
played.
Do not use solvents or household
cleansers. Do not use the cleaning
agents or antistatic sprays which are
designed for use with records.

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Selecting a station by name

RDS Ñ Radio Data System

Thanks to specially designed systems,
limitations inherent in mobile reception
quality have been partially minimized:
The Radio Data System (RDS) transmits
information in the FM reception range.
RDS stations thus offer the following
characteristics:

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The station name will be indicated in
the display after the RDS signals
have been evaluated

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Additional information can be indi-
cated or called up in the display (e. g.
text broadcasts from the station,
PTY).
However, the reception of RDS data is
only possible under favorable reception
conditions. If there is weak or inter-
rupted reception, it can take quite a
while before the transmitter name
appears in the display.

Selecting a station

1. Switch on the RDS with
"RDS " will appear in the display
along with the name of the current
station, if it is broadcasting RDS
information
2. Start the scan with
Press or hold down.
The scan mode begins with the
station that was last set.
The scan mode is stopped as soon
as a station is found.
Switch off the RDS with
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Type of program (PTY)

You can receive even more information
by using RDS. Certain stations broad-
cast the station's particular type of
program (PTY), e. g. NEWS, SPORTS,
POP MUSIC, CULTURE etc.
If there is weak or interrupted recep-
tion, it can take quite a while before
PTY is available.
PTY can also be used for catas-
trophe warnings. If the station is
broadcasting this type of program, then
"ALERT" will appear in the display.

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Request type of program

The program type will be displayed for
a few seconds.
If the specific station does not provide
PTY recognition, "NO PTY" will appear
in the display.

Automatic PTY display

Hold this key down until "PTY AUTO"
shows up in the display.
For every change of station, or if the
station changes the program type, the
type will appear automatically for a few
seconds in the display.

Switching off PTY

Hold this key down until "PTY MAN"
shows up in the display.

Everything from A to ZAAbbreviations37
ALERT19
AM reception range16
Anti-theft protection7
indicator lamp5
AUTOSTORE21BBalance BAL11
Bass11CCare instructions6
CDs6
CD
ejecting24
ending24
fast forward26
fast reverse26
music track scan25
Random Play26
skipping tracks25
starting24
CD changer27, 28
ending29
fast forward30
fast reverse30
humidity28
installation location27
music track scan30
Random Play31scanning31
selecting a CD30
skipping tracks30
starting29
CD compartment5
CD eject key5
CD, care6
Cleaning agents6
Cleaning the unit6
Controls4
Copyright2
DDisplay5
Display time13EEject key5FFader FAD11
FM reception range16
Front/back volume
distribution11HHandling
CDs6
Highs11
IImprint2
Indicator lamp for anti-theft
protection5
Installation location for the
CD changer27KKey Memory13
Keys4LLevels of memory20, 21
Listening to the radio with
ignition switched off10
Lows11MManual station selection
MAN16
Memory levels20
Memory locations20
Midrange settings12
Mode displays
CD CHECK29
CD ERROR24
HIGH TEMP29
NO DISC24, 29
NO DISCS29
NO MAGAZINE29
Music trackRandom Play26, 31
scanning25, 30, 31
NNO PTY19
Notes on this Owner's
Manual2OOn/Off5
Operating temperature28
Overview4PProgram type PTY19
PTY AUTO/PTY MAN19RRadio Data System RDS17
Radio Pass7
Random Play
CD26
CD changer31
RDS Radio Data System17
Reception quality16
Reception range16
RESET?11
Right/left volume
distribution11

Display Significance
1...6 Station number on the memory levels FM1, FM2 and AM, as well as FMA and AMA
AM Amplitude Modulation Ñ AM reception range/AM memory level
AMA AUTOSTORE memory level in the AM reception range
BAL Balance Ñ Setting volume right/left
BASS Setting of bass
CD Compact Disc Ñ appears with CD inserted and with CD playback from CD changer
FAD Fader Ñ Setting the volume distribution in the front/back
FM Frequency Modulation Ñ FM reception range
FM1/FM2 Memory levels 1 and 2 in FM reception range
FMA AUTOSTORE memory level in the FM reception range
MAN Manual station selection
PTY Program type (e.g. News, Sports, Pop etc.) in FM reception range
PTY AUTO/MAN Program type Ñ Automatic display on/Automatic display off
RDS Radio Data System in FM reception range
RND Random Play Ñ Music tracks on CD and CD changer are played in random order
SC Scan Ñ Briefly listen to stations or music tracks
SPEED VOL Speed Volume Ñ Setting the speed-dependent volume
ST Stereo station
TONE LIN Tone Linear - Resetting of the sound settings to the midrange setting
TR Track Ñ when playing a CD using the radio unit
TREB Treble Ñ Setting of trebleAbbreviations