CITROEN C2 2005 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2005, Model line: C2, Model: CITROEN C2 2005Pages: 178, PDF Size: 5.55 MB
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USING THE RDS ( RADIO DATA SYSTEM ) FUNCTION ON FMUSING THE RDS ( R RDS (R
The majority of FM radio stations use the RDS system. The radio in your vehicle has this system,.The RDS system enables these stations to transmit non-audible data in addition to the broadcasting of their programmes. The data provides access to various functions described in this chapter, such as: display of t h e s t a t i o n n a m e , i n t e r m i t t e n t t r a f fi c i n f o r m a - t i o n fl a s h e s o r a u t o m a t i c s c a n n i n g o f s t a t i o n s . This enables you to continue listening to your chosen radio station, regardless of the different frequencies it uses in the regions through which you are travelling.
SCANNING OF RDS STATIONSYour radio keeps the best possible recep-tion by c ontinuously looks for any other frequencies on which the selected radio station is broadcast, automatically choosing the frequency of fering the best reception (if the station broadcasts on more than one transmitter or frequency.
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A CTIVATION /DEACTIVATION OF THE RDS FUNCTIONSThe RDS functions can be accessed via the following two menus :Main menu (press button O).AUDIO menu (press button L).To activate/deactivate the RDS functions on the display C :
1. Press button O.2. Select the AUDIO icon using buttons Jor M.3. C o n fi r m y o u r c h o i c e w i t h a p r e s s o n b u t t o n L.4. Select the sub-menu for the FM wave-band, via buttons J or M . C o n fi r m y o u r choice with a press on button L.5. Select scanning for RDS stations, via buttons J or M.6. Validate your choice with a press on button L.7. Using control L, select /deselect to acti-vate/deactivate the function.8. Validate your choice by selecting “OK” on the display.
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REGIONAL SEARCH MODESome stations, when they are organised in networks, broadcast regional programmes at cer tain times of day, and national pro-grammes at other times.It is possible to search :Either for a regional station only.Or across the whole network in order to fi n d a d i f f e r e n t p r o g r a m m e .To activate/deactivate this function, proceed as for Scanning of RDS stations.
Note :When this mode is activated, the system w i l l r e m a i n t u n e d t o o n e s p e c i fi c r e g i o n a l station.
TA TR AFFIC INFORMATION (TR AFFIC ANNOUNCEMENTS )TA TR AFFIC INFOR INFOR
Some st ations allow broadc asting, only in FM, of these messages thanks to the “TA” function.TATAYou can activate the “TA” function by press-TATAing on button I. This allows you, even though you are listening to another audio source or to a radio programme not itself providing t r a f fi c m e s s a g e s , t o r e c e i v e t r a f fi c i n f o r - m a t i o n fl a s h e s f r o m a n F M s t a t i o n w h i c h broadcasts them.While the messages are being broadcast the or iginal sourc e is paused and when the messages have ended your radio will automatically revert to the music programme you were listening to.
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SELECTING CD SOURCEAfter inserting a CD, with the printed side facing upwards, the player will start playing the CD automatically.To c h a n g e m a n u a l l y t o C D s o u r c e (CD already inserted), press button D until you obtain the source you require.You can also do this by means of control 5at the steering wheel.
EJECTING A CDPress button B to eject the CD, the audio system will automatically switch to radio source.I f t h e C D i s n o t r e m o v e d w i t h i n 10 t o 15 seconds of being ejected, it will auto -matically be taken back into the CD player, although it will not be played.
S ELECTING A TRACKPress button K once to play the next track.Press button N once to return to the beginning of the track currently being played, press a second time to go back to the start of the previous track.Press the buttons successively to skip several tracks at a time.This can also be done via the control G. As the list of tracks is displayed on the screen, select the desired track using buttons J or M, then validate using button L.You can also do this via the controls 2 and 3at the steering wheel.
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F AST FORWARD AND RAPID REVERSE WITH ACCELERATED SOUNDTo move swiftly through the CD, press and keep pressed button K or KN, respectively for fast for ward or rapid reverse with acceler-ated sound.Play resumes as normal when the button is released.
M ENUThis menu allows activation/deactivation of two options : P l a y b a c k o f t h e fi r s t 7 s e c o n d s ( a p p r o x . ) of each track of the CD.Random playback of the CD tracks.This can be accessed in two ways :Either by pressing button O and proceed-ing as for Search of Stations RDS – for screen C, the sub-menu corresponds to the Audio Preferences.Or, provided you are in CD source, by pressing onbutton L. You can then access the Audio menu (for screen C only).
Note :If one of these options is active, it remains active for CD changer source.