ESP FIAT BRAVO 2008 2.G Radio CD MP3 Manual

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GENERAL FUNCTIONS
On
Off
Volume adjustment
Volume on/off (MUTE/PAUSE)
Frequency band selection
(FM 1, FM 2, FM 3, FM AST, LW, MW, AMAST)
Alternative frequency
Program type
Traffic announcements
Audio settings
Equalizer activation
Advanced functions setting
Audio source selection (Radio, CD, CD Changer)
Mode
Short push on button
Long push on button
Knob rotation left/right
Short push on button
Short cyclic push on button
Short push on button
Long push on button
Short push on button
Short push on button
Long push on button
Manual station tuning: short push on button
1st level menu activation: short push on button
2nd level menu activation: long push on button
Short push on button
RADIO FUNCTIONS
Automatic radio station tuning
Storing current radio station
Recalling stored station
Automatic station scanning
Mode
Short push on button
(long push for fast forward)
Long push on buttons respectively
for preset/storage 1 to 6
Short push on buttons respectively
for preset/storage 1 to 6
Short push on button
ON/OFF
MUTE
BAND
AS
AF PTY
TA
AUDIO
DSP
MENU
RDS
SRC
ÈÍ
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The AM band is divided into sections:
MW, LW and AMAST. The AMAST band
is reserved to the stations stored auto-
matically with the AutoSTore function.
The radio is always preset for receiving
stations broadcasting with RDS (Radio Da-
ta System).
PRESETTING BUTTONS
The buttons with symbols from 1 to 6
make it possible to set the following pre-
settings:
– 24 in the FM band ( 6 in FM 1, 6 in FM
2, 6 in FM 3, 6 in FMAST)
– 6 in the LW band
– 6 in the MW band
– 6 in the AMAST band
To call a preset station, choose the re-
quired frequency band and then press
briefly the corresponding preset button
(from 1 to 6). The display will show the
station name and frequency and also the
presetting number.STORING THE LAST
STATION HEARD
The radio automatically keeps in storage
the last station heard for each reception
band, which is then tuned when the ra-
dio is turned on or the reception band is
changed.
AUTOMATIC TUNING
Briefly press button Èor Íto start au-
tomatically searching the tuning for the
next station that it is possible to receive
in the direction chosen.
If the station on which the tuner stops is
one of the stations stored with the pre-
setting buttons (from 1 to 6), the display
will show the presetting number. When the sound system is turned on, the
last function selected before turning off
is played (Radio, Compact Disc or CD
Changer).
To select the Radio source while listening
to another audio source, press briefly and
repeatedly button SRC.
When the Radio source is selected, press
briefly and repeatedly button BAND
ASto
select the required reception band.
Each time the BAND
ASbutton is pressed
the bands: “FM1”, FM2”, “FM3”, “FMAST”,
“LW”, “MW” and “AMAST” are select-
ed in sequence
The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM2, FM3 and FMAST. The FMAST band
is reserved to the stations stored auto-
matically with the AutoSTore function.
The “FMAST” reception band is reserved
to the stations stored automatically with
the AutoSTore function.
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MANUAL STATION STORAGE
Use buttons from 1 to 6 to store the sta-
tion being heard in the selected band.
Keep pressed one of these buttons (1 to
6), when station storing is completed the
display will show the corresponding but-
ton number and a confirmation beep will
be given.AUTOSTORE FUNCTION
(automatic station storage)
To switch on the AutoSTore function (au-
tomatic station storage), keep button
BAND
AS. With this function the radio au-
tomatically stores the stations with the
strongest signal in decreasing order of in-
tensity in the FMAST frequency band (if
tuned on FM band) or AMAST (if tuned on
AM band).
IMPORTANT Activating the AutoSTore
function cancels the stations stored pre-
viously in the FMAST or AMAST band.
During automatic storage the display
shows “TUNER FMAST” or “TUNER
AMAST” if TUNER mode (Radio) with FM
or AM frequency band is selected. To in-
terrupt the automatic station storage,
press button BAND
ASagain: the radio will
automatically tune to the station heard be-
fore activation of the AutoSTore function.LISTENING TO STORED
STATIONS
Proceed as follows:
– select the required frequency band and
the storage block (FM1, FM2, FM3,
FMAST, MW, LW, AMAST);
– briefly press one of the six station stor-
age buttons.
The display will show the station name (if
present) and frequency, whereas at the
bottom of the display is shown “Pn”
where n is the number corresponding to
the current station.
In bands FM1, FM2 and FM3, if reception
is poor or weak and the AF alternative fre-
quency search function is active, the sta-
tion with the strongest signal that is broad-
casting the same programme will be
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5 - NEWS (new programmes on/off)
This function is similar to the TA function:
with FM station tuned and NEWS function
active if a news bulletin is broadcast, the
sound system will:
– set the same volume as for TA function,
if TUNER (Radio) is on;
– switch the current audio source (CD or
CD Changer) to TUNER (Radio) and set
the same volume as for TA function.
It is necessary that in TUNER mode (Ra-
dio), the radio is tuned to a FM station
broadcasting the NEWS code.
Use buttons Èor Íto turn this function
on/off.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “NEWS: ON” = function on
– “NEWS: OFF” = function off6 - SVC (automatic volume
adjustment with car speed)
The SVC function makes it possible to au-
tomatically adapt the volume level to the
speed of the car, increasing it as the speed
increases to maintain the ratio with the
noise level inside the passenger compart-
ment.
Press Èor Íto change the SVC setting,
from OFF to the gain level (1 to 7) se-
lected. High gain level values correspond
to high volume levels when the car speed
increases.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “SPEED VOLUME OFF” = function off
– “SPEED VOLUME: +3” = function on
and gain level set.7 - EON TA DX/LO (traffic
announcements tuning sensitivity)
This function enables to change the re-
ception sensitivity of radio stations broad-
casting traffic announcements.
Use buttons Èor Íto turn this function
on/off.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “TRAFFIC: LOCAL” = low sensitivity
– “TRAFFIC: DISTANT” = high sensitivi-
ty
8 - LOUDNESS (loudness on/off)
The Loudness function improves the
sound volume when listening at low lev-
el, increasing the basses and trebles.
Use buttons Èor Íto turn this function
on/off.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “LOUDNESS: ON” = loudness on
– “LOUDNESS: OFF” = loudness off

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Second level menu options
1 - RDS (station time display)
This option makes it possible to display
the time of the current RDS station (if this
information is available).
2 - AUDIO CLIP DETECT
(“audio distortion clipper” on/off)
This function reduces automatically the ra-
dio output level when excessive distortion
is detected that could damage the speak-
ers.
Use buttons Èor Íto turn this function
on/off.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “CLIP DETECT: ON” = function on
– “CLIP DETECT: OFF” = function off3 - MAX VOLUME (max. volume
setting at switching on)
This function can be used to set the max-
imum volume (from 10 to 33) that can be
set using the control.
Use the button/knob ON/OFF to adjust
the volume.
The display will show the set volume (e.g.:
“MAX VOLUME: 25”)
4 - PHONE
(phone volume adjustment)
This function makes it possible to set the
phone volume (from 1 to 3).
The display will show, as standard, the
message “PHONE LEVEL: OFF” (volume
set by the Manufacturer, corresponding to
max. level).
Use the button/knob ON/OFF to adjust
the volume to 3 different levels (PHONE
LEVEL 1 , PHONE LEVEL 2 and PHONE
LEVEL 3): the higher the number is, the
lower will be the phone volume.5 - AUTO (function setting)
With this function it is possible to set ra-
dio turning on/off depending on car igni-
tion/switching off or independent.
With this function on (radio is set to
switch off when the car is switched off),
it is however possible to switch on the ra-
dio.
With this function off, when switching off
the car the radio stays on.
Use buttons Èor Íto turn this function
on/off.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “AUTO: ON” = function on
– “AUTO: OFF” = function off

ENTERING THE SECRET CODE
OF THE RADIO
Entry of the secret code is required to al-
low the sound system to work after the
first connection to the car electric system
different from the original one.
Connecting the radio to the car power
supply, the display shows “RADIO M -
CODE ----”.
The secret code comprises four figures,
each corresponding to one of the dash-
es.
To enter the first digit of the code, press
the corresponding button of the preset
stations (from 1 to 4). Press repeatedly the
preset buttons 1-4 to enter the secret
code digits (from 0 to 9).
To confirm the required digit press 5
RPT.WAITING TIMES
In order to make code deactivation and
operation impossible, if a wrong code is
entered the next attempts to enter the
code are spaced by preset waiting times.
During these intervals the sound system
can be connected or disconnected but not
switched on.
During the waiting time the sound system
shall not be connected.
It shall however be connected with +12V
permanent voltage. The waiting time is over
when the display shows the figure and the
dashes of the next attempt (e.g. 2 - - -).
The following table shows the times be-
tween one attempt and the other.
Waiting time passes keeping the radio
on. When turning the radio on/off,
counting restarts from the start of the
current attempt.
The waiting time is over when the display
shows the figure and the dashes of the
next attempt (e.g. 2 - - - ).Vain attempts Waiting
(on the display) time (about)
1 1 minute
2 2 minutes
3 4 minutes
4 8 minutes
5 16 minutes
6 30 minutes
7 1 hour
8 2 hours
9 4 hours
10 8 hours
11 16 hours
12 24 hours
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ENTERING THE SECRET CODE
OF THE CD CHANGER
Should the control code between the
sound system and the CD Changer be not
recognised, to restore CD Changer regu-
lar operation the four-digit secret code
must be entered manually.
When entering the secret code, the dis-
play shows: “CDC M --CODE ----”.
The secret code comprises four figures,
each corresponding to one of the dashes
and it is different for each CD Changer.
To enter the first digit of the code, press
the corresponding button of the preset
stations (from 1 to 4). Press repeatedly the
preset buttons 1-4 to enter the secret
code digits (from 0 to 9).To confirm the required digit press 5 RPT.
If the code has been entered properly, the
radio and the CD Changer start to work
regularly.
Otherwise try to enter the secret code a
second and even a third time if required.
After the third negative attempt, the radio
sets in “stand-by” for about 1 hour before
enabling other three attempts.