FIAT CROMA 2009 2.G Instant Navigation Manual
Manufacturer: FIAT, Model Year: 2009, Model line: CROMA, Model: FIAT CROMA 2009 2.GPages: 62, PDF Size: 1.78 MB
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“AUDIO SETTINGS” MENU
This Menu is displayed in the following
cases:
– by pressing the
Obutton
– by pressing the MENU button and se-
lecting “Audio”;
– by selecting specific MENU for an au-
dio source.If there is no HI-FI system in the car, the
possible adjustments are (fig. 5):
– Treble/Bass
– Balance
– Loudness
– Speed-volume adjustment
– Equalization
If there is a HI-FI system in the case, the
audio arrives at the speakers via the out-
side amplifier. In this configuration the on-
ly possible adjustments are Treble/Bass
and Balance.Treble/Bass
(bass/treble adjustment)
Turn the OK button/knob to adjust the
bass/treble.
Balance (sound distribution)
Turn the OK button/knob to vary the
distribution of the sound in the passen-
ger compartment between the front/rear
speakers and the left/right speakers.
Loudness
The Loudness function improves the lev-
el of the sound whilst listening at low vol-
umes, increasing the bass and treble. Turn
the OK button/knob to activate/deactivate
the function.
IMPORTANTOn versions with HI-FI
systems, the Loudness function is disabled
because it is automatically managed by the
amplifier.
fig. 5F0L5013g
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Speed-volume adjustment
(speed dependent volume
adjustment)
This function allows the volume level to
be adjusted depending on the speed of the
vehicle, to maintain the correct balance
with the noise level inside the passenger
compartment.
Turn the OK button/knob to acti-
vate/deactivate the function.Equalization
This function makes it possible to select
one of the following equalizer curves:
– None (predefined car curve)
– Pop/Rock
– Classical
– Techno
– Jazz
– Vocal
Turn the OK button/knob to select the
desired adjustment.AUDIO SOURCE SELECTION
Alternatively, by pressing the MEDIA
button it is possible to select the CD
source (only if a CD is inserted) or the
Media Player (only if the Blue&Me
TMsys-
tem is present and a USB device with mu-
sic files is inserted). In this case, pressing
the RADIO button selects the radio mode
and subsequent presses give the possibil-
ity of selecting the preferred radio band.
Pressing the SRC button on the steering
wheel selects one of the audio sources
available.
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RADIO FUNCTIONS
With the radio source activated, press-
ing the RADIO button repeatedly selects
one of the following frequency bands:
FM1, FM2, FM
AST, AM.
After having selected the desired fre-
quency, the display will show the follow-
ing information fig. 6:
– radio symbol
– radio station name
– frequency of the station tuned into
– number corresponding to the stored
position;
– frequency band activated (e.g.: FM1);
– programme name and typeRADIO STATION TUNING
Press the
N/O//buttons or theN/Obuttons on the steering wheel to
search for a radio station. It is also possi-
ble to select a radio station from a list or
by entering the frequency from the spe-
cific menu.
Manual tuning
This allows the manual search for sta-
tions on the desired band. Press the
N/Obutton briefly and repeatedly to
start the search in the desired direction.
If the
N/Obutton is pressed longer, the
fast search will start and then stop when
the button is released.
Automatic tuning
Press the
or button briefly to au-
tomatically tune into the next station in
the selected direction. If the
or but-
ton is pressed for longer, the rapid search
is launched. When the button is released,
the tuning will stop at the next station that
can be received.Radio stations list selection
Two different lists of radio stations can
be selected: one for the FM band and one
for the AM band. The system continuously
updates the list; it is possible to request
a list update by pressing button
h for a
while.
If reception is not ideal, the automatic
update is less frequent, therefore the list
may appear different after a manual up-
date.
To access the list of radio stations, press
button
h briefly.
The list of stations displays the name of
the station (if available) or the frequency.
The TMC indication is also displayed if the
FM station provides this service.
fig. 6F0L5040g
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Radio station selection
Up to 6 different radio stations can be
stored for each frequency band (FM1,
FM2, FM
AST, AM). They can be recalled by
pressing the PRESET button briefly.
After having pressed the PRESET button,
the display will show the list of 6 radio sta-
tions stored (fig. 7). Select the desired sta-
tion using the OK button/knob.RADIO STATION
PROGRAMMING
Up to 6 different radio stations can be
stored for each frequency band (FM1,
FM2, FMAST, AM). The programming can
be carried out manually for the FM1, FM2
and AM bands and automatically for the
FM
ASTband (AutoSTore).
Radio station manual
programming
After having selected the desired fre-
quency, press the PRESET button for a
while. The display will show the list of 6
positions available with information on the
stations currently stored and will allow the
user to store the station.AutoSTore function (automatic
radio station programming)
The AutoSTore function is only available
on the FM frequency band. To activate the
function, press the RADIO button for a
while or access the specific menu or the
radio main menu. The system will search
for and programme the 6 radio stations
with the strongest signal.
When the programming is over, the ra-
dio will tune into the first station stored
on the FM
ASTfrequency band.
Each station is only stored once, except
in the case of regional programmes which,
in some cases, may be stored twice.
fig. 7F0L5012g
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IMPORTANT NOTES
– The AutoSTore function cannot be ac-
tivated with the PTY fuction activated.
– The AF, TA and REG functions are not
available with the AutoSTore function ac-
tivation.
– To interrupt the AutoSTore function,
select another source (CD or Media Play-
er).
– It is possible that sometimes the Au-
toSTore function does not manage to find
6 stations with a strong signal; in this case
only the stations found will be pro-
grammed.
– When the AutoSTore function is ac-
tivated, the stations that were previously
stored on the FM
ASTband are deleted.TA FUNCTION
(traffic information)
Some stations on the FM band can trans-
mit information about traffic conditions.
To activate/deactivate the function, see
the “Specific radio menu” paragraph.
With the TA function activated the vol-
ume can be changed by turning the OK
button/knob. When the volume is changed
during a traffic bulletin, the new value will
only be maintained whilst the bulletin is in
progress.
IMPORTANTIn some countries there
are radio stations that do not broadcast
traffic information even with the TA func-
tion activated.PTY FUNCTION
(programme type selection)
This function makes it possible to give
priority to listening to radio stations that
broadcast programmes classified accord-
ing to the type of PTY. The PTY pro-
grammes may involve emergency mes-
sages or various subjects (e.g. music,
news). To activate/deactivate the function,
see the Specific radio menu paragraph.
IMPORTANTTo activate the PTY
function you must be on the FM band.
If you do not wish to set any programme,
select “None”.
The PTY function cannot be activated if
a PTY search has already been launched
or if the AutoSTore function is activated.
The PTY search is interrupted in the fol-
lowing cases:
– recalling a radio station programmed
or programming a radio station;
– by pressing the RADIO, MEDIA,
NorObuttons.
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AF FUNCTION
(alternative frequency search)
Alternative frequencies are used for au-
tomatically changing frequency when the
signal for the radio station activated is not
strong enough. To activate/deactivate the
function, see the “Specific radio menu”
paragraph.
REG FUNCTION
This function enables or disables a re-
gional RDS service. To activate/deactivate
the function, see the Specific radio menu
paragraph. The function cannot be select-
ed if the AutoSTore function is activated.SPECIFIC RADIO MENU
With the radio function activated it is
possible to access the Specific radio menu
by pressing the OK button/knob. The dis-
play will show the following screen (fig. 8).
Radio stations list
See the description in the “Radio station
selection” paragraph.
Insert frequency
By selecting this item it is possible to en-
ter the radio station frequency. The dis-
play will show the field and the frequen-
cy value plus the dimension (KHz for AM
band, MHz for FM band).Radio options
By selecting this item it is possible to ac-
tivate/deactivate the following functions:
AF, TA, REG, RADIOTEXT. It is also pos-
sible to select the PTY function and
AutoSTore.
Audio settings
See the description in the Audio adjust-
ments menu paragraph available in the
Audio menu.
fig. 8F0L5023g
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CD/CD MP3
FUNCTIONS
CD/CD MP3 PLAY
To activate playing, insert an Audio CD
in the slot 8 - fig. 1 or, if there is already
a CD inserted, press the MEDIA button.
Playing will start immediately and the dis-
play will show the following screen (fig. 9).
NOTE MPEG LAYER-3 audio decoding
technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS
and Thomson multimedia.
IMPORTANTDo not use Audio CD
or CD MP3 8cm format supports or a
specific adapator; the use of this format
will damage the system.CD/CD MP3 PLAY STOP/PAUSE
Press button
&to activate the function.
CD/CD MP3 EJECTION
Press the button
˚.
SELECTING A TRACK
FROM THE LIST
First of all press the
h button to dis-
play the list of tracks (Audio CD) or the
list of folders (CD MP3) and then press
the OK button/knob to make the desired
selection.SELECTION NEXT/
PREVIOUS TRACK
Whilst playing a CD it is possible to se-
lect the previous/next track by pressing
the
/buttons briefly.
TRACK FAST FORWARD/
REWIND
Whilst playing an Audio CD or CD MP3
it is possible to fast forward/rewind the
track by pressing the
/buttons for a
while. When the button is pressed af-
ter selecting the track being listened to,
the next track will be selected. If the track
was the last one on the CD, the first track
will be selected when the
button is
pressed.
fig. 9F0L5041g
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CD CD/MP3 SPECIFIC MENU
With the Audio CD function activated it
is possible to access the CD options menu
by pressing the OK button/knob. The dis-
play will show the following screen (fig.
10).
Put introscan - SCN on/off
When this function is activated all the
music tracks on the CD will be played for
the first 7 seconds. When the function
is deactivated, the system will stop in the
track currently being played. The SCN
function deactivates the RDM (Random)
and “Track programme” functions if they
have been activated previously.Put shuffle on/off
(random track play)
When this function is activated the mu-
sic tracks on the CD are played in random
order. When the function is deactivated,
the system will stop in the track current-
ly being played. The random function de-
activates the SCN (Introscan) and “Track
programme” functions if they have been
activated previously.
Put repeat on/off
Activating this function plays the tracks
in “Track repeat” mode. when the track
selected ends, it will be played again from
the beginning. When the function is de-
activated, the system will stop in the track
currently being played.Hide CD details
When this function is activated the in-
formation relating to the track being lis-
tened to is not displayed.
Title/artist (ID3 tag information)
This information is read by the ID3 tag
file. In some cases this information may
be incorrect or missing (e.g. the ID3 tag
file may contain the correct name of the
artist but not the title of the song).
fig. 10F0L5024g
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Programme tracks
(with Audio CD only)
By selecting this item it is possible to
programme (fig. 11) a play list of tracks.
– “Reset”: deletion of all the numbers
entered;
– “Delete”: deletion of the last number
entered;
– “OK”: confirms the number sequence
entered.
After having confirmed the number se-
quence, it will start playing the music
tracks selected. MEDIA PLAYER
FUNCTIONS (only in
the presence of the
Blue&Me
TMsystem)
This mode is only available in the pres-
ence of the Blue&MeTMsystem).
LAUNGHING MEDIA PLAYER
MODE
The Media Player mode is automatically
produced (with the AutoPlay function ac-
tivated) by inserting a USB memory stick
containing music files with the device con-
nected to the USB port of the car or
through selecting the “Media Player”
source by pressing the MEDIA button.
In Media Player mode the main screen
will display the following information (fig.
12).CONTROLS AVAILABLE
By pressing the
/buttons you can
select the next/previous track. By press-
ing the
N/Obuttons you can select the
next or previous folder/artist/music genre
depending on the selection mode activat-
ed.
fig. 11F0L5042gfig. 12F0L5043g
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MEDIA PLAYER SPECIFIC MENU
With the Media Player source activated
it is possible to access the specific Menu
by pressing the OK button/knob.
The display will show the following
screen (fig. 13).
Switch autoplay on/off
When this setting is activated, when a
new USB device is inserted in the USB
port in the car, playing starts automati-
cally.Put shuffle on/switch shuffle off
See description in CD/CD MP3 Func-
tions paragraph.
Switch track loop on/off
Activating this function plays the tracks
in “Track repeat” mode. when the track
selected ends, it will be played again from
the beginning. When the function is de-
activated, the system will stop in the track
currently being played.Select mode
Selecting this item makes it possible to
choose the method of playing the tracks
on the USB device.
One of the following options can be cho-
sen:
– “Play all”: all the tracks are played;
– “Folders”: all the tracks in a folder are
played;
– “Artists”: all tracks by an artist are
played;
– “Genres”: all tracks of a musical genre
are played;
– “Albums”: all the tracks in an album are
played;
– “Playlists”: all the tracks in a playlist are
played;
Audio settings
See the description in the Audio adjust-
ments menu paragraph available in the Au-
dio menu.
fig. 13F0L5044g
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