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The audio system is turned on by
pressing briefly the “AUDIO” but-
ton18-fig. 1which displays the main
functions of the radio.
Keeping the “AUDIO” button 18-
fig. 1, pressed longer, with the audio
system on and any operating mode ac-
tive, the “stand-by” mode is switched
on: this way the radio is turned off and
the display shows the message “AU-
DIO OFF” fig. 19. To turn the radio
on again, briefly press the “AUDIO”
button 18-fig. 1, thus reactivating the
audio function with the corresponding
screen. SCREEN OPTIONS
AND FUNCTIONS
Pressing repeatedly the “SRC” key 3-
fig. 1the available audio sources are
displayed cyclically:
– Radio (FM1, FM2, FM3, FMST, LW,
MW, AMST)
– CD / NO CD (if CD is inserted or
not).
The audio source is automatically
changed in one of the following cas-
es:
– broadcasting of traffic information,
if the TA function is on and an enabled
station is tuned (TP)
– forwarding a phone call
– receiving a phone call
– voice recognition function activa-
tion.
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Through the audio system it is pos-
sible to control:
– RDS radio with FM/AM reception;
– Compact Disc player;
– equalizer;
– MP3 player.
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RADIO MODE
If the active source is FM radio (FM
1/2/3), the display will show the cur-
rent radio status fig. 20:
– Active frequency band FM: FM1,
FM2, FM3.
– Tuned station frequency.
– Frequency measure unit (MHz).
– Stored station frequency and RDS
channel name.
– Vertically, on the right window:
chosen PTY (if any), AF, tuner sensi-
tivity (LOC “low sensitivity”, DX “high
sensitivity”), MONO/STEREO, TA,
TP, EON.The lower side of the front panel fea-
tures 12 multifunction keys:
– 1..6 ((short push): to select a pre-
viously stored station; there are 6
available memories for each band (FM
1/2/3, LW, MW).
– 1..6 (long push): to store the cur-
rent station.
Press the knob 22-fig. 1to display the
main audio menu with the following op-
tions, fig. 21:
– TA: to enable/disable traffic an-
nouncement.
– AF: to enable/disable alternative
frequency function.
– RDS: to enable (“YES”) disable
(“NO”) the RDS function.– PTY-PROG. TYPE: to select the re-
quired PTY code (channel filter)
through a list of 32 available codes.
– AUTOSTORE: to store automati-
cally the six stations with the strongest
signal in the frequency band tuned.
– BAND SCAN: to play for 10 sec-
onds the radio stations in the band
tuned.
– PRESET SCAN: to play for 10 sec-
onds the radio stations stored in the
band tuned.
– STATION LIST: to list the radio
stations previously stored in the band
tuned, and to list also the RDS codes
and frequencies fig. 22.
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– RADIO SETUP: to display the radio
setup menu with the following options
fig. 23:
LOC/DX: to change tuner sensitivity
for searching stations (LOC for “low
sensitivity”, DX for “high sensitivity” -
only available in FM band).
MONO/STEREO: to enable/disable
stereo playback, (only available in FM
band).
REGIONAL: to enable/disable RDS RE-
GIONAL function, (only available in
FM band).
– NEWS: to enable/disable PTY
NEWS function, (only available in FM
band).– AUDIO SETUP: to display the au-
dio setup menu; for detailed descrip-
tion of the different menu functions,
see the relevant paragraph in chapter
“AUDIO SETTINGS”.
The front panel keys are the follow-
ing:
–
÷and ˜(short push): back-
ward or forward 50 kHz skip from the
current tuned frequency;
–
÷and ˜(long push): tuning
to next or previous station, according
to active filters (TA, PTY). When
searching stations, the RDS code is re-
placed by string “SEEK+ or SEEK-”.MANUAL TUNING
This allows manual station searching
in the chosen band.
Proceed as follows:
– select the frequency band (FM1,
FM2, FM3, MW, LW) pressing the
“SRC” key 15-fig. 1repeatedly;
– briefly press key “
÷” 11-fig. 1
or “
˜” 12-fig. 1to start the search
for tuning the previous or next station
that can be received.
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“AUDIO SETUP” FUNCTION
(AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS)
Audio parameters can be activated
and adjusted in the same way with all
the audio sources (Radio, CD, CD-
Changer and MP3).
Adjustment procedure is described
in the relevant paragraph in section
“AUDIO SETTINGS”.“TA” FUNCTION
(TRAFFIC INFORMATION)
Certain stations in the FM band
(FM1, FM2, FM3 and FMST) are also
enabled to broadcast information
about the conditions of the traffic. In
this case the displays shows the ab-
breviation “TP”.
To turn on/off the TA function (Traf-
fic Announcement) for traffic bulletins,
press the knob 22-fig. 1from the main
audio menu fig. 21. Turn and press the
knob 22-fig. 1to select “TA”. Select
“ENABLED” or “DISABLED” and then
press the knob again.
When the TA function is on, the dis-
play shows “TA” at the bottom of the
main screen on the left side.
The listening conditions and infor-
mation shown on the display may be
the following:
– TA and TP: you are tuned to a sta-
tion that broadcasts traffic information
and the traffic information function is on– TP: you are tuned to a station that
broadcasts traffic information but the
traffic information function is off
– TA: the traffic information function
is on but you are tuned to a station
that does not broadcast traffic infor-
mation
– TA and TP not shown on the display:
you are tuned to a station that does not
broadcast traffic information and the
traffic information function is off.
With the TA function on it is possi-
ble:
1)to search stations broadcasting
traffic info only in the FM band;
2)to receive traffic information al-
so if the CD/MP3 player is working;
3)to receive traffic information at a
preset minimum level also with the ra-
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“AF” FUNCTION
(SEEKING ALTERNATIVE
FREQUENCIES)
Within the RDS system the radio can
work in two different modes:
– AF ENABLED: alternative fre-
quency search on;
– AF DISABLED: alternative fre-
quency search off.
When the signal of the RDS station
tuned weakens, the following two cas-
es may occur:
– With AF ENABLED the RDS sys-
tem activates automatic tuning of the
optimum frequency of the station cho-
sen, with the stations enabled, there-
fore the radio is automatically tuned
to the station with the strongest sig-
nal that is broadcasting the same pro-
gramme. During the journey it will
thus be possible to continue listening
to the station chosen without having
to change the frequency when chang-
ing area. Of course, the station being
listened to must be receivable in the
area the vehicle is crossing.– With AF DISABLED the radio will
not tune the strongest station auto-
matically and it will have to be found
manually using the tuner buttons.
To turn the “AF” function on/off, se-
lect and confirm “AF” by the knob 22-
fig. 1, from the main audio menu
fig. 21. Then, select and confirm “EN-
ABLED” or “DISABLED” by the knob
22-fig. 1.
When the AF function is on, “AF” is
displayed in the vertical list of main au-
dio screen.
The RDS channel name (if available)
is still shown on the display.“RDS” FUNCTION
The “RDS” function enables/disables
RDS string (showing the tuned station
name) display.
To turn the “RDS” function on/off,
select “RDS” by the knob22-fig. 1
from the main audio menu fig. 21,
then press the knob to select “YES” or
“NO”.
When the “RDS” function is on, the
display shows the string with tuned sta-
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“PTY-PROG. TYPE”
FUNCTION (CHOOSING A
TYPE OF PROGRAMME)
The “PTY-PROG. TYPE”, function,
when present, makes it possible to
give priority to broadcasters trans-
mitting programmes classified accord-
ing to the type of PTY. PTY pro-
grammes may concern emergency an-
nouncements or various subjects (e.g.
music, news). To access the list of PTY
programmes, choose and confirm
“PTY-PROG. TYPE” with the knob 22-
fig. 1 from the main audio menu
fig. 21; the display will show the
screen with the list of PTY pro-
grammes and the subject of the last
station heard (e.g “NEWS”). To scroll
the list of PTY programmes, turn the
knob 22-fig. 1. To choose a type of
programme, press the knob after
choosing the required type of pro-
gramme.
IMPORTANTThe PTY function
can only be turned on in the FM band.The list of PTY programmes is the
following:
–
NO PTY
– NEWS
– AFFAIRS
– INFO
– SPORT
– EDUCATE
– DRAMA
– CULTURE
– SCIENCE
– MISC
– POP M
– ROCK M
– EASY M
– LIGHT M
– CLASSICS M
– OTHER M
– WEATHER
– FINANCE
– CHILDREN
– SOCIAL
– RELIGION
– PHONE IN
– TRAVEL
– LEISURE
– JAZZ
– COUNTRY
– NATION M
– OLDIES
– FOLK M
– DOCUMENT
– TEST
– ALARM.
To store the station tuned, press one
of the 6 multifunction keys 1 ÷ 6-
fig. 1for over two seconds.
To seek a station with this pro-
gramme, follow the instructions giv-
en in the “AUTOMATIC TUNING”
paragraph.
If no station is available with this type
of programme, the station selected
previously is returned. Select “NO
PTY” if you do not wish to set a pro-
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“AUTOSTORE” FUNCTION
(AUTOMATIC STATION
STORAGE)
After selecting the AMST or FMST
band, to turn on the Autostore func-
tion (automatic station storage), select
and confirm “AUTOSTORE” with the
knob 22-fig. 1.
When this function is on, the radio
automatically stores the stations with
the strongest signal:
– 6 FM stations in the FMST band or
– 6 AM stations in the AMST band.
Stations will be stored automatically
on the multifunction keys 1 ÷ 6-fig. 1.
After storage, the radio tunes auto-
matically to the first station of the
FMAST band, corresponding to the fre-
quency stored on the multifunction key
1-fig. 1.Every station is stored only once, ex-
cept in the case of regional pro-
grammes which in certain cases might
be stored twice.
The behaviour of the set during Au-
tostore is as follows:
– at the beginning of the Autostore
function all the other functions are dis-
abled
– any change in volume is not shown
on the display
– pressing one of the multifunction
keys 1 ÷ 6-fig. 1the automatic stor-
age process is interrupted and the sta-
tion stored with that key is tuned
– selecting and activating a radio
function (e.g. PTY) the automatic stor-
age process is interrupted, the last sta-
tion heard before tuning on Autostore
is tuned and the function associated
with the key pressed is run– selecting and activating one or both
TA/AF functions during the automat-
ic storage process, automatic storage
will be interrupted, the TA (traffic in-
formation) and AF (alternative fre-
quencies) functions will be turned
on/off and a new automatic storage
process will be started
– changing the audio source (Radio,
CD) during the automatic storage
process, the Autostore function is in-
terrupted.
IMPORTANTIt may occur that
the Autostore function is unable to
find 6 stations with a strong signal; in
this case only the stations found are
stored.
IMPORTANTActivating the “Au-
tostore” function cancels the stations
stored previously in the FMST or
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“BAND SCAN” FUNCTION
The “BAND SCAN” function acti-
vates station scanning in the chosen
frequency band. Each station frequen-
cy will be displayed for about 10 sec-
onds.
To turn on the “BAND SCAN” func-
tion, select and confirm “BAND
SCAN” with the knob 22-fig. 1from
the main audio menu.
During scanning, the display will
show “BAND SCAN”.
To stop the band scan function, press
“ESC” 23-fig. 1.“PRESET SCAN” FUNCTION
The “PRESET SCAN” function acti-
vates stored station scanning in the
chosen frequency band. Each stored
station will be played for about 10 sec-
onds.
To turn on the “PRESET SCAN”
function, select and confirm “PRESET
SCAN” with the knob 22-fig. 1, from
the main audio menu.
During scanning, the display will show
“PRES. SCAN”. To stop the band scan
function, press “ESC” 23-fig. 1.
“STATION LIST” FUNCTION
The “STATION LIST” function dis-
plays a screen fig. 22, listing the ra-
dio stations previously stored in the
tuned band, the RDS codes and the
corresponding frequencies.
To turn this function on, select and
confirm “STATION LIST” with the
knob 22-fig. 1from the main audio
menu. To scroll the stored station list
use the encoder 14-fig. 1.“RADIO SETUP” FUNCTION
To turn this function on, select and
confirm “RADIO SETUP” with the
knob 22-fig. 1from the main audio
menu.
This function enables to go to next
window to adjust radio settings. When
in this window it is not possible to
change the audio source. The follow-
ing functions are displayed:
– LOC/DX
– MONO/STEREO
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“NEWS” FUNCTION
This function shortly enables or not
the PTY code News.
To turn this function on/off, select
and confirm “NEWS” with the knob
22-fig. 1.
Select “ENABLED” or “DISABLED”
rotating and pressing the knob 22-
fig. 1to confirm.
This function is only available on FM
band. If the tuned band is AM, the display
shows a screen like that displayed for
the FM band but with the following dif-
ferences fig. 24 - 25.
– TA, AF, RDS and PTY functions are
not present.
– Certain information concerning the
station (stereo signal, TP code, EON,
TMC, PTY) are not present.
– Frequency unit is changed (kHz). CD MODE
To guarantee optimum playing, use
original CDs. If using R/RW CDs, use
top quality CDs duplicated at as low
as possible speed.
IMPORTANTNever use 8 mm au-
dio or MP3 CDs, even with the spe-
cific adapter, since this format will
damage the system.
Choosing the CD source with the
“SRC” key 15-fig. 1, will display a
screen with the following options
fig. 26:
– Audio source: CD.
– CD name (if set).
– “TA”, if traffic announcement func-
tion is on.
– Track and time information.
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– Current status of CD (play ˙,
pause II, stop ~).
– CD time information. If the CD is
not inserted, the display will show the
message “NO CD” “NO CD-DA” and
all CD options are disabled.
– SCAN, if the SCAN function is on.
– SFL, if the SHUFFLE function is on.
– RPT ONE /REPEAT ALL, if the rel-
evant functions are on.
– PROG, if the PROG function is on.
The front panel keys are the follow-
ing:
÷11/ ˜12: to select previous
or next CD track;
II˙10(short push): to play or stop
the CD;
II˙10(long push): to pause the CD.Press the knob 22-fig. 1to display
the following options:
– CD SHUFFLE
– CD TA
– CD REPEAT
– CD PROG
– CD SCAN
– CD COMPRESSION
– CD SETUP
– AUDIO SETUP.
“CD SHUFFLE” FUNCTION
(RANDOM PLAYING)
To turn the “SHUFFLE” function
on/off, press the knob 22-fig. 1, after
selecting “SHUFFLE” with the knob.
Select and confirm “YES” or “NO” by
rotating and pressing the knob 22-
fig. 1. When the Shuffle function is on,
the display shows “SFL”.
With this function on, the CD tracks
are played in random sequence. To
turn off this function select “NO” with
the same above described procedure.“CD TA” FUNCTION
(TRAFFIC INFORMATION)
To turn the TA function (Traffic An-
nouncement) on/off while listening to
a CD, select and confirm “CD TA”
with the knob 22-fig. 1.
When the “TA” function is on, the
main screen displays “TA”.
For the description of the function,
refer to the corresponding paragraph
in the “RADIO MODE” chapter.