FIAT DUCATO 250 2009 3.G Radio CD MP3 Manual

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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
ANTI-THEFT PROTECTION
The radio is equipped with an anti-theft
protection system based on the exchange
of information between the radio and the
electronic control unit (Body Computer)
present on the car.
This system guarantees maximum safety
and prevents the secret code from being
entered each time the radio power supply
is disconnected.
If the check has a positive outcome, the
radio will start to function, whereas if the
comparison codes are not the same or if
the electronic control unit (Body Com-
puter) is replaced, the device will ask the
user to enter the secret code according
to the procedure described in the para-
graph below.Entering the secret code
When the radio is switched on, if the se-
cret code is requested, the display will
show “CODE” for about 2 seconds fol-
lowed by four dashes “- - - -”.
The secret code is made up of four digits
from 1 to 6, each corresponding to one of
the dashes.
To enter the first digit of the code, press
the button corresponding to the pre-se-
lected stations (from 1 to 6). Enter the
other code digits in the same way.
If the four digits are not entered within
20 seconds, the display will show four
dashes “- - - -”. If this occurs, it is not con-
sidered an incorrect code entry.
After entering the fourth digit (within
20 seconds), the car radio will work.
If an incorrect code is entered, the radio
will emit a sound and the display shows the
text “WAIT” to notify the user of the
need to enter the correct code.
Each time the user enters an incorrect
code, the waiting time gradually increases
(1 min, 2 min, 4 min, 8 min, 16 min, 30 min,
1h, 2h, 4h, 8h, 16h, 24h) to a maximum of
24 hours. The waiting time is shown on
the display with the word WAIT. After the
text has disappeared it is possible to start
the code entering procedure again.Code card
This document certifies the ownership of
the car radio. The Code Card contains the
model of the radio, the serial number and
the secret code.
IMPORTANT Keep the Code Card some-
where safe so that the authorities can be
supplied with the relevant information
if the radio is stolen.
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(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
FREQUENCY BAND
SELECTION
With the Radio mode active, press the
button FMas or AM briefly and repeated-
ly to select the desired reception band.
Each time the button is pressed the fol-
lowing bands are selected cyclically:
❒by pressing the FMas button: “FM1”,
“FM2” or “FMA”;
❒by pressing the AM button: “MW1,
MW2”.
Each band is highlighted by the name in the
display. The last station selected on the re-
spective frequency band will be tuned into.
The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM2 or “FMA”; the FMA reception band
is reserved to broadcasters stored
automatically using the “A-STORE” func-
tion.PRESET BUTTONS
The buttons numbered from 1 to 6 are
used to set the following preselections:
❒18 in the FM band (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2,
6 in FMT or “FMA” (on some ver-
sions));
❒12 in the MW band.
To listen to a preset station, select the de-
sired frequency band and then press briefly
the corresponding preset button (from 1
to 6).
By pressing the preset button for more
than 2 seconds, the tuned station will be
stored. The storing phase is confirmed by
a beep. INTRODUCTION
When the car radio is turned on, the last
function that was selected before turning
it off (Radio, CD,CD MP3) is activated.
To select the Radio function when an-
other audio source is being listened to,
briefly press the buttons FMas or AM de-
pending on the desired band.
Once the Radio mode has been activated,
the display will show the name (RDS sta-
tions only), the frequency of the selected
radio station, the frequency band select-
ed (e.g. FM1) and the preselect button
number (e.g. P1).
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FUNCTIONS
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ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
AUTOMATIC TUNING
Briefly press the button ÷or ˜to
start the automatic tuning search for the
next station that can be received in the se-
lected direction.
If the button ÷or ˜is pressed for
longer, the rapid search is started. When
the button is released, the tuner will stop
on the next station that can be received.
If the TA function (traffic news) is on, the
tuner searches only for stations that
broadcast traffic news.MANUAL TUNING
This is used to manually search for stations
in the preselected band.
Select the desired frequency band and
then press briefly and repeatedly the but-
ton ▲or ▼to start the search in the de-
sired direction. If the button ▲or ▼is
pressed longer, the fast search starts and
then stops when the button is released. STORING THE LAST STATION
LISTENED TO
The radio automatically stores the last sta-
tion that was selected for each reception
band, that is then tuned into when the ra-
dio is turned on or when the reception
band is changed.
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ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
AUTOSTORE FUNCTION
(automatic station storing)
To activate the Autostore function, hold
the FMas button pressed until a beep is
heard. With this function, the radio auto-
matically stores the 6 stations with the
strongest signal in a decreasing order on
the FMA frequency band.
During the automatic storing process, the
text “A-STORE” flashes on the display.Press the FMas button again to stop the
Autostore function: the radio will again
tune into the station listened to before the
activation of the function.
When the Autostore function is over, the
radio will automatically tune into the first
preset station on the FMA band stored on
the preset side 1.
The stations that have a strong signal in the
preselected band at that moment, are then
automatically stored on the buttons num-
bered from 1 to 6.
When the Autostore function is activat-
ed within the MW band, the FMA band is
automatically selected and the function
is performed.IMPORTANT Sometimes the Autostore
function is not able to find 6 stations with
a strong signal. In this case, the strongest
stations stored will be duplicated in the
free preset buttons.
IMPORTANT When the Autostore func-
tion is activated, the stations that were
previously stored in the FMA band are
deleted.
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CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
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EON FUNCTION
(Enhanced Other Network)
In some countries, there are circuits that
group multiple broadcasters that are en-
abled to transmit traffic information to-
gether. In this case, the programme of the
station that is being listened to will be tem-
porarily interrupted to:
❒receive traffic information (only with
the TA function on);
❒listen to regional transmissions each
time they are transmitted by one of the
broadcasters in the same circuit. EMERGENCY ALARM
RECEPTION
The radio can receive emergency alerts in
RDS mode in exceptional circumstances
or when there are dangerous situations
(earthquakes, floods, etc.), if these are be-
ing transmitted by the broadcaster tuned
into.
This function is activated automatically and
cannot be turned off.
The text “ALARM” is shown on the dis-
play during the transmission of an emer-
gency alert. The volume of the radio
changes during this announcement in the
same way as during a traffic announce-
ment.STEREOPHONIC
BROADCASTERS
If the incoming signal is weak, the repro-
duction is automatically switched from
Stereo to Mono.
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FUNCTIONS
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RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the variants re-
garding the operation of the CD player
only: as far as the operation of the radio
is concerned, refer to the description in
the “Functions and Adjustments” chapter.CD PLAYER SELECTION
To activate the CD player built into the
equipment, proceed as follows:
❒load a CD with the equipment switched
on: the first track will start to play;
or
❒if a CD has already been loaded, turn
on the car radio and then briefly press
the CD button to select the “CD” func-
tion mode: the last track listened to will
start to play.
It is advisable to use original CDs to en-
sure optimal playing. If CD-R/RWs are
used, we recommend using good quality
media that are mastered at the slowest
speed possible.CD LOADING/EJECTION
To load the CD, insert it gently into the
slot to activate the motorised loading sys-
tem, which will position it correctly.
The CD can be loaded with radio off and
the ignition key turned to MAR: in this
case the radio will remain off. When the
radio is turned on, the last source listened
to before being switched off, will be acti-
vated.
When a CD is inserted the display will
show the symbol “CD-IN” and the text
“READING”. They will remain displayed
for the whole time required for the radio
to read the CD. When this time has
elapsed the radio automatically starts play-
ing the first track.
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(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
Press the ˚button , with the radio turned
on, to activate the motorised CD ejection
system. After ejection, the last audio
source listened to before playing the CD
will be heard.
If the CD is not removed from the radio,
it will automatically be reloaded about
20 seconds later and the Tuner mode will
be tuned into (Radio).
The CD cannot be ejected if the radio
is off.
If the ejected CD is reloaded without hav-
ing removed it completely from the slot,
the radio will not switch to the CD
source.Possible error messages
If the loaded CD cannot be read (e.g. a CD
ROM has been inserted or the CD is in-
serted the wrong way round or there is
reading error) the display shows the text
“CD ERROR”.
The CD will then be ejected and the au-
dio source activated before the CD mode
selection will be heard.
With outside audio source on (“TA”,
“ALARM” and “Phone”) the CD which
cannot be read will not be ejected until
these functions are terminated. At the
end, with the CD mode activated, the dis-
play will show the text “CD ERROR” for
a few seconds and then the CD will be
ejected.DISPLAY INFORMATION
When the CD player is in operation, in-
formation appears on the display with the
following meanings:
❒“CD Track 5”: indicates the CD track
number;
❒“03:42”: indicates the time elapsed since
the start of the track (if the relevant
Menu function is activated).
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ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
TRACK SELECTION
(forward/backward)
Briefly press the ÷button to play the
previous CD track and the ˜button to
play the next track. The tracks are se-
lected cyclically: the first track is selected
after the last track and vice versa.
If the track has been played for more than
3 seconds, pressing the button ÷the
track starts again from the beginning. In
this case, if you want to play the previous
track, press the button twice consecu-
tively.FAST FORWARD/REWIND
THROUGH TRACKS
Keep the button ˜pressed down to
fast forward the selected track and keep
the button ÷pressed down to fast
rewind the track. The fast forward/rewind
will stop once the button is released.PAUSE FUNCTION
To pause the CD player, press the button
MUTE. “PAUSE” will be shown on the dis-
play.
To resume listening to the track, press the
button MUTE again.
If another audio source is selected, the
pause function is deactivated.
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FUNCTIONS
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ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the specific oper-
ations of the CD MP3 player: as far as the
operation of the radio is concerned, refer
to the description in the chapters “4” and
“6”.
NOTE MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding
technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS
and Thomson multimedia.MP3 MODE
In addition to playing regular audio CDs,
the radio is also able to play CD-ROMs on
which audio files have been recorded us-
ing the MP3 compression format. The ra-
dio will work according to the modes de-
scribed in chapter “5” when an ordinary
audio CD is loaded.
To guarantee optimal playback quality it is
advisable to use good quality CDs mas-
tered at the lowest speed possible.
The files on an MP3 CD are structured in
folders that create lists of all the folders
containing MP3 tracks (folders or sub-
folders are all displayed on the same lev-
el); the folders that do not contain MP3
tracks cannot be selected.The specifications and operating condi-
tions for playing MP3 files are the follow-
ing:
❒the CD-ROMs used should be mas-
tered in accordance with the ISO 9660
standard;
❒the music files should have the exten-
sion “.mp3”: files with a different ex-
tension will not be reproduced;
❒The sampling frequencies that can be
reproduced are: 44.1 kHz, stereo (from
96 to 320 kbit/s) - 22.05 kHz, mono or
stereo (from 32 to 80 kbit/s);
❒tracks with a variable bit-rate can be re-
produced.
IMPORTANT The track names must not
include the following characters: spaces, ‘
(apostrophes), ( and ) (open and close
brackets). During the mastering of a MP3
CD, make sure that the names of the files
do not contain these characters; if they do,
the radio will not be able to play the tracks
involved.
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FUNCTIONS
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ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
(TUNER)
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
SELECTING MP3 SESSIONS
WITH HYBRID DISCS
If a hybrid disc is inserted (Mixed Mode,
Enhanced, CD-Extra) also containing MP3
files, the radio automatically starts play-
ing the audio session. It is possible to
switch to the MP3 session whilst playing
by keeping the button CD pressed for
more than 2 seconds.
IMPORTANT When the function is acti-
vated the radio may take a few seconds to
start playing. Whilst checking the disc the
display will show “READING”. If no MP3
files are detected, the radio will resume
playing the audio session from the point
where it was interrupted.
DISPLAY INFORMATION
ID3-TAG information display
In addition to the information relating to
the time elapsed, folder name and file
name, the radio is also capable of display-
ing ID3-TAG information relating to Ti-
tle track, Artist and Author.The name of the MP3 folder shown on the
display corresponds to the name used to
store the folder on the CD, followed by
an asterisk.
Example of a complete MP3 folder name:
BEST OF *.
When ID3-TAG data is chosen to be dis-
played (Title, Artist, Album) that has not
been recorded for the track played, the
information will be replaced by that re-
lating to the name of the file.
SELECTION OF NEXT/
PREVIOUS FOLDER
Press the button ▲to select the next fold-
er or the button ▼to select the previ-
ous folder. The display will show the num-
ber and the name of the folder (e.g. “DIR
2 XXXXXX”).
XXXXXX: name of the folder (the display
will only show the first 8 characters).
The folders are selected cyclically: the first
folder is selected after the last folder and
vice versa. If no other folder/track is selected in the
next 2 seconds, the first track on the new
folder will be played.
If the last track in the folder at that mo-
ment selected is played, the next folder
will be played.
STRUCTURE OF THE FOLDERS
The radio with MP3 player:
❒recognises only the folders that contain
MP3 format files;
❒if the MP3 files on a CD-ROM are
structured in “sub-folders”, their struc-
ture is compressed to a single level
structure, where the “sub-folders” are
taken to the level of the main folders.
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