FIAT IDEA 2006 1.G Radio CD MP3 Manual

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❒Mute/Pause function;
❒Soft Mute function;
❒Loudness function;
❒7 band graphic equalizer;
❒Separate bass/treble adjustment;
❒Right/left channel balancing.
On multimedia CDs in addi-
tion to sound tracks also da-
ta tracks are recorded. Play-
ing one of these CDs may
cause rustling and such a volume as to
compromise road safety, as well as
causing damage to the final stages and
speakers.MP3 CD section
❒MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG);
❒Directory selection (previous/next);
❒Track selection (forward/backward);
❒Fast forward/backward;
❒MP3 CD data display: directory name,
ID3-TAG info, time elapsed from start
of track, file name);
❒Playing audio CDs and R/RW CDs.

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SELECTING RADIO FUNCTIONS
Pressing briefly and repeatedly button FM-
AS it is possible to select the following
functions in sequence:
❒TUNER (“FM1”, “FM2”, “FMT”);
Pressing briefly and repeatedly button AM
it is possible to select the following func-
tions in sequence:
❒TUNER (“MW”, “LW”).
SELECTING CD/CD CHANGER
FUNCTIONS
Pressing briefly and repeatedly button CD
it is possible to select the following audio
sources in sequence:
❒CD (only if the Compact Disc is in-
serted);
❒CHANGER (CD Changer - only if the
CD Changer is connected).AUDIO SOURCE MEMORY
FUNCTION
If while listening to a CD another function
is selected (e.g.: the radio), playing is
stopped and when the CD mode is re-
sumed, it starts again from the point in
which it was stopped.
If while listening to the radio another func-
tion is selected, when the Radio mode is
resumed, it is tuned to the last station se-
lected.
VOLUME ADJUSTMENT
Adjust volume through button/knob
ON/OFF.
If the volume level is changed during the
broadcast of a traffic bulletin, the new set-
ting is maintained only until the end of the
bulletin.
SPEED VOLUME FUNCTION
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.
See section MENU for activating/deacti-
vating this function. TURNING THE
SOUND SYSTEM ON
The set is switched on pressing briefly the
button/knob ON/OFF.
When turning the sound system on, the
volume level will be brought to 20 if it was
set to over.
If the radio is turned on with the ignition
key at STOP, it will turn off automatically
after about 20 minutes. It is however pos-
sible to turn the radio on again for other
20 minutes by pressing the button/knob
ON/OFF.
TURNING THE
SOUND SYSTEM OFF
Keep button/knob ON/OFF pressed.
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AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS
The options proposed by the audio menu
differ according to the audio source se-
lected: AM/FM/CD/CDC.
To change Audio functions, press briefly
button AUDIO. The display will show
“BASS”.
To scroll the Menu options, use buttons
Nor O. To change the setting of the op-
tion selected, press buttons
÷or ˜.
The display will show the current status
of the function selected.
The functions controlled by the menu are
the following:
❒BASS (bass adjustment);
❒TREBLE (treble adjustment);
❒BALANCE (right/left balance);
❒FADER (front/rear balance);
❒LOUDNESS (LOUDNESS on/off);
❒EQUALIZER (standard equalization ac-
tivation and selection);
❒USER EQUALISER (personal equaliza-
tion setting).TONE ADJUSTMENT
(bass/treble)
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “BASS”
or “TREBLE” in the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷or ˜to in-
crease/decrease the basses or trebles.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is
gradual by steps. Pressing longer, changing
is faster.
BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “BAL-
ANCE” in the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷to increase the
sound from the right speakers or but-
ton
˜to increase the sound from
the left speakers.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is
gradual by steps. Pressing longer, changing
is faster.
Select “
÷0 ˜” to set the same val-
ue for both right and left speakers. MUTE /PAUSE FUNCTION
(turning off the volume
completely)
To switch on the Mute function, briefly
press the button MUTE. Volume will grad-
ually lower and the display will show the
word “MUTE” (when in radio mode) or
“PAUSE” (when in CD or CD-Changer
mode).
To switch off the Mute function, press the
button MUTE again. Volume will gradual-
ly become louder returning to the value
set before switching on the Mute function.
Changing volume will deactivate the Mute
function and the volume will be set to the
new level selected.
With the Mute function on:
❒if an emergency alarm or a traffic bul-
letin arrives with the TA function on,
the message ignores the Mute function.
The Mute function will be resumed at
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PRESET/USER*/CLASSIC/
ROCK/JAZZ functions
(equalizer on/off)
The integrated equalizer can be turned on
or off. With the equalizer off, it is possi-
ble to change the sound settings only ad-
justing the bass (“BASS”) and treble tones
(“TREBLE”), while activating the function
makes it possible to adjust the sound
curves.
To turn the equalizer off, select “PRESET”
by means of button
÷or ˜.
To turn the equalizer on, use button
÷or ˜to select one of the following op-
tions:
❒“USER” (adjustment of the 7 equalizer
bands that can be changed by the user);
❒“CLASSIC” (predefined equalizer ad-
justment for best playing of classic mu-
sic);
❒“ROCK” (predefined equalizer adjust-
ment for best playing of rock and pop
music);
❒“JAZZ” (predefined equalizer adjust-
ment for best playing of jazz music).
When one of the equalizer settings is on,
the display shows “EQ”.*USER EQ SETTINGS function
(only if the USER equalizer setting
has been selected)
To set a personal equalizer adjustment,
use button
Nor Oto select USER and
then press button Ofor long.
The display shows a graph with 7 bars,
where each bar represents a frequency.
Choose the bar to be adjusted using but-
ton
÷or ˜; the bar chosen starts
to flash and it is possible to adjust it using
button
Nor O.
To store the new settings, press button
AUDIO again. The display still shows
“USER EQ SETTINGS”.
ANTITHEFT PROTECTION
Refer to section “CD PLAYER”. FADER ADJUSTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “FAD-
ER” in the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷to increase the
sound from the rear speakers or but-
ton
˜to increase the sound from
the front speakers.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is
gradual by steps. Pressing longer, changing
is faster.
Select “
÷0 ˜” to set the same val-
ue for both front and rear speakers.
LOUDNESS FUNCTION
The Loudness function improves the
sound volume when listening at low lev-
el, increasing the basses and trebles.
To switch the function on/off, use button
Nor Oto select “LOUDNESS” in the
AUDIO menu. The function condition (on
or off) is shown on the display for few sec-
onds by “LOUDNESS ON” or “LOUD-
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RADIO
Each band is shown by the respective
wording on the display.
The last station selected in the respective
frequency band will be tuned.
The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM2 and FMT. The FMT reception band is
reserved to the stations stored automati-
cally with the AutoSTore function.
PRESETTING BUTTONS
The buttons with symbols from 1 to 6
make it possible to set the following pre-
settings:
❒18 in the FM band (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2,
6 in FMT);
❒6 in the MW band;
❒6 in the LW band;
To call a preset station, choose the re-
quired frequency band and then press
briefly the corresponding preset button
(from 1 to 6).Pressing the respective preset button for
longer than 2 seconds will store the tuned
station. Storing is confirmed by a beep.
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
÷or ˜to start
automatically searching the tuning for the
next station that it is possible to receive
in the direction chosen. INTRODUCTION
When the set is turned on the last func-
tion selected before turning off is played
(Radio, CD or CD Changer).
To select the Tuner source while listen-
ing to another audio source, press briefly
buttons FM or AM, according to the re-
quired frequency band.
When Tuner is on, the display will show
the selected station name (RDS stations
only) (or frequency), the frequency band
(e.g.: FM1) and the preselection button
number (e.g.: P1).
SELECTING THE FREQUENCY
BAND
If in the Tuner mode, briefly and repeat-
edly press button FM or AM to select the
required frequency band.
Every time the button is pressed the fol-
lowing bands are selected in sequence:
❒Pressing button FM: “FM1”, “FM2”,
“FMT”;
❒Pressing button AM: , “MW” and “LW”.
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AUTOSTORE FUNCTION
(automatic station storage)
To switch on the AutoSTore function,
keep button FM-AS pressed until receiv-
ing the confirmation beep. With this func-
tion the radio automatically stores the six
stations with the strongest signal in de-
creasing order of intensity of the FMT fre-
quency band.
IMPORTANT Activating the AutoSTore
function cancels the stations stored pre-
viously in the FMT band.
If the TA function is on (traffic informa-
tion), only the stations that send traffic in-
formation will be stored.
During automatic storage the display
shows “FM AST”.
To interrupt AutoSTore press button FM-
AS again: the radio will automatically tune
to the station heard before activation of
the AutoSTore function.At the end of the AutoSTore function the
radio automatically tunes on the first pre-
set station in the FMT band stored on pre-
set button 1.
On buttons numbered from 1 to 6, the
stations are automatically stored that give
a strong signal in that moment in the pre-
sent band.
Activating the AutoSTore function in MW
or LW bands will automatically select the
FMT band where the function is then run.
IMPORTANT Sometimes the AutoSTore
function is unable to find 6 stations with
a strong signal. In this case the previous
stations will be stored on the free preset
buttons. If button ÷or ˜is pressed for
longer, quick searching takes place. When
the button is released, the tuner stops on
the next receivable station.
If the TA function is on (traffic information),
the tuner only searches stations which
broadcast traffic bulletins.
MANUAL TUNING
This allows manual station searching in the
chosen band.
Select the required frequency band and then
press briefly and repeatedly button
NorOto start searching in the chosen band.
Pressing one of the buttons Nor Olonger
obtains fast forward searching, which is
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EMERGENCY ALARM
RECEPTION
In the RDS mode the radio is set to re-
ceive emergency announcements in the
case of exceptional circumstances or
events that may cause general danger
(earthquakes, floods, etc.), if they are
broadcast by the station tuned.
This function is activated automatically and
cannot be deactivated.
During emergency announcement the dis-
play will show the message “ALARM”.
During this announcement the volume will
change as described for traffic announce-
ments (see paragraph “TA FUNCTION”).
EON FUNCTION
(Enhanced Other Network)
Certain countries have circuits which
group together several stations enabled to
broadcast traffic information. In this case
the programme of the station being heard
will be interrupted temporarily:
❒to receive traffic information (only with
TA function on);
❒to listen to regional programmes every
time these bulletins are given by one
of the stations of the same circuits.STEREOPHONIC STATIONS
If the signal received is weak, the device
switches automatically from Stereo to
Mono.
MENU
MENU button functions
To activate the menu function, briefly
press button MENU. The display shows
the word “MENU”.
To scroll the menu functions use button
Nor O. To change the setting of the se-
lected function use button
÷or ˜.
The display will show the current status of
the function selected.
The functions controlled by the menu are
the following:
❒AF SWITCHING (ON/OFF)
❒TRAFFIC INFO (ON/OFF)
❒REGIONAL MODE regional pro-
grammes (ON/OFF);
❒MP3 DISPLAY (MP3 CD data display);
❒SPEED VOLUME (automatic volume
control in relation to speed);
❒EXTERNAL AUDIO VOL (external au-
dio sources control)
❒RADIO OFF (System power off mode).
❒RESTORE DEFAULT
To exit the menu function, press button
MENU again.

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TRAFFIC INFO function
(traffic information)
Certain stations in the FM band (FM1, FM2
and FMT) are enabled to also broadcast
information about traffic conditions. In this
case the display shows “TP”.
To turn the TA (traffic information) func-
tion on/off, briefly press button MENU, se-
lect “TRAFFIC INFO” and then ON/OFF.
IMPORTANT If the TA function (traffic in-
formation) is on, with CD, CD Changer
(if installed), Telephone or Mute/Pause ac-
tive: automatic station tuning will start.
With the TA function it is possible:
❒to search only RDS stations that trans-
mit in the FM band, enabled to broad-
cast traffic information;
❒to receive traffic information although
CD player or CD Changer are being
used;
❒to receive traffic information at a pre-
defined minimum volume even with the
radio volume off.
IMPORTANT In certain countries radio
stations exist which, even if the TP func-
tion is on (the display shows “TP”), do not
transmit traffic information.
If the radio is working in the AM band,
when TA is activated, it passes to the FM1
band on the last station heard. AF SWITCHING function
(alternative frequency search)
Within the RDS system the radio can
work in two different modes:
❒“AF ON”: alternative frequency search
on (the display shows “AF”);
❒“AF OFF”: alternative frequency search
off.
With “AF ON”, the radio is automatical-
ly tuned to the station with the strongest
signal that is broadcasting the same pro-
gramme. During the journey it will thus be
possible to continue listening to the sta-
tion chosen without having to change the
frequency when changing area.
Of course, the station being listened to
must be receivable in the area the car is
crossing.
To turn the AF function on/off press but-
ton MENU, select “AF SWITCHING” and
then ON/OFF. If the AF function has been
turned on the display shows “AF”.
If the radio is working in the AM band,
when the AF function is activated, it pass-
es to the FM1 band on the last station se-
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REGIONAL MODE function
(regional broadcast reception)
Certain national broadcasters, at deter-
minate times of the day, transmit region-
al programmes which differ from region
to region. This function makes it possible
to tune in only on local stations (region-
al) (see paragraph “EON function”).
Activate this function if you want to tune
automatically to regional stations broad-
casting in the selected band.
To turn the function on/off use button
÷or ˜.
The display will show the current status
of the function:
❒“REGIONAL MODE: ON”: function
on.
❒“REGIONAL MODE: OFF”: function
off.
If the function is off and a regional pro-
gramme is tuned that works in a deter-
minate area and the car enters a different
area, the regional station of the new area
is received.
IMPORTANT If AF and REG are both ac-
tive, when passing from one region to an-
other the radio could not tune properly to
a valid alternative frequency.MP3 CD DISPLAY
(MP3 CD data display)
With this function it is possible to choose
the information shown on the display,
when listening to a MP3 CD.
This function can be selected only if a MP3
CD is loaded: in this event the display
shows “MP3 DISPLAY”.
To change the function use buttons
÷or ˜.
The display shows the setting among the
six possible:
❒TITLE (track title, if ID3-TAG available)
❒AUTHOR (track author, if ID3-TAG
available)
❒ALBUM (album title, if ID3-TAG avail-
able)
❒DIR (directory name);
❒FILENAME (MP3 file name);
❒TIME (time elapsed from start of track). The volume with which the traffic bulletin
is transmitted varies depending on the lis-
tening volume:
❒listening volume below 20: traffic bul-
letin volume = 20 (fixed value);
❒listening volume above 20: traffic bul-
letin volume = listening volume +1.
If the volume is changed during a traffic
bulletin the value is not shown on the dis-
play and the new value is kept only for the
bulletin in progress.
When receiving traffic information the dis-
play will show message “TRAFFIC IN-
FORMATION”.
The TA function is interrupted by press-
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EXTERNAL AUDIO VOL function
With this function it is possible to adjust
(setting from 0 to 40) or exclude (OFF) ex-
ternal audio sources.
To turn this function on/off, use button
÷or ˜.
The display will show the current status
of the function:
❒“EXTERN FUNCTION OFF”: function
off.
❒“EXTERN VOLUME: 23”: function on
with volume level 23.
RADIO OFF function
(system power on/off mode)
This function enables to switch off the
sound system according to two different
modes. To turn the function on use but-
ton
÷or ˜.
The display will show the selected mode:
❒“00 MIN ”: deactivation dependent on
ignition key. Sound system will switch
off automatically when turning the igni-
tion key to STOP;
❒“20 MIN ”: deactivation independent of
ignition key. After having turned the ig-
nition key to STOP the sound system
will stay on for 20 minutes max.IMPORTANT When the sound system is
switched off automatically after turning the
ignition key to STOP (for both immediate
or 20-minute delayed power off), it will
switch on automatically turning the igni-
tion key to MAR. If the sound system has
been switched off pressing the button
ON/OFF, when turning the key to MAR it
will stay off.
RESTORE DEFAULT function
This function enables to restore default
settings. Options available are the follow-
ing:
❒NO: no restore;
❒YES: restore default settings. During
this operation the display will show the
message “RESTORING”. At the end of
this operation, the audio source will not
be changed and the previous situation
is displayed. SPEED VOLUME function
(volume changing with speed)
This function makes it possible to auto-
matically 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.
To turn the function on/off use button
÷or ˜. The display will show the
current status of the function:
❒OFF: function off
❒LOW: function on
(low sensitivity)
❒HIGH: function on
(high sensitivity).