audio FIAT IDEA 2009 1.G Radio CD MP3 Manual

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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
AF SWITCHING function
(alternative frequency search)
The radio can operate in two different
modes in the RDS system:
❒“AF Switching: On” - search for alter-
native frequencies activated (the word-
ing “AF” appears on the display);
❒“AF Switching: OFF” - search for alter-
native frequencies not activated.
Proceed as follows to activate/deactivate
the function:
❒press the button MENU and select “AF
Switching: On”;
❒press the buttons ÷/ ˜to acti-
vate/deactivate the function.
By turning the function on the car radio
will automatically tune into the station
with the strongest signal that is transmit-
ting the same programme. While driving,
you can continue to listen to the same sta-
tion without having to change the fre-
quency when you change zones.
Obviously, it must be possible to receive
the station that you are listening to, in the
area you are driving through.If the AF function was activated, the icon
“AF” will appear in the display.
If the AF function has been activated and
the radio can not receive the tuned sta-
tion, the radio activates the automatic
search during which the wording “FM
Search” will be shown on the display (for
technologically advanced radios only).
With AF function deactivated, the re-
maining RDS functions such as the radio
station display, continue being activated.
The AF function can only be activated on
FM bands.
TRAFFIC INFORMATION
function (traffic news)
Some stations on the FM band (FM1, FM2
and FMA) can transmit information about
traffic conditions. In this case the wording
“TA” appears on the display.
Proceed as follows to activate/deactivate
the TA function:
❒press the button MENU briefly and se-
lect “Traffic info”;
❒press the buttons ÷/ ˜to acti-
vate/deactivate the function.
If the TA function was activated, the icon
“TA” will appear on the display.IMPORTANT If the TA function is acti-
vated with an audio source other than
Tuner (Radio) (CD, MP3, CD CHANG-
ER, telephone or Mute/Pause), the radio
can carry out an automatic search and
therefore it is possible, when reactivating
the Tuner (Radio) source, that the fre-
quency tuned into is different from the
one set previously.
With the TA function, it is possible to:
❒search only for RDS stations that trans-
mit on the FM band, that are enabled to
transmit traffic information;
❒receive traffic information even if the
CD/CD CHANGER player is on;
❒receive traffic information at a minimum
preset volume even with the radio vol-
ume off.
IMPORTANT In some countries there are
radio stations that, even with the TP func-
tion activated, do not transmit traffic in-
formation (the icon “TP” appears on the
display).
If the radio is tuned to a station in the AM
band, when TA is activated it will tune to
the last selected station in the FM1 band.
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
SPEED VOLUME function
(volume change depending
on the speed)
This function automatically adapts the vol-
ume level to the speed of the car, turn-
ing up the volume when the speed in-
creases to maintain the ratio with the
noise level inside the passenger compart-
ment. To activate/deactivate the function,
use the buttons ÷/ ˜. The wording
‘Speed volume’ appears on the display, fol-
lowed by the current status of the func-
tion:
❒Off: function deactivated
❒Low: function activated
(low sensitivity)
❒High: function activated
(high sensitivity).RADIO ON VOLUME function
(radio volume maximum limit
activation/deactivation)
This function makes it possible to acti-
vate/deactivate the maximum volume lim-
it when turning the radio on.
The display shows the function status:
❒“On volume limit: on” - when the radio
is turned on the volume level will be:
– if the volume level is equal to or high-
er than the maximum value, the ra-
dio will come on at the maximum
volume;
– if the volume level is between the
minimum and maximum values, the
radio will come on at the same vol-
ume as before it was switched off;
– if the volume level is equal to or high-
er than the maximum value, the ra-
dio will come on at the minimum vol-
ume.
❒“On volume limit: off” - the radio will
come on at the same volume as before
it was switched off. the volume level
could be between 0 and 40.
Use the buttons ÷/ ˜to change the
setting.NOTES
❒ Using the Menu it is only possible to ad-
just the activation/deactivation of the
function only and not the minimum or
maximum volume value.
❒If turning on the radio the function
“TA”, “TEL” or an external audio
source is activated, the radio will turn
on with the volume set for these
sources. The volume could be adjusted
between the minimum and the maxi-
mum level, by deactivating the exter-
nal audio source.
❒If the battery charge is too low, the vol-
ume could not be adjusted between the
minimum and the maximum level.
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
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ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
EXTERNAL AUDIO function
(phone volume adjustment)
This function makes it possible to adjust
the phone volume (setting from 1 to 40)
by turning the button/knob fig. 1 or by
pressing the buttons ÷/ ˜or to ex-
clude it (OFF setting).
The display shows the function status:
❒“Extern audio: Off” - function deacti-
vated.
❒“Extern volume: 23” - function activat-
ed with volume set to 23.RADIO OFF function
(on and off mode)
This function makes it possible to set the
radio switching off mode by choosing be-
tween two methods. To activate the func-
tion use the button ÷or ˜.
The choose mode will appear on the
display:
❒“Radio off: 00 min”: the radio turns off
in connection with the ignition key; the
radio is turned automatically off as
soon as the key is turned to the STOP
position;
❒“Radio off: 20 min”: the radio turns off
independently from the ignition key; the
radio remains on for a maximum peri-
od of 20 minutes after the key has been
turned to the STOP position.
RESET SYSTEM function
This function is used to restore all settings
to the factory values. The options are:
❒NO: no restore intervention;
❒YES: the default parameters will be re-
stored. During such operation, the
wording “Resetting” appears on the dis-
play. At the end of the operation, the
source does not change and the previ-
ous situation will be displayed.PHONE PRESETTING
When a phone call is received, the radio
audio will be connected to the telephone
output if the hands-free kit is installed on
the car. The sound of the telephone al-
ways arrives at a fixed volume, but it is pos-
sible to adjust it during a phone conver-
sation by pressing the button/knob fig. 1.
The fixed volume of the telephone audio
can be adjusted with the function “Extern
audio” of the Menu. The wording “PHONE”
appears on the display during the tele-
phone audio deactivation.
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYER QUICK
GUIDE
FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION
With the Radio mode active, press the
button FM AS or AM briefly and repeat-
edly to select the desired reception band.
Each time the button is pressed the fol-
lowing bands are selected cyclically:
❒By pressing the button FM AS: “FM1”,
“FM2” or “FMA”;
❒By pressing the button AM: “MW1”,
“MW2”.
Each band is highlighted by the names in
the display. The last station selected on
the respective frequency band will be
tuned into.
The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM2 and “FMA”; the FMA reception band
is reserved to broadcasters stored auto-
matically using the Autostore function.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 versions);
❒12 in the MW band.
To listen to a preset station, select the
desired 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
an acoustic signal. 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 FM AS 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) or the frequency of the se-
lected radio station, the frequency band
selected (e.g. FM1) and the preselect but-
ton number (e.g. P1).
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
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 loaded without hav-
ing removed it completely from the slot,
the radio will not switch to the CD source.Possible error messages
If the CD loaded 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 will show the
wording “CD Disc 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 over. At the end, with
the CD mode activated, the display will
show the wording “CD Disc error” for a
few seconds and then the CD will be
ejected.DISPLAY INFORMATION
When the CD player is operating, on the
display will appear the information with
the following meaning:
❒“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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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
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.TRACK FAST
FORWARD/REWIND
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. The wording “CD Pause” will be
shown on the display.
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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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
CD PLAYER
CD MP3
PLAYER
CD CHANGER
(CDC) PLAYERQUICK
GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the variants re-
garding the operation of the CD/MP3 play-
er: 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 enabled to play CD-
ROMs on which audio files have been
recorded in an MP3 format. The radio will
work according to the modes described
in chapter “5” when an ordinary audio CD
is loaded.
To guarantee optimal reproduction it is
advisable to use good quality CDs burned
at the lowest possible speed.
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 on the same level); the fold-
ers that do not contain MP3 tracks cannot
be selected.The specifications and operating conditions
for playing MP3 files are the following:
❒the CD-ROMs used should be burned
in accordance with ISO standard 9660;
❒the music files should have extension
“.mp3”: files with a different extension
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 burning of a MP3
CD, make sure that the names of the files
do not contain these characters; if not, the
radio will not be able to play the tracks in-
volved.
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M M
P P
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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
RADIO
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 move
to the MP3 session whilst playing by keep-
ing 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 “CD READING”. If no
MP3 files are detected, the radio will re-
sume 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 will correspond 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 one of the ID3-TAG pieces of in-
formation is chosen to be displayed (Title,
Artist, Album) and this information has
not been recorded for the track played,
the information will be replaced by that
relating to the name of the file.
SELECTION OF
NEXT/PREVIOUS FOLDER
Press the button ▲to select a 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 effec-
tively 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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