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To select a channel:
• Push the joystick to or : The next chan-
nel will be tuned in.
• Push the joystick to or : The next receiv-
able channel will be tuned in.
• Press softkey “SCAN”. The activated scan
function is shown by a negative “SCAN” on the dis-
play. The receivable channels will be played one
after the other for 8 seconds.
• Press one of the number keys between and
, such as briefly, the selected channel
will tuned in.If a weather station cannot be received on this channel
an automatic search of all 7 channels will take place. As
soon as a weather station is received, the search run
stops and the channel appears in the display. Three
cycles through the 7 channels will be made.
If a weather station cannot be received on any of the
7 channels the screen massage “WB NOT AVAILABLE”
appears.
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Operating and display elements - Tape deck 1Switching tape operation on, Page 33
2Color display with main menu
3Lower the front of the control panel, behind the
front panel is the cassette slot with the but-
ton, page 31
4Raising or lowering the volume, page 11
5Push joystick to : Music search forward,
page 36
Push joystick to : Music search reverse,
page 36
Push joystick to : The tape will wind fast for-
ward, page 35
Push joystick to : The tape will rewind, page 35
6Softkeys for:
“PAUSE”: Pause function, page 38
“SIDE”: Changing sides, page 34
“ “: Dolby B function, page 39
“SKIP”: Skip blanks, page 38
“ADJ”: Sound adjustment, page 153
“SCAN”: Scan function, Page 37
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Inserting or ejecting a tape
Inserting:
Press to lower and raise the front of the control
panel.
Insert the tape with the wider portion toward the right
into the cassette slot. After 2 seconds the control panel
will close automatically.
If the display is in the down position for more than 20
seconds , 2 successive beeps will be heard. This will
continue at 5 second intervals until the display is
returned to its normal position. Press the key to
return the control panel to its closed position.
Note:
In the radio, cassette and CD-mode there will be a cas-
sette symbol on the display if a cassette is inserted.
Ejecting:
Press to lower the front of the control panel.
Press to eject the cassette.
Press to raise the front of the control panel.If the display is in the down position for more than 20
seconds , 2 successive beeps will be heard. This will
continue at 5 second intervals until the front of the con-
trol panel is returned to its normal position. Press the
key to return the control panel to its closed posi-
tion.
Or slightly push the front of the control panel up and
the panel will close automatically.
Note:
After ejecting the tape the MCS will switch to the last
audio mode.
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Wa r n i n g !
A lowered control panel can easily be damaged, so
as soon as the cassette is ejected close the control
panel. Do not place anything on the lowered control
panel.
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Menu overview - Tape deck
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Tape operation

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1Main tape menu
2Scan function, scanning tracks, page 37
3Main sound settings menu,
Adjust sound settings, page 153
4Skipping blank section, page 38
5Noise reduction, Dolby B , page 39
6Changing sides, page 34
7Pause function, page 40Switching tape operation on and off
Tape operation begins:
• automatically, by inserting a cassette, page 31
• if you press the button when a tape is already
inserted in the cassette slot
The cassette side facing upward is defined as SIDE 1.
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Note:
In the radio and CD-mode there will be a cassette sym-
bol on the display if a cassette is inserted.
If the message “NO TAPE ...” appears on the display no
tape is inserted. Please insert a tape.
If the message “TAPE ERROR, TAPE MAY BE TOO
TIGHT” appears on the display, the tape mode will stop
and the headunit will switch to the radio mode.
The telephone and navigation functions can be used
while a tape is playing.
Switch off tape playback:
Eject the tape, switch to the radio, single CD or CD
changer mode or switch off the MCS.Changing sides
Press the softkey “SIDE”. The flip side of the tape
will now begin to play.
The side will also change automatically when the end of
the tape has been reached. The side currently playing
will appear in the main tape menu.
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Fast forward/rewinding
Push joystick to :
The tape will wind fast forward; on the screen will
appear “FORWARD”.
Push joystick to :
The tape will rewind; on the screen will appear
“REWIND”.To stop the function:
Push the joystick in any direction.
Note:
When the end /beginning of the tape is reached, the
winding stops and the playback begins. The tape
switches automatically to the other side at the end of a
fast forward operation.
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Music search
Push joystick to :
The tape will wind to the next track; on the screen will
appear “MUSIC SEARCH FORWARD”.
Push joystick to :
The tape will wind to the beginning of the current track
or to the previous track; on the screen will appear
“MUSIC SEARCH REVERSE”.To stop the function:
Push the joystick in any direction.
Note:
The music search function will not work properly unless
there is enough blank tape (approx. 2 seconds) separat-
ing the individual tracks.
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Scanning
The tracks on the tape can be scanned one after the
other for 8 seconds each.
Note:
The scanning function will not work properly unless
there is enough blank tape (approx. 2 seconds) separat-
ing the individual tracks.To start the function:
Press the softkey “SCAN”. The activated scan
function is shown by a negative SCAN on the display
and on the screen will appear “SCANNING”.
To stop the function:
Press the softkey “SCAN” or the joystick in any
direction.
Note:
At the end of the tape, the tape will automatically switch
to the other side and scan will stop.
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Skip blanks
If the tape deck does not detect a sound signal for longer
than 15 seconds, it will fast forward to the next track.
This function will continue after the tape has reached
the end and switched to the opposite track.To start the function:
Press the softkey “SKIP”. The activated skip
blanks function is shown by a negative SKIP on the dis-
play.
If the tape deck activates fast forwards on the display
“SKIPPING BLANK SECTION” will appears.
To stop the function:
Press the highlighted softkey “SKIP”.
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