audio SAAB 9-3 2000 User Guide

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Press and hold the AS button for more than
a second to initiate an automatic search for
the six strongest stations.
Each time the system finds and stores a sta-
tion, the number on the far right of the SID
display will change. If the system cannot
find six stations with good reception, the
remaining preset buttons will be empty. If
one of these empty buttons is pressed, FM
or AM**** will appear on the display.
When the system leaves the AS mode, it
returns to the station that was selected
before the AS mode was activated.
The AS mode can also be used in the AM
band.
WB (Weather Band) (5)Press the WB button to select the Weather
Band mode. The radio will automatically
search for the strongest national weather
service station in the area. When a weather
band station is received, the display indi-
cates "WB". The strongest station generally
provides the most accurate information for
the area in which you are travelling.
To exit the Weather Band mode, depress
the WB button again. Weather Band recep-
tion is available in CD and RADIO mode. If
the radio is unable to find a sufficiently
strong station to lock onto, the unit will con-
tinue to search and the display will indicate
"NO WB".
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96 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemCassette player Before playing a tape, make sure that the
label is secure and that the cassette is not
warped, otherwise the cassette can
become jammed in the deck. The cassette
player senses automatically whether the
tape is normal or metal (Type I or Type II). TAPE (1) Turn on the cassette player by pressing
or by inserting a cassette in the
deck, with the exposed tape to the right.
Playback will start with the side that is facing
up (indicated by A on the display). The dis-
play will now be as follows: Playback direction (2) To play the other side of the tape,
press .
The deck will automatically change the play-
back direction when the end of the tape is
reached, be it during playback, fast
forward/rewind or music search.
Dolby
® noise reduction (3)
Press TAPE/DOLBY to switch Dolby B/C
on/off.
Dolby should be on for playback of tapes
recorded with Dolby, and off for those
recorded without Dolby.
Eject button (4) To stop playback of a tape, press the eject
button or select another source.
If you select another source without press-
ing the eject button, the tape will remain in
the deck but the head and pinch rollers will
release from the tape. The same applies if
the Audio System is switched off while a
tape is being played. Tapes can still be
ejected when the system is turned off.
TAPE
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Music search forward/reverse (5) To search forward for a track, press
SEEK >> and release quickly (within half a
second). The following will now appear on
the display:
To perform a backward search, press
<< SEEK instead.
A forward search will continue until a gap of
at least 4 seconds is found, or until you
press SEEK >> or SEEK (mid-segment).
Pressing and holding the button during a
search will initiate the fast-forward function.
Fast forward/rewind Press and hold SEEK >> to start fast-
forward to the end of the tape. The following
will now appear on the display:
Press SEEK >> once to cancel fast-for-
ward.
Press and hold SEEK briefly to switch to
music search.
Fast rewind (<< WIND) is performed in the
same way as fast forward.
Auto music search (Blank skip) To switch the Blank-skip function ON/OFF,
press and hold SEEK (mid-segment).
When the Blank-skip function is active (dis-
play: BL SKIP ON), unrecorded gaps that
are longer than 15 seconds will automati-
cally be skipped.
When auto music search is in progress, the
following will show on the display:
If a track has been recorded at an unusually
low level and is therefore identified incor-
rectly as a gap between tracks, it could ini-
tiate a spurious “auto music search".
To cancel such a search, press and hold
SEEK (mid-segment) during playback. The
following will now appear on the display:
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98 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemType II (metal) tapes The cassette has an automatic tape-type
selector. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 hours’ playing time, the following
message will appear on the display:
The message will be displayed for ten
seconds each time the cassette player is
selected.
A cleaning tape should be used to clean the
heads inside the cassette player to maintain
good reproduction and to prevent unneces-
sary wear.
To reset the playing-time meter:
1 Remove the current tape.
2 Load the cleaning tape and play it for the
required time.
3 Remove the cleaning tape and reload
the other one.
Tape care Do not expose cassette tapes to direct sun-
light or to extremes of temperature as this
can damage the cassette and the tape.
Always keep cassettes in their boxes when
not in use.
If a cassette should become jammed in the
deck, seek help from an authorized Saab
dealer.
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99 Saab 9-3 Audio System
CD player(option)To select the CD mode, load a CD into the
deck or, if one is already loaded, press the
CD/RDM button.
Insert the CD, label-side up, and allow the
mechanism to load it automatically. Play-
back of the first track will start and the follow-
ing message will appear on the display:
A tiny, amber-colored LED indicator to the
left of the disc tray is illuminated when a disc
is loaded.
When all the tracks have been played, the
CD player will restart playback from track 1.
To cancel playback, press the eject or
RADIO button.
Track search (1) Touch << SEEK or SEEK >> repeatedly to
move to preceding or following tracks.
Touching << SEEK once will restart play-
back from the beginning of the current track.
To change to the preceding track, touch
SEEK twice.
Rapid play (passage search) When << SEEK or SEEK >> is pressed and
held, rapid play will be initiated, with the time
and track showing on the display, e.g.:
If the button is depressed for more than
5 seconds, the rapid play will be even faster.
Rapid play stops when the button is
released.
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100 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemFast track changes Touch SEEK (mid-segment) to switch
between the CD PLAY and CD TRACK
modes.
The CD PLAY and CD TRACK modes
change the function of << SEEK and
SEEK >>. The selected mode will also be
active the next time the system is switched
on. Choose the mode that you find most
convenient:
Random playback (RDM) (2) Press and hold the CD/RDM button to
select/deselect random playback of the cur-
rent disc. When this function is selected,
RDM will appear at the bottom of the dis-
play.
Touch SEEK >> to move from the current
track to the next during random playback.
Touch << SEEK to repeat the current track
during random playback.
Pressing and holding << SEEK or SEEK >>
will start Rapid play.
Eject (3) Touch to remove the disc.
If you press the eject button to open the tray
but fail to remove the disc, the CD player will
automatically close the tray again after
10 seconds to protect the disc, without
restarting playback. CD PLAY Pressing and holding
<< SEEK or SEEK >>
starts Rapid play.
CD TRACK Pressing and holding
<< SEEK or SEEK >> acti-
vates track changes.
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CD changer (option/accessory)Important! Always keep the sliding cover
closed to keep dust out of the CD changer,
so that it will continue to provide satisfactory
service for a long time.
To load the CD changer, which is installed
in the trunk and can accommodate six CDs,
proceed as follows:
1 Slide the cover back.
2 The CD magazine will automatically
eject after it has retrieved all discs.
3 Press the catch on the magazine to one
side.
4 Withdraw one CD tray at a time and
swap or load the CD (label side up).
Slide the tray back into the magazine.
Note the position of the magazine for load-
ing (see picture).
Insert the entire magazine carefully inside
the CD changer and slide the cover closed
again.
To select the CD changer  If the Audio System is in the RADIO
mode, touch the CD/RDM button twice.
 If the CD player is active, touch the
CD/RDM button once.
If the CDs in the magazine have not been
changed, the system will restart playback
from where it left off.
If there is no magazine in the CD changer,
the following will appear on the display: If the magazine in the CD changer is empty,
the following will appear on the display:
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102 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemIf the CD changer is activated immediately
after a magazine has been loaded, the fol-
lowing will appear on the display:
The CD number will change as each CD is
played.
After a magazine has been loaded, play-
back will start with the first track on the first
CD when the CD changer is selected, and
the following will appear on the display:
Selecting CDs (1) When the CD changer is operating, the
radio preset buttons work for the six CDs in
the magazine. Press the button for the cor-
responding CD.
If the selected CD is already being played,
playback will restart from the first track. If the selected CD-tray, e.g. 3, is empty, the
following will appear on the display:
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After two seconds, the status of the trays in
the magazine (i.e. loaded or empty) will be
shown on the display, e.g.:
If for some reason the CD selected by the
preset button cannot be played, playback of
the current CD will continue. Track change (2) Touch << SEEK or SEEK >> repeatedly to
move to preceding or following tracks.
Pressing << SEEK once will restart play-
back from the beginning of the current track.
Thus, to play the preceding track, touch
<< SEEK twice. Rapid play When << SEEK or SEEK >> is pressed and
held, rapid play will be initiated, with the time
and track showing on the display, e.g.:
If the button is depressed for more than
5 seconds, the rapid play will be even faster.
Rapid play stops when the button is
released.
Fast track changes Touch SEEK (mid-segment) to switch
between the CD PLAY and CD TRACK
modes.
The CD-PLAY and CD-TRACK modes
change the function of << SEEK and
SEEK >>. The selected mode will also be
active the next time the system is switched
on. Choose the mode that you find most
convenient.
Random playback (RDM) (3) Press and hold the CD/RDM button to
select/deselect random playback of the
CDs in the magazine. When this function is
selected, RDM will appear at the bottom of
the display.
Touch SEEK >> to move from the current
track to the next during random playback.
Touch << SEEK to repeat the current track
during random playback.
Pressing and holding << SEEK or SEEK >>
will start Rapid play.
To stop playback from the CD changer,
simply select another source (RADIO/CD).
The CD changer will now enter stand-by
mode.
CD PLAY Pressing and holding
<< SEEK or SEEK >>
starts Rapid play.
CD TRACK Pressing and holding
<< SEEK or SEEK >> acti-
vates track changes.
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104 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemGeneral functionsVolume-preset modeTo select the volume-preset mode, press
and hold the WB button at the same time as
you switch the Audio System on.
Use the << SEEK >> button to select the
required function.
The following volume settings can be prese-
lected:
STARTVOL - maximum volume level
when the Audio System is switched on.
 TEL VOL - preset volume level when an
in-car phone is activated.
 SP D VOL - speed-dependent volume.
The Audio System will automatically
adjust the volume level to suit the back-
ground noise, such as road noise, occur-
ring while the car is in motion.
 LOUDNESS ON/OFF - boosting of the
highest and lowest frequency ranges to
enhance the sound image when the
volume is set to a low level. Adjusting the volume The default setting for START VOL is
volume setting 9, and that for TEL VOL is
volume setting 14 (the highest volume set-
ting is 30).  Maximum START VOL
TELVOL
To change the volume setting:
– Press and hold the WB button at the
same time as you switch on the Audio
System.
– Adjust the volume.
– Wait 10 seconds or touch one of the
buttons on the bottom row of the Audio
System, e.g. RADIO/BAND, to save the
new volume setting.
Speed-dependent volume
(SP D VOL) ON/OFF To change the volume setting:
The default setting for this function is ON.
– Press and hold the WB button at the same time as you switch on the Audio
System.
– Select SP D VOL using << SEEK >>.
– Select ON/OFF by turning the VOL
control.
– Wait 10 seconds or touch one of the but-
tons on the bottom row of the Audio Sys-
tem, e.g. RADIO/BAND, to save the new
volume setting.
Loudness ON/OFF To change the loudness setting:
The default setting for this function is ON.
– Press and hold the WB button at the
same time as you switch on the Audio
System.
– Select LOUDNESS using << SEEK >>
– Select ON/OFF by turning the VOL
control.
– Wait 10 seconds or touch one of the but-
tons on the bottom row of the Audio Sys-
tem, e.g. RADIO/BAND, to save the new
volume setting.
WARNING
These functions should only be carried
out when the car is stationary.
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