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2. Press the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob until
the second signal sounds and the display
indicates the red ”MAN” sign and briefly
”
MANUAL
”.
3. Turn the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob to the
left or to the right to change the frequency
in the corresponding direction in steps of
50 kHz. The display indicates ”
FM 92.70
”,
for example.
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The right-hand
¢
¢
control knob has a
”flywheel” function for fast tuning.
4. If you wish to store the found stations on
Presets (memory positions), see page 7,
”Allocating FM presets”.
5. To terminate manual frequency tuning,
press the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob.
Selecting stations/RDS programmes
with the search function
1. Select the ”
TUNER FM
” range by pressing
the
¡
button.
2. Repeatedly and briefly press the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob until ”
SEARCH
” appears
briefly in the display.
3. Turn the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob to start
the search function in the desired direction.
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The search function operates with two
different sensitivities. When exploring the
frequency range the first time, it searches
for stations with high field strength (local
reception). When exploring the range the
second time, it searches also for stations
with low field strength (distant reception).
4. If you wish to store the found stations on
Presets (memory positions), see page 7,
”Allocating FM presets”.
Manual frequency tuning
1. Select the ”
TUNER FM
” or ”
TUNER AM
”
range.
Radio
Calling up Presets
1. Select the ”
PRESET
” mode by repeatedly
and briefly pressing the right-hand
¢
¢
con-
trol knob until the display briefly indicates
”
PRESET
” and then the PRESET sign.
2. Turn the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob to
select the desired Preset.
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The memory contents are maintained even
when disconnecting the battery voltage.
Erasing Presets
To erase an occupied memory position (Pre-
set), briefly press the
¡
button until the
display indicates the STORE sign. Turn the
right-hand
¢
¢
control knob to select the Preset
you wish to erase then press this knob until
two signals sound and the display indicates
for approximately two seconds ”
ERASED
”.
Selecting AM stations manually
1. Repeatedly and briefly press the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob until ”
MANUAL
” appears
briefly in the display.
2. Turn the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob to the
left or to the right to tune to the desired
frequency.
3. If you wish to store the found stations on
Presets (memory positions), see ”Alloca-
ting AM presets”.
After having selected a waveband, you will
hear the station last tuned to in this band
(Last-station-memory). Your radio remem-
bers the station you have tuned to before
switching off. When switching on again,
you will hear this station or the radio swit-
ches to TAPE/ MCD if this function was last
selected.
Allocating AM Presets
15 Presets are available in the ”
TUNER AM
”
range.
1. Storing a selected station:
Briefly press the
¡
button. The STORE
sign is visible in the display.
2. Turn the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob to
select the desired memory position (Preset)
1 to 15.
3. Confirm this by pressing the
¡
button
or the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob until the
signal sounds and the display indicates
”
STORED
”.
Selecting AM stations with the
search function
1. Select the ”
TUNER AM
” range (LW/MW) by
repeatedly and briefly pressing the
¡
button until the display indicates ”
TUNER
AM
”:
for Mediumwave appears ”
MW
”, for Lon-
gwave appears ”
lW
”.
2. Repeatedly and briefly press the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob until ”
SEARCH
” appears
briefly in the display.
3. Turn the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob to start
the search function in the desired direction.
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In the AM range (AM-TUNER), the search
function first scans the LW and then the
MW band.
Radio
Programme
sources
SOUND
Store
Á
Select Preset
NEXT
CHANGER CONTROL
Selecting the TAPE programme source
Slide a cassette into the cassette compart-
ment. The display indicates ”
TAPE 1
”, or
if a cassette is already inserted:
Repeatedly and briefly press the
¡
button
until ”
TAPE
” appears in the display.
Changing the cassette side
Slightly press the
¡
P
and
¡
O
button at
the same time. At tape end, the cassette side
changes automatically.
Indications in the display:
”
TAPE 1
” - upper cassette side
”
TAPE 2
” - bottom cassette side.
Fast forward and rewind
Press the
¡
P
or
¡
O
button until it locks
in. The display indicates after approximately
1.5 seconds ”
WIND
” and the tape is wound in
the respective direction.
Aborting winding
Press the
¡
P
or
¡
O
button half in.
Ejecting the cassette
Press the
¡
P
and
¡
O
buttons at the
same time completely in.
The cassette is ejected.
Ending cassette play
for example, to listen to the radio.
Press the
¡
button.
The cassette remains in its compartment!
Or eject the cassette.
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We recommend not to leave the cassette in
its compartment for a long period of time
as this would expose the cassette to
increased stress.
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The cassette player is optimized for CR
(chromium dioxide) cassettes.
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When the TP function is activated, cas-
sette play will be interrupted during traffic
announcements.
To abort a traffic announcement, briefly press
the
¡
TP
button.
Cassette
Tape run buttons
C
To make car radio operation as easy as possi-
ble, numerous settings that you need only
once or occasionally are located in an additio-
nal control level (EXPERT).
EXPERT functions summary
1
Code setting
2
Display brightness
3
Security LED on/off
4
Sound signal on/off
5
Autom. LEARN on/off
6
Autom. change of regional prolgramme
on/off
7
Switching on/off with the ignition switch
8
Muting during telephone mode
9
Input sensitivity for CD changer and DAT
mode
§I
Volume limitation when switching on
§?
Minimum volume level for traffic
announcements
§`
Time indication on/off
§Q
RDS synchronisation of clock on/off
§W
Time setting
Changing EXPERT settings
1. Activate the EXPERT mode
Press the
¡
button until the signal
sounds. The display indicates briefly
”
EXPERT
”.
2. Select a setting
Select the setting you wish to change.
Possible settings
1
…
§W
Example (function 10):
Changing the maximum switch-on volume
Turn the left-hand
ÄÄ
control knob until
the display indicates the function with the
current value ”
ONVOL 13
”.
3. Activate change
Briefly press the right
¢
¢
control knob.
The display indicates ”
CH
” (CH = Change).
4. Change the setting
Use the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob to
adjust the desired volume. The display
indicates, eg.:
Turn the right-hand
¢
¢
control knob
to the right to increase the value or to
switch the function on.
to the left to decrease the value or to
switch the function off.
5. End the adjustment
Briefly press the right-hand
¢
¢
control
knob: ”
CH
” disappears from the display.
6. Select the next setting
(Repeat the steps 2. through 5.).
7. Deactivate the EXPERT mode
Press the
¡
button or press the right-
hand
¢
¢
control knob until the signal
sounds.
EXPERT Control Level
