Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983, Owner'S Manual

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Radio
O n -O ff/V o lu m e
Turn k n o b (1) c lo c k w is e to s w itc h
radio on and to in crea se volum e.
G reen c o n tro l lam p on the dial w ill
lig h t up.
T one
Turn lever (2) c lo c k w is e to in crea se
tre b le range and c o u n te rc lo c k w is e to
increase bass range.
F ront-R e ar S pe ake r Balance
T his c o n tro l is in sta lle d in th e c e n te r
c o n s o le . T urn re a rw ard to in cre a se
v o lu m e o f rear s p e a k e rs and fo rw a rd
to in crea se v olum e o f fr o n t s p e a ke rs.
S tation Tuning
S elect d e s ire d wave ba nd by p u sh in g
the re s p e c tiv e b u tto n (3). The wave
band s e le c te d is in d ic a te d by w ave
band in d ic a to r (5). The d e s ire d s ta ­
tio n is tu n e d in by tu rn in g th e m anual
tu n in g k n o b (4). For g o o d re c e p tio n ,
a ccu ra te m anual tu n in g is im p o rta n t.
To p re s e t s ta tio n s o f v a rio u s wave
bands, pull o u t p re s e t b u tto n (3) to
the s to p , tu n e in s ta tio n w ith m anual
tu n in g k n o b (4) and pu sh p re s e t
b u tto n in again to th e s to p .
FM R e c e p tio n
FM sig na ls travel in a “ lin e -o f-s ig h t” .
R e fle c tio n s o r “ dead s p o ts ” may
c a u se c a n c e lla tio n s o r lo s s o f th e
signal as w ell as s tro n g signal
o v e rlo a d in g o r c a p tu re .
L o w e rin g th e an tenna h e ig h t in s tro n g
signal areas may e lim in a te m any of
th e re s u ltin g p ro b le m s and re s to re
no rm al re c e p tio n . H o w eve r, frin g e
area re c e p tio n re q u ire s th e full
a n tenna le n g th to c a p tu re w e ak
in c o m in g signals. The an tenna can be
o p e ra te d by d e p re s s in g th e re s p e c ­
tive sid e o f th e ro c k e r s w itc h .
FM S te re o R e c e p tio n
If an FM s te re o s ta tio n is tu n e d in, th e
re d S te re o In d ic a to r Lam p w ill c o m e
on. G o o d q u a lity s te re o re c e p tio n ,
ho w e ver, is p o s s ib le o n ly in areas o f
high fie ld in te n s ity .
A c c u ra te tu n in g to th e s tro n g e s t
available s te re o s ta tio n s is o f p a rti­
c u la r im p o rta n c e fo r frin g e area
re c e p tio n .
Y o u r rad io is fitte d w ith a c o n tin u o u s ly
o p e ra tin g S te re o D e c o d e r w h ich
a u to m a tic a lly s w itc h e s th e rad io fro m
s te re o to m o n o re c e p tio n if th e signal
b e c o m e s to o w eak. The S te re o
In d ic a to r Lam p rem a ins lit. If th e
s ig n a ls o f th e s ta tio n tu n e d in
b e c o m e to o w eak, th e S te re o In d ica ­
to r Lam p g o e s ou t.
The rad io w ill re tu rn to s te re o m ode
a u to m a tic a lly w h e n signal s tre n g th
p e rm its..
Tape P layback
In s e rt c a s s e tte (sid e 1 p o in tin g u p ­
w a rd s ) in to c a s s e tte s lo t and pu sh in
to th e s to p . The rad io w ill th e n s w itc h
o v e r fro m rad io re c e p tio n to tape
playback.
If o n e side o f the tap e is fin is h e d the
p laye r c h a n g e s o v e r to th e o th e r side
o f the ta p e a u to m a tic a lly (c o n tin u o u s
o p e ra tio n ).
If ta p e s id e s are to be c h a n g e d w hile
playing, p u s h tra c k c h a n g e o v e r b u t­
to n (10).
T ra c k in d ic a to r (9) in d ic a te s the tape
sid e be in g played.