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Placing the device in operation
Removing the control panel
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Press the
button
1
to unlock the control
panel.
The left side of the control panel detaches
from the device and is secured by the bracket
against falling out.
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Move the control panel slightly to the left
until it disengages from the right bracket.
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Carefully remove the control panel from the
left bracket.
Note:
The car sound system automatically switches
off as soon as the control panel is removed.
Setting the reception area
This car sound system is designed for operation in
diff erent regions with diff erent frequency ranges
and station technologies. The factory default of
the reception area is "EUROPE". In addition, the
reception areas "ASIA", "USA", "S-AMERICA" and
"THAILAND" are available.
Note:
If you operate the car sound system outside of
Europe, you may fi rst have to set a suitable re-
ception area in the user menu (see the chap-
ter "User settings", section "Making settings in
the "TUNER" menu", menu item "AREA").
Switching on/off
Switching on/off with the On/Off button
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For switch-on, press the On/Off button
3
.
The car sound system switches on.
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To switch off the device, press and hold down
the On/Off button
3
for longer than 2 sec-
onds.
The car sound system switches off .
Note:
If you switch on the car sound system while
the vehicle ignition is switched off , it auto-
matically switches off after 1 hour to preserve
the vehicle battery.
Switching on/off via vehicle ignition
The car sound system will switch off /on simulta-
neously with the ignition if the device is correctly
connected to the vehicle's ignition as shown in the
installation instructions and you did not switch
the device off by pressing the On/Off button
3
.
Volume
Adjusting the volume
You can adjust the volume in steps from 0 (off ) to
50 (maximum).
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Turn the volume control
4
to change the
volume.
Note:
If a telephone is connected with the car sound
system as described in the installation instruc-
tions, the car sound system is muted in case
of a phone call. During muting, the display
shows "TELEPHONE".
Muting the car sound system (Mute)
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Briefl y press the On/Off button
3
to mute
the car sound system or to reactivate the pre-
vious volume.
During muting, the display shows "MUTE".
Display brightness
You can manually switch the display brightness
between daytime mode and night-time mode or
switch automatically with the driving lights of the
vehicle.
Notes:
• The manual or automatic switching of the
display brightness is selected in the user
menu (see the chapter "User settings",
section "Making settings in the "DISPLAY"
menu", menu item "DIM MODE").
• The display brightness can be adjusted
separately for day and night (see the chap-
ter "User settings", section "Making set-
tings in the "DISPLAY" menu", menu items
"DIM DAY" and "DIM NIGHT".
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Press the
DIS
button
>
for approx. 2 seconds
to manually switch the display brightness.