Abarth Punto Evo 2009, Punto 2009 User Manual

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INTRODUCTION................................................................... 3

Suggestions ............................................................................... 3

Technical specifications .......................................................... 5

QUICK GUIDE......................................................................... 6

Steering wheel controls ......................................................... 9

General information ............................................................... 10

FUNCTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS ................................. 12

Turning the car radio on ....................................................... 12

Turning the car radio off ....................................................... 12

Selecting the Radio functions ................................................ 12

Selecting the CD function ...................................................... 12

Audio source memory function ........................................... 12

Volume adjustment ................................................................. 12

Mute/Pause function ............................................................... 12

Audio adjustments .................................................................. 13

Tone adjustment ..................................................................... 13

Balance adjustment ................................................................. 13

Fader adjustment ..................................................................... 14

Loudness adjustment .............................................................. 14

Menu ........................................................................................... 15

Telephone preparation .......................................................... 19

Antitheft protection................................................................. 20

RADIO (TUNER)..................................................................... 21

Introduction ............................................................................. 21

Selecting a frequency band .................................................... 21

Preselection buttons ............................................................... 21

Storing the last station listened to ....................................... 22

Automatic tuning ..................................................................... 22

Manual tuning ........................................................................... 22

AutoSTore function ................................................................ 23

Emergency alarm reception .................................................. 24

EON function ........................................................................... 24

Stereophonic broadcasters ................................................... 24

CD PLAYER ............................................................................. 25

Introduction ............................................................................. 25

CD player selection ................................................................ 25

CD loading/ejection ................................................................ 25

Display readings ....................................................................... 26

Track selection.......................................................................... 27

Fast forward/fast rewind ........................................................ 27

Pause function .......................................................................... 27

CD MP3 PLAYER .................................................................... 28

Introduction ............................................................................. 28

MP3 mode ................................................................................. 28

Display readings ....................................................................... 29

Selecting the next/

previous folder with hybrid discs.......................................... 29

Structure of the folders ......................................................... 29

TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................... 30

General ...................................................................................... 30

CD player ................................................................................. 30

MP3 File reading ...................................................................... 30

The radio has been designed according to
the passenger compartment’s specific
characteristics and with a personalised de­sign that is incorporated perfectly in the
style of dashboard.

The instructions for use are given below.
We recommend that you read them care­fully.

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SUGGESTIONS

Road safety

Familiarise yourself with the various car
radio functions (for example, store the sta­tions) before starting to drive.

Reception conditions

Reception conditions change constantly
while driving. Reception may be interfered
with by the presence of mountains, build­ings or bridges, or when you are far away
from the broadcaster.

IMPORTANT The volume may be in­creased when receiving traffic bulletins.

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If the volume is too high this
can be a risk for the driver

and for other people on the
road. Always adjust the volume so that
you can still hear background noises.

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Care and maintenance

Only clean with a soft, anti-static cloth.
Cleaning and polishing products could
damage the surface.

CDs

Dirt, scratches or any distortions on CDs
could cause problems when playing and
poor sound quality. Follow this advice for
optimum conditions:

❒ only use CDs with the following brand;

❒

clean every CD thoroughly removing
any fingermarks or dust using a soft
cloth. Hold CDs by the outside and
clean them from the middle outwards;

❒

never use chemical products (e.g. anti­statics or thinners or sprays) for clean­ing as they could damage the surface of
the CDs;

❒

after listening to them place CDs back
in their casings to avoid damage to them;

❒

do not expose CDs to direct sunlight,
high temperatures or dampness for long
periods;

❒

do not stick labels on the surface of the
CD and do not write on the recorded
surface using pens or pencils;

❒

do not use CDs that are very
scratched, flawed, distorted, etc. Us­ing discs like this will result in malfunc­tions or damage to the player;

❒

the use of original CD supports is re­quired for the best quality audio pro­duction. If CD-R/RWs that have not
been correctly mastered and/or with
a maximum capacity above 650 MB are
used, correct operation is not guaran­teed;

❒

do not use the protective sleeves sold
for CDs or discs with stabilizers, etc.
because they could get stuck in the in­ternal mechanism and damage the disc;

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❒ if copy protected CDs are used, it may

take a few seconds before the system
starts playing them. The CD player can­not be guaranteed to play all protect­ed discs. The fact that the CD is pro­tected from being copied is often
shown in very small letters or is difficult
to read on the actual CD cover where
it may be, for example, “COPY CON­TROL”, “COPY PROTECTED”, “THIS
CD CANNOT BE PLAYED ON A
PC/MAC”, or it may be identified
through the use of symbols, such as, for
example:

❒ The CD player is capable of reading

most compression systems currently in
use (e.g.: LAME, BLADE, XING,
FRAUNHOFER) but, following the de­velopment of these systems, the read­ing of all compression formats is not
guaranteed.

TECHNICAL
CHARACTERISTICS

Basic level audio equipment

Front speakers

❒ 2 x Ø 38 mm tweeters installed in the

door handle trims;

❒ 2 x Ø 165 mm mid-woofers installed in

the door frames

Rear speakers

❒ 2 x Ø 130 mm full-range speakers in-

stalled in the rear side panels (3-door
versions) or in the door frames (5-door
versions)

High level audio equipment (MP3)

Front speakers

❒ 2 x Ø 38 mm tweeters installed in the

door handle trims;

❒ 2 x Ø 165 mm mid-woofers installed in

the door frames

Rear speakers

❒ 2 x Ø 130 full-range speakers installed

in the rear side panels (3-door versions)
or in the door frames (5-door versions)

Hi-Fi audio equipment

(for versions/markets where provided)

Front speakers

❒ 2 x tweeters installed in the door han-

dle trims;

❒ 2 x Ø 165 mm mid-woofers installed in

the door frames

Rear speakers

❒ 2 x Ø 130 mm full-range speakers in-

stalled in the rear side panels (3-door
versions) or in the door frames (5-door
versions)

❒ 1 x sub-woofer box in the luggage com-

partment (RH side)

❒ 1 ASP multichannel audio amplifier in-

stalled under the dashboard (passenger
side).

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Button

ON/OFF

g

FM AS

AM

MEDIA

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On

Off

Selection of radio source FM1, FM2, FM Autostore

Selection of radio source MW1, MW2

Selection of CD/Media Player source
(only with Blue&Me™)

Mode

Short button press

Long button press

Short cyclical button press

Short cyclical button press

Short cyclical button press

Button

MUTE

AUDIO

MENU

Button

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Volume activation/deactivation (Mute/Pause)

Audio adjustments: low tones (BASS), high tones (TREBLE),
left/right balance (BALANCE), front/rear balance (FADER)

Advanced functions adjustment

Volume adjustment

RADIO FUNCTIONS

Mode

Short button press

Menu activation: short button press
Selection of type of adjustment: pressing buttons ▲ or ▼
Adjustment of values: pressing buttons ¯ or ˙

Menu activation: short button press
Selection of type of adjustment: pressing buttons ▲ or ▼
Adjustment of values: pressing buttons ¯ or ˙

Left/right rotation of turning control

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▲

¯˙

▼

1 2 3 4 5 6

Radio station search:
– Automatic search
– Manual search

Programming current radio station

Stored station recall

Automatic search: pressing buttons ¯ or ˙
(long press for fast forward)
Manual search: pressing buttons ▲ or ▼
(long press for fast forward)

Long button press for memory preset
1 to 6

Short button press for
memory preset 1 to 6

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˚ EJECT

¯˙

▲▼

CD FUNCTIONS

CD ejection

Play previous/next track

CD track fast forward/rewind

Play previous/next folder (for CD-MP3)

Mode

Short button press

Short button press ¯ or ˙

Long button press ¯ or ˙

Short button press ▲ or ▼

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Button

▲▼

¯˙

Media Player FUNCTIONS
(only with BlueMe™)

Selecting folder/artist/genre/previous/
next album according to the selection method activated

Play previous/next track

Mode

Short button press

Short button press

CONTROLS ON THE STEERING
WHEEL

(for versions/markets where provided)

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SRC

▲

▼

FUNCTION

AudioMute on/off (Radio mode) or Pause function
(MP3 or Media Player mode)
(only with BlueMe™)

Turn up volume

Turn down volume

Selection of Radio frequency range (FM1, FM2, FMT,
FMA, MW1, MW2) or listening sources
(Radio, MP3 or Media Player (only with BlueMe™)

Radio: recall programmed stations (from 1 to 6)
CD/CD MP3: selection of next track

Radio: recall programmed stations (from 1 to 6)
CD/CD MP3: selection of previous track

Mode

Short button press

Button press

Button press

Button press

Button press

Button press

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GENERAL INFORMATION

The radio has the following functions:

Radio section

❒

PLL tuning with frequency bands
FM/AM/MW;

❒

RDS (Radio Data System) with TA
(traffic information) - TP (traffic pro­grams) - EON (Enhanced Other Net­work) - REG (regional programs) func­tions;

❒

AF: alternative frequency search selec­tion in RDS mode;

❒

emergency alarm presetting;

❒

automatic/manual station tuning;

❒

FM Multipath detector;

❒

manual programming of 30 stations: 18
on FM band (6 on FM1, 6 on FM2, 6 on
FMT), 12 on MW band;

❒

automatic storage (AUTOSTORE func­tion) of 6 stations in the dedicated FM
band;

❒

SPEED VOLUME function: automatic
volume adjustment based on vehicle
speed;

❒

automatic Stereo/Mono selection.

CD section

❒

Direct disc selection;

❒

Track selection (forward/backward);

❒

Fast track search (forward/backward);

❒

CD Display function: display of disc
name/time elapsed since start of the
track;

❒

Playing audio CD, CD-R and CD-RW.

On multimedia CDs, besides
audio tracks, there are data
tracks too. Playing this type

of CD could cause hissing at
a volume that could jeopardise road
safety as well as causing damage to
the final stages and the speakers.

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CD MP3 section

❒

MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG);

❒

Select folder (previous/next);

❒

Track selection (forward/backward);

❒

Fast track search (forward/backward);

❒

MP3 Display funciton: display of name
of folder, ID3-TAG information, time
elapsed since the start of the track, file
name);

❒

Audio or data CDs, CD-R and CD-RW
playback.

Audio section

❒

Mute/Pause function;

❒

Soft Mute function;

❒

Loudness function;

❒

7 band graphic equalizer;

❒

Separate bass/treble adjustment;

❒

Right/left channel balancing.

Media Player section
(only with Blue&Me™)

See the description in the Blue&Me™
Supplement for the operation of the Me­dia Player.

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TURNING THE CAR RADIO ON

The car radio comes on by briefly press­ing button g(ON/OFF).

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When the car radio is turned on the vol­ume is limited to 5 if the value was high­er than this when the radio was last used.

When the radio is turned on with the key
extracted from the ignition, it switches off
automatically after about 20 minutes. Af­ter it turns off automatically, it can be
turned on again for an additional 20 min­utes by pressing button g(ON/OFF).

TURNING THE CAR RADIO OFF

Keep button g(ON/OFF) pressed.

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SELECTING THE
RADIO FUNCTIONS

By pressing the FMas button briefly and
repeatedly, the following audio sources
can be selected cyclically:

– TUNER (“FM1”, “FM2”, “FMA”).

By pressing the AM button quickly and re­peatedly, the following audio sources can
be selected cyclically:

– TUNER (“MW”).

SELECTING THE CD FUNCTION

By pressing the MEDIA button briefly it
is possible to select the CD function.

AUDIO SOURCE MEMORY
FUNCTION

If another function (e.g. the radio) is se­lected whilst listening to a CD, playing is
interrupted and is resumed from the same
point when returning to the CD source.

If another function is selected whilst lis­tening to the radio, the last station se­lected is tuned into when returning to the
Radio source.

VOLUME ADJUSTMENT

To adjust the volume, turn the rotating
control fig. 1.

If the volume level is changed during the
transmission of a traffic update, the new
setting will only be maintained until the up­date is finished.

MUTE/PAUSE FUNCTION
(zeroing the volume)

Press the MUTE button briefly to activate
the Mute function. The volume will grad­ually decrease and the words “RADIO
Mute” will appear on the display (in radio
mode) or “PAUSE” (in CD mode).

Press the MUTE button again to deacti­vate the Mute function. The volume will
gradually increase until it reaches the lev­el set previously.

When the volume is changed using the
dedicated controls, the Mute function is
deactivated and the volume is adjusted to
the new level selected.

With the Mute function activated, it will
be ignored when there is an incoming traf­fic alert (if the TA function is activated) or
if an emergency alarm is received. The
function will be reactivated when the an­nouncement is over.

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AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS

The functions in the audio menu are dif­ferent depending on the status activated:
AM/FM/CE/Media Player (only with
Blue&Me™).

Press the AUDIO button briefly to change
the Audio functions. After the AUDIO
button is first pressed, the display will
show the bass level value for the source
activated at that time (e.g. in FM mode the
display will show “FM Bass + 2”).

To scroll through the Menu functions use
button ▲ or ▼. To change the setting of
the selected function, use the buttons ¯
or ˙.

The current status of the function select­ed will be shown on the display.

The functions managed by the Menu are:

❒ BASS (bass adjustment);

❒ TREBLE (treble adjustment);

❒ BALANCE (right/left balance adjust-

ment);

❒ FADER (front/rear balance adjustment);

❒ LOUDNESS (LOUDNESS function

on/off);

❒ EQUALIZER (activation and selection

of factory equaliztion settings);

❒ USER EQUALIZER (customised equal-

ization setting).

TONE ADJUSTMENT
(bass/treble)

Proceed as follows:

❒ Use button ▲ or▼ to set the “Bass” or

“Treble” in the AUDIO menu;

❒ press the button ¯ or ˙ to in-

crease/decrease the bass or treble set­tings.

By pressing the buttons briefly there is a
gradual change in steps. By pressing them
down longer, the levels will change quick­ly.

BALANCING ADJUSTMENT

Proceed as follows:

❒ Use button ▲ or ▼ to set the “Bal-

ance” in the AUDIO menu;

❒ press button ¯ to increase the sound

from the right speakers or the button
˙ to increase the sound from the left
speakers.

By pressing the buttons briefly there is a
gradual change in steps. By pressing them
down longer, the levels will change quick­ly.

Select the “¯ or ˙” value to set the right
and left audio outputs at the same value.

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Proceed as follows:

❒Use button ▲ or ▼ to set the “Fader”

❒press button ¯ to increase the sound

By pressing the buttons briefly there is a
gradual change in steps. By pressing them
down longer, the levels will change quick­ly.

Select “¯ or ˙” to set the same level for
the front and rear audio outputs.

in the AUDIO menu;

coming from the rear speakers or but­ton ˙ to increase the sound coming
from the front speakers.

LOUDNESS FUNCTION

The Loudness function improves the vol­ume of the sound whilst listening at low
volumes, increasing the bass and treble.

To activate/deactivate the function, select
the Loudness setting of the AUDIO menu
using the ¯ or ˙ button. The function sta­tus (on or off) is shown on the display for
a few seconds by the words Loudness On
or Loudness Off.

PRESET/USER*/
CLASSIC/ROCK/JAZZ

functions (

equalizer on/off)

The built-in equalizer can be activat­ed/deactivated. When the equalizer func­tion is off, the audio settings can only be
changed by adjusting the bass and treble
settings, whereas when the function is on,
the acoustic curves can be adjusted. To
turn off the equalizer, select the “EQ Pre­set” function using the ¯ or ˙ buttons.

To turn on the equalizer, use the ¯ or ˙
buttons to select one of the adjustments:

❒“FM/AM/CD...EQ User” (adjustment of

7 equalizer bands that can be changed by
the user);

❒“Classic” (optimum predefined adjust-

ment of equalizer for listening to classi­cal music);

❒“Rock” (optimum predefined adjust-

ment of equalizer for listening to rock
and pop music);

❒“Jazz” (optimum predefined adjustment

of equalizer for listening to jazz music);

When one of the equalizer adjustments is
activated the letters “EQ” light up.

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*USER EQ SETTINGS function
(equalizer settings only if the USER
setting has been
selected)

To set a customized equalizer adjustment,
set either the ▲ or ▼ button to User and
press the MENU button.

A graph with 7 bars will appear on the dis­play, where each bar represents a fre­quency. Select the bar to adjust using but­tons¯ or ˙; the bar selected will start to
flash and can be adjusted using buttons ▲
or ▼.

Press the AUDIO button again to mem­orize the setting. The display will show the
source activated at the time followed by
the word User. If the mode is, for exam­ple, FM, then the display will show “FM EQ
User”.

MENU

MENU button functions

Press the MENU button briefly to activate
the Menu function. The display will show
the first menu item that can be adjusted
(AF) (AF Switching On on the display).

To scroll through the Menu functions use
button ▲ or ▼. To change the setting of
the selected function, use the buttons ¯
or ˙.

The current status of the function select­ed will be shown on the display.

The functions managed by the Menu are:

❒ AF SWITCHING (ON/OFF);

❒ TRAFFIC INFORMATION (ON/OFF);

❒ REGIONAL MODE regional programs

(ON/OFF);

❒ MP3 DISPLAY (CD MP3 display set-

ting);

❒ SPEED VOLUME (automatic volume

control based on speed);

❒ EXTERNAL AUDIO (telephone vol-

ume adjustment);

❒ RADIO OFF (off mode);

❒ SYSTEM RESET.

Press the MENU button again to exit the
Menu function.

IMPORTANT The AF SWITCHING,
TRAFFIC INFORMATION and REGION­AL MODE adjustments are only possible
on FM.

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AF SWITCHING function
(alternative frequency search)

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The radio can operate in two different
modes in the RDS system:

❒ “AF Switching On”: search for alterna-

❒ “AF Switching Off”: search for alterna-

Proceed as follows to switch the function
on/off:

❒ press the MENU button and select “AF

❒ press the ¯ / ˙ buttons to turn the

With the function activated, the radio au­tomatically tunes into the station with the
strongest signal broadcasting the same
program. While driving, you can contin­ue to listen to the same station without
having to change the frequency when you
change zones.

Obviously, it must be possible to receive
the station that you are listening to in the
area you are driving through.

tive frequencies activated (the letters
“AF” appear on the display);

tive frequencies not activated.

Switching On”;

function on/off.

If the AF function is activated, “AF” will
light up on the display.

If the AF function has been activated and
the radio is not able to receive the tuned
station, the radio activates the automatic
search, during which “FM Search” appears
on the display (only for top of the range
radios).

With the AF function deactivated, the re­maining RDS functions, such as the display
of the station name, still remain active.

The AF function can only be activated on
FM bands.

TRAFFIC INFORMATION

function
(traffic information)

Some stations on the FM band (FM1, FM2
and FMA) can transmit information about
traffic conditions. In this case the letters
“TA” will appear on the display.

Proceed as follows to switch the TA func­tion on/off:

❒ press the MENU button and select

“Traffic Info”;

❒ press the ¯ / ˙ buttons to turn the

function on/off.

If the TA function is activated, “TA” will
light up on the display.

IMPORTANT If the TA function is acti­vated with an audio source other than
Tuner (Radio) (CD, MP3, Telephone or
Mute/Pause), the radio can carry out an
automatic search and therefore it is pos­sible, when reactivating the Tuner (Radio)
source, that the frequency tuned into will
be different from the one set previously.

With the TA function, it is possible to:

❒ search only for RDS stations that

broadcast on the FM band, which are
enabled to transmit traffic information;

❒ receive traffic information even if the

CD player is on;

❒ receive traffic information at a minimum

preset volume even with the radio vol­ume zeroed.

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IMPORTANT In some countries there are
radio stations that do not broadcast traf­fic information even with the TP function
activated (“TP” in the display).

If the radio is working on the AM band,
when the TA function is activated it will
switch to the last station tuned into on the
FM1 band.

The volume at which the traffic update is
transmitted depends on the reception vol­ume:

❒ listening volume below 5: traffic news

volume 5 (fixed value);

❒ listening volume above 5: traffic news

volume equal to listening volume +1.

If the volume is changed during a traffic up­date, the level will not be shown on the
display; the new level will only be main­tained during the update.

The display will show the words TRAFFIC
INFORMATION whilst a traffic update is
being received.

The TA function can be interrupted by
pressing any button on the car radio.

REGIONAL MODE function
(reception of regional broadcasts)

Some national broadcasters will transmit
regional programs at certain times of the
day (that vary from region to region). This
function makes it possible to tune into lo­cal (regional) broadcasters automatically
(see EON function paragraph).

If you want the radio to automatically tune
into the regional stations being broadcast
on the network selected, the function
must be activated.

To turn the function on/off, use the but­tons¯ or ˙.

The current status of the function will ap­pear on the display:

❒ “Regional On”: function activated;

❒ “Regional Off”: function deactivated.

If the function is deactivated and you have
tuned into a regional station working in a
given area and you enter a different area,
then the regional station received in the
new area will be broadcast.

WARNING If the AF and REG functions
are on at the same time, once a border
between two regions is crossed, the radio
may not switch correctly to a valid alter­native frequency.

MP3 DISPLAY FUNCTION
(Compact Disc MP3 data display)

This function makes it possible to select
the information shown by the display
when listening to a CD containing MP3
tracks.

The function can only be selected if a CD
MP3 is inserted: in this case “MP3 Display”
will appear on the display.

To change the function, use the ¯or ˙
buttons.

The following settings are available:

❒ Title (track title, the ID3-TAG if avail-

able);

❒ Author (track author, the ID3-TAG if

available);

❒ Album (track album, the ID3-TAG if

available);

❒ Folder name (folder name);

❒ File name (MP3 file name).

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SPEED VOLUME function

(volume change based on speed)

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This function allows the volume level to
be adjusted automatically depending on
the speed of the vehicle, increasing it as
the speed increases to maintain the same
balance with the noise level inside the pas­senger compartment. To turn the function
on/off, press the ¯ / ˙ buttons. The
words Speed volume should appear on the
display followed by the current status of
the function:

❒ Off: function deactivated

❒ Low: function activated

❒ High: function activated

(low setting)

(high setting).

RADIO ON VOL function
(radio volume maximum limit acti­vation/deactivation)

This function makes it possile to acti­vate/deactivate the maximum volume lim­it when turning the radio on.

The display shows the function status:

❒ “Radio on vol – Limit on”: when the ra-

dio is switched on the volume level will
be:

– if the volume level is equal to or high-

er than the maximum value, the ra­dio will come on at the maximum
volume;

– if the volume level is between the

minimum and maximum values, the
radio will come on at the same vol­ume as before it was switched off;

– if the volume level is equal to or low-

er than the minimum value, the radio
will come on at the minimum volume.

❒ “Radio on vol – Limit off”: the radio will

come on at the volume level it was at
before switching off. The volume may
be between 0 and 40.

Use the ¯ / ˙ buttons to change the set­ting.

NOTES

❒ Using the Menu it is only possible to ad-

just the activation/deactivation of the
function and not the minimum or max­imum volume setting.

❒ If the “TA” or “TEL” functions or an

outside audio source are activated
when the radio is turned on, the radio
will come on at the volume set for
these sources. When the outside audio
source is deactivated, the volume can
be adjusted between the minimum and
maximum levels.

❒ If the battery charge is low, it will not

be possible to adjust the volume be­tween the minimum and maximum lev­els.

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EXTERNAL AUDIO function
(telephone volume adjustment)

This function makes it possible to adjust
(settings from 1 to 40), by turning the con­trol fig. 1 or pressing the ¯ / ˙ buttons
or exclude (OFF setting) the volume of the
Telephone, the Blue&Me™ (except the
Media Player function).

The display shows the current function
status:

❒ “EXT Audio Off”: function deactivated.

❒ “EXT Audio Volume 23”: function acti-

vated with volume setting 23.

RADIO OFF function
(on and off mode)

This function is used to select the mode
of turning off the radio between two dif­ferent procedures. To activate the func­tion, use the ¯ or ˙ buttons.

The selected mode will appear on the dis­play:

❒ “00 MIN”: the radio turns off automat-

ically in connection with the ignition
key; the radio turns off automatically as
soon as the key is turned to the STOP
position;

❒ “20 MIN”: the radio turns off indepen-

dently from the ignition key; the radio
remains on for a maximum period of 20
minutes after the key has been turned
to the STOP position.

TELEPHONE PREPARATION

If a hands-free kit is installed on the car,
when there is an incoming phonecall the
radio audio will be connected to the tele­phone output. The telephone volume is
always fixed, but it can be adjusted dur­ing a conversation using the rotating con­trol fig. 1.

The fixed telephone audio volume can be
adjusted using the “EXT Audio” function
in the Menu. The word PHONE will ap­pear on the display during the deactivation
of the audio for the phonecall.

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SYSTEM RESET function

This function is used to restore all settings
to the factory values. The options are:

❒ NO: no restore intervention;

❒ YES: the default parameters are re-

stored. The display will show Resetting
during this operation. At the end of the
operation, the source does not change
and the previous situation will be dis­played.

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ANTI-THEFT PROTECTION

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The radio is equipped with an anti-theft
protection system based on the exchange
of information between the radio and the
electronic control unit (Body Computer)
on the vehicle.

This system guarantees maximum securi­ty and avoids the secret code having to be
entered every time after the radio pow­er supply is disconnected.

If the outcome of the check is positive, the
radio will start to work, whilst if the codes
compared are not the same or if the elec­tronic control unit (Body Computer) is re­placed, the equipment will notify the user
of the need to enter the password fol­lowing the procedure in the paragraph be­low.

Entering the password

When the radio is switched on, if the pass­word is requested, the display will show
“Radio code” for about 2 seconds fol­lowed by four dashes “- - - -”.

The password is made up of four numbers
from 1 to 6, each corresponding to one of
the dashes.

To enter the first number, press the but­ton corresponding to the preset stations
(from 1 to 6). Enter the other code num­bers in the same way.

If the four digits are not entered within 20
seconds, the display will show “Enter code

- - - -”. This event is not considered an in­correct entering of the code.

After entering the fourth digit (within 20
seconds), the car radio will start to work.

If an incorrect code is entered, the radio
will emit a sound and the display will show
“Radio blocked/wait” to notify the user of
the need to enter the correct code.

Each time the user enters an incorrect
code, the waiting time will gradually in­crease (1 min, 2 min, 4 min, 8 min, 16 min,
30 min,1h, 2h, 4h, 8h, 16h, 24h) up to a
maximum of 24 hours. The waiting time
will be shown on the display by “Radio
blocked/wait”. After the message disap­pears, the code entering procedure may
be started again.

Code card

This document certifies ownership of the
car radio. The Code Card contains the
model of the radio, the serial number and
the password.

IMPORTANT Keep the Code Card some­where safe so that the authorities can be
supplied with the relevant information if
the radio is stolen.

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When the radio is turned on the last func­tion selected before it was switched off
is activated: Radio, CD, CD MP3 or Me­dia Player (only with Blue&Me™).

To select the Radio function when an­other audio source is being listened to,
briefly press the FMas or AM buttons de­pending on the desired band.

Once the Radio mode has been activated,
the display will show the name (RDS sta­tions only) and the frequency of the se­lected radio station, the frequency band
selected (e.g. FM1) and the preselect but­ton number (e.g. P1).

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FREQUENCY BAND
SELECTION

With the Radio mode active, press the
FMas or AM button briefly and repeated­ly to select the desired reception band.

Each time the button is pressed the fol­lowing bands are selected cyclically:

❒ Pressing the FMas button: “FM1”,

“FM2” o “FMA”;

❒ Pressing the AM button: “MW”.

Each band is highlighted by the name in the
display. The last station selected on the re­spective frequency band will be tuned in­to.

The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM1 or “FMA”; the FMA reception band
is reserved for broadcasters stored auto­matically using the AutoSTore function.

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PRESELECTION BUTTONS

The buttons numbered from 1 to 6 are
used to set the following preselections:

❒ 18 on the FM band FM (6 on FM1, 6 on

FM2, 6 on FMT or “FMA” (on some
versions);

❒ 12 on the MW band;

To listen to a preset station, select the de­sired frequency band and then briefly press
the corresponding preset button (from 1
to 6).

By pressing the preset button for more
than 2 seconds, the tuned station will be
stored. The storing phase is confirmed by
an acoustic signal.

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STORING THE LAST STATION
LISTENED TO

The radio automatically stores the last sta­tion that was selected for each reception
band, which is then tuned into when the
radio is turned on or when the reception
band is changed.

AUTOMATIC TUNING

Briefly press the ¯ or ˙ button to start
the automatic tuning search for the next
station that can be received in the select­ed direction.

If the ¯ or ˙ button is pressed down
longer, the fast search starts. When the
button is released, the tuning will stop at
the next station that can be received.

If the TA function (traffic information) is
on, the tuner will only search for stations
that broadcast traffic updates.

MANUAL TUNING

This allows the manual search for stations
on the preselected band.

Select the desired frequency band and
then press the ▲ or ▼ button briefly and
repeatedly to start to the search in the de­sired direction. If the ▲ or ▼ button is
pressed longer, the fast search will start
and then stop when the button is released.

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AUTOSTORE FUNCTION
(automatic station
storage)

To activate the AutoSTore function, press
down on the FMas button until you hear
the acoustic confirmation signal. With this
function, the radio automatically stores the
6 stations with the strongest signal in a de­creasing order on the FMA frequency
band.

During the automatic storing process,
“Autstore” will appear flashing on the dis­play.

To interrupt the AutoSTore function,
press the FMas button again: the radio will
return to tuning into the station listened
to before the activation of the function.

When the AutoSTore function has finished,
the radio will automatically tune into the
first preset station on the FMA band stored
on the preset 1 side.

The stations that have a strong signal at
that moment are then automatically stored
in the preselected band in the buttons
numbered 1 to 6.

When the AutoSTore function is activat­ed within the MW band, the FMA band is
automatically selected and the function is
performed.

IMPORTANT Sometimes the AutoSTore
function does not manage to find 6 sta­tions with a strong signal. In this case, the
strongest stations will be duplicated in the
free preset buttons.

IMPORTANT When the AutoSTore func­tion is activated, the stations that were
previously stored on the FMA band are
deleted.

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EMERGENCY ALARM
RECEPTION

The radio can receive emergency an­nouncements in RDS mode in exception­al circumstances where dangerous situa­tions are threatened (earthquakes, floods,
etc.) if these are being transmitted by the
broadcaster tuned into.

This function is activated automatically and
cannot be turned off.

The word Alarm will be shown in the dis­play during the transmission of an emer­gency announcement. The volume of the
radio will change during this announce­ment in the same way as during a traffic
bulletin.

EON FUNCTION (Enhanced
Other Network)

In some countries, there are circuits that
group multiple broadcasters that transmit
traffic information together. In this case,
the program of the station that is being lis­tened to will be temporarily interrupted
to:

❒ receive traffic information (only with

the TA function on);

❒ listen to regional transmissions each

time they are transmitted by one of the
broadcasters in the same circuit.

STEREOPHONIC
BROADCASTERS

If the incoming signal is weak, the repro­duction is automatically switched from
Stereo to Mono.

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This chapter describes the variants re­garding the operation of the CD player: as
far as the operation of the radio is con­cerned, refer to the description in the
“Functions and Adjustments” chapter.

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CD PLAYER SELECTION

To activate the CD player built-into the
equipment, proceed as follows:

❒ load a CD with the equipment switched

on: the first track will start to play;

or

❒ if a CD has already been loaded, turn

on the car radio and then briefly press
the CD button to select the “CD” func­tion mode: the last track listened to will
start to play.

It is advisable to use original CDs to en­sure optimum playing. If CD-R/RWs are
used, we recommend using good quality
media that are burned at the slowest
speed possible.

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CD LOADING/EJECTION

To load the CD, insert it gently into the
slot to activate the motorized loading sys­tem, which will position it correctly.

The CD can be loaded with the radio
switched off and the ignition key in the
MAR position: in this case the radio will
remain off. When the radio is turned on,
the last source listened to prior to switch­ing off will be activated.

When a CD is loaded the display will show
“CD-IN” and the words “CD Reading”.
They will remain displayed for the entire
time required for the radio to read the
CD tracks. When this time has elapsed the
radio will automatically start playing the
first track.

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Press the ˚ button (EJECT) with the ra­dio on to activate the motorized ejection
of the CD. After ejection, the last audio
source listened to before playing the CD
will be heard.

If the CD is not removed from the radio,
it will automatically be reloaded about 20
seconds later and the Tuner mode will be
tuned into (Radio).

The CD cannot be ejected if the radio is
off.

If the ejected CD is loaded without hav­ing removed it completely from the slot,
the radio will not switch to the CD
source.

Possible error messages

If the CD loaded cannot be read (e.g. a CD
ROM has been inserted or the CD is in­serted the wrong way round or there is
reading error) the display will show the
words “CD Disc error”.

The CD will then be ejected and the au­dio source activated prior to the CD
mode selection will be heard.

With an outside audio source activated
(TA, ALARM or Phone), the CD that can­not be read will be not be ejected until
these functions are over. At the end, with
the CD mode activated, the display will
show the words “CD Disc error” for a
few seconds and then the CD will be
ejected.

DISPLAY INFORMATION

When the CD player is working, the dis­play will show information which has the
following meaning:

❒ “CD Track 5”: indicates the numer of

the CD track;

❒ “03.42”: indicates the time elapsed since

the start of the track (if the relevant
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TRACK SELECTION
(forward/backward)

Briefly press the ¯ button to play the pre­vious CD track and the ˙ button to play
the next track. The tracks are selected
cyclically: the first track is selected after
the last track and vice versa.

If the track has been played for more than
3 seconds, pressing the button ˙ will
cause the track to be started again from
the beginning. In this case, if you want to
play the previous track, press the button
twice consecutively.

TRACK FAST
FORWARD/REWIND

Keep the ˙ button pressed down to fast
forward the selected track and keep the
button ¯ pressed down to fast rewind the
track. The fast forward/back will stop once
the button is released.

PAUSE FUNCTION

To pause the CD player, press the MUTE
button. The words “CD Pause” will ap­pear on the display.

To resume listening to the track, press the
MUTE button again.

If another audio source is selected, the
pause function is turned off.

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This chapter only describes the variants
regarding the operation of the CD MP3
player: as far as the operation of the radio
is concerned, refer to the description in
chapters “4” and “6”.

NOTE MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding
technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS
and Thomson multimedia.

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MP3 MODE

In addition to playing normal audio CDs,
the radio is also capable of playing CD­ROMs on which MP3 format compressed
audio files are recorded. The radio works
according to the modes described in chap­ter “5” when an ordinary audio CD is in­serted.

The use of good quality media burnt at the
slowest possible speeds is recommended
for optimum quality.

The files on the MP3 CD are in folders,
with sequential lists of all the folders con­taining MP3 tracks (folders and sub-fold­ers are all on the same level) and folders
that do not contain MP3 tracks cannot be
selected.

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The operating conditions and specifica­tions for playing MP3 files are as follows:

❒ the CD-ROMs used must be burned in

compliance with the Specification
ISO9660;

❒ the music files must have an “.mp3” ex-

tension: files with a different extension
cannot be played;

❒ the following sampling frequencies can

be played: 44.1 kHz, stereo (96 to 320
kbit/s) - 22.05 kHz, mono or stereo (32
to 80 kbit/s);

❒ tracks with variable bit-rates can be

played.

IMPORTANT The names of tracks should
not contain the following characters:
spaces, ‘ (apostrophes), ( e ) (open and
close brackets). When a CD MP3 is be­ing burned, make sure that the file names
do not contain these characters; other­wise, the car radio will not be able to play
those tracks.

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SELECTING MP3 SESSIONS
WITH HYBRID DISCS

If a hybrid disc is inserted (Mixed Mode,
Enhanced, CD-Extra) also containing MP3
files, the radio automatically starts play­ing the audio session. It is possible to move
to the MP3 session whilst playing by keep­ing the MEDIA button pressed for more
than 2 seconds.

IMPORTANT When the function is acti­vated the radio may take a few seconds to
start playing. Whilst checking the disc the
display will show “CD Reading”. If no MP3
files are detected, the radio will resume
playing the audio session from the point
where it was interrupted.

DISPLAY INFORMATION

Id3-tag information

display

In addition to the information relating to
the time elapsed, the name of the folder
and the name of the file, the radio is also
capable of display ID3-TAG information
relating to the Title track, Artist and Au­thor.

The name of the MP3 folder shown on the
display corresponds to the name with
which the folder was stored on the CD,
followed by an asterisk.

Example of a complete MP3 folder name:
BEST OF *.

If you wish to display one of the ID3-TAG
pieces of information (Title, Artist, Album)
and this information has not been record­ed for the track played, the information
will be replaced by information relating to
the name of the file.

SELECTION OF
NEXT/PREVIOUS FOLDER

Press the ▲ button to select the next fold­er or the ▼ button to select the previ­ous folder. The display will show the num­ber and the name of the folder (e.g. “DIR
2 XXXXXX”).

XXXXXX: name of the folder (the display
will only show the first 8 characters).

The folders are selected cyclically: the first
folder is selected after the last folder and
vice versa.

If no other folder/track is selected during
the next 2 seconds, the first track con­tained in the new folder will be played.

If the last track on the folder currently se­lected is being played, the next folder will
be played.

STRUCTURE OF THE FOLDERS

The radio with MP3 player:

❒ only recognizes the folders that effec-

tively contain MP3 format files

❒ if the MP3 files on a CD-ROM are

structured in “sub-folders”, their struc­ture is compressed to a single level
structure where the “sub-folders” are
taken to the level of the main folders.

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GENERAL

Sound volume low

The Fader function should be adjusted to
“F” (front) values to prevent the reduction
in radio output power and the cancelling
of the volume if the Fader level adjustment
is R+9.

Source cannot be selected

Nothing has been loaded. Load the CD or
CD MP3 to be played.

CD PLAYER

The CD does not play

The CD is dirty. Clean the CD.

The CD is scratched. Try and use anoth­er CD.

The CD cannot be loaded.

A CD is already loaded. Press the ˚ but­ton and remove the CD.

MP3 FILE PLAYBACK

Tracks jump during mp3 file play­back

The CD is scratched or dirty. Clean the
CD, referring to what is described in the
“CD” paragraph in the “INTRODUC­TION” chapter.

The duration of the mp3 tracks is not
shown correctly

In some cases (due to the recording
mode) the duration of the MP3 tracks may
be displayed incorrectly.

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