Blaupunkt ALICANTE MP36 User Manual

Radio CD MP3 WMA

Operating instructions

Alicante MP36 7 646 460 310 Sevilla MP36 7 646 450 310

http://www.blaupunkt.com

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Controls

1 On/Off button

Short press: Mutes the device. Long press: Switches the device off.

2 button to open the ﬂip-release con-

trol panel.

3 Volume control 4 SOURCE button to switch sources be-

tween radio, CD, CD changer (if con nected) and AUX.

5 AUDIO button to adjust bass, treble,

middle, sub-out, balance and fader. Switching X-BASS on/off and adjust ing it. Selects an equaliser presetting.

6 BND•TS button

Short press: Selects the FM memory banks and the MW and LW wavebands. Long press: Starts the Travelstore func tion.

7 TRA•RDS button

Short press: Switches trafﬁc information standby on/off. Long press: Switches convenient RDS function on/off.

8 DISPL button

Short press: Brieﬂy displays alternative display contents (e.g. time). Long press: Changes display contents.

9 MENU button

Short press: Calls up the menu for ba sic settings. Long press: Starts the Scan function.

: Arrow buttons ; Buttons 1 - 6

< button (Eject) for removing a CD

from the device.

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Contents

Notes and accessories ...................... 38

Disposal of old unit

(EU countries only) ........................

Installation .................................... 38

Optional equipment

(not part of the scope of delivery) ....

Detachable control panel ................. 39

Theft protection

Detaching the control panel .............

Attaching the control panel ..............

Switch-off time (OFF TIMER) ...........

............................. 39

Switching on/off .............................. 41

Adjusting the volume .......................41

Setting the power-on volume ...........

Quickly reducing the volume (Mute) .. Telephone Audio/Navigation Audio ... Switching the conﬁrmation

beep on/off ...................................

Automatic Sound ...........................

Radio mode .....................................44

Adjusting the tuner

Switching to radio mode .................

Convenient RDS functions (AF, REG) .. Selecting the waveband/

memory bank ................................

Tuning into a station .......................

Setting the sensitivity of station

seek tuning ...................................

Storing stations .............................

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46 Storing stations automatically (Travelstore)

Listening to stored stations .............

Scanning receivable stations (SCAN) ..

Setting the scanning time ................

Programme type (PTY) ..................

Optimising radio reception ..............

Conﬁguring the display ...................

................................. 46

Trafﬁc information ...........................49

Switching trafﬁc information

priority on/off ...............................

Setting the volume for trafﬁc

announcements ............................. 49

CD mode ......................................... 50

Switching to CD mode ....................

Selecting tracks .............................

Fast track selection ........................

Fast searching (audible) ..................

Random track play (MIX) .................

Scanning tracks (SCAN)

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Repeating tracks (REPEAT) .............

Interrupting playback (PAUSE) .........

Conﬁguring the display ...................

Trafﬁc announcements in CD mode .. Ejecting a CD

................................. 51

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MP3/WMA mode ............................. 52

Preparing an MP3 CD .....................

Switching to MP3 mode ..................

Conﬁguring the display ...................

Conﬁguring the MP3 scrolling texts ...

Selecting a directory ......................

Selecting tracks/ﬁles ......................

Fast search ...................................

Random track play – MIX .................

Scanning tracks – SCAN .................

Repeated playback of individual tracks or entire directories – REPEAT ...

Interrupting playback (PAUSE) .........

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Contents

CD-changer mode ............................56

Switching to CD-changer mode ........

Selecting CDs ................................

Selecting tracks .............................

Fast searching (audible) ..................

Changing the display ......................

Repeating individual tracks or

whole CDs (REPEAT) ......................

Random track play (MIX) .................

Scanning all tracks on all CDs (SCAN) ...

Interrupting playback (PAUSE) .........

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Clock time ....................................... 58

Displaying the time ........................

Setting the time .............................

Selecting 12/24-hour clock mode ....

Displaying the time continuously when the device is off and the

ignition is on .................................

Brieﬂy displaying time with

switched-off device ........................

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Sound ............................................. 59

Adjusting the bass .........................

Adjusting the middle ......................

Adjusting the treble ........................

Setting the left/right volume

distribution (balance) .....................

Adjusting the front/rear volume

distribution (fader) ........................

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Preampliﬁer output

(Preamp-Out/Sub-Out) .................... 60

Adjusting the sub-out level ..............

Adjusting the sub-out cutoff

frequency ..................................... 60

X-BASS ........................................... 61

Adjusting the X-BASS boost .............

Equalizer presettings (Presets) ........ 62

Adjusting the display settings ........... 62

Entering a switch-on message ..........

Adjusting the level display ...............

Adjusting the display brightness .......

Setting the display illumination

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colour .......................................... 63

External audio sources ..................... 64

Switching the AUX input on/off ........

Adjusting the AUX preampliﬁcation ...

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Technical Data ................................. 65

Ampliﬁer ......................................

Tuner ...........................................65

CD ............................................... 65

Pre-amp out ..................................

Input sensitivity .............................

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Notes and accessories

Thank you for choosing a Blaupunkt product. We hope you enjoy using this new piece of equipment.

Please read these operating instructions before using the equipment for the ﬁrst time.

The Blaupunkt editors are constantly work ing on making the operating instructions clearer and easier to understand. However, if you still have any questions on how to op erate the device, please contact your dealer or the telephone hotline for your country. You will ﬁnd the telephone number printed at the back of this booklet.

We provide a manufacturer guarantee for our products bought within the European Union. You can view the guarantee condi tions at www.blaupunkt.de or ask for them directly at:

Blaupunkt GmbH Hotline Robert Bosch Str. 200

D-31139 Hildesheim, Germany

Disposal of old unit

(EU countries only)

Do not dispose of your old device in

the household trash!

Use the return and collection systems avail able to dispose of the old device.

Road safety

Road safety has absolute priority.

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Only operate your car sound system if the road and trafﬁc conditions al low you to do so.

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Familiarise yourself with the device

before setting off on your journey.

You should always be able to hear po lice, ﬁre and ambulance sirens in good time from inside your vehicle.

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For this reason, listen to your car sound system at a suitable volume level during your journey.

Installation

If you want to install your car sound system yourself, please read the installation and

connection instructions that follow these

operating instructions.

Optional equipment

(not part of the scope of delivery)

Use only accessories approved by Blaupunkt.

Remote control

The steering wheel and/or handheld re mote control allows you to access the most important functions of your car sound sys tem safely and conveniently.

You cannot switch the device on/off using the remote control.

You can ﬁnd out from your Blaupunkt dealer or on the Internet at www.blaupunkt.com which remote controls can be used with your car sound system.

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Notes and accessories Control panel

Ampliﬁer

You can use all Blaupunkt and Velocity am pliﬁers.

CD changers

You can connect the following Blaupunkt CD changers: CDC A 03, CDC A 08 and IDC A 09.

Detachable control panel

Theft protection

The device is equipped with a detachable control panel (ﬂip-release panel) as a way of protecting your equipment against theft. The device is worthless to a thief without this control panel.

Protect your device against theft by taking the control panel with you whenever you leave your vehicle. Do not leave the control panel inside your vehicle - not even in a hid ing place.

Notes:

Never drop the control panel.

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Never expose the control panel to di rect sunlight or other heat sources.

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Avoid direct skin contact with the control panel’s electrical contacts. If necessary, please clean the contacts with a lint-free cloth moistened with cleaning alcohol.

Control panel

Detaching the control panel

Press the button 2.

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The control panel opens out towards you.

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Hold the control panel by its right side and then pull the control panel straight out of the bracket.

Notes:

The device is switched off after a

• time preset by you. For instructions, please read the section "Switch-off time (OFF TIMER)" in this chapter.

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All the current settings are saved.

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Any CD already inserted in the device remains there.

Attaching the control panel

Hold the control panel approximately at

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a right angle to the device.

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Slide the control panel into the de vice’s guides that are positioned on the left and right at the lower edge of the housing. Push the control panel care fully into the bracket until it clicks into place.

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Carefully ﬂip up the control panel until it clicks into place.

If the device was still switched on when you detached the control panel, it will automati cally switch on with the last setting activat ed (radio, CD, CD changer or AUX) when the panel is replaced.

Switch-off time (OFF TIMER)

After opening the control panel, the device is switched off after an adjustable time. You can set this time from 0 to 30 seconds.

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Press the

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Press the until the displays shows "OFF TIMER".

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Adjust the time with the :.

When you have ﬁnished making your chang es,

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press the

Note:

If you set the switch-off time to 0 sec

onds, the device is switched off imme diately after opening the control panel.

MENU button 9.

or button : repeatedly

buttons

MENU button twice 9.

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Switching on/off Volume

Switching on/off

There are various ways of switching the device on/off:

Switching on/off using button 1

To switch on the device, press button

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The device switches on.

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To switch off the device, press and hold down button two seconds.

The device switches off.

Switching on/off using the vehicle ignition

The device will switch on/off simultane ously with the ignition if the device is cor rectly connected to the vehicle’s ignition as shown in the installation instructions and you did not switch the device off by press ing button

Switching the device on/off using the detachable control panel

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The devices switches off after the time set in the "OFF TIMER" menu.

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The device switches on. The last setting (radio, CD, CD changer or AUX) is reacti vated.

Detach the control panel.

Attach the control panel again.

Note:

To protect the vehicle battery, the de vice will switch off automatically after one hour if the ignition is off.

1 for longer than

Adjusting the volume

You can adjust the volume in increments from 0 (off) to 66 (maximum).

To increase the volume,

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turn the volume control

To decrease the volume,

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turn the volume control clockwise.

Setting the power-on volume

Note:

The device features a time-out function (time window). For example, if you press the

You can set the power-on volume.

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To help you adjust the setting more easily, the device will increase or decrease the vol

ume as you make your changes.

If you enable "LAST VOL", the volume which was set the last time you switched off the device is re-enabled.

9 and select a menu item,

button the device switches back after approx. 8 seconds after the last button acti vation. The settings performed are saved.

Press the Press the

edly until "ON VOLUME" appears on the display.

Adjust the power-on volume with the

MENU button 9.

or button : repeat-

buttons :.

3 clockwise.

3 counter-

Volume

Note:

To protect your hearing, the power-on volume is limited to the value "38". If the volume before switching off was higher and the "LAST VOL" setting was selected, the device switches on again with the value "38".

When you have ﬁnished making your chang es,

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press the

MENU button twice 9.

Quickly reducing the volume (Mute)

You can quickly reduce the volume to a preset level (Mute).

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Brieﬂy press button

"MUTE" appears on the display.

Cancelling mute

To return to your previously set volume level,

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brieﬂy press button

Adjusting the mute level

You can adjust the mute level.

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Press the

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Press the edly until "MUTE LVL" appears on the display.

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Adjust the mute level with the tons

When you have ﬁnished making your chang es,

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press the

MENU button 9.

MENU button twice 9.

1 again.

or button : repeat-

but-

Telephone Audio/Navigation Audio

If your car sound system is connected with a cell phone or navigation system, the car sound system is muted when you "pick up" the phone or during a voice output of the navigation and the call or the voice output

is played back via the car sound speaker system. For this purpose, the cell phone or the navigation system must be connected to the car sound system as described in the installation instructions.

Your Blaupunkt dealer can provide you with the information which navigation system can be used with your car sound system.

If a trafﬁc announcement is received dur ing a telephone call or a voice output of the navigation, you can listen to the trafﬁc an nouncement only after the telephone call/ voice output has ended, provided that it is still being broadcast. The trafﬁc announce ment is not recorded!

You can adjust the volume with which you switch on the telephone calls or the voice output of the navigation.

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Press the

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Press the until "TEL VOL" appears on the display.

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Set the desired volume with the button

When you have ﬁnished making your chang es,

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press the

Note:

Using the volume control adjust the volume for telephone calls and voice output directly during the playback.

MENU button 9.

or button : repeatedly

MENU button twice 9.

3, you can

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Volume

Switching the conﬁrmation beep on/off

The system will output a conﬁrmation beep for some functions if you keep a button pressed down for longer than two seconds, for instance, when assigning a radio station to a station preset button. You can switch the beep on or off.

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Press the

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Press the until "BEEP ON" or "BEEP OFF" appears on the display.

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Switch the BEEP ON or OFF with the

When you have ﬁnished making your chang es,

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press the

MENU button 9.

or button : repeatedly

or button :.

MENU button 9.

Automatic Sound

This function automatically adjusts the volume of the car sound system to the vehicle speed. For this purpose, the car sound sys tem must be connected as described in the installation instructions.

You can adjust the automatic sound in 6 in crements from (0 - 5).

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Press the

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Press the edly until "AUTO SD" appears on the display.

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Set the automatic sound 0 - 5 with the

When you have ﬁnished making your chang es,

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press the

MENU button 9.

or button : repeat-

or button :.

MENU button twice 9.

Note:

Your optimal setting of 0 - 5 of the speed-dependent sound adjustment depends upon the driving noise devel opment of your vehicle. Determine the perfect value for your vehicle using trial and error.

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