Blaupunkt CAMBRIDGE RCR 45 User Manual

Radio / Cassette

Cambridge
RCR 45

Operating instructions

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Contents

Short instructions ........................ 21

Important notes ............................ 24

Precautions ........................................... 24

Traffic safety ......................................... 24

Installation/Connection.......................... 25

Anti-theft protection..................... 25

Release panel ....................................... 25

Detaching the release panel.............. 25

Fitting the release panel .................... 25

Security code ........................................ 25

Entry of a wrong code number.............. 25

Switching on security coding................. 26

Re-start following an interruption of the

power supply ......................................... 26

Switching off security coding................. 26

Optical indication for extra security ....... 26

Radio operation with RDS ........... 27

AF - Alternative frequency .................... 27

REG - regional programme................... 27

Selecting a waveband ........................... 28

Automatic tuning................................ 28

Manual tuning .................................... 28

Scrolling through the broadcasting

network (only FM) ................................. 28

Changing the memory bank (FM) ......... 28

Storing stations ..................................... 29

Automatically storing the strongest

stations with Travelstore ....................... 29

Recalling stored stations....................... 29

Scanning stored stations

with Preset Scan ................................... 29

Scanning stations with Radio-Scan ...... 30

Selecting the seek tuning sensitivity ..... 30

Switching from stereo to mono (FM) ..... 30

Reception of traffic announce-

ments with RDS-EON ................... 31

Traffic announcement priority on/off ..... 31

Warning beep........................................ 31

Switching the warning beep off.......... 31

Automatic seek tuning start................... 31

Adjusting the traffic message volume ... 31

Traffic Memo (TIM) ....................... 32

Recalling stored traffic

announcements .................................... 32

TIM standby mode when the radio is

turned off............................................... 32

Setting the time in the DSC menu:........ 32

Adjusting the TIM standby mode/

TIM time ................................................ 33

Deactivating the TIM standby mode ..... 33

Warning............................................ 33

Tape operation.............................. 34

Inserting a tape ..................................... 34

Removing a tape................................... 34

Fast Forward/Rewind............................ 34

PROG selector (To change the tape

direction during cassette playback)....... 34

DSC programming........................ 35

Overview of the DSC factory settings ... 36

Appendix ....................................... 37

Care notes ............................................ 37

Release panel.................................... 37

Mechanism/cassette tapes ................ 37

Specifications........................................ 37

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Short instructions

1 On Off

Volume

This unit can also be switched on and
off with the Release Panel B.
Also, when being connected correctly,
you may turn the radio on and off via
the ignition of your car.
Use one of the following possibilities to
continue operating the set when the
ignition is switched off:
a) Switch on/off with knob 1.
b) Remove/re-install the release panel.
c) Press AUD 3.
When turning on the unit with the re­lease panel or by pressing the AUD
button, the system will start to play with
the volume adjusted last.
When operating the unit with the igniti­on being switched off, the system will
automatically shut down after one hour
in order to avoid that the battery goes
flat.

2 LD

Loudness - When listening at a low
level, the Loudness function creates a
more natural sound by boosting the low
frequency range.
To switch the Loudness on/off:
Press LD.
For more information, read chapter
“DSC programming”.

3 AUD/GEO

AUD –
To adjust the treble and bass frequen­cies with the rocker switch.

Treble +
Treble –
Bass –
Bass +

GEO –
To adjust the balance (left/right) and
fader (front/rear) with the rocker switch.

Fader front
Fader rear
Balance left
Balance right

To alter a setting,

• press AUD or GEO and then chan­ge the value with the rocker switch.

The adjusted value is indicated in the
display.
The last setting will be stored automati­cally.
To finish the setting: Press AUD or
GEO.
If the setting remains unchanged within
8 seconds, the display will switch back
to the previous condition.

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4 DSC (Direct Software Control)

Use the DSC function to customise
certain programmable, basic settings to
suit your personal needs and prefe­rences. See chapter “DSC pro­gramming” for more information.

5 AF - Alternative frequency during RDS

operation
When “AF” lights up in the display, the
radio will automatically search for a
frequency offering better reception of
the same RDS programme.
To switch AF on/off: Press AF briefly.

6 REG

REG ON / REG OFF
With REG ON the system will only
switch to a better alternative frequency
if the latter belongs to a linked station
offering the same regional programme
(see “REG - regional programme).
To switch REG on or off: Press REG
until “REG ON” or “REG OFF” appears
in the display (BEEP tone).

7 lo/dx

To alter the automatic seek tuning sen­sitivity.
If “lo” is displayed, the radio will only
pick up strong, local stations (low sensi­tivity).
If “lo” does not light up, the radio will
also pick up weaker, distant stations
(high sensitivity).
To switch over: Press lo or dx briefly.
For more information, see chapter
“DSC programming”.

8 Cassette removal

Press

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9 Cassette loading slot

Insert tape (side A or 1 up; the open
side facing to the right).

: Display

Radio operation:

NDR1 NDS - Station abbreviation or

frequency
FM - Waveband
T-Memory bank (I, II, T)
5-Preset button (1 - 6)

- Stereo
lo - Seek tuning sensitivity
AF - Alternative RDS frequency
TP - Traffic programme identifier
TA - Priority for traffic programme

stations

LD - Loudness

Tape operation:

TR1--PLAY - Side 1 (or 2)

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; PROG button/Fast winding

To switch to the other side of the
cassette tape:

Press both buttons simultaneously.
The display shows TR1-PLAY or TR2-PLAY.

Fast winding

FR : Fast rewind; stop by pressing FF.
FF : Fast forward; stop by pressing FR.

< SC

Radio operation
Scan (sampling all stations to be recei­ved): Press SC briefly.

= PS

Preset Scan (sampling all stations

stored on the preset buttons): Press PS
briefly.

> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - preset buttons

You can store six stations on each FM
memory bank (I, II, T).
To store a station: Press button during
radio operation and hold down until the
radio resumes play.
To recall a station: Select the wave­band and on FM also the desired me­mory bank (press FM

T button as many

times as required). Then press the cor­responding preset button briefly.

Extra function:
Coding: Read chapter “Anti-theft pro­tection” first.
Buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 - To enter the four-
digit code.
Press each of the buttons as many
times as required until the code number
given in the car radio passport stands
in the display.

? TIM/TA

TIM (TraffIc Memo)

To play all the stored traffic announce­ments:
Press TIM briefly.
To activate/deactivate the priority for
traffic announcements:
Press TIM for approximately 2 seconds.

TA (Traffic Announcement)
If TA lights up in the display, the system
will only play traffic stations.

@ M•L

To select the MW or LW waveband.
Press button as many times until the
desired band is adjusted.

T - FM, Travelstore

A FM

To switch between the FM memory
banks I, II and “T” (Travelstore).

To switch over:
Press FM

T as many times until the

desired bank is indicated in the display.
To store the six most powerful stations
automatically with Travelstore:

Store: Press FM
Recall: Press FM

T; seek tuning starts.

T as many times until

the display shows “T”. Then briefly
press one of the preset buttons 1, 2, 3,

4, 5, or 6.

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Important notes

B RELEASE / CODE-LED

Release panel - detachable face.

For extra anti-theft protection, you
should take the detachable face with
you when leaving your car.
To remove it:
Press RELEASE.
To re-install the panel: Insert on the left
side first with the cassette slot facing up
and then press on the right until the
panel locks in.

Code LED

May flash for additional theft protection
when the car radio is switched off, pro­vided this feature has been adjusted
correspondingly via DSC (see DSC
CODE-LED).

C Rocker switch

Seek tuning

Up
Down

/ Up/down in short intervals

(“AF” must be switched off)

/ To scroll through the broadcasting

network when “AF” is activated
(e.g. NDR1 ... NDR4).

Extra functions:

In the DSC mode:

Select and programme
DSC functions.

Coding: Enter code and confirm

with

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Precautions

Before starting to use your new car radio,
please read the information on “Traffic safe­ty” and “Anti-theft protection” carefully.

Traffic safety

As the driver of a motor vehicle, it is your
responsibility to pay attention to the traffic
situation at all times. Never use your car radio
in a way that could distract you.
Please keep in mind that you travel a di­stance of 14 m per second at a speed of only
50 km/h.
Should the traffic situation become particu­larly demanding, we advise you not to use the
radio.
Always make sure that you are still able to
hear any warning signals coming from outsi­de of the vehicle, such as police or fire engine
sirens, so that you can react accordingly.
Therefore, you should always select a mode­rate volume for playing your car radio while
you are driving.

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Anti-theft protection

Installation/Connection

If you would like to install this equipment
yourself or add any new components, please
read the enclosed installation and connec­tion instructions carefully.
Do not connect the loudspeaker outputs to
ground!
Use only the accessory and replacement
parts approved by Blaupunkt.

Release panel

This unit is equipped with a release panel
(detachable face).
You can remove the control face at the push
of a button.
For extra anti-theft protection, we recom­mend you to take the detachable face with
you when leaving your car.
Re-inserting the release panel is child’s play.
The set will be ready for use immediately; you
will find all the previous settings re-adjusted.

Detaching the release panel

• Press RELEASE.
The unit will be switched off automatically.

The control panel will be released in order for
you to detach it.
Store it in a safe place, excluding possible
damages.

Fitting the release panel

• Insert the panel on the left side first with
the cassette slot facing up and then

• press on the right until it locks in.

The unit is now ready for use with the settings
adjusted before removing the panel.

Security code

This car radio is supplied with inactive code
protection. In order to switch the security
coding system on, proceed as described in
the following.
If the coding system is active while the power
supply to the system is interrupted (e.g. theft,
disconnection of the car battery), the set will
be electronically blocked. In such a case it
can only be made operable again by entering
the correct code number given in the car
radio passport.

Entry of a wrong code number

It should not be possible for a thief to find out
the correct code number by trial and error.
This is why the set will be blocked for a certain
period of time after a wrong code number has
been entered. The display will then show
“CODE ERR”.
After the first three unsuccessful attempts,
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further attempts, the waiting time extends to
one hour.
After 20 unsuccessful attempts, the display
will show “SERVICE”. In this case you can no
longer re-start the unit.

Notice:

Keep your car radio passport with the code
number in a safe place in order to avoid
“unauthorised access” to your car radio.
When the security code system is activated,
the unique code must be entered each time
the power to the unit was interrupted.
The radio will function again as soon as you
have entered the correct code.
If you have lost your radio passport and
forgotten the code number, your radio can
only be made operable again by one of our
authorised service workshops (subject to
payment).

Switching on security coding

To activate the coding system:

• Turn off the radio.

• Press preset buttons 1 and 4 simulta­neously and hold down while switching
the set on again.

The display briefly shows “CODE” and the
unit will switch on.

• Release preset buttons 1 and 4.

Now the security coding system is active.
The display will briefly show “CODE” each
time the set is turned on.

Re-start following an interrup­tion of the power supply

(coding system is activated)

• Turn on the radio.
The display shows “CODE”.

• Briefly press preset button 1; the dis­play shows “0000”.

• Enter the code number given in the
Blaupunkt car radio passport:

Example: The code number is 2521.

- Press preset button 1 twice; the dis-

play shows “2000”.

- Press preset button 2 five times; the

display shows “2500”.

- Press preset button 3 twice; the dis-

play shows “2520”.

- Press preset button 4 once; the dis-

play shows “2521”.

• To confirm the code number:
Press the
switch .

If you have entered the correct code, the unit
will now be ready for use.

upper part of the rocker

If the display shows “CODE ERR”, you have
entered a wrong code. Re-enter the correct
code after the waiting time (“CODE” will ap­pear in the display).
If you switch off the set while it is blocked, the
waiting time will start anew as soon as the
radio is turned on again.

Switching off security coding

• Turn off the radio.

• Press preset buttons 1 and 4 simulta­neously and hold down while switching
the set on again.

The display shows “CODE”.

• Now enter the code number to be found
in the car radio passport and confirm
(see example under “Re-start ...”).

Security coding is now switched off.

Optical indication for extra
security

To indicate that your unit is equipped with
security coding, you may let an LED installed
in the non-detachable part of the front panel
flash for extra security when the car is statio­nary.
For this, the following requirements must be
fulfilled:

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Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)

Permanent 12 V supply and the + ignition
lead must be connected correctly (as illustra­ted in the installations instructions).
„LED 1“ must be adjusted in the DSC mode.
Read “DSC programming - CODE-LED”.

The Radio Data System offers you more
convenience when listening to FM radio sta­tions.
More and more radio stations have begun to
broadcast RDS information alongside their
programmes.
As soon as a programme has been identified,
the station name including a regional identi­fier, if applicable, will appear in the display,
for example, NDR1 NDS (regional program­me in Lower Saxony, Germany).
When RDS is activated, the station buttons
become programme buttons. You now know
exactly which programme you have tuned
into, making it easy to find the desired station
quickly.
But RDS offers you further advantages:

AF - Alternative frequency

The AF (Alternative Frequency) function
makes sure that the strongest frequency of
the currently selected programme is always
tuned in automatically.
This function is activated when “AF” appears
in the display.
In order to switch this function on or off,

• press the AF button briefly.
While searching for the strongest reception

signal, the radio may switch to mute briefly.
If “SEARCH” appears in the display when

switching on the radio or recalling one of the
stored frequencies, the unit is automatically
searching for an alternative frequency.
“SEARCH” will disappear from the display
when the alternative frequency has been
found or after the frequency band has been
run through completely.
If the reception quality of the selected pro­gramme becomes too bad:

• Tune into another station.

REG - regional programme

Certain radio programmes are split up at
times into regional programmes offering lo­cal information. The 1st programme broad­cast by NDR, for example, offers program­mes with different contents in the northern
states of Germany Schleswig-Holstein, Ham­burg and Lower Saxony at certain times of
the day. If you are listening to one program­me and move to an area where another
linked regional programme becomes stron­ger, the unit will switch to that programme.
If you wish to continue listening to the first
programme,

• press the REG button.
“REG ON” appears in the display.

If you leave the service area of the regional
programme tuned into, or if you would like to

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take advantage of the full RDS service, switch
to “REG OFF”.

• Press the REG button briefly.
When active, “REG ON” will be briefly dis-

played each time the radio is switched on.

Selecting a waveband

With this car radio you can select between
the following wavebands:
FM 87.5 - 108 MHz
MW 531 - 1602 kHz
LW 153 - 279 kHz

• Select the desired waveband by pres­sing the FM

To switch between MW and LW:

• Press M•L.

Automatic tuning

• Press / ; the car radio will automati­cally search for the next station.

When keeping the upper or lower part
the rocker switch depressed, seek tuning will
speed up in upwards or downwards direc­tion.

T or M•L button.

/

/ of

Automatic tuning

Up
Down

/ Up/down in short intervals

(“AF” must be switched off)

/ To scroll through the broadcasting

network when “AF” is activated
(e.g. NDR1 ... NDR4).

Manual tuning << >>

(prerequisite: AF is switched off!)

• Press << >>; the frequency will change
in short intervals in downwards or up­wards direction.

When holding the right or left part of the
rocker switch pressed down, the frequency
scan is speeded up.

Scrolling through the broad­casting network (only FM)

You can use the << >> buttons to tune in
stations of your reception area.
If several programmes of one broadcasting
network can be received, you can scroll
through them in forwards direction pressing

>>, or backwards using the << button, e.g.
NDR 1, 2, 3, 4, N-JOY (North German broad­caster).
For this it is necessary that the stations have
been received at least once and that “AF” has
been activated before (lights up in the dis­play).
For this purpose, you may start Travelstore
seek operation:

• Press FM

T for 2 seconds; the system

starts to run through the frequency
band.

If “AF” does not light up,

• press AF.
With this, the requirements for selecting sta-

tions with << >> are fulfilled.

Changing the memory bank (FM)

You can shift between the memory banks I, II
and T in order to store stations and recall
them later.
The currently selected memory bank is indi­cated in the display.

• Press the FM
until the desired memory bank lights up
in the display.

T button as many times

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Storing stations

On FM, you can store six stations on the
preset buttons 1 to 6 for each of the memory
banks I, II and T.
On MW/LW, you can store six stations each.

• Select the waveband with FM
and on FM also the desired memory
bank (with FM

T).

• Tune in a station with the rocker switch
(either automatically or manually).

• Press the desired preset button until
the radio resumes play after the muting
(takes approximately 2 seconds, confir­med by beep).

Now the station has been stored.
The activated preset button is indicated in the
display.

Notice:

Should you tune in a station which has alrea­dy been stored before, the corresponding
preset button and the memory bank will briefly
flash in the display if you have selected
another memory bank.

T or M•L

Automatically storing the stron­gest stations with Travelstore

You can automatically store the six most
powerful FM stations of your current recepti­on area sorted according to their signal
strength. This function is particularly conve­nient on longer trips.

• Press the FM

T button for more than

2 seconds.

The radio will search for the strongest FM
stations and store them on the memory bank
T (Travelstore). When this process has been
completed, the radio will play the first station.
If desired, stations can also be stored manu­ally on the Travelstore bank (see “Storing
stations”).

Recalling stored stations

You can recall any stored station at the touch
of a button.

• Select the waveband by pressing FM
or M•L. On FM, also choose the corre­sponding memory bank by pressing the

T button as many times until the

FM

desired bank appears in the display.

• Press the corresponding preset button
briefly to recall the station.

T

Scanning stored stations
with Preset Scan

You can have all of the stored stations played
briefly on all wavebands.
On FM, you can scan the stations of the
Travelstore memory bank or of the two other
storage levels.

• Select the waveband.

• On FM, choose Travelstore or another
memory bank using the FM

To start Preset Scan:

• Press PS.

The stations will be played for approximately
8 seconds each.

The positions blinking in the display show
you the memory bank and preset position of
the currently scanned station.

To select a station currently being
scanned and switch off Preset Scan:

• Press PS briefly.

T button.

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Scanning stations with
Radio-Scan

Beginning with the station currently tuned in,
you can scan the waveband. The radio will
play each station for 8 seconds.

To start the scan:

• Press SC briefly.
The scanned frequency or the station
name will start flashing in the display.
During the actual scanning process
“SCAN” will be displayed.

To select a station currently being scan­ned and switch off the scan function:

• Press SC briefly.

If no station is selected, the scan function will
be automatically switched off after the fre­quency band has been run through comple­tely. The unit will tune in the station listened
to before starting the scan.

Selecting the seek tuning sensi­tivity

You can alter the automatic seek tuning
sensitivity.
If “lo” is displayed, the radio will only pick up
strong, local stations (low sensitivity).
If “lo” does not light up, the radio will also pick
up weaker, distant stations (high sensitivity).
To switch over,

• Press lo or dx.
On top of this, the sensitivity levels can be

adjusted separately for lo and dx (see chap­ter “DSC programming”).

Switching from stereo to mono
(FM)

If reception is poor, you may get better sound
quality by switching to mono:

• Press the lo button for approximately 2
seconds.
With mono playback, the stereo sign
will disappear from the display.

Each time the radio is switched on, stereo
playback is activated.
The unit will automatically switch to mono if
the received signal is not strong enough for
stereo playback.

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Reception of traffic announcements with RDS-EON (Enhanced Other Networks)

Many FM broadcasters provide their service
area with traffic messages at regular inter­vals.
All traffic program stations transmit a special
telegram signal alongside their programs,
which is recognised and decoded by the car
radio.
As soon as such a signal is received, the
display shows “TP” (Traffic Program).
Other radio stations do not actually air traffic
announcements themselves, but by using
RDS-EON they make it possible to receive
the traffic announcements of another station
within the same radio network. In this case,
“TP” will light up in the display as soon as the
priority for traffic announcements is activa­ted. The display must then show “TA”.
If a traffic announcement is broadcast, the
radio will automatically switch to the linked
traffic program for the duration of the messa­ge and return to the original program after the
end of the message.

Traffic announcement priority
on/off

If the priority for traffic announcements is
activated, “TA” will appear in the display. To
switch the function on/off:

• Press the TIM button > 2 sec.

Warning beep

If you leave the reception area of the traffic
program station you are currently listening to,
you will hear a warning beep after approxi­mately 30 seconds.
This warning beep will also be released when
pressing a preset without a traffic program.

Switching the warning beep off

a) Tune to another traffic program station:

• Press the rocker switch, or

• press a preset button with a station
offering traffic information.

Alternative:
b) Switch off the priority for traffic an-

nouncements:

• Press TIM > 2 sec.
In the display, the “TA” indication
goes out.

Automatic seek tuning start

Prerequisite:
The priority for traffic announcements is ac­tivated. If you leave the reception area of your
traffic program while listening to a tape or
when having turned down the volume com­pletely, the car radio will automatically tune
into another traffic program station.
If no such traffic program station is found
within approximately 30 seconds, tape repro­duction will be interrupted and the system will
release a warning beep. To switch the beep
off, proceed as described above.

Adjusting the traffic message
volume

The volume of the warning beep and of the
current traffic message was pre-adjusted at
the factory. If you would like to alter the
setting, proceed as described under “DSC
programming - TA VOL”.

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Traffic Memo (TIM)

This set is equipped with a digital speech
memory, allowing up to 4 traffic messages
lasting a maximum of 4 minutes to be auto­matically recorded.
As soon as “TP” is displayed, the system will
record all incoming traffic announcements of
the adjusted station.
If the priority for traffic announcements is
activated (“TA” lights up in the display), the
set will also record the traffic messages of the
traffic station program within the same radio
network (see also “Reception of traffic an­nouncements with RDS-EON”).
Depending on the length of the new traffic
bulletin, the oldest messages will be deleted.
If a message is longer than four minutes, the
system will display OVERFLOW after four
minutes of playback, and release a beep tone
to indicate that the message could only be
recorded partially.

Warning

The motor antenna could be damaged in
a car wash.

If you have installed a motor antenna, then
please take into account the corresponding
warning note at the end of this chapter.

Recalling stored traffic
announcements

• Press the TIM button briefly.
The display for example shows: NDR2 (sta-

tion name or frequency), then briefly
T4 14.30 (T4 = 4th traffic message, recor­ded at 14:30). If four traffic messages were
recorded, then “T4” always represents the
most recent announcement, which will also
be played first.
Use the
T1 and T4.
If you keep the
the text of the stored message is skipped
forward or backwards quickly.
In addition to this, the relevant time (min./
sec.) is shown in the display.
This makes it possible to find an important
item of information quickly.
By pressing << you can return to the begin­ning of the current message.
You can terminate the message output by
pressing the TIM or >> key.

/ rocker button to switch between

/ key pressed down, then

TIM standby mode when the
radio is turned off

With this system it is possible to record inco­ming traffic announcements automatically at
pre-determined times when the radio is tur­ned off.
You may then recall such messages as des­cribed above.
If you press the TIM button while a traffic
announcement is being played (TA lit up in
the display), the recording will be interrupted.
When pressing TIM once again, you will hear
the message text recorded until that interrup­tion.

Setting the time in the DSC
menu:

TIM needs the exact time in order to operate
precisely. The time also has to be re-adjusted
after every interruption of the power supply.

• Press DSC and the time will be display­ed.

• Press << to set the hours or >> to ad­just the minutes.

The corresponding value is flashing.
To change the setting,

• press the rocker button

To confirm your entry,

• press the TIM button briefly.

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Adjusting the TIM standby mode/
TIM time

The TIM-TIME to be set corresponds to the
planned departure time. TIM will then be
active 1.5 hours before and after this adju­sted time, so that the traffic messages will be
recorded during a period of three hours.
Note: During this period, a motor antenna will
remain extracted. Please take into account
the warning note of the end of this chapter.

adjusted

start

1.5 hours

The motor antenna
will be extracted

• Use the rocker button / to choose
TIM-TIME in the DSC menu.

• Press << or >> to call up the adjusted
time.
If TIM OFF is displayed, the TIM
function is deactivated. “TIM OFF” is
between the time settings 23:00 and
0:00 hours.

• Use the rocker button
time.

• Use << to move to the hours or >> to
adjust the minutes.

TIM-TIME

end

1.5 hours

/ to set the

Confirm your entry by

• press the TIM button briefly.
The TIM-TIME is stored.

TIM will be active 1.5 hours before and after
the adjusted TIM-TIME.
Also, TIM will automatically stay on standby
for three hours after the radio was turned off.
When TIM is activated, the display will briefly
show “TIM ON” when the set is switched off.

Deactivating the TIM standby
mode

• Press DSC with the radio being turned
on.

• Use the
item “TIM TIME”.

• Switch to “TIM OFF” with rocker button

/ (you find this item between the

time settings for 23:00 and 0:00).

When TIM OFF is flashing,

• press the TIM button briefly.

If the motor antenna is retracted immediately
after selecting TIM OFF, you can be assured
that the TIM function is deactivated.

/ rocker button to select the

Warning

The motor antenna could be damaged in
a car wash.

If you have a motor antenna installed, it will
remain extracted after you have turned off
the radio with the TIM function being activa­ted. The antenna may also be extracted in
the car wash when the set is turned off and
the TIM function activated.

TIM is deactivated (“TIM OFF”), if the
motor antenna is retracted as soon as
the set is turned off.
You can now drive through a car wash
when the radio is off.

Do not switch on the radio until you have left
the car wash.
If the display shows TIM ON when switching
off the radio, then the TIM timer is activated.
The motor antenna will remain extracted.

If you are sure,

that now and while being in the car wash you
are outside the recording period around the
adjusted TIM-TIME:

adjusted

start

1.5 hours

The motor antenna
will be extracted

TIM-TIME

end

1.5 hours

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• Switch off the radio and press TIM.
The display briefly shows STBY OFF.

The antenna will then remain retracted when
the radio is turned off (until the three-hour
recording period starts).
You can switch on the car radio again as
soon as you have left the car-wash facility.
TIM is activated automatically.

Attention:

You should by all means deactivate the
TIM timer (“TIM OFF”), if the adjusted
recording period is soon to start.

For this purpose:

• Press DSC with the radio being activa­ted.

• Use the
item “TIM TIME”.

• Switch to “TIM OFF” with rocker button

/ (you find this item between the

time settings for 23:00 and 0:00).

• If you now turn off the radio, the anten­na will be retracted.

You can now drive into the car wash.
You can reactivate the TIM function as soon
as you have left the car-wash facility, with the
procedure described under “Adjusting the
TIM standby mode/TIM time”.

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/ rocker button to select the

Inserting a tape

• Turn on the set.

• Insert a tape.

Insert the tape with side A or 1 showing up, the
open side facing to the right.

= Press to eject the tape.

The tape will be played in the direction used
last.
“TR1-PLAY” in the display means that track
1 or A is being played.

Removing a tape

• Press .
The cassette will eject.

Fast Forward/Rewind

Fast Forward

• Press FF.
At the end of a tape side, the mecha­nism changes directions automatically
to play the other side.

Stopping Fast Forward operation

• Press FR.

Fast Rewind

• Press FR.
At the beginning of the tape, the me­chanism will automatically start play­back.

Stopping Fast Rewind operation

• Press FF.

To switch to the other side of the
cassette tape:

Press both buttons simultaneously.
The display shows TR1-PLAY or TR2-PLAY.

Fast winding

FR : Fast rewind; stop by pressing FF.
FF : Fast forward; stop by pressing FR.

PROG selector

(To change the tape direction during
cassette playback)

• Press FR and FF simultaneously.

At the end of a tape side, the mechanism
changes directions automatically to play the
other side (Autoreverse). The display shows
“TR1-PLAY” for track (side) 1 or A or “TR2­PLAY” for track 2 or B.

DSC programming

Notice:

If there is too much tension on the tape during
playback, the set may switch over by itself
before having reached the end of the tape
side. In this case check the condition of the
cassette tape. Sometimes it helps to rewind
it completely.

DSC (Direct Software Control) allows you to
customise certain programmable, basic set­tings to suit your personal needs and prefe­rences and then store them.
The basic settings for this audio equipment
were made at the factory. In the following you
can find an overview of these settings, so that
you can always reset to these if desired.
If you wish to alter any of the programming,

• press DSC.
The display will show you the adjusted con-

dition.
Use the rocker switch to select and adjust the
functions described in the following.

/ Select function

Adjust value –
Adjust value +

TIME The current time will be

displayed, or it has to be
adjusted.
For more information, see
chapter “Traffic Memo
(TIM), Setting the time in
the DSC menu”).

TIM TIME To adjust the TIM time.

To activate/deactivate TIM.
For more information, see
chapter “Traffic Memo
(TIM), Adjusting the TIM
standby mode).

TA VOL To adjust the traffic an-

nouncement volume from
between 1 to 9. The mes­sage will then come
through at this volume.
(1 = low)

BEEP Confirmation tone for all

functions which require a
button to be pressed for
more than 2 seconds.
The volume can be adju­sted from between 0 to 9.
(0 = off)
Each alteration of this va­lue is confirmed by a beep
tone of the corresponding
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LED (code) You can adjust the LED B

to flash for extra anti-theft
protection.

LED 1 - LED always flash-

es when the unit
has been swit­ched off via the
ignition.

LED 0 - No flashing.

LOUD Loudness - When listening

at a low level, the Loud­ness function creates a
more natural sound by
boosting the low frequency
range.

LOUD 1- Low boost
LOUD 6- Max. boost

RM (Radio Monitor)

With RM-ON, the unit will
automatically switch to the
tuner whenever the casset­te is fast winding.
RM-OFF - The function is
switched off.

LOCAL (lo)

To adjust the seek tuning
sensitivity for local recepti­on.

LOCAL 1 - high sensitivity
LOCAL 3 - low sensitivity

DIS (dx)

To adjust the seek tuning
sensitivity for distant recep­tion.

DIS. 1- high sensitivity
DIS. 3- low sensitivity

To quit the DSC programming mode and
store the adjustment:

• Press DSC.
If the setting remains unchanged within 8

seconds, the system will automatically store
the last adjustment. The display will switch
back to the previous condition.

Overview of the DSC factory
settings

TA VOL : 4
BEEP : 3

LED (Code) : 1
LOUD : 4
RM : OFF
LOCAL : 1

DIS : 1

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Appendix

Care notes

Release panel

To ensure that the unit functions properly it is
important that the contacts between the re­lease panel and the head unit are free from
any foreign particles.
If necessary, clean the contacts using a cot­ton swab soaked with alcohol.

Mechanism/cassette tapes

To avoid possible problems, you should not
use cassette tapes longer than 60 or 90
minutes (C60/C90). Store your tapes in a
cool place away from dirt, dust and tempera­tures exceeding 50 ° Celsius. Allow very cold
tapes to warm up before playing them in
order to avoid uneven tape transport. After
approximately 100 hours of use, dust partic­les collected on the playback head or roller
may lead to tape run problems and sound
distortions.
Use a head cleaning tape to remove normal
dirt build-up. For tougher cases, use a cotton
swab (Q-Tip) soaked with alcohol. Do not
attempt to clean by inserting a hard object
into the player!

Specifications

Amplifier

Output power: 4 x 6 W RMS power

acc. to DIN 45324/3.1
or
4 x 8 W max. power acc.
to DIN 45324/3.2

FM waveband

Sensitivity: 1,0 µV at 26 dB

signal-to-noise ratio
Frequency
response: 35 - 16 000 Hz

Tape player

Frequency
response: 35 - 16 000 Hz

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