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Manual frequency tuning

1. Select the range: U I, U II, U III

MW or LW.

2. Press the

button until the 2nd

signal sounds.
The display indicates "

MAN

" and the

frequency tuned to.

3. Tune to the desired frequency.

Press the

button

briefly (frequency steps) or a longer time
(fast frequency scroll). The display indi-
cates, for example, "

MAN 92.70

4. Terminate manual frequency tuning.

Press the

U III

RADIO

“

button.

Station buttons

1 2

2 3

3 4

4 5

Select range: U I, U II, U III, MW or LW.
Setting the station/RDS programme:

If the station/RDS programme tuned to is
already stored in the selected range, for exam-
ple, "

U I

", on a programme position button,

the corresponding number is indicated on the
display.

Storing the set station/RDS programme
Press the programme position button until the
signal sounds.
If "AF" is switched off, this setting is also
stored in memory.

Calling up stored stations/RDS programmes
Press the programme position button briefly.
The contents of the memory position buttons
are preserved even if the car radio is dis-
connected from the operating voltage.

Radio

RADIO

LRN/AS

“

–

U III

Traffic announcement standby (TP)

TP = TRAFFIC PROGRAM
The radio is in traffic announcement standby
if the display indicates "

Switching TP on/off:
Briefly press the

“

button.

If the station tuned to is no TP station, the
radio starts automatically a search for the next
TP station.
Traffic announcements always begin with a
certain minimum volume:

During the announcement you can change the
volume using the

rotary knob.

You will hear only traffic announcements

if you set the

rotary knob to "zero".

Cassette or CD play is interrupted

during the traffic announcement.

To abort a traffic announcement

briefly press the

“

button.

If the TP station tuned to can no longer be
received, the radio will automatically tune to a
receivable TP station.
"

LRN ...

" appears in the display.

Alternative frequencies (AF)

The display indicates "

You are receiving an RDS programme that
is being broadcast by several stations with
different frequencies.

Switching off the AF function
When you are in an area with very poor recep-
tion conditions it may happen that short pau-
ses occur while the radio is searching for the
alternative frequencies. It is best in this case
to switch the AF function off.
Press the

“

button until the signal sounds.

The "AF" function is switched off.

Switching the AF function on
Press the

“

button until the signal sounds.

Your car radio always selects automatically
the same RDS programme with the alternative
frequency giving the best reception quality.

Programme types (PTY)

Prerequisite
The radio station tuned to must offer the "Pro-
gramme types" service PTY in the VHF range.

Programme types
The programme types a radio station offers
change according to the programme being
broadcast.

NEWS

News and current events

AFFAIRS

Politics and current affairs

INFO

Special talk programme

SPORT

Sport programme

EDUCATE Learning and continuing

education

DRAMA

Radio plays and literature

CULTURE Culture, church and society

SCIENCE

Science

VARIED

Talk entertainment

POP

Pop music (hits)

Radio

ROCK M

Rock music

M.O.R.M

Light music

LIGHT M

Light classical music

CLASSICS Serious classical music

OTHER M Music programmes that cannot

be categorised (e.g., Folklore)

NO PTY

No programme type identifier

PTY programme buttons

The station button
are assigned to the following programme
types:

NEWS,

SPORT,

POP (with

M.O.R.M) und

CLASSICS (with LIGHT M).

The station button

PERS (personal) can be assigned to a

programme type of your choice.

1. Switch on the PTY function.

Briefly press the

PTY/DX

button.

2. Repeatedly press the

button until

the desired programme type is shown in
the display.

3. Press the

button until the signal sounds.

PTY function

1. Activating the PTY function

Press the

PTY/DX

button briefly:

the last selected programme type is shown
in the display.

2. Set the desired programme type …
– with the PTY programme buttons

NEWS, SPORT, POP, CLASSICS or PERS

Press the respective button briefly:
the PTY search starts automatically and
moves to the next station offering the pro-
gramme type selected. The display shows
"

PTY ...

– or –

Briefly press the

button until the

desired programme type is shown in the
display.

Press the

button until the signal

sounds.
The PTY search moves to the next station
offering the selected programme type and
the programme type, for example, "

POP

" is

shown.

If no station is offering the selected pro-
gramme type, you will hear the station
last tuned to and the PTY function is
deactivated.

3. Deactivating the PTY function

Briefly press the

PTY/DX

button, or

automatically after approx. 10 seconds.

Radio

PTY/DX

–

TAPE

“

A F

Cassettes
are subjected to high temperatures during car
radio operation. Therefore use only high-
quality heat-resistant C60 and C90 cassettes
from name-brand manufacturers.

Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. DOLBY and the Double D symbol

are registered trademards of the Dolby

Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Selecting the TAPE programme source

If a cassette is already loaded:

press the

TAPE

button,

Insert a cassette into its compartment.
The display indicates "

TAPE 1

Attention with automatic aerials!
Your radio switches on automatically
when loading a cassette.

Changing the cassette side