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Radio / Cassette
Freiburg RCR 127
Montreux RCR 127
Colorado RCR 127
Operating instructions
Fr/Mont/ColoRCR127 d® 1 16.05.2002, 12:54 Uhr
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17 15 14 13 18 16 12 11 Freiburg RCR 127 Colorado RCR 127 10 1 Montreux RCR 127 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 2 Fr/Mont/ColoRCR127 d® 2 16.05.2002, 12:54 Uhr
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Contents Quick reference ............................ 24 Changing the memory bank ................. 33 Tape operation ............................. 38 Storing stations ..................................... 33 Inserting a tape ..................................... 38 Important notes ............................ 28 Automatically storing the strongest Removing a tape................................... 38 Precautions ........................................... 28 stations with Travelstore...........
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Quick reference Switching on with the ignition being • Press for 1 second until you 1 Switching on/off with the ON button: switched off: hear a beep. Press ON. To keep on operating the set when the Now this volume level is stored as your When switching the set on with the ON ignition is switched off (KeyCard is in- mute volume. button, the KeyCard has to be insert- serted), proceed as follows: ed. The unit will play with the pre-ad- Press ON. The unit will be turned on. justed volume. 4 Rocker
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Tape operation 5 Display 6 KeyCard theft protection system To operate the set it is necessary that the KeyCard is inserted. a c d e fg h i j k KeyCard / Title selection (S-CPS) b Up Inserting the KeyCard Down With the KeyCard tongue sticking out Fast forward a) NDR1 NDS - Station name of the unit, introduce the KeyCard into b) TR 1 - Track (side) 1 of the cas- the slot with the contact area show- Fast rewind sette ing up. Stop function by pressing the opposite key. c) FM - Waveband To remove th
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7 FMT (Freiburg RCR 127, 8 AF Extra function of preset buttons Colorado RCR 127) Alternative frequency during RDS op- To store and recall a PTY programme BND (Montreux RCR 127) eration: type. For selection of the FM memory banks When “AF” lights up in the display, the When PTY is active (“PTY” lights up in I, II and T (Travelstore). system will automatically seek a fre- the display), you can store and recall To switch over: quency offering better reception of the one programme type on/from each
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= / Preset Scan A DSC (Direct Software Control) To switch the tape side: Press briefly. Press SC for approximately 1 sec. until Use the DSC function to customise To eject the tape: Press for approxi- you hear a beep. certain programmable, basic settings mately 1 sec. “SCAN” and the name or frequency of to suit your personal needs and prefer- the scanned station will alternately ap- ences. See chapter “DSC program- Extra function / pear in the display. ming” for more information. Frequency displ
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Important notes The last setting will be stored automat- Installation Precautions ically. Before starting to use your new car radio, If you would like to install your new car ster- To switch off AUD: Press button once please read the following information care- eo yourself or add other audio components again. fully. to existing ones, then please read carefully If the setting remains unchanged with- the enclosed instructions on installation and in 8 seconds, the display will switch connection. Tr
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KeyCard theft protection system This car radio is supplied with one KeyCard The system will switch off after approximate- • Push in the KeyCard. The card is re- as standard, though it can also be operated ly 10 seconds. leased and put in the proper position with a second card. When inserting another card type (e.g. for being removed. If you have lost your KeyCard or if it was phone or credit card), the display will show • Remove the first KeyCard and insert damaged, you can buy a new one from yo
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Short Additional Memory Optical indication of anti-theft Care of your KeyCard (S.A.M.) protection In order to ensure that the KeyCard always Using the second KeyCard to be purchased Flashing KeyCard tongue functions correctly, it is important for the at any specialised dealership, you can pro- contacts to be free from any foreign parti- When the vehicle is stationary and the Key- gram a short text by selecting the DSC menu cles. Avoid direct skin contact. Card removed, the KeyCard tongue can be
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Switching the audio source Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System) The Radio Data System offers you more switching on the radio or recalling one of the Using the SRC button you can switch be- convenience when listening to FM radio sta- stored frequencies, the unit is automatically tween radio and tape operation. tions. searching for an alternative frequency. Tape operation is only available if a cassette More and more radio stations have begun “SEARCH” will disappear from the display is ins
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If you leave the service area of the regional Station tuning Manual tuning: programme tuned into, or if you would like • Press << >>; the frequency will change Automatic tuning / to take advantage of the full RDS service, in short intervals in downwards or up- • Press / ; the car radio will automati- switch to “REG OFF”. wards direction. cally search for the next station. • Press the AF button for approximately When holding the right or left part of the rock- When keeping the upper or lower part
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Changing the memory bank Notice: Recalling stored stations Should you tune in a station which has al- You can shift between the memory banks I, You can recall any stored station at the touch ready been stored before, then the corre- II and T in order to store stations and recall of a button. sponding preset position and memory bank them later. • Select the memory bank with FMT or will briefly flash in the display. The currently selected memory bank is in- BND. dicated in the display. • Press the
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Scanning stations with Radio- To switch the seek tuning sensitivity: PTY – Programme-Type Scan • Press lo briefly. PTY is an RDS service offered by more and The sensitivity level can be altered sepa- You can also scan all stations which can more radio broadcasters. This feature allows rately in both modes. Please refer to chap- currently be received. you to select FM stations according to their ter “DSC programming - S-LO, S-DX”). programme type. After you have chosen the To start the Scan funct
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The letters printed in bold are identical to DOCUMENTARY If the system is unable to find a station of- the actual short-time indication in the dis- ALARM TEST (for service only) fering the selected programme type, the dis- play. play will show “NO PTY” and a beep tone Checking the programme type of the will be released. The station received be- NEWS station fore starting seek tuning will be tuned in. CURRENT AFFAIRS You can assign different programme types INFORMATION • Press PTY for approximate
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Storing programme types PTY priority During tape operation, the set will also au- tomatically switch to the programme offer- At the factory, one programme type was Situation: ing the selected PTY within the broadcast- assigned to each of the preset buttons 1-6. PTY is switched on and lights up in the dis- ing network. If desired, you can also store other availa- play. After the PTY programme the system will ble programme types. No station offering the selected programme remain in the radio mode.
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Receiving traffic programme stations with RDS-EON The abbreviation “EON” stands for En- Traffic announcement priority Switching off the beep tone hanced Other Networks, meaning the ex- on/off a) Tune into another station offering traf- change of information within a radio network. fic information: If the priority for traffic announcement pro- Many FM broadcasters offer traffic messag- grammes is activated, “TA” will light up in • Press the rocker switch or es for their service area at regular in
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Tape operation Adjusting the volume for traffic Fast Forward/Rewind The car stereo has to be switched on. announcements and the beep The unit will automatically switch to tape tone operation when inserting a cassette. This volume was preset at the factory, though you can alter the value using the Inserting a tape DSC function (see “DSC programming, TA • Turn on the set. VOL”). If the volume level is altered while a mes- • Insert a tape. >> Fast forward sage is being played, this will only affect
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Switching the tape side Scanning cassette titles with Care notes (autoreverse) SCAN To avoid possible problems, we recommend To change the tape direction during cassette You can have the cassette titles played brief- you to use C-60/C-90 type cassette tapes playback: ly by using the scan function. If you like a only. Store your tapes in a cool place away title, stop the scan to continue listening to from dirt, dust and temperatures exceeding • Press briefly. that track. 50 °Celsius. Allow very
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DSC programming AM ON / OFF (Montreux RCR 127) TA VOL To adjust the traffic an- DSC (Direct Software Control) allows you You can deactivate one or nouncement and beep tone to customise certain programmable, basic both AM bands (MW/LW) in volume from between 0 to settings to suit your personal needs and order to reduce the number 63. preferences and then store them. of bands for selection with The message will then come The basic settings for this audio equipment BND. through at this volume, if t
