User manual BLAUPUNKT HEIDELBERG CD50

Radio / CD Heidelberg CD50 Operating instructions 1 2 3 4 16 15 5 6 14 7 13 12 11 10 8 9 3 PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS ENGLISH OPERATING ELEMENTS 1 2 3 4 button to unlock release panel Volume control ON button, switches the unit on/off, mute RDS button, switches the RDS function on/off Selects display for variable text FM button, selects the FM waveband and the FM memory bank TS, starts the TravelStore function Display button, displays the time DIS, changes display contents MENU button, accesses the menu for basic settings button, opens the flip release panel Cursor button block OK button, confirms menu selections and starts the SCAN function DEQ button, adjusts the equalizer AUD button, adjusts bass, treble, balance and fader LD, switches the Loudness function on/off 1 to 6 station buttons AM button, selects the AM waveband CD·C button, switches sound source between radio, CD player and CD changer (if connected) 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ 4 CONTENTS Traffic safety .................................... 6 Installation ....................................... 6 Accessories .................................... 6 Guarantee ....................................... 6 International telephone information ... 6 ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS Important information .............. 6 Removable front panel ............. 7 Switching the car audio system on/off........................... 8 Volume control ......................... 9 Adjusting the power-on volume ........ 9 Mute ............................................... 9 Telephone audio/Navigation audio .... 9 Adjusting the volume of the beep ... 10 Playing tracks in random order (MIX) ............................................. 14 Scanning tracks (SCAN) ............... 14 Repeating individual tracks (REPEAT) ...................................... 15 Interrupting playback (PAUSE) ...... 15 Switching the display mode ........... 15 Naming CDs ................................. 15 Removing the CD .......................... 16 CD changer operation ............ 16 Starting CD changer operation ...... 16 Selecting CDs ............................... 16 Selecting tracks ............................ 16 Audible fast forward/reverse (CUE/REVIEW) ............................. 16 Switching the display mode ........... 16 Repeating individual tracks or entire CDs (REPEAT) .................... 17 Playing tracks in random order (MIX) ............................................. 17 Scanning all of the tracks on all of the CDs (SCAN) ....................... 17 Interrupting playback (PAUSE) ...... 17 Naming CDs ................................. 18 Radio operation...................... 10 Switching to the radio mode .......... 10 RDS function ................................. 10 Selecting the waveband/ memory bank ................................. 10 Tuning into radio stations ............... 11 Adjusting seek tuning sensitivity ..... 11 Storing radio stations ..................... 11 Storing radio stations automatically (TravelStore) .................................. 11 Recalling stored radio stations ....... 12 Scanning the radio stations within reception range (SCAN) ................ 12 Adjusting the scan time ................. 12 Optimising radio reception ............. 12 Selecting the display of variable text ................................................ 13 Adjusting the tuner ........................ 13 Clock ...................................... 19 Adjusting the tone and balance/fader ........................ 20 Switching Loudness on/off .... 21 Equalizer ................................ 21 Notes on making equalizer settings . 21 Switching the equalizer on/off ........ 22 Adjusting the equalizer ................... 22 Adjusting the spectrometer ............ 22 Assistance in setting your equaliser . 23 CD player operation ............... 14 Starting CD player operation ......... 14 Selecting tracks ............................ 14 Audible fast forward/reverse (CUE/REVIEW) ............................. 14 External audio sources .......... 24 Specifications ........................ 24 Installation instructions .......... 92 5 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Important information Before you use your car audio system for the first time, please take the time to read the instruction manual carefully and make yourself familiar with the audio equipment. Keep this manual handy in your car for future reference. system functions from the steering wheel. Amplifiers All Blaupunkt amplifiers can be used. CD changers The following CD changers can be connected directly: CDC A 06, CDC A 08, CDC A 072 and IDC A 09. The CDC A 05 and CDC A 071 can be connected with an adapter cable (Blaupunkt no. 7 607 889 093). Traffic safety Traffic safety is always the top priority. Do not attempt to operate your car audio system unless the traffic conditions permit. Familiarize yourself with the equipment before you start driving. Always make sure that you are still able to hear any warning signals coming from outside the vehicle, such as police or fire engine sirens, at all times. As a result, please always select a moderate volume for playing your car audio system while you are driving. Guarantee The scope of the guarantee is determined by the laws in the country where the unit is purchased. Regardless of the legal guarantee regulations, Blaupunkt affords a 12-month guarantee. If you have any questions about the guarantee, please contact your authorised Blaupunkt dealer. Your cash register receipt is a valid guarantee coupon. Installation If you would like to install your new car stereo yourself or add other audio components to the existing ones, then please read the instructions on installation and connection at the end of this manual carefully. International telephone information Have you got any questions on the operation of this equipment or do you require more information? Give us a call! You will find the international telephone and fax numbers on the last page of this manual. Accessories Use only Blaupunkt-approved accessories. Remote control unit The optionally available RC 08 infrared remote control unit allows you to conveniently operate the most important 6 REMOVABLE FRONT PANEL Theft protection system To prevent your car audio system from being stolen, it has been equipped with a removable front panel (flip release panel). Without the front panel, the car audio system is useless to thieves. Protect your car audio system against theft and take the operating panel with you each time you leave the vehicle. Never leave the release panel in the car, even if it is well hidden. The panel has been designed so that it is easy to remove. Notes: q Do not drop the release panel. q Do not expose the release panel to direct sunlight or other heat sources. q Store the release panel in the case supplied. q q guides from left to right. Press the left-hand side of the panel onto the car audio system until it locks into place. Removing the operating panel Press 1. The release panel will unlock. 1 Note: q While replacing the panel, be careful not to press on the display. If the car audio system was on when you removed the panel, it will automatically switch back on using the same settings when you replace it (radio, CD player or CD changer). First pull the operating panel forward and then slide it to the left to remove it. 7 PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL Replacing the operating panel Slide the operating panel into the FRANÇAIS ENGLISH Removable front panel q When you remove the operating panel, the car audio system will automatically switch off. All of the settings will remain stored. A CD inserted into the car audio system will remain in place. SCHWITCHING ON/OFF Switching the car audio system on/off The car audio system can be switched on/off in a number of ways. Switching the car audio system on/ off with the ignition If the car audio system has been connected to your vehicle ignition, it is possible to switch it on and off with the ignition. You can also switch the car audio system on when the ignition is switched off. Switching the car audio system on by inserting a CD If the system is switched off and there is no CD in the CD player, press 9. The flip release panel will open. Insert the CD into the CD player with the label facing up until you feel slight resistance. Do not use force. The CD will be pulled automatically into the CD player. Do not attempt to assist or prevent this process. Press down and hold 3 until the car audio system switches on. Note: To prevent the car battery from running down, the radio will switch off again automatically after one hour. Switching the car audio system on/ off with the removable front panel Press the operating panel closed gently until you feel it click into place. The audio system will switch on. CD playback will begin. Remove the release panel. The car audio system will switch off. Replace the release panel. The car audio system will switch on again. The last settings used (radio, CD player or CD changer) will be activated. Switching the car audio system on/ off by pressing 3 Press 3 to switch the car audio system on. Press 3 for longer than 2 seconds to switch the car audio system off again. The system will then switch off. 8 VOLUME CONTROL The car audio system volume can be adjusted to levels from 0 (off) to 66 (maximum). You can reduce the volume of the car audio system immediately (mute). ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS Volume control Mute Press 3 briefly. "MUTE" will appear in the display. Selecting the mute level It is possible to select the mute level. To increase the volume, turn the volume control knob 2 to the right. To decrease the volume, turn the volume control knob 2 to the left. Adjusting the power-on volume It is possible to adjust the volume at which the car audio system switches on. Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "MUTE LEVEL" appears in the display. Press level. : to select the mute Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "ON VOLUME" appears in the display. : to adjust the volume. If you adjust this setting to "0", the car audio system will switch on at the volume used before it was switched off. Once you have made your selection, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Press Telephone audio/Navigation audio If your car audio system is equipped with a mobile telephone or a navigation system, it will automatically switch to mute when you use the phone or when voice output from the navigation system is emitted. The car speakers will then be used for the phone call or the voice output. This will not work unless the mobile phone or the navigation system is connected to the car audio system as described in the installation instructions. To find out which navigation systems can be used with your car radio, contact a Blaupunkt specialist dealer. The volume at which phone calls or navigation voice output are heard can be adjusted. Warning of serious injury If the power-on volume is set to the maximum level, it may be extremely loud when the car audio system is switched on. If the power-on volume is set to 0 and the car audio system was played at maximum volume before it was switched off, it may be extremely loud when the car audio system is switched back on. This could result in serious injury to your ears! Once you have selected the desired settings, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "TEL/ NAVI VOL" appears in the display. 9 VOLUME CONTROL Press : to select the desired volume level. tion, press MENU 8 or OK ;. RADIO OPERATION Radio operation Switching to the radio mode If you are currently using the CD player or CD changer, Once you have made your selecAdjusting the volume of the beep For a number of functions you will hear a beep if you press a key for longer than 2 seconds, e.g. if you want to store a radio station on a station preset.You can adjust the volume level of this beep. press CD·C @ repeatedly until "RADIO" appears in the display. RDS function This car audio system has been equipped with an RDS radio receiver. Many FM radio stations now transmit a signal which contains such other information as the station name along with their regular programming. As soon as the radio station name is detected, it will appear in the display. The RDS function can be switched on or off. Switching the RDS function on/off Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "BEEP" appears in the display. Press : to adjust the volume. "0" means the beep volume is off, "9" means the beep volume is adjusted to the maximum volume. To take advantage of the RDS function, press RDS 4. When the RDS function has been activated, the RDS symbol will light up in the display. Once you have adjusted the settings, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Selecting the waveband/ memory bank The car audio system is able to receive FM and AM radio programs. There are three memory banks for the FM waveband and one memory bank for the AM waveband. Up to six radio stations can be stored on each of the memory banks. To switch between the FM memory banks, press FM / TS 5. To select the AM waveband, press AM ?. 10 RADIO OPERATION You can tune into radio stations in a number of different ways. Automatic seek tuning ENGLISH Tuning into radio stations Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "SENS" appears in the display. Press :. FRANÇAIS PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL Press or :. The radio will tune into the next available station within reception range. Manual station selection You can also tune into radio stations manually. The currently selected setting will appear in the display. "SENS HI" indicates the highest level of sensitivity, "SENS LO" the lowest. If you select "SENS LO", "lo" will light up in the display. Press sensitivity. : to select the desired Press or :. Once you have made your selection, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Note: You cannot use manual tuning unless the RDS function is deactivated. Paging through the broadcasting network (for FM only) If a radio broadcasting network has more than one station, you can page through the "station network". Storing radio stations Storing radio stations manually Select the desired FM memory bank FM1, FM2, FMT or the AM waveband. Tune the radio into the desired station. Press or : to tune into the next station in the network. Press and hold down one of the station preset buttons 1 to 6 > on which you want to store the radio station for longer than two seconds. Note: To take advantage of this function, you must have activated the RDS function. It is only possible to tune into those stations which have been received once before already. To do this, use the SCAN or TravelStore function. Storing radio stations automatically (TravelStore) You can automatically store the six radio stations with the strongest reception in your current reception area (for FM only). These stations will be stored in the FMT memory bank. Note: Any stations stored previously in the memory bank will be deleted. 11 Adjusting seek tuning sensitivity It is possible to adjust the sensitivity of the seek tuning function to tune the radio into stations with strong reception signals only, or to those with weaker reception signals as well. RADIO OPERATION Press and hold down FM / TS 5 for longer than two seconds. The storing process will begin. "TRAVEL-STORE" will appear in the display. After the stations have been stored, the radio will automatically begin to play the station stored on preset button 1 for the FMT memory bank. Adjusting the scan time Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "SCANTIME" appears in the display. Press as desired. : to set the scan time Recalling stored radio stations Select the desired station memory bank. Once you have made your selection, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Note: The scan time selected also applies to the SCAN function for theCD player and the CD changer operation. Press the station button 1 to 6 > on which you have stored the desired radio station. Scanning the radio stations within reception range (SCAN) You can scan all of the radio stations currently within your reception range. The scan time can be set in the menu to play from five to 30 seconds. Starting SCAN Optimising radio reception Interference-related treble cut (HICUT) The HICUT function improves reception when reception begins to deteriorate. If interference occurs, then the treble and the noise is cut automatically. Switching HICUT on/off Press and hold down OK ; for longer than two seconds. SCAN will begin. "SCAN" will appear briefly in the display, followed by the flashing station name or frequency of the radio station currently being scanned. Stopping the SCAN function, continuing to listen to the radio station scanned Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "HICUT" appears in the display. or : to switch HICUT on or off. "HICUT 0" indicates that the function is switched off; when "HICUT 3" appears, the treble will be automatically cut as far as possible. Press Press OK ;. SCAN will end and the last station scanned will continue playing. Press MENU 8 or OK ;. 12 RADIO OPERATION Interference-dependent bandwidth switching (SHARX) The SHARX function allows you to virtually eliminate interference from neighbouring radio stations. When you are in a reception area with a large number of radio station signals, switch the SHARX function on. Switching SHARX on/off This car audio system has been equipped with a multiband tuner. The tuner can be adjusted to accommodate country-specific requirements. The available regions are: America, Europe, Asia and Thailand. The tuner is not fully functional unless it has been set to the country in which it is used. Adjusting the tuner ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS Adjusting the tuner Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "SHARX" appears in the display. or : to switch SHARX on or off. "SHARX OFF" means no bandwidth switching, "SHARX ON" means automatic bandwidth switching. Press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "FM TUNER" appears in the display. Press Press : to select the country. Once you have completed the setting, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Press MENU 8 or OK ;. Selecting the display of variable text A number of radio stations use the RDS signal to transmit advertising or other texts in place of their station names. These "variable texts" will appear in the display. It is possible to adjust your radio so that these "variable texts" do not appear. Press and hold down RDS 4 until "NAME FIX" appears in the display. To have the "variable texts" displayed again, press and hold down RDS 4 until "NAME VAR" appears in the display. 13 CD PLAYER OPERATION CD player operation The CD player in this car audio system can be used to play conventional music CDs with a diameter of 12 cm. Danger of damage to the CD player! CD singles with a diameter of 8 cm and contour CDs (shape CDs) are not suitable for use with this CD player. We assume no liability for any damage done to the CD player resulting from the use of unsuitable CDs. Selecting tracks Press a key on the cursor block : to select the next or the previous track. Press or : once to restart the same track. Audible fast forward/reverse (CUE/REVIEW) To start Cue or Review, press and hold down either : until the process begins. or Starting CD player operation q If there is no CD in the player, 9. The flip release panel will open. press Playing tracks in random order (MIX) Press 5 MIX >. "MIX CD" will appear briefly in the display, the MIX symbol will light up in the display. The next track played will be selected at random. Stopping the MIX function Insert a CD into the player with the label facing up until you feel slight resistance. Do not use force. The CD will be pulled into the player automatically. Do not attempt to assist or prevent this process. Press 5 MIX > again. "MIX OFF" will appear briefly in the display and the MIX symbol will no longer light up. Press the operating panel closed gently until you feel it click into place. The audio system will switch on. CD playback will begin. q If there already is a CD inserted into the player, Scanning tracks (SCAN) You can scan all of the tracks on the CD. Press OK ; for longer than two seconds. Scanning will begin with the next track. Note: It is possible to adjust the scan time. For more information, read the section on "Adjusting the scan time" in the chapter on "Radio Operation". press CD·C @ repeatedly until "CD" appears in the display. Playback will resume at the point where it was interrupted. 14 CD PLAYER OPERATION ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS Stopping the SCAN function, continue listening to the current track To stop the SCAN function, press OK ;. The track currently scanned will continue playing. press / DIS 7 for longer than two seconds once or repeatedly until the desired display becomes visible. Naming CDs To help you to identify your CDs more easily, the car audio system allows you to individually name up to 30 CDs. The name can be made up of up to eight letters. If you attempt to enter more than 30 names, "FULL" will appear in the display. Entering/editing CD names Repeating individual tracks (REPEAT) To repeat the track currently playing, press 4 RPT >. "REPEAT TRCK" will appear in the display, the RPT symbol will light up. The track will continue to repeat until RPT is deactivated. Stopping the REPEAT function You are listening to the CD you want to name. If you want to stop the REPEAT function, press 4 RPT > again. "REPEAT OFF" will appear briefly in the display, the RPT symbol will no longer light up. CD playback will resume normally. Press MENU 8. Press : to select "CD NAME". Press or : twice. Interrupting playback (PAUSE) Press 3 >. "PAUSE" will appear in the display. Stopping PAUSE The car audio system is now in the edit mode. If the CD you selected does not yet have a name, eight dashes will appear in the display. The first input position will flash. Press : to select the letter you want to enter. If you want to leave this position blank, select the dash. Press 3 > during the pause. Playback will resume. Press or : to move the cursor to a different input position. the name. Switching the display mode To switch the display between the track number and time or the track number and elapsed playing time or track number and CD name, Press MENU 8 or OK ; to store 15 CD PLAYER OPERATION Deleting a CD name CD CHANGER OPERATION CD changer operation Note: For information on how to handle CDs, how to insert CDs into the changer and how to operate the changer, please refer to the instructions included with the CD changer. You are listening to a CD and would like to delete its name. Press MENU 8. Press : to select "CD NAME". Press or :. Press and hold down MENU 8. After four seconds you will hear a beep and "DELETE NAME" will appear in the display. Starting CD changer operation Press CD·C @ repeatedly until "CHANGER" appears in the display. Playback will begin with the first CD the changer detects in the magazine. Release MENU 8. The CD name will be deleted. Press OK ; to return to the menu. Removing the CD Press 9 to activate the eject function. The flip release panel will fold down, the CD will eject. Selecting CDs To select a CD up or down in the magazine, press or : the required number of times. Selecting tracks To select a different track on the CD currently playing, press or : the required number of times. Remove the CD and close the operating panel. Audible fast forward/reverse (CUE/REVIEW) To start Cue or Review, press and hold down either : until the process begins. or Switching the display mode To switch the display between the track number and elapsed playing time or the track number and time, or track number and CD number or track number and CD name, press / DIS 7 for longer than two 16 CD CHANGER OPERATION ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS seconds once or repeatedly as required, until the desired information appears in the display. Repeating individual tracks or entire CDs (REPEAT) To repeat the track currently playing, press 4 RPT > briefly. "REPEAT TRCK" will appear briefly in the display, RPT will light up in the display. changer in random order. The other CD changers first play all of the tracks on a CD in random order and then select the next CD in the changer. Stopping the MIX function To stop the MIX function, press 5 MIX > repeatedly until "MIX OFF" appears briefly in the display and MIX no longer lights up. To repeat the entire CD currently playing, press 4 RPT > again. "REPEAT DISC" will appear briefly in the display, RPT will light up in the display. Stopping the REPEAT function Scanning all of the tracks on all of the CDs (SCAN) To scan all of the tracks on all of the CDs in ascending order, press OK ; for longer than two seconds. "SCAN" will appear in the display. Stopping the SCAN function To stop the REPEAT function for the current track or CD, press 4 RPT > repeatedly until "REPEAT OFF" appears in the display and RPT no longer lights up. To stop the SCAN function, press OK ; briefly. The track currently scanned will continue playing. Note: It is possible to adjust the scan time. For more information, read the section on "Adjusting the scan time" in the chapter on "Radio Operation". Playing tracks in random order (MIX) To play the tracks of the currently selected CD in random order, press 5 MIX > briefly. "MIX CD" will appear briefly in the display, MIX will light up in the display. To play the tracks of all of the CDs in random order, press 5 MIX > again. "MIX ALL will appear briefly in the dis" play, MIX will light up in the display. Note: The CDC A 08 and the IDC A 09 are also able to play all of the CDs in the Interrupting playback (PAUSE) Press 3 >. "PAUSE" will appear in the display. Stopping PAUSE Press 3 > during the pause. Playback will resume. 17 CD CHANGER OPERATION Naming CDs To help you to identify your CDs more easily, the car audio system allows you to individually name up to 99 CDs. The name can be made up of up to seven letters. If you attempt to enter more than 99 names, "FULL" will appear in the display. Entering/editing CD names Press NAME". : to select "CDC Press or :. Press and hold down MENU 8. After four seconds you will hear a beep and "DELETE NAME" will appear in the display. Release MENU 8. The CD name will be deleted. Press MENU 8. Press : to select "CDC NAME". Press OK ; to return to the menu. Deleting all of the CD names You want to delete all of the names entered for the CDs. Press or :. The car audio system is now in selection mode. Press Press : to select the CD you would like to name. or :. You are listening to a CD. Press MENU 8. Press : to select "CDC NAME". Now you are in the edit mode. If the CD you selected does not yet have a name, seven dashes will appear in the display. Press or :. Press and hold down MENU 8. After four seconds you will hear a beep and "DELETE NAME" will appear in the display. Continue to hold down MENU 8 until you hear a second beep and "DELETE ALL" appears in the display. The first input position will flash. Press : to select the letter you want to enter. If you want to leave this position blank, select the dash. Press or : to move the cursor to a different input position. the name. Release MENU 8. All of the CD names stored will be deleted. Press MENU 8 or OK ; to store Deleting a CD name Press OK ; to return to the menu. You are listening to a CD and would like to delete its name. Press MENU 8. 18 CLOCK Displaying the clock briefly To display the time briefly, press / DIS 7 briefly. ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS CLOCK Press : to alter the minutes. Once you have altered the minutes, press :. The hours will begin to flash. Setting the time The time can be set automatically by the RDS signal. If you are unable to receive an RDS radio station or if the RDS station you are listening to does not support this function, you can also set the time manually. Setting the time automatically Press : to alter the hours. Press MENU 8 or OK ;. Selecting the 12/24-hour time display mode Press MENU 8. "MENU" will appear in the display. Press To set the time automatically, press MENU 8. : repeatedly until "24 H MODE" or "12 H MODE" appears in the display. or play mode. : to switch the dis- Press Press : until "CLOCK MAN" (manual) or "CLOCK AUTO" (automatic) appears in the display. Once you have selected the mode, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Press : until "CLOCK AUTO" appears in the display. Once you have made your selection, press MENU 8 or OK ; twice. When you tune into a radio station with the RDS clock function (RDS-CT), the time will be set automatically. Setting the time manually Activating the clock for display when the car audio system is switched off To activate the clock for display when the car audio system is switched off, press MENU 8. "MENU" will appear in the display. Press To set the time, press MENU 8. Press : repeatedly until "CLOCKSET" appears in the display. : repeatedly until "CLK DISP OFF" or "CLK DISP ON" appears in the display. Press or : to switch the clock display on or off. press MENU 8 or OK ;. Press :. Once you have made the setting, The time will appear in the display. The minutes will flash and can be altered. 19 CLOCK Displaying the time briefly when the car radio is switched off To display the time briefly when the car radio is switched off, TONE AND BALANCE/FADER Adjusting the tone and balance/fader Adjusting the bass To adjust the bass, press AUD / LD =. "BASS" will appear in the display. press / DIS 7. The time will then appear in the display for eight seconds. Press or : to alter the bass. Adjusting the treble To adjust the treble, press AUD / LD =. "BASS" will appear in the display. Press Press : until "TREBLE" appears in the display. or : to alter the treble. Adjusting the balance To adjust the balance, press AUD / LD =. "BASS" will appear in the display. Press Press ance. : until "BALANCE" appears in the display. or : to alter the bal- Adjusting the fader To adjust the fader, press AUD / LD =. "BASS" will appear in the display. Press Press : until "FADER" appears in the display. or : to alter the fader. 20 TONE AND BALANCE/FADER Switching Loudness on/off Loudness boosts the bass and treble when the volume is low to create a more natural sound. EQUALIZER Equalizer This car audio system is equipped with a parametric digital equalizer. In this case, parametric means that it is possible to individually raise or lower one frequency (GAIN +10 to -20 dB) for each of the five filters. The following filters are available: q SUB LOW EQ 32 to 50 Hz q LOW EQ 63 to 250 Hz q MID EQ 315 to 1250 Hz q MID/HIGH EQ 1600 to 6300 Hz q HIGH EQ 8000 to 12500 Hz These filters can be adjusted without the use of measuring equipment. As a result, it is possible to significantly influence the in-vehicle acoustics. ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS Press AUD / LD = for approx. two seconds. LD will light up in the display to indicate that Loudness is active. Adjusting Loudness intensity The Loudness boost can be set in stages from one to six. Press MENU 8. "MENU" will appear in the display. Press : repeatedly until "LOUDNESS" appears in the display. Press or : to alter the Loudness setting. ing the settings, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Notes on making equalizer settings We recommend that you use a CD you are familiar with to make the settings. Before you set the equaliser, set bass, treble, balance and fader to "0" and deactivate the Loudness function. For more information on how to do this, refer to the section on "Tone and balance/ fader". Once you have completed adjust- Now listen to the CD you have selected. Evaluate the sound according to your own personal preferences. Now refer to "Sound impression" in the following table. Make the settings for the equalizer as described under "What to do". 21