Blaupunkt KLN RCM RCM 126 manual

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    Köln RCM 126 Radio / Cassette Operating instructions Köln RCM126 d 13.06.2002, 11:27 Uhr 1[...]

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    3 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS 1 3 14 2 20 26 24 25 11 9 4 51 2 15 8 19 7 6 13 10 16 17 18 23 22 21 Köln RCM126 d 13.06.2002, 11:27 Uhr 3[...]

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    32 Contents Quick reference ............................ 33 Important notes ............................ 39 Precautions ........................................... 39 Traffic safety ......................................... 39 Installation ............................................. 39 Telephone mute .................................... 39 Sub Ou[...]

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    33 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS To programme the mute volume level, proceed as follows: • Adjust the desired volume. • Press for two seconds until you hear a beep. Now this volume level is stored as your mute volume. Extra function Memory button in the DSC menu. 4 FM T Press repeatedly to switch betw[...]

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    34 6 Rocker switch Radio operation / Station search Up Down <</>> Up/Down in short intervals when AF is off <</>> To scroll through the station net- works when AF is on , e.g. NDR 1, 2, 3, 4, N-JOY, FFN, ANTENNE ... . Tape operation / Title selection (S-CPS) Up Down Fast forward Fast rewind Stop function by pressing . Change[...]

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    35 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS 7 Display k e f g i h j l a m n o r b q p s c d a) NDR2 - Station name b) TR 2 - Track (side) 2 of the cas- sette c) VIVALDI - CD name or d) 1 : 52 - CD time (playback time) and number for changer op- eration (optional) e) FM - Waveband f) lo - Seek tuning sensitivity g) I[...]

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    36 < TIM ( T raff i c M emo) To play back the stored traffic an- nouncements: Press TIM briefly. To switch the priority for traffic an- nouncements on and off: Press TIM for approximately two sec- onds. When “TA” ( t raffic a nnouncement) lights up in the display, the system will play traffic stations only. = AF A lternative f requency durin[...]

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    37 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS Changer operation (optional) To switch the display mode and select between name, time (playback time) and number (disc number): • Press DIS briefly. A RM ( R adio M onitor) Press this button to listen to the radio while fast forwarding or rewinding the tape. To switch RM[...]

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    38 G LD Loudness - When listening at a low level, the Loudness function creates a more natural sound by boosting the low frequency range. LD on/off : Press the button. When the Loudness function is active, “LD” will light up in the display. See chapter “DSC programming” for more information. H DSC ( D irect S oftware C ontrol) Use the DSC f[...]

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    39 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS Important notes Precautions Before starting to use your new car radio, please read the following information care- fully. 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 r[...]

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    40 • Press << or >>. The display will switch to “CHANGE”. • Push in the KeyCard. The card is re- leased and put in the proper position for being removed. • Remove the first KeyCard and insert the new one while “CHANGE” is still being displayed. After the display indication “READY” or “LEARN KC”, • press DSC . Now[...]

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    41 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS Optical indication for extra security Flashing KeyCard tongue When the vehicle is stationary and the KeyCard removed, the KeyCard tongue can be switched to flash for extra anti-theft secu- rity. For this it is necessary that the positive pow- er supply line and the permane[...]

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    42 Radio operation with RDS ( R adio D ata S ystem) If you leave the service area of the regional programme tuned into, or if you would like to take advantage of the full RDS service, switch to “REG OFF”. • Press the AF button for approximately two seconds until “REG OFF” appears. “REG ON” or “REG OFF” will be briefly dis- played [...]

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    43 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS Scrolling through the broadcast- ing networks (only FM) You can use the << >> buttons to tune in stations of your reception area. If several programmes of the broadcasting networks can be received, you can scroll through them in forwards direction pressing >[...]

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    44 Automatically storing the strongest stations with Travelstore You can automatically store the six most powerful FM stations of your current recep- tion area sorted according to their signal strength. This function is particularly con- venient on longer trips. • Press the FM T button for two seconds. “T-STORE” will appear in the display. Th[...]

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    45 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS 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 two seconds. With mono playback, the stereo sign will disappear from the display. Each time the radio is switched on, s[...]

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    46 If the system is unable to find a station of- fering the selected programme type, the dis- play will show “NO PTY” and a beep tone will be released. The station received be- fore starting seek tuning will be tuned in. You can assign different programme types to each preset position. Please refer to the next chapter “Storing programme types[...]

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    47 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS - NDR2 airs a PTY-POP programme. - The system will switch to the linked station NDR2 for the duration of the “POP” programme. During tape or CDC operation, the set will also automatically switch to the programme offering the selected PTY within the broad- casting netwo[...]

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    48 Traffic announcement priority on/off If the priority for traffic announcement pro- grammes is activated, “TA” will light up in the display. To switch the priority on or off: • Press TIM for approximately two sec- onds until you hear a beep. When pressing TIM while a message is be- ing broadcast, this message will be interrup- ted. The unit[...]

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    49 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS Automatic seek tuning start (tape and CD changer operation) When leaving the reception area of the tuned in traffic programme station while listening to a tape or CD, the system will automatically start searching for a new TA programme. If no such station is found within a[...]

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    50 T raffic Memo (TIM) This set is equipped with a digital speech memory, making it possible to automatically record up to four traffic messages lasting a maximum of four minutes. When the radio is switched on and “TP” dis- played, the system will record all incoming messages of the tuned in station. If the priority for traffic announcements is[...]

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    51 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS • Press / to set the timer. • Press << to set the hours and >> to set the minutes. Once you have completed the setting, • press or DSC . The clock setting for TIMER 1 has been stored. Proceed in the same way to set the TIMER 2. Recalling stored traffic me[...]

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    52 Warning note Danger of damaging the motor antenna in a car wash If you have installed a motor antenna, it will remain extracted when turning off the radio while the TIM timer is active. The antenna may also come out inside the car wash when the set is turned off and the TIM timer active. This may cause serious damage! Please read the next chapte[...]

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    53 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS T ape operation The car stereo has to be switched on. The unit automatically switches to tape op- eration when a cassette is inserted. Inserting a tape • Turn on the set. • Insert a tape. The tape will be automatically transported to the playback position. Side A or 1 [...]

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    54 Skipping unrecorded tape por- tions with Blank Skip This function senses an unrecorded tape portion continuing for more than 15 seconds and automatically fast forwards the cas- sette to the beginning of the next track. During fast tape winding, “B-SKIP” will be indicated on the display panel. To switch the Blank Skip function on and off: •[...]

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    55 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS CD changer operation (optional) Selecting CDs and titles CD selection Up Down Title selection Upwards: Press briefly. CUE - fast advance (audible): Keep depressed. Downwards: Press as many times as required. To restart a title: Press briefly. REVIEW - fast reverse (audible[...]

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    56 Selecting the display mode You can select the desired display mode for CD operation: “NAME” – The specified name, for example “MADONNA” will be displayed. “TIME” – The elapsed playback time of the title is dis- played, for example “2 : 32”. “NUMBER” – The CD position in the magazine (disc number) is displayed, for examp[...]

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    57 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS To quit the naming mode, • leave the DSC menu by pressing DSC . If you would like to name another CD, • select a new disc. You can change any existing name by en- tering and storing a new one (overwriting). Deleting CD names with DSC-UPDATE You can delete a CD name wit[...]

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    58 DSC programming DSC ( D irect S oftware C ontrol) 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[...]

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    59 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS SPEECH 1: Linear reproduction (bass, treble and Loudness set to “0”) SPEECH 2-4: Different settings for vol- ume, bass and treble with the Loudness being switched off. Try out which SPEECH set- ting you like most. BEEP Acknowledgement tone for all functions which requi[...]

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    60 S-DX To adjust the seek tuning sensitivity for distant recep- tion. DX 1 - high sensitivity DX 3 - low sensitivity S-LO To adjust the seek tuning sensitivity for local recep- tion. LO 1 - high sensitivity LO 3 - low sensitivity The seek tuning sensitivity values can be separately set for AM and FM. CDC UPD Use this function to delete CD names du[...]

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    61 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS Appendix Specifications Amplifier Output power: 4 x 23 W RMS power acc. to DIN 45324 at 14.4 V 4 x 35 W max. power Tuner Wavebands: FM : 87.5 – 108 MHz MW : 531 – 1602 kHz LW : 153 – 279 kHz FM sensitivity: 0.9 µ V at 26 dB signal- to-noise ratio FM frequency respon[...]

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    32 Blaupunkt-Werke GmbH Bosch Gruppe 5/96 Pf K7/VKD 8 622 400 693 Köln RCM126 d 13.06.2002, 11:27 Uhr 32[...]