Radio / Cassette Santa Monica C50 Operating instructions
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OPERATING ELEMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ 30 button to unlock release panel Volume control ON button, switches the unit on/ off, mute RDS button, switches the RDS convenience features on/off Selects display for variable text BND button, selects the FM memory bank and the MW and LW wavebands TS, starts the TravelStore function Display button, displays the time DIS button, changes display contents MENU button, accesses the menu for basic settings button, opens the flip release panel Cursor butto
Switching to the radio mode .......... 36 Special RDS functions (AF, REG) .. 36 Selecting wavebands/memory banks ............................................ 37 Tuning into radio stations ............... 37 Adjusting seek tuning sensitivity ..... 38 Storing radio stations ..................... 38 Storing radio stations automatically (TravelStore) .................................. 38 Recalling stored radio stations ....... 38 Scanning the radio stations within reception range (SCAN) ................
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. 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.
Removing the operating panel ➮ Press 1. The release panel will unlock. 1 Replacing the operating panel ➮ Slide the operating panel into the guides from left to right. ➮ Press the left-hand side of the pan- NEDERLANDS el onto the car audio system until it locks into place. ENGLISH ● Note: ● While replacing the panel, be careful not to press on the display.
SCHWITCHING ON/OFF Switching the car audio system on/off Switching the car audio system on by inserting a cassette tape The car audio system can be switched on/off in a number of ways. If the system is switched off and there is no cassette in the tape deck, 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.
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). ➮ To increase the volume, turn the “MUTE” will appear in the display. Adjusting the power-on volume ➮ Press MENU 8. ➮ Press : repeatedly until “MUTE It is possible to adjust the volume at which the car audio system switches on. ➮ Press : to adjust the volume.
VOLUME CONTROL The volume at which phone calls or navigation voice output are heard can be adjusted. ➮ Press MENU 8. ➮ Press : repeatedly until “TEL/ NAVI VOL” appears in the display. : to select the desired volume level. ➮ Press ➮ Once you have made your selection, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Adjusting 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.
or : to switch REG off or on. ➮ Press MENU 8 or OK ;. Switching RDS functions on/off ➮ To take advantage of the RDS functions for AF and REG, press RDS 4. When the RDS functions have been activated, “RDS” will light up as a symbol in the display. When you activate RDS functions, “REG ON” or “REG OFF” will appear briefly in the display. Selecting wavebands/memory banks Using this car audio system, you can tune into radio stations on the FM, MW and LW (AM) wavebands.
RADIO OPERATION 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. ➮ Press MENU 8. ➮ Press : repeatedly until “SENS” appears in the display. ➮ Press :. The currently selected setting will appear in the display. “SENS HI6” indicates the highest level of sensitivity, “SENS LO1” the lowest.
Stopping the SCAN function, continuing to listen to the radio station scanned ➮ Press OK ;. SCAN will end and the last station scanned will continue playing. Adjusting the scan time ➮ Press MENU 8. ➮ Press : repeatedly until “SCANTIME” appears in the display. ➮ Press : to set the scan time as desired. ➮ Once you have made your selection, press MENU 8 or OK ;. Note: The scan time selected also applies to the SCAN function for tape deck and CD changer operation. Switching PTY on/off ➮ Press MENU 8.
RADIO OPERATION ➮ If you would like to select a different program type, press or : while the program type is on display to switch to another program type. OR ➮ Press one of the station preset buttons from 1 to 6 > to select the program type stored on that particular station button. The program type selected will appear briefly in the display. ➮ Press or : to start seek tun- ing. The next radio station broadcasting the program selected will begin to play.
➮ 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. Adjusting the volume for traffic announcements ➮ Press MENU 8. ➮ Press : repeatedly until “TA VOLUME” appears in the display. : to adjust the traffic announcement volume. ➮ Press ➮ Once you have adjusted the setting, press MENU 8 or OK ;.
TRAFFIC INFORMATION MEMORY Traffic Information Memory (TIM) This car radio is able to digitally record up to four traffic messages with a total length of four minutes. The system will record the messages even when it is switched off. It is necessary to activate the TIM function first. Damage to an automatic power antenna When the TIM function is switched on, the power antenna will remain extended. Before you drive into a car wash, be sure to deactivate the TIM function and then switch off the radio.
with the open side facing towards the right. ➮ Close the operating panel. Cassette playback will begin with the side facing upwards. ● If there already is a cassette inserted into the tape deck, tracks, press : once or as many times as required. “CPS FF” and the number of tracks you want to skip will appear in the display. The tape will fast forward to the next or following track as selected. ➮ To restart the current track or select “CASSETTE” appears in the display.
TAPE DECK OPERATION Scanning all of the cassette tracks (SCAN) ➮ Press OK ; for longer than two seconds. “CAS SCAN” will appear in the display. Scanning will begin with the next track in ascending order. ➮ To stop the SCAN function, press OK ; again. The track currently scanned will continue playing. Notes: 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”.
Switching Blank skip on/off ➮ Press MENU 8. ➮ Press : repeatedly until “BLANK SKIP” appears in the display. Traffic information during cassette playback If you activate the “TRAFFIC” function (traffic information priority), your car audio system will always be on standby for traffic information. If a traffic announcement is received, cassette playback will be interrupted and you will hear the message. For more information, refer to the section on “Traffic information”.
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. 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. Selecting CDs ➮ To select a CD up or down in the magazine, press or : the required number of times.
CD CHANGER OPERATION 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 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”. Interrupting playback (PAUSE) ➮ Press 3 >. “PAUSE” will appear in the display.
CLOCK CD CHANGER OPERATION Deleting a CD name ➮ You are listening to a CD and would like to delete its name. ➮ Press MENU 8. ➮ Press : to select “CDC 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. ➮ Release MENU 8. The CD name will be deleted. ➮ 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. ➮ You are listening to a CD. ➮ Press MENU 8.
:. The hours will begin to ➮ Press : to alter the hours. ➮ Press MENU 8 or OK ;. Selecting the 12/24-hour time display mode ➮ Press MENU 8. To display the time briefly when the car radio is switched off, ➮ press / DIS 7. The time will then appear in the display for eight seconds. ENGLISH press flash. Displaying the time briefly when the car radio is switched off FRANÇAIS ➮ Press : to alter the minutes. ➮ Once you have altered the minutes, DEUTSCH CLOCK “MENU” will appear in the display.
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 or : to alter the bass. Adjusting the treble ➮ To adjust the treble, press AUD / LD =. “BASS” will appear in the display. : until “TREBLE” appears in the display. ➮ Press ➮ Press or : to alter the treble. Switching Loudness on/off Loudness boosts the bass and treble when the volume is low to create a more natural sound.
ENGLISH and hold down DEQ < until EQ lights up in the display and “EQ ON” appears briefly. ➮ To switch the equalizer off, press FRANÇAIS and hold down DEQ < until EQ no longer lights up in the display and “EQ OFF” appears briefly. ITALIANO Adjusting the equalizer ➮ Press DEQ <. ➮ Press or : to select “DIGITAL EQ”. ➮ Press or : to select the filter. ➮ Press or :. ➮ To select the frequency, press :. ➮ To adjust the level, press or :.
52 Treble 4000 – 12500 Hz Mid-range sound 400 – 4000 Hz Lifeless reproduction Lack of transparency Instruments do not sparkle Sound appears to be too much in the foreground, very aggressive, no stereo effect Unclear bass Playback reverberates Unpleasant pressure on the ears Bass reproduction too weak Bass 32 – 100 Hz Lower mid-range 100 – 400 Hz Sound impression/problem Frequency range Boost treble range with “MID HIGH EQ”, “HIGH EQ” filter Frequency: approx.
➮ Press MENU 8. “MENU” will appear in the display. : repeatedly until “EQ DISPLAY” appears in the display. Switching the AUX output on/off ➮ Press MENU 8. or : to select either “SPECTRUM 1”, “SPECTRUM 2” or “EQ DISP OFF”. “MENU” will appear in the display. ➮ Press ➮ Press ➮ Once you have completed adjusting the settings, press MENU 8 or OK ;. : repeatedly until “AUXIN-1 OFF” or “AUX-IN-1 ON” appears in the display. In place of the “1”, there is a “2” for the second AUX input.
TMC TMC for dynamic navigation systems TMC stands for “Traffic Message Channel”. Traffic messages are transmitted digitally via TMC and can then be used by properly programmed navigation systems in route planning. Your car audio system has been equipped with a TMC output to which Blaupunkt navigation systems can be connected. To find out which navigation systems you can use with your car audio system, contact your specialist Blaupunkt dealer.
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