Radio

cDR 500

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English

ShortOverview . ... 20
T h e f tP revention..... ...... 21
O n / Of fS wit ch ..... 21
V o l u m eC ontrol. ........ . . . 22
Tone Control .. . . .. 23
Radio .... 23
T ra f ficA nnounceme nts ..... 25
RD S -E ON .... . . . . 26
R a d ioS tat ionKeys.. .. . . . . . 27
C D Operat ion ..... 29
C a rT elephone .... 30
SteeringWheel RemoteControl . . . .. 31
Coding ....... . . . . 32
G e n e rallnform atio n .... . . . . 34

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Short Overview Display
o ThedisplayInthevehicle(seevehicleope-
The radio CDR 500 enables receptionof @ ratinginstructlons)
is alsousedfor external
VHF, mediumand long wave wavebands. @ automatic radio station
[AS] fromthe radio.Two
displayof Information
It is equipped with a traffic radio decoder allocation basictyposof displays canbe installed
in
(TP) and receives data for Radio Data @ [UMLI changewaveband thevahicle.
System (RDS). Six radio station keys en- @ - detachableoperatingconsole
able the storage of a total of 30 radio sta- fltrr till fltrt !!Ht H.'t!tr! !fltr flqfl
tions. SteeringWheelRemoteControl fltrffitrilffiffiffiffi,ffi
The unit is equippedwith a CD drive unit
no. symbol denotes
I digit display
for playing standard CD's. @ radio:advanceonestation
CD:restart
(D reversesearchkey
liltfffiflfltffiH#f,Hffii#ffiffi
Operating Elements tlttr ttrtr ttrtr fH! ffi lltfi fm !fits !#i H#
fltrt flfl ililt tH! ffi." ffi." fis fifr ii#rsif,
@ forwardsearchkey
no. symbol denotes
@ + increasevolume 10 digit display
O Ol on/off:depress @ reducevolume
.- volumecontrol: turn @ o radio/CDselectionmode The displaysof the 10 digitdisplayare
\J lefVrightbalance: describedin these operatinginstructions.
pullandturn
O Jl bass:turn The displaysof the 8 digitdisplaycorre-
treble:pullandturn spond to those of the 10 digitdisplaywith
the exception of the waveband and certain
O 7/ tronlhackfader:turn
radiofunctions.
o - cD aperture
O A ejectkeyandCD/radio
@ - unlockoperatingconsole
O - LEDunlockkey
O t11-161radiostationkeys
O IRDSI RadioDataSystem
@ ITPI trafficradio
Theft Prevention
Goding
The unit is equippedwith a safetysystem
againsttheft. A coded radiois of no value
to the thief and thereforeyou shouldcode
your unit (see the section"Coding"on
page 32) and do not leavethe Radioor Car
pass with the code numberin the vehicle.
The radiois coded beforeit leavesthe
plant.
Detachable Operating Console
The unit has a detachableoperatingcon-
sole as an additionaltheft Drotection.A
LED in the releasekey @ for the operating
consoleblinks O after switchingoff the
radioand the car ignition.
Take the operatingconsolein its case
when you leaveyour car. The unit will only
work with its originaloperatingconsole.
Shouldthis be lost,a replacementopera-
ting consolemust be first adaptedby
appropriatecoding(see section"Adaptation
of the OperatingConsole"on page 33).
Removingthe OperatingConsole
Pressthe releasekey G) anddetachthe
operating
console@.
Refittingthe OperatingConsole
Puttheoperating
consolebackintothe
recessandpresson bothsidesto lock.
On/Off Switch
Ol Depressknob O to turn the radio
on or off.
Automatic Switch-On
lf the unit has been turnedon by depres-
sing knob (l , it is turnedoff by switching
off the ignitionand removingthe key, or
simplyby lurningthe ignitionoff (in some
types of cars).The radiocomes on again
automaticallywhen the ignitionis turned
on.
You can deactivateand reactivatethis
automaticswitch-onby the followingsteps:
. Switchignitionon.
. Turn radiooff with knob O.
. Keep radiostationkeys [1] and
[3] O
depressed.
. Turn radioon. The message"lGNlON"is
shownon the display. Releasethe
depressedradiostationkeys only after
the confirmationsignalhas given.
The message"IGNIOFF' is shownon the
display. The unit may now only be turned
on and off with knob 0.
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The same steps as described above are
followedto reactivatethe automaticswitch-
VolumeControl Adomatic Volume Control

The volurne is regulated in accordancewith

on. The message"lGNl ON"is shownon
the speed of the vehicle. You can regulate
the display. ^l Set volume this volume control.
The automatic switch-on is activatedwhen
. TurnknoblO.
Set Volume Regulation
the unit has been disconnectedand then
connected again to the operating voltage. rz Set Balance lefUright Keep IUILI @ key depressed until the
. Pullknob(O. confirmationsignal is given.
AutomaticCD Play-Back . Turnknob. Set lhe desired volume increase using the
searcfr buttons @ and @.
lf a CD has been insertedinto the unit
"SD-VOL U or "SD-VOL +1" to
when switched off (see section "lnsert CD" 7/ SetFaderforward/back "SD-VOL+5"appears on the display.
on page 29), the unit will switchon automa-
knobO.
Depressretractable Depressthe [UML] @ key again until the
ticallyand play the CD.
Turnthe knob. confirmationsignal is given in order to
The knobretractsout. store the setting.
AutomaticSwitch-Off
. Depressthe knob to return it to retracted
The unit will automaticallyswitchoff one oosition. The automaticvolume regulationis not
hour afterthe car ignitionhas been turned active in the setting "SD-VOL 0". .
off. The automatic switch-offfunction is When switchingon the set, the radiois set
independentof the automaticswitch-on. to the volumelevelyou last adjusted,if this lf you do not depressany key within10 sec-
level did not exceed the factory set basic onds,then the previoussettingwill remain
volume level. stored.
lf the volumelevelwas higher,the radiois
set to it's basic level.

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ToneGontrol
Youcan adjustthetoneusingthe r€traot'
ableknob O. Youcanadjustthebasa
andthetrebleindependently fromeach
other. The knobretractsintothe neutral
position(middlesetting).
J Adiustment of the Bass
. Depressthe retractable knob @ '
The knobretractsout.
. Turnthe knob(tothe leftto reduceth€
bass;to the rightto increasethe bass).
. Depressthe knobto returnit to its retrao'
tedposition.
I Adjustment of the Treble
. Depressthe retractable knob O '
The knobretractsout.
. Pullthe knoboutfurther.
. Turnthe knob(tothe leftto reducethe
thetrebl€).
treble;to therightto increase
. Depressthe knobto returnit to its retrac'
ted position.
Manual Adiustment to the
Radlo Transmitter FrequencY
. Touchingthesearchkey @ willdropthe
grlcat Wavcband frequencyby 100 kHz.
. Touchingthe searchkey (Dwill raisethe
se-
I unrlngtlteradloon willautomatically
previouslytuned. A dif- frequencybY100 kHz'
lcolltrewaveband
lcrenlwaveband canbe selectedusingthe
Start Radio Station Search
IUMLI @ koY.
D€prcBF tho[UML]keyrepeatedly untilthe DepresssearchkeY @ or @ untilthe
dc:lradwaveband l8selected' automaticsearchstarts. Reception of the
nextradiostationwillbe selected.
DopreealngthekeyoncefromtheVHF
waveband (VeryHlghFrequency) willse- Keepingoneof the searchkeysdepressed
laotthoMWwaveband (Medium Wave). willsweepthefrequency bandas longas
DcpreaalngthekeyagainwillselecttheLW the keyis releasedagain.
wavcband (LongWave). Depressing the
koyagalnwill back
switch to the The receptionremainsdormantuntila radio
IUMLI
VHFwaveband again. stationis lockedin. lf the RDSfunctionhas
beenactivated,receptionof the nextRDS
Thowavebandcurrentlyselectedis shown transmitter stationwill be selected.
on th6 dlsplay('U",'U AS","M', "M AS"or
"L').
t..l
FrcquencyDisplayot a VHFRadioStation
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Useof the RDSFunction
'Whatis RDS?'
Raaio
Data
System
RDSis a serviceof the publicradioinstitu-
tionswhichhasbeenintroduced Eurooe-
wideto facilitatethe searchfor the desired
VHFradiostationandits interference-free
receDtion.
In additionto the programstransmitted,
RDStransmitters alsoradiatea digitaldata
telegramcontaininginformation whichis
automatically interpreted
by RDSreceivers.
lf RDSis switched on,thedesignationof
the radiostationis shownon the display.
EachRDSstationtransmitsat severalfre-
quencies.The radioreceivercontinually
comparesthe signalqualityof thesefre-
quenciesduringiravelandchangesfre-
quenciesto maintainreceptionof the stron-
gestfrequencyat all times(bestreception
of the selectedradiostation).The radio
stationdesignationon thedisplayremains
unchanged.
Activate RDS
. Selectthe VHFwaveband
. Depress[RDS]O.
@ RDS TP
Display: RDS activated
The symbol "RDS"is displayed.The
searchfunctionwill nowonly reactto RDS
transmitters. The radio will automatically
select the frequency as well as the radio
station which can be received best.
lf the radiostatlonset is nota RDStrans-
mitter,thena MEMORY searchwillbe con-
ductedandtheVHFadditional memorywill
be automatlcelly updated(seesection
"Update VHFAdditional Memor/',page28).
Deactlvate RDS
Depress
IRDSIO keyagain.
The symbol'rgDS';is no longerdisplayed.
Thefrequencyis displayedinsteadof the
radiostationdesignation. Theradiono lon-
gerdetermines the bestreceptionfrequen-
cy for that radiostation.
Display the Frequency of a RDS
Transmltter,
Depress theIUMLI @ key(approx.
1 second)untilthe displayswitchesfrom
the radiostationdesignation
overto the
receptionfrequency.
Thelrequencyis displayedfor approx.
5 seconds.
Selection of Regional Radio Statlone TrafficAnnouncements lf traffic radio is activatedand a transmitter
is selected not transmittingtraffic radio,
SomeRDSradiostations transmitregional The functions for traffic radio are internatio- then the strongesttraffic radio transmitter
programs.Theycan be allocatedto each nal and are designatedbythe symbolTP = will be searched.
radiostationkeyso thatalternative
trans- Traffic Program. Receptionof a radio sta-
mitterfrequencies
shouldbe selectedfor tion with traffic is shown on the display by With the automatic radio station memory
onlythoseregionalprogramspreviously the symbol "IP". activated by the [AS] @ fey, the sweep
heard.
will be continued until at least one tratfic
Activate Traffic Radio (TP) radio transmitter has been found, provided
Keepthe radiostationkeysdepressed, i.e.
. SelectVHF waveband. the tratfic radio function has been activated
[1] to [6] @ , for thosewhichareto be allo- beforehand.After memorizing,the radio
caledto regional programs,untiltheconlir- . Depresskey [TPI @.
will switch over to a memory slot with a traf-
mationsignalis given.
fic radiolransmitter,providedthere is one
"REGON"willbe displayeo. The symbol "[TP]"isshown on the display.
available.
The symbol "[ ]" is shownon the display
Repeatthe samestepsto deactivate
this when searchis beingconductedor if the
Deactivate Traffic Radio
function. receptionof the radio station is not pos-
"REGOFF"willbe displayed. sible. Depressthe fIPl @ key again. The sym-
bol f /"will no longerbe displayed.
When a CD is beingplayed,the play-back
is interruptedby trafficannouncements. lf a traffic announcementis given, the but-
The traffic radio function (TP) can also be ton [TP] must be depressedtwice in order
activated during CD play-back. In this to deactivatethe traffic radio.
case, the designationof the radio station
last heard is displayedfor 5 seconds. lf the The alternativesTP on or TP off are not
reception had been that of a radio station memorizedwhen allocatingtransmittersto
not transmittingtrafficradio,then the stron- the radio station keys.
gest trafficradiotransmitterwill be sear-
ched.

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 Adjustmentof the Volumefor
TrafficAnnouncements
Thevolume
forthetrafficannouncements
can be presetand independentlyof the nor_
mal volume level for the radio.
PROG
iF-i.i#il +#
ITP]
Preset the votume level for traffic
announcements.
. Depressthe
[Tp] @ key lapprox.
3 seconds) until the confirmationsignal is
given.
The presetvolumewill appearon the dis_
play, for example "Tp-VOL +l',.
. The desired setting between _3
and +3
can be selected using the search keys
O and (D
' Ke.ep.the ITPI @ key depressed again
untilthe confirmationsignalis given.
r he settingis then memorized.
lf_youdo notdepressthe Fpl keywithin
10 seconds, theunitwillrevertto thenor_ RDS.EON
maloperation withoutmemorizing any An extension
of RDSis the EONfunction.
changein thesetting.
EONis an abbreviation
for:Enhanced
OtherNetworks(supportof othertransmit-
Duringtrafficannouncementplaybackyou ters).
canadjustthe volumewiththe O tey.
Theradioreturnsto thevolumesetonlyby
increasing
the volumeafterthetrafficanno-
WithRDS-EON, certainTransmitting
tutionsofferthe possibility
Insti-
uncement hasfinished. of hearingtraffic
announcements evenby reception of non-
trafficradiotransmitters.The radiounit
Hearing Traffic Announcements
interpretsinformationfromRDSdatafrom
only alternative
radiostationstransmittingtratfic
lf you onlywantto hearthetraffican- radio.
nouncements, turntrafficon. Turnknob
O to theleftuntilthenormalsoundvolu- Non{rafficradiotransmitters withassocia_
me is reducedto zero. ted RDS-EONaretreatedas trafficradio
transmittersby the radiounit.
Onlythetrafficannouncements
are then lJrg.symOot "EoN" (10digirdisptay)or ,,Tp,,
heardat thepresetvolume. (8 digitdisplay)is disptayedforthesetrans_
mitters.
Interrupt Traffic Announcements
Depressthe [TP] @ keyfor a shofttime,
in orderto interruptthe trafficannounce_
ments(forexampleduringCD play_back).
I ne trafficradiofunctionremainsactivated.

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Hearing Traffic Announcements vla RadioStationKeys AutomaticStorageof RadioStations
RDS-EON . Selectdesiredwavelength.
Thereare memoryslotsavailablefor a total
Depresskey[TP] @. Tnesymbol"[PJ"is of 30 radiostations: ' Keep[AS] @ keydepresseduntilthe
displayed.Whena tratficannouncement is signalis given.
confirmation
given,the radiounitwillswitchoverto a 6 x U (VHF)
trafficradiotransmitter
whichis in the EON 6 x M (M W) The radiostationsearchcommences and
network. 6 x L (L W) thesymbol7S"is shownon thedisplay.
6 x U AS (VHF,automatic
storage) Afterthe searchhasbeencompleted, six of
Aftertheannouncement, the unitwillrevert 6 x M AS (MW,automaticstorage) the strongesttransmitters
in thatwaveband
to the radiostationpreviously heard. are stored.Theyare allocatedto the AS
Duringthetrafficannouncement, thedes- Memorize Radio Station memoryslotsof the radiostationkeys.
ignationof the radiostationis shownon the RDStransmitters willautomaticallybe pre-
display. . Selectdesiredwaveband. ferentiallystoredandallocatedto the first
. Tuneto desiredradiostation. memoryslots.
TheRDS-EON functionis alsoin oDeration . Keeponeof the radiostationkeys
duringCD play-backif thetrafficradio(TP) depressed [1] to [6] @ untilthe radio Whenthetratficradiofunction(TP)is turn-
hasbeenactivated. stationselected canbe heardagain. ed on eitherbeforeor duringautomatic
Duringthesearch,theradiostationis dis- storageof radiostations,
the unitwillrecall
playedwhichwaspreviously storedand a memoryslotwitha storedtrafficradio
allocatedto that key. transmitter(notnecessarilymemoryslot1).

Theradiostationsetis thusstoredand
allocatedto thisradiostationkey.The
memoryslotselected is shownon the
display.

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Recall Stored Radio Station Useof VHFAdditionalMemory Update VHF Additional MemorY

. Selectdesiredwaveband. ln addition to the radio station buttons, the Keep the IRDSI O key depresseduntilthe
. Depress one of the radio station keys [1] unit has an additionalmemoryfor VHF in confirmationsignalis given. The display
which all VHF radiostationsare stored shows "MEMORY'U"for a shorl time, fol-
to [6] @ for a shorttime.
which can be received.This memorycan lowed by "MEMO" and the frequencies
rt"r be "pagedthrough"usingthe searchkeys' (sequentially).
i i .J.t 1-. i,i.-
lri !'- ";
lr-.
4.,. r.-i I
AS co RDS TTPI The VHF additionalmemorycan be re- The memorysweep is comPletedafter
assignedeithermanuallyor automatically approx.30 secondsand the radiowill then
Radio station on bufton 3, waveband usingthe automaticstorage(AS)' returnto its normalmode of operation,
VHF-AS (automaticstorage). whereby the strongesttransmitter received
Paging Through the VHF Additional will be selected.
lf you want to recall a radio station stored Memory
with AS: The radio stations allocatedto the radio
. Turnthe RDSfunctionon. station keys will not be replaced by this
. Selectdesiredwaveband. . Depressoneof the searchkeys (D or function.
. DepresstASl @ key for a shod time. @ for a shodtime.
. Depressone of the radiostationkeys [1] A furtherpossibilityis to recallthe function
to [6] O for a short time. Thefrequencies of those
or designations of the automatic storage (AS) of radio sta-
radiostationsaregivenon thedisplay tions. This functionwill replacethe radio
whicharestoredin theVHFadditional stationswhich were allocatedto the AS
memory. memoryslots for those radiostations.

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CD Operation
InsertCD
Inserlthe CD (letteredside up) into the slot
untilthe CD is automaticallyreceivedand
taken. The display shows "T- CD" during
this.
After the CD has been accepted,the player
beginswith first track on the CD. On the
display,initiallythe total numberof tracks
on the CD is shown "Txx CD", followed by
,,T 1 CD".
After the last track has been played, play-
back of the CD beginsagain,startingwith
the first track.
lf the CD has been insertedincorrectlv.the
display will show "EF-CD".
InterruptGD Play-Back
. Depress
eiectkey|o fora shorttime.
The radiounit will revertfrom CD mode to
radiooDeration.
. Depresseject key again for a short time
to returnthe unit to CD play-backmode.
Title Selection
Depress searchkeys (D oder @ for a
shorttimeanduntilthenumberforthede-
siredtrackappearson thedisplay.lf you
depressthesearchkey { for a shorltime,
thetrackjustplayedwillbe repeated.
Use of Search
Keepsearchkey (D oder @ depressed
untilthedesiredtrackon theCD hasbeen
reached.
The displaywill show the numberof the
track as well as its durationin minutesand
seconds, e.g. "3 02-42". A fast play-back;
initiallyat 10 times and then at 30 times the
normalspeed occursat a reducedvolume
level.
Eject CD
Depress eject key @ until "EJECT CD"is
displayed.The CD is ejectedand the radio
unit revertsto the radiomode of ooeration.
lf you do not take the CD out of the unit
withinapprox.20 seconds,it will be re-
turned into the CD player again (to protect
the CD from damage).
In this case, the unit will remainin radio
mode. The displaywill show the symbol
"cD tN".
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 lf the[TP]keyis notdepressed within
YoucanremovetheCDfromthe unitas Car Telephone 10 seconds,the unitwillrevertto itsoriginal
described above,evenwhenthe radiois
switched off. lf youdo nottaketheCDout, lf an installedcar telephoneis connectedto settingwithoutstoringanychanges.
it willbe returned backintotheunitafter the unit,the radiowill go into telephone
approx.5seconds.Theradiounitsubse- mode when a call comes in. The display Thevolumelevelcanbe adjustedduringan
quentlyswitches otf again. will show "MESSAGE".In order to utilize callby usingthe knobO.
incoming
the telephonemode,the.cartelephone
Radio Display During CD Play-Back must be connected to the radio by an aut- Interchanging of Incoming Calls
horizedOpel dealer. and Trafflc Announcements
DuringCD Play-back, fre-
thetransmitter
(for
quencyor the radiostationdesignation SetTelephoneVolumeLevel Whenthetratficradiois activated(symbol
RDShansmitters) of theVHFstationlast "[TP]"on the display)anda telephonecall
heardcanbe displayed. Youcanpreset levelforthe
thevolume is receivedduringa trafficannouncement,
telephoneand independentlyfrom the nor- theincoming callwillbe givenprecedence.
Depress the IUMLI (E keyfor a shorttime. mal volumefor the radiounit. By useof thebuttontTPl @, youareable
Thedesiredinformation willbe displayed to interchange in suchcasesbetween the
for 5 seconds, e.g."Ul 101.2". . Turn radiooff. running trafficannouncement andthetele-
. Keep [TP] @ key dePressedand turn phonecall.
Duringthese5 seconds, radio
a different the radioon again.
or a searchcanbe
stationcanbe recalled, The confirmationsignalwill be given. The
startedusingthe searchkeys. presetvolumelevelwill appearon the dis-
play,e.g. "MS-VOL+ 1".
lf thetrafficradio(TP)functionis active,or . Selectthe desiredsettingbetween-3 and
if it is activatedduringplay-back of a CD, +3 usingthe searchkeys (D and @.
the radiounitwillautomatically searchfor . Again keep the [TP] key depresseduntil
thestrongest trafficradiotransmitterif the the contirmationsignalis given.
radiostationlastheardcanno longerbe The settingwill be stored.
received.

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SteeringWheelRemote Recall Memorized Radio Station

Control Depresskey + (D to selectthe desired

radiostationfrom the allocatedkeys in the
Not includedon all vehicles. memory. Each depressionof the key will
advancethe selectionby one stored radio
AdjustVolume stationfrom the wavebandin currentselec-
. Depresskey * tion.
@ to increasethe
volume.
. Depresskey Select CD Track
- @ to decreasethe
volume. Depressone of the searchkeys (D or @
to advanceto the next track on the CD" lf
Mode Switch you depressthe searchkey { once for a
Depresskey O €D to interchangebet- shorttime, play-backof the track currently
ween radiooperationand CD play-back being playedwill be repeated.
operation.
Use of CD Search
Tune RadioStation Keep one of the searchkeys depressed
Depressone of the searchkeys @ or @ untilthe desiredtrack on the CD has been
for a shorttime in orderto activatethe found.
automaticsearchfunctionor to page
CD Repeat
throughthe VHF memory. The radio
remainsdormantuntila transmitterhas DePresskeY + @. Play-backof the
been lockedin. CD startsagain at the first track.

Keep one of the searchkeys depressedin

orderto manuallytune to a radiostation.

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Goding
Secureyour unit by codingit. A coded
radio is of no value to the thief. The code
numberis to be found in the radioor car
pass.
The codingof the unit is only possiblewhen
the ignitionis turnedon.
lf the unit is detachedfrom the operating
voltage,for exampleby removalof the unit
(theft) or detachment of the battery, it is
electronicallysafeguarded.
Only you can put the unit back into opera-
tion by enteringthe correctcode (see "Put-
ting the Unit back into Operation",page33).
Shouldthe theft protectionbe dispensed
with, e.g. by sale of the unit,it must first be
decoded(see"Decodingthe Unit",page 33).
In orderthat the attemptto put the unit into
operationby trial and err6r be not made,
waiting times take effect following unsuc-
cessfuldecodingattempts.The numberof
remainingdecodingattemptsis shown on
the display.
Duringthe waitingperiod,the radiomust
remainswitchedon.
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Thewaitingtimeafterthefirsttwounsuc- Coding the Unit
20 se-
cessfulattemptsis approximately
The theft protectionis activated by coding
conds,afterwhichthewaitingtimeincrea-
thethird the unit.
sesto 10 minutes following
attempt.Following theninthunsuccessful
. Switchon the ignition.
aftempt,the waitingtimehas reachedto . Turn the radiooff.
640minutes. . Turn radioon while keepingthe [AS] (9
key depressed.The displayshows
Theunitwilllockafterthetenthunsuc-
"CODE" and after 3 seconds
cessfulattempl("SAFE'is shownon the
againstinvoiceby appears.
display).A replacement . Enterthe first digit of the code number
an authorizedOpeldealeris thenneces-
usingthe radiostationkey [1] @. Each
sary.
depressionof the key will raisethe digit
recommended to letan on the displayby one.
It is therefore
Depressthe key as often as necessaryto
authorized Opeldealerputthe unitback
afterthesixthunsuccessful reachthe correctdigit in the first position
intooperation
of the display.
attempt. . Enterthe next three digitsol the code
numberusingthe radiostationkeys [2]
Check Coding
and I4l @.
functioncanbe usedto
Thefollowing . Keep the [AS] key depresseduntilthe
checkwhethertheunitis codedor not. confirmationsignalis given.
The radiosubsequentlygoes out of dor-
Thecodedunitindicates "CODE'onthe mant mode.
displayfor a shortperiodeverytimeafterit
is turnedon andprovided theignitionis
switched on.
The correctway to proceedis highlighted lf you then want to returnthe unit to opera- Decodingthe Unit
by the followingexample: ting mode,the followingsteps must be car-
ried out. The theft protectionis cancelled when the
Example:codenumber:0 3 6 5 unit is decoded.
. Switchthe ignitionon, turn radiounit off.
radio station key display . Keep the tASl @ key depressed and Proceedas describedin "Codingthe Unit".
turn the radioon. Initially"SAFE"willbe After the unit has been successfullydeco-
depresskey[1] 1 x 0 ded, the unit will go out of dormantmode.
depresskey[2] 4 x 0 ; shown on the display,followedby
"10 - - - -". The number 10 indicatesthe
depresskey[3] 7 x 0 3 o
The radiounit is thus no longerprotected
numberof attemotsleft to enterthe cor-
depresskey[4] 6 x 0 3 6 5 against theft, and can be put back into ope-
rect code number.
. Enterthe code numbergiven in the radio rationfollowingan interruptionof the opera-
pass usingthe radiostationkeys [1] to [4] ting voltage.
lO as describedin "Codingthe Unit'.
i i i t !. !! !
OveMrite the code numberif an incorrect Adaptation of the Operating Console
entry is made, i.e. the whole numbermust The radiounit will only operateusingthe
Codenumberentry;the fourthpositionis be re-entered. originaloperatingconsole. lf this is lost,a
stillmissing. . When the correctcode numberis visible
replacementoperatingconsolemust first
on the display,depressthe [AS] @ key be adaptedto the unit by coding.
Putting the Unit back into Operation untilthe confirmationsignalis given. lf
the code numberis correct,the unit will . Set operatingconsole @ .
Whentheoperating voltagehasbeeninter-
go out of dormantmode. . Switchthe radiounit on.
ruptedbecause the unithasbeenremoved . lf the code numberenteredis incorrect
or thebatterydisconnected,the unitgoes
and the [AS] key for confirmationhas The radiois in dormantmode and the dis-
intoa special"safe"mode.Theunit
been depressed,the displaywill show play will show 'PANEL". To adapt the new
remainsdormantin thismode.
'9 SAFE', after the waitingtime "9 - - - -'. operatingconsole,conductthose steps
The correctcode numbercan then only which are describedin the section"Codino
be enteredafter allowingfor the waiting the Unit".
time to elaose.

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GeneralInformation Interruptionof VoltageSupply
The memorized data but not the radio sta-
tion designationwill remainstoredif the
Consultan authorizedOpeldealer batteryis changed. The unit can be elec-
shouldfunctionalinterferences tronicallylockedby the theft protection.
occur. Enterthe code numberin order to return
the unit to normaloperation(see "Putting
the Unit back into Operation",page 33).
VHFReception
quality,VHF
In spiteof the hightechnical lf the code numberis lost,consultan au-
receotion in vehiclescandifferfromthat thorizedOpel dealer. The returnto operati-
withstationary (HiFiequipment).
receivers on of the unit will only be carriedout upon
Interferences canthereforealsooccurin proof of identityand will be invoiced.
thereceDtion fromRDStransmitters.

Thetechnicalcausesof suchinterferences
canbe foundin theoperating
instructions
forthevehicle.

Handlingof CD's
Avoidlingerprints wheninserting
theCD
intothe unit. ReturntheCDto theCD box
immediately afterremoval fromtheunit,in
orderto protectit fromdamageanddirt.

ProtectCD'sfromheatanddirectsunshine.

_a]}- TheseOperating lnstructions

tt havebeenprintedon chlorine
' freebleachedpaper,as a contri-
butionto theprotection
of theenvironment.

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