Volkswagen 1998 RADIO ALPHA User manual

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CONTENTS
Overviewnextpage
QuickReferenceGuide 2
Importantnotes 3 |
Radiooperation 4
Thedisplay 11!
Cassetteoperation 12
Anti-theftcoding 13,
Pointsconcerningyour car radio 15
TechnicalQuickReferenceGuide 16
Index 17
Notes
Please detachthe 'Radio
Card" a keepitina safe
place- undernocircum-
stances inthevehicle!
Iftheradiocardwiththe
code numberislost,
pleasecontacta Volk-
swagendealer.Theywill
beabletohelpyoufreeof
charge.
Unitname
Serial no.
Code no.
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Overview
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The"Radio Card" mustbedetached
andstoredina safeplace- underno
circumstances inthevehicle.
Iftheradiocard with thecode
numberislost,pleasecontacta
Volkswagendealer.
They will beabletohelpyou free of
charge.
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Quick Reference
Guide
Page
1- On/ offswitch4
-Volumecontrol: turn knob4
-Stationfinder:pressknob5
-Stationsearchsensitivity:
press button twicefor
distance reception5
2 - Flashingdiode,flasheswhen
ignitionkeyisremoved6
3 - Treblecontrol,retractable6
4- AF button
foralternativefrequencies7
5 - ASbutton:
automaticstoringfunction7
6- Stationbuttonsfor6 FMand
6TPstations8
7-TPbutton:
Afterpressingthe button "TP"appears
inthedisplayandthe unit willautomati-
cally selecta FMstation9
8- FMbutton:FMwaveband9
9- TA button
for"Muting"10
10- Displayfor:
-Radiomode11
-Displayforcassettemode12
11- TAdisplay11
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12- TPdisplay11
13 - Wavebandindicator11
14- Presetstationdisplay11
15 -DXdisplayfor
stationsearchsensitivity11
16- Stereosymbol11
17- Cassetteslot12
18- Buttonsforfast
forwardandrewind12
-Cassetteejection:
Keep button pressedfor
longerthan2 seconds12
Note
Note: Theradiofeaturesan anti-theft cod-
ingsystem.Iftheradiodoesnotemitany
sound whenitisswitchedonandtheword
"SAFE" isdisplayed,ithasbeenelectroni-
cally locked.Seepage13forinstructions!
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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
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Important notes
Operating the radio whilst
driving
Modern trafficconditionsdemandthe con-
stantattentionofroadusers.
Besides awealthofentertainment,modern
car radios, with theirrangeofsophisticated
features,alsoprovidea greatdealofin-
formationabouttrafficandroadconditions,
etc.
However, the radio, with allits
possibilities,should only beusedif
conditions really allow it.
For example,changingcassettesorreading
cassette labelswhiledrivinghavefre-
quentlyledtodangeroussituations.
The volumeoftheradioshouldalsobeset
so that acousticsignalsfromoutsidecan
also beheard.
Warning
Please concentrate onyour driv-
ing above all!
Anti-Theft Coding
The anti-theft codingwillelectronicallypre-
ventunauthorizedpersonsfromoperating
the unit ifithasbeenremovedfromtheve-
hicle.
Iftheword "SAFE" isdisplayedwhenthe
radioisswitchedon,itcanonlybeoperated
byenteringthe correct code- seepage
13.
Thiscode number, together with the
unit's serial number, canbe found on
the"RadioCard"atthe front of this
instruction manual, next tothecon-
tacts.
Itis very important that you detach
this "RadioCard"and keep itina
safe place- never keep itintheve-
hicle.Only then isthe radio useless
to thieves!
OPERATION
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Operating the radio
1- On/Offswitch
Theknobserves:
• Switchingon/off.
• Volumecontrol.
• Automaticstationsearch.
• Frequencysearch.
• Stationsearchsensitivity.
On/Off,
Volumecontrol
Turnthe knobto switch the radioonand
off and control the volume. Atthe same
time, the automaticaerial, if fitted,will ex-
tend. The frequencytuned in before the
radiowaslastswitched off willbereceived.
Ifthe radio ison when thekeyis removed
from the ignition, it automaticallyswitches
off.
If thekeyisputorturnedintheignitionlock,
theradioswitches on automatically.
Withtheignitionkeyremoved,theradiocan
be switchedbackon bybrieflypressing
theknoborby switching offandon
again.It willswitch off againautomatically
afterapprox.1 hour.Thisprocesscan be re-
peated as often asis required.
When the unit is switched off,a flashing
LED indicates that the radio is equipped
with an activatedAnti-Theft Code.
If theradio unit makesnonoiseafterswitch-
ing on and "SAFE" is shown inthe display,
please refer tothe operatingnotes asof
page 13.
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OPERATION
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Stationfinder
Automatic stationsearch
Press the knob tostartthestation
search.Theradiosearches up-band, selects
thefirststationwitha strongsignaland
playsthis. Afterapprox.5 secondsthesta-
tion finderautomaticallymovesontothe
nextstation (SCAN function)..Bypressing
theknobagainwithinthese5 seconds,the
station currentlyselectedisconfirmed.
Frequencysearch
Bypressingandholdingtheknob,adesired
frequencycanbe"approached".Todothis,
releaseknob just beforethedesired fre-
quencyisreached.Thefrequencysearch
thenstopsatthenextstationwitha strong
signal.
Stationsearchsensitivity
After switching on, changingwavebandsor
selectinga presetchannel,theradio will
automaticallyselect "LOCAL" search
sensitivity.Inthismode,onlystationswith
astrongsignalareselected.Afterrunning
throughthewavebandonce,thestation
finder automaticallyswitchestohigher
sensitivity.Theletters"DX"(distancere-
ception)appearinthedisplay.
Thesearchsensitivity canbeswitched
manuallytodistancereceptionbypressing
knob twice. Inthis case too, theletters
"DX"appearinthedisplay.
Theunit will then alsosearch for weakersig-
nals.
Note
30secondsaftera stationhasbeen con-
firmed, theunitautomaticallyswitches
backto "LOCAL".
OPERATION
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2 - Flashingdiode
When theunitisswitchedoffandtheigni-
tion keyisremoved,thisdiodeindicates
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3 - Treblecontrol
• Releasebuttonbypressingbriefly.
• Turntoadjusttodesired bass level.
Maximum frequencyresponseisavailable
with theknobinthecentralposition.
• Thenpressbuttonbackintoavoidalter-
ingthesettingunintentionally.
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4 - AFbutton
(AF = AlternativeFrequency)
If thesignal of anFMstationbecomesweak
orinterferenceoccurs the radio will search
for a betteralternativefrequency iftheAF
button is pressed.
Theletters "AF" appear inthe displaydur-
ing thisprocedure.
Ifno betteralternativefrequency is avail-
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5 - ASbutton
(AS = Automatic store)
IntheAS mode itis possible to automati-
callystorethe 6 stations with thestrongest
signals. This function is particularlyuseful
onlongjourneys.
• Press and hold AS button forat least 2
seconds. The6 FM stations with the
strongestsignals are automaticallystored.
• Once the storingprocess is completed,
theradioautomaticallytunes totheone
with the strongestsignal.
• The6 stationsstored canbe selected
using the stationbuttons.
OPERATION
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6- Station buttons
One FM, TPandAS(seepoint5)stationcan
be storedoneachofthesixbuttons.
(TP = TrafficProgramme)
To storeTPandFMstations:
•Selectdesiredwaveband(seepoints7
and 8).
•Selectstationsearchsensitivity(see
point1).
•Tuneradiotodesiredstation(seepoint
1).
• Press thebuttononwhichthestationis
tobestoredandholduntiltheprogramme
is muted.Thestationisnowstored.The
numberofthestationbuttonappearsinthe
display - seepoint19.
Toselecta storedstation,thebutton
onlyneedstobepressedbriefly.Firstpress
theTPbuttonforstoredTPstation.
Note
Only pressthebuttonbrieflyasthecurrent
frequency willbestoredifitisheld.
Manually storing intheAS
function
Ifotherstationstothoseautomatically
storedunderpoint5 arerequired,AScan
also beusedasa secondFMmemory level.
• Press ASbutton.
•Selectstationsearchsensitivity
(see point1).
•Tuneradiotodesiredstation
(see point1).
• Press thebuttononwhichthestationis
tobestoredandholduntiltheprogramme
is muted.Thestationisnowstored.The
numberofthestationbuttonappearsinthe
display - seepoint14.
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