Volkswagen Radio Beta User manual

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Contents
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Z..'z< Ki'S'snce Guide 2
-r:-;-- notes 4
Rzz'z cceraticn 5
-21 ::e-a-ion 13
Casse~eoperation 19
-------e~ coding 21
--.edisplay 23
-cr--= cc-cerning your car radio ' 24
~az~-:zz\k ReferenceGuide 25
Notes
Please detach the „Radio
Card" and keep ina safe
place - under no circum-
stances inthe vehicle!
Ifthe radiocard with the
codenumber is lost,
please contact a
Volkswagendealer.
They will be able to help
you free of charge.
Radio Card
beta
Serial no.
Code no.
Please attachserial and code no.
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RADIO BETA
BR-201K
The"Radiocard"mustbedetached
and kept ina safeplace- underno
circumstances inthevehicle.
Iftheradiocard with thecode
numberislost,pleasecontacta
Volkswagendealer.
They will beabletohelpyou free of
charge.
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Quick Reference
Guide
Pos. Page
... 5
- Rotary/pushknob
- On/ Off: Press knob
- Volumecontrol:turnknob
- Soundsetting: Press soundsetting
button (2),turnknob
- Soundsettingbuttons6
pressand adjust asrequiredbyturning
therotary/pushbutton(1)
- Treblesetting(TRE)
- Bass setting(BAS)
- Balance (BAL)
- TP/Set button7
- thetrafficinformationfunctioncanbe
switchedonbypressingbriefly
- keepthebuttonpressedto access the
Set-upmenu
- Sourceselectionbuttons10
theindividualsourcesormemorylevels
canbeselectedbybrieflypressingthe
button:
- FMbutton(VHF)
- AMbutton(MWandLW)
- CDbutton(CDoperation)
- CCbutton (Cassette operation)
Page^
.. 11™
Pos.
5- Search function
- a stationsearchcanbestartedininAM
mode. Thememorylistcanbeviewed
inFMorTPmode.
- foraudible fast forwardorreverseofa
title inCDmode.
6- Flashingdiode12
Whentheunithasbeenswitchedoff
andtheignitionkeyhasbeenremoved,
this flashingdiodeindicates thatthe
anti-theftcodingonthecarradiohas
beenactivated.
7-Releasefordetachable*control
panel12
pushthereleasetothelefttoremove
thedetachablecontrolpart.
8-RDSbutton:
SwitchesRadioDataSystem1'on/off
bypressing13
Note
Note:Theradiofeaturesananti-theft cod-
ingsystem.Iftheradiodoesnotemitany
soundwhenitisswitchedonandtheword
"SAFE" isdisplayed,ithasbeenelectroni-
callylocked.See page 21forinstructions!
11 DetailsontheRDScanbefoundonpagel3.
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- Station buttons
for 12FM,12 AM, 6 TPstations..17
10- Detachablecontrol panel*17
11 - Manualsetting
- Stationscanbetunedinmanuallyby
pressingbrieflyorasrequired....18
- Selects thetitles whentheCDplayeris
inoperation- see CD-Changer operat-
inginstructions.
12-ASbutton18
theASbuttoncanbeusedtostor6 or
30stationsautomatically.
13-SFLbutton19
theSFLbuttoncanbeusedtoselctthe
' title shuffle function ifa CDchangerhas
beeninstalled.
14-SCANbutton19
- Stationsortitles canbeplayedbrieflyin
radio, CDorcassettemodebypressing
thisbutton.
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15-Cassetteslot19
16- Buttonsfor fast
forward andrewind19
- Autoreverse:
Press bothbuttonsinhalfway
atthesametime20
- Cassetteejection:
Keepbuttonpressedfor
longerthan2 seconds19
Display
17-TPdisplay23
18-Wavebandindicator23
19- Presetstationdisplay23
20- Stationname23
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Important notes
Operatingtheradiowhilst
driving
Modern trafficconditionsdemandthecon-
stantattention of roadusers.
Besides a wealth of entertainment,modern
carradios,withtheir range of sophisticated
features,alsoprovide a greatdeal ofin-
formation abouttrafficandroadconditions,
etc.
However,theradio,withallits
possibilities,shouldonlybeusedif
conditionsreallyallowit.
Forexample,changingcassettesorreading
cassettelabelswhiledrivinghavefre-
quentlyledtodangeroussituations.
Thevolume of theradioshouldalso beset
sothatacoustic signals fromoutside can
also be heard.
Warning
Pleaseconcentrate
ingaboveall!
on
yourdriv
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Convenienceradiocoding
Fortechnicalreasons, the convenience
radiocoding is not available forall vehicle
models.
Inthepastonehadtorecodetheradioman-
uallyeverytime the unit was removed or
when the vehiclebattery had beendisen-
gaged.
That hasallchangedwiththenewconveni-
enceradiocodingfunction:Oncethecode
number has beeninput inthe radio, it will
thensynchroniseitselfwith"its"vehicle!
Ifthe currentsupply has beeninterrupted^^
theradio will automatically check tosee if it /
isstill in "its"vehicleaftertheignition has
beenswitchedon. Ifitis happy, the radio
will be ready foruse after just a few sec-
onds.
Itis thereforenolongernecessarytodisen-
gage theelectroniclockmanually!
Ifthe radio has beenfitted to another ve-
hicle, however,theelectroniclock will have
to be disengagedmanually.
This code number, togetherwiththe
unit'sserial number, can be found onjt~
the"RadioCard"atthefrontof this /
instructionmanual,nexttothe con-
tacts.
Itisveryimportantthatyoudetach
this "RadioCard"andkeepitina
safeplace- neverkeepitintheve-
hicle.Onlythenistheradio useless
to thieves!
CDmode
This car radioalsohastheattractiveoption
ofcontrolling the GenuineVolkswagen CD
changer1) orCD player11.
Theoperation of theunits is describedin a
separatemanual.
Volkswagendealershave all theinformation
concerningtheretrofitting of theseunits. |
1 Canbedelivered as fittedfromthefactory.
Theunitsshouldbefittedby a Volkswagen
dealeriftobeinstalledat a laterdate.
OPERATION
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Operating the radio
I BR-203 c 1
J\ Rotary / Pushknob
Theknobserves:
• Switchingon/off.
• Volumecontrol.
• Soundsetting
On/Off,
Volumecontrol
Brieflypress the knob toswitchthe
radioonandoff.
The frequencyandvolumesettingsused
beforetheradiowaslastswitchedoffwill
be reactivated.
Iftheradioisonwhenthekeyisremoved
fromtheignition,itautomaticallyswitches
^off.
VThe radiowillswitchonautomaticallyifthe
key isreplacedintheignitionandturned.
The radiocanbeswitchedonagainwhen
theignitionkeyhasbeenremovedbypres-
sing therotary/ pushknob(1).Itwillswitch
offautomaticallyapproximately 1 hourafter
thekeyhasbeenremovedtoensure that
thebatterydoesnotrun flat.
This procedurecan,however,berepeated
as oftenasrequired.
When the unit isswitchedoffandtheigni-
tion keyhasbeenremoved,aflashingdiode
(see page12)indicates that theradiois
equipped with anactivatedAnti-Theft
Code.
Iftheradio unit makesnonoiseafterswitch-
ingonand "SAFE" isshowninthedisplay,
please refertotheoperatingnotesasof
page 21.
Thevolume canbesetby turning the
knob
Sound setting
Afterpressingoneofthefoursoundsetting
buttons:
• Treble(TRE)
• Bass (BAS)
• Balance(BAD
the scale valueinthedisplaycanbesetby
turningtherotary/knob(1)(seenextpage).
The settingsforthetrebleand bass will
automaticallybemadefortheappropriate
source, so that differentsettingscanbe
made fortheradio,cassetteorCD!
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2 - Sound setting
Treble (TRE)
• Press theTREbutton.
•"TRE"appearsinthedisplayalong with
thecurrent scale valueof+9to-9.
•Settherequiredvalueby turning thero-
tary/push button (1)tothe left or right.
•ThenpresstheTRE button oranother
soundadjustment button inordertostore
thevalue.Ifnoalterationsaremadefor5
seconds, thesystem will automatically
leavethemenuandstorethelastsetting.
Bass(BAS)
• Press theBASbutton."BAS"appearsin
thedisplayalong with thecurrent scale
valueof+9to-9.
•Settherequiredvalueby turning thero-
tary/push button (1)tothe left or right.
•Thenpressa soundadjustment button
againtostorethevalue.
Balance (BAD
Thebalanceofvolumebetweenthe right
and left handspeakersisadjustedusingthis
function.
• Press theBALbutton."BAL"appearsin
thedisplayalong with thecurrent scale
value (from LEFT9 via CENTER toRIGHT9).
•Settherequiredvalueby turning thero-
tary/push button (1)tothe left or right.
•Thenpressa soundadjustment button
againtostorethevalue.
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-TP/Set-Taste
UsingtheTrafficProgram/Setupbutton
youcanaccesstrafficprogramfunctions
(trafficinformation).Itis alsopossibletoset
specialRDSfunctionsandmakespecific
adjustmentsinthecomprehensiveset-up
menuviathedisplayandtherotary/push
knob(1).
TrafficProgramfunctions
BybrieflypressingtheTP/Setbutton,you
choosetheTPmodeandsetastationwith
trafficinformation.A TAreadymode
(TrafficAnnouncement)issetupatthe
sametime.
Theletters"TP"appearinthedisplay-see
point20.
Ilfthecurrentstationisnota TPstation,the
radioautomaticallyselectsthelastTP sta-
tionlistenedto(LastStationMemory).
Ifthisstationis cannotbereceived,the
radiowillautomaticallysearchforthenext
TPstationwitha strongsignal."NOTPTP-
SEEK"appearsinthedisplay.The letters
"TP" appearinthedisplayasconfirmation
thata TPstationis beingreceived.
Ifyouleavetherangeoftheselected sta-
tion, youshouldtunetoanotherstation.
Thefrequenciesandnamesofstations
broadcastingtrafficnewsannouncements
arefrequentlypostedalongmotorwaysand
trunkroads.
Itispossibletostore6 trafficinformation
stationsintheTPmode.
TAreadymode
TheTAreadymodemakesitpossibleto
listentotrafficinformationreportsexclus-
ively.Thesereportswillbeplayedatthe
programmedvolume,evenwhenthe vol-
umeissetat"veryquiet"- pleasealsorefer
topage8.Iftherangeofthesettrafficin-
formationstationisleft,thestationsearch
functionwillstartafterapproximately30
seconds.
Interruptinga trafficnewsan-
nouncement
Insomesituationsitcanoccurthata traffic
newsannouncementis interrupted,e.g.:
-Theannouncementdoesnotapplyto
thisstretchofroad.
-Theannouncementis verylongandthe
partconcerningthisstretchofroadis
complete.
PresstheTP/setbuttonduringthean-
nouncementwhichistobeinterrupted.
Theannouncementisinterruptedandthe
previousoperatingmode- cassette,radio
orCD- is resumed.Subsequenttraffic
newsannouncementswillstillbeheard.
Itispossibletoswitchoffthetraffican-
nouncementsmodepermanentlybyexiting
theTPmode.
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Set-upMenu
IftheTP/Setbuttonispressedforlonger
than2 seconds,specificsettingscanbe
madeandspecialRDSfunctionscanbeset
viathedisplayandtherotary/pressknob
(1).
Theindividualset-upmenupointscanbe
selectedusingeithertheTP/Setbuttonit-
selforbypressingoneofthetworocker
switches(seepoints5 and
KEIIMMERKER)Anychangesbetween
themenupointswillbeindicatedbymeans
ofanacousticsignal.
Thefollowingset-upmenupointscanbe
selected:
•GALA
•ONVOL
•TAVOL
•PHONE
•M/S
•AutoREG/ REGOFF
•NAMEFIX/ VAR
•CDSFLM/D
IftheTP/Setbuttonispressedforlonger
than2 secondsornosettingsaremadefor
30seconds,thenanyalterationsmadewill
bestoredandtheset-upmenuwillbe
closedautomatically.Thisclosingpro-
cedurewillbeindicatedbymeansofan
acousticsignal.
GALA
Asroadspeedincreases,thenoiselevelin
thecarincreasesaccordingly.Inthepast,
radiovolumehadtobeadjustedmanually.
GALA(Speeddependentvolumecon-
troDwillnowautomaticallyadjustthe vol-
umeinaccordancewithroadspeed.
TheGALAfunctioncanbesettomeetyouij
individualrequirements:
•Selectinthemenu:GALA."SETUP
GALA"andthecurrentvalueareshownin
thedisplay.
•Therequiredlevelisadjustedbymeans
oftherotary/pressknob(1).Thevalue
rangegoesfrom1-9.GALAcanbe
switchedoffwiththe"NO"setting.
Ifthebasicvolumehastobereset(when
thestationorcassetteischanged,for
example),simplyadjusttherotary/press
knob. Thevolumeadjustmentwillcontinue*
tofunctionautomatically.
ONVOL
Themaximumvolumeleveloftheradio
uponswitchingonissetusingtheONVOL
value:
Normally,thelastsettingforthevolumewill
automaticallybeusedwhentheradiois
switchedon.If,however,thatvalueis
greaterthantheONVOLvalue,thevolume
whenswitchingonwillautomaticallyreset
totheONVOLvalue.
•Selectinthemenu:ONVOL.
"SETUPONVOL"andthecurrentvalueare
showninthedisplay.
•Setthevaluetoyourrequirementsusing
therotary/pressknob(1).Thevaluerange
goesfrom1-35.t
TAVOL
Thevolumelevelforthetrafficinformation
reportscanbesetusingtheTAVOLvalue.
•Selectinthemenu:TAVOL.
"SETUPTAVOL"andthecurrentvalueare
showninthedisplay.
•Setthevaluetoyourrequirementsusing
therotary/pressknob(1).Thevaluerange
goesfrom1-9.
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