Radio / CD / MP3
Los Angeles MP74 US 7 644 816 310
Seattle MP74 US
7 644 811 310
Operating instructions
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CONTROLS
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MENU button to open the basic
settings menu (short press)
Activate/deactivate demo mode
(long press)
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Button, to switch the device on/
off,
and mute the device’s volume
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Volume control
AUDIO button to adjust the
bass, treble, balance, fader and
X-BASS (short press)
To access the DEQ+ equalizer
(long press).
button, to unlatch the detach-
able control panel
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NEXT button to display the next
pages of a menu,
and switch memory banks in ra-
dio mode
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Display
SOURCE button to start CD or
CD-changer playback or play the
Compact Drive MP3 (only if con-
nected)
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Softkeys, the function of the
softkeys depends on what is cur-
rently being displayed
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DIS•ESC button to change the
display content and close menus
or
To play an external audio source
(only if connected)
button to open the detachable
control panel (flip-release panel)
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TUNER button, to activate radio
mode
Joystick and OK button
To access the radio functions
menu (only possible in radio
mode)
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CONTENTS
Inverting the appearance of the
display content .............................. 16
Notes and accessories ............ 7
Road safety ..................................... 7
Safety notice ................................... 7
Installation ....................................... 7
Accessories .................................... 7
Activating /
Radio mode............................ 16
Adjusting the tuner settings ........... 16
Switching to radio mode ................ 17
RDS function................................. 17
Selecting the waveband /
deactivating demo mode.................. 8
memory bank................................. 17
Tuning into a station....................... 18
Setting the sensitivity of station
seek tuning.................................... 18
Scanning receivable stations
(SCAN) ......................................... 18
Setting the scanning time .............. 19
Storing stations ............................. 19
Storing stations automatically
Theft protection ....................... 8
Detachable control panel ................. 8
Detaching the control panel ............. 8
Attaching the control panel .............. 9
Switching on/off ...................... 9
Switching on/off using button 1 ..... 9
Switching on/off using the vehicle
ignition ............................................ 9
Adjusting the volume ............. 10
Setting the power-on volume ......... 10
Volume mute ................................. 10
Telephone audio / navigation audio .. 10
Automatic sound ........................... 11
(Travelstore) .................................. 19
Listening to stored stations ............ 19
Programme type (PTY) .................. 20
Optimising radio reception............. 21
Activating/deactivating the radio
text display .................................... 21
Sound and volume
distribution settings ............... 12
Adjusting the bass ......................... 12
Adjusting the treble ....................... 12
Adjusting the right/left volume
distribution (balance) ..................... 12
Adjusting the front/back volume
distribution (fader) ......................... 12
CD mode ................................ 22
Switching to CD mode and
inserting a CD ............................... 22
Ejecting a CD ................................ 22
Selecting tracks ............................ 22
Fast searching (audible) ................ 23
Random track play (MIX) ............... 23
Repeating tracks (REPEAT) ........... 23
Scanning tracks (SCAN) ............... 23
Displaying CD text......................... 23
Setting scrolling text ...................... 24
X-BASS .................................. 13
Adjusting the display settings . 13
Adjusting the viewing angle ........... 13
Adjusting the display brightness..... 13
Setting the button illumination
colour............................................ 14
Setting the display illumination
colour (only Los Angeles MP74) .... 14
Configuring the spectrum analyser 15
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CONTENTS
MP3 mode .............................. 24 Amplifier/sub-out................... 38
Preparing an MP3-CD ................... 24 Switching the internal amplifier
Switching to MP3 mode ................ 25 on/off ............................................ 38
Selecting a directory...................... 26
Selecting tracks ............................ 26
External audio sources .......... 38
Switching the AUX input on/off ...... 38
Fast searching (audible) ................ 27
Naming the AUX input ................... 39
Scanning tracks (SCAN) ............... 27
Entering the power-on
Random track play (MIX) ............... 27
message ................................ 40
Displaying the serial number . 40
Resetting the device .............. 41
Repeating individual tracks or
whole directories (REPEAT)........... 27
Configuring the display .................. 28
CD-changer mode (optional) . 29
Switching to CD-changer mode..... 29
Selecting CDs............................... 29
Selecting tracks ............................ 29
Fast searching (audible) ................ 29
Scanning tracks (SCAN) ............... 30
Repeating individual tracks or
Specifications ........................ 41
Amplifier........................................ 41
Tuner............................................. 41
CD ................................................ 41
Pre-amp out .................................. 41
AUX input...................................... 41
whole CDs (REPEAT).................... 30
Random track play (MIX) ............... 30
Naming CDs ................................. 31
CLOCK time ........................... 32
Setting the clock time .................... 32
Displaying the clock time
continuously .................................. 33
Equalizer ................................ 33
Switching the equalizer on/off ........ 34
Automatically calibrating the
equalizer........................................ 34
Selecting an equalizer ................... 35
Selecting sound presets ................ 35
Manually adjusting the equalizer..... 35
Help adjusting the equalizer ........... 37
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NOTES AND ACCESSORIES
For this reason, listen to your car
sound system at a suitable volume
level during your journey.
Notes and accessories
Thank you for choosing a Blaupunkt
product. We hope you enjoy using this
new piece of equipment.
Safety notice
Please read these operating instruc-
tions before using the equipment for
the first time.
The car sound system and the
device’s control panel (flip-release
panel) heat up during use.
The Blaupunkt editors are constantly
working on making the operating in-
structions clearer and easier to under-
stand. However, if you still have any
questions on how to operate the device,
please contact your dealer or the tele-
phone hotline for your country. You will
find the telephone number printed at the
back of this booklet.
Therefore, when removing the flip-
release panel, only hold it by its non-
metallic surfaces. Allow the car
sound system to cool down first if you
want to uninstall the whole unit.
Installation
If you want to install your car sound sys-
tem yourself, please read the installa-
tion and connection instructions that
follow these operating instructions.
We provide a manufacturer guarantee
for our products bought within the Eu-
ropean Union. You can view the guar-
or ask for them directly at:
Only use accessories approved by Blau-
Blaupunkt GmbH
Hotline
Robert Bosch Str. 200
punkt.
Remote control
The RC 08, RC 10 or RC 10H remote
controls (available as optional accesso-
ries) allow you to access most of the
main functions of your car sound sys-
tem safely and conveniently.
31139 Hildesheim
Germany
Road safety
Road safety has absolute prior-
ity. Only operate your car sound sys-
tem if the road and traffic conditions
allow you to do so. Familiarise your-
self with the device before setting off
on your journey.
You should always be able to hear
police, fire and ambulance sirens in
good time from inside your vehicle.
You cannot switch the device on/off us-
ing the remote control.
Amplifiers
You can use all Blaupunkt and Velocity
amplifiers.
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NOTES AND ACCESSORIES
THEFT PROTECTION
CD changers
Theft protection
You can obtain the following CD chang-
ers from accessory retailers for connec-
tion to this device: CDCA03, CDCA08
and IDC A 09.
Detachable control panel
Your device is equipped with a detach-
able control panel (flip-release panel) as
a theft protection measure.
Compact Drive MP3
The device is worthless to a thief with-
You can connect the Compact Drive out this control panel. Protect your de-
MP3 instead of a CD-changer in order vice against theft by taking the control
to play MP3 music tracks. If you decide panel with you whenever you leave your
to connect a Compact Drive MP3, you vehicle. Do not leave the control panel
will first need to use a computer to store inside your vehicle - not even in a hid-
the MP3 music tracks on the Micro- ing place. The control panel has been
drive™ hard disk that is inside the Com- designed to be easy to use.
pact Drive MP3. Then, when the Com-
pact Drive MP3 is connected to the car
➮ Never drop the control panel.
sound system, you can play the tracks
Note:
➮ Never expose the control panel to
direct sunlight or other heat sourc-
es.
like normal CD music tracks.
The Compact Drive MP3 is operated in
a similar way to a CD-changer. Most of
the CD-changer functions can also be
used with the Compact Drive MP3.
➮ Store the control panel in the sup-
plied case.
➮ Avoid direct skin contact with the
control panel’s electrical contacts. If
necessary, clean the contacts with
a lint-free cloth and some alcohol.
Activating / deactivating demo
mode
The device is supplied from the factory
with demo mode activated. The various
functions of the device are displayed
graphically as animations in the display
during demo mode. You can also deac-
tivate demo mode.
Detaching the control panel
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➮ Press and hold down the MENU
button 9 for longer than four sec-
onds to activate/deactivate demo
mode.
➮ Press the
button 3.
The control panel latch mechanism
opens.
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THEFT PROTECTION
SWITCHING ON/OFF
➮ First, pull the control panel straight
off the device and then out towards
the left.
Switching on/off
There are various ways of switching the
device on/off.
➮ The device switches off after the
Switching on/off using button
1
control panel is detached.
➮ All the current settings are saved.
➮ To switch on the device, press but-
➮ Any CD already inserted in the de-
ton 1.
vice remains there.
The device switches on.
Attaching the control panel
➮ To switch off the device, press and
hold down button 1 for longer
than two seconds.
➮ Slide the control panel from left to
right into the device’s guide.
➮ Press the left edge of the control
panel into the device until it clicks
into place.
The device switches off.
Switching on/off using the
vehicle ignition
The device will switch on and off simul-
taneously with the ignition if it is con-
nected correctly to the vehicle’s ignition
and if it was not previously switched off
using button 1.
You can switch the device on even if
the ignition is off.
Note:
➮ Press button 1.
➮ When attaching the control panel,
make sure you do not press the
display.
Note:
To protect the vehicle battery, the de-
vice will switch off automatically after
one hour if the ignition is off.
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ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
Adjusting the volume
You can adjust the volume in steps from
0 (off) to 50 (maximum).
Risk of injury! If the power-on
volume is set to maximum, the vol-
ume level can be very high when the
device is switched on.
If the volume was set to maximum
before the device was switched off
and the power-on volume is set to
“LAST VOL”, the volume level can
be very high when the device is
switched on again.
➮ To increase the volume, turn the
volume control 2 clockwise.
➮ To decrease the volume, turn the
volume control 2 anticlockwise.
Setting the power-on volume
Severe damage to your hearing can
be caused in both cases!
You can set the default volume level at
which the device plays when it is
switched on.
Volume mute
You can instantaneously reduce the
volume (mute).
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “VOLUME” display item.
➮ Briefly press button 1.
“MUTE” appears in the display.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “ON VOL” display item.
Cancelling mute
➮ Set the volume level that you want
➮ Briefly press button 1 again.
or
using the volume control 2.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
➮ turn the volume control 2.
Telephone audio / navigation
audio
The settings are saved.
Note:
If your car sound system is connected
to a mobile telephone and/or a naviga-
tion system, the sound system’s volume
will be muted as soon as you “pick up”
the phone or as soon as a navigation
announcement is made. You will then
hear the caller or navigation announce-
ment over the car sound system’s loud-
speakers. In order for this feature to
work, the mobile telephone and the nav-
igation system must be connected to the
car sound system as described in the
installation instructions.
You can also set the power-on volume
to be the same as the volume level that
was active before you switched off the
device. To do so, press the softkey as-
signed to the “LAST VOL” display item
in the volume menu.
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ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
You can find out from your Blaupunkt
dealer which navigation systems can be
used with your car sound system.
Automatic sound
This feature automatically adjusts the
volume of the car sound system to suit
the speed at which the vehicle is travel-
ling.
You can set the volume level at which
telephone calls or navigation announce-
ments will first be heard.
In order for this to work, your car sound
system must be connected as described
in the installation instructions.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
The automatic volume boost can be set
to six levels (0-5). “0” means no boost
and “5” means maximum boost.
the “VOLUME” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “PHONE” display item in order
to adjust the volume.
➮ Press and hold down the AUDIO
button : for longer than two sec-
onds.
➮ Set the volume level that you want
using the volume control 2.
“DEQ+ MENU” is displayed in the top
line of the display.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “AUTO SND” display item.
The settings are saved.
➮ Move the joystick 8 up or down to
Note:
select the setting that you want.
You can also adjust the volume during
the telephone call or navigation an-
nouncement using the volume control
2.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
AUDIO button : to close the
menu.
The settings are saved.
Note:
The optimum setting for the speed-de-
pendent volume adjustment feature
depends on how noise levels develop
in your particular vehicle. You will need
to test various settings in order to find
out which is best suited to your vehicle.
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SOUND AND VOLUME DISTRIBUTION SETTINGS
Adjusting the right/left volume
distribution (balance)
Sound and volume
distribution settings
➮ To adjust the balance, press the
Note:
AUDIO button :.
You can adjust the bass and treble indi-
vidually for each audio source.
“AUDIO MENU” appears in the display.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
Adjusting the bass
the “BALANCE” display item.
➮ Press the AUDIO button :.
“AUDIO MENU” appears in the display.
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right or
down/left to adjust the right/left vol-
ume distribution.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “BASS” display item.
When you have finished making your
changes,
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right to
boost the bass or move it down/left
to reduce the bass.
➮ press the joystick OK 8 or the
AUDIO button :.
When you have finished making your
changes,
Adjusting the front/back volume
distribution (fader)
➮ press the joystick OK 8 or the
➮ To adjust the fader, press the AU-
AUDIO button :.
DIO button :.
Adjusting the treble
“AUDIO MENU” appears in the display.
➮ Press the AUDIO button :.
“AUDIO MENU” appears in the display.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “FADER” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right or
down/left to adjust the front/back
volume distribution.
the “TREBLE” display item.
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right to
boost the treble or move it down/
left to reduce the treble.
When you have finished making your
changes,
When you have finished making your
changes,
➮ press the joystick OK 8 or the
AUDIO button :.
➮ press the joystick OK 8 or the
AUDIO button :.
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X-BASS
X-BASS
The X-BASS feature can be used to
boost the bass at low volume levels. You
can set the X-Bass boost for one of the
following frequencies: 32 Hz, 40 Hz, 50
Hz, 63 Hz or 80 Hz in steps from 0 - 6. If
you select the 0 setting, the X-Bass
function will be deactivated.
ADJUSTING THE
DISPLAY SETTINGS
Adjusting the display
settings
You can adjust the display settings to
suit the installation position in your ve-
hicle and your own preferences.
Adjusting the viewing angle
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the AUDIO button :.
“AUDIO MENU” appears in the display.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “DISPLAY” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “X-BASS” display item.
the “ANGLE” display item.
➮ Move the joystick 8 left or right to
select the frequency that you want
to boost.
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right or
down/left to adjust the viewing an-
gle.
➮ Move the joystick 8 up to boost
the X-BASS or move it down to re-
duce the X-BASS.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
When you have finished making your
changes,
The settings are saved.
Adjusting the display brightness
➮ press the joystick OK 8 or the
If your car sound system is connected
as described in the installation instruc-
tions, the display brightness will change
when the headlights are turned on/off.
The display brightness can be adjusted
separately for night and day in steps
ranging from 1-16.
AUDIO button :.
Daytime display brightness
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “DISPLAY” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “BRIGHT” display item.
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ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY SETTINGS
DAY and NIGHT are displayed in the
top display line together with the cur-
rently set values.
Setting the display illumination
colour (only Los Angeles MP74)
When setting the display illumination,
you can choose one of four preset col-
ours or mix a colour yourself from the
RGB spectrum (red-green-blue) or se-
lect a colour during a colour scan.
➮ Move the flashing selection marker
behind DAY or NIGHT by pressing
the joystick 8 to the left or right.
➮ Set the value that you want. To do
so, move the joystick 8 down or
up.
Selecting a preset colour
Four different colours are already stored
in the device. “Ocean” (blue), “Amber”,
“Sunset” (red-orange) and “Nature”
(green) are available. Select a colour
that best suits your vehicle interior.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
The settings are saved.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
Setting the button illumination
colour
You can choose the colour of the de-
vice’s button illumination.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “DISPLAY” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “COLOR” display item.
You can choose from 16 colours on the
Los Angeles and 3 on the Seattle.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the display item of the colour that
you want.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
the “DISPLAY” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “KEYCOLOR” display item.
The settings are saved.
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right or
down/left to adjust the colour.
A different colour is selected every
time you move the joystick.
Mixing a colour for the display
illumination
To customise the display illumination to
suit your tastes you can mix a colour
yourself using the three primary colours
red, blue and green.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
The settings are saved.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “DISPLAY” display item.
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ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY SETTINGS
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
the “COLOR” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
The settings are saved.
the “USER” display item.
➮ In the following menu you can set
the red, blue and green colour
components yourself. To do so,
press the appropriate softkey 5
repeatedly until the displayed col-
our suits your tastes.
Configuring the spectrum
analyser
The spectrum analyser in your display
provides a symbolic representation of
the sound system’s output level. If the
spectrum analyser is switch on, it will
appear automatically after a short time
if you refrain from pressing a button
whilst an audio source is playing.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
The settings are saved.
You can also choose to deactivate the
spectrum analyser.
Selecting a display illumination
colour during a colour scan
Switching the spectrum analyser
on/off
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “DISPLAY” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “DISPLAY” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “COLOR” display item.
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “SPECTRUM” dis-
play item until the “SPECTRUM
OFF” or “SPECTRUM ON” setting
that you want is displayed in the
top display line.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “COL-SCAN” display item.
The device starts changing the display
illumination colour.
➮ If you want to select one of the col-
ours, press the softkey 5 as-
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
signed to the “SAVE” display item.
➮ If you want to switch back to the
previous menu without changing
the colour, press the softkey 5 as-
signed to the “BREAK” display
item.
The settings are saved.
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ADJUSTING THE
RADIO MODE
DISPLAY SETTINGS
Inverting the appearance of the
display content
You can invert the appearance of the
display content.
Radio mode
This device is equipped with an RDS
radio receiver. Many of the receivable
FM stations broadcast a signal that not
only carries the programme but also
additional information such as the sta-
tion name and programme type (PTY).
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “DISPLAY” display item.
The station name appears in the dis-
play as soon as the tuner receives it.
You can optionally display the pro-
gramme type. For further details, please
read the section entitled “Programme
type (PTY)”.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “INVERT” display item.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
Adjusting the tuner settings
The settings are saved.
To ensure that the tuner works proper-
ly, the device must be configured for the
region in which you are using it. You can
choose between Europe/ Asia/ Gulf
States (AREA EUR) and North/South
America (AREA USA). If you experience
problems with radio reception, please
check this setting.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “TUNER” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the display item of the region that
you want: “AREA EUR” or “AREA
USA”.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
The settings are saved.
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RADIO MODE
Switching to radio mode
If you are in CD/MP3 mode or CD-
changer/Compact Drive MP3 mode,
Selecting the waveband /
memory bank
You can use this device to receive pro-
grammes broadcast over the FM and
AM wavebands. There are four memo-
ry banks for the FM waveband and three
memory banks for the AM waveband.
➮ press the TUNER button =.
The main radio menu for tuning into a
station is displayed. You can control the
radio-mode functions in the radio func-
tions menu. You can open the radio
functions menu by pressing the TUN-
ER button =again while in radio mode.
Six stations can be stored in each mem-
ory bank.
Selecting the waveband
To select the FM or AM waveband,
RDS function
The RDS function extends your radio’s ➮ press the TUNER button = while
range of functions (only in FM radio
mode). If the RDS function is activated,
the device automatically tunes into the
best receivable frequency for the sta-
tion that is currently set.
in radio mode.
The radio functions menu appears in the
display.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “BAND” display item.
Switching the RDS function on/off
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “FM” display item for the FM
waveband.
To use the RDS function,
➮ press the TUNER button = while
in radio mode.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “AM” display item for the AM
waveband.
The radio functions menu appears in the
display.
The main radio menu for the selected
waveband is displayed.
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “RDS” display item
until the “RDS ON” or “RDS OFF”
setting that you want is displayed.
Selecting the memory bank
To switch between the memory banks
FM1, FM2, FM3, FMT or AM1, AM2,
AMT,
To return to the main radio menu,
➮ press the TUNER button = or the
joystick OK 8.
➮ press the NEXT button 4 repeat-
edly until the memory bank that
you want is displayed.
The settings are saved.
The memory banks are accessed in the
following order: FM1, FM2, FM3, FMT
or AM1, AM2, AMT.
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RADIO MODE
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “FM” or “AM” display item to
adjust the sensitivity for “FM” or
“AM”.
Tuning into a station
There are various ways of tuning into a
station.
Automatic station seek tuning
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right or
➮ Move the joystick 8 down or up.
down/left to adjust the sensitivity.
The radio tunes into the next receiva-
ble station.
You can adjust the sensitivity in steps
from 1 to 6. “SENSITIVITY 1” is the low-
est setting and “SENSITIVITY 6” is the
highest sensitivity setting for distant sta-
tions.
Tuning into stations manually
You can also tune into stations manual-
ly.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
Note:
You can only tune into stations manual-
ly if the RDS function is deactivated.
The settings are saved.
➮ Move the joystick 8 left or right.
Scanning receivable stations
(SCAN)
You can use the scan function to briefly
play all the receivable stations.
You can set the scanning time to be-
tween 5 and 30 seconds in the menu.
Setting the sensitivity of station
seek tuning
You can choose whether the radio
should only tune into stations providing
good reception or whether it can also
tune into those with a weak reception.
Starting SCAN
➮ Press the TUNER button = while
➮ Press and hold down the joystick
OK 8 for longer than two sec-
onds.
in radio mode.
The radio functions menu appears in the
display.
Scanning begins. “SCAN” appears
briefly in the display followed by the
current station name or frequency of the
station.
➮ Press the NEXT button 4.
Note:
If you open the radio functions menu
while in AM radio mode, the softkey
assigned to the “SENS” display item will
appear on the first page.
Cancelling SCAN and continuing
listening to a station
➮ Press the joystick OK 8.
Scanning stops and the radio continues
playing the station that it tuned into last.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “SENS” display item.
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RADIO MODE
Setting the scanning time
Storing stations automatically
(Travelstore)
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
You can automatically store the six sta-
tions offering the best reception in the
region. The stations are stored in the
FMT or AMT memory bank.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “VARIOUS” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “SCANTIME” display item.
Note:
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right or
down/left to adjust the scanning
time.
Any stations that were previously stored
in this memory bank are deleted in the
process.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
Starting the Travelstore function
➮ Press the TUNER button = while
in radio mode.
The settings are saved.
The radio functions menu appears in the
display.
Note:
➮ The scanning time that you set is
also applied by the system to scan-
ning carried out in CD/MP3 mode
and CD-changer mode.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “T-STORE” display item.
The storing procedure begins. “TRAV-
EL STORE” appears in the display.
After the process is completed, the ra-
dio will play the station that is stored in
location 1 of the FMT (orAMT) memory
bank.
Storing stations
Storing stations manually
➮ Select the memory bank that you
want: FM1, FM2, FM3, FMT or
AM1, AM2, AMT.
Listening to stored stations
➮ Tune into the station that you want
as described in the section entitled
“Tuning into a station”.
➮ Select the memory bank or wave-
band.
➮ Press the softkey 5 that is as-
signed to the station name or fre-
quency of the station that you want
to listen to.
➮ Press one of the six softkeys for
longer than two seconds to assign
the station to that softkey.
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RADIO MODE
Deactivating PTY
Programme type (PTY)
To switch off the PTY function,
Besides transmitting the station name,
some FM stations also provide informa-
tion on the type of programme that they
are broadcasting. Your car radio can
receive and display this information.
➮ Whilst the programme types are
being displayed, press the softkey
5 assigned to the “PTY OFF” dis-
play item.
For example, the programme types can
be:
Selecting a programme type and
starting seek tuning
CULTURE
SPORT
ROCK
TRAVEL
NEWS
JAZZ
POP
The PTY menu comprises several pag-
es on which the known programme
types are displayed. To browse through
the PTY menu’s pages,
CLASSICS
You can use the PTY function to select
stations of a particular programme type.
➮ press the NEXT button 4 repeat-
edly until the programme type that
you want appears alongside one of
the softkeys.
Note:
If the tuner does not find a station that
corresponds to the selected programme
type, you will hear a beep and “NO PTY”
appears briefly in the display. The radio
will then retune to the station that it re-
ceived last.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the programme type that you want.
➮ Move the joystick 8 up/right or
down/left to start seek tuning.
Activating PTY
The next receivable station correspond-
ing to your selected programme type will
then be tuned into.
To use the PTY function,
➮ press the TUNER button = while
If the tuner does not find a station that
corresponds to the selected programme
type, you will hear a beep and “NO PTY”
appears briefly in the display. The radio
will then retune to the station that it re-
ceived last.
in radio mode.
The radio functions menu appears in the
display.
➮ Press the NEXT button 4.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “PROG TYP” display item.
Note:
If you want to switch back to the pro-
gramme types display,
If PTY is activated, the display shows
the current programme type. PTY lights
up in the display. The programme types
are displayed alongside the softkeys 5.
➮ open the second page of the radio
functions menu again and press
the softkey 5 assigned to the
“PROG TYP” display item.
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RADIO MODE
Optimising radio reception
Activating/deactivating the radio
text display
Some stations use the RDS signal to
broadcast scrolling texts known as ra-
dio texts. You can allow radio texts to
be displayed or you can block them.
Treble reduction feature during
interference (HiCut)
The HiCut function has the effect of re-
ducing interference noise during poor
radio reception. If interference occurs,
the system automatically reduces the
treble thus reducing the interference lev-
el.
➮ Press the TUNER button = while
in radio mode.
The radio functions menu appears in the
display.
Setting HiCut
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “R-TEXT” display
item until the “RADIO TEXT ON” or
“RADIO TEXT OFF” setting that
you want is displayed.
➮ Press the TUNER button = while
in radio mode.
The first page of the radio functions
menu is displayed.
➮ Press the NEXT button 4.
➮ Press the TUNER button = or the
joystick OK 8.
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “HIGH CUT” dis-
play item until the setting that you
want appears in the display.
The settings are saved.
“HICUT 0” means that no automatic re-
duction of the treble and interference
level will be made; “HICUT 2” means
that a maximum reduction will be made.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
TUNER button = to close the
menu.
The settings are saved.
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CD MODE
CD mode
You must not hinder or assist the drive
as it draws in the CD.
You can use this device to play stand-
ard CDs with a diameter of 12 cm. CD-
Rs and CD-RWs (CDs that you have
“burned” yourself) can generally also be
played. Due to the varying quality of CD
blanks, Blaupunkt cannot guarantee
that this will work properly. To avoid
problems when playing CDs, you should
not burn CDs at speeds greater than
16-speed.
The control panel closes automatically.
The CD menu appears and the CD
starts playing.
➮ If a CD is already inserted in the
device,
➮ press the SOURCE button < re-
peatedly until CD mode is dis-
played.
The CD menu appears and playback
begins from the point at which it was
last interrupted.
To ensure the system functions proper-
ly, only use CDs labelled with the com-
pact disc logo. Problems might be ex-
perienced when trying to play copy-pro-
tected CDs. Blaupunkt cannot guaran-
tee the proper functioning of copy-pro-
tected CDs!
Ejecting a CD
➮ press the
button 7.
The control panel opens out towards
you and the CD is ejected.
Risk of severe damage to the
CD drive! CD singles with a diame-
ter of 8 cm and non-circular con-
toured CDs (shape CDs) must not
be used. We accept no responsibili-
ty for any damage to the CD drive
that may occur as a result of the use
of unsuitable CDs.
➮ Carefully remove the CD.
➮ Press the
button 7.
The control panel closes.
Selecting tracks
➮ Move the joystick 8 in one direc-
tion (up or right for the next track or
down or left for the previous track)
until the number of the track that
you want appears in the display.
Switching to CD mode and
inserting a CD
➮ If there is no CD inserted in the de-
If you press the joystick 8 downwards
once or to the left once, the current track
will be played again from the beginning.
vice yet,
➮ press the
button 7.
The control panel opens out towards
you.
➮ Insert the CD with the printed side
uppermost into the CD compart-
ment.
The drive draws in the CD.
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CD MODE
Fast searching (audible)
Scanning tracks (SCAN)
To fast search backwards or forwards, You can briefly play (scan) all the tracks
on the CD.
➮ press and hold down the joystick
➮ Press and hold down the joystick
OK 8 for longer than two sec-
onds.
8 in one direction (up or right for
forwards or down or left for back-
wards) until fast searching begins.
The subsequent tracks on the CD are
briefly played in ascending order.
Random track play (MIX)
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
Note:
the “MIX” display item.
➮ You can set the scanning time. For
further details, please read the sec-
tion entitled “Setting the scanning
time” in the “Radio mode” chapter.
“MIX CD” appears briefly in the display.
The next track to be played will be
picked at random.
Cancelling MIX
Cancelling SCAN and continuing
listening to a track
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “MIX” display item again.
To cancel scanning,
“MIX OFF” appears briefly in the dis-
play.
➮ press the joystick OK 8.
The currently scanned track will then
continue to be played normally.
Repeating tracks (REPEAT)
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
Displaying CD text
the “REPEAT” display item.
Some CDs include CD text. The CD text
might contain the names of the artist,
album and tracks.
“REPEATTRACK” appears briefly in the
display. The track is repeated continu-
ously until you deactivate REPEAT.
You can allow the CD text to be dis-
played as scrolling text in the bottom line
of the display every time you switch to
another track.
Cancelling REPEAT
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “REPEAT” display item again.
If the inserted CD does not contain any
CD text, “NO TEXT” will appear briefly
in the display if the CD text feature is
activated.
“REPEAT OFF” appears briefly in the
display.
Normal playback is then resumed.
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CD MODE
MP3 MODE
Switching CD text on/off
MP3 mode
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “TEXT” display
item until “CD TEXT ON” or “CD
TEXT OFF” is displayed.
You can also use this car sound sys-
tem to play CD-Rs and CD-RWs that
contain MP3 music files.
Preparing an MP3-CD
Setting scrolling text
The various combinations of CD burn-
ers, CD burning software and CD blanks
may lead to problems arising with the
device’s ability to play certain CDs. If
problems occur with your own burned
CDs, you should try another brand of
CD blank or choose another colour of
CD blank. To avoid problems when play-
ing CDs, you should not burn CDs at
speeds greater than 16-speed.
You can allow the CD text to be dis-
played as scrolling text in the bottom line
of the display.
Switching CD scrolling text on/off
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “SCROLL” display
item until “SCROLL ON” or
“SCROLL OFF” is displayed.
The format of the CD must be ISO 9660
Level 1 or Level 2 or Joliet. Other for-
mats cannot be played reliably.
Avoid multi-sessions. If you write more
than one session to the CD, only the
first session will be detected.
You can create a maximum of 127 di-
rectories on a CD. You can use this de-
vice to access each of these directo-
ries.
Each directory can in turn contain up to
254 tracks and subdirectories that can
also be accessed. A maximum of 8 lev-
els of directories are allowed.
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MP3 MODE
Fig. 1
D01
Fig. 2
D01
Note:
➮ When naming directories and
tracks you should avoid using ac-
cents and special characters.
If you like your files to be in the correct
order, you should use burner software
that places files in alphanumerical or-
der. If your software does not provide
this feature you also have the option of
sorting the files manually. To do so, you
should place a number (e.g. “001”,
“002”, etc.) at the beginning of each file
name - you must include the leading
zeros.
T001
D02
D03
T002
T003
T004
T005
T006
T007
T008
T009
T010
T011
D04
T001
T001
T002
T003
T004
T005
T002
T003
T004
T005
T006
T007
T008
T009
T010
T011
MP3 tracks can contain additional in-
formation such as the artist, album and
track names (ID3 tags). This device can
display version 1 ID3 tags.
D05
T001
T002
T003
T004
T005
T006
T007
This device can only play MP3 files that
have the “.MP3” file extension.
Note:
To ensure uninterrupted playback,
Since using some burner software can
lead to inconsistencies in the way items
are numbered, you should ensure that
the root directory D01 either contains
only subdirectories containing tracks
(Fig. 1) or only tracks (Fig. 2).
➮ do not try changing the file exten-
sion to “.MP3” of any files other
than MP3 files and then attempt to
play them!
➮ Do not use “mixed” CDs containing
both non-MP3 data and MP3
tracks.
You can name each directory using a
PC. The device is capable of displaying
the directory name. Name the directo-
ries and tracks using your CD burner
software. The software’s instruction
manual will provide details on how to
do this.
➮ Do not use mix-mode CDs contain-
ing both audio tracks and MP3
tracks.
Switching to MP3 mode
MP3 mode is activated in the same way
as normal CD mode. For further details,
please read the section entitled “Switch-
ing to CD mode / Inserting a CD” in the
“CD mode” chapter.
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MP3 MODE
Note:
Selecting a directory
Selecting from the directory list
➮ Any directories not containing MP3
files will be skipped automatically.
If, for instance, you are listening to
tracks in directory D01 and you se-
lect the next directory by pressing
the joystick 8, directory D02
(which does not contain any MP3
tracks) will be skipped and D03 will
be played (see diagram). The dis-
play will then automatically switch
from “D02” to “D03”.
You can display a list of all the directo-
ries on the inserted CD and then con-
veniently select a directory from it. The
directories are displayed with the names
that you created when burning the CD.
➮ Press the NEXT button 4 whilst
an MP3 is playing.
The track list is displayed for the cur-
rent directory.
Selecting tracks
➮ Move the joystick 8 to the left or
right to switch to the directory list.
Selecting tracks from a track list
➮ Press the joystick 8 up or down to
You can display a list of all the tracks in
the current directory and then conven-
iently select a track from it.
browse through the list.
➮ If you want to select a directory
from the list, move the selection
marker to the directory that you
want and press the joystick OK 8.
➮ To display the track list, press the
NEXT button 4.
➮ Press the joystick 8 up or down to
The list of tracks in the selected direc-
tory is displayed.
browse through the track list.
➮ If you want to select a track from
the list, move the selection marker
to the track that you want and
press the joystick OK 8.
➮ Move the selection marker to the
track that you want and press the
joystick OK 8.
➮ Press the NEXT button 4 to dis-
➮ Press the NEXT button 4 to dis-
play the main MP3 menu again.
play the main MP3 menu again.
Selecting a directory using the
joystick
Selecting tracks using the joystick
To move up or down to another track in
the current directory,
To move up or down to another directo-
ry,
➮ move the joystick 8 to the right for
the next track or to the left for the
previous track until the number of
the track that you want appears in
the display.
➮ repeatedly press the joystick 8 up
or down until the number of the di-
rectory that you want appears at
the very beginning of the top line of
the display.
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MP3 MODE
If you press the joystick 8 to the left To play the tracks contained in all the
once, the current track will be played directories on the inserted MP3-CD in
again from the beginning.
random order,
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
Fast searching (audible)
To fast search backwards or forwards,
the “MIX” display item again.
“MIX CD” appears in the display.
➮ press and hold down the joystick
8 to the left or right until fast
searching backwards/forwards be-
gins.
Cancelling MIX
To cancel MIX,
➮ repeatedly press the softkey 5 as-
signed to the “MIX” display item un-
til “MIX OFF” appears in the dis-
play.
Scanning tracks (SCAN)
You can briefly play (scan) all the tracks
on the CD.
Repeating individual tracks or
whole directories (REPEAT)
➮ Press and hold down the joystick
OK 8 for longer than two sec-
onds.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
The subsequent tracks on the CD are
briefly played in ascending order.
the “REPEAT” display item.
“REPEATTRACK” appears briefly in the
display.
Note:
➮ You can set the scanning time. For
further details, please read the sec-
tion entitled “Setting the scanning
time” in the “Radio mode” chapter.
To repeat the whole directory,
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “REPEAT” display item again.
“REPEAT DIR” appears briefly in the
display.
Cancelling SCAN and continuing
listening to a track
Cancelling REPEAT
To cancel scanning,
To stop the current track or current di-
rectory from being repeated,
➮ press the joystick OK 8.
The currently scanned track will then
continue to be played normally.
➮ repeatedly press the softkey 5
that is assigned to the “REPEAT”
display item until “REPEAT OFF”
appears briefly in the display.
Random track play (MIX)
To play the tracks in the current directo-
ry in random order,
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “MIX” display item.
“MIX DIR” appears in the display.
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MP3 MODE
Displaying all of the information for
a file once
Configuring the display
There are various options available for
displaying the name of the artist, track
and album (ID3 tag) or the directory and
file name. The information contained in
the ID3 tag (album, artist and track) can
only be displayed if it was saved when
the CD and MP3 file were created.
To display all of the available informa-
tion for a track as well as the directory
name and file name (info displayed once
as scrolling text),
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “SHOW ALL” display item.
The track name is always displayed in
the top line of the display during play-
back. The track name appears once as
scrolling text after a track change and
is then abbreviated to 16 characters and
displayed.
If available, the information is displayed
once as scrolling text in the info line.
“SHOW ALL” flashes in the display
whilst the information is being shown.
Setting scrolling text
You can choose whether you want the
display that you set under “Selecting
information in the info line” to appear
as scrolling text (“SCROLL ON”) or only
once (“SCROLL OFF”).
Note:
If the track name is not available in the
ID3 tag, the system will display the file
name instead.
You can choose between different items
of information to be displayed in the
bottom line of the display (info line).
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “SCROLL” display
item until the setting that you want
appears.
Selecting information in the info line
In the bottom line of the display (info
line) you can choose between display-
ing the various items of MP3 informa-
tion such as track, artist, album or di-
rectory number (DIR) / file name.
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “INFO” display item
until the display that you want ap-
pears in the bottom line of the dis-
play.
Note:
If the information on the artist, track and
album is not available in the form of an
ID3 tag, you will not be able to select it.
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CD-CHANGER MODE
Selecting CDs
To move up or down to another CD,
CD-changer mode
(optional)
To find out which CD changers / Com-
pact Drive MP3 can be used with this
device, please refer to the “Accessories”
chapter in these instructions or contact
your Blaupunkt dealer.
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
the display item of the CD that you
want (CD1 - CD10). To do so you
might need to switch “pages” in the
main CD-changer menu by press-
ing the softkey 5 assigned to the
“NEXT” or “PREVIOUS” display
item.
Note:
Information on handling CDs, inserting
CDs and operating the CD changer can
be found in the operating instructions
supplied with your CD changer.
or
➮ repeatedly press the joystick 8 up
or down until the number of the CD
that you want appears in the dis-
play.
Information on using the Compact Drive
MP3 and recording music tracks onto
the Compact Drive MP3’s Microdrive™
hard disk can be found in the operating
instructions supplied with the Compact
Drive MP3.
Selecting tracks
To move down or up to another track
on the current CD,
Switching to CD-changer mode
➮ repeatedly press the joystick 8 to
the left or right until the number of
the track that you want is dis-
played.
➮ Press the SOURCE button < re-
peatedly until the CD-changer
menu is displayed.
Playback continues from the point at
which it was last interrupted.
If you press the joystick 8 once to the
left, the current track will be played again
from the beginning.
If the magazine was removed from the
CD changer and then replaced, the CD
magazine will first be scanned, and play-
back will begin from the first track on
the first CD that the CD changer detects.
Fast searching (audible)
To fast search forwards or backwards,
➮ press and hold down the joystick
8 to the left or right until fast
searching backwards/forwards be-
gins.
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CD-CHANGER MODE
“REPEAT CD” appears briefly in the dis-
play.
Scanning tracks (SCAN)
You can briefly play (scan) all the tracks
on the CD.
Cancelling REPEAT
➮ Press and hold down the joystick
OK 8 for longer than two sec-
onds.
To stop the current track or current CD
from being repeated,
➮ repeatedly press the softkey 5 as-
signed to the “REPEAT” display
item again (whilst the CD-changer
functions menu is being displayed)
until “REPEAT OFF” appears brief-
ly in the display.
The subsequent tracks on the CD are
briefly played in ascending order.
Note:
➮ You can set the scanning time. For
further details, please read the sec-
tion entitled “Setting the scanning
time” in the “Radio mode” chapter.
Random track play (MIX)
To play the tracks on the current CD in
random order,
Cancelling SCAN and continuing
listening to a track
➮ press the NEXT button 4.
The CD-changer functions menu ap-
pears.
To cancel scanning,
➮ press the joystick OK 8.
The currently scanned track will then
continue to be played normally.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “MIX” display item.
“MIX CD” appears in the display.
Repeating individual tracks or
whole CDs (REPEAT)
To repeat the current track,
To play the all the tracks on all inserted
CDs in random order,
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ press the NEXT button 4.
The CD-changer functions menu ap-
pears.
the “MIX” display item again.
“MIX ALL” appears in the display.
Cancelling MIX
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
To cancel MIX,
the “REPEAT” display item.
“REPEATTRACK” appears briefly in the
display.
➮ repeatedly press the softkey 5 as-
signed to the “MIX” display item un-
til “MIX OFF” appears briefly in the
display.
To repeat the whole CD,
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “REPEAT” display item again
whilst the CD-changer functions
menu is being displayed.
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CD-CHANGER MODE
Deleting a CD name
Naming CDs
The car sound system allows you to ➮ Listen to the CD whose name you
assign names for up to 99 CDs (not with
the Compact Drive MP3) so that you can
recognise them more easily. The names
can be a maximum of seven charac-
ters long.
want to delete.
➮ Press the NEXT button 4.
The CD-changer functions menu ap-
pears.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
“FULL” will appear in the display if you
try assigning more than 99 names.
the “CD NAME” display item.
➮ Press and hold down the softkey
5 assigned to the “CLEAR CD”
display item for longer than two
seconds.
Entering/editing CD names
➮ Listen to the CD that you want to
name.
➮ Press the NEXT button 4.
The CD name will be deleted.
The CD-changer functions menu ap-
pears.
Deleting all CD names
➮ Listen to a CD.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Press the NEXT button 4.
the “CD NAME” display item.
The CD-changer functions menu ap-
pears.
The current name of the CD is displayed
in the top line of the display. If the CD
has not been named yet, seven under-
scores “_” will be displayed instead.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “CD NAME” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Press and hold down the softkey
5 assigned to the “CLEAR ALL”
display item for longer than two
seconds.
the “EDIT” display item.
You will now enter edit mode. The first
input position flashes.
The CD names will be deleted.
➮ Move the joystick 8 up or down to
select the character that you want.
If you want an empty space, simply
select the underscore.
Note:
This function is not available for the
Compact Drive MP3. If you use this
function with the Compact Drive MP3,
“CDC CLEAR” is displayed for 45 sec-
onds. You will not be able operate the
device during this time period.
➮ Move the joystick 8 to the left or
right to change the input position.
➮ To save the name, press the joy-
stick OK 8.
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CLOCK TIME
CLOCK time
➮ Adjust the minutes by moving the
joystick 8 up or down.
Setting the clock time
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
The clock can be set automatically us-
ing the RDS signal. You can also set
the clock manually if you cannot receive
a radio station that supports this feature.
The settings are saved.
Setting the date
Setting the clock automatically
To set the clock automatically,
➮ press the MENU button 9.
To set the date,
➮ press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “CLOCK” display item.
the “CLOCK” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “AUTOSYNC” dis-
play item until “AUTOSYNC ON”
appears in the display.
the “DATE” display item.
The year (YY), month (MM) and day
(DD) appear in the top line of the dis-
play.
“AUTOSYNC ON” means that the clock
is set automatically using the RDS sig-
nal.
The input position for year flashes.
➮ Set the year (e.g. “04” for 2004) by
moving the joystick 8 up or down.
Setting the clock manually
➮ Move the joystick 8 to the right to
➮ To set the clock, press the MENU
switch the input position to month.
button 9.
➮ Set the month by moving the joy-
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
stick 8 up or down.
the “CLOCK” display item.
➮ Press the joystick 8 to the right to
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
switch the input position to day.
the “TIME” display item.
➮ Set the day by moving the joystick
The hours and minutes are displayed
in the top line of the display. The hours
flash.
8 up or down.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
➮ Adjust the hours by moving the joy-
stick 8 up or down.
The settings are saved.
To adjust the minutes,
➮ press the joystick 8 to the right.
The minutes flash.
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CLOCK TIME
EQUALIZER
Displaying the clock time
continuously
You can make the system display the
clock time when the device is off and
the vehicle ignition is on.
Equalizer
This device is equipped with a DEQ Max
digital equalizer. It provides you with
three self-calibrating 5-band equalizers
and five sound presets.
The EQ1 - EQ3 equalizers can be cali-
brated automatically with the help of the
special calibration microphone (only in-
cluded with the Los Angeles MP74). If
you like, you can then adjust the auto-
matically ascertained values manually.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “CLOCK” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “OFFCLOCK” display item.
Furthermore, you can also configure all
of the equalizer settings manually.
“SHOW CLOCK” means that the clock
time will be displayed; “HIDE CLOCK”
means it will not be displayed.
The following bands are available:
➮ LOW 1
➮ LOW 2
➮ HIGH 1
➮ HIGH 2
➮ HIGH 3
20 - 250 Hz
20 - 250 Hz
315 - 20 000 Hz
315 - 20 000 Hz
315 - 20 000 Hz
You can adjust the level for one frequen-
cy of a band in steps of 25 ranging from
-12 dB to +12 dB. In addition, you can
set the quality factor “Q” in three steps
ranging from 1 to 3.
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EQUALIZER
Really quiet surroundings are required
for the calibration.Any extraneous noise
will distort the measured values.
Switching the equalizer on/off
To switch the equalizer on/off,
➮ press and hold down the AUDIO
button : for longer than two sec-
onds.
Note:
During calibration, the temperature in-
side the vehicle must not exceed 55 °C
since this could lead to falsified meas-
urements.
The equalizer menu appears in the dis-
play.
To activate the equalizer,
The sound radiating from the loud-
speakers must not be obstructed by any
objects. All the loudspeakers must be
connected. The microphone must be
connected to the device.
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “USER” or “PRESET” display
item and select an equalizer.
To deactivate the equalizer,
The microphone that you need is sup-
plied with the LosAngeles MP74. If you
have a Seattle MP74, you can obtain
the microphone from retailers.
➮ press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “OFF” display item.
Automatically calibrating the
equalizer
To calibrate an equalizer,
You can electronically calibrate and
store values for three different situations.
➮ press and hold down the AUDIO
button : for longer than two sec-
onds.
EQ 1 for the driver only
EQ 2 for the driver and front passen-
ger
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “USER EQ” display item.
EQ 3 for the front and rear occupants
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the display item of the equalizer
(“EQ-1”, “EQ-2” or “EQ-3”) that you
want to set up.
Hold the calibration microphone in the
appropriate position whilst calibration is
taking place.
The position of the calibration micro-
phone for situation 1 (e.g. for the driver
alone) is at the height of the driver’s
head.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “AUTO” display item.
A countdown is shown in the display.
Afterwards you will hear a test sound
and calibration begins.
For situation 2, the calibration micro-
phone should be positioned between
the driver and the front passenger.
Note:
Follow the instructions shown in the dis-
play during calibration!
For Situation 3, it should be placed at
the centre of the vehicle interior (left/
right, front/back).
➮ Proceed as described for all the
equalizers.
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EQUALIZER
Selecting an equalizer
➮ Select one of the presets using the
corresponding softkeys 5.
After calibration has taken place or af-
ter you have finished making manual
adjustments,
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
AUDIO button : to close the
menu.
➮ press and hold down the AUDIO
button : for longer than two sec-
onds.
The settings are saved.
Manually adjusting the equalizer
Notes on adjusting the settings
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “USER EQ” display item.
We recommend you use a CD that you
are familiar with for making changes to
the settings.
➮ Select one of the equalizers
(“EQ1”, “EQ2” or “EQ3”) using the
corresponding softkeys 5.
Before adjusting the equalizer, set the
sound and volume distribution settings
to zero and deactivate X-BASS. For fur-
ther details, refer to the chapter entitled
“Sound and volume distribution”.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
AUDIO button : to close the
menu.
The settings are saved.
Selecting sound presets
➮ Listen to a CD.
You can select sound presets for the
following music types.
➮ What kind of impression does the
sound make?
➮ VOCAL
➮ DISCO
➮ ROCK
➮ JAZZ
➮ Now refer to the “Sound impres-
sion” column in the table entitled
“Help adjusting the equalizer”.
➮ Adjust the equalizer values as de-
scribed in the “Measures” column.
➮ CLASSIC
The settings for these music styles have
already been programmed.
➮ Press and hold down the AUDIO
button : for longer than two sec-
onds.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “PRESET” display item.
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EQUALIZER
You can use the quality factor to adjust
the width of the filter. The higher you
set the value for the quality factor the
more directly the filter will be applied to
the selected frequency.
Making adjustments
➮ Press and hold down the AUDIO
button : for longer than two sec-
onds.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
To adjust the quality factor,
the “USER” display item.
➮ repeatedly press the joystick 8 to
the left or right until the quality fac-
tor displayed after “Q” flashes.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the display item of the equalizer
(“EQ-1”, “EQ-2” or “EQ-3”) whose
settings you want to change.
➮ Adjust the quality factor by press-
ing the joystick 8 up or down.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the display item of the equalizer
band (“LOW1”, “LOW2”, “HIGH1”,
“HIGH2” or “HIGH3”) whose setting
you want to change.
Note:
Proceed in the same way with all the
frequencies that you want to adjust.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
AUDIO button : to close the
menu.
The top line displays the frequency in
Hz, the level in dB and the quality factor
“Q”.
The settings are saved.
To select the frequency,
➮ repeatedly press the joystick 8 to
the left or right until the frequency
flashes.
➮ Adjust the frequency that you want
to change by pressing the joystick
8 up or down.
To adjust the level,
➮ repeatedly press the joystick 8 to
the left or right until the level dis-
played in front of “dB” flashes.
➮ Adjust the level for the frequency
by pressing the joystick 8 up or
down.
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EQUALIZER
Help adjusting the equalizer
Sound Impression / problem
Measures
Bass sound is too weak
Increase bass with
Frequency: 32 to 160 Hz
Level: +4 to +6 dB
Dirty bass
Booming sound
Unpleasant pressure
Reduce the lower mid level with
Frequency: 400 Hz
Level: approx. -4 dB
Sound very much in the foreground,
aggressive, no stereo effect.
Reduce the mid level with
Frequency: 1000 to 2500 Hz
Level: -4 to -6 dB
Dull sound
Little clarity
No brilliance to the instruments
Boost the treble range with
Frequency: 6300 to 10000 Hz
Level: +2 to +4 dB
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AMPLIFIER/SUB-OUT
Amplifier/sub-out
EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCES
External audio sources
The car sound system provides connec- You can connect up to two external au-
tions that allow you to connect external dio sources to the device. Audio sourc-
amplifiers. You can also connect a sub- es can, for example, be portable CD
woofer to the device’s integrated low- players, MiniDisc players or MP3 play-
pass filter. In order for this to work, the ers.
amplifier and subwoofer must be con-
nected in the manner described in the
You can connect the first external au-
dio source (AUX1) instead of a CD
installation instructions. We recommend
changer.
you use well-matched products from the
You can connect the second external
Blaupunkt or Velocity product ranges.
audio source (AUX2) in addition to the
CD changer or AUX1.
Switching the internal amplifier
on/off
In order to be able to use the AUX in-
puts, you must activate them in the set-
up menu.
If you use external amplifiers, you can
switch off the device’s internal amplifier
(“INTERNAL AMP OFF” setting).
If you want to connect an external au-
dio source, you will need an adapter
cable. You can obtain this cable from a
Blaupunkt dealer.
Note:
➮ Please check this setting if the
loudspeakers do not emit any
sound.
Switching the AUX input on/off
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “VARIOUS” display item.
the “AUX” display item.
➮ Repeatedly press the softkey 5
assigned to the “AMP ON” display
item until the “INTERNAL AMP ON”
or “INTERNAL AMP OFF” setting
that you want is displayed. The
“AMP ON” softkey will be displayed
with a dark background if the inter-
nal amplifier is switched on.
The AUX menu is displayed.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “AUX1” display item if no CD
changer is connected and you
want to connect an external audio
source.
By pressing the “AUX1” softkey
you can switch between the “AUX-
ILIARY 1 ON” and “AUXILIARY 1
OFF” settings.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
The settings are saved.
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EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCES
To enter a name,
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “AUX2” display item. By press-
ing the “AUX2” softkey you can
switch between the “AUXILIARY 2
ON” and “AUXILIARY 2 OFF” set-
tings.
➮ press the joystick 8 to the left or
right to move the input marker.
➮ Enter the letter that you want by
pressing the joystick 8 up or
down.
Note:
➮ Once you have finished entering
the name, press the joystick OK
8 or the MENU button 9 to close
the menu.
➮ If a CD changer is connected, you
cannot change the “AUX1” input.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
The settings are saved.
The settings are saved.
Note:
➮ If the AUX inputs are activated, you
can select them by pressing the
SOURCE button <.
Naming the AUX input
You can give each AUX input a name
so you can recognise them more easily
when selecting them using the
SOURCE button < (e.g. you can give
them the device names that they are
connected to).
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “AUX” display item.
The AUX menu is displayed.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “EDIT” display item under
“AUX1” or “AUX2”.
The default text for the selected input
appears in the display. The text input
marker flashes at the beginning of the
line.
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POWER-ON MESSAGE
SERIAL NUMBER
Entering the power-on
message
Displaying the serial
number
After you switch on your device, the
system displays a scrolling message in
the display. The factory default for this
text is “BLAUPUNKT-THE ADVAN-
TAGE IN YOUR CAR”. Instead of this
you can enter your own text up to 35
characters long.
You can display the device’s serial
number.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “VARIOUS” display item.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “SER NUM” display item.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
The device’s serial number will be dis-
played in the top line of the display.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “VARIOUS” display item.
➮ Press the joystick OK 8 or the
MENU button 9 to close the
menu.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “ON MSG” display item.
The default text for the power-on mes-
sage appears in the display. The text
input marker flashes at the beginning
of the line.
To enter a different text,
➮ press the joystick 8 to the left or
right to move the input marker.
➮ Enter the letter that you want by
pressing the joystick 8 up or
down.
➮ Once you have finished entering
the message, press the joystick
OK 8 or the MENU button 9 to
close the menu.
The settings are saved.
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RESETTING
SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Resetting the device
You can reset the device to its factory
default settings. All custom settings will
then be cleared.
Amplifier
Output power:
4 x 18 watts sine
at 14.4 V and 1%
distortion factor at
4 ohms.
4 x 26 watts sine
in accordance
with DIN 45324
at 14.4 V at 4
ohms.
➮ Press the MENU button 9.
➮ Press the softkey 5 assigned to
the “VARIOUS” display item.
➮ Press and hold down the softkey
5 assigned to the “NORMSET”
display item for longer than two
seconds.
4 x 50 watts max.
power
The device will switch off and then back
on again automatically.
Tuner
Wavebands:
FM :
AM :
87.7 – 107.9 MHz
530 – 1 710 kHz
FM frequency response:
20 - 16,000 Hz
CD
Frequency response:
15 - 20,000 Hz
Pre-amp out
4 channels:
4 V / < 1 kΩ
AUX input
Input sensitivity:
1.2 V / 10 kΩ
Subject to changes!
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Service numbers / Numéros du service après-vente /
Números de servicio / Número de serviço
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
WWW:
Germany
(D)
0180-5000225
05121-49 4002
Austria
(A)
(B)
01-610 390
02-525 5454
01-610 393 91
02-525 5263
44-898 644
09-435 99236
01-4010 7320
01-89583 8394
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
(DK) 44 898 360
(FIN) 09-435 991
(F)
01-4010 7007
Great Britain (GB) 01-89583 8880
Greece
Ireland
Italy
(GR) 0030-210 94 27 337 0030-210 94 12 711
(IRL) 01-4149400
01-4598830
02-369 62464
40 2085
(I)
02-369 62331
40 4078
Luxembourg (L)
Netherlands (NL) 023-565 6348
023-565 6331
66-817 157
01-2185 11111
916-467952
08-7501810
01-8471650
Norway
Portugal
Spain
(N)
(P)
(E)
(S)
66-817 000
01-2185 00144
902-120234
08-7501500
Sweden
Switzerland (CH) 01-8471644
Czech. Rep. (CZ) 02-6130 0441
02-6130 0514
01-324 8756
022-8771260
Hungary
Poland
(H)
01-333 9575
(PL) 0800-118922
(TR) 0212-3350677
(USA) 800-2662528
Turkey
USA
0212-3460040
708-6817188
Brasil
(Mercosur)
(BR) +55-19 3745 2769 +55-19 3745 2773
Malaysia
(Asia Pacific) (MAL) +604-6382 474
+604-6413 640
Blaupunkt GmbH
03/04 TRO
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