Blaupunkt Car Stereo System Seattle MP74 US User Manual

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-  
ton 1.  
Any CD already inserted in the de-  
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  
using the volume control 2.  
Briefly press button 1 again.  
or  
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  
AUDIO button :.  
Note:  
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  
AUDIO button :.  
To adjust the fader, press the AU-  
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  
AUDIO button :.  
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.  
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.  
24  
 
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.  
25  
 
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.  
27  
 
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.  
28  
 
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  
button 9.  
switch the input position to month.  
Set the month by moving the joy-  
stick 8 up or down.  
Press the softkey 5 assigned to  
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  
8 up or down.  
The hours and minutes are displayed  
in the top line of the display. The hours  
flash.  
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.  
33  
 
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.  
34  
 
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.  
35  
 
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.  
36  
 
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  
37  
 
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.  
38  
 
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.  
39  
 
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.  
40  
 
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 k  
1.2 V / 10 kΩ  
AUX input  
Input sensitivity:  
Subject to changes!  
41  
 
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  
CM/PSS 8 622 404 052  
 

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