Quick reference 1 Switching on/off with the ON button Press ON for more than 1 second. The unit will play at the volume selec- ted last. Switching on/off via the ignition: If connected accordingly, the set can also be turned on and off with the ve- hicle ignition.
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AUD – audio To adjust the treble, bass, balance and fader. Adjusting the fader is not possible with the Caracas RCR 27. If the display shows “TREB” or “BASS”, you can adjust the playback of the treble and bass frequencies using the rocker switch.
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: Display c d e a) NDR 3 - Station name b) TR 1 - Track (side) 1 of the cassette c) FM - Waveband d) l, II, T - Memory bank I, II or Travel- store e) 4 - Preset button (1 - 5) f) LD - Loudness activated g) lo...
+12 V lead. Do not ground the loudspeaker outputs! Accessories Use only the accessories and spare parts approved by Blaupunkt. Amplifier All Blaupunkt amplifiers. Detachable face This unit is equipped with a detachable face.
Selecting the audio mode Using the SRC button (source) you can switch between radio and tape operation, if a tape is inserted. When you insert a cassette, the unit swit- ches automatically to tape mode. To switch to the other source, •...
Station tuning Automatic tuning • Press / ; the car radio will automati- cally search for the next station, if “m” does not light up in the display. If you hold down the upper or lower part of the rocker switch, seek tuning will speed up in the upwards or downwards di- rection.
Note: Should you tune in a station which has al- ready been stored before, then the corre- sponding preset position and memory bank will briefly flash in the display. Automatically storing the stron- gest stations with Travelstore You can automatically store the five most powerful FM stations of your current recep- tion area sorted according to their signal strength.
Receiving traffic programme stations with RDS-EON EON stands for Enhanced Other Networks, meaning the exchange of information within a radio network. Many FM broadcasters offer traffic messa- ges for their service area at regular intervals. All traffic programme stations transmit a special carrier signal along with their pro- grammes, which is decoded by your car ra- dio.
Adjusting the volume for traffic messages This volume was preset at the factory, thou- gh you can alter the value. To alter the volume of traffic messages: • In radio or cassette mode, press the + / - button and adjust the volume you wish to have for traffic messages.
Appendix Specifications Amplifier Output power: Caracas RCR 27 2 x 5.5 W RMS power acc. to DIN 45 324 at 14.4 V 2 x 10 W max. power Rio RCR 87 4 x 19 W RMS power acc.
Address of the next service centre in your vicinity (only for Germany) If you would like to know the address of the next Blaupunkt service centre of your area but haven’t got our service list at hand: Find out your area code.