OPERATING ELEMENTS button to unlock release panel Volume control ON button, switches the unit on/ off, mute RDS button, switches the RDS convenience features on/off Selects display for variable text BND button, selects the FM memory bank and the MW and LW wavebands (MW and LW do not apply to the Düsseldorf C50 and the Colorado DJ50)
Important information ... 28 Traffic safety ... 28 Installation ... 28 Accessories ... 28 Guarantee ... 28 International telephone information . 28 Removable front panel ... 29 Theft protection system ... 29 Removing the operating panel ... 29 Replacing the operating panel ... 29 Switching the car audio system on/off ...
Amplifiers All Blaupunkt amplifiers can be used. CD changers The following CD changers can be con- nected directly: CDC A 06, CDC A 08, CDC A 072 and IDC A 09.
Removable front panel Theft protection system To prevent your car audio system from being stolen, it has been equipped with a removable front panel (flip release panel). Without the front panel, the car audio system is useless to thieves. Protect your car audio system against theft and take the operating panel with you each time you leave the vehicle.
SCHWITCHING ON/OFF Switching the car audio system on/off The car audio system can be switched on/off in a number of ways. Switching the car audio system on/ off with the ignition If the car audio system has been con- nected to your vehicle ignition, it is pos- sible to switch it on and off with the igni- tion.
Volume control The car audio system volume can be adjusted to levels from 0 (off) to 66 (max- imum). To increase the volume, turn the volume control knob 2 to the right. To decrease the volume, turn the volume control knob 2 to the left. Adjusting the power-on volume It is possible to adjust the volume at which the car audio system switches on.
VOLUME CONTROL Adjusting the volume of the beep For a number of functions you will hear a beep if you press a key for longer than 2 seconds, e.g. if you want to store a radio station on a station preset. You can adjust the volume level of this beep.
Note: It is necessary to activate/deactivate REG in the menu. Switching REG on/off Press MENU 8. : repeatedly until “REG” Press appears in the display. “OFF” or “ON” will appear next to “REG”. : to switch REG off Press or on. Press MENU 8 or OK ;.
RADIO OPERATION Press MENU 8. : repeatedly until Press “SENS” appears in the display. Press The currently selected setting will ap- pear in the display. “SENS HI6” indicates the highest level of sensitivity, “SENS LO1” the lowest. If you select “SENS LO”, “lo”...
Stopping the SCAN function, continuing to listen to the radio station scanned Press OK ;. SCAN will end and the last station scanned will continue playing. Adjusting the scan time Press MENU 8. : repeatedly until Press “SCANTIME” appears in the dis- play.
RADIO OPERATION Note: If the radio is not able to find a station broadcasting the program type select- ed, you will hear a beep and “NO PTY” will appear briefly in the display. The sta- tion selected previously will then resume play.
Traffic information Switching traffic information priority on/off Press TRAF ?. Traffic information priority is activated when the traffic congestion symbol lights up in the display. Note: You will hear a warning beep if you leave the reception area of the traffic information station you are tuned into.
TAPE DECK OPERATION Tape deck operation Starting tape deck operation If there is no cassette in the tape deck, press The flip release panel will open. Insert a cassette into the tape deck with the open side facing towards the right. Close the operating panel.
Scanning all of the cassette tracks (SCAN) Press OK ; for longer than two seconds. “CAS SCAN” will appear in the display. Scanning will begin with the next track in ascending order. To stop the SCAN function, press OK ; again. The track currently scanned will contin- ue playing.
TAPE DECK OPERATION Blank skip It is possible to automatically skip blank portions of the tape which are longer than ten seconds. Simply activate the Blank skip function. Switching Blank skip on/off Press MENU 8. : repeatedly until Press “BLANK SKIP” appears in the dis- play.
CD changer operation The CDC A 08 CD changer is included with the Colorado DJ50 and the Caroli- na DJ50. All of the CD changers listed in the section on “Accessories” can be used in combination with the Bologna C50 or Düsseldorf C50. Note: For information on how to handle CDs, how to insert CDs into the changer and...
CD CHANGER OPERATION To play the tracks of all of the CDs in random order, press 5 MIX > again. “MIX ALL” will appear briefly in the dis- play, MIX will light up in the display. Note: The CDC A 08 and the IDC A 09 are also able to play all of the CDs in the changer in random order.
CLOCK Displaying the clock briefly To display the time briefly, press / DIS 7 briefly. Setting the time To set the time, press MENU 8. “MENU” will appear in the display. : until “CLOCKSET” ap- Press pears in the display. Press The time will appear in the display.
TONE AND BALANCE/FADER Adjusting the tone and balance/fader Adjusting the bass To adjust the bass, press AUD / LD “BASS” will appear in the display. : to alter the bass. Press Adjusting the treble To adjust the treble, press AUD / LD =.
Equalizer This car audio system is equipped with a parametric 2-band equalizer. For “LOW EQ” the gain can be set to a fre- quency between 60 to 100 Hz. For “HIGH EQ” the gain can be set to a fre- quency between 10000 and 17500 Hz.
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EQUALIZER Assistance in setting your equaliser Start to make your settings in the treble and end it with the bass range. Frequency range Sound impression/problem Bass Bass reproduction 60 to 100 Hz too weak Treble Lifeless reproduc- 10000 to tion. 17500 Hz Lack of transparen- Instruments do not...
EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCES External audio sources In place of the CD changer it is also possible to connect other external au- dio sources to the line output. These sources can include a portable CD play- er, MiniDisc player or MP3 player. You must activate the AUX output in the menu.