Car Audio Operation/Tips - Porsche Cayman Owner's Manual

Information
The situations described below lead to the
assumption that the driver is driving carefully and
the prewarning and acute warning functions are
disabled:
– The driver drives around tight corners.
– The driver is braking.
– If the driver accelerates sharply, this action is
interpreted as an active driving request (e.g.
indicating the driver's intention to overtake).
Switching Porsche "Active Safe" warnings
on/off
The latent warning and prewarning functions are
switched off by default. The acute warning
function is active.
Latent warnings and prewarnings can be activated
under "Prewarning on" on the multi-function
display.
The settings remain stored when the ignition is
switched on and off.
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PLEASE SEE THE CHAPTER "ACTIVE SAFETY –
PORSCHE "ACTIVE SAFE"" on page 149.

Car Audio Operation/Tips

For radio operation see your radio manual
which is included with your on-board
literature.
FM reception
A vehicle is not an ideal place to listen to a radio.
Because the vehicle moves, reception conditions
are constantly changing.
Buildings, terrain, signal distance and noise from
other vehicles are all working against good
reception.
Some conditions affecting FM may appear to be
problems when they are not.
The following characteristics are completely
normal for a given reception area, and they do not
indicate any problem with the radio itself.
Information
Electronic accessories should only be installed by
your authorized Porsche dealer.
Equipment which has not been tested and
approved by Porsche may impair radio reception.
Fading and drifting
FM range is limited to about 25 miles (40 km),
except for some high power stations.
If a vehicle is moving away from the desired
station's transmitter, the signal will tend to fade
and/or drift. This condition is more prevalent with
FM than AM, and is often accompanied by
distortion.
Fading and drifting can be minimized to a certain
degree by careful attention to fine tuning or
selection of a stronger signal.
Static and fluttering
When the line-of-sight link between a transmitter
and vehicle is blocked by large buildings or
mountains, the radio sound may be accompanied
with static or fluttering because of the
characteristic of FM.
In a similar effect, a fluttering noise is sometimes
heard when driving along a tree-lined road.
This static and fluttering can be reduced by
adjusting the tone control for greater bass
response until the disturbance has passed.
Multipath
Because of the reflecting characteristics of FM,
direct and reflected signals may reach the antenna
at the same time (multipath) and cancel each other
out. As a vehicle moves through these electronic
dead spots, the listener may hear a momentary
flutter or loss of reception.
Station swapping
When two FM stations are close to each other, and
an electronic dead spot, such as static or
multipath area, interrupts the original signal,
sometimes the stronger second signal will be
selected automatically until the original one
returns. This swapping can also occur as you
drive away from the selected station and
approach another station of a stronger signal.
Compact disk player
NOTICE
To avoid damage to compact disk player and
disks.
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Use only compact disks labeled as shown,
having no dirt, damage or warpage.
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