Contents Operating the CD/MP3 player ..40 Contents Playing CDs ........41 Selecting a track from a list..42 About these instructions ....3 Scanning tracks (SCAN) .....43 For your safety .......3 Changing MP3 settings ....44 Scope of delivery......5 Operating the navigation system .45 Device Overview ......6 The operating principle ....45 Controls ..........6...
For your safety Blaupunkt stands for technical For your safety know-how in mobile radio recep- tion, for precise navigation systems The device was manufactured ac- and fi rst-class sound. The blue dot cording to the state of the art and made its debut in 1923 as a seal established safety guidelines.
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Class 1 laser that update your navigation CD as emits invisible laser radiation soon as a new version is released which can cause injuries to your (see www.blaupunkt.com). eyes. Accessing the inside of the For cleaning device voids the warranty. •...
Scope of delivery Scope of delivery 1 Rome NAV56E 1 Cloth bag for the control panel • Navigation CDs 1 Document CD 1 GPS antenna 1 Device card with four-digit code number 1 Operating instructions (short version) 1 Support frame 2 Disassembly bar 2 Connecting cables for speed- ometer signal and reversing...
Device Overview Device Overview Controls 9 : ; < = > ; TRAF button button ( Open) Press short: Call up traffi c informa- Open the control panel and remove tion settings the CD Press long: Display TMC messages 2 Volume control <...
Device Overview @ SRC button Toggle between CD/MP3/WMA play- er and optional CD changer 16:13 A ESC button Press short in the menu: Change to 92,8 the previous menu level Press long in the menu: Change to Tune Band Options the top menu level Text input: Delete last character Navigation: Cancel destination guid-...
The basic functions CAUTION! The basic functions Damage to the control panel! Theft protection The control panel can be damaged To provide protection against theft, or malfunction if the following is not the device features observed: • a four-digit code number (printed ➜...
The basic functions Notes: • You can limit the power-on vol- ume to a maximum value (see p. 18). • If you switch on the device without fi rst switching on the vehicle ignition, the device au- tomatically switches off after one hour to save the vehicle battery.
The basic functions If the code entry appears on the You can also deactivate the Code display, the fi rst digit is selected. query (see p. 21). Code Code Inserting a CD To insert the navigation CD or an MP3, WMA or audio CD, the device must be switched on: button 1.
The basic functions Adjusting the volume Diving recommendation nouncements of the navigation To change the volume of the cur- system can also be switched off rently playing source: (see p. 24). Turn the volume control 2. ➜ To cancel the mute function: The volume changes.
Operating the settings menu Example of a menu Operating the operation settings menu The following example (Changing The settings menu allows you to ad- the reception sensitivity of the ra- just basic device functions, such as dio) shows how to operate the set- sound, power-on volume or display tings menu in general.
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Operating the settings menu The "Tuner" menu can be select- Exiting the settings menu ed only if the radio is currently Press the ESC button A repeat- ➜ set to an FM station. edly until the settings menu is displayed. The "Tuner"...
Basic settings before the trip During a traffi c announcement Basic settings before or a telephone call, you cannot the trip change bass and treble. To change bass or treble: DANGER! In the "Audio" menu, select and ➜ confi rm the desired menu item Risk of an accident ("Bass"...
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Basic settings before the trip To change the loudness: To change the balance: In the "Audio" menu, select and In the "Audio" menu, select and ➜ ➜ confirm the "Loudness" menu confirm the "Balance" menu item. item. The loudness control is dis- The volume distribution is dis- played.
Basic settings before the trip Note: Fader Fader The equalizer setting applies to all sources. The Equalizer is displayed. Equalizer Equalizer Sub low Sub low Change the fader by turning the ➜ menu button < to the left or right. The front-rear volume distribu- tion changes.
Basic settings before the trip • Mid High: 1600, 2000, 2500, Sound impression Measure 3200, 4000, 5000, or problem Frequency Setting 6300 Hz • High: 8000, 10000, Distorted bass, 125–400 approx. 12500 Hz droning, –4 uncomfortable The selected frequency band pressure and the corresponding setting Very transparent,...
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Basic settings before the trip When you switch on the device, will be adjusted. You can adjust it plays at the previously selected the volume increase from 0 (low volume. However, if you adjusted increase) to 9 (high increase). the volume before switch-off to Note: be higher than maximum power- You cannot change the volume...
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Basic settings before the trip ➜ Adjust the switch-on volume to Select and confi rm the desired ➜ a low value! menu item in the display menu ("Display off", "Mode", "Brightness day" or "Brightness night"). Change the volume by turning ➜...
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Basic settings before the trip • the language of the voice-prompt- Code Code ed turn-by-turn directions of the navigation system. Note: To change the language, the navi- gation CD must be in the drive. To change the language: CAUTION! In the "System" menu, select and ➜...
Basic settings before the trip To set the clock: Displaying the station name In the "System" menu, select and ➜ Some FM radio stations use the confi rm the "Clock" menu item. RDS signal to transmit advertise- ment or other information instead The clock menu appears.
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Basic settings before the trip Enabling/disabling automatic The "Tuner" menu appears. changing to alternative Tuner Tuner frequencies (AF) The radio can automatically tune to Sensitivity Sensitivity the best receivable frequency of the Alternat. freq. Alternat. freq. HighCut 0 HighCut 0 selected station.
Basic settings before the trip Use the OK button = to change Setting the basic settings of the response sensitivity of the the navigation system HighCut function between "0", You define the following in the "1" and "2". "Navigation" menu: •...
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Basic settings before the trip Adjusting the time display In the menu of the navigation ➜ basic settings, select the "TMC During destination guidance, the re- speech output" menu item. maining travel time or the estimated You can activate the speech out- arrival time can be displayed.
While driving In the menu of the navigation ➜ While driving basic settings, select the "Speed Profi le" menu item. This chapter describes how to: Select among "Default", "Fast" ➜ • Select a certain audio source and "Slow". (see below), •...
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While driving The previously selected radio sta- To change the audio source: tion is played. The radio display Press the SRC button @ again. ➜ is shown. The device toggles between the installed CD/MP3 player and an The radio display optional CD changer, if a CD is inserted.
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While driving The MP3 display The CD changer display A B C A B C 14:39 14:39 15:09 15:09 CD 2 CD 2 Bob Marley Bob Marley 00:05 00:05 00:04 00:04 Track 01/20 Track 01/20 Jamin Jamin Tracks Tracks Options Options Browse Browse...
While driving Playing music " Random playback" means: If "MIX CD" is displayed, The music playback starts auto- 4:01 the tracks on the cur- matically as soon as you select an rent audio CD are 00:22 audio source (see p. 26), provided played in random or- that a CD is inserted or a station MIX CD...
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While driving What do you want Built-in CD Built-in MP3 Built-in Radio to do? player player CD changer > > > Forward Hold pressed Hold pressed Hold pressed < < < Reverse Hold pressed Hold pressed Hold pressed > > >...
While driving If "RPT CD" is displayed, Traffi c announcements the current CD is re- 4:01 Your device can also fade in traffi c peated until you cancel 00:22 announcements of radio stations the repeat mode. RPT CD (TA) if you are currently listening to a different audio source, provided tionen that the radio is tuned to a station...
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While driving ments (TA) are also faded in if you announcement, the currently play- have currently set a different audio ing audio source is automatically source. For this purpose, the radio faded out and you are listening to must be tuned to a traffi c informa- the traffi...
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While driving system can incorporate traffi c ob- dynamic destination guidance (see structions and calculate an alter- p. 70). nate route. If the TMC symbol fl ashes, the de- To switch automatic tuning to TMC vice does not receive any TMC data stations on/off: (e.g.
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While driving Note: Traffic Traffic The device stores and processes TMC messages that refer to a pe- TMC messages TMC messages rimeter of approx. 100 km around TMC auto TMC auto your vehicle. In the traffi c information menu, ➜ select and confi...
Operating the radio Selecting the waveband/ Operating the radio memory bank As soon as you select the radio as The radio can receive the following the audio source (see p. 26), the wavebands: previously tuned in station is played • 3 memory banks and the radio display is shown.
Operating the radio You can now do the following: To defi ne the direction of the station seek tuning: • Searching for stations in this waveband (see below), Turn the menu button until one of ➜ the arrows D is highlighted. •...
Operating the radio Cancelling an automatic station the display of station names (see seek tuning p. 22). To cancel the automatic station You can now do the following: seek tuning: • Continue listening to the station Press the ESC button A. by pressing the OK button =.
Operating the radio You can now do the following: Storing stations • Store this station, see below, You can store 6 stations in each • search for additional stations by memory bank – either manually waiting for 10 seconds, (memory banks FM1, FM2, MW and LW) or automatically (memory bank •...
Operating the radio Storing stations automatically Cancelling automatic storing ( Travelstore) ( Travelstore) You can automatically store the six To cancel automatic storing prema- FM stations offering the strongest turely: reception in the region in the FMT Press the ESC button A. ➜...
Operating the CD/MP3 player If you cannot play a CD-R: Operating the CD/ • Use CD-Rs from a different manu- MP3 player facturer or a different color, • burn CD-Rs at a lower speed. Which CDs can be played? What characteristics do MP3 CDs have to have? CAUTION! The device can only play and dis-...
Operating the CD/MP3 player CD format: ISO 9660 (Level 1 or How to use the function buttons • 1 5 to 6 : 2) or Joliet • Bit rate: max. 768 kbit/s • forward and reverse, • File extension: must be ".WMA" •...
Operating the CD/MP3 player Selecting a track from a list To select a track on the same CD: In the CD changer display, select ➜ You can select CD tracks by jumping and confi rm the "Tracks" menu. to the previous or next track using on the CD the function button 4 : The list of tracks is displayed.
Operating the CD/MP3 player Selecting MP3 tracks from an The content of the superior fold- MP3 list er is displayed. Select and confi rm a folder B ➜ If you play an MP3 CD, the MP3 dis- in the MP3 list to change to this play is shown.
Operating the CD/MP3 player Displaying ID3 tags/fi le names During the MP3 playback, the MP3 15:09 15:09 Scan Scan Bob Marley Bob Marley display shows either the name of 00:04 00:04 Jamin Jamin the MP3 fi le or the information from ID3 tags.
Operating the CD/MP3 player In the Options menu of the MP3 ➜ Operating the player, select the "Scroll" menu navigation system item. Use the OK button = to toggle the text display: The operating principle • The check mark means: Text is displayed as scrolling text.
Operating the navigation system Dynamic route adaptation The surroundings function While driving, the navigation system If no destination guidance is active, can receive traffi c information from the navigation system automatically TMC stations in the background loads the digital map material of a (see p.
CD as soon is being activated". as a new version is available (see ➜ Use only the original navigation www.blaupunkt.com). CDs for the ROME NAV56E with the "E" imprint! The navigation display ➜ Ensure that the CD is not dam- aged.
Operating the navigation system Time The three menus of the navigation system Active audio source Current vehicle position The three menus "Destination", If the navigation system cannot de- "Memory" and "Options" are re- termine the position, "Position not quired to: available"...
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Operating the navigation system NAVI Destination CITY STREET Destination TOWN CENTRE POINTS OF INTEREST COUNTRY City City Text input ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ List of 0123456789_,./- cities Street Street Text input Start destinati ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ List of guidance 0123456789_,./- streets Town Centre Centre Text input Start destinati ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ guidance...
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Operating the navigation system Destination Memory Last 10 Memory Destinations Modify Waypoints Set waypoint Last 10 M1 2PA Manchester, Sir Matt B Start destinat List of last M1 3PA Manchester, Henry Gil Last 10 guidance 10 destinations MJ Junction Manchester Destinations M1 2PA Manchester, Sir Matt B Start destinat...
Operating the navigation system Starting the navigation Text fi eld system "Current character" fi eld Character list To start the navigation system, the navigation software must be in- Special characters fi eld (see stalled (see p. 46). p. 52) Press the NAVI button >. ➜...
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Operating the navigation system The advantage: The navigation system attempts to guess your entry by constantly Destinations Destinations comparing your text input with LONDON LONDON the data on the navigation CD. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ This means that possible addi- 0123456789_,./- 0123456789_,./- tional characters are automati- ...? ...?
Operating the navigation system Destinations Destinations Press the ESC button A. ➜ Note: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ If you press the ESC button A 0123456789_,./- 0123456789_,./- ...? ...? for an extended period of time, all characters are deleted. Use the menu button < to select ➜...
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Operating the navigation system upon which address information In the country list, mark and con- ➜ you have already entered. fi rm the country in which your vehicle is located and press the To enter the address, enter the fol- OK button =.
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Operating the navigation system Entering a street CITY CITY You can only enter the street after you have entered the city (see p. 54). ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789_,./- 0123456789_,./- ...? ...? To enter the street: ➜ In the "Destination" menu, mark The "Destination"...
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Operating the navigation system Note: Select the desired centre from ➜ the list and press the OK but- If you entered a street name ton =. which exists several times in the The destination guidance starts destination city, a list displays in (see p.
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Operating the navigation system Enter the name of the point of in- Enter the house number in the ➜ ➜ terest in the text input (see p. 51) text input (see p. 51) or select or select the name of the point the house number from the list.
Operating the navigation system You can now do the following at any Note: time: The "Destination" menu displays different menu items, depending • Change the route options (see upon which address information p. 68), you have already entered. • store the destination (see p. 59) ➜...
Operating the navigation system Note: Saving destinations If you are looking for a point of You can save a destination which interest in the position or des- you entered. This destination can tination area, this list also fea- subsequently be called up at any tures the distance (straight line) time to start a new destination guid- and the cardinal point to the re-...
Operating the navigation system The "Memory" menu appears. To save a set waypoint (current vehicle position) as a destination: Memory Memory In the "Add" menu, mark and con- ➜ fi rm the "From waypoint" menu Last 10 Last 10 item. Destn.
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Operating the navigation system In the "Memory" menu, mark and To delete all destinations from one ➜ confi rm the "Edit" menu item. of the three memories "Last 10", "Destinations" or "Waypoints": The "Edit" menu appears. In the "Edit" menu, mark and con- ➜...
Operating the navigation system Mark and confi rm the destination Destination guidance ➜ to be renamed. After entering a destination, the The text input appears. route is calculated (see p. 63). ➜ Enter the desired name in the Next, the destination guidance au- text input (see p.
Operating the navigation system Route calculation If desired, you can remove the navigation CD from the device as When you start the destination soon as at least 2/3 of the cor- guidance, you hear: "Calculating ridor status display K is fi lled, route"...
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Operating the navigation system Visual turn-by-turn directions L Corridor status display is displayed only if the navigation Visual turn-by-turn directions are CD is in the drive displayed while driving. If you are to follow the course of the streets, Shortly before turning, the follow- the following is displayed: ing displays appears: 16:13...
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Operating the navigation system Voice-prompted turn-by-turn If you do not follow the turn-by- directions turn directions In addition, the device provides No problem: If you deviate from the support with voice-prompted turn- recommended route, the system au- by-turn directions and announces tomatically calculates a new route turns in due time.
Operating the navigation system Searching for a radio station Select and confi rm "Yes" to can- ➜ during destination guidance cel the destination guidance. The current position is shown on During destination guidance, you the navigation display. You do not can initiate the automatic station receive any additional turn-by- seek tuning as follows:...
Operating the navigation system The route list appears. The route In the "Options" menu, mark and ➜ segments that remain to be driven confi rm the "Traffi c ahead" menu are displayed. If a route segment item. features traffi c obstructions, this The distance display appears.
Operating the navigation system Specifying Route Options Defi ning the route type To defi ne the route type: You can adjust the route type to your requirements at any time – be- Route options Route options fore as well as during the destina- tion guidance.
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Operating the navigation system • If you select "Adjust optimum", • "Motorway": Here you can de- you can defi ne the relation- fi ne whether motorways should ship of a time-optimised to be used or avoided during des- distance-optimised route (see tination guidance.
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Operating the navigation system Change the relationship by turn- In addition, the TMC symbol is ➜ ing the menu button <. displayed A. If a short route is more impor- tant, select 60/40 or higher; if a fast route is more important, select 40/60 or lower.
Operating the navigation system Displaying the current GPS info position Received sats: 7 You can display the current vehicle Longitude: 48.794 Latitude: 9.004 position at any time as follows: Altitude: 385 button B. Press the ➜ The Info display appears and the The longitude and latitude of the previous voice-prompted turn-by- current vehicle position are dis-...
Your vehi- speakers, etc.)! cle may differ depending upon the model. In this case and for any other During the installation questions, your Blaupunkt author- ised dealer or our telephone hotline • Disconnect the negative pole of will gladly provide assistance.
Installation instructions Connection assignments Chamber C1 (Equaliser/Amplifi er) Overview of the connections 1 Line out LR 2 Line out RR C-1 C-2 3 Line out GND 4 Line out LF 5 Line out RF 6 +12 V switched* Chamber C2 (car phone/optional IR remote control RC 10) 7 Telephone IN+...
Installation instructions Connections in chamber A CAUTION! ➜ Do not connect the power cable to terminal 15 (switched posi- tive) or terminal 30 (continuous Relais positive)! 6 Illumination connection For vehicles with adjustable instru- ment lighting (positive controlled) 7 Positive connection switched via ignition KL.
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ISO connectors. ➜ If required, connect an ISO ➜ Use only vehicle-specifi c adapter extension cable (order no. cables from Blaupunkt. 7 607 647 093). Plug the connector into cham- ➜ ber B 6 of the device. Connect the vehicle-specific ➜...
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Installation instructions er cable (order no. 7 607 621 129) is applied to the connection if the from your specialist dealer. vehicle is in reverse gear. If the connection to the reversing ➜ The antenna installation and con- light is not possible, connect pin nection is described in the antenna 3 to ground.
DIN tray, you need a vehicle-specifi c bracket for 50/ 52-mm devices. Please contact ➜ Adjust the gyroscope with a hol- your specialised Blaupunkt deal- low hexagon wrench so that the marking is in the vertical posi- tion. ➜...
Installation instructions Note: Switching the speedometer The maximum setting range is signal on/off between –10° and +30°. After you connected the speedom- ➜ Retighten the screw 1. eter signal, you must switch on the analysis of the speedometer signal Installing the device in the tray as follows: In the "Installation"...
Installation instructions In this case, check the connec- speedometer signal pulses must ➜ tion of the antenna. appear. Performing a sensor test Calibrating the device To check whether the device is cor- Before you use the navigation sys- rectly connected: tem for the fi...
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Installation instructions Calibrating the navigation system Calibrating the navigation system automatically manually To calibrate the navigation system To calibrate the navigation system automatically: manually: In the "Installation" menu, select ➜ Auto calib. and confi rm the "Manual calib." menu item. Start Manual calib.
Cleaning the device The warranty terms can be called Clean the contacts of the con- ➜ up under www.blaupunkt.com or trol panel regularly using a soft requested directly from: cloth moistened with cleaning alcohol. Blaupunkt GmbH Hotline Robert-Bosch-Str.
Specifi cations Specifi cations Voltage supply Operating voltage: 10.5–14.4 V Current consumption Operating: max. 10 A Standby: typ. 550 mA 30 min. after switch-off: typ. 12 mA 72 hours after switch-off: < 2 mA Amplifi er output power Acc. to DIN 45324: at 14.4 V 4 x 25 watt sine Max.
Glossary turn-by-turn directions even if no Glossary navigation CD is inserted. Digital equaliser Optimum route Digital sound control for adapting Combination of fast and short the frequency response. An equal- route. The relationship of the two iser consists of several fi lters which route components can be adjusted allow for improving the sound or ad- (see "Setting the optimum route"...
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Glossary If you switch the device back on af- ter the standby time has expired, it takes longer for the device to be operational again since the device software must be reloaded. Travelstore Automatic searching and storing of the six strongest radio stations re- ceived of the region (see p.
Index Index Destination guidance Cancel 66 Displaying estimated arrival time 25 Displaying remaining travel time 25 Adjusting bass 15 Displaying the junction zoom 25 Adjusting the treble 15 Dynamic 70 Audio source Wind rose 65 Selecting 26, 65 Device card 4 Display Adjust automatically to light Balance...
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Index Operating principle 45 Renaming saved destinations 60 Menu Saving destinations 59 Operate 12 Start 51 Overview 13 MP3 player Browse menu 42 Radio Displaying ID3 tags 44 Alternative frequencies 22 Displaying MP3 fi le names 44 Basic settings in the menu 22 MIX 29 Cancelling an automatic station seek Operate 40...
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Index Options 68 Recalculate 65, 70 Volume Change 11 Front-rear distribution 16 Safety 3 Left-right distribution 16 SCAN 43 Limiting during switch-on 18 Minimum for car phone 19 Sensortest 79 Minimum for Sound traffi c announcements 19 Adjust 15 Muting 11 Equalizer 17 Reduce automatically during turn-by- Loudness 15...
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Display current location, display complete list Press short during destination guidance: Show current location and repeat previous voice-prompted turn-by-turn direction Press long during destination guidance: Display route list Blaupunkt GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Straße 200, D-31139 Hildesheim 07/06 CM-AS/SCS1 (EN) 8 622 405 148...
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