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Alfa Romeo A0B0364b User Manual

Alfa 156 (gta) sound system with cassette player/ compact disc player
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  • Page 2: Sound System With Cassette Player

    SOUND SYSTEM WITH CASSETTE PLAYER A0B0364b SOUND SYSTEM WITH COMPACT DISC PLAYER A0B0365b...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION SOUND SYSTEM WITH SOUND SYSTEM WITH ......CASSETTE PLAYER COMPACT DISC PLAYER ADVICE ..........GENERAL ............GENERAL ............40 ANTITHEFT PROTECTION ......... CAUTIONS ............ 41 – Road safety .......... GLOSSARY............ 10 ANTITHEFT PROTECTION ......... 41 – Reception conditions ......CONTROLS ON FRONT PANEL ......
  • Page 5 In WARNING of the controls quick, facilitating use. the event of a failure, contact Alfa Romeo Too high a volume when Authorised Services. The CD-Changer, if present, is housed in driving can put the driver’s...
  • Page 6 Cassettes – do not lubricate the cassette mecha- – After use, put Compact Discs back in nism; their container, to avoid marks or scratches To obtain optimum playing conditions we that may cause skipping when playing. give the following advice: –...
  • Page 7 To remove fingerprints and dust, use a soft WARNING Do not use the protective Do not use highly scratched, cracked, or cloth starting from the centre of the Com- sheets for CD in commerce or discs with sta- distorted discs, etc. The use of these discs pact Disc outwards.
  • Page 8 A0B0362m fig. 1...

  • Page 9: General

    For installation and con- Licensing Corporation. band nection of the CD-Changer – Automatic storage (Autostore function) apply only to Alfa Romeo of 6 stations in FM band Authorised Services. – SENS DX/LO function (sensitivity ad- justing in searching radio stations) –...

  • Page 10: Antitheft Protection

    ANTITHEFT PROTECTION Entering the secret code WARNING The radio is fitted with an antitheft pro- Entry of the secret code is required to al- On multimedia CDs in addi- tection system based on the entry of the se- low the radio to work each time it is con- tion to sound tracks also cret code associated to each set.

  • Page 11: Glossary

    After entering the fourth digit (within 20 GLOSSARY Bass seconds), the radio starts working. This function adjusts the bass tones. AF (Alternative Frequency) If a wrong code is entered, the radio sounds a beep, the display shows the word Function that allows the radio to stay tuned Blank skip “CODE”...
  • Page 12 Fader Loudness Presettings Function with which it is possible to ap- Function that automatically emphasises Number of radio stations that can be stored propriately adjust the sound from the front the bass and treble tones when listening, at manually or automatically. or rear speakers.
  • Page 13 RDS (Radio Data System) Scan Soft Mute This is radiophonic information system Function with which it is possible to listen Function that gradually highers and low- which uses the 57 kHz subcarrier of normal for a few seconds to all the radio stations ers the volume when Mute is turned on or FM broadcasts.

  • Page 14: Controls On Front Panel

    CONTROLS ON FRONT PANEL 7. BN-AS Radio frequency range select 14. 5-MIX Function select key: function (FM1, FM2, FMT, – Call station no. 5 (fig. 1) MW, LW) - Autostore – Storing station no. 5 – Random CD playing 8. L Sound and Menu functions 1.

  • Page 15: Controls On Steering Wheel

    18. 1 Function select key: CONTROLS ON STEERING 5. Multifunction button: – Call station no. 1 – Radio: call preset stations (from 1 to WHEEL (fig. 2) – Storing station no. 1 – Cassette player: searching next track The main radio function controls are re- 19.

  • Page 16: Functions And Adjustments

    Volume adjustment Multifunction buttons (5) and (6) FUNCTIONS AND and Mute function buttons ADJUSTMENTS (fig. 1) The multifunction buttons (5) and (6) call The buttons for volume adjustment (1) the preset radio stations, seek the next/pre- Switching on and (2) and for turning Mute on/off (3) vious piece when listening to a cassette work in the same way as the corresponding (MSS function) or select the next/previous...
  • Page 17 Turning the radio off Selecting Radio/Cassette/ Pause function CD-Changer functions To turn the radio off press the “ON” but- If while listening to a cassette or Compact ton (21). Briefly and repeatedly pressing the “SRC” Disc another function is selected (e.g. the button (6) it is possible to select the fol- radio), playing is stopped and when the cas- If the ignition key is turned to STOP when...
  • Page 18 Volume adjustment Mute function (turning off Soft Mute function the volume completely) Press the “VOL+” button (22) to in- When the Mute function is turned on or crease the volume or “VOL-” (20) to low- To switch on the Mute function, briefly off, the volume lowers or increases gradu- er it.
  • Page 19 Tone adjustment Balance adjustment Fader adjustment Proceed as follows: Proceed as follows: Proceed as follows: – briefly and repeatedly press the “AUD” – briefly and repeatedly press the “AUD” – briefly and repeatedly press button button (19) until the display shows button (19) until the display shows “BAL- “AUD”...

  • Page 20: Telephone Provision

    TELEPHONE PROVISION RADIO (fig. 1) Presetting buttons If the voice feature is installed on the ve- The buttons with symbols from 1 to 6 When the set is turned on the last function hicle, when a phone call is received, the vol- (“18”, “17”, “16”, “15”, “14”, selected before turning off is played (Radio, ume is lowered immediately (Mute) and the...
  • Page 21 Storing the last station heard If the station on which the tuner stops is Station scanning (Scan function) one of the stations stored with the preset The radio automatically keeps in storage Keeping the “SRC” button (6) pressed buttons, the display will show the presetting the last station heard for each reception until the beep, starts scanning the stations number for a few seconds.
  • Page 22 – pressing a preset button Scanning preset stations The preset station Scan function is inter- rupted in the following cases: – turning Autostore on Press the “MENU” (11) button for a pro- longed length of time to start scanning the –...
  • Page 23 Manual station storage If the TA function is on (traffic information), The behaviour of the set during Autostore only the stations that send traffic informa- is as follows: The station being heard can be stored in tion will be stored. This function may also the range selected with buttons (18), –...
  • Page 24 WARNING Sometimes the Autostore AF function To tune alternative frequency search function is unable to find 6 stations with a (alternative frequency search) on/off, keep the “AF-TA” button (1) strong signal. In this case, the free preset but- pressed until hearing the beep. The name Within the RDS system the radio can work RDS (if available) stays on the display and tons will be shown on the display, for about...
  • Page 25 – TA(*): the traffic information function The operations to be carried out for each At the start of receiving traffic information is on but the radio is tuned to a station that of the three above conditions are listed be- the display will briefly show the wording does not give traffic information low.
  • Page 26 – tune to a station enabled to transmit If the volume is changed during a traffic Emergency alarm reception traffic information so that the display shows bulletin the value is not shown on the dis- In the RDS mode the radio is set to receive “TP”...
  • Page 27 The list of the various subjects comprises: To store the current type of programme on EON Function one of the 6 preset buttons, give a pro- (Enhanced Other Network) NEWS longed press (over 1 second) on the pre- Some countries have circuits which group set button.

  • Page 28: Menu

    MENU (fig. 1) Regional broadcast reception CD-Changer data display function function (REG) (CDC) (if installed) Functions of the “MENU” button Some national broadcasters, at determi- This function can be chosen only if a CD- (11) nate times of the day, transmit regional pro- Changer is connected.
  • Page 29 Treble reduction function (HICUT) Telephone volume Radio Monitor function (RM) adjustment (PHONE) Using this function it is possible to reduce With this function it is possible to listen the treble tones, in accordance with the sig- With this function it is possible to adjust to the radio while the casette tape nal transmitted.

  • Page 30: Cassette Player

    Tuner sensitivity After selecting “IGN TIME” in the menu Selecting the cassette player adjustment (SENS DX/LO) using buttons “L” (8) or “M” (10), the To turn the cassette player on, even when display will show the message “IGN With this function it is possible to change the set if off, insert the cassette in the slot TIME”.
  • Page 31 Changing the tape playing Searching previous/next track Music searching is interrupted in the direction (MSS function) following cased: After playing the tape, the cassette side Press “L” (8), to hear the next track on – When the sound source is changed is changed automatically (Autoreverse func- the cassette and “M”...
  • Page 32 Tape fast forward/rewind – When the set is turned off Scanning music (Scan function) To move the tape fast forward, press – When the TA (traffic information), Tel- With this function it is possible to hear all “˙˙” (9) or “¯¯” (12) button de- mute and PTY31 functions are turned on.

  • Page 33: Cd Changer-Cdc Mode

    The Scan function is interrupted in the fol- DOLBY B function CD CHANGER-CDC MODE lowing cases: (where fitted) Press “M” (17) to turn on/off the Dol- – turning the set off by B function (device for limiting the noise VERSIONS WITH CD LOADER produced under licence of “Dolby Labora- –...
  • Page 34 Inserting the CD loader Ejecting the CD loader Ejecting Compact Discs into the CD player from the CD player from the loader Open the sliding lid (B-fig. 4) rightwards Open the sliding lid (B-fig. 4), press the Eject CDs in sequence, pulling the lever cor- eject button EJECT (E-fig.
  • Page 35 VERSIONS WITH SLOTS Inserting/ejecting CDs ANTITHEFT PROTECTION (CD slots) CD Changer To insert CDs: insert the CDs gently, with the label upwards, into the CD-Changer The CD-Changer is located in the boot in- The sound system is fitted with a CD slots to the stop: the powered loading sys- side the left oddment compartment Changer antitheft protection system con-...
  • Page 36 After entering the fourth digit (within 20 Selecting the CD-Changer Operation seconds), the CD Changer starts working. If (with CD where fitted) CHANGER To turn on the CD-Changer, turn on the set, a wrong code is entered, the radio sounds then press briefly and repeatedly the “SRC”...
  • Page 37 Choosing the CD Select track (forward/backward) Scanning pieces on the CD (Scan Function) Press “¯¯” (12) to select the previous Press “L” (8) to play the next track on Compact Disc and “˙˙” (9) to select the the Compact Disc being heard. With this function it is possible to listen next CD.
  • Page 38 The Scan function is interrupted in the fol- Pause function Random playing (MIX function) lowing cases: To pause the CD player press the preset To start random playing of tracks on the – turning the set off button 3 (16). The display will show the Compact Disc selected, press the preset but- wording “PAUSE”.

  • Page 39: Technical Information

    Maximum power: 4 x 40W. radio needs to be pulled out: therefore con- – 2 tweeters (A - fig. 9) with 30W pow- tact Alfa Romeo Authorised Services. Aerial – 4 speakers (B - fig. 9) and (A - fig.
  • Page 40 A0B0363m fig. 11...

  • Page 41: General

    For installation and con- band nection of the CD-Changer – HI-FI BOSE system speaker active con- – Automatic storage (Autostore function) apply only to Alfa Romeo trol of 6 stations in FMT band Authorised Services. – SENS DX/LO function (sensitivity ad- –...

  • Page 42: Cautions

    CAUTIONS ANTITHEFT PROTECTION Entering the secret code If it is very cold inside the car and the CD The radio is fitted with an antitheft pro- Entry of the secret code is required to al- player is used a little after turning the heater tection system based on the entry of the se- low the radio to work each time it is con- on, a film of damp may form on the Com-...

  • Page 43: Glossary

    If a wrong code is entered, the radio Code Card GLOSSARY sounds a beep, the display shows the word This the document that certifies possession “CODE” for 2 seconds and then four dash- AF (Alternative Frequency) of the radio. The Code Card contains the ra- es “- - - -”...
  • Page 44 CLR (Clear) Distant/Local (Sens Dx/Loc) Mute Function with which it is possible to clear These are two levels of reception sensitiv- Function which, if activated, brings the vol- all the tracks of the CD stored with the TPM ity. ume to zero. Press the button again to re- function.
  • Page 45 RDS (Radio Data System) Scan Sound Flavour This is radiophonic information system Function with which it is possible to listen A function that sets the best equalizing pos- which uses the 57 kHz subcarrier of normal for a few seconds to all the radio stations sible depending on the type of music se- FM broadcasts.

  • Page 46: Controls On Front Panel

    8. M CONTROLS ON FRONT PANEL Selected Sound and Menu 14. SRC-SC Operating mode select but- function adjustment and auto- ton Radio - Compact Disc - (fig. 11) matic station search button CD-Changer and Scan func- tion (hearing stations in se- 1.

  • Page 47: Controls On Steering Wheel

    18. AUD-LD Sound function select but- CONTROLS ON STEERING 5. Multifunction button: ton: bass tones, treble – Radio: call preset stations WHEEL (fig. 12) tones, right/left and front/ (from 1 to 6) The main radio function controls are re- rear balancing and Loudness –...

  • Page 48: Functions And Adjustments

    Volume adjustment and Mute Multifunction buttons (5) and (6) FUNCTIONS AND function buttons ADJUSTMENTS (fig. 11) The multifunction buttons (5) and (6) call The buttons for volume adjustment (1) the preset radio stations or select the Switching on and (2) and for turning Mute on/off (3) next/previous track when listening to a work in the same way as the corresponding Compact Disc.
  • Page 49 Turning the radio off Selecting the Radio/Compact Disc/ Pause function CD-Changer functions To turn the radio off press the “ON” but- If while listening to a Compact Disc another ton (20). Briefly and repeatedly pressing the “SRC” function is selected (e.g. the radio), playing button (14) it is possible to select the fol- is stopped and when the Compact Disc mode If the ignition key is turned to STOP when...
  • Page 50 Volume adjustment Mute function (turning off Soft Mute function the volume completely) Press button “VOL+” (21) to higher the When the Mute function is turned on or volume or “VOL-” (19) to lower it. To switch on the Mute function, briefly off, the volume lowers or increases gradu- press (less than 1 second) the “z”...
  • Page 51 Tone adjustment Balance adjustment Pressing the buttons briefly the change is gradual by steps. Pressing them longer, the Proceed as follows: Proceed as follows: change is fast. For a few seconds the dis- play shows the fader levels from R+9 to –...

  • Page 52: Telephone Provision

    TELEPHONE PROVISION The only buttons active during phone calls RADIO (fig. 11) are: (fig. 11) When the set is turned on the last function – “VOL+” (21), “VOL-” (19): for selected before turning off is played (Radio, If the voice kit is installed on the car, when volume adjustment a phone call is received the radio sound is Compact Disc or CD-Changer).
  • Page 53 Presetting buttons Automatic tuning Manual tuning The buttons with symbols from 1 to 6 Briefly press (less than 1 second) button This allows manual station searching in the (“17”, “16”, “15”, “12”, “11”, “L” (6) or “M” (8) to start automatically chosen band.
  • Page 54 Station scanning (Scan function) The Scan function is interrupted in the fol- Scanning preset stations lowing cases: Keeping the “SRC” button (14) pressed Press the “MENU” (9) button for a pro- until the beep, starts scanning the stations – turning the set off longed length of time to start scanning the in the frequency band selected (FM, preset stations in the present frequency...
  • Page 55 The preset station Scan function is inter- Manual station storage During automatic storage the display rupted in the following cases: shows the wording “A-STORE”. To inter- The station being heard can be stored in rupt the storage process press the “BN” –...
  • Page 56 The behaviour of the set during Autostore WARNING Sometimes the Autostore AF function is as follows: function is unable to find 6 stations with a (alternative frequency search) strong signal. In this case, the free preset but- – at the beginning of the Autostore func- Within the RDS system the radio can work tons will be shown on the display, for about tion all the other functions are disabled...
  • Page 57 To tune alternative frequency search AF TA(*): the traffic information function is The operations to be carried out for each on/off, keep the “AF-TA” button (1) on but the radio is tuned to a station that of the three above conditions are listed be- pressed until hearing the beep.
  • Page 58 If the Compact Disc player is already work- WARNING In certain countries radio sta- If the volume is changed during a traffic ing and at the same time you want to re- tions exist which, even if the TP function bulletin the value is not shown on the dis- ceive traffic information, briefly pressing is on (the display shows “TP”), do not...
  • Page 59 Emergency alarm reception If the station does not broadcast in the PTY To change the type of PTY programme mode, the wording “NO-PTY” is shown press “¯¯” (4) or “˙˙” (7) or one of In the RDS mode the radio is set to receive on the display for 5 seconds.

  • Page 60: Menu

    Controlling the station’s type of Scrolling transmissions MENU (fig. 11) PTY programme It is possible to receive different pro- Functions of the “MENU” To know the type of PTY programme of grammes in the same network and scroll button (9) the station heard, keep the “PTY”...
  • Page 61 – SENS DX/LO (Tuning sensitivity) To turn on the equalizer, select one of the Equalizer settings following with “L” (6) or “M” (8): (only if the equalizer is on) – CD (CD display setting) – “USER” (adjustment of the 7 equal- To set a personal equalizer adjustment, use –...
  • Page 62 Treble reduction function (HICUT) Allocating a name to a CD To clear a name, turn the function on and (CD NAME) press “L” (6) or “M” (8) to choose the Using this function it is possible to reduce name to be cleared, then press the the treble tones and noise when reception This function can be chosen only if a Com- “MENU”...
  • Page 63 Tuner sensitivity Compact Disc data display CD-Changer data display function adjustment (SENS DX/LO) function (CD) (CDC) (if installed) With this function it is possible to change With this function it is possible to choose This function can be chosen only if a CD- the sensitivity of automatic station search- the information shown by the display, when Changer is connected.

  • Page 64: Compact Disc Player

    Regional broadcast reception Switching off mode COMPACT DISC PLAYER function (REG) (IGN TIME function) (fig. 11) Some national broadcasters, at determi- With this function it is possible to choose Selecting the if when turning the ignition key to STOP, nate times of the day, transmit regional pro- Compact Disc player grammes which differ from region to region.
  • Page 65 Possible error messages Select track (forward/backward) Fast forward/backward If the CD inserted is illegible, the display Briefly press “L” (6) to play the next Keep “˙˙” (7) pressed to move the track will show the wording “CD-ERROR” for track on the CD and “M” (8) to play the selected forward at high speed and keep about 2 seconds, then the CD is ejected and previous one.
  • Page 66 Scanning pieces on the CD The Scan function is interrupted in the fol- Repeat function (Scan function) lowing cases: Briefly press the preset button 4 (12) to With this function it is possible to listen – turning the set off listen repeatedly to the last track played: for to all the pieces contained on a CD.
  • Page 67 Random playing (Mix function) TPM function CLR function (CD playing sequence storage) (clearing CD track storage) To start random playing of tracks on the Compact Disc selected, press the preset but- With the TPM function (Track Program With the CLR function (Clear) it is possible ton 5 (11).

  • Page 68: Cd Changer-Cdc Mode

    CD CHANGER-CDC MODE 2) insert the CD with the label set prop- Inserting the CD loader erly: otherwise the CD player will not work; into the CD player (if installed) 3) close the compartment; Open the sliding lid (B-fig. 14) right- VERSIONS WITH CD LOADER wards until it blocks.
  • Page 69 WARNING To turn the CD-Changer on, just press one of the buttons set aside the Close the sliding lid. CD slots; the button leds corresponding to the slots loading a CD will turn on. A0B0364b A0B0347m A0B0744m fig. 16 fig. 17...
  • Page 70 Inserting/ejecting CDs ANTITHEFT PROTECTION After entering the fourth digit (within 20 seconds), the CD Changer starts working. If CD Changer To insert CDs: insert the CDs gently, with a wrong code is entered, the radio sounds the label upwards, into the CD-Changer The sound system is fitted with a CD a beep, the display shows the words “CDC slots to the stop: the powered loading sys-...
  • Page 71 Selecting the CD-Changer Display information Select track (forward/backward) To turn on the CD-Changer, turn on the set, When the CD-Changer is working, the dis- Briefly press “L” (6) to play the next then press briefly and repeatedly the “SRC” play shows the following information which track of the CD chosen and “M”...
  • Page 72 The Scan function is interrupted in the fol- Fast forward/backward Scanning CD tracks lowing cases: (Scan function) Keep “˙˙” (7) pressed to move the track – turning the set off selected forward at high speed and keep With this function it is possible to listen to –...
  • Page 73 Pause function Repeat function Random playing (Mix function) To pause the CD-Changer press the preset Briefly press the preset button 4 (12) to To start random playing of tracks on the button 3 (15). The display will show “CD- listen repeatedly to the last track played: for Compact Disc selected, press the preset but- PAUSE”.

  • Page 74: Technical Information

    Alfa Romeo Authorised Services. er things, make the Loudness function su- washing the car at auto- perfluous. In addition, the complete range matic car-wash to avoid damages.
  • Page 75 TECHNICAL INFORMATION – 1 subwoofer, 130 mm diameter, set on – 1 high power analogue amplifier the left side of the boot for Sportwagon ver- (200W) with 5 channels, HI-FI equalising, The system comprises: sions. To access the subwoofer (C-fig. 24) integral with the subwoofer, set inside the remove the four plugs (B-fig.
  • Page 77 AFTER SALES ASSISTENZA TECNICA - INGEGNERIA ASSISTENZIALE Viale Alfa Romeo 20020 Arese (MI) - Italia Fiat Auto S.p.A. Publication no. 60431338 -3 Edition - 10/2004 Printed by Satiz - Turin (Italy) All rights reserved. Reproduction, even partial, is strictly prohibited without written permission from Fiat Auto S.p.A.

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