Blaupunkt ESSEN MP36 User Manual

Radio CD MP3  
Essen MP36  
7 646 150 510  
Operating instructions  
CONTROLS  
1
2
Button to switch the device on/  
off and operate the volume  
mute function.  
;
BND•TS button  
Short press: Select the FM  
memory banks.  
Long press: Start the Travel-  
store function.  
SRC  
button  
Short press: Switch sources be-  
tween CD/MP3, CD changer (if  
connected) and AUX.  
Long press: Briefly display the  
clock time.  
3
button to eject a CD from the  
device.  
4
5
6
Volume control  
CD compartment  
TRAF RDS button  
Short press: Switch traffic-infor-  
mation standby on/off.  
Long press: Switch the RDS  
function on/off.  
7
8
Arrow buttons  
MENU button  
Short press: Open the settings  
menu.  
Long press: Start the scan func-  
tion.  
9
:
AUDIO button to adjust the  
bass, treble, balance and fader.  
To select an equalizer preset.  
To activate, deactivate and ad-  
just the X-BASS function.  
Keys 1 - 6  
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CONTENTS  
Displaying CD text ....................... 43  
Traffic announcements in  
CD mode ..................................... 43  
Ejecting a CD .............................. 43  
Notes and accessories ......... 31  
Switching on/off ................... 32  
Adjusting the volume............ 33  
Setting the power-on volume........ 33  
Quick volume reduction (mute) .... 34  
Switching the confirmation beep  
on/off ........................................... 34  
Mute while telephoning ................ 34  
MP3 mode............................. 44  
Preparing an MP3-CD ................. 44  
Switching to MP3 mode............... 45  
Configuring the display ................ 45  
Selecting a directory .................... 46  
Selecting tracks/files.................... 46  
Fast searching ............................. 46  
Random track play (MIX).............. 46  
Scanning tracks (SCAN) ............. 47  
Repeating individual tracks or  
Radio mode........................... 35  
Adjusting the tuner settings.......... 35  
Switching to radio mode .............. 35  
RDS functions.............................. 35  
Selecting the waveband /  
memory bank ............................... 36  
Tuning into a station ..................... 36  
Setting the sensitivity of station  
seek tuning .................................. 36  
Storing stations ............................ 37  
Storing stations automatically  
(Travelstore) ................................. 37  
Listening to stored stations .......... 37  
Scanning receivable stations  
(SCAN)........................................ 37  
Setting the scanning time............. 38  
Programme type (PTY) ................ 38  
Optimising radio reception ........... 39  
Configuring the display ................ 39  
whole directories (REPEAT) ......... 47  
Pausing playback (PAUSE) .......... 47  
CD-changer mode ................ 48  
Switching to CD-changer mode ... 48  
Selecting CDs ............................. 48  
Selecting tracks ........................... 48  
Fast searching (audible)............... 48  
Configuring the display ................ 48  
Repeating individual tracks or  
whole CDs (REPEAT) .................. 48  
Random track play (MIX).............. 49  
Scanning all the tracks on all  
the CDs (SCAN).......................... 49  
Pausing playback (PAUSE) .......... 49  
Traffic information ................ 40  
CLOCK time .......................... 50  
Sound.................................... 51  
X-BASS ................................. 52  
Configuring the level display .. 53  
External audio sources ......... 53  
Specifications ....................... 54  
CD mode ............................... 41  
Switching to CD mode................. 41  
Selecting tracks ........................... 41  
Fast track selection...................... 41  
Fast searching (audible)............... 41  
Random track play (MIX).............. 42  
Scanning tracks (SCAN) ............. 42  
Repeating tracks (REPEAT) ......... 42  
Pausing playback (PAUSE) .......... 42  
Configuring the display ................ 42  
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NOTES AND ACCESSORIES  
Road safety  
Notes and accessories  
Road safety has absolute pri-  
ority. Only operate your car sound  
system if the road and traffic condi-  
tions allow you to do so. Familiar-  
ise yourself with the device before  
setting off on your journey.  
You must always be able to hear  
police, fire service and ambulance  
sirens in good time from inside your  
vehicle. For this reason, listen to  
your car sound system at a moder-  
ate volume level during your jour-  
ney.  
Thank you for choosing a Blaupunkt  
product. We hope you enjoy using this  
new piece of equipment.  
Please read these operating instruc-  
tions before using the equipment for  
the first time.  
The Blaupunkt editors are constantly  
working on making the operating in-  
structions clearer and easier to under-  
stand. However, if you still have any  
questions on how to operate the de-  
vice, please contact your dealer or the  
telephone hotline for your country. You  
will find the telephone number printed  
at the back of this booklet.  
Installation  
If you want to install your car sound  
system yourself, please read the instal-  
lation and connection instructions that  
follow these operating instructions.  
We provide a manufacturer guarantee  
on our products bought within the Eu-  
ropean Union. You can view the guar-  
or ask for them directly at:  
Optional equipment  
(not part of the scope of delivery)  
Blaupunkt GmbH  
Hotline  
Robert Bosch Str. 200  
Use only accessories approved by  
Blaupunkt.  
D-31139 Hildesheim  
Gerrmany  
Remote control  
The steering wheel and/or handheld re-  
mote control allows you to access the  
most important functions of your car  
sound system safely and convenient-  
ly.  
Disposal of old unit  
(EU countries only)  
Do not dispose of your old device  
in the household trash!  
You cannot switch the device on/off us-  
ing the remote control.  
Use the return and collection systems  
available to dispose of the old device.  
You can find out from your Blaupunkt  
dealer or on the Internet at www.  
blaupunkt.com which remote controls  
can be used with your car sound sys-  
tem.  
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ACCESSORIES  
SWITCHING ON/OFF  
Amplifiers  
Switching on/off  
You can use all Blaupunkt and Veloci-  
ty amplifiers.  
You can switch the device on/off in the  
following ways:  
CD changers  
Switching on/off using the vehicle  
ignition  
You can connect the following Blau-  
punkt CD changers:  
CDC A 08, IDC A 09 and CDC A 03.  
If the device is correctly connected to  
the vehicle’s ignition and it was not  
switched off using button 1, it will  
switch on/off simultaneously with the  
ignition.  
Switching on/off using button 1  
To switch on the device, press  
button 1.  
To switch off the device, press and  
hold down button 1 for longer  
than two seconds.  
The device switches off.  
Note:  
G
To protect the vehicle battery, the  
device will switch off automatically  
after one hour if the ignition is off.  
Switching on by inserting a CD  
If the device is switched off and there  
is no CD present in the drive,  
gently push the CD with its printed  
side uppermost into the drive 5  
until you feel some resistance.  
The drive draws in the CD automati-  
cally.  
You must not hinder or assist the drive  
as it draws in the CD.  
The device switches on and starts play-  
ing the CD.  
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SWITCHING ON/OFF  
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME  
Adjusting the volume  
You can adjust the volume in steps  
from 0 (off) to 66 (maximum).  
Note:  
G
If the vehicle ignition was switched  
off before you inserted the CD,  
you will first have to switch on the  
device by pressing button 1 in  
order to start playing the CD.  
To increase the volume,  
turn the volume control 4 clock-  
wise.  
To decrease the volume,  
turn the volume control 4 anti-  
clockwise.  
Setting the power-on volume  
Note:  
G The device is equipped with a  
timeout function. If, for instance,  
you press the MENU button 8  
and select a menu item, the de-  
vice will switch back approx. 8  
seconds after the last button was  
pressed. Any changes to the set-  
tings that you have made will be  
saved.  
You can set the power-on volume.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “ON VOLUME” ap-  
pears in the display.  
Adjust the power-on volume using  
the  
buttons 7.  
To help you adjust the setting more  
easily, the device will increase or de-  
crease the volume as you make your  
changes.  
If you change the setting to “LAST  
VOL”, the volume level that was set the  
last time you switched off the device  
will be activated again.  
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ADJUSTING THE VOLUME  
Note:  
Switching the confirmation  
beep on/off  
G
To protect your hearing, the pow-  
er-on volume is limited to a value  
of “38”. If the volume level was  
higher than this when the device  
was last switched off and the  
“LAST VOL” setting is activated,  
the system will reset the volume to  
“38” when you switch the device  
on again.  
The system will play a confirmation  
beep for some functions if you keep a  
button pressed down for longer than  
two seconds, for instance, when you  
assign a radio station to a station but-  
ton. You can switch the beep on/off.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “BEEP ON” or  
“BEEP OFF” appears in the dis-  
play.  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
Quick volume reduction (mute)  
You can quickly decrease the volume  
(mute) to a level preset by you.  
Adjust the beep setting using the  
buttons 7. “OFF” means the  
beep is switched off and “ON”  
means the beep is switched on.  
Briefly press button 1.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
“MUTE” appears in the display.  
Cancelling mute  
press the MENU button 8.  
To return to your previously set volume  
level,  
Mute while telephoning  
If your device is connected to a mobile  
telephone, the car radio’s volume will  
be muted as soon as you “pick up” the  
telephone. This requires that the mo-  
bile telephone be connected to the de-  
vice as described in the installation in-  
structions.  
briefly press button 1 again.  
Setting the mute level  
You can adjust the mute level.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “MUTE LVL” ap-  
pears in the display.  
“PHONE” appears in the display.  
Adjust the mute level using the  
buttons 7.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
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RADIO MODE  
Switching to radio mode  
Radio mode  
If you are in CD/MP3, CD-changer or  
AUX mode,  
This device is equipped with an RDS  
radio receiver. Many of the receivable  
FM stations broadcast a signal that not  
only carries the programme but also  
additional information such as the sta-  
tion name and programme type (PTY).  
press the BNDTS button ;  
or  
press the SRC  
button 2 re-  
peatedly until the memory bank  
(e.g. “FM1”) appears in the dis-  
play.  
The station name appears in the dis-  
play as soon as the tuner receives it.  
Adjusting the tuner settings  
RDS functions  
To ensure that the tuner works proper-  
ly, the device must be configured for  
the region in which you are using it.  
You can choose between Europe (EU-  
The convenient RDS functionsAF (Al-  
ternative Frequency) and REGIONAL  
extend your radio’s range of functions.  
ROPE), United States (USA), South G AF: If the RDS function is activat-  
America (S-AMERICA) and Thailand  
(THAI). By default, the tuner is set to  
the region in which the device was sold.  
If you encounter problems with radio  
reception, please check this setting.  
ed, the radio automatically tunes  
into the best receivable frequency  
for the station that is currently set.  
G REGIONAL: At certain times,  
some radio stations divide their  
programme into regional pro-  
grammes providing different con-  
tent. You can use the REG func-  
tion to prevent the car radio from  
switching to alternative frequen-  
cies that are broadcasting different  
programme content.  
The radio functions described in these  
operating instructions refer to the EU-  
ROPE tuner setting.  
Press and hold down the 1 and 5  
buttons : simultaneously and  
switch on the device again by  
pressing button 1.  
“TUNER” is displayed.  
Note:  
G REGIONAL must be activated/de-  
activated separately in the menu.  
Select your tuner region using the  
or button 7.  
To save the setting,  
Switching the RDS function on/off  
switch the device off and on again  
or wait approx. 8 seconds. The  
car sound system starts with the  
last setting activated (radio, CD/  
MP3, CD changer or AUX).  
If you want to use the RDS functions  
(AF and REGIONAL),  
press and hold down the TRAF  
RDS button 6 for longer than two  
seconds.  
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RADIO MODE  
The RDS function is active when an  
RDS symbol lights up in the display.  
Tuning into stations manually  
You can also tune into stations manu-  
ally.  
Switching REGIONAL on/off  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Note:  
G
You can only tune into stations  
manually if the RDS function is  
deactivated.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “REG” appears in  
the display. “OFF” or “ON” is dis-  
played alongside “REG”.  
Press the or button 7.  
To switch REGIONAL on/off, press  
Browsing through broadcasting  
networks (only FM)  
the or button 7.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
If radio stations provide several pro-  
grammes, you have the option of  
browsing through their “broadcasting  
networks”.  
Selecting the waveband /  
memory bank  
This device can be used to receive sta-  
tions in the FM frequency band. Three  
memory banks (FM1, FM2, and FMT)  
are available for the FM waveband.  
Note:  
G
The RDS function must be activat-  
ed before you can use this fea-  
ture.  
Six stations can be stored in each  
memory bank.  
Press the or button 7 to  
switch to the next station on the  
broadcasting network.  
To switch between the memory banks  
FM1, FM2, and FMT,  
briefly press the BNDTS button  
Note:  
G
When using this feature, you will  
only be able to switch to stations  
that you have received once be-  
fore already. To receive the sta-  
tions, use the scan function or the  
Travelstore function.  
;.  
Tuning into a station  
There are various ways of tuning into  
a station.  
Automatic station seek tuning  
Setting the sensitivity of station  
seek tuning  
You can choose whether the radio  
should only tune into stations provid-  
ing good reception or whether it can  
also tune into those with a weak re-  
ception.  
Press the or button 7.  
The radio tunes into the next receiva-  
ble station.  
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RADIO MODE  
Note:  
Press the MENU button 8.  
G Any stations previously stored in  
this memory bank are deleted in  
the process.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “SENS” and the cur-  
rently set value appear in the dis-  
play.  
Press and hold down the BND•TS  
button ; for longer than two sec-  
onds.  
“SENS HI6” means that the tuner is set  
to the highest sensitivity setting. “SENS  
LO1” means it is set to the lowest sen-  
sitivity setting.  
The storing procedure begins. “FM  
TSTORE” appears in the display.After  
the process has completed, the radio  
will play the station that is stored in  
memory location 1 of the FMT memo-  
ry bank.  
Set the desired sensitivity using  
the  
buttons 7.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
Listening to stored stations  
press the MENU button 8.  
Storing stations  
Select the memory bank or wave-  
band.  
Press the station button 1 - 6 :  
that corresponds to the station  
that you want to listen to.  
Storing stations manually  
Select the desired memory bank  
FM1, FM2, or FMT.  
Scanning receivable stations  
(SCAN)  
Tune into the station that you  
want.  
Press and hold down one of the  
station buttons 1 - 6 : for longer  
than two seconds to assign the  
station to that button.  
You can use the scan function to listen  
to all the receivable stations briefly. You  
can set the scanning time in the menu  
to between 5 and 30 seconds (in steps  
of 5 seconds).  
Storing stations automatically  
(Travelstore)  
Starting SCAN  
Press and hold down the MENU  
button 8 for longer than two sec-  
onds.  
You can automatically store the six sta-  
tions providing the best reception in the  
region (only FM). The stations are  
stored in the FMT memory bank.  
Scanning begins. “SCAN” appears  
briefly in the display followed by a flash-  
ing display of the current station name  
or frequency.  
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RADIO MODE  
Cancelling SCAN and continuing  
listening to a station  
PTY-EON  
If you specify the programme type and  
start seek tuning, the radio will switch  
from the current station to a station of  
the selected programme type.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Scanning stops and the radio contin-  
ues playing the station that it tuned into  
last.  
Note:  
G
If the tuner does not find a station  
that matches the selected pro-  
gramme type, you will hear a beep  
and “NO PTY” appears briefly in  
the display. The radio will then re-  
tune to the station that it received  
last.  
Setting the scanning time  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “SCAN TIME” ap-  
pears in the display.  
Set the desired scanning time us-  
G
If the tuned radio station or anoth-  
er station on the broadcasting net-  
work broadcasts your selected  
programme type at a later point in  
time, the radio will automatically  
switch from the currently tuned  
station or from CD/MP3 mode or  
CD-changer mode to the station  
whose programme type matches  
the one you selected.  
ing the  
buttons 7.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
Note:  
G
The scanning time that you set is  
also used when scanning in CD/  
MP3 mode and in CD-changer  
mode.  
G
If you do not want this PTY EON  
switching, disable it in the menu  
with “PTY OFF”. First, press one  
of the SRC 2 or BND•TS but-  
tons ;.  
Programme type (PTY)  
Besides transmitting the station name,  
some FM stations also provide infor-  
mation on the type of programme they  
are broadcasting. Your car radio can  
receive and display this information.  
Switching PTY on/off  
Press the MENU button 8.  
For example, the programme types  
can be:  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “PTY ON” or “PTY  
OFF” appears in the display.  
CULTURE  
SPORT  
ROCK  
TRAVEL  
NEWS  
JAZZ  
POP  
Press the or button 7 to  
CLASSICS  
switch PTY ON or OFF.  
You can use the PTY function to se-  
lect stations of a particular programme  
type.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
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RADIO MODE  
Selecting the PTY language  
Optimising radio reception  
You can select the language in which  
the programme types are displayed.  
The following are available:  
“DEUTSCH”, “ENGLISH” and  
“FRANÇAIS”.  
HICUT  
The HICUT function improves recep-  
tion during poor radio reception (only  
FM). If interference occurs, the inter-  
ference level is cut automatically.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Switching HICUT on/off  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “PTY LANG” ap-  
pears in the display.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “HICUT” appears in  
the display.  
Set your preferred language using  
the  
buttons 7.  
Press the or button 7 to ad-  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
just the HICUT setting.  
“HICUT 0” means that the interference  
level will not be cut automatically. “HI-  
CUT 1” means that it will be cut auto-  
matically.  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
Selecting a programme type and  
starting seek tuning  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7.  
Configuring the display  
The current programme type appears  
in the display.  
In radio mode you have the option of  
displaying the waveband together with  
the memory bank / memory location  
and the time or the station name / fre-  
quency of the current station.  
Select “FREQUENCY” to display the  
station name / frequency or select  
“CLOCK” to display the waveband to-  
gether with the memory bank / memo-  
ry location and the clock time.  
If you want to select another pro-  
gramme type, you can do so by  
pressing the or button 7  
whilst this display is visible.  
The selected programme type appears  
briefly in the display.  
Press the or button 7 to start  
seek tuning.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
The radio will then tune into the next  
station it finds that matches your se-  
lected programme type.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “TUN DISP” ap-  
pears in the display.  
Press the or button 7 to  
switch between “CLOCK” and  
“FREQUENCY”.  
Press the MENU button 8 twice.  
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TRAFFIC INFORMATION  
Traffic information  
Your device is equipped with an RDS-  
EON receiver. EON stands for En-  
hanced Other Network.  
G
if you retune the radio from a traf-  
fic information station to a station  
that does not broadcast traffic in-  
formation.  
If you hear the warning beep, you can  
either switch off traffic information pri-  
ority or tune into a station that broad-  
casts traffic information.  
Whenever a traffic announcement (TA)  
is broadcast, the system switches au-  
tomatically from a station that does not  
provide traffic reports to the appropri-  
ate traffic information station within the  
broadcasting network that does.  
Setting the volume for traffic  
announcements  
Once the traffic report has been played,  
the system will switch back to the pro-  
gramme you were listening to before.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “TA VOLUME” ap-  
pears in the display.  
Switching traffic information  
priority on/off  
Adjust the volume using the  
Briefly press the TRAF button  
buttons 7.  
6.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
Traffic announcement priority is active  
when the traffic-jam symbol lights up  
in the display.  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
Notes:  
G
Note:  
You can use the volume control  
4 to adjust the volume during a  
traffic announcement for the dura-  
tion of that announcement.  
You will hear a warning beep:  
G
if you leave the reception area of  
a traffic information station that  
you are currently listening to.  
G
You can set the volume distribu-  
tion for the traffic announcements.  
For further details, please read the  
“Sound” chapter.  
G
if you are receiving a traffic infor-  
mation station and the volume is  
set to minimum (0) or if, whilst lis-  
tening to a CD/MP3, a CD in the  
changer or an AUX source, you  
leave the reception area of the  
tuned traffic information station  
and the subsequent automatic  
search cannot find a new traffic  
information station.  
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CD MODE  
Note:  
CD mode  
G If the vehicle ignition was switched  
off before you inserted the CD,  
you will first have to switch on the  
device by pressing button 1 in  
order to start playing the CD.  
You can use this device to play stand-  
ard audio CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs  
with a diameter of 12 or 8 cm.  
Risk of severe damage to the  
CD drive!  
If there is already a CD inserted in the  
drive,  
Contoured CDs (shape CDs) are  
not suitable for playback in this unit.  
We do not accept responsibility for  
any damage to the CD drive that  
may occur as a result of the use of  
unsuitable CDs.  
press the SRC  
button 2 re-  
peatedly until “CD” appears in the  
display.  
Playback begins from the point at  
which it was last interrupted.  
To ensure the system functions prop-  
erly, only use CDs labelled with the  
compact disc logo. Problems might be  
experienced when playing copy-pro-  
tected CDs. Blaupunkt cannot guaran-  
tee the proper functioning of copy-pro-  
tected CDs!  
Selecting tracks  
Press one of the arrow buttons 7  
to select the next or previous  
track.  
If you press the or button 7 once,  
the current track will be played again  
from the beginning.  
Besides being able to play audio CDs  
on this device, you can also play CDs  
containing MP3 music files. For further  
details, please read the “MP3 mode”  
chapter.  
Fast track selection  
For fast track selection (backwards or  
forwards),  
Switching to CD mode  
If there is no CD inserted in the drive,  
press and hold down one of the  
buttons 7 until fast-reverse /  
fast-forward track selection be-  
gins.  
/
Gently push the CD with its print-  
ed side uppermost into the drive  
5 until you feel some resistance.  
Fast searching (audible)  
The drive draws in the CD automatic-  
ally.  
For fast searching (backwards or for-  
wards),  
You must not assist or hinder the drive  
as it draws in the CD.  
press and hold down one of the  
buttons 7 until fast search-  
The CD starts playing.  
ing backwards / forwards begins.  
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CD MODE  
track is repeated continuously until you  
deactivate RPT.  
Random track play (MIX)  
Press the 5 MIX button :.  
Cancelling REPEAT  
“MIX CD” appears briefly in the display  
and the MIX symbol lights up. The next  
randomly selected track will then be  
played.  
If you want to cancel the repeat func-  
tion,  
press the 4 RPT button : again.  
“RPT OFF” appears briefly in the dis-  
play and the RPT symbol disappears.  
Normal playback is then resumed.  
Cancelling MIX  
Press the 5 MIX button : again.  
“MIX OFF” appears briefly in the dis-  
play and the MIX symbol disappears.  
Pausing playback (PAUSE)  
Press button 3 :.  
Scanning tracks (SCAN)  
You can scan (briefly play) all the tracks  
on the CD.  
“PAUSE” appears in the display.  
Cancelling pause  
Press and hold down the MENU  
button 8 for longer than two sec-  
onds.  
Press button 3 : whilst pause  
is activated.  
Playback is resumed.  
The next track will then be scanned.  
Configuring the display  
You can choose between two display  
types for CD mode:  
Note:  
G
You can set the scanning time.  
For further details, please read the  
section entitled “Setting the scan-  
ning time” in the “Radio mode”  
chapter.  
G
Track number and clock time  
Track number and playing time  
G
Press the MENU button 8.  
Cancelling SCAN and continuing  
listening to a track  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “CD DISP” appears  
in the display.  
To cancel scanning, press the  
MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 to  
switch between “PLAY TIME” and  
“CLOCK”.  
The currently scanned track will then  
continue to be played normally.  
Repeating tracks (REPEAT)  
If you want to repeat a track,  
press the 4 RPT button :.  
Press the MENU button 8 twice.  
“RPTTRCK” appears briefly in the dis-  
play and the RPT symbol lights up. The  
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CD MODE  
Displaying CD text  
Ejecting a CD  
Some CDs include CD text. The CD  
text might contain the names of the  
artist, album and track.  
Press the eject button 3 next to  
the CD compartment.  
The CD is ejected.  
You can allow the CD text to be dis-  
played as scrolling text every time you  
switch to another track. The default dis-  
play will appear again after the whole  
CD text has been shown once. For fur-  
ther details, please read the section  
entitled “Configuring the display”.  
Remove the CD.  
Note:  
G If a CD is ejected, the drive will  
automatically draw it back in again  
after approx. 10 seconds.  
G You can also eject CDs whilst the  
device is switched off or whilst an-  
other audio source is activated.  
Switching CD text on/off  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “CD TEXT” appears  
in the display.  
Switch the CD text function on  
(“TEXT ON”) or off (“TEXT OFF”)  
using the or button 7.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
Traffic announcements in CD  
mode  
If you wish to receive traffic announce-  
ments whilst CD mode is activated,  
press the TRAF button 6.  
Traffic announcement priority is active  
when the traffic-jam symbol lights up  
in the display. For further details, please  
read the “Traffic information reception”  
chapter.  
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MP3 MODE  
MP3 mode  
You can also use this car sound sys-  
tem to play CD-Rs and CD-RWs that  
contain MP3 music files.  
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Preparing an MP3-CD  
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The various combinations of CD burn-  
ers, CD burning software and CD  
blanks may lead to problems arising  
with the device’s ability to play certain  
CDs. If problems occur with your own  
burned CDs, you should try another  
brand of CD blank or choose another  
colour of CD blank.  
D04  
T001  
T001  
T002  
T003  
T004  
T005  
T002  
T003  
T004  
T005  
T006  
T007  
T008  
T009  
T010  
T011  
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T002  
T003  
T004  
T005  
T006  
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The format of the CD must be ISO 9660  
Level 1 / Level 2 or Joliet. Other for-  
mats cannot be played reliably.  
You can create a maximum of 252 di-  
rectories on a CD. You can use this  
device to access each of the directo-  
ries.  
Each directory can be given a name  
using a PC. The device is capable of  
Regardless of the number of directo- displaying the directory name. You  
ries on the CD, the device can handle should name the directories and tracks/  
up to 999 MP3 files on a single CD with files using the method provided by your  
a maximum of 255 files in a directory. CD burner software. The software’s in-  
struction manual will provide details on  
how to do this.  
Note:  
G
When naming directories and  
tracks/files you should not use ac-  
cents and special characters.  
If you like your files to be in the correct  
order, you should use burner software  
that places files in alphanumerical or-  
der. If your software does not provide  
this feature you also have the option  
of sorting the files manually. To do so,  
you should place a number (e.g. “001”,  
44  
MP3 MODE  
“002”, etc.) at the beginning of each  
file name - you must include the lead-  
ing zeros.  
Configuring the display  
An MP3-CD must already be inserted  
in the device before you can change  
the following settings.  
MP3 tracks can contain additional in-  
formation such as the artist, album and  
track names (ID3 tags). This device  
can display ID3 tags (version 1).  
Configuring the default display  
You can display various types of infor-  
mation on the current track:  
When creating (encoding) MP3 files  
from audio files, you should use bit G Track number and playing time  
rates up to a maximum of 256 kbits/  
sec.  
(“TRCK-TIME”)  
G Track number and clock time  
This device can only play MP3 files that  
have the “.MP3” file extension.  
(“TRCK-CLK”)  
G Directory number and track  
number (“DIR-TRCK”)  
Note:  
To ensure uninterrupted playback,  
G Directory number and clock time  
(“DIR-CLK”)  
G
do not attempt to change the file  
extension to “.MP3” of any files  
other than MP3 files and then at-  
tempt to play them! The device will  
ignore these invalid files during  
playback.  
G Directory number and playing time  
(“DIR-TIME”)  
Note:  
G After you switch tracks, the device  
first displays the MP3 scrolling text  
once and then it displays the infor-  
mation continuously.  
G
G
Do not use “mixed” CDs contain-  
ing both non-MP3 data and MP3  
tracks (the device only reads MP3  
files during MP3 playback).  
To switch between the different display  
options,  
Do not use mix-mode CDs con-  
taining both CD audio tracks and  
MP3 tracks. If you try playing a  
mix-mode CD, the device will only  
play the CD audio tracks.  
press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “CD DISP” appears  
in the display.  
Select the option that you want  
Switching to MP3 mode  
using the or button 7.  
MP3 mode is activated in the same  
way as normal CD mode. For further  
details, please read the section enti-  
tled “Switching to CD mode” in the “CD  
mode” chapter.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
45  
MP3 MODE  
Configuring the MP3 scrolling text  
Selecting a directory  
One of the following scrolling texts is  
displayed once every time the track is  
changed. Afterwards, the configured  
default display is shown.  
To move up or down to another direc-  
tory,  
press the or button 7 once  
or several times.  
The available scrolling texts are:  
Selecting tracks/files  
To move up or down to another track/  
file in the current directory,  
G
G
G
G
G
Directory name (“DIR NAME”)  
Track name (“SONG NAME”)  
Album name (“ALBM NAME”)  
Artist name (“ARTIST”)  
press the or button 7 once  
or several times.  
File name (“FILE NAME”)  
If you press the button 7 once, the  
current track will be played again from  
the beginning.  
Note:  
The artist, track and album names  
G
are part of the MP3-ID tag (ver-  
sion 1) and can only be displayed  
if they have been saved with the  
MP3 files (for further details,  
please read the instructions that  
came with your PC’s MP3 soft-  
ware or burner software).  
Fast searching  
For fast searching (backwards or for-  
wards),  
press and hold down the or  
button 7 until fast searching  
backwards / forwards begins.  
To switch between the different display  
options,  
Random track play (MIX)  
To play the tracks in the current direc-  
tory in random order,  
press the MENU button 8.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “MP3 DISP” ap-  
pears in the display.  
briefly press the 5 MIX button :.  
“MIX DIR” appears in the display and  
the MIX symbol lights up.  
Use the or button 7 to select  
the MP3 scrolling text that you  
want.  
To play all the tracks on the inserted  
MP3-CD in random order,  
press and hold down the 5 MIX  
button : for longer than two sec-  
onds.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
“MIX CD” appears in the display and  
the MIX symbol lights up.  
46  
MP3 MODE  
To play the whole directory repeated-  
ly,  
Cancelling MIX  
To cancel MIX,  
press and hold down the 4 RPT  
button : for longer than two sec-  
onds.  
briefly press the 5 MIX button :.  
“MIX OFF” appears in the display and  
the MIX symbol disappears.  
“RPT DIR” appears in the display.  
Scanning tracks (SCAN)  
You can scan (briefly play) all the tracks  
on the CD.  
Cancelling REPEAT  
To stop the current track or current di-  
rectory from being repeated,  
Press and hold down the MENU  
button 8 for longer than two sec-  
onds. The next track will then be  
scanned.  
briefly press the 4 RPT button :.  
“RPT OFF” appears briefly and RPT  
disappears from the display.  
“TRK SCAN” appears in the display  
alongside the flashing track numbers.  
The tracks on the CD are briefly played  
in ascending order.  
Pausing playback (PAUSE)  
Press button 3 :.  
“PAUSE” appears in the display.  
Note:  
Cancelling pause  
G
You can set the scanning time.  
For details on setting the scanning  
time, please read the section enti-  
tled “Setting the scanning time” in  
the “Radio mode” chapter.  
Press button 3 : whilst pause  
is activated.  
Playback is resumed.  
Cancelling SCAN and continuing  
listening to a track  
Briefly press the MENU button 8.  
The currently scanned track will then  
continue to be played normally.  
Repeating individual tracks or  
whole directories (REPEAT)  
To play the current track repeatedly,  
briefly press the 4 RPT button :.  
“RPTTRCK” appears briefly in the dis-  
play and RPT lights up.  
47  
CD-CHANGER MODE  
Configuring the display  
CD-changer mode  
There are five display options availa-  
ble for CD-changer mode:  
Note:  
G
Information on handling CDs, in-  
serting CDs and operating the CD  
changer can be found in the oper-  
ating instructions supplied with  
your CD changer.  
G
G
G
G
G
Track number and playing time  
(“TRCK-TIME”)  
Track number and clock time  
(“TRCK-CLK”)  
CD number and track number  
(“CD-TRCK”)  
Switching to CD-changer mode  
Press the SRC  
button 2 re-  
CD number and clock time  
(“CD-CLK”)  
peatedly until “CHANGER” ap-  
pears in the display.  
CD number and playing time  
(“CD-TIME”)  
The device starts playing the first CD  
that the CD changer detects.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
Selecting CDs  
To move up or down to another CD,  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “CDC DISP” ap-  
pears in the display.  
press the or button 7 once  
or several times.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until the option that you  
want is displayed.  
Note:  
G
The device will ignore empty CD  
slots in the changer and slots con-  
taining invalid CDs.  
Press the MENU button 8 twice.  
Repeating individual tracks or  
whole CDs (REPEAT)  
To repeat the current track,  
Selecting tracks  
To move up or down to another track  
on the current CD,  
briefly press the 4 RPT button :.  
press the or button 7 once  
“RPT TRCK” appears briefly and RPT  
lights up in the display.  
or several times.  
Fast searching (audible)  
To repeat the current CD,  
For fast searching (backwards or for-  
wards),  
press and hold down the 4 RPT  
button : for longer than two sec-  
onds.  
press and hold down one of the  
buttons 7 until fast search-  
“RPT DISC” appears briefly and RPT  
lights up in the display.  
ing backwards / forwards begins.  
48  
CD-CHANGER MODE  
Cancelling REPEAT  
Cancelling SCAN  
To stop the current track or current CD To stop scanning,  
from being repeated,  
briefly press the MENU button 8.  
briefly press the 4 RPT button :.  
The currently scanned track will then  
continue to be played normally.  
“RPT OFF” appears and RPT disap-  
pears from the display.  
Note:  
G You can set the scanning time.  
For further details, please read the  
section entitled “Setting the scan-  
ning time” in the “Radio mode”  
chapter.  
Random track play (MIX)  
To play the tracks on the current CD in  
random order,  
briefly press the 5 MIX button :.  
“MIX CD” appears briefly and MIX  
lights up in the display.  
Pausing playback (PAUSE)  
Press button 3 :.  
To play the tracks on all the inserted  
CDs in random order,  
“PAUSE” appears in the display.  
press and hold down the 5 MIX  
button : for longer than two sec-  
onds.  
Cancelling pause  
Press button 3 : whilst pause  
is activated.  
“MIX ALL” appears briefly and MIX  
lights up in the display.  
Playback is resumed.  
Cancelling MIX  
Briefly press the 5 MIX button :.  
“MIX OFF” appears and MIX disap-  
pears from the display.  
Scanning all the tracks on all  
the CDs (SCAN)  
To scan (briefly play) all the tracks on  
all the inserted CDs in ascending or-  
der,  
press and hold down the MENU  
button 8 for longer than two sec-  
onds.  
“TRK SCAN” appears in the display  
and the number of the current track  
flashes.  
49  
CLOCK TIME  
CLOCK time  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
Displaying the clock time  
To display the clock time briefly,  
press the MENU button 8.  
Displaying the time  
continuously when the device is  
off and the ignition is on  
press and hold down the SRC  
button 2 until the clock time ap-  
pears in the display.  
To display the time when the device is  
off and the vehicle ignition is on,  
Setting the clock time  
To set the clock time,  
press the MENU button 8.  
press the MENU button 8.  
“MENU” appears in the display.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “CLOCK SET” ap-  
pears in the display.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “CLOCK OFF” or  
“CLOCK ON” appears in the dis-  
play.  
Press the button 7.  
The clock time appears in the display.  
The hours flash and can be adjusted.  
Press the or button 7 to  
switch between the ON/OFF set-  
tings.  
Adjust the hours using the  
/
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
buttons 7.  
Once the hours are set,  
press the button 7.  
The minutes flash.  
press the MENU button 8.  
Briefly displaying the time  
when the device is switched off  
Adjust the minutes using the  
/
buttons 7.  
To display the time briefly when the de-  
vice is off,  
Press the MENU button 8 twice.  
press the SRC  
button 2.  
Selecting 12/24-hour clock  
mode  
The time is displayed for eight seconds.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
“MENU” appears in the display.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “24 H MODE” or “12  
H MODE” appears in the display.  
Press the or button 7 to  
switch between the modes.  
50  
SOUND  
Setting the left/right volume  
distribution (balance)  
To adjust the left/right volume distribu-  
tion (balance),  
Sound  
You can adjust the sound settings  
(bass and treble) separately for each  
source (radio, CD/MP3 and CD chang-  
er / AUX).  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
The volume distribution settings (bal-  
ance and fader) apply to all the audio  
sources (except for traffic announce-  
ments).  
“BASS” appears in the display.  
Press the button 7 repeatedly  
until “BAL” appears in the display.  
Press the or button 7 to ad-  
You can only adjust the balance and  
fader settings for traffic announce-  
ments whilst a traffic announcement  
is actually being played.  
just the balance (right/left).  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
Adjusting the bass  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
Press the AUDIO button 9.  
“BASS” appears in the display.  
Adjusting the front/rear volume  
distribution (fader)  
Press the or button 7 to ad-  
To adjust the front/rear volume distri-  
bution (fader),  
just the bass.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
“BASS” appears in the display.  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
Press the button 7 repeatedly  
until “FADER” appears in the dis-  
play.  
Adjusting the treble  
Press the AUDIO button 9.  
“BASS” appears in the display.  
Press the or button 7 to ad-  
just the fader (front/rear).  
Press the button 7 repeatedly  
until “TREBLE” appears in the dis-  
play.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
Press the or button 7 to ad-  
just the treble.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
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SOUND  
X-BASS  
Equalizer presets  
X-BASS  
This device is equipped with an equal-  
izer that has been preset with settings  
for the “ROCK”, “POP” and “CLASSIC”  
music styles.  
You can use the X-Bass feature to  
boost the bass at low volume levels.  
The selected X-Bass setting affects all  
the audio sources (radio, CD/MP3, CD  
changer or AUX).  
To select an equalizer preset,  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
“BASS” appears in the display.  
You can set the X-BASS boost in steps  
ranging from 1 to 3.  
“XBASS OFF” means that the X-BASS  
function is switched off.  
Press the button 7 repeatedly  
until “POP”, “ROCK”, “CLASSIC”  
or “EQ OFF” appears in the dis-  
play.  
Adjusting the X-BASS boost  
Press the AUDIO button 9.  
“BASS” appears in the display.  
Press the or button 7 to se-  
lect one of the presets or select  
“EQ OFF” to switch off the equal-  
izer. If you select one of the pre-  
sets, it is shown continuously in  
the display.  
Press the button 7 repeatedly  
until “XBASS” appears in the dis-  
play together with the current set-  
ting.  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until the setting that you  
want appears in the display.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the AUDIO button 9.  
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LEVEL DISPLAY  
EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCES  
External audio sources  
Configuring the level  
display  
The level display temporarily provides  
you with a symbolic representation of  
the volume and audio settings whilst  
you are adjusting them.  
Instead of connecting a CD changer,  
you can connect another audio source  
equipped with a line output. Audio  
sources can, for example, be portable  
CD players, MiniDisc players or MP3  
players.  
When you are not changing any set-  
tings, the level display depicts the peak  
music/speech output. You can switch  
the level display on/off.  
If you want to connect an external au-  
dio source, you will need an adapter  
cable. You can obtain this cable (Blau-  
punkt no.: 7 607 897 093) from your  
authorised Blaupunkt dealer.  
Press the MENU button 8.  
“MENU” appears in the display.  
Note:  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “PEAK LVL” ap-  
pears in the display.  
G If no CD changer is connected,  
the AUX input must be activated in  
the menu.  
Press the or button 7 to  
switch between “PEAK ON” and  
“PEAK OFF”.  
Switching the AUX input on/off  
Press the MENU button 8.  
“MENU” appears in the display.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
Press the or button 7 re-  
peatedly until “AUX OFF” or “AUX  
ON” appears in the display.  
press the MENU button 8 twice.  
Press the or button 7 to  
switch AUX on/off.  
When you have finished adjusting the  
setting,  
press the MENU button 8.  
Note:  
G If the AUX input is activated, you  
can select it by pressing the SRC  
button 2. “AUX INPUT” then ap-  
pears in the display.  
53  
SPECIFICATIONS  
Specifications  
Amplifier  
Output power:  
4 x 25 watts sine  
in accordance with  
DIN 45 324  
at 14.4 V  
4 x 45 watts max.  
power  
Tuner  
Waveband in Europe:  
FM :  
87.5 - 108 MHz  
FM frequency response:  
35 - 16,000 Hz  
CD  
Frequency response:  
20 - 20,000 Hz  
Pre-amp out  
4 channels:  
2 V  
Input sensitivity  
AUX input:  
2 V / 6 k  
Weight  
1.33 kg  
Subject to changes!  
54  
Bitte den ausgefüllten Gerätepass sicher aufbewahren!  
Please keep the filled-in radio pass in a safe place!  
Prière de conserver soigneusement la carte d’autoradio remplie !  
Tenete per favore il libretto di apparecchio, debitamente riempito,  
in un posto sicuro!  
Bewaar de ingevulde apparaatpas op een veilige plaats!  
Vänligen förvara ifyllt apparatpass på säker plats!  
¡Favor guardar el documento del aparato debidamente llenado en  
un lugar seguro!  
Por favor, guardar o cartão preenchido do aparelho num lugar  
seguro!  
Det udfyldte apparatpas opbevares et sikkert sted!  
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Phone:  
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