Radio / Cassette
Malta
RCR 45
Operating instructions
Contents
Radio operation with RDS ........... 20
Tape operation.............................. 24
Short description.......................... 16
AF - Alternative Frequency ................... 20
REG - Regional ..................................... 20
Selecting a station................................. 20
Automatic seek tuning........................... 20
Manual seek tuning ............................... 20
Adjusting the seek tuning sensitivity ..... 21
Stereo - mono switch (FM).................... 21
Changing the memory bank (FM) ......... 21
Storing stations ..................................... 21
Storing the strongest stations auto-
Inserting a tape ..................................... 24
Ejecting a tape ...................................... 24
Fast winding .......................................... 24
Fast forward .......................................... 24
Fast rewind ........................................... 24
Autoreverse........................................... 24
Care of your audio equipment............... 25
Important information .................. 18
What you need to know! ....................... 18
Traffic safety ......................................... 18
Installation/connection .......................... 18
Anti-theft coding........................... 18
Wrong code number entered ................ 18
Switching the code system on .............. 19
Restart following interruption of power
supply.................................................... 19
Switching the code system off .............. 19
Optical indication of theft protection ...... 19
DSC programming........................ 25
Survey of DSC default settings ............. 26
matically with Travelstore...................... 21
Recalling stored stations ....................... 22
Sampling stored stations briefly
Appendix ....................................... 26
Technical data....................................... 26
with Preset Scan ................................... 22
Sampling stations briefly
with Radio Scan .................................... 22
Reception of traffic announce-
ments with RDS-EON ................... 23
Priority of traffic announcements
ON/OFF ................................................ 23
Warning beep........................................ 23
Switching the warning beep off ............. 23
Automatic seek tuning start................... 23
Adjusting the volume for traffic messages
and warning beep ................................. 23
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Short description
2 Rocker switch
5 Fast winding of the tape/
1 Amplifier
autoreverse
On
Off
Seek tuning
Changing the track
Press simultaneously
TR1-PLAY or TR2-PLAY in the display
Volume
Scan: Press for 1 second
up
Fast rewind
To stop:
Fast forward
To stop:
press FR
down in
short steps
up in
short steps
press FF
down
When “CODE” lights up in the display,
read chapter “Anti-theft coding” first.
6 Display
Extra functions:
Waveband
Coding:
Enter code and confirm
with
Select and program DSC
settings.
SCAN
Station name/
frequency
.
Hold down for approximately 1 second
to sample all stations to be received.
DSC mode:
Memory bank
Preset button
Tuning sensitivity
3 Eject tape
Alternative frequency
Priority of traffic
announcements
Traffic program
identifier
Press
.
4 Cassette slot
Insert tape (side A or 1 facing up, the
open side facing to the right).
Stereo symbol
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7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - preset buttons
You can store 6 stations on each FM
memory bank (I, II, III and T).
To store a station: Press button during
radio operation and hold it down until
the radio resumes play.
9 lo; dx
Seek tuning sensitivity
= TS (Travelstore)
To store the six most powerful nearby
stations automatically with Travelstore.
Store: Press TS until seek tuning starts
(see display).
Recall: Press TS until “T” appears in
the display. Then briefly press one of
the presets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
lo lit up in the display indicates normal
seek tuning sensitivity (the system will
pick up strong stations only).
dx lit up in the display indicates high
seek tuning sensitivity (the system will
also pick up weaker stations).
To recall a station: Select a memory
bank (press repeatedly if necessary
and then press the required preset but-
ton.
To change the seek tuning sensitivi-
ty: press lo or dx.
> FM - FM
To select one of the FM memory banks
I, II or III.
To change the memory bank:
Press button until the desired memory
bank is indicated in the display.
Extra function:
Coding - Read chapter “Anti-theft cod-
ing” first.
Buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 - To enter the four-
digit code.
: DSC (Direct Software Control)
Use the DSC function to change a
number of basic settings. See “DSC
programming” for more details.
Press each button repeatedly until the
four-digit code given in the car radio
passport is displayed.
; AF - Alternative Frequency in RDS
mode
? TRE - Treble
BAS - Bass
If “AF” is on, the radio will automatically
switch to the strongest frequency of the
same program.
BAL - Balance (left/right)
FAD - Fader (front/rear)
To select, press TRE, BAS, BAL or
FAD.
The set value is shown in the display
(e.g. TRE +5).
Then use the rocker switch 2 to chan-
ge the value. Press any other button to
store the new value.
8 PS (Preset Scan)
To briefly sample all stored stations of
the selected memory bank (FM I-III or
T).
AF on/off: press AF briefly.
< TA (Traffic Announcement)
If “TA” is on, only traffic announce-
ments will be received.
TA on/off: press TA.
If the value is not changed within 8 se-
conds, the display will show the pre-
vious setting again.
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Important information
Anti-theft coding
Installation/connection
The car radio comes standard with the code
system deactivated.
What you need to know!
The code system can only be switched on
and off, if the radio is connected to perma-
nent power.
If you like to install your new car radio by
yourself or add other audio components to
the existing ones, then please read carefully
Before starting to use your new car radio you
shouldcarefullyreadthroughtheinformation
on “Traffic safety” and “Anti-theft coding”.
If the anti-theft coding system is on while the
power supply to the unit is interrupted (e.g.
theft, disconnecting the car battery), the set
is electronically blocked. Then it may only be
used again after the appropriate code num-
ber has been entered (see car radio pass-
port).
Traffic safety
Traffic safety has always priority. Use your the enclosed instructions on installation and
car radio in such a manner that you are connection.
always able to cope with and react to the Do not connect the loudspeaker outputs to
prevailing traffic situation at any given time. ground!
Wrong code number entered
Remember, even at 50 km/h you are still Only use the accessory and replacement
It should not be possible for thieves to ascer-
tain the code number by trial-and-error. This
is why the set will be blocked for a certain
period of time, if an incorrect code number is
entered. Inthiscase, “- - - -”willappearinthe
display.
This waiting time is 10 seconds after the first
three attempts, and 1 hour following subse-
quent attempts.
moving at a speed of 14 m per seconds.
It is also very important that you are able to
hear, and react to, acoustic warning signals
around you, for example from the police or
the firebrigade.
parts approved by Blaupunkt.
Therefore, adjust the volume reasonably.
After 19 unsuccessful attempts, “OFF” will
appear in the display and the set can no
longer be restarted.
Note:
Keep you car radio passport with the code
number in a safe place in order to avoid
“unauthorized access” to your car radio.
If the power supply to the radio is interrupted
while the code system is switched on, you
need to know the right code number.
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The radio will operate again as soon as you Restart following interruption of
have entered the right code number.
If you lose your radio passport and have (Code system switched on)
forgotten your code number, you will not be
If the radio is turned off before the waiting
period has elapsed, then the waiting period
restarts as soon as the radio is turned on
again.
power supply
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•
Switch on the set.
“CODE” will appear in the display.
able to restart the set after the power supply
has been interrupted. In this case, your radio
can only be reset in our central customer
service workshop or in one of our service
agencies abroad.
Switching the code system off
Briefly press preset button 1, “0000” will
appear in the display.
•
•
Turn off the radio.
Enter the code number given in the
Blaupunkt car radio passport:
Simultaneously press preset buttons 1
and 4 and hold them down.
Switching the code system on
Example: the code number is 2521.
- Press preset button 1 twice, “2000”
appears in the display.
- Press preset button 2 five times,
“2500” appears in the display.
- Press preset button 3 twice, “2520”
appears in the display.
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•
Turn the set on.
“CODE” will appear in the display.
Precondition:
The radio must be connected to permanent
power.
Enter the code number given in the
Blaupunkt car radio passport and con-
firm: See example “Restart following
interruption …”.
In order to switch the code system on:
•
•
Turn the radio off.
The code system is now deactivated.
Hold down the preset buttons 1 and 4
- Press preset button 4 once, “2521”
appears in the display.
simultaneously.
Optical indication of theft protec-
tion
•
Turn the radio on.
•
To confirm the code number:
Press the upper part of the rocker
“CODE” briefly appears before the ra-
dio begins to operate.
switch
.
Whenthecarisstationary,anopticalsecurity
system in the form of a flashing LED can be
activated to visualize that your radio is code-
protected.
Depending on how you have hooked up your
radio, three different LED modes are
available,whichcanbeprogrammedwiththe
DSC function.
•
Release preset buttons 1 and 4.
Your car radio is now ready for operation.
The code system is on.
“CODE” will be briefly displayed each time
the radio is turned on.
If four dashes appear again in the display,
you have entered a wrong code number.
Now it is essential to enter the correct code
after the waiting period has elapsed (CODE
in the display).
See “DSC programming” for more details.
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Radio operation with RDS
An ever increasing number of FM radio sta-
tions broadcast addition information in paral-
leltotheirnormalprogramviatheRadioData
System to make reception even more con-
venient.
As soon as radio programs can be identified,
the station name and possibly the regional
identifier are in the display, e.g. “NDR1 NDS”
(local radio program in Lower Saxony, Ger-
many).
With RDS, the preset buttons turn into pro-
grambuttons.Nowyouknowexactlytowhich
programyoursetistunedinandthusyoucan
choose precisely the desired program.
RDS offers further advantages:
“SEARCH” goes out as soon as the system Selecting a station
has found an alternative frequency or after
FM radio stations in the range between
87.5 and 108 MHz can be received.
the frequency band has been scanned com-
pletely.
Should the reception quality of the selected
program become too bad,
Automatic seek tuning
Press / . The radio will automatically
tune to the following station.
/
•
•
tune into another program.
If you press the upper or lower part of the
rocker switch ( / ), seek tuning speeds up
in forward and backward direction.
REG - Regional
The AF function can also be used to activate
anddeactivatetheregionalfunction.Atsome
time of the day, larger radio stations split up
their main program into regional program
versions offering local information.
If you want the radio to lock onto a regional
program,
Seek tuning
up
AF - Alternative Frequency
•
hold down the AF button for about 2
seconds.
down in
short steps
up in
short steps
The AF function assures that the strongest
frequencyoftheselectedprogramistunedin
automatically.
The display will show “REG ON”.
This function is on, if the display shows “AF”.
down
If you leave the service area of the regional
program or if you wish to use the entire RDS
service, switch to “REG OFF”.
To switch AF on/off,
•
press AF briefly.
During seek tuning to the strongest frequen-
cy, the radio operation is muted for a mo-
ment.
If “SEARCH” appears in the display when
turning the set on or when calling up a stored
frequency, the set is automatically searching
for an alternative frequency.
Manual seek tuning << >>
•
Hold down the AF button for about 2
seconds until “REG OFF” is displayed.
•
Press << or >> to change the frequency
in small steps in either direction.
If “REG ON” is activated, the display will
show “REG ON” each time the radio is
switched on.
Hold down the right or left part of the rocker
switch to speed up this process.
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Adjusting the seek tuning sensi-
tivity
Note:
Changing the memory bank (FM)
If you tune into a station which has already
been stored on another memory bank, the
corresponding preset button and the memo-
ry bank will start flashing on the display for a
short while.
You can shift between the memory banks I, II
and III to store and recall preset stations.
Theselectedmemorybankisindicatedinthe
display.
Twobasiclevelscanbeselectedfortheseek
tuning sensitivity.
If “lo” is displayed, the radio will only tune to
strong stations (low sensitivity).
If “dx” is displayed, you will also receive less
powerful stations (higher sensitivity).
To change the seek tuning sensitivity,
•
Press FM until the desired memory
bank lights up in the display (press re-
peatedly if necessary).
Storing the strongest stations
automatically with Travelstore
•
press lo or dx.
You can use the Travelstore memory bank to
automatically store the six strongest FM sta-
tions sorted on the preset buttons according
to their signal strength. This feature is
especially useful when travelling, because it
will always give you the most powerful stati-
ons at a fingertip as you pass through the
various reception areas.
Storing stations
Thetwobasicsensitivitylevelscanbefurther
varied (see “DSC programming”).
On each FM memory bank (I, II, III and T) you
canstoresixstationsonthepresetbuttons1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Stereo - mono switch (FM)
•
Select the memory bank by pressing
FM or TS to adjust the waveband.
Press the FM button to select one of
the FM memory banks.
You can switch to mono when the reception
quality becomes poor:
•
Press lo for approximately 2 seconds.
During mono reception the stereo sym-
•
Press TS for at least 2 seconds.
•
•
Use the rocker switch to tune to a sta-
tion (either automatically or manually).
The radio will seek for the most powerful
nearby FM stations and store them on the
memory bank “T” (Travelstore). Once the
processiscompleted, thestationallocatedto
preset button 1 will be played.
bol
will go out in the display.
Each time the car radio is switched on, the
radiowillautomaticallybesettostereorecep-
tion.
It will automatically shift to mono when the
reception quality becomes poor.
Press the desired preset button and
hold it down. The radio will be muted
and resumes play after about 2 se-
conds.
FM stations can also be stored manually on
theTravelstorebank(see“Storingstations”).
Now the station is stored.
Theactivatedpresetbuttonisindicatedinthe
display.
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Recalling stored stations
Sampling stations briefly
with Radio Scan
You can recall any stored station by pressing
the corresponding preset button.
This function allow you to sample the subse-
quentstationsbrieflyforapproximately8 se-
conds each.
•
Use the FM or TS button to select the
desired memory bank.
For this purpose, press FM until the
desired memory bank is indicated in the
display.
To active Scan:
•
press button 1 for approximately
1 second.
•
Briefly press the desired preset button.
Then sampled frequency or the station
logo starts flashing in the display. Du-
ring the actual searching process,
“SCAN” is flashing.
Sampling stored stations briefly
with Preset Scan
To select a sampled station/switch Scan
off:
You can briefly sample all preset stations of
the FM or TS memory bank using the Preset
Scan function.
•
press button 1 briefly.
If no station is selected during the scan
operation, the radio returns to the station
where Scan has been started before.
•
Press FM or TS.
•
Press PS.
The set will sample all stations of the
selected memory bank.
Free preset buttons will be skipped.
To stop this function:
•
Press PS once again.
The radio will continue to play the cur-
rently sampled station.
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Reception of traffic announcements with RDS-EON
Many FM broadcasters provide their service Priority of traffic announcements Automatic seek tuning start
area with traffic messages at regular inter- ON/OFF
(During cassette operation)
vals.
“TA” lights up in the display, if the priority of If you leave the reception area of your traffic
traffic announcements is on. To switch the program station while you are playing a cas-
function on and off,
All traffic program stations transmit a special
signal parallel to the radio program. Your car
radio is able to identify such traffic program
station by this TP signal. The display will
indicate “TP” to confirm that a traffic program
station is tuned in.
sette, the car radio will automatically tune
into another traffic program station.
If no traffic program station is found within
approximately 30 seconds, the tape will be
stopped and you will hear a warning beep.
To switch the warning beep off, proceed as
detailed above.
•
press the TA button.
Warning beep
Other radio stations do not air traffic announ-
cements by themselves, but offer the possi-
bility to receive the traffic announcements of
another radio station within the same radio
network. During reception of such a station
(e.g. NDR3) “TP” lights on the display as
soon as the priority of traffic announcements
is activated. Then the display has to light
“TA”.
If a traffic announcement is aired, your radio
willswitchtothetrafficprogramstationforthe
duration of the message and will switch back
to the previous station after the end of the
message.
Whenever you leave the reception area of
the traffic program station you are tuned to,
you will hear a warning beep after approxi-
mately 30 seconds.
This warning beep will also be released, if
you press a preset button to recall a preset
station without traffic program.
Adjusting the volume for traffic
messages and warning beep
A default value is set ex factory for the volu-
meoftrafficannouncementsandthewarning
beep. You can change this default setting
with the DSC function (see “DSC programm-
ing, ARI, TA”).
Switching the warning beep off
a) Tune to another traffic program station:
•
•
Press the rocker switch 2 or
press a preset button to recall a
traffic program station.
or
b) Switch the traffic message priority off:
•
Press TA.
“TA” goes out in the display.
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Tape operation
Fast winding
Autoreverse
Inserting a tape
Fast forward
•
Press FR and FF at the same time.
•
•
Turn the set on.
Insert a tape.
•
Press FF (fast forward).
At the end of the tape, the set will
switch to the other track and start play-
ing it.
At the end of the tape, the unit will automati-
callyswitchtotheothertrack. Thedisplaywill
show “TR1-PLAY” for track 1 or A and “TR2-
PLAY” for track 2 or B.
Eject tape
Insert tape with side A or 1
Stop fast forward
Press FR.
facing up, the open side facing
to the right
Note:
•
Ifthereistoomuchtensiononthetapeduring
playback, the set may switch to the other
track by itself. In this case you should check
thetape. Sometimesitishelpfultorewindthe
tape completely.
Fast rewind
Press FR (fast rewind).
•
When the tape has rewound to the be-
ginning, the set will play the same track
again.
The tape will be played in the direction used
last.
If “TR1-PLAY” is displayed, this means that
track 1 or A of the tape is played.
Stop fast rewind
Press FF.
•
Changing the track
Press simultaneously
Ejecting a tape
TR1-PLAY or TR2-PLAY in the display
•
Press
.
The tape will be ejected.
Fast rewind
Fast forward
To stop:
To stop:
press FF
press FR
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DSC programming
This car radio offers direct software control
(DSC) to adjust a number of default settings
to your personal needs and store them.
The following step describes all the default
settings which can be changed.
Care of your audio equipment
LOCAL
DIS
To adjust the tuning sensitivity
for local reception
It is advisable to only use C-60/C-90 tapes in
your car stereo. Protect your tapes by storing
them away from dirt and dust and do not
exposethemtoexcessivetemperatures(abo-
ve 50°C). In order to ensure smooth tape
operation, cold tapes should be warmed up
before they are played. If dust collects on the
rubber roller or on the audio head, problems
may arise which affect tape operation or
sound quality after approximately 100 hours
of operation.
Normallyitissufficienttouseaheadcleaning
cassette to clean your tape player; for
tougher cases use a cotton swab (Q-tip)
soaked with alcohol. Never use rigid tools to
clean your unit!
LOCAL 1 - high sensitivity
LOCAL 3 - low sensitivity
To activate the DSC mode,
To adjust the tuning sensitivity
for distant reception
•
press DSC.
Use the rocker switch to select and change
the following adjustments. The default value
is shown in the display.
DIS. 1 - high sensitivity
DIS. 3 - low sensitivity
COLOUR To match the display colour to
the dashboard illumination.
Select function
Select orange or green.
Change
setting
Change
setting
LOUD
BEEP
Loudness - To boost low
bass frequencies.
+
LOUD 0 - no boost
LOUD 6 - strong boost
Select function
Acknowledgement tone for
function keys to be hold down
for more than 2 seconds. Ad-
just volume between 0 and 9
(0 = OFF).
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Appendix
ARI (TA)
To adjust the volume of traffic
announcements between 1
and 9.
Technical data
Amplifier
Output power:
4 x 6 W RMS power ac-
cording to DIN 45324/3.1
into 4 Ω
CODE-LED To select the LED mode for
optical theft protection.
LED 1 - LED only flashes, if
the car is switched off
via the ignition key.
FM
Sensitivity:
1.0 µV at 26 dB
signal-to-noise ratio
LED 2 - LED always flashes, if
the car radio is swit-
ched off.
Frequency
response:
35 - 15 000 Hz (-3 dB)
35 - 16 000 Hz (-3 dB)
LED 0 - No flashing.
Cassette
Frequency
response:
To quit DSC programming and to store the
setting,
•
press DSC.
Survey of DSC default settings
LOCAL
DIS
: 1
: 1
COLOUR : orange
LOUD
BEEP
ARI
: 5
: 5
: 5
CODE-LED : 2
Subject to modifications!
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