Installation

If you would like to install your car radio yourself, please read the installation and connection instructions at the end of the manual.
International telephone information
Should you have any questions about how to use the car radio or require any further information, please call us! The telephone information service numbers are printed on the last page of this manual.

FLIP/RELEASE PANEL

Flip/release panel

Theft protection

Your car radio is fitted with a flip/release panel to guard against theft. Without this panel, the unit is worthless to the thief. Protect your unit from theft by taking the flip/release panel with you every time you leave the car. Do not leave the panel behind in the car, even if it is out of sight. The constructive design of the panel makes for simple handling. Note: q Do not drop the flip/release panel. q Do not expose the flip/release panel to direct sunshine or other sources of heat. q Keep the flip/release panel in the case provided. q Avoid direct skin contact with the flip/release panel. Please clean it when necessary with some white spirit on a lint-free cloth.

Press the

button 1.
This unlatches the flip/release panel.
First pull the flip/release panel
straight and then to the left out of the unit. After removing the flip/release panel, the unit switches itself off. All the current settings are saved. If there is a CD in the unit, it remains there.
Attaching the flip/release panel Slide the flip/release panel from left
to right into the unit guide.
Press the left side of the panel into
the unit until it slots into place.
Removing the flip/release panel
Note: q Do not press against the display while attaching the flip/release panel. If the device was switched on when the panel was removed, it will switch itself back on automatically with the last settings (radio, Cassette, CD-changer or AUX) as soon as the panel is replaced.

SWITCHING ON/OFF

There are various ways of switching the car radio on and off, as described below. Switching on/off using the ignition If the car radio is correctly connected to the ignition and has not been switched off using the button 3, it is switched on/off simultaneously with the ignition. You can also switch on your car radio when the vehicle ignition is off.

Switching on/off

Switching on by means of cassette insertion If there is no cassette in the deck when the device is switched off,

press the

button, 9.
The flip-release panel opens.
Insert the cassette with the open
side to the right gently into the drive until you can sense some resistance. The cassette is automatically drawn into the drive. As the cassette is drawn in, it must neither be held back nor assisted.

To do so, press the button 3.
Note: To protect the vehicle battery, the unit switches off automatically after one hour.
Close the panel with gentle pressure until you feel it engage. The device switches on. Cassette play starts.
Switching on/off using the flip/ release panel
Remove the flip/release panel.
The unit switches itself off.
Replace the flip/release panel once
more. The device switches on. The most recent setting (radio, Cassette, CD-changer or AUX) is restored. Switching on/off using the button 3
To switch the unit on, press the button 3.
To switch the unit off, hold the button 3 down for more than two seconds. The car radio is now switched off.

VOLUME ADJUSTMENT

Volume adjustment
The system volume can be adjusted in steps from 0 (off) to 66 (maximum).

Mute setting

This feature enables you to lower the system volume instantaneously (mute).
To raise the system volume, turn
the volume control 2 to the right.

Briefly press button 3.

MUTE appears on the display. Activating the mute setting The unit's mute level is adjustable.
To lower the system volume, turn
the volume control 2 to the left.
Setting the switch-on volume
You can set the volume at which you wish the car radio to play when switched on.
Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : repeatedly until MUTE LEVEL appears on the display. buttons : to set the
Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : repeatedly until ON VOLUME appears on the display. buttons : to set the switch-on volume. If you select the 0 setting, the volume played before the unit was last switched off will be reactivated.

Use the

mute level.
When you have completed the setting, press either the MENU button 8 or OK ; twice.
Telephone Audio/Navigation Audio
If your car radio is connected to a mobile telephone or navigation system, then when the telephone is taken off the hook, or when the navigation system is speaking, the car radio is muted. The telephone conversation or speech output are reproduced via the car radio speakers. This requires the mobile telephone or navigation system to be connected to the car radio as described n the installation instruction. Y Blaupunkt dealer can tell you whi our h navigation systems can be used wi h your car radi. If a tr ffic announcement is receiv a d during a telephone call, or while t e navigation system is speaking, the tra-

Note: q To protect your hearing, the poweron volume is limited to a value of 38. If the volume level was higher when the unit was switched off, the volume will be reset to 38 when the unit is switched on again. When you have finished making your changes,
press the MENU button 8 or OK

; twice.

ffic announcement is not reproduced until the call or the speech output has finished. If a call is received or if the navigation system begins speaking during a traffic announcement, the announcement is reproduced. The telephone call or speech output can be heard when the traffic announcement has finished. The volume at which navigation output or telephone calls start is adjusted as follows: Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : until TEL/NAVI VOL appears in the display. Set the desired volume with the buttons :. When the setting process is complete, press the MENU button 8 or OK ; twice. Note: You can adjust the volume level of telephone calls and of speech output as they are made with the volume control 2.
Setting the volume for the confirmation tone
If you hold down a button for longer than two seconds when using certain functions, e.g. storing a station on a station button, a confirmation tone (beep) sounds. The volume of this beep is adjustable.
Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : repeatedly until BEEP appears on the display.
Adjust the volume using the
and buttons :. 0 means the beep is off, 9 means maximum beep volume.
When you have completed the setting, press either the MENU button 8 or OK ;.

RADIO MODE

Radio mode
This unit is equipped with an RDS radio receiver. Many of the receivable FM stations transmit a signal that not only carries the programme but also additional information such as the station name and programme type (PTY). The station name appears on the display as soon as it is received. Switching REG function on/off To use the RDS functions AF and REG,
press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : repeatedly until REG appears on the display. OFF or ON will be displayed alongside REG.
To switch REG on or off, press the
or ;. Switching the RDS convenience function on/off button :.

Switching to radio mode

If you are in Cassette, CD changer or AUX mode:
Press the MENU button 8 or OK
press the BND/TS button 5 repeatedly until RADIO appears on the display.
To use the RDS functions AF and
REG, press the RDS button 4. The RDS convenience functions are active when RDS lights up on the display with a symbol. When the RDS convenience functions are activated, REG ON or REG OFF appears briefly on the display.

RDS function (AF, REG)

The RDS functions AF (Alternative Frequency) and REG (Regional) extend your radio's range of functions. q AF: If this RDS function is activated, the unit automatically tunes into the best receivable frequency for the station that is currently set. q REG: Some radio stations set aside some of their broadcasting time for regional programmes that provide different regional content. With the REG function, your car radio is prevented from switching to alternative frequencies with a different regional content. Note: q REG has to be specially activated/ deactivated in the unit's menu.

Selecting the waveband/ memory
This unit can receive programmes broadcast over the FM as well as MW and LW (AM) waveband (Dsseldorf C51 and Kansas DJ51 units only receives FM). There are three preset memory levels for the FM range and one each for the MW and LW ranges (only FM1, FM2 and FMT for Dsseldorf C51 and Kansas DJ51 units). Six stations can be stored on each memory level.
levels or wavebands, briefly press the BND/TS button 5.
In order to switch between memory
Setting the sensitivity of the station search mode
You can choose whether you wish to preset only strong or also poor-reception stations.

Tuning into a station

There are various methods available for tuning into a station. Automatic station search mode
Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : repeatedly until SENS appears on the display. button :.

button :.

The unit tunes into the next receivable station. Tuning into stations manually You can also tune into stations manually.

Press either the

buttons :.
The display shows the currently set value for sensitivity. SENS HI6 denotes maximum sensitivity. SENS LO1 is the minimum. If SENS LO is selected, lo appears on the display.
Note: q You can only tune into stations manually if the RDS function has first been deactivated. Browsing through broadcasting networks (only FM) If a radio station provides several programmes, you have the option of browsing through its so-called broadcasting network.
buttons : to set the desired degree of sensitivity. tings, press the MENU button 8 or the OK buttons ;.
When you have completed the set-

Storing stations

Storing stations manually
Select the required FM memory
level, FM1, FM2, FMT or either waveband MW or LW (MW and LW are not available on the Dsseldorf C51 and Kansas DJ51 units). Tune into the desired station.
or button : to move to the next station on the broadcasting network.
Note: If you want to use this feature, the RDS function must first be activated. You will then only be able to switch to stations that you have received once already. To do so, use the Scan or Travelstore function.
Hold down one of the preset station buttons 1 - 6 > on which you wish to store the station for more than two seconds.
Storing stations automatically (Travelstore)
You can store the six stations with the strongest reception in the region automatically (only FM). The stations are stored in the FMT memory. Note: q Stations that were previously stored in this memory are deleted in the process. Ending SCAN, continuing to listen to a station

Press the OK button ;.

The scanning process is completed, the station last scanned remains active.
Setting the scanning time Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : repeatedly until SCANTIME appears on the display.
Hold down the BND / TS button 5
for more than two seconds. The automatic station-storing procedure begins. TRAVEL-STORE appears on the display. Once the process is completed, the station stored in FMT memory location 1 is played.
buttons : to set the desired scanning time. pleted, press the MENU button 8 or OK ; twice.
Once the setting has been com-
Listening to preset stations Select the memory or frequency

range.

Note: The set scanning time also applies to scanning in the CD and CD changer mode.
Hold down the preset station button 1 - 6 > of the desired station.

Programme type (PTY)

Besides transmitting the station name, some FM stations also provide information on the type of programme they are broadcasting. This information can be received and displayed by your car radio. For example, the programme types can be: CULTURE TRAVEL JAZZ SPORT NEWS POP ROCK CLASSICS You can use the PTY function to select stations of a particular programme type.
Scanning receivable stations (SCAN)
You can briefly listen in to all receivable stations. The scanning time can be set in the menu at between 5 and 30 seconds. Starting SCAN
Hold down the OK button ; for
more than two seconds. The scanning process begins. SCAN appears briefly on the display, followed by the current station name or frequency, which flashes. 36
PTY-EON When the programme type has been selected and the search started, the car radio switches from the current station to a station featuring the selected programme type. Note: q If no station with the selected programme type is located, a beep sounds and NO PTY appears briefly on the display. The unit tunes into the station last received once again. q If the set station or another station in the broadcasting network transmits the selected programme type at a later time, the car radio automatically switches from the current station - or from CD or CD changer mode - to the station featuring the desired programme type. Switching PTY on/off

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Selecting programme type and starting a search
If you would like to select a different programme type, you can change to another programme time within the time the programme is displayed by pressing the or button :. Or
Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : repeatedly until PTY ON or PTY OFF appears on the display.
Storing the programme type on the station buttons
or button : to switch PTY on (ON) or off (OFF). When PTY is activated, PTY lights up on the display.
Hold down the desired station button 1 - 6 > for more than two seconds. The programme type is now stored on the selected station button 1 - 6 >.

or button : to select a programme type.

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or button : to start the search. The next station corresponding to your selected programme type will be tuned into.

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to select the programme type stored on that particular button. The selected programme type will appear briefly on the display.

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Press one of the buttons 1 - 6 >

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The current programme type appears on the display.
Optimising radio reception
High-frequency cut-off feature (HICUT) The HiCut function improves the sound during poor radio reception (only FM). If interference occurs, the treble is automatically reduced and thus also the interference level. Switching HiCut on/off
Selecting radio text display
Some radio stations use the RDS signal to broadcast advertising or other information instead of their station name. Such radio texts appear on the display. You can either allow or block the display of radio text.
Press the RDS button 4 until
NAME FIX appears on the display.
Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button :
repeatedly until HICUT appears on the display. or button : to select HICUT. HICUT 0 denotes no treble reduction, HICUT 1 the greatest automatic reduction of the treble and the interference level.
In order to reactivate the display of
radio texts, hold down the RDS button 4 until NAME VAR appears on the display.

Setting the display

In radio mode you can choose between the continuous display of the time or the continuous display of the station name/ frequency.
Press the MENU button 8 or

Hold down the

/ DIS button 7 until the desired feature appears on the display.

TRAFFIC INFORMATION

Your car radio is equipped with an RDSEON reception system. EON stands for Enhanced Other Network. When a traffic announcement (TA) is broadcast, your unit will automatically switch, within a broadcasting network, from a station which does not transmit traffic information to one that does. The unit reverts to the programme previously listened to when the traffic announcement is over.

Traffic information

Setting the traffic announcement volume Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : repeatedly until TA VOLUME appears on the display.
or button : to set the desired volume.
Once the setting is completed,
press the MENU button 8 or OK ; twice.
Switching traffic information priority on/off Press the TRAF button ?.
Priority for traffic announcements is activated when the traffic-jam symbol lights up on the display. Note: You will hear a warning tone, q if you leave the reception area of a traffic information station to which you are currently tuned in; q if you leave the reception area of a traffic information station when you are listening to a CD and the subsequent automatic search cannot locate a new traffic information station; q if you retune the radio from a traffic information station to one that does not broadcast traffic information. Either deactivate the priority for traffic information or switch to a station which broadcasts traffic information.
Note: You can also adjust the volume during a traffic announcement for its duration by using the volume control 2.
Note: q You can also adjust the tone and volume balance for traffic announcements. Please see the Tone and Volume Balance section.

CASSETTE MODE

Cassette Operation

Cassette Play

Changing Direction of Play
To change between SIDE A and SIDE B
If there is no cassette in the device button 9.

Press button 2

Insert the cassette into the cassette
slot with the open side to the right.
Note: At the end of the tape, the direction of play is automatically reversed (auto-reverse).

Close the control unit.

The cassette starts playing with the side that is facing upwards. q If there is already a cassette in the device

Skipping Tracks (S-CPS)

To skip to the next or a later track
Press the CDC button @ until
CASSETTE appears in the display. The cassette is played in whichever direction was last selected.
button : one or more times. CPS FF and the number of tracks to be skipped appear in the display. The tape fast forwards to the next track or the chosen later track. To skip track backwards
Cassette Ejection Press the button 9.
The flip-release panel opens and the cassette is ejected.
button : one or more times. CPS FR and the number of tracks to be skipped appear in the display. The tape is rewound to the start of the present track or the desired earlier track.
Remove the cassette and close the

release panel or

Playing a Track Repeatedly Press button 4 RPT >.
The present track is repeated. RPT shows in the display. While the tape is being rewound after the end of the track, REPEAT TRCK appears in the display. To stop repeating the track

Insert a new cassette.

Press button 4 RPT > again.
Play continues as normal. RPT disappears from the display.

Play continues.

longer than two seconds. CAS SCAN appears in the display. Samples from all the tracks on the tape are played in ascending order. To halt the scan
time. The track that is currently being sampled will continue playing. Note: q The duration of samples can be adjusted. Refer to the section on Setting Sample Time under Radio Operation. q To use the S-CPS, RPT and SCAN functions, there must be a pause of at least three seconds between the tracks on the cassette.

Pausing During Play

To interrupt tape play

Press button 3

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Play is interrupted and PAUSE appears in the display.

resume play.

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Switching the Radio Monitor On / off
Note: q The radiomonitor can only be set if a cassette is being played.

Fast Winding

Fast forward

Fast rewind

Press the MENU button 8. Press the or button : until
RM ON or RM OFF appears in the display.
FORWARD appears in the display.
or button : to switch the radio monitor on or off.
REWIND appears in the display.
Press the OK button ; a second
Note: While the tape is being fast wound, the last radio station tuned in can be listened to. This requires the Radio monitor function to be switched on.
Sampling All the Tracks on a Cassette (SCAN) Hold down the OK button ; for

Stopping fast winding

Skipping Blank Tape
You can automatically skip sections of blank tape that last longer than 10 seconds. This requires the blank skip function to be activated. Note: q The blank skip can only be set if a cassette is being played. Switching Blank Skip On / Off

Dolby* B Noise Reduction

You should switch on the Dolby function whenever you play tapes recorded using the Dolby B process.

Press button 6

When the Dolby function is switched on, shows in the display.
*Noise reduction system manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. The word Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
BLANK SKIP appears in the display.
or button : to switch the blank skip function on or off.

Selecting Tape Type

If you are playing a Metal or CrO2 tape, you should set the tape type selector to MTL ON. To select the tape type

Press button 1 MTL >.

Either MTL ON or MTL OFF will appear briefly in the display.

CD CHANGER MODE

Note: q Information on handling CDs, inserting CDs and operating the CD changer can be found in the operating instructions accompanying your CD changer. For a fast search backwards or forwards

CD changer mode

Fast search (audible) keep the
buttons : pressed until the fast search backwards or forwards begins.
Starting CD changer mode Press the CDC button @ repeatedly until CHANGER appears on the display. Playback begins with the first CD the CD changer recognises.
Changing the display To alter the display between track
number and playing time or track number and time or track number / DIS and CD number, press the 7 button once or several times for more than two seconds until the desired elements appear on the display.
Selecting a CD To change up or down to a different
CD, press the or button : once or several times.
Repeating individual tracks or whole CDs (REPEAT) To repeat the current track, press
the button 4 RPT > briefly. REPEAT TRCK appears briefly on the display and RPT lights up.
Selecting a track To move up/down from one track to
another on the current CD, press the or button : once or several times.
To repeat play of the entire CD,
press the button 4 RPT > once again. REPEAT DISC appears briefly on the display and RPT lights up. Stopping REPEAT

Fast track selection

For fast track selection backwards or forwards:

hold down either the

or button : until fast track selection backwards or forwards begins.
To stop the repeat function for the
current track or CD, press the button 4 RPT > repeatedly until REPEAT OFF appears briefly on the display and RPT goes out.
Random play (MIX) To play the tracks on the current
CD in random order, press the button 5 MIX >. MIX CD appears briefly on the display and MIX lights up. To play the tracks of all the inserted CDs in random order, press the button 5 MIX > once again. MIX ALL appears briefly on the display and MIX lights up. Note: q In the case of CD changers CDC A 08 and IDC A 09, all CDs in the changer are randomly selected. All other changers first play all the tracks on a CD in random selection before moving to the next CD in the changer. Stopping MIX
Scanning all tracks on all CDs (SCAN) To listen in briefly to all the tracks
on all inserted CDs in ascending order, hold down the OK button ; for more than two seconds. SCAN appears on the display. Stopping SCAN button ; briefly. The track currently being scanned then continues play. Note: q You can set the scanning time as required. Please see the section Setting the scanning time in the Radio mode chapter.
To stop scanning, press the OK

Interrupting Play (PAUSE) Press the button 3 >.
PAUSE appears on the display. Ending Pause
Press the button 5 MIX > until
MIX OFF appears briefly on the display and MIX goes out.

Press the button 3

pause. Play then resumes.

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CLOCK - TIME
Briefly displaying the time Press the / DIS 7 button briefly

to display the time.

CLOCK - Time
buttons : to switch between the 12 and 24-hour mode.
; once you have completed the setting.

Setting the time

Setting the time manually
To set the time manually, press the

MENU button 8.

Viewing the time with the car radio switched off and the ignition on To view the time when the car radio
is switched off and the ignition is switched on, press the MENU button 8. MENU appears on the display.
or button : repeatedly until CLOCKSET appears on the display. button :.
The time appears on the display. The minutes flash and can now be set.
Set the minutes using the
or button : repeatedly until CLK DISP OFF or CLK DISP ON appears on the display. button : to switch between ON and OFF.
Once the minutes have been set,
press the button :. The hours now flash.

Set the hours using the

tons :.
; twice, once you have completed the setting.
Briefly viewing the time when the car radio is switched off
In order to view the time when the car radio is switched off,
Selecting the 12/24-hour clock mode Press the MENU button 8.
MENU appears on the display.

press the button

/ DIS 7.
The time appears on the display for eight seconds.
or button : repeatedly until 24 H MODE or 12 H MODE appears on the display.

TONE AND VOLUME BALANCE

Tone and volume balance
You can adjust the tone and volume balance separately for every audio source (radio, Cassette, CD changer, AUX and traffic announcements). Note: q Adjustments to tone and volume balance for traffic announcements can only be made during a traffic announcement.

Setting the volume distribution left/right (balance) To set the volume distribution left/
right (balance), press the AUDIO = button. BASS appears on the display.
button : repeatedly until BALANCE appears on the display.
Adjusting the bass Press the AUDIO = button.
BASS appears on the display.
or button : to set the volume distribution left/right.
Press the AUDIO = button once
you have completed the setting.

the bass.

button : to set
Setting the volume distribution front/rear (fader) To set the volume distribution front/
rear (fader), press the AUDIO = button. BASS appears on the display.
Adjusting the treble Press the AUDIO = button.
button : repeatedly until TREBLE appears on the display. or button : to set
button : repeatedly until FADER appears on the display.

the treble.

or button : to set the volume distribution front/rear.

X-BASS

X-Bass means increased bass at low volumes. Note: q X-BASS can be adjusted separately for each audio source (radio, Cassette, CD-changer and AUX). Setting X-BASS boost The X-BASS boost can be increased in steps from 1 to 3. X-BASS-OFF means the function is switched off.

LEVEL INDICATOR

The level indicator (spectrometer) on your display briefly indicates the volume, tone and equalizer settings with symbols on your display as you make the corresponding settings. When settings are not being made, the spectrometer indicates the original level of the car radio. You can also set the type of spectrometer on your menu. There are two types available. Selecting a spectrometer type
Setting the level indicator
Press the X-BASS button < Press the or button : until
the desired setting appears in the display. When setting is complete Press the X-BASS button <.

Press the MENU button 8.

or button : repeatedly until EQ DISPLAY appears on the display.

or button : to choose between displaying SPECTRUM 1 and SPECTRUM2 or EQ DISP OFF set the volume distribution left/right.

EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCES

External audio sources
In place of the CD changer it is also possible to connect other external audio sources to the line output. These sources can include a portable CD player, MiniDisc player or MP3 player. The AUX output has to be switched on in the install menu. To connect up an external audio source, you will need an adapter cable (Blaupunkt no.: 897 093), obtainable from any authorised Blaupunkt dealer.

TECHNICAL DATA

Technical data

Amplifier

Output power: 4 x 25 watts sine in accordance with DIN at 14.4V, 4 x 45 watts max. power
Frequency ranges: FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz MW: 531 - kHz LW: 153 - 279 kHz (MW and LW are not available on the Dsseldorf C51 and Kansas DJ51 units) FM transmission range: 35 - Hz
Switching the AUX input on/off Press the MENU button 8.
or button : repeatedly until AUX-IN-1 OFF or AUXIN-1 ON appears on the display.
or button : to switch AUX on or off.
; once you have completed the setting. Note: When the AUX input is switched on, it can be selected using the CDC button @.

Cassette

Transmission range: 30 - Hz

Pre-amp output

4 channels: 3V

Input sensitivity:

AUX 1 input: Tel-/Navi input: 2 V / 6 k 10 V / 1 k

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GUARANTEE
The scope of the guarantee complies with the legal provisions applicable in the country in which the unit was bought. Should your car radio prove to be defective, please contact your dealer, presenting proof of purchase. If the legal guarantee period in your country is less than 12 months, Blaupunkt grants a 12-month manufacturer's guarantee. Not covered by such guarantee are damage caused by wear and tear, improper use or commercial use. In order to claim the Blaupunkt manufacturer's guarantee, please send in the defective unit along with proof of purchase to the central Blaupunkt aftersales department in your country. You can find out which is the nearest address to you by calling the telephone hotline printed on the back of this manual. Blaupunkt reserves the right to repair or replace the defective unit at its discretion.

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