Blaupunkt CARACAS RCR 87 User Manual

Radio / Cassette  
Caracas RCR 27  
Rio RCR 87  
Operating instructions  
Contents  
Quick reference ............................ 16  
Receiving traffic programme  
stations with RDS-EON................ 23  
Important notes ............................ 19  
Traffic announcement priority on/off .... 23  
Beep tone ............................................. 23  
Switching off the beep tone ............. 23  
Automatic seek tuning start  
(tape operation) .................................... 23  
Adjusting the volume for traffic  
Precautions ........................................... 19  
Traffic safety ......................................... 19  
Installation............................................. 19  
Accessories .......................................... 19  
Amplifier ................................................ 19  
messages.............................................. 24  
Detachable face ............................ 19  
Detaching the face ........................... 19  
Attaching the face ............................ 19  
Tape operation ............................. 24  
Inserting a tape ..................................... 24  
Removing a tape................................... 24  
Fast winding.......................................... 24  
Reversing the tape (autoreverse)......... 25  
Care notes ............................................ 25  
Selecting the audio mode ........... 20  
Radio operation with RDS  
(Radio Data System) .................... 20  
AF - Alternative frequency .................... 20  
Selecting a waveband .......................... 20  
Station tuning ........................................ 21  
Appendix....................................... 25  
Specifications........................................ 25  
Blaupunkt telephone help line .............. 26  
Automatic tuning  
/
...................... 21  
Manual tuning................................... 21  
Selecting the seek tuning sensitivity .... 21  
Changing the memory bank ................. 21  
Storing stations ..................................... 21  
Automatically storing the strongest  
stations with Travelstore....................... 22  
Recalling stored stations ...................... 22  
Switching between stereo and mono ... 22  
Loudness .............................................. 22  
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Quick reference  
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/
Tune  
To recall a station: Select the desired  
memory bank and press the relevant  
preset button briefly.  
1 Switching on/off with the ON button  
Press ON for more than 1 second.  
The unit will play at the volume selec-  
ted last.  
6 TA/AF  
TA - priority for traffic announcements  
If “TA” lights up in the display, the  
system will play traffic stations only.  
Priority on/off: Press TA/AF briefly.  
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/
Automatic tuning  
Up  
Down  
if “m” does not light up in the  
display  
Switching on/off via the ignition:  
If connected accordingly, the set can  
also be turned on and off with the ve-  
hicle ignition.  
AF - alternative frequency during RDS  
operation:  
Manual tuning  
Extra function of ON button  
You can instantly turn down the volu-  
me by pressing ON briefly. “MUTE” will  
appear. The volume will be set to “0”.  
The function is cancelled by pressing  
ON or + briefly.  
If “AF” lights up in the display, the  
system will automatically seek a  
frequency offering better reception for  
the same RDS programme.  
AF on/off: Press TA/AF for about 1  
second.  
Up/down in short intervals, if “m”  
lights up in the display. “m” stands  
for manual and can be turned on  
and off by pressing lo.m. Press but-  
ton several times if required.  
4 SRC (audio source)  
Extra function  
2 + / - (VOLUME)  
You can select radio or tape mode, if a  
To adjust the volume of traffic  
messages:  
In radio or tape mode, press + / - to  
adjust the desired volume for traffic  
messages.  
To alter the volume.  
Each time you switch the unit on, it will  
play at the volume selected last.  
cassette is inserted.  
5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - preset buttons  
You can store five stations on each of  
the memory banks FMI, II, T and M, L  
(medium- and long-wave).  
Press TA/AF for 3 seconds until  
“TA VOL” appears in the display.  
To store a station: Press a preset  
button during radio operation and hold  
it down until the set resumes play and  
you hear a beep.  
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7 lo.m  
lo - to select the seek tuning sensitivity  
9 BND/TS  
BND - To select the wavebands FM,  
level  
m - manual tuning  
MW (M) and LW (L) as well as the FM  
memory banks I, II and T.  
“lo” is displayed - normal seek tuning  
sensitivity  
“lo” is off - high seek tuning sensitivity  
“m” is displayed - manual tuning with  
To switch over:  
Press BND as often as required. The  
selected mode appears in the display.  
The last setting will be stored automa-  
tically.  
To switch off AUD: Press button once  
again.  
If you do not change the setting within  
8 seconds, the display will switch back  
to the previous condition.  
/
.
TS - Travelstore  
Press lo.m several times if required to  
select the desired funtion.  
To store and recall the five most  
powerful stations with Travelstore.  
To store: Press button for approxi-  
mately 1 sec. until you hear a beep  
and “T-STORE” appears in the display.  
To recall: Select the memory bank “T”  
and press the corresponding preset  
button (1 - 5) briefly.  
8 AUD/LD  
AUD – audio  
To adjust the treble, bass, balance and  
fader.  
Adjusting the fader is not possible with  
the Caracas RCR 27.  
If the display shows “TREB” or  
“BASS”, you can adjust the playback  
of the treble and bass frequencies  
using the rocker switch.  
LD - Loudness  
When the system is played at a low vo-  
lume level, the Loudness function  
creates a more natural sound by  
boosting the low frequency range.  
Loudness on/off:  
Press AUD/LD for approximately 1  
sec.  
“LD” lights up in the display, if the  
Loudness function is switched on.  
If “BAL” or “FAD” is displayed, you can  
set the balance (left/right) and fader  
(front/rear).  
Press AUD/LD as many times as re-  
quired and make the setting using the  
rocker switch.  
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: Display  
; Reversing the tape/fast winding  
Attaching the face:  
Apply the right hand side of the face to  
the chassis first and then gently push  
the left side of the face against the  
front of the chassis until it snaps into  
place.  
a
Reversing the tape  
Press FR and FF buttons at a time.  
“TR1” or “TR2” will appear.  
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d e  
f
g h  
i
j k  
b
Fast winding  
FR: Fast rewind - press FF to stop.  
FF: Fast forward - press FR to stop.  
a) NDR 3 - Station name  
b) TR 1  
c) FM  
- Track (side) 1 of the cassette  
- Waveband  
< Cassette loading slot  
d) l, II, T - Memory bank I, II or Travel-  
store  
Insert the tape with side A or 1 facing  
e) 4  
- Preset button (1 - 5)  
- Loudness activated  
- Seek tuning sensitivity  
- Alternative frequency for  
RDS operation  
up, the open side showing to the right.  
f) LD  
g) lo  
h) AF  
= Cassette ejection  
Press  
.
i) TP  
j) TA  
k) m  
- Traffic station is received  
- Priority for traffic stations  
- Manual tuning  
> REL (Releasing the detachable face)  
The face of this unit can be detached  
for extra antitheft protection. You  
should take the detachable face with  
you when you leave your car.  
Detaching the face:  
Press REL.  
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Important notes  
Detachable face  
This unit is equipped with a detachable face.  
You can remove the control face at a push  
of the REL button.  
In order to prevent the unit from being sto-  
len, we recommend you to take the detacha-  
ble face with you when you leave your car.  
Re-inserting the face is child’s play. The set  
will be ready for use immediately and you  
will find all of your previous settings re-ad-  
justed.  
Installation  
Precautions  
If you would like to install your new car ra-  
dio yourself or add other audio components  
to existing ones, then please read the enclo-  
sed instructions on installation and connec-  
tion carefully.  
In order to ensure that the set operates pro-  
perly it is necessary for the positive power  
supply line to be connected to the ignition  
and the permanent +12 V lead.  
Before using your new car radio, please read  
the following information carefully.  
Traffic safety  
Traffic safety always has the highest priori-  
ty.  
As the driver of a motor vehicle, it is your  
responsibility to pay attention to the traffic  
situation at all times. Never use your car  
radio in a way that could distract you.  
Please keep in mind that you travel a di-  
stance of 14 m per second at a speed of  
only 50 km/h.  
Should the traffic situation become particu-  
larly demanding, we advise you not to use  
the radio.  
Always make sure that you are still able to  
hear any warning signals coming from out-  
side of the vehicle, such as police or fire  
engine sirens, so that you can react accor-  
dingly.  
Therefore, you should always select a mo-  
derate volume for playing your car radio  
while you are driving.  
Do not ground the loudspeaker outputs!  
Detaching the face  
Press the REL button.  
Accessories  
The unit will be switched off automatically.  
The control panel will be released in order  
for you to remove it.  
Use only the accessories and spare parts  
approved by Blaupunkt.  
Amplifier  
Attaching the face  
All Blaupunkt amplifiers.  
First, apply the right hand side of the  
face to the chassis.  
Second, gently push the left side of the  
face against the front of the chassis  
until it snaps into place.  
The unit is now ready for use with the set-  
tings selected before the face was removed.  
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Selecting the audio mode Radio operation with RDS (Radio Data System)  
Using the SRC button (source) you can The Radio Data System offers you more If “SEARCH” appears in the display when  
switch between radio and tape operation, if convenience when you listen to FM radio you switch the radio on or when you recall  
a tape is inserted.  
stations.  
one of the stored frequencies, the unit is  
When you insert a cassette, the unit swit- More and more radio stations have begun automatically searching for an alternative  
ches automatically to tape mode.  
To switch to the other source,  
to broadcast RDS information along with frequency.  
their programmes.  
“SEARCH” will disappear from the display  
As soon as a programme has been identi- when the alternative frequency has been  
fied, the station name including a regional found or after the frequency band has been  
identifier, if applicable, will appear in the dis- run through completely.  
play, for example, NDR1 NDS (regional pro- If the sound quality of the selected program-  
press SRC.  
gramme in Lower Saxony, Germany).  
If RDS is activated, the preset buttons be-  
come programme buttons. You now know  
exactly which programme you have tuned  
into, making it easy to find the desired stati-  
on quickly.  
me deteriorates appreciably:  
Tune into another station.  
Selecting a waveband  
You can select between the following wa-  
vebands:  
But RDS also offers you further advantages:  
FM 87.5 - 108 MHz  
M 531 - 1602 kHz  
L 153 - 279 kHz  
AF - Alternative frequency  
The AF (Alternative Frequency) function  
makes sure that the strongest frequency of  
the currently selected programme is always  
tuned in automatically.  
Press the BND button until the desired  
waveband shows on the display panel.  
This function is activated if “AF” appears in  
the display.  
In order to switch this function on or off,  
press the AF button for about 1 se-  
cond.  
While searching for the strongest reception  
signal, the radio may switch to mute briefly.  
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To tune to a station manually:  
Press - the frequency will change  
Station tuning  
Changing the memory bank  
/
You can shift between the memory banks I,  
II and T in order to store stations and recall  
them later.  
The selected memory bank is indicated in  
the display.  
Automatic tuning  
/
in short intervals in the downwards or  
upwards direction.  
Press / ; the car radio will automati-  
cally search for the next station, if “m”  
does not light up in the display.  
If you hold down  
will speed up.  
/
, the frequency scan  
If you hold down the upper or lower part  
of the rocker switch, seek tuning will  
Press the BND button as many times  
as necessary until the desired memory  
bank lights up in the display.  
/
Selecting the seek tuning sensi-  
tivity  
speed up in the upwards or downwards di-  
rection.  
You can alter the automatic seek tuning  
sensitivity.  
To alter the sensitivity level:  
Storing stations  
On FM, you can store five stations on the  
preset buttons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for each of the  
memory banks I, II and T.  
On MW(AM)/LW(L), you can also store five  
stations each.  
Press lo.m briefly.  
If “lo” is displayed, the radio will only pick up  
strong, local stations.  
If “lo” it off, the radio will also pick up wea-  
ker, distant stations.  
If “m” light up, manual tuning has been acti-  
vated. Please refer to the section on “Ma-  
nual tuning” for more information.  
Automatic tuning  
/
/
Up/down, if “m” does not light up in  
the display  
Select the desired memory bank.  
Manual tuning  
Up/down in short intervals, if “m”  
lights up in the display.  
Tune in a station with the rocker switch  
(either automatically or manually).  
Press and hold down the desired pre-  
set button until the radio resumes play  
(takes approximately 1 second) or re-  
leases a beep.  
Manual tuning  
Manual tuning is only possible if “m” lights  
up in the display. “m” stands for manual and  
can be turned on/off:  
Now the station has been stored.  
The activated preset button is indicated in  
the display.  
Press lo.m several times if required.  
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Note:  
Recalling stored stations  
Loudness  
Should you tune in a station which has al-  
ready been stored before, then the corre-  
sponding preset position and memory bank  
will briefly flash in the display.  
You can recall any stored station at the touch If the system is played at a low volume le-  
of a button.  
vel, the Loudness function creates a more  
natural sound by boosting the low frequen-  
cy range.  
Select the memory bank with BND/TS.  
Press the corresponding preset button  
briefly to recall the station.  
To turn Loudness on/off:  
Automatically storing the stron-  
gest stations with Travelstore  
Press AUD for about 1 second.  
“LD” appears in the dislay, if the Loudness  
function is activated.  
Switching between stereo and  
mono  
You can automatically store the five most  
powerful FM stations of your current recep-  
tion area sorted according to their signal  
strength. This function is particularly conve-  
nient on longer trips.  
Each time the radio is switched on, stereo  
playback is activated automatically.  
The unit will gradually switch to mono if re-  
ception is poor.  
You can also switch between mono and ste-  
reo reception manually:  
Press the BND/TS button for 1 sec.  
“T-STORE” will appear in the display.  
The five strongest FM stations will be auto-  
matically stored on the memory bank “T”  
(Travelstore). After this process has been  
completed, the radio will play the first stati-  
on stored on preset 1.  
Press the lo.m /  
button for approxi-  
mately 1 sec.  
The selected condition will briefly appear in  
the display.  
If desired, stations can also be stored ma-  
nually on the Travelstore bank (see “Storing  
stations”).  
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Receiving traffic programme stations with RDS-EON  
EON stands for Enhanced Other Networks,  
meaning the exchange of information within  
a radio network.  
Many FM broadcasters offer traffic messa-  
ges for their service area at regular  
intervals.  
All traffic programme stations transmit a  
special carrier signal along with their pro-  
grammes, which is decoded by your car ra-  
dio. If this signal is identified, “TP” will ap-  
pear in the display (Traffic Programme).  
In addition to these, there are also stations  
which do not actually transmit traffic pro-  
grammes themselves, but by using RDS-  
EON they make it possible to receive the  
traffic messages broadcast by another traf-  
fic programme station in the same radio  
network.  
If you wish to have the priority for traffic an-  
nouncements activated while listening to  
one of these stations (e.g. NDR3), “TA” must  
appear on the display panel.  
If a traffic announcement is broadcast, the  
radio will automatically switch to the linked  
traffic programme station (in this case,  
NDR2) for the duration of the message and  
return to the original programme (NDR3)  
afterwards.  
Traffic announcement priority  
on/off  
Switching off the beep tone  
a) Tune into another station offering traf-  
fic information:  
If the priority for traffic announcement pro-  
grammes is activated, “TA” will light  
up in the display.  
Press the rocker switch  
/
or  
press a preset button which has a traf-  
fic programme station allocated to it.  
To switch the priority on or off:  
Press the TA button.  
Alternatively:  
If TA is pressed while a message is broad-  
cast, this message will be interrupted.  
The unit will then switch back to the pre-  
vious condition. The priority for all  
other traffic messages remains active.  
Please note that several buttons have no  
function while a traffic announcement  
is broadcast.  
b) Switch off the priority for traffic an-  
nouncements:  
Press TA.  
“TA” will disappear from the display.  
Automatic seek tuning start  
(tape operation)  
When you leave the reception area of the  
tuned in traffic programme station while lis-  
tening to a tape, the system will automati-  
cally start searching for a new TA pro-  
gramme.  
If no such station is found within approxi-  
mately 30 seconds, tape operation will be  
stopped and a beep tone will sound. To  
switch off the beep tone proceed as de-  
scribed above.  
Beep tone  
If you leave the reception area of the traffic  
programme station currently tuned into, you  
will hear a beep tone approximately every  
30 seconds.  
This tone will also be released if a preset  
button is pressed which has no traffic pro-  
gramme allocated to it.  
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Tape operation  
Adjusting the volume for traffic  
messages  
The car radio has to be switched on.  
The unit will automatically switch to tape  
operation when a tape is inserted.  
Fast winding  
Fast forward  
This volume was preset at the factory, thou-  
gh you can alter the value.  
To alter the volume of traffic messages:  
Press FF (fast forward).  
When the end of the tape is reached,  
the mechanism will reverse the tape  
and start playing the other side.  
Inserting a tape  
Turn on the set.  
Insert a tape.  
In radio or cassette mode, press the  
+ / - button and adjust the volume you  
wish to have for traffic messages.  
Stop fast forward  
Press FR  
Side A or 1 will be played.  
Press TA/AF for about 3 seconds until  
“TA VOL” appears briefly in the dis-  
play.  
During tape operation, “TR 1” or “TR 2”  
(track) will be indicated on the display pa-  
nel.  
Fast rewind  
Traffic messages will be played at a higher  
volume than the normal audio playback, if  
the priority for traffic messages has been  
activated before.  
Press FR (fast rewind).  
Insert the tape with side A or 1 facing up, the  
open side showing to the right.  
When the beginning of the tape is reached,  
the mechanism will start playback.  
If the volume level is altered while a messa-  
ge is played, this will only affect the current  
announcement.  
Stop fast rewind  
Press FF.  
Fast winding  
FR: Fast rewind; press FF to stop  
FF: Fast forward; press FR to stop  
Removing a tape  
Press  
.
The cassette will be ejected.  
Reversing the tape  
Press both buttons at a time.  
“TR 1” or “TR 2” will appear in the display.  
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Appendix  
Reversing the tape (autoreverse) Care notes  
Specifications  
To change the tape direction during casset- To avoid possible problems, we recommend  
Amplifier  
te playback:  
you to use C-60/C-90 type cassette tapes  
only. Store your tapes in a cool place away  
from dirt, dust and temperatures exceeding  
50 °Celsius. Allow very cold tapes to warm  
up before playing them in order to avoid  
uneven tape transport. After approximately  
100 hours of use, dust particles collected  
on the playback head or roller may lead to  
tape run problems and sound distortions.  
Use a head cleaning tape to remove nor-  
mal dirt build-up. For tougher cases, use a  
cotton swab (Q-Tip) dipped in alcohol. Do  
not attempt to clean by inserting a hard ob-  
ject into the player!  
Output power:  
Caracas RCR 27  
2 x 5.5 W RMS power  
acc. to DIN 45 324 at  
14.4 V  
Press FR and FF briefly.  
At the end of a tape side the mechanism  
changes directions automatically to play the  
other side (autoreverse).  
The display shows “TR 1” for track (side) 1  
or “TR 2” for track 2.  
2 x 10 W max. power  
Rio RCR 87  
4 x 19 W RMS power  
acc. to DIN 45324 at  
14.4 V  
Note:  
If there is too much tension on the tape du-  
ring playback, the set may switch over by  
itself before having reached the end of the  
tape side. In this case check the condition  
of the cassette tape. Sometimes it helps to  
rewind it completely.  
4 x 20 W max. power  
Tuner  
Wavebands:  
FM:  
MW:  
LW:  
87.5 - 108 MHz  
531 - 1.602 kHz  
153 - 279 kHz  
FM sensitivity:  
1.0 µV at 26 dB  
signal-to-noise ratio  
FM frequency response:  
35 - 15.000 Hz  
Tape player  
Frequency response:  
35 - 15.000 Hz  
Subject to modifications!  
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Blaupunkt  
telephone help line  
Address of the next service  
centre in your vicinity  
(only for Germany)  
If you would like to know the address of  
the next Blaupunkt service centre of  
your area but haven’t got our service  
list at hand:  
-
-
Find out your area code.  
Then call the following phone  
number (subject to charges):  
01 80 / 5 25 56 66.  
-
Using the area code you enter this  
service will automatically provide  
you with the address and phone  
number of the Blaupunkt service  
centre nearest to you. You can  
also request this information by  
fax.  
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Blaupunkt-Werke GmbH  
Bosch Gruppe  
2/98 Pf  
K7/VKD 8 622 400 891  
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