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.
/
/
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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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