pg. 155 Radio SC-816





A - Automatic programming (Auto)

Please note that this function will not interfere with pre-stored stations on buttons 1-6.

This function automatically seeks and stores up to 8 strong AM or FM stations.

This is especially useful when travelling in areas where radio stations are unfamiliar.

1. Depress and hold the "AUTO" button for at least 1 second. A number of strong stations (max. 8) on the chosen waveband are now automatically stored in the memory.

The lowest frequency station is heard. If
there are no audible stations, "- - - - " is displayed.

2. Press the "AUTO" button (for less than 1 second) to obtain another autostored station.
A new station will be selected each time the button is pressed momentarily.

B - Bass control

Adjust the bass by sliding the control up or down (up to increase, down to decrease).

A "detent" indicates "equalized" bass.

C - Treble control

Adjust the treble by sliding the control up or down (up to increase, down to decrease).

A "detent" indicates "equalized" treble.

pg. 156 Radio SC-816





A - Fader control

Adjust front/rear speaker balance by sliding the control up or down.

(UP to direct more sound to the front speakers, DOWN to direct more sound to the rear speakers).

The "detent" indicates "equalized" front /rear balance position.

B - Pause function

Press the "volume" knob to temporarily mute the sound. "PAUSE" is displayed.

C - Balance control

Pull out the "volume" knob and adjust the left/right balance by turning the knob counter- clockwise or clockwise.

D - Scan

Press this button to listen to each station for five seconds. Press it again to stop scanning.

E - Active sound control (ASC)

The ASC function automatically adjusts the volume level of the audio system according to driving speed.
To deactivate ASC depress the "CD" button until "ASC" is no longer displayed.

To activate ASC, depress the "CD" button until "ASC" is displayed (approx. 2 seconds).

pg. 157 Cassette deck





A - Cassette slot

The cassette is inserted with the open side to the right (side 1 or A of the cassette upwards).

When the cassette is inserted, the radio is disengaged and the cassette will start to play automatically. "TAPE " or "TAPE " is displayed to indicate which side of the tape is being played. When one side of the tape has been played the unit will automatically play the other side (auto-reverse). The cassette can be inserted or ejected even when the unit is switched off.

B - Reversing the tape (PROG)

Press the button to play the other side of the tape.

C - Fast winding

The tape is advanced with " " and rewound with " ". "FF" will be displayed while advancing the tape. "REW" will be displayed while rewinding the tape.

Fast winding can be stopped by pressing the tuning button or the TAPE button again.

D - Dolby B NR button

Press this button when you use tapes recorded with the Dolby B noise reduction system.

The Dolby symbol will be indicated in the display.

pg. 158 Cassette deck





A - Next selector

Press the " " button and the tape will automatically advance to the next song.

There must be a gap (no audio sound) of approx. 5 seconds between songs for this function to operate.

B - Previous selector

Press the " " button and the tape will automatically rewind to the previous song.

There must be a gap (no audio sound) of approx. 5 seconds between songs for this function to operate.

C - Pause

If you press the "volume" knob the tape is stopped, the unit is silent and "PAUSE" is displayed. To restart the tape press the knob again.

D - Scan

Press this button to listen to the first five seconds of each song. Press it again to stop scanning. "SCAN" will be displayed. There must be a gap (no audio sound) of approx. 5 seconds between songs for this function to operate.

pg. 159 Cassette deck





A - Cassette eject

If the button is pressed the tape will stop and the cassette will be ejected. The radio will be automatically engaged. The radio, CD or CD changer will engage automatically (depending on which mode was activated before the tape was played).

B - To re-enter Radio mode

Push one of the waveband selector buttons

When the unit re-enters Radio mode, the cassette will not be ejected.

C - To re-enter CD changer mode

If the CD changer function has been disconnected, the CD changer mode can be re-entered by pressing the "CHGR" button.

D - To re-enter CD mode

If the CD function has been disconnected and the CD has not been ejected, the CD mode can be re-entered by pressing the "CD" button.

E - To re-enter Tape mode

If the Tape function has been disconnected and the cassette has not been ejected, the Tape mode can be re-entered by pressing the "TAPE" button.

pg. 160 CD - Single




A - CD slot

With the audio system on, insert a disc into the slot with the label side up. When the CD is inserted, the radio is disengaged and the CD will start to play automatically.
The CD can be inserted or ejected even when the unit is switched off.

When the CD has been inserted into the player, the "DISC IN" light will always be ON even if the radio, tape deck or CD changer are in use.

B - CD mode selector

Press "CD" to actuate the CD mode. The track last listened to will continue to play. If the CD-player is empty, "NO CD" will be displayed.

C - CD eject

If the button is pressed the CD will stop and the disc will be ejected. The radio will be automatically engaged. The radio, tape or CD changer will engage automatically (depending on which mode was activated before the CD was played).

NOTE: If the CD eject button is pressed and the disc is not removed within 12 seconds, the disc will be drawn into the CD player again.

pg. 161 CD- Single





A - Music search

Press the " " or " " button to search within a track. While the button is depressed the playing time for this track will be displayed.

B - Changing the selected track number

Press " " for forward selection or " " for backward selection. The disc number and the chosen track number will be displayed.

C - Playing-time display

When the "CD" button is pressed the playing time for the current track is displayed for 5 seconds.

D - Scan

Press this button to listen to the first ten seconds of each track. Press it again to stop scanning.

pg. 162 CD - Single





A - Random choice

Press "RND" to actuate the random mode. From a disc, tracks will be played at random*.
"RND" will be displayed when this function is engaged.

* The random function may cause a disc to be played more than once before playing through all discs.

B - Pause

If you press the "volume" knob the disc is stopped, the unit is silent and "PAUSE" is displayed. To restart the disc press the knob again.

C - To re-enter Radio mode

Push one of the waveband selector buttons

D - To re-enter Tape mode

If a cassette is already inserted, the tape deck will reengage if the "TAPE" button is pressed.

E - To re-enter CD mode

If the CD function has been disconnected and the CD has not been ejected, the CD mode can be re-entered by pressing the "CD" button.

F - To re-enter CD changer mode

If the CD changer function has been disconnected, the CD changer mode can be re-entered by pressing the "CHGR" button.

pg. 163 CD - Changer (retailer option)





A - CD changer mode selector

Press "CHGR" to actuate the CD changer mode. The disc/track last listened to will continue to play. If the CD-changer cartridge* is empty, "0-00" will be displayed. If there is no cartridge in the changer "- - - -" will be displayed. If a selected disc does not exist, the disc number and "-00" will be displayed and the next disc will be automatically selected.

B - Disc number selector

Depress one of the preset buttons (1-6) to select the disc number desired. The selected disc number and track number will be displayed.

C - Music search

Press the " " or " " button to search within a track. While the button is depressed the playing time for this track will be displayed.

*The functions pertaining to the CD-changer are only applicable if the unit has been connected to the Volvo CD-changer, which is sold separately as an accessory.
If no CD-changer is connected to the unit "EEEE" will be displayed if you happen to choose CHGR mode.

pg. 164 CD - Changer (retailer option)





A - Changing the selected track number

Press " " for forward selection or " " for backward selection. The chosen disc number and track number will be displayed.

B - Playing-time display

When the "CHGR" button is pressed the playing time for the current track is displayed for 5 seconds.

C - Scan

Press this button to listen to the first ten seconds of each track. Press it again to stop scanning.



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