The radio switches off automatically after 19 min, if during
this time:
– The volume on the radio is set to 0,
– The radio is muted or
– The volume on the playback device (e.g. smartphone) is
set to 0.
Selecting an Audio Source
To select an audio source, press the source button (7) until
the required internal or external audio source is shown in the
display:
– DAB/DAB2: Digital radio via DAB+ (GPB 18V‑2 SC),
– FM/FM2: Analogue radio via FM,
– AUX: External audio source (e.g. smartphone) via the
3.5‑mm socket AUX IN (24) in the connector
compartment (15),
–
: External audio source (e.g. smartphone) via the
Bluetooth® connection.
The current audio source can be seen on the audio source
indicator (b) or Bluetooth® indicator (a).
The audio sources DAB and DAB2 (GPB 18V‑2 SC), as well
as FM and FM2, do not differ in their functionality; they offer
only additional preset spaces.
Setting/saving DAB+ radio stations (GPB 18V‑2 SC)
To select the audio source DAB+ radio stations, press the
source button (7) until DAB or DAB2 appears on the audio
source indicator (b).
After a short initialisation, the last set radio station will be
played back.
Each station name appears on the top line of the multi-func-
tion indicator (k). The additional information shown on the
bottom line of the multi-function indicator can be set with
the menu function.
– To switch the station, turn the source button (7) until
the required station is shown in the display. Press the
source button (7) to confirm the selection. The radio will
switch to the selected station.
Alternatively, you can press the seek button (scan
down) (10) or the seek button (scan up) (9) to switch the
station. The radio will switch to the next available station
(in alphabetical order, either descending or ascending).
– To save a set station, press the preset button (5) of the
required storage space until the number of the storage
space appears in the storage space indicator (c).
If the four storage spaces of the DAB audio source are oc-
cupied, then switch to the DAB2 audio source, in which
four further storage spaces are available, by pressing the
source button (7). Please note that you must reset the re-
quired station after switching to save the change.
– To start playback of a saved station, briefly press one of
the preset buttons (5). The number of the storage space
will appear on the storage space indicator (c). If required,
switch between audio sources DAB and DAB2 by press-
ing the source button (7), to allow you to go back to all
saved stations.
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Note: If the radio signal is weak, <Weak Signal> will appear
on the multi-function indicator (k). In this case, you can
manually start the DAB+ station search.
To do this, either select <Auto Scan> from the menu or
press the seek button (scan down) (10) and the seek button
(scan up) (9) simultaneously. After the station search is
complete, four stations will be saved in preset spaces 1 to 4.
Stations that have already been saved will be overwritten
here.
If no DAB+ radio stations can be found, <No DAB Station –
Please Auto Scan> will appear on the multi-function
indicator (k).
Setting/Saving FM Radio Stations
To select the audio source FM radio stations, press the
source button (7) until FM or FM2 appears on the audio
source indicator (b).
GPB 18V‑2 C: The frequency of the current station will ap-
pear on the radio frequency indicator (d).
GPB 18V-2 SC: The frequency of each current station will
appear on the top line of the multi-function indicator (k). The
additional information shown on the bottom line of the multi-
function indicator can be set with the menu function.
If there is sufficiently good reception of a suitable signal, the
radio will automatically switch to stereo reception, and the
stereo indicator (h) will appear in the display. The reception
type can be changed to mono reception with the menu func-
tion.
– To set a specific station, turn the source button (7)
(TUNE) until the required frequency or the required sta-
tion is shown in the display.
– To search for the next station with high signal
strength, briefly press the seek button (scan down) (10)
or the seek button (scan up) (9). The next station found is
shown in the display and played back.
– To search for all stations with high signal strength,
press the seek button (scan down) (10) or the seek but-
ton (scan up) (9) for longer than half a second. Any sta-
tion found is played back for 5 seconds, then the search
is continued until the end of the frequency band. To can-
cel the station search, briefly press the seek button (scan
down) (10) or the seek button (scan up) (9).
– To save a set station, press the preset button (5) of the
required storage space until the number of the storage
space appears in the storage space indicator (c).
If the four storage spaces of the FM audio source are oc-
cupied, then switch to the FM2 audio source, in which
four further storage spaces are available, by pressing the
source button (7). Please note that you must reset the re-
quired station after switching to save the change.
– To automatically search for and save the stations with
the best reception (AUTOSTORE), press the seek button
(scan down) (10) and the seek button (scan up) (9) sim-
ultaneously. The radio will check all receivable stations
and save the four stations with the best reception in pre-
set spaces 1 to 4. Please note that stations that have
already been saved will be overwritten here where neces-
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