Get Sales Code RES (8AG) Radio Guide for Volkswagen Routan SUV First Generation (2009-2014)

SALES CODE RES (8AG) — AM/FM STEREO

RADIO WITH CD PLAYER (MP3 AUX JACK)

Operating Instructions — Radio Mode

NOTE: The ignition switch must be in the ON or ACC

NOTE: The radio sales code is located on the lower right position to operate the radio.

side of the radio faceplate.

Power Switch/Volume Control (Rotary)

Push the ON/VOLUME control knob to turn on the

radio. Push the ON/VOLUME control knob a second

time to turn off the radio.

Electronic Volume Control

The electronic volume control turns continuously (360

degrees) in either direction, without stopping. Turning

the ON/VOLUME control knob to the right increases the

volume, and to the left decreases it.

When the audio system is turned on, the sound will be

set at the same volume level as last played.

RES (8AG) Radio

SEEK Buttons

Press and release the SEEK buttons to search for the next

listenable station in AM/FM mode. Press the right switch

to seek up and the left switch to seek down. The radio 4. Adjust the minutes using the right side TUNE/

will remain tuned to the new station until you make SCROLL control knob. Press the TUNE/SCROLL control

another selection. Holding either button will bypass knob to save time change.

stations without stopping, until you release it.

5. To exit, press any button/knob, or wait five seconds.

TIME Button

RW/FF

Press the TIME button to alternate display of the time

Pressing the RW (Rewind) or FF (Fast Forward) buttons

and radio frequency.

causes the tuner to search for the next frequency in the

Clock Setting Procedure

direction of the arrows. This feature operates in either

AM or FM frequencies.

1. Press and hold the TIME button until the hours blink.

TUNE Control

Turn the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob clockwise

to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the frequency.

2. Adjust the hours by turning the right side TUNE/

SCROLL control knob.

3. After adjusting the hours, press the right side TUNE/

SCROLL control knob to set the minutes. The minutes

will begin to blink.

Setting the Tone, Balance, and Fade

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob and BASS

will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to

the right or left to increase or decrease the bass tones.

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a second Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob again to

time and MID will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL exit setting tone, balance, and fade.

control knob to the right or left to increase or decrease the

mid-range tones.

AM/FM Button

Press the buttons to select either AM or FM mode.

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a third

SET/RND Button — To Set the Pushbutton

time and TREBLE will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL

Memory

control knob to the right or left to increase or decrease the

When you are receiving a station that you wish to

treble tones.

commit to pushbutton memory, press the SET/RND

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a fourth button. The symbol SET 1 will now show in the display

time and BALANCE will display. Turn the TUNE/ window. Select the button (1 to 6) you wish to lock onto

SCROLL control knob to the right or left to adjust the this station and press and release that button. If a button

sound level from the right or left side speakers.

is not selected within five seconds after pressing the

SET/RND button, the station will continue to play but

will not be stored into pushbutton memory.

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a fifth time

and FADE will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL control

knob to the left or right to adjust the sound level between You may add a second station to each pushbutton by

the front and rear speakers.

repeating the above procedure with this exception: Press

the SET/RND button twice and SET 2 will show in the

display window. Each button can be set for SET 1 and

SET 2 in both AM and FM. This allows a total of 12 AM Operation Instructions — CD MODE For CD And

and 12 FM stations to be stored into pushbutton memory. MP3 Audio Play

The stations stored in SET 2 memory can be selected by

pressing the pushbutton twice.

NOTE:

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The ignition switch must be in the ON or ACC

position to operate the radio.

Every time a preset button is used, a corresponding

button number will display.

This radio is capable of playing compact discs (CD),

recordable compact discs (CD-R), rewritable compact

discs (CD-RW), compact discs with MP3 tracks and

multisession compact discs with CD and MP3 tracks.

Buttons 1 - 6

These buttons tune the radio to the stations that you

commit to pushbutton memory (12 AM and 12 FM

stations).

Inserting Compact Disc(s)

Gently insert one CD into the CD player with the CD

DISC Button

Pressing the DISC button will allow you to switch from label facing up. The CD will automatically be pulled into

AM/FM modes to Disc modes.

the CD player and the CD icon will illuminate on the

radio display. If a CD does not go into the slot more than

1.0 in (2.5 cm), a disc may already be loaded and must be

ejected before a new disc can be loaded.

If you insert a disc with the ignition ON and the radio EJECT Button - Ejecting a CD

ON, the unit will switch from radio to CD mode and

begin to play when you insert the disc. The display will

show the track number, and index time in minutes and

seconds. Play will begin at the start of track 1.

Press the EJECT button to eject the CD.

If you have ejected a disc and have not removed it within

10 seconds, it will be reloaded. If the CD is not removed,

the radio will reinsert the CD but will not play it.

CAUTION!

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This CD player will accept 4-3/4 in (12 cm) discs

only. The use of other sized discs may damage the

CD player mechanism.

A disc can be ejected with the radio and ignition OFF.

NOTE: Ejecting with the ignition OFF is not allowed on

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Do not use adhesive labels. These labels can peel

away and jam the player mechanism.

convertible or soft-top models (if equipped).

SEEK Button

RES (8YD) is a single CD player. Do not attempt to

insert a second CD if one is already loaded.

Dual-media disc types (one side is a DVD, the

other side is a CD) should not be used, and they

can cause damage to the player.

Press the right SEEK button for the next selection on the

CD. Press the left SEEK button to return to the beginning

of the current selection, or return to the beginning of the

previous selection if the CD is within the first second of

the current selection. Pressing and holding the SEEK

button will allow faster scrolling through the tracks in

CD and MP3 modes.

TIME Button

Press the RND button a second time to stop Random

Press this button to change the display from a large CD Play.

playing time display to a small CD playing time display.

Notes on Playing MP3 Files

The radio can play MP3 files; however, acceptable MP3

RW/FF

Press and hold the FF (Fast Forward) button and the CD file recording media and formats are limited. When

player will begin to fast forward until FF is released, or writing MP3 files, pay attention to the following restric-

RW or another CD button is pressed. The RW (Reverse) tions.

button works in a similar manner.

Supported Media (Disc Types)

The MP3 file recording media supported by the radio are

CDDA, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, and CDDA+MP3.

AM/FM Button

Press the button to select either AM or FM mode.

SET/RND Button (Random Play Button)

Supported Medium Formats (File Systems)

Press this button while the CD is playing to activate The medium formats supported by the radio are ISO 9660

Random Play. This feature plays the selections on the Level 1 and Level 2 and includes the Joliet extension.

compact disc in random order to provide an interesting When reading discs recorded using formats other than

change of pace.

ISO 9660 Level 1 and Level 2, the radio may fail to read

files properly and may be unable to play the file nor-

mally. UDF and Apple HFS formats are not supported.

Press the right SEEK button to move to the next ran-

domly selected track.

The radio uses the following limits for file systems:

Multisession disc formats are supported by the radio.

Multisession discs may contain combinations of normal

CD audio tracks and computer files (including MP3 files).

Discs created with an option such as Љkeep disc open after

writingЉ are most likely multisession discs. The use of

multisession for CD audio or MP3 playback may result in

longer disc loading times.

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Maximum number of folder levels: 8

Maximum number of files: 255

Maximum number of folders. (The radio display of file

names and folder names is limited. For large numbers

of files and/or folders, the radio may be unable to

display the file name and folder name, and will assign Supported MP3 File Formats

a number instead. With a maximum number of files, The radio will recognize only files with the *.MP3 exten-

exceeding 20 folders will result in this display. With sion as MP3 files. Non-MP3 files named with the *.MP3

200 files, exceeding 50 folders will result in this extension may cause playback problems. The radio is

display.)

designed to recognize the file as an invalid MP3 and will

not play the file.

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Maximum number of characters in file/folder names:

When using the MP3 encoder to compress audio data to

an MP3 file, the bit rate and sampling frequencies in the

following table are supported. In addition, variable bit

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Level 1: 12 (including a separator Љ.Љ and a three-

character extension)

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Level 2: 31 (including a separator Љ.Љ and a three-

character extension)

rates (VBR) are also supported. The majority of MP3 files Playback of MP3 Files

use a 44.1 kHz sampling rate and a 192, 160, 128, 96 or When a medium containing MP3 data is loaded, the

VBR bit rate.

radio checks all files on the medium. If the medium

contains a lot of folders or files, the radio will take more

time to start playing the MP3 files.

MPEG Specifi-

cation

Sampling Fre-

quency (kHz)

Bit Rate (kbps)

320, 256, 224,

192, 160, 128,

112, 96, 80, 64,

56, 48, 40, 32

Loading times for playback of MP3 files may be affected

by the following:

MPEG-1 Audio

Layer 3

48, 44.1, 32

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Media - CD-RW media may take longer to load than

CD-R media

160, 128, 144,

112, 96, 80, 64,

56, 48, 40, 32, 24,

16, 8

MPEG-2 Audio

Layer 3

Medium formats - Multisession discs may take longer

to load than non-multisession discs

24, 22.05, 16

Number of files and folders - Loading times will

increase with more files and folders

ID3 Tag information for artist, song title, and album title

are supported for version 1 ID3 tags. ID3 version 2 is not

supported by the radios.

To increase the speed of disc loading, it is recommended

to use CD-R media and single-session discs. To create a

single-session disc, enable the “Disc at Once” option

before writing to the disc.

Playlist files are not supported. MP3 Pro files are not

supported.

Operation Instructions - Auxiliary Mode

The auxiliary (AUX) jack is an audio input jack, which

allows the user to plug in a portable device, such as an

MP3 player, or cassette player, and utilize the vehicle’s

audio system to amplify the source and play through the

vehicle speakers.

Pressing the DISC/AUX button will change the mode to

auxiliary device if the AUX jack is connected.

NOTE: The AUX device must be turned on and the

device’s volume set to proper level. If the AUX audio is

not loud enough, turn the device’s volume up. If the AUX

audio sounds distorted, turn the device’s volume down.

TIME Button (Auxiliary Mode)

Press this button to change the display to time of day. The

time of day will display for five seconds (when ignition is

OFF).

Sales Code RES (8AG) Radio for Your Volkswagen Routan SUV First Generation (2009-2014)

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