1997 BMW E38 740i 750iL Radio and Information System Manual

User and Operator’s Vehicle Manual for 1997 BMW E38. Model types specification:

This Owner’s Manual contains descriptions of the following systems:
• BMW Car radio
• Onboard computer
• DSP – Digital Sound Processing
• Cellular phone

Contents

Multi-Information — Display (MID) –

Multi-Information Display (MID)
The MID serves as the central display and control unit for a variety of vehicle systems. Various versions are available; the specific control layout on your own MID will be de- termined by the accessories installed in the vehicle. Displays are provided for the fol- lowing onboard systems:
– sound systems (radio, cassette player, CD)
-digital clock (time and date)
– onboard computer (fuel consumption, cruising range, etc.)
– DSP Digital Sound Processing
-cellular phone (e.g., dialing)

Controls and displays

1 Combined power switch and volume knob (for sound system and phone in hands-off mode)
2 Scan key
3 Displays for various onboard systems
4 Sound systemlDSP key
5 Cellular phone indicator lamp
-red, no phone communications possible; flashing lamp indicates that only emergency calls can be processed
– green, line open
-yellow, continuous or flashing, indicates that the phone is establishing communications using an outside network.
6 Indicator lamp for parked-car ventilation
-comes on when unit is activated at programmed time
– flashes during active operation
7 Control key for onboard computer/digital clock
8 Control key for cellular phone
9 Control keys for menu
10 Display for entry and data request keys
Essential features To select digital clock:
The following display appears (example):
To reset time and date, refer to pages 28/29. To select sound source: Press AUDIO key.
The following display appears (example):
You can now press the right side of the PB
key to select the cassette
player. For additional information refer to pages 9 through 24.
To select cellular phone: Press TEL key. The following display appears (example):
To select onboard computer:
The following display appears (example):
For additional information refer to pages 33 through 43. To select DSP: Press DSP key. The following display appears (example):
For addiiional information refer to pages 45 through 48.
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Controls and displays

1 Volume control knob:
– Press to switch radio on and off
– Rotate knob to adjust volume in radio, cassette and CD modes
2 Cassette slot
3 Display: (waveband, frequency, cassette and CD modes, tone and speaker settings, time and date)
4 Key function display (menu)

Time and date

To display the time:
(ignition key at position 0) To reset time:
(ignition key in position 112)
To reset date:
(ignition key in position 112) Select menu:
Press clock key.
Press right side of key. The dots in the display panel start to flash. Use the – HRS+ and -MIN+ keys to enter the time.
Press right side of key to confirm your
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Press right side of key, the word DATE starts to flash beside the dots in the dis- play.
You can now use the
-DAY+, – MONTH+ and -YEAR+ kevs to enter the correct date.
Press right side of key to confirm entry.
Tone and speaker settings
The system allows you to select individual settings for BASS, TREBLE, FADER and BALANCE.

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Index

Abbreviations 57
Acronyms 57
Activation times
Parked-car ventilation 31 Arrival time 37
Autostore 13
Average fuel consumption 39 Average speed 40
Call duration 56
Cassette mechanism, cleaning 18 Cassette player
Error codes 18
Fast forward/rewind 16
General information 18
Music search 17
Starting 15
Stopping 15
Cassette side selection 6
CD changer 23
General information 23
Installation position 24
Magazine installation 24
Maaazine removal 23
~agazine, loading and removing CDs 24
CD listening
Track selection 19
CD selection 19
Fast forward/reverse 22
Random play 22
Starting 19
Terminating 19
Track search, forwardlreverse 20 Cellular phone 49
Activation 49
Auxiliary functions 56
BMW Help 50
Fast dial 53
Manual dialing 54
Name dialing 52
Notebook function 55
TOP 8 51
Center position (tone adjustment) 6 Code 41
Deactivating 42
Activating 41
Controls
MID 3,4
Radio 5,6
Cruising range 38
Digital clock 27
Digital Sound Processing, see DSP Displays 57
Distance to destination 36
Dolby 6, 57
DSP
Activation 45
Standard programs 46
Program selection 46
User-defined memory 47
Emergency deactivation 42 ERROR 57
Error reports 18
Essential functions
Radio 5, 6
MID 3,4
Estimated time of arrival (ETA) 37 Estimated cruising range 38
Fast-dial feature 51 FLAT 57
Activation 6
Fuel consumption 39
General information Cassette player 18
Limit 32
Manual search 6,10
Multi-function steering wheel Sound system controls 23 Telephone controls 24
Music search 17
NO DISCS 57
NO MAGAZINE 57 NO STATION 57 NO TAPE 57
Noise suppression 6 Notebook 55
Onboard computer 33 Activating 33
General 33
Remote operation 43
Date 4
Parked-car heatinglventilation 31
Manual control 32 Reset 29 Activation times 31 Display request 27 Programming stations 13
Index -.
Radio 5. 6
Essential functions
Random play 22
SCAN search 10,20
Speed limit 34
Station selection 9
Auto, search 9
Manual search 10
SCAN search 10
Station keys 6
Status reports 55
Stopwatch mode 30
Storing stations 13
Summaries
MID Multi-Information Display 3,4 Radio 5, 6
Supplementary functions
Cellular phone 56
Time 4
Reset 28
Time and date request 27
Tone adjustment 6
TOP 8 51
Vehicle immobilzation, enhanced (code) 41
Waveband 9, 13
Selection 6