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OPERATION GUIDE
FOR BECKER 1432
Overview
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Prepare to enjoy the many pleasures of listening to a superb sound system:
the Mercedes-Benz AM and FM stereo radio with cassette player. This
Operation Guide is designed to give you both a quick reference of basic
functions and features and a detailed description of the system's entire range
of operation. To maximize your listening satisfaction, take a few minutes to
carefully review all sections of this guide.

Note: The following instructions also include the functions of the optional dealer-installed trunk-mounted
compact disc changer. Not available in station wagon models.

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RADIO FUNCTIONS

BASIC CONTROLS
1 Power Button

DISPLAY PANEL
1 Indicator for Tone Control

2
3

Volume Bar
Bass Control/Balance
Left Button

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Treble Control/Balance
Right Button
Mode Button (Selection of
Operating Mode)

2 Stereo Indicator
3 Indicator for Tuner
Frequency, Antitheft Code
and Balance Setting
4 Indicator for Selected
4
Station Recall Button
5 Wave Band Indicator
5

5

6 Indicator for Tuning
Sensitivity Setting

TUNING
1 Wave Band and Station
Recall Buttons
2 Function Control Button
3 Tuning Sensitivity Button

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Seek Tuning Bar
Scan Tuning Bar
Manual Tuning - Increasing
Station Frequency
Manual Tuning - Decreasing
Station Frequency

CASSETTE PLAYER FUNCTIONS

BASIC CONTROLS
1 Power Button

DISPLAY PANEL
1 Indicator for Tone Control

2

Volume Bar

3

Bass Control/Balance
Left Button
Treble Control/Balance
Right Button
Mode Button (Selection of
Operating Mode)

2 Indicator for Antitheft Code,
Balance Setting and Cassette
Functions
3 Indicator for Dolby® B and C
Button

4
5

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CASSETTE OPERATION
1 Reverse Music Search/Fast Rewind
Button
2 Forward Music Search/Fast Forward
Button
3
4

Track Selection Button, Eject Button
(Push and Hold)
Tape Selection Button

5

Dolby® B and C Button

6

Cassette Port

COMPACT DISC CHANGER FUNCTIONS

BASIC CONTROLS
1 Power Button
2 Volume Bar
3 Bass Control/Balance
Left Button
4 Treble Control/Balance
Right Button
5 Mode Button (Selection of
Operating Mode)

DISPLAY PANEL
1 Indicator for Tone Control
2 Indicator for CD Function
3 Disc Indicator
4 Track Indicator
5 Random Track Play Indicator

CD OPERATION
1 Function Control Button
2 Disc Selection Buttons
3 Forward Music Search/Fast
Forward Button
4 Reverse Music Search/Fast
Reverse Button
5 Number of Track Display Button
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Random Track Play Button
Elapsed Playing Time Button

BASIC CONTROLS

Power: The sound system will
operate with the car's ignition switch
in either the PWR on or off
position. To operate the radio or the
optional CD changer, simply push
the power button located at the lower
left corner of the radio faceplate.
Pushing the power button again will
turn the radio off. A tape cassette can
be played without using the power
button by simply inserting the tape
into the cassette port. As soon as the
cassette is drawn into position, it will
begin to play.
Mode:
Pushing this button
repeatedly will cause the radio to
cycle through each of its MODE
operating modes: tuner, cassette
player and CD player (if so
equipped).

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Volume: Sound level is adjusted by
means of the volume bar located on the
left side of the radio faceplate. Press
VOLUME upward to increase
volume or downward to decrease
volume.

Speed-Dependent Volume
Adjustment: A special function
adjusts the volume of sound a preset
amount according to vehicle speed.
Thus, increased wind and road noise
are compensated for as the vehicle is
driven faster. When vehicle speed
and thus ambient sound level drop,
the volume is automatically lowered
a preset amount.
Tone: Two tone buttons, identified
by musical notes, are located above
the volume bar. The left button
controls bass, and the right controls
treble. A bar graph at the left of the

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radio display indicates relative bass
and treble settings.
To bring both bass and treble tones
to their midrange settings, press both
buttons simultaneously. To bring
either bass or treble tone to
maximum level, press and hold the
respective button. If the button is
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released and then pressed again, the
tone level will move toward its
minimum
level.
To
reverse
adjustment direction, the maximum
level must be reached first. The
system is equipped with a memory
function that will store the
adjustment tone levels of AM, FM,
cassette and optional CD modes
separately.

Balance: Left-to-right stereo balance is
adjusted using the same buttons that
control bass and treble levels. First press
the function control button, which is on
the right side of the display and marked
with a star "*". To shift sound balance to
the left speakers, press the bass control
button. To shift balance to the right
speakers, press the treble control button.
Balance can be set to the mid-position
by pressing both buttons simultaneously.
A visual indication of the

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balance setting is provided on the
display when the balance feature is
activated.
Fader: A fader control is provided on
models equipped with both front and
rear speakers. Located on the lower
console near the gear selector, this
thumbwheel control can be adjusted to
suit your preference. Dialing the
thumbwheel forward will increase
output of the front speakers while
reducing that of the rear. Conversely,
dialing the thumbwheel backward will
increase output of the rear speakers,
while reducing that of the front.
Positioning the thumbwheel in its center
detent will equalize sound output.

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Antenna:
The
antenna
extends
automatically whenever the radio is
switched on and retracts whenever the
radio or the vehicle's ignition is
switched off.
Power-Off Delay: When you are
listening to the sound system and turn
off the ignition key, the sound system
will continue playing for three seconds.
This allows you sufficient time to turn
the ignition key to the accessory
position without interrupting the
function of the radio, the cassette player
or the optional CD changer.
Battery Conservation: It is possible to
operate the radio when the ignition is off
for up to an hour. After one hour, the
radio will automatically shut itself off to
conserve battery power. If continued
listening is desired, simply press the
power button again.

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Radio Operation
Radio Operation
The radio is capable of receiving
monaural AM broadcasts and
monaural and stereo FM broadcasts.
A stereo indicator will appear on the
radio display whenever an FM stereo
signal is received. To select the wave
band you wish to hear, simply press
any one of the numbered station
recall buttons located along the top
of the radio faceplate-1 through 6 for
FM, 7 through 0 for AM. To tune to
a specific station, use any of the
following methods:
Seek and Scan Tuning: The seek
bar, located on the right side of the
radio faceplate, can be used to tune

SEEK

SCAN

in broadcast frequencies within AM
or FM wave bands. Pressing the bar
up will cause the radio to lock onto
stations tracked in ascending
frequencies; pressing it down will
track stations in descending order.

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The scan bar, located directly to the
right of the seek bar, allows
sampling of radio stations within a
wave band for approimately five
seconds each. If no action is taken
during the five-second period, the
radio will tune to the next station.
Pressing either the seek bar or the
scan bar a second time will cause the
radio to stay tuned to the station
being sampled.
Sensitivity Control: This feature
enables you to choose two tuning
sensitivity levels by pressing the
sensitivity control button located on
the far right side of the radio
faceplate. The level you select will
be indicated by an L (local) or a D
(distant) appearing on the right side
of the radio display. In the local
mode, the radio will seek and scan
only the strongest signals. In the
distant mode, it will seek and scan
less powerful signals as well. The

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sensitivity level is automatically
increased after the entire wave band
has been sampled without finding a
station.
Direct Frequency Tuning: To tune
directly to a specific frequency,
switch to your desired wave bandAM or FM-as described, then press
the function control button, which is
AM or
FM
*
identified by a star "*" and located
just to the right of the radio display.
The display will go blank. Next,
press
the
numbered
buttons
corresponding to the digits of your
desired station. For example, to
select the frequency 98.5, you would
first press the function control button
to clear the display. Then you would
press button numbers 9, 8 and 5 in
consecutive order. The display
would then read 98.5, and the station
at that frequency would begin

playing. The driver, of course,
should not

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use the direct frequency method
when the vehicle is in motion.

Continue holding the button until
this station is deleted from memory
and the frequency of your newly
selected station appears on the
display. The new frequency will be
stored in memory.

Manual Tuning: To manually tune
through
each
possible
radio
broadcast frequency in ascending
order, press the right manual tuning
button. Each possible frequency
number will appear in the display as
you reach it. To manually tune
through radio stations in descending
order, press the left manual tuning
button.

If a tape has already been loaded but
a different mode (tuner or CD) has
been subsequently selected, press the
mode button until cassette play
resumes.

Push-Button Memory Tuning: The
most convenient method of tuning is
to store your favorite stations in the
radio's memory. Six FM stations and
four AM stations may be stored by
using the numbered station recall
buttons located along the top of the
radio faceplate.

CR Tape Switch: This feature
allows you to select the proper
equalization setting for playing
chromium dioxide (CrO2) or "metal"
cassette tapes. The radio display will
show CR when this option has been
selected.

First, using either the seek, scan, or
direct frequency tuning methods,
tune in the station you wish to store.
Next, push and hold the numbered
station recall button you wish to use.
The radio will display the station
currently stored at that number.

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CASSETTE OPERATION
To play a cassette, insert it into the
cassette port with its side one or A
up and the exposed tape side facing
the port. The cassette will be drawn
automatically into the deck. At the
conclusion of the first side's play, the
auto-reverse
mechanism
will
automatically begin playing the other
side of the tape.

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Eject: To remove a cassette, push
and hold the track selection/eject
button until the tape automatically

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disengages and can then be retrieved
from the cassette port. Ejecting a
cassette switches the system to radio
operation.
Forward
Music
Search/Fast
Forward: A cassette tape can be
automatically advanced to the next
selection by pressing the forward
music search button once.
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The radio's display will show MSF
and the current track to indicate that
music search has been activated.
To fast-forward the tape to the end of
the side, press the forward music
search button twice. The radio's
display will show FF and the current
track to indicate the fast-forward
function has been activated.
Reverse Music Search/Rewind: A
cassette tape selection can be
repeated by pressing the reverse
music search button once. The
radio's display will show MSR and
the current track to indicate that
music search has been activated.

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Push the button twice to completely
rewind the tape. Once engaged, it
will lock into position until the tape
is fully rewound or until another tape
function is activated.
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