Re: Bose stereo question

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

You or she probably hit the button that turns on a function in the 
radio for finding radio stations that have a special 
roadway/hazard/weather alert capability.  Pressing the button makes 
the radio search for these stations, and if something bad happens in 
your area, the radio automagically turns up the volume(if it is 
turned down) and switches to that station.  If it can't find any of 
these special radio stations in the band selected, it starts 
beeping...louder...and louder...and louder...and louder...and there 
is no documentation as to how to turn this feature off, and it 
doesn't go away after you turn off the radio and back on again!

Try switching between FM and AM a couple of times, push other 
buttons...just steer clear of this button...I think it's labeled 
"ANS"...it's the only other 3-letter button on the radio besides DNR.

BTW, if you listen to a lot of tapes, the "DNR" function is neat. 
No, it's not "Dolby Noise Reduction", it's "Dynamic Noise Reduction." 
It's basically the tape player equivalent of what the fancy CD 
players call "zero off"; when no music plays, the amp/volume/whatever 
is turned down.  On the tape deck, this zaps hiss during quiet 
sections.  Some high-frequency noise is lost in the actual music, but 
it makes listening to a lousy tape about 10x more enjoyable.  There 
is no indicator, but it's immediately obvious with a tape and less so 
with the radio(yes, it supposedly works with the radio as well, 
unlike Dolby.)

As far as the heated seats go, my driver's side heater doesn't work either...

Brett
91 200q20v a la TAP

PS:This radio has some incredibly annoying features that defy 
stupidity: dolby always comes on the first time a tape is inserted 
after the unit has been turned on.  There's no way to toggle this 
feature, to my knowledge; probably some marketing puke at Dolby came 
up with this cute little idea.  Fucking marketing people.


At 7:25 AM -0800 3/29/99, Gaidos, A. wrote:
> All,
>  First, it seems we're now a 3 quattro family. Last night my wife bought a
> 1991 glacier blue 200q. It is generally in very nice shape but the driver's
> seat heater isn't working and the radio is giving her trouble.
>  The Bose stereo system in my wife's '91 200q started beeping at her quite
> loudly last night. It also seemed to cut in and out on her and finally the
> reception wasn't very good either.
>  I am wondering if someone can give me some ideas what to investigate.
> Thanks
> Anton
>
> '91 200q 20vt
> '90 90q20v
> '85 ur-quattro

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