# Playing Back External Audio Sources via Bluetooth®

1. Briefly press the button to play back an audio source (e.g. smartphone) via Bluetooth®.

1. The indicator appears on the display.

Alternatively, you can select the Bluetooth® audio source using the SOURCE button.

As soon as an audio source is connected via Bluetooth®, the indicator will light up continuously.

GPB18V‑3SC: The top line of the multi-function indicator (a) shows the name of the device connected via Bluetooth®, the bottom line shows the content transmitted by the connected device.

## To establish a new connection:

Start a search for a connection if no saved audio source is available or an available connection to an audio source via Bluetooth® needs to be ended and a new connection needs to be searched for.

1. Press the button for longer than 0.5 s (PAIRING).
2. During the connection search, the indicator flashes.
   GPB18V‑3SC: <Pairing> appears in the multi-function indicator (a).
3. Activate the new connection via the external audio source.

For smartphones, activation is generally possible via the settings in the Bluetooth® menu. The radio appears as an available source under the name GPB18V‑3Cxxxx or GPB18V‑3SCxxxx.
Please observe the operating instructions for your audio source/smartphone.

## To reconnect:

If the radio has already been connected to an external audio source (e.g. a smartphone) via Bluetooth® and if this audio source is available, a connection to this audio source will automatically be established. While the connection is being established, the indicator flashes.
GPB18V‑3SC: <Connecting> appears in the multi-function indicator (a).

If the saved audio source is unavailable, a search for a connection will start automatically after 2 min.

If no connection can be established via Bluetooth®, the radio will switch off automatically after 19 min.

1. Start playback via Bluetooth® on the audio source.

If one of the preset buttons (5) is pressed during operation via Bluetooth®, the radio will switch to the station that was saved in the last used radio operating mode.