2001 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO VAN ECO mode

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Using RDS Mode
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful new
features. With RDS, the radio can:

Seek only to stations with the types of programs you
want to listen to,

seek to stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and

receive and display messages from radio stations.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations
which broadcast RDS information. The RDS features of
your radio rely upon receiving specific RDS information
from these stations. These features will only work when
the RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, please contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY) for
their current programming.TRAF: Press this button to receive traffic
announcements. The traffic announcement brackets will
appear on the display. TRAF will appear on the display
if the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. If
the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, the radio will seek to a station that
does. When the radio finds a station that broadcasts
traffic announcements, it will stop. If no station is found,
NONE FOUND will appear on the display.
When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio
station or a related network station, you will hear it,
even if the volume is muted or a compact disc is
playing. If the compact disc player was being used, the
compact disc will stay in the player and resume play at
the point where it stopped.
INFO: If the current station has a message, INFO will
appear on the display. Press this button to see the
message. If the whole message does not appear on the
display, parts of the message will appear every three
seconds until the message is completed. To see the parts
of the message faster than every three seconds, press this
button again. A new group of words will appear on the
display. Once the complete message has been displayed,
INFO will disappear from the display until another new
message is received.

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P-TYPE: This button is used to turn on and off
Program Type (PTY) select. PTY and the light next to
the button will turn on. The last selected PTY will
appear on the display for five seconds. Turn the P
-TYPE
knob to select the PTY you want to listen to. Press
SEEK or SCAN to find radio stations of the PTY you
want to listen to. The last PTY selected will be used for
seek or scan modes. If a station with the selected PTY is
not found, NONE FOUND will appear on the display.
If both P
-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will
search for stations with traffic announcements and the
selected PTY.
To use the P
-TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold the
P
-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you
want to interrupt on. When you are listening to a
compact disc, the last selected RDS FM station will
interrupt play if that selected PTY format is broadcast.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite Program Types (PTYs).
These buttons have factory PTY presets. You can set up
to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2) by performing the
following steps:
1. Press P
-TYPE, if it is not already on.
2. Press AM FM to select FM1 or FM2.3. Turn the SELECT knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons until
you hear a beep. Whenever you press that numbered
button, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
ALERT!: This type of announcement warns of national
or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn off
alert announcements. ALERT! appears on the display
when an alert announcement plays. When an alert
announcement comes on the tuned radio station, you
will hear it, even if the volume is muted or a compact
disc is playing. If the compact disc player is playing,
play will stop for the announcement and resume when
the announcement is finished.
ALTERNATE FREQUENCY: This feature allows the
radio to switch to a stronger station with the same
program type. Press and hold AM FM for two seconds
to turn alternate frequency on. AF ON will appear on the
display. The radio may switch to stronger stations. Press
and hold AM FM again for two seconds to turn alternate
frequency off. AF OFF will appear on the display. The
radio will not switch to other stations. When you turn
the ignition off and then on again, the alternate
frequency feature will automatically be turned on.

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Using Song List Mode
The integrated 6
-disc CD changer has a feature
called song list. This feature is capable of saving
20 track selections.
To save tracks into SONG LIST:
1. The disc player must be on with at least one disc
loaded. See ªLOAD/EJECTº previously for
more information.
2. The disc changer must not be in song list mode.
S
-LIST should not appear on the display. If S-LIST
is present, press SONG LIST to turn it off.
3. Select the desired disc by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the SEEK right arrow
button to locate the track that you want to save.
The track will begin to play.
4. Press and hold SONG LIST for two or more seconds
to save the track into memory. When SONG LIST is
pressed a beep will be heard immediately. After
two seconds of pressing SONG LIST continuously,
two beeps will sound, to confirm that the track has
been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.To play the SONG LIST:
Press SONG LIST. One beep will be heard and
S
-LIST will appear on the display.
The recorded tracks will begin to play in the order
that they were saved.
You may seek through the song list by using the
SEEK arrows. Seeking past the last saved track will
return you to the first saved track.
To delete tracks from SONG LIST:
1. The disc player must be turned on.
2. Press SONG LIST to turn song list on. S
-LIST will
appear on the display.
3. SEEK to the desired track to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the SONG LIST buttons for
two seconds. When pressing SONG LIST one beep
will be heard immediately. After two seconds of
pressing the SONG LIST button continuously,
two beeps will be heard, to confirm that the track
has been deleted.
After a track has been deleted, the remaining tracks are
moved up the list. When another track is added to the
song list, the tracks will be added to the end of the list.

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To delete the entire SONG LIST:
1. The disc player must be on.
2. Press SONG LIST to turn song list on. S
-LIST will
appear on the display.
3. Press and hold SONG LIST for more than four
seconds. A beep will be heard, followed by two
beeps after two seconds and a final beep will be
heard after four seconds. S
-LIST EMPTY will
appear on the display indicating that the song list
has been deleted.
If a disc is ejected, and the song list contains saved
tracks from that disc, those tracks are automatically
deleted from the song list.
To end SONG LIST mode, press the SONG LIST
button. One beep will be heard and S
-LIST will be
removed from the display.
Theft-Deterrent Feature RDS Radios
(If Equipped)
THEFTLOCK
is designed to discourage theft of your
radio. The feature works automatically by learning a
portion of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
If the radio is moved to a different vehicle, it will not
operate and LOCKED will be displayed.
When the radio and vehicle are turned off, the blinking
red light indicates that THEFTLOCK is armed.
With THEFTLOCK activated, your radio will not
operate if stolen.
Theft-Deterrent Feature Non-RDS
Radios (If Equipped)
THEFTLOCK
is designed to discourage theft of your
radio. The feature works automatically by learning a
portion of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
If the radio is moved to a different vehicle, it will not
operate and LOC will be displayed.
With THEFTLOCK activated, your radio will not
operate if stolen.