2003 BUICK LESABRE Owner's Manual

Do not add paper labels to discs, they could get caught
in the CD player.
Do not play 3 inch discs without a standard
adapter disc.
If an error appears on the display, see ªCompact Disc
Errorsº later in this section.
1
s(Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton to
quickly reverse within a track. Release is it to play the
passage. You will hear sound at a reduced level.
2
\(Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton to
quickly advance within a track. Release it to play
the passage. You will hear sound at a reduced level.
4 RDM (Random):Press this pushbutton to hear
the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order.
Press RDM again to turn off random play.
DISP (Display):Press this button to see which track is
playing. Press it again within ®ve seconds to see
how long it has been playing. To change what is
normally shown on the display (track or elapsed time),
press this button until you see the display you want, then
hold the button until the display ¯ashes.
©SEEK¨:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current track if more than eight seconds have
played. If you hold the button or press it more than once,
the player will continue moving back through the disc.
Press the right arrow to go to the next track. If you hold
the button or press it more than once, the player will
continue moving forward through the disc.
To scan CD tracks, press and hold one of the SEEK
arrows for two seconds until SCAN appears on the
display. You will hear a beep. The disc will go to the next
track, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next
track. The sound will mute and SCAN and the track
number will appear on the display while scanning. The
disc will only scan forward. Press one of the SEEK
arrows again to stop scanning.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing.
CD:Press this button to change to playing a CD when
listening to the radio.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD.
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Compact Disc Messages
CHECK CD:If this message appears on the radio
display, it could be due to one of the following reasons:
·You're driving on a very rough road. When the
road is smoother, the disc should play.
·The disc is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down.
·The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
·There may have been a problem while burning
the CD.
·The label may be caught in the CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can not be
corrected, contact your dealer. If your radio displays
an error number, write it down and provide it to
your dealer when reporting the problem.
Radio with Cassette and CD
Radio Data System (RDS)
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only
on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
With RDS, your radio can do the following:
·Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
programming
·Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
·Display messages from radio stations
·Seek to stations with traffic announcements
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This system relies upon receiving speci®c information
from these stations and will only work when the
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,
contact the radio station.
While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or the call letters will appear on the display instead
of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the
time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming, and the name of the program being
broadcast.
XMŸ Radio Satellite Service
(USA Only)
XMŸ is a continental U.S. based satellite radio service
that offers 100 coast to coast channels including
music, news, sports, talk, and children's programming.
XMŸ provides digital quality audio and text information,
including song title and artist name. A service fee is
required in order to receive the XMŸ service. For more
information, contact XMŸ at www.xmradio.com or
call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease the volume.
SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume):With SCV, your
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road
and wind noise as you drive. To get to SCV, press the
TUNE/AUDIO knob repeatedly until SPEED VOL is
displayed. Turn the TUNE/AUDIO knob to select OFF,
MIN, MED or MAX. Each higher choice allows for more
volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then, as
you drive, SCV automatically increases the volume, as
necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume
level should always sound the same to you as you drive.
If you don't want to use SCV, select OFF.
DISP (Display):Press this button to display the time
when the ignition is turned off.
For XMŸ (USA only, if equipped), press this button
while in XMŸ mode to retrieve four different categories
of information related to the current song or channel:
Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY, Channel
Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, press this button
until you see the display you want, then hold the
button until the display ¯ashes. The selected display will
now be the default.
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2,
or AM, XM1 or XM2 (USA only, if equipped). The
display will show your selection.
TUNE:Turn this knob to choose a radio station.
©SEEK¨:Press the right or the left arrow to go to
the next or to the previous station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold one of the SEEK
arrows for two seconds until SCAN appears on
the display. The radio will go to a station, play for a few
seconds, then go on to the next station. Press one of
the SEEK arrows again to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold one of the
SEEK arrows for more than four seconds until SCAN
and the preset number appear on the display. You
will hear a double beep. The radio will go to the ®rst
preset station stored on your pushbuttons, play for a few
seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press
one of the SEEK arrows again to stop scanning presets.
The radio will seek and scan only to the stations that
are in the selected band and only to those with a strong
signal.
Setting Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite stations. You can set up to 30 stations (six FM1,
six FM2, and six AM, six XM1 and six XM2 (USA
only, if equipped), by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM, XM1
or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press EQ to select the EQ setting. It will be stored
with the preset station.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons. When you hear the radio produce one
beep, release the pushbutton. Whenever you
press that numbered pushbutton, the station you
set will return.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release AUDIO until BASS, MID, or
TREBLE appears on the display. Then turn the
AUDIO knob to increase or to decrease. If a station is
weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
To adjust bass, midrange or treble to the middle
position, select BASS, MID, or TREBLE. Then push and
hold AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear
a beep. BASS and a zero, MID and a zero or TREBLE
and a zero will appear on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls
to the middle position, end out of audio mode by
waiting ®ve seconds without making any changes. Then
push and hold AUDIO for more than two seconds
until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on
the display.
EQ (Equalizer):Press this button to choose bass, mid
and treble equalization settings designed for different
program types.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, push and release AUDIO until
BAL appears on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob
to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers.
A bar graph with indicators will show how the sound
is balanced.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release AUDIO until FADE appears
on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob to move
the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. A bar
graph with indicators will show how the sound is
balanced.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select
BAL or FADE. Then push and hold AUDIO for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep. The indicator
will be centered on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls
to the middle position, end out of audio mode by
waiting ®ve seconds without making any changes. Then
press and hold AUDIO for more than two seconds
until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on
the display.
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Finding a PTY Station (RDS and XMŸ)
To select and ®nd a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press P-TYP. The P-TYPE symbol will be
displayed on the screen.
2. Select a category by turning the AUDIO knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to select the category and take you to
the category's ®rst station.
4. If you want to go to another station within that
category and the category is displayed, press
either SEEK arrow once. If the category is not
displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display
the category and then to go to another station.
5. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go
back to Step 1.
SCAN:You can also scan through the stations within a
category by performing the following:
1. Press P-TYP. The PTY symbol will be displayed on
the screen.
2. Select a category by turning the AUDIO knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press and
hold either SEEK arrow, and the radio will begin
scanning within your chosen category.
4. Press and hold either SEEK arrow again to stop at
a particular station.If both P-TYP and TRAF are on, the radio will search
for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type. Press and hold BAND 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 BAND 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.
This function does not apply for XMŸ Satellite Radio
Service.
RDS Messages
ALERT!:Alert warns of local or national emergencies.
When an alert announcement comes on the current
radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will
hear the announcement, even if the volume is muted
or a cassette tape or compact disc is playing. If a
cassette tape or compact disc is being used, play will
stop during the announcement. You will not be able
to turn off alert announcements.
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ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported by
all RDS stations.
INFO (Information):If the current station has a
message, INFO will appear on the display. Press this
button to see the message. The message may display
the artist and song title, call in phone numbers, etc.
If the whole message is not displayed, parts of it
will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the
message at your own speed, press the INFO button
repeatedly. A new group of words will appear on
the display with each press. Once the complete
message has been displayed, INFO will disappear from
the display until another new message is received.
The old message can be displayed by pressing
the INFO button until a new message is received or a
different station is tuned to.
TRAF (Traffic):If TRAF appears on the display, the
tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.
To receive the traffic announcement from the tuned
station, press this button. Brackets will be displayed
around TRAF and when a traffic announcement comes
on the tuned radio station you will hear it.
If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, press this button and the radio
will seek to a station that does. When the radio ®nds astation that broadcasts traffic announcements, it will
stop and brackets will be displayed around TRAF. When
a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio
station you will hear it. If no station is found, NO
TRAFFIC will appear on the display.
If the brackets are on the display and TRAF is not, you
can then press the TRAF button to remove the brackets
or use the TUNE knob or the SEEK arrows to go to a
station that supports traffic announcements. If no station
is found, NO TRAFFIC will appear on the display.
Your radio will play the traffic announcements even if the
volume is muted or interrupt the play of a cassette tape or
CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic
announcements.
This function does not apply to XMŸ Satellite Radio
Service.
Radio Messages
CAL (CALIBRATE):Your audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If this
message appears on the display it means that your
radio has not been con®gured properly for your vehicle
and must be returned to the dealership for service.
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XMŸ Radio Messages
Radio Display
MessageCondition Action Required
XL (Explicit Language
Channels)XL on the radio display,
after the channel name,
indicates content with
explicit language.These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a
customer's request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating Updating encryption
codeThe encryption code in your receiver is being updated, and
no action is required. This process should take no longer
than 30 seconds.
No Signal Loss of signal Your system is functioning correctly, but you are in a
location that is blocking the XM signal. When you move
into an open area, the signal should return.
Loading XM Acquiring channel audio
(after 4 second delay)Your radio system is acquiring and processing audio and
text data. No action is needed. This message should
disappear shortly.
CH Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune to another
channel.
CH Unavail Channel no longer
availableThis previously assigned channel is no longer assigned.
Tune to another station. If this station was one of your
presets, you may need to choose another station for that
preset button.
No Info Artist Name/Feature not
availableNo artist information is available at this time on this
channel. Your system is working properly.
No Info Song/Program Title not
availableNo song title information is available at this time on this
channel. Your system is working properly.
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