2003 PONTIAC VIBE radio

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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: Press the AUDIO knob until BASS, MID or
TREB appears on the display. Turn the 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 TREB and press and
hold the AUDIO knob. The radio will produce one beep
and adjust the display level to zero.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker control is displayed. The radio will produce
one beep and CENTERED will appear on the display.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this
button to choose between bass, midrange and treble
equalization settings.
To return to the manual mode (CUSTOM), press the
AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on the
display. Then you will be able to manually adjust the
bass, midrange and treble using the AUDIO knob.Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right and the
left speakers, press the AUDIO knob until BAL appears
on the display. Turn the knob to move the sound toward
the left or the right speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press and hold the AUDIO knob until FAD
appears on the display. Turn the knob to move the sound
toward the front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and fade to the middle position,
select balance or fade and press and hold the AUDIO
knob. The radio will beep once and will adjust the
display level to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the AUDIO knob when tone
or speaker controls are not displayed. The radio will
produce one beep and CENTERED will appear on
the display.

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Using 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. Using
this system, the 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, and

seek to stations with traffic announcements.
This system relies upon receiving specific 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 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.Finding a PTY Station
P
-TYPE (Program Type Button): Press this button
to turn on and off program type (PTY) select mode.
PTY and the light next to the button will turn on.
The last selected PTY will appear on the display for
five seconds.
P
-TYPE (Program Type Knob): Turn the P-TYPE
knob to select the PTY you want to listen to.
To use the PTY interrupt feature, press and hold the
P
-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you
want to interrupt with. When you are listening to a
compact disc, the last selected RDS station will interrupt
play if that selected program type format is broadcast.


SEEK SCAN : Press an arrow to find radio
stations for 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 the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.

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AM FM (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency
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.
Setting PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite 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 AM FM to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press the P
-TYPE button to activate program type
select mode.
3. Turn the P
-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.RDS Messages
ALERT!: Alert warns of national or local 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 compact disc is playing. If the compact disc player
is playing, play will stop during the announcement.
You will not be able to turn off alert announcements.
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.

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TRAF (Traffic): Press this button to seek to a station
that broadcasts traffic announcements. TRAF will
appear on the display. If no station is found, NO TRAF
will appear on the display.
When a traffic announcement comes on the current
station or on 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 is being used, play
will stop during the announcement.
Playing a Compact Disc
If an error appears on the display, see ªCompact Disc
Messagesº later in this section.
LOAD CD
: Press the LOAD side of this button
to load CDs into the compact disc player. This compact
disc player will hold up to six discs.
To insert one disc, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD side of the LOAD
CD button.
3. Wait for the light, located to the right of the slot,
to turn green.
4. Load a disc. Insert the disc partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull the disc in.When a disc is inserted, the CD symbol will be
displayed. If you select an equalization setting for your
disc, it will be activated each time you play a disc.
If the radio is on or off, the disc will begin to play
automatically.
To insert multiple discs, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD side of the LOAD CD
button for two seconds.
You will hear a beep and the light, located to the
right of the slot, will begin to flash.
3. Once the light stops flashing and turns green, load a
disc. Insert the disc partway into the slot, label side
up. The player will pull the disc in.
Once the disc is loaded, the light will begin flashing
again. Once the light stops flashing and turns green
you can load another disc. The disc player takes up
to six discs. Do not try to load more than six.
To load more than one disc but less than six, complete
Steps 1 through 3. When you have finished loading
discs, with the radio on or off, press the LOAD side of
the LOAD CD button to cancel the loading function.
The radio will begin to play the last CD loaded.

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When a disc is inserted, the CD symbol will be
displayed. If more than one disc has been loaded, a
number for each disc will be displayed. If you select
an equalization setting for your disc, it will be activated
each time you play a disc.
If the radio is on or off, the last disc loaded will begin to
play automatically.
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
Playing a Specific Loaded Compact Disc
For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the radio
display. To play a specific CD, first press the CD AUX
button to start playing a CD. Then press the numbered
pushbutton that corresponds to the CD you want to play.
A small bar will appear under the CD number that is
playing, and the track number will appear.
If an error appears on the radio display, see ªCompact
Disc Messagesº later in this section.LOAD CD (Eject): Pressing the CD eject side
of this button will eject a single disc or multiple discs.
To eject the disc that is currently playing, press and
release this button. To eject multiple discs, press and
hold this button for two seconds. You will hear a beep
and the light will flash to let you know when a disc is
being ejected.
REMOVE CD will be displayed. You can now remove
the disc. If the disc is not removed, after 25 seconds, the
disc will be automatically pulled back into the receiver.
If you try to push the disc back into the receiver, before
the 25 second time period is complete, the receiver will
sense an error and will try to eject the disc several times
before stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the CD eject side of the LOAD
CD eject button to eject a disc after you have tried to
push it in manually. The receivers 25
-second eject timer
will reset at each press of eject, which will cause the
receiver to not eject the disc until the 25
-second time
period has elapsed.
Once the player stops and the disc is ejected, remove
the disc. After removing the disc, press the PWR knob
off and then on again. This will clear the disc
-sensing
feature and enable discs to be loaded into the
player again.

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SEEK : To seek, press the left arrow while
playing a CD to go to the start of the current track, if
more than ten seconds have passed. Press the right arrow
to go to the next track. If you press the button more than
once, the player will continue moving backward or
forward through the disc.


SCAN : To scan one disc, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN
appears on the display and you hear a beep. Use this
feature to listen to each track of the currently selected
disc for ten seconds. Press either SCAN arrow again to
stop scanning.
To scan all loaded discs, press and hold either SCAN
arrow for more than four seconds until DISC SCAN
appears on the display and you hear a beep. Use this
feature to listen to the first track, for ten seconds for
each disc loaded. Press either SCAN arrow again, to
stop scanning.
RCL (Recall): Press this knob to see how long the
current track has been playing. To change what is
normally shown on the display (track or elapsed time),
push this knob until you see the display you want, then
hold the knob until the display flashes.
AM FM: Press this button to play the radio when a
disc(s) is in the player.Using Song List Mode
The integrated six
-disc CD changer has a feature called
song list. This feature is capable of saving 20 track
selections.
To save tracks into the song list feature, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the disc player on and load it with at least one
disc. See ªLOAD CDº listed previously in this
section for more information.
2. Check to see that the disc changer is not in song list
mode. S
-LIST should not appear in the display. If
S
-LIST is present, press the SONG LIST button to
turn it off.
3. Select the desired disc by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the SEEK SCAN right
arrow button to locate the track that you want to
save. The track will begin to play.
4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button 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.

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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
becomes 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.
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't be
corrected, contact your dealer. If your radio displays an
error message, write it down and provide it to your
dealer when reporting the problem.Navigation/Radio System (Option)
Navigation/Radio Display and Controls
The display screen is located in the center of the
instrument panel.

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Your vehicle may have an AM-FM radio navigation
radio system that includes a Radio Data System (RDS)
with program type selections (PTY) that will seek out
the kind of music you want to listen to. The radio
system can also communicate with your navigation
system to broadcast announcements on traffic and
emergency alert communications. For information on
how to use this system, see the ªNavigation/Radio
Systemº supplement.Understanding Radio Reception
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM,
especially at night. The longer range, however, can
cause stations to interfere with each other. AM can pick
up noise from things like storms and power lines. Try
reducing the treble to reduce this noise if you ever get it.
FM Stereo
FM stereo will give you the best sound, but FM signals
will reach only about 10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall
buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals, causing
the sound to come and go.