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Setting Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite stations and associated tone and DSP settings.
The RDS PTY mode must be off to set preset stations.
You can set up to 36 stations (six weather, six FM1,
six FM2, six AM, and six XM1 and six XM2
(48 contiguous US states, if equipped), by performing
the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select weather, FM1, FM2, AM, or
XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons for more than two seconds until you
hear a beep. Whenever you press that numbered
pushbutton for less than two seconds, the
station you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
When battery power is removed and later applied, you
will not have to reset your radio presets because
the radio remembers them.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
TONE:Press and release this button until BASS,
TREBLE, or MIDRANGE appears on the display. The
radio keeps separate tone settings for each band, preset
(except weather band presets) and source.
−LEVEL +:After selecting the desired tone control,
press the plus or minus button to select the desired level.
To save the tone settings for your presets, press and hold
the numbered button for the desired preset for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
TONE:Press and release this button until BALANCE
or FADE appears on the display.
−LEVEL +:After selecting the desired control, press
the plus or minus button to select the desired level.
To save the tone settings for your presets, press and
hold the numbered pushbutton for the desired preset for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep.
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Using Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
DSP:This feature is used to provide a choice of
four different listening experiences: talk, front seat,
ambience and spacious. DSP can be used while
listening to the radio, cassette, CD, or XM™. Press this
button to turn DSP on. Press and release this button
until the desired selection appears on the display.
To turn DSP off, press and hold this button until DSP
OFF appears on the display. When DSP OFF appears
on the display, the system will provide the best
overall audio performance. The radio keeps separate
DSP settings for each band (except weather band,
which is always set to talk), preset, and source.
TALK:This setting should be used when listening to
non-musical material such as news, talk shows,
sports broadcasts, and books on tape. Talk makes
spoken words sound very clear.
FRONT SEAT:This setting adjusts the audio to give the
driver the best possible sound qualities. Front seat can be
used at any time for any material. Rear seat passengers
in the vehicle may not get the same effect.
AMBIENCE:This setting is used to enhance the stereo
effect.
SPACIOUS:This setting is used to make the listening
space seem larger.
Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(XM™ Only)
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press PTY to activate program type select mode.
PTY will appear on the display.
2. Press LEVEL to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press either
TUNE SEEK arrow to select the PTY and take
you to the PTY’s rst station.
4. If you want to go to another station within that PTY,
press TUNE SEEK once to display the PTY, then
press TUNE SEEK again to go to another station.
5. Press PTY to exit program type select mode.
If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go
back to Step 1.
If both PTY and TA are on, the radio will search for
stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
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SCAN:You can scan the stations within a PTY by
performing the following:
1. Press PTY to activate program type select mode.
PTY will appear on the display.
2. Press LEVEL to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press SCAN,
and the radio will begin scanning the stations in
the PTY.
4. Press SCAN to stop at a station.
RDS Messages
ALERT!:Alert warns of local or continental U.S.-based
emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on
the current radio station or a related network station, you
will hear it, even if the volume is muted, a cassette tape or
CD is playing, or if RDS mode is turned off. ALERT will
appear on the display when an alert announcement
plays. To increase or to decrease volume, turn the
PWR/VOL knob. TA VOLUME will appear on the display
while the volume is being adjusted. If the radio tunes to a
related network station for an alert announcement, it will
return to the original station when the announcement is
nished. If a cassette tape or CD is playing, play will stop
during the announcement. You will not be able to turn off
alert announcements.TA (Traffic):If TA appears on the display, the tuned
station broadcasts traffic announcements 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 a
station that broadcasts traffic announcements, it will
stop and TA will be displayed. When a traffic
announcement comes on the tuned radio station you
will hear it. If no station is found, NO TRAFFIC STATION
FOUND will appear on the display.
If TA is on the display you can press the TA button to
turn off the traffic announcements.
Your radio will play the traffic announcement even if the
volume is low. Your radio will interrupt the play of a
cassette tape or CD if the last tuned station broadcasts
traffic announcements.
This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite Radio
Service.
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MSG (Message):If the current station has a message,
MSG will appear on the display. Press the MSG
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 the MSG button repeatedly.
A new group of words will appear on the display
with each press. Once the complete message has been
displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until
another new MSG is received.For XM™ (48 contiguous US states, if equipped), press
the MSG button while in XM mode to retrieve four
different categories of information related to the current
song or channel: Artist Name/Feature, Song/Program
Title, Channel Category.
Each of the four information types may have multiple
pages of text. To reach a category, press and release
the MSG button repeatedly until the desired type is
displayed. If there are multiple pages of text for
the information selected type, the radio will automatically
display all the pages for that type at a rate of about
one page every three seconds before timing out
and returning to the default display. You may override
this feature by pressing the MSG button to review all of
the pages at your own pace.
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XM™ 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).
XM 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 XM 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.
Channel Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune in to another
channel.
Channel 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 Artist Info Artist Name/Feature not
availableNo artist information is available at this time on this
channel. Your system is working properly.
No Title 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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XM™ Radio Messages (cont’d)
Radio Display
MessageCondition Action Required
No CAT Info Category Name not
availableNo category information is available at this time on this
channel. Your system is working properly.
Not Found No channel available for
the chosen categoryThere are no channels available for the category you
selected. Your system is working properly.
No Information No Text/Informational
message availableNo text or informational messages are available at this
time on this channel. Your system is working properly.
XM Theftlocked Theft lock active The XM receiver in your vehicle may have previously been
in another vehicle. For security purposes, XM receivers
cannot be swapped between vehicles. If you receive this
message after having your vehicle serviced, check with the
servicing facility.
XM Radio ID Radio ID label
(channel 0)If you tune to channel 0, you will see this message
alternating with your XM Radio 8 digit radio ID label. This
label is needed to activate your service.
Unknown Radio ID not known
(should only be if
hardware failure)If you receive this message when you tune to channel 0,
you may have a receiver fault. Consult with your dealer.
Check XM Receiver Hardware failure If this message does not clear within a short period of time,
your receiver may have a fault. Consult with your retail
location.
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Playing a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
up to 30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes
longer than that are so thin that they may not work well
in this player. The longer side with the tape visible
should face to the right. If the ignition is on, but the radio
is off, the tape can be inserted and will begin playing.
If you hear nothing or hear a garbled sound, the
tape may not be in squarely. Press the eject button to
remove the tape and start over.
Your tape bias is set automatically when a metal or
chrome tape is inserted.
If you want to insert a tape while the ignition or radio is
off, rst press the eject button. Cassette tape adapter
kits for portable CD players will work in your cassette
tape player.
While the tape is playing, use the VOL, TONE, LEVEL,
and DSP controls just as you do for the radio. Other
controls may have different functions when a tape
is inserted. The display will show an underlined tape
symbol. TAPE PLAY will appear on the display when a
tape is playing, with an arrow to indicate which side
of the tape is playing.Your cassette tape player automatically reduces
background noise. Dolby
®Noise Reduction is
manufactured under a license from Dolby®Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. Dolby®and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby®Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
If an error appears on the display, see “Cassette Tape
Messages” later in this section.
1 PREV (Previous):Your tape must have at least three
seconds of silence between each selection for previous
to work. Press this pushbutton to seek to the previous
selection on the tape.
2 NEXT:Your tape must have at least three seconds of
silence between each selection for next to work.
Press this pushbutton to seek to the next selection on
the tape.
3
{RW (Rewind):Press this pushbutton to rewind
the tape rapidly. The radio will play while the tape
rewinds. Press RW again to return to playing speed.
4FF
|(Fast Forward):Press this pushbutton to fast
forward to another part of the tape. The radio will
play while the tape advances. Press FF again to return
to playing speed.
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¦SEEK¥:Your tape must have at least three
seconds of silence between each selection for the SEEK
arrows to work. Press the up or the down arrow to
seek to the next or to the previous selection on the tape.
SCAN:Press this button to listen to each selection
for a few seconds. The tape will go to a selection, play
for a few seconds, then go on to the next selection.
Press this button again to stop scanning.
SOURCE:Press this button to lay a cassette tape or
CD when listening to the radio. The audio source
must be loaded to play. Available loaded sources are
shown on the display. If a source is being used, it will be
underlined on the display. If none of the audio sources
are loaded, NO SOURCE LOADED will appear on
the display.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio when
playing a cassette tape or CD. The inactive tape or CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
SIDE:Press this button to play the other side of
the tape.
Z(Eject):Press this button, located to the right of
the cassette tape slot, to stop a tape when it is playing
or to eject a tape when it is not playing. Eject may
be activated with the radio and the ignition off.
Cassette Tape Messages
If an error occurs while trying to play a cassette tape, it
could be one of the following has occurred:
The cassette tape is tight and the cassette player
cannot turn the hubs of the tape. Hold the cassette
tape with the open end down and try turning
the right hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Flip
the tape over and repeat. If the hubs do not
turn easily, your cassette tape may be damaged
and should not be used in the player. Try a
new tape to be sure your player is working properly.
The cassette tape is broken. (Check to see if
your tape is broken. Try a new tape.)
CLEAN TAPE:If this message appears on the display,
the cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will
still play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as
possible to prevent damage to the tapes and player.
SeeCare of Your Cassette Tape Player on page 3-116.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer.
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