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Radio with CD (UpLevel)
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States. XM™ offers
100 coast-to-coast channels including music, news,
sports, talk, and children’s programming. XM™ provides
digital quality audio and text information that includes
song title and artist name. A service fee is required
in order to receive the XM™ service. For more
information, contact XM™ at www.xmradio.com or call
1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Playing the Radio
P
(Power):Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
v(Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to decrease
the volume.
DISP (Display):When the ignition is turned off, press
this button to display the time.
For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP button while in
XM™ 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 the DISP
button until you see the display you want, then hold this
button for two seconds. The radio will produce
one beep and the selected display will now be the
default.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):With SCV, the
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for
road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to
select SPEED VOL MIN, SPEED VOL MED, or
SPEED VOL MAX. Each higher setting will allow for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
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DISP (Display):Press this button to see how long the
current track has been playing. The elapsed time of
the track will appear on the display. To change
the default on the display, track or elapsed time,
press this button until you see the display you want,
then hold the button for two seconds. The radio
will produce one beep and the selected display will
now be the default.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening to
the radio. The CD symbol will appear on the display
when a CD is loaded.
EQ (Equalization):Press EQ to select an equalization
setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be
set whenever a CD is played. See “EQ” listed previously
for more information. If you select an EQ setting for
your CD, it will be activated each time you play a CD.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may
be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs
may be loaded with the ignition and radio off if this
button is pressed rst.
CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message appears on the display
and/or the CD comes out, it could be for one of the
following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
You are driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the CD should play.
The CD 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 cannot be
corrected, contact your GM dealer. If the radio displays
an error message, write it down and provide it to
your GM dealer when reporting the problem.
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Radio with CD (MP3)
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States. XM™ offers
100 coast-to-coast channels including music, news,
sports, talk, and children’s programming. XM™ provides
digital quality audio and text information that includes
song title and artist name. A service fee is required
in order to receive the XM™ service. For more
information, contact XM™ at www.xmradio.com or call
1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Playing the Radio
P
(Power):Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
v(Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to decrease
the volume.
DISP (Display):Press this button to switch the display
between the radio station frequency and time of day.
When the ignition is turned off, press this knob to display
the time.
For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP button while in
XM™ 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 the DISP
button until you see the display you want, then hold
this knob for two seconds. The radio will produce
one beep and the selected display will now be the
default.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):With SCV, the
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for
road and wind noise as you drive.
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oSEEKp:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current or the previous track. Press the right
arrow to go to the start of the next track.
To scan tracks, press and hold either arrow for more
than two seconds. SCAN will appear on the display.
The CD will search the previous or next tracks at
two seconds per track. Press either arrow to stop
scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this button to see how long the
current track has been playing. The elapsed time of
the track will appear on the display. To change
the default on the display, track or elapsed time, press
this button until you see the display you want, then
hold the button for two seconds. The radio will produce
one beep and the selected display will now be the
default.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening to
the radio. The CD symbol will appear on the display
when a CD is loaded.EQ (Equalization):Press EQ to select an equalization
setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be
set whenever a CD is played. See “EQ” listed previously
for more information. If you select an EQ setting for
your CD, it will be activated each time you play a CD.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may
be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs
may be loaded with the ignition and radio off if this
button is pressed rst.
Using an MP3 CD
MP3 Format
This MP3 player will accept MP3 les that were recorded
on an up to 700 MB CD-R CD. The les can be
recorded with the following xed bit rates: 32 kpbs,
40 kpbs, 56 kpbs, 64 kpbs, 80 kpbs, 96 kpbs,
112 kpbs, 128 kpbs, 160 kpbs, 192 kpbs, 224 kpbs,
256 kpbs, and 320 kpbs or a variable bit rate. Song title,
artist name, and album will be available when recorded
using ID3 tags versions 1 and 2.
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oSEEKp:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the previous track. Press the right arrow to go to the
start of the next track.
To scan tracks, press either arrow for more than
two seconds until SCAN appears on the display. The CD
will search the previous or next tracks at two seconds per
track. Press either arrow to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this button to switch between
track mode, folder/playlist mode, and ID3 tag. The
display will show only eight characters, but there can be
up to four pages of text. If there are more than
eight characters in the song, folder, or playlist name,
pressing this knob within two seconds will take you
to the next page of text. If there are no other pages to
be shown, pressing this button within two seconds
will take you to the next display mode.
Song name and time of day mode will display the
current song name and time of day.
Folder/playlist mode will display the current folder or
playlist number the track number and the elapsed
time of the track.
Song name and track number mode will display the
current song name and track number.
ID3 Tag and folder mode will display the ID3 tag
information and the folder number.
Song and folder mode will display the number of
songs in the folder and the folder number.To change the default on the display, press the DISP
knob until you see the display you want, then hold
this knob for two seconds. The radio will produce
one beep and the selected display will now be the
default.
INFO (Information):INFO will appear on the display
whenever a current track has ID3 tag information. Press
this button to display the artist name and album
contained in the tag.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening to
the radio. The CD symbol will appear on the display
when a CD is loaded.
EQ (Equalization):Press EQ to select an equalization
setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be
set whenever a CD is played. See “EQ” listed previously
for more information. If you select an EQ setting for
your CD, it will be activated each time you play a CD.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may
be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs
may be loaded with the ignition and radio off if this
button is pressed rst.
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Playing the Radio
P
(Power):Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
v(Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to decrease
the volume.
DISP (Display):When the ignition is turned off, press
this knob to display the time.
For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP knob while in
XM™ 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 the DISP
knob until you see the display you want, then hold
this knob for two seconds. The radio will produce
one beep and the selected display will now be the
default.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):With SCV, the
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for
road and wind noise as you drive.Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to
select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. Each higher setting
will allow for more volume compensation at faster
vehicle speeds. Then as you drive, SCV increases the
volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any
speed. The volume level should always sound the same
to you as you drive. To turn SCV off, press this button
until OFF appears on the display.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2,
AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The display will
show the selection.
e(Tune):Turn this knob to select radio stations.
oSEEKp:Press and release the right or the left
arrow to go to the next or to the previous station
and stay there.
To scan radio stations, press and hold either arrow for
more than two seconds. SCAN will appear on the
display and the radio will produce one beep. The radio
will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go
on to the next station. Press either arrow again or
one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
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\(Fast Forward):Press this button to fast forward
within the current track.
N(Repeat):With repeat, one track or an entire CD
can be repeated.
To use repeat, do the following:
To repeat the track you are listening to, press
and release the repeat button. RPT # will appear
on the display. Press this button again to turn off
repeat play.
To repeat the CD you are listening to, press and hold
the repeat button for two seconds. REPEAT CD # will
appear on the display. Press this button again to turn
off repeat play.
RDM (Random):With random, you can listen to the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order, on
one CD or on all of the CDs. To use random, do one of
the following:
To play the tracks on the CD you are listening to in
random order, press and release the random
button. RANDOM ONE will appear on the display.
Press this button again to turn off random play.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded
in random order, press and hold this button for
more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and
RANDOM ALL will appear on the display. Press this
button again to turn off random play.
oSEEKp:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current track, if more than ten seconds have
played. Press the right arrow to go to the next track. If
either arrow is held or pressed more than once, the
player will continue moving backward or forward through
the CD.
To scan one CD, press and hold either SEEK arrow for
more than two seconds until TRACK SCAN appears
on the display and you hear a beep. The radio will go to
the next track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the
next track. Press either SEEK arrow again, to stop
scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either SEEK
arrow for more than four seconds until ALL CD
SCAN appears on the display and you hear a beep.
Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of the rst track
of each loaded CD. Press either SEEK arrow again,
to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this knob to see how long the
current track has been playing. The elapsed time of the
track will appear on the display. To change the
default on the display, track or elapsed time, press this
knob until you see the display you want, then hold
the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce
one beep and the selected display will now be the
default.
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BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening to
the radio. The CD symbol will appear on the display
when a CD is loaded.
EQ (Equalization):Press EQ to select an equalization
setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be
set whenever a CD is played. See “EQ” listed previously
for more information. If you select an EQ setting for
your CD, it will be activated each time you play a CD.
Using List Mode
The 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 CD player on and load it with at least
one CD. See “LOAD” listed previously in this
section for more information.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in song list
mode. LIST should not appear on the display. If
LIST is present, press the LIST button to turn it off.3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the SEEK right arrow to
locate the track to be saved. The track will begin
to play.
4. Press and hold the LIST button to save the track
into memory. When LIST is pressed, one beep will
be heard immediately. After two seconds of
continuously pressing the LIST button, TRACK
ADD will appear on the display and two beeps will
sound to conrm the track has been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.
S-LIST FULL will appear on the display if you try to save
more than 20 selections.
To play the song list, press the LIST button. One beep
will be heard and S-LIST will appear on the display.
The recorded tracks will begin to play in the order they
were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK arrows.
Seeking past the last saved track will return to the
rst saved track.
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