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ALOCAL/DISTANT Selection:With this feature
you can set the radio to search for local stations or
stations that are further away for a larger selection. To
set this feature to LOCAL or DISTANT, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the tune/select knob until SEEK LOCAL or
SEEK DISTANT appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/select knob to select either LOCAL
or DISTANT.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
To search for stations, press the single arrow buttons.
If the system is set to LOCAL, SEEK will appear on the
display and seek to stations with strong signals only.
If the system is set to DISTANT, D-SEEK will appear on
the display and seek to stations with weak and strong
signals.Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be programmed
on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM, or XM1
or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons for two seconds until you hear a beep.
The set preset station number will appear on the
display above the pushbutton that it is set to.
Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed for
less than two seconds, the station that was set
will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
To set the preset stations with an equalization
setting, DSP setting, or a PTY setting, see each
of these features later in this section. When a preset
station is selected, once one of these additional
settings is selected, the preset station will remember
each setting and it will remain active, until the
setting is selected off for that preset station.
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AUTOSTORE PRESETS:To set the preset stations
automatically, perform the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
4. Turn the tune/select knob until AUTOSTORE
PRESETS appears on the display.
5. Press the tune/select knob to select. AUTOSTORE
will appear on the display. The radio will
automatically search the band and select and store
the six radio stations with the strongest signal.
The stations will be stored by signal strength, not
sequential order. The set preset station number will
appear on the display above the pushbutton that
it is set to. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is
pressed for less than two seconds, the station
that was set will return.
6. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
When battery power is removed and later applied, you
will not have to reset your radio presets.PRESETS HOME/AWAY:This feature gives you the
ability to store two different kinds of station presets.
HOME can be used for stations available where you live
and AWAY can be for stations available outside of
your local broadcasting area. To set preset stations for
home and away perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the tune/select knob until PRESETS
HOME/AWAY appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/select knob to select. HOME or
AWAY will appear on the display.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
Follow the manual or automatic steps previously listed
for setting the preset pushbuttons for both home
and away.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the tune/select knob until BASS-MID-TREBLE
appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/select knob to enter the tone
settings.
4. Press the tune/select knob to scroll through the
settings.
5. Turn the tune/select knob to increase or to decrease
the bass, midrange, or treble. If a station is weak or
noisy, decrease the treble.
6. Press the tune/select knob to set the adjustment.
7. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display.
To return to the original display repeatedly press
the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to
time out.
AUDIO EQUALIZER:This feature allows you to select
customized equalization settings. To choose an
equalization setting (EQ0 through EQ5), perform the
following steps:
1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the tune/select knob until EQUALIZER
appears on the display.3. Press the tune/select knob to set the equalization
setting. The equalization setting will appear on the
display.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
The equalization settings are preset to EQ0 (Normal),
EQ1 (Pop), EQ2 (Rock), EQ3 (Jazz), EQ4 (Talk),
and EQ5 (Country).
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
To adjust the balance or fade, perform the following
steps:
1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the tune/select knob until BASS-MID-TREBLE
appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/select knob to enter the tone settings.
4. Press the tune/select knob to scroll to BALANCE or
FADER.
5. Turn the tune/select knob to adjust the BALANCE
to the right or the left speakers and the FADER to
the front or the rear speakers.
6. Press the tune/select knob to set the adjustment.
7. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
EQ0 will not appear on the display when in this mode.
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To turn TA on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the tune/select knob until TRAFFIC
ANNOUNCE appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/select knob to select ON or
OFF. An X will appear in the box when TA is
selected on.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
Activating Program Type (PTY)
Stations (RDS and XM™)
PTY allows you to search for stations with specic
types of music. The selectable PTYs are POP, EASY,
TALK, CNTRY (Country), CLASS (Classical), and JAZZ.
To activate program types, perform the following
steps:
1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the tune/select knob until PROGRAM TYPE
MODE appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/select knob to select ON or
OFF. An X will appear in the box when PTY
is selected on.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.Once program type is activated the PTYs will appear on
the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the
preset stations (if programmed). Press the pushbutton
for the PTY that you would like to listen to. Not all
stations support PTYs. The radio may not go to all of
the stations with that music type when pressing the
pushbutton.
AF (Alternate Frequency):Alternate frequency allows
the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type.
To turn AF on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the tune/select knob until ALTERNATE
FREQ. appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/select knob to select AF OFF,
AF ON, or AF REG. An X will appear in the box
when AF is selected on.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
Radio Message
THEFTLOCK:This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK®system has been activated. Take
the vehicle to the dealer for service.
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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 the receiver is being updated, and
no action is required. This process should take no longer
than 30 seconds.
No XM Signal Loss of signal The system is functioning correctly, but the vehicle is in a
location that is blocking the XM signal. When the vehicle is
moved into an open area, the signal should return.
Loading XM Acquiring channel audio
(after 4 second delay)The audio 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 the
presets, 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.
The system is working properly.
No Title Info Song/Program Title
not availableNo song title information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
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Using the Single CD Player
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in. If the ignition and the radio are on,
the CD will begin playing. A CD may be loaded with
the radio off, but it will not start playing until the radio
is on.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When the ignition
or radio is turned on, the CD will start to play where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
When the CD is inserted, CD will appear on the display.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
will appear on the display.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single
CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the
smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
If playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced
due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality
of the music that has been recorded, and the way the
CD-R has been handled. There may be an increase
in skipping, difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in
loading and ejecting. If these problems occur, try a
known good CD.
Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught
in the CD player.If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
When a CD is inserted, the CD functions will appear on
the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the
preset stations (if programmed).
F1
{(Reverse):Press this pushbutton to go to the
previous track. Press and hold this pushbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. Release the pushbutton
to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track
will appear on the display.
F2
|(Forward):Press this pushbutton to go to the
next track. Press and hold this pushbutton to advance
quickly within a track. Release the pushbutton to
play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will
appear on the display.
F3 RDM (Random):Press this pushbutton to listen to
the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order.
RANDOM will appear on the display. Press RDM again
to turn off random play. RANDOM will disappear
from the display.
F4 RPT (Repeat):Press this pushbutton to hear a
track over again. REPEAT will appear on the display.
Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT
will disappear from the display.
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F6 DISP (Display):Press this pushbutton to display
the time of the track. Press this pushbutton again
to remove the time of the track from the display.
©¨(Seek):Press the left single arrow button to go
to the previous or press the right single arrow button
to go to the next track on the CD.
©¨(Scan):Press the double arrow button to listen
to each track for 10 seconds. The CD will go to a
track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the next track.
Press this button again to stop scanning.
SRCE (Source):Press this button to select a source,
either radio or CD. The CD must be loaded to select the
source and to play. CD will appear on the display if a
CD is loaded. If a CD is not loaded, the display will not
change from the radio source.
Z(Eject):Press this button to stop a CD when it is
playing or to eject a CD when it is not playing. Eject
may be activated with the ignition and the radio off.
Using the Six-Disc CD Changer
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single
CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the
smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.If playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced
due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality
of the music that has been recorded, and the way the
CD-R has been handled. There may be an increase
in skipping, difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in
loading and ejecting. If these problems occur try a
known good CD.
Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught
in the CD player.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
When a CD is inserted, the CD functions will appear on
the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the
preset stations (if programmed).
M(Load):Press this button to load CDs into the CD
player. This CD player will hold up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and release the load button. Please Wait will
appear on the display.
3. Load the CD, when INSERT appears on the
display, insert a CD partway into the slot, label side
up. The player will pull the CD in.
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Radio Personalization
Accessing the Radio’s Main Menu
(Base Audio System)
There are two different procedures for accessing the
radio’s main menu depending upon whether or not your
vehicle has the Navigation system.
To access the main menu of the radio, do one of the
following:
Using the Base audio system, press the CNFG
button located on the radio or press the tune/select
knob located on the right side of the radio. Then
turn the tune/select knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to scroll through the menu items.
If your vehicle has the Navigation system, see the
Navigation System manual supplied with your
vehicle for more information on accessing the main
menu and for descriptions of the menu items for
the Navigation system.The main menu for the Base audio system consists of
the following menu items:
eBASS - MID - TREBLE
xBALANCE - FADER
eEQ EQUALIZER
H/A (HOME/AWAY) PRESETS
AUTOSTORE PRESETS
CAT CATEGORY
TA TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE
RECALL RDS (Radio Data System) MESSAGE
AF ALTERNATE FREQ. (Frequency)
ASEEK LOCAL/DISTANT
8SET CLOCK
BSET DATE
4INFO (Information)
LANG LANGUAGE
SETUP
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