2006 CADILLAC XLR V Owners Manual

MSG (Message):When RDS is on, if the current
station has a message, MSG will appear on the display.
Touch MSG from the preset menu to view 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. Once the
complete message has been displayed, MSG will
disappear from the display until another new message
is received. MSG will remain available to allow you
to display the entire message again.
PTY:PTY allows you to seek only stations with types
of programs you want to listen to. This button is used to
turn on and off Program Type (PTY) features.
With RDS on, touch RDS, followed by PTY. The PTY
display will turn on. Touch RDS followed by this
button again to turn the PTY display off.
Select PTY (Select Program Type):With RDS and
PTY on, touch RDS, then SEL PTY. The PTY menu will
appear. Use the up and down arrows to select a
PTY. Touch your PTY selection and the system will
return you to the screen with the preset stations shown.
See Steps 1 through 7 under “Preset Station Menu”
to store the selected PTYs. The selected PTY is then
stored on the preset. You can now touch the PTY preset
to recall your settings.When the PTY display is on, press TUNE/SEEK and
SCAN to nd radio stations of the PTY selected. The last
PTY selected will be used for seek and scan modes.
If a station with the selected PTY is not found, NONE
FOUND will appear on the display. If both PTY and TA
are on, the audio system will search for stations with
traffic announcements and the selected PTY.
PTY (Program Type) Presets:The six presets let you
return to your favorite PTYs. These presets have
factory PTY preset stations. See “RDS Program Type
(PTY) Selections” later in this section. You can set up to
12 PTYs, 6 FM 1 and 6 FM2. To save a PTY preset,
do the following:
1. Touch FM1 or FM2.
2. Touch RDS to enter the RDS menu.
3. Touch RDS ON/OFF to turn RDS on.
4. Touch PTY.
5. Touch SEL PTY and select the desired PTY from
the list.
6. Touch and hold one of the six presets for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep. Whenever
you touch that numbered preset for less than
two seconds, the PTY you set will return.
7. Repeat the steps for each preset.
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Once you have stored a PTY for each of your preset
stations, you can recall a PTY preset by touching
the preset station for less than two seconds. Then use
TUNE/SEEK or SCAN to locate a station for that
PTY selection.
ALERT:This type of announcement warns of national
or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn
off alert announcements. Alert announcements will come
on even if RDS mode is turned off. ALERT appears
on the display when an alert announcement plays.
The audio system uses TA volume during these
announcements. To increase volume, touch the VOL
button on your steering wheel or use the VOL up
and down buttons during the announcement. See
“Voice Guidance Volume Settings” underSetup Menu
on page 4-13for more information. When an alert
announcement comes on the tuned radio station or a
related network station, you will hear it even if the
volume is muted or a CD is playing. If the audio
system tunes to a related network station for an alert
announcement, it will return to the original station when
the announcement is nished. If the CD player is
playing, the player will stop for the announcement and
resume when the announcement is nished.XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and in Canada (if available).
XM™ offers 100 coast-to-coast channels including music,
news, sports, talk, and children’s programming. XM™
provides digital quality audio and text information,
including 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).
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INFO (Information):Touch INFO while in XM™ mode
to retrieve various pieces of information related to
the current song or channel. By touching INFO, you may
retrieve four different categories of information: Artist
Name/Feature, Song/Program Title, Channel Category,
and other Additional Information that may be broadcast
on that channel. Additional Information messages
may only be available at certain times or on certain
programs. If an Additional Information message is being
broadcast on the tuned channel, INFO will appear on
the display.
Each of the four information types may have multiple
pages of text. To reach a category, touch INFO
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 touching INFO
to review all of the pages at your own pace.
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).Setting Program Type (PTY) Preset
Stations
S
CATT(Category):Press the arrows to select a
category.
Once the desired category is displayed, press
TUNE/SEEK to select the category and take you to the
category’s rst station. If you want to go to another
station within that category, press TUNE/SEEK once.
Touch and hold one of the desired P1-P6 presets
to store the selected station as a preset. If PTY times
out and is no longer on the display, start again.
SCAN:Use this button to scan through the channels
within a category or scan through the preset stations.
To scan through the channels in a category, do the
following:
1. Select a category by using the category arrows.
2. Once the desired category is displayed, touch
SCAN. The radio will begin scanning within the
chosen category.
3. Touch SCAN again to stop scanning.
To scan through your preset stations, touch and hold
SCAN. Touch SCAN again to stop scanning.
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XM Radio Messages
Radio Display Message Condition Action Required
XM Updating Updating encryption code The 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 Info Artist Name/Feature,
Song Title, CAT not
availableArtist, song title, and/or category information may not be
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.
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Radio Display Message Condition Action Required
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 Receivr 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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Six-Disc CD Changer
With the compact disc changer, you can play up to
six normal size discs continuously.
When the radio is turned on, the changer will begin
checking for discs. This will continue for up to one and
a half minutes, depending on the number of discs
loaded. You may hear noise, but this is normal.
The CD changer is initializing.
Press the CD hard key to access the six-disc CD
changer screen. You can also use the system’s DVD
player for single CD play once the map DVD is removed.
SeeCD/DVD Player on page 4-69for more information.
If no CD is loaded in the CD/DVD Player and you
press the CD hard key, the message “No CD Loaded”
will appear on the display.Once you access the CD changer screen, you can
select one of the numbered buttons to go from
one compact disc to another among those loaded in the
CD changer and use the arrows to rewind or fast
forward through the disc selected.CD Changer Screen
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The following features are also available from this
screen:
LOAD
EJECT
SCAN THE DISCS or SCAN THE TRACKS
and RANDOM ALL or RANDOM DISC.
The numbered buttons (1 through 6) represent the order
of the discs loaded in the changer. If there are only
two CDs loaded, buttons 1 and 2 will only be available
to choose from.
LOAD:Touch this button once each time you wish
to load a CD into the changer. It may take up to
10 seconds for the changer to accept the CD into the
slot depending on the changer initializing. Repeat
this procedure for loading up to six discs. Press and
hold the LOAD button until a beep is heard to put
the changer in LOAD ALL mode. Once the Insert CD
message is displayed, you can load all six discs,
one after the other.
r(Play):Touch this button to begin playing a CD.
RANDOM DISC:Touch this button to hear the tracks in
random, rather than sequential, order on the disc
selected. Press the TUNE/SEEK hard key to randomly
seek through the tracks on this disc. Touch RANDOM
DISC again to turn off random play mode.
SCAN TRACKS:Touch this button to hear the rst
10 seconds of each track on the selected disc.
Touch this button again to stop scanning. The CD will
mute while scanning.
r(Rewind):Touch this button to rewind quickly
through a track selection.
EJECT:Touch this button once to eject the chosen CD.
The chosen CD may be selected by rst touching one
of the numbered buttons from 1 to 6. Repeat this
procedure for ejecting up to six discs from the changer.
If you press and hold the EJECT button until a beep
is heard, The system will begin to eject all of the discs
from the player. Once the CD is removed the next
will come out until they are all ejected.
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j(Pause):Touch this button to pause CD play. Touch
it again to resume play or touch the play button.
RANDOM ALL:Touch this button to hear the tracks on
all of the discs in the CD changer in random, rather than
sequential, order. Press the TUNE/SEEK hard key while
RANDOM ALL is on to randomly seek within that disc.
Touch RANDOM ALL again to turn off random mode.
SCAN DISCS:Touch this button to hear the rst
10 seconds of rst track on each disc. Touch this button
again to stop scanning. The CD will mute while
scanning.
[(Forward):Touch this button to fast forward quickly
through a track selection.
«TUNE SEEKª:Press the up arrow on the TUNE/
SEEK switch to seek to the next selection on the compact
disc. If playing last track of disc, pressing the up arrow will
seek to the rst track of the next disc. Press the down
arrow to seek to the previous selection on the compact
disc. If playing the rst track of disc, pressing the down
arrow will seek to the last track on the selected disc. The
sound will mute while seeking.RDS (Radio Data Systems):See “Radio Data Systems
(RDS)” listed previously for information on this button.
SOUND:See “Sound Menu (Tone, DSP, Fade and
Balance)” for information on this button.
DSP (Digital Signal Processing):See “Adjusting the
Speakers” listed previously for information on this button.
CD Changer Errors
CDX ERROR could be displayed for the following:
The road is too rough. The disc should play when
the road is smoother.
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or not loaded label
side up.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, please contact your GM dealer. If your audio
system displays an error number, write it down and
provide this information to your dealer when reporting
the error.
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