2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Owners Manual

If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, press and hold this button for
two seconds and the radio will seek to a station that does.
When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is
found, the radio will stop seeking and TRAF and brackets
will appear on the display. When a traffic announcement
comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. If no
station is found that broadcasts traffic announcements,
NO TRAFFIC INFO will appear on the display.
If TRAF is on the display, press and hold the MSG button
for two seconds to turn off the traffic announcements.
The radio will play the traffic announcement even if
the volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of
a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic
announcements.
This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.Radio Messages
CALIBRATE:The audio system has been calibrated
for your vehicle from the factory. If CALIBRATE appears
on the display it means that the radio has not been
congured properly for the vehicle and it must be
returned to your GM dealer for service.
LOCKED:This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take your
vehicle to your GM dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your GM dealer.
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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).
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 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.
CH Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune to another
channel.
CH 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 Info Artist Name/Feature
not availableNo artist information is available at this time on this channel.
The system is working properly.
No 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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XM™ Radio Messages (cont’d)
Radio Display
MessageCondition Action Required
No Info Category Name not
availableNo category information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
No Info No Text/Informational
message availableNo text or informational messages are available at this time
on this channel. The system is working properly.
Not Found No channel available
for the chosen categoryThere are no channels available for the selected category.
The system is working properly.
XM Locked Theft lock active The XM receiver in the vehicle may have previously been in
another vehicle. For security purposes, XM receivers cannot
be swapped between vehicles. If this message is received
after having your vehicle serviced, check with your
GM dealer.
Radio ID Radio ID label
(channel 0)If tuned to channel 0, this message will alternate with the XM
Radio eight digit radio ID label. This label is needed to
activate the service.
Unknown Radio ID not known
(should only be if
hardware failure)If this message is received when tuned to channel 0, there
may be a receiver fault. Consult with your GM dealer.
Chk XMRcvr Hardware failure in
the receiver moduleIf this message does not clear within a short period of time,
the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer.
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Playing a CD
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 playing where
it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol will appear on
the CD. 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, check
the bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD
is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the
CD will not play properly. If the surface of the CD is
soiled, seeCare of Your CDs and DVDs on page 3-107
for more information.If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD.
Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught in the
CD player. If a CD is recorded on a personal computer
and a description label is needed, try labeling the top of
the recorded CD with a marking pen instead.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert more
than one CD into the slot at a time, or attempt
to play scratched or damaged CDs, you could
damage the CD player. When using the CD player,
use only CDs in good condition without any
label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player
and the loading slot free of foreign materials,
liquids, and debris.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
LOAD:Press the LOAD 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. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD button.
3. Wait for INSERT CD to ash on the display.
4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull the CD in.
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To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds.
You will hear a beep and MULTI LOAD CD, then
INSERT CD and the number will appear on the
display.
3. Once INSERT CD and the number appears on the
display, load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the
slot, label side up. The player will pull the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, INSERT CD and the
number will appear on the display again. Once
INSERT CD and the number appear on the display
again, you can load another CD. The CD player
takes up to six CDs. Do not try to load more
than six.
To load more than one CD but less than six, complete
Steps 1 through 3. When nished loading CDs, the
radio will begin to play the last CD loaded.
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for
each CD will be displayed and the currently selected
slot number will be underlined.EJECT/Z:To eject a single CD press this button.
The radio will display EJECTING CD # and the
single CD symbol will ash until the CD is ready to be
removed. When the CD is ready to be removed it
will eject part way from the radio and the display will
change to a ashing REMOVE CD # with the single
CD symbol ashing until the CD is removed. If the CD
is not removed within 25 seconds the radio will pull
it back in.
To eject multiple CDs, press and hold the eject button
until you hear a beep and EJECTING ALL CDS appears
on the display with the single CD symbol ashing.
The CD symbol will ash until a CD is ready to be
removed. When the CD is ready to be removed it will
eject part way from the radio and the display will
change to a ashing REMOVE CD # with the single CD
symbol ashing until the CD is removed. If the CD is
not removed within 25 seconds the radio will pull it back
in. After the CD is removed the radio will repeat the
previous actions until all of the CDs have been removed
or a CD is pulled back in.
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Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the
display. To play a specic CD, 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 display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
s(Reverse):Press and hold this button to reverse
quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release this button to play the
passage. T#, the elapsed time, and REV will appear
on the display.
\(Fast Forward):Press and hold this button to
advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at
a reduced volume. Release the button to play the
passage. T#, the elapsed time, and FWD will appear
on the display.
RPT (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 RPT button. REPEAT ON and RPT
will appear on the display. Press RPT again to turn
off repeat play. REPEAT OFF will appear on the
display and RPT will disappear from the display.
To repeat the CD you are listening to, press and
hold the RPT button for more than two seconds.
REPEAT ON and RPT will appear on the display.
Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT
OFF will appear on the display and RPT will
disappear from the display.
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 the RDM button. RANDOM
TRACKS and RDM will appear on the display.
Press RDM again to turn off random play. RANDOM
OFF will appear on the display and RDM will
disappear from the display.
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To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded,
in random order, press and hold the RDM button
for more than two seconds. You will hear a
beep, RANDOM ALL CDS, and RDM will appear
on the display. Press RDM again to turn off random
play. RANDOM OFF will appear on the display
and RDM will disappear from the display.
xSEEKw:Press the down arrow to go to the start
of the current track, if more than eight seconds have
played. Press the up arrow to go to the beginning of 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 the current CD, press and hold either SEEK
arrow for more than two seconds. The CD will go to
the next track, play the rst 10 seconds, then go on
to the next track. Press either SEEK arrow again to
stop scanning.
To scan all of the CDs loaded, press and hold either
SEEK arrow for more than four seconds. The CD will
go to the next CD, play the rst 10 seconds of the
rst track, then go on to the next CD. Press either
SEEK arrow again to stop scanning.DISP (Display):Press this knob to switch between
time, temperature, and the elapsed time of the track.
To change the default on the display (CD#/Track#/
Time, CD#/Track#/Temperature, or Track#/Elapsed
Time/Temperature), press the 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.
AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):
Press this button to select the desired equalization
setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be set
whenever a CD is played. For more information, see
“AUTO TONE” or “AUTO EQ” listed previously in
this section.
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.
SRCE (Source):Press this button to play a CD
or to access the remote device, when listening to
the radio.
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Using Song List /RMode
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 radio 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. 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 CD by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the SEEK left arrow to
locate the track to be saved. 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, one beep will be heard immediately.
After two seconds of pressing song list continuously,
two beeps will sound to conrm that the track has
been saved and TRACK number ADDED will
appear on the display.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.
SONG LIST FULL will appear on the display if you try
to save more than 20 selections.To play the song list, press the song list button.
One beep will be heard and SONG LIST will appear
on the display. The recorded tracks will begin to play
in the order that they were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK arrows.
Seeking past the last saved track will return you to
the rst saved track.
To delete tracks from the song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the song list button to turn song list on.
SONG LIST will appear on the display.
3. Press the SEEK arrows to select the desired track
to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the song list button for two seconds.
When song list is pressed, one beep will be heard
immediately. After two seconds of continuously
pressing the song list button, two beeps will
be heard to conrm that the track has been deleted
and TRACK number DELETED will appear on
the display.
After a track has been deleted, the remaining tracks
are moved up the list. When another track is added
to the song list, the track will be added to the end of
the list.
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