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2. While either the hour or the minute numbers are
ashing, rotate the tune knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or decrease the time.
Instead of using the tune knob, you can also
press the SEEK, FWD, or REV buttons to adjust
the time.
3. Press the clock button again until the clock display
stops ashing to set the currently displayed time;
otherwise, the ashing will stop after ve seconds
and the current time displayed will be
automatically set.
To change the time default setting from 12 hour to
24 hour, press the clock button and then the pushbutton
located under the forward arrow label. Once the time
12H and 24H are displayed, press the pushbutton
located under the desired option or press the SEEK,
FWD, or REV buttons to select the default. Press
the clock button again to apply the selected default, or
let the screen time out.
Setting the Time (With Date Display)
If your vehicle has a radio with a single CD player,
the radio will have a clock button for setting the time and
date. Press the clock button and the HR, MIN, MM,
DD, YYYY (hour, minute, month, day, and year)
will appear on the display. Press the pushbutton located
under any one of the labels that you want to change.Every time the pushbutton is pressed again, the time or
the date if selected, will increase by one. Another
way to increase the time or date, is to press the right
SEEK arrow or FWD button. To decrease, press the left
SEEK arrow or REV button. You can also rotate the
tune knob to adjust the selected setting.
If your vehicle has a radio with a six-disc CD player, the
radio will have a MENU button instead of the clock button
to set the time and date. Press the MENU button.
Once the clock option is displayed, press the pushbutton
located under that label. The HR, MIN, MM, DD, YYYY
will appear on the display. To change the time or date,
follow the instructions given earlier in this section.
To change the time default setting from 12 hour to
24 hour or to change the date default setting from
month/day/year to day/month/year, press the clock
button and then the pushbutton located under the
forward arrow label. Once the time 12H and 24H, and
the date MM/DD/YYYY (month, day, and year) and
DD/MM/YYYY (day, month, and year) are displayed,
press the pushbutton located under the desired option.
Press the clock or MENU button again to apply the
selected default, or let the screen time out.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM), 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.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons for three seconds until you hear a
beep. Whenever that pushbutton is pressed
and released, the station that was set will return.
5. Repeat the Steps 2-4 for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
BASS/TREB (Bass/Treble):To adjust the bass or
treble, press the tune knob or the BASS/TREBLE
pushbutton until the desired tone control label appears
on the display. Turn the tune knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or decrease the setting.
You can also adjust the setting by pressing either
the SEEK, FWD, or REV buttons. The display will show
the current bass or treble level. If a station’s frequency
is weak, or if there is static, decrease the treble.EQ (Equalization):Press this button to select preset
equalization settings.
To return to the manual mode, press the EQ button until
Manual appears on the display or start to manually
adjust the bass or treble by pressing the tune knob.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
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BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade):To adjust the balance
or fade, press this button or the tune knob until the
desired speaker control label appears on the display.
Turn the tune knob clockwise or counterclockwise to
adjust the setting. You can also adjust the setting by
pressing either the SEEK, FWD, or REV buttons.
Radio Messages
Calibration Error:The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If Calibration
Error appears on the display, it means that the radio
has not been congured properly for your vehicle and it
must be returned to your dealer for service.
Loc:This message is displayed while the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up the radio.
Take the vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer.
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Storing a Radio Station as a Favorite
Drivers are encouraged to set up their radio station
favorites while the vehicle is parked. Tune to your
favorite stations using the presets, favorites button, and
steering wheel controls if the vehicle has this feature.
SeeDefensive Driving on page 4-2.
FAV (Favorites):A maximum of 36 stations can be
programmed as favorites using the six pushbuttons
positioned below the radio station frequency labels and
by using the radio favorites page button (FAV button).
Press the FAV button to go through up to six pages
of favorites, each having six favorite stations available
per page. Each page of favorites can contain any
combination of AM, FM, or XM™ (if equipped) stations.
To store a station as a favorite, perform the
following steps:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to display the page where
you want the station stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons until you
hear a beep. Whenever that pushbutton is pressed
and released, the station that was set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton radio station
you want stored as a favorite.The number of favorites pages can be setup using the
MENU button. To setup the number of favorites
pages, perform the following steps:
1. Press the MENU button to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located below the
FAV 1-6 label.
3. Select the desired number of favorites pages by
pressing the pushbutton located below the
displayed page numbers.
4. Press the FAV button, or let the menu time out, to
return to the original main radio screen showing the
radio station frequency labels and to begin the
process of programming your favorites for the
chosen amount of numbered pages.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
BASS/MID/TREB (Bass, Midrange, or Treble):To
adjust bass, midrange, or treble, press the tune knob
until the tone control labels appear on the display.
Continue pressing to highlight the desired label, or
press the pushbutton positioned under the desired label.
Turn the tune knob clockwise or counterclockwise to
adjust the highlighted setting. You can also adjust the
highlighted setting by pressing either the SEEK, FWD or
REV button until the desired levels are obtained. If a
station’s frequency is weak, or if there is static, decrease
the treble.
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To quickly adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle
position, press the pushbutton positioned under the
BASS, MID, or TREB label for more than two seconds.
You will hear a beep and the level will be adjusted to the
middle position.
To quickly adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, press the tune knob for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep.
EQ (Equalization):Press this button to select preset
equalization settings.
To return to the manual mode, press the EQ button until
Manual appears on the display or start to manually adjust
the bass, midrange, or treble by pressing the tune knob.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade):To adjust balance or fade,
press the tune knob until the speaker control labels
appear on the display. Continue pressing to highlight the
desired label, or press the pushbutton positioned under
the desired label. Turn the tune knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to adjust the highlighted setting. You
can also adjust the highlighted setting by pressing either
the SEEK, FWD, or REV button until the desired levels
are obtained.
To quickly adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
press the pushbutton positioned under the BAL or FADE
label for more than two seconds. You will hear a beep
and the level will be adjusted to the middle position.To quickly adjust all speaker and tone controls to the
middle position, press the tune knob for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep.
Finding a Category (CAT) Station
CAT (Category):The CAT button is used to nd XM™
stations while the radio is in the XM™ mode. To nd
XM™ channels within a desired category, perform
the following:
1. Press the BAND button until the XM™ frequency is
displayed. Press the CAT button to display the
category labels on the radio display. Continue
pressing the CAT button until the desired category
name is displayed.
2. Press either of the two buttons below the desired
category label to immediately tune to the rst
XM™ station associated with that category.
3. Rotate the tune knob, press the buttons below the
right or left arrows displayed, or press the right or
left SEEK buttons to go to the next or previous
XM™ station within the selected category.
4. To exit the category search mode, press the FAV
button or BAND button to display your favorites
again.
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Create a folder structure that makes it easy to nd
songs while driving. Organize songs by albums using
one folder for each album. Each folder or album
should contain 18 songs or less.
Avoid subfolders. The system can support up to
8 subfolders deep, however, keep the total number
of folders to a minimum in order to reduce the
complexity and confusion in trying to locate a
particular folder during playback.
Make sure playlists have a .m3u or .wpl extension
(other le extensions may not work).
Minimize the length of the le, folder or playlist
names. Long le, folder, or playlist names, or a
combination of a large number of les and folders, or
playlists may cause the player to be unable to play
up to the maximum number of les, folders, playlists,
or sessions. If you wish to play a large number of
les, folders, playlists or sessions, minimize the
length of the le, folder or playlist name. Long names
also take up more space on the display, potentially
getting cut off.
Finalize the audio disc before you burn it. Trying to
add music to an existing disc may cause the disc not
to function in the player.You can change playlists by using the previous and
next folder buttons, the tuner knob, or the seek buttons.
You can also play an MP3 CD-R that was recorded
using no le folders. If a CD-R contains more than the
maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, and 255 les,
the player will let you access and navigate up to the
maximum, but all items over the maximum will not
be accessible.
Root Directory
The root directory of the CD-R is treated as a folder.
If the root directory has compressed audio les,
the directory will be displayed as F1 ROOT. All les
contained directly under the root directory will be
accessed prior to any root directory folders. However,
playlists (Px) will always be accessed before root folders
or les.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the
le structure that contains only folders/subfolders and no
compressed les directly beneath them, the player will
advance to the next folder in the le structure that
contains compressed audio les and the empty folder
will not be displayed or numbered.
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No Folder
When the CD-R contains only compressed les, the
les will be located under the root folder. The next and
previous folder functions will not be displayed on a
CD-R that was recorded without folders or playlists.
When displaying the name of the folder the radio
will display ROOT.
When the CD-R contains only playlists and compressed
audio les, but no folders, all les will be located
under the root folder. The folder down and the folder up
buttons will search playlists (Px) rst and then go to
the root folder. When the radio displays the name of the
folder the radio will display ROOT.
Order of Play
Tracks recorded to the CD-R will be played in the
following order:
Play will begin from the rst track in the rst playlist
and will continue sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last track of the last playlist
has been played, play will continue from the rst
track of the rst playlist.
Play will begin from the rst track in the rst folder
and will continue sequentially through all tracks in
each folder. When the last track of the last folder has
been played, play will continue from the rst track of
the rst folder.When play enters a new folder, the display will not
automatically show the new folder name unless
you have chosen the folder mode as the default display.
The new track name will appear on the display.
File System and Naming
The song name that will be displayed will be the song
name that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is
not present in the ID3 tag, then the radio will display the
le name without the extension (such as .mp3) as the
track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or four pages
will be shortened. The display will not show parts
of words on the last page of text and the extension of
the lename will not be displayed.
Preprogrammed Playlists
You can access preprogrammed playlists that were
created using WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real
Jukebox™ software, however, you will not have playlist
editing capability using the radio. These playlists will
be treated as special folders containing compressed
audio song les.
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Once the disc has been scanned, the player will default
to playing MP3 les in order by artist. The current artist
playing is shown on the second line of the display
between the arrows. Once all songs by that artist are
played, the player will move to the next artist in alphabetic
order on the CD-R and begin playing MP3 les by that
artist. If you want to listen to MP3 les by another artist,
press the pushbutton located below either arrow button.
You will go to the next or previous artist in alphabetic
order. Continue pressing either button until the desired
artist is displayed.
To change from playback by artist to playback by album,
press the pushbutton located below the Sort By label.
From the sort screen, push one of the buttons below the
album button. Press the pushbutton below the back label
to return to the main music navigator screen. Now the
album name is displayed on the second line between the
arrows and songs from the current album will begin to
play. Once all songs from that album are played, the
player will move to the next album in alphabetic order on
the CD-R and begin playing MP3 les from that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press the pushbutton
below the Back label to return to normal MP3 playback.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio while a
CD is playing. The CD will remain safely inside the radio
for future listening.CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press this button to play a CD
while listening to the radio. The CD icon and a message
showing disc and/or track number will appear on the
display while a CD is in the player. Press this button
again and the system will automatically search for an
auxiliary input device such as a portable audio player. If a
portable audio player is not connected, “no input device
found” will be displayed.
CD Messages
CHECK DISC: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.
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When cleaning your vehicle’s interior, only use cleaners
specically designed for the surfaces being cleaned.
Permanent damage may result from using cleaners on
surfaces for which they were not intended. Use glass
cleaner only on glass. Remove any accidental over-spray
from other surfaces immediately. To prevent over-spray,
apply cleaner directly to the cleaning cloth.
Notice:If you use abrasive cleaners when cleaning
glass surfaces on your vehicle, you could scratch
the glass and/or cause damage to the integrated
radio antenna and the rear window defogger. When
cleaning the glass on your vehicle, use only a
soft cloth and glass cleaner.
Many cleaners contain solvents that may become
concentrated in your vehicle’s breathing space.
Before using cleaners, read and adhere to all safety
instructions on the label. While cleaning your vehicle’s
interior, maintain adequate ventilation by opening
your vehicle’s doors and windows.
Dust may be removed from small buttons and knobs
using a small brush with soft bristles.
Your GM dealer has a product for cleaning your
vehicle’s glass. Should it become necessary, you can
also obtain a product from your GM dealer to remove
odors from your vehicle’s upholstery.Do not clean your vehicle using the following cleaners
or techniques:
Never use a knife or any other sharp object to
remove a soil from any interior surface.
Never use a stiff brush. It can cause damage to
your vehicle’s interior surfaces.
Never apply heavy pressure or rub aggressively
with a cleaning cloth. Use of heavy pressure
can damage your interior and does not improve the
effectiveness of soil removal.
Use only mild, neutral-pH soaps. Avoid laundry
detergents or dishwashing soaps with degreasers.
Using too much soap will leave a residue that
leaves streaks and attracts dirt. For liquid cleaners,
about 20 drops per gallon (3.78 L) of water is a
good guide.
Do not heavily saturate your upholstery while
cleaning.
Damage to your vehicle’s interior may result from
the use of many organic solvents such as naptha,
alcohol, etc.
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