2006 PONTIAC TORRENT Owners Manual

9RDM (Random):Press this button to hear the tracks
in random, rather than sequential, order. TRACK, TRK #,
and the RDM icon will appear on the display. TRACK and
the track number will appear on the display when each
track starts to play. Press RDM again to turn off random
play. RDM OFF will appear on the display and the RDM
icon will disappear from the display.
©SEEK¨:Press and release the left arrow to go
to the start of the current track. If this button is pressed
more than once, the player will continue moving
backward through the CD.
Press and release the right arrow to go to the start of
the next track. If this button is pressed more than once,
the player will continue moving forward through the CD.
To scan the CD, press and hold either SEEK arrow for
more than two seconds. Use this feature to listen to
ten seconds of each track of the CD. Press either SEEK
arrow again, to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press the DISP knob to see how
long the current track has been playing. The track
number, and the elapsed time of the track will appear
on the display. To change the default on the display,
track or elapsed time, 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. Pressing this knob
will also display text on commercially recorded
CDs (if available).
EQ (Equalizer):Press this button to select the desired
equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization
will be automatically recalled whenever a CD is played.
For more information, see “EQ” listed previously in
this section.
AM/FM: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.
XM/AUX:Press this button to listen to XM™
(if equipped) when a CD is playing. The inactive CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
9CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening to
the radio. CD will appear on the display.
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 or radio off if this
button is pressed rst.
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Using an MP3 CD
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
Make sure to nalize the disc when burning an
MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually
better to burn the disc all at once.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and
album will be available for display by the radio
when recorded using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les on
one disc.
Make sure playlists have a.pls, or.m3u, or.rmp
extension, other le extensions may not work.
The player will be able to read and play a maximum
of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 les.
Long le names, folder names, or playlist names
may use more disc memory space than necessary.
To conserve space on the disc, minimize the length
of the le, folder or playlist names. You can also play
an MP3 CD that was recorded using no le folders.The system can support up to 11 folders in depth,
though, keep the depth of the folders to a minimum in
order to keep down the complexity and confusion
in trying to locate a particular folder during playback.
Root Directory
The root directory will be treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio les, the directory
will be displayed as 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 contains only compressed les, the les
will be located under the root folder. When displaying
the name of the folder the radio will display ROOT.
When the CD 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 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.
If the CD does not contain any playlists, then play
will begin from the rst track under the root
directory. When all tracks from the root directory
have been played, play will continue from les
according to their numerical listing. After playing
the last track from the last folder, play will
begin again at the rst track of the rst folder
or root directory.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.
See DISP later in this section for more information.
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 2 pages will
be shortened.
Preprogrammed Playlists
You can access preprogrammed playlists which
were created by WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or
Real Jukebox™ software, however, you will not
have editing capability. These playlists will be treated
as special folders containing compressed audio
song les.
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Playing an MP3
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in and the CD will begin to play after
the player has read the table of contents, has read
the le structure, and has determined where the rst
playable track is located. READING DISC will appear on
the display. After the MP3 has been read, the number
of folders and tracks will appear on the display. The
radio will go back to the default display and the CD icon
will appear. If you want to insert an MP3 with the
ignition off, rst press the EJECT button or push the
RCL knob. If you insert a CD with the radio off and the
ignition on, it will start to play.
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.
The track number will appear on the display, as each
new track starts to play.
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 on page 3-80for
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.
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If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
9DIR (Directory):Press and release this button to
display the current directory structure (at or normal).
Press and release this button twice to change the
directory structure. When at is enabled, the tracks
on the MP3 will be alphabetized by song name.
The MP3 will play the next alphabetical track when
the current track is nished.
xcw(Previous/Next Folder):Press the down or
the up arrow to go to the rst track in the previous or
next folder. Pressing this button while in folder random
mode will take you to the previous or next folder and
random the tracks in that folder.
s(Reverse):Press and hold this button to reverse
quickly within a track. Press and hold this button for
less than two seconds to reverse at 10 times the
normal playing speed. Press and hold it for more
than two seconds to reverse at 20 times the normal
playing speed. Release the button to play the track.
REV and the elapsed time of the track will appear
on the display.
\(Forward):Press and hold this button to advance
quickly within a track. Press and hold this button for
less than two seconds to advance at 10 times the
normal playing speed. Press and hold it for more than
two seconds to advance at 20 times the normal
playing speed. Release the button to play the track.
FWD and the elapsed time of the track will appear
on the display.
9RDM (Random):To random the tracks in the current
folder or playlist, press and release this button. FLDR
RDM ON will appear on the display. Once all of the
tracks in the current folder or playlist have been played
the system will move on to the next folder or playlist
and play all of the tracks in random order.
To random all the tracks on the CD, press and hold
this button for two seconds. You will hear a beep
and DISC RDM ON will appear on the display.
This feature will not work with playlists.
When in random, pressing and releasing either SEEK
arrow will take you to the next or previous random track.
Press and release this button again to turn off random
play. RDM OFF will appear on the display.
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©SEEK¨: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. Pressing either arrow for more
than two seconds will search the previous or next tracks
at two tracks per second. Release the button to stop
searching and to play the track.
ADJ (Adjust):Turning this knob will fast track reverse
or advance through the tracks in all folders or playlists.
The track number and le name will appear on the
display for each track. Turning this knob while in random
will fast track reverse or advance the tracks in
sequential order.
DISP (Display):Press the DISP knob to switch
between track mode, folder/playlist mode, and time of
day mode. The display will show sixteen characters,
but there can be two 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 knob within
two seconds will take you to the next display mode.
Track mode will display the current track number
and the ID3 tag song name.
Folder/playlist mode will display the current folder
or playlist number and the folder/playlist 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.
MSG (Message):Press this button to switch within
the ID3 tag information such as title, artist name,
and album.
AM/FM: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.
XM/AUX:Press this button to listen to XM™
(if equipped) when a CD is playing. The inactive CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
9CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening
to the radio. CD will appear on the display when a
CD is loaded.
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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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.
The format of the CD may not be compatible.
See “MP3 Format” earlier in this section.
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 dealer. If the radio displays
an error message, write it down and provide it to your
dealer when reporting the problem.
Radio with Six-Disc CD
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS).
RDS features are available for use only on FM stations
that broadcast RDS information.
With RDS, the radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type
of programming
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
Display messages from radio stations
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This system relies upon receiving specic information
from these stations and will only work when the
information is available. In rare cases, a radio station
may broadcast incorrect information that will cause
the radio features to work improperly. If this happens,
contact the radio station.
While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or call letters will appear on the display. RDS
stations may also provide the time of day, a program
type (PTY) for current programming, and the name
of the program being broadcast.
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 over 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
O
(Power):Press this button to turn the system
on and off.
u(Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to decrease
the volume.
AUTO
e(Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, 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. AUTO VOL LOW,
AUTO VOL MEDIUM, or AUTO VOL HIGH will appear
on the display. Each higher setting will allow for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
Then as you drive, automatic volume increases
the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any
speed. The volume level should always sound the same
to you as you drive. AUTO VOL NONE will appear on
the display if the radio cannot determine the vehicle
speed or if the engine is not running. To turn automatic
volume off, press this button until AUTO VOL OFF
appears on the display.
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