2006 SAAB 9-2X Owners Manual

Audio
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Audio SystemsYour Saab may be equipped with one of
the following audio sets. See the pages in-
dicated in this section for operating de-
tails.
AM/FM/Single-CD Audio Sys-
tem
Radio operation: refer to page 5-4

Compact disc player operation: refer to
page 5-8

CD changer control: refer to page 5-9

Premium AM/FM/6-CD Audio
System
Radio operation: refer to page 5-12

Built-in CD changer operation: refer to
page 5-16
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33 3The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
Radio operation
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(1)
(6) (5) (2) (3) (4)
(1) SCAN button
(2) Power switch, Volume control, Bass/
Treble control and Fader/Balance
control dial
(3) Tuning buttons
(4) FM/AM selection button
(5) Preset buttons
(6) Tone/Balance button

Power switch and volume/bass/tre-
ble/fader/balance control (PWR/
VOL)
The dial (2) is used for both power (ON/
OFF) and volume control. The radio is
turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial
and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial.
Tone and balance control
The “VOLUME” control knob normally
function as volume control. This knob be-
comes a control for Treble, Bass, Fader or
Balance when you select the appropriate
audio mode.
Choose desired volume level for each
mode by turning the “VOLUME” control
knob. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after approximately 5
seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief
press of the “T/B” button changes control
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modes in the following sequence starting
from volume control mode. (When the ra-
dio is first turned on, the control mode is in
the volume control.)Volume
(VOL)Bass
(BAS)Treble
(TRE)
Balance
(BAL) Fader
(FAD)
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Display
Control mode
Turn counterclockwise
Turn clockwise
BAS
Bass control
For less bass sound
For more bass sound
TRE
Treble control
For less treble sound
For more treble sound
BAL
Balance control
To increase left speaker volume and decrease right
speaker volume
To increase right speaker volume and decrease left
speaker volume
FAD
Fader control
To increase rear speaker volume and decrease front
speaker volume
To increase front speaker volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
VOL
Volume control
For less volume
For more volume
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FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM” button (4) when the ra-
dio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM/AM” button when the radio
is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM reception.
Each time this button is pressed, the band
will change in the following order:
The display indicates which one is cur-
rently selected.

Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

Manual tuning (TUNE)
Push the “
” side of the tuning button
(3) to increase the tuning frequency and
press the “” side of the button to de-
crease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the fre-
quency changes 10 KHz in the AM wave-
band and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
Constant pressure on the button causes a
continuous change in the frequency.

Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (1) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, theradio scans through the radio band until a
station is found. The radio will stop at the
station for five seconds while displaying
the frequency, after which scanning will
continue until the entire band has been
scanned from the low end to the high end.
Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel
the SCAN mode and to stop on any dis-
played frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are scanned in
the direction of low frequencies to high fre-
quencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function proper-
ly if the station reception is weakened by
distance from the station or proximity to
tall buildings and hills.

Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “Preset” button
(5) allows you to select that station in a
single operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset.

How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to
select AM, FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (1) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the “Preset” buttons (5)
for at least 2 seconds to store the fre-
quency. The frequency of the station willflash once on the display at this time. If the
button is pressed for less than 2 seconds,
the preceding selection will remain in
memory.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the pre-
set buttons are cleared. If this occurs,
it is necessary to reset the preset but-
tons.

If a cell phone is placed near the ra-
dio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when it receives calls. This noise
does not indicate a radio fault.
FM1 FM2 AM
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Compact disc player operation
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(7) (8)
(11) (10)(9)
(7) Eject button
(8) Disc slot
(9) DISC button
(10) Repeat/Random button
(11) Track selection buttons

To play back a compact disc
When CD is not in the player
Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole
while gripping the edge of the disc, then
insert it in to the slot (with the label side
up) and the player will automatically pull
the disc into position.
A single CD (8 cm/3 inch CD) may also be
used without any adapter.NOTE
Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. If a disc is insert-
ed with the label side down, it might be
ejected or the player might shut off.

After the last song finishes, the play-
er will automatically return to track 1
(the first song on the disc).

CD-RWs cannot be used. Also, some
CD-Rs cannot be played.
When CD is in the player
Press the “DISC” button (9). The display
will show “CD” and the player will start
playback.
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NOTEAfter the last song finishes, playback
will automatically return to track 1 (the
first song on the disc).

To select a song from its beginning
Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the track se-
lection button (11) to skip to the beginning
of the next track. Each time this side of the
button is pressed, the indicated track
number will increase.
Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(11) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
decrease.

Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (11)
continuously to fast-forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
Fast-reversing
Press the “
” side of the button (11)
continuously to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
Repeat playback
Press the “RPT/RDM” button (10) and re-
lease it in less than 2 seconds while a
song is playing to play the song repeated-
ly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and
the song will be played continuously. To
cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out,
and normal playback mode is restored.

Random playback
Press the “RPT/RDM” button (10) and
hold it in for more than 2 seconds while a
disc is being played back to play all songs
on the disc in a random order. The “RDM”
indicator will come on and all songs on the
disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the
button again. Then the “RDM” indicator
goes out, and normal playback mode is
restored.

To eject a disc from the player
When a disc is being played back or when
a disc is in the player, press the “Eject”
button “
” (7). The disc will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the
ignition switch is in the “LOCK” position.
NOTEAvoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.
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CD changer control (if optional in-dash CD changer is connect-
ed)An optional CD changer can be connected to this audio unit. Consult the instructions that
accompany the CD changer for operating the CD changer itself (e.g., how to load or un-
load CDs). See your Saab dealer for more information.
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(14) (15)(13) (12)
(12) Track selection buttons
(13) DISC button
(14) Repeat/Random button
(15) Disc select button

To start playback
When the “CD” button (13) is pressed, the
CD changer will start playback. The dis-
play shows the current disc number, track
number and the elapsed time during play-
back.NOTE
If a disc is in the player, the “DISC”
button is used to change from CD play-
er operation to DISC changer opera-
tion. Each time the “DISC” button is
pressed, the operating mode will
change alternately.

At the end of the disc, the player au-
tomatically continues with the next
disc.

After playback on the last disc finish-
es, playback will automatically return
to the first disc.

If you have loaded fewer than 6
discs, any missing disc is automatical-
ly skipped.

Selection of a desired disc
You can select a desired disc from among
the discs contained in the CD changer
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