2006 SAAB 9-2X manual radio set

Instruments and controls
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to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position, and
then turn it again to the “ON” position.
Cruise control set indi-
cator lightThe cruise control set indicator light
comes on when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ON” position and goes out
after approximately
three seconds.
This light comes on when vehicle speed
has been set.
ClockTo set the hour, press the “H” button. To
set the minutes, press the “M” button. To
reset the minutes to “00” with a radio time
signal, push the “SET” button.
Light control switchThe light switch operates only when the
ignition switch is in the “ON” position.
To ensure safety, do not attempt to
set the time while driving, as an ac-
cident from inadequate attention to
the road could result.
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To prevent battery discharge result-
ing from accidentally leaving your
lights on when your vehicle is
parked, the light switch operates
only when the ignition switch is in
the “ON” position. In any other posi-
tion, the vehicle’s lights will be out.
If you stop or park your vehicle on
the shoulder of the road at night,
use the hazard warning flasher to
alert the other drivers.
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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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AM/FM/Single-CD Audio System 3
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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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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Premium AM/FM/6-CD Audio System 3
33 3The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
Radio operation
(1)
(8) (7) (6)(2) (3) (4) (5)
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(1) FM button
(2) AM button
(3) Tone selection button
(4) Balance selection button
(5) SCAN button
(6) Tuning knob
(7) Preset buttons
(8) Power switch, Volume control, Bass/
Midrange/Treble control and Fader/
Balance control dial

Power switch and volume/bass/tre-
ble/fader/balance control (PWR/
VOL)
The dial (8) 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.
This dial is used for bass/midrange/treble
controls when the “TONE” button (3) is in
the depressed position. It is also used for
fader/balance controls when the “BAL”
button (4) is in the depressed position.
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Tone control
The volume control dial (8) normally func-
tion as volume control. The dial becomes
a control for Bass, Midrange or Treble
when you select the appropriate tone con-
trol mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by
turning the volume control dial. The con-
trol function returns to volume control
mode after approximately 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief
press of the “TONE” button (3) changes
control modes in the following sequence
starting from bass control mode. (When
the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.)
Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (8) normally func-
tion as volume control. The dial become
the controls for Fader or Balance when
you select the appropriate fader and bal-
ance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by
turning the volume control dial. The con-
trol function returns to volume control
mode after approximately 5 seconds.To change control modes: Each brief
press of the “BAL” button (4) changes
control modes in the following sequence
starting from fader control mode. (When
the radio is turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.)
Display illumination dimness can-
cellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims
when the light switch is in the “
” or
“
” positions. If this makes the display
difficult to read, press the volume dial for
more than 1.5 seconds to return the dis-
play to original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the volume dial
again for more than 1.5 seconds or if you
can safely do so, turning the light switch to
the OFF position and back to the “
”
or “
” position makes the radio display
dim again.

FM/AM selection button
Push the “FM” (1) or “AM” (2) button when
the radio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the ra-
dio is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM recep-
tion.
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

Manual tuning (TUNE)
: Tuning to a higher frequency: Tuning to a lower frequency: Seeking the next higher station: Seeking the next lower station
Manual tuning
Turn the tuning knob (6) clockwise and re-
lease it immediately to increase the tuning
frequency and turn the tuning knob coun-
terclockwise and release it immediately to
decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequen-
cy changes 10 kHz in the AM waveband
and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
VOLUME BASS TREBLEMIDDLE
FADER BALANCE VOLUME
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Seek tuning
Turn the tuning knob (6) and hold it for
more than a half second. Seek tuning will
operate and stop automatically on the
next station.
Continue this operation until you find the
desired station.

Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (5) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, the
radio 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
(7) allows you to select that station in asingle 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 (5) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the “Preset” buttons (7)
for at least 1.5 seconds to store the fre-
quency. The frequency of the station will
flash once on the display at this time. If the
button is pressed for less than 1.5 sec-
onds, 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.
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