90 Saab 9-5 Audio SystemSaab 9-5 Audio
System
To get the best out of your Saab 9-5 Audio
System, we recommend that you read
through this entire section.
The Saab 9-5 Audio System consists of a
head unit with radio, CD player/CD
changer for CD and MP3 discs and CD
changer in the luggage compartment.
The audio system is operated using the
steering wheel controls or the control
panel buttons.All work on the audio system must be carried out
by a workshop. We recommend that you contact
an authorized Saab dealer.
WARNING
Safety first!Cut off power immediately and contact
your Saab dealer if the system begins to
emit smoke or smells strange.
Audio system
activation/deactivation.
Vo l u m e a d j u s t .
The tone control is used to
adjust tone and speaker set-
tings, change CD track or MP3
file and manual adjust radio
frequency.
Information on artist, album
and song title. Display of radio
text.
Setup menu.
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Steering wheel controls
l
Scroll among preset pages.
The menu option in the display
is selected with the corre-
sponding pushbutton directly
underneath.
No function on U.S./CA cars.
Select XM
program type
when the radio is in the
XM
mode.
Cars with CD changer:
insert CD or MP3 disc or discs.
Cars without CD-changer:
set time and date.
Eject CD or MP3 disc.
Activate radio and change fre-
quency band (AM,FM and
XM
).
Auto tuning down and change
track/file going back in order of
play on CD or MP3 disc.
Auto tuning up and change
track/file forward in order of
play on CD or MP3 disc.
Manual tuning and rapid play
back for a track/file on a CD or
MP3 disc.
Manual tuning and rapid play
forward for a track/file on a CD
or MP3 disc.
Activate CD media or portable
player.
"arrow up"/"arrow down":
change preset for radio stations,
change track on CD or MP3
player.
"Seek UP": auto tuning up, select
next track on CD or MP3 disc.
Activate radio station scan
SRC: press to switch between
AM, FM, XM
, CD, MP3,
CD changer or portable player.
VOL: adjust volume.
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RadioPress the RADIO BAND button to return to
radio mode if another audio source is in use.Selecting a radio stationSelecting a frequency band
Press the RADIO BAND button to change
frequency band. The selected frequency
band appears on the display.
Selecting a preset station
Scroll to the desired preset page by press-
ing the FAV button and then pressing the
pushbutton (1-6) under the desired preset
station.
You can also press "arrow up" or "arrow
down" on the steering wheel to select
another preset station.
Tuning a stationFine tuning
Turn the tone control one increment or
press the REV or FWD button to fine-tune
the frequency in increments of 0.2 MHz.
Automatic tuning
Press one of the SEEK buttons or the "Seek
Up" button on the steering wheel for auto-
matic seek tuning. The radio then searches
upward in the frequency band for the near-
est strong station and stops at that fre-
quency.
Manual tuning
Turn the tone control or hold the REV or
FWD button depressed to seek a frequency
manually. Release the control/button to
stop at the desired frequency.
Scanning radio stations
Hold one of the SEEK buttons or the "Seek
Up" button on the steering wheel depressed
until a chime sounds for a 5 second sam-
pling of each station accessible on the fre-
quency band.
appears on the
display.
Press one of the SEEK buttons or the "Seek
Up" button on the steering wheel again to
cancel the scan and select the radio station
being played at that instant.
Storing presetsYou can store up to 36 radio stations as pre-
sets by using the 6 pushbuttons under the
display and the FAV button. Press the FAV
button to scroll through up to 6 pages with
6 presets per page. Each page can contain
a combination of AM, FM and XM
stations.
Storing the current station as a preset
To store the current station as a preset:
1 Press the FAV button until you come to
the preset page (1-6) at which the sta-
tion is to be stored.
2 Hold the pushbutton depressed under
the spot (1-36) at which the station is to
be stored. A chime will sound once the
station is stored.
Preset stations
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94 Saab 9-5 Audio SystemNumber of pages with preset stations
To display the number of pages (1-6) with
preset stations:
1 Hold the FAV button depressed or press
the MENU button and then press the
pushbutton under the menu option
.
Setup menu
2 Select the number of preset pages to be
displayed by pressing the pushbutton
under the menu option with the desired
number of preset pages (1-6).
Number of preset pages
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:
Display radio station name.
Display messages from radio stations.
This system relies on receiving specific
information from these stations and will
only work when the information is avail-
able. In rare cased, a radio station may
broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work
improperly. If this happens, contact the
radio station.
The RDS system is always on. When infor-
mation is broadcast from the FM station you
are listening to, the station name or call let-
ters will be displayed on the display.
RDS menuRolling advertisements
Some radio stations present rolling adver-
tisements in the display.
To block rolling advertisements, mark
by pressing the pushbutton
directly underneath.
To allow rolling advertisements, deselect
by pressing the pushbutton
directly underneath.
Press the pushbutton under the arrow
symbol or wait until the system automati-
cally returns to the previous menu.
Radio text
Press the button to show text messages
sent by certain radio stations in the display.
If there are no text messages,
appears on the display.
NOTICEThe menu options AF and REG have no
function on US/CA cars.
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XM
Satellite Radio Service
XM
is a satellite radio service that is
based in the 48 contiguous United States.
XM
offers over 100 coast-to-coast chan-
nels including music, news, sports, talk, and
childrens programming. XM
provides
digital quality audio and text information,
including 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).
When XM
is active, the channel name,
and number, song title and artist will be dis-
played.Finding a XM
TM
station
The PTY button is used to find XM
stations when the radio is in the XM
mode. To find XM
channels within a
desired category, perform the following:
1 Press the RADIO BAND button until the
XM
frequency is displayed. Press the
PTY button to display the category
labels on the radio display. Continue
pressing the PTY button until the
desired category name is displayed.
2 Press either of the two pushbuttons
below the desired category label to
immediately tune to the first XM
sta-
tion associated with that category.
3 Turn the tone control, 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 to display your favorites
again.Remove an XM
TM
category
Undesired XM
categories can be
removed through the Setup menu. To
remove an undesired category, perform
the following:
1 Press the MENU button to display the
radio Setup menu.
2 Press the pushbutton under the menu
option
.
3 Turn the tone control to display the cate-
gory you wish to remove.
4 Press the pushbutton under the menu
option
until the category name
along with the word
appears
on the display.
5 Repeat the steps to remove more cate-
gories.
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XM
Radio Messages
Radio Display Message Condition Action Required
XM Updating Updating encryption code The encryption code in the receiver is being updated an no action is required.
This process should take no longer than 30 seconds.
No XM signal Loss of signal The system is functioning correctly, but the vehicle is in a location that is blocking
the XM
signal. When you move into an open area, the signal should return.
Loading XM Acquiring channel audio
(after four second delay)The audio system is acquiring and processing audio and text data. No action is
needed. This message should disappear shortly.
Channel Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune in to another channel.
Channel 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 Artist Info Artist Name/Feature not
availableNo artist information is available at this time on this channel. The system is work-
ing properly.
No Title Info Song/Program Title not
availableNo song title information is available at this time on this channel. The system is
working properly.
No CAT Info Category Name not
availableNo category information is available at this time on this channel. The system is
working properly.
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Not Found No channel available for the
chosen categoryThere are no channels available for the selected category. The system is working
properly.
No Information No Text/Informational
message availableNo text or informational messages are available at this time on this channel.
The system is working properly.
XM Theftlocked 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 Saab
dealer.
XM Radion 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 nay be a receiver fault.
Consult with your Saab dealer.
Check XM Receiver Hardware failure If this message does not clear within a short period of time, the receiver may have
a fault. Consult with your Saab dealer.
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CD playerActivate the CD player by inserting a disc or
by pressing the CD AUX button if a CD is
already loaded.
CD player menuLoading CDsInsert the disc in the slot with the text side
up until the mechanism loads the disc. The
first track is played. If the disc is
wrong-side-up, it will be ejected automati-
cally.
Once all the tracks have been played, the
CD player will restart from track 1.
The CD player is turned off by pressing
ON/OFF to turn off the audio system or by
selecting another audio source.
Removing CDsPress the EJECT button to eject the CD. If
you press EJECT without removing the
ejected disc, the player will reload the disc
after 10 seconds for reasons of safety.Selecting and changing tracksTurn the tone control or press the SEEK but-
tons to select or change to the preceding or
next track. The track number appears in the
display.
If the current track has played for at least
10 seconds, you can start the track from the
beginning by pressing SEEK (arrow left).
If you press SEEK (arrow right) while the
last track of the disc is playing, the first track
will play.
If you press SEEK (arrow left) while the first
track of the disc is playing, the last track will
play.
The same function applies to "arrow up" and
"arrow down" on the steering wheel.
Rapid playing tracksTo rapid play the current track, hold REV or
FWD depressed. Release the button to stop
rapid play and return to normal playback.Random playbackYou can allow the CD player to choose
tracks randomly, i.e. not to play the tracks in
numerical order.
To play tracks randomly, press the push-
button under the menu option
.
To resume playing tracks in numerical
order, press the pushbutton under the
menu option
again
.
Random playback
NOTICEDo not use CDs with labels or stickers.
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