Each time you press the DISP/
MODE (U.S. model) or DISP
(Canadian model) button while
playing a CD (CD-DA), the center
display changes f rom album name,
to track name, to artist name, and
then to normal display. If the disc
was not recorded with CD-TEXT,
‘‘NO INFO’’ will be shown on the
center display.If the title is too long, it will not show
all at once. Press and hold the DISP/
MODE (U.S. model) or DISP
(Canadian model) button, and the
rest of the title will show on the
center display.
When playing a disc compressed in
MP3/WMA format, the display
changes f rom f older name, to f ile
name, to artist tag, to album tag, to
track tag, and then to normal display
each time you press the DISP/
MODE (U.S. model) or DISP
(Canadian model) button. If the disc
was not recorded with this
inf ormation, ‘‘NO INFO’’ will be
shownonthecenterdisplay. You will also see the album and track
name (CD-TEXT), or the f older and
f ile name (MP3/WMA) under these
conditions:
Each time a new track, file, or
folder plays. When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1), 24, 22.05, 16 kHz
(MPEG2)
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1), 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/
64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps
(MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers (including ROOT):
8 layers
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To pause a disc, press the
corresponding number of the
cu rrent disc on the appropriate side
of the preset bars. To play the disc
again, press the preset bar again.
If you turn the system off while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off.
To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM or FM, CD/AUX, or
button. To return to CD
mode, press the CD/AUX or CD
(Canadian model) button. The
system will continue at the same
point that it left off. To
remove the disc that is currently
playing, press and release the eject
( ) button. You will see
‘‘EJECT’’ on the center display.
When you remove the disc from the
slot, the system begins the load
sequence so you can load anoth er
disc in that position. If you do not
load another CD within 10 seconds,
the system selects the previous
mode [AM, FM1, FM2, or XM Radio
(U.S. models)]. Press
and hold the eject button until
you hear a beep to remove all the
discs from the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is off by pressing the
eject button. The disc that was last
selected is ejected first. You can
eject the rest of the discs one at a
time.
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
For information, see page .
For information, see page .
If you do not remove the CD f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
CD af ter 10 seconds and put the CD
changer in pause mode. To begin
playing the CD, press the CD/AUX
or CD (Canadian model) button.
To remove a dif f erent CD f rom the
changer, select it with the
appropriate side of the preset bar.
When that CD begins playing, press
the eject button. 234
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µµThe scan function gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To acti vate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order for a few seconds,
th en selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button again. To
store a ch annel: Pick
a preset number for the
ch annel you want to store. Press
and hold the appropriate side of
the preset bar until you hear a
beep.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
first six channels.
Press the button again.
The oth er XM band will be shown.
Store the next six channels
repeating steps 2 and 3.
Once a channel is sto red, press and
release the proper side of the preset
bar to tune to it.
For information, see page .
For information, see page .
Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using each side of
the preset bar. Each side of the bar
stores one channel f rom the XM1
band and one channel f rom the XM2
band.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected. Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune to a desired
channel. Press the button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will be shown on the
center display.
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µTo
activate AUTO SELECT, press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Push the interface
selector down to scroll down the
display, turn the dial to A. SEL, then
press ENTER on the interface
selector. You will see ‘‘AUTO SEL’’
fl ashing in the audio control display,
and ‘‘A. SEL’’ on the upper display.
Then, the system goes into scan
mode for several seconds.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area. If
you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other frequencies on the preset
buttons (icons) as previously
described.
To turn off auto select, press
ENTER on the interface selector
(press the A.SEL button) again. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
For information on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
.
For information, see page .
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button. Press the A.SEL button. You will see
AUTO SEL on the screen, and the
system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds. The system stores
the f requencies of six AM and
twelve FM stations in the preset
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When
playing a CD (CD-DA), the
audio control display shows disc
number, album name, track number,
and elapsed time. When playing a
CD without this information, the
number of the disc and track playing
andtheelapsedtimeareshownon
the audio control display.
If you want to see the list of the discs
in the CD changer, press the AUDIO
button to view the audio control
display. You will see the current disc
position highlighted.
Select
the changer by pressing the
DISC/AUX button. You will see the
‘‘CD’’ on the upper display. The
system will begin playing the last
selected CD in the CD changer. To
select a disc, press an appropriate
preset button (1 6), or select an
appropriate preset icon by rotating
the interface dial, then press ENTER
on the interface selector. If you
select an empty position (‘‘No Disc’’
is shown) in the CD changer, the
system will load a CD into the empty
slot (see page ).
When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will advance to the
beginning of the f irst track/f ile (in
MP3/WMA mode) in the next disc,
then play that track/file.
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If you turn the system off while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off.
To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM, or DISC/AUX, or
button to switch to the radio,
or satellite radio (U.S. models only),
or auxiliary input while a CD is
playing. When you return to CD
mode by pressing the DISC/AUX
button, play will continue at the same
point that it left off. To
remove the disc that is currently
playing, press and release the eject
( ) button. You will see
‘‘EJECT’’ on the upper display. When
you remove the disc from the slot,
the system begins the load sequence
so you can load another disc in that
position. If you do not load another
disc within 10 seconds, the system
selects the previous mode [AM, FM1,
FM2, or XM Radio (U.S. models)].
If you do not remove the disc from
the slot, the system will reload the
disc after 10 seconds and put the CD
changer in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the DISC/
AUX button.
To remove a different CD from the
changer, select it with the
appropriate preset button, or icon on
the audio control display. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Press
and hold the eject button until
you hear a beep to remove all the
discs from the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is off by pressing the
eject button. The disc that was last
selected is ejected first. You can
eject the rest of the discs one at a
time.
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
For information, see page .
For
information, see page .
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Pick a preset number for the
ch annel you want to store. Press
and hold the appropriate button
until you hear a beep.
To store the channel on a preset
icon, rotate the interface dial to
select a desired preset icon. The
selected preset icon will be
highlighted. Press and hold
ENTER on the selector for more
than 2 seconds to store the
channel. Repeat
steps 2 and 3 to store the
first six channels.
Press the button again.
The oth er XM band will be shown.
Store the next six channels
repeating steps 2 and 3.
Once a channel is sto red, press and
release the proper preset button to
tune to it. For
information, see page .
For information, see page .
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Unread messages have a closed
en velope icon next to them. The icon
disa ppears when it has already been
read.
Only diagnostic info
messages appear while driving. They
indicate if your vehicle has a
problem that may need immediate
attention (see page ).
Af ter purchasing your vehicle,
messages may not appear
immediately.
Your dealer has to register the
vehicle identif ication bef ore you can
receive messages. This can take
several days to process.
If you have a new message, an
envelope icon appears in the top
right corner of the navigation screen.
Press ENTER on the interf ace
selector, then select New Message
from the navigation system map
menu. If there is more than one
new message, you will see a list of
message titles.
To open a message:
Scroll up or down, and select the
message you want to read by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Select Message to display the
Select a message category screen.
Then, select ALL MESSAGES.
To view previously read messages,
press the INFO button, then select
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