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SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume):With SCV,
your audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
To get to SCV, push the TUNE/AUDIO knob
repeatedly until SPEED VOL (volume) displays.
Turn the TUNE/AUDIO knob to select MIN
(minimum), MED (medium), or MAX (maximum).
Each higher setting allows for more volume
compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then, as
you drive, SCV automatically increases the
volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any
speed. The volume level should always sound
the same to you as you drive. To turn SCV
off, press SCV until OFF displays.
DISP (Display):Press this button to switch the
display between the radio station frequency
and the time. Press this button to display the time
when the ignition is turned off.
For RDS, press the DISP (display) button to
change what appears on the display while using
RDS. The display options are station, RDS station
frequency, PTY (program type), and the name
of the program (if available).For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP button
while in XM™ mode to retrieve four different
categories of information related to the current
song or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category
or PTY, Channel Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, press the
DISP button until the desired display appears, then
hold the button until the display ashes. The
selected display becomes the default.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2, or AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The
selection displays.
TUNE:Turn this knob to select radio stations.
©SEEK¨:Press the right or the left arrow to go
to the next or to the previous station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either SEEK arrow
for two seconds until SCAN displays. The radio
goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then
goes to the next station. Press either SEEK arrow
again to stop scanning.
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To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, rst exit the audio
mode by waiting ve seconds without making
any changes. Then push and hold the AUDIO knob
for more than two seconds until you hear a
beep. ALL CENTERED displays.
EQ (Equalizer):Press this button to select
customized equalization settings designed for
country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and
classical.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the
right and the left speakers, push and release the
AUDIO knob until BAL (balance) displays.
Then turn the AUDIO knob to move the sound
toward the right or the left speakers. A bar graph
with indicators shows how the sound is balanced.
To adjust the fade between the front and the
rear speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob
until FADE displays. Then turn the AUDIO
knob to move the sound toward the front or the
rear speakers. A bar graph with indicators shows
how the sound is balanced.To adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
select BAL or FADE. Then push and hold the
AUDIO knob for more than two seconds until you
hear a beep. The indicator is centered on the
display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, rst exit the audio
mode by waiting ve seconds without making
any changes. Then push and hold the AUDIO knob
for more than two seconds until a beep sounds.
ALL CENTERED displays.Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the
following:
1. Press P-TYP to activate program type select
mode. The PTY symbol displays.
2. Turn the AUDIO knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays, press either
SEEK arrow to select the PTY to go to the
PTY’s rst station.
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4. To go to another station within that PTY while
the PTY is displayed, press either SEEK
arrow once. If the PTY is not displayed, press
either SEEK arrow twice to display the PTY
and then to go to another station.
5. Press P-TYP to exit the program type,
select mode.
If the PTY times out and is no longer displays,
go back to Step 1.
If both PTY and TRAF (traffic) are on, the radio
searches for stations with the selected PTY
and traffic announcements.
SCAN:Scan the stations within a PTY by
performing the following:
1. Press P-TYP to activate program type select
mode. The PTY symbol displays.
2. Turn the AUDIO knob to select a PTY.3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and
hold either SEEK arrow. The radio begins
scanning the stations in the PTY.
4. Press either SEEK arrow to stop at a station.
If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio scans
for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate
frequency lets the radio switch to a stronger
station with the same program type. To turn
alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for
two seconds. AF ON displays. The radio can
switch to stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
BAND again for two seconds. AF OFF displays.
The radio does not switch to other stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
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RCL (Recall):Press this knob to switch the
display between the radio station frequency and
the time. When the ignition is off, press this
knob to display the time.
For RDS, press the RCL knob to change what
appears on the display while using RDS. The
display options are station name, RDS station
frequency, PTY, and the name of the program
(if available).
For XM™ (if equipped), press the RCL knob while
in XM mode to retrieve four different categories
of information related to the current song or
channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY,
Channel Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, press the
RCL knob until you see the display you want, then
hold the knob until the display ashes. The
selected display becomes the default.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The
display shows the selection.
TUNE:Turn this knob to select radio stations.
sSEEKt:Press the right or the left arrow to
go to the next or to the previous station and
stay there.
The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
sSCANt:Press and hold either SCAN arrow
for two seconds until SC displays and a beep
sounds. The radio goes to a station, plays for a
few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press
either SCAN arrow again to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than four seconds. PRESET
SCAN displays and a double beep sounds. The
radio goes to the rst preset station stored on the
pushbuttons, plays for a few seconds, then
goes to the next preset station. Press either SCAN
arrow again to stop scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
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To use the PTY interrupt feature, press and hold
the P-TYPE button until a beep sounds on the
PTY you want to interrupt with. When selected, an
asterisk appears beside that PTY on the display.
You can select multiple interrupts if desired. While
you are listening to a CD, the last selected RDS
station interrupts play if that selected program type
format is broadcast.
SCAN:Scan the stations within a PTY by
performing the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
2. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays, press and
hold either SCAN arrow, and the radio
begins scanning the stations in the PTY.
4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop at a station.
If both P-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio
scans for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate
frequency lets the radio switch to a stronger
station with the same program type. To turnalternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for
two seconds. AF ON displays. The radio can
switch to stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
BAND again for two seconds. AF OFF displays.
The radio does not switch to other stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
Setting Preset PTYs (RDS Only)
These buttons have factory PTY presets. Up to
12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2), can be
programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by
performing the following steps:
1. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
3. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. Whenever
that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the PTY
that was set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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RCL (Recall):Press this knob to see how long
the current track has been playing. To change the
default on the display, track and elapsed time,
press the knob until you see the desired display,
then hold the knob until the display ashes.
The selected display now becomes default.
BAND:Press this button to play the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) remains
safely inside the radio for future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a
CD when listening to the radio.
Using Song List Mode
The six-disc CD changer has a feature called
song list. This feature is capable of saving 20 track
selections.
To save tracks into the song list feature, perform
the following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on and load it with at least
one CD. See “LOAD CD” listed previously in
this section for more information.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in
song list mode. S-LIST should not display. If
S-LIST is displayed, press the SONG
LIST button to turn it off.3. Select the desired CD by pressing the
numbered pushbutton and then use the SEEK
SCAN right arrow to locate the track to be
saved. The track begins to play.
4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button to
save the track into memory. When SONG
LIST is pressed, one beep sounds. After
two seconds of continuously pressing
the SONG LIST button, two beeps sound to
conrm that the track has been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other
selections.
S-LIST FULL displays if you try to save more than
20 selections.
To play the song list, press the SONG LIST
button. One beep sounds and S-LIST displays.
The recorded tracks begin to play in the order they
were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK
SCAN arrows. Seeking past the last saved track
returns to the rst saved track.
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To delete tracks from the song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list
on. S-LIST displays.
3. Press the SEEK SCAN arrows to select the
desired track to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for
two seconds. When SONG LIST is pressed,
one beep sounds. After two seconds of
continuously pressing the SONG LIST button,
two beeps sound to conrm that the track
has been deleted.
After a track has been deleted, the remaining
tracks are moved up the list. When another track
is added to the song list, the track is added to
the end of the list.To delete the entire song list, perform the following
steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list
on. S-LIST displays.
3. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for
more than four seconds. One beep sounds,
followed by two beeps after two seconds, and
a nal beep sounds after four seconds.
S-LIST EMPTY displays indicating the song
list has been deleted.
If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains
saved tracks from that CD, those tracks are
automatically deleted from the song list. Any tracks
saved to the song list again are added to the
bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press the SONG LIST
button. One beep sounds and S-LIST is removed
from the display.
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n,q,p,o(Directional Arrows):Press these
buttons to move through DVD menus. The up
arrow will skip to the next chapter or track,
the down arrow will take you to the beginning of
the current chapter or track. Press the down arrow
twice to take you to the previous chapter or
track. The right arrow will fast forward and the left
arrow will reverse through a chapter or track.
z(Display Control Button):Press this button
to adjust the color, tint, brightness, contrast,
display mode, and dynamic range compression.
The dynamic range compression feature can
be used to reduce loud audio and increase low
audio produced by some DVDs.
e(Sound):Press this button to move to the
next language or commentary. Press this button to
call up a menu that will operate only when a
DVD is playing. The format and content of this
function will vary for each disc.
r(Rewind):Press this button to reverse the
DVD. To stop reversing, press this button
again. This button may not work when the DVD is
playing the copyright information or the previews.SRCE (Source):Press this button to switch the
system between the DVD player and an auxiliary
source.
c(Stop):Press this button to stop playing,
rewinding, or fast forwarding a DVD or CD. Press
this button twice to return to the beginning of
the DVD.
t(Prior Chapter/Track):Press this button to go
to the beginning of the current chapter or track.
Press this button again to return to the previous
chapter or track. This button may not work
when the DVD is playing the copyright information
or previews.
1 through 0 (Numeric Keypad):The numeric
keypad provides the capability of direct chapter,
title, and track number selection.
}10 (Double Digit Entries):Press this button to
select chapter, title, and track numbers greater
than 9. Press this button before inputting the
number.
\(Clear):Press this button within three seconds
after inputting a numeric selection, to clear all
numeric inputs.
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