2007 BUICK RANDEZVOUS radio

Setting the Time
Press and hold H until the correct hour appears on
the display. AM will appear for morning hours.
Press and hold M until the correct minute appears
on the display. The time can be set with the
ignition on or off.
To synchronize the time with an FM station
broadcasting Radio Data System (RDS)
information, press and hold H and M at the same
time until TIME UPDATED appears on the
display. If the time is not available from the station,
NO UPDATE will appear on the display.
RDS time is broadcast once a minute. After tuning
to an RDS broadcast station, it may take a few
minutes for the time to update.
Radio with CD
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.
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With RDS, your radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected
type of programming
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
Display messages from radio stations
Seek to stations with traffic announcements
This system relies upon receiving specic
information from these stations and only works
when the information is available. In rare cases, a
radio station can broadcast incorrect information
that can cause the radio features to work
improperly. If this happens, contact the radio
station.
While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the
station name or call letters display instead of the
frequency. RDS stations can also provide the
time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming, and the name of the program being
broadcast.
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in
the 48 contiguous United States and Canada.
XM™ offers a large variety of coast-to-coast
channels including music, news, sports, talk,
traffic/weather (U.S. subscribers), and children’s
programming. XM™ provides digital quality
audio and text information that includes song title
and artist name. A service fee is required in
order to receive the XM™ service. For more
information, contact XM™; In the U.S. at
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696)
or in Canada at www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-GET-XMSR (438-9677).
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push this knob to turn the system
on and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease the volume.
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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 scan preset stations, press and hold either
SEEK arrow for more than four seconds until
PSCAN and the preset number displays. You will
hear two beeps. 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 SEEK arrow again to stop scanning presets.
The radio only seeks and scans stations with a
strong signal that are in the selected band.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped), can be
programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by
performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM, or
XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press EQ to select the equalization.5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed,
the station that was set, returns and the
equalization that was selected is stored for
that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release this knob until BASS,
MID (midrange), or TREBLE displays. Then
turn the AUDIO knob to increase or to decrease
the tone. If a station is weak or has static,
decrease the treble.
To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle
position, select BASS, MID, or TREBLE. Then
push and hold AUDIO for more than two seconds
until you hear a beep. BASS and a zero, MID
and a zero, or TREBLE and a zero displays.
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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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RDS Messages
ALERT!:Alert warns of local or national
emergencies. When an alert announcement
comes on the current radio station, ALERT!
displays. You will hear the announcement, even if
the volume is low or a CD is playing. If a CD is
playing, play stops during the announcement. Alert
announcements cannot be turned off.
ALERT! is not affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported
by all RDS stations.
INFO (Information):If the current station has a
message, INFO displays. Press this button to
see the message. The message can display the
artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc.
If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the
message appears every three seconds. To scroll
through the message, press and release the INFO
button. A new group of words displays after each
press of the button. Once the complete message
has displayed, INFO disappears from the display
until another new message is received. The last
message can be displayed by pressing the INFO
button. The last message can be viewed until a new
message is received or you tune to a different
station.TRAF (Traffic):If TRAF displays, the tuned
station broadcasts traffic announcements. Press
this button to receive the traffic announcement
from the station. TRAF displays between brackets.
You receive a traffic announcement when the
tuned radio station broadcasts one.
If the station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, press the TRAF button and the
radio seeks to a station that does. When a station
that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the
radio stops seeking and TRAF displays between
brackets. If no station is found that broadcasts
traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC displays.
If only the brackets display, press the TRAF button
to remove the brackets or use the TUNE knob or
the SEEK arrows to go to a station that broadcasts
traffic announcements. If no station is found that
broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC
displays.
The radio plays the traffic announcements if the
volume is low. The radio interrupts the play of a CD
if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic
announcements and the brackets are displayed.
This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
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Radio Messages
CAL (CALIBRATE):The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If
CAL appears on the display it means that the radio
has not been congured properly for your vehicle
and must be returned to your dealer for service.
LOCKED:This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take the
vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your dealer.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 276later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in and the CD should begin
playing. If you want to insert a CD while the
ignition or the radio is off, rst press the eject or
DISP button.
When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
displays.If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in
the player, it stays in the player. When the ignition
or radio is turned on, the CD starts playing
where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio
source.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs
and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same
manner.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality can be
reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of
recording, the quality of the music that has been
recorded, and the way the CD-R has been
handled. There can be an increase in skipping,
difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading
and ejecting. If these problems occur, check the
bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD
is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or
scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the
surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of Your CDs
and DVDs on page 298for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
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DISP (Display):Press this button to see which
track is playing. Press it again within ve seconds
to see how long it has been playing. To change
the default on the display, track or elapsed
time, press this button until you see the display
you want, then hold the button until the display
ashes. The selected display is now the default.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD remains
safely inside the radio for future listening.
CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening
to the radio.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject the CD. The
CD can be removed. If the CD is not removed,
after 25 seconds, the CD automatically pulls back
into the player. If the CD is pushed back into
the player, before the 25 second time period is
complete, the player senses an error and tries to
eject the CD several times before stopping.
Eject can be activated with either the ignition or
radio off. CDs can be loaded with the ignition
or radio off, if this button is pressed rst.
CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message displays, it could for
one of the following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
You are driving on a very rough road.
3When the road becomes smoother, the CD
should play.
The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or
upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an
hour and try again.
There could have been a problem while
burning the CD.
The label could be caught in the CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any
other reason, try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down
and provide it to your dealer when reporting the
problem.
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