2007 BUICK TERRAZA Owner's Manual

To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
BAND again for four seconds. AF OFF appears on
the display. The radio does not switch to other
stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
RDS Messages
ALERT!:Alert warns of local or national
emergencies. When an alert announcement
comes on the current radio station, ALERT!
appears on the display. 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.
4(INFO – Information):If the current station has
a message, INFO appears on the display. Press
this button to see the message. The message may
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
this button. A new group of words appears on
the display after every 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 this button. You can
view the last message until a new message
is received or a different station is tuned to.
When a message is not available from a station,
NO INFO appears on the display.
TRAF (TA – Traffic):If TA appears on the display,
the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements
and when a traffic announcement comes on the
tuned radio station you will hear it.
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 TA appears on the display.
If no station is found that broadcasts traffic
announcements, NO TRAFFIC appears on the
display.
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If TA is on the display, press the TRAF button to
turn off the traffic announcements.
The radio plays the traffic announcement even if the
volume is low. The radio interrupts the play of a CD
if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic
announcements.
This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):The audio system
has been calibrated for your vehicle from the
factory. If CAL ERR 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 is displayed 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. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down
and provide it to your dealer when reporting the
problem.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 280later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD (Single CD Player)
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player pulls it in and the CD should begin playing.
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.
When a CD is inserted, CD and the CD symbol
appears on the display. As each new track starts to
play the track number appears on the display.
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 (and playback
performance) may be reduced due to the CD-R
quality, method of recording, the quality of
the music that has been recorded, and the way
the CD-R has been handled. For better playback
performance when home burning audio discs,
use brand named CD media showing the Compact
Disc™, and a burn rate no faster than 12X.
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There may 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 343for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught
in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is
needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD
with a marking pen.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time,
or attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs,
you could damage the CD player. When
using the CD player, use only CDs in good
condition without any label, load one CD at a
time, and keep the CD player and the loading
slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and
debris.If an error appears on the display, see
“CD Messages” later in this section.
O/e(Tune):Turn this knob to go to the
next or previous track.
{(Reverse):Press and hold this button to
reverse the current track.
|(Fast Forward):Press and hold this button to
fast forward through the current track.
RDM (Random):Press this button to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order. RANDOM DISC appears on the display.
Press this button again to turn off random play.
RPT (Repeat):Press this button to hear a
track over again. REPEAT appears on the display.
Press this button again to turn off repeat play.
MUTE:Press this button to silence the system.
Press this button again to turn the sound on.
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tSEEKu:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the current track if more than eight seconds
have played. Press the right arrow to go to the
start of the next track. If either arrow is held
or pressed more than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward through the CD.
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 AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a
CD when listening to the radio. CD appears on the
display when a CD is in the player. If the system
has a remote playback device, pressing this button
a second time allows the remote device to play.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
AUTO EQ to select the equalization setting
while playing a CD. The equalization is stored
whenever a CD is played. For more information on
AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed previously in
this section.
X(Eject):Press this button to eject the CD.
EJECT may be activated with either the ignition
or radio off.
Playing a CD(s) (Six-Disc CD Player)
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.
When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol appears
on the CD. As each new track starts to play,
the track number appears on the display.
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 (and playback
performance) may be reduced due to the CD-R
quality, method of recording, the quality of
the music that has been recorded, and the way
the CD-R has been handled. For better playback
performance when home burning audio discs,
use brand named CD media showing the Compact
Disc™, and a burn rate no faster than 12X.
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There may 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 343for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught
in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is
needed, try labeling the top of the recorded
CD with a marking pen.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time,
or attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs,
you could damage the CD player. When
using the CD player, use only CDs in good
condition without any label, load one CD at a
time, and keep the CD player and the loading
slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and
debris.If an error appears on the display, see
“CD Messages” later in this section.
M(Load):Press this button to load CDs into the
CD player. This CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the load button.
3. When INSET CD # appears on the display,
load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the
slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the load button for
two seconds.
A beep will sound and LOAD ALL DISC
appears on the display.
3. When INSERT CD # appears on the display,
load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, wait for INSERT CD #
to appear on the display, then load the next
CD. The CD player takes up to six CDs. Do not
try to load more than six.
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To load more than one CD but less than six,
complete Steps 1 through 3. When nished loading
CDs, press the load button to cancel the loading
function. The radio begins to play the last CD
loaded.
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number
for each CD appears on the display.
Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number appears on the
display. To play a specic CD press the numbered
pushbutton that corresponds to the CD.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD
Messages” later in this section.
X(Eject):Press this button to eject CD(s).
To eject the CD that is currently playing, press
and release this button.
To eject multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Press and hold the eject button for
two seconds.
A beep will sound and EJECT ALL DISCS
appears on the display.2. When REMOVE DISC appears on the display,
the CD ejects and can be removed.
To stop ejecting the CDs, press the load or
the eject button.
If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the
CD automatically pulls back into the player.
If 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.
Do not repeatedly press the eject button to eject a
CD after you have tried to push it in manually.
The player’s 25-second eject timer resets at each
press of eject, causing the player to not eject
the CD until the 25-second time period has
elapsed.
O/e(Tune):Turn this knob to go to the next
or previous track.
{(Reverse):Press and hold this button to
reverse within the current track.
|(Fast Forward):Press and hold this button to
fast forward through the current track.
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RDM (Random):Press this button to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential order,
on one CD or all of the loaded CDs.
To use random, do one of the following:
To play the tracks on the CD you are listening
to in random order, press and release this
button until RANDOM DISC PLAY appears
on the display.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are
loaded in random order, press and release
this button until RANDOM ALL DISCS appears
on the display.
To turn off random play, press and release the
RDM button until RANDOM OFF appears on the
display.
RPT (Repeat):Press this button to hear a track
or an entire CD over again.
To use repeat, do one of the following:
To repeat a track, press and release this
button until REPEAT appears on the display.
To repeat an entire CD, press and release this
button until REPEAT ONE DISC appears on
the display.To turn off repeated play, press and release the
RPT button until REPEAT OFF appears on
the display.
tSEEKu:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the current track, if more than ten seconds
have played. Press the right arrow to go to the
next track. If either arrow is held or pressed more
than once, the player continues moving backward
or forward through the CD.
tSCANu:To scan one CD, press and hold
either SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until
SCAN appears on the display and you hear a
beep. The radio goes to the next track, plays for
10 seconds, then goes to the next track. Press
either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than four seconds until CD
SCAN appears on the display and you hear a
beep. Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of
the rst track of each loaded CD. Press either
SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio when
a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) will remain
safely inside the radio for future listening.
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CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a
CD when listening to the radio. CD appears on the
display when a CD is in the player. If your
system has a remote playback device, pressing
this button a second time allows the remote device
to play.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
AUTO EQ to select the equalization setting while
playing a CD. The equalization is stored
whenever a CD is played. For more information on
AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed previously in
this section.
Playing an MP3 CD-R Disc
Your vehicle’s radio system may have the MP3
feature. If it has this feature, it is capable of playing
an MP3 CD-R disc. For more information on
how to play an MP3 CD-R disc, seeUsing an MP3
on page 274later in this section.
UsingR(Song List) Mode
(Single CD, MP3, and Six-Disc CD)
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.
2. Check to see that the CD player is not in
song list mode. S-LIST (sound list) should
not appear on the display. If S-LIST is present,
press the song list button to turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the
numbered pushbutton and then use the SEEK
right arrow or turn the tune knob 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 will sound. ADDED SONG
will appear on the display.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other
selections.
SONGLIST FULL appears on the display if you try
to save more than 20 selections.
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