2007 CADILLAC CTS V radio

QSCANR:Press the SCAN button to enter
scan mode. SCAN appears on the display.
Press the up arrow to scan to the next station.
The radio goes to a station, plays for ve seconds,
then goes to the next station. Press this button
again to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold SCAN for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep
and PSCAN appears on the display. The radio
goes to the rst preset station stored on your rm
keys, plays for ve seconds, then goes to the
next preset station. Press SCAN again to
stop scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
LOCAL/DISTANT Selection:With this feature you
can set the radio to search for local stations or
stations that are further away for a larger selection.To set this feature to LOCAL or DISTANT, perform
the following steps:
1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until SEEK LOCAL
or SEEK DISTANT appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select either
LOCAL or DISTANT.
4. Press the CLR button to exit the display.
To return to the original display, repeatedly
press the CLR button or wait for the display to
time out.
To search for stations, press the SEEK up or down
arrows. If the system is set to LOCAL, SEEK
appears in the display and seeks to stations with
strong signals only. If the system is set to
DISTANT, D-SEEK appears in the display and
seeks to stations with weak and strong signals.
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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 rm keys, 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 and hold one of the six numbered rm
keys for two seconds until you hear a beep.
The set preset station number appears on the
display above the rm key that it is set to.
Whenever that numbered rm key is pressed
for less than two seconds, the station that
was set returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each rm key.
To set the preset stations with an equalization
setting, DSP (digital signal processing)
setting, or a program type (PTY) setting, see
each of these features later in this section.
When a preset station is selected, once one of
these additional settings is selected, the
preset station remembers each setting and it
remains active, until the setting is selected
off for that preset station.AUTOSTORE PRESETS:To set the preset
stations automatically, perform the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the
main menu.
4. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until AUTOSTORE
PRESETS appears on the display.
5. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select.
AUTOSTORE appears on the display.
The radio automatically searches the band
and selects and stores the six radio stations
with the strongest signal. The stations are
stored by signal strength, not sequential order.
The set preset station number appears on
the display above the rm key that it is set to.
Whenever that numbered rm key is
pressed for less than two seconds, the station
that was set returns.
6. Press the CLR button to exit the display.
To return to the original display, repeatedly
press the CLR button or wait for the display to
time out.
When battery power is removed and later applied,
you do not have to reset your radio presets.
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Using Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Available only with the premium Bose®audio
system, this feature is used to provide a choice of
ve different listening experiences: DSP normal,
talk, spacious, rear seat, and driver seat. DSP can
be used while listening to the radio or the CD
player. The radio keeps separate DSP settings for
each band, preset, and source. To select a
DSP choice, perform the following steps:
1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until one of the
ve settings appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select a
DSP setting.
4. Press the CLR button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press
the CLR button or wait for the display to
time out.DSP NORMAL:This setting provides the best
overall audio performance for all passengers.
DSP NORMAL does not appear on the display
when in this mode.
TALK:This setting should be used when listening
to non-musical material such as news, talk
shows, sports broadcasts, and books on tape.
Talk makes spoken words sound very clear.
SPACIOUS:This setting is used to make the
listening space seem larger.
REAR SEAT:This setting adjusts the audio to
give the rear seat passenger(s) the best possible
sound quality. Sound quality for the front seat
passengers may be different when this setting
is used.
DRIVER SEAT:This setting adjusts the audio to
give the driver the best possible sound quality.
Sound quality for the front and rear seat
passenger(s) may be different when this setting
is used.
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RDS Messages
The RDS message feature is available only on
FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
See Radio Data System (RDS) for more
information earlier in this section.
ALERT:Alert warns of local and national
emergencies. When, an alert announcement
comes on the current radio station or a related
network 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. If
the radio tunes to a related network station for the
announcement, it returns to the original station
when the announcement is nished.
ALERT is not affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported
by all RDS stations.
MSG (Message):If the current RDS station has a
message, MSG appears on the display. The
message may display the artist, song title, call in
phone numbers, etc. If the entire message
does not appear on the display, parts of themessage appears every three seconds until the
message is completed. Once the completed
message has displayed, MSG disappears from the
display until another new message is received.
To display the last message, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until CLOCK/INFO
DISP appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob. The message
appears on the display.
Once the message has displayed, MSG
disappears from the display until another new
message is received.
TP (Traffic Program):TP appears on the display
when the radio detects a signal from an RDS
station that has traffic announcement broadcast
capability.
TA (Traffic Announcement):If TA appears on
the display, the tuned radio station broadcasts
traffic announcements and when a traffic
announcement comes on the tuned station you
will hear it.
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If the station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, when TA is turned on it 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.
The radio plays traffic announcements if the
volume is low. The radio interrupts the play of a
CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic
announcements.
To turn TA on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until TRAFFIC
ANNOUNCE appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select ON or
OFF. An X appears in the box when TA is
selected on.
4. Press the CLR button to exit the display.
To return to the original display, repeatedly
press the CLR button or wait for the display to
time out.Activating Category (CAT) Stations
(RDS and XM™)
CAT allows you to search for stations with specic
types of music. The selectable categories are
POP, EASY, TALK, CNTRY (Country), CLASS
(Classical), and JAZZ.
To activate program types, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until CATEGORY
appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select ON or
OFF. An X appears in the box when CAT is
selected on.
4. Press the CLR button to exit the display.
To return to the original display, repeatedly
press the CLR button or wait for the display to
time out.
Once CAT is activated the categories appears on
the display above the rm keys, in place of the
preset stations, if programmed. Press the rm key
for the category that you would like to listen to.
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Not all stations support CAT. The radio may not
go to all of the stations with that music type when
pressing the rm key.
AF (Alternate Frequency):Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with
the same category.
To turn AF on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until ALTERNATE
FREQ. appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select AF OFF,
AF ON, or AF REG. An X appears in the box
when AF is selected on.
4. Press the CLR button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press
the CLR button or wait for the display to
time out.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.Radio Message
THEFTLOCK:This message is displayed when
the THEFTLOCK®system has been activated.
Take the vehicle to the dealer for service.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 277later in this
section for further detail.
Using the Single CD Player
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in. If the ignition and the
radio are on the CD begins playing. A CD may be
loaded with the radio off but it does not start
playing until the radio is on.
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 to play
where it stopped, if it was the last selected
audio source.
When the CD is inserted, CD appears on the
display. As each new track starts to play, the track
number appears on the display.
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F3 RDM (Random):Press this rm key to listen
to the tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order. RANDOM appears on the display.
Press RDM again to turn off random play.
RANDOM disappears from the display.
F4 RPT (Repeat):Press this rm key to hear a
track over again. REPEAT appears on the display.
Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT
disappears from the display.
F6 DISP (Display):Press this rm key to display
the time of the track. Press this rm key again
to remove the time of the track from the display.
QSEEKR:Press the up or the down arrow to go
to the next or to the previous track on the CD.
QSCANR:Press this button to listen to each
track for 10 seconds. The CD goes to a track,
plays for 10 seconds, then goes to the next track.
Press this button again to stop scanning.
X(Eject):Press this button to stop a CD when
it is playing or to eject a CD when it is not
playing. Eject may be activated with the ignition
and the radio off.
Using the Six-Disc CD Changer
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 may 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 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
on page 283for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
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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 a label is added to a CD, or more
than one CD is inserted into the slot at a time,
or an attempt is made to play scratched or
damaged CDs, the CD player could be
damaged. While 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.
When a CD is inserted the CD functions appear
on the display above the rm keys, in place of the
preset stations, if programmed.LOAD:Press the LOAD button to load CDs into
the CD player. This CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and release the LOAD button.
Please Wait appears on the display.
3. Load the CD, when INSERT appears on the
display, insert a CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
When a CD is inserted, CD appears on the
display, the number of the CD and the track
number appears on the display if the radio is on.
If the radio is on, the CD begins to play
automatically.
To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for
two seconds. Please Wait appears on
the display and you will hear a beep.
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