2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO Owners Manual

AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the
volume.
RCL (Recall):Press this knob to switch the
display between the radio station frequency, band,
and the time. When the ignition is off, press this
knob to display the time.
Finding a Station
AM FM:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2, or AM. The selection displays.
TUNE:Turn this knob to select radio stations.
oSEEKp:Press the SEEK arrows to go to the
previous or to the next station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either SEEK
arrow for two seconds until a beep sounds. 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.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either
SEEK arrow for more than four seconds until
two beeps sound. 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.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM)
can be programmed on the six numbered
pushbuttons, by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed,
the station that was set, returns.
5. Repeat Steps 2 through 4 for each
pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:To adjust bass or treble, press and
release AUDIO until BAS (bass) or TRE (treble)
displays. Then press and hold the
wxarrows to
increase or to decrease the tone. If a station is
weak or has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust bass or treble to the middle position,
select BAS (bass) or TRE (treble). Then press and
hold AUDIO for more than two seconds until a
beep sounds. B (balance) and a zero or T (treble)
and a zero displays.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, rst exit out
of audio mode by pressing another button,
causing the radio to perform that function or
wait ve seconds for the display to return to
time of day. Then press and hold AUDIO for
more than two seconds until a beep sounds.
CEN (center) displays.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the
right and the left speakers, press and release
AUDIO until BAL (balance) displays. Then press
and hold the
wxarrows to move the sound
toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the
rear speakers, press and release AUDIO until
FAD (fade) displays. Then press and hold
the
wxarrows to move the sound toward the
front or the rear speakers.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
select BAL or FAD. Then press and hold
AUDIO for more than two seconds until a beep
sounds. B (balance) and a zero or F (fade) and
a zero displays.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, rst exit out
of audio mode by pressing another button,
causing the radio to perform that function or wait
ve seconds for the display to return to time of day.Then press and hold AUDIO for more than
two seconds until a beep sounds. CEN (center)
displays.
Fade might not be available if the vehicle is a
regular cab model.
Radio Messages
CAL (Calibrated):The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory.
If CAL displays it means that the radio has not
been congured properly for your vehicle and must
be returned to your dealer/retailer for service.
LOC (Locked):This message is displayed
when the THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up.
Take the vehicle to your dealer/retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error
cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
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Radio with CD (MP3)
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.With RDS, the 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 could broadcast incorrect
information that causes 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.
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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):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
oVOLp(Volume):Turn this knob to increase
or to decrease the volume.DISPL (Display):When the ignition is turned off,
press this knob to display the time.
For RDS, press the DISPL knob to change what
displays while using RDS. The display options
are station name, RDS station frequency,
PTY (program type), and the name of the
program (if available).
For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISPL 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
DISPL knob until you see the desired display,
then press and hold this knob for two seconds.
The radio produces one beep. The selected
display is now the default.
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AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):Automatic
volume automatically adjusts the audio system to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press
this button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH.
AVOL displays. Each higher setting allows
for more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then as you drive, automatic volume
increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome
noise at any speed. The volume level should
always sound the same to you as you drive.
NONE displays if the radio cannot determine the
vehicle speed. To turn automatic volume off,
press this button until OFF displays.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between
FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped).
The selection displays.
oTUNEp:Turn this knob to select radio
stations.
qSEEKr:Press the SEEK arrows to go to the
previous or to the next station and stay there.
The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
qSCANr:Press and hold either SCAN arrow
for more than two seconds. SCAN displays and
the radio produces one beep. The radio goes to
a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the
next station. Press either SCAN arrow again or
one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than four seconds.
PSCN displays and the radio produces one beep.
The radio goes to a preset station, plays for a
few seconds, then goes to the next preset station.
Press either SCAN arrow again or one of the
pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.
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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 pushbuttons,
by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM,
or XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. 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/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release the AUDIO knob
until BASS or TREB displays. Turn the knob to
increase or to decrease. The tone display shows
the bass or the treble level. If a station is weak
or has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass and the treble to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob.
A beep sounds.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob
when no tone or speaker control displays.
ALL CENTERED displays and a beep sounds.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press this
button to select customized equalization settings
designed for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock,
and classical.
To return the bass and treble to the manual
mode, push and release the AUTO EQ button
until CUSTOM displays.
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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.
Turn the knob to move the sound toward the
right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob
until FADE displays. Turn the knob to move the
sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance or the fade to the middle
position, push the AUDIO knob to select BAL
or FADE, then push it again and hold it until
one beep sounds.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob
when no tone or speaker control is displayed.
ALL CENTERED displays and a beep sounds.
Finding a Program Type (PTY)
Station (RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the
following:
1. Turn the P-TYPE knob to activate program
type select mode. TYPE and a PTY displays.
2. Turn the P-TYPE knob again, to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays, press the
SEEK TYPE button to select and to take
you to the PTY’s rst station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY,
press the SEEK TYPE button twice to
display the PTY and then go to another
station.
5. Press P-TYPE knob to exit program type
select mode.
IF PTY disappears on the display, 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.
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