2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO Owners Manual

To store an equalization setting to a preset station
perform the following:
1. Tune to the preset station.
2. Press and release the AUTO EQ button to
select the equalization setting.
Once the equalization no longer displays,
the equalization is set for that preset station.
3. To resave the preset, press and hold
the preset button until a beep sounds.
Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release the AUDIO knob until
BASS, MID, or TREB displays. Turn the knob
to increase or to decrease. The display shows the
bass, midrange, or treble level. If a station is
weak or has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob.
The radio produces one beep and adjusts the
display level to the middle position.To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob
when no tone or speaker controls are displayed.
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 to the manual mode, press the AUTO
EQ button until CUSTOM displays. Then manually
adjust the bass, midrange, and treble using the
AUDIO knob.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 displays. Turn the knob
to move the sound toward the right or the
left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear
speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob until
FAD displays. Turn the knob to move the sound
toward the front or the rear speakers.
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The fade feature might not be available on all
radio systems.
To adjust the balance or fade to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob while
BAL or FAD is displayed. The radio produces
one beep and adjusts the display level to
the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob
while no tone or speaker controls are 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. Press the TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
2. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release
the TYPE button to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press
either the SEEK or TYPE arrows to select
and to take you to the PTY’s rst station.4. To cancel the seek, press any of the SEEK
or TYPE arrows. This also exits the program
type seek mode and returns to the last
tuned station.
SCAN:Scan the stations within a PTY by
performing the following:
1. Press the TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
2. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release
the TYPE button to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press
and hold either the SEEK or TYPE arrows
for two seconds, and the radio begins
scanning the stations in the PTY.
4. Press either the SEEK or TYPE arrows
to stop scanning.
BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate
frequency allows the radio to 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.
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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 pushbuttons 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 TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
3. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release
the TYPE button to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed,
the PTY that was set, returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
RDS Messages
INFO (Information):If the current station has a
message, INFO displays. Press this button to
see the message. The message could 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 display
after every press of this 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. 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 displays.
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Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):The audio system
has been calibrated for your vehicle from the
factory. If CAL ERR displays, it means that the
radio has not been congured properly for
the vehicle and must be returned to your
dealer/retailer for service.
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.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 240later in
this section for further detail.
Playing a CD
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 displays.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
displays.
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 does not play properly.
If the surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of
Your CDs on page 243for 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 displays, see “CD Messages” later in
this section.
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. Wait for the indicator light, located to the
right of the slot, to turn green.
4. 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 sound and the indicator light, located
to the right of the slot, begins to ash and
MULTI LOAD # displays.
3. Once the light stops ashing and turns green,
INSERT CD # displays, load a CD. Insert
the CD partway into the slot, label side
up. The player pulls the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, the indicator light
begins ashing again. Once the light stops
ashing and turns green, you can load another
CD. The CD player takes up to six CDs.
Do not try to load more than six.
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 displays.
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Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number displays. To play
a specic CD, rst press the CD AUX button
(if not already in CD mode), then press the
numbered pushbutton that corresponds to the CD.
A small bar appears under the CD number that
is playing and the track number displays.
If an error displays, see “CD Messages” later
in this section.
CD
Z(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
Zbutton for ve seconds.
A beep sounds and the indicator light, located
to the right of the slot, begins to ash and
EJECT ALL displays.
2. Once the light stops ashing, REMOVE CD #
displays. The CD ejects and can be removed.
Once the CD is removed, the indicator light
begins ashing again and another CD ejects.
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 CD 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.
{REV (Reverse):Press and hold this button
to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. The elapsed time
of the track displays. Release this button to play
the passage.
FWD
|(Forward):Press and hold this button
to advance quickly within a track. You will
hear sound at a reduced volume. The elapsed
time of the track displays. Release this button
to play the passage.
RPT (Repeat):With repeat, one track or an entire
CD can be repeated.
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To use repeat, do the following:
To repeat the track you are listening to, press
and release the RPT button. RPT displays.
Press RPT again to turn off repeat play.
To repeat the CD you are listening to, press
and hold the RPT button for two seconds.
RPT displays. Press RPT again to turn
off repeat play.
RDM (Random):With the random setting,
tracks can be listened to in random, rather than
sequential, order, on one CD or on all of the 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 the
RDM button. RANDOM ONE displays. Press
RDM again to turn off random play.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that
are loaded in random order, press and
hold RDM for more than two seconds.
A beep sounds and RANDOM ALL displays.
Press RDM again to turn off random play.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
AUTO EQ to select the equalization setting
while playing a CD. The equalization is storedwhen a CD is played. For more information on
AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed previously in
this section.
©SEEK¨:Press the left SEEK arrow to go
to the start of the current track (if more than
10 seconds have played), or to go to the previous
track (if less than 10 seconds have played).
Press the right SEEK 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.
©SCAN¨:To scan one CD, press and hold
either SCAN arrow for more than two seconds
until SCAN displays and a beep sounds. 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 displays and a beep sounds. Use this
feature to listen to 10 seconds of the rst track
of each loaded CD. Press either SCAN arrow
again, to stop scanning.
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INFO (Information):Press this knob to see how
long the current track has been playing. To change
the default on the display, track or elapsed time,
press the knob until you see the desired display,
then press and hold the knob until the radio beeps.
The selected display becomes the default.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
while a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) remains
inside the radio for future listening.
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 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 or TYPE right arrows 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 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 begins to play in the
order they were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK
or TYPE arrows. Seeking past the last saved
track returns to the rst saved track.
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