2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO radio

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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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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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message displays and/or
the CD comes out, it could be 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.
When 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/retailer. If the
radio displays an error message, write it down and
provide it to your dealer/retailer when reporting
the problem.
Using an MP3
MP3 CD-R Disc
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal
computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les
on one disc.
Make sure playlists have a .mp3 or .wpl
extension, other le extensions might not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed
or variable bit rates. Song title, artist name,
and album are displayed by the radio when
recorded using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
Create a folder structure that makes it easy
to nd songs while driving. Organize songs
by albums using one folder for each album.
Each folder or album should contain 18 songs
or less.
Make sure to nalize the disc when burning an
MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually
better to burn the disc all at once.
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The player is able to read and play a maximum of
50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 les.
Long le names, folder names, or playlist names
may use more disc memory space than necessary.
To conserve space on the disc, minimize the length
of the le, folder, or playlist names. You can also
play an MP3 CD-R that was recorded using no le
folders. The system can support up to 11 folders in
depth, though, keep the depth of the folders to a
minimum in order to keep down the complexity
and confusion in trying to locate a particular folder
during playback. If a CD contains more than the
maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions,
and 255 les the player lets you access and
navigate up to the maximum, but all items over
the maximum are played.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio les, the directory
displays as F1 ROOT. All les contained directly
under the root directory are accessed prior to any
root directory folders. However, playlists (Px) are
always accessed before root folders or les.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere
in the le structure that contains only folders/
subfolders and no compressed les directly
beneath them, the player advances to the next
folder in the le structure that contains compressed
audio les. The empty folder does not display.
No Folder
When the CD contains only compressed les,
the les are located under the root folder. The next
and previous folder functions have no function on a
CD that was recorded without folders or playlists.
When displaying the name of the folder the radio
displays ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists and
compressed audio les, but no folders, all les
are located under the root folder. The folder down
and the folder up buttons search playlists (Px)
rst and then go to the root folder. When the
radio displays the name of the folder, the radio
displays ROOT.
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Order of Play
Tracks are played in the following order:
Play begins from the rst track in the
rst playlist and continues sequentially
through all tracks in each playlist. When
the last track of the last playlist has played,
play continues from the rst track of the
rst playlist.
If the CD does not contain any playlists,
then play begins from the rst track under
the root directory. When all tracks from
the root directory have played, play continues
from les according to their numerical
listing. After playing the last track from the
last folder, play begins again at the rst track
of the rst folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display
does not automatically show the new folder
name unless you have chosen the folder mode
as the default display. See DISPL (display) later
in this section for more information. The new
track name displays.
File System and Naming
The song name that displays is the song name
that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song
name is not present in the ID3 tag, then the
radio displays the le name without the extension
(such as .mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or
four pages are shortened. Parts of words on
the last page of text and the extension of
the lename does not display.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists which were created by
WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™
software can be accessed, however, they cannot
be edited. These playlists are treated as special
folders containing compressed audio song les.
Playing an MP3
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in, and READING displays.
The CD should begin playing and the CD symbol
displays. If you want to insert a CD with the
ignition off, rst press the
Zbutton or the
DISPL knob.
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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.
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 243Care of Your CDs for
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 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.
1 FLD
x(Previous Folder):Press this button
to go to the rst track in the previous folder.
Pressing this button while in folder random mode
takes you to the previous folder and plays the
tracks in random order in that folder.
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oTUNEp:Turning this knob fast tracks
reverse or advances through the tracks in all
folders or playlists. The track number and
le name displays for each track. Turning this
knob while in random fast tracks reverse or
advances the tracks in sequential order.
DISPL (Display):Press this knob to switch
between track mode, folder/playlist mode, and
time of day mode. The display shows only eight
characters, but there can be up to four pages
of text. If there are more than eight characters
in the song, folder, or playlist name, pressing this
knob within two seconds takes you to the next
page of text. If there are no other pages to
be shown, pressing this knob within two seconds
takes you to the next display mode.
Track mode displays the current track number
and the ID3 tag song name.
Folder/playlist mode displays the current folder
or playlist number and the folder/playlist name.
Time of day mode displays the time of day
and the ID3 tag song 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 and the selected
display is now the default.
INFO (Information):INFO displays when a
current track has ID3 tag information. Press this
button to display the artist name and album
contained in the tag. INFO disappears from the
display when the information in the ID3 tag
has nished being read.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD remains
inside the radio for future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a
CD when listening to the radio. The CD symbol
illuminates on the display when a CD is loaded.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD.
Eject can activate while either the ignition or
radio is off. CDs can be loaded with the ignition
and radio off if this button is pressed rst.
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