2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO ignition

TRAF (Traffic):If TRAF displays, the tuned
station broadcasts traffic announcements.
When a traffic announcement is broadcast on
this 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 TRAF
displays. If no station is found that broadcasts
traffic announcements, NO TRAF displays.
If TRAF displays, press the TRAF button to
turn off the traffic announcements.
The radio plays the traffic announcement 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 displays it means that
the radio has not been congured properly for
your vehicle and it must be returned to your
dealer/retailer for service.
LOCKED:This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
your 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
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in, and READING displays.
The CD should begin playing. If you want to
insert a CD with the ignition off, rst press
the
Z(eject) button 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.
When the 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.
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):This button is inactive
when playing a CD.
2 FLD
w(Next):This button is inactive when
playing a CD.
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CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a
CD when listening to the radio. The CD symbol
displays when a CD is loaded.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD.
Eject can be activated with either the ignition
or radio off. CDs can be loaded with the ignition
and radio off if this button is pressed rst.
Playing an MP3/WMA CD-R Disc
Your vehicle’s radio system may have the
MP3/WMA feature. If it has this feature, it is
capable of playing an MP3/WMA CD-R disc.
For more information on how to play an
MP3/WMA CD-R disc, seeUsing an MP3
on page 234later in this section.
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.
The format of the CD might not be compatible.
SeeUsing an MP3 on page 234later in
this section.
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.
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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):Push this knob to turn the
system on and off.
oVOLUMEp:Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease
the volume.
INFO (Information) (XM™ Satellite Radio
Service and RDS Features):When the ignition
is off, press this knob to display the time.Press the INFO button to display additional text
information related to the current FM-RDS or XM™
station. A choice of additional information such
as: Channel, Song, Artist, and PTY (program type)
may appear. Continue pressing the information
button to highlight the desired label, and the
information about that label displays.
When information is not available, No Info
displays.
To change the default on the display, press the
INFO knob until you see the desired display, then
press and hold the knob until a beep sounds.
The selected display becomes the default.
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically
to make up for road and wind noise as you
drive by increasing the volume as vehicle speed
increases.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select MIN (minimum), MED (medium),
or MAX. AUTO VOL (maximum automatic volume)
displays. Each higher setting provides more
volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
To turn automatic volume off, press this button
until AUTO VOL OFF 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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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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