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BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) remains
inside the radio for future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play
a CD when listening to the radio. CD displays
when a CD is in the player. If your system has
a remote playback device, pressing this button a
second time allows the remote device to play.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
AUTO EQ to select the equalization setting
while playing a CD. The equalization is stored
when a CD is played. For more information
on AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed previously
in this section.
Playing an MP3 CD-R Disc
Your vehicle’s radio system may have the MP3
feature. If it has this feature, it is capable of playing
an MP3 CD-R disc. For more information on
how to play an MP3 CD-R disc, seeUsing an
MP3 on page 261later in this section.
UsingR(Song List) Mode
(Single CD, MP3, and Six-Disc CD)
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.
2. Check to see that the CD player is not in
song list mode. S-LIST should not display.
If S-LIST displays, press the
R(song list)
button to turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the
numbered pushbutton and then use the
right
uSEEK arrow or turn theO/e(tune)
knob to locate the track to be saved. The track
begins to play.
4. Press and hold the
Rbutton to save the
track into memory. When song list is pressed,
one beep sounds. ADDED SONG displays.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other
selections.
SONGLIST FULL displays if you try to save
more than 20 selections.
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To play the song list, press theRbutton.
The recorded tracks begins to play in the order
they were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the left
tor
right
uSEEK arrows. Seeking past the last saved
track returns to the rst saved track.
To delete tracks from the song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the
Rbutton to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press either the left
tor rightuSEEK arrow
or turn the
O/eknob to select the
desired track to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the
Rbutton for two seconds.
Release the button when SONG REMOVED
displays.
After a track has been deleted, the remaining
tracks are moved up the list. When another track
is added to the song list, the track is added to
the end of the list.To delete the entire song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the
Rbutton to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press and hold the
Rbutton for more
than four seconds. One beep sounds and
SONGLIST EMPTY displays indicating
the song list has been deleted.
If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains
saved tracks from that CD, those tracks are
automatically deleted from the song list. Any tracks
saved to the song list again are added to the
bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press the
Rbutton.
One beep sounds and S-LIST is removed from
the display.
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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 available for display 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.
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