2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Owners Manual

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 you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time, or
attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you
could damage the CD player. When 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 appears on the display, see “CD
Messages” later in this section.
ZEJECT:Press the CD eject button to eject
CD-R(s). To eject the CD-R that is currently playing,
press and release this button. A beep will sound
and Ejecting Disc appears on the display. Once the
disc is ejected, Remove Disc appears on the
display. The CD-R can be removed. If the CD-R is
not removed, after several seconds, the CD-R
automatically pulls back into the player and begins
playing. For the Six-Disc CD player, press and hold
the eject button for two seconds to eject all discs.
f(Tune):Turn this knob to select MP3 les on
the CD-R currently playing.
©SEEK¨:Press the left SEEK arrow to go
to the start of the current MP3 le, if more than
ten seconds have played. Press the right
SEEK arrow to go to the next MP3 le. If either
SEEK arrow is held or pressed multiple times, the
player continues moving backward or forward
through MP3 les on the CD.
Sc(Previous Folder):Press the pushbutton
positioned under the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the previous folder.
cT(Next Folder):Press the pushbutton
positioned under the Folder label to go to the rst
track in the next folder.
sREV (Reverse):Press and hold this button
to reverse playback quickly within an MP3 le.
You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release
this button to resume playing the le. The
elapsed time of the le appears on the display.
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\FWD (Fast Forward):Press and hold this
button to advance playback quickly within an
MP3 le. You will hear sound at a reduced volume.
Release this button to resume playing the le.
The elapsed time of the le appears on the
display.
RDM (Random):With random, you can listen to
MP3 les on the CD-R in random, rather than
sequential order, on one CD-R or all discs
in a six-disc CD player. To use random, do
one of the following:
1. To play MP3 les from the CD-R you are
listening to in random order, press the
pushbutton positioned under the RDM
label until Random Current Disc displays.
Press the same pushbutton again to turn
off random play.
2. To play songs from all CDs loaded in a
six-disc CD player in random order, press the
pushbutton positioned under the RDM
label until Randomize All Discs displays.
Press the same pushbutton again to turn
off random play.h(Music Navigator):Use the music navigator
feature to play MP3 les on the CD-R in order
by artist or album. Press the pushbutton located
below the music navigator label. The player scans
the disc to sort the les by artist and album
ID3 tag information. It may take several minutes
to scan the disc depending on the number of
MP3 les recorded to the CD-R. The radio may
begin playing while it is scanning the disc in
the background. When the scan is nished, the
CD-R begins playing again.
Once the disc has been scanned, the player
defaults to playing MP3 les in order by artist.
The current artist playing is shown on the
second line of the display between the arrows.
Once all songs by that artist are played, the player
moves to the next artist in alphabetical order
on the CD-R and begins playing MP3 les by
that artist. If you want to listen to MP3 les
by another artist, press the pushbutton located
below either arrow button. The CD goes to
the next or previous artist in alphabetical order.
Continue pressing either button until the desired
artist displays.
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To change from playback by artist to playback by
album, press the pushbutton located below the
Sort By label. From the sort screen, push one of
the buttons below the album button. Press the
pushbutton below the back label to return to the
main music navigator screen. Now the album
name is displayed on the second line between the
arrows and songs from the current album begins
to play. Once all songs from that album are played,
the player moves to the next album in alphabetical
order on the CD-R and begin playing MP3 les
from that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press the
pushbutton below the Back label to return to
normal MP3 playback.BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD remains safely
inside the radio for future listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press this button to play
a CD when listening to the radio. The CD icon
and a message showing disc and/or track number
appears on the display when a CD is in the
player. Press this button again and the system
automatically searches for an auxiliary input device
such as a portable audio player. If a portable
audio player is not connected, “No Input Device
Found” appears on the display.
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Using an MP3 (Radio with CD and
DVD Player)
MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW Disc
Compressed Audio or Mixed Mode Discs
The radio also plays discs that contain both
uncompressed CD audio (.CDA les) and
MP3/WMA les depending on which slot the disc
is loaded into. By default the radio reads only
the uncompressed audio (.CDA) and ignores the
MP3/WMA les on the DVD deck. On the CD
deck, pressing the CAT (category) button toggles
between compressed and uncompressed audio
format, the default being the uncompressed
format (.CDA).
MP3/WMA Format
If you burn your own MP3/WMA disc on a
personal computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R or CD-RW disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les on
one disc.
The CD player (lower slot) is able to read and
play a maximum combination of 512 les and
folders. The DVD player (upper slot) is able to
read 255 folders, 15 playlists and 40 sessions.
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.
Avoid subfolders. The system can support up to
8 subfolders deep, however, keep the total
number of folders to a minimum in order to
reduce the complexity and confusion in trying to
locate a particular folder during playback.
Make sure playlists have a .m3u, .wpl or .pls
extension (other le extensions may not work).
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Minimize the length of the le, folder, or playlist
names. Long le, folder, or playlist names, or a
combination of a large number of les and
folders, or playlists may cause the player to be
unable to play up to the maximum number of
les, folders, playlists, or sessions. If you wish
to play a large number of les, folders, playlists,
or sessions, minimize the length of the le,
folder or playlist name. Long names also take
up more space on the display.
Finalize the audio disc before you burn it.
Trying to add music to an existing disc can
cause the disc not to function in the player.
Root Directory
The root directory of the CD-R is treated as a
folder. If the root directory has compressed audio
les, the directory is displayed 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-R contains only compressed les,
the les are located under the root folder. The next
and previous folder functions are not displayed
on a CD-R that was recorded without folders
or playlists. When displaying the name of the folder
the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD-R 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

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.
Play begins from the rst track in the rst
folder and continues sequentially through
all tracks in each folder. When the last track
of the last folder has played, play continues
from the rst track of the rst folder.
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.
The new track name appears on the display.
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 that were created using
WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™
software can be accessed, however, they cannot
be edited using the radio. These playlists are
treated as special folders containing compressed
audio song les.
Playing an MP3 (In Either the DVD or
CD Slot)
Insert a CD-R partway into either the top or
bottom slot, label side up. The player pulls it in,
and the CD-R should begin playing.
Depending on the format of the disc, a
softkey menu appears and allow navigation
of the disc. The menu reads left to right as
RDM (Randomize song play order), a Folder
icon with left and right arrows (to move up or
down through available folders), a PL tag if
the disc has a Playlist available, and a Music
Navigator tag. If a Playlist tag is shown, toggling
this key brings up a Folder softkey only or the
menu as previously described.
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If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD-R in
the player, it stays in the player. When the
ignition or radio is turned on, the CD-R starts to
play where it stopped, if it was the last selected
audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
and song title appears on the display.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CD-Rs with an adapter ring. Full-size
CD-Rs and the smaller CD-Rs are loaded in the
same manner.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality may 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 may 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 and DVDs on page 282for more information.If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time, or
attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you
could damage the CD player. When 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.
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 soft marker instead.
If an error appears on the display, see
“CD Messages” later in this section.
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ZCD (Eject):Press and release the CD
eject button to eject the CD-R that is currently
playing in the bottom slot. A beep will sound
and Ejecting Disc appears on the display. Once
the disc is ejected, Remove Disc appears on
the display. The CD-R can be removed. If
the CD-R is not removed, after several seconds,
the CD-R automatically pulls back into the player.
If loading and reading of a CD cannot be
completed, such as unknown format, etc., and
the disc fails to eject, press and hold the DVD
eject button for more than ve seconds to force
the disc to eject.
ZDVD (Eject):Press and release the DVD
eject button to eject the CD-R that is currently
playing in the top slot. A beep will sound
and Ejecting Disc appears on the display. Once
the disc is ejected, Remove Disc appears on
the display. The CD-R can be removed. If
the CD-R is not removed, after several seconds,
the CD-R automatically pulls back into the
player. If loading and reading of a CD cannot be
completed, such as unknown format, etc., and
the disc fails to eject, press and hold the DVD eject
button for more than ve seconds to force the
disc to eject.
f(Tune):Turn this knob to select MP3 les on
the CD-R currently playing.
©SEEK¨:Press the left SEEK arrow to go to
the start of the current MP3 le, if more than
ve seconds have played. If less than ve seconds
have played, the previous MP3 le plays. Press
the right SEEK arrow to go to the next MP3 le.
If either SEEK arrow is held, or pressed multiple
times, the player continues moving backward
or forward through the MP3 les on the CD.
Sc(Previous Folder):Press the pushbutton
positioned under the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the previous folder.
cT(Next Folder):Press the pushbutton
positioned under the Folder label to go to the rst
track in the next folder.
sREV (Reverse):Press and hold this button
to reverse playback quickly within an MP3 le.
You will hear sound at a reduced volume.
Release this button to resume playing the le.
The elapsed time of the le appears on the
display.
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