2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO mode

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
s(Reverse):Press and hold thesbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound
at a reduced volume. Release the
sbutton to play
the passage. The elapsed time of the track displays.
2
\(Fast Forward):Press and hold the\
button to advance quickly within a track. You will
hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the
\
pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time
of the track displays.3 RPT (Repeat):Press this pushbutton once to
hear a track over again. REPEAT ON and RPT
displays. The current track continues to repeat.
Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT
OFF displays and RPT disappears from the display.
4 RDM (Random):Press this pushbutton to
hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order. T#, RANDOM, and RDM displays. Press
RDM again to turn off random play. RANDOM OFF
displays and RDM disappears.
SEEK
w:Press the SEEK upwarrow to go to the
start of the current track if more than eight seconds
have played. The track number displays. If this
button is pressed more than once, the player
continues moving backward through the CD.
If this button is held for more than two seconds,
the CD enters CD scan mode and the CD plays
the rst 10 seconds of each track. Press the SEEK
up
warrow again to stop scanning.
SEEK
x:Press the SEEK downxarrow to go
to the previous track. The track number displays.
If this button is pressed more than once, the
player continues moving forward through the CD.
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If this button is held for more than two seconds,
the CD enters CD scan mode and the CD plays
the rst 10 seconds of each track. Press the
SEEK down
xarrow again to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this knob to see the current
track number, time, and temperature or the track
number, the elapsed time of the track, and the
temperature.
To change the default on the display, press this
knob until the desired option displays, then hold
the knob for two seconds. A beep sounds and
the selected display becomes the default.
AM/FM/CD:Press this button when listening to
the radio to play a CD.
EJECT /
Z(Eject):Press the EJECT /Z
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.
CD Messages
If 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.
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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
O
(Power):Press theOknob to turn the system
on and off.
u(Volume):Turn theuknob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease
the volume.DISP (Display):Press this knob to switch the
display between the time and the temperature or
the radio station frequency and the temperature.
When the ignition is off, press this knob to display
the time.
For RDS, press this knob to change what displays
while using RDS. The display options are station
name, RDS station frequency, PTY, and the name
of the program (if available).
For XM™ (if equipped), press this knob while in
XM mode to retrieve four different categories
of information related to the current song or
channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY,
Channel Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, press the
DISP knob until you see the desired display,
then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio
produces a beep and the selected display
becomes the default.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be
programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons,
by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM,
or XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE (automatic tone) or
AUTO EQ (automatic equalization) to
select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed,
the station that was set, returns and the
equalization that was selected is stored
for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Midrange/Treble)
TONE /P/Q(Bass / Treble):Press and release
this button until BASS, MID (midrange), or TREB
(treble) displays. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or
to decrease the tone. The display shows the bass,
midrange, or treble level. If a station is weak or
has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the
middle position, select BASS, MID, or TREB.
Then press and hold the tone button for more
than two seconds. One beep sounds and the tone
control adjusts to the middle position.
To adjust all tone controls to the middle position,
press and hold the tone button while no tone control
displays. ALL CENTERED displays and a beep
sounds. The bass, midrange, and treble adjusts
to the middle position.
AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic
Equalization):Press this button to select
customized equalization settings designed for
country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO
TONE or AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM displays.
You can also manually adjust the bass, midrange,
and treble using the tone button.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
BAL / FADE /S(Balance / Fade):
To adjust the balance between the right and
the left speakers, push and release the balance
and fade button until BAL displays. Turn the
ADJ knob to move the sound toward the right
or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the
rear speakers, push and release the balance
and fade button until FADE displays. Turn the
ADJ (adjust) knob to move the sound toward
the front or the rear speakers.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold
the balance and fade button for more than
two seconds. One beep sounds and the speaker
control adjusts to the middle position.
To adjust both speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the tone button while
no speaker control displays. ALL CENTERED
displays and one beep sounds. The balance
and fade adjusts to the middle position.
Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the
following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. PTY for FM or PTYPE for
XM and a program type displays.
2. Turn the ADJ knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays, press the
up
wSEEK arrow to select the PTY and
go to the PTY’s rst station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY press
the up
wSEEK arrow again. If the radio
cannot nd the desired PTY, NONE FOUND
displays and the radio returns to the last
station you were listening to.
After 15 seconds of inactivity or if the
P-TYPE button is pressed again, the radio
exits program type select mode.
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\(Fast Forward):Press and hold the\button
to advance quickly within a track. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. Release the
\button
to play the passage. The elapsed time of the
track displays.
RPT (Repeat):Press this button once to hear
a track over again. REPEAT ON and RPT
displays. The current track continues to repeat.
Press RPT again to turn off repeat play.
REPEAT OFF displays and RPT disappears.
RDM (Random):Press this button to hear
the tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order. T#, RANDOM, and RDM displays, T and
the track number displays when each track
starts to play. Press RDM again to turn off
random play. RANDOM OFF displays and
RDM disappears.
xSEEKw:Press the downxSEEK arrow to
go to the start of the current track if more than
eight seconds have played. If this arrow is pressed
more than once, the player continues moving
backward through the CD.Press the up
wSEEK arrow to go to the start
of the next track. If this arrow is pressed more
than once, the player continues moving forward
through the CD.
If either the down
xor upwSEEK arrow is
held or pressed for more than two seconds,
the CD enters CD scan mode and the CD plays
the rst 10 seconds of each track. Press either
the down
xor upwSEEK arrow again to
stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this knob to see how
long the current track has been playing. T, the
track number, and the elapsed time of the
track appears on the display. To change the
default on the display, time or elapsed time,
press the knob until the desired option displays,
then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio
produces one beep and the selected display
becomes the default. Pressing this button
also displays text on commercially recorded
CDs (if available).
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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
O
(Power):Press theOknob to turn the system
on and off.
u(Volume):Turn theuknob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease
the volume.DISP (Display):Press this knob to switch
the display between time and temperature or
radio station frequency and temperature.
When the ignition is off, press this knob to
display the time.
For RDS, press the DISP knob to change
what displays while using RDS. The display
options are station name, RDS station
frequency, PTY, and the name of the
program (if available).
For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP
knob while in XM mode to retrieve four different
categories of information related to the current
song or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category
or PTY, Channel Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, press
the DISP knob until the desired option
displays, then hold the knob for two seconds.
A beep sounds and the selected display
becomes the default.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be
programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons,
by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM,
or XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE (automatic tone) or
AUTO EQ (automatic equalization) to
select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed,
the station that was set, returns and the
equalization that was selected is stored
for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Midrange/Treble)
TONE /P/Q(Bass / Treble):Press and release
this button until BASS, MID (midrange), or TREB
(treble) displays. Turn the ADJ knob to increase orto decrease the tone. The display shows the bass,
mid, or treble level. If a station is weak or has static,
decrease the treble.
To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the
middle position, select BASS, MID, or TREB.
Then press and hold the tone button for more
than two seconds. The display level adjusts to
the middle position and a beep sounds.
To adjust all tone controls to the middle position,
press and hold the tone button when no tone
control displays. ALL CENTERED displays and
a beep sounds.
AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic
Equalization):Press this button to select
customized equalization settings designed for
country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical.
The equalization setting last chosen displays when
you rst press this button. Each time you press
this button, another equalization setting displays
and automatic tone or automatic equalization
switches to that preset equalization settings.
To return to the manual mode, press the
AUTO TONE or AUTO EQ button until
CUSTOM displays. Then manually adjust the
bass, midrange, and treble using the tone button.
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