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r/j(Play/Pause):Press either the play or
pause icon displays on the radio system, to toggle
between pausing or restarting playback of a
DVD. If the forward arrow is showing on display,
the system is in pause mode. If the pause
icon is showing on display, the system is in
playback mode. If the DVD screen is off, press the
play button to turn the screen on.
Some DVDs begin playing after the previews have
nished, although there might be a delay of up
to 30 seconds. If the DVD does not begin playing
the movie automatically, press the pushbutton
located under the play/pause symbol tag displayed
on the radio. If the DVD still does not play, refer
to the on-screen instructions, if available.
c(Stop):Press this button to stop playing,
rewinding, or fast forwarding a DVD.
r(Enter):Press this button to select the
choices that are highlighted in any menu.
y(Menu):Press this button to access the DVD
menu. The DVD menu is different on every
DVD. Use the pushbuttons located under the
navigation arrows to navigate the cursor through
the DVD menu. After making a selection press the
enter button. This button only operates when
using a DVD.
Nav (Navigate):Press this button to
display directional arrows for navigating
through the menus.
q(Return):Press this button to exit the current
active menu and return to the previous menu.
This button operates only when a DVD is playing
and a menu is active.
DVD-A (Audio) Display Buttons
Once a DVD-A is inserted, radio display menu
shows several tag options for DVD playing. Press
the pushbuttons located under any desired tag
option during DVD playback. See the tag options
listed below for more information.
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The rear seat operator can navigate the DVD-A
menus and controls through the remote control.
See “Remote Control”, underRear Seat
Entertainment System on page 357for more
information. The Video Screen does not
automatically power on when the DVD-A is
inserted into the DVD slot. It must be manually
turned on by the rear seat occupant through
the remote control power button.
r/j(Play/Pause):Press either the play or
pause icon displays on the radio system, to toggle
between pausing or restarting playback of a
DVD. If the forward arrow is showing on display,
the system is in pause mode. If the pause
icon is showing on display, the system is in
playback mode.
qGroupr:Press this button to cycle through
musical groupings on the DVD-A disc.
Nav (Navigate):Press this button to
display directional arrows for navigating
through the menus.
e(Audio Stream):Press this button to cycle
through audio stream formats located on the
DVD-A disc. There is not any type of noti cation
for the customer to see through the radio
display, but VSM has a text eld that shows audio
stream changing.
Inserting a Disc
To play a disc, gently insert the disc, with the label
side up, into the loading slot. The DVD player
might not accept some paper labeled media. The
player starts loading the disc into the system
and show “Loading Disc” on the radio display. At
the same time, the radio displays a softkey
menu of option(s). Some discs automatically play
the movie while others default to the softkey
menu display, which requires the Play, Enter, or
Navigation softkeys to be pressed; either by
softkey or by the rear seat passenger using the
remote control.
Loading a disc into the system, depending
on media type and format, ranges from
5 to 20 seconds for a CD, and up to
30 seconds for a DVD.
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Stopping and Resuming Playback
To stop playing a DVD without turning off the
system, press the stop button on the remote
control, or press the pushbutton located under the
stop or the play/pause symbol tags displayed
on the radio. If the radio head is sourced to
something other than DVD-V, press the DVD/CD
AUX button to make DVD-V the active source.
To resume DVD playback, press the play/pause
button on the remote control, or press the
pushbutton located under the play/pause symbol
tag displayed on the radio. The DVD should resume
play from where it last stopped if the disc has not
been ejected and the stop button has not been
pressed twice on the remote control. If the disc has
been ejected or the stop button has been pressed
twice on the remote control, the disc resumes
playing at the beginning of the disc.
Ejecting a Disc
Press the eject button on the radio to eject the
disc. If a disc is ejected from the radio, but
not removed, the radio reloads the disc after a
short period of time. The disc is stored in the radio.The radio does not resume play of the disc
automatically. If the RSA system is sourced to the
DVD, the movie when reloaded into the DVD
player begins to play again. In case loading and
reading of a DVD or CD cannot be completed
(unknown format, etc.), and the disc fails to eject,
press and hold the DVD Eject button more
than ve seconds to force the disc to eject.
DVD Radio Error Messages
Player Error:This message displays when there
are disc load or eject problems.
Disc Format Error:This message displays, if the
disc is inserted with the disc label wrong side
up, or if the disc is damaged.
Disc Region Error:This message displays, if the
disc is not from a correct region.
No Disc Inserted:This message displays, if no
disc is present when the EJECT or DVD/CD AUX
button is pressed on the radio.
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Using the Auxiliary Input Jack(s)
The radio system has an auxiliary input jack
located on the lower right side of the faceplate.
This is not an audio output; do not plug the
headphone set into the front auxiliary input jack.
However, an external audio device such as
an iPod, laptop computer, MP3 player, CD player,
or cassette tape player, etc. can be connected
to the auxiliary input jack for use as another source
for audio listening.
Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary
device while the vehicle is in PARK (P). See
Defensive Driving on page 376for more
information on driver distraction.
To use a portable audio player, connect a 1/8 inch
(3.5 mm) cable to the radio’s front auxiliary
input jack. While a device is connected, the radio
automatically begins playing audio from the
device over the vehicle speakers.
To listen to a device through the rear auxiliary
input over the speakers, cycle the DVD/CD Aux
button on the radio faceplate until “Rear Aux Input”
displays on the radio. The RSA or DVD Screen
must be on in order for the radio to source to rear
auxiliary.
O(Power/Volume):Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or decrease the
volume of the portable player. Additional volume
adjustments might be needed from the portable
device if the volume is not loud or soft enough.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a portable audio device is playing. The
portable audio device continues playing, so you
might want to stop it or power it off.
DVD/CD AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press this button to
cycle through DVD, CD, or Auxiliary when
listening to the radio. The DVD/CD text label and
a message showing track or chapter number
displays when a disc is in either slot. 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 Aux Input Device” displays.
If a disc is in both the DVD slot and the CD slot
the DVD/CD AUX button cycles between the
two sources and not indicate “No Aux Input
Device”.
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If a front auxiliary device is connected, the
DVD/CD AUX button cycles through all available
options, such as: DVD slot, CD slot, Front
Auxiliary, and Rear Auxiliary (if available). See
“Using the Auxiliary Input Jack(s)” later in
this section, or “Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks” under,
Rear Seat Entertainment System on page 357
for more information.
Using an MP3 (Radio with CD or
Six-Disc CD Player)
MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW Disc
The radio plays MP3/WMA les that were recorded
on a CD-R or CD-RW disc. The les can be
recorded with the following xed bit rates: 32 kbps,
40 kbps, 56 kbps, 64 kbps, 80 kbps, 96 kbps,
112 kbps, 128 kbps, 160 kbps, 192 kbps,
224 kbps, 256 kbps, and 320 kbps or a variable
bit rate. Song title, artist name, and album
are available for display by the radio when
recorded using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
Compressed Audio
The radio also plays discs that contain both
uncompressed CD audio (.CDA les) and
MP3/WMA les. By default the radio shows the
MP3/WMA label on the left side of the screen but
plays both le formats in the order in which
they were recorded to the disc.
MP3/WMA Format
If you burn your own MP3/WMA disc on a
personal computer:
Make sure the MP3/WMA les are recorded
on a CD-R or CD-RW disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3/WMA
les on one disc.
The CD player is able to read and play a
maximum of 50 folders, 15 playlists, and
a combined total of 512 folders and les.
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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Avoid subfolders. The system can support up
to eight 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 .mp3 or .wpl
extension (other le extensions might
not work).
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 can 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, potentially getting cut off.
Finalize the audio disc before you burn it.
Trying to add music to an existing disc might
cause the disc not to function in the player.Playlists can be changed by using the previous
and next folder buttons, the tuner knob, or
the seek buttons. An MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW
that was recorded can also be played using no
le folders. If a CD-R or CD-RW contains
more than the maximum of 50 folders, 15 playlists,
and a combined total of 512 folders and les,
the player lets you access and navigate up to the
maximum, but all items over the maximum are
not accessible.
Root Directory
The root directory of the CD-R or CD-RW is
treated as a folder. If the root directory has
compressed audio les, the directory is displayed
as the CD label. 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.
If a disc contains both uncompressed CD
audio (.CDA) and MP3/WMA les, a folder under
the root directory called CD accesses all of
the CD audio tracks on the disc.
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