2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER Owners Manual

CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message displays and/or the
CD ejects, 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.
Listening to a DVD
If your vehicle has the Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) system and a DVD is playing, the DVD
symbol displays indicating that the DVD is
available and can be listened to through your
vehicle’s speakers.
To listen to the DVD, press the CD AUX button
until RSE displays. The current radio source stops
and the DVD sound comes through the speakers.
To stop listening to the DVD, press the CD
AUX button, if a CD is loaded, or press the
BAND button to select a different source.
When the RSE system is turned off, the DVD
symbol goes off of the radio display and
RSE OFF displays. The radio returns to the
last radio source that you were listening to.
SeeRear Seat Entertainment System on
page 284for more information.
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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 is 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.
Make sure to nalize the disc when burning
an MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is
usually better to burn the disc all at once.The player is able to read and play a maximum
of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and
255 les. Long le names, folder names, or playlist
names can use more disc memory space than
necessary. To conserve space on the disc,
minimize the length of the le, folder, or playlist
names. You can also play an MP3 CD that
was recorded using no le folders. The system
can support up to 11 folders in depth, though,
keep the depth of the folders to a minimum
in order to keep down the complexity and
confusion in trying to locate a particular folder
during playback. If a CD contains more than the
maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions,
and 255 les the player lets you access and
navigate up to the maximum, but all items over
the maximum are ignored.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the
root directory has compressed audio les,
the directory displays 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.
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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 contains only compressed les, the
les are located under the root folder. The next
and previous folder functions do not function on a
CD that was recorded without folders or playlists.
When displaying the name of the folder the
radio displays ROOT.
When the CD 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 goes to the root folder. When
the radio displays the name of the folder the
radio displays ROOT.
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
the folder mode has been chosen as the default
display. See DISPL later in this section for
more information. The new track name displays.
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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
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.
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.
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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 302for
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 FLDx(Previous Folder):Press the
xpushbutton to go to the rst track in the previous
folder. Press the
xbutton while in folder random
to go to the rst track in the previous folder
and random the tracks in that folder.
2 FLD
w(Next Folder):Press thewpushbutton
to go to the rst track in the next folder. Press
the
wbutton while in folder random to go to
the rst track in the next folder and random the
tracks in that folder.
3 REV (Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton
to reverse quickly within a track. Press and hold
this pushbutton for less than two seconds to
reverse at 10 times the normal playing speed.
Press and hold it for more than two seconds
to reverse at 20 times the normal playing speed.
Release this pushbutton to play the passage.
REV and the elapsed time of the track displays.
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4 FWD (Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton
to advance quickly within a track. Press and
hold this pushbutton for less than two seconds to
advance at 10 times the normal playing speed.
Press and hold it for more than two seconds
to advance at 20 times the normal playing speed.
Release this pushbutton to play the passage.
FWD and the elapsed time of the track displays.
6 RDM (Random):Press and release this
pushbutton to play the tracks of a current folder or
playlist, in random order. FLDR RDM displays.
Once all of the tracks a current folder or playlist
have played the system moves on to the next
folder or playlist and play all of the tracks in
random order.
To random all the tracks on the CD, press and
hold this pushbutton for two seconds. A beep
sounds and DISC RDM displays. This feature
does not work with playlists.When in random, pressing and releasing either
SEEK arrow takes you to the next or previous
random track.
Press and release this pushbutton again to turn
off random play. NO RDM displays.
oSEEKp:Press the leftoSEEK arrow to go
to the start of the previous track. Press the right
p
SEEK arrow to go to the start of the next track.
Pressing either the left
oor rightpSEEK arrow for
more than two seconds searches the previous or
next tracks at two tracks per second. Release the
button to stop searching and to play the track.
oTUNEp:Turn theoTUNEpknob to fast
track reverse or advance through the tracks in all
folders or playlists. The track number and le
name displays for each track. Turning this knob
while in random fast tracks reverse or advances
the tracks in sequential order.
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DISPL (Display):Press this knob to switch
between track mode, folder/playlist mode, and
time of day mode. The display shows only
eight characters, but there can be up to four pages
of text. If there are more than eight characters
in the song, folder, or playlist name, they are
displayed if the knob is not pressed again,
pressing this knob within two seconds takes
you to the next display mode.
Track mode displays the current track number
and the ID3 tag song name.
Folder/playlist mode displays the current folder
or playlist number and the folder/playlist name.
Time of day mode displays the time of day and
the ID3 tag song name.
To change the default on the display, press the
DISPL knob until you see the desired display,
then press and hold this knob for two seconds.
The radio produces one beep and the selected
display becomes the default.INFO (Information):INFO displays when a
current track has ID3 tag information. Press
this button to display the artist name and album
contained in the tag. INFO disappears from
the display when the information in the ID3 tag
has nished.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD remains
inside the radio for future listening.
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 theZbutton to eject a CD.
Eject can activate with either the ignition or
radio off. CDs can be loaded with the ignition
and radio off if this button is pressed rst.
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XM Radio Messages
If you have a Radio with CD or Radio with Six-Disc CD, you can receive these radio display messages.
Radio Display Message Condition Action Required
XL (Explicit Language
Channels)XL on the radio display,
after the channel name,
indicates content with
explicit language.These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a
customer’s request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating Updating encryption code The encryption code in the receiver is being updated, and
no action is required. This process should take no longer
than 30 seconds.
No Signal Loss of signal The system is functioning correctly, but the vehicle is in a
location that is blocking the XM™ signal. When you move
into an open area, the signal should return.
Loading XM Acquiring channel audio
(after 4 second delay)The audio system is acquiring and processing audio and
text data. No action is needed. This message should
disappear shortly.
CH Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune to another
channel.
CH Unavail Channel no longer
availableThis previously assigned channel is no longer assigned.
Tune to another station. If this station was one of the
presets, choose another station for that preset button.
No Info Artist Name/Feature
not availableNo artist information is available at this time on this channel.
The system is working properly.
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