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BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s)
will remain safely inside the radio for future
listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a
CD when listening to the radio. CD appears on the
display 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
whenever 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 301later 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 (sound list) should
not appear on the display. If S-LIST is present,
press the song list button to turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the
numbered pushbutton and then use the SEEK
right arrow or turn the tune knob to locate
the track to be saved. The track begins
to play.
4. Press and hold the song list button to save
the track into memory. When song list is
pressed, one beep will sound. ADDED SONG
will appear on the display.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other
selections.
SONGLIST FULL appears on the display if you try
to save more than 20 selections.
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To play the song list, press the song list button.
The recorded tracks begins to play in the
order they were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK
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 song list button to turn song list on.
S-LIST appears on the display.
3. Press either SEEK arrow or turn the tune
knob to select the desired track to be
deleted.
4. Press and hold the song list button for
two seconds. Release the button when
SONG REMOVED appears on the display.
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 song list button to turn song list on.
S-LIST appears on the display.
3. Press and hold the song list button for more
than four seconds. One beep will sound.
SONGLIST EMPTY appears on the display
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 song list button.
One beep will sound and S-LIST will be removed
from the display.
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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message appears on the
display 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 may have been a problem while
burning the CD.
The label may 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. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down
and provide it to your dealer 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 .m3u or .wpl
extension, other le extensions may not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and
album will be 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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