
Radio Messages
CAL (Calibration):The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If
CAL appears on the display it means that the radio
has not been configured properly for your vehicle
and must be returned to the dealer for service.
LOC (Locked):This message is displayed when
the THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
the vehicle to the dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your dealer.
Radio with CD
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the
volume.
RCL (Recall):Press this knob to switch the
display between the radio station frequency and
the time. When the ignition is off, press this
knob to display the time.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:To adjust the bass or the treble, press
and release the AUDIO button until BAS (bass) or
TRE (treble) appears on the display. Then
press and hold the up or the down arrow to
increase or to decrease. If a station is weak or
has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust bass or treble to the middle position,
select BAS or TRE. Then press and hold the
AUDIO button for more than two seconds until you
hear a beep. B and a zero or T and a zero
appears on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, first end out
of audio mode by pressing another button, causing
the radio to perform that function, or by waiting
five seconds for the display to return to the time of
day. Then press and hold the AUDIO button for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep.
CEN (center) appears on the display.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, press and release the AUDIO
button until BAL (balance) appears on the display.
Then press and hold the up or the down arrow to
move the sound toward the right or the left
speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press and release the AUDIO button until
FAD (fade) appears on the display. Then press and
hold the up or the down arrow to move the sound
toward the front or the rear speakers.
The fade feature may not be available on all radio
systems.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
select BAL or FAD. Then press and hold AUDIO for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep. B and
a zero or F and a zero appears on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, first end out of audio
mode by pressing another button, causing the radio
to perform that function, or by waiting five seconds
for the display to return to the time of day. Then
press and hold the AUDIO button for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep. CEN appears on
the display.
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Radio Messages
CAL (Calibration):The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If
CAL appears on the display it means that the radio
has not been configured properly for your vehicle
and must be returned to the dealer for service.
LOC (Locked):This message is displayed when
the THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
the vehicle to the dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in and the CD should begin
playing. CD appears on the display. If you want to
insert a CD with the ignition off, first press the
eject button or the RCL knob.
If you insert a CD with the radio off and the
ignition on, it starts to play.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 playing where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
appears on the display.
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 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
finding 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 will not play properly. If the surface of the
CD is soiled, seeCare of Your CDs on page 226for
more information.
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Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data System
(RDS). RDS features are available for use only on
FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
With RDS, the radio can do the following:
•Seek to stations broadcasting the selected
type of programming
•Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
•Display messages from radio stations
This system relies upon receiving specific
information from these stations and only works
when the information is available. In rare cases, a
radio station may broadcast incorrect information
that causes the radio features to work improperly.
If this happens, contact the radio station.
While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the
station name or call letters appear on the display
instead of the frequency. RDS stations may
also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY)
for current programming, and the name of the
program being broadcast.
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
oVOLp(Volume):Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the
volume.
INFO (Information):Press this knob to switch the
display between the radio station frequency and
the time. When the ignition is off, press this
knob to display the time.
For RDS, press the INFO knob to change what
appears on the display while using RDS. The
display options are station name, RDS station
frequency, PTY, and the name of the program
(if available).
To change the default on the display, press the
INFO knob until you see the desired display, then
hold the knob until you hear a beep. The
selected display is now the default.
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AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive by
increasing the volume as vehicle speed increases.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AVOL
appears on the display. Each higher setting
provides more volume compensation at faster
vehicle speeds. To turn automatic volume off, press
this button until AVOL OFF appears on the display.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2 or AM. The display shows the selection.
oTUNEp:Turn this knob to select radio
stations.
©SEEK¨:Press either the SEEK or the TYPE
arrows to go to the next or to the previous
station and stay there.
The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
©SCAN¨:Press and hold either the SCAN or
the TYPE arrows for two seconds until SCAN
appears on the display and you hear a beep. The
radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds,
then goes to the next station. Press either
the SCAN or the TYPE arrows again to stop
scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either
the SCAN or the TYPE arrows for more than
four seconds. PSCN appears on the display and
you will hear a double beep. The radio goes
to a preset station, plays for a few seconds, then
goes to the next preset station. Press either
the SCAN or the TYPE arrows again to stop
scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2 and six AM),
can be programed on the six numbered
pushbuttons, by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2 or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep.
Whenever that numbered pushbutton is
pressed, the station that was set returns for
that pushbutton.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
To store an equalization setting to a preset station
perform the following:
1. Tune to the preset station.
2. Press and release the AUTO EQ button to
select the equalization setting.
Once the equalization no longer appears on
the display, the equalization is set for that
preset station.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release the AUDIO knob until
BASS or TREB appears on the display. Turn
the knob to increase or to decrease. The display
shows the bass or treble level. If a station is weak
or has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass and treble to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob. The
radio produces one beep and adjust the display
level to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob
when no tone or speaker control is displayed.
ALL CENTERED appears on the display, you will
hear a beep, and the display level adjusts to
the middle position.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press this
button to select customized equalization settings
designed for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock,
and classical. Selecting CUSTOM or changing
bass or treble, returns the EQ to the manual bass
and treble settings.
The radio saves separate AUTO EQ settings for
each preset and source.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the
right and the left speakers, push and release the
AUDIO knob until BAL appears on the display.
Turn the 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 AUDIO knob
until FADE appears on the display. Turn the knob
to move the sound toward the front or the rear
speakers.
The fade feature may not be available on all radio
systems.
To adjust the balance and fade to the middle
position, push the AUDIO knob, then push it again
and hold it until the radio produces one beep. The
balance and fade adjusts to the middle position and
the display shows the speaker balance.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob
when no tone or speaker control is displayed.
ALL CENTERED appears on the display, you will
hear a beep, and the display level adjusts to the
middle position.
Finding a Program Type (PTY)
Station (RDS)
To select and find a desired PTY perform the
following:
1. Press the TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. TYPE and a PTY appears
on the display.
2. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release the
TYPE button to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and
release either the TYPE or the SEEK arrows
to select and to take you to the PTY’s first
station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY and
the PTY is displayed, press either the TYPE
or the SEEK arrows once. If the PTY is
not displayed, go back to Step 1.
5. Press either the TYPE or the SEEK arrows to
exit program type select mode.
If the radio cannot find the desired program type,
NONE appears on the display and the radio
returns to the last station you were listening to.
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RDS Messages
INFO (Information):If the current station has a
message, the information symbol appears on
the display. Press this button to see the message.
The message may display the artist, song title,
call in phone numbers, etc.
If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the
message appears every three seconds. To
scroll through the message, press and release the
INFO button. A new group of words appears on
the display after every press of the button.
Once the complete message has displayed, the
information symbol disappears from the display
until another new message is received. The
last message can be displayed by pressing the
INFO button. You can view the last message until
a new message is received or a different station
is tuned to.
Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):The audio system
has been calibrated for your vehicle from the
factory. If CAL ERR appears on the display, it
means that the radio has not been configured
properly for the vehicle and must be returned to
your dealer for service.
LOCKED:This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
the vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly, or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your dealer.
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