BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press this button to play
a CD when listening to the radio. The CD icon and a
message showing disc and/or track number will
appear on the display when a CD is in the player.
Press this button again and the system will
automatically search for an auxiliary input device,
such as a portable audio player. If a portable audio
player is not connected, “no input device found” will
be displayed.
Using an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW Disc
The radio will play MP3 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
will be available for display by the radio when
recorded using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
Compressed Audio
The radio will also play discs that contain both
uncompressed CD audio (.CDA les) and
MP3 les. By default the radio will show the MP3
label on the left side of the screen but will play
both le formats in the order in which they
were recorded to the 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 or CD-RW disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les on
one disc.
The CD player is able to read and play a
maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, and
255 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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To change from playback by artist to playback by
album, press the pushbutton located below the
Sort By label. From the sort screen, push one of
the buttons below the album button. Press the
pushbutton below the back label to return to the
main music navigator screen. Now the album
name is displayed on the second line between the
arrows and songs from the current album will
begin to play. Once all songs from that album are
played, the player will move to the next album
in alphabetic order on the CD-R and begin playing
MP3 les from that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press the
pushbutton below the Back label to return to
normal MP3 playback.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press this button to play
a CD when listening to the radio. The CD icon
and a message showing disc and/or track number
will appear on the display when a CD is in the
player. Press this button again and the system will
automatically search for an auxiliary input device
such as a portable audio player. If a portable audio
player is not connected, “no input device found”
will be displayed.CD Messages
CHECK DISC: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.
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Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
Your 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.
You can however, connect an external audio
device such as an iPod, laptop computer, MP3
player, CD player, or cassette tape player, etc. to
the auxiliary input jack for use as another source
for audio listening.
To use a portable audio player, connect a 3.5 mm
(1/8 inch) cable to the radio’s front auxiliary
input jack. When a device is connected, press the
radio CD/AUX button to begin playing audio
from the device over the car speakers.
O(Power/Volume):Turn this knob clockwise to
increase or counterclockwise to decrease the
volume of the portable player. You may need to
do additional volume adjustments from the portable
device if the volume does not go loud or soft
enough.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a portable audio device is playing. The
portable audio device will continue playing, so you
may want to stop it or turn it off.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press this button to play
a CD when a portable audio device is playing.
Press this button again and the system will begin
playing audio from the connected portable
audio player. If a portable audio player is not
connected, “no input device found” will be
displayed.
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DVD/CD AUX (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 will appear on
display when a disc is in either slot. Press this
button again and the system will automatically
search for an auxiliary input device, such as a
portable audio player. If a portable audio player is
not connected, “no aux input device” will be
displayed. If a disc is in both the DVD slot and the
CD slot the DVD/CD AUX button will cycle between
the two sources and not indicate “no aux input
device”. If a front auxiliary device is connected, the
DVD/CD AUX button will cycle through all available
options, such as: DVD slot, CD slot, Front AUX, and
Rear AUX (if available). See “Using the Auxiliary
Input Jack(s)” later in this section, orRear Seat
Entertainment System on page 321, “Audio/Video
(A/V) Jacks” for more information.
If a disc is inserted into top DVD slot, the rear seat
operator can turn on the video screen and use the
remote control to navigate the CD (tracks only)
through the remote control.Audio Output
Only one audio source can be heard through the
speakers at one time. An audio source is
de ned as DVD slot, CD slot, XM™, FM/AM,
Front Aux Jack, or Rear Aux Jack.
Press the power button to turn the radio on.
The radio can be heard through all of the vehicle
speakers.
Front seat passengers can listen to the radio
(AM, FM, or XM) by pressing the BAND button or
the DVD/CD AUX button to select CD slot,
DVD slot, front or rear auxiliary input (if available).
If a playback device is plugged into the radio’s
front auxiliary input jack or the rear auxiliary jack,
the front seat passengers will be able to listen
to playback from this source through the vehicle
speakers. See “Using the Auxiliary Input Jack(s)”
later in this section, orRear Seat Entertainment
System on page 321, “Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks” for
more information.
In some vehicles, depending on audio options, the
rear speakers can be muted when the RSA
power is turned on. SeeRear Seat Audio (RSA)
on page 332for more information.
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BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD or a DVD is playing. The CD or DVD
will remain safely inside the radio for future
listening or viewing entertainment.
DVD/CD AUX (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 will appear on
display when a disc is in either slot. Press this
button again and the system will automatically
search for an auxiliary input device, such as a
portable audio player. If a portable audio player is
not connected, “no aux input device” will be
displayed. If a disc is in both the DVD slot and the
CD slot the DVD/CD AUX button will cycle between
the two sources and not indicate “no aux input
device”. If a front auxiliary device is connected, the
DVD/CD AUX button will cycle through all available
options, such as: DVD slot, CD slot, Front AUX, and
Rear AUX (if available). See “Using the Auxiliary
Input Jack(s)” later in this section, orRear Seat
Entertainment System on page 321, “Audio/Video
(A/V) Jacks” for more information.
If a MP3 is inserted into top DVD slot, the rear seat
operator can turn on the video screen and use the
remote control to navigate the CD (tracks only)
through the remote control.CD Messages
If these messages appear on the display and/or
the CD comes out, it could be for one of the
following reasons:
Optical Error:If the disc was inserted
upside down.
Disk Read Error:If a disc was inserted with an
invalid or unknown format.
Player Error:If there are disc LOAD or disc
EJECT problems.
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.
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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 the DVD Player
The DVD player is controlled by the buttons on
the remote control, or by the RSA system,
or by the buttons on the radio faceplate.
See “Remote Control”, underRear Seat
Entertainment System on page 321andRear Seat
Audio (RSA) on page 332for more information.
The DVD player is only compatible with DVDs of
the appropriate region code that is printed on
the jacket of most DVDs.
The DVD slot of the radio is compatible with most
audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-Video,
DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW media along
with MP3 and WMA formats.If an error message appears on the video screen
or the radio, see “DVD Display Error Messages”
under,Rear Seat Entertainment System on
page 321and “DVD Radio Error Messages” in this
section for more information.
Playing a DVD
DVD/CD AUX (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 will
appear on display when a disc is in either
slot. Press this button again and the system will
automatically search for an auxiliary input
device, such as a portable audio player. If a
portable audio player is not connected, “no aux
input device” will be displayed. If a disc is in both
the DVD slot and the CD slot the DVD/CD
AUX button will cycle between the two sources
and not indicate “no aux input device”. If a
front auxiliary device is connected, the
DVD/CD AUX button will cycle through all available
options, such as: DVD slot, CD slot, Front AUX,
and Rear AUX (if available). See “Using the
Auxiliary Input Jack(s)” later in this section, orRear
Seat Entertainment System on page 321,
“Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks” for more information.
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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 will reload the disc after a
short period of time. The disc will be stored in
the radio. The radio will not resume play of the disc
automatically. If the RSA system is sourced to
the DVD, the movie when reloaded into the DVD
player will begin 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 5 seconds to force the disc to eject.
DVD Radio Error Messages
Player Error:This message is displayed when
there are disc load or eject problems.
Disc Format Error:This message will be
displayed, if the disc is inserted with the disc label
wrong side up, or if the disc is damaged.
Disc Region Error:This message will be
displayed, if the disc is not from a correct region.No Disc Inserted:This message will be
displayed, if no disc is present when the EJECT or
DVD/CD AUX button is pressed on the radio.
Using the Auxiliary Input Jack(s)
Your 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.
You can however, connect an external audio
device such as an iPod, laptop computer, MP3
player, CD player, or cassette tape player, etc. to
the auxiliary input jack for use as another
source for audio listening.
To use a portable audio player, connect a
3.5 mm (1/8 inch) cable to the radio’s front
auxiliary input jack. When 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” is
displayed on the radio. The RSA or DVD Screen
must be on in order for the radio to source to rear
auxiliary.
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O(Power/Volume):Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or decrease the
volume of the portable player. You may need to do
additional volume adjustments from the portable
device if the volume does not go loud or soft
enough.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a portable audio device is playing. The
portable audio device will continue playing, so you
may 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
will appear on display when a disc is in either slot.
Press this button again and the system will
automatically search for an auxiliary input device,
such as a portable audio player.If a portable audio player is not connected, “no
aux input device” will be displayed. If a disc is in
both the DVD slot and the CD slot the DVD/CD
AUX button will cycle between the two sources and
not indicate “no aux input device”. If a front
auxiliary device is connected, the DVD/CD AUX
button will cycle through all available options, such
as: DVD slot, CD slot, Front AUX, and Rear
AUX (if available). See “Using the Auxiliary Input
Jack(s)” later in this section, orRear Seat
Entertainment System on page 321, “Audio/Video
(A/V) Jacks” for more information.
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