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To use the PTY interrupt feature, press and hold
the P-TYPE button until a beep sounds on the
PTY you want to interrupt with. When selected, an
asterisk displays beside that PTY on the display.
Select multiple interrupts if desired. When listening
to a CD, the last selected RDS station interrupts
play if that selected program type format is
broadcast.
sSCANt:Scan the stations within a PTY by
performing the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
2. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and
hold either SCAN arrow, and the radio begins
scanning the stations in the PTY.
4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop at a station.
If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio scans
for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.Alternate Frequency:Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger FM station
with the same program type. To turn alternate
frequency on, press and hold AM/FM for
two seconds. AF ON displays. The radio can
switch to FM stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
AM/FM again for two seconds. AF OFF displays.
The radio does not switch to stronger FM stations.
Setting Preset PTYs
These pushbuttons have factory PTY presets. Up
to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2), can be
programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by
performing the following steps:
1. Press AM/FM to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
3. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the PTY
that was set, returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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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.
sSEEKt:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the current track, if more than ten seconds
have played. Press the right arrow to go to the
next track. If either arrow is held or pressed more
than once, the player continues moving backward
or forward through the CD.
sSCANt:To scan one CD, press and hold
either SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until
SCAN displays and a beep sounds. The radio
goes to the next track, plays for 10 seconds, then
goes to the next track. Press either SCAN
arrow again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than four seconds until CD
SCAN displays and a beep sounds. Use this
feature to listen to 10 seconds of the rst track of
each loaded CD. Press either SCAN arrow
again, to stop scanning.RCL (Recall):Press this button to see how long
the current track has been playing. To change
the default on the display, track, and elapsed time,
press the button until the desired display is
shown, then hold the button until the display
ashes. The selected display becomes the default.
AM/FM:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) remains
inside the radio for future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a
CD when listening to the radio.Using Song List Mode
The six-disc CD changer has a feature called
song list. 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. See “LOAD CD” listed previously in
this section for more information.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in
song list mode. S-LIST should not display. If
S-LIST displays, press the SONG LIST
button to turn it off.
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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 displays.
3. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for
more than four seconds. One beep sounds,
followed by two beeps after two seconds, and
a nal beep sounds after four seconds.
S-LIST EMPTY displays 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 sounds and S-LIST is removed
from the display.CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message displays 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 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. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down
and provide it to your dealer when reporting the
problem.
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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 searches playlists (Px)
rst and then go 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
you have chosen the folder mode as the default
display. See RCL later in this section for more
information. The new track name displays.
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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 (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 track. FWD
and the elapsed time of the track displays.RDM 2 (Random):To repeat the tracks in the
current folder or playlist, press and release
this pushbutton. FOLDER RANDOM displays.
Once all of the tracks in the current folder
or playlist have been played, the system moves
on to the next folder or playlist and plays all of the
tracks in random order.
To repeat the tracks on the CD, press and hold
this pushbutton for two seconds. A beep sounds
and DISC RANDOM displays. This feature
does not work with playlists.
While in random, pressing and releasing either
SEEK arrow goes to the next or previous random
track.
Press and release this pushbutton again to turn off
random play. NO RANDOM displays.#3 (Next Folder):Press this pushbutton to go
to the rst track in the next folder or playlist. If
the disc contains playlists, it goes through
the playlist, then the folders. Pressing this button
while in folder random mode takes you to the
next folder and randomizes the tracks in that
folder. This function does not work on a CD that
does not contain folders or playlists.
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4s(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 track. REV and
the elapsed time of the track appears on the
display. If this pushbutton is pressed for more than
20 seconds, the radio stops reversing and
begins to play.
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!(Previous Folder):Press this pushbutton
to go to the rst track in the previous folder or
playlist. If the disc contains playlists, it goes
through the playlist, then the folders. Pressing this
pushbutton while in folder random mode takes
you to the previous folder and randomizes
the tracks in that folder. This function does not
work on a CD that does not contain folders
or playlists.
wSEEKx:Press the up arrow to go to the
start of the next track. Press the down arrow to go
to the start of the previous track. Pressing
either arrow for more than two seconds searches
the previous or next tracks at two tracks
per second. When the desired track number
displays, release the arrow to stop searching and
to play the track.
TUNE:Turn this knob to fast track reverse or
advance through tracks in all folders or playlists.
The track number and le name appears on
the display for each track. Turn this knob while in
random to fast track reverse or advance the
tracks in sequential order.
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RCL (Recall):Push this button to switch between
track mode, folder, or playlist mode, and time of
day mode. The display shows only 13 characters,
but there can be up to three pages of text. If
there are more than 13 characters in the song,
folder, or playlist name pushing this button within
two seconds takes you to the next page of
text. If there are no other pages to be shown,
pushing this button 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, push this
button until you see the desired display, then hold
this button for two seconds. The radio produces
one beep and the selected display is now the
default.INFO (Information):INFO displays whenever 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 this button to eject a CD. Eject
may be activated with either the ignition or radio
off. CDs can be loaded with the radio and
ignition off if this button is pressed rst.
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StabiliTrak®System
Your vehicle may have this feature. The
StabiliTrak®system helps provide integrated
control of the systems such as anti-lock brake
system, traction control and engine control.
This system automatically controls the brakes and
engine to help prevent the vehicle from skidding
when cornering on a slippery road surface or
turning the steering wheel abruptly.
This system will activate when your vehicle speed
reaches or exceeds 9 mph (15 km/h), and will
deactivate when the vehicle speed reduces
to below 9 mph (15 km/h).
You may hear a sound in the engine compartment
for a few seconds when the engine is started or
just after the vehicle begins to move. This
means that the system is in the self-check mode,
but does not indicate a malfunction.
If the vehicle is going to skid during driving, the
traction control system warning light will blink and
an alarm will sound intermittently. Adjust your
driving accordingly.This light warns that
there is a problem
somewhere in
the traction control
system or StabiliTrak®.
Panic Brake Assist
Your vehicle has a panic brake assist system that
monitors the intention of the driver while braking.
If the system senses that the driver has applied
hard/fast pressure to the brake pedal, the system
will generate additional pressure, making it
easier for the driver to maintain brake application.
When this happens the brake pedal will feel
easier to push. Just hold the brake pedal down
rmly and let the system work for you. You
may feel the brakes vibrate, or you may notice
some noise but this is normal. The brakes
will return to normal operation after the brake
pedal has been released.
The brake assist system becomes operational
after the vehicle has accelerated to a speed
in excess of approximately 6 mph (10 km/h). It
stops operating when the vehicle decelerates to a
speed below approximately 3 mph (5 km/h).
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