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µµEach preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A. SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
Thepresetsmaybelostif your
vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
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SCAN BUTTONPOWER/VOLUME KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
XM RADIO BUTTON
CATEGORY BUTTONS
DISP/MODE BUTTON
TUNE KNOB
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The SCAN f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the stations within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button again.
Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
To store a channel: Press the XM button. Either XM1
or XM2 will show in the display. Thepresetsmaybelostif your
vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
XM is loading the
audio or program inf ormation.
The channel
currently selected is no longer
broadcasting.
The encryption
code is being updated. Wait until the
encryption code is f ully updated.
Channels 0 and 1 should still work
normally.
Use the TUNE knob, the
CATEGORY buttons, or the
SCAN buttons to tune to a desired
channel.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected. Pick the preset button you want
f or that channel. Press and hold
the button until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Press the XM button again. The
other XM band will show. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button to tune to it.
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Preset XM Radio Display Messages
‘‘LOA DING’’
‘‘OFF A IR’’
‘‘UPDA T ING’’
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Playing Discs (Models without navigation system)
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SEEK BUTTONS
TRACK/FILE NUMBER
DISC SLOT
DISC LOAD BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS
FOLDER
NUMBER
DISC EJECT BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON RANDOM BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
MP3/WMA INDICATOR
TUNE (FOLDER) KNOB
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
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NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays CD FORMAT, and then
skips to the next f ile.Your vehicle’s in-dash disc changer
holdsuptosixdiscs.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this unit.
When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
display again, insert the next disc
in the slot. Do not try to insert a
disc until ‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You
could damage the audio unit.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system begins
playing the last disc loaded.
You can also load a disc into an
empty position while a disc is playing
by pressing the appropriate preset
button. The system stops playing the
current disc and starts the loading
sequence. It then plays the disc just
loaded.
Press the LOAD button until you
hear a beep and see ‘‘LOAD’’ in
the display. To load only one disc,
press and release the LOAD
button.
The disc number f or an empty
position begins blinking.
Insert the disc into the disc slot
when the green disc load indicator
comes on. Insert it only about
half way; the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way. You will see
‘‘BUSY’’ in the display while the
disc load indicator turns red and
blinks as the disc is loaded.
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L oading Discs
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Use the seek buttons while a disc is
playing to select passages and
change tracks (f iles in MP3 or WMA
mode).
In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
TUNE knob to select f olders in the
disc and use either seek button to
change f iles. To
continuously replay a track (f ile in
MP3 or WMA mode), press and
release the RPT button. You will see
RPT in the display. Press and hold
the RPT button to turn it off.
Pressing either seek button also
turns of f the repeat f eature.
Each time you
press and release the seek button,
the player skips forward to the
beginning of the next track (f ile in
MP3 or WMA mode). Press and
release the seek button to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track or f ile,
press and hold the or seek
button.
To select a dif f erent disc, use the
appropriate preset buttons (1
through 6). If you select an empty
position, the system will go into the
loading sequence (see page ). To
select a different folder, turn the
TUNE knob to move to the
beginning of the next f older. Turn
the knob to the right until it clicks
once to skip to the next folder, and to
the lef t to move to the beginning of
the current f older. Turn it again to
skip to the beginning of the previous
f older. Turning the TUNE knob
more than two clicks skips several
folders.
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In MP3 or WMA mode
Playing Discs (Models without navigation system)
REPEAT (Track Repeat)
SEEK /SK IP FOLDER SELECTIONT o Change or Select T racks/Files
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The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc (all f iles in the selected f older in
MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button. You will see SCAN in
the display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each track/f ile in the
disc/f older. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of scan
mode and play the last track sampled. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each f older on the disc in the order
they are recorded. To activate the
f older scan f eature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
You will see F-SCAN in the display.
The system will then play the first
f ile in the main f olders f or about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f ollowing
f irst f iles f or 10 seconds each. When
it plays a file that you want to
continue listening to, press and hold
the SCAN button. Pressing either seek button, or
selecting a dif f erent disc (using the
preset buttons) or f older (using the
TUNE knob) turns of f the SCAN or
F-SCAN f eature.In MP3 or WMA mode
Playing Discs (Models without navigation system)
SCAN
F-SCAN
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If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning
of f the ignition switch, the disc will
stay in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the disc will begin
playing where it lef t of f .
To remove the disc currently in play,
press the eject button. When a disc is
removed f rom a slot, the system
automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc in that position. If you do not
remove the disc f rom the changer
within 10 seconds, the disc will
reload into the slot. Then the system
returns to the previous mode (AM,
FM, or XM).To remove a different disc from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst.
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Protecting Discs
Playing Discs (Models without navigation system)
Removing Discs f rom t he In-dash
Disc Changer
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