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The preset f requencies may be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Pick the preset number (1 6)
you want for that station. Press
the button or icon and hold it until
you hear a beep.
Each preset button or icon
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 or icon.
To use the SCAN, preset and A.SEL
function, press the AUDIO button to
view these icons.
The SCAN f unction
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button, or
touch the SCAN icon (models with
navigation system), then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 5 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
andplayitfor5seconds.Whenit
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button or touch the
SCAN icon again. UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
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Playing the AM/FM Radio
Preset
SCAN
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the radio or CD is playing, push the
AUDIO button and then push the
TUNE/SOUND knob or touch the
SOUNDiconinthedisplay.The
current setting is shown on the
display.
You select which of these you want
to adjust by pressing the TUNE/
SOUND knob. The mode changes
from BASS to TREBLE to FADER to
BALANCE,andthenbacktothe
selected audio mode, each time you
press the knob. Turn the knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘ ’’ in the display.
The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about 5 seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode.
Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are
each adjustable.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength.
Use the TRE/BAS
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking.
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Adjusting the Sound
Balance/Fader
Treble/Bass
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States, except Hawaii and
Alaska.
XM
is a registered trade mark of
XM Satellite Radio, Inc.
XM Satellite Radio receives signals
f rom two satellites to produce clear,
high-quality digital reception. It
of f ers many channels in several
categories. Along with a large
selection of dif f erent types of music,
XM Satellite Radio also allows you to
view channel and category selections
in the audio display.
U.S. Models only
Satellite Digital Radio
Playing the XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
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SCAN
BUTTON
TUNE/
SOUND
KNOB
SCAN BUTTON
MODE
ICONUPPER DISPLAY
without navigation system with navigation system
SEEK/SKIP
CATEGORY BAR
DISP/MODE BUTTON
PRESET ICONS
SEEK/SKIP
CATEGORY BAR AUDIO BUTTONSCAN
ICON
SOUND
ICON
TUNE/
SOUND
KNOB
VOL/PWR KNOB PRESET
BUTTONS
XM BUTTON
CATEGORY/CHANNEL MODE
INDICATOR
XM BUTTON
VOL/PWR KNOB
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To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
press and hold the DISP/MODE
button until the mode changes. On
models with navigation system,
touch the MODE icon on the display.
In channel mode, you can select all
of the available channels. In category
mode, such as Jazz, Rock, Classical,
etc., you can select all of the
channels within that category.
Each time you press and
release the DISP/MODE button, the
display changes in the f ollowing
sequence: Channel name, category,
artist name, and music title.
To operate the XM Radio, Press the
AUDIO button to view the XM Radio
control display.
To listen to the XM satellite Radio,
turn the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Push the VOL/PWR knob to turn on
the audio system, and press the XM
button. Adjust the volume turning
the VOL/PWR knob. The last
channel you listened to will show in
the display.
Turn the TUNE knob to
change channel selections. Turn the
knob right f or higher numbered
channels and lef t f or lower
numbered channels. In the category
mode, you can only select channels
within that category.
When in the satellite radio mode,
you can use any of f our methods to
f ind channels: TUNE, SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY), SCAN, and the
preset buttons.
On vehicles without navigation system
On vehicles with navigation system
Playing the XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
Operating the XM Radio
MODE
DISP T o Select a Channel
TUNE
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Playing Discs
Features
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CD LOAD INDICATORLOAD BUTTONCD SLOTEJECT BUTTON RANDOM BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
DISC NUMBER
Without navigation system
AM/FM BUTTON
CD BUTTON TRACK NUMBER
SEEK/SKIP BAR
U.S. model is shown. PRESET BUTTONS
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Playing Discs
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CD SLOT
CD LOAD INDICATOR
LOAD BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BARSCAN BUTTON
CD/AUX BUTTON CH DISC BAR
UPPER DISPLAY
DISC SCAN ICON TRACK REPEAT ICON
TRACK SCAN ICON CH DISC ICONS
SOUND ICON
TRACK RANDOM ICON
DISC REPEAT ICON
With navigation system
TRACK ICON
DISC ICON
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If you are not loading CDs into all six
positions, press the LOAD button
again after the last CD has loaded.
The system will begin playing the
last CD loaded.
If you stop loading discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 15 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded.
When that CD ends, the next CD in
the CD changer is loaded and played.
Af ter the last CD f inishes, the
system returns to the f irst CD.To select a dif f erent disc, press an
appropriate preset button (1 6) or
use the Preset 5 (DISC ) to select
the previous disc or Preset 6 (DISC
) to select the next disc in
sequence. On vehicles with
navigation system, touch the
appropriate disc icon or press the
or side of the CH/DISC bar. If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will try to
load the CD in the next available slot.
Select the CD changer by pressing
the CD button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ on
the display. The system will begin
playing the last selected CD in the
CD changer. You will see the disc
and track numbers displayed.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing. Select
the empty position (the disc number
indicator is not highlighted) and
press the appropriate preset button
or touch a disc icon. The current CD
stops playing and starts the loading
sequence. The CD just loaded will
play.
Playing Discs
To Play a CD
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Each time you
press and release the side of
the SEEK/SKIP bar, the system
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track. Press and release the side of the bar to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
The RANDOM
function plays the tracks within a CD
in random order, rather than in the
order they are recorded on the CD.
To activate it, press the RDM button.
You will see RDM on the display as a
reminder. The system will then select and play tracks randomly.
This continues until you deactivate
RANDOM by pressing the RDM
button again.
Press and hold
the RPT button to continuously
replay the current CD. You will see
D-RPT on the display as a reminder.
Press the button again to turn it off. To activate the repeat
f eature, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT on the
display as a reminder. The system
continuously replays the current
track. Press the RPT button again to
turn it off. Pressing either of the
SKIP bar also turns of f the repeat
feature.
The available CD f unctions are
described as f ollows.
The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded on the CD. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN on the display as
a reminder. The system will then
play the f irst track f or approximately
10 seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f ollowing
tracks f or 10 seconds each. When it
plays a track that you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN button again.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar.
Playing Discs
SEEK /SK IP
RANDOM
DISC REPEAT
REPEATSCAN
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