2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER radio

Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be programmed
on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or
XM2 (if equipped).
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When that
numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that
was set, returns and the equalization that was
selected is stored for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
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/e(Bass/Treble):Press to select BASS or
TREBLE. Turn to increase or to decrease. If a station is
weak or has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass and treble to the middle position,
press and hold when the tone control is on the display.
The level changes to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold when no tone or speaker control
displays. AUDIO SETTINGS CENTERED displays.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press to select
customized equalization settings designed for country,
custom, classical, pop, rock, jazz, and talk. 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)
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/e(Balance/Fade):To adjust the balance
between the right and the left speakers, press
until BALANCE displays. Turn to move the sound
toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press until FADE displays. Turn to move
the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and fade to the middle position,
press and hold when the speaker control displays.
The level changes to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold when no tone or speaker control
displays. AUDIO SETTINGS CENTERED displays.
Finding a Category Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired category perform the
following:
1. Press the CAT (category) button. The last selected
category displays.
2. Turn the
O/eknob to select the category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to go to a station within this category.
SEEKING CATEGORY appears on the display
while the radio is searching for a station. The radio
stops at the rst station broadcasting with this
category.
4. To go to another station within that category, press
the CAT button to display the category, then press
either SEEK arrow.
If both category and traffic are on, the radio searches
for stations with the selected category and traffic
announcements. This function does not work with XM™.
If the radio cannot nd the desired category, NONE
displays and the radio returns to the last station that
was on. This function does not work with XM™.
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SCAN:Scan the stations within a category by
performing the following:
1. Press the CAT button. The last selected category
displays.
2. Turn the
O/eknob to select the category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press and
hold either SCAN arrow until a beep sounds and
SCAN CATEGORY displays. The radio begins
scanning the stations in the category.
4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop scanning.
If both category and TRAF (traffic) are on, the radio
scans for stations with the selected category and traffic
announcements.
RDS Messages
ALERT!:Alert warns of local or national emergencies.
When an alert announcement comes on the current radio
station, ALERT! displays. The announcement should be
heard, even if the volume is low or a CD is playing. If a
CD is playing, play stops during the announcement.
Alert announcements cannot be turned off.
ALERT! is not affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all
RDS stations.
4(INFO – Information):If the current station has a
message, INFO displays. Press to see the message.
The message can 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 this button.
A new group of words display after every press of the
button. Once the complete message displays, INFO
disappears from the display until another new message
is received. The last message can display by pressing
this button. The last message stays on the display until
a new message is received or you turn to a different
station.
When a message is not available from a station,
NO INFO displays.
TRAF (TA – Traffic):TA displays if a tuned station
broadcasts traffic announcements.
If a station does not broadcast traffic announcements,
press the TRAF button. The radio seeks to a station that
does. When a station is found, the radio stops seeking
and TA displays. If no station is found that broadcasts
traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC displays.
The radio plays the traffic announcement even if the
volume is low. The radio interrupts the play of a CD if
the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.
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If TA displays, press the TRAF button to turn off the
traffic announcements.
This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite Radio
Service.
Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):The audio system
has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory.
If CAL ERR displays, it means that the radio has
not been congured properly for your vehicle and
must be returned to your dealer/retailer for service.
LOCKED:This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take the
vehicle to your dealer/retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down and provide
it to your dealer/retailer when reporting the problem.
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces.
XM™ Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming
and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in
digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you
subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM™ Radio
Online for when you are not in your vehicle. A service
fee is required to receive the XM™ service. For more
information, contact XM™ at www.xmradio.com or call
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-101later in this
section for further detail.
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Playing a CD (Single CD Player)
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player pulls it in and the CD should begin playing.
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.
When a CD is inserted, CD and the CD symbol displays.
As each new track starts to play the track number
displays.
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.
Playing a CD(s) (Six-Disc CD Player)
M
(Load):Press to load CDs into the CD player.
This CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the load button.
3. When INSERT CD # displays, load a CD. Insert the
CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player
pulls the CD in.To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the load button for two seconds.
A beep sounds and LOAD ALL DISC displays.
3. When INSERT CD # displays, load a CD. Insert the
CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player
pulls the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, wait for INSERT CD # to
display, then load the next CD. The CD player takes
up to six CDs. Do not try to load more than six.
To load more than one CD but less than six, complete
Steps 1 through 3. When nished loading CDs, press this
button to cancel the loading function. The radio begins to
play the last CD loaded.
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for
each CD displays.
Playing a Specic Loaded CD
A number displays for every CD that is loaded into the
player. To play a specic CD press the numbered
pushbutton that corresponds to the CD.
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Care of Your CDs
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality can 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. Handle them carefully. Store CD-R(s)
in their original cases or other protective cases and away
from direct sunlight and dust. The CD player scans the
bottom surface of the disc. If the surface of a CD is
damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the
CD does not play properly or not at all. Do not touch the
bottom side of a CD while handling it; this could damage
the surface. Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or
the edge of the hole and the outer edge.
If the surface of a CD is soiled, take a soft, lint free
cloth or dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral
detergent solution mixed with water, and clean it.
Make sure the wiping process starts from the center
to the edge.
Care of Your CD and DVD Player
Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught in the
CD or DVD 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.
The use of CD lens cleaners for CDs is not advised,
due to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD
optics with lubricants internal to the CD or DVD player
mechanism.
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.
X(Eject):Press to eject CD(s). Eject can be activated
with either the ignition or radio off.
To eject the CD that is currently playing, press and
release.
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To eject multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Press and hold eject for two seconds. A beep
sounds and EJECT ALL DISCS displays.
2. When REMOVE DISC displays, the CD ejects and
can be removed.
To stop ejecting the CDs, press the load or the
eject button.
If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD
automatically pulls it back into the player. If CD
is pushed back into the player, before 25 seconds,
the player senses an error and tries to eject the
CD several times before stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the
Xbutton to eject a CD
after pushing it in manually because the eject timer
resets to 25 seconds after each press of the button.
The CD will eject only after an uninterrupted 25 seconds
occurs.
O/e(Tune):Turn to go to the next or previous
track.
{(Fast Reverse):Press and hold to reverse within
the current track.
|(Fast Forward):Press and hold to fast forward
through the current track.
RDM (Random):Press to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential order, on one CD or all of
the loaded CDs.To use random, do one of the following:
Press and release this button until RANDOM DISC
PLAY displays, to play the tracks on a CD in
random order.
Press and release this button until RANDOM ALL
DISCS displays, to play the tracks on all of the
CDs that are loaded in random order.
To turn off random play, press and release the RDM
button until RANDOM OFF displays.
RPT (Repeat):Press to hear a track or depending on
your radio, an entire CD.
To use repeat, do one of the following:
Press and release until REPEAT displays, to repeat
a track.
Press and release, depending on the radio,
until REPEAT ONE DISC displays, to repeat
an entire CD.
To turn off repeated play, press and release until
REPEAT OFF displays.
tSEEKu:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current track, if more than eight 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.
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tSCANu:To scan one CD, press and hold either
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
arrow again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either arrow for
more than four seconds until DISC SCAN displays and a
beep sounds. Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of
the rst track of each loaded CD. Press either arrow
again, to stop scanning.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The inactive CD(s) remains inside the radio
for future listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to play a CD when
listening to the radio. The CD icon and track number
appears on the display when a CD is in the player.
Press again and the system automatically searches
for an auxiliary input device, such as a portable audio
player. If a portable audio player is connected the “AUX
INPUT DEVICE” displays. If the portable audio player
is not connected, the “AUX INPUT DEVICE” message
does not display.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press to
select the equalization setting while playing a CD.
The equalization is stored while a CD is played.
For more information on AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ”
listed previously in this section.Playing an MP3 CD-R Disc
The vehicle’s radio system has the MP3 feature that
is capable of playing an MP3 CD-R disc. For more
information on how to play an MP3 CD-R disc,
seeUsing an MP3 on page 3-98later in this section.
UsingR(Song List) Mode
(Single CD and Six-Disc CD)
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.
2. Check to see that the CD player is not in song
list mode. S-LIST (sound list) should not display.
If S-LIST is present, press the song list button
to turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the left SEEK arrow or
turn the
O/eknob to locate the track to
be saved. The track begins to play.
4. Press and hold the
Rbutton to save the track
into memory. When song list is pressed,
one beep sounds. ADDED SONG displays.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.
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