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PRESET BUTTONSSCAN BUTTON
AUTO SELECT BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
TUNE/MODE KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB
SEEK/SKIP BAR
PRESET BUTTONSSTEREO INDICATOR
TUNE/SOUND
KNOB
AM BUTTON FM BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB
SCAN BUTTON
AM BUTTON
AUTO SELECT BUTTON AUTO SELECT BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB
Canadian
models
AM/FM
BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SOUND KNOB
FM BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONSTUNE KNOB
U.S. models
(Canadian LX models)
AM/FM
BUTTON
U.S. EX model is shown
(U.S. LX-VP, EX, EX-L, and
Canadian EX-L models)
U.S. LX-VP and
EX-L models
U.S. EX and
Canadian
EX-L models
SEEK BAR SEEK BAR
(U.S. EX-L, EX-SE, and Canadian EX, EX-L models
with rear entertainment system)
STEREO INDICATOR
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Turn the system on by
pushingthePWR/VOLknoborthe
AM/FM button. (AM or FM button
on U.S. EX model and Canadian
model).
Adjust the volume by turning the
PWR/VOL knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button (AM or FM button). On the
FM band, ST will be displayed if the
stationisbroadcastinginstereo.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not
available. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
twelve stations.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it f or 10 seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
Each preset button
(1 6) can store one station on AM,
and two stations on FM.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset number (1 6), 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.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the /( ) or /( )
side of the bar, then release it.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select. The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, 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 10 seconds. Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency.
1.
2.
3.
4.
To Play the Radio
To Select a Station
PRESET
SEEK
SCAN
TUNE
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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. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
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
every 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. Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the TUNE/SOUND
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. When the level reaches the
center, you will see ‘‘C’’ 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.
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.
Press the MODE or SOUND knob
repeatedly to display the Bass (BAS),
Treble (TRE), Fader (FAD), and
Balance (BAL) settings. Use the TRE/BAS
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the system is turned
of f . 76To turn of f auto selectAUTO SELECT
Balance/Fader
Adjusting the SoundTreble/Bass
A udio System L ighting
Playing the Radio
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Playing the XMSatellite Radio
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PWR/VOL
KNOBDISP/MODE BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR PRESET BUTTONS
SCAN BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOB
TUNE KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
SCAN BUTTON TUNE KNOB
DISP/MODE BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR
XM BUTTON
XM BUTTON
U.S. LX-VP and EX-L models U.S. EX-L and EX-SE models with rear entertainment system
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want f or that channel. Press and
hold the bar (icon) until you hear a
beep.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
To store a channel:
Press the XM button. Either XM1
or XM2 will show in the display. Press the XM button again or
touch the other XM icon (XM1 or
XM2) on the audio display. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
Press either side of the CATEGORY
bar ( or ) to select another
category.
The scan f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN/RPT button or
touch the SCAN icon on the audio
display. 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 or touch the icon
again. Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons or preset icons on the audio
display. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
Once a channel is stored, press and
release the proper preset button
(icon) to tune to it.
Turn the TUNE knob lef t
or right to select channels. In the
category mode, you can only select
channels within that category.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected.Use the TUNE knob, the
CATEGORY bar, or the SCAN
buttons to tune to a desired
channel.
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2. 3.
4.
5.
Playing the XMSatellite Radio
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
SCAN
Preset
TUNE
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Playing a Disc
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PWR/VOL KNOBREPEAT INDICATOR
CD SLOT
CD EJECT
BUTTON
CD SLOT
PWR/VOL
KNOB SEEK/SKIP BAR
RANDOM INDICATOR
CD BUTTON
CD EJECT
BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON REPEAT BUTTON
CD LOAD INDICATOR
LOAD
BUTTON
CD
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS CD SLOT
PWR/VOL
KNOB RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON CD LOAD INDICATOR
LOAD
BUTTON
CD
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
SKIP BAR
(Canadian LX models)
U.S. EX model is shown
(U.S. LX-VP, EX, EX-L, and
Canadian EX-L models)
CD EJECT BUTTON
(U.S. EX-L, EX-SE, and Canadian EX, EX-L models
with rear entertainment system)
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To load or play CDs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON(II) position.
You operate the CD player/CD
changer with the same controls used
for the radio. To select the CD
player/CD changer, press the CD
button. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. With
the in-dash CD changer, the disc and
track numbers are displayed. The
system will continuously play a CD
until you change modes.
Insert a CD about half way into the
CD slot. The drive will pull the CD in
the rest of the way and begin to play
it. When the system reaches the end
of the disc, it will return to the
beginning and play the disc again.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f .
To listen to satellite radio when a CD
is playing, press the AUX/XM or XM
button.
To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM/FM button
(AM or FM button). Press the CD
button again to switch back to the
CD player.
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate preset button (1 6). On
models with navigation system,
touch the appropriate disc icon. If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will go into
the loading sequence.
On models with Satellite Radio
LX models
Playing a Disc, Disc Changer
To Play a CD
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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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
CD in that position. If you do not
remove the disc f rom the changer
within 15 seconds, the system
returns to the previous mode (AM/
FM or satellite radio). The disc will
reload into the system and will
remainthereinapausemode. To remove a dif f erent CD f rom the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
CD begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst.
To eject one disc, press and release
the eject button.
To eject all discs, press and hold the
eject button until the system beeps.
Load the desired CDs into the
magazine, and load the magazine
into the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit.
To select the CD changer, press the
CD button. The CD and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent CD, use the preset 5
(DISC ) or preset 6 (DISC )
button. If you select an empty slot in
the magazine, the changer will, af ter
f inding that slot empty, try to load
the CD in the next slot.
Except f or LX model Optional on LX models
Playing a Disc, Disc Changer
Removing CDs f rom the In-dash
CD Changer
Operating the Optional CD
Changer
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