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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.
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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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You can use the instrument panel
brightness control dial to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is of f .These modes adjust
the strength of the sound coming
f rom each speaker. Lef t/Right
balance adjusts the side-to-side
strength, while Front/Rear f ader
adjusts the front-to-back strength.
To adjust the left/right balance,
touch the ‘‘L’’ or ‘‘R’’ icon. To adjust
the f ront/rear f ader, touch the ‘‘FR’’
or ‘‘RR’’ icon.
To see the audio display when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
wait 5 seconds.
To adjust the sound, push the
AUDIO button, then enter the sound
grid by touching the SOUND icon on
the display. To adjust the treble
and bass, touch or on each side
of the treble or bass adjustment bar.
The adjustment bar shows you the
current setting.
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Playing the Radio
A udio System L ighting
L ef t/Right Balance and Front/
Rear Fader
Treble/Bass
A djust ing t he Sound
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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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Playing the XMSatellite Radio
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
SCAN
Preset
TUNE
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You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
Press and hold the LOAD button
until you hear a beep and see
‘‘LOAD’’ in the display, then
release the button.
To load only one CD, press and
release the LOAD button.
Insert the CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD loaded indicator
turns red and blinks as the CD is
loaded.
Ontheupperleftsideof the
display, the disc number f or an
empty position will begin blinking,
and the green CD load indicator
will come on. When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears again in
the display, insert the next CD into
the CD 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. The system will then
begin playing the last CD loaded.
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 CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, the system will
wait f or 10 seconds, then stop the
load operation and begin playing the
last CD loaded. Each time you press and
release /( ), the player skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
track. Press and release /( )
to skip backward to the beginning of
the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe /( )or /
( ). You will see CUE or REW in
the display.
To continuously replay
a track, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press it again to turn it of f .
This f eature plays the
tracks in random order. To activate
random play, press and release the
RDM button. You will see RDM in
the display. This continues until you
press the RDM button again.
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Except f or LX model
L oading CDs in the In-dash CD
Changer
SK IP
REPEAT
RANDOM
Playing a Disc, Disc Changer
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On vehicles with navigation system
On vehicles with navigation system
On vehicles with navigation system On LX models
When you press the RDM button or
touch the TRACK RANDOM icon on
the screen, the system plays the
tracks of the current disc in random
order. You will see RDM (TRACK
RANDOM) in the display. To turn
this feature off, press the RDM
button (touch TRACK RANDOM)
again.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 10 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a CD is playing.
Press the CD button to play the CD.
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 CD will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f .
When you press and release the RPT
button or touch the TRACK
REPEAT icon on the screen, the
system continuously replays the
current track. As a reminder, you
will see RPT (TRACK REPEAT) in
the display. To turn this feature off,
press the RPT button, or touch the
TRACK REPEAT icon again.
WhenyoupressandholdtheRPT
button until D-RPT (DISC REPEAT)
is in the display, or when you touch
the DISC REPEAT icon on the
screen, the system continuously
replays the current disc. As a
reminder, you will see D-RPT in the
display.
Playing a Disc, Disc Changer
Random Play within a Disc T o Stop Playing a CD
T rack Repeat
Disc Repeat
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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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Press the or button to
select another category.
Pressing and holding the DISP
button for more than 5 seconds will
change the search mode between
Channel Search and Category
Search. Each time you press and
release the DISP button, the display
above the rear control panel changes
in the f ollowing sequence: Channel
Number, Category Name, Music
Name, Artist Name, Channel Name,
and back to Channel Number. If CDs are loaded in the CD changer,
select them by pressing the CD
button. If a CD is loaded in the DVD
player, press the DVD/AUX button.
Pressthe buttontoskiptothe
beginning of the next track. Press
the button to return to the
beginning of the current track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe or button.
The system will continue to move
through the track. Press the
button to move f orward, or the
button to move backward.
Release the button when the system
reaches the point you want.
If CDs are loaded in the CD changer
and the overhead screen is not open,
pressing the or button changes
the discs.
Rear Entertainment System
To Play a CD f rom the Rear
Control Panel
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