2008 PONTIAC VIBE Owners Manual

For vehicles that have a radio with a Six-Disc CD player,
see the following:
LOAD / CD
Z:Press the LOAD side of this button 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. Wait for the indicator light, located to the right of the
slot, to turn green.
4. 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 the indicator light, located to
the right of the slot, begins to ash.
3. Once the light stops ashing and turns green, load
a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side
up. The player pulls the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, the light begins ashing
again. Once the light stops ashing and turns green,
load another 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, 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
For every CD loaded, a number appears on the display.
To play a specic CD, rst press the CD AUX button,
then press the numbered pushbutton that corresponds
to the CD. A small bar appears under the CD number
that is playing and the track number displays.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
LOAD / CD
Z(Eject):Press the CD eject side of this
button to eject a CD(s). A beep sounds and the indicator
light ashes to let you know when a CD is being ejected.
REMOVE CD displays. The CD can be removed.
If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD is
automatically pulled back into the player. If the CD is
pushed back into the player, before the 25 second time
period is complete, the player senses an error and tries
to eject the CD several times before stopping.
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Do not repeatedly press the CD eject button to eject a CD
after trying to push it in manually. The player’s 25-second
eject timer resets at each press of eject, causing the
player to not eject the CD until the 25-second time period
has elapsed.
Once the player stops and the CD is ejected, remove the
CD. After removing the CD, push the PWR knob off and
then on again, or wait for the system to reset. This clears
the CD-sensing feature and enables CDs to be loaded
into the player again.
\1 (Forward) or FWD|(Forward):Depending on
the radio your vehicle has, the reverse arrows will look
different, but they function the same. Press and hold this
button to advance quickly within a track. Sound is heard
at a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the
passage. The elapsed time of the track displays.
RPT (Repeat):For the Radio with Six-Disc CD player,
use this feature to repeat one track or an entire CD.
To use repeat, do the following:
To repeat the track, press and release the RPT
button. RPT displays. Press RPT again to turn
off repeat play.
To repeat the CD, press and hold the RPT button
for two seconds. RPT displays. Press RPT again
to turn off repeat play.RDM 2 / RDM 3 / RDM (Random):Depending on
the radio, press the RDM 2 or RDM 3 button to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM and
the track number displays. Press RDM again to turn off
random play.
For the Radio with Six-Disc CD player, the tracks can
be listened to in random order, on one CD or on all of
the CDs.
To use random on the Radio with Six-Disc CD player, do
one of the following:
To play the tracks on the CD in random order,
press and release the RDM button. RANDOM ONE
displays. Press RDM again to turn off random play.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded
in random order, press and hold RDM for more than
two seconds. A beep sounds and RANDOM ALL
displays. Press RDM again to turn off random play.
#3 (Next Folder):This button does not have a
function for non-MP3 CDs. Press this button to go to
the next MP3 folder.
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4sor{REV (Reverse):Depending on the
radio that your vehicle has, the reverse arrows will look
different, but they function the same. Press and hold this
button to reverse quickly within a track. Sound is heard at
a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the
passage. The elapsed time of the track displays.
6
!(Previous Folder):This button does not have a
function for non-MP3 CDs. Press this button to go to
the previous MP3 folder.
EQ or AUTO EQ (Equalization):Press EQ, or
depending on the radio, AUTO EQ, to select the desired
customized equalization setting while playing a CD. The
equalization is automatically set when a CD is played.
See “EQ” or “AUTO EQ” listed previously for more
information.
wSEEKx(Radios with CD):Press the SEEK
arrows to go to the previous or to the next track.
Pressing either arrow for more than two seconds
searches the previous or next tracks at two tracks
per second. When the desired track number displays,
release the arrow to stop searching and to play the
track.
sSEEKt(Radio with Six-Disc CD Player):Press
the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more
than ten 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.
wSCANx(Radios with CD):Press and hold either
arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN and the
track number displays and a beep sounds. The CD goes
to the next track, plays for a few seconds, then goes
to the next track. Press either arrow again to stop
scanning.
sSCANt(Radio with Six-Disc CD Player):
To scan one CD, press and hold either SCAN 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 SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than four seconds until CD SCAN
displays and a beep sounds. Use this feature to listen
to 10 seconds of the rst track of each loaded CD.
Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning.
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RCL (Recall):Push this button to see how long the
current track has been playing. To change the default on
the display, track and elapsed time, push the button until
the desired option displays, then hold the button until the
display ashes. The selected display is now the default.
BAND or AM/FM:Depending on the radio, press
this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing.
The inactive CD remains inside the radio for future
listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a CD
while listening to the radio.
Z(Eject):For the Radios with CD, press this button
to eject a CD. Eject can be activated with either the
ignition or radio off. CDs can be loaded with the radio
and ignition off if this button is pressed rst.
Using Song List Mode
(Radio with Six-Disc CD Player)
This type of radio has a feature called song list.
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. See “LOAD CD” listed previously in this section
for more information.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in song list
mode. S-LIST should not display. If S-LIST displays,
press the SONG LIST button to turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the SEEK SCAN right
arrow to locate the track to be saved. The
track begins to play.
4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button to save the
track into memory. When SONG LIST is pressed,
one beep sounds. After two seconds of continuously
pressing the SONG LIST button, two beeps
sound to conrm the track has been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.
S-LIST FULL displays if more than 20 selections
are saved.
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To play the song list, press the SONG LIST button.
One beep sounds and S-LIST displays. The recorded
tracks begins to play in the order they were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK SCAN
arrows. Seeking past the last saved track returns to the
rst saved track.
To delete tracks from the song list, perform the following
steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press the SEEK SCAN arrows to select the desired
track to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for
two seconds. When SONG LIST is pressed,
one beep sounds. After two seconds of continuously
pressing the SONG LIST button, two beeps
sound to conrm the track has been deleted.
After a track has been deleted, the remaining tracks
are moved up the list. When another track is added to
the song list, the track is added to the end of the list.To delete the entire song list, perform the following
steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for more
than four seconds. One beep sounds, followed
by two beeps after two seconds, and a nal beep
sounds after four seconds. S-LIST EMPTY displays
indicating the song list has been deleted.
If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains saved
tracks from that CD, those tracks are automatically
deleted from the song list. Any tracks saved to the
song list again are added to the bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press the SONG LIST button.
One beep sounds and S-LIST is removed from the
display.
Playing an MP3 CD-R Disc
Your vehicle’s radio system may have the MP3 feature. If
it has this feature, it 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 3-58later in this section.
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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message displays and/or the CD
comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
You are driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the CD should play.
The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
The format of the CD may not be compatible.
SeeUsing an MP3 on page 3-58later in this
section.
There could have been a problem while burning
the CD.
The label could be caught in the CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good CD.
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.
Using an MP3
MP3 CD-R Disc
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les on
one disc.
Make sure playlists have a .mp3 or .wpl extension,
other le extensions might not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and album
are available for display by the radio when recorded
using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
Create a folder structure that makes it easy to nd
songs while driving. Organize songs by albums using
one folder for each album. Each folder or album
should contain 18 songs or less.
Make sure to nalize the disc when burning an MP3
disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually better to
burn the disc all at once.
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The player is able to read and play a maximum of
50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 les.
Long le names, folder names, or playlist names
can use more disc memory space than necessary.
To conserve space on the disc, minimize the length
of the le, folder, or playlist names. You can also play
an MP3 CD that was recorded using no le folders.
The system can support up to 11 folders in depth,
though, keep the depth of the folders to a minimum
in order to keep down the complexity and confusion
in trying to locate a particular folder during playback.
If a CD contains more than the maximum of 50 folders,
50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 les the player
lets you access and navigate up to the maximum,
but all items over the maximum are ignored.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio les, the directory
is displayed as F1 ROOT. All les contained directly
under the root directory are accessed prior to any root
directory folders. However, playlists (Px) are always
be accessed before root folders or les.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the le
structure that contains only folders/subfolders and no
compressed les directly beneath them, the player
advances to the next folder in the le structure that
contains compressed audio les. The empty folder
does not display.
No Folder
When the CD contains only compressed les, the les
are located under the root folder. The next and previous
folder functions do not function on a CD that was
recorded without folders or playlists. When displaying
the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists and compressed
audio les, but no folders, all les are located under the
root folder. The folder down and the folder up buttons
searches playlists (Px) rst and then go to the root
folder. When the radio displays the name of the folder
the radio displays ROOT.
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Order of Play
Tracks are played in the following order:
Play begins from the rst track in the rst playlist
and continues sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last track of the last playlist
has played, play continues from the rst track of
the rst playlist.
If the CD does not contain any playlists, then play
begins from the rst track under the root directory.
When all tracks from the root directory have played,
play continues from les according to their numerical
listing. After playing the last track from the last folder,
play begins again at the rst track of the rst folder or
root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display does not
automatically show the new folder name unless you have
chosen the folder mode as the default display. See RCL
later in this section for more information. The new track
name displays.
File System and Naming
The song name that displays is the song name that is
contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is not present
in the ID3 tag, then the radio displays the le name
without the extension (such as .mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than 39 characters or 3 pages are
shortened. The display does not show parts of words on
the last page of text and the extension of the lename
does not display.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists which were created by
WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™ software
can be accessed, however, they cannot be edited
using the radio. These playlists are treated as special
folders containing compressed audio song les.
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