2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

Radio(s)
The vehicle has one of these radios as its audio system.
An indicator light on the upper left side of the radio
ashes when the ignition is off, to indicate the
theft deterrent feature is set. For more information,
seeTheft-Deterrent Feature on page 3-106.
Playing the Radio
Top Knob (Power/Volume):Press to turn the system
on and off. Turn to increase or decrease the volume.
MUTE:Press to silence the system. Press again to turn
the sound on.
This button is not available on the Six-Disc CD Radio.
4(Information):Press until the desired display is
shown, then hold for two seconds until radio beeps once
to change the default display. The selected display is
now the default.
For RDS:
Press
4to change the display. The display options are
station name, RDS station frequency, PTY, and the
name of the program (if available).
For XM™:
Press
4to retrieve four different categories of information
related to the current song or channel: Artist, Song Title,
Category or PTY, Channel Number/Channel Name. Single CD Radio shown, Six-Disc CD Radio similar
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Audio Settings
Press and holdOewhen no tone or speaker control
is displayed to adjust all tone and speaker controls
to the middle position. AUDIO SETTINGS CENTERED
displays.
Adjusting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
Oe(Bass/Treble):To adjust the Bass or Treble:
Press and release
Oeuntil BASS or TREBLE
displays.
Turn theOeknob to increase or to decrease
the level.
Press and hold theOeknob until the level
changes to the middle position.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
Oe(Balance/Fade):To adjust the Balance:
Press and release
Oeuntil BALANCE displays.
Turn theOeknob to move the sound toward the
right or the left speakers.
Press and hold theOeknob until the level
changes to the middle position.To adjust the Fade:
Press and release
Oeuntil FADE displays
Turn theOeknob to move the sound toward the
front or the rear speakers.
Press and hold theOeknob until the level
changes to the middle position.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):The radio saves
separate AUTO EQ settings for each preset and source.
For vehicles without the Bose
®sound system:
Press AUTO EQ to select equalization settings
designed for CLASSICAL, POP, ROCK, JAZZ,
TALK, and COUNTRY.
Selecting CUSTOM or changing bass or treble,
returns the EQ to the manual bass and treble
settings.
For vehicles with the Bose
®sound system:
Press AUTO EQ to select equalization settings from
EQ1 through EQ6.
Selecting CUSTOM or changing bass or treble,
returns the EQ to the manual bass and treble
settings.
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AUTOn(Automatic Volume):Automatic volume
automatically adjusts the audio system to make up
for road and wind noise, by increasing the volume as
vehicle speed increases.
For vehicles without the Bose
®sound system:
1. Set the volume at the desired level.
2. Press AUTO
nto select AUTO VOLUME MIN
(minimum), AUTO VOLUME MED (medium), or
AUTO VOLUME MAX (maximum). Each higher
setting provides more volume compensation
at faster vehicle speeds.
3. Press AUTO
nuntil AUTO VOLUME OFF
displays to turn automatic volume off.
For vehicles with the Bose
®sound system:
Vehicles with the Bose
®sound system include
Bose®AudioPilot®noise compensation technology.
AudioPilot®continuously adjusts the audio system
equalization to compensate for background noise.This feature is most effective at lower radio volume
settings where background noise can affect how well the
audio is heard. At higher volume settings, there may
be little or no adjustments by AudioPilot
®. For additional
information on AudioPilot®, visit bose.com/audiopilot.
To use AudioPilot
®:
1. Set the volume at the desired level.
2. Press AUTO
nuntil AUTO VOLUME ON
displays.
3. Press AUTO
nuntil AUTO VOLUME OFF
displays to turn off AudioPilot®.
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Using the Radio
Radio Data System (RDS)
RDS features are available for use only on FM stations
that broadcast RDS information. The station name or call
letters display while the radio is tuned to an RDS station.
This system relies upon receiving specic information
from these stations and works only when the information
is available. In rare cases, a radio station can broadcast
incorrect information that causes the radio features
to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio
station.
With RDS, the radio can:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
programming.
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies.
Display messages from radio stations.
Seek to stations with traffic announcements.
Provide the time of day.
Provide a program type (PTY) for current
programming.
Provide the name of the program being broadcast.
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
the vehicle. A service fee is required to receive the
XM service. For more information, contact XM at
xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and
xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
Finding an FM/AM/XM Station
BAND:Press to switch between FM1, FM2, AM,
XM1orXM2.
Oe(Tune):Turn to select radio stations.
tSEEKu:Press to go to the previous or to the next
station and stay there.
The radio only stops at stations with a strong signal.
tSCANu:Press and holdtorufor two seconds
until FREQUENCY SCAN displays. The radio goes
to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes on to
the next station. Press
toruagain to stop scanning.
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To scan preset stations:
Press and hold
torufor four seconds until PRESET
SCAN displays. The radio goes to the next preset
station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next
preset station. Press
toruagain or one of the
pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal.
1-6 (Preset Pushbuttons):Press to play stations that
are programmed to the radio preset pushbuttons.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2), and equalization settings for
each station can be programmed on the six numbered
pushbuttons.
To set presets:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1
or XM2.
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 the radio beeps once.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Finding a Category (CAT) Station
(XM Satellite Radio Service Only)
To select an XM station by category:
1. Press CAT. The last selected category displays.
2. Turn the
Oeknob to select a category.
3. Press
toruto go to a category’s station.
SEEKING CATEGORY displays.
4. To go to another station within that category, press
the CAT button to display the category, then press
toruto go to another station.
If the radio cannot nd the desired category, NONE
displays and the radio returns to the last station tuned.
SCAN:To scan the stations within a category:
1. Press CAT. The last selected category displays.
2. Turn the
Oeknob to select a category.
3. Press and hold
toruuntil a beep sounds and
SCAN CATEGORY displays. The radio begins
scanning the stations in the category.
4. Press
toruto stop scanning.
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Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):Displays if the radio
is no longer congured properly for the vehicle.
The vehicle must be returned to your dealer/retailer
for service.
LOC (Locked):Displays when the THEFTLOCK
®
system has locked up. The vehicle must be returned to
your dealer/retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer/retailer.
RDS Messages
ALERT!:Alert warns of local or national emergencies.
When an alert announcement comes on the current
radio station, ALERT! displays. The announcement is
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(Information):If the current station has a message,
INFO (information) displays. Press
4to 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
4. A new group of
words display after every press of the button. Once the
complete message has displayed, INFO disappears
from the display until another new message is received.
The last message can be displayed by pressing this
button. The last message until a new message is
received or the radio is tuned to a different station.
NO INFO displays when a message is not available from
a station.
TRAF (Traffic):TA (traffic) displays when the station
broadcasts traffic announcements, the announcement
will be played.
Press TRAF and the radio seeks to a station that
broadcasts traffic announcements. When a station is
found, the radio stops seeking and TA displays.
NO TRAFFIC INFO displays if a station that broadcasts
traffic announcements can not be found.
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Press TRAF to turn off the traffic announcements
if TA is on the display.
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.
This function does not apply to XM Satellite Radio
Service.
Radio Messages for XM Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-95XM Radio
Messages later in this section for further detail.
Using the CD Player
The CD player can play smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single
CDs with an adapter ring.
A CD in the player it stays in the player when the
ignition is turned off. When the ignition or radio is turned
on, the CD starts to play where it stopped, if it was
the last selected audio source.
Loading a CD
Single CD Radio:
Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up, until
the player pulls the CD in. The CD begins playing
automatically.
The CD symbol displays when a CD is inserted, and
the track number displays when each new track starts
to play.
Six-Disc CD Radio:
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for
each CD displays.
M(Load):Press to load CDs into the CD player.
To insert one CD:
1. Press
M.
2. Load a CD and insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up when INSERT CD # displays.
The player pulls the CD in.
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To insert multiple CDs:
1. Press and hold
Mfor two seconds. Two beeps
sound and LOAD ALL DISCS displays.
2. Load a CD and insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up when INSERT CD # displays.
The player pulls the CD in.
3. Wait for INSERT CD # to display after the previous
CD is loaded, then load the next CD. The CD
player takes up to six CDs.
To load more than one CD but less than six, complete
Steps 1 through 3. When nished loading CDs,
press the
Mbutton to cancel the loading function.
The radio begins to play the last CD loaded.
Playing a CD
Oe(Tune):Turn to go to the next or previous track.
{(Reverse):Press and hold to reverse within the
current track.
|(Fast Forward):Press and hold to fast forward
through the current track.
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 start of the
next track. If either arrow is held or pressed more than
once, the player continues moving backward or
forward through the CD.
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 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.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press to
select the equalization setting while playing a CD.
The equalization is stored when a CD is played. For
more information on AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed
previously in this section.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The inactive CD(s) remains inside the radio
for future listening.
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