2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Owners Manual

Supported Media (Disc Types)The MP3 file recording media supported by the radio are
CDDA, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, and CDDA+MP3.
Supported Medium Formats (File Systems)
The medium formats supported by the radio are ISO 9660
Level 1 and Level 2 and includes the Joliet extension.
When reading discs recorded using formats other than
ISO 9660 Level 1 and Level 2, the radio may fail to read
files properly and may be unable to play the file nor-
mally. UDF and Apple HFS formats are not supported.
The radio uses the following limits for file systems:
Maximum number of folder levels: 8
Maximum number of files: 255
Maximum number of folders. (The radio display of file
names and folder names is limited. For large numbers
of files and/or folders, the radio may be unable to
display the file name and folder name and will assign
a number instead. With a maximum number of files,
exceeding 20 folders will result in this display. With
200 files, exceeding 50 folders will result in this
display.)
Maximum number of characters in file/folder names:
Level 1: 12 (including a separator
9.9and a three-
character extension)
Level 2: 31 (including a separator 9.9and a three-
character extension)
Multisession disc formats are supported by the radio.
Multisession discs may contain combinations of normal
CD audio tracks and computer files (including MP3 files).
Discs created with an option such as 9keep disc open after
writing9 are most likely multisession discs. The use of
multisession for CD audio or MP3 playback may result in
longer disc loading times.
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Supported MP3 File FormatsThe radio will recognize only files with the *.MP3 exten-
sion as MP3 files. Non-MP3 files named with the *.MP3
extension may cause playback problems. The radio is
designed to recognize the file as an invalid MP3 and will
not play the file.
When using the MP3 encoder to compress audio data to
an MP3 file, the bit rate and sampling frequencies in the
following table are supported. In addition, variable bit
rates (VBR) are also supported. The majority of MP3 files
use a 44.1 kHz sampling rate and a 192, 160, 128, 96 or
VBR bit rates.MPEG
Specification Sampling
Frequency (kHz) Bit Rate (kbps)
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 48, 44.1, 32 320, 256, 224,
192, 160, 128,
112, 96, 80, 64, 56, 48, 40, 32
MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 24, 22.05, 16 160, 128, 144,
112, 96, 80, 64,
56, 48, 40, 32, 24, 16, 8
ID3 Tag information for artist, song title, and album title
are supported for version 1 ID3 tags. ID3 version 2 is not
supported by the radios.
Playlist files are not supported. MP3 Pro files are not
supported.
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Playback of MP3 FilesWhen a medium containing MP3 data is loaded, the
radio checks all files on the medium. If the medium
contains a lot of folders or files, the radio will take more
time to start playing the MP3 files.
Loading times for playback of MP3 files may be affected
by the following:
Media - CD-RW media may take longer to load than
CD-R media
Medium formats - Multisession discs may take longer
to load than non-multisession discs
Number of files and folders - Loading times will
increase with more files and folders
To increase the speed of disc loading, it is recommended
to use CD-R media and single-session discs. To create a
single-session disc, enable the “Disc at Once” option
before writing to the disc.
LIST Button (CD Mode for MP3 Play)
Pressing the LIST button will bring up a list of all folders
on the disc. Scrolling up or down the list is done by
turning the TUNE/SCROLL control knob. Selecting a
folder by pressing the TUNE/SCROLL control knob will
begin playing the files contained in that folder (or the
next folder in sequence if the selection does not contain
playable files).
The folder list will time out after five seconds.
INFO Button (CD Mode for MP3 Play)
Pressing the INFO button repeatedly will scroll through
the following TAG information: Song Title, Artist, File
Name, and Folder Name (if available).
Press the INFO button once more to return to 9elapsed
time9 priority mode.
Press and hold the INFO button for three seconds or
more and the radio will display song titles for each file.
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Press and hold the INFO button again for three seconds
to return to9elapsed time9 display.
Operation Instructions - Auxiliary Mode
The auxiliary (AUX) jack is an audio input jack which
allows the user to plug in a portable device such as an
MP3 player or cassette player and utilize the vehicle’s
audio system to amplify the source and play through the
vehicle speakers.
Pressing the AUX button will change the mode to auxil-
iary device if the AUX jack is connected.
NOTE:The AUX device must be turned on and the
device’s volume set to the proper level. If the AUX audio
is not loud enough, turn the device’s volume up. If the
AUX audio sounds distorted, turn the device’s volume
down.
TIME Button (Auxiliary Mode)
Press this button to change the display to time of day. The
time of day will display for five seconds (when the
ignition is OFF).
Operating Instructions - uconnectt phone (If
Equipped)
Refer to “uconnectt phone” in Section 3.
Operating Instructions - uconnectt studios
(Satellite Radio) (If Equipped)
Refer to “uconnectt studios (Satellite Radio)” in this
section.
UNIVERSAL CONSUMER INTERFACE (UCI) — IF
EQUIPPED
NOTE: This section is for sales code RES and REQ/
REL/RET radios only with uconnectt. For sales code
RER, REN, REP, REW or REZ touch-screen radio UCI
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feature, refer to the separate RER, REN or REZ User’s
Manual. UCI is available only if equipped as an option
with these radios.
This feature allows you to plug an iPodtinto the
vehicle’s sound system through a 16–pin connector, using
the provided interface cable.
UCI supports Mini, 4G, Photo, Nano, 5G iPodt and
iPhonet devices. Some iPodt software versions may not
fully support the UCI features. Please visit Apple’s
website for software updates.
NOTE:
If the radio has a USB port, connecting an iPodt to this
port does not play the media. For playing an iPodt,
use the separate 16–pin connector port (in the glove
compartment on some vehicles).
Connecting an iPodt to the AUX port located in the
radio faceplate, plays media, but does not use the UCI
feature to control the connected device.
Connecting The iPodT
Use the optional connection cable to connect an iPodt to
the vehicle’s 16–pin connector port (which is located in
the glove compartment on some vehicles). Once the
iPodt is connected and synchronized to the vehicle’s UCI
system (iPodt may take a few seconds to connect), the
iPodt starts charging and is ready for use by pressing
radio switches, as described below.
NOTE:
You may have to remove the connector pin protection
cap from the 16–pin connector port, prior to connect-
ing the cable.
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If the iPodt
battery is completely discharged, it may
not communicate with the UCI system until a mini-
mum charge is attained. Leaving the iPodt connected
to the UCI system may charge it to the required level.
Using This Feature
By using the optional connection cable to connect an
iPodt to the vehicle’s UCI 16–pin connector port:
The iPodt audio can be played on the vehicle’s sound
system, providing metadata (artist, track title, album,
etc.) information on the radio display.
The iPodt can be controlled using the radio buttons to
Play, Browse, and List the iPodt contents.
The iPodtbattery charges when plugged into the UCI
connector (if supported by the specific iPodt device)
Controlling The iPodTUsing Radio Buttons
To get into the UCI (iPodt) mode and access a connected
iPodt, press the “AUX” button on the radio faceplate. Once in the UCI (iPodt) mode, iPodt
audio tracks (if
available from iPodt) start playing over the vehicle’s
audio system.
Play Mode
When switched to UCI mode, the iPodt automatically
starts Play mode. In Play mode, you may use the
following buttons on the radio faceplate to control the
iPodt and display data:
Use the TUNE control knob to select the next or
previous track.
Turning it clockwise (forward) by one click, while
playing a track, skips to the next track.
Turning it counterclockwise (backward) by one
click, during the first two seconds of the track, will
jump to the previous track in the list. Turning this
button at any other time in the track, will jump to
the beginning of the current track.
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Jump backward in the current track by pressing and
holding the << RWbutton. Holding the << RW
button long enough will take you to the beginning
of the current track.
Jump forward in the current track by pressing and
holding the FF>> button.
A single press backward << RWor forward FF>> will
jump backward or forward respectively, for five
seconds.
Use the << SEEKandSEEK >> buttons to jump to the
previous or next track. If the << SEEKbutton is
pressed during the first two seconds of the track, it will
jump to the previous track in the list; if you press this
button at any other time in the track, it will jump to the
beginning of the track. If you press the SEEK>>
button during play mode, it will jump to the next track
in the list.
While a track is playing, press the INFObutton to see
the associated metadata (artist, track title, album, etc.)
for that track. Pressing the INFObutton again jumps
to the next screen of data for that track. Once you have
seen all screens, the last INFObutton press will take
you back to the play mode screen on the radio.
Pressing the REPEATbutton will change the iPodt
mode to repeat the current playing track.
Press the SCANbutton to use iPodt scan mode, which
will play the first five seconds of each track in the
current list and then forward to the next song. To stop
SCAN mode and start playing the desired track, when
it is playing the track, press the SCANbutton again.
During Scan mode, you can also press the << SEEK
and SEEK >> buttons to select the previous and next
tracks.
RND button (available on sales code RES radio only):
Pressing this button toggles between Shuffle ON and
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Shuffle OFF modes for the iPodt. If theRNDicon is
showing on the radio display, then the shuffle mode is
ON.
List Or Browse Mode
During Play mode, pressing any of the buttons described
below, takes you to List mode. List mode enables you to
scroll through the list of menus and tracks on the iPodt.
TUNE control knob: The TUNEcontrol knob functions
in a similar manner as the scroll wheel on the iPodt.
Turning it clockwise (forward) and counterclock-
wise (backward) scrolls through the lists, displaying
the track detail on the radio display. Once you have
the track to be played highlighted on the radio
display, press the TUNEcontrol knob to select and
start playing the track. Turning the TUNEcontrol
knob fast will scroll through the list faster. During
fast scroll, you may notice a slight delay in updating
the information on the radio display.
During all List modes, the iPodt displays all lists in
“wrap-around” mode. So if the track is at the
bottom of the list, just turn the wheel backwards
(counter-clockwise) to get to the track faster.
In List mode, the radio PRESETButtons are used as
shortcuts to the following lists on the iPodt.
Preset 1 – Playlists
Preset 2 – Artists
Preset 3 – Albums
Preset 4 – Genres
Preset 5 - Audiobooks
Preset 6 – Podcasts
Pressing a PRESET button will display the current
list on the top line and the first item in that list on
the second line.
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