_(Contrast):Touch the + (plus) or−(minus) screen
buttons to increase or decrease the contrast of the
screen.
Auto (Automatic):Touch this screen button for the
system to automatically adjust the screen background
depending on exterior lighting conditions.
At night, the brightness can be adjusted with the vehicle
dimming knob near the headlamp switch.
Night:Touch this screen button and the system will
make the map background darker.
Day:Touch this screen button and the system will
make the map background brighter.Setting the Clock
Press the MENU key to enter the menu options,
then press the MENU key repeatedly until the time is
selected or touch the time screen button, then press
the Set screen button.
Hours:Press the−(minus) or + (plus) signs to
decrease or increase the hours.
Minutes:Press the−(minus) or + (plus) signs to
decrease or increase the minutes.
12/24 Format:Select the 12 screen button for standard
time; select the 24 screen button for military time.
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Category:Touch the screen button, located in the
middle of the screen, to receive a list of all of the
selected band stations in the area. Use the up and
down arrow screen buttons to scroll the frequencies.
Touch the desired frequency.
XM lists will also contain a category to select and the
stations or channels that pertain to the category.
For XM, touch the left and right arrow screen buttons to
change categories. The station information will appearon the display. See “Radio Menu” later in this section
to add and remove XM categories from the category list.
When listening to XM stations, you will be able to
select all of the categories when using the right and
left arrow screen buttons on the main audio screen.
The categories, when removed, will not be enabled to
select from the category list screen.
FM lists may also contain a category to select if stations
in your area support Radio Data Systems (RDS).
$Refresh List:Touch this screen button to refresh
the list of stations.
When viewing a map screen, the name of the station or
channel will appear on the display.
¨SEEK /©SEEK:To seek stations, press the left or
right arrow keys to go to the next or previous station
and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for more
than two seconds. The radio will go to a station,
play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station.
To stop scanning, press either arrow again. FM source shown, other sources similar
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Storing Radio Station Presets
This feature allows you to store up to 30 preset stations.
See “Number of Preset Pages” under “Radio Menu”
later in this section for more information. You can mix
AM, FM, and XM (if equipped). To store presets, do the
following:
1. Press the
O(power) knob to turn the system on.
2. If viewing a map screen, touch the source
screen button, press the AUDIO key, or press the
FAV (favorite) key.
3. Select the band.
4. Seek, scan, or tune to the desired station, to select
the station.
5. Press and hold one of the preset screen buttons for
more than two seconds or until you hear a beep.
6. Repeat the steps for each preset.
Sound Menu
f
(Sound Menu):Press this knob or press the
MENU key to access the Sound menu to adjust the
treble, midrange, bass, fade, balance, and equalization
or Digital Signal Processing (DSP), if equipped with
the Bose
®sound system. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) shown,
Equalization similar
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Setting the Tone
TREBLE:Touch the plus (+) or minus (−) sign to
increase or decrease the treble. If a station is weak or
noisy, decrease the treble.
MID (Midrange):Touch the plus (+) or minus (−) sign
to increase or decrease the midrange.
BASS:Touch the plus (+) or minus (−) sign to increase
or decrease the bass.
Adjusting the Speakers
L/R (Left/Right) (Balance):To adjust the balance
between the left and the right speakers, touch and hold
the L or R screen buttons. To center the balance and
the fade, touch the center, where the two lines meet.
Front/Rear (Fade):To adjust the fade between the
front and the rear speakers, touch and hold the Front
or Rear screen buttons. To center the balance and
the fade, touch the center, where the two lines meet.
Automatic Equalization
If the system has automatic equalization, you can select
customized equalization settings designed for Talk.
Touch the Talk screen button to hear the change in
sound. The system will save the setting for each source.To not use the automatic equalization setting, press
any of the screen buttons that will change the treble,
midrange, bass, balance, or fade. This will take
the system out of the equalization setting so that
you can create your own sound.
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
If the system has Digital Signal Processing (DSP),
DSP is used to provide a choice of four different listening
experiences. DSP can be used while listening to the
audio system. The type of DSP selected is displayed on
the status line.
Select from the following DSP settings:
Normal:Select this screen button to adjust the audio to
be in normal mode. This provides the best sound
quality for all seating positions.
Surround (Centerpoint
®):Select this screen button to
turn on Bose Centerpoint®signal processing circuitry.
Centerpoint®produces a full vehicle surround sound
listening experience from a CD, MP3/WMA, DVD, or XM
stereo digital audio source and delivers ve independent
audio channels from the conventional two channel
stereo recordings. This is not available for AM or FM.
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Driver:Select this screen button to adjust the audio to
give the driver the best possible sound quality.
Rear:Select this screen button to adjust the audio to
give the rear seat occupants the best possible sound
quality.
The 2 CH and 5.1 CH buttons are available only when a
5.1 CH disk is available and RSA is off.
2 CH (Channel):Select this screen button to enhance
surround sound. The Surround screen button must
be selected to select the 2 CH screen button.
5.1 CH (Channel):Select this screen button, when
listening to a DVD, to give a full affect of surround sound
listening. The Surround screen button must be selected
to select the 5.1 CH screen button.
Downmix:If a 5.1CH disk is playing, and the 2 CH
screen button is selected or RSA is turned on, the
system will downmix the audio from 5.1 CH to 2 CH if
this feature is supported on the disk.Radio Menu
Press the MENU key to enter the menu screen, then
press the MENU key repeatedly until Radio is selected
or touch the Radio screen button to make changes
for radio information displayed or to limit features while
driving, number of preset pages, XM categories, and
Automatic Volume Control or Bose
®AudioPilot®.
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Additional Information Displayed
The navigation system may have this feature.
Touch the
4Additional Information Displayed screen
button to turn station, channel, CD, and MP3 information
on or off.
Touch the YES screen button to receive information,
when it is available, for the following; FM: RDS category
name and radio text, XM: Song Title and Artist Name,
CD: CD text, MP3: tag information.
Touch the NO screen button to receive no information.
Limit Features While Driving
The navigation system may have this feature.
Touch the Limit Features While Driving screen button
to turn on and off the ability to limit functions while
driving. When this screen button is highlighted,
the following functions will be limited while driving:
Music Navigator Scrolling
Radio Category Scrolling
Navigation Menu Scrolling and some functions
See “Category” earlier in this section for more
information. See “From Map” underDestination on
page 2-15for more information.
Number of Preset Pages
Touch the/Number of Preset Pages screen button to
change the number of preset pages, 1 through 6.
Each preset page can contain ve preset stations.
Touch the desired numbered screen button.
Remove/Add XM Categories
Touch the&Remove/Add XM Categories screen
button to remove or add XM categories when selecting
XM categories from the category list screen. The list
of XM categories will appear on the screen. Use the up
and down arrow screen buttons to scroll through the
list. The categories to remove will be highlighted and the
categories to add will be dark in color. Touch the
category that you would like to add or remove. Touch
the Restore All Categories screen button to add all
categories that have been removed.
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Automatic Volume Control or Bose
AudioPilot®
>Automatic Volume Control:With automatic volume
control, your audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
To use Automatic Volume Control:
1. Set the volume at the desired level.
2. Press the MENU key to enter the menu screen,
then press the MENU key repeatedly until Radio
is selected or touch the Radio screen button
3. Press the
>Automatic Volume Control screen
button to access the Speed Compensated Volume
screen.
4. Touch the Low, Medium, or High screen buttons.
Each higher setting allows for more compensation
at faster vehicle speeds.
Then, as you drive, automatic volume control
automatically increases the volume, as necessary,
to overcome noise at any speed. The volume level
should always sound the same to you as you drive.
To turn automatic volume control off, touch the
OFF screen button.AudioPilot:If the system has the Bose
®sound system
it may include Bose AudioPilot®noise compensation
technology.
To use AudioPilot
®:
1. Press the MENU key to enter the menu screen,
then press the MENU key repeatedly until Radio
is selected or touch the Radio screen button
2. Press the
>Automatic Volume Control screen.
button to access the AudioPilot menu.
3. Press the ON screen button.
To turn it off, touch the OFF screen button.
When on, AudioPilot
®continuously adjusts the audio
system equalization, to compensate for background
noise, so that your music always sounds the same at the
set volume level.
This feature is most effective at lower volume settings
where background noise can affect how well you
hear the music being played through your vehicle’s
audio system. At higher volume settings, where
the music is much louder than the background noise,
there may be little or no adjustments by AudioPilot
®.
For more information on AudioPilot®, please visit
bose.com/audiopilot.
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