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LEARN REMOTE KEY
This display allows you to match Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitters to your vehicle. To match
an RKE transmitter to your vehicle:
1. Make sure the vehicle is in P (Park).
2. Press the vehicle information button until LEARN
REMOTE KEY PRESS
VTO BEGIN displays.
3. Press the set/reset button until REMOTE KEY
LEARNING ACTIVE is displayed.
4. Press and hold the lock and unlock buttons on
the rst transmitter at the same time for about
15 seconds.
A chime will sound indicating that the transmitter is
matched.
5. To match additional transmitters at this time, repeat
Step 3.
Each vehicle can have a maximum of four
transmitters matched to it.
6. To exit the programming mode, you must cycle the
key to LOCK/OFF.
CALIBRATE COMPAS (Compass)
Your vehicle may have this feature. The compass can
be manually calibrated. To calibrate the compass
through the DIC, seeDIC Compass on page 3-47.
CHANGE COMPASS ZONE
Your vehicle may have this feature. To change the
compass zone through the DIC, seeDIC Compass
on page 3-47.
Blank Display
This display shows no information.
FEATURE SETTNGS (Settings):
PRESS
VTO SELCT (Select)
This display allows you to personalize the feature
settings on your vehicle. SeeDIC Vehicle Personalization
on page 3-57for more information.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
BASS/MID/TREB (Bass, Midrange, or Treble):
To adjust bass, midrange, or treble, press the
fknob
until the tone control tabs display. Continue pressing
to highlight the desired tab, or press the pushbutton
positioned under the desired tab. Turn the
fknob
clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the highlighted
setting. The highlighted setting can also be adjusted
by pressing the SEEK arrows,
\FWD (forward)
or
sREV (reverse) button until the desired levels
are obtained. If a station’s frequency is weak, or if
there is static, decrease the treble.
To quickly adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle
position, press the pushbutton positioned under the
BASS, MID, or TREB tab for more than two seconds.
A beep sounds and the level adjusts to the middle
position.
To quickly adjust all tone and speaker controls to
the middle position, press the
fknob for more than
two seconds until a beep sounds.EQ (Equalization):Press to select preset equalization
settings.
To return to the manual mode, press the EQ button until
Manual displays or starts to manually adjust the bass,
midrange, or treble by pressing the
fknob.
EQ (Equalization) (Radio with CD and DVD):Press
to choose bass and treble equalization settings designed
for different types of music. The choices are pop, rock,
country, talk, jazz, and classical. Selecting MANUAL or
changing bass or treble, returns the EQ to the manual
bass and treble settings.
Unique EQ settings can be saved for each source.
If the radio has a Bose
®audio system, the EQ settings
are either MANUAL or TALK.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
(Base Radio with CD)
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BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade):To adjust the balance
or fade, press the
`button or thefknob until the
desired speaker control tab displays. Turn the
fknob
clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the setting.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade):To adjust balance or fade,
press the
fknob until the speaker control tabs display.
Continue pressing to highlight the desired tab, or press
the pushbutton positioned under the desired tab. Turn
the
fknob clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the
highlighted setting. The highlighted setting can also
be adjusted by pressing the SEEK arrows,
\FWD,
or
sREV button until the desired levels are obtained.
To quickly adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
press the pushbutton positioned under the BAL or FADE
tab for more than two seconds. A beep sounds and the
level adjusts to the middle position.
To quickly adjust all speaker and tone controls to
the middle position, press the
fknob for more than
two seconds until a beep sounds.
Finding a Category (CAT) Station
If the radio has XM, the CAT button can be used to nd
XM stations when the radio is in the XM mode.
CAT (Category):To nd XM channels within a desired
category, perform the following:
1. Press the BAND button until the XM frequency
is displayed. Press the CAT button to display the
category tabs on the radio display. Continue pressing
the CAT button until the desired category name
displays.
Depending on the radio, another way to navigate
the category list is to press the
sREV button or
the
\FWD button.
2. Press either of the two buttons below the desired
category tab to immediately tune to the rst XM
station associated with that category.
3. Turn the
fknob, press the buttons below the right
or left arrows displayed, or press the Seek arrows
to go to the previous or to the next XM station within
the selected category.
4. To exit the category search mode, press the FAV
button or BAND button to display the favorites again.
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O(Power):Press to turn the radio on or off. Turn
clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease
the volume. Press and hold for more than two seconds
turns off the entire radio and Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) system and starts the parental control feature
which prevents the rear seat occupant from operating
the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) system or remote control.
A lock symbol appears next to the clock display.
The parental control feature remains on until a
subsequent press and hold of the power button is
performed (more than two seconds), or until the
driver turns the ignition off and exits the vehicle.
f(Tune):Turn to change tracks on a CD or DVD,
to manually tune a radio station, or to change clock
or date settings, while in the clock or date setting
mode. See the information given earlier in this section
specic to the radio, CD, and the DVD. Also, see
Setting the Clock on page 3-65, for setting the clock
and date.
©SEEK (Previous Track/Chapter):Press to return to
the start of the current track or chapter. Press again to go
to the previous track or chapter. This button might not
work when the DVD is playing the copyright information
or the previews.SEEK
¨(Next Track/Chapter):Press to go to the
next track or chapter. This button might not work when
the DVD is playing the copyright information or the
previews.
sREV (Fast Reverse):Press to fast reverse the CD
or DVD, ve times the normal speed. The radio displays
the elapsed time while in fast reverse. To stop fast
reversing, press again. This button might not work when
the DVD is playing the copyright information or the
previews.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press to fast forward the CD
or DVD. The radio displays the elapsed time and fast
forwards ve times the normal speed. To stop fast
forwarding, press again. This button might not work
when the DVD is playing the copyright information or
the previews.
Z(Eject):Press to eject a CD or DVD. If a CD
or DVD is ejected, but not removed, the player
automatically pulls it back in after 15 seconds.
If loading and reading of a CD cannot be completed,
such as unknown format, etc., and the disc fails to eject,
press and hold for more than ve seconds to force
the disc to eject.
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DVD-V (Video) Display Buttons
Once a DVD-V is inserted, the radio display menu
shows several tag options for DVD playing. Press the
pushbuttons located under any desired tag option during
DVD playback. See the tag options listed below for
more information.
The rear seat passenger navigates the DVD-V menus
and controls through the remote control. See “Remote
Control”, underRear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
on page 3-109for more information. The Video Screen
automatically turns on when the DVD-V is inserted into
the DVD slot.
r/j(Play/Pause):Press either play or pause
displayed on the radio system, to toggle between pausing
or restarting playback of a DVD. If the forward arrow is
showing on the display, the system is in pause mode.
If the pause icon is showing on the display, the system
is in playback mode. If the DVD screen is off, press this
button to turn the screen on.
Some DVDs begin playing after the previews have
nished, although there might be a delay of up to
30 seconds. If the DVD does not begin playing themovie automatically, press the pushbutton located
under the play/pause symbol tag displayed on the radio.
If the DVD still does not play, refer to the on-screen
instructions, if available.
c(Stop):Press to stop playing, rewinding, or fast
forwarding a DVD.
r(Enter):Press to select the choices that are
highlighted in any menu.
y(Menu):Press to access the DVD menu. The DVD
menu is different on every DVD. Use the pushbuttons
located under the navigation arrows to navigate
the cursor through the DVD menu. After making a
selection press the enter button. This button only
operates when using a DVD.
Nav (Navigate):Press to display directional arrows for
navigating through the menus.
q(Return):Press to exit the current active menu
and return to the previous menu. This button operates
only when a DVD is playing and a menu is active.
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DVD-A (Audio) Display Buttons
Once a DVD-A is inserted, a radio display menu
shows several tag options for DVD playing. Press
the pushbuttons located under any desired tag option
during DVD playback. See the tag options listed
below for more information.
The rear seat operator navigates the DVD-A menus
and controls through the remote control. See “Remote
Control”, underRear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
on page 3-109for more information. The Video Screen
does not automatically power on when the DVD-A is
inserted into the DVD slot. It must be manually turned
on by the rear seat occupant through the remote control
power button.
r/j(Play/Pause):Press either play or pause
displayed on the radio system, to toggle between pausing
or restarting playback of a DVD. If the forward arrow is
showing on the display, the system is in pause mode.
If the pause icon is showing on the display, the system
is in playback mode.
qGroupr:Press to cycle through musical groupings
on the DVD-A disc.Nav (Navigate):Press to display directional arrows for
navigating through the menus.
e(Audio Stream):Press to cycle through audio steam
formats located on DVD-A disc. There is not any type
of notication for the customer to see through the
radio display, but video screen has a text eld that
shows audio stream changing.
Inserting a Disc
To play a disc, gently insert the disc, with the label
side up, into the loading slot. The DVD player might not
accept some paper labeled media. The player starts
loading the disc into the system and display “Loading
Disc” on the radio display. At the same time, the radio
displays a softkey menu of option(s). Some discs
automatically play the movie while others default to the
softkey menu display which requires the Play, Enter, or
Navigation softkeys to be pressed (either by softkey or
by the rear seat passenger using the remote control).
Loading a disc into the system, depending on media
type and format, ranges from 5 to 20 seconds for a CD,
and up to 30 seconds for a DVD.
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Order of Play
Tracks recorded to the CD-R or CD-RW 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.
Play begins from the rst track in the rst folder
and continues sequentially through all tracks in each
folder. When the last track of the last folder has
played, play continues from the rst track of the
rst folder.
When play enters a new folder, the display does
not automatically show the new folder name unless
the folder mode was chosen as the default display.
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 32 characters or four pages
are shortened. Parts of words on the last page of
text and the extension of the lename displays.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists that were created using
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.
Playing an MP3/WMA
Insert a CD-R or CD-RW partway into the slot (Single
CD Player), or press the
^button and wait for the
message to insert disc (Six-Disc CD Player), label side
up. The player pulls it in, and the CD-R or CD-RW
should begin playing.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD-R or
CD-RW in the player, it stays in the player. When the
ignition or radio is turned on, the CD-R or CD-RW starts
to play where it stopped, if it was the last selected
audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number and
song title displays.
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h(Music Navigator):Use the music navigator
feature to play MP3 les on the CD-R or CD-RW in order
by artist or album. Press the pushbutton located below
the music navigator tab. The player scans the disc to
sort the les by artist and album ID3 tag information.
It can take several minutes to scan the disc depending
on the number of MP3/WMA les recorded to the CD-R
or CD-RW. The radio can begin playing while it is
scanning the disc in the background. When the scan
is nished, the CD-R or CD-RW begins playing again.
Once the disc has been scanned, the player defaults to
playing MP3/WMA les in order by artist. The current
artist playing is shown on the second line of the display
between the arrows. Once all songs by that artist are
played, the player moves to the next artist in alphabetical
order on the CD-R or CD-RW and begins playing MP3
les by that artist. To listen to MP3/WMA les by another
artist, press the pushbutton located below either arrow
button. The CD goes to the next or previous artist in
alphabetical order. Continue pressing either button
until the desired artist displays.
To change from playback by artist to playback by album,
press the pushbutton located below the Sort By tab. From
the sort screen, push one of the buttons below the albumbutton. Press the pushbutton below the back tab to return
to the main music navigator screen. Now the album name
is displayed on the second line between the arrows and
songs from the current album begins to play. Once all
songs from that album are played, the player moves to
the next album in alphabetical order on the CD-R/CD-RW
and begin playing MP3/WMA les from that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press the pushbutton
below the Back tab to return to normal MP3/WMA
playback.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The inactive CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to play a CD when
listening to the radio. The CD icon and a message
showing disc and/or track number displays when
a CD is in the player. Press this button again and
the system automatically searches for an auxiliary
input device such as a portable audio player. If a
portable audio player is not connected, “No Input
Device Found” displays.
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