2009 SATURN OUTLOOK Owners Manual

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 does not display.
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 disc
partway into the slot label side up.
The player pulls it in, and the
CD-R or CD-RW should begin
playing.
ZEJECT:Press to eject the disc.
f(Tune):Turn to select MP3/WMA
les on the CD-R or CD-RW
currently playing.
©SEEK¨:Press the left
SEEK arrow to go to the start of
the current MP3/WMA le, if more
than ten seconds have played.
Press the right SEEK arrow to go
to the next MP3/WMA le. If either
SEEK arrow is held or pressed
multiple times, the player continues
moving backward or forward through
MP3/WMA les on the CD.
Sc(Previous Folder):Press
the pushbutton positioned under
the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the previous folder.
cT(Next Folder):Press
the pushbutton positioned under
the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the next folder.
sREV (Reverse):Press and
hold this button to reverse playback
quickly within an MP3/WMA le.
Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
Release this button to resume
playing the le. The elapsed time
of the le displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press
and hold this button to advance
playback quickly within an MP3/
WMA le. Sound is heard at a
reduced volume. Release this
button to resume playing the le.
The elapsed time of the le displays.
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RDM (Random):With the random
setting, MP3/WMA les on the
CD-R or CD-RW can be listened to
in random, rather than sequential
order.
To play MP3/WMA les from the
CD-R or CD-RW in random order,
press the pushbutton positioned
under the RDM label until Random
Current Disc displays. Press the
same pushbutton again to turn off
random play.
h(Music Navigator):Use
the music navigator feature to play
MP3/WMA les on the CD-R or
CD-RW in order by artist or album.
Press the pushbutton located below
the music navigator label. The player
scans the disc to sort the les by
artist and album ID3 tag information.
It could take several minutes to scan
the disc depending on the numberof MP3/WMA les recorded to the
CD-R or CD-RW disc. 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 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/WMA les by that artist.
To listen to MP3/WMA les by
another artist, press the pushbutton
located below either arrow button.
The player goes to the next or
previous artist in alphabetical order.
Continue pressing either button until
the desired artist is displayed.To change from playback by artist
to playback by album, press the
pushbutton located below the Sort
By label. From the sort screen, push
one of the buttons below the album
button. Press the pushbutton below
the back label 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 or CD-RW and
begins playing MP3/WMA les from
that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press
the pushbutton below the Back label
to return to normal MP3/WMA
playback.
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Using an MP3 (Radio
with CD and DVD Player)
MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW Disc
Compressed Audio or Mixed
Mode Discs
The radio also plays discs that
contain both uncompressed CD
audio (.CDA les) and MP3/WMA
les depending on which slot the disc
is loaded into. By default the radio
reads only the uncompressed audio
(.CDA) and ignores the MP3/WMA
les on the DVD deck. On the CD
deck, pressing the CAT (category)
button toggles between compressed
and uncompressed audio format,
the default being the uncompressed
format (.CDA).MP3/WMA Format
To create an MP3/WMA disc on a
personal computer:
Make sure the MP3/WMA les
are recorded on a CD-R or
CD-RW disc.
Do not mix standard audio and
MP3/WMA les on one disc.
The CD player (lower slot) is
able to read and play a maximum
combination of 512 les and
folders. The DVD player (upper
slot) is able to read 255 folders,
15 playlists and 40 sessions.
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.
Avoid subfolders. The system can
support up to eight subfolders
deep, however, keep the total
number of folders to a minimum inorder to reduce the complexity
and confusion in trying to locate a
particular folder during playback.
Make sure playlists have a .m3u,
.wpl or .pls extension as other le
extensions might not work.
Minimize the length of the le,
folder or playlist names. Long le,
folder, or playlist names, or a
combination of a large number of
les and folders, or playlists could
cause the player to be unable to
play up to the maximum number
of les, folders, playlists, or
sessions. To play a large number
of les, folders, playlists, or
sessions, minimize the length of
the le, folder, or playlist name.
Long names also take up more
space on the display, potentially
getting cut off.
Finalize the audio disc before
burning it. Trying to add music to
an existing disc could cause the
disc not to function in the player.
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Root Directory
The root directory of the CD-R or
CD-RW disc 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 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-R or CD-RW disc
contains only compressed les, the
les are located under the root folder.
The next and previous folder function
does not function on a CD-R or
CD-RW that was recorded without
folders or playlists. When displaying
the name of the folder the radio
displays ROOT.
When the CD-R or CD-RW disc
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 search
playlists (Px) rst and then goes
to the root folder. When the radio
displays the name of the folder the
radio displays ROOT.Order of Play
Tracks recorded to the CD-R or
CD-RW disc 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 has been
chosen as the default display.
The new track name displays.
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File System and Naming
The song name that is displayed 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
(In Either the DVD or CD Slot)
Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc
partway into either the top or bottom
slot, label side up. The player pulls it
in, and the CD-R or CD-RW should
begin playing.
Depending on the format of
the disc, a softkey menu appears
and allows navigation of the disc.
The menu reads left to right as
RDM (Randomize song play order),
a Folder icon with left and right
arrows (to move up or down through
available folders), a PL tag if the disc
has a Playlist available, and a Music
Navigator tag. If a Playlist tag is
shown, toggling this key brings up a
Folder softkey only or the menu as
previously described.
If the ignition or radio is turned off
with a CD-R or CD-RW disc in the
player it stays in the player. When
the ignition or radio is turned backon, 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.
ZCD (Eject):Press and release
this button to eject the CD-R or
CD-RW that is currently playing
in the bottom slot. A beep sounds
and Ejecting Disc displays. Once
the disc is ejected, Remove Disc
displays. The CD-R or CD-RW disc
can be removed. If the CD-R or
CD-RW disc is not removed, after
several seconds, the CD-R or
CD-RW disc automatically pulls
back into the player.
If loading and reading of a CD cannot
be completed, such as unknown
format, etc., and the disc fails to
eject, press and hold this button for
more than ve seconds to force the
disc to eject.
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ZDVD (Eject):Press and release
this button to eject the CD-R or
CD-RW that is currently playing in
the top slot. A beep sounds and
Ejecting Disc displays. Once the disc
is ejected, Remove Disc displays.
The CD-R or CD-RW disc can be
removed. If the CD-R or CD-RW
disc is not removed, after several
seconds, the CD-R or CD-RW disc
automatically pulls back into the
player. If loading and reading of a
CD cannot be completed, such as
unknown format, etc., and the disc
fails to eject, press and hold this
button for more than ve seconds to
force the disc to eject.
f(Tune):Turn this knob to select
MP3/WMA les on the CD-R or
CD-RW that is currently playing.
©SEEK¨:Press the left
SEEK arrow to go to the start
of the current MP3/WMA le,
if more than ve seconds have
played. If less than ve seconds
have played, the previous MP3/WMA
le plays. Press the right SEEK
arrow to go to the next MP3/WMA
le. If either SEEK arrow is held, or
pressed multiple times, the player
continues moving backward or
forward through the MP3/WMA
les on the CD.
Sc(Previous Folder):Press
the pushbutton positioned under
the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the previous folder.
cT(Next Folder):Press
the pushbutton positioned under
the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the next folder.
sREV (Reverse):Press and
hold this button to reverse playback
quickly within an MP3/WMA le.
Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
Release this button to resume
playing the le. The elapsed time
of the le displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press
and hold this button to advance
playback quickly within an MP3/
WMA le. Sound is heard at a
reduced volume. Release this
button to resume playing the le.
The elapsed time of the le displays.
RDM (Random):With the random
setting, MP3/WMA les on the CD-R
or CD-RW can be listened to in
random, rather than sequential order.
To play MP3/WMA les from the
CD-R or CD-RW in random order,
press the pushbutton positioned
under the RDM label until Random
Current Disc displays. Press the
same pushbutton again to turn off
random play.
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h(Music Navigator):Use the
music navigator feature to play
MP3/WMA les on the CD-R or
CD-RW in order by artist or album.
Press the pushbutton located below
the music navigator label. The player
scans the disc to sort the les by
artist and album ID3 tag information.
It could take several minutes to scan
the disc depending on the number
of MP3/WMA les recorded to the
CD-R or CD-RW disc.
To cancel music navigator while
the player is scanning, press the
pushbutton located below the music
navigator label or eject the disc.
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. To listen to MP3/WMA
les by another artist, press the
pushbutton located below either
arrow button. The disc goes to the
next or previous artist in alphabetical
order. Continue pressing either
button until the desired artist is
displayed.
To change from playback by artist
to playback by album, press the
pushbutton located below the Sort
By label. From the sort screen, push
one of the buttons below the album
button. Press the pushbutton below
the back label to return to the main
music navigator screen. Now the
album name displays on the second
line between the arrows and songs
from the current album begin to play.Once all songs from that album are
played, the player moves to the next
album in alphabetical order on the
CD-R or CD-RW and begins playing
MP3/WMA les from that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press
the pushbutton below the Back label
to return to normal MP3/WMA
playback.
BAND:Press this button to listen to
the radio when a CD or a DVD is
playing. The CD or DVD remains
inside the radio for future listening
or viewing entertainment.
DVD/CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press
this button to cycle through DVD,
CD, or Auxiliary when listening to
the radio. The DVD/CD text label
and a message showing track or
chapter number displays when
a disc is in either slot. Press this
button again and the system
automatically searches for an
auxiliary input device, such
as a portable audio player.
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If a portable audio player
is not connected, “No Aux Input
Device” displays. If a disc is in both
the DVD slot and the CD slot the
DVD/CD AUX button cycles between
the two sources and does not
indicate “No Aux Input Device”.
If a front auxiliary device is
connected, the DVD/CD AUX
button cycles through all available
options, such as: DVD slot, CD slot,
Front Auxiliary, and Rear Auxiliary
(if available). See “Using the
Auxiliary Input Jack(s)” later in this
section, or “Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks”
under,Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System on page 3-114for
more information.
If a MP3/WMA is inserted into top
DVD slot, the rear seat operator can
turn on the video screen and use the
remote control to navigate the CD
(tracks only).XM Radio Messages
XL (Explicit Language Channels):
These channels, or any others, can
be blocked at a customer’s request,
by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
XM Updating:The encryption code
in the receiver is being updated, and
no action is required. This process
should take no longer than
30 seconds.
No XM Signal:The system is
functioning correctly, but the vehicle
is in a location that is blocking
the XM™ signal. When the vehicle
is moved into an open area, the
signal should return.
Loading XM:The audio system
is acquiring and processing audio
and text data. No action is needed.
This message should disappear
shortly.Channel Off Air:This channel
is not currently in service. Tune
in to another channel.
Channel Unauth:This channel is
blocked or cannot be received with
your XM Subscription package.
Channel Unavail:This previously
assigned channel is no longer
assigned. Tune to another station.
If this station was one of the presets,
choose another station for that
preset button.
No Artist Info:No artist information
is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working
properly.
No Title Info:No song title
information is available at this time
on this channel. The system is
working properly.
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