2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID radio

To insert multiple CDs:
1. Press and hold the
^button for
two seconds. A beep sounds and
Load All Discs displays.
2. Follow the displayed instruction
on when to insert the discs. The
CD player takes up to six CDs.
3. Press the
^button again
to cancel loading more CDs.
If the ignition or radio is turned off,
with a CD in the player, it stays
in the player. When the ignition or
radio is turned on, the CD starts
playing where it stopped, if it
was the last selected audio source.
When a CD is inserted, the CD
symbol displays on the CD. As each
new track starts to play, the track
number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller
3 inch (8 cm) single CDs with an
adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the
smaller CDs are loaded in the
same manner.Care of CDs
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality
can be reduced due to CD-R quality,
the method of recording, the quality
of the music that has been recorded,
and the way the CD-R has been
handled. Handle them carefully.
Store CD-R(s) in their original cases
or other protective cases and away
from direct sunlight and dust. The CD
player scans the bottom surface of
the disc. If the surface of a CD is
damaged, such as cracked, broken,
or scratched, the CD does not play
properly or not at all. Do not touch
the bottom side of a CD while
handling it; this could damage the
surface. Pick up CDs by grasping the
outer edges or the edge of the hole
and the outer edge.
If the surface of a CD is soiled, take
a soft, lint free cloth or dampen a
clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral
detergent solution mixed with water,
and clean it. Make sure the wiping
process starts from the center to
the edge.Care of the CD Player
Do not add any label to a CD, it
could get caught in the CD player. If
a CD is recorded on a personal
computer and a description label is
needed, try labeling the top of
the recorded CD with a marking pen.
To prevent contaminating the lens
of the disc optics with lubricants
internal to the player mechanism the
use of disc lens cleaners is not
advised.
Notice:If a label is added to a CD,
or more than one CD is inserted
into the slot at a time, or an
attempt is made to play scratched
or damaged CDs, the CD player
could be damaged. While using
the CD player, use only CDs in
good condition without any label,
load one CD at a time, and keep
the CD player and the loading slot
free of foreign materials, liquids,
and debris.
If an error displays, see “CD
Messages” later in this section.
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ZEJECT:To eject the CD that
is currently playing, press and
release this button. A beep sounds
and Ejecting Disc displays. Once
the disc is ejected, Remove
Disc displays. The CD can be
removed. If the CD is not removed,
after several seconds, the CD
automatically pulls back into the
player and begins playing.
For the Six-Disc CD player, press
and hold
Zfor two seconds
to eject all discs.
f(Tune):Turn to select tracks on
the CD currently playing.
©SEEK¨:Press the left arrow
to go to the start of the current track,
if more than ten seconds have
played. Press the right arrow to go
to the next track. If either the
left or right arrow is held, or pressed
multiple times, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the tracks on the CD.
sREV (Fast Reverse):Press
and hold to reverse playback quickly
within a track. Sound is heard at
a reduced volume. Release to
resume playing the track. The
elapsed time of the track displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press
and hold to advance playback
quickly within a track. Sound is
heard at a reduced volume. Release
to resume playing the track. The
elapsed time of the track displays.
RDM (Random):With the random
setting, the tracks can be listened to
in random, rather than sequential
order, on one CD or all CDs in a
six-disc CD player.
To use random:
Press the pushbutton positioned
under the RDM tab until Random
Current Disc displays to play the
tracks from a CD in random
order. Press again to turn off
random play.
Press the pushbutton positioned
under the RDM tab until
Randomize All Discs displays to
play tracks from all CDs loaded in
a six-disc CD player in random
order. Press again to turn off
random play.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The 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 track
number displays when a CD is in
the player.
The radio system has an auxiliary
input jack located on the lower right
side of the faceplate. An external
audio device such as a portable
audio player can be connected to
the auxiliary input jack for use
as another source for playing CDs.
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Press the CD/AUX button again and
the system begins playing audio
from the connected portable audio
player. If a portable audio player
is not connected, “No Input Device
Found” displays.
Playing an MP3 CD-R or
CD-RW Disc
The vehicle’s radio system may
have the MP3 feature. If it has this
feature, it is capable of playing
an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW disc. For
more information on how to play
an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW disc, see
Using an MP3 on page 3-66
later in this section.
CD Messages
CHECK DISC:If this message
displays and/or the CD comes out, it
could be:
It is very hot. When the
temperature returns to normal,
the CD should play.
The road is very rough. When
the road becomes smoother,
the CD should play.
The CD is dirty, scratched, wet,
or upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait
about an hour and try again.
There could have been a problem
while burning the CD.
The label could be caught in the
CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for
any other reason, try a known
good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if
an error cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer/retailer. If the
radio displays an error message,
write it down and provide it to your
dealer/retailer when reporting
the problem.
Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
The radio system has an auxiliary
input jack located on the lower right
side of the faceplate. This is not
an audio output; do not plug
the headphone set into the front
auxiliary input jack. An external
audio device such as an iPod™,
laptop computer, MP3 player,
CD changer, etc. can be connected
to the auxiliary input jack for use
as another audio source.
Drivers are encouraged to set up
any auxiliary device while the
vehicle is in P (Park). SeeDefensive
Driving on page 4-3for more
information on driver distraction.
To use a portable audio player,
connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) cable
to the radio’s front auxiliary input
jack. When a device is connected,
press the radio CD/AUX button
to begin playing audio from
the device over the vehicle
speakers.
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O(Power/Volume):Turn to
increase or decrease the volume of
the portable player. Additional
volume adjustments might have to
be made from the portable device if
the volume is not loud or soft
enough.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio
when a portable audio device is
playing. The portable audio device
continues playing.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to
play a CD when a portable audio
device is playing. Press again
and the system begins playing audio
from the connected portable audio
player. If a portable audio player
is not connected, “No Input Device
Found” displays.Using an MP3
MP3 CD-R or CD-RW Disc
The radio plays MP3 les that were
recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW disc.
The les can be recorded with the
following xed bit rates: 32 kbps,
40 kbps, 56 kbps, 64 kbps, 80 kbps,
96 kbps, 112 kbps, 128 kbps,
160 kbps, 192 kbps, 224 kbps,
256 kbps, and 320 kbps or a variable
bit rate. Song title, artist name, and
album are available for display by the
radio when recorded using ID3 tags
version 1 and 2.
Compressed Audio
The radio also plays discs that
contain both uncompressed
CD audio (.CDA les) and MP3
les. By default the radio reads only
the uncompressed audio and
ignore the MP3 les. Pressing the
CAT (category) button toggles
between compressed and
uncompressed audio format.MP3 Format
To burn an MP3 disc on a personal
computer:Make sure the MP3 les are
recorded on a CD-R or
CD-RW disc.
Do not mix standard audio and
MP3 les on one disc.
The CD player is able to read
and play a maximum of
50 folders, 50 playlists, and
255 les.
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 in
order to reduce the complexity
and confusion in trying to locate a
particular folder during playback.
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Make sure playlists have a .mp3
or .wpl extension, other le
extensions may 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 can
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 can cause the
disc not to function in the player.
Playlists can be changed by using
the previous and next folder buttons,
the tune knob, or the SEEK arrows.
An MP3 CD-R or CD-RW that was
recorded using no le folders canalso be played. If a CD-R or CD-RW
contains more than the maximum of
50 folders, 50 playlists, and 255 les,
the player can access and navigate
up to the maximum, but all items over
the maximum are not accessible.
Root Directory
The root directory of the CD-R or
CD-RW is treated as a folder. If the
root directory has compressed audio
les, the directory displays 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 contains only
compressed les, the les are
located under the root folder. The
next and previous folder functions do
not display on a CD that was
recorded without folders or playlists.
When displaying the name of the
folder the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists
and compressed audio les, but
no folders, all les are located under
the root folder. The folder down
and up buttons searches playlists
(Px) rst and then go to the
root folder. When the radio displays
the name of the folder the radio
displays ROOT.
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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 been
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 is chosen as
the default display. The new track
name displays.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 does not display.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists that
were created by 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
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.
ZEJECT:Press and release to
eject the CD-R or CD-RW that
is playing. A beep sounds
and Ejecting Disc displays. Once
the disc is ejected, Remove
Disc displays. The CD-R or CD-RW
can be removed. If the CD-R or
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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 label. 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
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 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/CD-RW and begins playing
MP3 les by that artist. To listen to
MP3 les by another artist, press the
pushbutton located below eitherarrow 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 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
begins playing MP3 les from that
album.To exit music navigator mode, press
the pushbutton below the Back label
to return to normal MP3 playback.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio
while a CD is playing. The inactive
CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to
play a CD while listening to the
radio. The CD icon and a message
showing disc and/or track number
displays while 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 Aux Input Device”
displays.
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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.
No CAT Info:No category
information is available at this time
on this channel. The system is
working properly.
No Information:No text or
informational messages are
available at this time on this
channel. The system is working
properly.CAT Not Found:There are no
channels available for the selected
category. The system is working
properly.
XM Theftlocked:The XM™
receiver in your vehicle could
have previously been in another
vehicle. For security purposes,
XM™ receivers cannot be swapped
between vehicles. If this message
is received after having your vehicle
serviced, check with your
dealer/retailer.
XM Radio ID:If tuned to channel 0,
this message alternates with the
XM™ Radio 8 digit radio ID
label. This label is needed to
activate the service.
Unknown:If this message is
received when tuned to channel 0,
there could be a receiver fault.
Consult with your dealer/retailer.
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