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SCAN/TITLE BAR VOL/ꂻ(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON
TUNE BAR PRESET BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
AUDIO BUTTON CATEGORY BAR ꂼ
/ꂽ (SOUND) BUTTON
NAVIGATION SCREEN
DISPLAY
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To Play the AM/FM RadioThe power mode must be in
ACCESSORY or ON. Press the
AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Turn the system on
by pressing the VOL/
knob or the
AM/FM button. Adjust the volume
by turning the VOL/knob.
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more information to
select the power mode, see page 195. The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to are shown on
the display. To change bands, press
the AM/FM button. You can also
change bands by pushing the
interface selector up. Each time you
push it up, the band will change to
FM1, FM2 or AM. On the FM bands,
STEREO will be shown on the
navigation screen and ST on the
display, if the station is broadcasting
in stereo. Stereo reproduction on AM
is not available.
To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip (seek), scan, the
preset buttons, and auto select. On
the FM band, you can also use the
features provided by the radio data
system (RDS). For more information
on the RDS, see page 282.
STEREO INDICATOR
BAND
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You will see SCAN on the screen.
The system will scan for a station
with a strong signal. When it finds
one, it will stop and play that station
for about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan for
the next strong station and play it for
10 seconds. When it plays a station
that you want to listen to, press the
SCAN side of the bar again.
Preset-Each preset button or
preset icon can store one frequency
on AM and two frequencies on FM.To store a preset memory location:1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
2. Use the tune, skip (seek), scan, or RDS function to tune the radio to a
desired station. 3. Press the preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep. You can also
store frequencies with the
interface dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
frequency on, then press ENTER
on the interface selector, and hold
it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
AUTO SELECT -If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find strong
signal stations in the local area.A.SEL INDICATOR
A.SEL
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Push the interface selector down to
display the AUDIO MENU. Turn the
interface dial to select A.SEL, then
press ENTER on the interface
selector. Turn the interface dial to
select ON, then press ENTER on the
interface selector. You will see A.SEL
on the display and the audio control
display (if selected), and the system
goes into auto select mode for
several seconds.
The system stores the frequencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in the
preset buttons (icons).
You will see‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot find a strong station for
every preset button (icon).
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons
(icons) as previously described.
To cancel auto select,
select A.Sel on
the audio menu again and turn the
interface dial to select A.SEL OFF.
This restores the presets you
originally set.
For information on FM/AM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
369. Radio Data System (RDS)
On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name according to
the information provided by the radio
data system (RDS) if the station has
the RDS information available.
RDS INFO DisplayThe RDS INFO display function
shows the name of the station you
are listening to. With the audio
system on and the FM band selected,
you can turn this function on or off.
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SCAN/TITLE BARVOL/
ꂻ(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
XM BUTTON TUNE BAR PRESET BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
AUDIO BUTTON CATEGORY BAR
ꂼ
/ꂽ (SOUND) BUTTON
NAVIGATION SCREEN
DISPLAY
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SCAN-The scan function gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
SCAN, press the SCAN side of the
SCAN/TITLE bar. You will see
SCAN on the screen and display.
The system plays each channel in
numerical order for a few seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN side of the bar to cancel.
CHANNEL SCAN -This function
samples all channels. Push down the
interface selector to select AUDIO
MENU, then turn the interface dial
to select Channel Scan and press
ENTER on the interface selector.
CATEGORY SCAN -This function
samples the stations in the selected
category. Push down the interface
selector to select AUDIO MENU,
then turn the interface dial to select
Category Scan and press ENTER on
the interface selector.
Preset -You can store up to 12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel from the XM1 band and one
channel from the XM2 band.
To store a channel:
1. Press the
button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will show on the
display.
2. Use the tune, channel list, or scan function to tune to a desired
channel.
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3. Pick the preset button you want forthat channel. Press and hold the
preset button until you hear a
beep. You can also pick the
number with the interface dial.
Select your desired number and
press and hold ENTER on the
interface selector.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the first six channels.
5. Press the
button or scroll
up again. The other XM band will
be shown. Store the next six
channels using steps 2 and 3.
Once a channel is stored, press
and release the proper preset
button to tune to it.
XM Radio Display Messages
‘‘ OFF AIR ’’- The channel
currently selected is no longer
broadcasting. ‘‘LOADING
’’- XM is loading the
audio or program information.
‘‘UPDATING ’’- The encryption
code is being updated. Wait until the
encryption code is fully updated.
Channels 0 and 1 should still work
normally.
‘‘NO SIGNAL ’’- The signal is
currently too weak. Move the vehicle
to an area away from tall buildings,
and with an unobstructed view of the
southern horizon.
‘‘
’’ - The selected channel
number does not exist, or is not part
of your subscription, or this channel
has no artist or title information at
this time.
‘‘CHECK ANTENNA ’’- There is a
problem with the XM antenna.
Please consult your dealer.
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SCAN/TITLE BAR VOL/ꂻ(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
DISC BUTTON
TUNE BAR PRESET BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
AUDIO BUTTON CATEGORY BAR NAVIGATION SCREEN
DISPLAY
DISC SLOT
EJECT BUTTON
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