2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AUX

Radios with CD and DVD Audio Output
Only one audio source can be heard through the
speakers at one time. An audio source is defined as
DVD slot, CD slot, XM, FM/AM, Front Auxiliary Jack,
or Rear Auxiliary Jack.
Press the
Obutton to turn the radio on. The radio can
be heard through all of the vehicle speakers.
Front seat passengers can listen to the radio (AM, FM,
or XM) by pressing the BAND button or the DVD/
CD AUX button to select CD slot, DVD slot, front or rear
auxiliary input (if available).
If a playback device is plugged into the radio’s front
auxiliary input jack or the rear auxiliary jack, the front
seat passengers are able to listen to playback from this
source through the vehicle speakers. 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 4‑132for more information.
In some vehicles, depending on audio options, the rear
speakers can be muted when the RSA power is turned
on. See Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
on page 4‑141for more
information.
Playing an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW Disc
The Radio with CD (MP3), Radio with USB and CD
(MP3), and Radio with USB and Six-Disc CD (MP3)
have the capability 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 (Radios with CD)
on
page 4‑105or Using an MP3 (Radios with CD and DVD)on page 4‑112for more information.
Playing an MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW Disc
Radios with CD and DVD has the capability of playing
an MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW disc. For more
information on how to play an MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW disc, see Using an MP3 (Radios with CD)
on
page 4‑105or Using an MP3 (Radios with CD and DVD)on page 4‑112for more information.
CD Messages
CHECK DISC: Radios with a Single CD player or
radios with a Six-Disc player displays CHECK DISC
and/or ejects the CD if an error occurs.
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Playing a DVD
DVD/CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to cycle
through DVD, CD, or Auxiliary when listening to the
radio. The DVD/CD text tab 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. 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 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 4‑132for more
information.
O(Power): Press to turn the radio on or off. Turn this
knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or
decrease the volume. Press and hold for more than
two seconds to turn off the entire radio and Rear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) system and to start the parental
control feature. Parental control prevents the rear seat
occupant from operating the Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
system or remote control. A lock symbol displays next to the clock display. The
parental control feature remains on until the knob is
pressed and held for more than two seconds again,
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 specific
to the radio, CD, and the DVD. Also, see “Setting the
Time” in the index, for setting the clock and date.
©SEEK (Previous Track/Chapter): Press the left
arrow to return to the start of the current track or
chapter. Press the left arrow 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 the right arrow
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 quickly reverse the
CD or DVD at five 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.
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Stopping and Resuming Playback
To stop playing a DVD without turning off the system,
press the
cbutton on the remote control, or press the
softkey located under the stop or the play/pause symbol
tags displayed on the radio. If the radio head is sourced
to something other than DVD-V, press the DVD/CD
AUX button to make DVD-V the active source.
To resume DVD playback, press the
r/jbutton on
the remote control, or press the softkey located under
the play/pause symbol tag displayed on the radio. The
DVD should resume play from where it last stopped if
the disc has not been ejected and the stop button has
not been pressed twice on the remote control. If the
disc has been ejected or the stop button has been
pressed twice on the remote control, the disc resumes
playing at the beginning of the disc.
Ejecting a Disc
Press theZbutton on the radio to eject the disc. If a
disc is ejected from the radio, but not removed, the
radio reloads the disc after a short period of time. The
disc is stored in the radio. The radio does not resume
play of the disc automatically. If the RSA system is
sourced to the DVD, the movie when reloaded into the
DVD player begins to play again. In case loading and
reading of a DVD or CD cannot be completed (unknown format, etc.), and the disc fails to eject, press and hold
the DVD
Zbutton more than five seconds to force the
disc to eject.
DVD Radio Error Messages
Player Error: This message displays when there are
disc load or eject problems.
Disc Format Error: This message displays, if the disc
is inserted with the disc label wrong side up, or if the
disc is damaged.
Disc Region Error: This message displays, if the disc
is not from a correct region.
No Disc Inserted: This message displays, if no disc is
present when the
Zor DVD/CD AUX button is
pressed on the radio.
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 player, etc. can
be connected to the auxiliary input jack for use as
another source for audio listening.
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Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary device
while the vehicle is in P (Park). SeeDefensive Driving
on page 5‑2for more information on driver distraction.
To use a portable audio player, connect a 3.5 mm
(1/8 in) 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.
For optimal sound quality, increase the portable audio
device's volume to the loudest level.
It is always best to power the portable audio device
through its own battery while playing.
O(Power/Volume): Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise 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.DVD/CD AUX (CD/Auxiliary):
Press to cycle through
DVD, CD, or Auxiliary when listening to the radio. The
DVD/CD text tab and a message showing track or
chapter number displays when a disc is in either slot.
Press 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. If a disc is in both the DVD
slot and the CD slot the DVD/CD AUX button cycles
between the two sources and 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 4‑132for more information.
Using the USB Port
Radios with a USB port can control a USB storage
device or an iPod®using the radio buttons and knobs.
See Using an MP3 (Radios with CD)on page 4‑105or
Using an MP3 (Radios with CD and DVD)on
page 4‑112for information about how to connect and
control a USB storage device or an iPod.
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Connecting a USB Storage Device
or iPod®
The USB Port can be used to control an iPod or a USB
storage device.
To connect a USB storage device, connect the device to
the USB port located in the center console or on the
instrument panel.
To connect an iPod, connect one end of the USB cable
that came with the iPod to the iPod’s dock connector
and connect the other end to the USB port located in
the center console or on the instrument panel. If the
vehicle is on and the USB connection works, “OK to
disconnect” and a GM logo may appear on the iPod and
iPod appears on the radio display. The iPod music
appears on the radio’s display and begins playing.
The iPod charges while it is connected to the vehicle if
the vehicle is in the ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN
position. When the vehicle is turned off, the iPod
automatically powers off and will not charge or draw
power from the vehicle's battery.
If you have an older iPod model that is not supported, it
can still be used by connecting it to the Auxiliary Input
Jack using a standard 3.5 mm (1/8 in) stereo cable. See
“Using the Auxiliary Input Jack” earlier for more
information.
Using the Radio to Control a USB
Storage Device or iPod
The radio can control a USB storage device or an iPod
using the radio buttons and knobs and display song
information on the radio’s display.
f(Tune): Turn to select files.
©SEEK:Press to go to the start of the track, if more
than ten seconds have played. Press and hold or press
multiple times to continue moving backward through
tracks.
¨SEEK: Press to go to the next track. Press and hold
or press multiple times to continue moving forward
through tracks.
sREV (Reverse): Press and hold to reverse
playback quickly. Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
Release
sREV to resume playing. The elapsed time
of the file displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press and hold to advance
playback quickly. Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
Release
\FWD to resume playing. The elapsed time
of the file displays.
4(Information): Press to display additional information
about the selected track.
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When the scan is finished, the disc begins playing files
in order by artist. The current artist playing is shown on
the second line of the display. Once all songs by that
artist are played, the player moves to the next artist in
alphabetical order and begins playing files by that artist.
To listen to files by another artist, press the softkey
located below either arrow tab. The disc goes to the
next or previous artist in alphabetical order. Continue
pressing either softkey below the arrow tab until the
artist displays.
To change from playback by artist to playback by
album:1. Press the softkey located below the Sort By tab.
2. Press one of the softkeys below the album tab from the sort screen.
3. Press the softkey below the back tab to return to the main music navigator screen.
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 have played, the
player moves to the next album in alphabetical order on
the CD and begins playing MP3 files from that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press the softkey below
the Back tab to return to normal MP3 playback.Connecting a USB Storage Device
or iPod®
The USB Port can be used to control an iPod or a USB
storage device.
To connect a USB storage device, connect the device to
the USB port located in the center console or on the
instrument panel.
To connect an iPod, connect one end of the USB cable
that came with the iPod to the iPod’ s dock connector
and connect the other end to the USB port located in
the center console or on the instrument panel. If the
vehicle is on and the USB connection works, “OK to
disconnect” and a GM logo may appear on the iPod and
iPod appears on the radio display. The iPod music
appears on the radio’s display and begins playing.
The iPod charges while it is connected to the vehicle if
the vehicle is in the ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN
position. When the vehicle is turned off, the iPod
automatically powers off and will not charge or draw
power from the vehicle's battery.
If you have an older iPod model that is not supported, it
can still be used by connecting it to the Auxiliary Input
Jack using a standard 3.5 mm (1/8 in) stereo cable. See
“Using the Auxiliary Input Jack” earlier for more
information.
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Headphones
The RSE includes two 2-channel wireless headphones
that are dedicated to this system. Channel 1 is
dedicated to the video screen, while Channel 2 is
dedicated to RSA selections. These headphones can
used to listen to the radio, CDs, DVDs, MP3s, DVDAs,
any auxiliary source connected to A/V jacks, or the
auxiliary input jack, if the vehicle has this feature. The
wireless headphones have an On/Off button,
channel 1/2 switch, and a volume control.
Push the power button to turn on the headphones. An
indicator light located on the headphones comes on.
If the light comes on but, there is intermittent sound
and/or static on the headphones, or if the indicator light
does not come on, the batteries might need to be
replaced. See“Battery Replacement” later in this
section for more information. Switch the headphones to
Off when not in use.
Infrared transmitters are located at the rear of the
overhead console. The headphones shut off
automatically to save the battery power if the RSE
system and RSA are shut off or if the headphones are
out of range of the transmitters for more than
three minutes. If you move too far forward or step out of
the vehicle, the headphones lose the audio signal. The headphones may automatically turn off after
four hours of continuous use.
To adjust the volume on the headphones, use the
volume control located on the right side.
For optimal audio performance, the headphones must
be worn correctly. Headphones should be worn with
headband over the top of the head for best audio
reception. The symbol L (Left) appears on the upper left
side, above the ear pad and should be positioned on
the left ear. The symbol R (Right) appears on the upper
right side, above the ear pad and should be positioned
on the right ear.
Notice:
Do not store the headphones in heat or
direct sunlight. This could damage the headphones
and repairs will not be covered by the warranty.
Storage in extreme cold can weaken the batteries.
Keep the headphones stored in a cool, dry place.
If the foam ear pads attached to the headphones
become worn or damaged, the pads can be replaced
separately from the headphone set. Refer to your dealer
for more information.
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Battery Replacement
To change the batteries on the headphones, do the
following:1. Turn the screw to loosen the battery door located on the left side of the headphones. Slide the
battery door open.
2. Replace the two batteries in the compartment. Make sure that they are installed correctly, using
the diagram on the inside of the battery
compartment.
3. Replace the battery door and tighten the door screw.
If the headphones are to be stored for a long period of
time, remove the batteries and keep them in a cool, dry
place.
Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks
The A/V jacks, located on the rear of the floor console,
allow audio or video signals to be connected from an
auxiliary device such as a camcorder or a video game
unit to the RSE system. Adapter connectors or cables
(not included) may be required to connect the auxiliary
device to the A/V jacks. Refer to the manufacturer ’s
instructions for proper usage.
The A/V jacks are color coded to match typical home
entertainment system equipment. The yellow jack (A) is
for the video input. The white jack (B) is for the left
audio input. The red jack (C) is for the right audio input.
Power for auxiliary devices is not supplied by the radio
system.
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