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traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A. SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons. You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset number (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
1. 2. 3. 4.
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To turn of f auto select,
AUTO SELECT
Preset
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You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the system is turned
of f .
The SVC has f our modes; SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the VOL/SELECT knob
to adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
This f unction is set to MID as the
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory.
The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The system will return to the audio
display about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.
Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the VOL/SELECT
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. When the level reaches the
center, you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
Press the sound ( ) button to
select an appropriate setting: bass,
treble, f ader, balance, subwoof er (if
equipped), and SVC (speed-sensitive
volume compensation). Turn the
VOL/SELECT knob to adjust the
setting.
Adjusts the strength of
sound f rom the subwoof er speaker. Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound. Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound. Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the bass.
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Adjusting the Sound
A udio System L ighting
SVC
SUBW
BAL ANCE
FADER
TREBLE
BAS
Speed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving XM
Radio anywhere in Canada and
the United States, except Hawaii,
Alaska,andPuertoRico.XM
CANADA
is a registered business
name of Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.,
and XM is a registered trademark of
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
XM Radio receives signals f rom two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It of f ers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
dif f erent types of music, XM Radio
allows you to view channel and
category selections in the display.
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Radio
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BUTTON
BUTTONBUTTON
SEEK
BUTTON
XM
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS
SCAN
BUTTON
SEEK
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You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
In channel mode, you can select all
of the available channels. In category
mode, such as Jazz, Rock, Classical,
etc., you can select all of the
channels within that category.
To listen to XM radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position. Push the
button to turn on the audio
system, and press the ‘‘XM’’ button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
VOL/SELECT knob. The last
channel you listened to will show in
the display. To switch between
channel mode and category mode,
press and hold the TITLE button
until the mode changes.
Each time you press and release the
TITLE button, the display changes in
the f ollowing sequence: channel
name, channel number, category,
artist name, and music title. Press the SEEK button to
change channel selections. Press
f or higher numbered channels
and f or lower numbered
channels. In the category mode, you
can only select channels within that
category.
In the
category mode, press either button
to select another category.
Operating the XM Radio MODE
TUNE
CAT EGORY ( or )
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The scan f unction 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 button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button again. Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune to a desired
channel.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Press the XM button again. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
To store a channel:
Press the XM button. Either XM1
or XM2 will show in the display. Pick the preset button you want
f or that channel. Press and hold
the button until you hear a beep.
Once a channel is stored, press and
release the proper preset button to
tune to it. XM is loading the
audio or program inf ormation.
The channel
currently selected is no longer
broadcasting.
The encryption
code is being updated. Wait until the
encryption code is f ully updated.
Channels 0 and 1 should still work
normally.
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.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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SCAN
XM Radio Display Messages
Preset ‘‘L OA DING’’
‘‘OFF A IR’’
‘‘UPDA T ING’’
‘‘NO SIGNA L ’’
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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
Large items carried on a roof rack.
There may be other geographic
situations that could af f ect XM Radio
reception. If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the ignition
switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON
(II) position, push the button to
turn on the audio system and press
the XM button. A variety of music
types and styles will play.
After you’ve registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM radio mode while you wait f or
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
If you decide to purchase XM Radio
service, contact XM Radio at ,orat
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact
XM CANADA
at , or
at 1-877-209-0079. You will need to
give them your radio I.D. number
and your credit card number. To get your radio I.D. number, press SEEK
until ‘‘CH000’’ appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display.
While waiting f or activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, you’ll be
able to listen to XM Radio broadcasts.
XM Radio will continue to send an
activation signal to your vehicle f or
at least 12 hours from the activation
request. If the service has not been
activated after 36 hours, contactXM
Radio. In Canada, contact XM
CANADA
.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f or
compliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
www.xmradio.com www.xmradio.ca
Receiving XM Radio Service
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To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the disc changer with
the same controls used f or the radio.
To select the disc changer, press the
CD button (CD/AUX button on
models with satellite radio), the disc
and track numbers are displayed.
The system will continuously play a
disc until you change modes.When there are more than 99 f olders
in a disc, the audio display only
shows two digits.
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA f ormats. The numbers
of the f older and track playing are
showninthedisplayonthedisc
player. A disc can support up to 255
folders, and each folder can hold up
to 255 playable f iles. A disc can hold
up to 999 f iles in total.
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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Video CDs and DVDs do not work in
this unit. The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
The specif ications f or compatible
WMA f iles are:
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2) Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
Number of layers (including
ROOT): Over 8 layers
Supported standards:
MPEG1 Audio Layer3
MPEG2 Audio Layer3
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
Bitrate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED, and then
skips to the next f ile.
Bitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
Supported standards:
WMA version 7/8/9
Number of layers
(including ROOT): Over 8 layers
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