2011 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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XM™Satellite Radio Service
XM Satellite Radio Service gives
digital radio reception from coast
to coast in the 48 contiguous
United States, and in Canada.
Just as with FM, tall buildings or
hills can interfere with satellite radio
signals, causing the sound to fade
in and out. In addition, traveling
or standing under heavy foliage,
bridges, garages, or tunnels may
cause loss of the XM signal for a
period of time.
Cellular Phone Usage
Cellular phone usage may cause
interference with the vehicle's radio.
This interference may occur when
making or receiving phone calls,
charging the phone's battery,
or simply having the phone on.
This interference causes an
increased level of static while
listening to the radio. If static is
received while listening to the
radio, unplug the cellular phone
and turn it off.
Diversity Antenna System
The AM-FM antenna is a hidden
self tuning system. It optimizes the
AM and FM signals relative to the
vehicle's position and radio station
source. No maintenance or
adjustments are needed.
Satellite Radio Antenna
For vehicles with XM Satellite Radio
Service, the antenna is located on
the roof or on the trunk lid of the
vehicle. Keep the antenna clear
of obstructions for clear radio
reception.
Audio Players
CD Player
Care of the CD Player
Do not add labels to a CD, it could
get caught in the CD player. Use a
marking pen to write on the top of
the CD if a description is needed.
Do not use CD lens cleaners, they
could damage the CD player.
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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Care of CDs
Store CD(s) in their original cases
or other protective cases and
away from direct sunlight and dust.
The CD player scans the bottom of
the disc. If the bottom of a CD is
damaged it may not play properly or
at all. Do not touch the bottom of a
CD while handling it. 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 dirty, 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.
Using the CD Player
The CD player can play smaller
8 cm (3 inch) single CDs with an
adapter ring.
A CD in the player it stays in the
player when the ignition is turned
off. When the ignition or radio is
turned on, the CD starts to play
where it stopped, if it was the last
selected audio source.
Loading a CD
Single CD Radio:
Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up, until the player pulls
the CD in. The CD begins playing
automatically.
The CD symbol displays when a CD
is inserted, and the track number
displays when each new track starts
to play.Six-Disc CD Radio:
If more than one CD has been
loaded, a number for each CD
displays.
M(Load):
Press to load CDs into
the CD player.
To insert one CD:
1. Press
M.
2. Load a CD and insert the CD partway into the slot, label side
up when INSERT CD # displays.
The player pulls the CD in.
To insert multiple CDs:
1. Press and hold
Mfor 2 seconds.
Two beeps sound and LOAD
ALL DISCS displays.
2. Load a CD and insert the CD partway into the slot, label side
up when INSERT CD # displays.
The player pulls the CD in.
3. Wait for INSERT CD # to display after the previous CD is loaded,
then load the next CD. The CD
player takes up to 6 CDs.

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To load more than one CD but
less than six, complete Steps 1
through 3. When finished loading
CDs, press the
Mbutton to cancel
the loading function. The radio
begins to play the last CD loaded.
Playing a CD
O e(Tune): Turn to go to the
next or previous track.
{(Reverse): Press and hold to
reverse within the current track.
|(Fast Forward): Press and hold
to fast forward through the current
track.
tSEEKu: Press the left arrow
to go to the start of the current track
if more than 8 seconds have played.
Press the right arrow to go to the
start of the next track. If either
arrow is held or pressed more
than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the CD.
tSCANu: To scan one CD,
press and hold either arrow for
more than 2 seconds until SCAN
displays and a beep sounds.
The radio goes to the next track,
plays for 10 seconds, then goes to
the next track. Press either arrow
again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and
hold either arrow for more than
4 seconds until SCAN displays and
a beep sounds. Use this feature to
listen to 10 seconds of the first track
of each loaded CD. Press either
arrow again, to stop scanning.
AUTO EQ (Automatic
Equalization): Press to select
the equalization setting while
playing a CD. The equalization
is stored when a CD is played.
For more information on AUTO EQ,
see “AUTO EQ” listed previously in
this section.
BAND: Press to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive
CD(s) remains inside the radio for
future listening. CD AUX (Auxiliary):
Press to play
a CD when listening to the radio.
CD displays when a CD is in the
player. If your system has a remote
playback device, pressing this
button a second time allows the
remote device to play.
X(Eject): Press to eject a CD
from the Single CD Radio and the
Six‐Disc CD Radio.
Single CD Radio: Press
Xto eject
a CD.
Six-Disc CD Radio:
Press
Xto eject the CD that is
currently playing.
To eject multiple CDs:
1. Press and hold
Xfor
2 seconds. A beep sounds
and EJECT ALL displays.
2. The ejected CD can be removed when REMOVE DISC displays.
To stop ejecting the CDs, press
the
MorX.

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The CD is automatically pulled
back into the player if the CD is
not removed after 25 seconds.
Pushing a CD back into the player,
before the 25 second time period
is complete causes the player to
sense an error and the CD player
tries to eject the CD several times
before stopping.
Wait for the timer to expire before
pressing
Xagain. PressingX
repeatedly after trying to push a CD
in manually causes the CD players
25-second eject timer to reset.
RPT (Repeat):Press to hear a
track or an entire CD over again.
Single CD Radio:
Press RPT to hear a track over
again, REPEAT displays. Press
again to turn off repeat, REPEAT
OFF displays. Six-Disc CD Radio:
.Press RPT until REPEAT
displays to repeat a track.
.Press RPT until REPEAT ONE
DISC displays to repeat an
entire CD
.Press RPT until REPEAT OFF
displays to turn off repeat.
RDM (Random): Press to hear
the tracks in random, rather than
sequential order, on one CD or all
of the loaded CDs.
Single CD Radio:
Press and release RDM, until
RANDOM DISC PLAY displays.
Press and release the RDM until
RANDOM OFF displays to turn off
random play.
Six-Disc CD Radio:
.Press and release RDM until
RANDOM DISC PLAY displays
to play the tracks on one CD in
random order. Once all tracks on
this disc have played, RANDOM
DISC PLAY will repeat.
.Press and release RDM until
RANDOM ALL DISCS displays
to play the tracks on all of the
CDs that are loaded in random
order.
.Press and release RDM until
RANDOM OFF displays to turn
off random play.
R(Song List): The Song List
feature can save 20 track selections.
To save tracks:
1. If S-LIST is displayed,
press
Rto turn it off.
2. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use
uor
Oeknob to select the track to
be saved.
3. Press and hold
Runtil a beep
sounds and ADDED SONG
displays.
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to save other selections.

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SONGLIST FULL displays if more
than 20 selections are stored.
To play tracks:
1. Press
R. One beep sounds and
S-LIST displays. The recorded
tracks begin to play in the order
they were saved
2. Press
toruto go back or
forward within the saved tracks.
To delete tracks:
1. Press
Rto turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
2. Press
toru, use theO e
knob to select the desired track
to be deleted.
3. Press and hold
Runtil SONG
REMOVED displays.
After a track has been deleted, the
remaining tracks are moved up the
list. When another track is added to
the song list, the track is added to
the end of the list. To delete the entire song list:
1. Press
Rto turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
2. Press and hold
Rfor more than
4 seconds. One beep sounds
and SONGLIST EMPTY displays
to confirm that the song list has
been deleted.
If a CD is ejected, and the song
list contains saved tracks from that
CD, those tracks are automatically
deleted from the song list. Any
tracks saved to the song list again
are added to the bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press
R.
One beep sounds and S-LIST is
removed from the display.
MP3 Format
Radios with the MP3 feature can
only play CD-R discs. Do not mix
standard audio and MP3 files on the
same disc. Supported File Structure
Radios with the MP3 feature support
up to:
.50 folders.
.11 folders in depth.
.50 playlists.
.255 files.
.10 sessions.
Root Directory:
The root directory is treated as a
folder. Files are stored in the root
directory when the disc or storage
device does not contain folders.
Files accessed from the root
directory display as F1 ROOT.
Empty Folder:
Folders that do not contain files are
skipped, and the player advances to
the next folder that contains files.

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Supported Bit Rates
The following bit rates are
supported: 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.
File Naming
ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags are
supported. The track name
contained in the ID3 tag is shown
on the display. The display only
shows up to 32 characters for track
and file names.
If the track name is not contained in
the ID3 tag, the display shows the
file name without the file extension.
Playlists
Playlists that do not have a .m3u or
.wpl extension may not work.
Preprogrammed playlists created by
WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real
Jukebox™software are supported
and they cannot be edited using the
radio.Playing an MP3
Insert a CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls it in,
and READING displays. The CD
should begin playing and the CD
symbol displays.
If the ignition or radio is turned off
with a CD-R in the player, it stays
in the player. When the ignition or
radio is turned on, the CD-R starts
to play where it stopped, if it was
the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play,
the track number displays.
Order of Play
Tracks are played sequentially in
the following order:
1. Playlists.
2. Files contained in the root directory.
3. Files contained in folders.
O/e(Tune): Turn to go to the
next or previous track.
{(Previous Folder): Press to
go to the first track in the previous
folder. Press and hold to reverse
through the current track.
|(Next Folder): Press to go to
the first track in the next folder.
Press and hold to fast forward the
current track.
RDM (Random): Press to hear
the tracks in random, rather than
sequential order, on one CD, one
folder, or all of the loaded CDs.
Press and release RDM until:
.RANDOM DISC PLAY displays
to play the tracks on the CD in
random order.
.RANDOM FOLDER displays to
play the tracks in the folder in
random order.
.RANDOM ALL DISCS displays
to play the tracks on all of the
CDs that are loaded in random
order.
.RANDOM OFF displays to turn
off random play.

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RPT (Repeat):Press to hear a
track, CD, or a folder over again.
Press and release RPT until:
.REPEAT displays to repeat a
track.
.REPEAT ONE DISC displays to
repeat a CD.
.REPEAT FOLDER displays to
repeat a folder.
.REPEAT OFF displays to turn off
repeated play.
tSEEKu: Presstto go to the
start of the current track, if more
than eight seconds have played.
Press
uto go to the next track.
Press
torumore than once
to continue moving backward or
forward through the CD.
4(Information): Press to display
the artist name and album contained
in the ID3 tag. BAND:
Press to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive
CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press to play
a CD when listening to the radio.
The CD symbol displays when a CD
is loaded.
Auxiliary Devices
Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
The radio system has an auxiliary
input jack located on the 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 can be
connected to the auxiliary input jack
for use as another source for audio
listening.
Drivers are encouraged to set
up any auxiliary device while the
vehicle is in P (Park). See Defensive
Driving on page 9‑2. Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable to
the radio’s front auxiliary input jack
to use a portable audio player. The
radio displays AUX INPUT DEVICE
when a device is connected and
begins playing audio from that
device.
Top Knob (Power/Volume):
Turn
to increase or decrease the volume
of the portable player. Additional
volume adjustments can be made
from the portable device.
BAND: Press to listen to the radio
while a portable audio device is
playing. The portable audio device
continues playing.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press to
play a CD while 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
connected, AUX INPUT DEVICE
displays. If a portable audio player
is not connected, AUX INPUT
DEVICE does not display.

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Phone
Bluetooth
Vehicles with a Bluetooth system
can use a Bluetooth capable cell
phone with a Hands Free Profile
to make and receive phone calls.
The system can be used while
the key is in ON/RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY position. The range
of the Bluetooth system can be
up to 9.1 m (30 ft). Not all phones
support all functions, and not all
phones are guaranteed to work with
the in-vehicle Bluetooth system.
See www.gm.com/bluetooth for
more information on compatible
phones.
Voice Recognition
The Bluetooth system uses voice
recognition to interpret voice
commands to dial phone numbers
and name tags.
For additional information say
“Help”while you are in a voice
recognition menu. Noise:
Keep interior noise levels to
a minimum. The system may not
recognize voice commands if there
is too much background noise.
When to Speak: A short tone
sounds after the system responds
indicating when it is waiting for a
voice command. Wait until the tone
and then speak.
How to Speak: Speak clearly in a
calm and natural voice.
Audio System
When using the in‐vehicle Bluetooth
system, sound comes through
the vehicle's front audio system
speakers and overrides the
audio system. Use the audio
system volume knob, during
a call, to change the volume
level. The adjusted volume level
remains in memory for later calls.
To prevent missed calls, a minimum
volume level is used if the volume
is turned down too low.
Bluetooth Controls
Use the buttons located on the
steering wheel to operate the
in‐vehicle Bluetooth system.
See Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑3 for more information.
bg(Push To Talk) : Press to
answer incoming calls, to confirm
system information, and to start
speech recognition.
c(Phone On Hook): Press to
end a call, reject a call, or to cancel
an operation.
Pairing
A Bluetooth cell phone must be
paired to the Bluetooth system and
then connected to the vehicle before
it can be used. See your cell phone
manufacturers user guide for
Bluetooth functions before pairing
the cell phone. If a Bluetooth phone
is not connected, calls will be made
using OnStar
®Hands‐Free Calling,
if available. Refer to the OnStar
owner's guide for more information.