2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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In fo ta in m en t S ys te m 7-3
R D S Rad io sT heftL o ck is de sig ned to dis co ura g e
t h eft of yo ur ve hic le 's ra dio . T he
f e atu re work s au to m atic a lly by
l e arn in g aportio n of th e Vehic le
I d entif ic a tio n Num ber(V IN ). If th e
r a dio is m ove d to a dif f e re nt ve hic le ,
i t does no t ope ra te an d LO CKED
d is p la ys.
W hen th e ra dio and ve hic le are
t u rn ed off, th e blin kin g re d lig ht
i n dic a te s th at T heftL o ck is arm ed.
W it h TheftL ock activ a te d, th e ra dio
d oes not op era te if sto le n.
O pera tio n
A M -F M Rad io

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R ad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
Pla yin g th e Rad ioA M -F M Rad io
P W R (P ow er): Pre ss to tu rn th e
s yste m on and off .
V O L (V o lu m e): Turn to in cre ase or
t o de cre a se th e vo lu m e. R
CL (R ecall) : Pre ss to sw it c h th e
d is p la y betw een th e ra dio sta tio n
f r e quency, ba nd, an d th e tim e.
W hen th e ig nit io n is off , pre ss to
d is p la y th e tim e. R
ad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
P W R (P ow er): Pre ss to tu rn th e
s yste m on and off .
o
V O L
p
(V o lu m e): Turn to
i n cre ase or to decre ase th e vo lu m e.
D IS PL (D is p la y): When th e ig nit io n
i s tu rn ed off, pre ss to dis p la y
t h e tim e.
F or R D S,pre ss th e DIS P L kn ob
t o ch ange what dis p la ys whil e
u sin g RDS.T he dis p la y optio ns
a re sta tio n nam e, R DS sta tio n
f r e quency, P TY (p ro gra m ty p e),
a n d th e nam e of th e pro gra m
( if ava ila ble ).
F or X M " (if equip ped), pre ss th e
D IS PL kn ob while in XM mode to
r e tr ie ve fo ur dif fe re n t ca te gorie s of
i n fo rm atio n re la te d to th e cu rre nt
s o ng or ch annel: A rtis t, S ong Tit le ,
C ate gory or P TY, C hannelN um be r/
C ha nn elN am e.

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In fo ta in m en t S ys te m 7-5
T o ch ange th e de fa u lt on th e
d is p la y, pre ss th e DIS PL kn ob
u ntil yo u se e th e desir e d dis p la y,
t h en pre ss and ho ld th is kn ob
f o r tw o se co nd s and th e ra dio
b eep s once .
A UTO VO L (A uto m atic Vo lu m e):
A uto m atic vo lu m e au to m atic a lly
a dju sts th e aud io sy ste m to make
u p fo r ro a d an d win d nois e while
d riv in g . T he vo lu m e le ve lsh ould
a lw ays so un d th e sa m e while
d riv in g .
S et th e vo lu m e at th e desir e d le ve l.
P re ss to se le ct LO W ,M ED IU M ,and
H IG H.A V O L dis p la ys . E ach hig her
s e ttin g all o w s fo r hig h er vo lu m e
c o m pensa tio n at fa ste r ve hic le
s p eeds.
N O NE dis p la ys if th e ra dio ca nn ot
d ete rm in e th e ve hic le sp eed . To tu rn
a uto m atic vo lu m e off, pre ss until
O FF dis p la ys.
S ettin g th e To ne (B ass/T re b le )A M -F M Rad io
T o adju st th e bass or tr e b le :
1 . Pre ss an d re le ase th e AU DIO
b utto n un til B A S (b a ss ) or TR E
( tr e ble ) dis p la ys.
2 . Pre ss an d hold th e
w
or
x
bu tto n to in cre ase or to
d ecre a se th e to ne.
T o adju st th e ba ss or tr e ble to th e
c e nte r posit io n:
1 . Pre ss and re le ase th e AU D IO
b utto n until B AS (b ass) or
T R E (tr e ble ) dis p la ys .
2 . Pre ss and hold th e AU D IO
b utto n fo r m ore th an
t w o se co nd s un til a bee p
s o un ds. T
o adju st both to ne co ntr o ls and
b o th sp eake r co ntr o ls to th e mid dle
p o sit io n:
1 . Exit out of audio mode by
p re ssin g anoth er butto n, ca usin g
t h e ra dio to perfo rm th at fu nctio n
o r w ait fiv e se co nds fo r th e
d is p la y to re tu rn to tim e of day.
2 . Pre ss and hold AU D IO fo r m ore
t h an tw o se co nds until a beep
s o unds. C EN (c e nte r) dis p la ys .
R ad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
T o adju st th e bass or tr e ble :
1 . Pre ss and re le ase th e AU D IO
k n ob until B A SS (b ass) or
T R EB (tr e ble ) dis p la ys.
2 . Turn th e AU DIO kn ob to
i n cre ase or to decre ase
t h e to ne.
T o adju st th e bass /tr e ble to th e
m id dle posit io n, pre ss and hold th e
A U D IO kn ob. T he ra dio pro duce s
o n e beep and adju sts th e dis p la y
l e ve lto th e mid dle posit io n.

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7 -6 In fo ta in m en t S yste mTo ad ju st all to ne and sp eake r
c o ntr o ls to th e mid d le po sit io n, push
a nd ho ld th e AU D IO kn ob when no
t o ne or sp eake r co n tr o ld is p la ys.
A LL CEN TE R ED dis p la ys and a
b eep so un ds.
A UTO EQ (A uto m atic
E qualiz a tio n): Pre ss to se le ct
c u sto m iz e d equ aliz a tio n se ttin gs
d esig ned fo r co untr y /w este rn , ja zz ,
t a lk , pop, ro ck, and cla ssic a l.
T o re tu rn to th e manua lm ode, pre ss
t h e AU TO EQ butto n until C USTO M
d is p la ys . T hen manua lly ad ju st th e
b ass/tr e ble , usin g th e AU DIO kn ob.A dju stin g th e Spea ke rs
( B ala n ce/F ad e)F ade may no t be ava ila ble if th e
v e hic le is a re g ula r ca b model.
A M -F M Rad io
T o ad ju st ba la nce or fa de:
1 . Pre ss an d re le ase th e AU DIO
b utto n until B AL (b a la nce ) or
F A D (fa de) dis p la ys. 2
. Pre ss and ho ld th e
w
or
x
butto n to in cre ase or to
d ecre a se th e le ve l.
T o adju st th e ba la nce or fa de to th e
c e nte r posit io n :
1 . Pre ss and re le ase th e AU DIO
b utt o n until B AL (b ala nce ) or
F A D (fa de ) dis p la ys.
2 . Pre ss and hold th e AU DIO
b utt o n fo r m ore th an
t w o se co n ds un til a be ep
s o unds.
T o adju st both sp eake r co ntr o ls an d
b oth to ne co n tr o ls to th e mid dle
p osit io n:
1 . Exit out of audio mode by
p re ssin g ano th e r butt o n, ca usin g
t h e ra dio to perfo rm th at fu nctio n
o r w ait fiv e se co n ds fo r th e
d is p la y to re tu rn to tim e of day.
2 . Pre ss and hold AU DIO fo r m ore
t h an tw o se co n ds until a be ep
s o unds. C EN (c e nte r) dis p la ys. R
ad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
T o adju st th e bala nce or fa de:
1 . Pre ss and re le ase th e AU DIO
k n ob until B A L (b ala nce ) or
F A D E (fa de) dis p la ys.
2 . Turn th e AU DIO kn ob to
i n cre ase or to decre ase th e
l e ve l.
T o adju st th e bala nce or fa de to th e
m id dle posit io n:
1 . Pre ss and re le ase th e AU DIO
k n ob until B A L (b ala nce ) or
F A D E (fa de) dis p la ys.
2 . Pre ss and hold th e AU DIO kn o b
u ntil o ne beep so unds.
T o adju st all to ne and sp eake r
c o ntr o ls to th e mid dle posit io n, push
a n d hold th e AU DIO kn ob when no
t o n e or sp eake r co ntr o ld is p la ys.
A LL CEN TE R ED dis p la ys and a
b e ep so unds.

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In fo ta in m en t S ys te m 7-7
R ad io Messa g esA M -F M Rad io
C AL (C alib ra tio n Erro r): The
a udio syste m ha s been ca lib ra te d
f o r th e ve h ic le fr o m th e fa cto ry .
I f C AL dis p la ys it m ea ns th at th e
r a dio ha s not be en co n fig ure d
p ro p erly fo r th e ve hic le and it m ust
b e re tu rn ed to yo ur deale r fo r
s e rv ic e .
L O C (L ock ed ): This m essa ge
d is p la ys whe n th e TH EFTLO CK
®
sy ste m has lo cke d up. Ta ke th e
v e hic le to yo ur deale r fo r se rv ic e .
I f any erro r occu rs re peate dly or if
a n erro r ca n not be co rre cte d,
c o nta ct yo u r dea le r. R
ad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
C AL ER R (C ali b ra tio n Erro r): The
a udio syste m has bee n ca lib ra te d
f o r th e ve hic le fr o m th e fa cto ry .
I f C AL ER R dis p la ys it m ea ns th at
t h e ra dio has not be en co n fig ure d
p ro perly fo r th e ve hic le an d it m ust
b e re tu rn ed to yo ur de ale r fo r
s e rv ic e .
L O CKED : This m essa ge dis p la ys
w hen th e TH EFTLO CK
®syste m has
l o cke d up. Ta ke th e ve h ic le to yo u r
d eale r fo r se rv ic e .
I f any err o r occ u rs re pe ate dly or if
a n erro r ca nno t be co rr e cte d,
c o nta ct yo u r deale r.
R ad ioA M -F M Rad ioF in din g aSta tio nA M -F M Rad io
A M FM : Pre ss to sw it c h betw een
F M 1, F M 2, or A M .
T U N E: Turn to se le ct ra dio
s ta tio ns.o
S EE K : Pre ss to go to th e
p re vio us sta tio n and sta y th ere .
T o sca n sta tio ns, pre ss and
h oldo
S EEK fo r tw o se co nds
u ntil a beep so unds. T he ra dio
g oes to a sta tio n, pla ys fo r a fe w
s e co nds, th en goes to th e next
s ta tio n. P re ss
o
S EEK again to
s to p sca nnin g.

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7 -8 In fo ta in m en t S yste mTo sca n pre se t sta tio ns, pre ss
a nd ho ld
o
S EEK fo r m ore th an
f o ur se co n ds un til tw o beeps so un d.
T he ra dio go es to th e fir s t pre se t
s ta tio n , pla ys fo r a fe w se co nds,
t h en go es to th e ne xt pre se t sta tio n.
P re ss
o
S EEK again to sto p
s ca nnin g pre se ts .
S EEKp
: Pre ss to go to th e next
s ta tio n and sta y th e re .
T o sc a n sta tio n s, pre ss and hold
S EEK
p
fo r tw o se co n ds until a
b e ep so und s. T he ra d io goes to a
s ta tio n, pla ys fo r a fe w se co nds,
t h en goes to th e ne xt sta tio n. P re ss
S EEK
p
again to sto p sc a nnin g.
T o sc a n pre se t sta tio ns, pre ss
a n d hold SEEK
p
fo r m ore th an
f o ur se co nds un til tw o beeps so und.
T he ra d io go es to th e fir s t pre se t
s ta tio n sto re d on th e pu sh butto ns,
p la ys fo r a fe w se co nds, th en goes
t o th e next pre se t sta tio n. P re ss
S EEK
p
again to sto p sc a nnin g
p re se ts . R
ad io wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
B AND: Pre ss to sw it c h betw een
F M 1, F M 2, A M ,or X M 1 or X M 2
( if equip ped). T he se le ctio n
d is p la ys.
qT U NE
r: Turn to se le ct ra d io
s ta tio ns.
qS EEK
r: Pre ss to go to th e
p re vio us or ne xt sta tio n and sta y
t h ere .
qS C AN
r: Pre ss an d hold fo r
m ore th an tw o se co nd s, S C AN
d is p la ys and th e ra d io be eps once .
T he ra dio go es to asta tio n , pla ys
f o r a fe w se co n ds, th en goes to th e
n ext sta tio n . P re ss
qo r
rag ain , to
s to p sca nnin g pre se ts .
T o sc a n pre se t sta tio ns, pre ss
a nd hold
qo r
rfo r m ore th an
f o ur se co nds, P S C N dis p la ys and
t h e ra dio be eps once . T he ra dio
g oes to a pre se t sta tio n, pla ys fo r a
f e w se co n ds, th en goes to th e next
p re se t sta tio n . P re ss
qo r
rag ain ,
t o sto p sca nnin g pre se ts .
R ad io Data Syste m (R DS)The Radio wit h CD (M P3/W MA)
h a s an RDS syste m .R DS fe atu re s
a re ava ila ble fo r use only on FM
s ta tio ns th at bro adca st R D S
i n fo rm atio n.
W it h RDS,th e ra dio ca n do th e
f o llo w in g:.
S eek to sta tio ns bro adca stin g
t h e se le cte d ty p e of
p ro gra m min g.
.
R ece iv e announce m ents
c o nce rn in g lo ca la nd natio nal
e m erg encie s.
.
D is p la y m essa ges fr o m ra dio
s ta tio ns.
.
S eek to sta tio ns wit h tr a ffic
a nnounce m ents .

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In fo ta in m en t S ys te m 7-9
T his sys te m re lie s upon re ce iv in g
s p ecif ic in fo rm atio n fr o m th ese
s ta tio n s and only work s when th e
i n fo rm atio n is ava il a b le . In ra re
c a se s, a ra d io sta tio n co uld
b ro ad ca st in co rre ct in fo rm atio n th a t
c a use s th e ra dio fe atu re s to work
i m pro pe rly . If th is happens, co nta ct
t h e ra dio sta tio n.
W hile th e ra d io is tu ne d to an RDS
s ta tio n , th e sta tio n na m e or ca ll
l e tte rs dis p la y in ste ad of th e
f r e quen cy. R DS sta tio ns ca n als o
p ro vid e th e tim e of da y, a pro gra m
t y p e (P TY )fo r cu rre n t pro gra m min g ,
a nd th e nam e of th e pro gra m be in g
b ro ad ca st.
R DS Messag es
A LE R T!: The Ale rt fe atu re warn s
o f lo ca lo r natio nale m erg e ncie s.
W hen an ale rt an nou nce m ent
c o m es on th e cu rre nt ra dio
s ta tio n , A LE R T!dis p la ys. T he
a nno unce m ent is hea rd , eve n if th e
v o lu m e is lo w or a CD is pla yin g. I
f a CD is pla yin g , pla y sto ps
d urin g th e annou nce m en t. A le rt
a nnounce m ents ca n not be
t u rn ed off.
A LE R T!is not affe cte d by te sts of
t h e em erg e ncy bro ad ca st syste m .
T his fe atu re is not su pp orte d by all
R DS sta tio ns.
I N FO (In fo rm atio n): If th e
c u rre nt sta tio n has a messa g e,
t h e in fo rm atio n sym bolo r IN FO
d is p la ys. P re ss th is butt o n to se e
t h e messa ge. T he messa ge ca n
d is p la y th e artis t, so ng tit le , ca ll in
p hone num be rs , etc .
I f th e entir e messa ge is not
d is p la ye d , parts of th e messa ge
d is p la y eve ry th re e se co n ds. To
s cro ll th ro u gh th e messa ge, pre ss
a nd re le a se th e IN FO bu tt o n. A new
g ro up of w ord s dis p la ys afte r eve ry
p re ss of th is butto n . O nce th e
c o m ple te messa g e has dis p la ye d,
t h e in fo rm atio n sym bolo r IN FO
d is a ppears fr o m th e dis p la y until
a noth e r new messa g e is re ce iv e d . T
he la st m essa ge ca n be dis p la ye d
b y pre ss in g th e IN FO butto n. T he
l a st m essa ge sta ys on th e dis p la y
u ntil a new messa ge is re ce iv e d or
t h e ra dio is tu ned to adif fe re nt
s ta tio n.
W hen amessa ge is not ava ila ble
f r o m asta tio n, N O IN FO dis p la ys .
T R A F (T ra ff ic ): TR AF dis p la ys
w hen th e sta tio n tu ned to
b ro adca sts tr a ffic announce m ents .
W hen atr a ffic announce m ent is
b ro adca st on th is sta tio n yo u wil l
h ear it .
I f th e sta tio n does not bro adca st
t r a ffic announce m ents , pre ss th e
T R AF butto n and th e ra dio se eks
t o asta tio n th at does. W hen a
s ta tio n th at bro adca sts tr a ff ic
a nnounce m ents is fo und, th e ra d io
s to ps se ekin g and TR AF dis p la ys.
I f no sta tio n is fo und th at bro adca sts
t r a ffic announce m ents , N O TR AF
d is p la ys.
I f T R AF dis p la ys, pre ss th e TR AF
b utto n to tu rn off th e tr a ffic
a nnounce m ents .

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7 -1 0 In fo ta in m en t S yste mT he ra dio pla ys th e tr a ffic
a nnou nce m en t if th e vo lu m e is
l o w .T he ra d io in te rr u p ts th e pla y
o f a CD if th e la st tu ned sta tio n
b ro a dca sts tr a ffic anno unce m ents .
F in din g aPro gra m Ty p e (P TY )
S ta tio n
T o se le ct and fin d aPTY sta tio n:
1 . Turn th e P-T Y PE kn ob. T Y PE
a nd aPTY dis p la ys.
2 . Turn th e P-T Y PE kn ob again , to
s e le ct a PTY.
3 . Once th e de sir e d PTY dis p la ys ,
p re ss th e SEEK /T Y PE butto n
t o se le ct P TY 's fir s t sta tio n.
4 . To go to ano th e r sta tio n
w it h in th at P TY, pre ss th e
S EEK /T Y PE butto n tw ic e to
d is p la y th e PTY and th en go to
a noth er sta tio n.
T o ca nce lth e se e k, pre ss th e
S EEK /T Y PE butto n. T his als o exit s
t h e pro gra m ty p e se ek m ode and
r e tu rn s to th e la st tu ne d sta tio n. I
f both PTY and TR AF (tr a ff ic ) are
o n, th e ra d io se arc h e s fo r sta tio ns
w it h th e se le cte d PTY and tr a ff ic
a nnounce m ents .
I f th e ra dio ca n not fin d th e desir e d
p ro gra m ty p e, N O NE dis p la ys an d
t h e ra dio re tu rn s to th e la st tu ned
s ta tio n.
S C AN: To sca n PTY s, pre ss and
h old th e SE EK /S C AN un til a be ep
s o unds. T he ra dio goe s to a sta tio n,
p la ys fo r a fe w se co nds, th en goe s
t o th e next sta tio n .
B AND (A lt e rn ate Fre q uen cy ):
A lt e rn ate fr e q uen cy le ts th e ra dio
s w it c h to astr o nger sta tio n wit h
t h e sa m e pro gra m ty p e. To tu rn
a lt e rn ate fr e qu ency on, pre ss and
h old BAN D fo r tw o se co nd s. A F ON
d is p la ys. T he ra d io co uld sw it c h to
s ta tio ns wit h a str o nge r fr e qu ency.
T o tu rn alt e rn ate fr e qu ency off,
p re ss and ho ld BAN D again fo r
2 se co nds. A F OFF dis p la ys. T he
r a dio does not sw it c h to oth er
s ta tio ns. D
IS PL (D is p la y): Pre ss to ch ange
w hat in fo rm atio n dis p la ys whil e
u sin g RDS.T he dis p la y optio ns
a re sta tio n nam e, R DS sta tio n
f r e quency, P TY (p ro gra m ty p e),
a n d th e nam e of th e pro gra m
( if ava ila ble ).
S ett in g Pre set P TY s Only
T he six push butto ns have fa cto ry
P TY pre se ts . U p to 12 PTY s
( 6 FM 1 and 6FM 2), ca n be
p ro gra m med on th e num bere d
p u sh butto ns. To pro gra m PTY s:
1 . Pre ss BAN D to se le ct F M 1
o r FM 2.
2 . Turn th e PT Y P E kn ob to
a ctiv a te pro gra m ty p e se le ct
m ode. T Y PE and th e la st
s e le cte d PTY dis p la ys.
3 . Turn th e PT Y P E kn ob to se le ct
a PTY.