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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 power/volume
knob to turn on the audio system and
press the AUX button. A variety of
music types and styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM Radio
service, contact XM Radio at
,orat
1-800-852-9696. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, turn the TUNE
knob until ‘‘0’’ 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
.
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.
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
Receiving XM Radio Service
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Playing a Disc (Models without navigat ion system)
134
TUNE KNOB
LOAD INDICATOR CD BUTTON
POWER/VOLUME KNOB POWER/VOLUME KNOB
EJECT
BUTTON
LOAD INDICATOR
CD BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON SCAN
BUTTON
U.S. LX model
RPT (REPEAT)
BUTTON
EX, EX-L and Si models
EJECT
BUTTON RPT (REPEAT)
BUTTON DISP BUTTON
RDM (RANDOM)
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BUTTON
RDM (RANDOM)
BUTTON DISP BUTTON
TUNE KNOB
SEEK/SKIP BUTTON
Canadian DX-G and SE models
Optional for U.S. DX model
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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 player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display.
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA f ormats. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. You can select up to 255
folders or tracks.Video CDs and DVDs do not work in
this unit.
If a f ile on WMA disc is protected by
digital rights management (DRM),
the audio unit displays CD FORMAT,
andthenskipstothenextfile.
Depending on the sof tware the f iles
were made with, it may not be
possible to play some f iles, or display
some text data.
Insert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track and
the elapsed time are shown in the
display. When playing a disc in MP3
or WMA, the numbers of the current
f older and f ile, and the elapsed time
are shown. The system will
continuously play a disc until you
change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
CONT INUED
To Play a Disc
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To Load a Disc
Features
135
NOTE:
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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Each time you press the DISP button,
the display shows you the text data
on a disc, if the disc was recorded
with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
artist, album, and track tag.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
The display shows up to 16
characters of selected text data (the
foldername,filename,etc.).If the
text data has more than 16
characters, you will see the f irst 15
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the DISP
button until the next 16 characters
are shown. If youpressandholdtheDISP
button again, the display shows the
f irst 15 characters again.
You will also see some text data
under these conditions:
When a new f older, f ile, or track is
selected.
When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA.
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
When playing a CD-DA with text
data, the album and track name are
showninthedisplay.Withadiscin
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
f older and f ile name. Use the SEEK/SKIP button while a
disc is playing to select passages and
change tracks (f iles in MP3/WMA
mode).
Each time you
press and release the side of
the SEEK/SKIP button, the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3 or WMA
mode). Press and release the side to skip backward to the
beginning of the current track. Press
itagaintoskiptothebeginningof
the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or side of the
SEEK/SKIP button.
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T ext Dat a Display Funct ion T o Change or Select T racks/Files
SEEK /SK IP
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In MP3 or WMA mode In MP3 or WMA mode
To
select a different folder, turn the
TUNE knob to move to the
beginning of the next f older. Turn
the knob to the right until it clicks
once to skip to the next folder, and to
the lef t to move to the beginning of
the previous f older. Turning the
TUNE knob more than two clicks
skips several f olders.
To continuously replay
a track (f iles in MP3 or WMA mode),
press and release the RPT button.
You will see ‘‘RPT’’ in the display.
Press and hold the RPT button for 2
seconds to turn it off. This feature,
when activated, replays all f iles in
the selected f older in the order they
are compressed. To activate folder
repeat, press the RPT button twice.
You will see F-RPT in the display.
The system continuously replays the
current f older. Press the RPT button
again to turn it off. Pressing the
RDM button, or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the TUNE knob also
turns of f the repeat f eature.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes f rom
f ile repeat to f older repeat, then to
normal play. This f eature plays
the tracks within a disc (the f iles
within a f older in MP3 or WMA
mode) in random order. To activate
random play, press and release the
RDM button. In MP3 or WMA mode,
press the RDM button repeatedly to
select RDM (within a f older random
play). You will see RDM in the
display. Press the RDM button f or 2
seconds to return to normal play.
Playing a Disc (Models without navigat ion system)
FOLDER SELECTION
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT) FOL DER-REPEA T
RANDOM (Random within a
disc/f older)
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In MP3 or WMA mode
In MP3 or WMA mode
This
feature, when activated, samples the
f irst f ile in each f older on the disc.
To activate folder scan, press the
SCAN button twice. You will see
F-SCAN in the display.
The system plays the f irst f ile in the
f irst f older f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f irst f iles in the next f olders
f or 10 seconds. Af ter playing the f irst
file in the last folder, the system
plays normally.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button, selecting a dif f erent
folder with the TUNE knob, or
pressing the SCAN button, also turns
of f the f older scan.
This
feature, when activated, plays all
f iles in the selected f older in random
order. To activate f older random,
press and release the RDM button.
You will see F-RDM in the display.
The system will then select and play
f iles randomly. This continues until
you deactivate f older random by
pressing and holding the RDM
button f or 2 seconds, or by selecting
a different folder with the TUNE
knob.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random play to random
play (within a f older random play),
then to normal play. The scan f unction samples all tracks
(f iles in MP3 or WMA) on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc. To activate scan, press and
release the SCAN button. You will
see SCAN in the display. You will get
a10secondsamplingof eachtrack/
f ile on the disc. Press and hold the
SCAN button f or about 2 seconds to
get out of scan mode and play the
last track/f ile sampled.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button also turns of f the scan
feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan to folder scan, then to
normal play.
F-SCAN (FOLDER SCAN)
FOLDER-RANDOM SCA N (T RA CK /FIL E SCA N)
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Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
AUXbuttononmodelsthatareXM
Radio capable. Press the CD button
again to switch back to the disc
player. To select the disc changer, press the
CD button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the preset 4
button (DISC ) or the preset 1
button (DISC ). To select the
previous disc, press the preset 4
button (DISC ), or the preset 1
button (DISC ) to select the next
disc in sequence.
You can also press the MODE
buttononthesteeringwheelto
change modes.
To play an audio unit connected to
the auxiliary input jack or the USB
adapter cable when a disc is playing, press the AUX button. Press the CD
button again to switch back to the
disc player.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning
of f the ignition switch, the disc will
stay in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the disc will begin
playing where it lef t of f .
An optional six or eight disc changer
is available f or your vehicle. This
disc changer uses the same controls
used f or the in-dash disc player or
the radio.
Load the desired discs in the
magazine, and load the magazine in
the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search
f or the next available disc to load and
play.
216
To Stop Playing a Disc
Operating the Optional Disc
ChangerProtecting Discs
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The ejected disc will not be reloaded automatically.
Thechartontherightexplainsthe
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, press
the eject button. After ejecting the
disc, check it for damage or
deformation. If there is no damage,
insert the disc again.
For additional information on
damaged discs, see page .
If there is still a problem, the error
message will appear again. Press the
eject button, and pull out the disc.
Insert a dif f erent disc. If the new
disc plays, there is a problem with
the f irst disc. If the error message
cycle repeats and you cannot clear it,
take your vehicle to a dealer. Solution
Error Message Cause
217
Current track will skipped. The next supported
track or file plays automatically.
Press the eject button and pull out the disc(s).
Check the disc f or serious damage, signs of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page 217). Insert the disc again. If the code
does not disappear, or the disc(s) cannot be
removed, consult your dealer. Do not try to
f orce the disc out of the player.
Track/File format not
supported
Mechanical Error
TOC Error
FOCUS Error
Disc Player Error Messages (Models without navigation system)
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UNSUPPORT
FORMAT
BAD DISC
PLEASE CHECK
OWNERS
MANUAL
PUSH EJECT BAD DISC
PLEASE CHECK OWNERSMANUAL
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