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5-54 Instruments and Controls
Universal Remote
System
SeeRadio Frequency Statement on
page 13‑22 for information
regarding Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
rules and Industry Canada
Standards RSS-GEN/210/220/310.
Universal Remote System
Programming
This system provides a way to
replace up to three remote control
transmitters used to activate
devices such as garage door
openers, security systems, and
home automation devices. Do not use the Universal Home
Remote with any garage door
opener that does not have the stop
and reverse feature. This includes
any garage door opener model
manufactured before April 1, 1982.
Read the instructions completely
before attempting to program the
Universal Home Remote. Because
of the steps involved, it may be
helpful to have another person
available to assist you with
programming the Universal Home
Remote.
Keep the original hand-held
transmitter for use in other vehicles
as well as for future Universal
Home Remote programming.
It is also recommended that
upon the sale of the vehicle,
the programmed Universal Home
Remote buttons should be erased
for security purposes. See
“Erasing
Universal Home Remote Buttons”
later in this section.
When programming a garage door,
park outside of the garage. Park
directly in line with and facing the
garage door opener motor-head or
gate motor-head. Be sure that
people and objects are clear of the
garage door or gate that is being
programmed.
It is recommended that a new
battery be installed in your
hand-held transmitter for quicker
and more accurate transmission
of the radio-frequency signal.

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CD Messages
Optical Error:The disc was
inserted upside down.
Disk Read Error: A disc was
inserted with an invalid or unknown
format.
Player Error: There are disc LOAD
or disc EJECT problems.
.It is very hot. When the
temperature returns to normal,
the CD should play.
.The road is very rough. When
the road becomes smoother,
the CD should play.
.The CD is dirty, scratched, wet,
or upside down.
.The air is very humid. If so, wait
about an hour and try again.
.There was a problem while
burning the CD.
.The label is caught in the
CD player. If the CD is not playing correctly
for any other reason, try a known
good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or
if an error cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it
down and provide it to your dealer
when reporting the problem.
Using the DVD Player
The DVD player can be controlled
by the buttons on the remote
control, the RSA system, or by the
buttons on the radio faceplate.
See
“Remote Control” underRear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
on page 7‑38 andRear Seat Audio
(RSA) System on page 7‑47 for
more information.
The DVD player is only compatible
with DVDs of the appropriate region
code printed on the jacket of
most DVDs. The DVD slot of the radio is
compatible with most audio CDs,
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-Video,
DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/RW media along with
MP3 and WMA formats.
If an error message displays on
the video screen or the radio, see
“DVD Display Error Messages”
under
Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System on page 7‑38 and
“DVD Radio Error Messages” in this
section for more information.
Playing a DVD
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 earlier in this section
specific to the radio, CD, and the
DVD. Also, see Clock on page 5‑8
for information on setting the clock
and date.

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©SEEK (Previous Track/
Chapter): Press to return to the
start of the current track or chapter.
Press
©SEEK again to go to
the previous track or chapter.
This button may not work when
the DVD is playing the copyright
information or the previews.
SEEK
¨(Next Track/Chapter):
Press to go to the next track or
chapter. This button may not work
when the DVD is playing the
copyright information or the
previews.
sREV (Fast Reverse): Press to
quickly reverse the 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
may not work when the DVD is
playing the copyright information or
the previews.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press to
fast forward the DVD. The radio
displays the elapsed time and fast
forwards five times the normal
speed. To stop fast forwarding,
press again. This button may not
work when the DVD is playing the
copyright information or the
previews.
Z(Eject): Press to eject a DVD.
If the DVD is ejected, but not
removed, the player automatically
pulls it back in after 15 seconds.
If loading and reading of a DVD
cannot be completed because of an
unknown format, etc., and the disc
fails to eject, press and hold for
more than five seconds to force the
disc to eject.
DVD-V (Video) Display Buttons
Once a DVD-V is inserted, the radio
display menu shows several icons.
Press the softkeys under any icon
during DVD playback. See the icon
list below for more information. A rear seat passenger can navigate
the DVD-V menus and controls
through the remote control.
See
“Remote Control” underRear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
on page 7‑38 for more information.
The Video Screen automatically
turns on when the DVD-V is
inserted into the DVD slot.r/j(Play/Pause): Press either
the play or pause icon displayed on
the radio system, to toggle between
pausing or restarting playback of
a DVD.
.If the forward arrow is showing,
the system is in pause mode.
.If the pause icon is showing,
the system is in playback mode.
.If the DVD screen is off, press
the play button to turn the
screen on.
Some DVDs begin playing after the
previews have finished, although
there could be a delay of up to
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If loading and reading a DVD or CD
cannot be completed, and the
disc fails to eject, press and hold
ZDVD for more than five seconds
to force the disc to eject.
DVD 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
ZDVD or DVD/CD/AUX is
pressed on the radio.
MP3 (Radios with
CD/USB)
Format
Radios that have the capability of
playing MP3s can play .mp3 or .wma
files that were recorded onto a
CD-R or CD-RW disc. The files
can be recorded with the following
fixed bit rates: 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.
Radios that have a USB port can
play .mp3 and .wma files stored on
a USB storage device as well as
AAC files stored on an iPod. Compressed Audio or Mixed
Mode Discs
The radio can play discs that
contain both uncompressed CD
audio and MP3/WMA files. If both
formats are on the disc, the radio
plays both file formats in the order
in which they were recorded to
the disc.
CD‐R or CD‐RW Supported File
and Folder Structure
The radio supports:
.Up to 50 folders.
.Up to eight folders in depth.
.Up to 15 playlists.
.Up to 512 files and folders.
.Playlists with an .m3u or .wpl
extension.
.Files with an .mp3, .wma, or .cda
file extension.

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h(Music Navigator):Press the
softkey below
hto play files in
order by artist or album.
The player scans the disc to sort the
files by artist and album ID3 tag
information. It can take several
minutes to scan the disc depending
on the number of files on the disc.
The radio may begin playing while
it is scanning in the background.
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 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 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
begins 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®
To connect a USB storage device,
connect the device to the USB port
located in the instrument panel
storage area. See Instrument Panel
Storage on page 4‑1 for more
information.
The USB port can be used to
control an iPod or a USB storage
device.

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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
instrument panel storage area.
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's 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 Clock on
page 5‑8 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 10 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.
Using Softkeys to Control a
USB Storage Device or iPod
The five softkeys below the radio
display are used to control the
functions listed below.
To use the softkeys:
1. Press the first or fifth softkey below the radio display to
display the functions listed
below, or press the softkey
below the function if it is
currently displayed.
2. Press the softkey below the tab with the function on it to
use that function.

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To skip through large lists, the five
softkeys can be used to navigate in
the following order:
.First softkey, first item in the list.
.Second softkey, 1% through the
list each time the softkey is
pressed.
.Third softkey, 5% through the list
each time the softkey is pressed.
.Fourth softkey, 10% through the
list each time the softkey is
pressed.
.Fifth softkey, end of the list.
Repeat Functionality
To use Repeat:
Press the softkey below
"or'
to select between Repeat All and
Repeat Track.
"(Repeat All): Press the softkey
below
"to repeat all tracks.
The tab appears lowered when
Repeat All is being used. This is the
default mode when a USB storage
device or iPod is first connected.
'(Repeat Track): Press the
softkey below
'to repeat one
track. The tab appears raised when
Repeat Track is being used.
Shuffle Functionality
To use Shuffle:
Press the softkey below
>,2,
C, or=to select between
Shuffle Off, Shuffle All Songs/
Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Album,
or Shuffle Folder.
>(Shuffle Off): This is the
default mode when a USB storage
device or iPod is first connected.
2(Shuffle All Songs/Shuffle
Songs): Shuffles all songs on the
USB storage device or iPod.
C(Shuffle Album): Shuffles all
songs in the current album on
an iPod.
=(Shuffle Folder): Shuffles all
songs in the current folder on a USB
storage device.
MP3 (Radios with
CD/DVD)
Format
The radio can play .mp3 or .wma
files that were recorded onto a
CD-R or CD-RW disc.
The USB port can play .mp3
and .wma files stored on a USB
storage device as well as AAC files
that are stored on an iPod.
Compressed Audio or Mixed
Mode Discs
The radio plays discs that contain
both uncompressed CD audio and
MP3/WMA files depending on which
slot the disc is loaded into.
The DVD Player only reads
uncompressed audio and ignores
MP3/WMA files on a mixed
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The next and previous folder
function does not function on a
disc that was recorded without
folders or playlists. When displaying
the name of the folder the radio
displays ROOT.
When the disc contains only
playlists and compressed audio
files, but no folders, all files are
located under the root folder.
The folder down and the folder up
buttons search playlists first and
then go to the root folder. When the
radio displays the name of the folder
the radio displays ROOT.
Order of Play
Compressed audio files are
accessed in the following order:
.Playlists.
.Files stored in the root directory.
.Files stored in folders in the root
directory.Tracks are played in the following
order:
.Play begins from the first track
in the first playlist and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last
track of the last playlist has
played, play continues from the
first track of the first playlist.
.Play begins from the first track
in the first folder and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each folder. When the last track
of the last folder has played,
play continues from the first
track of the first folder.
When play enters a new folder, the
display does not automatically show
the new folder name unless the
folder mode has been chosen as
the default display. The new track
name displays. File System and Naming
The song name that displays is the
song name contained in the ID3 tag.
If the song name is not present in
the ID3 tag, then the radio displays
the file name without the extension
(such as .mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than
32 characters or four pages are
shortened. Parts of words on the
last page of text and the extension
of the filename do not display.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists created
using WinAmp™, MusicMatch™,
or Real Jukebox™
software can be
accessed; however, they cannot
be edited using the radio. These
playlists are treated as special
folders containing compressed
audio song files.
Playlists that have an .m3u or .pls
file extension and are stored on a
USB device may be supported by
the radio with a USB port.