If the text data has more than 16
characters, you will see the first 15
characters and the>indicator in the
display. Press and hold the TITLE
button until the next 16 characters
are shown. You can see up to about
31 characters of the text data.
If you press and hold the TITLE
button again, the display shows the
first 16 characters again.
If any letter is not available, it is
replaced with‘‘.’’(dot) in the
display.
When the disc has no text data, you
will see‘‘NO INFORMATION’’on
the display.
You will also see some text data
under these conditions:●When a new folder, file, 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
shown in the display. With a disc in
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
folder and file name.
When you turn on the audio system
next time, the system keeps your
selection with the TITLE button.
To Change or Select Tracks/FilesUse the SKIP buttons while a disc is
playing to select passages and
change tracks (files in MP3 or WMA
mode).
In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
TUNE knob to select folders in the
disc and use either SKIP button to
change files.
To select a different disc, use the
appropriate preset buttons (1
through 6). If you select an empty
position, the system will go into the
loading sequence (see page 205).
SKIP-Each time you press and
release the
SKIP button, the
player skips forward to the beginning
of the next track (file in MP3 or
WMA mode). Press and release the
SKIP button to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
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Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes from
file repeat to folder repeat, to disc
repeat then to normal playing.
RANDOM (Random within a disc)
-This feature plays the tracks
within a disc (the files 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
disc random play). You will see RDM
in the display. Press the RDM button
for 2 seconds to return to normal
play.
In MP3 or WMA modeFOLDER RANDOM-This
feature, when activated, plays the
files within a current folder in
random order, rather than in the
order they are compressed in MP3
or WMA. To activate folder random
play, press and release the RDM
button repeatedly. You will see F-
RDM in the display. The system will
then select and play files randomly.
This continues until you deactivate
folder random play by pressing and
holding the RDM button again, or
you select a different folder with the
TUNE knob.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes from
folder random play, to within a disc
random play, then to normal play.SCAN-The SCAN function
samples all the tracks on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc (all files in the selected folder in
MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button. You will see SCAN in
the display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of the track/file in each
disc/folder. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of scan mode
and play the last track sampled.
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In MP3 or WMA modeF-SCAN-This feature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each folder on the disc in the order
they are recorded. To activate the
folder scan feature, press and release
the SCAN button repeatedly. You will
see F-SCAN in the display. The
system will then play the first file in
the main folders for about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the following
first files for 10 seconds each. When
it plays a file that you want to
continue listening to, press and hold
the SCAN button.
Pressing either SKIP button, or
selecting a different disc (using the
preset buttons) or folder (using the
TUNE knob) turns off the SCAN or
F-SCAN feature.D-SCAN-This feature, when
activated, samples the first track in
each disc in order (the first file in the
main folder on each disc in MP3 or
WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until
D-SCAN shows in the display. The
system will then play the first track/
file in the first main folder on the first
disc for about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then play the
following first tracks/files for 10
seconds each. When it plays a track/
file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again.When the first track in the last disc,
or the first file in the last main folder
in the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either skip button or
selecting a different folder with the
TUNE knob also turns off the scan
feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from scan, disc scan, then to normal
playing.
In MP3 or WMA modeEach time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan, folder scan, disc scan,
then to normal playing.
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To Play the AM/FM RadioThe ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Press the AUDIO button to
view the audio control display. Turn
the system on by pressing the VOL/
button or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
VOL/
knob.The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to are shown on
the display. To change bands, press
the AM/FM button. You can also
change bands by pushing the
interface selector up. Each time you
push it up, the band will change to
FM1, FM2, or AM. On the FM
bands, STEREO will be shown on the
navigation screen and ST on the
audio display, if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip (seek), scan, the
preset buttons, and auto select. On
the FM band, you can also use the
features provided by the radio data
system (RDS). For more information
on the RDS, see page 217.
TUNE-Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher frequency, or left to tune to a
lower frequency. To tune with the
interface dial, push the selector
down, and turn the knob to TUNE.
Then press ENTER on the selector,
and turn the knob to the desired
frequency. To exit the TUNE mode,
press ENTER on the interface
selector, then push the interface
selector up to go back.
STEREO INDICATOR
BAND
TUNE ICON
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
®Radio anywhere in the United
States, and Canada, except Hawaii,
Alaska and Puerto Rico. XM is a
registered trademark of Sirius XM
Radio, Inc. and XM CANADA
®is a
registered business name of
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.
XM Radio receives signals from two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It offers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
different types of music, XM Radio
also allows you to view channel and
category selections in the audio
display.Operating the XM Radio
To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. Push the
VOL/
knob to turn on the audio
system, and press the button. The
last channel you listened to will show
in the Audio display. Adjust the
volume by turning the VOL/
knob.Each time you push the interface
selector up, the band will change to
XM1 or XM2. Push the AUDIO
button to display XM information on
the navigation screen. You can
operate the XM Radio system with
the interface dial.
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MODE-To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
push the interface selector down to
display AUDIO MENU, then turn the
interface dial to select Mode, and
press ENTER on the interface
selector.
Turn the interface dial to select CH
or CAT, then press ENTER on the
interface selector. Move the interface
selector up to go back.
You can also switch the mode by
pressing the TITLE button for 3
seconds.
In the category mode, such as Jazz,
Rock, Classical, etc., you can
navigate through all of the channels
within that category. In the channel
mode, you can select all of the
available channels.Each time you press and release the
TITLE button, the audio display
changes in the following sequence:
CATEGORY NAME,NAME (artist
name), TITLE (music title),
CHANNEL NAME, and CHANNEL.
On the navigation screen, you will
see the selected CHANNEL
(number), CATEGORY, NAME
(artist name), and TITLE (music
title).
You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist's name and song title
information. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.TUNE-Turn the tune knob left or
right to select channels. You can also
change channels with the interface
selector, push down the interface
selector to select AUDIO MENU,
then turn the interface dial to choose
Tune and press ENTER on the
interface selector. Turn the interface
dial to the appropriate direction. In
the category mode, you can only
select channels within that category.
CHANNEL LIST-Push down the
interface selector to select AUDIO
MENU, then turn the interface dial
to select Channel List and press
ENTER on the selector. Turn the
interface dial to select a channel,
then press ENTER to set your
selection.
CATEGORY(
or
)-Press
either side of the button to select
another category.
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Each time you press the TITLE
button, the audio display changes
from artist name to album name, to
track name and then to normal
display that shows the track number
and the elapsed time. When playing a
disc in MP3/WMA/AAC, the display
mode changes from folder name, to
file name, to artist tag, to album tag,
to track tag, and then to normal
display.To Change Tracks
Each time you press and release the
side of the skip button, the
player skips forward to the beginning
of the next track. Press and release
the
side of the skip button to
skip backward to the beginning of
the current track. Press the
side
again to skip to the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold either side of the skip
button.
When you insert a CD for the first
time, the system automatically starts
recording to the hard disc. For
information on recording from music
CDs, see page 253.To Choose a Track
You can also choose a track directly
from a track list. If there are no track
names, you will see‘‘No Title’’
displayed. Turn the interface dial to
select the desired track, then press
ENTER on the interface selector.
TRACK LIST
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Changing the Folders
While playing an MP3/WMA/AAC
disc, you can select a folder within
the disc by pressing either side of
the category button. Each time you
press either side of the button, the
folder title and its first file's
information appear on the audio
display and on the navigation screen
in hierarchical order of the folders
which contain files within the disc.
Changing and Selecting the Folders/
FilesUsing the interface selector, you can
see the list of all the folders within a
disc. While playing an MP3/WMA/
AAC disc, push the interface selector
up. The folder list in the currently
playing disc will appear on the
screen.
If the root folder has some additional
folders in the lower layer, they will
be listed on the screen.
Select a desired folder by turning the
interface dial, then press ENTER.
The display returns to normal play,
and the first track in the selected
folder begins to play.
To change a file, turn the interface
dial to select a desired file, then
press ENTER.
FOLDER LIST
TRACK LIST
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