2015 JEEP COMPASS instrument panel

Setting The Tone, Balance And Fade
Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob and BASS
will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to
the right or left to increase or decrease the bass tones.
Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a second
time and MID will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL
control knob to the right or left to increase or decrease the
mid-range tones.
Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a third
time and TREBLE will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL
control knob to the right or left to increase or decrease the
treble tones.
Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a fourth
time and BALANCE will display. Turn the TUNE/
SCROLL control knob to the right or left to adjust the
sound level from the right or left side speakers.
Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a fifth time
and FADE will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL control
knob to the left or right to adjust the sound level between
the front and rear speakers.
Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob again to
exit setting tone, balance, and fade.
MUSIC TYPE Button
Pushing this button once will turn on the Music Type
mode for five seconds. Pushing the MUSIC TYPE button
or turning the TUNE/SCROLL control knob within five
seconds will allow the program format type to be se-
lected. Many radio stations do not currently broadcast
Music Type information.
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Toggle the MUSIC TYPE button to select the following
format types:
Program Type16-Digit Character
Display
No program type or
undefined
None
Adult Hits Adlt Hit
ClassicalClassicl
Classic RockCls Rock
CollegeCollege
CountryCountry
Foreign LanguageLanguage
InformationInform
JazzJazz
NewsNews
NostalgiaNostalga
Program Type16-Digit Character
Display
OldiesOldies
PersonalityPersnlty
PublicPublic
Rhythm and BluesR&B
Religious MusicRel Musc
Religious TalkRel Talk
RockRock
SoftSoft
Soft RockSoft Rck
Soft Rhythm and BluesSoft R & B
SportsSports
TalkTalk
Top 40Top 40
WeatherWeather
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By pushing the SEEK button when the Music Type icon is
displayed, the radio will be tuned to the next frequency
station with the same selected Music Type name. The
Music Type function only operates when in the FM
mode.
If a preset button is activated while in the Music Type
(Program Type) mode, the Music Type mode will be
exited and the radio will tune to the preset station.
SETUP Button
Pushing the SETUP button allows you to select between
the following items:
NOTE:Turn the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to scroll
through the entries. Push the AUDIO/SELECT button to
select an entry and make changes.
•DVD Enter —When the disc is in DVD Menu mode,
selecting DVD Enter will allow you to play the current
highlighted selection. Use the remote control to scroll
up and down the menu (if equipped).
•DISC Play/Pause —
You can toggle between playing the DVD and
pausing the DVD by pushing the SELECT
button (if equipped).
•DVD Play Options —Selecting the DVD Play Options
will display the following:
•Subtitle — Repeatedly pressing SELECT will switch
subtitles to different subtitle languages that are avail-
able on the disc (if equipped).
•Audio Stream — Repeatedly pressing SELECT will
switch to different audio languages (if supported on
the disc) (if equipped).
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•Angle — Repeatedly pressing SELECT will change
the viewing angle if supported by the DVD disc
(if equipped).
NOTE:
•The available selections for each of the above entries
varies depending upon the disc.
•These selections can only be made while playing a
DVD.
•VES™ Power— Allows you to turn VES™ ON and
OFF (if equipped).
•VES™ Lock —Locks out rear VES™ remote controls
(if equipped).
•VES™ CH1/CH2 —Allows the user to change the
mode of either the IR1 or IR2 wireless headphones by
pressing the AUDIO/SELECT button (if equipped).
•Set Home Clock —Pressing the SELECT button
allows you to set the clock. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL
control knob to adjust the hours and then press and
turn the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to adjust the
minutes. Press the TUNE/SCROLL control knob again
to save changes.
•Player Defaults —Selecting this item will allow the
user to scroll through the following items and set
defaults according to customer preference.
Menu Language — If Equipped
Selecting this item will allow the user to choose the
default startup DVD menu language (effective only if
language supported by disc). If you want to select a
language not listed, then scroll down and select#other.#
Enter the four-digit country code using the TUNE/
SCROLL control knob to scroll up and down to select the
number and then push to select.
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Audio Language — If Equipped
Selecting this item allows you to choose a default audio
language (effective only if the language is supported by
the disc). You can select a language not listed by scrolling
down and selecting#other.#Enter the country code using
the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to scroll up and down
to select the number and then push to select.
Subtitle Language — If Equipped
Selecting this item allows you to choose a default subtitle
language (effective only if the language is supported by
the disc). You can select a language not listed by scrolling
down and selecting#other.#Enter the country code using
the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to scroll up and down
to select the number and then push to select.
Subtitles — If Equipped
Selecting this item allows you to choose between subtitle
Off or On.
Audio DRC — If Equipped
Selecting this item allows you to limit maximum audio
dynamic range. The default is set to#High,#and under
this setting, dialogues will play at 11 db higher than if the
setting is#Normal.#
Aspect Ratio — If Equipped
Selecting this item allows you to choose between wide
screen, pan scan, and letter box.
AutoPlay — If Equipped
When this is set to On and a DVD video is inserted, it will
bypass the DVD menu screen and automatically play the
movie. In some rare cases, the DVD player may not
auto-play the main title. In such cases, use the MENU
button on the remote control to select desired title to play.
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NOTE:The user will have to set these defaults before
loading a disc. If changes are made to these settings after
a disc is loaded, changes will not be effective. Also, the
defaults are effective only if the disc supports the
customer-preferred settings.
AM and FM Buttons
Push the buttons to select AM or FM mode.
SET Button — To Set The Pushbutton Memory
When you are receiving a station that you wish to
commit to pushbutton memory, push the SET button. The
symbol SET 1 will now show in the display window.
Select the button (1-6) you wish to lock onto this station
and push and release that button. If a button is not
selected within five seconds after pushing the SET but-
ton, the station will continue to play but will not be
stored into pushbutton memory.
You may add a second station to each pushbutton by
repeating the above procedure with this exception: Push
the SET button twice and SET 2 will show in the display
window. Each button can be set for SET 1 and SET 2 in both
AM and FM. This allows a total of 12 AM, 12 FM, and
12 Satellite (if equipped) stations to be stored into push-
button memory. The stations stored in SET 2 memory can
be selected by pushing the pushbutton twice.
Every time a preset button is used, a corresponding
button number will display.
Buttons1-6
These buttons tune the radio to the stations that you
commit to pushbutton memory {12 AM, 12 FM, and 12
Satellite (if equipped) stations}.
DISC Button
Pushing the DISC button will allow you to switch from
AM/FM modes to Disc modes.
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Operation Instructions — DISC Mode For CD And
MP3/WMA Audio Play, DVD – Video
The radio DVD player and many DVD discs are coded by
geographic region. These region codes must match for
the disc to play. If the region code for the DVD disc does
not match the region code for the radio DVD player, it
will not play the disc. Customers may take their vehicle
to an authorized dealer to change the region code of the
player a maximum of five times.
CAUTION!
The radio may shut down during extremely hot
conditions. When this occurs, the radio will indicate
“Disc Hot” and shut off until a safe temperature is
reached. This shutdown is necessary to protect the
optics of the DVD player and other radio internal
components.
NOTE:The ignition switch must be in the ON or ACC
position to operate the radio.
LOAD Button — Loading Compact Disc(s)
Push the LOAD button and the pushbutton with the
corresponding number (1-6) where the CD is being
loaded. The radio will display PLEASE WAIT and
prompt when to INSERT DISC. After the radio displays
#INSERT DISC,#insert the CD into the player.
Radio display will show#LOADING DISC#when the disc
is loading and “READING DISC” when the radio is
reading the disc.
CAUTION!
This CD player will accept 4–3/4 in (12 cm) discs only.
The use of other sized discs may damage the CD
player mechanism.
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Eject Button — Ejecting Compact Disc(s)
Push the EJECT button and the pushbutton
with the corresponding number (1-6) where the
CD was loaded and the disc will unload and
move to the entrance for easy removal. Radio
display will show#EJECTING DISC#when the disc is
being ejected and prompt the user to remove the disc.
Push and hold the EJECT button for five seconds and all
CDs will be ejected from the radio.
The disc can be ejected with the radio and ignition OFF.
SEEK Button (CD MODE)
Push the right SEEK button for the next selection on the
CD. Push the left SEEK button to return to the beginning
of the current selection, or return to the beginning of the
previous selection if the CD is within the first second of
the current selection. Pushing and holding the SEEK
button will allow you to scroll through the tracks faster in
CD and MP3/MWA modes.
SCAN Button (CD MODE)
Push the SCAN button to scan through each track on the
CD currently playing.
TIME Button (CD MODE)
Push this button to change the display from a large CD
playing time display to a small CD playing time display.
RW/FF (CD MODE)
Push and hold FF (Fast Forward) and the CD player will
begin to fast forward until FF is released, or RW or
another CD button is pushed. The RW (Rewind) button
works in a similar manner.
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