Radio with CD Base Level

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Playing the Radio

(Power): Press the knob to turn the system on and off.

(Volume): Turn the knob to increase or to decrease the volume.

DISP (Display): Press this knob to switch the display between the time and the temperature or the radio station frequency and the temperature. When the ignition is off, press this knob to display the time. To change the default on the display, press the DISP knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio produces a beep and the selected display will now be the default.

Finding a Station

AM/FM/CD: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, and CD. The selection displays.

ADJ (Adjust): Turn this knob to select radio stations.

SEEK / SEEK : Press the up or down SEEK arrow to go to the previous or to the next station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either the up or down SEEK arrow for two seconds until a beep sounds. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press either the up or down SEEK arrow again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either the up or down SEEK arrow for more than four seconds until two beeps sounds. The radio goes to the first preset station stored on the pushbuttons, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next preset station. Press either the up or down SEEK arrow again to stop scanning presets. The radio only seeks and scans stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band.

Setting Preset Stations

Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM), can be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the following steps:

1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM/FM/CD to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set, returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)

TONE / / (Bass/Treble): To adjust the bass or the treble, press and release the tone button until BASS or TREB displays. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble. To adjust bass or treble to the middle position, select BASS or TREB. Then press and hold the tone button for more than two seconds. A beep sounds and the level adjusts to the middle position. To adjust the tone controls to the middle position, first end out of tone by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting five seconds for the display to return to the default display. Then press and hold the tone button for more than two seconds until a beep sounds. ALL CENTERED displays.

Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

BAL/FADE / (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, press and release the balance and fade button until BAL displays. Turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade between the front and the rear speakers, press and release the balance and fade button until FADE displays. Then turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance or the fade to the middle position, select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance and fade button for more than two seconds. A beep sounds and the level adjusts to the middle position. To adjust the speaker controls to the middle position, first end out of balance and fade by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting five seconds for the display to return to the default display. Then press and hold the balance and fade button for more than two seconds until a beep sounds. ALL CENTERED displays.

Radio Messages

CALIBRATE: The audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CALIBRATE displays it means that the radio has not been configured properly for your vehicle and must be returned to your dealer/retailer for service.

LOCKED: This message displays when the THEFTLOCK® system has locked up. Take the vehicle to your dealer/retailer for service.

If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.

Playing a CD

Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and the CD should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, first press the eject button or the DISP knob.

As each new track starts to play, the track number displays.

If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player, it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD starts playing, where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.

The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.

If playing a CD-R, the sound quality can be reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality of the music that has been recorded, and the way the CD-R has been handled. There can be an increase in skipping, difficulty in finding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur, check the bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the CD does not play properly. If the surface of the CD is soiled, see Care of Your CDs for more information.

If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD.

Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a personal computer and a description label is needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD with a marking pen instead.

Notice: If a label is added to a CD, or more than one CD is inserted into the slot at a time, or an attempt is made to play scratched or damaged CDs, the CD player could be damaged. While using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris.

If an error displays, see "CD Messages" later in this section.

1 (Reverse): Press and hold the pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track displays.

2 (Fast Forward): Press and hold the pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track displays.

3 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a track over again. REPEAT ON and RPT displays. The current track continues to repeat. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF displays and RPT disappears from the display.

4 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. T#, RANDOM, and RDM displays. Press RDM again to turn off random play. RANDOM OFF displays and RDM disappears from the display.

SEEK : Press the SEEK arrow to go to the next track. The track number displays. If this button is pressed more than once, the player continues moving forward through the CD. If the SEEK arrow is held for more than two seconds, the CD enters CD scan mode and the CD plays the first 10 seconds of each track. Press the SEEK arrow again to stop scanning.

SEEK : Press the SEEK arrow to go to the start of the current track if more than eight seconds have played. The track number displays. If the SEEK arrow is pressed more than once, the player continues moving backward through the CD. If the SEEK arrow is held for more than two seconds, the CD enters CD scan mode and the CD plays the first 10 seconds of each track. Press the SEEK arrow again to stop scanning.

DISP (Display): Press this knob to see the current track number, time, and temperature or the track number, the elapsed time of the track, and the temperature. To change the default on the display, press this knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. A beep sounds and the selected display becomes the default.

AM/FM/CD: Press this button when listening to the radio to play a CD.

EJECT / (Eject): Press the EJECT / button to eject a CD. Eject can be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs can be loaded with the ignition and radio off if this button is pressed first.

CD Messages

If the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons:

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/retailer. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your dealer/retailer when reporting the problem.

Radio with CD Up Level

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If your vehicle has the Monsoon audio system, included are eight speakers and an eight channel amplifier. The radio will display MONSOON when the radio or the ignition is turned on. See your GM dealer for details.

Radio Data System (RDS)

The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.

With RDS, the radio can do the following:

This system relies upon receiving specific information from these stations and will only work when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that will cause the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.

While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the station name or call letters will appear on the display instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current programming, and the name of the program being broadcast.

XM™ Satellite Radio Service

XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States and in Canada (if available). XM™ offers over 100 coast-to-coast channels including music, news, sports, talk, and children's programming. XM™ provides digital quality audio and text information that includes song title and artist name. A service fee is required in order to receive the XM™ service. For more information, contact XM™ at www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).

Playing the Radio

(Power): Press this knob to turn the system on and off.

(Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to decrease the volume.

DISP (Display): Press this knob to switch the display between the time and the temperature or the radio station frequency and the temperature. When the ignition is off, press this knob to display the time. For RDS, press this knob to change what appears on the display while using RDS. The display options are station name, RDS station frequency, PTY, and the name of the program (if available). For XM™ (if equipped), press this knob while in XM mode to retrieve four different categories of information related to the current song or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY, Channel Number/Channel Name. To change the default on the display, press the DISP knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce a beep and the selected display will now be the default.

AUTO (Automatic Volume): With automatic volume, the audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road and wind noise as you drive. Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AUTO VOL LOW, AUTO VOL MEDIUM, or AUTO VOL HIGH will appear on the display. Each higher setting will allow for more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then as you drive, automatic volume increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume level should always sound the same to you as you drive. AUTO VOL NONE will appear on the display if the radio cannot determine the vehicle speed or if the engine is not running. To turn automatic volume off, press this button until AUTO VOL OFF appears on the display.

Finding a Station

BAND: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The display will show the selection.

ADJ (Adjust): Turn this knob to select radio stations.

SEEK : Press the down or up arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for two seconds until you hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow for more than four seconds until you hear two beeps. The radio will go to the first preset station stored on the pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning presets. The radio will only seek and scan stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band.

Setting Preset Stations

Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM, six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the following steps:

1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE or AUTO EQ to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set will return and the equalization that was selected will be stored for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

Setting the Tone (Bass/Midrange/Treble)

TONE // (Bass/Treble): Press and release this button until BASS, MID, or TREB appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. The display will show the bass, midrange, or treble level. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble. To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle position, select BASS, MID, or TREB. Then press and hold the tone button for more than two seconds. You will hear one beep and the tone control will be adjusted to the middle position. To adjust all tone controls to the middle position, press and hold the tone button when no tone control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear a beep. The bass, midrange, and treble will be adjusted to the middle position.

AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical. To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO TONE or AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on the display. You can also manually adjust the bass, midrange, and treble using the tone button.

Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

BAL/FADE / (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, push and release the balance and fade button until BAL appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade between the front and the rear speakers, push and release the balance and fade button until FADE appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance and fade button for more than two seconds. You will hear one beep and the speaker control will be adjusted to the middle position. To adjust both speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the tone button when no speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear one beep. The balance and fade will be adjusted to the middle position.

Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station (RDS and XM™)

To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:

1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program type select mode. PTY for FM or PTYPE for XM and a program type will appear on the display.
2. Turn the ADJ knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the SEEK up arrow to select the PTY and to take you to the PTY's first station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY press the SEEK up arrow again. If the radio cannot find the desired PTY, NONE FOUND will appear on the display and the radio will return to the last station you were listening to.

After 15 seconds of inactivity or if the P-TYPE button is pressed again, the radio will exit program type select mode.

BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ ON and AF will appear on the display. The radio may switch to stations with a stronger frequency. To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF will appear on the display and AF will disappear from the display. The radio will not switch to other stations. This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite Radio Service.

RDS Messages

ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is low or a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, play will stop during the announcement. Alert announcements cannot be turned off. ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations.

MSG (Message): If the current station has a message, MSG will appear on the display. Press this button to see the message. The message may display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the message will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the message, press and release the MSG button. A new group of words will appear on the display after every press of the button. Once the complete message has been displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until another new message is received. The last message can be displayed by pressing the MSG button. You can view the last message until a new message is received or a different station is tuned to. When a message is not available from a station, NO MESSAGE will appear on the display.

TRAF (Traffic): If TRAFFIC appears on the display, the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and when a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. If the station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press the TRAF button and the radio will seek to a station that does. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio will stop seeking and TRAF and brackets will appear on the display. If no station is found that broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC INFO will appear on the display. If TRAF is on the display, press the TRAF button to turn off the traffic announcements. The radio will play the traffic announcement even if the volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite Radio Service.

Radio Messages

CALIBRATE: The audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CALIBRATE appears on the display, it means that the radio has not been configured properly for your vehicle and it must be returned to your GM dealer for service.

LOCKED: This message is displayed when the THEFTLOCK® system has locked up. Take your vehicle to your GM dealer for service. If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your GM dealer.

XM™ Radio Messages

Radio Display Message	Condition	Action Required
XL (Explicit Language Channels)	XL on the radio display, after the channel name, indicates content with explicit language.	These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a customer's request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating	Updating encryption code	The encryption code in the receiver is being updated, and no action is required. This process should take no longer than 30 seconds.
No Signal	Loss of signal	The system is functioning correctly, but the vehicle is in a location that is blocking the XM signal. When the vehicle is moved into an open area, the signal should return.
Loading XM	Acquiring channel audio (after 4 second delay)	The audio system is acquiring and processing audio and text data. No action is needed. This message should disappear shortly.
CH Off Air	Channel not in service	This channel is not currently in service. Tune to another channel.
CH Unavail	Channel no longer available	This previously assigned channel is no longer assigned. Tune to another station. If this station was one of the presets, choose another station for that preset button.
No Info	Artist Name/Feature not available	No artist information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly.
No Info	Song/Program Title not available	No song title information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly.
No Info	Category Name not available	No category information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly.
No Info	No Text/Informational message available	No text or informational messages are available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly.
Not Found	No channel available for the chosen category	There are no channels available for the selected category. The system is working properly.
XM Locked	Theft lock active	The XM receiver in your vehicle may have previously been in another vehicle. For security purposes, XM receivers cannot be swapped between vehicles. If this message is received after having your vehicle serviced, check with your GM dealer.
Radio ID	Radio ID label (channel 0)	If tuned to channel 0, this message will alternate with the XM Radio eight digit radio ID label. This label is needed to activate the service.
Unknown	Radio ID not known (should only be if hardware failure)	If this message is received when tuned to channel 0, there may be a receiver fault. Consult with your GM dealer.
Chk XMRcvr	Hardware failure in the receiver module	If this message does not clear within a short period of time, the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer.
CHECK DAB	XM not available	If this message does not clear within a short period of time, the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer.

Playing a CD

Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, first press the eject button or the DISP knob.

As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display.

If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player, it will stay in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD will start playing, where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.

The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.

If playing a CD-R, the sound quality may be reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality of the music that has been recorded, and the way the CD-R has been handled. There may be an increase in skipping, difficulty in finding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur, check the bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the surface of the CD is soiled, see Care of Your CDs for more information.

If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD.

Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a personal computer and a description label is needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD with a marking pen instead.

Notice: If a label is added to a CD, or more than one CD is inserted into the slot at a time, or an attempt is made to play scratched or damaged CDs, the CD player could be damaged. While using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris.

If an error appears on the display, see "CD Messages" later in this section.

(Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display.

(Fast Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display.

RPT (Repeat): Press this button once to hear a track over again. REPEAT ON and RPT will appear on the display. The current track will continue to repeat. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF will appear on the display and RPT will disappear from the display.

RDM (Random): Press this button to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. T#, RANDOM, and RDM will appear on the display. T and the track number will appear on the display when each track starts to play. Press RDM again to turn off random play. RANDOM OFF will appear on the display and RDM will disappear from the display.

SEEK : Press the down arrow to go to the start of the current track if more than eight seconds have played. If this arrow is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward through the CD. Press the up arrow to go to the start of the next track. If this arrow is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving forward through the CD. If either arrow is held or pressed for more than two seconds, the CD will enter CD scan mode and the CD will play the first 10 seconds of each track. Press either arrow again to stop scanning.

DISP (Display): Press this knob to see how long the current track has been playing. T, the track number, and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. To change the default on the display, time or elapsed time, press the knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep and the selected display will now be the default. Pressing this button will also display text on commercially recorded CDs (if available).

AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select the desired equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be automatically recalled whenever a CD is played. For more information, see AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ listed previously in this section.

BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.

SRCE (Source): Press this button to play a CD or to access a remote device (if installed) when listening to the radio.

EJECT / (Eject): Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the ignition and radio off if this button is pressed first.

CD Messages

CHECK CD: If this message appears on the display and/or the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons:

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 GM dealer. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your GM dealer when reporting the problem.