Single CD Player Audio System Shown - Six-Disc CD Player Similar

Playing the Radio

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

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

AVC (Automatic Volume Compensation): Available only with the premium Bose® audio system, AVC monitors the noise in the vehicle and will adjust the volume level so that it always sounds the same to you. AVC works best when listening at low volume levels. At loud listening levels there will be little or no effect. To turn AVC on and off, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until AUTO VOLUME COMP. appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to turn AVC on or off. An X will appear in the box when AVC is selected on.
4. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

SOURCE: Press this button to select a source, either radio, cassette tape or compact disc. The cassette tape or compact disc must be loaded to select the source and to play. Available loaded sources are shown on the display as a disc or a cassette tape symbol. If none of the audio sources are loaded the display will not change from the radio source.

Finding a Station

BAND: Press this button to select FM1, FM2, or AM.

SEEK : Press the up or the down arrow to seek to the next or to the previous station and stay there. SEEK will appear on the display. The sound will mute while seeking. The radio will seek only to stations that are in the selected band and only to those with a strong signal.

SCAN : Press the SCAN button to enter scan mode. SCAN will appear on the display. Press the up arrow to scan to the next station. The radio will go to a station, play for 5 seconds, then go on to the next station. Press this button again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold SCAN for more than two seconds until you hear a beep and PSCAN appears on the display. The radio will go to the first preset station stored on your pushbuttons, play for 5 seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press SCAN again to stop scanning presets. The radio will scan only to stations that are in the selected band and only to those with a strong signal.

LOCAL/DISTANT Selection: With this feature you can set the radio to search for local stations or stations that are further away for a larger selection. To set this feature to LOCAL or DISTANT, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until SEEK LOCAL or SEEK DISTANT appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select either LOCAL or DISTANT.
4. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

To search for stations, press the SEEK up or down arrows. If the system is set to LOCAL, SEEK will appear in the display and seek to stations with strong signals only. If the system is set to DISTANT, D-SEEK will appear in the display and seek to stations with weak and strong signals.

Setting Preset Stations

The six numbered pushbuttons (F1 through F6) let you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM, by performing the following steps:

To set your preset stations manually, perform the following steps:

1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons for two seconds until you hear a beep. The set preset station number will appear on the display above the pushbutton that it is set to. Whenever you press that numbered pushbutton for less than two seconds, the station you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

To set your preset stations with an equalization setting, DSP setting, or a PTY setting, see each of these features later in this section. When a preset station is selected, once one of these additional settings is selected, the preset station will remember each setting and it will remain active, until the setting is selected off for that preset station.

AUTOSTORE PRESETS:  To set your preset stations automatically, perform the following steps:

1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
4. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until AUTOSTORE PRESETS appears on the display.
5. Press the TUNE/SEL knob again to select. AUTOSTORE will appear on the display. The radio will automatically search the band and select and store the six radio stations with the strongest signal. The stations will be stored by signal strength, not sequential order. The set preset station number will appear on the display above the pushbutton that it is set to. Whenever you press that numbered pushbutton for less than two seconds, the station that is set will return.
6. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

When battery power is removed and later applied, you will not have to reset your radio presets because they remain in the radios memory.

PRESETS HOME/AWAY: This feature gives you the ability to store two different kinds of station presets. HOME can be used for stations available where you live and AWAY can be for stations available outside of your local broadcasting area. To set preset stations for home and away perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until PRESETS HOME/AWAY appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select your choice. HOME or AWAY will appear on the display.
4. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

Follow the manual or automatic steps previously listed for setting your preset pushbuttons for both home and away.

Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)

To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until BASS-MID-TREBLE appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter into the tone settings.
4. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to scroll through the settings.
5. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob to increase or to decrease the bass, midrange or treble. If a station is weak or noisy you may want to decrease the treble.
6. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to set your adjustment.
7. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

AUDIO EQUALIZER: This feature allows you to choose bass, midrange and treble equalization settings. To choose a equalization setting (EQ0 through EQ5), perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until EQUALIZER appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to set your equalization setting. The equalization setting will appear on the display.
4. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

The equalization settings are preset to EQ0 (Normal), EQ1 (Pop), EQ2 (Rock), EQ3 (Jazz), EQ4 (Talk), and EQ5 (Country).

Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

To adjust the balance or fade, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until BASS-MID-TREBLE appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter into the tone settings.
4. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to scroll to BALANCE or FADER.
5. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob to adjust the BALANCE to the right or the left speakers and the FADER to the front or the rear speakers.
6. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to set your adjustment.
7. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

EQ0 (Normal): EQ0 will not be displayed when in this mode.

Using DSP

Available only with the premium Bose® audio system, this feature is used to provide a choice of five different listening experiences: DSP normal, talk, spacious, rear seat and driver seat. DSP can be used while listening to the radio, the cassette tape player or the CD player. The radio keeps separate DSP settings for each band, preset and source. To select a DSP choice, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until one of the five settings appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select a DSP setting.
4. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

DSP NORMAL: This setting provides the best overall audio performance for all passengers. DSP NORMAL will not be displayed when in this mode.

TALK: This setting should be used when listening to non-musical material such as news, talk shows, sports broadcasts and books on tape. TALK makes spoken words sound very clear.

SPACIOUS: This setting is used to make the listening space seem larger.

REAR SEAT: This setting adjusts the audio to give the rear seat passenger(s) the best possible sound qualities. Sound quality for the front seat passengers may be different when this setting is used.

DRIVER SEAT: This setting adjusts the audio to give the driver the best possible sound qualities. Sound quality for the front and rear seat passenger(s) may be different when this setting is used.

Using RDS

Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.

With RDS, your 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 you are tuned to an RDS station, the station name or the 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.

RDS Messages

ALERT: Alert warns of local and national emergencies. When, an alert announcement comes on the current radio station or a related network station, ALERT will appear on the display. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape or compact disc is playing. If the cassette tape or compact disc player was being used, the tape or compact disc will stay in the player and resume play at the point where it stopped when the announcement has ended. You will not be able to turn off alert announcements. If the radio tunes to a related network station for the announcement, it will return to the original station when the announcement is finished. The radio uses TA volume for alert announcements. To increase or to decrease volume, turn the VOL knob. The volume can not be turned completely down or off.

TA (Traffic Announcement): If TA 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 current tuned station does not broadcast traffic announcements, when TA is turned on it will seek to a station that does. When the radio finds a station that broadcasts trafiic announcements, it will stop and TA will be displayed. When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. If no station is found, No Traffic will appear on the display. Your radio will play the traffic announcement even if the volume is muted or interrupt the play of a cassette tape or CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. To turn TA on or off, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select ON or OFF. An X will appear in the box when TA is selected on.
4. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display keep pressing the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

MSG (Message): If the current RDS station has a message, MSG will appear on the display. If the whole message does not appear on the display, parts of the message will appear every three seconds until the message is completed. Once the completed message has been displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until another new message is received. If you would like to display the message, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until RECALL RDS MESSAGE appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob. The message will be displayed.

Once the message has been displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until another new message is received.

Activating PTY Stations

Program type (PTY) allows you to search for stations with specific types of music. The selectable PTYs are POP, EASY, TALK, CNTRY (Country), CLASS (Classical), and JAZZ.

To activate program types, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until PROGRAM TYPE MODE appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select ON or OFF. An X will appear in the box when PTY is selected on.
4. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

Once program type is activated the PTYs will appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations (if programmed). Press the pushbutton for the PTY that you would like to listen to. Not all stations support PTYs and pressing the pushbutton may not take you to all of the stations with that music type.

AF (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn AF on or off, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until ALTERNATE FREQ. appears on the display.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select AF OFF, AF ON or AF REG. An X will appear in the box when AF is selected on.
4. Press the BACK button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK button or wait for the display to time out.

Radio Message

LOCKED: This message is displayed when the THEFTLOCK® system has been activated. You must return to the dealership for service.

Playing a Cassette Tape

With the radio on, insert a cassette tape. The tape will begin playing as soon as it is inserted. When one side of your cassette tape is done playing, auto reverse plays the other side of your cassette tape. A cassette tape may be loaded with the radio off but it will not start playing until the radio is on.

While the tape is playing, use the volume knob and set the tone and DSP just as you do for the radio. Other controls may have different functions when a tape is inserted. The display will show a tape symbol. TAPE PLAY will appear on the display while a tape is playing, with an arrow to indicate which side of the tape is playing.

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

When a tape is inserted the tape functions will appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations (if programmed). The following explains what each pushbutton and the SEEK and SCAN buttons will perform while a tape is playing:

F1 PREV (Previous): Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for previous to work. Press this pushbutton to seek to the previous selection on the tape.

F2 NEXT:  Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for next to work. Press this pushbutton to seek to the next selection on the tape.

F3 REV (Rewind): Press this pushbutton to rewind the tape rapidly. The radio will play while the tape rewinds. Press this pushbutton again to return to playing speed.

F4 FWD (Fast Forward): Press this pushbutton to fast forward to another part of the tape. The radio will play while the tape advances. Press this pushbutton again to return to playing speed.

F5 A-B (Side): Press this pushbutton to play the other side of the tape.

SEEK : Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for the SEEK arrows to work. Press the up or the down arrow to seek to the next or to the previous selection on the tape.

SCAN : Press this button to listen to selections for a few seconds. The tape will go to a selection, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the next selection. Press this button again to stop scanning.

(Eject): Press this button, located to the right of the cassette tape slot to stop a tape when it is playing or to eject a tape when it is not playing. Eject may be activated with the radio off and/or the ignition off.

Cassette Tape Messages

If an error occurs while trying to play a cassette tape, it could be that one of the following has occurred:

CLEAN TAPE: If this message appears on the display, the cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as possible to prevent damage to the tapes and player. See Care of the Cassette Tape Player . If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be corrected, contact your dealer. Your cassette tape player automatically reduces background noise. Dolby Noise Reduction is manufactured under a license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Auto CrO ₂ allows the cassette tape player to adjust to the type of cassette tape for clearer sound for CrO ₂ cassette tapes.

Using the Single Compact Disc Player

Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in. If the ignition and the radio are on the disc will begin playing. The display will show a CD symbol. CD and the track number will appear on the display when a CD is playing. A compact disc may be loaded with the radio off but it will not start playing until the radio is on.

The integral CD player can play the smaller 8 cm compact discs with a 12 cm adapter. Full-size compact discs and the smaller compact discs (with the 12 cm adapter) are loaded in the same manner. See you dealer for more information about the 12 cm adapter for using 8 cm discs.

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. You may experience an increase in skipping, difficulty in finding tracks and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur try a known good CD.

Do not add paper labels to discs, they could get caught in the CD player.

Do not play 3 inch discs without a standard adapter disc.

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

When a CD is inserted the CD functions will appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations (if programmed). The following explains what each pushbutton and the SEEK and SCAN buttons will perform when a CD is playing:

F1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to seek to the previous track on the compact disc. Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse the compact disc. Release it to return to playing speed.

F2 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to seek to the next track on the compact disc. Press and hold this pushbutton to fast forward to another part of the compact disc. Release it to return to playing speed.

F3 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to listen to the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RANDOM will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton to turn off random play. RANDOM will disappear from the display.

F4 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton to listen to the track that you are currently listening to again. REPEAT will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT will disappear from the display.

F6 DISP (Display): Press this pushbutton to display the time of the track. Press this pushbutton again to remove the time of the track from the display.

SEEK : Press the up or the down arrow to seek to the next or to the previous track on the CD.

SCAN: Press this button to listen to each track for 10 seconds. The compact disc will go to a track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the next track. Press this button again to stop scanning.

(Eject): Press this button, located to the right of the CD slot, to stop a CD when it is playing or to eject a CD when it is not playing. Eject may be activated with the radio off and/or the ignition off.

Using the Six-Disc Compact Disc Changer

The integral CD player can play the smaller 8 cm compact discs with a 12 cm adapter. Full-size compact discs and the smaller compact discs (with the 12 cm adapter) are loaded in the same manner. See you dealer for more information about the 12 cm adapter for using 8 cm discs.

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. You may experience an increase in skipping, difficulty in finding tracks and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur try a known good CD.

Do not add paper labels to discs, they could get caught in the CD player.

Do not play 3 inch discs without a standard adapter disc.

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

When a CD is inserted the CD functions will appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations (if programmed).

LOAD: Press the LOAD button to load CDs into the compact disc player. This compact disc player will hold up to six discs. To insert one disc, do the following:

1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and release the LOAD button. Please Wait will appear on the display.
3. Load the disc, when the display reads INSERT. Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull the disc in.

When a disc is inserted, the CD symbol, the number of the CD and the track number will be displayed if the radio is on.

If the radio is on, the disc will begin to play automatically.

To insert multiple discs, do the following:

1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds. You will hear a beep and the display will read Please Wait.
3. Once the display reads INSERT, load a disc. Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull the disc in.

Do not load a CD until the display reads INSERT The disc player will take up to six discs. Do not try to load more than six. If you want to load less than six discs, load the desired amount. The disc player will time out when it does not receive any more discs and the last disc loaded will begin to play.

If the radio is on, the last disc loaded will begin to play automatically.

The following explains what each pushbutton and the SEEK and SCAN buttons will perform when a CD is playing:

F1 DISC(Down):  Press this pushbutton to seek to the previous compact disc.

F2 DISC(Up):  Press this pushbutton to seek to the next compact disc.

CD REV (Reverse):  Press this pushbutton to seek to the previous track on the compact disc. Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse the compact disc. Release it to return to playing speed.

CD FWD (Forward):  Press this pushbutton to seek to the next track on the compact disc. Press and hold this pushbutton to fast forward to another part of the compact disc. Release it to return to playing speed.

F5 MODE:  Press this pushbutton to select from NORMAL, RPT TRCK (Repeat Track), RPT DISC (Repeat Disc), RDM TRK (Random Track), and RDM ALL (Random All Discs).

F6 DISP (Display):  Press this pushbutton to display the time of the track. Press this pushbutton again to display CD PLAY and press this pushbutton once more to clear the display.

SEEK :  Press the up or the down arrow to seek to the next or to the previous track on the CD.

SCAN:  Press this button to listen to each track for 10 seconds. The compact disc will go to a track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the next track. Press this button again to stop scanning.

(Eject):  Press and release this button, located to the right of the CD slot, to eject the CD that is currently playing, or press and hold this button (you will hear a beep) to eject all of the CDs loaded. Eject may be activated with the radio off and/or the ignition off.

Compact Disc Messages

If the disc 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 can't be corrected, contact your dealer.

Configurable Radio Display Keys

This feature allows you to customize the four keys that are located on each side of the radio display to make it easier to adjust the radio features and other non-radio related features are also available for customization.

To program the configurable radio display keys, perform the following steps:

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until SETUP is displayed.
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter into SETUP.
4. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until CONFIGURE DISPLAY KEYS is displayed.
5. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter into CONFIGURE DISPLAY KEYS.
6. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob to select which of the four configurable keys you would like to change. The currently assigned feature will be shown.
7. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select the configurable key to change.
8. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob to find the feature that you would like to store to the key.
9. Press the TUNE/SEL knob when you have found the feature to be stored. The display will update, by showing the symbol of the feature that you selected next to the configurable key.
10. Repeat the previous steps for each configurable key.

Once a feature is programmed to a key, the feature will not appear on the display when programming the remaining configurable keys. The configurable keys can be changed at any time.