Notice: Before adding any sound equipment to the vehicle, such as an audio system, CD player, CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way radio, make sure that it can be added by checking with your dealer/retailer. Also, check federal rules covering mobile radio and telephone units. If sound equipment can be added, it is very important to do it properly. Added sound equipment can interfere with the operation of the vehicle's engine, radio, or other systems, and even damage them. The vehicle's systems can interfere with the operation of sound equipment that has been added.
Your vehicle has a feature called Retained Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, the audio system can be played even after the ignition is turned off. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) for more information.
The audio system is operated using navigation system menus. The audio menus are explained in this section.
The following options are available from this menu:
HOUR/MIN.: Touch the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the hour or minutes. If you touch and hold one of the arrows, the numbers will advance quickly.The following options are available from this menu:
(Contrast): Touch the plus (+) or minus (-) signs to adjust the contrast of the screen. You will see the screen change. Touch SET to confirm the setting.Your vehicle has been set for the English language. If you wish to change the language, you must do so through the Driver Information Center (DIC). See Driver Information Center (DIC) for more information.
If the language is changed from English, a majority of the voice guidance prompts and screen text will change to the selected language. Remember, the menu screens will not match word-for-word as they appear in this manual.
Press the BAND key to switch between AM, FM1, FM2, XM1, XM2, or WX, if equipped. Touch the desired audio source to select it.
Up to 36 stations, 6 AM, 6 FM 1, 6 FM 2, 6 XM 1, 6 XM 2, and 6 WX, if equipped, can be programmed for home and for away. To store presets, do the following:
Touch SOUND at the bottom of the main audio screen, source menu, or DSP menu to change the tone, DSP, if equipped, fade, and balance for all sources. The audio system has a separate setting for these features for each source preset. However, the audio system keeps one fade and one balance setting for all audio sources.
To adjust sound settings, do the following:
After adjustments are made, touch any source screen button. This will take you back to the preset station menu. Whenever you touch that screen button, the previously stored information you have entered for each preset station will be recalled.
To adjust the tone for each preset, do the following:
Whenever you touch that preset for less than two seconds, the station and previously stored information you have entered for each preset station will be recalled.
Touch DSP to change the following options:
ON/OFF: Touch ON/OFF to turn DSP on and off.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:
• | Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of programming |
• | Receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies |
• | Display messages from radio stations |
• | Seek to stations with traffic announcements |
If you are tuned to a station broadcasting RDS information, the station's Program Service (PS) and Program Type (PTY) will replace the station's frequency on the status line at the top of the display. After about five seconds, if available, the PTY will be replaced on the display by the station's PTY name. The PTY and PTY name may be the same or different.
If the audio system is tuned to a station that is not broadcasting RDS information, the station's frequency will remain on the display. While RDS is on, the audio system will search for a stronger station in the network if a station gets too weak for listening.
The RDS feature relies upon receiving specific information from RDS stations. These features will only work when RDS information is available.
TA (Traffic): Touch TA to receive traffic announcements. The audio system will turn on the TA display. TA will appear on the display if the current station broadcasts traffic announcements. You may also receive traffic announcements from stations in the network related to the current station. If the current station does not broadcast traffic announcements, the audio system will seek to a station which will. When the audio system finds a station which broadcasts traffic announcements, it will stop. If no station is found, TA will turn off. While a traffic announcement plays, the audio system uses TA volume. To increase TA volume, touch the VOL button on your steering wheel or use the VOL up or down buttons during the announcement. See "Voice Guidance Volume Settings" under Setup Menu for more information. When a traffic announcement comes on the current radio station or a related network station, you will hear it even if the volume is muted or a CD is playing. If the audio system tunes to a related network station for a traffic announcement, it will return to the original station when the announcement is finished. If the CD player was being used, the CD will stay in the player and resume play at the point where it stopped. Touch RDS followed by TA again to turn TA off.Once you have stored a PTY for each of your preset stations, you can recall a PTY preset by touching the preset station for less than two seconds. Then use TUNE/SEEK or SCAN to locate a station for that PTY selection.
ALERT: This type of announcement warns of national or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn off alert announcements. Alert announcements will come on even if RDS mode is turned off. ALERT appears on the display when an alert announcement plays. The audio system uses TA volume during these announcements. To increase volume, touch the VOL button on your steering wheel or use the VOL up and down buttons during the announcement. See "Voice Guidance Volume Settings" under Setup Menu for more information. When an alert announcement comes on the tuned radio station or a related network station, you will hear it even if the volume is muted or a CD is playing. If the audio system tunes to a related network station for an alert announcement, it will return to the original station when the announcement is finished. If the CD player is playing, the player will stop for the announcement and resume when the announcement is finished.XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States and in Canada (if available). XM™ offers 100 coast-to-coast channels including music, news, sports, talk, and children's programming. XM™ provides digital quality audio and text information, including 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).
INFO (Information): Touch INFO while in XM™ mode to retrieve various pieces of information related to the current song or channel. By touching INFO, you may retrieve four different categories of information: Artist Name/Feature, Song/Program Title, Channel Category, and other Additional Information that may be broadcast on that channel. Additional Information messages may only be available at certain times or on certain programs. If an Additional Information message is being broadcast on the tuned channel, INFO will appear on the display. Each of the four information types may have multiple pages of text. To reach a category, touch INFO repeatedly until the desired type is displayed. If there are multiple pages of text for the information selected type, the radio will automatically display all the pages for that type at a rate of about one page every three seconds before timing out and returning to the default display. You may override this feature by touching INFO to review all of the pages at your own pace.Once the desired category is displayed, press TUNE/SEEK to select the category and take you to the category's first station. If you want to go to another station within that category, press TUNE/SEEK once.
Touch and hold one of the desired P1-P6 presets to store the selected station as a preset. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, start again.
SCAN: Use this button to scan through the channels within a category or scan through the preset stations. To scan through the channels in a category, do the following:To scan through your preset stations, touch and hold SCAN. Touch SCAN again to stop scanning.
Radio Display Message | Condition | Action Required |
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XM Updating | Updating encryption code | The encryption code in your receiver is being updated, and no action is required. This process should take no longer than 30 seconds. |
No XM Signal | Loss of signal | Your system is functioning correctly, but you are in a location that is blocking the XM signal. When you move into an open area, the signal should return. |
Loading XM | Acquiring channel audio (after 4 second delay) | Your radio system is acquiring and processing audio and text data. No action is needed. This message should disappear shortly. |
Channel Off Air | Channel not in service | This channel is not currently in service. Tune in to another channel. |
Channel Unavail | Channel no longer available | This previously assigned channel is no longer assigned. Tune to another station. If this station was one of your presets, you may need to choose another station for that preset button. |
No Info | Artist Name/Feature, Song Title, CAT not available | Artist, song title, and/or category information may not be available at this time on this channel. Your system is working properly. |
Not Found | No channel available for the chosen category | There are no channels available for the category you selected. Your system is working properly. |
No Information | No Text/Informational message available | No text or informational messages are available at this time on this channel. Your system is working properly. |
XM Theftlocked | 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 you receive this message after having your vehicle serviced, check with the servicing facility. |
XM Radio ID | Radio ID label (channel 0) | If you tune to channel 0, you will see this message alternating with your XM Radio 8 digit radio ID label. This label is needed to activate your service. |
Unknown | Radio ID not known (should only be if hardware failure) | If you receive this message when you tune to channel 0, you may have a receiver fault. Consult with your dealer. |
Check XM Receivr | Hardware failure | If this message does not clear within a short period of time, your receiver may have a fault. Consult with your retail location. |