Playing the Radio

(Power/Volume): Press this knob to turn the system on. Press and hold this knob to turn the system off. Turn this knob to increase or to decrease the volume.

You can set the volume that you want the radio to play. This volume will be remembered by the radio whenever the radio turns on. You can still manually adjust the volume, by using the volume knob.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until ON VOL appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to adjust the volume.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

(Mute): Press this knob quickly to silence the system. MUTE will appear on the display. Press this knob quickly to turn the sound back on.

You can set the radio's mute level, so the sound is not completely off, but at a lower volume level.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until MUTE LVL appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to adjust the volume.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

Confirmation Beeps

For some functions you will hear a beep. You can turn the beep on or off by performing the following:

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until BEEP ON or BEEP OFF appears on the display.
3. Press the right arrow to switch to BEEP ON, press the left arrow to switch to BEEP OFF.
4. Press the MENU button to select and to exit.

Finding a Station

AM/FM: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, or AM. The display will show the selection.

TUNE: Press the right and left arrow buttons to select radio stations.

(Seek): Press the up or down arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. The radio will only seek stations that are in the selected band.

You can choose whether to seek to stations with a strong reception or to those with a weak reception.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until SENS HI or SENS LO appears on the display.

The display will show the current sensitivity level. SENS HI6 means the sensitivity is set to the highest level. SENS LO1 means the sensitivity is set to the lowest level.

3. Press the right or left arrow to set the sensitivity level.
4. Press the MENU button to select and to exit.

SCAN: Press this button to scan radio stations. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press this button again to stop scanning. You can set how long each station will play during scan.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until SCANTIME appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to select the length of time in increments of five from 5 to 30 seconds.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

Setting Preset Stations

Up to 15 stations (five FM1, five FM2, and five AM), can be programmed on the five numbered pushbuttons, by performing the following steps:

1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM/FM to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the five numbered pushbuttons for longer than two seconds. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

Automatic Store

You can automatically store five FM preset stations with the strongest reception in the region. These stations are stored in FMT.

Press the SCAN TS button for longer than two seconds. T-STORE will appear on the display.

Once the stations are stored, the radio will switch to FMT and the first preset station will begin to play.

Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)

AUDIO: Press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on the display. Then press the up and down arrows to increase or to decrease the bass. The display will show the bass level. When finished making your selection, press the AUDIO button to exit. Press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on the display. Then press the right or left arrows until TREB appears on the display. Then press the up and down arrows to increase or to decrease the treble. The display will show the treble level. When finished making your selection, press the AUDIO button to exit. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble. See "HICUT" later in this section.

LD (Loudness): The loudness feature can be used to boost the bass at low volume levels. The loudness boost can be set from 1 to 3. Press the LD button. Then press the up, down, left, or right arrows until the setting appears on the display. When finished making your selection, press the LD button to exit. To turn loudness off, press the LD button, then press the up, down, left, or right arrows until LOUD OFF appears on the display.

HICUT (Treble Reduction): This improves reception, for FM stations only, by automatically reducing the treble.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until HICUT appears on the display.
3. Press the right arrow to select HICUT1 and press the left arrow to select HICUT0. HICUT1 means the reduction will be made automatically. HICUT0 means no reduction will be made.
4. Press the MENU button to select and to exit.

Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on the display. Then press the right or left arrows until BAL appears on the display. Then press the up and down arrows to adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers. When finished making your selection, press the AUDIO button to exit. To adjust the balance between the front and the rear speakers, press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on the display. Then press the right or left arrows until FADER appears on the display. Then press the up and down arrows to adjust the balance between the front and the rear speakers. When finished making your selection, press the AUDIO button to exit.

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.

Displaying Scrolling Text

Some radio stations use the RDS signal to transmit advertising or other information instead of their station name.

You can turn off the text that appears by pressing and holding the RDS button until NAME FIX appears on the display. To turn the text back on, press and hold the RDS button until NAME VAR appears on the display.

Storing a Program Type (PTY) Station

To store a desired PTY on the pushbuttons perform the following:

1. Press and hold the TR PTY button until PTY appears on the display.
2. Select a PTY by pressing the right and left arrow buttons.
3. Press and hold one of the five numbered pushbuttons for longer than two seconds. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the PTY that was set will return when PTY is on.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
5. To turn PTY off, press and hold the TR PTY button until PTY no longer appears on the display.

Finding a PTY Station

To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:

1. Press the TR PTY button until PTY appears on the display.
2. Select a PTY by pressing the right and left arrow buttons or by pressing one of the pushbuttons, if you have PTYs stored.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the up or down arrow buttons to take you to the PTY's first station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY and the PTY is displayed, press either the up or down arrow buttons once. If the PTY is not displayed, press either the up or down arrow buttons twice to display the PTY and then to go to another station.
5. Press and hold the TR PTY button until PTY is no longer displayed to turn PTY off.

If the radio cannot find the desired PTY, NO PTY will appear on the display and the radio will return to the last station you were listening to.

Regional: Some radio stations divide their programs into regional programs providing different regional content. Use regional to prevent the radio from switching to alternative frequencies that are transmitting different program content.

1. Press the RDS button to turn RDS on. RDS will appear on the display.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Press the up or down arrows until REG ON or REG OFF appears on the display.
4. Press the right arrow to switch to REG ON and press the left arrow to switch to REG OFF.
5. Press the MENU button to select and to exit.

Browsing through Broadcasting Networks: If a radio station provides several programs (Radio1, Radio2, Radio3), you can browse through the broadcasting network to select the program that you prefer.

1. Press the RDS button to turn RDS on. RDS will appear on the display.
2. Press the right or left arrows to switch to the next station on the broadcasting network.

Selecting the PTY Language

You cam set the language in which the PTY is displayed.

1. Press the RDS button to turn RDS on. RDS will appear on the display.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Press the up or down arrows until PTY LANG appears on the display.
4. Press the right or left arrows to switch between ENGLISH, FRANCAIS (French), and DEUTSCH (German).
5. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

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 cassette tape or a CD is playing. If a cassette tape or 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.

INFO (Information): If the current station has a message, INFO 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 INFO button. A new group of words will appear on the display after every press of this button. Once the complete message has been displayed, INFO will disappear from the display until another new message is received. The last message can be displayed by pressing the INFO 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 INFO will appear on the display.

TR PTY (Traffic): If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press this button until TRAFFIC appears on the display and the radio will seek to a station that does. If PTY is on, press and hold this button to turn PTY off, then press this button to turn TRAFFIC on. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio will stop seeking. When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. To turn off the traffic announcements, press the TR PTY button until TRAFFIC no longer appears on the display. The radio will play the traffic announcement even if the volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of a cassette tape if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.

TAVOLUME (Traffic Volume): You can set the volume for traffic announcements.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until TAVOLUME appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to select the volume.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

Radio Messages

CAL ERR (Calibration Error): 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 the vehicle and must be returned to your GM dealer for service.

Playing a Cassette Tape

The tape player is built to work best with tapes that are up to 30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than that are so thin they may not work well in this player. The longer side with the tape visible should face to the right. If you hear nothing or hear a garbled sound, the tape may not be in squarely. Press the eject button to remove the tape and start over.

If the ignition is on and the radio is off, the tape can be inserted and will begin playing.

While the tape is playing, use the volume knob, TUNE, and seek arrows just as you do for the radio. The radio will display a tape symbol and an arrow showing which side of the tape is playing.

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

1 MTL (Metal or CrO2): If a cassette with a metal or a CrO2 type tape is played, set the tape type to metal on. Press this pushbutton to select metal on or metal off. MTL ON or MTLOFF will appear on the display.

2 (Pause): Press this pushbutton to pause the cassette tape. PAUSE will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton again to resume play.

3 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton to repeat the selection that is currently playing. RPT TRCK will appear on the display. When the current selection is finished, the tape will rewind to the beginning and play again. To cancel repeat, press this pushbutton until RPT OFF appears on the display.

5 (Dolby): Press this pushbutton to reduce background noise. The dolby symbol will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton again to turn Dolby off. 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.

(Previous): The tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for previous to work. Press this button to go to the previous selection on the tape. If this pushbutton is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward through the tape. CPS FF and the number of selections to be skipped will appear in the display. To cancel the previous selections, press the next arrow button, the reverse button, or one of the right or left arrow buttons.

(Next): The tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for next to work. Press this button to go to the next selection on the tape. If this pushbutton is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving forward through the tape. CPS FR and the number of selections to be skipped will appear in the display. To cancel the next selections, press the previous arrow button, the forward button, or one of the right or left arrow buttons.

(Reverse): Press this button to quickly reverse the tape. REWIND will appear on the display. Press it again to return to playing speed.

(Forward): Press this button to quickly advance the tape. FORWARD will appear on the display. Press the button again to return to playing speed.

(Side): Press both double right and left arrow buttons at the same time or press the right and left arrow button to play the other side of the tape.

SCAN: Press this button to listen to the first few seconds of each selection on the tape. CAS SCAN will appear on the display. To stop scanning press this button again. The current selection will begin to play. See "SCAN" under "Finding a Station" earlier in this section for more information about setting how long you can listen to each selection during scanning.

AM/FM: Press this button to listen to the radio when a tape is playing. The inactive tape will remain safely inside the player for future listening.

SRC (Source): Press this button until CASSETTE appears on the display to play a cassette tape when listening to the radio.

(Eject): Press this button to eject a tape. Eject may be activated with the radio off.

Turning the Radio On and Off

You can listen to the last radio station that was playing while the cassette tape is forwarding or reversing, by performing the following:

You can only change this setting if a cassette tape is playing.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up and down arrow buttons until RM ON or RM OFF appears on the display.
3. Press the right and left arrow buttons to switch between RM ON and RM OFF.
4. Press the MENU button to exit.

Skipping Silent (Blank) Spaces

You can skip the silent spaces on the cassette tape that are longer than 10 seconds by performing the following:

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up and down arrow buttons until BLK SKIP appears on the display.
3. Press the right and left arrow buttons to switch between turning this feature on and off.
4. Press the MENU button twice to exit.

Cassette Tape Messages

CHK TAPE (Check Tape): If this message appears on the radio display, the tape will not play because of one of the following errors.

CLEAN: If this message appears on the display, the cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still play tapes, but it should be cleaned as soon as possible to prevent damage to the tapes and player. See Care of the Cassette Tape Player . If the cassette tape is not playing correctly, for any other reason, try a known good cassette. 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.

Playing a CD

The CD changer can hold five CDs. Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing. You can insert a CD with the ignition off.

The integral 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.

2 (Pause): Press this pushbutton to pause the CD. PAUSE will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton again to resume play.

3 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton to repeat the current track. RPT TRCK will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton again to repeat the entire CD. RPT DISC will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton until RPT OFF appears on the display to stop repeating.

4 MIX (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. MIX CD will appear on the display. Press this pushbutton again to hear the tracks on all of the CDs in random, rather than sequential, order. Press this pushbutton until MIX OFF appears on the display to turn off random play.

(Previous/Next Track): Press the left arrow to go to the previous track and the right arrow to go to the next track if the current track has been playing for less than eight seconds. If pressed when the current track has been playing for more than eight seconds, it will go to the beginning of the current track. TRACK and the track number will appear on the display. If either arrow is held or pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward through the CD.

(Previous/Next CD): Press the up arrow to go to the previous and the down arrow to go to the next CD or quickly press the CD number next to the CD that you want to switch to.

(Forward): Press and hold the right arrow to forward through the current track.

(Reverse): Press and hold the left arrow to reverse through the current track.

SCAN: Press this button to listen to the first few seconds of each track on each loaded CD. SCAN will appear on the display. To stop scanning press this button again. The current track will begin to play. See "SCAN" under "Finding a Station" earlier in this section for more information about setting how long you can listen to each track during scanning.

DISPL (Display): Press this knob to see how long the current track has been playing. ET and the elapsed time will appear on the display. To change the default on the display, track 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.

AM/FM: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.

SRC (Source): Press this button to play a CD when listening to the radio. CHANGER will appear on the display.

1 - 5 (Eject): Press the numbered button, located to the right of the CD slot, of the CD that you want to eject, to eject a CD. Eject may be activated with either the ignition or radio off.

MENU: You can switch between displaying the track number and CD number display and the track number and playing time display.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the up or down arrows until CDC DISP appears on the display.
3. Press the right or left arrows to select the required setting.
4. Press the MENU button twice to select and to exit.

CD Messages

CHECK CD: If this message appears on the radio 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.