Radio with a Single CD Player

Radio with a Six-Disc CD Player

The vehicle has one of these radios as its audio system.

If the vehicle has the Monsoon audio system, it has eight speakers and an eight channel amplifier. The radio displays MONSOON when the radio or the ignition is turned on. See your dealer/retailer 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 only works when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station can broadcast incorrect information that causes 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 appear on the display instead of the frequency. RDS stations can also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current programming, and the name of the program being broadcast.

Playing the Radio

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

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

DISP (Display): Press to switch the display between the time and the temperature or the radio station frequency and the temperature. While the ignition is off, press to display the time. For RDS, press 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 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 desired display, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio produces a beep and the selected display is now 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 displays. Each higher setting allows for more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. While driving, automatic volume increases the volume as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume level should always sound the same while driving. AUTO VOL NONE displays 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 displays.

Finding a Station

BAND: Press to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2. The display shows the selection.

ADJ (Adjust): Turn to select radio stations.

SEEK : Press 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 a beep sounds. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes 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 two beeps sound. 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 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 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM, six XM1 and six XM2), can be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons. To program presets:

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 to select the equalization.
5. 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 and the equalization that was selected is stored for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

Setting the Tone (Bass/Midrange/Treble)

TONE (Bass/Midrange/Treble): Press and release the tone until BASS, MID (midrange), or TREB (treble) displays. Turn the ADJ (adjust) knob to increase or to decrease the tone. The display shows the bass, midrange, or treble level. If a station is weak or has static, 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. One beep sounds and the tone control adjusts to the middle position. To adjust all tone controls to the middle position, press and hold the tone button while no tone control is displayed. ALL CENTERED displays and a beep sounds. The bass, midrange, and treble adjusts to the middle position.

AUTO TONE (Automatic Equalization): Press to select customized equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical. The equalization setting last chosen appears on the display when you first press this button. Each time you press this button, another equalization setting displays and automatic tone or automatic equalization switches to that preset equalization setting. To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO TONE button until CUSTOM displays. The bass, midrange, and treble can manually be adjusted using the tone button.

Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers:

1. Push and release the balance and fade button until BAL displays.
2. 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:

1. Push and release the balance and fade button until FADE displays.
2. 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. One beep sounds and the speaker control adjusts to the middle position.

To adjust both speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the balance and fade button while no speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED displays and One beep sounds.

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 displays.
2. Turn the ADJ knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the up SEEK 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 up SEEK arrow again. If the radio cannot find the desired PTY, NONE FOUND displays and the radio returns to the last station you were listening to.

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

BAND (AF - Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency lets the radio 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 displays. The radio can switch to stations with a stronger frequency. To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF displays and AF disappears from the display. The radio does 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! displays. The announcement is heard even if the volume is low or a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, play stops during the announcement. Alert announcements cannot be turned off. ALERT! is not 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 displays. Press this button to see the message. The message can display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the message appears every three seconds. To scroll through the message, press and release the MSG button. A new group of words display after every press of this button. Once the complete message has displayed, MSG disappears from the display until another new message is received. The last message can be displayed by pressing the MSG button. The last message can be viewed until a new message or the radio is turned to a different station. When a message is not available from a station, NO MESSAGE displays.

MSG or TRAF (Traffic): If TRAFFIC displays, the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press and hold this button for two seconds and the radio seeks to a station that does. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio stops seeking and TRAF in brackets displays. When a traffic announcement broadcasts on the tuned radio station, you will hear it. If no station is found that broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC INFO displays. If TRAF is on the display, press and hold the MSG or TRAF button for two seconds to turn off the traffic announcements. The radio plays the traffic announcement even if the volume is low. The radio interrupts 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 displays, it means that the radio has not been configured properly for the vehicle and it 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.

XM™ Satellite Radio Service

XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces. XM Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM Radio Online for when you are not in the vehicle. A service fee is required to receive the XM service. For more information, contact XM at xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.

Radio Messages for XM™ Only

See XM Radio Messages later in this section for further detail.

Playing a CD

Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and the CD should begin playing.

Press the eject button or the DISP knob to insert a CD while the ignition is off.

If the ignition or radio is turned off while a CD is 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.

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

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.

Care of CDs

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. Handle them carefully. Store CD-R(s) in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. The CD player scans the bottom surface of the disc. If the surface of a CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the CD does not play properly or not at all. Do not touch the bottom side of a CD while handling it; this could damage the surface. Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge.

If the surface of a CD is soiled, take a soft, lint free cloth or dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution mixed with water, and clean it. Make sure the wiping process starts from the center to the edge.

Care of The CD Player

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.

The use of CD lens cleaners for CDs is not advised, due to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with lubricants internal to the CD player mechanism.

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.

For vehicles that have a Radio with a Six-Disc CD player, see the following:

LOAD : Press to load CDs into the CD player. This CD player holds up to six CDs.

To insert one CD:

1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD button.
3. Wait for INSERT CD to flash on the display.
4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in.

To insert multiple CDs:

1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds.

A beep sounds and MULTI LOAD CD displays, then INSERT CD and the number displays.

3. Once INSERT CD and the number displays, load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in.

Once the CD is loaded, INSERT CD and the number displays again. Once INSERT CD and the number displays again, another CD can be loaded. The CD player takes up to six CDs. Do not try to load more than six.

To load more than one CD but less than six, complete Steps 1 through 3. When finished loading CDs, the radio begins to play the last CD loaded.

If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for each CD is displayed and the currently selected slot number is underlined.

EJECT : Press to eject a single CD. The radio displays EJECTING CD # and the single CD symbol flashes until the CD is ready to be removed. When the CD is ready to be removed it ejects part way from the radio and the display changes to a flashing REMOVE CD # with the single CD symbol flashing until the CD is removed. If the CD is not removed within 25 seconds the radio pulls it back in. Press and hold until a beep sounds to eject multiple CDs. EJECTING ALL CDS displays with the single CD symbol flashing. The CD symbol flashes until a CD is ready to be removed. When the CD is ready to be removed it ejects part way from the radio and the display changes to a flashing REMOVE CD # with the single CD symbol flashing until the CD is removed. If the CD is not removed within 25 seconds the radio pulls it back in. After the CD is removed the radio repeats the previous actions until all of the CDs have been removed or a CD is pulled back in.

Playing a Specific Loaded CD

For every CD loaded, a number appears on the display. To play a specific CD, press the numbered pushbutton that corresponds to the CD to be played. A small bar appears under the CD number that is playing, and the track number displays.

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

(Fast Reverse): Press and hold to reverse quickly within a track. Sound is heard at a reduced volume. Release to play the passage. Depending on the radio, T# (track number), the elapsed time, and REV displays.

(Fast Forward): Press and hold to advance quickly within a track. Sound is heard at a reduced volume. Release to play the passage. Depending on the radio, T#, the elapsed time, and FWD displays.

RPT (Repeat): With repeat, one track or an entire CD can be repeated. To use repeat:

RDM (Random): With the random setting, the tracks can be listened to in random, rather than sequential, order, on one CD or on all of the CDs. To use random:

SEEK : Press the down arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more than eight seconds have played. Press the up arrow to go to the beginning of the next track. If either arrow is held or pressed more than once, the player continues moving through the CD. To scan the current CD, press and hold either arrow for more than two seconds. The CD goes to the next track, plays the first 10 seconds, then goes to the next track. Press either arrow again to stop scanning. To scan all of the CDs loaded in the Radio with a Six-Disc CD player, press and hold either arrow for more than four seconds. The CD goes to the next CD, plays the first 10 seconds of the first track, then goes to the next CD. Press either arrow again to stop scanning.

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

DISP (Display) (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player): Press to switch between time, temperature, and the elapsed time of the track. To change the default on the display (CD#/Track#/Time, CD#/Track#/Temperature, or Track#/Elapsed Time/Temperature), press until the desired display appears, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio produces one beep and the selected display is now the default.

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

BAND: Press to listen to the radio while a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) remains inside the radio for future listening.

SRCE (Source): Press to play a CD while listening to the radio. Press again and the system searches for an auxiliary input device such as a portable audio player.

Using Song List / Mode

The six-disc CD changer has a feature called song list. This feature is capable of saving 20 track selections.

To save tracks into the song list feature:

1. Turn the radio on and load it with at least one CD.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in song list mode. S-LIST should not display. If S-LIST is displayed, press the button to turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered pushbutton and then use the up SEEK arrow to locate the track to be saved. The track begins to play.
4. Press and hold the song list button for two or more seconds to save the track into memory. When song list is pressed, one beep sounds. After two seconds of pressing song list continuously, two beeps sound to confirm that the track has been saved and TRACK number ADDED displays.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.

SONG LIST FULL displays if more than 20 selections are saved.

To play the song list, press the song list button. One beep sounds and SONG LIST displays. The recorded tracks begins to play in the order that they were saved.

Seek through the song list by using the SEEK arrows. Seeking past the last saved track returns the song list to the first saved track.

To delete tracks from the song list, perform the following steps:

1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the button to turn song list on. SONG LIST displays.
3. Press the SEEK arrows to select the desired track to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the song list button for two seconds. When song list is pressed, one beep sounds. After two seconds of continuously pressing the song list button, two beeps sound to confirm that the track has been deleted and TRACK number DELETED displays.

After a track has been deleted, the remaining tracks are moved up the list. When another track is added to the song list, the track is added to the end of the list.

To delete the entire song list, perform the following steps:

1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the button to turn song list on. S-LIST displays.
3. Press and hold this button for more than four seconds. A beep sounds, followed by two beeps after two seconds, and a final beep sounds after four seconds. SONG LIST EMPTY displays indicating that the song list has been deleted.

If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains saved tracks from that CD, those tracks are automatically deleted from the song list. Any additional tracks saved to the song list are added to the bottom of the list.

To end song list mode, press the song list button. One beep sounds and S-LIST disappears from the display.

CD Messages

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

Using the Auxiliary Input Jack

The radio system has an auxiliary input jack located near the TONE button on the radio faceplate. This is not an audio output; do not plug the headphone set into the front auxiliary input jack. An external audio device such as an iPod™, laptop computer, MP3 player, CD changer, etc. can be connected to the auxiliary input jack for use as another source for audio listening.

Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary device while the vehicle is in P (Park). See Defensive Driving for more information on driver distraction.

To use a portable audio player, connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) cable to the radio's front auxiliary input jack. When a device is connected, press the radio SRCE button to begin playing audio from the device over the vehicle speakers.

(Power/Volume): Turn to increase or decrease the volume of the portable player. Additional volume adjustments might need to be made from the portable device.

BAND: Press to listen to the radio while a portable audio device is playing. The portable audio device continues playing, so you might want to stop it or turn it off.

SRCE (Source): Press to play a CD while a portable audio device is playing. Press again and the system begins playing audio from the connected portable audio player. If a portable audio player is not connected, No Aux Input Device Found may display.