SMU for 2002 VUE Body Electrical Diagnostics Service Manuals Regarding AM/FM Stereo with Cassette and 6-Disc CD Player Check Charts

1. Press VOL knob

Radio turns On or Off.

2. Rotate VOL knob

Volume increases rotating knob clockwise or volume decreases rotating knob counterclockwise. The VOL knob is continuously rotatable.

3. Press RCL button

RADIO Mode: Display is switched from time-to-frequency or frequency-to-time. Frequency is displayed for ten seconds and returns to time display.

IGNITION OFF Mode : Pressing RCL button lights the display to read the time of day.

4. Press station select buttons (1 - 6)

When pressed, frequency changes to radio station that was preset to that button.

Station Setting: Tune to desired station, press and hold desired preset button until tone is heard. Station is now set. Frequency is displayed for ten seconds and returns to time display.

5. Press AM/FM button

RADIO Mode: Pressing AM/FM button will change between FM1, FM2, and AM bands. Band selected is displayed.

IGNITION ON / RADIO OFF: Pressing AM/FM turns radio On.

6. Press and hold AM/FM button for more than three seconds until an audible tone is heard (A.SET Mode)

Radio will sample and pick out the strongest radio stations, starting from the lowest frequency by searching through the current band, AM or FM. It will then store the six strongest AM stations or the 12 strongest FM stations onto the station preset buttons. When finished, you will see that it is no longer searching and that the station presets are set. Also, A.SET will be on the display.

The radio retains the originally stored stations so that they may be recalled when the A.SET mode is canceled. To cancel the A.SET mode and recall the previously stored stations, press and hold the AM/FM button for more than three seconds, until an audible tone is heard.

This function is used when traveling outside of normal area to automatically set the radio station preset buttons to the strongest stations in the area.

7. Press AUX (Auxiliary) button

The AUX button is used to select and switch between players that are loaded and available (CD or Cassette).

IGNITION ON / RADIO OFF Mode: Pressing AUX button will turn On the radio and begin playing the last CD or cassette tape that was played. This button has no function when none of the media players (CD or Cassette) are loaded.

8. Press either side of (down arrow) AUTO TONE (up arrow) rocker button.

As the button is pressed, the radio will switch to each of the seven selectable preset tones: FLAT (factory preset, optimized for the vehicle), POP, ROCK, C/W (country/western), CLSC (classical), JAZZ and NEWS.

A different AUTOTONE tone can be set for:

ATC is displayed when the radio station preset, cassette player or CD changer location has an AUTOTONE tone set.

When BASS or TREB are adjusted manually, any AUTOTONE setting will be cancelled and the CSTM (custom) mode is entered. The BASS and TREB adjustments made in CSTM mode will apply to any radio station preset, cassette player, or CD player location using CSTM mode tone.

9. Press and hold BASS/TREB/FADE/BAL knob until an audible tone is heard.

Each time this action is performed, the equalizer display will switch between being displayed permanently and temporarily.

10. Press BASS/TREB/FADE/BAL knob until BASS is displayed. Rotate knob to control BASS.

Bass increases turning knob clockwise. The left two columns of the display get larger. Bass decreases turning knob counterclockwise. The left two columns of the display get smaller. If the knob is not pressed or rotated within ten seconds, the time will be displayed.

11. Press BASS/TREB/FADE/BAL knob until TREB is displayed. Rotate knob to control TREBLE.

Treble increases turning knob clockwise. The right two columns of the display get larger. Treble decreases turning knob counterclockwise. The right two columns of the display get smaller. If the knob is not pressed or rotated within ten seconds, the time will be displayed.

12. Press BASS/TREB/FADE/BAL knob until FADE is displayed. Rotate knob to control FADE.

Sound moves to the front speakers as the knob is turned clockwise or to the rear speakers as the knob is turned counterclockwise. If the knob is not pressed or rotated within ten seconds, the time will be displayed.

13. Press BASS/TREB/FADE/BAL knob until BAL is displayed. Rotate knob to control BALANCE.

Sound moves to the right speakers as the knob is turned clockwise or to the left speakers as the knob turned counterclockwise. If the knob is not pressed or rotated within ten seconds, the time will be displayed.

14. Press the right side of (down arrow) TUNE (up arrow) rocker button.

Manually increases the radio tuner frequency until rocker button is released.

15. Press the left side of (down arrow) TUNE (up arrow) rocker button.

Manually decreases the radio tuner frequency until the rocker button is released

16. Press the right side of (down arrow) SEEK (up arrow) rocker button.

Radio tuner will seek the next higher frequency receivable station.

17. Press the leftt side of (down arrow) SEEK (up arrow) rocker button.

Radio tuner will seek the next lower frequency receivable station.

18. Press and hold the right side of SCAN rocker button until an audible tone is heard.

Radio tuner will seek the next higher frequency receivable station, play the station for a few seconds, then seek the next higher frequency station. This sequence continues until SCAN rocker button is pressed again.

19. Press and hold the left side of SCAN rocker button until an audible tone is heard.

Radio tuner will seek the next lower frequency receivable station, play the station for a few seconds, then seek the next lower frequency station. This sequence continues until SCAN rocker button is pressed again.

1. Insert tape

Tape symbol and tape directional arrow light up and tape begins to play

2. Press PREV (Previous) button

Cassette player will rewind to the beginning of the current selection. If the PREV button is pressed at the beginning of a selection, tape will rewind to beginning of the selection ahead of the current selection. Radio will play during tape rewind

3. Press NEXT button

Tape will advance to next selection on tape. Radio will play during tape advance.

4. Press SIDE button

Tape direction and side will change.

5. Press Dolby B Noise Reducation button

Tape player noise is reduced.

6. Press RPT button

Current selection will be repeated until RPT button is pressed again. Radio will play during tape rewind.

7. Press REW (Rewind) button

Rewinds tape until button is pressed again or until the beginning of a tape side.

8. Press FF (Fast Forward) button

Advances tape until button is pressed again or until the beginning of a tape side.

9. Press RCL button

Pressing RCL button, display will show "TAPE".

10. Press AM/FM button

Pressing AM/FM button stops tape play and returns to AM/FM mode.

11. Press AUX button

Each press of the AUX button toggles to the tape player and/or CD player.

Note: If media is not loaded in the player, that player will not be selected with the AUX button.

12. Press EJ (Eject) button next to the tape player opening

Tape stops and ejects. Radio returns to last played station or last played CD track

1. Press LD/EJ button

Display will show "NUM." This step prompts the user to select one of the six available CD locations.

2. Press desired radio preset button (1 - 6)

Selects desired target CD location. Display will show "WAIT." If a CD is present in the selected target location, the CD will be ejected before the display shows to load a CD. If no CD is present, the display will show "LOAD."

3. When "LOAD" is displayed, load CD

CD will then be loaded into desired location.

To Cancel Load/Eject Operation: Pressing LD/EJ from "LOAD" will cancel the Load/Eject operation and return the radio to CD location selection operation or "NUM."

Pressing LD/EJ from "NUM" will cancel the CD selection operation and return the radio to the previous mode.

1. Load the CD changer with at least two CDs. See CD Loading system check chart in this section.

At least two CDs are loaded and that the CD locations numbers that were loaded appear in the display.

2. Press and hold REW (Rewind) button.

Pressing and holding the REW button while a CD is playing will quickly rewind within the current track. While rewinding, sound can be heard at a reduced volume and the display will show elapsed track time to assist in locating specific passages.

When a new track is encountered during the rewind, the new track number is briefly shown, then the elapsed time of the new track is shown while rewinding continues.

When the REW button is released, the current track number is displayed. After ten seconds, with no other action, the display returns to the time of day.

3. Press and hold FF (Fast Forward) button.

When pressing and holding the FF button while a CD is playing, the CD player quickly moves forward within the current track. While fast forwarding, sound can be heard at a reduced volume and the display will show elapsed track time to assist in locating specific passages.

When a new track is encountered during the fast forward, the new track number is briefly shown, then the elapsed time the new track is shown while fast forwarding continues.

When the FF button is released, the current track number is displayed. After ten seconds, with no other action, the display returns to the time of day.

4. Press PREV (previous) button

CD player returns to the beginning of the current track.

Pressing PREV at the beginning of a track selects the nex lower-number track available.

Pressing PREV at the beginning of the first track on the CD selects the last track available (highest number) on the same CD (wrap-around selection).

5. Press NEXT (next) button

CD player moves to the beginning of the next higher-number track.

Pressing NEXT while playing the last (highest-numbered) track on the CD selects the first track (lowest-numbered) on the same CD (wrap-around selection).

6. Press (down arrow) DISC (up arrow) rocker button

The (down arrow) DISC (up arrow) rocker button provides for forward and reverse CD selection.

DISC (up arrow) directs the changer to select the next higher-numbered CD location and begin playing the first track of the CD in that location.

(down arrow) DISC directs the changer to select the next lower-numbered CD location and begin playing the first track of the CD in that location.

(down arrow) DISC (up arrow) can be pressed multiple times while the CD changer is selecting discs.

7. Press RDM (random play) button.

Three modes of random play are available. When active, the mode selected appears in the display:

Each press of the RDM button selects the next random play mode.

Pressing PREV or NEXT in either of the random modes begins play of another randomly selected track.

The CD player remembers the tracks that have already been played, so no track is played twice during a random play mode. Random modes are cancelled, and the player repeats the current track, when RPT is pressed.

8. Press RPT (repeat) button.

Pressing the RPT button will toggle the repeat-disc function On or Off. When the repeat-disc feature is on, RPT will appear in the display, and the currently selected disc will repeat at the end of the last track on that disc.

Pushing RDM, or DISC will cancel the repeat feature.

9. Press RCL button

Pressing RCL button once, the display will show track being played. Pressing RCL button a second time (within ten seconds), the display will show elapsed track time.

10. Press AM/FM button

Pressing AM/FM button stops CD play and returns to AM/FM mode.

11. Press AUX button

Each press of the AUX button toggles to the tape player and/or CD player.

Note: If media is not loaded in the player, that player will not be selected with the AUX button.