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MENU BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON
RETURN BUTTON
FM
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR SCAN BUTTON A.SEL (AUTO SELECT)
BUTTONPRESET
BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
SELECTOR
KNOB
MENU BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON
RETURN BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON PRESET
BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
SELECTOR
KNOB VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
A.SEL (AUTO SELECT)
BUTTON
FOLDER BAR VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
AM BUTTON AM BUTTON
FM
BUTTONS
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The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
The skip f unction searches
up and down f rom the current
f requency to f ind a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
and hold the or side of the
SKIP bar until you hear a beep, then
release it.
On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page
.
Use the selector knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. Each time you press and release
either side of the SKIP bar, the radio
f requency changes in small
increments.
The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it finds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the VOL/ knob.
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To Select a Station
To Play the Radio
SK IP
TUNESCAN
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store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
Usethetune,skip,scan,orRDS
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A-SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons. For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
.
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2.
3.
4. 285To turn of f auto selectPreset A UT O SEL ECT
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Playing the XMSatellite Radio (Models without navigation system)
U.S. T SX and Canadian T SX Premium
Features
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RETURN BUTTONSELECTOR
KNOB
MENU BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR
SCAN BUTTON
VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
SKIP BAR
TITLE BUTTON
XM SATELLITE RADIO
BUTTON
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Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
To store a channel: Press the button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will show in the
display.
Use the selector knob, or the
CATEGORYbarorSCANbutton
to tune to a desired channel.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected. Pick the preset button you want
f or that channel. Press and hold
the button until you hear a beep. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button to tune to it. Press the button again.
The other XM band will show.
Store the next six channels using
steps 2 and 3.
There is a problem
with the XM antenna. Please consult
your dealer. The selected channel
number does not exist, or is not part
of your subscription, or this channel
has no artist or title inf ormation at
this time. The signal is
currently too weak. Move the vehicle
to an area away from tall buildings,
and with an unobstructed view of the
southern horizon. The encryption
code is being updated. Wait until the
encryption code is f ully updated.
Channels 0 and 1 should still work
normally.
The channel
currently selected is no longer
broadcasting. XM is loading the
audio or program inf ormation.
3. 4.
5.
2.
1.
Preset
XM Satellite Radio Display
Messages‘‘A NT ENNA ’’
‘‘----’’
‘‘NO SIGNA L ’’
‘‘UPDA T ING’’
‘‘OFF A IR’’
‘‘L OA DING’’
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Playing a Disc (Models without navigation system)
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MENU BUTTON
RETURN BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SELECTOR
KNOB
MP3/WMA INDICATOR
MENU BUTTON
RETURN BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SELECTOR
KNOB CD
BUTTON
PRESET
BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
TITLE
BUTTON
DISC SLOT MP3/WMA INDICATOR
VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
DISC EJECT
BUTTONDISC SLOT
TITLE
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
CD
BUTTON
DISC EJECT
BUTTONPRESET
BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
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The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc (all f iles in the selected f older in
MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button. You will see SCAN in
the display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each track/f ile in the
disc/f older. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of scan
mode and play the last track sampled. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each f older on the disc in the order
they are recorded. To activate the
f older scan f eature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
You will see F-SCAN in the display.
The system will then play the first
f ile in the main f olders f or about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f ollowing
f irst f iles f or 10 seconds each. When
it plays a file that you want to
continue listening to, press and hold
the SCAN button.
You can also select the scan feature
from the menu items with the
selector knob (see page ).
You can also select the folder scan
f eature f rom the menu items with
the selector knob (see page ).Pressing either side of the skip bar,
or selecting a dif f erent disc (using
the preset buttons) or f older (using
the FOLDER or CATEGORY bar)
turns off the SCAN or F-SCAN
feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
between scan and normal playing.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan to f older scan, then to
normal playing.
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BluetoothAudio System (Models without navigation system)
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TITLE BUTTONSELECTOR KNOBSKIP BAR
AUX BUTTON
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Most audio system f unctions can still
be controlled by standard buttons,
dials, and knobs, but some f unctions
can only be accessed using the
interf ace dial. The interf ace dial has
two parts, a knob and a selector.The knob turns lef t and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen.
The selector can be pushed lef t,
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
push the center of the selector
(ENTER)togotothatselection.The audio system can also be
operated by voice control. See the
Navi section in your quick start
guide f or an overview of this system,
and the navigation system manual
f or complete details.
Interf ace Dial Voice Control System
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ENTER
SELECTOR
KNOB
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INTERFACE DIAL
AUDIO BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR
PRESET BUTTONS
FM/AM BUTTON
TUNE BAR
SCAN/A.SEL (SCAN/
AUTO SELECT) BAR
SKIP BAR
SOUND BUTTON
CENTER DISPLAY
VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB NAVIGATION SCREEN
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