BUICK LACROSSE 2005 Owner's Manual

To scan the preset stations, press and hold either arrow
for more than four seconds. PSC will appear on the
display and the radio will produce two beeps. The radio
will go to a preset station, play for a few seconds, then go
on to the next preset station. Press either arrow again or
one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
The radio will only seek and scan stations with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.
SCAN:Press this button until SC appears on the
display. 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 stations.
The radio will only scan stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
INFO (Information) (XM™ Satellite Radio Service
Only):If the current station has a message, the
information symbol 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, the information symbolwill 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.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be programmed
on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the
following steps:
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 EQ to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever that
numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station
that was set will return and the equalization that
was selected will be stored for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
e
(Bass/Treble):Push and release this knob until
BASS or TREB appears on the display. Turn this knob
to increase or to decrease. The display will show
the bass or the treble level. If a station is weak or noisy,
decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass and the treble to the middle position,
push and hold the tone knob. The radio will produce
one beep.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the tone knob when no tone or
speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will
appear on the display and you will hear a beep.
EQ (Equalization):Press this button to select
customized equalization settings designed for
country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock, classical,
and custom.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode, push
and release the tone knob until BASS or TREBLE
appears on the display.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
e
(Balance/Fade):To adjust the balance between
the right and the left speakers, push and release
this knob until BAL appears on the display. Turn the
knob to move the sound toward the right or the
left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release the speaker knob until
FADE appears on the display. Turn the knob to move
the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle
position, push the speaker knob, then push it again and
hold it until you hear one beep.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the speaker knob when no tone
or speaker control is displayed. CEN will appear on
the display and you will hear a beep.
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Finding a Category (CAT) Station
(XM™ Satellite Radio Service Only)
To select and nd a desired category perform the
following:
1. Press the CAT button to activate category select
mode. The current category will appear on the
display.
2. Turn the tune knob to select a category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press
either SEEK arrow to take you to the categories
rst station.
4. To go to another station within that category and
the category is displayed, press either SEEK
arrow again. If CAT times out and is no longer on
the display, go back to Step 1.
5. Press CAT to exit category select mode or wait for
CAT to time out.
If the radio cannot nd the desired category, NOT
FOUND will appear on the display and the radio will
return to the last station you were listening to.
Scanning Categories (CAT) (XM™
Satellite Radio Service Only)
To scan a desired category perform the following:
1. Press the CAT button to activate category select
mode. The current category will appear on the
display.
2. Turn the tune knob to select a category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow for two seconds to scan the stations in
the category.
4. Press either SEEK arrow again to stop scanning.
If the radio cannot nd the desired category, NOT
FOUND will appear on the display and the radio will
return to the last station you were listening to.
Radio Messages
CALIBRATE: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
congured properly for your vehicle and it must
be returned to your GM dealer for service.
LOCKED:This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take your vehicle
to your GM dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your GM dealer.
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XM™ Radio Messages
Radio Display
MessageCondition Action Required
XL (Explicit Language
Channels)XL on the radio display,
after the channel name,
indicates content with
explicit languageThese channels, or any others, can be blocked at a
customer’s request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating Updating
encryption codeThe encryption code in the receiver is being updated, and
no action is required. This process should take no longer
than 30 seconds.
No Signl Loss of signal The system is functioning correctly, but the vehicle is in a
location that is blocking the XM™ signal. When the vehicle
is moved into an open area, the signal should return.
Loading Acquiring channel audio
(after 4 second delay)The radio system is acquiring and processing audio and text
data. No action is needed. This message should disappear
shortly.
Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune to another
channel.
CH Unavl Channel no
longer availableThis previously assigned channel is no longer assigned.
Tune to another station. If this station was one of the
presets, choose another station for that preset button.
No Info Artist Name/Feature
not availableNo artist information is available at this time on this channel.
The system is working properly.
No Info Song/Program Title
not availableNo song title information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
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XM™ Radio Messages (cont’d)
Radio Display
MessageCondition Action Required
No Info Category Name
not availableNo category information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
No Info No Text/Informational
message availableNo text or informational messages are available at this time
on this channel. The system is working properly.
Not Found No channel available for
the chosen categoryThere are no channels available for the selected category.
The system is working properly.
XM Lock 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 this
message is received after having your vehicle serviced,
check with your GM dealer.
Radio ID Radio ID label
(channel 0)If tuned to channel 0, this message will alternate with the
XM™ Radio eight-digit radio ID label. This label is needed to
activate the service.
Unknown Radio ID not known
(should only be if
hardware failure)If this message is received when tuned to channel 0, there
may be a receiver fault. Consult with your GM dealer.
Check XM Hardware failure If this message does not clear within a short period of time,
the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer.
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Playing a CD
If the ignition or radio is turned off, with a CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When the ignition
or radio is turned on, the CD will start playing where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol will appear on
the CD. As each new track starts to play, the track
number will appear on the display.
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.
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 nding tracks, and/or difficulty in
loading and ejecting. If these problems occur try a
known good CD.
Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught
in the CD player.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.LOAD:Press this button to load CDs into the CD
player. This CD player will hold up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD button.
3. Wait for the indicator light, located to the right of the
slot, to turn green.
4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull the CD in.
To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds.
You will hear a beep and the indicator light, located
to the right of the slot, will begin to ash and
MULTI LOAD # will appear on the display.
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3. Once the light stops ashing and turns green,
INSERT CD # will appear on the display, load
a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side
up. The player will pull the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, the indicator light will begin
ashing again. Once the light stops ashing and
turns green, you can load another CD. 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 nished loading CDs,
press the LOAD button to cancel the loading function.
The radio will begin to play the last CD loaded.
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for
each CD will appear on the display.
Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the
display. To play a specic CD, press the numbered
pushbutton that corresponds to the CD. A small bar will
appear under the CD number that is playing and the
track number will appear on the display.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject CD(s).
To eject the CD that is currently playing, press and
release this button.To eject multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Press and hold the CD eject button for two seconds.
You will hear a beep and the indicator light, located
to the right of the slot, will begin to ash and
EJECT ALL will appear on the display.
2. Once the light stops ashing, REMOVE CD # will
appear on the display. The CD will eject and can
be removed.
Once the CD is removed, the indicator light will
begin ashing again and another CD will eject.
To stop ejecting the CDs, press the LOAD or the
eject button.
If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD will
be automatically pulled back into the player. If CD is
pushed back into the player, before the 25 second time
period is complete, the player will sense an error
and will try to eject the CD several times before
stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the CD eject button to eject a
CD after you have tried to push it in manually. The
player’s 25-second eject timer will reset at each press of
eject, causing the player to not eject the CD until the
25-second time period has elapsed.s(Reverse):Press this button to reverse within the
current track.
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\(Fast Forward):Press this button to fast forward
within the current track.
N(Repeat):With repeat, one track or an entire CD
can be repeated.
To use repeat, do the following:
To repeat the track you are listening to, press
and release the repeat button. RPT # will appear
on the display. Press this button again to turn off
repeat play.
To repeat the CD you are listening to, press and hold
the repeat button for two seconds. REPEAT CD # will
appear on the display. Press this button again to turn
off repeat play.
RDM (Random):With random, you can listen to the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order, on
one CD or on all of the CDs. To use random, do one of
the following:
To play the tracks on the CD you are listening to in
random order, press and release the random
button. RANDOM ONE will appear on the display.
Press this button again to turn off random play.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded
in random order, press and hold this button for
more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and
RANDOM ALL will appear on the display. Press this
button again to turn off random play.
oSEEKp:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current track, if more than ten seconds have
played. Press the right arrow to go to the next track. If
either arrow is held or pressed more than once, the
player will continue moving backward or forward through
the CD.
To scan one CD, press and hold either SEEK arrow for
more than two seconds until TRACK SCAN appears
on the display and you hear a beep. The radio will go to
the next track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the
next track. Press either SEEK arrow again, to stop
scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either SEEK
arrow for more than four seconds until ALL CD
SCAN appears on the display and you hear a beep.
Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of the rst track
of each loaded CD. Press either SEEK arrow again,
to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this knob to see how long the
current track has been playing. The elapsed time of the
track will appear on the display. To change the
default on the display, track or elapsed time, press this
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.
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BAND: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.
CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening to
the radio. The CD symbol will appear on the display
when a CD is loaded.
EQ (Equalization):Press EQ to select an equalization
setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be
set whenever a CD is played. See “EQ” listed previously
for more information. If you select an EQ setting for
your CD, it will be activated each time you play a CD.
Using 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, perform
the following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on and load it with at least
one CD. See “LOAD” listed previously in this
section for more information.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in song list
mode. LIST should not appear on the display. If
LIST is present, press the LIST button to turn it off.3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the SEEK right arrow to
locate the track to be saved. The track will begin
to play.
4. Press and hold the LIST button to save the track
into memory. When LIST is pressed, one beep will
be heard immediately. After two seconds of
continuously pressing the LIST button, TRACK
ADD will appear on the display and two beeps will
sound to conrm the track has been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.
S-LIST FULL will appear on the display if you try to save
more than 20 selections.
To play the song list, press the LIST button. One beep
will be heard and S-LIST will appear on the display.
The recorded tracks will begin to play in the order they
were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK arrows.
Seeking past the last saved track will return to the
rst saved track.
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To delete tracks from the song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the LIST button to turn song list on. LIST will
appear on the display.
3. Press either SEEK arrow to select the desired track
to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the LIST button for two seconds.
When LIST is pressed, one beep will be heard
immediately. After two seconds of continuously
pressing the LIST button, TRACK DELETE
will appear on the display and two beeps will be
heard to conrm that the track has been deleted.
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 will be 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 LIST button to turn song list on. LIST will
appear on the display.
3. Press and hold the LIST button for more than
four seconds. One beep will be heard, followed by
two beeps after two seconds, and a nal beep
will be heard after four seconds. LIST EMPTY will
appear on the display indicating 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 tracks saved to the song
list again are added to the bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press the LIST button.
One beep will be heard and LIST will be removed from
the display.
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