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Playing the AM/FM Radio
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SCAN
BUTTONTUNE BAR
PRESET BARS
SEEK/SKIP BAR
SOUND
BUTTON STEREO INDICATOR
TUNE BAR VOLUME KNOB
STEREO INDICATOR
AM/FM BUTTON
A.SEL (AUTO SELECT) BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
SOUND
BUTTON
AM/FM
BUTTON
VOLUME KNOB
A.SEL
(AUTO
SELECT)
BUTTON SCAN
BUTTON
PRESET BARS
RTL and Touring models without navigation system
RTL and Touring models with navigation system
PWR BUTTON PWR BUTTON
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You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
bars, and auto select.
Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher f requency, and press the side to tune to a lower
f requency.
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.
When the system finds a strong signal, it will stop and play that
station f or about 10 seconds.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR button or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
volume knob.
Pushing the AUDIO button will also
turn on the system (see page ).
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/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. The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar, then release it. 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.
Each side of the bars (1
6) can store one f requency on AM
and two f requencies on FM.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
Pick a preset number (1 6),
then press 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.
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T o Play the A M/FM Radio
T o Select a Station
TUNE
SCAN SEEK Preset
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If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
as previously described.
,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you
originally set.
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.
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 bars.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset bar if auto select
cannot f ind a strong station f or every
preset bar. Adjusts the
strength of sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker.
Adjusts the bass.Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see
page .
Press the SOUND button repeatedly
to display the SUBWOOFER (if
equipped), BASS, TREBLE, FADER,
and BALANCE settings. Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the VOLUME knob
to adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
youwillsee‘‘ ’’inthedisplay.
The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.
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To turn of f auto select
If equipped
AUTO SELECT
SUBWOOFER
BASS
TREBLE
FADER
BAL ANCE
Adjusting the Sound
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Playing the XMRadio
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TUNE BAR
CATEGORY BAR CATEGORY BAR PRESET BARSSCAN
BUTTON
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS XM BUTTON
XM BUTTON
VOLUME KNOB
VOLUME KNOB
SCAN BUTTON
RTL and Touring models without navigation system
RTL and Touring models with navigation system
PWR BUTTON DISP/MODE BUTTON PWR BUTTON DISP/MODE BUTTON
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Press the TUNE bar to
change channel selections. Press f or higher numbered channels
and f or lower numbered
channels. In the category mode,
Press either side of the CATEGORY
bar ( or ) to select
The scan function gives
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button or
touch the SCAN icon on the screen.
The system plays each channel in
numerical order for a few seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want
to listen to, press the button or
touch the icon again. Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using each side of
the preset bar or preset icons on the
screen. Each side of the bar stores
one channel f rom the XM1 band and
one channel f rom the XM2 band. Pick a preset number (icon) you
want for that channel. Press and
hold the bar (icon) until you hear
a beep.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Once a channel is stored, press and
release the proper side of the preset
bar (icon) to tune to it.
To store a channel:
Press the XM button. Either XM1
or XM2 will show in the display.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune to a desired
channel. Press the XM button again or
touch the other XM icon (XM1 or
XM2) on the audio display. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be
selected. In channel mode,
all channels can be selected. 1.
2. 3.
4.
5.
TUNE
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
SCAN Preset
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another category.
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
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You operate the disc player
with the same controls used for the
radio. To select the disc player,
press the CD button. You will see
‘‘CD’’ in the display. To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
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On RT, DX, VP, and Sport models
To Play a Disc
CD Player
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CD SLOTEJECT BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR AM/FM
BUTTON
CD BUTTON
PWR BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR PRESET BARS DISP
BUTTON
RPT
BUTTON
RDM
BUTTON
RT, DX, VP, and Sport models
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f . Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds. To begin
playing, press the CD button.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player. If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR
button or by turning of f the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the disc will begin playing where it
left off.
To select the CD changer, press the
AUX button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the preset 5
(DISC ) side f or a previous disc or
the preset 6 (DISC ) side to select
the next disc in sequence.
If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search
f or the next available CD to load and
play.
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see
page
198 .
To Stop Playing a Disc
Protecting Discs
CD Player
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CD Changer (Models without navigation system)
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AM/FM
BUTTONPRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR
CD SLOT
CD BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR CD/AUX BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR
AM/FM
BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON
PWR BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
PWR BUTTON
EJECT BUTTON
EJECT BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR PRESET BARS CD SLOT
RTS model
RTL and Touring models without navigation system
DISP
BUTTON RPT
BUTTON
RDM BUTTON RDM BUTTONRPT
BUTTON
DISP
BUTTON
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µEach time you press and
releasethe sideof theSEEK/
SKIP bar, the player skips f orward to
the beginning of the next track (f ile
in MP3 or WMA mode). Press and
release the side, to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to
To move rapidly within a track or f ile,
press and hold either side ( or ) of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
Use the SEEK/SKIP bar while a disc
is playing to select passages and
change tracks (files in MP3 or
In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
TUNE/FOLDER bar to select
f olders in the disc and use either
side of the SEEK/SKIP bar to
change f iles.
To select a dif f erent disc, use the
appropriate preset buttons (1
through 6). If you select an empty
position, the system will go into the
loading sequence (see page ).
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play. When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA.
When playing a CD-DA with text
data, the album and track name are
showninthedisplay.Withadiscin
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
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CD Changer (Models without navigation system)
SK IPT o Change or Select T racks/Files
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or the f irst f ile in the last main f older
in the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the TUNE/FOLDER bar
also turns off the scan feature.
Each time you press and release
the SCAN button, the mode
changes from scan, disc scan,
then to normal play.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan, f older scan, disc scan,
then to normal play.
This f eature, when
activated, samples the first track in
each disc in order (the f irst f ile in
themainfolderoneachdiscinMP3
or WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until
‘‘ SCAN’’ shows in the display.
The system will then play the first
track/f ile in the f irst main f older in
the f irst disc f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f ollowing f irst tracks/f iles
f or 10 seconds each. When it plays a
track/file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again.
This feature,
when activated, samples the first file
in each f older on the disc in the
order they are recorded. To activate
the folder scan feature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
Youwillsee‘‘ SCAN’’inthe
display. The system will then play
the f irst 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 f ile that you
want to continue listening to, press
and hold the SCAN button.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar, or selecting a different
disc (using the preset buttons) or
folder (using the TUNE/FOLDER
bar) turns off the SCAN or
In MP3 or WMA mode
In MP3 or WMA mode
DISC SCAN
FOLDER SCAN
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F-SCAN feature.