display PONTIAC G6 2008 Owner's Guide

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 rst 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, push and
release the balance and fade button until BAL displays.
Turn the ADJ (adjust) 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 balance and fade button
until FADE displays. 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.
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Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd 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 rst station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY press the
up SEEK arrow again. If the radio cannot nd 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 andAF 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. You will hear the
announcement, 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
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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 congured properly
for your vehicle and it must be returned to your
dealer/retailer for service.
LOCKED:This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take your
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 your
vehicle. A service fee is required to receive the XM
service. For more information, contact XM at
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S.
and www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
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Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-66later 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 (display) 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 Your 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 Your 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.
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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, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD
^button.
3. Wait for INSERT CD to ash 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, do the following:
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, 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, 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
Z:To eject a single CD press this button.
The radio displays EJECTING CD # and the single CD
symbol ashes 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 ashing
REMOVE CD # with the single CD symbol ashing until
the CD is removed. If the CD is not removed within
25 seconds the radio pulls it back in.
To eject multiple CDs, press and hold this button until a
beep sounds and EJECTING ALL CDS displays with
the single CD symbol ashing. The CD symbol ashes
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 ashing REMOVE
CD # with the single CD symbol ashing until the CD is
removed. If the CD is not removed within 25 seconds
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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 Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number appears on the display.
To play a specic 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.
s(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, do the following:
To replay a track, press and release the RPT
button. REPEAT ON and RPT displays. Press again
to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF displays
and RPT disappears from the display.
To replay a CD on the Radio with Six-Disc CD,
press and hold the RPT button for more than
two seconds. REPEAT ON and RPT displays. Press
again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF
displays and RPT disappears from the display.
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, do one of the following:
To play the tracks on the CD in random order,
press the RDM button. Depending on the radio,
RANDOM, T# (tracks), and RDM displays. Press
again to turn off random play. RANDOM OFF
displays and RDM disappears from the display.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded
in the Radio with a Six-Disc CD player, in random
order, press and hold the RDM button for more than
two seconds. A beep sounds, RANDOM ALL
CDS, and RDM displays. Press again to turn off
random play. RANDOM OFF displays and
RDM disappears from the display.
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xSEEKw: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 rst 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 rst 10 seconds of the rst 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 /RMode
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 radio on and load it with at least one CD.
See “LOAD
^” listed previously in this section for
more information.
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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
Rbutton 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 conrm 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 rst saved track.To delete tracks from the song list, perform the following
steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the
Rbutton 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 conrm 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
Rbutton 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 nal beep sounds after
four seconds. SONG LIST EMPTY displays
indicating that the song list has been deleted.
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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:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
You are driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the CD should play.
The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
There could have been a problem while burning
the CD.
The label could be caught in the CD player.
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 PARK (P). SeeDefensive Driving
on page 4-2for 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.
O(Power/Volume):Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise 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.
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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.
XM Radio Messages
XL (Explicit Language Channels):These channels, or
any others, can be blocked at a customer’s request,
by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating:The encryption code in the receiver is being
updated, and no action is required. This process
should take no longer than 30 seconds.
No 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 XM:The audio system is acquiring and
processing audio and text data. No action is needed.
This message should disappear shortly.
CH Off Air:This channel is not currently in service.
Tune to another channel.
CH Unavail:This previously assigned channel is no
longer assigned. Tune to another station. If this stationwas one of the presets, choose another station for that
preset button.
No Info:No artist, song title, category, or text
information is available at this time on this channel.
The system is working properly.
No Info:No text or informational messages are
available at this time on this channel. The system is
working properly.
Not Found:There are no channels available for the
selected category. The system is working properly.
XM Locked: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 dealer/retailer.
Radio ID:If tuned to channel 0, this message alternates
with the XM™ Radio eight digit radio ID label. This
label is needed to activate the service.
Unknown:If this message is received when tuned to
channel 0, there may be a receiver fault. Consult
with your dealer/retailer.
Chk XMRcvr:If this message does not clear within a
short period of time, the receiver may have a fault.
Consult with your dealer/retailer.
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