radio SAAB 9-2X 2006 User Guide

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Audio
Tone control
The volume control dial (8) normally func-
tion as volume control. The dial becomes
a control for Bass, Midrange or Treble
when you select the appropriate tone con-
trol mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by
turning the volume control dial. The con-
trol function returns to volume control
mode after approximately 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief
press of the “TONE” button (3) changes
control modes in the following sequence
starting from bass control mode. (When
the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.)
Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (8) normally func-
tion as volume control. The dial become
the controls for Fader or Balance when
you select the appropriate fader and bal-
ance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by
turning the volume control dial. The con-
trol function returns to volume control
mode after approximately 5 seconds.To change control modes: Each brief
press of the “BAL” button (4) changes
control modes in the following sequence
starting from fader control mode. (When
the radio is turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.)
Display illumination dimness can-
cellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims
when the light switch is in the “
” or
“
” positions. If this makes the display
difficult to read, press the volume dial for
more than 1.5 seconds to return the dis-
play to original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the volume dial
again for more than 1.5 seconds or if you
can safely do so, turning the light switch to
the OFF position and back to the “
”
or “
” position makes the radio display
dim again.

FM/AM selection button
Push the “FM” (1) or “AM” (2) button when
the radio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the ra-
dio is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM recep-
tion.
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

Manual tuning (TUNE)
: Tuning to a higher frequency: Tuning to a lower frequency: Seeking the next higher station: Seeking the next lower station
Manual tuning
Turn the tuning knob (6) clockwise and re-
lease it immediately to increase the tuning
frequency and turn the tuning knob coun-
terclockwise and release it immediately to
decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequen-
cy changes 10 kHz in the AM waveband
and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
VOLUME BASS TREBLEMIDDLE
FADER BALANCE VOLUME
500248
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Seek tuning
Turn the tuning knob (6) and hold it for
more than a half second. Seek tuning will
operate and stop automatically on the
next station.
Continue this operation until you find the
desired station.

Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (5) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, the
radio scans through the radio band until a
station is found. The radio will stop at the
station for five seconds while displaying
the frequency, after which scanning will
continue until the entire band has been
scanned from the low end to the high end.
Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel
the SCAN mode and to stop on any dis-
played frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are scanned in
the direction of low frequencies to high fre-
quencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function proper-
ly if the station reception is weakened by
distance from the station or proximity to
tall buildings and hills.

Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “Preset” button
(7) allows you to select that station in asingle operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset.

How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to
select AM, FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (5) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the “Preset” buttons (7)
for at least 1.5 seconds to store the fre-
quency. The frequency of the station will
flash once on the display at this time. If the
button is pressed for less than 1.5 sec-
onds, the preceding selection will remain
in memory.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the pre-
set buttons are cleared. If this occurs,
it is necessary to reset the preset but-
tons.

If a cell phone is placed near the ra-
dio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when it receives calls. This noise
does not indicate a radio fault.
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12-6
Specifications
Fuses and circuits
Fuse panel located behind the coin tray
1 234 56
789101112
14 13 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23
C00000
Fuse panel
Fuse rating
Circuit
1
15A


Heater fan
2
15A


Heater fan
3
15A


Power door lock


Remote keyless entry
4
20A


Cigarette lighter


Remote controlled rear view mirrors
5
10A


Tail light


Parking light
6
15A


SRS airbag
7
15A


Fog light
8
20A


ABS solenoid
9
15A


Radio
10
Empty
11
15A


Engine ignition system


SRS airbag


AT control system
12
10A


Illumination brightness control
13
10A


Instrument cluster


SRS lamp
14
10A


Rear window wiper and washer
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Specifications
Vehicle identification
C00109
4
6 75 12
3
8 9
1) Vehicle identification number
2) Vacuum hose connections label/
Emission control label
3) Tire inflation pressure label
4) Certification plate
5) Bar code label (U.S. only)
6) Vehicle identification number plate
7) Model number plate
8) Radio noise label (Canada only)
9) Fuel label
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