SAAB 9-7X 2009 Owners Manual

Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2, can be programmed on the
six numbered pushbuttons. To program stations:
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 AUTO EQ (automatic equalization) to select
the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until a beep sounds. When that numbered
pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set,
returns and the equalization that was selected is
stored for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
e
(Bass/Treble):Push and release until BASS or
TREB (treble) displays, then turn
eto increase or to
decrease the tone. The display shows the bass or
the treble level. If a station is weak or has static,
decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass and the treble to the middle position,
while in bass or treble, push and hold
e. One beep
sounds.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold
ewhen no tone or speaker
control displays. ALL CENTERED displays and a
beep sounds.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press to
select customized equalization settings designed for
country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock and classical.
The equalization one through seven options are included
only if the vehicle has the Bose
®system. Press the
AUTO EQ button to select equalization settings
designed for equalization one through seven.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode,
push and release
euntil BASS and TREB displays.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
e
(Balance/Fade):To adjust the balance between
the right and the left speakers, push and release
euntil
BAL (balance) displays. Turn
eto move the sound
toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release
euntil FADE displays.
Turn
eto move the sound toward the front or the rear
speakers.
To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle
position, while in fade or balance, push
e, then push it
again and hold it until one beep sounds.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold
ewhen no tone or speaker
control is displayed. ALL CENTERED displays and a
beep sounds.
Finding a Category (CAT) Station
(XM Satellite Radio Service Only)
To select and nd a desired category:
1. Press the CAT button to activate category select
mode. The current category displays.
2. Turn the tune knob to select a category.
3. Press either SEEK arrow, once the desired category
is displayed, to go to that category’s rst station.
4. Press either SEEK arrow again, to go to another
station within that category and the category is
displayed. If CAT disappears from 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 displays and the radio returns to the last station
being played.
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Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):Displays if the radio is
no longer calibrated properly for the vehicle. The vehicle
must be returned to your dealer/retailer for service.
LOC (Locked):Displays when the THEFTLOCK
®
system has activated. Take the vehicle to your
dealer/retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-72later 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.
To insert a CD with the ignition off, rst press the
eject button or the DISP (display) knob.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the
player, it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio
is turned on, the CD starts to play where it stopped,
if it was the last selected audio source.When the CD is inserted, READING and the CD symbol
displays. As each new track starts to play, the track
number also 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.
For vehicles that have a radio with a Six-Disc CD player:
LOAD:Press this button to load CDs into the CD
player. This CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD:
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 pulls the CD in.
To insert multiple CDs:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds.
A beep sounds and the indicator light, located to
the right of the slot, ashes and LOAD # displays.
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3. Once the light stops ashing and turns green,
INSERT CD # 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, the indicator light ashes
again. After the light stops ashing and turns green,
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 begins to play the last CD loaded.
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for
each CD displays.
Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number appears on the display.
To play a specic CD, rst press the CD button, then
press the numbered pushbutton that corresponds to
the CD. A small bar appears under the CD number that
is playing and the track number appears on the display.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
Z(Eject):Press to eject CD(s).
To eject the CD that is currently playing, press and
release this button.
To eject multiple CDs:
1. Press and hold the CD eject button for ve seconds.
A beep sounds and the indicator light, located to the
right of the slot, ashes and EJECT ALL displays.
2. Once the light stops ashing and turns green,
REMOVE CD # displays. The CD ejects and
can be removed.
Once the CD is removed, the indicator light ashes
again and another CD ejects.
To stop ejecting the CDs, press the LOAD or the
eject button.
If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD
automatically pulls back into the player. If CD is pushed
back into the player, before the 25 second time ends,
the player senses an error and tries to eject the CD
several times before stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the CD eject button to eject
a CD after it is pushed in manually. The player’s
25-second eject timer resets at each press of the eject
button, causing the player to not eject the CD until
the 25-second time period has elapsed.
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Care of CDs
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.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD.
Care of the CD and DVD 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 and DVD 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.
If an error displays, see “CD Messages” later in this
section.
1
r(Fast Reverse):Press to fast reverse within the
track.
2
[(Fast Forward):Press to fast forward within
the track.
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N(Repeat):With the repeat setting, one track or
an entire CD can be repeated.
To use repeat:
To repeat the current track, press and releaseN.
RPT ON displays. Press
Nagain to turn off repeat
play. RPT OFF displays.
For the Radio with Six-Disc CD player, repeat the CD
you are listening to by pressing and holding
Nfor
two seconds. RPT ON displays. Press
Nagain to
turn off repeat play. RPT OFF displays.
4
y(Random):Press to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. RDM ON displays.
Press this pushbutton again to turn off random play.
RDM OFF displays.
y(Random) (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player):
The CD tracks can be listened to in random, rather than
sequential, order, on one CD or on all of the CDs.
To use random:
To play the tracks on the CD in random order,
press and release the random button. RANDOM
ONE displays. 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. A beep sounds and
RANDOM ALL displays. Press this button again to
turn off random play.
tSEEKu:Press the left arrow to go to the start of the
current or the previous track. Press the right arrow to go
to the start of the next track. If a track is approximately
10 seconds into its song, press either the left or right
arrow twice to get to the previous or next track.
To scan tracks, press either arrow for more than
two seconds until one beep sounds and SCAN displays.
The CD searches the previous or next tracks at
two seconds per track. Press either arrow to stop
scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs on a Radio with Six-Disc CD
player, press and hold either arrow for more than
four seconds until CD SCAN displays and a beep sounds.
Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of the rst track
of each loaded CD. Press either arrow again, to stop
scanning.
DISP (Display):Press to see how long the current
track has been playing. The elapsed time of the track
appears on the display. To change the default on
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the display, track or elapsed time, press this button until
the desired option displays, then hold the button for
two seconds. One beep sounds and the selected display
becomes the default.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The inactive CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
B(CD):Press to play a CD when listening to the
radio. The CD symbol displays when a CD is loaded.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press to
select an equalization setting while playing a CD.
The equalization is set whenever a CD is played.
See “AUTO EQ” listed previously for more information.
If an EQ setting for a CD is selected, it is activated
each time a CD plays.
Playing an MP3 CD-R Disc
The vehicle’s radio system may have the MP3 feature.
If it has this feature, it is capable of playing an MP3
CD-R disc. For more information on how to play an MP3
CD-R disc, seeUsing an MP3 on page 3-68later in
this section.
CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message displays and/or the CD
ejects, it could be for one of the following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns
to normal, the CD should play.
The road is very rough. 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.
The format of the CD may not be compatible.
SeeUsing an MP3 on page 3-68later in this
section.
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. If the radio displays
an error message, write it down and provide it to your
dealer when reporting the problem.
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Using an MP3
MP3 CD-R Disc
MP3 Format
If you burn an MP3 disc on a personal computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les on
one disc.
Make sure playlists have a .mp3 or .wpl extension,
other le extensions might not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and album
can display when les are recorded using ID3 tags
version 1 and 2.
Create a folder structure that makes it easy to nd
songs while driving. Organize songs by albums
using one folder for each album. Each folder
or album should contain 18 songs or less.
Make sure to nalize the disc while burning an
MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually
better to burn the disc all at once.The player is able to read and play a maximum of
50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 les.
Long le names, folder names, or playlist names can
use more disc memory space than necessary.
To conserve space on the disc, minimize the length of
the le, folder, or playlist names. An MP3 CD that
was recorded using no le folders can also be played.
The system can support up to 11 folders in depth,
though, keep the depth of the folders to a minimum in
order to keep down the complexity and confusion
in trying to locate a particular folder during playback.
If a CD contains more than the maximum of 50 folders,
50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 les the player
allows access and navigates up to the maximum,
but all items over the maximum will not play.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio les, the directory is
displayed as F1 ROOT. All les contained directly
under the root directory are accessed prior to any root
directory folders. However, playlists (Px) are always
accessed before root folders or les.
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Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the
le structure that contains only folders/subfolders and no
compressed les directly beneath them, the player
advances to the next folder in the le structure that
contains compressed audio les. The empty folder is not
displayed.
No Folder
When the CD contains only compressed les, the les
are located under the root folder. The next and previous
folder functions do not function on a CD that was
recorded without folders or playlists. When displaying
the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists and compressed
audio les, but no folders, all les are located under the
root folder. The folder down and the folder up buttons
search playlists (Px) rst and then go to the root folder.
When the radio displays the name of the folder the
radio displays ROOT.
Order of Play
Tracks play in the following order:
Play begins from the rst track in the rst playlist
and continues sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last track of the last playlist
has played, play continues from the rst track of
the rst playlist.
If the CD does not contain any playlists, then play
begins from the rst track under the root directory.
When all tracks from the root directory have
played, play continues from les according to their
numerical listing. After playing the last track
from the last folder, play begins again at the rst
track of the rst folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display does not
automatically show the new folder name unless
the folder mode was chosen as the default display.
See DISP later in this section for more information.
The new track name displays.
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File System and Naming
The song name that is displayed is the song name that
is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is not
present in the ID3 tag, then the radio displays the le
name without the extension (such as .mp3) as the
track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or four pages
are shortened. Parts of words on the last page of
text and the extension of the lename does not display.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists that were created by
WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™ software
can be accessed, however, they cannot be edited
using the radio. These playlists are treated as special
folders containing compressed audio song les.
Playing an MP3
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in, and READING displays. The CD
should begin playing and the CD symbol displays.
To insert a CD with the ignition off, rst press the eject
button or the DISP (display) knob.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 to play where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
displays.
1
r(Reverse):Press to reverse within the same
track. If 1
ris held or pressed more than once, the
player continues moving backward through the CD.
2
[(Fast Forward):Press to fast forward within the
track. If 2
[is held or pressed more than once,
the player continues moving forward through the CD.
3
N(Repeat):Press to hear a track over again.
RPT On displays. The current track continues to repeat.
Press again to turn off repeat play. RPT OFF displays.
4
y(Random):To random the tracks in the current
folder or playlist, press and release 4
y. FLDR RDM
displays. Once all of the tracks in the current folder
or playlist have played, the system moves on to the
next folder or playlist and plays all of the tracks in
random order.
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