audio BUICK LACROSSE 2007 User Guide

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.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 278later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing.
If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, rst
press the eject button or the DISP knob.
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 to
play where it stopped, if it was the last selected
audio source.
When the CD is inserted, the CD symbol will appear
on the display. As each new track starts to play, the
track number will appear on the display.
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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message appears on the
display 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 may have been a problem while
burning the CD.
The label may 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 GM dealer. If the
radio displays an error message, write it down and
provide it to your GM dealer when reporting the
problem.
Radio with CD (MP3)
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in
the 48 contiguous United States and Canada.
XM™ offers a large variety of coast-to-coast
channels including music, news, sports, talk,
traffic/weather (U.S. subscribers), and children’s
programming. XM™ provides digital quality
audio and text information that includes song
title and artist name. A service fee is required
in order to receive the XM™ service.
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For more information, contact XM™; In the U.S. at
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM
(9696) or in Canada at www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-GET-XMSR (438-9677).
Playing the Radio
P
(Power):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
v(Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease the volume.
DISP (Display):Press this button to switch the
display between the radio station frequency
and time of day. When the ignition is turned off,
press this knob to display the time.
For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP (display)
button while in XM™ mode to retrieve four different
categories of information related to the current song
or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY,
Channel Number/Channel Name.To change the default on the display, press the
DISP button until you see the display you want,
then hold this knob for two seconds. The radio will
produce one beep and the selected display will now
be the default.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):With SCV,
the audio system adjusts automatically to make
up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH.
Each higher setting will allow for more volume
compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then as
you drive, SCV increases the volume, as
necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The
volume level should always sound the same to you
as you drive. NONE will appear on the display if the
radio cannot determine the vehicle speed. To turn
SCV off, press this button until OFF appears on
the display.
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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 dealer
for service.LOCKED:This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
your vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your GM dealer.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 278later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing.
If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, rst
press the eject button or the DISP knob.
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 to
play where it stopped, if it was the last selected
audio source.
When the CD is inserted, the CD symbol will appear
on the display. As each new track starts to play, the
track number will appear on the display.
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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message appears on the
display 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.
The format of the CD may not be compatible.
See “MP3 Format” earlier in this section.
There may have been a problem while burning
the CD.
The label may 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 GM dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down and
provide it to your dealer when reporting the
problem.
Radio with Six-Disc CD
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in
the 48 contiguous United States and Canada.
XM™ offers a large variety of coast-to-coast
channels including music, news, sports, talk,
traffic/weather (U.S. subscribers), and children’s
programming. XM™ provides digital quality
audio and text information that includes song
title and artist name. A service fee is required
in order to receive the XM™ service.
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For more information, contact XM™; In the U.S. at
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696)
or in Canada at www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-GET-XMSR (438-9677).
Playing the Radio
P
(Power):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
v(Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease the volume.
DISP (Display):When the ignition is turned off,
press this knob to display the time.
For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP knob
while in XM™ mode to retrieve four different
categories of information related to the current
song or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category
or PTY, Channel Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, press the
DISP knob until you see the display you want, then
hold this knob for two seconds. The radio will
produce one beep and the selected display will
now be the default.SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):With SCV,
the audio system adjusts automatically to make
up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH.
Each higher setting will allow for more volume
compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then as
you drive, SCV increases the volume, as
necessary, to overcome noise at any speed.
The volume level should always sound the same
to you as you drive. To turn SCV off, press
this button until OFF appears on the display.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The
display will show the selection.
e(Tune):Turn this knob to select radio stations.
oSEEKp:Press and release the right or
the left arrow to go to the next or to the previous
station and stay there.
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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.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 278later in this
section for further detail.
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.
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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message appears on the
display 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 may have been a problem while
burning the CD.
The label may 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 GM dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down and
provide it to your GM dealer when reporting the
problem.
Using an MP3
MP3 CD-R Disc
MP3 Format
If you burn your own 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 may not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and
album will be available for display by the
radio when 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 when burning an
MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually
better to burn the disc all at once.
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The player will be 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 may use more disc memory
space than necessary. To conserve space on the
disc, minimize the length of the le, folder or
playlist name. You can also play an MP3 CD that
was recorded using no le folders. 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 will let you access and
navigate up to the maximum, but all items over the
maximum will be ignored.
Root Directory
The root directory will be treated as a folder. If the
root directory has compressed audio les, the
directory will be displayed as F1 ROOT. All les
contained directly under the root directory will
be accessed prior to any root directory folders.
However, playlists (Px) will always be accessed
before root folders or les.
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 will advance to the
next folder in the le structure that contains
compressed audio les and the empty folder will
not be displayed or numbered.
No Folder
When the CD contains only compressed les, the
les will be located under the root folder. The
next and previous folder functions will have
no function on a CD that was recorded without
folders or playlists. When displaying the name of
the folder the radio will display ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists and
compressed audio les, but no folders, all les will
be located under the root folder. The folder down
and the folder up buttons will search playlists (Px)
rst and then go to the root folder. When the radio
displays the name of the folder the radio will
display ROOT.
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Order of Play
Tracks will be played in the following order:
Play will begin from the rst track in the rst
playlist and will continue sequentially through
all tracks in each playlist. When the last track of
the last playlist has been played, play will
continue from the rst track of the rst playlist.
If the CD does not contain any playlists, then
play will begin from the rst track under the root
directory. When all tracks from the root
directory have been played, play will continue
from les according to their numerical listing.
After playing the last track from the last folder,
play will begin again at the rst track of the rst
folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display will not
automatically show the new folder name unless
you have chosen the folder mode as the
default display. See DISP later in this section for
more information. The new track name will appear
on the display.
File System and Naming
The song name that will be displayed will be the
song name that is contained in the ID3 tag. If
the song name is not present in the ID3 tag, then
the radio will display the le name without the
extension (such as .mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or
four pages will be shortened. The display will not
show parts of words on the last page of text and the
extension of the lename will not be displayed.
Preprogrammed Playlists
You can access preprogrammed playlists which
were created by WinAmp™, MusicMatch™,
or Real Jukebox™ software, however, you will not
have editing capability. These playlists will be
treated as special folders containing compressed
audio song les.
Playing an MP3
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in, and READING DISC will appear
on the display. The CD should begin playing and
the CD symbol will appear on the display. If you
want to insert a CD with the ignition off, rst press
the eject button or the DISP knob.
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