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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
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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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.
To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for
more than two seconds. SCAN will appear on
the display and the radio will produce one beep.
The radio will go to a station, play for a few
seconds, then go on to the next station. Press
either arrow again or one of the pushbuttons
to stop scanning presets.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow
for more than four seconds. PSCAN will appear on
the display and the radio will produce two beeps.
The radio will go to a preset station, play for a
few seconds, then go on to the next preset station.
Press either arrow again or one of the pushbuttons
to stop scanning presets.
The radio will only seek and scan stations with a
strong signal that are in the selected band.INFO (Information) (XM™ Satellite Radio
Service Only):If the current station has a
message, the information symbol will appear on
the display. Press this button to see the message.
The message may display the artist, song title,
call in phone numbers, etc.
If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the
message will appear every three seconds. To
scroll through the message, press and release the
INFO button. A new group of words will appear
on the display after every press of this button.
Once the complete message has been displayed,
the information symbol will disappear from the
display until another new message is received.
The last message can be displayed by pressing
the INFO button. You can view the last message
until a new message is received or a different
station is tuned to.
When a message is not available from a station,
NO INFO will appear on the display.
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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 this knob until BAL appears on the
display. Turn the 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 speaker knob
until FAD (fade) appears on the display. Turn the
knob to move the sound toward the front or
the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle
position, push the speaker knob, then push it
again and hold it until you hear one beep.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the speaker knob
when no tone or speaker control is displayed.
ALL CENTERED will appear on the display and
you will hear a beep.
Finding a Category (CAT) Station
(XM™ Satellite Radio Service Only)
To select and nd 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 to take you to the
categories rst station.
4. To go to another station within that category
and the category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow again. If CAT times out and is no
longer on 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 will appear on the display and the
radio will return to the last station you were
listening to.
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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.
257

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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To scan radio stations, press and hold either
arrow for more than two seconds. SCAN
will appear on the display and the radio will
produce one beep. The radio will go to a station,
play for a few seconds, then go on to the next
station. Press either arrow again or one of
the pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
To scan the preset stations, press and hold either
arrow for more than four seconds. PSC will
appear on the display and the radio will produce
two beeps. The radio will go to a preset station,
play for a few seconds, then go on to the
next preset station. Press either arrow again or
one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
The radio will only seek and scan stations with
a strong signal that are in the selected band.
SCAN:Press this button until SC appears on the
display. The radio will go to a station, play for
a few seconds, then go on to the next station.
Press this button again to stop scanning stations.
The radio will only scan stations with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.INFO (Information) (XM™ Satellite Radio
Service Only):If the current station has a
message, the information symbol will appear on
the display. Press this button to see the message.
The message may display the artist, song title,
call in phone numbers, etc.
If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the
message will appear every three seconds. To
scroll through the message, press and release the
INFO button. A new group of words will appear
on the display after every press of this button.
Once the complete message has been displayed,
the information symbol will disappear from the
display until another new message is received.
The last message can be displayed by pressing
the INFO button. You can view the last message
until a new message is received or a different
station is tuned to.
When a message is not available from a station,
NO INFO will appear on the display.
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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 this knob until BAL appears on the
display. Turn the 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 speaker knob
until FADE appears on the display. Turn the knob
to move the sound toward the front or the rear
speakers.
To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle
position, push the speaker knob, then push it
again and hold it until you hear one beep.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the speaker knob
when no tone or speaker control is displayed. CEN
will appear on the display and you will hear a beep.
Finding a Category (CAT) Station
(XM™ Satellite Radio Service Only)
To select and nd 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 to take you to the
categories rst station.
4. To go to another station within that category
and the category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow again. If CAT times out and is no
longer on 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 will appear on the display and the
radio will return to the last station you were
listening to.
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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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XM Radio Messages
If you have a radio with CD (MP3), or a radio with a Six-Disc CD, you will receive these radio messages.
Radio Display Message Condition Action Required
XL (Explicit Language
Channels)XL on the radio display,
after the channel name,
indicates content with
explicit language.These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a
customer’s request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating Updating encryption code 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 Loss of 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 Acquiring channel audio
(after 4 second delay)The radio system is acquiring and processing audio and
text data. No action is needed. This message should
disappear shortly.
CH Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune to
another channel.
CH Unavail Channel no
longer availableThis previously assigned channel is no longer assigned.
Tune to another station. If this station was one of the
presets, choose another station for that preset button.
No Info Artist Name/Feature
not availableNo artist information is available at this time on this channel.
The system is working properly.
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