BUICK RANDEZVOUS 2007 Owner's Manual

{CAUTION:
This system provides you with a far
greater access to audio stations and song
listings. Giving extended attention to
entertainment tasks while driving can
cause a crash and you or others can be
injured or killed. Always keep your eyes
on the road and your mind on the
drive — avoid engaging in extended
searching while driving.
Keeping your mind on the drive is important for
safe driving. For more information, seeDefensive
Driving on page 302.
Here are some ways in which you can help avoid
distraction while driving.
While your vehicle is parked:
Familiarize yourself with all of its controls.
Familiarize yourself with its operation.
Set up your audio system by presetting your
favorite radio stations, setting the tone, and
adjusting the speakers. Then, when driving
conditions permit, you can tune to your favorite
radio stations using the presets and steering
wheel controls if the vehicle has them.
Notice:Before adding any sound equipment to
your vehicle, such as an audio system, CD
player, CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way
radio, make sure that it can be added by
checking with your dealer. Also, check federal
rules covering mobile radio and telephone
units. If sound equipment can be added, it is
very important to do it properly. Added sound
equipment may interfere with the operation of
your vehicle’s engine, radio, or other systems,
and even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems
may interfere with the operation of sound
equipment that has been added.
Your vehicle has a feature called Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, the audio
system can be played even after the ignition
is turned off. SeeRetained Accessory Power
(RAP) on page 129for more information.
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Setting the Time
Press and hold H until the correct hour appears on
the display. AM will appear for morning hours.
Press and hold M until the correct minute appears
on the display. The time can be set with the
ignition on or off.
To synchronize the time with an FM station
broadcasting Radio Data System (RDS)
information, press and hold H and M at the same
time until TIME UPDATED appears on the
display. If the time is not available from the station,
NO UPDATE will appear on the display.
RDS time is broadcast once a minute. After tuning
to an RDS broadcast station, it may take a few
minutes for the time to update.
Radio with CD
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data System
(RDS). RDS features are available for use only on
FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
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With RDS, your radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected
type of programming
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
Display messages from radio stations
Seek to stations with traffic announcements
This system relies upon receiving specic
information from these stations and only works
when the information is available. In rare cases, a
radio station can broadcast incorrect information
that can cause the radio features to work
improperly. If this happens, contact the radio
station.
While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the
station name or call letters display instead of the
frequency. RDS stations can also provide the
time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming, and the name of the program being
broadcast.
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. 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
PWR (Power):Push this knob to turn the system
on and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease the volume.
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SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume):With SCV,
your audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
To get to SCV, push the TUNE/AUDIO knob
repeatedly until SPEED VOL (volume) displays.
Turn the TUNE/AUDIO knob to select MIN
(minimum), MED (medium), or MAX (maximum).
Each higher setting allows for more volume
compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then, as
you drive, SCV automatically 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 SCV until OFF displays.
DISP (Display):Press this button to switch the
display between the radio station frequency
and the time. Press this button to display the time
when the ignition is turned off.
For RDS, press the DISP (display) button to
change what appears on the display while using
RDS. The display options are station, RDS station
frequency, PTY (program type), and the name
of the program (if available).For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP 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 the desired display appears, then
hold the button until the display ashes. The
selected display becomes the default.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2, or AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The
selection displays.
TUNE:Turn this knob to select radio stations.
©SEEK¨:Press 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 SEEK arrow
for two seconds until SCAN displays. The radio
goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then
goes to the next station. Press either SEEK arrow
again to stop scanning.
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To scan preset stations, press and hold either
SEEK arrow for more than four seconds until
PSCAN and the preset number displays. You will
hear two beeps. The radio goes to the rst preset
station stored on the pushbuttons, plays for a few
seconds, then goes to the next preset station. Press
either SEEK arrow again to stop scanning presets.
The radio only seeks and scans stations with a
strong signal that are in the selected band.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped), can be
programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by
performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM, or
XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press EQ to select the equalization.5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep. 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/Midrange/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release this knob until BASS,
MID (midrange), or TREBLE displays. Then
turn the AUDIO knob to increase or to decrease
the tone. 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 TREBLE. Then
push and hold AUDIO for more than two seconds
until you hear a beep. BASS and a zero, MID
and a zero, or TREBLE and a zero displays.
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To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, rst exit the audio
mode by waiting ve seconds without making
any changes. Then push and hold the AUDIO knob
for more than two seconds until you hear a
beep. ALL CENTERED displays.
EQ (Equalizer):Press this button to select
customized equalization settings designed for
country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and
classical.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the
right and the left speakers, push and release the
AUDIO knob until BAL (balance) displays.
Then turn the AUDIO knob to move the sound
toward the right or the left speakers. A bar graph
with indicators shows how the sound is balanced.
To adjust the fade between the front and the
rear speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob
until FADE displays. Then turn the AUDIO
knob to move the sound toward the front or the
rear speakers. A bar graph with indicators shows
how the sound is balanced.To adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
select BAL or FADE. Then push and hold the
AUDIO knob for more than two seconds until you
hear a beep. The indicator is centered on the
display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, rst exit the audio
mode by waiting ve seconds without making
any changes. Then push and hold the AUDIO knob
for more than two seconds until a beep sounds.
ALL CENTERED displays.Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the
following:
1. Press P-TYP to activate program type select
mode. The PTY symbol displays.
2. Turn the AUDIO knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays, press either
SEEK arrow to select the PTY to go to the
PTY’s rst station.
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4. To go to another station within that PTY while
the PTY is displayed, press either SEEK
arrow once. If the PTY is not displayed, press
either SEEK arrow twice to display the PTY
and then to go to another station.
5. Press P-TYP to exit the program type,
select mode.
If the PTY times out and is no longer displays,
go back to Step 1.
If both PTY and TRAF (traffic) are on, the radio
searches for stations with the selected PTY
and traffic announcements.
SCAN:Scan the stations within a PTY by
performing the following:
1. Press P-TYP to activate program type select
mode. The PTY symbol displays.
2. Turn the AUDIO knob to select a PTY.3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and
hold either SEEK arrow. The radio begins
scanning the stations in the PTY.
4. Press either SEEK arrow to stop at a station.
If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio scans
for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
BAND (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. AF ON displays. The radio can
switch to stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
BAND again for two seconds. AF OFF displays.
The radio does not switch to other stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
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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.
INFO (Information):If the current station has a
message, INFO 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 INFO
button. A new group of words displays after each
press of the button. Once the complete message
has displayed, INFO disappears from the display
until another new message is received. The last
message can be displayed by pressing the INFO
button. The last message can be viewed until a new
message is received or you tune to a different
station.TRAF (Traffic):If TRAF displays, the tuned
station broadcasts traffic announcements. Press
this button to receive the traffic announcement
from the station. TRAF displays between brackets.
You receive a traffic announcement when the
tuned radio station broadcasts one.
If the station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, press the TRAF button and the
radio seeks to a station that does. When a station
that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the
radio stops seeking and TRAF displays between
brackets. If no station is found that broadcasts
traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC displays.
If only the brackets display, press the TRAF button
to remove the brackets or use the TUNE knob or
the SEEK arrows to go to a station that broadcasts
traffic announcements. If no station is found that
broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC
displays.
The radio plays the traffic announcements if the
volume is low. The radio interrupts the play of a CD
if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic
announcements and the brackets are displayed.
This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
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Radio Messages
CAL (CALIBRATE):The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If
CAL appears on the display it means that the radio
has not been congured properly for your vehicle
and must be returned to your dealer for service.
LOCKED:This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take the
vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your dealer.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 276later 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. If you want to insert a CD while the
ignition or the radio is off, rst press the eject or
DISP button.
When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
displays.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 playing
where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio
source.
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.
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. There can be an increase in skipping,
difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading
and ejecting. If these problems occur, check the
bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD
is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or
scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the
surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of Your CDs
and DVDs on page 298for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
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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.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time, or
attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you
could damage the CD player. When 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 appears on the display, see “CD
Messages” later in this section.
1
s(Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton
to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. Release this
pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time
of the track displays.
2
\(Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton
to advance quickly within a track. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. Release this
pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time
of the track displays.4 RDM (Random):Press this pushbutton to hear
the tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order. Press RDM again to turn off random play.
EQ (Equalizer):Press EQ to select an
equalization setting while playing a CD. The
equalization is set whenever a CD is played. See
“EQ” listed previously for more information.
©SEEK¨:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the current track if it has played more than
eight seconds. Press the right arrow to go to
the next track. If either arrow is held or pressed
more than once, the player continues moving
backward or forward through the CD.
To scan tracks, press and hold either SEEK arrow
for two seconds until SCAN displays and you
will hear a beep. The CD goes to the next track,
plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next
track. The sound mutes and SCAN and the track
number displays while scanning. The CD only
scans forward. Press either SEEK arrow again to
stop scanning.
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