CD player CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2006 1.G Owners Manual

Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light......3-30
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage..................3-31
Malfunction Indicator Lamp.............................3-31
Oil Pressure Light.........................................3-34
Change Engine Oil Light................................3-35
Security Light...............................................3-35
Reduced Engine Power Light.........................3-35
Highbeam On Light.......................................3-36
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
Indicator Light...........................................3-36
Gate Ajar Light.............................................3-36
Fuel Gage...................................................3-36
Low Fuel Warning Light.................................3-37Audio System(s).............................................3-38
Setting the Time...........................................3-39
Radio with CD (Base Level)...........................3-40
Radio with CD (MP3)....................................3-51
Radio with Six-Disc CD.................................3-67
Theft-Deterrent Feature..................................3-81
Audio Steering Wheel Controls.......................3-81
Radio Reception...........................................3-82
Care of Your CDs.........................................3-83
Care of the CD Player...................................3-83
Fixed Mast Antenna......................................3-83
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System.............3-84
Chime Level Adjustment................................3-84
Section 3 Instrument Panel
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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.
Notice:The chime signals related to safety belts,
parking brake, and other functions of your vehicle
operate through the radio/entertainment system.
If that equipment is replaced or additional equipment
is added to your vehicle, the chimes may not
work. Make sure that replacement or additional
equipment is compatible with your vehicle before
installing it. SeeAccessories and Modifications
on page 5-3.
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 2-16for more
information.Setting the Time
To set the hour, press the clock button. The clock
symbol will appear on the audio display and the hour
number will ash. Then turn the ADJ knob to increase or
to decrease the hour. To set the minutes, press the
clock button again. The minute numbers will ash. Then
turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease the
minutes. 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
release the clock button to enter the clock set mode,
then press and hold the clock button for three seconds
until UPDATED appears on the display. If the time
is not available from the station, NO TIME 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.
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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 or DISP knob.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with the CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When the ignition or the
radio is turned on, the CD will start playing, where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
When the CD is inserted, the CD icon will appear on the
display. As each new track starts to play, TRACK and
the track number will appear on the display.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality may 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 may 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 on page 3-83for more information.If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD.
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 instead.
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.
Do not play 3 inch (8 cm) CDs without a standard
adapter CD.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
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s(Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release the button to play the
passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on
the display.
\(Fast Forward):Press and hold this button to
advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage.
The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display.
9RPT (Repeat):Press this button once to hear a
track over again. RPT ON will appear on the display.
The current track will continue to repeat. Press
RPT again to turn off repeat play. RPT OFF will appear
on the display and RPT will disappear from the
display.
9RDM (Random):Press this button to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. TRACK,
TRK#, and the RDM icon will appear on the display.
TRACK and the track number will appear on the display
when each track starts to play. Press RDM again to turn
off random play. RDM OFF will appear on the display and
the RDM icon will disappear from the display.
oSEEKp:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current track. If this button is pressed more than
once, the player will continue moving backward through
the CD.
Press the right arrow to go to the start of the next track.
If this button is pressed more than once, the player
will continue moving forward through the CD.
©SCAN¨:To scan the CD, press either SCAN
arrow. Use this feature to listen to ten seconds of each
track of the CD. Press either SCAN arrow again, to
stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press the DISP knob to see how long
the current track has been playing. The track number,
and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the
display. To change the default on the display, track or
elapsed time, press the knob until you see the display you
want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will
produce one beep and the selected display will now be
the default. Pressing this knob will also display text on
commercially recorded CDs (if available).
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EQ (Equalizer):Press this button to select the desired
equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization
will be automatically recalled whenever a CD is
played. For more information, see “EQ” listed previously
in this section.
AM/FM:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
9CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening
to the radio. CD will appear on the display.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may
be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs
may be loaded with the ignition and radio off if this
button is pressed rst.
CD Messages
CHECK DISK:If this message appears on the display,
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 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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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 or DISP knob.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with the CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When the ignition or the
radio is turned on, the CD will start playing, where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
When a CD is inserted, the CD icon will appear on the
display. As each new track starts to play, TRACK
and the track number will appear on the display.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality may 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 may 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 on page 3-83for more
information.If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD.
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 instead.
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.
Do not play 3 inch (8 cm) CDs without a standard
adapter CD.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
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s(Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at
a reduced volume. Release the button to play the
passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on
the display.
\(Fast Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton to
advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage.
The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display.
9RDM (Random):Press this button to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. TRACK,
TRK #, and the RDM icon will appear on the display.
TRACK and the track number will appear on the display
when each track starts to play. Press RDM again to
turn off random play. RDM OFF will appear on the
display and the RDM icon will disappear from
the display.
©SEEK¨:Press and release the left arrow to go to
the start of the current track. If this button is pressed
more than once, the player will continue moving
backward through the CD.Press and release the right arrow to go to the start of
the next track. If this button is pressed more than
once, the player will continue moving forward through
the CD.
To scan the CD, press and hold either SEEK arrow for
more than two seconds. Use this feature to listen to
ten seconds of each track of the CD. Press either SEEK
arrow again, to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press the DISP knob to see how long
the current track has been playing. The track number,
and the elapsed time of the track will appear on
the display. To change the default on the display, track
or elapsed time, press the knob until you see the
display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds.
The radio will produce one beep and the selected
display will now be the default. Pressing this knob will
also display text on commercially recorded CDs (if
available).
EQ (Equalizer):Press this button to select the desired
equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization
will be automatically recalled whenever a CD is played.
For more information, see “EQ” listed previously in
this section.
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AM/FM:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
XM/AUX:Press this button to listen to XM™
(if equipped) when a CD is playing. The inactive CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
9CD:Press this button to play a CD when listening
to the radio. CD will appear on the display.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may
be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs
may be loaded with the ignition or radio off if this button
is pressed rst.
Using an MP3 CD
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 .m3u 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.
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 names. 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.
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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 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. 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.
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.
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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 2 pages will
be shortened.
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 the CD will begin to play
after the player has read the table of contents, has read
the le structure, and has determined where the rst
playable track is located. READING DISC will appear on
the display. After the MP3 has been read, the number
of folders and tracks will appear on the display.The radio will go back to the default display and the
CD icon will appear. If you want to insert an MP3 with
the ignition off, rst press the EJECT button or push the
RCL knob. If you insert a CD with the radio off and
the ignition on, it will start to play.
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.
The track number will appear on the display, as each
new track starts to play.
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 may 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 may 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 on page 3-83for more information.
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