audio CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO VAN 2007 1.G User Guide

Setting Preset Stations
Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM),
can be programmed on the six numbered
pushbuttons, by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep.
Whenever that numbered pushbutton is
pressed, the station that was set returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:To adjust the bass or the treble, press
and release the AUDIO button until BAS (bass) or
TRE (treble) appears on the display. Then
press and hold the up or the down arrow to
increase or to decrease. If a station is weak or
has static, decrease the treble.To adjust bass or treble to the middle position,
select BAS or TRE. Then press and hold the
AUDIO button for more than two seconds until you
hear a beep. B and a zero or T and a zero appears
on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, first end out of audio
mode by pressing another button, causing the radio
to perform that function, or by waiting five seconds
for the display to return to the time of day. Then
press and hold the AUDIO button for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep. CEN (center)
appears on the display.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the
right and the left speakers, press and release the
AUDIO button until BAL (balance) appears on
the display. Then press and hold the up or
the down arrow to move the sound toward the
right or the left speakers.
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To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press and release the AUDIO button
until FAD (fade) appears on the display. Then
press and hold the up or the down arrow to move
the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
The fade feature may not be available on all
radio systems.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
select BAL or FAD. Then press and hold
AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear
a beep. B and a zero or F and a zero appears
on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker
controls to the middle position, first end out
of audio mode by pressing another button, causing
the radio to perform that function, or by waiting
five seconds for the display to return to the time of
day. Then press and hold the AUDIO button for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep.
CEN appears on the display.Radio Messages
CAL (Calibration):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 configured properly for your vehicle
and must be returned to the dealer for service.
LOC (Locked):This message is displayed when
the THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
the vehicle to the dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in and the CD should begin
playing. CD appears on the display. If you want to
insert a CD with the ignition off, first press the
eject button or the RCL knob.
If you insert a CD with the radio off and the
ignition on, it starts to play
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.
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CD Messages
If 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 dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down
and provide it to your dealer when reporting
the problem.
Radio with Cassette and 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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AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive by
increasing the volume as vehicle speed increases.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AVOL
appears on the display. Each higher setting
provides more volume compensation at faster
vehicle speeds. To turn automatic volume off, press
this button until AVOL OFF appears on the display.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2 or AM. The display shows the selection.
oTUNEp:Turn this knob to select radio
stations.
©SEEK¨:Press either the SEEK or the TYPE
arrows to go to the next or to the previous
station and stay there.
The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
©SCAN¨:Press and hold either the SCAN or
the TYPE arrows for two seconds until SCAN
appears on the display and you hear a beep. The
radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds,
then goes to the next station. Press either
the SCAN or the TYPE arrows again to stop
scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either
the SCAN or the TYPE arrows for more than
four seconds. PSCN appears on the display and
you will hear a double beep. The radio goes
to a preset station, plays for a few seconds, then
goes to the next preset station. Press either
the SCAN or the TYPE arrows again to stop
scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2 and six AM),
can be programed on the six numbered
pushbuttons, by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2 or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep.
Whenever that numbered pushbutton is
pressed, the station that was set returns for
that pushbutton.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
To store an equalization setting to a preset station
perform the following:
1. Tune to the preset station.
2. Press and release the AUTO EQ button to
select the equalization setting.
Once the equalization no longer appears on
the display, the equalization is set for that
preset station.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release the AUDIO knob until
BASS or TREB appears on the display. Turn
the knob to increase or to decrease. The display
shows the bass or treble level. If a station is weak
or has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass and treble to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob. The
radio produces one beep and adjust the display
level to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob
when no tone or speaker control is displayed.
ALL CENTERED appears on the display, you will
hear a beep, and the display level adjusts to
the middle position.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press this
button to select customized equalization settings
designed for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock,
and classical. Selecting CUSTOM or changing
bass or treble, returns the EQ to the manual bass
and treble settings.
The radio saves separate AUTO EQ settings for
each preset and source.
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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 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 AUDIO knob until
FADE appears on the display. Turn the knob to
move the sound toward the front or the rear
speakers.
The fade feature may not be available on all
radio systems.
To adjust the balance and fade to the middle
position, push the AUDIO knob, then push it again
and hold it until the radio produces one beep. The
balance and fade adjusts to the middle position and
the display shows the speaker balance.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob
when no tone or speaker control is displayed.
ALL CENTERED appears on the display, you will
hear a beep, and the display level adjusts to the
middle position.
Finding a Program Type (PTY)
Station (RDS)
To select and find a desired PTY perform the
following:
1. Press the TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. TYPE and a PTY appears
on the display.
2. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release the
TYPE button to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and
release either the TYPE or the SEEK arrows
to select and to take you to the PTY’s first
station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY and
the PTY is displayed, press either the TYPE
or the SEEK arrows once. If the PTY is
not displayed, go back to Step 1.
5. Press either the TYPE or the SEEK arrows to
exit program type select mode.
If the radio cannot find the desired program type,
NONE appears on the display and the radio
returns to the last station you were listening to.
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RDS Messages
INFO (Information):If the current station has a
message, the information symbol appears 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 appears every three seconds.
To scroll through the message, press and release
the INFO button. A new group of words appears
on the display after every press of the button.
Once the complete message has displayed, the
information symbol disappears 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.
Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):The audio system
has been calibrated for your vehicle from the
factory. If CAL ERR appears on the display, it
means that the radio has not been configured
properly for the vehicle and must be returned to
your dealer for service.
LOCKED:This message is displayed 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.
Playing a Cassette Tape
The tape player is built to work best with tapes
that are up to 30 to 45 minutes long on each side.
Tapes longer than that are so thin they may not
work well in this player. The longer side with
the tape visible should face to the right. If you hear
nothing or hear a garbled sound, the tape may
not be in squarely. Press the eject button to
remove the tape and start over.
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If the ignition and radio are off, press the eject
button or the INFO knob to insert and to begin play
of a tape. If the ignition is on and the radio is
off, the tape can be inserted and begins playing.
While the tape is playing, use the VOL, AUDIO,
and SEEK controls just as you do for the
radio. The cassette tape symbol appears on the
display and an arrow showing which side of
the tape is playing. The tape player plays the other
side of the tape when it reaches the end.
Cassette tape adapter kits for portable CD players
works in the cassette tape player. See “CD
Adapter Kits” later for more information.
The tape bias is set automatically when a metal or
chrome tape is inserted.
If an error appears on the display, see “Cassette
Tape Messages” later in this section.
1 PREV (Previous):The tape must have at least
three seconds of silence between each selection
for previous to work. Press this pushbutton to go
to the previous selection on the tape if the
current selection has been playing for less than
three seconds. If pressed when the current
selection has been playing from three to13 seconds, it goes to the beginning of the
previous selection or the beginning of the current
selection, depending on the position on the
tape. If pressed when the current selection has
been playing for more than 13 seconds, it goes to
the beginning of the current selection.
SEEK and a negative number appears on the
display while the cassette player is in the previous
mode. Pressing this pushbutton multiple times
increases the number of selections to be searched
back, up to−9.
2 NEXT:The tape must have at least
three seconds of silence between each selection for
next to work. Press this pushbutton to go to the next
selection on the tape. Pressing this pushbutton
multiple times, in next mode, increases the number
of selections to be searched forward. SEEK and a
positive number appears on the display.
3 REV (Reverse):Press this pushbutton to
quickly reverse the tape. The radio plays while the
tape reverses. Press it again to return to playing
speed. The station frequency and REV appears on
the display. Select stations during reverse
operation by using TUNE and SEEK.
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Playing a CD
Insert a CD part way into the slot, label side up. The
player pulls it in and the CD should begin playing. If
you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, first
press the eject button or the INFO knob.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with the 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.
When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol appears
on the display. As each new track starts to
play, the track number appears on the display.
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 finding 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 225for 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.
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.
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INFO (Information):When the ignition is off,
press this knob to display the time.
For RDS, press the INFO knob to change what
appears on the display while using RDS. The
display options are station name, RDS station
frequency, PTY, and the name of the program
(if available).
To change the default on the display, press the
INFO knob until you see the desired display, then
press and hold the knob until you hear a beep.
The selected display is now the default.
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically
to make up for road and wind noise as you drive
by increasing the volume as vehicle speed
increases.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select MIN, MED, or MAX. AUTO VOL
appears on the display. Each higher setting
provides more volume compensation at faster
vehicle speeds. To turn automatic volume
off, press this button until AUTO VOL OFF
appears on the display.Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2, or AM. The display shows the selection.
oTUNEp:Turn this knob to select radio stations.
©SEEK¨:Press either the SEEK or the TYPE
arrows to go to the next or to the previous
station and stay there.
The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
©SCAN¨:Press and hold either the SCAN or
the TYPE arrows for two seconds until SCN
appears on the display and you hear a beep. The
radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds,
then goes to the next station. Press either the
SCAN or the TYPE arrows again to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either
the SCAN or the TYPE arrows for more than
four seconds. PSC appears on the display and you
will hear a double beep. The radio goes to a preset
station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the
next preset station. Press either the SCAN or the
TYPE arrows again to stop scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
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