CHEVROLET MALIBU 2007 6.G Owners Manual

BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate
frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger
station with the same program type. To turn
alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND
for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ ON and
AF displays. The radio can switch to stations
with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
BAND again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF
displays and AF disappears. The radio does not
switch to other stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
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.
MSG (Message):If the current station has a
message, MSG 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 MSG
button. A new group of words display after every
press of this button. Once the complete message
has displayed, MSG disappears until another new
message is received. The last message can display
by pressing the MSG button. The last message
can be viewed until a new message is received or
a different station is tuned to.
When a message is not available from a station,
NO MESSAGE displays.
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MSG (Traffic):If TRAFFIC displays, the tuned
station broadcasts traffic announcements and
when a traffic announcement comes on the
tuned radio station you will hear it.
If the current tuned station does not broadcast
traffic announcements, press and hold this
button for two seconds and the radio seeks to a
station that does. When a station that broadcasts
traffic announcements is found, the radio stops
seeking and TRAF between brackets displays.
When a traffic announcement comes on the
tuned radio station you will hear it. If no station
is found that broadcasts traffic announcements,
NO TRAFFIC INFO displays.
If TRAF displays, press and hold the MSG
button for two seconds to turn off the traffic
announcements.
The radio plays the traffic announcement even
if the volume is low. The radio interrupts the
play of a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts
traffic announcements.
This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.Radio Messages
CALIBRATE:The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory.
If CALIBRATE displays, it means that the radio
has not been congured properly for the vehicle
and it must be returned to your dealer/retailer
for service.
LOCKED:This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
your vehicle to your dealer/retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 259later in
this section for further detail.
Playing a CD
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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When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays
on the CD. As each new track starts to play,
the track number also displays.
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 does not play properly.
If the surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of Your
CDs and DVDs on page 285for 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.
If an error displays, see “CD Messages” later
in this section.
LOAD:Press the LOAD button to load CDs into
the CD player. This CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD button.
3. Wait for INSERT CD to ash on the display.
4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
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To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for
two seconds.
A beep sounds and MULTI LOAD CD,
then INSERT CD and the number displays.
3. Once INSERT CD and the number displays,
load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the
slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, INSERT CD and
the number displays again. After that, you can
load another CD. The CD player takes up
to six CDs. Do not try to load more than six.
To load more than one CD but less than six,
complete Steps 1 through 3. When nished loading
CDs, the radio begins to play the last CD loaded.
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number
for each CD displays and the currently selected
slot number is underlined.
EJECT /
Z:To eject a single CD press
the EJECT /
Zbutton. The radio displays
EJECTING CD # and the single CD symbol
ashes until the CD is ready to be removed.When the CD is ready to be removed it ejects
part way from the radio and the display changes
to a ashing REMOVE CD # with the single
CD symbol ashing until the CD is removed.
If the CD is not removed within 25 seconds the
radio pulls it back in.
To eject multiple CDs, press and hold the
EJECT /
Zbutton until a beep sounds and
EJECTING ALL CDS displays with the single CD
symbol ashing. The CD symbol ashes until
a CD is ready to be removed. When the CD is
ready to be removed it ejects part way from
the radio and the display changes to a ashing
REMOVE CD # with the single CD symbol
ashing until the CD is removed. If the CD is
not removed within 25 seconds the radio pulls
it back in. After the CD is removed the radio
repeats the previous actions until all of the CDs
have been removed or a CD is pulled back in.
Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number displays. To play
a specic CD, press the numbered pushbutton
that corresponds to the CD you want to play.
A small bar displays under the CD number that
is playing, and the track number also displays.
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If an error displays, see “CD Messages” later in
this section.
s(Reverse):Press and hold thesbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound
at a reduced volume. Release the
sbutton to
play the passage. T#, the elapsed time, and
REV (reverse) displays.
\(Fast Forward):Press and hold the\button
to advance quickly within a track. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. Release the
\button
to play the passage. T#, the elapsed time, and
FWD (forward) displays.
RPT (Repeat):With the repeat setting, one track
or an entire CD can be repeated.
To use repeat, do the following:
To repeat the track you are listening to,
press and release the RPT button. REPEAT
ON and RPT displays. Press RPT again to
turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF displays
and RPT disappears.
To repeat the CD you are listening to, press
and hold the RPT button for more than
two seconds. REPEAT ON and RPT displays.
Press RPT again to turn off repeat play.
REPEAT OFF displays and RPT disappears.RDM (Random):With the random setting, the
tracks can be played in random, rather than
sequential, order, on one CD or on all of the CDs.
To use random, do one of the following:
To play the tracks in random order on the
CD this is currently playing, press the RDM
button. RANDOM TRACKS and RDM displays.
Press RDM again to turn off random play.
RANDOM OFF displays and RDM disappears.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are
loaded, in random order, press and hold the
RDM button for more than two seconds.
A beep sounds, RANDOM ALL CDS, and
RDM displays. Press RDM again to turn off
random play. RANDOM OFF displays and
RDM disappears.
xSEEKw:Press the downxSEEK arrow to
go to the start of the current track, if more than
eight seconds have played. Press the up
wSEEK
arrow to go to the beginning of the next track.
If either the down
xor upwSEEK arrow is held
or pressed more than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward through the CD.
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To scan the current CD, press and hold either
the down
xor upwSEEK arrow for more than
two seconds. The CD goes to the next track, plays
the rst 10 seconds, then goes to the next track.
Press either the down
xor upwSEEK arrow
again to stop scanning.
To scan all of the CDs loaded, press and hold either
the down
xor upwSEEK arrow for more than
four seconds. The CD goes to the next CD,
plays the rst 10 seconds of the rst track, then
goes to the next CD. Press either the down
xor
up
wSEEK arrow again to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this knob to switch
between time, temperature, and the elapsed
time of the track. To change the default display
(CD#/Track#/Time, CD#/Track#/Temperature,
or Track#/Elapsed Time/Temperature), press
the knob until the desired option displayed,
then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio
produces one beep and the selected display
becomes the default.
AUTO TONE / AUTO EQ (Automatic
Equalization):Press this button to select the
desired equalization setting while playing a CD.The equalization is set when a CD is played.
For more information, see “AUTO TONE” or
“AUTO EQ” listed previously in this section.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) remains
inside the radio for future listening.
SRCE (Source):Press this button to play a CD
or to access the remote device, when listening
to the radio.
Using Song List /RMode
The six-disc CD changer has a feature called
song list. This feature is capable of saving
20 track selections.
To save tracks into the song list feature, perform
the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on and load it with at least
one CD. See “LOAD” listed previously in
this section for more information.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in
song list mode. S-LIST should not display.
If S-LIST is displayed, press the SONG LIST
button to turn it off.
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3. Select the desired CD by pressing the
numbered pushbutton and then use the
up
wSEEK arrow to locate the track to
be saved. The track begins to play.
4. Press and hold the
R(song list) button
for two or more seconds to save the track
into memory. When song list is pressed,
one beep sounds. After two seconds
of pressing
Rcontinuously, two beeps
sound to conrm that the track has been
saved and TRACK number ADDED displays.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other
selections.
SONG LIST FULL displays if you try to save
more than 20 selections.
To play the song list, press the
Rbutton.
One beep sounds and SONG LIST displays.
The recorded tracks begin to play in the order
that they were saved.
Seek through the song list by using either the
down
xor upwSEEK arrow. Seeking past the
last saved track returns you to the rst saved track.To delete tracks from the song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the
Rbutton to turn song list on.
SONG LIST displays.
3. Press either the down
xor upwSEEK arrow
to select the desired track to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the
Rbutton for two seconds.
When song list is pressed, one beep sounds.
After two seconds of continuously pressing
the song list button, two beeps sound to
conrm that the track has been deleted
and TRACK number DELETED displays.
After a track has been deleted, the remaining
tracks are moved up the list. When another track
is added to the song list, the track is added to
the end of the list.
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To delete the entire song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the
Rbutton to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press and hold the
Rbutton for more
than four seconds. A beep sounds, followed
by two beeps after two seconds, and a
nal beep sounds after four seconds.
SONG LIST EMPTY displays indicating
that the song list has been deleted.
If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains
saved tracks from that CD, those tracks are
automatically deleted from the song list.
Any tracks saved to the song list again are
added to the bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press the song list
button. One beep sounds and S-LIST is
removed from the display.
CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message displays and/or the
CD ejects, 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 could have been a problem while
burning the CD.
The label could 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/retailer. If the
radio displays an error message, write it down and
provide it to your dealer/retailer when reporting
the problem.
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XM 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 codeThe 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 audio 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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Radio Display Message Condition Action Required
No Info Song/Program Title
not availableNo song title information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
No Info Category Name
not availableNo category information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
No Info No Text/Informational
message availableNo text or informational messages are available at this time
on this channel. The system is working properly.
Not Found No channel available for
the chosen categoryThere are no channels available for the selected category.
The system is working properly.
XM Locked Theft lock active The XM™ receiver in your vehicle could have previously
been in another vehicle. For security purposes, XM™
receivers cannot be swapped between vehicles. If this
message is received after having your vehicle serviced,
check with your dealer/retailer.
Radio ID Radio ID label
(channel 0)If tuned to channel 0, this message alternates with the
XM™ Radio eight digit radio ID label. This label is needed
to activate the service.
Unknown Radio ID not known
(should only be if
hardware failure)If this message is received when tuned to channel 0,
there could be a receiver fault. Consult with your
dealer/retailer.
Chk XMRcvr Hardware failure in
the receiver moduleIf this message does not clear within a short period of
time, the receiver could have a fault. Consult with your
dealer/retailer.
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