audio CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER 2003 1.G User Guide

Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only
on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Using this system, 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, and
·seek to stations with traffic announcements.
This system relies upon receiving speci®c information
from these stations and will only work when the
information is available. In rare cases, a radio station
may broadcast incorrect information that will cause
the radio features to work improperly. If this happens,
contact the radio station.
While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or the call letters will appear on the display,
instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide
the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming and the name of the program being
broadcast.DISP (Display):Press this 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, push the knob
until you see the display you want, then hold the knob
for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep
and selected display will now be the default.
Finding a PTY Station
To select and ®nd a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE LIST knob. TYPE and a PTY
will appear on the display.
2. Select a category by turning the P-TYPE
LIST knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press the
SEEK TYPE button to take you to the category's
®rst station.
4. If you want to go to another station within that
category and the category is displayed, press
the SEEK TYPE button once. If the category is not
displayed, press the SEEK TYPE button twice to
display the category and then to go to another
station.
If the radio cannot ®nd the desired program type, NONE
will appear on the display and the radio will return to
the last station you were listening to.
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Radio with Cassette and CD
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease volume.
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, your 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 will appear on
the display. Each higher setting will allow for more
volume compensation as vehicle speed increases.
NONE will appear on the display if the radio cannot
determine the vehicle speed. If you don't want to
use automatic volume, select OFF.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio your vehicle is
equipped with Bose AudioPilot
žnoise compensation
technology. AudioPilot monitors the level of noise in the
vehicle and automatically increases or decreases the
level of the audio to keep your audio above the noise.
To use this feature press the AUTO VOL button
until AVOL ON appears on the display. This feature
works best at lower volume settings where background
noise may be louder than the audio. At high volume
settings, where the audio is much louder than the
background noise, there will be no change in the audio
level. To turn automatic volume off, press this button
until AVOL OFF appears on the display.
DISPL (Display):Press this button to switch the display
between the radio station frequency and the time. Time
display is available with the ignition turned off.
To change the default on the display, push the knob until
you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two
seconds. The radio will produce one beep and selected
display will now be the default. Standard Radio Shown ± Bose
žSimilar
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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 will show the bass
or treble level. If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass and treble to the middle position,
push and hold the AUDIO knob. The radio will produce
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. The radio will produce
one beep and display ALL with the level display in
the middle position.
AUTO TONE (Automatic Tone):Press this button to
choose bass and treble equalization settings designed
for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock and classical
stations.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode,
press and release the AUDIO knob.If your vehicle has the Bose
žradio, press the AUTO
TONE button to enhance the audio performance
for different passengers in the vehicle.
The setting last chosen will appear on the display when
you ®rst press AUTO TONE. Each time you press
this button, another setting will appear on the display
and AUTO TONE will switch to one of the preset
settings listed.
Your audio system allows you to choose from four
different equalization settings: normal, driver, rear and
spacious. These settings can be used while listening to
the radio or the CD player.
NORMAL:Provides the best overall vehicle sound
quality for all seating locations.
DRIVER:This setting gives the driver the best sound
quality.
REAR:This setting gives the rear seat passengers the
best sound quality.
SPACIOUS:This setting makes the listening space
seem larger.
The radio will save separate AUTO TONE settings for
each preset and source.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance to 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 to 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.
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
will be adjusted to the middle position and the display
will show 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. The radio will produce
one beep and display ALL with the level display in
the middle position.
Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only
on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Using this system, the 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, and
·seek to stations with traffic announcements.
This system relies upon receiving speci®c information
from these stations and will only work when the
information is available. In rare cases, a radio station
may broadcast incorrect information that will cause
the radio features to work improperly. If this happens,
contact the radio station.
While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or the call letters will appear on the display,
instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide
the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming and the name of the program being
broadcast.
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Playing a Cassette Tape
Your 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 the ignition is on, but the radio is
off, the tape can be inserted and will begin playing. A
tape symbol is shown on the display whenever a tape is
inserted. If you hear nothing but a garbled sound, the
tape may not be in squarely. Press EJT to remove
the tape and start over.
While the tape is playing, use the VOL, AUDIO and
SEEK controls just as you do for the radio. The display
will show TAPE and an arrow showing which side of
the tape is playing.
If you want to insert a tape while the ignition is off, ®rst
press EJT or DISPL.
If an error appears on the display, see ªCassette Tape
Messagesº later in this section.
1 PREV (Previous):Your 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 3 to
13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the previous
selection or the beginning of the current selection,depending upon the position on the tape. If pressed
when the current selection has been playing for more
than 13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the current
selection.
SEEK and a negative number will appear on the display
while the cassette player is in the previous mode.
Pressing this pushbutton multiple times will increase the
number of selections to be searched back, up to -9.
2 NEXT:Your 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. If
you press the pushbutton more than once, the player will
continue moving forward through the tape. SEEK and a
positive number will appear on the display.
3 REV (Reverse):Press this pushbutton to reverse the
tape rapidly. Press it again to return to playing speed.
The radio will play while the tape reverses. The
station frequency and REV will appear on the display.
You may select stations during reverse operation
by using the TUNE and SEEK.
4 FWD (Forward):Press this pushbutton to advance
quickly to another part of the tape. Press this pushbutton
again to return to playing speed. The radio will play
while the tape advances. The station frequency
and FWD will appear on the display. You may select
stations during forward operation by using TUNE
and SEEK.
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Radio with Six-Disc CD
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn the knob to increase or to
decrease volume.
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, your audio system will adjust 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 will appear on
the display. Each higher setting will provide more
volume compensation as vehicle speed increases. The
volume level should always sound the same to you
as you drive. To turn automatic volume off, press this
button until AVOL OFF appears on the display.
If your vehicle has the Bose
žaudio system your
vehicle has a feature called Bose AudioPilotžnoise
compensation technology. AudioPilotžmonitors the level
of noise in the vehicle and automatically increases or
decreases the level of the audio to keep it audible above
the noise.
Press the AUTO VOL button until AVOL ON appears on
the display. This feature works best at lower volume
settings where background noise may be louder than the
audio. At high volume settings, where the audio is
much louder than the noise, there will be no change in
audio level. To turn this feature off, press the AUTO
VOL button until AVOL OFF appears in the display.
RCL (Recall):Push this knob to switch the display
between the time and the radio station frequency.
Push this knob with the ignition off to display the time.
To change the default on the display, push the knob until
you see the display you want, then hold the knob for
two seconds. The radio will produce one beep and
selected display will now be the default. Standard Radio Shown ± Bose
žSimilar
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:Push the AUDIO knob until BASS, MID or
TREB appears on the display. Turn the knob to increase
or to decrease. If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
To adjust bass, midrange or treble to the middle
position, select BASS, MID or TREB and push and hold
the AUDIO knob. The radio will produce one beep
and adjust the display level to zero.
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. The radio will produce
one beep and CENTERED will appear on the display.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press this button
to choose between bass and treble equalization
settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock and
classical program types.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO EQ
button until CUSTOM appears on the display or adjust
the bass and treble. Then you will be able to manually
adjust the bass and treble using the AUDIO knob.The radio will save separate AUTO EQ settings for each
preset and source.
If your vehicle has the Bosežaudio system, your AUTO
EQ settings are either CUSTOM or TALK.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, push the AUDIO knob until BAL
appears on the display. Turn the knob to move the
sound toward the left or the right speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers,
push and hold the AUDIO knob until FAD 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, select balance or fade and push and hold the
AUDIO knob. The radio will beep once and will
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 controls are displayed. The radio will
produce one beep and CENTERED will appear on the
display.
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Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only
on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Using this system, the 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, and
·seek to stations with traffic announcements.
This system relies upon receiving speci®c information
from these stations and will only work when the
information is available. In rare cases, a radio station
may broadcast incorrect information that will cause
the radio features to work improperly. If this happens,
contact the radio station.
While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or the call letters will appear on the display instead
of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the
time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming and the name of the program being
broadcast.
Finding a PTY Station
To select and ®nd a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY will be displayed on the screen.
2. Select a category by turning the P-TYPE knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to select the category and take you to
the category's ®rst station.
4. If you want to go to another station within that
category and the category is displayed, press
either SEEK arrow once. If the category is not
displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display
the category and then to go to another station.
5. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go
back to Step 1.
If both P-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will search
for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
To use the PTY interrupt feature, press and hold the
P-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY
you want to interrupt with. When selected, an asterisk
will appear beside that PTY on the display. You
may select multiple interrupts if desired. When you are
listening to a compact disc, the last selected RDS
station will interrupt play if that selected program type
format is broadcast.
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Battery Replacement
To change the batteries, do the following:
1. Loosen the screw on the battery compartment door
located on the left side of the headphones.
2. Replace the two AAA batteries in the compartment.
Make sure that they are installed correctly.
3. Tighten the screws to close the compartment door.
If the headphones are to be stored for a long period
of time, remove the batteries and keep them in a cool,
dry place.
Stereo RCA Jacks
The RCA jacks and the mini-headphone jacks are
located behind the video screen on the overhead
console. The RCA jacks allow you to hook up an
auxiliary device such as a camcorder or a video game
unit. The yellow RCA jack is used for video and the
red and white RCA jacks are used for audio. You may
require adapter connectors or cables to connect
your auxiliary device to the RCA jacks. Refer to the
manufacturer's instructions for proper usage. The
mini-headphone jacks allow you to hook up
two customer provided wired headphones.To use the auxiliary audio and video inputs on the RSE,
connect an external auxiliary device such as a
camcorder to the RCA jacks and turn on both the
auxiliary device power and the power on the front of the
RSE player. If a disc is not present in the player, the
auxiliary signal will immediately be displayed on
the RSE. If a disc is present when the RSE power is
turned on, the player will automatically begin playing the
disc and the user will need to press the AUX button
on the remote control to display and/or hear the auxiliary
input signals. Each press of the AUX button on the
remote control will switch the system between disc and
auxiliary input. The wired headphone volume control
will only operate when the DVD player power is turned
on and it controls both wired headphone jacks at
the same time. SeeRemote Controllater in this section
for more information.
Audio Speakers
Audio from the DVD player can only be heard either
through the IR headphones or wired headphones
(not included). The sound will not come through the
vehicle's speakers.
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DVD Player
The DVD player is located in the overhead console. The
DVD player can be controlled by the buttons on the
DVD player and by the buttons on the remote control.
See
Remote Controllater in this section for more
information.
The DVD player works while the ignition is in RUN or
ACCESSORY.
The entertainment system is only compatible with
Region 1 DVDs authorized for use in the United States,
Canada, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands
and some islands in the Paci®c. On some DVD jackets,
you will see the region displayed. Regular audio CDs
can also be played by the DVD player. The video screen
will default to off when an audio CD is played. Home
recorded CDs (CDRs) may not play in this DVD player.
Try the audio system's CD player instead.
If an error message appears on the front instrument
panel display, see
DVD Messageslater in this section.
DVD Player Buttons
OPWR (Power):Press this button to turn the DVD
player on.
`(Wired Headphone Volume):Press the plus (+) or
minus (-) symbol to increase or to decrease the
wired headphone volume.
k(Play/Pause):Press this button to start play. Press
this button while a DVD is playing to pause it. Press
it again to continue playing the DVD.
h(Stop/Eject):Press this button to stop playing,
rewinding or fast forwarding. Press the button a second
time to eject the disc.
Playing a Disc
To play a disc, gently insert the disc with the label side
up into the loading slot. The DVD player will continue
loading the disc and the player will automatically start.
If a disc is already in the player, press the play/pause
button on the face of the player or on the remote control.
Some DVDs will not allow you to fast forward or skip
the copyright or previews. Some DVDs will begin playing
after the previews have ®nished. If the DVD does not
begin playing, refer to the on-screen instructions.
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