display CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER 2009 1.G Owner's Guide

Notice:Contact your dealer/retailer before adding
any equipment.
Adding audio or communication equipment could
interfere with the operation of the vehicle’s engine,
radio, or other systems, and could damage them.
Follow federal rules covering mobile radio and
telephone equipment.
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.
The vehicle has 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 2-23for more information.Setting the Clock
The clock can be set with the ignition on or off.
The radio may have a button marked with an H or HR to
represent hours and an M or MN to represent minutes.
Press and hold the hour button until the correct hour
displays. AM or PM displays for morning or evening
hours. Press and hold the minute button until the
correct minute displays.
To synchronize the time with an FM station
broadcasting Radio Data System (RDS) information,
press and hold the hour and minute buttons at the same
time until UPDATED and the clock symbol appear on
the display. If the time is not available from the station,
NO UPDATE or NO UPDAT will appear on the display.
RDS time is broadcast once a minute. After tuning to
an RDS broadcast station, it could take a few minutes
for the time to update.
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The vehicle has one of these radios as its audio
system.
If the vehicle has the Bose
®audio system, it has
six Bose®amplied speakers.
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.
With RDS, 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.
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 causes 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. Base Six-Disc CD Radio shown, Bose
®similar
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Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push to turn the system on and off.
opVOL or VOLUME:Turn to increase or to decrease
the volume.
DISPL (Display) or INFO (Information):Press to
display the time while the ignition is off.
For RDS, press to change the information while using
RDS. The display options are station name, RDS station
frequency, PTY (program type), and the name of the
program (if available).
For XM, press 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
DISPL or INFO knob until the desired display is shown,
then briey press and hold the knob until a beep is
heard. The selected display becomes the default.
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically to make
up for road and wind noise while driving 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, or depending
on the radio, MIN, MED, or MAX. AUTO VOL. Each
higher setting provides more volume compensation at
faster vehicle speeds. On some radios, NONE may
display if the radio cannot determine the vehicle speed.
To turn automatic volume off, press this button until
OFF, AVOL OFF, or AUTO VOL OFF displays.
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press to choose between FM1, FM2, AM, or
XM1orXM2.
oTUNEp:Turn to select radio stations.
op/©¨SEEK:Press either SEEK arrow, or
depending on the radio, SEEK or TYPE arrow to go
to the previous or to the next station and stay there.
The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal that
are in the selected band.
©SCAN¨:Press and hold either SCAN arrow,
or depending on the radio, SCAN or TYPE arrow briey
until SCAN or SCN displays and a beep is heard.
The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds,
then goes to the next station. Press either arrow again
to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either SCAN
arrow, or depending on the radio, SCAN or TYPE arrow
for more than four seconds. PSCN or PSC displays and a
double beep is heard. The radio goes to a preset station,
plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next preset
station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning
presets.
The radio only 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, 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, AM, or XM1
or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When that
numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station
that was set, returns.
5. Repeat Steps 2 through 4 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 displays, the
equalization is set for that preset station.
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Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
AUDIO:Press and turn to adjust the Tone.
1. Push and release until BASS, MID (midrange)
(without Bose
®), or TREB (treble) displays.
2. Turn to increase or to decrease the tone.
The display shows the bass, midrange (without Bose
®),
or treble level. If a station is weak or has static,
decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass, midrange (without Bose
®), or treble
to the middle position while it is displayed, push and
hold AUDIO. The radio produces one beep and adjusts
the display level to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold AUDIO when no tone or speaker
controls displays. ALL CENTERED displays and a
beep is heard.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press to
select customized equalization settings designed for
country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode,
push and release this button until CUSTOM displays.
The radio saves separate AUTO EQ settings for
each preset and source.
If the radio has the Bose
®audio system, the equalization
settings are either CUSTOM or TALK.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:Press and turn to adjust the speakers.
To adjust the balance between the right and the left
speakers:
1. Push and release until BAL (balance) displays.
2. Turn to move the sound toward the right or the left
speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers:
1. Push and release this knob until FADE or FAD
displays.
2. Turn to move the sound toward the front or the rear
speakers.
To adjust the balance or the fade to the middle position
while it is displayed, push and hold the AUDIO knob.
On some radios, push the AUDIO knob, then push
it again and hold it until one beep is heard.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker controls display. ALL CENTERED displays
and a beep is heard.
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Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM)
To select and nd a desired PTY
1. Press the TYPE button to activate program type
select mode. TYPE or P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
2. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release the
TYPE button to select a PTY.
3. Press either SEEK or TYPE arrow to select and to
go to the PTY’s rst station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY, press the
TYPE button, then press either SEEK or TYPE
arrow once.
5. Press either SEEK or TYPE arrow twice to exit the
program type select mode.
If the radio cannot nd the desired program type, NONE
displays and the radio returns to the last station that
was playing.SCAN:To scan the stations within a PTY for all Radios
except the MP3 Radio:
1. Press the TYPE button to activate program type
select mode. TYPE or P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.
2. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release the
TYPE button to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays, press and hold
either SCAN or TYPE arrow for two seconds,
and the radio begins scanning the stations in
the PTY.
4. Press either SCAN or TYPE arrow to stop scanning.
To select and nd a desired PTY for the MP3 Radio:
1. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
2. Press the SEEK TYPE button to select and go to
the PTY’s rst station.
3. Press the SEEK TYPE button twice to display the
PTY and then go to another station.
4. Press the P-TYPE knob to exit program type
select mode.
IF PTY times out and no longer displays, go back
to Step 1.
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If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio searches
for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
If the radio cannot nd the desired program type, NONE
displays and the radio returns to the last station.
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.Setting Preset PTYs (RDS Only)
For the Base Radio, pushbuttons have factory PTY
presets. Up to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2), can
be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons,
by performing the following steps:
1. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press the TYPE button to activate program type
select mode. P-TYPE and the last selected PTY
displays.
3. Turn the TYPE knob or press and release the
TYPE button to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When that
numbered pushbutton is pressed (while in PTY
mode), the PTY that was set, returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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RDS Messages
ALERT! (MP3 Radio):Alert warns of local or national
emergencies. When an alert announcement comes
on the current radio station, ALERT! displays. The
announcement is heard, 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.
TRAF (Traffic) (MP3 Radio):If TRAF displays, the
tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and the
traffic announcement is played 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. If no station is found that broadcasts
traffic announcements, No Traf displays.If TRAF displays, press the TRAF button to turn off the
traffic announcements.
The radio plays the traffic announcement 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.
INFO (Information):If the current station has a
message, the information symbol or 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 every press of this button.
Once the complete message has displayed, the
information symbol or INFO disappears from the display
until another new message is received. The last message
is displayed by pressing the INFO button. View the last
message until a new message is received or a different
station is tuned to.
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Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):Displays if the radio is
no longer calibrated properly for the vehicle. The vehicle
must be returned to your dealer/retailer for service.
LOCKED:Displays when the THEFTLOCK
®system
has activated. Take the vehicle to your dealer/retailer for
service.
If any error occurs repeatedly, or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces.
XM Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming
and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in
digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you
subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM Radio
Online for when you are not in the vehicle. A service
fee is required to receive the XM service. For more
information, contact XM at xmradio.com or call
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and xmradio.ca or
call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
Radio Messages for XM Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-84later 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.
For the Base Radio, rst press the eject button or
the INFO knob to insert a CD with the ignition off.
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.
When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays. As
each new track starts to play, the track number 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.
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Care of CDs
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.
Handle them carefully. Store CD-R(s) in their original
cases or other protective cases and away from direct
sunlight and dust. The CD player scans the bottom
surface of the disc. If the surface of a CD is damaged,
such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the CD does not
play properly or not at all. Do not touch the bottom side
of a CD while handling it; this could damage the surface.
Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of
the hole and the outer edge.
If the surface of a CD is soiled, take a soft, lint free
cloth or dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral
detergent solution mixed with water, and clean it.
Make sure the wiping process starts from the center
to the edge.
Care of the CD and DVD Player
Do not add a 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.
The use of CD lens cleaners for CDs is not advised, due
to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with
lubricants internal to the CD and DVD player mechanism.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.
For vehicles that have a radio with a Six-Disc CD
player, see the following:
LOAD:Press to load CDs into the CD player.
This CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD button.
3. Wait for the indicator light, located to the right of the
slot, to turn green.
4. Load a CD. Insert the CD part way into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
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