CHEVROLET TRAVERSE 2009 1.G Owners Manual

Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
The radio system has an auxiliary
input jack located on the lower
right side of the faceplate. This is
not an audio output; do not plug a
headphone set into the front auxiliary
input jack. Connect an auxiliary input
device such as an iPod, laptop
computer, MP3 player, CD player,
or cassette tape player, etc. to the
auxiliary input jack for use as another
source for audio listening.
Drivers are encouraged to set up
any auxiliary device while the vehicle
is in P (Park). SeeDefensive Driving
on page 4-2for more information on
driver distraction.
To use an auxiliary input device,
connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) cable to
the radio’s front auxiliary input jack.
O(Power/Volume):Turn clockwise
or counterclockwise to increase
or decrease the volume of the
portable player. Additional volume
adjustments might have to be made
from the portable device if the
volume is not loud or soft enough.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio
when a portable audio device is
playing. The portable audio device
continues playing, so you might
want to stop it or turn it off.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to
select between CD, or Auxiliary.
When a CD is in the player
the CD icon and a message
showing the disc and/or track
number displays.
If an auxiliary input device is not
connected, “No Input Device
Found” displays.DVD/CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press
to select between DVD, CD, or
Auxiliary.
If an auxiliary input device is not
connected, “No Aux Input Device”
displays.
When a disc is in either slot,
the DVD/CD text label and a
message showing the track or
chapter number displays.
If an auxiliary input device is not
connected, and a disc is in both
the DVD slot and the CD slot the
DVD/CD AUX button only cycles
between the two sources and
does not indicate “No Aux Input
Device”.
If a front auxiliary input device is
connected, the DVD/CD AUX
button cycles through all available
options.
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If a disc is inserted into top DVD
slot, the rear seat operator can
turn on the video screen and use
the remote control to only navigate
the CD tracks through the remote
control.
See “Using the Auxiliary Input
Jack(s)” later in this section, or
“Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks” under,
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
System on page 3-114for more
information.Using an MP3
(Radio with CD)
MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW Disc
The radio plays MP3/WMA les that
were recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW
disc. The les can be recorded with
the following xed bit rates: 32 kbps,
40 kbps, 56 kbps, 64 kbps, 80 kbps,
96 kbps, 112 kbps, 128 kbps,
160 kbps, 192 kbps, 224 kbps,
256 kbps, and 320 kbps or a variable
bit rate. Song title, artist name, and
album are available for display by the
radio when recorded using ID3 tags
version 1 and 2.Compressed Audio
The radio also plays discs that
contain both uncompressed CD
audio (.CDA les) and MP3/WMA
les. The radio plays both le formats
in the order in which they were
recorded to the disc.
MP3/WMA Format
Creating an MP3/WMA disc on a
personal computer:
Make sure the MP3/WMA les
are recorded on a CD-R or
CD-RW disc.
Do not mix standard audio and
MP3/WMA les on one disc.
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The CD player is able to
read and play a maximum of
50 folders, 15 playlists, and a
combined total of 512 folders
and les.
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.
Avoid subfolders. The system
can support up to eight subfolders
deep, however, keep the total
number of folders to a minimum
in order to reduce the complexity
and confusion in trying to locate a
particular folder during playback.
Make sure playlists have a .mp3
or .wpl extension (other le
extensions might not work).
Minimize the length of the le,
folder, or playlist names. Long le,
folder, or playlist names, or a
combination of a large number
of les and folders, or playlists
could cause the player to be
unable to play up to the maximum
number of les, folders, playlists,
or sessions. To play a large
number of les, folders, playlists
or sessions, minimize the length
of the le, folder, or playlist name.
Long names also take up more
space on the display, potentially
getting cut off.
Finalize the audio disc before
burning it. Trying to add music to
an existing disc could cause the
disc not to function in the player.
Change playlists by using
Scand
cTfolder buttons, thefknob,
or the SEEK arrows. An MP3/WMA
CD-R or CD-RW that was recorded
using no le folders can be played.If a CD-R or CD-RW contains more
than the maximum of 50 folders,
15 playlists, and a combined total of
512 folders and les, the player
accesses and navigates up to the
maximum, but all items over the
maximum are not accessible.
Root Directory
The root directory of the CD-R or
CD-RW is treated as a folder. If the
root directory has compressed audio
les, the directory displays as the
CD label. All les contained directly
under the root directory are
accessed prior to any root directory
folders. However, playlists (Px) are
always accessed before root folders
or les.
If a disc contains both
uncompressed CD audio (.CDA)
and MP3/WMA les, a folder under
the root directory called CD accesses
all of the CD audio tracks on the disc.
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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 advances to the
next folder in the le structure that
contains compressed audio les.
The empty folder does not display.
No Folder
When the CD-R or CD-RW disc
contains only compressed les,
the les are located under the root
folder. The next and previous folder
function does not display on a CD-R
or CD-RW disc that was recorded
without folders or playlists.
When the CD-R or CD-RW
disc contains only playlists and
compressed audio les, but no
folders, all les are located under
the root folder. The folder down and
up buttons search playlists (Px) rst
and then goes to the root folder.Order of Play
Tracks recorded to the CD-R or
CD-RW disc are played in the
following order:
Play begins from the rst track
in the rst playlist and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last track
of the last playlist has played, play
continues from the rst track of
the rst playlist.
Play begins from the rst track
in the rst folder and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each folder. When the last track of
the last folder has played, play
continues from the rst track of
the rst folder.
When play enters a new folder,
the display does not automatically
show the new folder name unless
the folder mode is chosen as the
default display. The new track name
displays.File System and Naming
The song name that displays is the
song name that is contained in the
ID3 tag. If the song name is not
present in the ID3 tag, then the radio
displays the le name without the
extension (such as .mp3) as the
track name.
Track names longer than
32 characters or four pages
are shortened. Parts of words
on the last page of text and the
extension of the lename does
not display.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists that
were created using WinAmp™,
MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™
software can be accessed, however,
they cannot be edited using the
radio. These playlists are treated
as special folders containing
compressed audio song les.
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Playing an MP3/WMA
Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc
partway into the slot label side up.
The player pulls it in, and the CD-R
or CD-RW should begin playing.
ZEJECT:Press to eject the disc.
f(Tune):Turn to select MP3/WMA
les on the CD-R or CD-RW
currently playing.
©SEEK¨:Press the left
SEEK arrow to go to the start of the
current MP3/WMA le, if more than
ten seconds have played. Press the
right SEEK arrow to go to the next
MP3/WMA le. If either SEEK arrow
is held or pressed multiple times, the
player continues moving backward or
forward through MP3/WMA les on
the CD.
Sc(Previous Folder):Press
the pushbutton positioned under
the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the previous folder.
cT(Next Folder):Press
the pushbutton positioned under
the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the next folder.
sREV (Reverse):Press and
hold this button to reverse playback
quickly within an MP3/WMA le.
Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
Release this button to resume
playing the le. The elapsed time
of the le displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press
and hold this button to advance
playback quickly within an
MP3/WMA le. Sound is heard
at a reduced volume. Release this
button to resume playing the le.
The elapsed time of the le displays.
RDM (Random):With the random
setting, MP3/WMA les on the
CD-R or CD-RW can be listened to
in random, rather than sequential
order.
To play MP3/WMA les from the
CD-R or CD-RW in random order,
press the pushbutton positioned
under the RDM label until Random
Current Disc displays. Press the
same pushbutton again to turn off
random play.
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h(Music Navigator):Use
the music navigator feature to play
MP3/WMA les on the CD-R or
CD-RW in order by artist or album.
Press the pushbutton located below
the music navigator label. The player
scans the disc to sort the les by
artist and album ID3 tag information.
It could take several minutes to scan
the disc depending on the number
of MP3/WMA les recorded to the
CD-R or CD-RW disc. The radio can
begin playing while it is scanning the
disc in the background. When the
scan is nished, the CD-R or
CD-RW begins playing again.
Once the disc has scanned, the
player defaults to playing MP3/WMA
les in order by artist. The current
artist playing is shown on the second
line of the display between the
arrows. Once all songs by that artist
are played, the player moves to the
next artist in alphabetical order on
the CD-R or CD-RW and begins
playing MP3/WMA les by that artist.
To listen to MP3/WMA les by
another artist, press the pushbuttonlocated below either arrow button.
The player goes to the next or
previous artist in alphabetical order.
Continue pressing either button until
the desired artist is displayed.
To change from playback by artist
to playback by album, press the
pushbutton located below the Sort
By label. From the sort screen, push
one of the buttons below the album
button. Press the pushbutton below
the back label to return to the main
music navigator screen. Now the
album name is displayed on the
second line between the arrows and
songs from the current album begins
to play. Once all songs from that
album are played, the player moves
to the next album in alphabetical
order on the CD-R or CD-RW and
begins playing MP3/WMA les from
that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press
the pushbutton below the Back label
to return to normal MP3/WMA
playback.Using an MP3 (Radio
with CD and DVD Player)
MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW Disc
Compressed Audio or Mixed
Mode Discs
The radio also plays discs that
contain both uncompressed CD
audio (.CDA les) and MP3/WMA
les depending on which slot the disc
is loaded into. By default the radio
reads only the uncompressed audio
(.CDA) and ignores the MP3/WMA
les on the DVD deck. On the CD
deck, pressing the CAT (category)
button toggles between compressed
and uncompressed audio format,
the default being the uncompressed
format (.CDA).
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MP3/WMA Format
To create an MP3/WMA disc on a
personal computer:
Make sure the MP3/WMA les
are recorded on a CD-R or
CD-RW disc.
Do not mix standard audio and
MP3/WMA les on one disc.
The CD player (lower slot) is
able to read and play a maximum
combination of 512 les and
folders. The DVD player (upper
slot) is able to read 255 folders,
15 playlists and 40 sessions.
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.
Avoid subfolders. The system can
support up to eight subfolders
deep, however, keep the total
number of folders to a minimum
in order to reduce the complexity
and confusion in trying to locate a
particular folder during playback.
Make sure playlists have
a .m3u, .wpl or .pls extension
as other le extensions might
not work.
Minimize the length of the le,
folder or playlist names. Long le,
folder, or playlist names, or a
combination of a large number of
les and folders, or playlists could
cause the player to be unable to
play up to the maximum number
of les, folders, playlists, or
sessions. To play a large number
of les, folders, playlists, or
sessions, minimize the length of
the le, folder, or playlist name.
Long names also take up more
space on the display, potentially
getting cut off.
Finalize the audio disc before
burning it. Trying to add music to
an existing disc could cause the
disc not to function in the player.Root Directory
The root directory of the CD-R or
CD-RW disc is treated as a folder.
If the root directory has compressed
audio les, the directory is displayed
as F1 ROOT. All les contained
directly under the root directory are
accessed prior to any root directory
folders. However, playlists (Px) are
always 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 advances to the
next folder in the le structure that
contains compressed audio les.
The empty folder does not display.
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No Folder
When the CD-R or CD-RW disc
contains only compressed les,
the les are located under the
root folder. The next and previous
folder function does not function
on a CD-R or CD-RW that was
recorded without folders or playlists.
When displaying the name of the
folder the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD-R or CD-RW
disc contains only playlists and
compressed audio les, but no
folders, all les are located under
the root folder. The folder down
and the folder up buttons search
playlists (Px) rst and then goes
to the root folder. When the radio
displays the name of the folder the
radio displays ROOT.Order of Play
Tracks recorded to the CD-R or
CD-RW disc are played in the
following order:
Play begins from the rst track
in the rst playlist and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last track
of the last playlist has played, play
continues from the rst track of
the rst playlist.
Play begins from the rst track
in the rst folder and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each folder. When the last track
of the last folder has played, play
continues from the rst track of
the rst folder.
When play enters a new folder,
the display does not automatically
show the new folder name unless the
folder mode has been chosen as the
default display. The new track name
displays.File System and Naming
The song name that is displayed is
the song name that is contained in
the ID3 tag. If the song name is not
present in the ID3 tag, then the radio
displays the le name without the
extension (such as .mp3) as the
track name.
Track names longer than
32 characters or four pages
are shortened. Parts of words
on the last page of text and the
extension of the lename displays.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists that
were created using WinAmp™,
MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™
software can be accessed, however,
they cannot be edited using the
radio. These playlists are treated
as special folders containing
compressed audio song les.
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Playing an MP3/WMA
(In Either the DVD or CD Slot)
Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc
partway into either the top or bottom
slot, label side up. The player pulls it
in, and the CD-R or CD-RW should
begin playing.
Depending on the format of the
disc, a softkey menu appears and
allows navigation of the disc.
The menu reads left to right as
RDM (Randomize song play order),
a Folder icon with left and right
arrows (to move up or down through
available folders), a PL tag if the disc
has a Playlist available, and a Music
Navigator tag. If a Playlist tag is
shown, toggling this key brings up
a Folder softkey only or the menu
as previously described.
If the ignition or radio is turned off
with a CD-R or CD-RW disc in the
player it stays in the player. When
the ignition or radio is turned backon, the CD-R or CD-RW starts to
play where it stopped, if it was the
last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play,
the track number and song title
displays.
ZCD (Eject):Press and release
this button to eject the CD-R or
CD-RW that is currently playing in
the bottom slot. A beep sounds and
Ejecting Disc displays. Once the disc
is ejected, Remove Disc displays.
The CD-R or CD-RW disc can be
removed. If the CD-R or CD-RW
disc is not removed, after
several seconds, the CD-R or
CD-RW disc automatically pulls
back into the player.
If loading and reading of a CD cannot
be completed, such as unknown
format, etc., and the disc fails to
eject, press and hold this button for
more than ve seconds to force the
disc to eject.
ZDVD (Eject):Press and release
this button to eject the CD-R or
CD-RW that is currently playing in
the top slot. A beep sounds and
Ejecting Disc displays. Once the
disc is ejected, Remove Disc
displays. The CD-R or CD-RW disc
can be removed. If the CD-R or
CD-RW disc is not removed, after
several seconds, the CD-R or
CD-RW disc automatically pulls back
into the player. If loading and reading
of a CD cannot be completed, such
as unknown format, etc., and the disc
fails to eject, press and hold this
button for more than ve seconds
to force the disc to eject.
f(Tune):Turn this knob to select
MP3/WMA les on the CD-R or
CD-RW that is currently playing.
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©SEEK¨:Press the left
SEEK arrow to go to the start of
the current MP3/WMA le, if more
than ve seconds have played.
If less than ve seconds have
played, the previous MP3/WMA le
plays. Press the right SEEK arrow
to go to the next MP3/WMA le.
If either SEEK arrow is held, or
pressed multiple times, the player
continues moving backward or
forward through the MP3/WMA
les on the CD.
Sc(Previous Folder):Press
the pushbutton positioned under
the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the previous folder.
cT(Next Folder):Press
the pushbutton positioned under
the Folder label to go to the
rst track in the next folder.
sREV (Reverse):Press and
hold this button to reverse playback
quickly within an MP3/WMA le.
Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
Release this button to resume
playing the le. The elapsed time
of the le displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press
and hold this button to advance
playback quickly within an MP3/
WMA le. Sound is heard at a
reduced volume. Release this
button to resume playing the le.
The elapsed time of the le displays.
RDM (Random):With the random
setting, MP3/WMA les on the CD-R
or CD-RW can be listened to in
random, rather than sequential order.
To play MP3/WMA les from the
CD-R or CD-RW in random order,
press the pushbutton positioned
under the RDM label until Random
Current Disc displays. Press the
same pushbutton again to turn off
random play.
h(Music Navigator):Use the
music navigator feature to play
MP3/WMA les on the CD-R or
CD-RW in order by artist or album.
Press the pushbutton located below
the music navigator label. The player
scans the disc to sort the les by
artist and album ID3 tag information.
It could take several minutes to scan
the disc depending on the number
of MP3/WMA les recorded to the
CD-R or CD-RW disc.
To cancel music navigator while
the player is scanning, press the
pushbutton located below the music
navigator label or eject the disc.
The radio can begin playing while it is
scanning the disc in the background.
When the scan is nished, the CD-R
or CD-RW begins playing again.
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