radio GMC CANYON 2008 User Guide

Audio System(s)
Determine which radio your vehicle has and then read
the pages following to familiarize yourself with its
features.
{CAUTION:
This system provides you with far greater
access to audio stations and song listings.
Giving extended attention to entertainment
tasks while driving can cause a crash and you
or others can be injured or killed. Always keep
your eyes on the road and your mind on the
drive — avoid engaging in extended searching
while driving.
Keeping your mind on the drive is important for
safe driving. SeeDefensive Driving on page 4-2.
Here are some ways in which you can help avoid
distraction while driving.While your vehicle is parked:
Familiarize yourself with all of its controls.
Familiarize yourself with its operation.
Set up your audio system by presetting your
favorite radio stations, setting the tone, and
adjusting the speakers. Then, when driving
conditions permit, you can tune to your favorite
radio stations using the presets and steering
wheel controls if the vehicle has them.
Notice:Before adding any sound equipment to
your vehicle, such as an audio system, CD player,
CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way radio, make
sure that it can be added by checking with your
dealer/retailer. Also, check federal rules covering
mobile radio and telephone units. If sound equipment
can be added, it is very important to do it properly.
Added sound equipment may interfere with the
operation of your vehicle’s engine, radio, or other
systems, and even damage them. Your vehicle’s
systems may interfere with the operation of sound
equipment that has been added.
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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.
Setting the Time
Radios without Radio Data
Systems (RDS)
Press and hold HR (hour) until the correct hour displays.
Press and hold MIN (minute) until the correct minute
displays. There is an initial two-second delay before the
clock goes into time-set mode. Display the time with
the ignition off, by pressing RCL (recall), HR, or MIN.
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)
The radio could 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. Press and hold the minute button until
the correct minute displays. The time can be set with
the ignition on or off.
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 RDS
TIME displays. To accept this time, press and hold the
hour and minute buttons, at the same time, for another
two seconds. If the time is not available from the station,
NO UPDAT (update) displays.
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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Radio(s)
AM-FM Radio
Radio with CD (MP3/WMA)
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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.
Seek to stations with traffic announcements.
This system relies upon receiving specic information
from these stations and only works when the information
is available. In rare cases, a radio station could 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. Radio with Six-Disc CD Player
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Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Press to turn the system on and off.
opVOL/VOLUME:Turn to increase or to decrease
the volume.
RCL (Recall) (AM-FM Radio):Press to switch the
display between the radio station frequency, band,
and the time. When the ignition is off, press to display
the time.
DISPL (Display) (Radio with CD):When the ignition is
turned off, press to display the time.
For RDS, press the DISPL knob to change what
displays 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™ (if equipped), press the DISPL knob while
in XM™ mode 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
knob until you see the desired display, then press and
hold this knob for two seconds. The radio produces
one beep. The selected display is now the default.INFO (Information) (XM™ Satellite Radio Service and
RDS Features) (Radio with Six-Disc CD):When the
ignition is off, press to display the time.
Press the INFO button to display additional text
information related to the current FM-RDS or XM™
station. A choice of additional information such as:
Channel, Song, Artist, and PTY (program type) may
appear. Continue pressing the information button to
highlight the desired label, and the information about
that label displays.
When information is not available, No Info displays.
To change the default on the display, press the INFO
knob until you see the desired display, then press and
hold the knob until a beep sounds. The selected display
becomes the default.
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):Automatic volume
automatically adjusts the audio system to make up
for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Depending on the
radio and displays, press to select MIN, MED, MAX
AUTO VOL, or LOW, MEDIUM, and HIGH. AVOL
displays. Each higher setting allows for more volume
compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then as you
drive, automatic volume increases the volume, as
necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume
level should always sound the same to you as you drive.
For the Radio with CD, NONE displays if the radio cannot
determine the vehicle speed. To turn automatic volume
off, press until OFF or AUTO VOL OFF displays.
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Finding a Station
AM FM (AM-FM Radio):Press to switch between FM1,
FM2, or AM. The selection displays.
BAND:Press to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or
XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The selection displays.
opTUNE:Turn to select radio stations.
oSEEKp:Press the arrows to go to the previous
or to the next station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for
two seconds until a beep sounds. 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 arrow
for more than four seconds until two beeps sound.
The radio goes to the rst preset station stored on the
pushbuttons, plays for a few seconds, then goes to
the next preset station. Press either arrow again to
stop scanning presets.
qr/©¨SEEK:Press the SEEK or SEEK/TYPE
arrows to go to the previous or to the next station
and stay there.
qr/©¨SCAN:Press and hold either SCAN
arrow or SCAN/TYPE arrows for more than two seconds.
SCAN or SCN displays and the radio produces one beep.
The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds,
then goes to the next station. Press either SCAN arrow
or SCAN/TYPE arrows again, or for the Radio with
Six-Disc CD player, one of the pushbuttons to stop
scanning presets.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either SCAN
arrow or SCAN/TYPE arrows for more than four seconds.
PSCN or PSC displays and the radio produces one beep
or depending on the radio, two beeps. The radio goes to
a preset station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the
next preset station. Press either SCAN arrow or SCAN/
TYPE arrows again, or for the Radio with CD, one of the
pushbuttons 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
If your radio does not have XM™, up to 18 stations
(six FM1, six FM2, and six AM) can be programmed on
the six numbered pushbuttons.
If your radio has XM™, up to 30 stations (six FM1,
six FM2, six AM, six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped))
can be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons.
To program either radio:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or
XM2 (if equipped).
For the AM-FM Radio, 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 the radio beeps once. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed again,
the station that was stored, returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release until BASS/TREB, or
depending on the radio, BASS, MID, or TREB displays.
Turn to increase or to decrease. The tone display
shows the bass or the treble level. If a station is
weak or has static, decrease the treble.
For the AM-FM Radio, press and hold thewx
arrows to increase or to decrease the tone.
To adjust the bass/treble or bass/midrange/treble to
the middle position, press and hold the AUDIO knob.
The radio produces one beep and adjusts the display
level to the middle position.
For the AM-FM Radio, adjust bass or treble to the
middle position, select BAS (bass) or TRE (treble).
Then press and hold for more than two seconds until
a beep sounds. B (balance) and a zero or T (treble)
and a zero displays.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker control displays. ALL CENTERED displays
and a beep sounds.
For the AM-FM Radio, adjust both tone controls and
both speaker controls to the middle position, rst
exit out of audio mode by pressing another button,
causing the radio to perform that function or wait
ve seconds for the display to return to time of day.
Then press and hold for more than two seconds
until a beep sounds. CEN (center) displays.
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AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press to
select customized equalization settings designed for
country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO EQ
button until CUSTOM displays. Then manually adjust
the bass/treble, or bass/midrange/treble by using the
AUDIO knob.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the right and
the left speakers, push and release until BAL (balance)
displays. Turn to move the sound toward the right or the
left speakers.
For the AM-FM Radio, press and hold
the
wxarrows 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
or depending on the radio, FAD displays. Turn the knob
to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
For the AM-FM Radio, press and hold
the
wxarrows to move the sound toward
the right or the left speakers.To adjust the balance or the fade to the middle position,
push the AUDIO knob to select BAL or FADE/FAD,
then push it again and hold it until one beep sounds.
For the AM-FM Radio, adjust balance or fade to the
middle position by selecting BAL or FAD. Press and
hold AUDIO for more than two seconds until a
beep sounds. B (balance) and a zero or F (fade)
and a zero displays.
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
displays and a beep sounds.
For the AM-FM Radio, adjust both tone controls
and both speaker controls to the middle position
by exiting out of audio mode. To do this, press
any button for the radio to perform that function
or wait ve seconds for the display to return to
time of day. Then press and hold AUDIO for
more than two seconds until a beep sounds.
CEN (center) displays.
Fade might not be available if the vehicle is a
regular cab model.
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Finding a Program Type (PTY)
Station (RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE or depending on the radio,
TYPE knob to activate program type select
mode. P-TYPE or TYPE and a PTY displays.
2. Turn the P-TYPE or TYPE knob again, to select
a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays, press the SEEK
TYPE button or the SEEK/TYPE arrows to select
and to take you to the PTY’s rst station.
4. For the Radio with CD, go to another station within
that PTY by pressing the SEEK TYPE button twice
to display the PTY and then go to another station.
SCAN:For the Radio with Six-Disc CD player, scan the
stations within a PTY by performing the following:
1. Press the TYPE button to activate program type
select mode. 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 is displayed, press and hold
either the SEEK or TYPE arrows for two seconds,
and the radio begins scanning the stations in
the PTY.
4. Press either the SEEK or TYPE arrows to stop
scanning.
To cancel the seek, press the SEEK/TYPE button or
any of the SEEK or TYPE arrows. This also exits
the program type seek mode and returns to the last
tuned station.
For the Radio with CD, if both PTY and TRAF (traffic)
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 tuned 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
could 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.
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Setting Preset PTYs (RDS Only)
For the Radio with Six-Disc CD player, the
six pushbuttons have factory PTY presets.
Up to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2), can be
programmed on the 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, the PTY
that was set, returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
RDS Messages
ALERT!:For the Radio with CD, the Alert feature
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.
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 displays every three seconds. To scroll through
the message, press and release the INFO button. A new
group of words display after every press of this button.
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