radio GMC ENVOY 2008 User Guide

If, after several seconds, both status indicator lights
remain on, or if there are no lights at all, there may
be a problem with the lights or the passenger sensing
system. See your dealer/retailer for service.
{CAUTION:
If the airbag readiness light in the instrument
panel cluster ever comes on and stays on,
it means that something may be wrong with
the airbag system. If this ever happens, have
the vehicle serviced promptly, because an
adult-size person sitting in the right front
passenger’s seat may not have the protection
of the airbag(s). SeeAirbag Readiness Light
on page 3-33for more on this, including
important safety information.
Charging System Light
This light will come on
briey when you turn on the
ignition key, but the engine
is not running, as a check
to show you it is working.
It should go out once the engine is running. If it stays
on, or comes on while driving, there could be a problem
with the charging system. A charging system Driver
Information Center (DIC) message may also appear.
SeeDIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-53for
more information. This light could indicate that there
are problems with a generator drive belt, or that there is
an electrical problem. Have it checked right away. If you
must drive a short distance with the light on, be certain
to turn off all the accessories, such as the radio and air
conditioner.
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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.
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.
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Your vehicle may have a feature called 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 2-22
for more information.
Setting the Clock
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. 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
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.
Radio(s)
Base Radio Shown, Bose®Similar
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Your vehicle has one of these radios as its audio
system.
If your vehicle has the Bose
®audio system, your
vehicle has six Bose®amplied speakers. Base MP3 Radio shown, Bose
®similarBase Six-Disc CD Radio shown, Bose®similar
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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.
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.
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push to turn the system on and off.
opVOL or VOLUME:Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the volume.
DISPL (Display) or INFO (Information):While the
ignition is off, press the DISPL or INFO knob to display
the time.
For RDS, press the DISPL or INFO 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 or INFO 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
or INFO knob until you see the desired display, then
briey press and hold the knob until a beep is heard.
The selected display becomes the default.
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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
your 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.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or
XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The display shows the
selection.
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.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), 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.
Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release until BASS, MID (midrange)
(without Bose®), or TREB (treble) displays. 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 this knob. 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 the AUDIO knob 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.
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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.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers,
push and release this knob until FADE or FAD displays.
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.
Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
For all Radios except the MP3 Radio, select and nd a
desired PTY perform the following:
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.
For the Base Radio, if the radio cannot nd the desired
program type, NONE displays and the radio returns
to the last station you were listening to.
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SCAN:Scan the stations within a PTY by performing
the following:
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.
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.Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
For the MP3 Radio, select and nd a desired PTY by
performing the following steps:
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.
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.
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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.
RDS Messages
ALERT! (MP3 Radio):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.
TRAF (Traffic) (MP3 Radio):If TRAF displays, the
tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and you
will hear a traffic announcement 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.
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