radio GMC ENVOY DENALI 2009 Owner's Manual

To insert multiple CDs:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds.
A beep sounds and the indicator light, located to
the right of the slot, begins to ash and MULTI
LOAD # displays.
3. Once the light stops ashing and turns green,
INSERT CD # displays, load a CD. Insert the
CD part way into the slot, label side up. The player
pulls the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, the indicator light begins
ashing again. Once the light stops ashing
and turns green, load another CD. The CD player
takes up to six CDs. Do not try to load more
than six.
To load more than one CD but less than six, complete
Steps 1 through 3. When nished loading CDs, press
the LOAD button to cancel the loading function.
The radio begins to play the last CD loaded.
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for
each CD displays.Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number displays. To play a
specic CD, rst press the CD AUX button (if not already
in CD mode), then press the numbered pushbutton that
corresponds to the CD. A small bar displays under the
CD number that is playing and the track number displays.
Z(Eject) (Base or MP3 Radio):Press to eject a CD.
Eject can be activated with either the ignition or radio
off. CDs can be loaded with the radio and ignition off if
this button is pressed rst.
CD
Z(Eject):Press to eject CD(s).
To eject the CD that is currently playing, press and
release this button.
To eject multiple CDs:
1. Press and hold the
Zbutton for two seconds.
A beep is heard and the indicator light, located to
the right of the slot, begins to ash and EJECT
ALL displays.
2. Once the light stops ashing, REMOVE CD #
displays. The CD ejects and can be removed.
Once the CD is removed, the indicator light begins
ashing again and another CD ejects.
To stop ejecting the CDs, press the
Zbutton.
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If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD
automatically pulls back into the player. If CD is pushed
back into the player, before the 25-second time period
is complete, the player senses an error and tries to eject
the CD several times before stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the
Zbutton to eject a CD
after pushing it in manually. The player’s 25-second
eject timer resets at each press of eject, causing
the player to not eject the CD until the 25-second time
period has elapsed.
1 FLD
x(Previous) (MP3 Radio):This pushbutton
does not work while using a non-MP3 CD.
2 FLD
w(Next) (MP3 Radio):This pushbutton does
not work while using a non-MP3 CD.
1 PREV (Previous) (Base Radio):Press to go to the
beginning of the current track (if more than eight seconds
have played), or to the beginning of the previous track
(if less than eight seconds have played). TRACK and the
track number displays. If this pushbutton is held or
pressed more than once, the player continues moving
backward through the CD.2 NEXT (Base Radio):Press to go to the next track.
TRACK and the track number displays. If this
pushbutton is held or pressed more than once, the
player continues moving forward through the CD.
{REV or 3 REV (Reverse):Press and hold to reverse
quickly within a track.
For the Base Radio, press and hold for less than
two seconds to reverse at six times the normal playing
speed. Press and hold it for more than two seconds
to reverse at 17 times the normal playing speed.
Sound is heard at a reduced volume. Release this
button to play the passage. ET and/or the elapsed time
of the track displays.
FWD
|or 4 FWD (Forward):Press and hold to
advance quickly within a track.
For the Base Radio, press and hold for less than
two seconds to advance at six times the normal playing
speed. Press and hold it for more than two seconds
to advance at 17 times the normal playing speed.
Sound is heard at a reduced volume. Release this
button to play the passage. ET and/or the elapsed time
of the track displays.
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5B(CD):Press to play a CD while listening to the
radio. The CD symbol displays when a CD is loaded.
RPT (Repeat):With the repeat setting, one track or an
entire CD can be repeated.
To use repeat, do the following:
To repeat a track, press and release the RPT button.
RPT displays. Press again to turn off repeat play.
To repeat the CD, press and hold the RPT button for
two seconds. RPT displays. Press again to turn off
repeat play.
6 RDM (Random) (Base Radio or MP3 Radio):Press
to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order. RDM ON displays. RDM T or RDM and the track
number displays when each track starts to play.
Press again to turn off random play. RDM OFF displays.
RDM (Random):With the random setting, tracks can
be listened to in random, rather than sequential,
order, on one CD or on all of the CDs. To use random,
do one of the following:
To play the tracks on the CD in random order,
press and release the RDM button. RANDOM ONE
displays. Press again to turn off random play.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded
in random order, press and hold RDM for more
than two seconds. A beep sounds and RANDOM
ALL displays. Press again to turn off random play.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press to select
the equalization setting while playing a CD. The
equalization is stored when a CD is played. For more
information on AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed
previously in this section.
©¨/opSEEK:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the current or to the previous track.
On some radios, pressing the left arrow, if more than
10 seconds have played, goes to the start of the
current track.
Press the right arrow to go to the start of the next track.
If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player
continues moving backward or forward through the CD.
On some radios, pressing either arrow for more than
two seconds scans the previous or next tracks at ve to
eight seconds per track. SCAN and the track number
displays.
©SCAN¨:To scan one CD, press and hold either
SCAN, or depending on the radio, the TYPE arrow
for more than two seconds until SCAN or TRACK SCAN
displays and a beep is heard. The radio goes to the
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next track, plays for 10 seconds, then goes to the next
track. Press either SCAN or depending on the radio,
TYPE arrow again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either SCAN
arrow for more than four seconds until ALL CD SCAN
displays and a beep sounds. Use this feature to listen to
10 seconds of the rst track of each loaded CD.
Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning.
oTUNEp(MP3 Radio):Turning this knob fast tracks
reverse or advances through tracks. The track number
displays for each track.
DISPL (Display) or INFO (Information):Press to see
how long the current track has been playing. ET and/or
the elapsed time displays. To change the default on
the display, track, or elapsed time, press until the
desired display appears, then press and hold briey
until a beep sounds. The selected display becomes
the default.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The inactive CD(s) remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press to play a CD while listening
to the radio, or to listen to an auxiliary source (such as
rear seat entertainment, if equipped).
Using Song List Mode
The six-disc CD changer has a feature called song list.
This feature is capable of saving 20 track selections.
To save tracks into the song list feature:
1. Turn the CD player on and load it with at least
one CD. See “LOAD CD” listed previously in this
section for more information.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in song list
mode. S-LIST should not appear on the display.
If S-LIST displays, press the SONG LIST button to
turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the right SEEK or TYPE
arrow to locate the track to be saved. The track
begins to play.
4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button to save the
track into memory. When SONG LIST is pressed,
one beep sounds. After two seconds of continuously
pressing the SONG LIST button, two beeps
sound to conrm the track has been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.
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S-LIST FULL displays if more than 20 selections
are saved.
To play the song list, press the SONG LIST button.
One beep sounds and S-LIST displays. The recorded
tracks begin to play in the order they were saved.
Seek through the song list by using either SEEK or
TYPE arrow. Seeking past the last saved track returns
to the rst saved track.
To delete tracks from the song list:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press either SEEK or TYPE arrow to select the
desired track to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for
two seconds. When SONG LIST is pressed,
one beep sounds. After two seconds of continuously
pressing the SONG LIST button, two beeps sound
to conrm that the track has been deleted.
After a track has been deleted, the remaining tracks are
moved up the list. When another track is added to
the song list, the track is added to the end of the list.To delete the entire song list:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for more
than four seconds. One beep sounds, followed by
two beeps after two seconds, and a nal beep
sounds after four seconds. S-LIST EMPTY displays
indicating the song list has been deleted.
If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains saved
tracks from that CD, those tracks are automatically
deleted from the song list. Any tracks saved to the song
list again are added to the bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press the SONG LIST button.
One beep sounds and S-LIST is removed from the
display.
Playing an MP3/WMA CD-R Disc
The vehicle’s radio system may have the MP3/WMA
feature. If it has this feature, it is capable of playing an
MP3/WMA CD-R disc. For more information on how
to play an MP3/WMA CD-R disc, seeUsing an MP3
on page 3-80later in this section.
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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message displays and/or the CD
ejects, it could be for one of the following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns
to normal, the CD should play.
The road is very rough. When the road becomes
smoother, the CD should play.
The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour
and try again.
There could have been a problem while burning
the CD.
The label could be caught in the CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down and provide it
to your dealer/retailer when reporting the problem.
Listening to a DVD
If the vehicle has the Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
system and a DVD is playing, the DVD symbol displays
indicating that the DVD is available and can be
listened to through the vehicle’s speakers.
To listen to the DVD, press the CD AUX button until
RSE displays. The current radio source stops and the
DVD sound comes through the speakers.
To stop listening to the DVD, press the CD AUX button,
if a CD is loaded, or press the BAND button to select
a different source.
When the RSE system is turned off, the DVD symbol
goes off of the radio display and RSE OFF displays.
The radio returns to the last radio source that was
playing. SeeRear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
on page 3-96for more information.
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Using an MP3
MP3/WMA Disc
MP3/WMA Format
If you burn an MP3 disc on a personal computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
Standard audio, MP3 les, and WMA les can be
mixed on one CD.
Make sure playlists have a .mp3 or .wpl extension,
other le extensions might not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and album
is available for display by the radio when recorded
using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
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.
Make sure to nalize the disc when burning an MP3
disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually better to
burn the disc all at once.The player is able to read and play a maximum of
253 folders, 50 playlists, 20 sessions, and 949 les.
Long le names, folder names, or playlist names
may use more disc memory space than necessary.
To conserve space on the disc, minimize the length of
the le, folder, or playlist names. An MP3 CD that
was recorded using no le folders can also be played.
The system can support up to 11 folders in depth,
though, keep the depth of the folders to a minimum in
order to keep down the complexity and confusion
in trying to locate a particular folder during playback.
If a CD contains more than the maximum of 253 folders,
50 playlists, 20 sessions, and 949 les, the player
allows access and navigates up to the maximum,
but all items over the maximum will not play.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio les, the directory
displays 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.
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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 contains only compressed les, the les
are located under the root folder. The next and previous
folder functions do not function on a CD that was
recorded without folders or playlists. When displaying
the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD 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 are played in the following order:
If CD audio tracks are available they will be played
rst, otherwise 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.
If the CD does not contain any playlists, then play
begins from the rst track under the root directory.
When all tracks from the root directory have
played, play continues from les according to their
numerical listing. After playing the last track
from the last folder, play begins again at the rst
track of the rst folder or root directory.
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.
See DISPL (display) later in this section for more
information. The new track name displays.
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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 le name 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.
Playing an MP3/WMA
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player pulls it in, and READING displays. The CD should
begin playing and the CD symbol displays. To insert a
CD while the ignition is off, rst press the
Zbutton
or the DISPL knob.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 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.
1 FLD
x(Previous Folder):Press to go to the rst
track in the previous folder. Press 1 FLD
xwhile
in folder random mode to go to the rst track in the
previous folder and random the tracks in that folder.
2 FLD
w(Next Folder):Press to go to the rst track in
the next folder. Press 2 FLD
wwhile in folder random
mode to go to the rst track in the next folder and
random the tracks in that folder.
3 REV (Reverse):Press and hold to reverse quickly
within a track. Press and hold 3 REV for less than
two seconds to reverse at 10 times the normal
playing speed. Press and hold 3 REV for more than
two seconds to reverse at 20 times the normal playing
speed. Release 3 REV to play the passage. REV and
the elapsed time of the track displays.
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To change the default on the display, press the
DISPL knob until the desired display appears, then
press and hold this knob for two seconds. The radio
produces one beep and the selected display becomes
the default.
INFO (Information):INFO displays when a current
track has ID3 tag information. Press INFO to display
the artist name and album contained in the tag.
INFO disappears from the display when the information
in the ID3 tag has nished.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The inactive CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press to play a CD when listening
to the radio. The CD symbol displays when a CD is
loaded.
Z(Eject):Press to eject a CD. Eject can activate
while either the ignition or the radio is off. CDs can be
loaded while the ignition and the radio is off if this
button is pressed rst.
XM Radio Messages
xL (Explicit Language Channels):These
channels, or any others, can be blocked by calling
1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating:The encryption code in the receiver is being
updated, and no action is required. This process should
take no longer than 30 seconds.
No Signal:The system is functioning correctly, but the
vehicle is in a location that is blocking the XM signal.
When the vehicle is moved into an open area, the signal
should return.
No Signl:The system is functioning correctly, but the
vehicle is in a location that is blocking the XM signal.
When the vehicle is moved into an open area, the signal
should return.
Loading XM:The audio system is acquiring and
processing audio and text data. No action is needed.
This message should disappear shortly.
Loading:The radio system is acquiring and processing
audio and text data. No action is needed. This message
should disappear shortly.
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