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page of favorites can contain any
combination of AM, FM, or XM,
if equipped, stations.
Storing a Radio Station as a
Favorite
To store a station as a favorite:
1. Tune to a radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to displaythe page where the station will
be stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six softkeys until a beep sounds.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 to store additional radio stations.
The number of favorites pages can
be setup using the MENU button. To
setup the number of favorites
pages:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the softkey located below the FAV 1-6 tab. 3. Select the number of favorites
pages by pressing the softkey
located below the displayed
page numbers.
4. Press the FAV button, or let the menu time out, to return to the
original main radio screen
showing the radio station
frequency tabs and to begin the
process of programming
favorites.
Satellite Radio
SiriusXM®Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
that is based in the 48 contiguous
United States and 10 Canadian
provinces. SiriusXM Satellite Radio
has a wide variety of programming
and commercial-free music,
coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality
sound. A service fee is required to
receive the SiriusXM service. If the
service needs to be reactivated, the
radio will display “No Subscription
Please Renew on channel XM1.” For more information, contact
SiriusXM at www.siriusxm.com or
call 1-866-635-2349 (U.S) and
www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-209-0079 (Canada).
4(Information) (SiriusXM Satellite
Radio Service): For vehicles with
SiriusXM, press
4to display
additional text information related to
the current SiriusXM channel.
If information is available, the song
title information displays on the top
line of the display and artist
information displays on the bottom
line. When information is not
available, “NO INFO” displays.
Finding a Channel
BAND:Press to switch between
AM, FM, or SiriusXM, if equipped.
f(Tune): Turn to manually select
an SiriusXM channel.
©SEEK: Press to go to the
previous SiriusXM channel.
¨SEEK: Press to go to the next
SiriusXM channel.
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sREV:Press to go to the
previous SiriusXM category.
\FWD: Press to go to the next
SiriusXM category.
FAV (Favorites): Press to select
different favorites pages for stored
radio stations.
CAT (Category): The CAT button is
used to find SiriusXM channels
when the radio is in the XM mode.
Finding a Category (CAT)
Station
To find XM channels in a category:
1. Press the CAT button to display the category tabs. Continue
pressing the CAT button until the
desired category name displays.
.Radios with CD and DVD
can also navigate the
category list by pressing the
\FWD or thesREV
buttons. 2. Press either of the two softkeys
below the desired category tab
to immediately tune to the first
SiriusXM station in that category.
To go to the previous or next
SiriusXM station in the selected
category, do one of the
following:
.Turn thefknob.
.Press the softkey below the
right or left arrows in the
category tab.
.Press©SEEK or¨SEEK.
3. To exit the category search mode, press the FAV button or
BAND button to display the
favorites again.
Adding and Removing Categories
Categories cannot be added or
removed while the vehicle is moving
faster than 8 km/h (5 mph).
To add or remove a category:
1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the softkey located below
the XM CAT tab.
3. Turn the
fknob to display the
category to add or remove.
4. Press the softkey located under the Add or Remove tab.
To restore all removed
categories, press the softkey
under the Restore All tab.
5. Repeat the steps to remove more categories.
Storing SiriusXM Channels
Drivers are encouraged to store
SiriusXM channels while the vehicle
is parked; see Defensive Driving on
page 9‑3. Tune to stored radio
stations using the presets, favorites
button, and steering wheel controls,
if the vehicle has this feature.
Up to 36 stations can be
programmed as favorites using the
six softkeys below the radio station
frequency tabs and by using the
FAV button. Press the FAV button to
go through up to six pages of
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favorites, each having six favorite
stations available per page. Each
page of favorites can contain any
combination of AM, FM,
or SiriusXM, if equipped, stations.
Storing an SiriusXM Channel as a
Favorite
To store a station as a favorite:
1. Tune to an SiriusXM channel.
2. Press the FAV button to displaythe page where the station will
be stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six softkeys until a beep sounds.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 to store additional radio stations.
The number of favorites pages can
be set up using the MENU button.
To set up the number of favorites
pages:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the softkey located below the FAV 1-6 tab. 3. Select the number of favorites
pages by pressing the softkey
located below the displayed
page numbers.
4. Press the FAV button, or let the menu time out, to return to the
original main radio screen
showing the radio station
frequency tabs and to begin the
process of programming
favorites.
SiriusXM Radio Messages
XL (Explicit Language
Channels): These channels, or any
others, can be blocked at a
customer's request, by calling
1-866-635-2349 (US) or
1-877-209-0079 (Canada).
XM 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 XM Signal:
The system is
functioning correctly, but the vehicle
is in a location that is blocking the
SiriusXM 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.
Channel Off Air: This channel is
not currently in service. Tune in to
another channel.
Channel Unauth: This channel is
blocked or cannot be received with
your SiriusXM subscription package.
Channel Unavail: This previously
assigned channel is no longer
assigned. Tune to another station.
If this station was one of the
presets, choose another station for
that preset button.
No Artist Info: No artist
information is available at this time
on this channel. The system is
working properly.
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If the surface of a CD is soiled,
clean it with a soft, lint free cloth or
dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild,
neutral detergent solution mixed
with water. Make sure the wiping
process starts from the center to
the edge.
Inserting a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls it in
and the CD should begin playing.
Ejecting a CD
ZEJECT:Press and release to
eject the disc. Remove the CD
when Remove Disc displays. If the
disc is not removed, after several
seconds, the disc is automatically
pulled back into the player.
Playing a CD
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. The CD is controlled by the buttons on
the radio faceplate or by the RSA
unit. See
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
System on page 7‑46 for more
information.
When a CD is inserted, the CD
symbol displays on the left side of
the radio display. As each new track
starts to play, the track number
displays.
The CD player can play the smaller
8 cm (3 inch) single CDs with an
adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the
smaller CDs are loaded in the same
manner.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press to
cycle through CD or Auxiliary when
listening to the radio. The CD icon
and a message showing the disc
and/or track number displays when
a CD is in the player. Press again
and the system automatically
searches for an auxiliary input
device, see, Auxiliary Devices on
page 7‑31 for more information. If a portable audio player is not
connected,
“No Input Device Found”
displays.
4(Information): Press to display
additional text information related to
the current song. If information is
available, the song title information
displays on the top line of the
display and artist information
displays on the bottom line. When
information is not available, “NO
INFO” displays.
f(Tune): Turn to select tracks on
the CD that is currently playing.
©SEEK: Press to go to the start of
the current track, if more than ten
seconds on the CD have played.
Press to go to the previous track if
less than ten seconds on the CD
have played.
Press and hold, or press multiple
times to continue moving backward
through the tracks on the CD.
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Tracks are played in the following
order:
.Play begins from the first track in
the first playlist and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last
track of the last playlist has
played, play continues from the
first track of the first playlist.
.Play begins from the first track in
the first folder and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each folder. When the last track
of the last folder has played,
play continues from the first
track of the first folder.
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 file name without
the extension (such as .mp3) as the
track name. Track names longer than 32
characters or four pages are
shortened. The display does not
show parts of words on the last
page of text and the extension of
the filename is not displayed.
Preprogrammed Playlists
CDs that have preprogrammed
playlists that were created using
WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real
Jukebox™
software can be
accessed, however, there is no
playlist editing capability using the
radio. These playlists are treated as
special folders containing
compressed audio song files.
Playlists that have an .m3u or .pls
file extension and are stored on a
USB device may be supported by
the radio with a USB port.
Playlists can be changed by using
the softkeys below the
S cand
c Ttabs, thefknob, the©SEEK
button or the
¨SEEK button. An
MP3 CD-R or CD-RW that has been
recorded without using file folders can be played. If a CD-R or CD-RW
contains more than the maximum of
50 folders, 15 playlists, and
512 folders and files, the player
allows access and navigates up to
the maximum, but all items over the
maximum are not accessible.
Playing an MP3
4(Information):
Press to display
additional text information related to
the current song. If information is
available, the song title information
displays on the top line of the
display and artist information
displays on the bottom line. When
information is not available, “NO
INFO” displays.
f(Tune): Turn to select MP3 files
on the CD currently playing.
©SEEK: Press to go to the start of
the track, if more than ten seconds
have played. Press and hold or
press multiple times to continue
moving backward through tracks.
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disc. If the surface of a disc is
damaged, such as cracked, broken,
or scratched, the disc does not play
properly or not at all. Do not touch
the bottom side of a disc while
handling it; this could damage the
surface. Pick up discs by grasping
the outer edges or the edge of the
hole and the outer edge.
If the surface of a disc is soiled,
clean it with a soft, lint‐free cloth or
dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild,
neutral detergent solution mixed
with water. Make sure the wiping
process starts from the center to
the edge.
Audio Output
Only one audio source can be heard
through the speakers at one time.
An audio source is defined as DVD
slot, CD slot, XM, FM‐AM, front
auxiliary jack, USB port, or rear
auxiliary jack.
Press the
Obutton to turn the radio
on. The radio can be heard through
all of the vehicle speakers. Front seat passengers can listen to
the radio (AM, FM, or XM if
equipped) by pressing the BAND
button or the DVD/CD AUX button to
select CD slot, DVD slot, front
auxiliary input, USB port, or rear
auxiliary input (if available).
If a playback device is plugged into
the radio’s front auxiliary input jack,
USB port, or the rear auxiliary jack,
the front seat passengers are able
to listen to playback from this
source through the vehicle
speakers. See
“Using the Auxiliary
Input Jack” inAuxiliary Devices on
page 7‑31, or “Audio/Video (A/V)
Jacks” underRear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 7‑36 for more information.
In some vehicles, depending on
audio options, the rear speakers
can be muted when the RSA power
is turned on. See Rear Seat Audio
(RSA) System on page 7‑46 for
more information.
Inserting a Disc
Insert a disc partway into either slot,
label side up. The player pulls it in
and the disc should begin playing.
(Loading a disc into the system,
depending on media type and
format, ranges from 5 to 20 seconds
for a CD, and up to 30 seconds for a
DVD to begin playing.)
Ejecting a Disc
ZCD (Eject): Press and release
to eject the disc that is currently
playing. The CD ejects from the
bottom slot. A beep sounds and
Ejecting Disc displays. Once the
disc is ejected, Remove Disc
displays. The disc can be removed.
If the disc is not removed, after
several seconds the disc
automatically pulls back into the
player.
ZDVD (Eject): Press and
release to eject the disc that is
currently playing in the top slot.
A beep sounds and Ejecting Disc
displays.
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If loading and reading of a disc
cannot be completed, due to
unknown format, etc., and the disc
fails to eject, press and hold for
more than five seconds to force the
disc to eject.
Playing a CD (in Either the
DVD or CD Slot)
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. The
CD is controlled by the buttons on
the radio faceplate or by the RSA
unit. SeeRear Seat Audio (RSA)
System on page 7‑46 for more
information. The DVD/CD decks
(the upper slot is the DVD deck and
the lower slot is the CD deck) of the
radio are compatible with most
audio CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs,
and MP3s. When a CD is inserted, the text tab
DVD or CD symbol displays on the
left side of the radio display. As
each new track starts to play, the
track number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller
8 cm (3 in) single CDs with an
adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the
smaller CDs are loaded in the same
manner.
DVD/CD AUX (Auxiliary):
Press to
cycle through DVD, CD, or Auxiliary
when listening to the radio. The
DVD/CD text tab and a message
showing the track or chapter
number will display when a disc is in
either slot. Press the DVD/CD AUX
button again and the system
automatically searches for an
auxiliary input device; see Auxiliary
Devices on page 7‑31 for more
information. If a portable audio
player is not connected, “No Aux
Input Device” displays. If a disc is in
both the DVD slot and the CD slot,
the DVD/CD AUX button cycles
between the two sources and does
not indicate “No Aux Input Device.” If a front auxiliary device is
connected, the DVD/CD AUX button
cycles through all available options,
such as: DVD slot, CD slot, Front
Auxiliary, and Rear Auxiliary (if
available). See
“Using the Auxiliary
Input Jack” inAuxiliary Devices on
page 7‑31 or“Audio/Video (A/V)
Jacks” underRear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 7‑36 for more information.
If a disc is inserted into the top DVD
slot, the rear seat operator can turn
on the video screen and use the
remote control to navigate the CD
(tracks only) through the remote
control.
4(Information): Press to display
additional text information related to
the current song. If information is
available, the song title information
displays on the top line of the
display and artist information
displays on the bottom line. When
information is not available, “NO
INFO” displays.
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Track names longer than
32 characters or 4 pages are
shortened. Parts of words on the
last page of text and the extension
of the file name do 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 files.
Playlists that have an .m3u or .pls
file extension and are stored on a
USB device may be supported by
the radio with a USB port.
Playing an MP3 or WMA (in
Either the DVD or CD Slot)
If a disc is inserted into the top DVD
slot, the rear seat operator can turn
on the video screen and use the
remote control to navigate the CD
(tracks only).
f(Tune):Turn to select MP3/WMA
files.
©SEEK: Press to go to the start of
the track, if more than five seconds
have played. Press and hold or
press multiple times, if less than
five seconds have played, to
continue moving backward through
tracks.
¨SEEK: Press to go to the next
track.
Press and hold, or press multiple
times, to continue moving forward
through tracks.
sREV (Reverse): Press and hold
to reverse playback quickly.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press
and hold to advance playback
quickly.
S c(Previous Folder): Press
the softkey below the
S ctab to
go to the first track in the previous
folder.
c T(Next Folder): Press the
softkey below the
c Ttab to go to
the first track in the next folder.
RDM (Random): Press to listen to
tracks in random, rather than
sequential order.
To use random:
1. Press the softkey under the RDM tab until Random Current
Disc displays
2. Press the same softkey again to turn off random play.
h(Music Navigator): Press the
softkey below the
htab to play
files in order by artist or album.
The player scans the disc to sort the
files by artist and album ID3 tag
information. It can take several
minutes to scan the disc depending
on the number of files on the disc.
The radio may begin playing while it
is scanning in the background.
When the scan is finished, the disc
begins playing files in order by
artist. The current artist playing is
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shown on the second line of the
display. Once all songs by that artist
are played, the player moves to the
next artist in alphabetical order and
begins playing files by that artist.
To listen to files by another artist,
press the softkey located below
either arrow tab. The disc goes to
the next or previous artist in
alphabetical order. Continue
pressing either softkey below the
arrow tab until the artist displays.
To change from playback by artist to
playback by album:
1. Press the softkey below the SortBy tab.
2. Press one of the softkeys below the Album tab from the sort
screen.
3. Press the softkey below the Back tab to return to the main
music navigator screen.
The album name displays on the
second line between the arrows,
and songs from the current album
begin to play. Once all songs from that album have played, the player
moves to the next album in
alphabetical order on the CD and
begins playing MP3 files from that
album.
To exit music navigator mode, press
the softkey below the Back tab to
return to normal MP3 playback.
Using the DVD Player
The DVD player can be controlled
by the buttons on the remote
control, the RSA system, or by the
buttons on the radio faceplate. See
“Remote Control”
underRear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 7‑36 andRear Seat Audio
(RSA) System on page 7‑46 for
more information.
The DVD player is only compatible
with DVDs of the appropriate region
code printed on the jacket of
most DVDs.
The DVD slot of the radio is
compatible with most audio CDs
and CD-R/RW, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, and DVD
+R/RW media, along with MP3 and
WMA formats.
If an error message displays on the
video screen or the radio, see
“DVD
Display Error Messages” under
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
System on page 7‑36, and “CD/DVD
Player Messages” later in this
section for more information.Inserting a Disc
Insert a disc partway into the top
slot, label side up. The player pulls
it in and the disc should begin
playing. “Loading Disc” shows on
the radio display. At the same time,
the radio displays a softkey menu of
option(s). Some discs automatically
play the movie while others default
to the softkey menu display, which
requires the Play, Enter,
or Navigation softkeys to be
pressed, either by softkey or by the
rear seat passenger using the
remote control.
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Loading a disc into the system,
depending on media type and
format, ranges from 5 to 20 seconds
for a CD, and up to 30 seconds for
a DVD.
Ejecting a Disc
ZDVD (Eject):Press and
release to eject the disc currently
playing in the top slot. A beep
sounds and Ejecting Disc displays.
If loading and reading of a disc
cannot be completed, due to
unknown format, etc., and the disc
fails to eject, press and hold for
more than five seconds to force the
disc to eject.
Playing a DVD
DVD/CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press to
cycle through DVD, CD, or Auxiliary
when listening to the radio. The
DVD/CD text tab and a message
showing the track or chapter
number will display when a disc is in
either slot. Press the DVD/CD AUX
button again and the system
automatically searches for an auxiliary input device; see
Auxiliary
Devices on page 7‑31 for more
information. If a portable audio
player is not connected, “No Aux
Input Device” displays. If a disc is in
both the DVD slot and the CD slot,
the DVD/CD AUX button cycles
between the two sources and does
not indicate “No Aux Input Device.”
If a front auxiliary device is
connected, the DVD/CD AUX button
cycles through all available options,
such as: DVD slot, CD slot, front
auxiliary, and rear auxiliary (if
available). See “Using the Auxiliary
Input Jack” inAuxiliary Devices on
page 7‑31 or“Audio/Video (A/V)
Jacks” underRear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 7‑36 for more information.
If a disc is inserted into the top DVD
slot, the rear seat operator can turn
on the video screen and use the
remote control to navigate the CD
(tracks only) through the remote
control.
O(Power): Press to turn the radio
on or off. Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or
decrease the volume. Press and
hold for more than two seconds to
turn off the entire radio and Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) system
and to start the Parental Control
feature. Parental Control prevents
the rear seat occupant from
operating the Rear Seat Audio
(RSA) system or remote control.
A lock symbol displays next to the
clock display. The Parental Control
feature remains on until the knob is
pressed and held for more than
two seconds again, or until the
driver turns the ignition off and exits
the vehicle.
f(Tune): Turn to select tracks on
a CD or DVD.
©SEEK: Press to return to the start
of the current track or chapter.
Press again to go to the previous
track or chapter. This button might