audio HUMMER H2 2009 User Guide

FACTORY SETTINGS
This feature allows you to set all of the customization
features back to their factory default settings.
Press the customization button until FACTORY
SETTINGS appears on the DIC display. Press the
set/reset button once to access the settings for
this feature. Then press the customization button
to scroll through the following settings:
RESTORE ALL (default):The customization features
will be set to their factory default settings.
DO NOT RESTORE:The customization features will
not be set to their factory default settings.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
EXIT FEATURE SETTINGS
This feature allows you to exit the feature
settings menu.
Press the customization button until PRESS
VTO EXIT
FEATURE SETTINGS appears in the DIC display.
Press the set/reset button once to exit the menu.
If you do not exit, pressing the customization button
again will return you to the beginning of the feature
settings menu.
Exiting the Feature Settings Menu
The feature settings menu will be exited when any of
the following occurs:
The vehicle is no longer in ON/RUN.
The trip/fuel or vehicle information DIC buttons are
pressed.
The end of the feature settings menu is reached
and exited.
A 40 second time period has elapsed with no
selection made.
Audio System(s)
Determine which radio the vehicle has and read the
following pages to become familiar with its features.
{CAUTION:
Taking your eyes off the road for extended periods
could cause a crash resulting in injury or death to
you or others. Do not give extended attention to
entertainment tasks while driving.
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This system provides access to many audio and non
audio listings.
To minimize taking your eyes off the road while driving,
do the following while the vehicle is parked:
Become familiar with the operation and controls of
the audio system.
Set up the tone, speaker adjustments, and preset
radio stations.
For more information, seeDefensive Driving on
page 4-2.
Notice:Contact your dealer/retailer before adding
any equipment.
Adding audio or communication equipment could
interfere with the operation of the vehicle’s engine,
radio, or other systems, and could damage them.
Follow federal rules covering mobile radio and
telephone equipment.
The vehicle has 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 2-29for more information.
Setting the Clock
MP3 Radio with a Single CD and DVD
Player
If the vehicle has a radio with a single CD and DVD
player, it has a
Hbutton for setting the time and date.
To set the time and date:
1. Press the
Hbutton and the HR, MIN, MM, DD,
YYYY (hour, minute, month, day, and year)
displays.
2. Press the pushbutton located under any one of the
labels to change. Every time the pushbutton is
pressed again, the time or the date if selected,
increases by one.
Another way to increase the time or date,
is to press the right
¨SEEK arrow or
the
\FWD (forward) button.
3. To decrease, press the left
©SEEK arrow or
the
sREV (reverse) button, or turn thefknob,
located on the upper right side of the radio, to adjust
the selected setting.
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The vehicle has one of these radios for its audio
system.
Radios with CD and DVD
Radios with CD and DVD have a Bose®Cabin
Surround®System. Some of its features are explained
later in this section under, “Adjusting the Speakers
(Balance/Fade)”.If the vehicle has a Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
system, it has a CD/DVD radio. SeeRear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) System on page 3-118for
more information on the vehicle’s RSE system.
The DVD player is the top slot on the radio faceplate.
The player is capable of reading the DTS programmed
DVD Audio or DVD Video media, (DTS and DTS Digital
Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.).
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS).
The RDS feature is available for use only on FM stations
that broadcast RDS information. This system relies upon
receiving specic information from these stations and
only works when the information is available. While the
radio is tuned to an FM-RDS station, the station name or
call letters displays. 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. Radio with CD and DVD
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XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces.
XM Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming
and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in
digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you
subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM Radio
Online for when you are not in the vehicle. A service
fee is required to receive the XM service. For more
information, contact XM at xmradio.com or call
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and xmradio.ca or
call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
Playing the Radio
O
(Power/Volume):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
Turn this (volume) knob clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the volume.Speed Compensated Volume (SCV) (Radio with
Six-Disc CD Player):Radios with Speed Compensated
Volume (SCV) automatically adjusts the radio volume
to compensate for road and wind noise as the vehicle
speeds up or slows down. The volume level should
be consistent while driving.
To activate SCV:
1. Set the radio volume to the desired level.
2. Press the MENU button to display the radio
setup menu.
3. Press the pushbutton under the AUTO VOLUM
(automatic volume) label on the radio displays.
4. Press the pushbutton under the desired Speed
Compensated Volume setting (OFF, Low, Med,
or High) to select the level of radio volume
compensation. The display times out after
approximately 10 seconds. Each higher setting
increases the audio volume to compensate for
faster vehicle speeds.
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Noise Compensated Technology (Radio with CD and
DVD):Radio’s with a Bose®Audio System include Bose
AudioPilot®noise compensation technology. When
turned ON, AudioPilot®continuously adjusts the audio
system equalization, to compensate for background
noise, so that the music always sounds the same at the
set volume level.
This feature is most effective at lower radio volume
settings where background noise can affect how well
the music is heard. At higher volume settings, where the
music is much louder than the background noise, there
might be little or no adjustments by AudioPilot
®.
To activate AudioPilot
®:
1. Set the radio volume to the desired level.
2. Press the MENU button to display the radio
setup menu.
3. Press the pushbutton under the AUTO VOLUM
label on the radio display.
4. Press the pushbutton under the ON label. The
display times out after approximately 10 seconds.
For additional information on AudioPilot
®, please visit
bose.com/audiopilot.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between AM, FM, or
XM (if equipped). The selection displays.
f(Tune):Turn this knob to select radio stations.
©SEEK¨:Press either SEEK arrow to go to the
previous or to the next station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either SEEK arrow for
a few seconds until a beep sounds. The radio goes to a
station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next
station. Press either SEEK arrow again to stop scanning.
The radio only seeks and scans stations with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.
4(Information) (XM Satellite Radio Service, MP3,
and RDS Features):Press to switch the display
between the radio station frequency and the time. When
the ignition is in the OFF position, press
4to display the
time. For vehicles with XM, MP3, WMA or RDS features,
press
4to display additional text information related to the
current FM-RDS or XM station; or CD, MP3 or WMA
song. If information is available during XM, CD, MP3 or
WMA playback, 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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Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
BASS/MID/TREB (Bass, Midrange, or Treble):To
adjust bass, midrange, or treble, press the
fknob until
the tone control labels display. Continue pressing to
highlight the desired label, or press the pushbutton
positioned under the desired label. Turn the
fknob
clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the highlighted
setting, or adjust the highlighted setting by pressing either
SEEK arrow,
\FWD (forward), orsREV (reverse)
button until the desired levels are obtained. If a station’s
frequency is weak or if there is static, decrease the treble.
To quickly adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle
position, press the pushbutton positioned under the
BASS, MID, or TREB label for more than two seconds.
A beep sounds and the level adjusts to the middle
position.
To quickly adjust all tone and speaker controls to
the middle position, press the
fknob for more than
two seconds.EQ (Equalization) (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player):
Press this button to choose bass and treble equalization
settings designed for different types of music. Selecting
MANUAL or changing bass or treble, returns the EQ
to the manual bass and treble settings.
EQ (Equalization) (Radio with CD and DVD):Press
to change Digital Signal Processing (DSP) settings
(Bose
®sound systems only). DSP settings provide
a choice of different listening experiences.
The following DSP settings are available:
Normal— Select this setting to adjust the audio for
normal mode. This provides the best sound quality
for all seating positions.
Driver— Select this setting to adjust the audio for
the driver to receive the best possible sound quality.
Rear— Select this setting to adjust the audio for the
rear seat passengers to receive the best possible
sound quality.
Surround (Centerpoint®)— Select this setting to
enable Bose Centerpoint®. Centerpoint®signal
processing circuitry produces a surround sound
listening experience from a CD or XM stereo digital
audio source. Centerpoint
®delivers ve independent
audio channels from conventional two channel stereo
recordings. (Not available for AM, FM.)
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Undesired XM categories can be removed through
the setup menu. To remove an undesired category,
perform the following:
1. Press the MENU button to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located below the XM CAT
label.
3. Turn the
fknob to display the category to be
removed.
4. Press the pushbutton located under the Remove
label until the category name along with the word
Removed displays.
5. Repeat the steps to remove more categories.
Removed categories can be restored by pressing the
pushbutton under the Add label when a removed
category is displayed or by pressing the pushbutton
under the Restore All label.
Categories cannot be removed or added while the
vehicle is moving faster than 5 mph (8 km/h).
Radio Messages
Calibration Error:The audio system has been
calibrated for the vehicle from the factory. If Calibration
Error displays, it means that the radio has not been
congured properly for the vehicle and it must be
returned to your dealer/retailer for service.
Locked:This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up the radio.
Take the vehicle to your dealer/retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
Radio Messages for XM Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-105later in this
section for further detail.
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Playing CD(s) (Six-Disc CD Player)
LOAD^:Press this button to load CDs into the CD
player. This CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. Press and release the LOAD
^button, Load Disc
and then Insert Disc 1 displays.
2. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up.
Loading Disc 1 displays as the disc is being pulled
into the player.
3. Once the CD is loaded, Disc 1 and Track 1 displays
as the CD starts playback.
To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Press and hold the
^button for two seconds.
A beep sounds and Load All Discs displays.
2. Follow the displayed instruction on when to insert
the discs. The CD player takes up to six CDs.
3. Press the
^button again to cancel loading
more CDs.
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.
When the CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays. As
each new track starts to play, the track number displays.The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single
CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and
the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
Playing a CD (In Either the DVD or
CD Slot)
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in and the CD 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).
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) on page 3-127for more
information. The DVD/CD decks, (upper slot is the DVD
deck and the lower slot is the CD deck) of the radio
are compatible with most audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW,
and MP3s.
When a CD is inserted, the text label 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 3 inch (8 cm) single
CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the
smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
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RDM (Random):With the random setting, the tracks
can be listened to in random, rather than sequential
order, on one CD or all CDs in a six-disc CD player.
To use random, do one of the following:
Press the CD/AUX button, or press and hold
the
^button. A beep sounds and Load All Discs
displays. Insert one or more discs partway into
the slot of the CD player.
To play tracks from all CDs loaded in a six-disc
CD player in random order, press the pushbutton
positioned under the RDM label until Randomize All
Discs displays. Press the same pushbutton again to
turn off random play.
To play the tracks from a CD loaded in the radio with
CD and DVD, press the DVD/CD AUX button when
not sourced to the CD, or insert a disc partway into
the slot. A RDM label displays.
To play tracks from a single CD in random order,
press the pushbutton positioned under the RDM
label until Random Current Disc displays. Press
the pushbutton again to turn off random play.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing. The CD remains inside the radio for future
listening.
For the radio with CD and DVD, press this button to
listen to the radio when a CD or DVD is playing. The CD
or DVD remains inside the radio for future listening or
for viewing entertainment.CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press this button to play a CD
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 this button again and the
system automatically searches for an auxiliary input
device, such as a portable audio player. If a portable
audio player is not connected, “No Input Device Found”
displays.
DVD/CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to cycle
through DVD, CD, or Auxiliary when listening to the radio.
The DVD/CD text label and a message showing the track
or chapter number displays when a disc is in either slot.
Press this button again and the system automatically
searches for an auxiliary input device, such as a portable
audio player. 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 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(s)” later in this section, or “Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks”
under,Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 3-118for more information.
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 navigate the CD (tracks only) through the
remote control.
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Radios with CD and DVD Audio Output
Only one audio source can be heard through the
speakers at one time. An audio source is dened as
DVD slot, CD slot, XM, FM/AM, Front Auxiliary Jack,
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) by pressing the BAND button or the DVD/CD AUX
button to select CD slot, DVD slot, front or rear auxiliary
input (if available).
If a playback device is plugged into the radio’s front
auxiliary input jack 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(s)” later in this section, or “Audio/Video (A/V)
Jacks” under,Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 3-118for more information.
In some vehicles, depending on audio options, the
rear speakers can be muted when the RSA power is
turned on. SeeRear Seat Audio (RSA) on page 3-127
for more information.
Playing an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW Disc
The radio with a Six-Disc CD player has the capability
of playing an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW disc. For more
information on how to play an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW disc,
see “Using an MP3” in the index.
Playing an MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW Disc
The radio with a CD and DVD player has the capability
of playing an MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW disc. For more
information on how to play an MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW disc, see “Using an MP3” in the index.
CD Messages
CHECK DISC:Radios with a Single CD player or
radios with a Six-Disc player displays CHECK DISC
and/or ejects the CD if an error occurs.
Radios with a CD and DVD player may display other
messages when an error occurs:
Optical Error:The disc was inserted upside down.
Disk Read Error:A disc was inserted with an invalid or
unknown format.
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