radio HUMMER H3 2007 Owner's Guide

BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) remains
safely inside the radio for future listening.
B(CD):Press this button to play a CD while
listening to the radio. The CD symbol appears on
the display when a CD is loaded.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
AUTO EQ to select an equalization setting while
playing a CD. The equalization is set whenever a
CD is played. See “AUTO EQ” listed previously for
more information. If you select an EQ setting for
your CD, it is activated each time you play a CD.
Using Song List Mode
R
(Song List):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, perform
the following steps:
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 is present, press the
song list button to turn it off.3. Select the desired CD by pressing the
numbered pushbutton and then use the SEEK
SCAN right 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 the song list
button is pressed, one beep sounds. After
two seconds of continuously pressing the song
list button, two beeps sounds to conrm the
track has been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other
selections.
S-LIST FULL displays if you try to save more than
20 selections.
To play the song list, press the song list button.
One beep sounds and S-LIST displays. The
recorded tracks begins to play in the order they
were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK
SCAN arrows. Seeking past the last saved track
returns to the rst saved track.
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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message appears on the
display and/or the CD comes out, it could be for
one of the following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns
to normal, the CD should play.
You are driving on a very rough road. 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 may have been a problem while
burning the CD.
The label may 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. If the
radio displays an error message, write it down
and provide it to your dealer when reporting
the problem.
Using an MP3
MP3 CD-R Disc
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal
computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on
a CD-R disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les
on one disc.
Make sure playlists have a .mp3 or .wpl
extension, other le extensions may not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and
album are 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.
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The player will be able to read and play a
maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions,
and 255 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. You can also play an MP3 CD that
was recorded using no le folders. 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 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions,
and 255 les the player lets you access and
navigate up to the maximum, but all items over
the maximum are ignored.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the
root directory has compressed audio les,
the directory is displayed 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.
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 does 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 go to the root folder. When the
radio displays the name of the folder the radio
displays ROOT.
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Order of Play
Tracks are played in the following order:
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 DISP (display) later in this section for
more information. The new track name appears
on the display.
File System and Naming
The song name that is displayed is the song name
that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name
is not present in the ID3 tag, the radio displays the
le name without the extension (such as .mp3) as
the track name.
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 lename 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
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
appears on the display. If you want to insert a
CD with the ignition off, rst press the eject button
or the DISP knob.
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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
appears on the display.
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.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality may be
reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of
recording, the quality of the music that has been
recorded, and the way the CD-R has been
handled. There may be an increase in skipping,
difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading
and ejecting. If these problems occur, check
the bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of
the CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken,
or scratched, the CD will not play properly.
If the surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of
Your CDs on page 231for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught
in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is
needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD
with a marking pen.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time, or
attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs,
you could damage the CD player. When using
the CD player, use only CDs in good condition
without any label, load one CD at a time, and
keep the CD player and the loading slot free
of foreign materials, liquids, and debris.
If an error appears on the display, see
“CD Messages” later in this section.
tSEEKu:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the previous track. Press the right arrow
to go to the start of the next track. Pressing either
arrow for more than two seconds searches the
previous or next tracks at two tracks per second.
Release the button to stop searching and to
play the track.
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1r(Rewind):Press this pushbutton to go
to the start of the current track if more than
eight seconds have played. The previous symbol
and the track number appears on the display.
If this pushbutton is held or pressed more
than once, the player continues moving
backward through the CD.
2
[(Fast Forward):Press this pushbutton to go
to the next track. The next symbol and the track
number appears on the display. If this pushbutton
is held or pressed more than once, the player
continues moving forward through the CD.
4
y(Random):To random the tracks in the
current folder or playlist, press and release
this pushbutton. FLDR RDM displays. Once all
of the tracks in the current folder or playlist have
been played the system moves to the next
folder or playlist and plays all of the tracks in
random order.To random all the tracks on the CD, press and
hold this pushbutton for two seconds. A beep
sounds and CD RDM displays. This feature does
not work with playlists.
When in random, pressing and releasing either
SEEK arrow takes you to the next or previous
random track.
Press and release this pushbutton again to turn off
random play. NO RDM displays.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
while a CD is playing. The inactive CD remains
safely inside the radio for future listening.B(CD):Press this button to play a CD while
listening to the radio. The CD symbol appears on
the display when a CD is loaded.
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4(Information) (XM™ Satellite Radio Service
and MP3 Features):INFO displays whenever
a current track has ID3 tag information. Press this
button 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.
DISP (Display):Press this knob to switch
between track mode, folder/playlist mode, and
time of day mode. The display shows only
eight characters, but there can be up to four pages
of text. If there are more than eight characters
in the song, folder, or playlist name, pressing
this knob within two seconds takes you to the next
page of text. If there are no other pages to be
shown, pressing this knob within two seconds
takes you to the next display mode.
Track mode displays the current track number
and the ID3 tag song name.
Folder/playlist mode displays the current folder
or playlist number and the folder/playlist name.
Time of day mode displays the time of day and
the ID3 tag song name.To change the default on the display, press the
DISP knob until you see the desired display,
then hold this knob for two seconds. The radio
produces one beep and the selected display
becomes the default.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press EQ
to select an equalization setting while playing
a CD. The equalization is set whenever a CD is
played. See “EQ” listed previously for more
information. If you select an EQ setting for your
CD, it is activated each time you play a CD.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD.
Eject may be activated with either the ignition
or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the ignition
and radio off if this button is pressed rst.
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XM Radio Messages
Radio Display Message Condition Action Required
XL (Explicit Language
Channels)XL on the radio display,
after the channel name,
indicates content with
explicit language.These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a
customer’s request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating Updating encryption code The encryption code in the receiver is being updated, and no
action is required. This process should take no longer than
30 seconds.
No Signl Loss of 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.
Loading Acquiring channel audio
(after 4 second delay)The radio system is acquiring and processing audio and text
data. No action is needed. This message should disappear
shortly.
Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune to another
channel.
CH Unavl Channel no longer
availableThis 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 Info Artist Name/Feature
not availableNo artist information is available at this time on this channel.
The system is working properly.
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Radio Display Message Condition Action Required
No Info Song/Program Title
not availableNo song title information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
No Info Category Name
not availableNo category information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
No Info No Text/Informational
message availableNo text or informational messages are available at this time
on this channel. The system is working properly.
NotFound No channel available
for the chosen categoryThere are no channels available for the selected category.
The system is working properly.
XM Lock Theft lock active The XM™ receiver in your vehicle may have previously
been in another vehicle. For security purposes, XM™
receivers cannot be swapped between vehicles. If this
message is received after having your vehicle serviced,
check with your GM dealer.
Radio ID Radio ID label (channel 0) If tuned to channel 0, this message will alternate with the
XM™ Radio eight digit radio ID label. This label is needed
to activate the service.
Unknown Radio ID not known
(should only be if
hardware failure)If this message is received when tuned to channel 0, there
may be a receiver fault. Consult with your GM dealer.
Check XM Hardware failure If this message does not clear within a short period of time,
the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer.
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Navigation/Radio System
Your vehicle may have a navigation radio system.
The navigation system has built-in features
intended to minimize driver distraction. Technology
alone, no matter how advanced, can never
replace your own judgment. See the Navigation
System manual for some tips to help you
reduce distractions while driving.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK®is designed to discourage theft
of your vehicle’s radio. The feature works
automatically by learning a portion of the
Vehicle Identication Number (VIN). If the radio
is moved to a different vehicle, it does not
operate and LOCKED displays.
When the radio and vehicle are turned off, the
blinking red light indicates that THEFTLOCK
®
is armed.
With THEFTLOCK
®activated, the radio does
not operate if stolen.
Radio Reception
You may experience frequency interference and
static during normal radio reception if items
such as cellphone chargers, vehicle convenience
accessories, and external electronic devices
are plugged into the accessory power outlet.
If there is interference or static, unplug the item
from the accessory power outlet.
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than
for FM, especially at night. The longer range can
cause station frequencies to interfere with each
other. For better radio reception, most AM
radio stations will boost the power levels during
the day, and then reduce these levels during
the night. Static can also occur when things like
storms and power lines interfere with radio
reception. When this happens, try reducing the
treble on your radio.
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