PONTIAC G6 2007 Owners Manual

Setting the Time for Radios with
Radio Data Systems (RDS)
To set the hour, press the clock button. The clock
symbol appears on the display and the hour
number ashes. Turn the ADJ (adjust) knob to
increase or to decrease the hours. To set
the minutes, press the clock button again. The
minute numbers ashes. Turn the ADJ knob
to increase or to decrease the minutes. 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 clock button to
enter the clock set mode, then press and hold the
clock button for three seconds until UPDATED
displays. If the time is not available from the
station, NO UPDATE displays.
RDS time is broadcast once a minute. After tuning
to an RDS broadcast station, it can take a few
minutes for the time to update.
Radio with CD
If your vehicle has the Monsoon audio system,
included are eight speakers and an eight channel
amplier. The radio displays MONSOON when
the radio or the ignition is turned on. See
your dealer for details.
United States shown, Canada similar
221

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
Seek to stations with traffic announcements
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 appear on the 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.
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in
the 48 contiguous United States and Canada.
XM™ offers a large variety of coast-to-coast
channels including music, news, sports, talk,
traffic/weather (U.S. subscribers), and children’s
programming. XM™ provides digital quality
audio and text information that includes song title
and artist name. A service fee is required in
order to receive the XM™ service. For more
information, contact XM™; In the U.S. at
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696)
or in Canada at www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-GET-XMSR (438-9677).
Playing the Radio
O
(Power):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
u(Volume):Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the
volume.
222

DISP (Display):Press this knob to switch the
display between the time and the temperature or
the radio station frequency and the temperature.
When the ignition is off, press this knob to display
the time.
For RDS, press this knob to change what appears
on the display while using RDS. The display
options are station name, RDS station frequency,
PTY, and the name of the program (if available).
For XM™ (if equipped), press this 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
DISP knob until you see the desired display, then
hold the knob for two seconds. The radio
produces a beep and the selected display is now
the default.AUTOu(Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically
to make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AUTO
VOL LOW, AUTO VOL MEDIUM, or AUTO
VOL HIGH displays. Each higher setting allows for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. As you drive, automatic volume increases
the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at
any speed. The volume level should always sound
the same to you as you drive. AUTO VOL
NONE displays if the radio cannot determine the
vehicle speed or if the engine is not running.
To turn automatic volume off, press this button
until AUTO VOL OFF displays.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The
display shows the selection.
ADJ (Adjust):Turn this knob to select radio
stations.
223

xSEEKw:Press the down or up arrow to go to
the next or to the previous station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for
two seconds until a beep sounds. 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 arrow
for more than four seconds until two beeps sound.
The radio goes to the rst preset station stored on
the pushbuttons, plays for a few seconds, then
goes to the next preset station. Press either arrow
again to stop scanning presets.
The radio only seeks and scans stations with a
strong signal that are in the selected band.Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be
programmed 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 AUTO TONE or AUTO EQ to select the
equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until a beep sounds. Whenever
that numbered pushbutton is pressed,
the station that was set returns and the
equalization that was selected is stored for
that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
224

Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
TONE /P/Q(Bass/Treble):Press and release this
button until BASS, MID (midrange), or TREB
(treble) displays. Turn the ADJ (adjust) knob to
increase or to decrease the tone. The display
shows the bass, midrange, or treble level.
If a station is weak or has static, decrease the
treble.
To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle
position, select BASS, MID, or TREB. Then
press and hold the tone button for more than
two seconds. One beep sounds and the
tone control adjusts to the middle position.
To adjust all tone controls to the middle position,
press and hold the tone button while no tone
control is displayed. ALL CENTERED displays and
a beep sounds. The bass, midrange, and treble
adjusts to the middle position.AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic
Equalization):Press this button to select
customized equalization settings designed for
country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO
TONE or AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM
displays. You can also manually adjust the bass,
midrange, and treble using the tone button.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
BAL/FADE /S(Balance/Fade):To adjust
the balance between the right and the left speakers,
push and release the balance and fade button until
BAL displays. Turn the ADJ (adjust) knob to move
the sound toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release the balance and fade
button until FADE displays. Turn the ADJ knob to
move the sound toward the front or the rear
speakers.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the
balance and fade button for more than
two seconds. One beep sounds and the speaker
control adjusts to the middle position.
225

To adjust both speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the tone button while no
speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED
displays and One beep sounds. The balance and
fade adjusts to the middle position.
Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the
following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program
type select mode. PTY for FM or PTYPE for
XM™ and a program type displays.
2. Turn the ADJ knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the
SEEK up arrow to select the PTY and to take
you to the PTY’s rst station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY press
the SEEK up arrow again. If the radio cannot
nd the desired PTY, NONE FOUND
displays and the radio returns to the last
station you were listening to.
After 15 seconds of inactivity or if the P-TYPE
button is pressed again, the radio exits
program type select mode.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. FM ALT FREQ ON and AF
displays. The radio can switch to stations with a
stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
BAND again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF
displays and AF disappears from the display.
The radio does not switch to other stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
RDS Messages
ALERT!: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.
226

ALERT! is not affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported
by all RDS stations.
MSG (Message):If the current station has a
message, MSG displays. Press this button to see
the message. The message may display the
artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc.
If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the
message appears every three seconds. To scroll
through the message, press and release the MSG
button. A new group of words appear on the display
after every press of the button. Once the complete
message has been displayed, MSG disappears
from the display until another new message is
received. The last message can be displayed by
pressing the MSG button. You can view the last
message until a new message is received or a
different station is tuned to.
When a message is not available from a station,
NO MESSAGE displays.TRAF (Traffic):If TRAFFIC displays, the tuned
station broadcasts traffic announcements. When a
traffic announcement broadcasts on the tuned
radio station, you will hear it.
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 in brackets displays.
If no station is found that broadcasts traffic
announcements, NO TRAFFIC INFO displays.
If TRAF is on the display, press the TRAF button to
turn off the traffic announcements.
The radio plays the traffic announcement even 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.
227

Radio Messages
CALIBRATE:The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If
CALIBRATE displays, it means that the radio has
not been congured properly for your vehicle
and it must be returned to your dealer for service.
LOCKED:This message is displayed when
the THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
your vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your GM dealer.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 246later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in and the CD should begin
playing. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition
off, rst press the eject button or the DISP
(display) knob.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
appears on the display.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 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 250for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
228

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.
s(Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. Release the button to
play the passage. The elapsed time of the track
appears on the display.
\(Fast Forward):Press and hold this
pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. You
will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release
the button to play the passage. The elapsed time
of the track appears on the display.
RPT (Repeat):Press this button once to hear a
track over again. REPEAT ON and RPT displays.
The current track continues to repeat. Press
RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF
displays and RPT disappears from the display.
RDM (Random):Press this button to hear
the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order.
T#, RANDOM, and RDM displays. T and the
track number appears on the display when each
track starts to play. Press RDM again to turn
off random play. RANDOM OFF displays and RDM
disappears from the display.
229

xSEEKw:Press the down arrow to go to the
start of the current track if more than eight seconds
have played. If this arrow is pressed more than
once, the player continues moving backward
through the CD.
Press the up arrow to go to the start of the next
track. If this arrow is pressed more than once, the
player continues moving forward through the CD.
If either arrow is held or pressed for more than
two seconds, the CD enters CD scan mode and the
CD plays the rst 10 seconds of each track. Press
either arrow again to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this knob to see how long
the current track has been playing. T, the track
number, and the elapsed time of the track appears
on the display. To change the default on the
display, time or elapsed time, press the knob until
you see the desired display, then hold the knob
for two seconds. The radio produces one beep and
the selected display is now the default. Pressing
this button also displays text on commercially
recorded CDs (if available).AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic
Equalization):Press this button to select the
desired equalization setting while playing a
CD. The equalization is automatically recalled
whenever a CD is played. For more information,
see AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ listed previously
in this section.
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.
SRCE (Source):Press this button to play a CD
or to access a remote device (if installed)
while listening to the radio.
EJECT /
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.
230