radio SAAB 9-3 2002 Owners Manual

93 Saab 9-3 Audio System
Saab 9-3 Audio
SystemQuick guide to the Saab
9-3 Audio System ........... 95
Sound controls................. 97
Radio ................................. 98
CD player .......................... 100
CD changer ....................... 102
General functions ............ 105
Steering-wheel controls .. 106
Security lock..................... 106
Technical data .................. 107
Fault codes ....................... 109
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94 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemSaab 9-3 Audio SystemThe Saab 9-3 Audio System comes in two
levels, Premium and Prestige. They are
specially adapted to the cabin space in the
Saab 9-3.
The Saab 9-3 Audio System consists of a
main unit with a radio and an in-dash CD
player. There is a also a CD player and a CD
changer for 6 CD discs available as an
accessory.
The Premium Audio System has two loud-
speakers at the front and two at the rear.
Output is 4x20 watts.
The Prestige Audio System 3 has two addi-
tional loudspeakers. They are mounted in
the front doors and reproduce bass tones
below 200 Hz. These subwoofers have their
own amplifier of 2x40 watts. The Audio Systems are interconnected with
SID (Saab Information Display) which is
located above the radio in the instrument
panel. The Audio Systems uses the display
of the SID instrument to show text/charac-
ters and indications.
Indicator
AS Radio is in Autostore mode
RDM Random playback of CD
tracks when CD player
selected
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95 Saab 9-3 Audio System
Quick guide to the Saab 9-3
Audio System Radio, see page 98
On
To switch the system ON, press the volume but-
ton. The last settings used will be activated.
If the Audio System is switched on when the igni-
tion key is not in the switch, the system will auto-
matically be switched off after one hour has
elapsed since a control button on the radio was
last pressed.
Off
To switch the system OFF, press the volume
button or remove the ignition key.
VOL
To adjust the volume, rotate the VOL control.
BAL
To adjust the balance between the left and right
channels, pull out and turn the VOL control.
BAS
Press to release the button, and adjust the bass
level. Lock the setting by pushing the button in.
TRE
Press to release the button, and adjust the tre-
ble. Lock the setting by pushing the button in.
FAD
Press to release the button, and adjust the bal-
ance between the front and rear sets of speak-
ers. Lock the setting by pushing the button in.
VOL
BAL ON
PULL PUSH
TREFAD BAS
Preset station buttons
Press once: play the preset station.
Press and hold briefly: store a new station.
Auto tuning
To u c h : SEEK.
Press and hold briefly (a chime will sound):
manual tuning.
Press SEEK once: frequency display
To u c h : AS (AutoStore) ON/OFF.
Press and hold briefly: automatic tuning and
storing of the 6 strongest stations in the area in
which you are currently driving.
To u c h : change to radio when CD active.
Press once: Mute ON/OFF.
Press once: change waveband.
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96 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemCD player. See page 100 CD changer (option). See page 102
Touch: change to CD playback when other
sound source is active.
Press and hold briefly (a chime will sound):
random playback.
Touch: SEEK at either end to change track.
Press and hold briefly: fast playback or fast
track changes.
Touch center on SEEK (a chime will sound):
change between functions fast playback
(PLAY) and fast track changes (TRACK).
Remove CD.
CDRDMSEEK
To u c h : change to CD changer when CD player
is active.
Two touches: change to CD changer when
radio is active.
Press and hold briefly (a chime will sound):
random playback of entire magazine.
To u c h : SEEK at either end to change track.
Touch and hold briefly: fast playback.
Press SEEK (center) once: Switch between
Rapid play (PLAY) and Fast track search
(TRACK).
Selects disc in magazine.
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98 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemRadio Press the RADIO button to switch to the
radio when another source is active. Preset station buttons (1) Press once (release within a second) to
select a preset station, e.g.
The small figure on the far right of the dis-
play is the number of the preset button
selected.
Presetting a station
Press the desired button and hold it down
for more than a second to store the currently
tuned station. During this time, the radio will
be mute. The sound will return as soon as
the station has been stored.
Seeking (2) Automatic seek tuning:
Press briefly to search for higher fre-
quencies or for lower frequencies.
Manual tuning:
To switch to the manual-tuning function,
press or and hold until a
chime sounds and the M indicator appears
on the display.
The function will revert to automatic seek
tuning two seconds after the last manual
frequency change has been made. Band selector (3) Touch the BAND button repeatedly to move
through the waveband selections: FM1,
FM2 and AM.
AS, Autostore (4) The autostore mode provides an additional
preset function that can be used to search
for and to store stations when you are in an
area where you are unfamiliar with the sta-
tions and their frequencies. This can be
done without changing your normal presets.
Touch the AS button to switch the Autostore
mode ON/OFF. When the Autostore mode
is ON, the AS indicator will show at the
bottom of the display.
Press and hold the AS button for more than
a second to initiate an automatic search for
the six strongest stations.
Each time the system finds and stores a sta-
tion, the number on the far right of the SID
display will change. If the system cannot
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100 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemCD playerTo select the CD mode, load a CD into the
deck or, if one is already loaded, press the
CD/RDM button.
Insert the CD, label-side up, and allow the
mechanism to load it automatically. Play-
back of the first track will start and the follow-
ing message will appear on the display:
A tiny, amber-colored LED indicator to the
left of the disc tray is illuminated when a disc
is loaded.
When all the tracks have been played, the
CD player will restart playback from track 1.
To cancel playback, press the eject or
RADIO button.
Track search (1) Touch or repeatedly to move
to preceding or following tracks. Touching
once will restart playback from the
beginning of the current track. To change to
the preceding track, touch twice.
Rapid play (passage search) When or is pressed and
held, rapid play will be initiated, with the time
and track showing on the display, e.g.:
If the button is depressed for more than
5 seconds, the rapid play will be even faster.
Rapid play stops when the button is
released.
NOTEDo not use writable CDs in your audio
system, as in certain cases these types of
CD are only suitable for home use and
can therefore cause operational prob-
lems (overheating).
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102 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemCD changer (accessory)Important! Always keep the sliding cover
closed to keep dust out of the CD changer,
so that it will continue to provide satisfactory
service for a long time.
To load the CD changer, which is installed
in the trunk and can accommodate six CDs,
proceed as follows:
1 Slide the cover back.
2 The CD magazine will automatically
eject after it has retrieved all discs.
3 Press the catch on the magazine to one
side.
4 Withdraw one CD tray at a time and
swap or load the CD (label side up).
Slide the tray back into the magazine.
Note the position of the magazine for load-
ing (see picture).
Insert the entire magazine carefully inside
the CD changer and slide the cover closed
again.
To select the CD changer  If the Audio System is in the RADIO
mode, touch the CD/RDM button twice.
 If the CD player is active, touch the
CD/RDM button once.
If the CDs in the magazine have not been
changed, the system will restart playback
from where it left off.
If there is no magazine in the CD changer,
the following will appear on the display: If the magazine in the CD changer is empty,
the following will appear on the display:
NOTEDo not use writable CDs in your audio
system, as in certain cases these types of
CD are only suitable for home use and
can therefore cause operational prob-
lems (overheating).
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CD changer in trunk
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103 Saab 9-3 Audio System
If the CD changer is activated immediately
after a magazine has been loaded, the fol-
lowing will appear on the display:
The CD number will change as each CD is
played.
After a magazine has been loaded, play-
back will start with the first track on the first
CD when the CD changer is selected, and
the following will appear on the display:
Selecting CDs (1) When the CD changer is operating, the
radio preset buttons work for the six CDs in
the magazine. Press the button for the cor-
responding CD.
If the selected CD is already being played,
playback will restart from the first track. If the selected CD-tray, e.g. 3, is empty, the
following will appear on the display:
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104 Saab 9-3 Audio SystemAfter two seconds, the status of the trays in
the magazine (i.e. loaded or empty) will be
shown on the display, e.g.:
If for some reason the CD selected by the
preset button cannot be played, playback of
the current CD will continue. Track change (2) Touch or repeatedly to move
to preceding or following tracks. Pressing
once will restart playback from the
beginning of the current track. Thus, to play
the preceding track, touch twice. Rapid play When or is pressed and
held, rapid play will be initiated, with the time
and track showing on the display, e.g.:
If the button is depressed for more than
5 seconds, the rapid play will be even faster.
Rapid play stops when the button is
released.
Fast track changes Touch SEEK (mid-segment) to switch
between the CD PLAY and CD TRACK
modes.
The CD-PLAY and CD-TRACK modes
change the function of and .
The selected mode will also be active the
next time the system is switched on.
Choose the mode that you find most conve-
nient.
Random playback (RDM) (3) Press and hold the CD/RDM button to
select/deselect random playback of the
CDs in the magazine. When this function is
selected, RDM will appear at the bottom of
the display.
Touch to move from the current
track to the next during random playback.
Touch to repeat the current track
during random playback.
Pressing and holding or will
start Rapid play.
To stop playback from the CD changer,
simply select another source (RADIO/CD).
The CD changer will now enter stand-by
mode.
CD PLAY Pressing and holding
or starts
Rapid play.
CD TRACK Pressing and holding
or activates
track changes.
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105 Saab 9-3 Audio System
General functionsVolume-preset modeTo select the volume-preset mode, press
and hold the BAND button at the same time
as you switch the Audio System on.
Use the button to select the
required function.
The following volume settings can be prese-
lected:
STARTVOL - maximum volume level
when the Audio System is switched on.
 TEL VOL - preset volume level when an
in-car phone is activated.
 SP D VOL - speed-dependent volume.
The Audio System will automatically
adjust the volume level to suit the back-
ground noise, such as road noise, occur-
ring while the car is in motion.
 LOUDNESS ON/OFF - boosting of the
highest and lowest frequency ranges to
enhance the sound image when the
volume is set to a low level. Adjusting the volume The default setting for START VOL is
volume setting 9, and that for TEL VOL is
volume setting 14 (the highest volume set-
ting is 30).  Maximum START VOL
TELVOL
To change the volume setting:
– Press and hold the BAND button at the
same time as you switch on the Audio
System.
– Adjust the volume.
– Wait 10 seconds or touch one of the
buttons on the bottom row of the Audio
System, e.g. RADIO, to save the new vol-
ume setting.
Speed-dependent volume
(SP D VOL) ON/OFF To change the volume setting:
The default setting for this function is ON.
– Press and hold the BAND button at the same time as you switch on the Audio
System.
– Select SP D VOL using .
– Select ON/OFF by turning the VOL
control.
– Wait 10 seconds or touch one of the but-
tons on the bottom row of the Audio Sys-
tem, e.g. RADIO, to save the new volume
setting.
Loudness ON/OFF To change the loudness setting:
The default setting for this function is ON.
– Press and hold the BAND button at the
same time as you switch on the Audio
System.
– Select LOUDNESS using .
– Select ON/OFF by turning the VOL
control.
– Wait 10 seconds or touch one of the but-
tons on the bottom row of the Audio Sys-
tem, e.g. RADIO, to save the new volume
setting.
WARNING
These functions should only be carried
out when the car is stationary.
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