start stop button SATURN ION 2004 Owners Manual

Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
MODE:Press this button until BAS or TRE appears
on the display. Press the plus or minus buttons to
increase or to decrease. The display will show the
bass or the treble level. If a station is weak or noisy,
you may want to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
MODE:To adjust the balance between the right and
the left speakers, press this button until BAL appears on
the display. Press the plus or minus buttons to move
the sound toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press this button until FAD appears on the
display. Press the plus or minus buttons to move
the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing.
The CD symbol will appear on the display. You can
insert a CD with the ignition off.
If you turn off the ignition or radio with a CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or radio, the CD will start playing where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
The CD player can play the smaller 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. You may experience an
increase in skipping, difficulty in nding tracks and/or
difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur
try a known good CD.
Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught
in the CD player.
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Playing the Single CD Player
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing.
The CD symbol will appear on the display. You can
insert a CD with the ignition off. A CD can also be
loaded by pressing the LOAD button. If no CD is
currently loaded, insert a CD.
If you turn off the ignition or radio with a CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or radio, the CD will start playing where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
The CD player can play the smaller 8 cm or 3 inch
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. You may experience an
increase in skipping, difficulty in nding tracks, and/or
difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur
try a known good CD.Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught
in the CD player.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
g1 (Previous):Press this pushbutton to go to the
start of the current track. If you hold this pushbutton or
press it more than once, the player will continue
moving backward through the CD.
2
l(Next):Press this pushbutton to go to the next
track. If you hold this pushbutton or press it more
than once, the player will continue moving forward
through the CD.
5/ RDM (Random):Press this pushbutton to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM will
appear on the display. Press RDM again to turn off
random play.
6/
N(Repeat):Press this pushbutton to hear a track
over again. RPT will appear on the display. The
current track will continue to repeat. Press this
pushbutton again to turn off repeat play.
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rCAT (Reverse):Press and hold the left arrow to
reverse quickly within a track. Release it to play
the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear
on the display.
CAT
[(Forward):Press and hold the right arrow to
advance quickly within a track. Release it to play
the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear
on the display.
tSEEKu:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current or to the previous track. Press the right
arrow to go to the start of the next track. If you
hold either arrow or press it more than once, the player
will continue moving backward or forward through
the CD.
To scan tracks, press either SEEK arrow for four
seconds. The radio will go to the next track, play for a
few seconds, then go on to the next track. Press
either SEEK arrow again to stop scanning tracks.
O(Tune):Turn this knob to quickly change tracks.
4(Information):Press this button to view CD text
information, if available. To change the default on the
display to track name, album name, or artist name
instead of elapsed track time press this button to view
the available information. Then press and hold the
RCL button for ve seconds. The selected display will
now be the default.
AM FM:Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely
inside the radio for future listening.
AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a CD or to
switch to XM1 or XM2 when listening to the radio.
X(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may
be activated with either the ignition or radio off.
If you eject a CD, but decide that you want to listen to
it, press the CD button. This will pull the CD back in and
it will begin to play. If a CD is ejected, but not removed
from the radio, the radio will automatically reload the CD,
after 25 seconds, to prevent damage.
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Playing the Six-Disc CD Player
If you turn off the ignition or radio with a CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or radio, the CD will start playing where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
The CD player can play the smaller 8 cm and 3 inch
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. You may experience an
increase in skipping, difficulty in nding tracks, and/or
difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur
try a known good CD.
Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught
in the CD player.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
M(Load):Press this button to load CDs into the CD
player. This CD player will hold up to six CDs.
To load one CD, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press the load button for less than three seconds.
3. Press the pushbutton (1-6) for the CD slot to
load. WAIT DISC X will appear on the display.
If the CD slot is empty, LOAD DISC X will appear
on the display, and a CD can be loaded. If a CD slot
is already loaded, DISC X LOADED will appear
on the display.
4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull the CD in.
If you select an equalization setting for your CD, it will
be activated each time you play a CD.
If the radio is on or off, the CD will begin to play
automatically.
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To load all CDs, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the load button for more than
three seconds.
3. Load, up to six CDs, in order, starting with the rst
empty slot.
Loading will continue until all six CDs are loaded
or load is stopped by pressing any other radio
button. The radio will stop trying to load CDs if you
wait too long to insert a CD.
4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull the CD in.
You can cancel the loading of a CD by pressing the
load button once.
If you select an equalization setting for your CD, it will
be activated each time you play a CD.
If the radio is on or off, the CD will begin to play
automatically.g1 (Previous):Press this pushbutton to go to the
start of the current track. If you hold this pushbutton
or press it more than once, the player will continue
moving backward through the CD.
2
l(Next):Press this pushbutton to go to the next
track. If you hold this pushbutton or press it more
than once, the player will continue moving forward
through the CD.
5/RDM (Random):Press and release this pushbutton
to hear the tracks on the current CD in random,
rather than sequential, order. RDM will appear on the
display. Press RDM again to turn off random play.
Press and hold RDM for two seconds to hear the
tracks on all of the CDs loaded in random, rather than
sequential, order. ALL RDM will appear on the
display. Press RDM again to turn off random play.
6/
N(Repeat):Press this pushbutton to hear a track
over again. RPT will appear on the display. The current
track will continue to repeat. Press RPT again to turn off
repeat play.
Press and hold the RPT button to hear all tracks on
the CD over again. RPT will appear on the display.
The current track will continue to repeat. Press RPT
again to turn off repeat play.
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Playing an MP3
If you turn off the ignition or radio with a CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or radio, the CD will start playing where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
The CD player can play the smaller 8 cm or 3 inch single
CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller
CDs are loaded in the same manner. See your dealer for
the appropriate adapter ring for your radio.
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. You may experience an
increase in skipping, difficulty in nding tracks and/or
difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur
try a known good CD.
Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught
in the CD player.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
See “Playing the Single CD Player” and “Playing the
Six-Disc CD Player” earlier to use any radio control,
while playing an MP3, that is not listed here.
g1 (Previous):Press this pushbutton to go to the
start of the current track. If you hold this pushbutton
or press it more than once, the player will continue
moving backward through the current directory.2
l(Next):Press this pushbutton to go to the next
track. If you hold this pushbutton or press it more
than once, the player will continue moving forward
through the current directory.
4:
Press this pushbutton to enter playlist mode. Use the
tune knob to cycle through the available playlists.
Playlist X will appear on the display. Use the 1 and 2
pushbuttons to cycle through songs in a particular playlist.
Press the 4 pushbutton again to exit playlist mode.
If a CD is a mixed mode, contains standard CD audio
and MP3 compressed audio, the radio will assign the
standard CD audio to a directory, which is listed as ROM
audio directory.
O(Tune):Turn this knob to quickly change tracks
on the CD.
4(Information):Press this button to see the elapsed
time of the track and the current track time. To change
the default on the display, (track name, artist name,
album name, le name, or directory), press this button to
scroll through each display. Once the desired display is
shown, press and hold the RCL button for ve seconds.
The selected display will now be the default.
rCAT[:Press either arrow to change directories.
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If your vehicle is in cruise control when the traction
control system begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise
control will automatically disengage. When road
conditions allow you to safely use it again, you may
reengage the cruise control. See “Cruise Control” under
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever on page 3-8.
The traction control system automatically comes on
whenever you start your vehicle. The light on the traction
control button will also come on to let you know the
system is on. To limit wheel spin, especially in slippery
road conditions, you should always leave the system
on. But you can turn the traction control system off if you
ever need to. You should turn the system off if your
vehicle ever gets stuck in sand, mud or snow and
rocking the vehicle is required. See “Rocking Your
Vehicle” underIf You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or
Snow on page 4-30.
To turn the system off,
press the traction control
button with this symbol
on it, located on the
instrument panel
switchbank.If the system is limiting wheel spin when you press the
button, the LOW TRAC message will go off, but the
system will not turn off until there is no longer a current
need to limit wheel spin. The TRAC OFF light will
come on briey to let you know the system has been
turned off, and will not limit wheel spin. The light on the
traction control button will also go off. Adjust your
driving accordingly. You can turn the system back on at
any time by pressing the button again.
Steering
Electric Power Steering
If the engine stalls while you are driving, the power
steering assist system will continue to operate until you
are able to stop the vehicle.
If you lose power steering assist because the engine
stops or the system is not functioning, you can steer but
it will take much more effort.
If you suspect steering
problems and/or the
PWR STR message is
displayed, see your retailer
for service and repair.
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