radio SATURN OUTLOOK 2009 User Guide

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.
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 2-21for more information.
Setting the Clock
To adjust the time and date:
1. Turn the ignition key to
ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN,
then press
O, to turn the
radio on.
2. Press
Gto display HR, MIN,
MM, DD, YYYY (hour, minute,
month, day, and year).
3. Press the pushbutton located
under any one of the labels to
be changed.
4. To increase the time or date, do
one of the following:
Press the pushbutton below
the selected label.
Press¨SEEK.
Press\FWD.
Turnfclockwise.
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5. To decrease the time or date,do one of the following:
Press©SEEK.
PresssREV.
Turnfcounter-clockwise.
To change the time default setting
from 12 hour to 24 hour or to
change the date default setting from
month/day/year to day/month/year:
1. Press
Gand then the pushbutton
located under the forward arrow
that displays on the radio screen
until the time 12H (hour) and
24H (hour), and the date MM/DD
(month and day) and DD/MM
(day and month) displays.
2. Press the pushbutton located under the desired option.
3. Press
Gagain to apply the
selected default, or let the
screen time out.
Radio(s)
Radio with CD
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The vehicle may have one of these
radios as its audio system.
Radios with CD and DVD
Radios with CD and DVD have a
Bose®Surround Sound 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. See
Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
on page 3-114 for 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 Radio Data System (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
display. 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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Playing the Radio
O(Power/Volume):Press to turn
the system on and off. Turn to
increase or decrease the volume.
For vehicles with a Rear
Entertainment System (RSE),
press and hold for more than
two seconds to turn off the entire
radio and RSE system and to
start the parental control feature.
Parental control prevents the rear
seat occupant from operating the
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) system or
remote control.
A lock symbol displays next to
the clock display while the parental
control feature is being used.
The feature remains on until
Ois
pressed and held for more than
two seconds, or the driver turns the
ignition off and exits the vehicle.
4(Information):Press to switch the
display between the radio station
frequency and the time. When the
ignition is in the OFF position, press
4
to 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” is displayed.
Speed Compensated Volume
(SCV):The Speed Compensated
Volume (SCV) feature automatically
adjusts the radio volume to
compensate for road and wind noise
as the vehicle speeds up or slows
down, so that the volume level is
consistent.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
display.
4. Press the pushbutton under the
desired Speed Compensated
Volume setting (OFF, Low, Med,
or High) to select the level of radio
volume compensation. Press the
pushbutton located below the
BACK label on the MENU SETUP
display or let the display time out
after approximately 10 seconds.
Each higher setting allows for
more radio volume compensation
at faster vehicle speeds.
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press to switch between
AM, FM, or XM. The selection
displays.
f(Tune):Turn to select radio
stations.
©SEEK¨:Press to go to the
previous or to the next station
and stay there.
To scan stations, press and
hold
©or¨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.
The radio only seeks and scans
stations with a strong signal that
are in the selected band.
Storing a Radio Station as a
Favorite
Drivers are encouraged to set up
their radio station favorites while
the vehicle is in P (Park). Tune to
favorite stations using the presets,
favorites button, and steering
wheel controls. SeeDefensive
Driving on page 4-2.
FAV (Favorites):A maximum of
36 stations can be programmed as
favorites using the six pushbuttons
positioned below the radio station
frequency labels and by using the
radio favorites page button (FAV
button). Press to go through up to
six pages of favorites, each having
six favorite stations available per
page. Each page of favorites can
contain any combination of AM, FM,
or XM stations.The balance/fade and tone settings
that were previously adjusted,
are stored with the favorite stations.
To store a station as a favorite:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press FAV to display the page
where to store the station.
3. Press and hold one of the
six pushbuttons until a beep
sounds. When that pushbutton
is pressed and released, the
station that was set, returns.
4. Repeat the steps for each radio
station to be stored as a favorite.
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To setup the number of favorites
pages:
1. Press MENU to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located
below the FAV 1-6 label.
3. Select the desired number of
favorites pages by pressing
the pushbutton located below
the displayed page numbers.
4. Press FAV, or let the menu
time out, to return to the original
main radio screen showing the
radio station frequency labels
and to begin the process of
programming favorites for the
chosen amount of numbered
pages.Auto Text (Satellite Radio Service,
CD, MP3, and WMA features):If
additional information is available for
the current song being played, Auto
Text will automatically page/scroll the
information every ve seconds above
the FAV presets on the radio display.
To activate Auto Text:
1. Press MENU to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton under
AUTO TXT label on the radio
display.
3. Press the pushbutton under the
ON label on the radio display.
If
4is pressed and the song title
or artist information is longer than
what can be displayed, the extra
information will page every ve
seconds when Auto Text is activated.
Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
BASS/MID/TREB (Bass, Midrange,
or Treble):To adjust bass,
midrange, or treble:
1. Press
funtil the tone control
labels display.
2. Continue pressing
fto highlight
the desired label, or press the
pushbutton under the desired
label.
3. To adjust the highlighted setting,
do one of the following until the
desired levels are obtained.
Turnfclockwise or
counterclockwise.
Press\FWD, orsREV.
If a station’s frequency is weak
or if there is static, decrease
the treble.
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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
ffor more than
two seconds until a beep sounds.
EQ (Equalization):Press to choose
bass and treble equalization settings
designed for different types of music.
The choices are pop, rock, country,
talk, jazz, and classical. Selecting
MANUAL or changing bass or treble,
returns the EQ to the manual bass
and treble settings.
Unique EQ settings can be saved
for each source.
If the radio has a Bose
®audio
system, the EQ settings are either
MANUAL or TALK.
Adjusting the Speakers
(Balance/Fade)
BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade):
To adjust the balance or fade:
1. Press
funtil the speaker control
labels display.
2. Continue pressing
fto highlight
the desired label, or press the
pushbutton under the desired
label.
3. To adjust the highlighted setting,
do one of the following until the
desired levels are obtained.
Turnfclockwise or
counterclockwise.
Press\FWD, orsREV.
To quickly adjust balance or fade
to the middle position, press the
pushbutton positioned under the
BAL or FADE label for more than
two seconds. A beep sounds and the
level adjusts to the middle position.To quickly adjust all speaker and
tone controls to the middle position,
press
ffor more than two seconds
until a beep sounds.
Radios with CD and DVD fade
differently depending on the DVD
Media type:
With DVD-A 5.1 Surround
media, the left front and right
front speakers fade rearward,
leaving the center front speakers
unaffected until the last fade step,
then all front speakers mute.
With DVD-V 5.1 Surround media,
surround sound is maintained
until Step 4 of the Fade control is
reached while fading rearward.
At that point the audio system
output changes to Stereo to
prevent the loss of Center
channel output when the full
rearward fade position is reached.
If the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) is
turned on, the radio disables FADE
and mutes the rear speakers.
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Finding a Category (CAT)
Station
CAT (Category):The CAT button is
used to nd XM™ stations when the
radio is in the XM mode. To nd XM
channels within a desired category:
1. Press BAND until the XM
frequency displays.
2. Press CAT to display the
category labels.
3. Continue pressing CAT until the
desired category name displays.
Radios with CD and DVD
can also navigate the category
list by pressing
sREV or
\FWD.
4. Press either of the two buttons
below the desired category label
to immediately tune to the rst
XM station associated with that
category.5. To go to the next or previous
XM station within the selected
category, do one of the following:
Turnf.
Press the buttons below the
right or left arrows on the
display.
Press either SEEK arrow.
6. To exit the category search
mode, press the FAV button
or BAND button to display
the favorites again.
Undesired XM categories can
be removed through the setup
menu. To remove an undesired
category, perform the following:
1. Press MENU to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located
below the XM CAT label.3. Turn
fto 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).
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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.
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.
Radio Messages for XM Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on
page 3-102later in this section
for further detail.
Playing a CD
(Single CD Player)
Insert a CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls
it in and the CD should begin
playing.
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).
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If the ignition or radio is turned off,
while a CD is 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 3-123for 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 MP3/WMAs.
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.Care of CDs and DVDs
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality
can be reduced due to CD-R or
CD-RW quality, the method of
recording, the quality of the music
that has been recorded, and the
way the CD-R or CD-RW has been
handled. Handle them carefully.
Store CD-R(s) or CD-RW(s) in their
original cases or other protective
cases and away from direct sunlight
and dust. The CD or DVD player
scans the bottom surface of the disc.
If the surface of a CD is damaged,
such as cracked, broken, or
scratched, the CD does not play
properly or not at all. Do not touch
the bottom side of a CD while
handling it; this could damage the
surface. Pick up CDs by grasping
the outer edges or the edge of the
hole and the outer edge.If the surface of a CD is soiled, take
a soft, lint free cloth or dampen a
clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral
detergent solution mixed with water,
and clean it. Make sure the wiping
process starts from the center to
the edge.
Care of the CD and DVD Player
Do not add any label to a CD, it
could get caught in the CD or DVD
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.
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