SATURN RELAY 2007 Owners Manual

Here are some ways in which you can help avoid
distraction while driving.
While your vehicle is parked:
Familiarize yourself with all of its controls.
Familiarize yourself with its operation.
Set up your audio system by presetting your
favorite radio stations, setting the tone, and
adjusting the speakers. Then, when driving
conditions permit, you can tune to your favorite
radio stations using the presets and steering
wheel controls if the vehicle has them.
Notice:Before adding any sound equipment
to your vehicle, such as an audio system,
CD player, CB radio, mobile telephone,
or two-way radio, make sure that it can be
added by checking with your retailer. Also,
check federal rules covering mobile radio and
telephone units. If sound equipment can be
added, it is very important to do it properly.
Added sound equipment may interfere with the
operation of your vehicle’s engine, radio, or
other systems, and even damage them.
Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with the
operation of sound equipment that has
been added.Notice:The chime signals related to safety
belts, parking brake, and other functions
of your vehicle operate through the radio/
entertainment system. If that equipment
is replaced or additional equipment is added to
your vehicle, the chimes may not work. Make
sure that replacement or additional equipment
is compatible with your vehicle before
installing it. SeeAccessories and Modifications
on page 412.
Your vehicle has a feature called 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 139for more information.
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Setting the Time
Press the H or the M button to enter clock mode.
Press and hold H until the correct hour appears
on the display. Press and hold M until the correct
minute appears on the display.
To change the time default setting from 12 hour to
24 hour, press either the H or the M button to
enter the clock mode, then press the tune knob to
select between the 12 or 24 hour display format.
The clock mode will automatically time out with the
changed display format set as the current default
setting.
Radio with CD
Radio with CD shown, Radio with Six-Disc CD
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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 may 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.
RDS stations may 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
Top Knob (Power/Volume):Press this knob to
turn the system on and off. Turn this knob to
increase or to decrease the volume.
4(Information):For RDS, press this button 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).
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For XM™ (if equipped), press the information
button 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
information button until you see the display
you want, then hold the button for two seconds.
The radio produces one beep and the selected
display becomes the default.
AUTO
n(Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive, by
increasing the volume as vehicle speed increases.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select AUTO VOLUME MIN, AUTO
VOLUME MED, or AUTO VOLUME MAX. Each
higher setting provides more volume compensation
at faster vehicle speeds. To turn automatic volume
off, press this button until AUTO VOLUME OFF
appears on the display.
MUTE:Press this button to silence the system.
Press this button again to turn the sound on.
This button is not available on the Radio
with Six-Disc CD.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1,
FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The
display shows the selection.
O/e(Tune):Turn this knob to select radio
stations.
tSEEKu:Press the right or the left arrow to go
to the next or to the previous station and stay there.
The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
tSCANu:Press and hold either arrow for
two seconds until FREQUENCY SCAN appears on
the display. 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 four seconds until PRESET SCAN appears on
the display. The radio goes to the next preset
station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the
next preset station. Press either scan arrow again
or one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
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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 EQ to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep.
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.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
e
(Bass/Treble/Midrange):Press this knob to
select BASS, MIDRANGE, or TREBLE. Turn
the knob to increase or to decrease. If a station is
weak or has static, decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble to the
middle position, press and hold this knob when the
tone control is on the display. The level changes
to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, press and hold this knob when no
tone or speaker control is displayed. AUDIO
SETTINGS CENTERED appears on the display.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
this button to select customized equalization
settings designed for country/western, jazz, talk,
pop, rock, and classical. Selecting CUSTOM
or changing bass or treble, returns the EQ to the
manual bass and treble settings.
The radio saves separate AUTO EQ settings for
each preset and source.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
e
(Balance/Fade):To adjust the balance
between the right and the left speakers, press this
knob until BALANCE appears on the display.
Turn the knob to move the sound toward the right
or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press this knob until FADE appears
on the display. Turn the knob to move the sound
toward the front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and fade to the middle
position, press and hold this knob when the
speaker control is on the display. The level
changes to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, press and hold this knob when no
tone or speaker control is displayed. AUDIO
SETTINGS CENTERED appears on the display.
Finding a Category Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired category perform the
following:
1. Press the CAT button. The last selected
category appears on the display.
2. Turn the tune knob to select the category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press
either SEEK arrow to take you to a category’s
station. SEEKING CATEGORY appears on
the display.
4. To go to another station within that category,
press the CAT button to display the category,
then press either SEEK arrow to go to
another station.
If both category and traffic are on, the radio
searches for stations with the selected category
and traffic announcements. This function does not
work with XM™.
If the radio cannot nd the desired category,
NONE appears on the display and the radio
returns to the last station you were listening to.
This function does not work with XM™.
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SCAN:Scan the stations within a category by
performing the following:
1. Press the CAT button. The last selected
category appears on the display.
2. Turn the tune knob to select the category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press
and hold either SCAN arrow until you hear a
beep and SCAN CATEGORY appears on
the display. The radio begins scanning
the stations in the category.
4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop scanning.
If both category and TRAF are on, the radio scans
for stations with the selected category and
traffic announcements.BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate
frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger
station with the same category. To turn alternate
frequency on, press and hold BAND for four
seconds. AF ON appears on the display. The radio
may switch to stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold
BAND again for four seconds. AF OFF appears on
the display. The radio does not switch to other
stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite
Radio Service.
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RDS Messages
ALERT!:Alert warns of local or national
emergencies. When an alert announcement comes
on the current radio station, ALERT! appears on the
display. 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.
ALERT! is not affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported by
all RDS stations.
4(Information):If the current station has a
message, INFO appears on the display. 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 this
button. A new group of words appears on the
display after every press of the button. Once the
complete message has displayed, INFO disappears
from the display until another new message is
received. The last message can be displayed bypressing this 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 INFO appears on the display.
TRAF (Traffic):If TA appears on the display, the
tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements
and when a traffic announcement comes 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 TA appears on
the display. If no station is found that broadcasts
traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC appears
on the display.
If TA 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.
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Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error):The audio system
has been calibrated for your vehicle from the
factory. If CAL ERR appears on the display, it
means that the radio has not been congured
properly for your vehicle and must be returned to
your retailer for service.
LOCKED:This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
the vehicle to your retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your retailer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down and
provide it to your retailer when reporting the
problem.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 293later 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.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.
When a CD is inserted, CD and the CD symbol
appears on the display. 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 (and playback
performance) may be reduced due to the CD-R
quality, method of recording, the quality of
the music that has been recorded, and the way
the CD-R has been handled. For better playback
performance when home burning audio discs,
use brand named CD media showing the Compact
Disc™, and a burn rate no faster than 12X.
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 and DVDs on
page 355for more information.
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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.
O/e(Tune):Turn this knob to go to the next
or previous track.
{(Reverse):Press and hold this button to
reverse the current track.
|(Fast Forward):Press and hold this button to
fast forward through the current track.
RDM (Random):Press this button to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order. RANDOM DISC appears on the display.
Press this button again to turn off random play.
RPT (Repeat):Press this button to hear a
track over again. REPEAT appears on the display.
Press this button again to turn off repeat play.
MUTE:Press this button to silence the system.
Press this button again to turn the sound on.
tSEEKu:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the current track if more than eight seconds
have played. Press the right arrow to go to the
start of the next track. If either arrow is held
or pressed more than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward through the CD.
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.
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