When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in preset 1
will begin playing. If there are less than six strong stations, the system
will store the last one in the remaining presets.
Bass: Press to adjust the bass setting. Use
/ / SEEK .
Treble: Press to adjust the treble setting. Use
/ / SEEK .
Balance: Press to adjust the audio between the left and right speakers.
Use
/ / SEEK .
Fade: Press to adjust the audio between the front and rear speakers.
Use
/ / SEEK .
Occupancy mode: (Available on Audiophile radios only):
Use
/ / SEEK select and optimize sound for ALL SEATS,
DRIVERS SEAT or REAR SEATS.
Speed sensitive volume: Radio volume automatically changes slightly
with vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
Use
/ / SEEK to adjust. Recommended level is 1–3. Level 0
turns the feature off and level 7 is the maximum setting.
Setting the clock: Press until SELECT HOUR or SELECT MINS is
displayed. Press
/ / SEEK to adjust the hours/minutes.
If your vehicle is equipped with an in-dash clock, refer to “Setting the
clock” in the Driver Controls chapter.
Track/Folder Mode: Available only on MP3 discs in CD mode. In Track
Mode, pressing
SEEK will scroll through all tracks on the disc.
In Folder mode, pressing
SEEK will scroll only through tracks
within the selected folder.
Compression: Available only in CD mode, brings soft and loud CD
passages together for a more consistent listening level.
Repeat: Available only in CD mode. Press to repeat the current CD
track.
RDS (Available on Audiophile radios only): Allows you to search
RDS-equipped stations for a certain category of music format: Classic,
Country, Info, Jazz/RB, Religious, Rock, Soft, Top 40. RDS (only available
in FM mode) must be activated to access Find and Show functions.
2006 Five Hundred (500)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
Entertainment Systems
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