2003 Buick Rendezvous Owner's Manual - Page 232

SCAN: You can also scan through the stations within a category by performing the following: 1. Press P-TYP. The PTY symbol will be displayed on the screen. 2. Select a category by turning the AUDIO knob. RDS and DAB Messages ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape or compact disc is playing. If a cassette tape or compact disc is being used, play will stop during the announcement. You will not be able to turn off alert announcements. ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations. INFO (Information): If the current station has a message, INFO wiii appear on ihe dispiay. Press this button to see the message. The message may display the artist and song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the whole message is not displayed, parts of it will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the message at your own speed, press the INFO button .-----+-Jl*, m v n t l n nf \n,nrrlc annnar Icpcatculy. A Y I V U ~ I . \Atill ~- r r - - ~ QC ~ . ~ the display with each press. Once the complete message has been displayed, INFO will disappear from the display until another new message is received. The old message can be displayed by pressing the INFO button until a new message is received or a different siaiion is tuned to. A IIGVY -CIIII 3. Once the desired category is displayed, press and hold either SEEK arrow, and the radio will begin scanning within your chosen category. 4. Press and hold either SEEK arrow again to stop at a particular station. If both P-TYP and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. Press and hold BAND for two seconds to turn alternate frequency on. AF ON will appear on the displav. The radio may switch to stronger stations. Press and hold BAND again for two seconds to turn alternate frequency off. AF OFF will appear on the display. The radio will not switch to other stations. When youturn the ignition off and then on again, the alternate frequency feature will automatically be turned on. This function does not apply for XMTMor DAB. VI ... 3-8 1