Dodge 3500 Diesel (2008 year). Manual

By pressing the SEEK button when the PTY icon is
displayed, the radio will be tuned to the next frequency
station with the same selected PTY name. The PTY
function only operates when in the FM mode.

If a preset button is activated while in the PTY (Program
Type) mode, the PTY mode will be exited and the radio
will tune to the preset station.

NOTE:

If you have selected a PTY with the tune knob,

simply pressing the TUNE button in will go directly to a
“PTY seek”.

Buttons 1 - 6 (Radio Mode)
These buttons tune the Radio to the stations that you
commit to push-button memory {12 AM, 12 FM, and 12
Satellite (if equipped) stations}.

Operating Instructions — Tape Player

Insert the cassette with the exposed tape side toward the
left and the mechanical action of the player will gently
pull the cassette into the play position.

NOTE:

When subjected to extremely cold temperatures,

the tape mechanism may require a few minutes to warm
up for proper operation. Sometimes poor playback may
be experienced due to a defective cassette tape. Clean and
demagnetize the tape heads at least twice a year.

Seek Button

Press the SEEK button up for the next selection on the
tape and down to return to the beginning of the current
selection.

Press the SEEK button up or down to move the track
number to skip forward or backward one to six selec-
tions. Press the SEEK button once to move one selection,
twice to move two selections, etc.

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Fast Forward (FF)

Press the FF button up momentarily to advance the tape
in the direction that it is playing. The tape will advance
until the button is pressed again or the end of the tape is
reached. At the end of the tape, the tape will play in the
opposite direction.

Rewind (RW)

Press the RW button momentarily to reverse the tape
direction. The tape will reverse until the button is pressed
again or until the end of the tape is reached. At the end of
the tape, the tape will play in the opposite direction.

Tape Eject

Press this button and the cassette will disen-
gage and eject from the radio.

SCAN Button

Press this button to play 10 seconds of each selection.
Press the SCAN button a second time to cancel the
feature.

Changing Tape Direction

If you wish to change the direction of tape travel (side
being played), press Preset 6. The lighted arrow in the
display window will show the new direction.

Metal Tape Selection

If a standard metal tape is inserted into the player, the
player will automatically select the correct equalization.

Pinch Roller Release

If ignition power or the radio ON/OFF switch is turned
off, the pinch roller will automatically retract to protect
the tape from any damage. When power is restored to the
tape player, the pinch roller will automatically reengage
and the tape will resume play.

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Noise Reduction

The Dolby Noise Reduction System* is on whenever the
tape player is on, but may be switched off.

To turn off the Dolby Noise Reduction System: Press
Preset 1 after you insert the tape. The NR light in the
display will go off when the Dolby System is off.

* ”Dolby” noise reduction is manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby
and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories Licensing Corporation.

Operating Instructions - (CD Mode for CD Audio
Play)

NOTE:

The ignition switch must be in the ON or ACC

position to operate the radio.

NOTE:

This Radio is capable of playing compact discs

(CD), recordable compact discs (CD-R), rewritable com-
pact discs (CD-RW) compact discs with MP3 tracks and
multisession compact discs with CD and MP3 tracks and
WMA.

Inserting Compact Disc(s)

CAUTION!

This CD player will accept 4 3/4 inch (12 cm) discs
only. The use of other sized discs may damage the
CD player mechanism.

You may eject a disc with the radio OFF.

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If you insert a disc with the ignition ON and the radio
ON, the unit will switch from radio to CD mode and
begin to play when you insert the disc. The display will
show the disc number, the track number, and index time
in minutes and seconds. Play will begin at the start of
track one.

SEEK Button (CD Mode for CD Audio Play)
Press the right side of the SEEK button for the next
selection on the CD. Press the left side of the button to
return to the beginning of the current selection, or return
to the beginning of the previous selection if the CD is
within the first five seconds of the current selection.

SCAN Button (CD Mode for CD Audio Play)
Press the SCAN button to scan through each track on the
CD currently playing.

LOAD/EJECT Button (CD Mode for CD Audio
Play)

LOAD/EJECT - Load

Press the LOAD/EJT button and the push-
button with the corresponding number where
the CD is being loaded. The radio will display
PLEASE WAIT and prompt when to INSERT

DISC. After the radio displays

9INSERT DISC,9 insert the

CD into the player.

Radio display will show

9LOADING DISC9 when the disc

is loading and “READING DISC” when the radio is
reading the disc.

LOAD/EJT - Eject

Press the LOAD/EJT button and the push-
button with the corresponding number where
the CD was loaded and the disc will unload
and move to the entrance for easy removal.

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Radio display will show

9EJECTING DISC9 when the disc

is being ejected and prompt the user to remove the disc.

Press and hold the LOAD/EJT button for five seconds
and all CDs will be ejected from the radio.

If you have ejected a disc and have not removed it within
15 seconds, it will be reloaded. If the CD is not removed,
the radio will continue to play the non-removed CD. If
the CD is removed and there are other CDs in the radio,
the radio will play the next CD after a two-minute
timeout. If the CD is removed and there are no other CDs
in the radio, the radio will remain in CD mode and
display

9INSERT DISC” for two minutes. After two

minutes, the radio will go to the previous tuner mode.

The disc can be ejected with the radio and ignition OFF.

TIME Button (CD Mode for CD Audio Play)
Press this button to change the display from a large CD
playing time display to a small CD playing time display.

RW/FF (CD Mode for CD Audio Play)
Press and hold FF (Fast Forward) and the CD player will
begin to fast forward until FF is released or RW or
another CD button is pressed. The RW (Reverse) button
works in a similar manner.

Press and hold the FF button to fast forward through the
tracks. Release the FF button to stop the fast forward
feature. If the RW button is pressed, the current track will
reverse to the beginning of the track and begin playing.

TUNE Control (CD Mode for CD Audio Play)
Pressing the TUNE control allows the setting of the Tone,
Fade, and Balance. See Radio Mode.

AM/FM Button (CD Mode for CD Audio Play)
Switches the Radio to the Radio mode.

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RND/PTY Button (Random Play Button) (CD Mode
for CD Audio Play)
Press this button while the CD is playing to activate
Random play. This feature plays the selections on the
compact disc in random order to provide an interesting
change of pace.

NOTE:

MP3 and WMA Random play are for file folders

only.

Press the SEEK button to move to the next randomly
selected track.

Press the RND button a second time to stop Random
play.

Buttons 1 - 6 (CD Mode for CD Audio Play)
Selects disc positions 1 - 6 for Play/Load/Eject.

Notes On Playing MP3 Files

The radio can play MP3 files; however, acceptable MP3
file recording media and formats are limited. When
writing MP3 files, pay attention to the following restric-
tions.

Supported Media (Disc Types)
The MP3 file recording media supported by the radio are
CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW.

Supported Medium Formats (File Systems)
The medium formats supported by the radio are ISO 9660
Level 1 and Level 2 and includes the Joliet extension.
When reading discs recorded using formats other than
ISO 9660 Level 1 and Level 2, the radio may fail to read
files properly and may be unable to play the file nor-
mally. UDF and Apple HFS formats are not supported.

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The radio uses the following limits for file systems:

• Maximum number of directory levels: 15
• Maximum number of files: 255
• Maximum number of folders: 100
• Maximum number of characters in file/folder names:

• Level 1: 12 (including a separator 9.9 and a

3-character extension)

• Level 2: 31 (including a separator 9.9 and a

3-character extension)

Multisession disc formats are supported by the radio.
Multisession discs may contain combinations of normal
CD audio tracks and computer files (including MP3 files).
Discs created with an option such as

9keep disc open after

writing

9 are most likely multisession discs. The use of

multisession for CD audio or MP3 playback may result in
longer disc loading times.

Supported MP3 File Formats
The radio will recognize only files with the *.mp3 exten-
sion as MP3 files. Non-MP3 files named with the *.mp3
extension may cause playback problems. The radio is
designed to recognize the file as an invalid MP3 and will
not play the file.

When using the MP3 encoder to compress audio data to
an MP3 file, the bit rate and sampling frequencies in the
following table are supported. In addition, variable bit
rates (VBR) are also supported. The majority of MP3 files
use a 44.1 kHz sampling rate and a 192, 160, 128, 96 or
VBR bit rates.

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MPEG

Specification

Sampling Fre-

quency (kHz)

Bit rate (kbps)

MPEG-1 Audio

Layer 3

48, 44.1, 32

320, 256, 224,
192, 160, 128,

112, 96, 80, 64,

56, 48, 40, 32

MPEG-2 Audio

Layer 3

24, 22.05, 16

160, 128, 144,

112, 96, 80, 64,

56, 48, 40, 32, 24,

16, 8

ID3 Tag information for artist, song title, and album title
are supported for version 1 ID3 tags. ID3 version 2 is not
supported by the radios.

Playlist files are not supported. MP3 Pro files are not
supported.

Playback of MP3 and WMA Files
When a medium containing MP3 data is loaded, the
radio checks all files on the medium. If the medium
contains a lot of folders or files, the radio will take more
time to start playing the MP3 files.

Loading times for playback of MP3 and WMA files may
be affected by the following:

• Media - CD-RW media may take longer to load than

CD-R media

• Medium formats - Multisession discs may take longer

to load than non-multisession discs

• Number of files and folders - Loading times will

increase with more files and folders

To increase the speed of disc loading, it is recommended
to use CD-R media and single-session discs. To create a
single-session disc, enable the Disc at Once option before
writing to the disc.

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Operating Instructions - (CD Mode for MP3 and
WMA Audio Play)

SEEK Button (CD Mode for MP3 and WMA Play)
Pressing the right side of the SEEK button plays the next
file. Pressing the left side of the SEEK button plays the
beginning of the file. Pressing the button within the first
10 seconds plays the previous file.

LOAD/EJECT Button (CD Mode for MP3 and WMA
Play)

LOAD/EJT - Load

Press the LOAD/EJT button and the push-
button with the corresponding number where
the CD is being loaded. The radio will display
PLEASE WAIT and prompt when to INSERT

DISC. After the radio displays

9INSERT DISC,9 insert the

CD into the player.

The radio display will show

9LOADING DISC9 when the

disc is loading.

LOAD/EJT - Eject

Press the LOAD/EJT button and the push-
button with the corresponding number where
the CD was loaded and the disc will unload
and move to the entrance for easy removal.

Radio display will show

9EJECTING DISC9 when the disc

is being ejected and prompt the user to remove the disc.

9INSERT DISC” for two minutes. After two

minutes, the radio will go to the previous tuner mode.

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INFO Button (CD Mode for MP3 Play)
Press the INFO button while playing MP3 or WMA disc.
The radio scrolls through the following TAG information:
Song Title, Artist, File Name, and Folder Name (if avail-
able).

Press the INFO button once more to return to

9elapsed

time

9 priority mode.

Press and hold the INFO button while in the message
display priority mode or elapsed time display priority
mode will display the song title for each file.

RW/FF (CD Mode for MP3 and WMA Play)
Press the FF side of the button to move forward through
the file or MP3 and WMA selection.

TUNE Control (CD Mode for MP3 Play)
Pressing the TUNE control allows the adjustment of
Tone, Balance, and Fade.

AM/FM Button (CD Mode for MP3 Play)
Switches back to Radio mode.

RND/PTY Button (CD Mode for MP3 Play)
Pressing this button plays files randomly.

SET/DIR Button (CD Mode for MP3 Play)
Press the SET/DIR Button to display folders, when
playing an MP3 discs that have a file/folder structure.
Turn the TUNE control to display available folders or
move through available folders. Press the TUNE control
to select a folder.

Buttons 1 - 6 (CD Mode for MP3 Play)
Selects disc positions 1 - 6 for Play/Load/Eject.

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Operating Instructions - Hands Free Phone (If
Equipped)
Refer to “Hands-Free Phone” in Section 3 of the Owner’s
Manual.

Operating Instructions - Satellite Radio Mode (If
Equipped)
Refer to the “Satellite Radio” section of the Owner’s
Manual.

Operating Instructions - Video Entertainment
System (VES™) (If Equipped)
Refer to separate “Video Entertainment System (VES™)
Guide.”

SALES CODE REC — AM/FM/CD (6–DISC) RADIO
WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM

Satellite Navigation Radio with CD Player with MP3
Capability (REC) - combines a Global-Positioning
System-based navigation system with an integrated color
screen to provide maps, turn identification, selection

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menus and instructions for selecting a variety of destina-
tions and routes, AM/FM stereo radio and six-disc CD
changer with MP3 capability.

Mapping information for navigation is supplied on a
DVD that is loaded into the unit. One map DVD covers
all of North America. Refer to your “Navigation User’s
Manual” for detailed operating instructions.

Operating Instructions — Satellite Radio — If
Equipped

Refer to your “Navigation User’s Manual” for detailed
operating instructions.

REC Setting the Clock

GPS Clock
The GPS receiver used in this system is synchronized to
the time data being transmitted by the GPS satellites. The
satellites’ clock is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This is

the worldwide standard for time. This makes the sys-
tem’s clock very accurate once the appropriate time zone
and daylight savings information is set.

1. At the Main Menu screen, highlight “Clock Setup”
and press ENTER OR press and hold for three seconds
the TIME button on the unit’s faceplate. The Clock Setup
screen appears.

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2. To show the GPS clock, select “Displayed Clock: GPS
Clock” and press ENTER.

3. To adjust the time zone, Select “Time Zone” and press
ENTER. Select the appropriate time zone and press
ENTER.

4. To turn daylight savings on or off, select “Daylight
Savings” and press ENTER. Select “On” or “Off” and
press ENTER.

5. Select DONE to exit from the clock setting mode. Press
ENTER to save your changes. If you press CANCEL or
NAV then your changes will not be saved.

User Defined Clock
If you wish to set the clock to a time different than the
system clock, you can manually adjust the time by
choosing the “User Defined Clock” option.

1. At the Clock Setup screen highlight “Displayed
Clock: User Defined Clock”.

2. To increase the clock by hours, make sure “HR +” is
highlighted and press ENTER. Press ENTER again to
increase the clock by another hour. You will see on the
“User Defined Time” display the number of hours you
have increased the clock by.

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3. To decrease the clock by one hour, use the Select
Encoder to highlight the “-” sign. Press ENTER. Press
ENTER again to decrease the clock by another hour.

4. To increase the clock by minutes, make sure “MIN +”
is highlighted and press ENTER. Press ENTER again to
increase the clock by another minute.

5. To decrease the clock by minutes, use the Select
Encoder to highlight the “-“ sign. Press ENTER. Press
ENTER again to decrease the clock by another minute.

6. Select “DONE” to exit from the clock setting mode.
Press ENTER to save your changes. If you press CAN-
CEL or NAV then your changes will not be saved.

VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (SALES CODE
XRV) — IF EQUIPPED

The optional Video Entertainment System™ (VES™)
consists of a DVD player and LCD (liquid crystal display)
screen, a battery-powered remote control, and two head-
sets. The system is located in the headliner behind the
front row seat. Refer to your VES™ User’s Manual for
detailed operating instructions.

SATELLITE RADIO — IF EQUIPPED

Satellite radio uses direct satellite to receiver broadcast-
ing technology to provide clear digital sound, coast to
coast. The subscription service provider is Sirius™ Satel-
lite Radio. This service offers over 130 channels of music,
sports, news, entertainment, and programming for chil-
dren, directly from its satellites and broadcasting studios.

NOTE:

Sirius service is not available in Hawaii and has

limited coverage in Alaska.

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System Activation

Sirius Satellite Radio service is pre-activated, and you
may begin listening immediately to the one year of audio
service that is included with the factory-installed satellite
radio system in your vehicle. Sirius will supply a wel-
come kit that contains general information, including
how to setup your on-line listening account at no addi-
tional charge. For further information, call the toll-free
number 888-539-7474, or visit the Sirius web site at
www.sirius.com, or at www.siriuscanada.ca for Cana-
dian residents.

Electronic Serial Number/Sirius Identification
Number (ESN/SID)

Please have the following information available when
calling:

1. The Electronic Serial Number/Sirius Identification
Number (ESN/SID).

2. Your Vehicle Identification Number.

To access the ESN/SID, refer to the following procedure.

ESN/SID Access with REF Radios
With the ignition switch in the ACC position and the
radio OFF, press the CD Eject and TIME buttons simul-
taneously for three seconds. The first four digits of the
12-digit ESN/SID number will display. Press the SEEK
UP button to display the next four digits. Continue to
press the SEEK UP button until all 12 ESN/SID digits
display. The SEEK DOWN will page down until the first
four digits display. The radio will exit the ESN/SID mode
when any other button is pushed, the ignition is turned
OFF, or five minutes have passed since any button was
pushed.

ESN/SID Access with RAQ and RAK Radios
With the ignition switch in the ACC position and the
radio OFF, press the CD Eject and TIME buttons simul-
taneously for three seconds. All twelve ESN/SID num-
bers will display. The radio will exit the ESN/SID mode

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when any other button is pushed, the ignition is turned
OFF, or five minutes have passed since any button was
pushed.

ESN/SID Access with REC Navigation Radios
Please refer to your Navigation User’s Manual.

With the ignition in the ACC position and the radio off,
press the CD Eject and SET buttons simultaneously until
the 12 digits of the ESN/SID appear on the screen.

Selecting Satellite Mode in REF, RAQ, And RAK
Radios

Selecting Satellite Mode — REF Radio
Press the MODE button repeatedly until the word

9SAT9

appears in the display.

A CD may remain in the radio while in the Satellite radio
mode.

Selecting Satellite Mode — RAQ and RAK Radio
Press the MODE button repeatedly until the word

9SAT9

appears in the display.

These radios will also display the current station name
and program type. For more information, such as song
title and artist, press the MSG or INFO button.

A CD or tape may remain in the radio while in the
Satellite radio mode.

Selecting A Channel

Press and release the SEEK or TUNE knob to search for
the next channel. Press the top of the button to search up
and the bottom of the button to search down. Holding the
TUNE button causes the radio to bypass channels until
the button is released.

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