CHEVROLET 2012 Colorado - Manual (Page 158)

Black plate (10,1) Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2012
7-10 Infotainment System
If TRAF displays, press the TRAF
button to turn off the traffic
announcements.
The radio plays the traffic
announcement if the volume is low.
The radio interrupts the play of a CD
if the last tuned station broadcasts
traffic announcements.
Finding a Program Type (PTY)
Station
To select and find a PTY station:
1. Turn the P-TYPE knob. TYPE
and a PTY displays.
2. Turn the P-TYPE knob again, to
select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY displays,
press the SEEK / TYPE button
to select PTY's first station.
4. To go to another station
within that PTY, press the
SEEK / TYPE button twice to
display the PTY and then go to
another station.
To cancel the seek, press the
SEEK / TYPE button. This also exits
the program type seek mode and
returns to the last tuned station.
If both PTY and TRAF (traffic) are
on, the radio searches for stations
with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
If the radio cannot find the desired
program type, NONE displays and
the radio returns to the last tuned
station.
SCAN: To scan PTYs, press and
hold the SEEK / SCAN until a beep
sounds. The radio goes to a station,
plays for a few seconds, then goes
to the next station.
BAND (Alternate Frequency):
Alternate frequency lets the radio
switch to a stronger station with the
same program type. To turn
alternate frequency on, press and
hold BAND for two seconds. AF ON
displays. The radio could switch to
stations with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off,
press and hold BAND again for
2 seconds. AF OFF displays. The
radio does not switch to other
stations.
DISPL (Display): Press to change
what information displays while
using RDS. The display options
are station name, RDS station
frequency, PTY (program type), and
the name of the program
(if available).
Setting Preset PTYs Only
The six pushbuttons have factory
PTY presets. Up to 12 PTYs
(six FM1 and six FM2), can be
programmed on the numbered
pushbuttons. To program PTYs:
1. Press BAND to select FM1
or FM2.
2. Turn the P‐TYPE knob to
activate program type select
mode. TYPE and the last
selected PTY displays.