Dodge Challenger SRT8 (2009 year). Instruction — part 12

CAUTION!

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

Eject Button — Ejecting Compact Disc(s)

Press the EJECT button and the pushbutton
with the corresponding number (1-6) where the
CD was loaded and the disc will unload and
move to the entrance for easy removal. Radio

display will show

⬙EJECTING DISC⬙ when the disc is

being ejected and prompt the user to remove the disc.

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

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

SEEK Button (CD MODE)
Press the right SEEK button for the next selection on the
CD. Press the left SEEK 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 second of
the current selection. Pressing and holding the SEEK
button will allow you to scroll through the tracks faster in
CD and MP3/MWA modes.

SCAN Button (CD MODE)
Press the SCAN button to scan through each track on the
CD currently playing.

TIME Button (CD MODE)
Press this button to change the display from a large CD
playing time display to a small CD playing time display.

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RW/FF (CD MODE)
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 (Rewind) button
works in a similar manner.

AM or FM Button (CD MODE)
Switches the radio to the radio mode.

Notes On Playing MP3/WMA Files
The radio can play MP3/WMA files; however, acceptable
MP3/WMA file recording media and formats are limited.
When writing MP3/WMA files, pay attention to the
following restrictions.

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

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.

The radio uses the following limits for file systems:

• Maximum number of directory levels: 8
• Maximum number of files: 255
• Maximum number of folders: 100
• Maximum number of characters in file/folder names:

• Level 1: 12 (including a separator ⬙.⬙ and a three-

character extension)

• Level 2: 31 (including a separator ⬙.⬙ and a three-

character extension)

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

⬙keep

disc open after writing

⬙ are most likely multisession

discs. The use of multisession for CD audio or MP3/
WMA playback may result in longer disc loading times.

If a disc contains multi-formats, such as CD audio and
MP3/WMA tracks, the radio will only play the MP3/
WMA tracks on that disc.

Supported MP3/WMA File Formats
The radio will recognize only files with the MP3/WMA
extension as MP3/WMA files. Non-MP3/WMA files
named with the MP3/WMA extension may cause play-
back problems. The radio is designed to recognize the file
as an invalid MP3/WMA and will not play the file.

When using the MP3/WMA encoder to compress audio
data to an MP3/WMA 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/WMA files use a 44.1 kHz sampling rate
and a 192, 160, 128, 96 or VBR bit rates.

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

MPEG-2 Audio

Layer 3

24, 22.05, 16

160, 128, 144,

112, 96, 80, 64,

56, 48

WMA

Specification

Sampling Fre-

quency (kHz)

Bit Rate (kbps)

WMA

44.1 and 48

48, 64, 96, 128,

160, 192 VBR

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

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

Playback of MP3/WMA Files
When a medium containing MP3/WMA 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/WMA files.

Loading times for playback of MP3/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.

LIST Button (DISC Mode for MP3/WMA Play)
Pressing the LIST button will bring up a list of all folders
on the disc. Scrolling up or down the list is done by
turning the TUNE/SCROLL control knob. Selecting a
folder by pressing the TUNE/SCROLL control knob will
begin playing the files contained in that folder (or the
next folder in sequence if the selection does not contain
playable files).

The folder list will time out after five seconds.

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INFO Button (DISC Mode for MP3/WMA Play)
Pressing the INFO button repeatedly will scroll through
the following TAG information: Song Title, Artist, File
Name, and Folder Name (if available).

Press the INFO button once more to return to

⬙elapsed

time

⬙ priority mode.

Press and hold the INFO button for three seconds or
more and radio will display song titles for each file.

Press and hold the INFO button again for three seconds
to return to

⬙elapsed time⬙ display.

Operation Instructions - Auxiliary Mode
The auxiliary (AUX) jack is an audio input jack which
allows the user to plug in a portable device such as an
MP3/WMA player, cassette player, or microphone and
utilize the vehicle’s audio system to amplify the source
and play through the vehicle speakers.

Pressing the AUX button will change the mode to auxil-
iary device if the AUX jack is connected.

NOTE:

The AUX device must be turned on and the

device’s volume set to the proper level. If the AUX audio
is not loud enough, turn the device’s volume up. If the
AUX audio sounds distorted, turn the device’s volume
down.

SEEK Button (Auxiliary Mode)
No function.

SCAN Button (Auxiliary Mode)
No function.

EJECT Button (Auxiliary Mode)

No function.

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TIME Button (Auxiliary Mode)
Press the TIME button to change the display from
elapsed playing time to time of day. The time of day will
display for five seconds.

RW/FF (Auxiliary Mode)
No function.

SET Button (Auxiliary Mode)
No function.

Operating Instructions — Voice Recognition
System (VR) (If Equipped)
For the radio, refer to “Voice Recognition System (VR)” in
Section 3.

For uconnect

威 “Voice Recognition System (VR),” refer to

“uconnect

威 phone” in Section 3.

Operating Instructions - uconnect

威 phone (If

Equipped)
Refer to “uconnect

威 phone” in Section 3.

Operating Instructions - uconnect

威 studios

(Satellite Radio) (If Equipped)
Refer to “uconnect

威 studios (Satellite Radio)” in this section.

Dolby

威

Manufactured under license from Dolby

威 Laboratories.

⬙Dolby威⬙ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby

威 Laboratories.

Macrovision
This product incorporates copyright protection technol-
ogy that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellec-
tual property rights. Use of this copyright protection
technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is
intended for home and other limited viewing uses only,
unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

DTS™

⬙DTS™⬙ and ⬙DTS™ 2.0⬙ are trademarks of Digital The-
ater Systems, Inc.

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AM/FM/CD/DVD RADIO (RER/REN) – IF
EQUIPPED

NOTE:

The sales code is located on the lower right side

of the unit’s faceplate.

The REN and RER radios contain a CD/DVD player, USB
port, and a 30-gigabyte hard drive (HDD). Sirius Satellite
Radio is optional. The 6.5 in (16.5 cm) touch screen allows
for easy menu selection.

The RER radio also contains a Global Positioning System
(GPS)-based Navigation system.

Refer to your uconnect

威 tunes (REN) or (RER) user’s

instruction for detailed operating instructions.

Operating Instructions — Voice Recognition
System (VR) — If Equipped
For the radio, refer to “Voice Recognition System (VR)” in
Section 3.

Operating Instructions — uconnect

姞 phone — If

Equipped
Refer to “uconnect

威 phone” in Section 3.

Clock Setting Procedure

uconnect

威 gps — RER only

The GPS receiver used in this system is synchronized to
the time data being transmitted by the GPS satellite. The
satellite clock is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This is the
worldwide standard for time. This makes the system’s
clock very accurate once the appropriate time zone and
daylight savings information is set.

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To Instructionly Set the Clock — RER/REN

1. Turn on the radio.

2. Touch the screen where the time is displayed.

3. Touch the screen where “User Clock” is displayed. The
clock setting menu will appear on the screen.

4. To move the hour forward, touch the screen where the
word “Hour” with the arrow pointing upward is dis-
played. To move the hour backward, touch the screen
where the word “Hour” with the arrow pointing down-
ward is displayed.

5. To move the minute forward, touch the screen where
the word “Min” with the arrow pointing upward is
displayed. To move the minute backward, touch the
screen where the word “Min” with the arrow pointing
downward is displayed.

6. To save the new time setting, touch the screen where
the word “Save” is displayed.

Changing Daylight Savings Time
When selected, this feature will display the time of day in
daylight savings time. Proceed as follows to change the
current setting:

1. Turn on the radio.

2. Touch the screen where the time is displayed. The
clock setting menu will appear on the screen.

3. When this feature is on, a check mark will appear in
the box next to the words “Daylight Savings.” Touch the
screen where the words “Daylight Savings” are dis-
played to change the current setting.

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Show Time if Radio is Off
When selected, this feature will display the time of day
on the touch screen when the radio is turned off. Proceed
as follows to change the current setting:

1. Turn on the radio.

2. Touch the screen where the time is displayed. The
clock setting menu will appear on the screen.

3. When this feature is on, a check mark will appear in
the box next to the words “Show Time if Radio is Off.”
Touch the screen where the words “Show Time if Radio is
Off” are displayed to change the current setting.

Changing the Time Zone

1. Turn on the radio.

2. Touch the screen where the time is displayed. The
clock setting menu will appear on the screen.

3. Touch the screen where the words “Set Time Zone” are
displayed. The time zone selection menu will appear on
the screen.

4. Select a time zone by touching the screen where your
selection appears. If you do not see a time zone that you
want to select, touch the screen where the word “Page” is
displayed to view additional time zones in the menu.

5. Touch the screen where the word “Save” is displayed.

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SALES CODE RES — AM/FM STEREO RADIO
WITH CD PLAYER (MP3 AUX JACK)

NOTE:

The radio sales code is located on the lower right

side of the radio faceplate.

Operating Instructions — Radio Mode

NOTE:

The ignition switch must be in the ON or ACC

position to operate the radio.

Power Switch/Volume Control (Rotary)
Push the ON/VOLUME control knob to turn on the
radio. Push the ON/VOLUME control knob a second
time to turn off the radio.

Electronic Volume Control
The electronic volume control turns continuously (360
degrees) in either direction, without stopping. Turning
the ON/VOLUME control knob to the right increases the
volume, and to the left decreases it.

When the audio system is turned on, the sound will be
set at the same volume level as last played.

RES Radio

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SEEK Buttons
Press and release the SEEK buttons to search for the next
listenable station in AM/FM mode. Press the right switch
to seek up and the left switch to seek down. The radio
will remain tuned to the new station until you make
another selection. Holding either button will bypass
stations without stopping, until you release it.

TIME Button
Press the TIME button to alternate locations of the time
and frequency display.

Clock Setting Procedure

1. Press and hold the TIME button until the hours blink.

2. Adjust the hours by turning the right side TUNE/
SCROLL control knob.

3. After adjusting the hours, press the right side TUNE/
SCROLL control knob to set the minutes. The minutes
will begin to blink.

4. Adjust the minutes using the right side TUNE/
SCROLL control knob. Press the TUNE/SCROLL control
knob to save time change.

5. To exit, press any button/knob, or wait five seconds.

RW/FF
Pressing the RW (Rewind) or FF (Fast Forward) buttons
causes the tuner to search for the next frequency in the
direction of the arrows. This feature operates in either
AM or FM frequencies.

TUNE Control
Turn the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob clockwise
to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the frequency.

Setting the Tone, Balance, and Fade
Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob and BASS
will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to
the right or left to increase or decrease the bass tones.

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Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a second
time and MID will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL
control knob to the right or left to increase or decrease the
mid-range tones.

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a third
time and TREBLE will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL
control knob to the right or left to increase or decrease the
treble tones.

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a fourth
time and BALANCE will display. Turn the TUNE/
SCROLL control knob to the right or left to adjust the
sound level from the right or left side speakers.

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob a fifth time
and FADE will display. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL control
knob to the left or right to adjust the sound level between
the front and rear speakers.

Push the rotary TUNE/SCROLL control knob again to
exit setting tone, balance, and fade.

AM/FM Button
Press the buttons to select either AM or FM mode.

SET/RND Button — To Set the Pushbutton
Memory
When you are receiving a station that you wish to
commit to pushbutton memory, press the SET/RND
button. The symbol SET 1 will now show in the display
window. Select the button (1 to 6) you wish to lock onto
this station and press and release that button. If a button
is not selected within five seconds after pressing the
SET/RND button, the station will continue to play but
will not be stored into pushbutton memory.

You may add a second station to each pushbutton by
repeating the above procedure with this exception: Press
the SET/RND button twice and SET 2 will show in the
display window. Each button can be set for SET 1 and

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SET 2 in both AM and FM. This allows a total of 12 AM
and 12 FM stations to be stored into pushbutton memory.
The stations stored in SET 2 memory can be selected by
pressing the pushbutton twice.

Every time a preset button is used, a corresponding
button number will display.

Buttons 1 - 6
These buttons tune the radio to the stations that you
commit to pushbutton memory (12 AM and 12 FM
stations).

DISC Button
Pressing the DISC button will allow you to switch from
AM/FM modes to Disc modes.

Operation Instructions — CD MODE For CD And
MP3 Audio Play

NOTE:

• The ignition switch must be in the ON or ACC

position to operate the radio.

• This radio is capable of playing compact discs (CD),

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

Inserting Compact Disc(s)
Gently insert one CD into the CD player with the CD
label facing up. The CD will automatically be pulled into
the CD player and the CD icon will illuminate on the
radio display. If a CD does not go into the slot more than
1.0 in (2.5 cm), a disc may already be loaded and must be
ejected before a new disc can be loaded.

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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 track number, and index time in minutes and
seconds. Play will begin at the start of track 1.

CAUTION!

• This CD player will accept 4-3/4 in (12 cm) discs

only. The use of other sized discs may damage the
CD player mechanism.

• Do not use adhesive labels. These labels can peel

away and jam the player mechanism.

• RES is a single CD player. Do not attempt to insert

a second CD if one is already loaded.

• Dual-media disc types (one side is a DVD, the

other side is a CD) should not be used, and they
can cause damage to the player.

EJECT Button - Ejecting a CD

Press the EJECT button to eject the CD.

If you have ejected a disc and have not removed it within
10 seconds, it will be reloaded. If the CD is not removed,
the radio will reinsert the CD but will not play it.

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

NOTE:

Ejecting with the ignition OFF is not allowed on

convertible or soft-top models (if equipped).

SEEK Button
Press the right SEEK button for the next selection on the
CD. Press the left SEEK 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 second of

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the current selection. Pressing and holding the SEEK
button will allow faster scrolling through the tracks in
CD and MP3 modes.

TIME Button
Press this button to change the display from a large CD
playing time display to a small CD playing time display.

RW/FF
Press and hold the FF (Fast Forward) button 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.

AM/FM Button
Press the button to select either AM or FM mode.

SET/RND Button (Random Play Button)
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.

Press the right SEEK button to move to the next ran-
domly selected track.

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

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
CDDA, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, and CDDA+MP3.

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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.

The radio uses the following limits for file systems:

• Maximum number of folder levels: 8
• Maximum number of files: 255
• Maximum number of folders. (The radio display of file

names and folder names is limited. For large numbers
of files and/or folders, the radio may be unable to
display the file name and folder name, and will assign
a number instead. With a maximum number of files,

exceeding 20 folders will result in this display. With
200 files, exceeding 50 folders will result in this
display.)

• Maximum number of characters in file/folder names:

• Level 1: 12 (including a separator ⬙.⬙ and a three-

character extension)

• Level 2: 31 (including a separator ⬙.⬙ and a three-

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

⬙keep disc open after

writing

⬙ are most likely multisession discs. The use of

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

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