BUICK CENTURY 1993 Owners Manual

WAN: Press to listen for a few seconds to the next
station on the
AM or FM band; the scan will continue
every
few seconds until you press SCAN again to stop on
a particular station.
SEEK: Each time you press SEEK, you will tune in the
next station on the
AM or FM radio band.
To Set the Clock:
1. With the radio on or off, press SET. The SET
indicator will appear on the digital display for five
seconds.
2. You must begin to set the clock to the correct hour and
minute during those five seconds. Press and hold
SCAN until the correct hour appears on the display.
3. Press and hold SEEK until the correct minute appears
on the display.
To Preset Radio Stations:
1. Use the lower knob (TUNE) to tune in the station you
want.
2. Press SET. The SET indicator will appear on the
digital screen for five seconds.
3. While the SET indicator is displayed, press one of the
four pushbuttons.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of four AM and four FM
stations.
Up to
three additional stations on each band may be
preset by “pairing” pushbuttons:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET, and within five seconds press any two
adjacent pushbuttons at
the same time.
3. The station can be tuned in when the same two
pushbuttons
are pressed at the same time.
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The digital display indicates information on time or radio station frequency, the
AM or FM radio band, whether
the station is in stereo, and
other radio functions.
PWR (Power): Press to turn the unit on and off when the
ignition is on.
Upper Knob (VOL): This knob does three things:
Rotate it to control the volume.
When the ignition is off, press the knob to display the time.
When a tape is playing, press the knob to hear the other
side
of the tape.
BAL (Balance): The control ring behind the upper knob
adjusts the 1eWright speaker balance.
hwer Knob (TUNE): This knob does two things:
Rotate it to tune-in radio stations.
Press it to change between the AM and FM bands.
FmE: The control ring behind the lower knob adjusts
the fronthear speaker balance.
TREBLE: Slide this lever up to increase treble, or down
to decrease it.
If a station is weak or noisy, reduce the treble.
BASS: Slide this lever up to increase bass, or down to
decrease it.
SCAN: Press to listen for a few seconds to the next
station on the
AM or FM band; the scan will continue
every few seconds until
you press SCAN again to stop on
a particular station.
SEEK Each time you press SEEK, you will tune in the
next station on the AM or FM radio band.
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To Set the Clock:
1. With the radio on or off, press SET. The SET
indicator will appear on the digital display for five
seconds.
2. You must begin to set the clock to the correct hour and
minute during those
five seconds. Press and hold
SCAN until the correct hour appears on the display.
3. Press and hold SEEK until the correct minute appears
on the display.
To Preset Radio Stations:
1. Use the lower knob (TUNE) to tune in the station you
want.
2. Press SET. The SET indicator will appear on the
digital screen for
five seconds.
3. While the SET indicator is displayed, press one of the
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of five AM and five FM
Up to three additional stations on each band may be
preset by “pairing” pushbuttons:
five pushbuttons.
stations.
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET, and within five seconds press any two
adjacent pushbuttons at the same time.
3. The station can be tuned in when the same two
pushbuttons are pressed at the same time.
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DNRB (Dynamic Noise Reduction): Press this button to
select the Dynamic Noise Reduction system that reduces
background
hiss on AM and EM radio broadcasts, as
well as on cassette tapes.
It’s recommended
to keep the DNR@ button depressed
fix all listening situations.
To Play a Cassette npe:
With the power switch on, insert a tape into the cassette
door. Using
tapes that are longer than 90 minutes (45
minutes on each side) is not recommended.
When
the right indicator arrow is lit, selections listed on
the bottom side of the cassette are playing. When the left
arrow is lit, selections listed on the top side of the
cassette
are playing. To change sides of the tape, press
the upper control knob (VOL) while the cassette is
playing.
The tape player automatically begins playing the
other side when
it reaches the end of the tape.
b (Fast Forward): To rapidly advance the tape, press
the button
with the arrow pointing in the same direction
the
tape is playing. To stop %st forward, lightly press the
STOP-EJECT button.
4 (Reverse): To rapidly reverse the tape, press the
button with the arrow pointing
in the opposite direction
the tape is playing. To stop reverse, lightly press the
STOP-EJECT button.
STOP-EJECT To stop playing a tape, fully press this
button. The cassette will be partially ejected, and the
radio will begin playing.
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AM/F” Stereo with Compact Disc Player Balance: The control ring behind the upper knob adjusts
I the lefthight speaker balance.
The digital display indicates information on time or radio station frequency, the AM or FM radio band, whether
the station is in stereo, and other radio functions.
PWR (Power): Turns the unit on and off when the
ignition is on.
Lower Knob (TUNE): This knob does two things:
Rotate it slightly to the left or right to tune in radio
stations. If you hold it to the left or right, it will tune
rapidly.
Press to change between the AM and FM bands. The
band you select will appear on the digital display.
Fade: The control ring behind the lower knob adjusts the
fronthear speaker balance.
4SEEKb: Press to seek and stop on the next station
higher or lower on the radio band.
SCAN: Press this button to listen to stations for a few
seconds. Press it again to stop scanning.
Upper Knob (VOL): This knob does two things:
Rotate it slightly to the left or right to control the volume\
.
Press it to mute the radio or tape player. Press again to
listen.
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RCL (Recall): Press to alternate the display between the
time and station frequency. When the ignition is off,
press
to display the time.
BASS: Press this button up or down to increase or
decrease the bass level. Press the center of the button for
the hctory preset level.
TREB (Treble): Press this button up or down to increase
or decrease the treble level. Press the center of the button
for the
factory preset level. If a station is weak or noisy,
reduce the treble.
To Set the Clock:
1. With the radio on or off, press SET. The SET
indicator will appear on the digital display for five
seconds.
2. Within those five seconds, press and hold SCAN until
the correct hour appears on the display.
3. Before another five seconds pass, press and hold
4SEEK or SEEK, until the correct minute appears
on the display.
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To Preset Radio Stations:
The five pushbuttons at the lower right can be used to
preset up to ten radio stations (five AM and five FM).
The buttons have other uses
when you are playing a
compact disc.
1. Tune the digital display to the station you want.
2. Press SET. The SET indicator will appear on the
digital screen for five seconds.
3. While the SET indicator is displayed, press one of the
five pushbuttons.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of five AM and five FM
stations.
To Play a Compact Disc:
Many of the controls for the radio also have functions for
the compact disc player, as explained here.
Don’t use mini-discs that are called singles. They won’t
eject. Use
only full-size compact discs.
1. Press PWR to turn the radio on.
2. Insert a disc part-way into the slot, with the label side
up. The player will pull it in.
In a few seconds, the
disc should play.
If the disc comes back out and/or
Err appears on the
display:
The disc may be upside down.
0 The disc may be dirty, scratched or wet.
There may be too much moisture in the air (wait about
The player may be too hot, or the road may be too
one hour and try again).
rough
for the disc to play.
As soon as things get back to
normal, the disc should play.
While a disc is playing, the
CD indicator is displayed on
the digital screen, as is the clock.
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RCL (Recall): Press once to see which track is playing.
Press again within five seconds to see how long your selection has been playing. The track number
also will be
displayed when the volume is changed or a new track
starts to play.
COMP (Compression): Depressing this button makes
soft and loud passages more equal in volume. Press again
to resume
normal play.
RDM (Random): Press to play tracks in random, rather
than sequential, order.
Press the button again to play tracks sequentially.
REV (Reverse): Press and hold to rapidly back up to a
favorite passage. Release to resume playing.
FWD (Fast Forward): Press and hold to rapidly advance
the disc. Release to resume playing.
PREV (Previous): Press to play a track again. If you
hold or keep pressing the
PREV button, the disc will
keep backing up to previous tracks.
NEX'E Press when you want to hear the next track. If
you hold or keep pressing the
NEXT button, the disc will
keep advancing to other tracks.
SCAN: Press this button to sample each track for
approximately ten seconds.
SCAN will continue until
SCAN is pressed again or another button is pressed.
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When Finished with the Compact Disc Player:
If you press PWR or turn off the ignition, the disc will
stay in the player and
start again when you turn on the
ignition or power switch. The disc will begin playing at
the point where it had been stopped.
ST/PL (Stop/Play): Press to stop the disc player; the
radio will play. Press again to play the disc (the player
will
start playing the disc where it was stopped earlier).
EJCT (Eject): Press to eject the disc; the radio will play.
You can
also eject the disc with the radio or ignition off.
CD Player Anti-Theft Feature
Delco LOC 11 is a security feature for the compact disc
player. It can be used or ignored.
If ignored, the system
plays normally.
If it is used, your player won’t be usable
if it is ever stolen, because it will go to LOC mode any
time battery power is removed. Until an
unLOC code is
entered, it will not turn on.
The instructions below tell you how to enter a secret code
into the system.
If your vehicle loses battery power for
any reason, you must unlock the system with the secret
code before the radio will turn on.
1. Write down any six-digit number and keep it in a safe
2. Turn the ignition to the “Accessory” or “Run” position.
place.
3. Press the PWR button to turn the radio off.
4. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down
until
“- - -” shows on the display. You are ready to
enter your secret code.
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, NOTE: If you allow more than 15 seconds between steps,
you may have
to start the procedure over at step 4.
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6.
7.
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Press SET and O00 will appear on the display.
Press the SEEK, button to make the first number
appear.
Rotate the
TUNE knob right or left to make the last
two numbers agree with your code.
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10.
Press the lower (BAND) knob and 0o0 will appear
again. Now you are ready
to enter the last three digits
of your code.
Repeat steps
6 and 7 for the last three digits of your
code.
Press the lower
(BAND) knob and rEP will appear
for five seconds and then
OOO will appear.
11. Repeat steps 6 through 10. This time SEC will
amear. indicating that the radio is secure.
To Unlock the System After a Power Loss:
When battery power is reapplied to a secured radio, the
radio won’t turn on and LOC will appear on the display.
Enter your secret code as hllows; pause no more than
15
seconds between steps.
1. Turn the ignition on. (Radio off.)
2. Press the SET button. The display will show 0o0.
3. Enter the six digits of the code following steps 6-9
above. The display will show the numbers as entered.
4. Press the lower (BAND) knob and SEC appears, then
the time, indicating that the disabling sequence was successful.
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