PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1994 Owners Manual

Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
AM/FM Stereo Radio with
Cassette Tape Player
(OPTION) (CONT)
3. While SET is displayed, press one of
the four pushbuttons. Whenever you press this button again, the preset
station will be tuned in.
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. Whenever
you press
these two buttons again, the preset
station will be tuned
in.
Cassette Tape Player
With the power on, insert a tape into the
cassette door.
Do not use tapes that are
longer than 45 minutes on each side.
When the left indicator arrow is lit,
selections listed on the top side of the
cassette are playing. When the right
indicator arrow is
lit, selections listed on
the bottom side
of the cassette are
playing. Press the upper control knob to
change sides
of a cassette while it is
playing. The tape player automatically
begins playing the other side when
it
reaches the end of a tape.
Fast Forward : To advance the tape
rapidly, press the button with the arrow
pointing to the right. To stop fast forward,
press the STOP-EJECT button.
Reverse 4 : To reverse the tape rapidly,
press the button with the arrow pointing
to the left. To stop reverse, press the
STOP-EJECT button.
STOP-EJECT: To stop playing a tape,
press this button. The cassette
will be
partially ejected, and the radio
will begin
playing.
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AM/FM Stereo Radio with
Cassette Tape Player and
Graphic Equalizer
(OPTION)
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.
TURN PWR (Power): With the ignition
on, rotate the upper knob to turn your
audio system on
and off.
VOL-BAL (Volume-Balance): Rotate the
upper knob to the
right to increase volume,
and to the left to decrease volume.
PROG-RCL (Program-Recall): Press
the upper knob to change between the
clock and the radio station frequency
displayed when the radio is on.
R L (Balance): The control ring
behind the upper knob adjusts the
left/right speaker balance.
TUNE-FADE: Rotate the lower knob to
the left or right to tune
in radio stations.
The radio station frequency will be
displayed on the digital screen.
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to change
between the
AM and FM bands (the
digital screen will display AM or FM, and
if the station is in stereo, AM STEREO or
FM STEREO will be displayed).
F R (Fade): The control ring behind
the lower knob adjusts the front/rear
speaker balance.
Graphic Equalizer Controls: Boost the
bass, emphasize a voice
in a song,
brighten the treble-your equalizer allows
you to adjust five separate frequencies
of
sound to your individual taste. Move a
lever up to emphasize a frequency, and
move
it down to de-emphasize a
frequency. It’s best to begin with the
levers
in the middle position, then adjust
each lever as you like.
AM/ST Press this button if you don’t
want
AM stereo, such as when a station is
weak or noisy. Press again to return to
AM stereo.
SEEK Each time you press SEEK,
you will tune in the next station higher or
lower on the
AM or FM radio band. Push
both buttons at once, and the radio will
“scan” for stations.
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AM/FM Stereo Radio with
Cassette Tape Player and
Graphic Equalizer
(OPTION)
(CONI)
To Preset Radio Stations:
The four pushbuttons below the digital
display can be used to preset up to 14
radio stations (seven AM and seven FM).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. The word SET will appear
on the digital screen for five seconds.
3. While SET is displayed, press one of
the four pushbuttons. Whenever you
press this button again, the preset
station will be tuned
in.
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. Whenever you press
these two buttons again, the preset
station will be tuned in.
Cassette Tape Player
With the power on, insert a tape into the
cassette door.
Do not use tapes that are
longer than
45 minutes on each side.
When the indicator arrow pointing up is
lit, selections listed on the top side of the
cassette are playing. When the indicator
arrow pointing down is
lit, selections
listed on the bottom side of the cassette
are playing. Press the upper control knob
to change sides of a cassette while it is
playing; The tape player automatically
begins playing the other side when
it
reaches the end of a tape.
FWD (Fast Forward): Press to advance
the tape rapidly. Press again to play the
tape.
REV (Reverse): Press to reverse the tape
rapidly. Press again
to play the tape.
SEARCH: Move this switch to the ight
and the FWD and
REV buttons w ir I1
function as a “music search”, stopping the
cassette at the next selection on the tape.
(There must be at least a three second gap
between selections on the tape for this
function to work.) The
ON light will
come on to indicate the music search is
in
progress.
EJECT To stop playing a tape, press this
button. The cassette
will be partially
ejected, and the radio will begin playing.
CrO 2: This button sets tape bias. When
playing high bias chrome or metal tapes,
press CrO
2 to turn the button light on.
When playing standard tapes, press again
to turn the button light off.
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AMFM Stereo with
Compact Disc Player
(OPTION)
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): With the ignition on,
press this button
to turn your audio
system on and off.
VOL (Volume): Rotate the upper knob to
the right to increase volume, and to the
left to decrease volume.
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MUTE: Press the upper knob to mute the
radio or compact disc player. Press the
knob again to listen.
BAL (Balance): The control ring behind
the upper knob adjusts the left/right
speaker balance.
TUNE: Rotate the lower knob to the left
or right to tune
in radio stations. The radio
station will be displayed on the digital
screen.
BAND: Press the lower knob to change
between the
AM, FMl and'FM2 bands.
The digital screen will display the band
you select.
FADE: The control ring behind the lower
knob adjusts the front/rear speaker
balance.
RCL (Recall): Press this button to
alternate the digital display between the
time, station and radio band.
4 SEEK b: Each time you press SEEK,
you will tune in the next station higher or
lower on the
AM, FMI or FM2 radio
band.
Graphic Equalizer Controls: Boost the
bass, emphasize a voice
in a song, brighten
the treble-your equalizer allows you to
adjust five separate frequencies
of sound to
your individual taste. Move a lever up to
emphasize a frequency, move
it down to
de-emphasize a frequency. It's best to
begin
with the levers in the middle
position, then adjust each lever
as you like.
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AM/FM Stereo with
Compact Disc Player
(OPTION) (CONT.)
To Preset Radio Stations:
The five numbered pushbuttons can be
used to preset up to 15 radio stations (five
AM, five FM1 and five FM2). The
buttons have other uses when you are
playing a compact disc.
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. The word SET will appear
on the digital screen for five seconds.
3. While SET is displayed, press one of
the five pushbuttons. Whenever you
press this button again, the preset
station will be tuned
in.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of five AM
and five FMl stations.
5. Press the lower knob until FM2
appears on the digital display. You can
then follow steps
1-3 for five more
FM stations.
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Compact Disc Player
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:
0 The disc may be upside down.
The disc may be dirty, scratched or
wet.
0 There may be too much moisture in
the air (wait about one hour and try
again).
0 The player may be too hot, or the road
may be too 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 this button once to
see
what 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 then sequential, order.
Press the button again to play the tracks
sequentially.
REV (Reverse): Press and hold to rapidly
reverse the disc. 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 keep pressing the “PREV”
button, the disc
will keep backing up to
previous tracks.
NEXT Press when you want to hear the
next track. If you keep pressing the
NEXT button, the disc
will keep
advancing to other tracks.
When Finished with the Compact Disc
Player:
[f 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 the
PWR button. The disc
will begin playing
3t 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
:he disc where
it had 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 II@ is an anti-theft 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. It will also
go to LOC
mode any time power from the battery
is
turned off by the Battery Protection
Feature (see “Battery Rundown
Protection”
in the Index). Until an
unLOC code
is entered, it will not
turn on.
The instructions below tell you how to
mter 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.
To Set the Anti-Theft System:
1. Write down any six-digit number and
keep
it in a safe place. This is your
secret code.
2. Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY
or RUN position.
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Feature
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3. Press the PWR button to turn the radio
off.
4. Press station preset buttons 1 and 4 at
the same time and hold until
"---"
appears on the display.
NOTE: You now have only 15 seconds
between each of the following steps.
5. Press SET and 000 will appear on the
display.
6. Press the SEEK button until the first
digit of your code appears.
7. Rotate the lower knob right or left
until the second or third digit of your
code appears.
8. Press the lower knob (000 will appear
again on the display).
9. Press the SEEK button until the
fourth digit of your code appears.
1O.Rotate the lower knob right or left
until the fifth and sixth digits of your
code appear.
11. Press the lower knob (rEP will appear
for five seconds, then 000).
12.Repeat steps 6- 11. This time SEC will
appear, indicating that Delco LOC 11'
is set, and your audio system is secure.
To Disable the Anti-Theft System:
Enter your secret code by following these
steps. You will have only
15 seconds
between each step.
1. Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY
or RUN position, and turn the radio
off.
2. Press station preset buttons 1 and 4 at
the same time. SEC
will appear on the
display, indicating the audio system
is
secure.
3. Press SET, and 000 will appear on the
display.
4. Press the SEEK button until the first
digit of your code appears.
5. Rotate the lower knob right or left
until the second and third digits of
your code appear.
6. Press the lower knob (000 will appear
again on the display).
7. Press the SEEK button until the
fourth digit of your code appears.
8. Rotate the lower knob right or left
until the fifth and sixth digits of your
code appear.
9. Press the lower knob. If the display
shows "---", the disabling sequence
was successful (the numbers matched
the user-selected code or the factory back-up code) and the audio system is
in the UNSECURED mode. If the
display shows SEC, the disabling sequence was unsuccessful and the
numbers did not match either of the
codes. In this case, the audio system
will remain in the SECURED mode.
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To Unlock the System After a Power
Loss:
When battery power is reapplied to a
secured audio system after
a loss of
power, the audio system
will not turn on
and LOC will appear on the digital
display.
You will need to unlock the
Delco LOC II@ system.
1. Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY
or
RUN position, and turn the radio
off.
2. Press SET, and 000 will appear on the
display.
3. Follow steps 4-8 for disabling your
anti-theft system.
4. Press the lower knob. The time will
appear on the digital display if you are
successful. If SEC appears, however,
the numbers did not match
and your
audio system is still locked.
Understanding Radio
Reception
FM Stereo
FM stereo will give you the best sound,
but FM signals
will reach only about 10
to
40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall buildings
or hills can interfere
with FM signals,
causing the sound to come and go.
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater
than for
FM, especially at night. The
longer range, however, can cause stations
to interfere
with each other. AM can also
pick
up noise from things like storms and
power lines. To lower this noise,
try
reducing the treble level.
Care of Your Cassette
Tape Player
A tape player that is not cleaned regularly
can cause reduced sound quality, ruined
cassettes, or a damaged mechanism.
Cassette tapes should be stored
in their
cases away from contaminants, direct
sunlight, and extreme heat. If they aren’t,
they may not operate properly or cause
failure of the tape player.
Your tape player should be cleaned after
every 50 hours of use. If you notice a
reduction
in sound quality, try a known
good cassette
to see if the tape or the tape
player is at fault. If this other cassette has
no improvement
in sound quality, clean
the tape player.
Cleaning may be done with a scrubbing
action, non-abrasive cleaning cassette.
This system uses a cleaning cassette with
pads which scrub the tape head as the
hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. It is
normal for the cartridge to eject while
cleaning. Insert the cassette at least
3
times to ensure thorough cleaning. A
scrubbing action cleaning cassette is
available through your Pontiac dealership.
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Care of Your Cassette
Tape Player
(CONT.)
You may also choose a non-scrubbing
action, wet-type cleaner which uses
a
cassette with a fabric belt to clean the tape
head. This type of cleaning cassette will
not eject. It may not clean as thoroughly
as the scrubbing type cleaner.
Cassettes are subject to wear, and the
sound quality
may degrade over time.
Always make surepthat the cassette tape is
in good condition before you have your
tape player serviced. Care of Your Compact
Discs
Handle discs carefully. Store them in thei
original cases or other protective cases
and away from direct sunlight and dust.
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the surface of a disc is soiled, dampen a
clean, soft cloth
in a mild, neutral
detergent solution and clean
it, wiping
from the center to the edge.
Be sure never to touch the signal surface
when handling discs. Pick up discs by
grasping the outer edges or the edge
of
the hole and the outer edge.
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Fixed Mast Antenna
The fixed mast antenna can withstand
most car washes without being damaged.
If the mast should ever become slightly
bent, you can straighten
it out by hand. If
the mast is badly bent, as it might be by
vandals, you should replace it.
Check every once in a while to be sure
the mast is still tightened to the fender.
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