BUICK LESABRE 1993 Owners Manual

How To Operate Your Sound System
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To Play This Radio
The Upper Knob
The upper knob does these three things:
0 It turns the radio on. (Rotate the volume knob
clockwise.)
0 It controls the volume. (The volume knob increases
volume when rotated clockwise.)
It tells you the time, (When the ignition is off, push
the recall knob to display
the time.)
Balance
The BAL control behind the upper knob allows you to
balance the sound between the right and left speakers.
The Lower Knob
Turn the lower knob to tune in radio stations. Push it to
get AM or FM.
FADE
The FADE control behind the lower knob moves the
sound between
the front and rear speakers.
SEEK
Pressing the SEEK button will cause the receiver to seek
the next higher station and stop.
SCAN
When you press SCAN, the radio will go to the next
station and pause. It will keep scanning
until you press
scan again. SCAN appears
in the display.
Pushbuttons
The four pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations.
You can set the pushbuttons for up to fourteen stations
(7 AM and 7 FM).
0 Tune in the desired station.
Press the SET pushbutton. (SET appears in the
display).
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0 Within 5 seconds, push one of the four pushbuttons
to store
the station.
Whenever
you press that button, the preset station will
return. In addition to the 4 stations set as above, up to
three additional stations may be preset
on each band by
pressing two adjoining buttons at the same time.
Tune in the desired station.
Press SET pushbutton. (SET appears in the display).
Within 5 seconds, press any two adjoining
pushbuttons at the same time. The station will return
when the same two buttons are pressed again.
To set the clock,
Press the SET pushbutton.
Within 5 seconds, press and hold SEEK until the
correct minute appears on the display.
Press and hold SCAN until the correct hour appears
on the display.
Treble
Slide the treble lever up to increase the treble response.
If station is weak or noisy, slide
the treble lever down to
reduce the noise.
Bass
Slide the bass lever up to increase the bass response.
Adjust the bass lever to give a pleasing sound to your
ear.
To Play This Radio
The Upper Knob
The upper knob does these five things:
It turns the system on and off.
It controls the volume.
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0 It tells you the time. (When the ignition is off, push
It allows you to hear the other side of a tape. (Press
the knob
to display the
time.)
the knob while a cassette is playing.)
When a radio is playing with the time displayed, the
radio station frequency will display if
you push the
knob.
Balance
The control behind the upper knob allows you to
balance the sound between the right and left speakers.
The Lower Knob
Turn the lower knob to tune radio stations. Push it to get
AM or
FM.
FADE
The control behind the lower knob moves the sound
between your front and rear speakers.
SEEK
Pressing the SEEK button will cause the receiver to seek
the next higher station and stop.
SCAN
When you press SCAN, the radio will go to the next
station and pause and keep doing that until you press
SCAN again. SCAN appears in the display.
Pushbuttons
The four pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations.
You can set the pushbuttons for up to fourteen stations
(7 AM and 7 FM).
0 Tune in the station you want to listen to.
0 Press the SET pushbutton. (The display will show
SET for about
5 seconds.)
0 Within 5 seconds, push one of the four pushbuttons.
Whenever you press that button, the preset station will
return.
Up
to three more stations may be preset on each band by
pressing two pushbuttons that are
next to each other at
the same time.
0 Tune in the desired station.
Press SET pushbutton.
0 Within 5 seconds, press any two pushbuttons that are
next to each other. (The station will return when the
same two pushbuttons are pressed again.)
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Clock
To set the clock:
Press the SET button.
0 Within 5 seconds, press and hold SCAN until the
correct hour appears on the display.
Press and hold SEEK until the correct minute
appears on the display.
Treble
Slide the TREBLE lever up to increase the treble
response. If station is weak or noisy, slide the TREBLE
lever down
to reduce the noise.
Bass
Slide the BASS lever up to increase the bass response.
Adjust the BASS lever to give a pleasing sound to your
ear.
DNR~
This is the Dynamic Noise Reduction button, DNR@
helps remove background hiss from the radio or tape
player. You may want to leave
it pushed in all the time.
To Play A Cassette
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
With the radio on, push
a tape into the slot marked
AUTO REVERSE (tape side goes in first).
Once
the tape is playing, use the upper and lower knobs
for volume, balance and fade just as you did for radio.
The arrows indicate which side
of the tape is being
played. Your tape player has an auto reverse feature
which automatically plays the other side
of the tape after
the first side has played.
FWD
To advance the tape forward, press b and the tape will
rapidly go forward until you press
the 4 button or
STOP-EJECT lightly.
REV
To reverse the tape, press 4 and the tape will rapidly go
backward until you press the p button or STOP-EJECT
lightly.
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The Upper Knob
The upper knob does these two things:
0 It controls the volume. The volume knob increases
and decreases volume when it
is held slightly rotated
against the spring load.
PROGRAM
To go from one side of the tape to the other, press the
upper knob. Note the lighted arrows next to the and
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STOP-E JECT
To remove or stop the tape and switch to radio, press the
STOP-EJECT button.
To Play This Radio
PWR
To turn the radio on, press the PWR button.
It allows you to mute the radio or tape play. Press to
mute; press again to listen.
BAL
The control behind the upper knob allows you to
balance the sound between the right and left speakers.
Notice the display arrow
to see where the balance is set.
The Lower Knob
Turn the lower knob to tune radio stations. The tune
knob increases and decreases frequency when it is
slightly rotated against the spring load. The radio will
tune slowly at first. After a
few seconds it will tune
faster. Push it
to get AM or FM.
FADE
The control behind the lower knob moves the sound
between your front and rear speakers. Notice the display
arrow to see where how FADE
is set.
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RCL
It tells you the time or the radio frequency. When the
ignition
is off, push RCL to display the time. With the
radio on, when the time is displayed, push
RCL to
display the frequency.
SEEK 4 or b
Pressing the SEEK 4 or b button will cause the
receiver to seek
the next lower or higher station and
stop.
SCAN
When you press SCAN, the radio will go to the next
station and pause and keep doing that until
you press
SCAN again. SC will appear in the display.
Pushbuttons
The five pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations.
You can set the pushbuttons for up to ten stations (5 AM
and 5 FM).
0 Tune in the station you want to listen to.
Press the SET pushbutton. (The display will show
SET.)
0 Within 5 seconds, push one of the five pushbuttons.
(SET will disappear from the display when the
station is set.)
Whenever you press that button, the preset station
will return.
Clock
To set the clock,
Press the SET button.
0 Within 5 seconds, press and hold SCAN until the
correct hour appears on the display.
Press and hold SEEK 4 or b until the correct
minute appears on the display.
To Adjust The Tone
Use the levers next to the display to set the bass,
midrange, and treble until
you get the sound you want.
The
60 and 250 levers adjust the bass; 1K is midrange;
and
3.5K and 1OK control the treble.
We suggest you start with the center lever
(LK) in the
midpoint position. Then move the others up or down
until you get the amount of bass and treble you like.
To Play A Cassette
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
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With the radio on, press a tape into the slot marked
AUTO REVERSE (tape side goes in first).
Once the tape is playing, use the upper and lower knobs
for volume, balance, and fade just as you did for radio.
The arrow in the graphic display above
the word TAPE
indicates which side of the tape is being played. Your
tape player has an auto reverse feature which
automatically plays the other side of the tape after the
first side has played.
PROG
To go from one side of the tape to the other, press the
PROG button. The PROG button will also stop REV,
FWD, PREV or NEXT and play the tape.
Cr02
This button sets the tape bias. When playing high bias
chrome or metal tapes, press the button to turn
the Cr02
on. Cr02 will appear in the display. When playing
standard bias tapes, press again to turn the Cr02 off.
REV
To reverse the tape, press REV and the tape will rapidly
reverse
to the beginning of the tape or until you press
the PROG or REV button again. The
radio will play
during reverse.
FWD
To advance the tape, press FWD and the tape will
rapidly
go forward to the end of the tape or until you
press the PROG or FWD button again. The radio will
play during forward.
PREV
To hear a passage on the tape that has just played, press
PREV and the tape will back up and stop at the first
4-second quiet spot or when
you press PROG or PREV
again.
NEXT
To go directly to the next selection on the tape, press
NEXT. A 4-second quiet interval must be present for
the
tape to stop. Pressing PROG or NEXT again will play
the tape.
EJECT
To remove or stop the tape and switch to radio, press the
EJECT button.
ST-PL
To immediately switch from tape to radio, press the
ST-PL button and the radio will resume playing the
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station that was tuned in when you inserted a tape.
Pressing ST-PL again will allow the
tape to resume
where it stopped.
To Play This Radio
PWR
To turn the radio on, press the PWR button.
The Upper Knob
The upper knob does these two things:
It controls the volume. The volume knob increases
and decreases volume when it is held slightly rotated
against the spring load.
It allows you to mute the radio or tape player. Press
to mute; press again to listen.
BAL
The control behind the upper knob allows you to
balance
the sound between the right and left speakers.
Notice
the display arrow to see where the balance is set.
The Lower Knob
Turn the lower knob to tune radio stations. The tune
knob increases and decreases station frequency when it
is held slightly rotated against the spring load. The radio
will tune slowly at first. After a few seconds it will tune
faster. Push it to get
AM or FM.
FADE
The control behind the lower knob moves the sound
between your front and rear speakers. Notice the display
to see how
FADE is set.

RCL
It tells you the time. When the ignition is off, push RCL
to display the time. With the radio on, and the time
displayed, push it to see the frequency.
SEEK 4 or b
Pressing the SEEK 4 or b button will cause the
receiver
to seek the next lower or higher station and
stop.
SCAN
When you press SCAN, the radio will go to the next
station and pause and keep doing that until you press
SCAN again. SC will appear in the display.
Pushbuttons
The five pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations.
You can set the pushbuttons for up to ten stations (5 AM
and 5 FM).
Tune in the station you want to listen to.
0 Press the SET pushbutton. The display will show
SET.
0 Within 5 seconds, push one of the five pushbuttons.
SET will disappear from the display when the station
is set.
Whenever you press that button, the preset station will
return.
Clock
To set the clock:
0 Press the SET p lushbutt on.
0 Within 5 seconds, press and hold SCAN until the
0 Press and hold SEEK or 4 until the correct
correct
hour appears
on the display.
minute appears
on the display.
To Adjust The Tone
Use the levers next to the display to set the base,
midrange and treble until
you get the sound you want.
The
60 and 250 levers adjust the bass; IK is midrange;
and
3.5K and 10K control the treble.
We suggest
you start with the center lever (IK) in the
midpoint position. Then move the others up or down
until you get the amount
of bass and treble you like.
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To Play A Compact Disc
Before you begin, please note: DO NOT use mini-discs
that are called singles. They won’t eject. Use full-size
compact discs only.
Press PWR
to turn the system on.
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in. Wait a few seconds and the disc
should play.
If the disc comes back out, check whether:
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The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched, or wet.
There’s too much moisture in the air. (If there
is,
wait about an hour and try again.)
The disc player is too hot. If the disc player is very
hot, or if you’re driving on a very rough road, the
disc may come out or not play. ERR will appear in
the display.
As soon as things get back to normal, the
disc should play again.
RCL
Press RCL to see what track is playing. Press it again
within
5 seconds to see how long it has been playing.
The display will automatically return to the time of day.
The track number also appears when
you change the
volume or when a new track starts to play.
COMP
Pressing the COMP button makes soft and loud passages
more nearly equal in volume. COMP appears in the
graphic display.
RDM
The RDM button means random and when it is pressed,
it will play the tracks in random order rather than in the
sequential
1,2,3 ... order. Pressing RDM again will play
the disc in sequential order.
REV
Press and hold REV to return rapidly to a favorite
passage in a track. Release it to play the passage. Note
the counter reading in the graphic display.
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