CD player BUICK REGAL 1996 Owners Manual

AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape
Player (Option) RECALL: Press the upper knob briefly to recall the
station being played or the clock display.
To change
what is normally shown on the display (station or time),
press the knob until you see the display you want,
then
hold the knob until the display flashes. If you press the
knob when the ignition is
off, the clock will show for a
few seconds.
Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press the lower knob to select AM, FMl or
FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK: Press the forward or backward arrow to go to
the next higher or lower station. The sound will be
muted while seeking.
SCAN: Press one of the SEEK arrows for two seconds
and SCAN
will appear on the display. Use SCAN to
listen to stations for a few seconds. The radio will go to
a station, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next
station. Press one
of the SEEK arrows again to stop
scanning. The sound will be muted while scanning.
Playing the Radio
VOLUME: Turn this knob to turn the system on and
off. Turn it clockwise to increase the volume. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
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If you want to insert a tape when the ignition or radio is
off, first press EJECT or RECALL. Note that the
cassette tape adapter kits for portable compact disc
players may
not work in your cassette player. These
adapters can cause an error message on the display, and
the adapter cassette could be ejected.
Your tape bias is
set automatically.
SEEK: Press the forward or backward arrow to search
for the next or previous selection on
the tape. Your tape
must have at least three seconds of silence between each
selection for SEEK to work. The sound will be muted
while seeking.
44 (3): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press
it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play while the tape reverses.
bb (4): Press this button to advance quickly to another
part
of the tape. Press the button again to return to playing
speed. The radio will play while the tape advances.
SIDE (5): Press this button to change the side of the
tape that
is playing.
00 (6): Press this button to reduce background noise.
The display will show either
OFF or ON for a few
seconds when you press the button.
Dolby@ Noise Reduction
is manufactured under a
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play.
CLN: This message may appear on the display. If it
does, your cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It
will
still play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as
possible to prevent damage to your tapes and player.
See “Care of Your Cassette Tape Player”
in the Index.
After
you clean the player, press and hold EJECT for
five seconds to reset the
CLN indicator. The radio will
display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
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AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
and Automatic Tone Control (Option) RECALL: Press this button briefly to recall the station
being played or the clock display.
To change what is
normally shown on the display (station
or time), press
this button until you see the display you want, then hold
the button
until the display flashes. If you press the
button when the ignition is off,
the clock will show for
a few seconds.
Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press this button to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Press the up or down arrow to choose radio
stations.
Playing the Radio
VOLUME: Press this knob to turn the system on and
off. Turn it clockwise to increase the volume. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
SEEK: Press the up or down arrows to go to the
next higher or lower station.
The sound will be muted
while seeking.
SCAN: Press one of the SEEK arrows for two seconds
and
SCAN will appear on the display. Use SCAN to
listen to stations for
a few seconds. The radio will go to
a station, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next
station. Press one of the
SEEK buttons again to stop
scanning.
The sound will be muted while scanning.
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FADE: Turn the knob to move the sound to the front or
rear speakers. The middle position is a detent and
balances the speakers.
Push the knobs back in when you are not using them.
Playing a Cassette Tape
The longer side wlcn the tape visible should face to the
right.
If the ignition is on, but the radio is off, the tape
will begin playing.
If you hear nothing or hear a garbled
sound, the tape may
not be in squarely. Press EJECT to
remove the tape and start over.
While the tape is playing, use the
VOLUME, FADE,
BAL, TREE and BASS controls just as you do for the
radio. Other controls may have different functions when
a tape is inserted. The display will show an arrow to
show which side of the tape is playing.
If you want to insert a tape when the ignition or radio is
off, first press EJECT or RECALL. Note that the
cassette tape adapter kits for portable compact disc
players may not work
in your cassette player. These
adapters can cause
an error message on the display, and
the adapter cassette could be ejected.
Your tape bias is set automatically.
PREV (1): Press this button to search for the previous
selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three
seconds of silence between each selection for PREV to
work. The sound will be muted while seeking.
NEXT (2): Press this button to search for the next
selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three
seconds of silence between each selection'for NEXT to
work. The sound will be muted
while seeking.
The
SEEK up and down arrows will also find the
previous and next selections on the tape.
44 (3): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play while the tape reverses.
bb (4): Press this button to advance quickly to another
part of the tape. Press
the button again to return to playing
speed.
The radio will play while the tape advances.
SIDE (5): Press this button to change the side of the
tape that is playing.
00 (6): Press this button to reduce background noise.
The double-D symbol will appear on the display.
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Dolby Noise Reduction is manufactured under a license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby
and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a tape
is in the player.
SOURCE: Press this button to change to the tape
function when the radio
is on. TAPE with an arrow will
appear on the display when the tape is active.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play.
CLN: This message may appear on the display. If it
does, your cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It
will still play tapes, but you should clean
it as soon as
possible to prevent damage to your tapes and player.
See “Care of Your Cassette Tape Player” in the Index.
After you clean the player, press and hold
EJECT for
five seconds to reset
the CLN indicator. The radio will
display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
ANI-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Automatic
Tone Control (Option)
Playing the Radio
VOLUME: Press this knob to turn the system on and
off. Turn it clockwise to increase the volume. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
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Push the knobs back in when you are not using them.
TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset treble
and bass equalization settings designed for classical,
pop, rock,
jazz, talk and countrylwestern stations.
CLASS will appear on the display when you first press
TONE. Each time you press it, another setting will
appear on the display. Press
it again after C & W
appears and MANUAL will appear. Tone control will
return to the TREB and BASS knobs. Also,
if you use
the TREB and BASS knobs, control will return to them
and MANUAL will appear.
djusting the Spc cers
BAL: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn this
knob to move the sound to the left or right speakers. The
middle position is
a detent and balances the speakers.
FADE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn this
knob to move the sound to the front or rear speakers. The
middle position is a detent and balances the speakers.
Cc
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull
it in. The disc should begin playing.
If you’re driving on a very rough road or if it’s very hot,
the disc may not play and
ERR (error) may appear on
the display. Press RECALL
to take ERR off the display. When
things get back to normal, the disc should play.
If
the disc comes out, it could be that:
0 The disc is upside down.
0 It is dirty, scratched or wet.
0 It is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour and
RECALL: Press this button to see which track is
playing. Press it again within five seconds
to see how
long
it has been playing. To change what is normally
shown on the display (track or elapsed time), press the
button until you see the display you want, then hold the
button
until the display flashes.
PREV (1): Press this button to go to the start of the
current track
if more than eight seconds have played.
If you hold the button or press it more than once, the
player
will continu’e moving back through the disc. The
sound will be muted while seeking.
NEXT (2): Press this button to go to the next track. If
you hold the button
or press it more than once, the
player will continue moving forward through the disc.
The sound will be muted while seeking.
try
again.)
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The SEEK down and up arrows will also find the
previous and next selections on the disc.
44 (3): Press and hold this button to return to a passage
quickly. You will hear sound.
.. (4): Press and hold this button to advance to a
passage quickly. You will hear sound.
RAND (6): Press this button to hear the tracks in
random, rather than sequential, order.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is in the player.
If you turn off the ignition or radio with a disc in the
player, it will stay
in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or system,
the disc will start playing where it
stopped, if it was the last-selected audio source.
SOURCE: Press this knob to change to the disc function
when the radio is
on. When a disc is inserted, the disc will
play until you press
AM-FM. Then the disc will stop
playing and the radio will play. Press
SOURCE again to
play a disc again.
CD PLAY will show on the display.
EJECT Press this button to remove the disc. The radio
will play.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Players and Automatic Tone
Control (Option)
Playing the Radio
VOLUME: Press this knob to turn the system on and
off. Turn
it clockwise to increase the volume. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
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Setting the Tone
BASS: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to increase or decrease bass.
Playing a Cassette Tape
The longer side with the tape visible should face to the
right.
If the ignition is on, but the radio is off, the tape
will begin playing. If you hear nothing or hear
a garbled
sound the tape may not
be in squarely. Press EJECT to
remove the tape and start over.
While
the tape is playing, use the VOLUME, FADE,
BAL, TREB and BASS controls just as you do for the
radio. Other controls may have different functions when
a tape is inserted. The display will show
an arrow to
show which side of the tape is playing.
TREB: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob
to increase or decrease treble.
Push the knobs back in when you are not using them.
TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset treble and
bass equalization settings designed for classical, pop, rock,
jazz, talk and country/western stations. CLASS will
appear
on the display when you first press TONE. Each
time you press
it, another setting will appear on the display.
Press it again after
C & W appears and MANUAL will
appear. Tone control will return
to the TREB and BASS
knobs.
Also, if you use the TREB and BASS knobs,
control will return
to them and MANUAL will appear.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to move the sound
to the left or right speakers.
Use
the middle position to balance these speakers.
FADE: Press this button lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers.
Use the middle position to balance these speakers.
Push the knobs back
in when you are not using them.
If you want to insert a tape when the ignition or radio is
off, first press EJECT or RECALL. Note that the
cassette tape adapter kits for portable compact disc
players may not work
in your cassette player. These
adapters can cause an error message on the display, and
the adapter cassette could be ejected.
Your tape bias
is set automatically.
PREV (1): Press this button to search for the previous
selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three
seconds of silence between each selection for PREV to
work. The sound
will be muted while seeking.
NEXT (2): Press this button to search for the next
selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three
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seconds of silence between each selection for NEXT to
work. The sound will be muted while seeking.
The
SEEK down and up arrows will also find the
previous and next selections on the tape.
44 (3): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press
it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play while the tape reverses.
,, (4): Press this button to advance quickly to another
part of the tape. Press
the button again to return to
playing speed.
The radio will play while the tape
advances.,
SIDE (5): Press this button to change the side of the
tape that is playing.
SOURCE: Press this button to change to the tape or
disc function when the radio
is on. If both a tape and a
disc are installed, the system will first go to tape play;
TAPE will appear on
the display. If SOURCE is pressed
again, the system will go to disc play; CD will appear on
the display.
EJECT The system has two EJECT buttons. Press the
button near the CD slot
to remove a disc. Press the button
near
the tape slot to remove a tape. The radio will play.
CLN: This message may appear on the display. If it
does, your cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It
will still play tapes, but you should clean it as soon
as
possible to prevent damage to your tapes and player. See
“Care of Your Cassette Tape Player”
in the Index. After
you clean the player, press and hold EJECT for five
seconds
to reset the CLN indicator. The radio will
display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
Your cassette tape player automatically reduces
background noise from tapes encoded with Dolby NR.
You may turn Dolby off by pressing the number
six preset.
Dolby Noise Reduction is manufactured under a license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby
and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Playing a Compact Disc
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will
pull it in. The disc should begin playing.
If you’re driving on a very rough road or if it’s very hot,
the disc may not play and an error code may appear on
the display. Press
RECALL to take the error code off the
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display. When things get back to normal, the disc should
play. If the disc comes out,
it could be that:
0 The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched or wet.
It is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour and
try again.)
RECALL: Press this button to see which track is
playing. Press it again
within five seconds to see how
long it has been playing.
To change what is normally
shown on the display (track or elapsed time), press the
button until you see the display you want, then hold the
button until the display flashes.
PREV (1): Press this button to go to the start of the
current track,
if more than eight seconds have played. If
you hold the button or press it more than once, the
player will continue moving back through the disc. The
sound will be muted while seeking.
NEXT (2): Press this button to go to the next track.
If you hold the button or press it more than once, the
player will continue moving forward through the disc.
The sound will be muted while seeking.
The
SEEK down and up arrows will also find the previous
and next selections on
the disc.
44 (3): Press and hold this button to return to a passage
quickly.
You will hear sound.
,, (4): Press and hold this button to advance to a
passage quickly. You will hear sound.
RAND (6): Press this button to hear the tracks in
random, rather than sequential, order.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is in the player.
If you turn off the ignition or radio with a disc in the
player,
it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or system, the disc will start playing where it
stopped,
if it was the last-selected audio source.
SOURCE: Press this button to change to the disc
function when the radio
is on. When a disc is inserted,
the disc
will play until you press AM-FM. Then the disc
will stop playing and the radio will play. Press
SOURCE
again to play a disc again. CD PLAY will show on
the display.
EJECT Press this button to remove the disc. The radio
will play.
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