radio controls CHEVROLET ASTRO 1998 2.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
In this section, you’ll find out how to operate the comfort control and audio systems offered with your vehicle. Be
sure
to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehicle.
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Heating/Air Conditioning System
Heating System
Rear Heating System (Option)
Rear Air Conditioning System (Option)
Air Conditioning
Heating
Defrosting
Ventilation System
Rear Window Defogger (Option)
Audio Systems
Setting the Clock for Systems without
Automatic Tone Control
Setting the Clock for Systems with
Automatic Tone Control
4M-FM Stereo 3-1
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Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(If Equipped)
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Automatic Tone Control (If Equipped)
Rear Seat Audio
(If Equipped)
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Automatic Tone Control (If Equipped)
Remote Compact Disc Player (If Equipped)
Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped)
Understanding Radio Reception
Tips About Your Audio System
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
Care
of Your Compact Discs
Care of Your Compact Disc Player
Fixed Mast Antenna
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Audio Systems AM-FM Stereo
Press SET. Within five seconds, press and hold the
SEEK right arrow until the correct minute appears on
the display. Press and hold the SEEK left arrow until the
correct hour appears
on the display.
Setting the Clock for Systems with
Automatic Tone Control
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears on the
display. Press and hold MN until the correct minute
appears
on the display. To display the clock with the
ignition
off, press RECALL or HR/MN and the time
will be displayed
for a few seconds. There is an initial
two-second delay before the clock goes into the
time-set mode.
Playing the Radio
VOLUME: This knob turns the system on and off and
controls the volume.
To increase volume and turn the
radio on, turn the knob to the right. Turn it to the left to
decrease volume.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing the recall knob. When the radio is playing,
press this knob
to recall the station frequency.
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(If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
VOLUME:
This knob turns the system on and off and
controls the volume. To increase volume and turn the
radio
on, turn the knob to the right. Turn it to the left to
decrease volume.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this knob. When the radio
is playing, press this
knob to recall the station frequency.
Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to switch between AM,
FM I and FM2.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to tune in radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right arrow to tune to the next higher
station and the left arrow to tune
to the next lower
station and stay there.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons let
you return
to your favorite stations. You can set up to
21 stations (seven AM, seven FM 1 and seven FM2). Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM-FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
5. Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons within
five seconds. Whenever you press that numbered
button,
the station you set will return.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine P. SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
either the AM,
FMl or FM2 mode and then press P.
SCAN. It will scan through each station stored on your
pushbuttons and stop for a few seconds before continuing
to scan through all of the pushbuttons. Press P. SCAN
again or one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning to listen
to a specific preset station. P. SCAN will light up
on the
display while in this mode. If one of the stations stored on
a pushbutton is too weak for the location you are in, the
radio display will show the channel number (Pl-P6) for
several seconds before advancing
to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob to the right
to increase bass
and to the left to decrease bass. When the BASS control is
rotated,
the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
TREB: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob
to the right to increase
treble and to the left to decrease treble. When the TREB
control is rotated, the AUTO TONE display will go
blank. If a station is weak or noisy,
you may want to
decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re
not using them.
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
six preset equalization settings and tailor the sound
to
the music or voice being heard. Each time you press the
button, the selection will switch to one of the preset
settings of CLASSIC, NEWS, ROCK, POP, CW
(CountryWestern) or JAZZ. To return to the manual
mode, press and release
this button until the AUTO
TONE display goes blank. This will return the
tone
adjustment to the BASS and TREB controls. If a
BASS or TREB control is rotated,
the AUTO TONE
display will go blank. Use PUSHBUTTONS to program
AUTO TONE.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to the right to adjust
sound to the right speakers and
to the left to adjust
sound to the
left speakers. The middle position balances
the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control
to the right to adjust the
sound to the front speakers and to the left for the rear
speakers. The middle position balances the sound
between the speakers.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Playing a Cassette Tape
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.
To load a cassette tape with the ignition off, press
EJECT or RECALL. Then, insert
the cassette tape.
If
the ignition is on but the radio
begin playing.
Once the tape is playing, use the is off, the tape will
VOL, AUTO
TONE,
BAL, FADE, BASS and TREB controls just as
you do
for the radio. The tape symbol and
a direction arrow will
be on the display whenever a tape is being played.
Anytime a tape is inserted, the top side is selected for
play first.
The player automatically senses
if the cassette tape is
metal or Cr02 and adjusts for best playback sound.
For metal tapes,
the double-D symbol will appear on
the display.
PREV (1): Press the PREV button or the SEEK left
arrow
to search for the previous selection. A minimum
three-second blank gap is required for the player to stop
at
the beginning of the selection. The tape direction
arrow will blink during the SEEK operation.
PROG (2): Press this button to switch from one side
of the tape to the other.
NEXT (3): Press the NEXT button or the SEEK right
arrow to search for
the next selection. A minimum
three-second blank gap is required for the player to stop
at the beginning of the selection. The tape direction
arrow will blink during the SEEK operation. The sound
will mute while searching for the
next selection.
REV (4): Press this button to rapidly reverse the tape to
the beginning
of the cassette or until you press REV
again. The radio
will play the last selected station while
reversing the tape. The tape direction arrow will blink
during the reverse operation.
00 (5): Press this button to reduce cassette tape noise.
The double-D symbol will appear on the display while
the player
is in this mode.
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.
FWD (6): Press this button to rapidly forward the tape
to the end of the cassette or until you press FWD again.
The radio
will play the last selected station while
forwarding the tape. The tape direction arrow will blink
during the forward operation.
AM-FM: Press this button to switch from a tape to
the radio.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear Seat Audio (If Equipped)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to a
different music source than the front seat passengers
including AM-FM automatic tone control, cassette tapes
and
CDs. For example, rear seat passengers may listen
to a cassette tape through headphones while the driver
listens to the radio through the front speakers. The rear
seat passengers have control
of the volume for each
headphone. Be aware that the front seat audio controls
always override the rear seat audio controls.
Note that
this feature is intended for rear seat passengers.
PWR: Press this button to turn the rear seat audio system
on or off, The rear speakers will be muted when the power
is turned on. You may operate
the rear seat audio functions
even when the primary radio power is
off.
VOL: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to the right to increase volume and to the left to
decrease volume. Push the knob back into its stored
position when you’re not using it. The upper
VOL knob
controls
the upper headphone and the lower VOL knob
controls the lower headphone.
AM-FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and
FM2. If the front passengers are already listening to
AM-FM, the rear seat audio controller will not switch
between
the bands and cannot change the frequency.
SEEK: While listening to AM-FM, press the up arrow
to tune to the next higher station and stay there. Press
the down arrow to tune
to the next lower station and stay
there. The sound will mute while seeking. The SEEK
button is inactive if the AM-FM mode
on the front radio .. is in use.
While listening to
a cassette tape, press the up arrow to
hear the next selection
on the tape. Press the down arrow
to go back
to the previous selection. The SEEK button is
inactive
if the tape mode on the front radio is in use.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
either the
AM, FMl or FM2 mode and then press
P.SCAN. It will scan through each station stored on your
pushbuttons and stop for a few seconds before continuing
to scan through all of the pushbuttons. Press
P.SCAN
again or one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning to listen
to a specific stored station. P.SCAN will light up on the
display while in this mode. If one of the stations stored on
a pushbutton is too weak for the location you are
in, the
radio display will show the channel number (Pl-P6) for
several seconds before advancing to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the
knob to the right to increase bass
and to the
left to decrease bass. When the BASS control is
rotated, the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
TREB: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob to the right to increase
treble and to the
left to decrease treble. When the TREB
control is rotated, the AUTO TONE display will go
blank. If a station is weak or noisy, you may want to
decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
six preset equalization settings and tailor the sound to
the music or voice being heard. Each time you press the
button, the selection will switch to one of the preset
settings of CLASSIC, NEWS,
ROCK, POP, CW
(CountryWestern) or
JAZZ. To return to the manual
mode, press and release this button until the AUTO
TONE display goes blank. This will return the tone
adjustment to the BASS and TREB controls. If a
BASS or TREB control is rotated, the AUTO TONE
display will go blank. Use PUSHBUTTONS to program
AUTO TONE.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to the right to adjust
sound to the right speakers and to the left to adjust
sound to the left speakers. The middle position balances
the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to the right to adjust the
sound to the front speakers and to the left for the rear
speakers. The middle position balances the sound
between the speakers.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine FuseKircuit Breaker Usage
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L, M 1, M2 Blower Motor, Rear A/C
Relay Coil, Front Cont. Temp. Door
Motor,
HI Blower Relay, Defogger
Timer Coil
Cigar Lighter, Door Lock Switches,
Dutch Door Release Module
Cluster Illum, HVAC Controls, Chime
Module, Radio Illumination, Rear Heat
Switch Illumination, Rear
Wiper/Washer Switch Illumination,
Rear Liftgate Switch Illumination,
Remote Cassette Illumination, O/H
Console
DRL Lamps
Front Turn Signals, Rear Turn Signals,
Trailer Turn Signals, Back-up Lamps,
BTSI Solenoid
Radio: ATC (Standby), 2000 Series
(Main Feed), Rear Seat Audio Controls 19
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FuseKircuit
Breaker Usage
18 VCM-Ign 3, VCM-Brake, LCWAL,
Cruise Stepper Motor Signal
Radio: ATC (Main Feed),
2000 Series
(Standby)
PRNDL/ Odometer, TCC Enable and
PWM Solenoid, Shift A and Shift B
Solenoids, 3-2 Downshift Solenoid
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B Not Used
Security/Steering Module
Rear Wiper, Rear Washer Pump
Not Used (Circuit Breaker) Power Door
Lock
Relay, 6-way Power Seat, Remote
Control Door Lock Receiver, Dutch
Door Module, Dutch Door Release
(Circuit Breaker) Power Windows
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