CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1998 3.G Owners Manual

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Your Delco Electronics audio system has been designed
to operate easily and give years of listening pleasure.
You will get the most enjoyment out of it
if you acquaint
yourself with
it first. Find out what your Delco
Electronics system can do and how to operate all its
controls, to be sure you’re getting the most out of the
advanced engineering that went into it.
AM-FM Stereo
Setting the Clock for Systems without
Automatic Tone Control
Press SET. SET will appear on the display for five
seconds. Within five seconds, press and hold the right
arrow on the SEEK button until the correct minute
appears. Press and hold the left arrow on the SEEK
button until the correct hour appears.
Setting the Clock for Systems with
Automatic Tone Control
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears. Press
and hold
MN until the correct minute appears. 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 and
turn the radio off.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing the RECALL
knob. When the radio is playing,
press this button to recall the station frequency.
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AM-FM: Press the lower knob to switch between AM
and FM. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right or left arrow to go to the next
higher or lower station and stay there.
SCAN: Press both SEEK arrows; 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. The radio will
scan up or down the radio band, depending on the arrow
you pressed first. Press both
SEEK arrows or the upper
knob to stop scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
14 stations (seven AM and seven FM). 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 numbered buttons,
within five seconds. The sound will mute. When it
returns, release the button. Whenever
you press that
numbered button, the station you set will return.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
In addition to the four stations already set, up to three
more stations may be preset on each band
by pressing
two adjoining buttons at the same time. Just:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
3. Press any two adjoining pushbuttons at the same time,
within five seconds. The sound will mute. When it
returns, release
the buttons. Whenever you press the
same buttons, the station you set will retwn.
4. Repeat the steps for each pair of pushbuttons.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass.
TREB: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease treble.
If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(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 and turn the radio off.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing the
RECALL knob. When the radio is playing,
press this button to recall the station frequency.
Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to switch between AM,
FM1
and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right or left arrow to go to the next
higher or lower station and stay there.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons
let
you return to your favorite stations. You can
set up to
2 1 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 one of the four numbered buttons, within
five seconds. Whenever you press that numbered
button, the station you set will return.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine In addition to the four stations already set, up to three
more stations may be preset on each band by pressing
two adjoining buttons at the same time. Just:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
3. Press any two adjoining pushbuttons at the same
time, within
five seconds. The sound will mute.
When it returns, release the buttons. Whenever
you press the same buttons, the station you set
will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pair of pushbuttons.
P.SCAN: Press both SEEK arrows and P.SCAN will
appear on the display. Use P.'SCAN to listen to each of
your preset stations for a few seconds. The radio will go
to the first preset station stored on your pushbuttons, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset
station.
(If a preset station has weak reception, it will not
stop.) Press either
SEEK arrow or the upper knob to
stop scanning.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass.
TREB: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease treble.
If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
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.
If you hear nothing
or hear just a garbled sound, it may
not be
in squarely. Press EJECT to remove the tape and
start over.
While the tape is playing, use the
VOL, FADE, BAL,
BASS and TREB 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine REV: Press the SEEK arrow pointing to the left and
the tape will reverse rapidly until
you press this button
again lightly.
FWD: Press the SEEK arrow pointing to the right and
the tape will rapidly advance until you press this button
again lightly.
RECALL: Press this knob to hear the other side of a
tape that is playing.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play. If
you leave a cassette tape in the player while
listening to the radio, it may become warm.
CLN: If this message appears on the display, the
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 the 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.
CD Adapter Kits
3. Insert the adapter.
4. Within five seconds, press and hold the REV and
FWD buttons at the same time for three seconds. The
tape symbol
on the display will flash, showing that
the cut tape detection feature is no longer active.
The overide routine will remain active until
EJECT
is pressed.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
and Automatic Tone Control
(If Equipped)
It is possible to use a CD adapter kit with your cassette
tape player after activating the bypass feature
on your
tape player.
To activate the bypass feature, use the following steps:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
2. Turn the radio on.
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Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL: Press this knob to turn the system on and
off.
To increase volume, turn the knob to the right. Turn
it to the left to decrease volume. The knob is capable of
rotating continuously.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine RECALL: Press this button to recall the station being
played.
If you press the button when the ignition is off,
the clock will show for a few seconds.
SCV: Your system has a feature called
Speed-Compensated-Volume (SCV). With
SCV, your
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road
and wind noise as you drive. Set the volume at the
desired level. Move the control ring behind the upper
knob to the right to adjust the
SCV. Then, as you drive,
SCV automatically increases the volume, as necessary,
to overcome noise at any particular speed. The volume
level should always sound the same to you as you drive.
If you don’t want
to use SCV, turn the control all the
way down. Each notch on the control ring allows for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FMl
and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
choose radio stations. Push the
knob back into its stored
position when you’re not using it.
SEEK: Press the right or left arrow to go to the
next higher or lower station. The sound will mute
while seeking.
SCAN: Press one of the SEEK arrows for two seconds,
and SCAN will appear in 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
SEEK again to stop scanning. The sound
will mute while scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FM 1 and six FM2). Just:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Turn the radio on.
Press AM-FM to select the band.
Tune in the desired station.
Press AUTO
TONE to select the equalization that
best suits the type
of station selected.
Press and hold one
of the six numbered buttons. The
sound will mute. When it returns, release the button.
Whenever you press that numbered button, the
station you set will return and the AUTO TONE
equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that button.
Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine P.SCAN: Press this button to listen to each of your
favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons for a few
seconds. The radio will scan through each of the stations
stored on your pushbuttons, except those stations with
weak reception. The AUTO TONE setting stored for
that pushbutton will be automatically chosen. Press P.SCAN or one of the pushbuttons again to stop
scanning. P.SCAN will be displayed whenever the tuner
is in the P.SCAN mode. The channel number (Pl-P6)
will appear momentarily just before the frequency is
displayed. In
FM mode, this function will scan through
both
FM1 and FM2 preset stations and FMl or FM2 will
appear on the display.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to the right to increase bass and to the left
to
decrease bass. When you use this control, the radio’s
AUTO TONE setting will switch to manual and the
AUTO TONE display will go blank.
TREB: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to the right to increase treble and to the
left to
decrease treble. When you use this control,
the radio’s
AUTO TONE setting will switch to manual and 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: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass and treble equalization settings designed for
country/western, classical, news, rock, pop and jazz
stations.
CN will appear on the display when you first
press
AUTO TONE. Each time you press it, another
setting will appear on the display. Press it again after
JAZZ appears and the AUTO TONE display will go
blank. Tone control will return to the BASS and TREB knobs. Also,
if you use the BASS and TREB knobs,
control will return to them and the AUTO TONE
display will go blank. Use PUSHBUTTONS to program
AUTO TONE.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to the right for the right speakers and to the left
for the left speakers. The middle position balances the
sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob 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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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. If
a tape is inserted when the ignition is on but the radio is
off, the tape will begin playing. A tape symbol is shown
in the center of the graphic display whenever a tape is
inserted. When a tape is active,
the tape symbol will be
accompanied by a direction arrow.
While the tape is playing, use the VOL, AUTO TONE,
BAL, FADE, BASS and TREB controls just as you do
for the radio. Other controls may have different
functions when a tape is inserted. The display will show
the tape symbol and an arrow to show which side of the
tape is playing.
If you hear nothing or hear just a garbled sound, it may
not be in squarely. Press
EJECT to remove the tape and
start over.
The player is able to detect a tight or broken tape, and
will eject the tape. The radio will go back to playing the
last station selected.
The player automatically senses the cassette for metal or
Cr02 and sets the pre-emphasis. Anytime a tape is
inserted, the top side is selected to play first.
PREV (1): Press this button or the left SEEK arrow to
go to the previous selection on the tape if the current
selection has been playing for less than eight seconds.
If
the PREV button is pressed and the current selection has
been playing for more than eight seconds, it will go to
the beginning of the current selection. Your tape must
have at least three seconds of silence between each
selection for PREV or SEEK to work. The tape direction
arrow blinks during PREV or
SEEK operation. The
sound will mute during
PREV or SEEK operation. Press
this button or one of the
SEEK arrows again to return to
normal play.
PROG (2): Press this button to play the other side of
the tape.
NEXT (3): Press this button or the right SEEK arrow to
go to the next selection on the tape. If you hold the
button or press it more than once, the player will
continue moving forward through the tape. Your tape
must have at least three seconds
of silence between each
selection for
NEXT or SEEK to work. The tape
direction arrow blinks during
NEXT or SEEK operation.
The sound will mute during
NEXT or SEEK operation.
Press this button or one of the
SEEK arrows again to
return to normal play.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine REV (4): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play the last-selected station while the tape reverses.
00 (5): Press this button to reduce background noise.
Note that the double-D symbol will appear on the display.
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 advance quickly to
another part
of the tape. Press the button again to return
to playing speed. The radio will play the last-selected
station while the tape advances.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a tape
is in the player.
TAPE AUX: Press this button to change to the tape
function when the radio is on. The tape symbol with an
arrow will appear on the display when the tape is active.
If your system is equipped with a remote playback
device, pressing
this button a second time will allow the
remote device to play.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play. EJECT may be activated with either the
ignition or radio off. Cassettes may be loaded with the
radio off if this button is pressed first. If you leave a cassette tape
in the player while listening to the radio, it
may become
warm.
CLN: If this message appears on the display, the cassette
tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still play tapes, bu\
t you should clean it as soon as possible to prevent damage
to
the 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.
CD Adapter Kits
It is possible to use a CD adapter kit with your cassette
tape player after activating the bypass feature
on your
tape player.
To activate the bypass feature, use the following steps:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press and hold the TAPE AUX button for five
seconds. The tape symbol
on the display will flash
for two seconds, indicating the feature is active.
4. Insert the adapter. It will power up the radio and
This override routine will remain active until EJECT
is pressed. begin playing.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player SCX Your system has a feature called
and Automatic Tone Control (If Equipped) Speed-Compensated-Volume (SCV). With SCV, your
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road
and wind noise
as you drive. Set the volume at the
desired level. Move the control ring behind the upper
knob
to the right to adjust the SCV. Then, as you drive,
SCV automatically increases the volume, as necessary,
to overcome noise at any particular speed. The volume
level should always sound the same to you
as you drive.
If you don't want to use SCV, turn the control all the
way down. Each notch on the control ring allows for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL: Press this knob to turn the system on and
off. To increase volume, turn the knob to the right. Turn
it to the left to decrease volume. The knob
is capable of
rotating continuously.
RECALL: Press this button to recall the station being
played.
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 switch between AM, FMl
and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
choose radio stations. Push the knob back into
its stored
position when you're not using it.
SEEK: Press the right or left arrow to go to the
next higher or lower station. The sound will mute
while seeking.
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