clock reset CHEVROLET IMPALA 2000 8.G Owners Manual

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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 clockwise. Turn
it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
RCL TUNE: Press this knob to recall the station being
played or to display the clock.
Finding a Station
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. The display shows your selection.
RCL TUNE: Turn this knob to choose 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.
PRESET SCAN: Press and hold one of the SEEK
arrows for more than two seconds until you will hear a
beep. Use PRESET 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.
Press one of the SEEK arrows again to stop scanning
presets. The channel number (P1
-P6) will appear
momentarily just before the frequency is displayed.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FM1 and six FM2). Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons until
you hear a beep. Whenever you press that numbered
button, the station you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

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P SCAN: Press and hold one of the arrows for more
than two seconds. The radio will produce one beep. Use
P SCAN 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. SCAN will be
displayed whenever the tuner is in the P SCAN mode.
The channel number (P1
-P6) will appear with the
frequency. In FM mode, this function will scan through
the current band such as FM1 or FM2.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Press and release the AUDIO knob until BASS
appears on the display. Then turn the knob clockwise to
increase bass and counterclockwise to decrease bass.
The display will show the bass level. When you use this
control, the radio's AUTO TONE setting will switch to
manual and the AUTO TONE display will go blank. To
set the tone and speaker controls to the middle position,
press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO knob when no
tone or speaker control is active. The radio will produce
one beep and display ALL with the level display in the
middle position.TREB: Press and release the AUDIO knob until TREB
appears on the display. Turn the knob clockwise to
increase treble and counterclockwise to decrease treble.
The display will show the treble level. 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.
AUTO TONE: This feature allows you to choose
preset bass and treble equalization settings designed for
ROCK, NEWS, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC and COUNTRY
stations. TONE and the preset equalization setting will
appear on the display when you press AUTO TONE.
Each time you press it, another setting will appear on the
display. The manual setting allows tone control to return
to the BASS and TREB controls. Use PUSHBUTTONS
and AUTO TONE button to program AUTO TONE for
station presets.

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Setting the Tone
BASS: Press and release the AUDIO knob until BASS
appears on the display. Then turn the knob clockwise to
increase bass and counterclockwise to decrease bass.
The display will show the bass level. 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 and release the AUDIO knob until TREB
appears on the display. Turn the knob clockwise to
increase treble and counterclockwise to decrease treble.
The display will show the treble level. 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.
AUTO TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass and treble equalization settings designed for rock,
country, jazz, pop, news and classical stations. TONE and
the preset equalization setting will appear on the display
when you press AUTO TONE. Each time you press it,
another setting will appear on the display. The manual
setting allows tone control to return to the BASS and
TREB controls. Use PUSHBUTTONS and AUTO TONE
button to program AUTO TONE for station presets.Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press and release the AUDIO knob until BAL
appears on the display. Turn the knob clockwise to move
the sound to the right speakers and counterclockwise to
move the sound to the left speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the speakers. The display
will show the speaker balance.
FADE: Press and release the AUDIO knob until FADE
appears on the display. Turn the knob clockwise to move
the sound to the front speakers and counterclockwise to
move the sound to the rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
The display will show the speaker balance.
Using RDS Mode
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful new
features. With RDS, the radio can:

seek only to stations with the types of programs you
want to listen to,

seek to stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies and

receive and display messages from radio stations.

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TYPE: Turn this knob clockwise or counterclockwise to
select the Program Type (PTY) you want to listen to.
TYPE and a PTY will appear on the display. See ªRadio
Data System (RDS) Program Type (PTY) Selectionsº in
the Index.
SEEK TYPE: Press this button to go to a station with
the last selected PTY TYPE and the last selected PTY
will appear on the display, if it is not already showing. If
a station with the selected PTY is not found, the radio
will return to the original station. If both SEEK TYPE
and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with
traffic announcements and the selected PTY.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite Program Types (PTYs).
These buttons have factory PTY presets. You can set up
to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2). Just:
1. Press AM FM to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Turn the TYPE knob to select a PTY.
3. Press AUTO TONE to select the equalization that
best suits the PTY selected.4. 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 PTY
you set will return and the AUTO TONE
equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that button.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
ALERT!: This type of announcement warns of national
or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn off alert
announcements. ALERT! appears on the display when an
alert announcement plays. When an alert announcement
comes on the tuned radio station, you will hear it, even if
the volume is muted or a cassette tape or compact disc is
playing. If the cassette tape or compact disc player is
playing, play will stop for the announcement and resume
when the announcement is finished.

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The channel number (P1-P6) will appear with the
frequency. In FM mode, this function will scan through
the current band such as FM1 and FM2.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Press and release the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO
knob until BASS appears on the display. Then turn the
knob clockwise to increase bass and counterclockwise to
decrease bass. The display will show the bass level.
When you use this control, the radio's AUTO TONE
setting will switch to manual and the AUTO TONE
display will go blank. To set the tone and speaker
controls to the middle position, press and hold the
P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO knob when no tone or speaker
control is active. The radio will produce one beep and
display ALL with the level display in the middle position.
TREB: Press and release the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO
knob until TREB appears on the display. Turn the knob
clockwise to increase treble and counterclockwise to
decrease treble. The display will show the treble level.
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.AUTO TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass and treble equalization settings designed for ROCK,
NEWS, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC and COUNTRY stations.
TONE and the preset equalization setting will appear on
the display when you press AUTO TONE. Each time you
press it, another setting will appear on the display.
The manual setting allows tone control to return to the
BASS and TREB controls. Use PUSHBUTTONS and
AUTO TONE button to program AUTO TONE for
station presets.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press and release the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO knob
until BAL appears on the display. Turn the knob
clockwise to move the sound to the right speakers and
counterclockwise to move the sound to the left speakers.
The middle position balances the sound between the
speakers. The display will show the speaker balance.
FADE: Press and release the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO knob
until FADE appears on the display. Turn the knob
clockwise to move the sound to the front speakers and
counterclockwise to move the sound to the rear speakers.
The middle position balances the sound between the
speakers. The display will show the speaker balance.

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INFO: If the current station has a message, the INFO
icon will appear on the display. Press this button to see
the message. If the whole message does not appear on
the display, each time you press this button, the next
part of the message will appear on the display until the
message is completed. Press this button again to see the
message again. Once the complete message has been
displayed, the INFO icon will disappear from the
display until another new message is received.
P
-TYPE LIST: Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to select the Program Type (PTY) you
want to listen to. TYPE and a PTY will appear on the
display. See ªRadio Data System (RDS) Program Type
(PTY) Selectionsº in the Index.
SEEK TYPE: Press this button to go to a station with
the last selected PTY. TYPE and the last selected PTY
will appear on the display, if it is not already showing.
If a station with the selected PTY is not found, the radio
will return to the original station. If both SEEK TYPE
and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with
traffic announcements and the selected PTY.PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite Program Types (PTYs).
These buttons have factory PTY presets. You can set up
to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2). Just:
1. Press AM FM to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Turn the P
-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
3. Press AUTO TONE to select the equalization that
best suits the PTY selected.
4. 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 PTY
you set will return and the AUTO TONE
equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that button.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
ALERT!: This type of announcement warns of national
or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn off alert
announcements. ALERT! appears on the display when an
alert announcement plays. When an alert announcement
comes on the tuned radio station, you will hear it, even if
the volume is muted or a cassette tape or compact disc is
playing. If the cassette tape or compact disc player is
playing, play will stop for the announcement and resume
when the announcement is finished.