ECO mode CHEVROLET IMPALA 2002 8.G Owner's Manual

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AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): With automatic
volume, your audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to
select LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH. AVOL will appear on
the display. The volume level should always sound the
same to you as you drive. Each higher volume setting
allows for more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then as you drive, automatic volume increases
the volume as necessary to overcome noise at any speed.
NONE will appear on the display if the radio cannot
determine the vehicle speed. If you don't want to use
automatic volume, select OFF.
DISP (Display): Pressing this knob will display
the station being played or it will display the clock.
Clock display is available with the ignition turned off.Finding a Station
BAND: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE: Turn this knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK
: Press the right arrow to seek to the next
or previous station and stay there. The radio will seek to
stations with a strong signal only. The sound will mute
while seeking.
PSCAN
(Preset Scan): Press and hold one of
the arrows for more than two seconds and the radio
will produce one beep. The radio will scan to the first
preset station stored on your pushbuttons, play for a
few seconds, then go on to the next preset station.
Press one of the arrows or one of the pushbuttons again
to stop scanning. SCAN will be displayed whenever
the tuner is in the preset scan mode. The channel
number (P1 through P6) will appear with the frequency.
In FM mode, this function will scan through the current
band such as FM1 or FM2. The radio will scan preset
stations with a strong signal only. The sound will mute
while scanning.

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1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to go to the
previous selection on the tape if the selection has been
playing for less than three seconds. If this pushbutton is
pressed and the current selection has been playing for
more than 13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the
current selection. If this pushbutton is pressed and the
current selection has been playing from 3 to 13 seconds,
it will go to the beginning of the previous selection or the
beginning of the current selection, depending upon the
position on the tape. SEEK and a
-1 will appear on the
display while the cassette player is in the previous mode.
If this pushbutton is pressed additional times or held,
the radio will go to the displayed number of previous
selections up to 9. SEEK and a negative number will
appear on the display. Your tape must have at least
three seconds of silence between each selection for
previous to work. The sound will mute while seeking.
2 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to go to the next
selection on the tape. If you press this pushbutton
more than once, the player will continue moving
forward through the tape. SEEK and a positive number
will appear on the display. Your tape must have at least
three seconds of silence between each selection for next
to work. To forward through each selection press the
right SEEK arrow. The sound will mute while seeking.3 REV (Reverse): Press this pushbutton 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. The station frequency and REV will
appear on the display. You may select stations during
reverse operation by using TUNE and the SEEK arrows.
4 FWD (Forward): Press this pushbutton to advance
quickly to another part of the tape. Press the pushbutton
again to return to playing speed. The radio will play
the last selected station while the tape advances.
The station frequency and FWD will appear on the
display. You may select stations during forward
operation by using TUNE and the SEEK arrows.
5
SIDE: Press this pushbutton to play the other side
of the tape.
6
(Dolby): Press this pushbutton to reduce
background noise. 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.

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AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): With automatic
volume, your audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to
select LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH. AVOL will appear on
the display. The volume level should always sound the
same to you as you drive. Each higher volume setting
allows for more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then as you drive, automatic volume increases
the volume as necessary to overcome noise at any speed.
NONE will appear on the display if the radio cannot
determine the vehicle speed. If you don't want to use
automatic volume, select OFF.
DISP (Display): Press this knob when the ignition is
off to display the clock.Finding a Station
BAND: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display shows your selection.
 TUNE
: Turn this knob to choose radio stations.
 SEEK
: Press the right or left arrow to seek to
the next or previous station and stay there. The radio
will seek to stations with a strong signal only. The sound
will mute while seeking.
 PSCAN
(Preset Scan): Press and hold one of
the arrows for more than two seconds and the radio will
produce one beep. The radio will scan to the first preset
station stored on your pushbuttons, play for a few
seconds and flash the station frequency, then go on to
the next preset station. Press one of the arrows or one of
the pushbuttons again to stop scanning. SCAN will be
displayed whenever the tuner is in the preset scan mode.
The channel number (P1 through P6) will appear with
the frequency. In FM mode, this function will scan
through the current band such as FM1 or FM2.
The radio will scan preset stations with a strong
signal only. The sound will mute while scanning.

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Finding a Station
BAND: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display will show your selection.
 TUNE
: Turn this knob to choose radio stations.
 SEEK
: Press the right or left arrow to seek to
the next or previous station and stay there. The radio
will seek to stations with a strong signal only. The sound
will mute while seeking.
 PSCAN
(Preset Scan): Press and hold one of
the arrows for more than two seconds. The radio will
produce one beep. The radio will scan through each of
the preset stations stored on your pushbuttons, play for
a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station.
Press one of the arrows or one of the pushbuttons again
to stop scanning. SCAN will be displayed whenever
the tuner is in the preset scan mode. The channel
number (P1 through P6) will appear with the frequency.
In FM mode, this function will scan through the current
band such as FM1 or FM2. The radio will scan preset
stations with a strong signal only. The sound will mute
while scanning.Setting Preset Stations
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) by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to choose the bass and treble
equalization that best suits the type of station you
are listening to.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons.
The radio will produce one beep. Whenever you
press that numbered pushbutton, the station you set
will return and the bass and treble equalization that
you selected will also be automatically selected for
that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

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1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to go to the
previous selection on the tape if the selection has been
playing for less than three seconds. If this pushbutton is
pressed and the current selection has been playing for
more than 13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the
current selection. If this pushbutton is pressed and the
current selection has been playing from 3 to 13 seconds,
it will go to the beginning of the previous selection or the
beginning of the current selection, depending upon the
position on the tape. SEEK and a
-1 will appear on the
display while the cassette player is in the previous mode.
If this pushbutton is pressed additional times or held,
the radio will go to the displayed number of previous
selections up to 9. SEEK and a negative number will
appear on the display. Your tape must have at least
three seconds of silence between each selection for
previous to work. The sound will mute while seeking.
2 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to go to the next
selection on the tape. If you press the pushbutton
more than once, the player will continue moving
forward through the tape. SEEK and a positive number
will appear on the display. Your tape must have at least
three seconds of silence between each selection for
next to work. The sound will mute while seeking.3 REV (Reverse): Press this pushbutton 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. The station frequency and REV will
appear on the display. You may select stations during
reverse operation by using TUNE, SEEK or PSCAN.
4 FWD (Forward): Press this pushbutton to advance
quickly to another part of the tape. Press this pushbutton
again to return to playing speed. The radio will play
the last selected station while the tape advances.
The station frequency and FWD will appear on the
display. You may select stations during forward
operation by using TUNE, SEEK or PSCAN.
5
(Side): Press this pushbutton to play the other side
of the tape.
6
(Dolby): Press this pushbutton to reduce
background noise. NR ON will appear on the display.
Press it again to turn Dolby B off. NR OFF 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.

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(If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this feature, you can control certain
radio functions using the buttons on your steering wheel.
 SEEK
: Press the up or down arrow to seek to
the next or previous radio station.
If a cassette tape or compact disc is playing, the player
will advance with the up arrow and reverse with the
down arrow. Holding SEEK for three seconds or more
will activate the PSCAN mode.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.
PRESET: Press this button to play a station you have
programmed on the radio preset pushbuttons.
MODE: Press this button to choose AM, FM1 or FM2.
If a cassette tape or compact disc is playing, it will stop
and the radio will play.
MUTE: Press this button to silence the system.
Press it again to turn on the sound. VOL
: Press the up or down arrow to increase
or decrease volume.