audio CHEVROLET MALIBU 2001 5.G Owners Manual

Table of Contents (cont'd)
Defensive Driving
Drunken Driving
Control of a Vehicle
Braking
SteeringDriving Tips for Various Road Conditions
Recreational Vehicle Towing
Loading Your Vehicle
Towing a Trailer Heating and Air Conditioning
Setting the Radio ClockRadio/Cassette Player/CD Player
Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature
Hazard Warning Flashers
Jump Starting
Towing Your VehicleEngine Overheating
Changing a Flat Tire
If You're Stuck
Problems on the Road
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Your Driving and the Road Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

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The main components of your instrument panel are the following:
A. Side Window Defogger Vents
B. Vent Outlets
C. Instrument Panel Brightness Control
D. Fog Lamp Button (If Equipped)
E. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
F. Cruise Control Buttons (If Equipped)
G. Instrument Panel Cluster
H. Windshield Wiper/Washer Lever
I. Ignition Switch
J. Hazard Warning Flashers Button
K. Instrument Panel Fuse BlocksL. Instrument Panel Cupholder
M. Remote Trunk Release Button
N. Hood Release
O. Tilt Wheel Lever
P. Parking Brake
Q. Horn
R. Audio System
S. Cigarette Lighter
T. Ashtray
U. Accessory Power Outlet
V. Climate Control System

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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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-2 Comfort Controls
3
-2 Climate Control System with
Air Conditioning
3
-4 Air Conditioning
3
-4 Heating
3
-5 Defogging and Defrosting Windows
3
-6 Rear Window Defogger
3
-6 Ventilation System
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-7 Audio Systems
3
-7 Setting the Clock for Systems without Radio
Data System
3
-8 Setting the Clock for Systems with Radio
Data System
3
-8AM-FM Stereo
3
-11 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
with Radio Data System (RDS) and Automatic
Tone Control (If Equipped)3
-20 AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
with Radio Data System (RDS) and Automatic
Tone Control (If Equipped)
3
-27 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
System (RDS) and Automatic Tone
Control (If Equipped)
3
-38 Personal Choice Radio Controls (If Equipped)
3
-38 Theft-Deterrent Feature
3
-39 Understanding Radio Reception
3
-39 Tips About Your Audio System
3
-40 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
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-41 Care of Your Compact Discs
3
-41 Care of Your Compact Disc Player
3
-41 Fixed Mast Antenna
3
-41 Chime Level Adjustment

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Ventilation Tips

Keep the hood and front air inlet free of ice, snow or
any other obstruction, such as leaves. The heater and
defroster will work far better, reducing the chance of
fogging the inside of your windows.

When you enter a vehicle in cold weather, adjust the
mode knob to FLOOR and the fan to the highest speed
for a few moments before driving off. This helps clear
the intake ducts of snow and moisture and reduces the
chance of fogging the inside of your windows.

Keep the air path under the front seats clear of objects.
This helps air circulate throughout your vehicle.

To prevent circulation of outside air, press the
RECIRCULATION button. This will close all
outside outlets.
Audio Systems
Your 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 audio 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.
Your vehicle has a feature called Retained Accessory
Power (RAP). With RAP, you can play your audio
system even after the ignition is off. See ªRetained
Accessory Powerº in the Index.
Setting the Clock for Systems without Radio
Data System (RDS)
Press and hold the HR or MIN arrow for two seconds.
Then press the HR arrow until the correct hour appears.
Press and hold the MIN arrow until the correct minute
appears. The clock may be set with the ignition on
or off.

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Setting the Tone
BASS: Press and release AUDIO repeatedly until BAS
appears on the display. Then press and hold the up arrow
to increase bass. ªBº and a positive number will appear
on the display. Press and hold the down arrow to
decrease bass. B and a negative number will appear on
the display. B and a zero will appear on the display
when the bass level is set to the middle position.
Release the up or down arrow when you find the bass
level you want or when the maximum or minimum level
is reached.
TREBLE: Press and release AUDIO until TRE appears
on the display. Then press and hold the up arrow to
increase treble. ªTº and a positive number will appear
on the display. Press and hold the down arrow to
decrease treble. T and a negative number will appear on
the display. T and a zero will appear on the display when
the treble level is set to the middle position. Release the
up or down arrow when you find the treble level you
want or when the maximum or minimum level is
reached. If a station is weak or noisy, you may want to
decrease the treble.To set bass or treble to the middle position, select the
desired tone control. Then press and hold AUDIO for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep. B and a
zero or T and a zero will appear on the display. To set all
of the tone controls and speaker controls to the middle
position, end out of audio mode. Then press and hold
AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear a
beep. CEN will appear on the display.
Adjusting the Speakers
BALANCE: Press and release AUDIO until BAL
appears on the display. Then press and hold the up arrow
to move the sound to the right speakers or the down
arrow to move the sound to the left speakers. ªRº and a
number will appear on the display when the sound is
balanced toward the right speakers. ªLº and a number
will appear on the display when the sound is balanced
toward the left speakers. L and a zero will appear on the
display when the the sound is balanced between the
speakers. Release the up or down arrow when you find
the speaker balance you want or when the maximum or
minimum level is reached.

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FADE: Press and release AUDIO until FAD appears on
the display. Then press and hold the up arrow to move
the sound to the front speakers or the down arrow to
move the sound to the rear speakers. ªFº and a number
will appear on the display when the sound is balanced
toward the front speakers. ªRº and a number will appear
on the display when the sound is balanced toward the
rear speakers. F and a zero will appear on the display
when the the sound is balanced between the speakers.
Release the up or down arrow when you find the speaker
balance you want or when the maximum or minimum
level is reached.
To set balance or fade to the middle position, select the
desired speaker control. Then press and hold AUDIO for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep. L and a
zero or F and a zero will appear on the display. To set all
of the tone controls and speaker controls to the middle
position, end out of audio mode. Then press and hold
AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear a
beep. CEN will appear on the display.
Radio Calibration
Your audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle
from the factory. If CAL appears on the display it means
that your radio has not been configured properly for
your vehicle and must be returned to the dealership
for service.AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
with Radio Data System (RDS) and
Automatic Tone Control (If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR: Press this button to turn the system on and off.
VOL: Turn this knob clockwise to increase volume.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
DISP: Press this button to display the clock with the
ignition off.

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AUTO VOL: 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. Press AUTO VOL to adjust the SCV.
AVOL will appear on the display. Each time you press
AUTO VOL, another volume setting (LOW, MEDIUM
or HIGH) will appear on the display. NONE will appear
on the display if the radio cannot find out the vehicle
speed. 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, select OFF. Each volume setting allows for more
volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
Finding a Station
AM FM: 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 arrow to tune to the next higher
station and the left arrow to tune to the next lower
station and stay there. The radio will seek to stations
with a strong signal only.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) by
performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to select the equalization that
best suits the type of station selected.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons.
The radio will produce one beep. 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.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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.

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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 through 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 the pushbuttons
and the AUTO TONE button to program AUTO TONE
for station presets.
Adjusting the Speakers
BALANCE: 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. To
set the control to the middle position, select the control
and press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO button.
The radio will produce one beep and set the display
level to the middle position.

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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
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS is a system that sends data along
with the audio of the FM station you are currently tuned
to. You can use RDS to display program information
and to control your radio.
With RDS, the radio can do the following:

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.
RDS is always on. RDS features are only available for
use on FM stations which broadcast RDS information.
The RDS features of your radio rely upon receiving
specific RDS information from these stations.These features will only work when the RDS
information is available. In rare cases, a radio station
may broadcast incorrect information that will cause the
radio features to work improperly. If this happens,
please contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station name
will appear on the display, instead of the frequency.
Most RDS stations provide their station name, the time
of day and a Program Type (PTY) for their current
programming. Some stations also provide the name of
the current program.
DISP: Press this knob to change what appears on the
display while using RDS. The display options are station
name, station frequency, PTY and the name of the
program (if available). Press and hold the display knob
to set the default display of the RDS station from the
displays available.
Accessing RDS Stations:
1. Push the SEEK TYPE button or turn the P
-TYPE
LIST/AUDIO knob to display the program type list.
2. Turn the knob either clockwise or counterclockwise
to select a program type. The list is alphabetical. If
you select ANY TYPE your radio will seek to the
first PTY available.
3. Push the SEEK TYPE button to activate search.

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TRAF: Press this button to receive traffic
announcements. If the current tuned station does not
broadcast traffic announcements, the radio will seek to a
station that does. The traf icon will flash on the display.
When the radio finds a station that broadcasts traffic
announcements, it will stop. If no station is found,
NO TRAF will appear on the display.
Traffic Interrupt Feature: Your radio can be
programmed to interrupt the playback of a cassette tape,
CD or FM radio by enabling the traffic interrupt feature.
Press the TRAF button once to seek to an RDS station
that supports the traffic interrupt feature if the current
tuned station does not. The traf icon will flash on the
display when seeking for a station that supports traffic
interrupt. When the traffic interrupt feature is on, TRAF
will appear on the display.
When a traffic 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. The traf icon
and TRAFFIC will appear on the display while the
traffic announcement plays. If the cassette tape or
compact disc player was being used, the tape or compact
disc will stay in the player and resume play at the point
where it stopped.VOL: Turn this knob clockwise to increase volume
when RDS interrupts regular play. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease volume.
INFO: If the current station has a message, INFO will
appear on the display. These text messages are from the
RDS broadcaster to the listening public and may be
general information such as artist and song title, call in
phone numbers, etc. Press this button to see the
message. If the whole message does not appear on the
display, parts of the message will appear every three
seconds until the message is completed. To scroll
through the message at your own speed press the INFO
button again for less than one second. A new group of
words will appear on the display. Once the complete
message has been displayed, INFO will disappear from
the display until another new message is received. The
old message can be displayed by pressing the INFO
button until a new message is received or a different
station is tuned to.
P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO: 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. Press the SEEK TYPE button and the radio will
seek to the first RDS broadcaster of the selected PTY.
If the radio cannot find the desired PTY, NONE will
appear on the display and the radio will return to the last
station you were listening to.