CHEVROLET TRACKER 1996 Owners Manual

Audio Systems
Your Delco@ audio system has been designed to operate
easiIy and
give years of listening pleasure. You will get
th,e most enjoyment out of it if
you acquaint yourself
with
it first. Find out what your Delco 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.
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo
Press and hold RCL (TIME SET) to set the correct hour.
At
the same time, press and hold the TUNE left arrow
(HR) until the correct hour appears,
Press
and hold RCL (TIME SET) to set the correct
minute.
At the same time, press and hold the TUNE
right
arrow ("IN) until the correct minute appears. ,
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with
Cassette
Tape Player
Press and hold RCL-PROC (TIME SET) to set the
correct hour. At the same time,
press and hold the
TUNE left arrow (HR) until the correct hour appears.
~ Press and hold RCL-PROG (TIME SET) to set the correct
minute. At the same
time, press and hold the TUNE right
arrow (MIN) until the correct minute appears.
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with
Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Players
Press and hold the RCL up and down arrow (TIME
SET). At the same time, press and hold the TUNE left
arrow (HR) until the correct hour appears.
Press
and hold the RCL up and down arrow (TIME
SET). At the same time press and hold TUNE right
arrow (MIN) until the correct minute appears.
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AM-FM Stereo (Option)
To Play the Radio'
Turn the ON-VOL knob to turn the system on or off.
VOL: Turn this knob to adjust the volume.
RCL: Press this button to see the station being played
for a moment. Or, press it
if you want to see the time
when the ignition is off.
Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press this button to get AM or FM. The
lighted display shows your selection.
TUNE: Press the right or left arrow to go to a higher or
lower station. Press and hold to continue tuning and
release when you find your station. The display will
show the frequency of each station tuned.
SEEK: Press the right or left arrow and the radio will
tune to the next higher
or lower station and stay there.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your previously played stations.
You can
set up to
12 stations (six AM and six FM).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press one of the six pushbuttons, for at least
3. The sound will mute and then return when, the station
is stored. Whenever you press that numbered button,
the station you set will return.
two seconds.
4. Repeat
the steps for each pushbutton.
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Setting the Tone
TREB: Turn this knob to the right to hear more treble.
BASS: Turn this control behind the TREB knob to the
right to hear more bass.
Adjusting the Speakers
FADE: Turn this knob to move the sound between the
front
and rear speakers.
BAL: Turn this control behind the FADE knob to move
the sound between the left and right speakers.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(Option)
To Play the Radio
Turn the ON-VOL knob to turn the system on or off.
VOL: Turn this knob to adjust the volume.
RCL: Press this button to see the station being played
for a momettt. Or, press it if you want to see the time
when the ignition is off.
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Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press this button to get AM, FM1 or FM2.
The lighted display shows your selection.
TUNE: Press the TUNE right or left arrow to go to a
higher or lower station. Press and hold to continue
tuning and release when you find your station. The
display will show the frequency of each station tuned.
SEEK: Press the SEEK right or left arrow and the
radio will tune to
the next higher or lower station and
stay there.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your previously played stations.
You can
set up to 18 stations (six AM, six FM1 and six FM2).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press one of the six pushbuttons, for at least
two seconds.
3. The sound will mute and then return when the station
is stored. Whenever you press that numbered button,
the station you set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
PRESET SCAN: Press this button to hear each of your
favorite stations stored
on your pushbuttons for a few
seconds. When you want to stop at a chosen station,
press PRESET
SCAN again.
Setting the Tone
TREB: Turn this knob to the right to hear more treble.
BASS: Turn this control behind the TREB knob to the
right to hear more bass.
Treble and bass cannot be adjusted manually when
TONE SELECT is on.
TONE SELECT Press this button to choose preset
treble and bass equalization settings designed for
ROCK,
NEWS, POP, JAZZ and CLASSICAL.
ROCK will appear when you first press TONE
SELECT.
Each time you press it, another setting will
appear on the display.
If you press it one more time,
after CLASSICAL appears
on the display, tone control
will be back to the treble and bass knob.
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Adjusting the Speakers
FADE: Turn this knob to move the sound between the
front
and rear speakers.
BAL: Turn this control behind the FADE knob to move
the
sound between the right and left 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.
The longer side with the tape visible should face to the
right.
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,
Once the tape
is playing, use the knobs for VOL, FADE
and BAL, just as you do for the radio. The lighted
arrows show which side of the tape is playing.
MTL: Your bias is set automatically. MTL will appear
on your display when a metal or
chrome tape is inserted.
FF: Press this button to advance rapidly to another part
of the tape. Press
FF, RCLPROG or EJECT to return to
playing speed.
REW Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly. Press
REW or RCLPROG to return to playing speed. If you
press RCLPROG, the tape will also change sides. .
NEXT Press this button to go forward to the beginning
of the next selection. Press the button again or press
RCL/PROG or EJECT to cancel this function.
For
NEXT to work properly, your tape must have at
least
three or four seconds of silence between each
selection. If you press RCLPROG, the tape will also
change sides.
PREV: Press this button to go back to the beginning of
the last selection. Press PREV again or press
RCLPROG
ox EJECT to cancel this function.
RCL/PROG: Press this button to switch from one side
of the tape to the other.
Your cassette tape player can
play continuously because the player
has an
auto-reverse feature.
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Noise Reduction: Press the button with the double-D
symbol to remove noise from tapes encoded with
Dolby
NR.
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.
EJECT Press the button with this symbol to remove
the tape and switch to radio.
TAPE: Press this button when the radio is playing to
switch to tape play.
To switch from the tape to the radio
when the tape
is playing, press the AM-FM button.
R-M: Press this button to hear the radio when you are
fast forwarding or reversing
a cassette tape. You can use
the TUNE,
SEEK and PRESET SCAN buttons while in
the radio monitor mode.
CLN: This message may appear on the display. If it
does, your 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 your tapes and player.
See “Care
of Your Cassette Tape Player” in the Index.
After you clean the p1ayer;press and hold EJECT for
five seconds to reset the
CLN indicator. The radio will
display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player (Option)
To Play the Radio
Turn the ON-VOL knob to turn the system on or off.
VOL: Turn this knob to adjust the volume.
RCL: Press this button to see the station being played
for
a moment. Or, press it if you want to see the time
when
the ignition is off.
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Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press this button to get AM, FM1 or FM2.
The lighted display shows your selection.
TUNE: Press the TUNE right or left arrow to go to a
higher or lower station. Press and hold to continue
tuning and release when
you find your station. The
display will show the frequency
of each stqtion tuned.
SEEK: Press the SEEK right or left arrow and the
radio will tune to the next higher or lower station and
stay there.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your previously played stations. You can
set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FM1 and six FM2).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press one of the six pushbuttons, for at least
two seconds.
3. The sound will mute and then return when the station
is stored. Whenever you press that numbered button,
the station
you set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
PSCAN: Press this button to hear each of your favorite
stations stored on your pushbuttons for a few seconds.
When you want to stop at a chosen station, press
PSCAN again.
Setting the Tone
TREB: Turn this knob to the right to hear more treble.
BASS: Turn this control behind the TREB knob to the
right to hear more bass. I
Treble and bass cannot be adjusted manually when
TONE SELECT is on.
TONE SELECT Press this button to choose preset
treble
and bass equalization settings designed for
ROCK,
NEWS, POP, JAZZ and CLASSICAL.
ROCK will appear when you first press TONE
SELECT. Each time you press it, another setting will
appear on the display.
If you press it one more time,
after
CLASSICAL appears on the display, tone control
will be back to the treble and bass knob.
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Adjusting the Speakers
FADE: Turn this knob to move the sound between the
front and rear speakers.
BAL: Turn this control behind the FADE knob to move
the sound between the right and left 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.
The longer side with the tape visible should face
to the
right. If you hear nothing or hear just a garbled sound, it
may not be in squarely. Press STOP or EJECT to
remove the tape and start over.
Once the tape is playing, use the
knobs for VOL, FADE
and BAL, just as you do for the radio. The lighted
arrows show which side of the tape is playing.
MTL: Your bias is set automatically. MTL will appear
on the display when a metal or chrome tape is inserted.
FF: Press this button to advance rapidly to another part
of the tape. Press
FF, RCL or STOP to return to playing
speed.
If you press RCL, the tape will also change sides.
REW Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly. Press
REW, RCL or STOP to return to playing speed. If you
press RCL, the tape will also change sides.
NXT Press this button to go forward to the beginning of
the next selection. Press NXT again or press RCL, or
STOP to cancel this function. If you press RCL, the tape
will also change sides.
PRV: Press this button to go back to the beginning of
the last selection. Press the button again
or press RCL,
or STOP
to cancel this function.
For
NXT and PRV to work properly, your tape must
have at least three
or four seconds of silence between
each selection.
If you press RCL, the tape will also
change sides.
RPT Press this button to go to the beginning of the
selection and play it again. Press RPT again to cancel
this function.
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Noise Reduction: Press the button with the double-B
symbol to remove noise from tapes encoded with
Dolby
NR.
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.
RDM: When playing a tape, press this button during IT
or REW to hear the radio. Press it again to turn the radio
off. During this operation, only TUNE, SEEK and
PSCAN will work.
RCL: Press this button to switch from one side of the
tape to the other.
STOP: Press this button to stop the tape and switch to
the radio.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape and switch
to the radio.
CLN: This message may appear on the display. If it
does, your 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 your tapes and player.
See “Care sf 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.
Playing a Compact Disc
Don’t use mini-discs (three-inch singles). They won’t
eject. Use full-size compact discs.
Insert your disc into the CD slot on your audio system.
If the disc comes back out, it could be that the road is
rough, (the disc should play when the road is smoother);
the disc is upside down; dirty, scratched or wet; or these
is too much moisture
in the air. (If there’s too much
moisture
in the air, wait about one hour and try again.)
If you see ERR on the display, the disc player is too hot
to play the disc. Press RCL to take ERR off the display.
RCL: Press this button to see which track is playing.
Press
RCL again, within five seconds, to see how long it
has been playing.
The track number also appears when the disc is inserted
or you change the volume.
PRV: Press this button to hear a track again. If you hold
this button, or press
it more than once, the disc will
return
to previous tracks.
NXT Press this button to hear the next track now
(instead
of waiting until the present track is finished).
If you hold this button, or press it more than once, the
disc will advance further.
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REW: Press and hold this button to return rapidly to a
favorite passage. Release
it to play the passage.
FF: Press and hold this button to fast forward
or advance quickly within a track. Release it to
resume playing.
COMP: Press this button to make soft and loud
passages more nearly equal in volume.
RPT Press this button once to hear a selection
over again.
RDM: Pressing this button will cause the CD player to
play the tracks back in random order. To cancel the
random feature, press RDM or RPT.
STOP: Press this button or AM-FM to stop playing the
disc and switch to radio. Press STOP again to restart the
disc at the point where it stopped.
CD-TP: Press this button to switch between playing a
tape and a
CD when both are inserted.
EJECT Press this button to eject the disc and the radio
will play. The disc will start playing
at track one when
you reinsert
it.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature for the AM-FM stereo with
cassette tape or compact disc players can be used or
ignored.
If ignored, the system plays normally. If it is
used, your system won’t be usable if it’s ever stolen
because it will go into
LOC mode.
If your vehicle loses battery power for any reason, you
must enter your secret code again before the system will
turn on.
Activating the Theft-Deterrent Feature
The following instructions will tell you how to enter a
security code into the system.
NOTE: If you allow more than 15 seconds to elapse
between any steps, the radio automatically reverts to
time and you must start the procedure over at Step
4.
1. Write down any four-digit number and keep it in a
safe place.
2. Turn the ignition switch to the ACC or ON position.
3. Turn the radio off.
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