buttons CHEVROLET VENTURE 2002 1.G User Guide

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Resetting the Trip Computer
Press and hold the MODE and E/M buttons for at least
two seconds. The reset is acknowledged with the display
showing all segments on briefly. A reset can only be
done in AVG ECON, FUEL USED and AVG SPEED
displays. AVG ECON, FUEL USED and AVG SPEED
can be reset independently. Only the mode that is
displayed will be reset.
Rear Parking Assist (Option)
Rear parking assist can help you to determine how close
an object is to your rear bumper within a given area,
making parking easier. It is not intended to be used
primarily as a rear obstacle detection system.
The rear parking assist display is located inside the
vehicle, above the rear window. It has three color
-coded
lights that can be seen through the rearview mirror.
The rear PARK AID switch
is located in the overhead
console switchbank.
Rear parking assist can be disabled by pressing the
part of the switch with the PARK AID disable symbol
on it. Pressing the textured part of the switch enables
the system.

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(Defog): This setting directs air to the windshield
and through the floor ducts. This mode is useful during
cold or inclement weather because of your vehicle's
larger windshield area.
(Defrost): This setting directs most of the air to the
windshield and side window vents.
Mode Buttons
(Outside Air): Press this button to send outside
air into your vehicle. The light in the button will glow
when outside air is in use. Using this setting while trying
to defrost or defog the windows will help clear the vents
of moisture. While floor, defog or defrost mode is
selected, the system will automatically go to outside
air mode.
(Recirculation): Press this button to limit the
amount of outside air entering your vehicle. The light in
the button will glow when outside air is in use. You may
use this setting to limit odors entering your vehicle.
Operating the Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning
(HVAC) system in the recirculation mode may cause
fogging of the vehicle's windows when the weather iscold and damp. To clear the fog, switch the HVAC
system to either the defog or defrost mode and increase
the fan speed. To avoid re
-fogging of the windows,
operate the HVAC system in the outside air mode.
A/C (Air Conditioning): Press this button to turn
the air conditioning compressor on and off. The light in
the button will glow when the air conditioning is in use.
Air Conditioning
On very hot days, your vehicle will cool down more
quickly and economically if you open the windows long
enough to let hot, inside air escape. For all settings,
adjust the temperature control knob and fan speed
as desired.
To get maximum cooling or a quick cool
-down on
very hot days, press the A/C and recirculation buttons
and turn the temperature knob counterclockwise toward
the blue area. Adjust the mode knob to direct the air to
the desired location. This setting should not be used for
long periods of time because the air may become too
cold and dry. Push the A/C button again the to turn off
the air conditioning.

3-8 Rear Climate Control (Vehicles with the
Entertainment System) (Option)
If you have the optional rear entertainment system, the
rear seat passengers can control the temperature and the
amount of air directed to the rear of the vehicle. You can
also adjust the amount of air directed to the rear of the
vehicle using the front fan knob.
When it's cold outside, set the main climate control
mode knob to floor, defog or defrost to send air to the
rear of the vehicle through the floor ducts.
Set the main climate control mode knob to vent or
bi
-level to send air to the rear of the vehicle through the
headliner outlets.To send conditioned air to the rear of the vehicle, press
the A/C button on the main climate controls. If you do
not select air conditioning, air directed to the rear of the
vehicle will be cabin temperature.
The rear fan control in the instrument panel switchbank
has an R setting which allows the rear passengers to use
the rear climate controls to adjust the air through the
rear air outlets. If it is not in the R setting, the overhead
entertainment console display will show DISABLED
when the FAN or TEMP button is pressed.
Rear Fan Control
Keep the area around the base of the center instrument
panel console and the area between and under the front
seats free of objects that would obstruct airflow to the
rear of the vehicle.
Press the FAN button in the overhead entertainment
console to adjust the fan speed. The display will show
the current setting. Press the left and right arrow buttons
to cycle through the available settings: OFF, LOW,
MED and HIGH.

3-12 Setting the Clock for Systems with Radio
Data System (RDS)
Your radio may have a button marked with an H or HR
to represent hours and an M or MN to represent minutes.
Press and hold the hour button until the correct hour
appears. AM will appear on the display for morning
hours. Press and hold the minute button until the correct
minute appears. The clock may be set with the ignition
on or off.
To set the clock to the time of an FM station
broadcasting Radio Data System (RDS) information,
press and hold the hour and minute buttons at the same
time until TIME UPDATED appears on the display. If
the time is not available from the station, NO UPDATE
will appear on the display instead.
AM-FM Stereo
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume): Turn the knob clockwise to increase
volume. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
RCL (Recall): Pressing this knob will display the
station being played or it will display the clock. Clock
display is available with the ignition turned off.

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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 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.
To scan stations, press and hold one of the SEEK arrows
for two seconds until you hear a beep. The radio will go
to a station, play for a few seconds and flash the station
frequency, then go on to the next station. Press one of
the SEEK arrows again to stop scanning. The radio will
scan to stations with a strong signal only.
To scan preset stations, press and hold one of the SEEK
arrows for more than four seconds until you hear
two beeps. The radio will go 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. This feature will only scan the six presets that
are in the selected band. Press one of the SEEK arrows
again to stop scanning presets. The channel number
(P1 through P6) will appear momentarily before the
frequency is displayed. The radio will scan preset
stations with a strong signal only.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 AM FM to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the station you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: To adjust the bass, press and release the
AUDIO button repeatedly until BAS appears on the
display. Then press and hold the up arrow to increase
bass. B 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
adjusted 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.

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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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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.Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: Push and release the AUDIO knob until
BASS or TREB appears on the display. Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease.
The display will show the bass or treble level. If a
station is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease
the treble.
To adjust bass and treble to the middle position, push
and hold the AUDIO knob. The radio will produce one
beep and adjust the display level to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker control is displayed. You will hear one beep
and the radio will display ALL. The bass and treble will
be adjusted to the middle position.
AUTO TONE: This feature allows you to choose
preset bass and treble equalization settings designed
for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock and
classical stations.
Each time you press the AUTO TONE button, this
feature will switch to one of these program types.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode,
push and release the AUDIO knob until the display
goes blank.

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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
clock. Clock display is available with the ignition turned
on or off. Press this knob to display an RDS station
frequency or program type when the radio is on.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.

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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.Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: Push and release the AUDIO knob until
BASS or TREB appears on the display. Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease.
The display will show the bass or treble level. If a
station is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease
the treble.
To adjust bass and treble to the middle position, push
and hold the AUDIO knob. The radio will produce one
beep and adjust the display level to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker control is displayed. The radio will produce
one beep and display ALL with the level display in the
middle position.
AUTO TONE (Automatic): This feature allows
you to choose bass and treble equalization settings
designed for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock and
classical stations.
Each time you press the AUTO TONE button, this
feature will change to one of the preset equalization
settings previously listed.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode,
push and release the AUDIO knob until MANUAL
is displayed.

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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 select radio stations.


SEEK : Press the right or left arrow to go to the
next or previous station and stay there. The sound will
mute while seeking.


SCAN : Press and hold either SCAN arrow for
two seconds until SC appears on the display and you
hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for a few
seconds, then go on to the next station. Press either
SCAN arrow again to stop scanning. If you press SCAN
for more than four seconds, the radio will change to
preset scan mode. The sound will mute while scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either SCAN
arrow for more than four seconds, PRESET SCAN
will appear on the display. You will hear a double beep.
The radio will go to a preset station stored on your
pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to
the next preset station. Press either SCAN arrow
again to stop scanning presets. 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 AM FM to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization that best
suits the type of station selected.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the station you set will return
and the equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.