AUX CHEVROLET VENTURE 2002 1.G Owners Manual

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Accessory Power Outlets
With accessory power outlets you can plug in auxiliary
electrical equipment such as a cellular telephone or
CB radio.
The front accessory power outlets are located below
the cupholders.
Pull the cover down to use the power outlet. When not
in use, keep the cover on.
The rear accessory power outlet is located in the rear
compartment on the driver's side next to the air
inflator system.To remove the cover, pull the tab on the cover and pull it
off. To put the cover back on the rear accessory power
outlet, line up the tabs at the back of the cover and put
the cover in place. Push down the tab to secure the
cover. When not in use, always cover the rear accessory
power outlet with the protective cap.
NOTICE:
When using the accessory power outlet:

Maximum load of any electrical equipment
should not exceed 20 amps.

Be sure to turn off any electrical equipment
when not in use. Leaving electrical
equipment on for extended periods can
drain the battery.
Certain electrical accessories may not be compatible
with the accessory power outlet and could result in
blown vehicle or adapter fuses. If you experience a
problem see your dealer for additional information on
accessory power outlets.

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4 FWD (Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to
advance quickly within a track. Press and hold this
pushbutton for less than two seconds to advance at
six times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it
for more than two seconds to advance at 17 times the
normal playing speed. Release it to play the track.
The display will show ET and the elapsed time.
6 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM
ON will appear on the display. RDM T and the track
number will appear on the display when each track starts
to play. Press RDM again to turn off random play.
RDM OFF will appear on the display.
 SEEK
: Press the left arrow to go to the start of the
current or previous track. Press the right arrow to go to
the start of the next track. If either of the arrows is held
or pressed more then once, the player will continue
moving backward or forward through the CD.DISP (Display): Press this knob to see how long the
current track has been playing. ET and the elapsed time
will appear on the display. To change what is normally
shown on the display (track or elapsed time), press the
knob until you see the display you want, then hold the
knob for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep.
BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD will stop but remain
in the player.
CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press this button to play a CD
when listening to the radio. The inactive CD will remain
safely inside the radio for future listening. EJT (Eject): Press this button to stop a CD when it
is playing or to eject a CD when it is not playing. Eject
may be activated with either the ignition or radio off.
CDs may be loaded with the radio and ignition off if this
button is pressed first.

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To load more than one disc but less than six, complete
Steps 1 through 3. When you have finished loading
discs, with the radio on or off, press the LOAD side of
the LOAD CD button to cancel the loading function.
The radio will begin to play the last CD loaded.
When a disc is inserted, the CD symbol will be
displayed. If more than one disc has been loaded, a
number for each disc will be displayed. If you select an
equalization setting for your disc, it will be activated
each time you play a disc.
If the radio is on or off, the last disc loaded will begin to
play automatically.
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
Playing a Specific Loaded Compact Disc
For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the radio
display. To play a specific CD, first press the CD AUX
button to start playing a CD. Then press the numbered
pushbutton that corresponds to the CD you want to play.
A small bar will appear under the CD number that is
playing, and the track number will appear.
If an error appears on the radio display, see ªCompact
Disc Messagesº later in this section.LOAD CD (Eject): The CD eject side of this
button will eject a disc or discs, if you have multiple
discs loaded. To eject a disc or discs from the disc
player, perform one of the following steps:

Press and release the CD eject side of the LOAD CD
button to eject the disc that is currently playing, or

to eject all of the discs, press the CD eject side of the
LOAD CD button for two seconds, you will hear a
beep, and the light will flash to let you know when a
disc is being ejected.
When the CD eject side of the LOAD CD button is
pressed, the receiver will eject the disc and REMOVE
CD will be displayed. You can now remove the disc. If
the disc is not removed, after 25 seconds, the disc will
be automatically pulled back into the receiver. If you try
to push the disc back into the receiver, before the 25
second time period is complete, the receiver will sense
an error and will try to eject the disc several times
before stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the CD eject side of the LOAD
CD eject button to eject a disc after you have tried to
push it in manually. The receivers 25
-second eject timer
will reset at each press of eject, which will cause the
receiver to not eject the disc until the 25
-second time
period has elapsed.

3-45 Headphones
The entertainment
system includes four
dual channel, wireless
headphones. The
headphones have an
ON/OFF switch, a
channel A/B switch
and a volume control.
To use the headphones turn the switch located on the left
side to ON. An indicator light located on the right side
will illuminate. If the light does not illuminate, the
batteries may need to be replaced. See ªBattery
Replacementº later in this section for more information.
Switch the headphones to OFF when not in use.If you move too far forward, step out of the vehicle or
break the ªline of sightº between the headphones and
the display above the video screen, the sound in the
headphones will be degraded or will cut out entirely. If
the system is shut off, or the headphones are out of the
ªline of sightº for more than three minutes, the
headphones will shut off automatically to preserve
battery life.
If the channel switch located on the right side is on A,
the headphones will play the DVD or auxiliary device.
See ªStereo RCA Jacksº later in this section for more
information. If the channel switch is on B, the
headphones will play the rear seat audio system. See
ªRear Seat Audio (Vehicles with the Entertainment
System)º in the Index for more information.
To adjust the volume on the headphones, use the volume
control located on the right side.
NOTICE:
Do not store the headphones in heat or direct
sunlight. This could damage the headphones and
would not be covered by your warranty. Keep the
headphones stored in a cool place.

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Battery Replacement
To change the batteries, do the following:
1. Slide open the battery door located on the left side of
the headphones.
2. Remove the batteries from the compartment.
3. Replace the two AAA batteries. Make sure that they
are installed correctly.
If the headphones are to be stored for a long period
of time, remove the batteries and keep them in a cool,
dry place.
Stereo RCA Jacks
The RCA jacks are located on the faceplate of the DVD
player. They allow you to hook up an auxiliary device
such as a camcorder or a video game unit. You may
require adapter connectors or cables to connect your
auxiliary device to the RCA jacks. Refer to the
manufacturer's instructions for proper usage.
The entertainment system will always start in the
auxiliary mode. To use the auxiliary function, connect a
camcorder or a video game unit to the RCA jacks and
turn on the auxiliary device. If you want to view a DVD,insert the DVD into the DVD player. The system will
automatically switch to DVD and start to play. To return
to the auxiliary device, just press the stop button to stop
the DVD or use the remote control. See ªRemote
Controlº later in this section for more information.
Audio Speakers
Only one audio source can be heard through the
speakers at one time.
Audio from the radio, cassette or CD player will be
heard through all speakers when the front audio system
is being used and the rear seat audio system is off.
Sound from the DVD player or an auxiliary device can
be heard through all speakers when the front audio
system and rear seat audio are off and a DVD or
auxiliary device is playing.
When the front audio system is on, to hear the DVD,
auxiliary device or the rear seat audio system you must
use the headphones. With the rear seat audio system on,
the speaker in the overhead console and the rear
speakers are muted.
The speaker in the overhead console is set at a low level
and is not intended to be heard at a high volume.

3-48 DVD Player
The DVD player is located in the front floor console.
The DVD player can be controlled by the buttons on
the DVD player and by the buttons on the remote
control. See ªRemote Controlº later in this section
for more information.The DVD player works while the ignition is in RUN
or ACCESSORY and while RAP is active. See
ªRetained Accessory Power (RAP)º in the Index
for more information.
The entertainment system is only compatible with
DVDs authorized for use in the United States and
Canada. Regular audio CDs can also be played by the
DVD player. Home recorded CDs (CDRs) may not
play in this DVD player. Try the audio system
CD player instead.
DVD Player Buttons
PWR (Power): Press this button to turn the DVD
player on, to change to an auxiliary device or to turn the
system off. (Play/Pause): Press this button to start play.
Press while playing to pause. Press it again to continue
playing.
(Stop/Eject): Press this button to stop playing.
Press the button a second time to eject the disc.

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Display: Press this button to access the DVD player
setup menu. The setup menu includes the display menu,
the dimming menu and the source menu. Use the up and
down arrow buttons to navigate between menus. Use the
right and left arrow buttons to select within a menu. To
exit the DVD player setup menu, press the Display
button again, or wait for the menu to time out.
The display menu allows you to choose between the
following screen formats:

FULL: The system expands the image to fill the
entire screen.

NORMAL: The picture on the screen is displayed
using the default settings on the disc.

CINEMA: The system expands the image to fill the
screen in the horizontal direction only. With most
DVDs, this will leave black strips at the top and
bottom of the screen.

ZOOM: The system takes the central two
-thirds of
the picture and expands this to fill the entire screen.
Some combinations of disc format and display format
may result in image stretching or black strips around
the picture. This is normal. To eliminate excessive
stretching or black strips, change the disc format(using the Menu button) or the screen format (using the
Display button). For most DVDs, the picture will fill the
entire screen if the disc format is set to standard and the
screen format is set to FULL.
The dimming menu allows you to choose between day
and night settings for the video screen.
The source menu allows you to switch to an auxiliary
device (connected to the RCA jacks) as the source for
the system. The DVD player setup menu is not available
when an auxiliary device is the source for the system. To
return to DVD as the source for the system, press the
play/pause button on the remote control or DVD player.
Battery Replacement
To change the batteries, do the following:
1. Slide open the battery door located on the back of
the remote control.
2. Remove the batteries from the compartment.
3. Replace the two AAA batteries. Make sure that they
are installed correctly.
If the remote control is to be stored for a long period
of time, remove the batteries and keep them in a cool,
dry place.

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While listening to a cassette tape, press the right arrow
to hear the next selection on the tape. Press the left
arrow to go back to the previous selection. These arrows
are inactive if the tape mode on the front radio is in use.
While listening to a CD, press the right arrow to hear the
next track on the CD. Press the left arrow to go back to
the start of the current track (if more than eight seconds
have played). These arrows are inactive if the CD mode
on the front radio is in use.
P.SET SCAN (Preset Scan): The front passengers must
be listening to something different for each of these
functions to work:

Press this button to scan through the preset radio
stations set on the pushbuttons on the main radio.
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. This feature will only scan
the presets that are in the selected band. Press this
button again to stop scanning presets. The selected
radio station frequency will appear on the display
above the video screen. The sound will mute
while scanning.
If your vehicle has the AM-FM Stereo with Cassette
Tape and Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
Systems (RDS) and Automatic Tone Control, press
this button to go to the other side of a tape when a
cassette tape is playing.

If your vehicle has the AM
-FM Stereo with Six-Disc
Compact Disc Player with Programmable Equalization
and Radio Data Systems (RDS), press this button to go
to a different CD when a CD is playing.
CD TAPE: Press this button to switch between playing
a cassette tape, a compact disc, a DVD or an auxiliary
device when the headphones are on channel B. If one of
the devices is not loaded, the system will skip over the
device when this button is pressed.

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Fuses Usage
PWR LOCK Power Door Locks
HTD MIRROR Heated Mirrors
RH T/LP Driver's Side Taillamp
RR FOG LP Fog Lamps
CIGAR/DIC/APO
FRTCigarette Lighter, DIC, Front
Auxiliary Power Outlets
T/SIG Turn Signal Switch
PWR QTR VENT Interior Lamp and Multifunction
Switch (Power Vent Switch)
FRT/WPR/WSHR Windshield Wiper/Washer Motor
and Switch
HAZARD Hazard Switch
RR PWR SCKT Rear Electric Accessory
Plug Housing
DRL Daytime Running Lamp
Control Module
LH T/LP Passenger's Side TaillampFuses Usage
RR DEFOG/HTD
MIRRORRear Window Defogger Relay,
Heated Mirrors
ON STAR OnStar


SIR Inflatable Restraint
Control Module
HVAC BLOWER Heater
-A/C Control
MALL
CLUSTERInstrument Cluster, Body Control
Module, Electronic Level
Control (ELC) Sensor and Relay
STOP LAMP Stoplamp Switch
CLUSTER BATT Module/Electronic Brake
Control Module/Electronic
Brake Traction Control
Module (EBCM/EBTCM)
ENHANCED
EVAP/AWDEvaporative Emissions (EVAP)
Canister Vent Solenoid Valve,
All
-Wheel Drive (AWD)
Blank Not Used
ELC/TRAILER ELC Air Compressor and ELC
Relay, Trailer Harness