radio GMC ENVOY 1998 User Guide

P. SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
either the AM, FMl or
FM2 mode and then press
P. SCAN.
It will scan through each station stored on
your pushbuttons and stop for
a few seconds before
continuing to scan through all
of the pushbuttons. Press
P. SCAN again or one of the pushbuttons to stop
scanning to listen to a specific preset station. P.
SCAN
will light up on the display while in this mode. If one of
the stations stored on
a pushbutton is too weak for the
location you are in, the radio display will show the
channel number
(P 1 -P6) for several seconds before
advancing to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob to the right
to increase
bass and to the
left to decrease bass.
TREB: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob to
the right to increase
treble and
to the left to decrease treble. If a station is
weak
or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re
not using them.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn
the control to the right to adjust
sound to
the right speakers and to the left to adjust
sound to the left speakers.
The middle position balances
the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control
to the right to adjust the
sound to the front speakers and
to the left for the rear
speakers. The middle position balances the sound
between the speakers.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
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.
To load a cassette tape with the ignition off, press EJECT
or RECALL. Then, insert the cassette tape. If the ignition
is on
but the radio is off, the tape will begin playing.
Once the tape is playing, use the
VOL, BAL, FADE,
BASS and TREB controls just as you do for the radio.
The tape symbol and a direction arrow will be on the
display whenever
a tape is being played. Anytime a tape
is inserted, the top side is selected for play first.
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The player automatically senses if the cassette tape is
metal or Cr02 and adjusts for best playback sound.
For metal tapes, the double-D symbol will appear on
the display.
PREV (1): Press the PREV button or the SEEK left
arrow
to search for the previous selection. A minimum
three-second blank gap is required for the player to stop
at the beginning of the selection. The tape direction
arrow will blink during the SEEK operation.
PROG (2): Press this button to switch from one side of
the tape to the other.
NEXT (3): Press the NEXT button or the SEEK right
arrow
to search for the next selection. A minimum
three-second blank gap is required for the player
to stop
at the beginning of the selection. The tape direction
arrow will blink during the SEEK operation. The sound
will mute while searching for the next selection.
REV (4): Press this button to rapidly reverse the tape to
the beginning of the cassette or until you press REV
again.
The radio will play the last selected station while
reversing the tape. The tape direction arrow will blink
during
the reverse operation.
00 (5): Press this button to reduce cassette tape noise.
The double-D symbol will appear on the display while
the player is in this mode. 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.
FWD (6): Press this button to rapidly forward the tape
to the end of the cassette or until you press FWD again.
The radio will play the last selected station while
forwarding the tape. The tape direction arrow will blink
during the forward operation.
AM-FM: Press this button to switch from a tape to
the radio.
TAPE AUX: Press this button if you have a tape loaded
in
the cassette tape player and the radio is turned on, to
play a tape. Press
AM-FM to return to the radio when a
tape is playing. Press TAPE
AUX to switch between the
tape player and console-mounted CD changer if both are
loaded. When a tape is playing, a lighted arrow will
appear on the display and
show the direction of play. (If
the radio is turned off, the tape stays in the player and
will resume playing at
the point where it stopped.)
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The
radio will now play. EJECT can be used with either the
ignition or radio
off. To load a cassette tape with the
ignition or radio
off, press EJECT before loading
the cassette.
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CLN: If this message appears on the display, the
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 the tapes
and player. See “Care of
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.
CD Adapter Kits
It is possible to use a CD adapter kit with your cassette
tape player after activating the bypass feature
on your
tape player.
To activate the bypass feature, use the following steps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
Turn the radio
off.
Press and hold the TAPE AUX button for five
seconds. The tape symbol on
the display will flash
for two seconds, indicating the feature is active.
Insert the adapter. It
will power up the radio and
begin playing.
This override routine will remain active
until EJECT
is pressed.
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
(.If Equipped)
Included with the AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc
Player are
six Bose high performance speakers and a six
channel Bose amplifier. Please see your dealer for details.
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Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL:
Press this knob to turn the system on and
off. To increase volume, turn this knob
to the right. Turn
it to the left to decrease volume. The knob is capable of
rotating continuously.
REAR DSPL: When the primary radio is turned on,
press this button to turn the rear seat audio display on.
Press
it again to turn the rear seat audio display off.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this button. When the radio is playing, press
this button
to recall the station frequency.
SCV 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. Move the control ring behind the upper
knob to
the right to adjust the SCV. 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, turn the control all the
way down. Each notch on the control ring allows for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press this button to switch between AM, FMl
and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
choose radio stations. Push the knob back into its stored
position when you're not using
it.
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 sound will mute while seeking.
SCAN: Press and hold SEEK for two seconds until
SCAN appears on the display. SCAN allows you to
listen to stations for a few seconds. The receiver will
continue to scan and momentarily stop at each station
until you press the button again. The sound will mute
while scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FMl and six FM2). Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM-FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
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4. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons. The sound
will mute. When it returns, release the button.
Whenever
you press that numbered button, the
station you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored
on your pushbuttons. Select
either the
AM, FMl or FM2 mode and then press
P.SCAN.
It will scan through each station stored on your
pushbuttons and stop for a few seconds before
continuing to scan through all of the pushbuttons. Press
P.SCAN again or one of the pushbuttons to stop
scanning to listen
to a specific stored station. P.SCAN
will light up on the display while in this mode. If one of
the stations stored on a pushbutton is too weak for the
location
you are in, the radio display will show the
channel number
(P 1 -P6) for several seconds before
advancing
to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn
the knob to the right to increase
bass and
to the left to decrease bass.
TREB: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn
the knob to the right to increase
treble and
to the left to decrease treble. If a station is
weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to the right to adjust
sound to the right speakers and to the left to adjust
sound to the left speakers. The middle position balances
the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to
the right to adjust the
sound to the front speakers and to the left for
the rear
speakers. The middle position balances the sound
between the speakers.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
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AM-FM: While in the CD mode, press this button to
stop playing the CD and play the radio. The
CD symbol
will still display but
the word CD will be replaced with
either
AM, FM1 or FM2. (If the radio is turned off, the
disc stays in the player and will resume playing at the
point where it stopped.)
CD AUX: Press this button if you have a disc loaded in
the CD player and the radio is turned on, to play a
compact disc. Press
AM-F" to return to the radio when
a compact disc is playing. Press CD
AUX to switch
between the compact disc player and console-mounted CD changer if both are loaded. When a disc is playing,
the letters CD and the CD symbol will appear on the
display. (If the radio is turned off, the disc stays in the
player and will resume playing at the point where
it stopped.)
EJECT: Press this button to eject the disc from the
player and play the radio. When the same or a new disc
is inserted, the disc will start playing on track one. If a
compact disc is left sitting in the opening for more than
a few seconds, the player will pull the
CD back in. The
radio will continue playing. When the ignition is off,
press this button to load a CD.
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to any
of the music sources including
AM-FM, cassette tapes
and CDs. However, the rear seat passengers can only
control the music sources that the front seat passengers
are not listening to. For example, rear seat passengers
may listen to a cassette tape through headphones while
the driver listens to the radio through the front speakers.
The rear seat passengers have control
of the volume for
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each set of headphones. Be aware that the front seat
audio controls always override the Rear Seat Audio
(RSA) controls. The rear speakers will be muted when
the RSA power is turned on. You may operate the RSA
functions even when the primary radio power is off.
luote that this feature is intended for rear seat passengers.
The following function is controlled by the primary
radio knob:
PWR-VOL: Push this knob twice to turn RSA off.
The following functions are controlled by the RSA
system buttons:
PWR: Press this button to turn RSA on or off.
VOL: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to the right to increase volume and to the left to
decrease volume. Push the knob back into its stored
position when you’re not using it. The left
VOL knob
controls
the left headphone and the right VOL knob
controls the right headphone.
AM-FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FMl
and FM2.
If the front passengers are already listening to
AM-FM, the RSA controller will not switch between the
bands and cannot change the frequency.
SEEK: While listening to AM-FM, press the right
arrow
to tune to the next higher station and stay there.
Press the
left arrow to tune to the next lower station and
stay there. The sound will mute while seeking. The
SEEK button is inactive if the AM-FM mode on the
front radio is
in use.
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. The
SEEK
button is 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 selection
on the CD. Press the left arrow to go back
to the start of the current selection (if more than eight
seconds have played). The
SEEK button is inactive if
the CD mode on the front radio
(if equipped) or the CD
changer is
in use.
SCAN: Press and hold SEEK until the radio goes into
SCAN mode. SCAN allows you to listen to stations for
a few seconds. The receiver will continue to scan and
momentarily stop at each station
until you press SEEK
again. The SCAN function is inactive if the AM-FM
mode on the front radio
is in use.
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P.SET PROG: The front passengers must be
listening to something different for each of these
functions
to work:
Press this button to seek through the preset radio
stations set on your primary radio pushbuttons.
0 When a cassette tape is playing, press this button to
go to the other side of the tape.
When a CD is playing in the CD changer, press this
TAPE CD: Press this button to switch between the tape
or CD and console-mounted CD changer
if both are
loaded. Press
AM-Fh4 to return to the radio when a
cassette tape or CD is playing. The inactive tape or CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
button
to select a disc.
Console-Mounted CD Changer
With the compact disc changer, you can play up to six
discs continuously. Normal size discs may be played
using the slots supplied in the magazine.
You must first load the magazine with discs before
you
can play a compact disc. Load the CDs from bottom to
top, placing the discs in the magazine label side up. If
you load a disc label side down, the disc will not play
and an error will occur. Repeat this procedure for
loading up to six
discs in the magazine.
Once you have loaded the discs in the magazine, push
the door of the compact disc (CD) changer. The door
will open. Push the magazine into the changer in the
direction of the
arrow marked on the magazine.
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Push the door closed. When the CD magazine is loaded,
the changer will begin checking for discs
in the
magazine. This will continue for up to one minute,
depending on the number
of discs loaded.
To eject the magazine from the player, push the CD
changer door, The door will open. Then press the eject
button. Remember to keep the door closed whenever
possible to keep dirt and dust from getting inside
the changer.
Whenever a CD magazine with discs is loaded in the
changer, the CD changer symbol will appear
on the
radio display.
If the CD changer is checking the
magazine for CDs,
the CD symbol will flash on the
display until the changer is ready to play. When a CD
begins playing, a disc and track number will be
displayed. The disc numbers are listed on the front of
the magazine.
If your vehicle is equipped with the AM-FM Stereo with
Cassette Tape Player, the following buttons are used for
the console-mounted CD changer except the eject button
for ejecting the CD magazine.
PREV (1): Press this button or the SEEK left arrow to
go to the previous track if the current selection has been
playing for less than eight seconds.
If the PREV button
is pressed and the current selection
has been playing for
more than eight seconds,
it will go to the beginning of the
current selection. If
you hold or press this button
more than once, the player will continue moving back
through the disc. The sound will mute while seeking.
PROG (2): Press this button to select a disc. The disc
number and track number will be displayed.
NEXT (3): Press this button or the SEEK right arrow to
go to the next track. If you hold the button or press it
more than once, the player will continue moving
forward through the disc. The sound will mute
while seeking.
REV (4): Press and hold this button to reverse quickly
through a track selection. Release it to resume playing.
FWD (6): Press and hold this button to advance quickly
through a track selection. Release it
to resume playing.
SEEK: Press the right arrow to seek to the next
selection on the CD. Press the left arrow to search for
the previous selection
on the CD. The sound will mute
while seeking.
P.SCAN: Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. RANDOM will appear
on
the display. Press P.SCAN again to turn off random play.
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TAPE AUX: Press this button if you have a disc loaded
in the changer and the radio is turned on, to
play a
compact disc. Press AM-FM to return to the radio
when
a compact disc is playing. Press TAPE AUX to switch
between the tape and console-mounted CD changer
if
both are loaded.
To eject the disc holder in the console-mounted CD
changer, push the CD changer door. The door will open.
Then press the eject button.
If your vehicle is equipped with the AM-FM Stereo with
Compact Disc Player, the following buttons are used for
the console-mounted CD changer except
the eject button
for ejecting the
CD magazine.
PREV (1): Press this button or the SEEK left arrow to
go to the previous track if the current selection has been
playing
for less than eight seconds. If the PREV button
is pressed and the current selection has been playing for
more than eight seconds, it will go to the beginning of
the current selection.
If you hold or press this button
more than once, the player will continue moving back
through the disc. The sound will mute while seeking.
RDM (2): Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order.
RANDOM will appear on
the display. Press
RDM again to turn off random play.
NEXT (3): Press this button or the SEEK right arrow to
go to the next track. If you hold the button or press it
more than once, the player will continue
moving
forward through the disc. The sound will mute
while seeking.
REV (4): Press and hold this button to reverse quickly
through a track selection. Release it to resume playing.
(5): Press this button to select a disc. The disc number
and track number will be displayed.
FWD (6): Press and hold this button to advance quickly
through
a track selection. Release it to resume playing.
SEEK: Press the right arrow to seek to the next
selection on the CD. Press the left arrow to search for
the previous selection on the
CD. The sound will mute
while seeking.
CD AUX: Press this button if you have a disc loaded in
the changer and the radio is turned on, to play a compact
disc. Press AM-FM to return to the radio when
a
compact disc is playing. Press CD AUX to switch
between the compact disc and console-mounted
CD
changer if both are loaded.
To eject the disc holder in the console-mounted CD
changer, push the CD changer door. The door will open.
Then press the eject button.
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