GMC JIMMY 1997 Owner's Manual

AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player Finding a Station
(If Equipped) Ahl-I~n'I: Press the lower knob to switch between AM
ancl FM. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: TLII-11 the lower knob to tune in radio stations.
SEEK: Press this button to go to the next higher station
and stay there.
SCAN: Press this button to listen to each station for a
few seconds. The radio will go to the next station, stop
for
a few seconds. then go to the next station. SCAN
will ~1ppear 011 the display. Press SCAN again to
stop scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four nllmbered pushbuttons let
Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL: This knob turns the system on and off and
controls the volume. To increase volume. turn the knob
clockwise. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease c.olulne.
RCL: Display the time with the ignition off by ~mxing
this knob. When the
radio is playing, press this knob to
recall the station frequency.
2. Press AM-FM to select the band.
3. Tune in thc desired station.
4. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
5. Press one of the four pushbuttons. within five
seconds. Whenevcr you press that numbered button.
the station
SOLI set will return.
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In addition to the four stations already set, up to three
more stations may be preset on each band by pressing
two adjoining buttons at the same time. Just:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
3. Press two adjoining pushbuttons at the same time,
within five seconds. Whenever you press the same
two buttons, the station you set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pair of pushbuttons.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Slide this lever up or down to increase Or
decrease bass.
TREBLE: Slide this lever up or down to increase or
decrease treble.
If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the 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.
Once the tape is playing, use the
PWR-VOL, BAL and
FADE knobs just as you do for the radio. A lighted
arrow will be displayed to show tape play direction.
FORWARD: Press the arrow button in the direction that
the lighted arrow points to advance quickly to another
part of the tape. Press STOP-EJECT lightly to stop
forwarding and play the tape.
REVERSE: Press the arrow button in the opposite
direction that the lighted
arrow points to reverse quickly
to another part of the tape. Press STOP-EJECT lightly
to stop reversing and play the tape.
PROG: Press this knob to go from one side of the tape
to the other.
STOP-EJECT: Press this button to remove the tape or
stop playing the tape in order to play the radio. If you
leave a cassette tape in the player while listening to the
radio, it may become warm.

AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
and Equalizer (If Equipped)
SEEK: Press [his hutton to QO to the next higher station
and stay therc.
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Playing a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes long 011 each sicic. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
Once the
tape is playing. LLS~ the PWR-VOL. BAL and
FADE knobs just as you do for the radio. A lightecl
arrow will he displayed to show tape play direction.
REVERSE: Press the mow button in the opposite
direction that the lighted arrow points to reversc cl~~ickly
to another part
of the tape. Press STOP-EJECT lightly
to
stop reversing and play the tapc.
FORWARD: Press the ;wow button in the direction that
the lighted arrow points to udvance quickly to another
part of the tape. Press
STOP-EJECT lightly to stop
forwarding and play the tape.
SEARCH: Press this button to the recessed position.
Press the lighted
LII-~OW to skip to the next selection. Prcss
the opposite direction ILI-I-ow that is not lighted to replay
the current selection or skip to the previous selection.
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AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Automatic Tone Control
(If Equipped)
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PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
6.
stations (six AM. six FM 1 and six FM2). Just:
Turn the radio on.
Press
AM-FM to select the band.
Tune
in the desired station.
Press
AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefcr.
Press and hold one
of the four pushbuttons. The
sound will
mute. When it returns. release the button.
Whenever
you press that numbered button, the
station
you set will return and the tone you selected
will be a~~tomatically selected for that button.
Repeat the steps
for each pushbutton.
P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored
on your pushbuttons. Sele-ct
either the
AM, FMI or FM2 mode and then press
P.SCAN.
It will scan through each station stored on your
pushbuttons
and stop for ;I few seconds before
continuing to scan through a11
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
itre in, the radio will skip the preset station
and the radio display will show the channel number
(PI through
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 clocklvise to increase
bass and counterclockwise to decrease bass. When the
BASS control
is rotated, the AUTO TONE setting will
change to MAN.
TREB: Press lightly on this knob to release it f1-on1 its
stored position. Turn the knob clockwise to incrcase
treble
and counterclockwise to decrease treble. When
the TREB
control is rotated, the AUTO TONE setting
will change to MAN. If a station is weak or noisy. you
nay want to decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
yo11'1.e
not using them.
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If the disc comes back out and ERR appears on the
display.
it could be that:
You are driving on a very rough road. (The disc
should play when the road gets srnoother.)
The disc is upside down.
It is dirty. scrutchect or wet.
0 It is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour and try
again.)
The disc player is very hot.
Press RECALL to make ERR
go off the display.
PREV (1): Press PREV or the SEEK left arrow to
search for the previous selection. If you hold this button
or press
it more than once, the disc will advunce further.
Sound is muted
in this mode.
RDM (2): Press this button to play the tracks on the disc
in random: rather than sequential, order. While in the
RDM mode, RANDOM appears on the display. Press
RDM again to return to normal play.
NEXT (3): Press NEXT or the SEEK right arrow to
search for the next selection. If you hold this button or
press
it more than once, the disc will advance further.
The next track number
will appear on the display. Sound
is muted in Illis mode.
REV (4): Press and hold REV to return rapidly to a
favorite passage. You will hear- the disc selection play at
high speed while
you press the REV button. This allows
you
to listen and I'ind out when the disc is at the desired
selection. Release REV
to resume playing.
FWD (.6): Press and hold this button to advance rapidly
within ;I track. You will hear the disc selection play at
high speed while you press the
FWD button. This allows
you to listen and find out when the disc is at the desired
selection. Release
FWD to resume playing.
AM-FM: While in the CD Inode, 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. FM I or FM2. (If the radio is turned off, the
disc stays in the player and will resume playing at the
point where it stopped.)
RECALL: Press this button to see what track is playing.
Press
it again within five seconds to see how long the
CD has been playing that track. Elapsed time is
displayed in minutes and tenths of a second. The track
number
will also appear when a new track begins to
play. Press RECALL again to return to the time display.
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CD AUX: To switch between the player and the radio
when a disc is playing, press the
AM-FM button. To
return to the player, press CD AUX. 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. If you leave a compact disc in the player
while listening to the radio, it may become warm.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK" is designed to discourage theft of your
radio. It works by using a secret code to disable all radio
functions whenever battery power is removed.
The THEFTLOCK feature for the radio may be used or
ignored.
If ignored, the system plays normally and the
radio is not protected by the feature. If THEFTLOCK
is
activated, your radio will not operate if stolen.
When
THEFTLOCK is activated, the radio will display
LOC to indicate a locked condition anytime battery
power is removed. If your battery loses power for any
reason, you must unlock the radio with the secret code
before it will operate.
Activating the Theft-Deterrent Feature
The instructions which follow explain how to enter your
secret code to activate the THEFTLOCK system. It is
recommended that
you read through all nine steps
before starting the procedure.
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.
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