radio GMC SAVANA 1998 User Guide

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.
4. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
5. 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 and the tone you selected
will be automatically selected
for that button.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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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. When the BASS control is
rotated, the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
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. When the TREB
control is rotated, the AUTO
TONE display will go
blank. 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.
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
six preset equalization settings and tailor the sound
to the
music or voice being heard. Each time you press the
button, the selection will switch
to one of the preset
settings
of CLASSIC, NEWS, ROCK, POP, C/W
(CountryNestern) or
JAZZ. To return to the manual
mode, press and release this button until the AUTO TONE
display goes blank. This will return the
tone adjustment to
the BASS and TREB controls. If a BASS or TREB
control is rotated,
the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
Use PUSHBUTTONS
to program AUTO TONE.
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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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, AUTO TONE,
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.
The player automatically senses if the cassette tape
is
metal or CrO2 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 Dol by Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby
and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
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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-F”: Press this button to switch from a tape
to the radio.
TAPE AUX: Press this button to return to the tape
player when playing the radio. The lighted arrow will
appear and show the direction
of play when a tape is in
the active mode.
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.
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. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACC.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. 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.
4. Insert the adapter while the tape symbol is flashing.
It will power up the radio and begin playing.
This override routine will remain active
until EJECT
is pressed.
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.
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AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Automatic Tone Control
(If Equipped)
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.
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.
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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 FM1 and six FM2). Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM-FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
5. 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 and the tone you selected
will be automatically selected for that button.
6. 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. When the BASS control is
rotated, the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
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. When the TREB
control is rotated, the AUTO TONE display will
go
blank. 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.
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RDM (2): Press this button to play the tracks on the disc
in random 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 this 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 find 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 a 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.
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.
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, FMl 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: 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.
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Remote Compact Disc Player (If Equipped)
If you have this option, you can play one compact disc
(CD) at a time.
To load a CD into the player, hold the disc with the label
side up and insert it carefully into the player
(approximately halfway). The disc will automatically be
pulled into the player. If the radio is off and
the ignition
is
on when a CD is inserted, the radio will turn on and
begin playing the
CD. It is possible to load and unload
CDs with the ignition off. To load a disc with the
ignition off, press the EJECT button
on the remote
player and then insert the disc.
To remove the disc, press
the EJECT button and remove
the disc from the player.
A disc that has been ejected but is still sitting in the
remote
CD player will be pulled back into the player
after approximately
30 seconds. This protects the disc
and player from damage. The disc will
not start playing.
To remove the disc, press the EJECT button and remove
the disc from the player.
All of the compact disc functions are controlled by the
radio buttons except
for EJECT. When a disc is in the
player, a CD symbol will appear on the display. When a
disc
is playing, the letters CD will appear next to the CD
symbol
in the bottom left corner. The track number will
also be displayed.
If
the disc comes back out and ERR appears on the
display, it could be that:
The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched or wet.
0 There’s too much moisture in the air. (Wait about an
hour and try again.)
You are driving on a very rough road.
Please contact your dealership if any error recurs or
cannot be corrected.
PREV (1): Press this button to go back to the start of the
current track if more than eight seconds have played.
Press
PREV again to go to the previous track on the disc.
NEXT (3): Press this button to advance to the next track
on the disc.
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REV (4): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse
within a track. As the CD reverses, elapsed time will be
displayed to help you find the correct passage.
FWD (6): Press and hold this button to quickly advance
within a track.
As the CD advances, elapsed time will be
displayed to help you find the correct passage.
SEEK: Press the left arrow while playing a CD to go
back to the start
of the current track. It will go back to
the current track
if more than eight seconds have played.
Press the
left arrow again to go to previous tracks. Press
the right arrow to go to the next higher track on the disc.
RANDOM: Press P.SCAN to enter the random play
mode.
RANDOM will appear on the display. While in
this mode, the tracks on the discs will be played in
random order. If you press
SEEK, PREV or NEXT
while in the random mode, the previous or next track
will be scanned randomly. Press P.SCAN again to turn
off RANDOM and return to normal operation.
RECALL: Press this button to see what track is
currently playing. Press RECALL again within five
seconds to see how long the track has been playing.
When a new track starts to play, the track number will
also appear. Press RECALL a third time and the time
of
day will be displayed.
TAPE AUX: With a disc loaded in the player and the
radio playing, press this button once to play the compact
disc. To return to playing the radio, press
AM-FM. If
both a cassette tape and CD are loaded, press
TAPE
AUX to switch between the tape and compact disc.
EJECT Press this button on the remote player to eject a
compact disc.
Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped)
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. Your
audio system is equipped with THEFTLOCK if
THEFTLOCK is displayed on the front of the radio.
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 has been interrupted. If your battery loses power
for any reason, you must unlock the radio with the secret
code before it will operate.
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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.
1. Write down any three or four-digit number from
000 to 1999 and keep it in a safe place separate from
the vehicle.
2. Turn the ignition to ACCESSORY or RUN.
3. Turn the radio off.
4. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down
until --- shows on the display. Next you will use the
secret code number which you have written down.
5. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display.
6. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree
7. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
with your
code.
with
your code.
8. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show REP to let you know that you
need to repeat Steps
5 through 7 to confirm your
secret code.
9. Press AM-FM and this time the display will show
SEC to let you know that your radio is secure. The
indicator by the volume control will begin flashing
when
the ignition is turned off.
Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature After a
Power Loss
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
I5 seconds between steps:
1. LOC appears when the ignition is on.
2. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display.
3. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree
with your code.
4. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
5. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the
with
your code.
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show SEC, indicating
the radio is
now operable and secure.
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