buttons GMC SIERRA 1996 Owners Manual
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Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to get AM or FM.
TUNE: Turn this knob to tune in radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right amow to tune to the next higher
station and the left arrow
to tune to the next lower
station and stay there.
SCAN: Pre.ss both SEEK buttons to listen to a few
seconds
of each radio station. SCAN will light’up on the
display. Press
the right arrow to tune in the next higher
station and press the left arrow to tune
to the next lower
station. Press VOLUME-BAL
or both SEEK buttons to
stop scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
14 stations (seven AM and seven FM).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET.
3. Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons, within
five seconds. Whenever
you press that numbered
button, the station
you set will return.
In addition to the four stations set as above, up to three
additional 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.
3. Press two adjoining buttons at the same time, within
five seconds. Whenever you press the same
two
buttons, the station.you set will return.
4. Repeat these steps for each pair of buttons.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide this lever up to increase the bass.
TREB: Slide this lever up to increase the treble.
Slide the lever down to reduce noise with
a weak or
noisy station.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: The control behind the VOLUME-BAL knob
balances the sound between the right and left speakers.
FADE: The control behind the TUNE knob fades the
sound between the front and rear speakers.
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ANI-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(Option)
Playing the Radio
VOLUME-BAL: Turn the knob clockwise to turn the
radio on and counterclockwise to turn it off. To increase
the volume, turn the knob clockwise.
To decrease the
volume, turn the knob counterclockwise.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing
the RECALL knob. When the radio is playing,
press this button to recall
the station frequency.
Find.ing a Station
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to get AM or FM.
TUNE: Turn this knob to tune in radio stations.
SEEK: Press this button and the radio will tune to the
next higher or lower station and stay there.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
14 stations (seven AM and seven FM).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET.
3. Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons, within
five seconds. Whenever you press that numbered
button, the station you set will return.
In addition to the four stations set
as above, up to three
additional 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.
3. Press two adjoining buttons at the same time,
within five seconds. Whenever you press the same
two buttons,
the station you set will return.
4, Repeat these steps for each pair of buttons.
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P.SCAN: Press both SEEK buttons to scan through each
of the preset stations. The system will scan through and
play each preset station stored
on your pushbuttons for a
few seconds. Press either SEEK button or RECALL to
stop scanning through
the preset stations.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide this lever up to increase the bass.
TREB: Slide this lever up to increase the treble.
Slide the lever down
to reduce noise with a weak
or noisy station.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: The control behind the VOLUME-BAL knob
balances the sound between the right and left speakers.
FADE: The control behind the TUNE knob fades the
sound between the front and rear 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. Tdpes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
Once the tape is playing, use the knobs for VOLUME,
FADE and BAL just as you do for the radio.
FWD: Press the SEEK right arrow to advance the
cassette tape. Press the SEEK left arrow to
stop
forwarding the tape.
REV: Press the SEEK left arrow to reverse the
cassette tape. Press the SEEK right arrow to stop
reversing
the tape.
RECALL: Press this button to switch tape sides.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape or stop the
tape and play the radio.
CLN: This message may appear on the display. If it
does, your 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 your tapes and player. See
“Care of Your Cassette Tdpe 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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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.
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
five 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 or JAZZ.
To
return to the manual mode, press and release this button
until MAN appears on the display. This will return the
tone adjustment to the TREB and BASS controls. If a
TREB or BASS control
is rotated, the AUTO TONE
setting will change to MAN.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FM 1 and six FMZ).
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Tune in the desired station by pressing TUNE or the
SEEK left or right arrows.
3. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
4. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons.
5. 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.
PSCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your hvorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
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 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.
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CD Adapter Kits
Although this is not a recommended practice, it is possible
to use a CD adapter kit with your cassette tape player.
The adapter
kit cassette should begin playing like a
regular audio cassette tape once inserted.
If the cassette
immediately ejects, turn the radio
off, turn the ignition on
and press and hold the TAPE AUX button until the tape
icon flashes
on the display. Insert the adapter cassette
again.
It will power up the radio and begin playing.
This override routine will remain active until the EJECT
button is pressed.
Playing a Compact Disc in the Single Remote
Disc Player
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 half way). The disc will autolnatically
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
CD's 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.
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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. There will be no sound
when using
the SCAN feature.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FM 1 and six FM2).
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Tune in the desired station by pressing TUNE or the
3. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
4. Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons.
5. The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
SEEK
left or right arrows.
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.
P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored
on your pushbuttons. Select
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 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
(PI-P6) for several seconds before
advancing to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
five 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 or JAZZ.
The display will show which mode the receiver is in. To
return to the manual mode, press and release this button
until MAN appears on the display. This will return the
tone adjustment to the TREB and
BASS controls. When
a TREB or BASS control
is rotated, tone is
automatically set
to MAN.
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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.
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.
3,
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY or
RUN position.
Turn the radio
off.
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.
Press
MN and 000 will appear on the display.
Press
MN again to make the last two digits agree
with your code.
Press
HR to make the first one or two digits agree
with your code.
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.
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.
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Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature After
a Power
Loss
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 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
4. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
with your code.
with your code.
5. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show
SEC, indicating the radio is
now operable and secure.
If you enter
the wrong code eight times, INOP will
appear on the display.
You will have to wait an hour
with the ignition on before you can try again. When
you try again, you will only have three chances to enter
the correct code before
INOP appears.
If
you lose or forget your code, contact your dealer.
Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
1. Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY or RUN position.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down
4. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display.
until
SEC shows on the display.
5. Press MN again to make the last two digits
agree
6. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
7. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the
with
your code.
with your code.
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show
---, indicating that the radio is
no longer secured.
If the code entered is incorrect,
SEC will appear on the
display. The radio will remain secured
until the correct
code is entered.
When battery power is disconnected from a secured
radio,
the radio won’t turn on and LOC will appear on
the display.
To unlOck
a secured radio, see “Unlocking the
Theft-Deterrent Feature After
a Power Loss” earlier
in this section.
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