radio GMC SIERRA 1998 User Guide

AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape 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 the knob to the right. Turn
it to the
left to decrease volume. The knob is capable of
being rotated 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
I8 stations (six AM, six FM 1 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, FM
1 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
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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 ad-just
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, 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 Cr02 and adjusts for best playback sound.
For metal tapes, the double-D symbol will appear on
the display.
PREV (I): 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 mininlum
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.
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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 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 ~rsed with either the
ignition or radio off. To load a cassette tape
with
the ignition or radio off, press EJECT before loading
the cassette.
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. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
2. Turn your 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 that the feature is active.
4. Insert the adapter. It will power up the radio and
begin playing.
This override routine will remain active
until EJECT
is pressed.
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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, FM1
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 mow 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.
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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). 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, FM1 or FM2 mode and then press
PSCAN.
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 (P1 -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.
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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, 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: 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.
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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:
0 The disc is upside down.
0 It is dirty, scratched or wet.
There’s too much moisture in the air. (Wait about an
hour and try again.)
0 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.
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 autonlatically 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
with your code.
7. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
with your code.
8.
9.
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.
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
with your code.
4. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
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.
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