OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: OLDSMOBILE, Model Year: 1995, Model line: AURORA, Model: OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995Pages: 372, PDF Size: 19.14 MB
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SEEK A/V: When you press  SEEK  while playing the 
radio,  the radio  will search  for the 
next higher  or  lower 
station and  stop.  The  radio  will be  muted while  seeking. 
SCAN: When you press  SCAN  while playing  the radio, 
the radio 
will go through  each  station,  pausing  for  a  few 
seconds  at each  station. Press  SCAN  again to stop  on a 
station.  The radio  will be muted while  scanning and 
“SCAN”  will appear  on  the display. 
When  you press  SCAN  and hold 
it for about  two 
seconds 
until the display  shows  “PSCAN”  (Preset Scan), 
the  radio  will scan  only  stations that  you’ve preset with 
your  radio  pushbuttons.  Press SCAN  again to  stop on a 
station. 
RCL (Recall): When  the ignition  is off, press  RCL to 
display the  time. When the radio  is on,  press  RCL to 
switch  the display  between the radio station and  the 
time.  After 
five seconds  the display will return  to its 
normal  display. 
The  radio can  be set 
so that  either  the time or radio 
station  is normally  displayed  when the radio  is playing. 
To 
do this,  press  RCL to display the time  or  radio station 
as  desired.  Then hold  RCL  down 
until the display 
flashes. 
TONE: This  button  controls  the Automatic Tone 
Control  (ATC) feature  which lets  you select  an 
equalization  for  the type of music 
or voice being heard. 
For  example,  JAZZ  emphasizes  bass and treble while 
ROCK  emphasizes  bass.  Press TONE to step through 
the  six settings:  JAZZ,  VOCAL, POP, ROCK, 
CLASSIC,  and MANUAL.  Each  setting will appear  on 
the  display.  In MANUAL  you can adjust tone with the 
TREB  and BASS  controls. Any time  TREB 
or BASS  is 
turned,  TONE will automatically  go to the  MANUAL 
setting.  Separate  tone settings can be stored 
with each 
preset station.  You can also  select  a separate tone setting 
for 
your cassette  tape. 
BASS: Press this button  lightly to release it from its 
recessed  position. Turn 
it to adjust bass  response. As 
you  turn the knob  you 
will feel the center  position. Push 
the knob back 
in to return it to  its recessed  position. 
Turning  BASS will  change the radio’s Automatic Tone 
Control  feature to MANUAL. 
TREB (Treble): Press this button lightly to release  it 
from  its recessed  position, then pull 
it out to its fully 
extended position.  Turn it to adjust treble response.  As 
you 
turn the knob  you  will feel the center position.  Push 
the  knob  back  in  to  return 
it to its recessed position. 
Turning  TREB will change  the radio‘s Automatic  Tone 
Control  feature to MANUAL. 
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BAL (Balance): Press this button lightly to release it 
from its recessed position.  Turn it to adjust the right and 
left speaker balance. 
As you  turn  the knob  you  will  feel 
the center position.  Push  the knob back  in to return 
it to 
its recessed position. 
FADE: Press  this button  lightly  to release it from  its 
recessed position, then  pull 
it out to its fully extended 
position. Turn  it to  the  right to increase front speaker 
volume. Turn it to 
the left to increase rear speaker 
volume. 
As you  turn  the knob  you  will  feel  the  center 
position. Push the knob back 
in to return  it  to  its 
recessed position. 
To Play a  Cassette  Tape 
With  the ignition on, insert the tape and it will begin 
playing.  The audio system  will  turn on automatically. 
Your  tape player  is designed to work  best 
with tapes that 
are 
30 to 45 minutes  long  on each  side. Longer tapes 
may  not  work as well. 
Note that when  a tape  is inserted,  “TP? will  be 
displayed.  When the tape  is playing,  a box 
will appear 
around 
“TP’ in the  display  along with an arrow  to show 
whether the 
top or  bottom of the  tape  is playing. Any 
time  a tape  is inserted, the top side  will  play first. If LI 
high-bias  metal or CrO2  tape is played,  “HI-BIAS”  will 
appear  in  the display and the equalization 
will be 
adjusted automatically. If you select a tone setting,  it 
will  be activated each time 
you play  a tape. 
If  “Cln”  (Clean)  appears on 
the display when  you  insert 
your cassette tape,  your cassette  player needs  to be 
cleaned.  It  will still play  cassette  tapes, but 
it should be 
cleaned  to prevent  damage  to your cassette tapes and the 
cassette tape player.  See  “Care 
of Your Cassette  Tape 
Player” later 
in this  section.  After you have  cleaned  the 
cassette  tape player, press and hold  EJECT  for  five 
seconds  to reset the Cln indicator.  The radio  will display 
&‘---’? to show that the clean  feature has been reset. 
If  “Err”  or 
“E” and a number  appear on the display at 
any time,  an error  has occurred.  See  “Cassette Tape and 
CD  Errors” later  in this  section. 
NR (Noise Reduction): This  radio  has Dolby@B  Noise 
Reduction  to reduce background  noise on  Dolby@B 
encoded tapes.  Press this button  to reduce background 
noise on your tape.  The Dolby  symbol 
00 will appear 
in  the display.  Dolby@ Noise Reduction  is manufactured 
under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing 
Corporation.  Dolby@ and 
the 00 symbol are 
trademarks 
of Dolby Laboratories Licensing 
Corporation. 
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SEEK A/V: When you press SEEK while playing  a 
tape, 
it will search  for the next higher  or lower selection 
and  stop.  There  must be at least 
a four-second  gap 
between  selections  on the  tape. 
SCAN: When  you press  SCAN  while playing a tape, 
you’ll  hear the first few  seconds 
of each  selection. Press 
SCAN  again  to  stop on a  selection.  The  tape 
will be 
muted while  scanning  and  “SCAN“  will appear 
on the 
display. 
FWD  (Fast Forward): Press to advance  a  cassette  tape 
rapidly; press again  to play 
the tape. 
REV  (Reverse): Press to reverse a cassette  tape rapidly; 
press  again  to play  the tape. 
PROG  (Program): Press to  play  the  other side of 
the  tape. 
TAPE/AUX: If you  have a tape  inserted and  the radio  is 
playing, press TAPE/AUX to  play your tape.  To return 
to the radio while the tape 
is playing,  press AM/FM. The 
tape  will remain  safely  inside the radio  for  future 
listening. 
EJECT: Press  to eject  the cassette  tape. The radio will 
then  play. 
Trunk-Mounted CD Changer  (Option) 
To Play a Compact  Disc 
If  you  have  the optional  compact  disc changer,  you can 
play  up  to 
12 discs continuously. Normal size  discs can 
be  played using the trays supplied 
in the  cartridge.  The 
small 
8 cm discs can  be played only  with specially 
designed trays. 
I NOTICE: 
Objects  in  the  trunk  which  may  shift or slide 
during driving could  damage  your  CD  changer. 
Protect  your  CD  changer by using  the 
convenience  net  whenever  possible. Place  large 
objects  in  the  trunk  appropriately 
so that they 
will not  come  into contact  with  the  CD  changer. 
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To play  discs in the changer, you must  first load  the 
cartridge  with discs.  The cartridge contains 
I2 individual 
trays  which  hold  one disc each. Load  the  trays  from  the 
bottom 
to the  top.  Press  the  button  on  the  back of the 
cartridge  and  pull  gently 
on one of the  trays.  Remove  the 
tray  and  place  a disc 
on it with the  label  side  down. If the 
disc 
is upside  down, the disc will not  play  and an error 
will occur.  Gently  push  the  tray  back  into  the  cartridge 
slot.  Repeat  this  procedure  for loading  up  to 
12 discs in 
the cartridge.  Once 
you have 
loaded  the discs in the cartridge, slide 
open the door 
of the CD changer. Push  the cartridge into 
the changer in the direction of the arrow  marked on the 
top 
of the  cartridge. 
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Close the door  by sliding it all the  way  to the left. If the 
door  is left partially  open, the changer  will 
not operate 
and  an error  will occur. 
When the  door is closed,  the changer 
will begin 
checking  for  discs 
in the  cartridge.  This will continue 
for 
up to 1 1/2 minutes  depending  on the number  of 
discs  loaded. 
To  eject  the cartridge  from the player, simply  slide 
the 
CD changer  door all the way  open.  The  cartridge  will 
automatically  eject.  Remember  to keep  the door  closed 
whenever possible to prevent dirt and dust  from getting 
inside the changer. 
AI1 of the  CD  functions  are controlled by the radio 
buttons  except  for  ejecting the  cartridge. Whenever 
a 
CD cartridge with discs  is loaded in the changer,  “CD” 
will  appear 
in the radio  display. If the CD  changer  is 
checking  the cartridge  for CD’s,  TD” 
will flash in the 
display 
until the  changer  is ready  to play.  When  a CD 
begins  playing,  a  box  will appear around  “CD“  along 
with the disc number  and track  number. The disc 
numbers are listed  on the front 
of the  cartridge. 
If or “E“ and a number appear on  the display  at 
any  time,  an error  has occurred.  See  “Cassette Tape  and 
CD  Errors” later 
in this section. 
TAPE/CD or TAPE/AUX: If you  have a cartridge 
loaded 
in the  changer  and the radio is playing, press 
TAPE/CD 
or TAPE/AUX to  play  the CD. To return to 
the  radio while  a CD  is playing, press 
AM/FM. You  can 
also press TAPE/CD  or TAPE/AUX  to switch between a 
tape  and compact  disc if both  are loaded. 
PROG: Press PROG to select  the next disc in the 
cartridge.  Each time you press PROG, the disc number 
on  the radio display 
will increment to  the next available 
CD. 
If one of your CD’s cannot  be played, its number 
will be  skipped  when selecting  discs with PROG. 
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SEEK A/V: When you press SEEK while  playing a 
CD, it will go back  t.o  the  start of the current  track if more 
than  eight  seconds 
have played. If you  press it again,  the 
changer 
will go to  previous  tracks.  When  you  press 
SEEK A it will  go  to  the  next  higher  track on the  disc. 
SCAN: When  you  press SCAN while playing  a  CD, 
you'll  hear 
the first few seconds of each selection  on  the 
current disc. Press SCAN again  to stop  on 
a selection. 
The 
CD will be  muted  while scanning  and "SCAN"  will 
appear  on the display. 
FWD (Fast Forward): To advance  a CD, press and 
hold  this button. While 
the CD advances, elapsed time 
will be displayed  to help you find  the desired passage. 
REV (Fast Reverse): To reverse  a  CD, press and  hold 
this button.  While  the CD  reverses, elapsed  time 
will be 
displayed to help  you find the desired passage. 
Random: Press  the number 5 button  to enter  the random 
play  mode.  "RDM" 
will appear on the display. In the 
random mode: the tracks  on  all loaded discs 
will be 
played  in random order. 
If you  press PROG  or SEEK 
while "RDM"  is  displayed, the next disc  and track  will 
be selected randomly. If you press  SCAN while  "RDM" 
is  displayed,  discs and tracks 
will be scanned randomly. 
Press  the number 
5 button  again to turn off  random  and 
return  to normal operation. 
Compression: While playing  a  CD, press NR to  turn  on 
compression.  "COMP" 
will appear on the  display. 
Compression  makes  loud  and 
soft passages more equal 
in volume. Press NR again to turn off compression. 
Cassette  Tape  and CD Errors 
If "Err" or "E"  and a number appear in the radio display, 
an  error  has occurred  and  the cassette  or compact disc 
temporarily cannot  play. 
If the error  occurred  while trying to  play a cassette  tape, 
the following conditions  may have caused  the error: 
0 The  cassette  tape  is tight and  the  cassette player 
cannot turn  the  hubs of the  cassette tape.  "E10"  may 
be displayed. Hold the cassette with the open end 
down  and  try  turning  the right  hub counterclockwise 
with  a pencil.  Turn  the  tape over  and repeat. 
If the 
hubs do  not  turn easily, your cassette tape  may  be 
damaged  and should  not  be  used 
in the cassette 
player.  Try 
a new tape  to  make  sure your  cassette 
player  is working properly. 
The cassette tape  is broken.  "El 1" may  be displayed. 
Check to see 
if your  tape is broken.  Try a new 
cassette tape. 
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If the error  occurred  while trying  to  play a CD in the 
radio  or 
in the  CD  changer,  the following  conditions 
may  have caused  the  error: 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
The road is  too  rough. The disc should  play when the 
road  is smoother. 
The  disc 
is dirty,  scratched,  wet or upside  down. 
The  air  is very  humid.  If 
so, wait about  an hour  and 
try  again. 
“E34” is displayed  when the CD  changer  door  is left 
open.  Completely  close  the changer  door  to  restore 
normal  operation. 
“E35” is displayed  when  an empty  cartridge is 
inserted  into the CD  changer.  Try the cartridge  again 
with a disc  loaded. 
If any error  occurs  repeatedly or if an error  cannot  be 
corrected,  please contact  your retailer.  If your radio 
displays  an error  number, write it  down and provide it to 
your  retailer 
when reporting  the  problem. 
Theftlock@ Anti-Theft  Feature 
Your radio  may have the  Theftlock@  feature. 
Theftlock@is  designed to  discourage  theft 
of your radio. 
It works  by using  a secret  code to disable the 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. 
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To Enable  the Theftlock@  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. 
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 the ACCESSORY or RUN 
position. 
3. Press  the PWR/VOL  button to turn the radio off. 
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. 
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 the  MN button and “000” will appear on the 
display. 
6. Press MN again to make the last  two  digits  agree 
7. Press the HR button to make the first one or two 
with 
your code. 
digits agree  with your  code. 
8. After you have confirmed that the  code matches the 
one  you  wrote  down,  press AM/FM.  The display  will 
show  “rEP”  to indicate that  you  need to repeat steps 
5-7 to confirm your secret  code. 
9. Press AMEM  and this time the display will show 
Any  time  Theftlock@ 
is activated and the battery power 
is removed,  the radio 
will display “LOC.” 
“SEC”  indicating that  your radio  is secure. 
To Unlock  Theftlock@  After a Power Loss 
Enter your secret code  as follows;  pause no more  than 
15 seconds between steps: 
1. “LO”’ will appear  when the ignition  is on. 
2. Press the MN button and “000” will appear  on the 
display. 
3. Press MN again  to make the  last two digits agree 
with your  code. 
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4. Press the HR button to  make  the  first  one or two 
digits  agree with your  code. 
5. After you have  confirmed  that the code in the display 
matches the secret  code 
you have written down, 
press AM/FM.  “SEC”  will appear 
in the display, 
indicating  that the  radio is  now  operable  and secure. 
If  the  code  entered  to  unlock Theftlock@  is incorrect,  the 
radio will remain  locked. After eight unsuccessful 
attempts  to unlock 
the radio,  the display  will show 
“InOP”  (inoperative).  At this point  you will  need 
to 
keep  the ignition  on  for  one  hour  before  you may 
attempt  to enter  another  code.  After three unsuccessful 
attempts  to unlock the  radio, 
the display will  show 
“InOP”  (inoperative)  again. 
If you forget  your code  or  cannot  unlock the radio, 
contact  your retailer  for  assistance. 
To Disable Theftlock@ 
Enter  your  secret  code as follows;  pause no more than 
15 seconds between  steps: 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
4. 
7. 
Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY  or RUN 
position. 
Press the  PWR/VOL  button to 
turn the radio  off. 
Press the 
1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down 
until “SEC”  shows in the display. 
Press  the MN button  and 
“000” will appear  on  the 
display. 
Press MN again  to make the last  two digits agree 
with  your  code. 
Press the 
HR button  to make the first  one  or  two 
digits  agree  with your  code. 
After  you have confirmed  that the  code in the display 
matches the secret  code you have written  down, 
press  AMEM.  The display  will show 
“---” 
indicating  that the radio is no longer  secured. 
If the code  entered is incorrect, “SEC” will appear in the 
display.  The  radio 
will remain secured  until the correct 
code  is entered. 
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Steering  Wheel Touch Controls for Audio 
System 
Some  audio  system 
functions described 
in the 
previous pages  can also  be 
operated  with the Steering 
Wheel  Touch Controls. 
Other touch controls also  operate  some climate controls. 
See  “Steering Wheel  Touch Controls for  Climate 
Control”  earlier  in 
this section. 
VOL (Volume): Press to  increase  or  decrease volume. 
SEEK: Each time you press SEEK, you will tune in a 
radio station higher  on the AM or FM band. 
When  playing 
a tape, press SEEK  to listen to  the  next 
selection  on the tape.  There must  be 
at least a 
four-second  gap between selections on the tape.  When playing 
a  CD, press SEEK to listen 
to the next 
selection 
on the  disc, 
PROG (Program): Press PROG to tune  in a preset 
radio station higher  on  the AM or 
FM band. 
When  playing 
a tape, press PROG to play  the other  side 
of the  tape. 
When  playing  a  CD 
in the trunk-mounted  CD changer, 
press 
PROG to select the next disc  in the cartridge. 
Understanding  Radio  Reception 
FM Stereo 
FM  stereo  will give  you the best  sound, but FM  signals 
will  reach only about 
10 to 40 miles (1 6 to 65 km). Tall 
buildings  or hills can interfere  with FM signals, causing 
the sound to  come and 
go. 
AM 
The range  for most  AM stations is greater  than for FM, 
especially  at night. The  longer  range,  however, can 
cause stations to interfere  with each other.  AM can also 
pick  up  noise from things like  storms and power lines. 
To lower  this noise, try reducing  the treble level  by 
turning the 
TREB knob  or, if  you  have the TONE 
feature,  by selecting  the VOCAL tone setting. 
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