radio OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1994 User Guide

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CHECK
OAGES
Battery Light (STANDARD CLUSTER)
The battery light will come on briefly
when you turn on the ignition as a
check to show you it is working. It
should go out once the engine
is
running. If it stays on, or comes on
while you are driving, you may have a
loose belt or other problem with the
electrical charging system. Have it
checked right away. Driving while this
light is on could drain your battery.
If
you must drive a short distance with
the light
on, be certain to turn off all
your accessories, such as the radio and
air conditioner.
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Check Gages Ljght
(STANDARD CLUSTER)
This light will come on briefly when you
are starting the engine. If the light
comes on and stays on while you are
driving, check your various gages to see
if they are in the warning zones.
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In this part you’ll find out how to
operate the comfort control systems
and audio systems offered with your
Oldsmobile. Be sure to read about
the particular system supplied with
your vehicle.
Part 3
Comfort Controls &Audio Systems
Climate Control System ........................................................................\
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Defogging and Defrosting ........................................................................\
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Rear Window Defogger ........................................................................\
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Setting the Clock ........................................................................\
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AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Player and Equalizer ................................................ 96
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Compact Disc Player .................................................... 98
Understanding Radio Reception.. ... . . . , , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player ........................................................................\
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Care of Your Compact Discs ........................................................................\
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Fixed Mast Antenna ........................................................................\
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This helps clear the intake ducts of
snow and moisture, and reduces the
chance
of fogging the inside of your
windows.
Keep the air path under the front
seats and console clear of objects.
This helps air to circulate throughout
your vehicle.
Audio Systems
The following pages describe the audio
systems available for your Oldsmobile,
and how to get the best performance
from them. Please read about the
system in your vehicle.
Hearing damage from loud noise is
almost undetectable until it is too late.
Your hearing can adapt to higher
volumes of sound. Sound that seems
normal can be loud and harmful to your
hearing. Take precautions by adjusting
the volume control on your radio to a
safe sound level before your hearing
adapts to it.
To help avoid hearing loss or damage:
1. Adjust the volume control to the
lowest setting.
2. Increase the volume slowly until you
hear comfortably and clearly.
NOTICE:
Before you add any sound
equipment to your vehicle
- like a
tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio
- be
sure
you can add what you want. If
you can, it’s very important to do it
properly. Added sound equipment
may interfere with the operation
of
your vehicle’s engine, Delcom radio
or other systems, and even damage
them. And, your vehicle’s systems
may interfere with the operation of
sound equipment that has been
added improperly.
So, before
adding sound equipment, check
with your dealer and be sure to
check federal rules covering mobile
radio and telephone units.
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Setting the Clock
Setting the clock is easy.
I. With the radio on or off and the
ignition
on, press SET. The SET
indicator will appear on the digital
screen for five seconds.
2. You must begin to set the clock to
the correct hour and minute during
those five seconds. Press
SCAN to
set the correct hour. Press
SEEK to
set the correct minute.
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2 AM-FM
AMIFM Stereo with Cassette
Player and Equalizer
The digital display indicates information
on the time or radio station frequency,
the AM or FM radio band, whether the
station is in stereo, and many other
radio functions.
PWR (Power): Press to turn the unit
on and off when the ignition is on.
VOL-BAL (Volume-Balance): Turn
the upper knob to adjust the volume, or
press it to change the side of a tape
that’s playing. Press the knob to display
the time when the ignition
is off, or to switch
between time and radio station
frequency while the radio is on.
The control ring behind the
VOL-BAL
knob adjusts the left/right speaker
balance.
TUNE-FADE: This knob has two
functions. Turn it
to the left or right to
tune in radio stations (the radio station
frequency will be displayed on the
digital screen). Press the knob to
change between the AM and FM bands
(the digital screen will momentarily
display
AM or FM, and if the station is
in stereo,
STEREO will be displayed). Your
radio has an AMAX-certified
receiver. It can produce quality AM
stereo sound and receive C-Quam@
stereo broadcasts. AMAX reduces noise
without reducing the high frequencies
you need for the best sound. You don’t
have to
do anything to your Delco/GM
radio because AMAX
is automatic.
The control ring behind the
TUNE-
FADE
knob adjusts the front/rear
speaker balance.
Equalizer Controls: Boost the bass,
emphasize a voice in song, brighten the
treble-your equalizer gives
you
freedom to adjust five separate
frequencies of sound to your individual
taste. Move a lever up to emphasize a
frequency, move it down
to de-
emphasize. It’s best to begin with the
levers in the middle position, then
adjust individual levers as you like.
LOUD: Press to increase the bass
response. This is most helpful in
producing a natural sound at low
listening levels.
AUTO DNR (Dynamic Noise
Reduction):
This sound system
automatically reduces background
noises on AM,, FM and cassette tapes.
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AmSt: When you’re tuned to an AM
station that broadcasts
in stereo, the
STEREO light will come on. If the
signal is weak, press
AmSt to turn the
feature
off. You’ll get better reception.
Press
AmSt again to turn the feature
back on for strong signals.
SEEK Each time you press SEEK, you
will tune
in the next station on the AM
or FM radio band.
SCAN: Press to listen for a few seconds
to the next station on the AM or FM
band; the scan
will continue every few
seconds until you either press
SCAN
again or press the VOLBAL knob to
stop on a particular station.
To Preset Radio Stations:
The four pushbuttons can be used to
preset up to
14 radio stations (seven
AM and seven FM stations).
1. Turn the lower control knob (TUNE)
to the station you want.
2. Press SET. The SET indicator will
appear
on the digital screen for five
seconds.
3. While the SET indicator is displayed,
press one of the four pushbuttons.
The station is now preset. You can
tune to it immediately by pressing the
same button.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of four AM
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Up to three additional stati6flS bn.each
band may be preset by “pairing”
pushbuttons:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET, and within five seconds
press any two adjacent pushbuttons
at the same time.
3. The station can be tuned in when the
same
two pushbuttons are pressed at
the same time.
To Play a Cassette Tape:
Press PWR (Power) to turn the radio
on. Then push a cassette into the
cassette entry door (the tape side goes
in first). Using tapes that are longer
than
90 minutes (45 minutes on each
side) is not recommended.
FWD (Fast Forward): Press to advance
the tape rapidly; press again to play.
REV (Reverse): Press to reverse the
tape rapidly; press again to play tape.
SEARCH: Push this switch to the right
and the
FWD and REV buttons will
function as a “music search,” stopping
the tape at the next selection on the
tape. (There must be at least a 3-second
gap between selections
on the tape.)
The
ON light will indicate the music
search is selected.
Program: Press the VOL-BAL knob to
change the side of tape being played.
When the arrow pointing up is lighted,
the selections listed on the top side of
the tape are played. When the
arrow
pointing down is lighted, selections
listed on the bottom side of the tape are
played. The tape player automatically
begins playing the other side when
it
reaches the end of the tape.
Cr02: This button sets tape bias. When
playing high bias chrome or metal tapes,
press the button to turn the button light
on. When playing standard tapes, press
again to turn the light
off.
EJECT Press to have the cassette tape
ejected (the radio will then play). The
cassette tape
will be ejected automatically
when the radio is turned
off.
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4MIFM Stereo Radio with
Compact Disc Player
The digital display indicates information
3n the time or radio station frequency,
the AM or FM radio band, whether the
station is in stereo, and many other
radio functions.
PWR (Power): Press to turn the unit
on when the ignition is on. Press again
to turn the unit off.
MUTE-VOL (Upper Knob): This
zontrol has three functions.
Turn the knob to adjust volume up
or down.
. Press the knob to silence the radio
temporarily. Press again to restore
original volume.
adjust lefthight speaker balance to
your taste.
BAND-TUNE (Lower Knob): This
control has three functions.
Turn the knob to tune the radio.
Press the knob to switch from the AM
band to the FM band. Press again to
switch from FM to AM.
Turn the ring behind the hob to
adjust the front-rear speaker balance
(also called “fade”) to your taste.
Turn the ring behind the knob to
RCL (Recall): Press to switch the
display from the time to radio station
frequency. Press again
to switch from
the radio frequency
to time.
BASS: Press the upper part to increase
bass. Press the lower part to decrease
bass.
TREB (Treble): Press the upper part to
increase treble. Press the lower part to
decrease treble.
SEEK: Press the left side to tune in the
next station lower in frequency. Press
the right side to tune in the next station
higher in frequency.
SCAN: Press to listen for a few seconds
to the next station on the AM or FM
band; the scan will continue every few
seconds until you press
SCAN again at
any time to stop on a particular station.
To Preset Radio Stations:
The five numbered pushbuttons are
used to immediately select any of ten
preset radio stations, five AM and five
FM. Four of the pushbuttons are also
used when you play a compact disc.
1. Tune the display to a station you
want to preset.
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2. Press SET. The SET indicator will
appear on the digital screen for five
seconds.
pushbuttons while the
SET indicator
is displayed. The station is now
preset. You can tune to it
immediately by pressing the same
numbered pushbutton.
4. Repeat these steps for up to five AM
and five FM stations.
To Play a Compact Disc:
Your compact disc player is designed
for full-size compact discs only.
Do not
use the mini-discs that are called
singles. They won’t eject.
1. Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2. Insert a disc partway into the slot,
3. Press one of the numbered
label side up. The player will pull it in.
In a few seconds, the disc should play.
If the disc comes back out without
playing:
The disc may be upside down.
The disc may be dirty, scratched or wet.
The road may be too rough.
There may be too much moisture in
the air. Wait about one hour and
try
again.
The player may be too hot. If so,
HOT will appear on the display.
When the compact disc player cools,
it should play again. Press
RCL to
remove
HOT from the display.
In addition
to the normal tone and
volume controls, you can use the
following controls while the compact
disc player is playing:
RCL (Recall): Press to see which
track is playing. Its number will be
displayed. Press again to see how long
it has been playing.
The track number will also be displayed
whenever you change the volume or a
new track begins to play.
EJCT (Eject): Press to eject the disc.
The radio will play.
ST-PL (Stop-Play): Press to stop the
compact disc player and play the radio.
Press again to stop the radio and play
the compact disc. It will begin playing
at the point where you stopped it.
COMP (Compression): Press to make
soft and loud passages more equal in
volume. Press again to resume normal
RDM (Random): Press to play a disc’s
tracks in random order. Press again to
play them in numbered sequence.
REV (Reverse): Press and hold to
rapidly back up within a track. Release
to play from that point.
FWD (Fast Forward): Press and hold
to rapidly move forward within a track.
Release to play from that point.
SCAN: Press to sample all tracks
briefly, one at a time. Press again to
continue the track that’s playing.
PREV (Previous): Press to back up to
the previous track. Pressing more than
once backs up more than one track.
Press and hold to scroll backward
through the tracks.
NEXT: Press to move up to the next
track. Pressing more than once moves
up more than one track. Press and hold
to scroll forward through the tracks.
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CD Player Security System
Delco LOC II@ is a security feature for
the compact disc player. You can turn it
on or not, as you prefer. If you turn it on,
your player won’t work
if it’s ever stolen.
When you turn on Delco LOC II,@
you
enter a secret code into the system to
secure it. If your CD player loses battery
power for any reason you must unlock
the system with the secret code before
the system will work again.
If you turn Delco LOC IP on and
decide you don’t want it on any longer,
you can turn it off.
To Turn Delco LOC II@ On:
1. Write down any 6-digit number and
keep it in a safe place. This is your
secret code.
2. Turn the ignition to the Accessory or
Run position.
3. Make sure the radio is off.
4. Press and hold the 1 and 4
pushbuttons until - - - shows on the
display.
You now have 15 seconds for
each of the following steps. If you take
more than 15 seconds to
complete any of them, you may
need to start over.
5. Press SET. 000 will appear.
6. Press SEEK to the right and hold it
until the second and third numbers
of your secret code appear.
7. Press SCAN until the first number
of your secret code appears.
8. Press BAND-TUNE and 000 will
appear again.
9. Press SEEK to the right and hold it
until the fifth and sixth numbers of
your secret code appear.
10. Press SCAN until the fourth
number of your secret code appears.
1 1. Press BAND-TUNE. rEP will
appear for five seconds. Then
000
will appear.
12. Repeat steps 6-11. SEC will appear,
indicating that the system is secure.
If the display shows
- - -, the
verification process was not
successful. Repeat the entire
sequence.
To Turn Delco LOC II@ Off
1. Turn the ignition to the Accessory
2. Make sure the radio is off.
3. Press and hold the 1 and 4
or Run position.
pushbuttons until
SEC shows on
the display.
4. Press SET. The display will show
000.
5. Press SEEK to the right and hold it
until the second and third numbers
of your secret code appear.
6. Press SCAN until the first number
of your secret code appears.
7. Press BAND-TUNE. The display
will show
000.
8. Press SEEK to the right and hold it
until the fifth and sixth numbers of
your secret code appear.
number of your secret code appears.
10. Press BAND-TUNE. If the display
shows
- - -, the unit is no longer
secured.
If the display shows SEC,
it is still secured (the numbers did
not match either your secret code or
the factory’s back-up code).
9. Press SCAN until the fourth
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To Unlock After a Power Loss:
When battery power is lost and then
resupplied to a secured unit,
LOC will
appear on the display. Follow these
steps to unlock the unit:
1. Turn the ignition to the Accessory or
2. Make sure the radio is off.
3. Press SET. The display will show
4. Press SEEK to the right and hold it
Run position.
000.
until the second and third numbers of
your secret code appear.
5. Press SCAN until the first number of
your secret code appears.
6. Press BAND-TUNE. The display will
show 000.
7. Press SEEK to the right and hold it
until the fifth and sixth numbers of
your secret code appear.
8. Press SCAN until the fourth number
of your secret code appears.
9. Press BAND-TUNE. If the display
shows the time of day, the unit is no
longer locked. If the display shows
LOC, it is still secured (the numbers
did not match either your secret code
or the factory’s back-up code).
Understanding Radio Reception
FM Stereo
FM Stereo will give you the best sound,
but FM signals will reach only about
10
to 40 miles (16 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.
AM Stereo
Your Delco@ system may be able to
receive C-QuamB stereo broadcasts.
Many AM stations around the country
use C-Quam@ to produce stereo,
though some do not. C-Quam@
is a
registered trademark of Motorola, Inc.
If your Delco@ system can get C-
Quam@ signals, your stereo indicator
light will come
on when you are
receiving it.
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NOTICE:
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Ignoring these steps could result in
costly damage to your vehicle that
wouldn’t be covered by your
warranty. Trying to start your
Oldsmobile by pushing or pulling it
won’t work, and it could damage
your vehicle.
To Jump Start Your Oldsmobile:
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have
a 12-volt battery with a negative
ground system.
NOTICE:
If the other system isn’t a 12-volt
system with a negative ground,
both vehicles can be damaged.
2. Get the vehicles close enough so the
jumper cables can reach, but be sure
the vehicles aren’t touching each
other. If they are, it could cause a
ground connection you don’t want.
You wouldn’t be able to start your
Oldsmobile, and the bad grounding
could damage the electrical systems.
You could be injured if the vehicles roll.
Set the parking brake
firmly on each
vehicle. Put an automatic transmission
in P (Park) or a manual transmission in
N (Neutral).
3. Turn off the ignition on both
vehicles. Turn
off all lights that aren’t
needed, and radios. This will avoid
sparks and help save both batteries.
And it could save your radio!
NOTICE:
If you leave your radio on, it could
be badly damaged. The repairs
wouldn’t be covered by your
warranty.
4. Open the hoods and locate the
batteries. Find the positive
(+) and
negative
(-) terminals on each
battery.
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