display Oldsmobile Bravada 2002 s Owner's Guide

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TRAF: Press this button to receive traffic
announcements. The traffic announcement brackets will
appear on the display. TRAF will appear on the display
if the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.
If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, the radio will seek to a station that
does. When the radio finds a station that broadcasts
traffic announcements, it will stop. If no station is
found, NO TRAFFIC will appear on the display.
When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned
radio station or a related network station, you will
hear it, even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape
or compact disc is playing. If the cassette tape or
compact disc player was being used, the tape or
compact disc will stay in the player and resume play
at the point where it stopped.
INFO: If the current station has a message,
INFO will appear on the display. Press this button to
see the message. If the whole message does not appear
on the display, parts of the message will appear every
three seconds until the message is completed. To see
the parts of the message faster than every three seconds,
press this button again. A new group of words will
appear on the display. Once the complete message has
been displayed, INFO will disappear from the display
until another new message is received.Playing a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
up to 30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer
than that are so thin they may not work well in this
player. The longer side with the tape visible should face
to the right. If the ignition is on, but the radio is off,
the tape can be inserted and will begin playing. If you
hear nothing but a garbled sound, the tape may not be
in squarely. Press the eject (upward pointing arrow)
button to remove the tape and start over.
While the tape is playing, use the VOLUME POWER,
AUDIO selector and knob, AUTO EQ, and the SEEK
SCAN controls just as you do for the radio. The display
will show TAPE and an arrow showing which side of
the tape is playing. The tape player automatically
begins playing the other side when it reaches the end
of the tape.
Your tape bias is set automatically when a metal or
chrome tape is inserted. If you want to insert a tape
when the ignition is off, first press the button with the
eject symbol on it or the TUNE RCL P
-TYPE knob.
If an error appears on the radio display, the tape won't
play because of an error. See ªCassette Tape Messagesº
later in this section.

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1 REV: Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play the last selected station while the tape reverses.
You may select stations during reverse operation by
using the TUNE RCL P
-TYPE control.
2 FWD: Press this button to advance quickly to
another part of the tape. Press the button again to
return to playing speed. The radio will play the last
selected station while the tape advances. You may select
stations during forward operation by using the TUNE
RCL P
-TYPE control.
3
: Press this button to reduce background noise.
DOLBY ON will appear on the display with the
Dolby icon. Press it again to turn Dolby off.
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.
5 SIDE: Press this button to play the other side
of the tape.AUTO EQ: Press AUTO EQ to select the desired
preset equalization setting while playing a cassette tape.
The equalization will be automatically set whenever you
play a cassette tape.

SEEK SCAN: To seek, press the right or left
pointing arrow briefly to search for the next or previous
selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three
seconds of silence between each selection for seek to
work. You can skip nine selections forward or backward
on the tape. Choose how many selections you want to
skip. Press the right or left pointing arrows on the SEEK
SCAN button that many times. The number of selections
to be skipped will appear on the display.
To scan, press and hold the SEEK SCAN button for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep and
SCAN appears on the display. Use scan to listen to
each selection for a few seconds. The tape will go to the
next selection, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the
next selection. Press this button again to stop scanning.
AM FM: Press this button to play the radio when
a tape is in the player. The tape will stop but remain in
the player.

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TP CD: With a compact disc in the player and the radio
playing, press this button to play a compact disc. Press
AM FM to return to the radio when a compact disc is
playing. Press TP CD to switch between the tape and
compact disc if both are loaded. The inactive tape or CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
The display will show TAPE and CD icons.
(Eject): Press this button to remove the tape.
The radio will play. Eject may be activated with either
the ignition or radio off. Cassettes may be loaded with
the radio and ignition off if this button is pressed first.
Cassette Tape Messages
(
Tight Tape): is displayed when the tape is tight and the
player can't turn the tape hubs. Remove the tape. Hold
the tape with the open end down and try to turn the right
hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Turn the tape over
and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily, your tape may
be damaged and should not be used in the player. Try a
new tape to make sure your player is working properly.
(Broken Tape): is displayed when the tape is broken.
Try a new tape.
(Wrapped): is displayed when the tape is wrapped
around the tape head. Attempt to get the cassette out.
Try a new tape.If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio
displays an error message, write it down and provide
it to your dealer when reporting the problem.
(Clean Playr): This message may also appear on the
radio display to indicate that 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. For additional information see
ªCare of Your Cassette Tape Playerº in the Index.
Playing a Compact Disc
With the ignition on, insert a disc partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull it in and the disc
should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD when
the ignition is off, first press the eject (upward pointing
triangle) button or the TUNE RCL P
-TYPE control.
When the disc is inserted, the CD symbol will be
displayed. If you select an EQ setting for your CD,
it will be activated each time you play a CD.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
will appear on the display. If an error appears on the
radio display, see ªCompact Disc Messagesº later in
this section.

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1 REV: Press and hold this button to reverse quickly
within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume.
The display will show elapsed time. Release it to play
the passage.
2 FWD:Press and hold this button to advance quickly
within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume.
The display will show elapsed time. Release it to play
the passage.
4 RDM:Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. RDM and the track number
will appear on the display. Press this button again to turn
off random mode.
AUTO EQ: Press AUTO EQ to select the desired
preset equalization setting while playing a compact disc.
The equalization will be automatically set whenever you
play a compact disc.
SEEK SCAN: To seek press the reverse (left pointing)
arrow while playing a CD to go to the start of the
current track if more than eight seconds have played.
Press the forward (right pointing) arrow to go to the next
track. If you hold the button or press it more than once,
the player will continue moving backward or forward
through the disc.To scan, press and hold the SEEK SCAN button for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep and SCAN
appears on the display and. Use scan to listen to each
selection for a few seconds. The disc will go to the next
selection, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next
selection. Press this button again to stop scanning.
The sound will mute while scanning. SCAN and the
track number will appear on the display.
TUNE RCL P
-TYPE: Press this control to see how
long the current track has been playing. To change what
is normally shown on the display (track or elapsed
time), press the control until you see the display you
want, then hold the control until the display flashes.
While elapsed time is showing, CD TIME will appear
on the display.
AM FM: Press this button to play the radio when a
disc is in the player.
TP CD: With a cassette tape in the player and the
radio playing, press this button to play a cassette tape.
Press AM FM to return to the radio when a cassette tape
is playing. Press TP CD to switch between the tape and
compact disc if both are loaded. The inactive tape or CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
The display will show TAPE and CD icons.

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(Eject): Press this button to remove the disc.
The radio will play. Eject may be activated with either
the ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the
radio and ignition off if this button is pressed first.
Compact Disc Messages
(Check CD):If this message appears on the radio
display and the disc comes out, it could be one of
the following:

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.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio
displays an error message, write it down and provide
it to your dealer when reporting the problem.AM-FM Stereo with 6-Disc Compact Disc
Player with Programmable Equalization and
Radio Data System (RDS) (If Equipped)
Standard radio--Bose not shown
Playing the Radio
VOLUME PWR: Press this control to turn the
system on and off. To increase volume, turn the control
clockwise. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.

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AUTO VOL: Your system has a feature called automatic
volume. With this feature, your audio system adjusts
automatically to make up for road and wind noise as
you drive. Set the volume at the desired level.
Press this button to select MIN, MED, MAX or OFF.
Each choice allows for more volume compensation at
faster vehicle speeds. Then, as you drive, automatic
volume 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 automatic volume, select OFF.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, your audio
system monitors the noise inside your vehicle.
Then, automatically adjusts the volume so that it
always sounds the same to you. To use automatic
volume, press the AUTO VOL button until AVOL ON
appears on the display. To turn automatic volume off,
press the AUTO VOL button until AVOL OFF appears
on the display.Finding a Station
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE RCL P
-TYPE: Turn this control to select
radio stations.


SEEK SCAN: To seek, press the right or left
arrow briefly to go to the next or previous station and
stay there. The sound will mute while seeking.
To scan, press and hold either SEEK SCAN arrow for
two seconds until SC appears on the display and you hear
a beep. Use scan to listen to stations for a few seconds.
The radio will go to a station, stop for a few seconds,
then go on to the next station. Press either SEEK SCAN
arrow again to stop scanning. If you press SEEK SCAN
for more than four seconds, the radio will change to
preset scan mode. The sound will mute while scanning.
To scan your preset pushbuttons, press and hold
either SEEK SCAN arrow for more than four seconds,
PRESET SCAN will appear on the display. You will
hear a double beep and the P will blink with the preset
number. Use PRESET SCAN to listen to each of your
preset stations for a few seconds. The radio will go to a
preset station stored on your pushbuttons, stop for a few
seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press either
SEEK SCAN arrow again to stop scanning presets.

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Setting Preset Stations
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) by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization that best
suits the type of station selected.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the station you set will return
and the equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: To set the bass, press the AUDIO control
until BASS appears on the display. Turn the control to
increase or decrease bass. When you use this control,
the radio's tone setting will switch to custom.
To set the bass to the middle position, select BASS
and press and hold the AUDIO control. The radio will
produce one beep and set the display level to zero.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the AUDIO control when no
tone or speaker control is active. The radio will produce
one beep and CENTERED will appear on the display.
To set the midrange, press the AUDIO control until
MID appears on the display. Turn the control to
increase or decrease midrange. When you use this
control, the radio's tone setting will switch to custom.
To set the midrange to the middle position, select MID
and press and hold the AUDIO control. The radio will
produce one beep and set the display level to zero.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the AUDIO control when no
tone or speaker control is active. The radio will produce
one beep and CENTERED will appear on the display.

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To set the treble, press the AUDIO control until TREB
appears on the display. Turn the control to increase or
decrease treble. When you use this control, the radio's
tone setting will switch to custom. If a station is weak
or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
To set treble to the middle position, select TREB and
press and hold the AUDIO control. The radio will
produce one beep and set the display level to zero.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the AUDIO control when no
tone or speaker control is active. The radio will produce
one beep and CENTERED will appear on the display.
AUTO EQ: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass, midrange and treble equalization settings designed
for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock and classical stations.
The setting last chosen will appear on the display when
you first press AUTO EQ. Each time you press this
button, another setting will appear on the display and
AUTO EQ will switch to one of the preset settings
previously listed.To return to the manual mode (CUSTOM), press
the AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on
the display. Then you will be able to manually adjust
the bass, midrange and treble using the AUDIO
button. To find out how to do this, see Setting the
Tone following.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, your audio system
allows you to choose from four different equalization
settings: talk, driver, normal and spatial. These settings
can be used while listening to the radio or the CD player.
Press the AUTO EQ button to scroll through your
choices. Select TALK when listening to non
-musical
material such as news, talk shows, sports broadcasts and
books on tape. This settings makes spoken words sound
very clear. Select DRIVER to give the driver the best
possible sound qualities. Select NORMAL to enhance
the stereo effect. Select SPATIAL to make the listening
space seem larger. When AUTO EQ NORMAL is
displayed, the system will provide the best overall
Bose performance. The radio saves separate AUTO EQ
settings for each preset and source.

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Adjusting the Speakers
AUDIO (Balance/Fade): The AUDIO control adjusts
balance and fade. To adjust balance, press the AUDIO
control until BAL appears on the display. Turn the
control to adjust the sound to the left or right speakers.
The middle position balances the sound between
the speakers.
To adjust fade, press and hold the AUDIO control until
FAD appears on the display. Turn the control to adjust
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
To set the balance and fade to the middle position, select
balance or fade and press and hold the AUDIO control.
The radio will beep once and will set the display level to
the middle position.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the AUDIO control when
tone or speaker controls are not active. The radio will
produce one beep and CENTERED will appear on
the display.Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful
new features. With RDS, the radio can do the following:

Seek only to stations with the types of programs
you want to listen to,

seek to stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and

receive and display messages from radio stations.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations
which broadcast RDS information. The RDS features of
your radio rely upon receiving specific RDS information
from these stations. These features will only work when
the RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, please contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY) for
their current programming.

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P-TYPE: This button is used to turn on and off
Program Type (PTY) selections. PTY and the light
next to the button will turn on. The last selected PTY
will appear on the display for five seconds.
Turn the TUNE RCL P
-TYPE control to select the PTY
you want to listen to. Press the SEEK SCAN arrows to
find radio stations for the PTY you want to listen to.
The last PTY selected will be used for seek or scan
modes. If a station with the selected PTY is not found,
NONE FOUND will appear on the display. If both
P
-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will search for
stations with traffic announcements and the selected PTY.
To use the P
-TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold the
P
-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you
want to interrupt on. When you are listening to a compact
disc, the last selected RDS FM station will interrupt play
if that selected program type format is broadcast.
AM FM: The AM FM button operates the alternate
frequency feature. Alternate frequency allows the radio to
switch to a stronger station with the same program type. Press and hold AM FM for two seconds to turn
alternate frequency on. AF ON will appear on the
display. The radio may switch to stronger stations.
Press and hold AM FM again for two seconds to turn
alternate frequency off. AF OFF will appear on the
display. The radio will not switch to other stations.
Setting PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to
your favorite Program Types (PTYs). These buttons
have factory PTY presets. You can set up to
12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2) by performing
the following steps:
1. Press AM FM to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press P
-TYPE, if it is not already on.
3. Turn the TUNE RCL P
-TYPE control to select
a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.