manual radio set OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1996 Owners Manual

AM-FM Stereo Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press this button to get AM or FM.
TUNE: Turn this knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK: Press the up or down arrow to go to the next
higher or lower station.
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. Find the station you want by using TUNE or SEEK.
2. Press SET. (The SET indicator will appear briefly on
the display.)
Playing the Radio
VOL:
Turn this knob clockwise to increase volume.
Turn
it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
RECALL: Press this button briefly to recall the station
being played or to display the clock.
3. Press one of the four pushbuttons, within five
seconds. Whenever you press that numbered button,
the station you set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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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. (The SET indicator will appear on
the display.)
time (within five seconds).
3. Press any two adjoining pushbuttons at the same
4. Whenever you press the same buttons, the station
you set will return.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Slide this lever up to increase bass and down to
decrease it.
TREB: Slide this lever up to increase treble and down
to decrease it. If a station is weak or noisy, slide the
lever down
to reduce the noise.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
This control behind the upper knob adjusts the
sound between the right and left speakers.
FADE: This control behind the lower knob adjusts the
sound between your front and rear speakers.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(Option)
Playing the Radio
VOL-BAL-PROG-RCL:
This knob turns the system
on and
off and controls the volume. Turn the upper knob
clockwise to increase volume. Turn
it counterclockwise
to decrease volume. Press the upper knob briefly to
recall the station being played or to display the clock. If
you press the button when the ignition is off, the clock
will show for
a few seconds.
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Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press the lower knob to get AM, FM 1 or
FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK: Press the up or down arrow to go to the next
higher
or lower station.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four pushbuttons let you return
to your favorite stations. You can set up to
21 stations
(seven
AM, seven FMl and seven FM2).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Press AM-FM to select the band.
Find the station you want by using TUNE or
SEEK.
Press SET until the word SET appears on the display.
Press and hold one of the four buttons, within
five seconds.
The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
button. Whenever you press that button, the station
you set will return.
Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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. (The SET indicator will appear on
3. Press any two adjoining pushbuttons at the same
the display.)
time (within
five seconds).
4. The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
buttons. Whenever you press the same buttons, the
station you set will return.
PSCAN: Press both SEEK arrows and PSCAN will
appear on
the display. Use PSCAN to listen to each of
your preset stations for
a few seconds. The radio will go
to the first preset station, stop
for a few seconds, then go
on to the next preset station. (If a preset station has weak
reception,
it will not stop.) Press either SEEK arrow or
the upper knob to stop scanning.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass. The middle position is a detent.
TREB: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease treble. The middle position
is a detent. If a
station is weak or noisy, slide the lever down to reduce
the noise.
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Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound
to the left or right speakers. The middle
position is a detent and balances the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position is a detent and balances
the 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. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
The longer side with the tape visible goes in first. If
you
hear nothing or hear just a garbled sound, it may not be
in squarely. Press STOP-EJECT to remove the tape and
start over.
While the tape is playing, use the
VOL, FADE, BAL,
TREB and
BASS controls just as you do for the radio.
Other controls may have different functions when
a tape
is inserted. The display will show an
arrow to show
which side
of the tape is playing. Note
that cassette tape adapter kits for portable compact
disc players will not work in your cassette player. These
adapters will cause an error message to show on
the
display, and the adapter cassette will be ejected.
FORWARD: Press the right arrow to rapidly advance
the tape. It will continue forwarding until you press the
right arrow again lightly.
REVERSE: Press the left arrow to rapidly reverse the
tape. It will continue reversing
until you press the left
arrow again lightly.
PROG-RCL: Press this knob to hear the other side of a
tape that is playing.
STOP-EJECT Press this button to remove the tape or
stop playing the tape and switch
to 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 Tape Player” in the Index.
After you clean the player, press and hold STOP-EJECT
for five seconds to reset the CLN indicator. The radio
will display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
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AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(Option)
Playing the Radio
PWR: Press this button to turn the radio on.
VOL: Turn the upper knob clockwise to increase
volume and counterclockwise to decrease volume.
VOL
graphics will show on the display.
MUTE: Press the upper knob to mute the radio or cassette
tape player. Press the button again to resume the sound.
RCL: Press this button briefly to recall the station being
played
or to display the clock. If you press the knob
when the ignition is off,
the clock will show for a
few seconds.
Finding a Station
AM/FM: Press the lower knob to get AM, FMl or
FM2. Your selection will show on
the display.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right arrow to go to the next higher
station and the left arrow to
go to the next lower station.
SCAN: Press the SCAN button 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 the
SCAN button again to stop scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The five numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up
to
15 stations (five AM, five FM1 and five FM2).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Press AM-FM to select the band.
Find
the station you want by using TUNE or SEEK.
Press SET. (The SET indicator will appear briefly on
the display.)
Press one of
the five pushbuttons, within five
seconds. Whenever you press that numbered button
for that band, the station you set will return.
Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Setting the Tone
BASS:
Press this button up to increase bass and down
to decrease
it. Press the center of the control to get the
factory preset midpoint.
TREB: Press this button up to increase treble and down
to decrease it. If a station is weak or noisy, press the
button down to reduce the noise. Press the center of the
control to get the factory preset midpoint.
Adjusting the Speakers
BALANCE:
Turn the control behind the upper knob to
adjust the sound between the right and left speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
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. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
While the tape is playing, use the
VOL, FADE, TREB
and BASS controls just
as you do for the radio. The
display will show an arrow to show which side of the
tape is playing. When the down indicator arrow is lit,
selections listed
on the bottom side of the cassette are
playing. When the
up arrow is lit, selections listed on the top
side
of the cassette are playing. The tape player
automatically begins playing the other side when it
reaches the end of
the tape.
This system has automatic Dolby Noise Reduction to
reduce background noise on tapes encoded with Dolby
NR. 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.
PROG (1): Press this button to play the other side of
the tape.
CrO2 (2): This button sets the tape bias. When playing
high-bias chrome or metal tapes, press the Cr02 button
to turn
the Cr02 display on. When playing standard bias
tapes, press again to turn the light
off.
REV (5): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press
REV or PROG to return to playing speed.
The radio will play the last-selected station while
the tape reverses.
FWD: Press the SCAN button to advance quickly to
another part
of the tape. Press FWD or PROG to return
to playing speed. The radio
will play the last-selected
station while
the tape advances.
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PREV: Press the SEEK left arrow to search for the
previous selection on the tape.
A four-second quiet
interval must be present for the tape to stop. The tape
will also stop when
PROG or the SEEK right arrow
is pressed.
NEXT Press the SEEK right arrow to search for the
next selection
on the tape. Your tape must have at least
four seconds of silence between each selection for
NEXT or
SEEK to work. Press PREV or the SEEK
right arrow to stop searching.
ST-PL: To switch from tape to radio immediately, press
the ST-PL button and the radio will resume playing the
station that was tuned in when you inserted a tape.
Pressing the button again will allow the tape to
resume playing.
EJECT: Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play. EJECT may be activated with either the
ignition or the radio off.
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
(Option)
Playing the Radio
POWER: Press this button to turn the system on or off
when the ignition is on.
VOL: Press the up arrow to increase volume and the
down arrow to decrease volume. The bottom of the
digital screen displays the setting. For a normal listening
level preset at the factory, press the center of
the button.
RCL: Press this button to recall the station being played
or to display
the clock. RCL may be pressed with the
ignition off to display the time.
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Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press this button to get AM or FM. Your
selection will show on the display.
If the station is in
stereo, ST will show on the display.
Your radio has AMAX. With an AMAX-certified
receiver, your radio can produce quality AM sound
comparable to FM stereo. AMAX reduces noise without
reducing the high frequencies you need for the best
sound. In addition to improved sound quality, AMAX
includes more stations
on the AM band. You don’t have
to do anything to your Delco/GM radio because AMAX
is automatic.
TUNE: Press the up arrow to tune in radio stations
higher on the AM or FM band. Press the down arrow
to tune in radio stations lower on the band.
SEEK: Press this button to tune to the next higher
station and stay there.
SCAN: Press this button to hear each station for a few
seconds. The radio will
go to a station, stop for a few
seconds, then
go on to the next station. Press SCAN
again if you hear something you like and want to stay
there. SCAN will appear on the display while scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The five pushbuttons let you return
to your previously played stations. You can set up to
10 stations (five AM and five FM).
1.
2.
3.
4.
S
Find the station you want by using TUNE.
Press SET. (The SET indicator will appear briefly
on
the display.)
Press
one of the five pushbuttons, within five
seconds. Whenever you press that button, the station
you set will return.
Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
BASS: Press the top of the button to hear more bass and
the down arrow to hear less bass. Press the center of the
button for the factory-preset position.
TREB: Press the up arrow to hear more treble and the
down arrow to hear less treble. Press the center of the
button for the factory-preset position. TREB will appear
briefly on the display whenever TREB is pressed.
Ldjusting the Speakers
BAL: This four-way control adjusts the leftlright and
fronthear speaker balance to your individual taste.
When you change either adjustment, the bottom of the
digital screen will display
the point of balance you have
selected. Press the left and right or front and rear buttons
at the same time to select
the factory-preset position.
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lg the Disc Player
Turn the power off or turn the ignition key off. The disc
stays
in the player and will resume playing at the point
where it stopped.
ST-PL: Press this button to stop playing the disc and
switch to the radio. Press
it again to restart the disc at
the point where it stopped.
EJCT Press this button to eject the disc and switch to
the radio. The disc will start playing track one when you
reinsert it.
=Deterrent Feature
Delco-Loc II@ is a security feature for the compact disc
player, It may be used or ignored. If ignored, the system
plays normally and the radio is not protected by the
feature. If Delco-Loc
I1 is activated, your radio will
not operate if stolen.
If your vehicle loses battery power for any reason, you
must enter your secret code again before the system will
turn on.
; the TI tterrent 1 ature
The instructions which follow, explain how to enter your
secret code
to activate the Delco-Loc I1 system. It is
recommended that you read through all of the 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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Write down any six-digit number and keep it in a
safe place separate from the vehicle.
Turn the ignition to the
ACC or RUN position.
Press the
PREV and FF buttons together. Hold them
down until
--- shows on the display. Next you
will use the secret code number which you have
written down.
Press
SET and 000 will appear on the display.
Press
SCAN to make the first digit of your
code appear.
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6. Press SEEK to make the second and third digits of
your code appear.
7. Press AM-FM and 000 will appear on the display
again. Now
you are ready to enter the last three
digits
of your code.
code appear.
code appear.
8. Press SEEK to make the fourth digit of your
9. Press SCAN to make the last two digits of your
10. Press AM-FM and REP will appear on the display
for five seconds, and then
000 will appear on
the display.
11. For verification, repeat Steps 6 through 11. If SEC
appears on the display, your audio system is secured.
If
--- shows on the display, your system is not
secured.
You must restart the entire procedure again
from Step
4.
Unlockin-
Power Loss
! Theft-Deterrent Feature After a
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
2. Press SET and 000 will appear on the display.
3. Press SCAN to make the first digit of your
code appear.
4. Press SEEK to make the second and third digits of
your code appear.
5. Press AM-FM and 000 will appear on the display
again. Now you are ready
to enter the last three
digits
of your code.
6. Press SCAN to make the fourth digit of your
code appear.
7. Press SEEK to make the last two digits of your
code appear.
8. Press AM-FM. If the time appears, the unlocking
sequence was successful. If the display shows
SEC,
the digits did not match and the unit is still secured.
9. 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 lose or forget your code, contact your retailer.
1. Turn the ignition on. (The radio should be off. LOC
will appear on the display.)
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