buttons Oldsmobile Silhouette 2001 s Owner's Guide

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TREBLE: Press and release the P-TYPE LIST/AUDIO
knob until TREB appears on the display. Turn the knob
clockwise to increase treble and counterclockwise to
decrease treble. The display will show the treble level.
When you use this control, the radio's auto tone setting
will switch to manual. If a station is weak or noisy, you
may want to decrease the treble. To set treble to the
middle position, select the control and press and hold the
P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO knob. The radio will produce
one beep and set the display level to the middle position.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO
knob when no tone or speaker control is active.
The radio will produce one beep and display ALL with
the level display in the middle position.
AUTO TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass and treble equalization settings designed for rock,
news, pop, jazz, classical and country music stations.
TONE and the preset equalization setting will appear on
the display when you press AUTO TONE. Each time
you press it, another setting will appear on the display.
The manual setting allows tone control to return to the
bass and treble controls. Use the pushbuttons and the
AUTO TONE button to program the auto tone for
station presets.Adjusting the Speakers
BALANCE: Press and release the P
-TYPE
LIST/AUDIO knob until BAL appears on the display.
Turn the knob clockwise to move the sound to the right
speakers and counterclockwise to move the sound to the
left speakers. The middle position balances the sound
between the speakers. The display will show the speaker
balance. To set the balance to the middle position,
select the control and press and hold the P
-TYPE
LIST/AUDIO knob. The radio will produce one beep
and set the display level to the middle position. To set all
tone and speaker controls to the middle position, press
and hold the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO knob when no
tone or speaker control is active. The radio will produce
one beep and display ALL with the level display in the
middle position.
FADE: Press and release the P
-TYPE LIST/AUDIO
knob until FADE appears on the display. Turn the knob
clockwise to move the sound to the front speakers
and counterclockwise to move the sound to the rear
speakers. The middle position balances the sound
between the speakers. The display will show the
speaker balance.

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PREV (1): Press this button or the left SEEK arrow
to go to the previous track if the current selection has
been playing for less than eight seconds. If the PREV
button or the left SEEK arrow is pressed and the current
selection has been playing for more than eight seconds,
it will go to the beginning of the current selection.
TRACK and the track number will appear on the
display. If you hold the button or press it more than
once, the player will continue moving back through the
disc. The sound will mute while seeking.
NEXT (2): Press this button or the right SEEK arrow to
go to the next track. TRACK and the track number will
appear on the display. If you hold the button or the right
SEEK arrow, or press it more than once, the player will
continue moving forward through the disc. The sound
will mute while seeking.
REV (3): Press and hold this button to reverse quickly
within a track. Press and hold this button for less than
two seconds to reverse at six times the normal playing
speed. Press and hold it for more than two seconds to
reverse at 17 times the normal playing speed. Release it
to play the passage. The display will show ET and the
elapsed time.FWD (4): Press and hold this button to advance quickly
within a track. Press and hold this button for less than
two seconds to advance at six times the normal playing
speed. Press and hold it for more than two seconds to
advance at 17 times the normal playing speed. Release it
to play the passage. The display will show ET and the
elapsed time.
CD (5): 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. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the
radio for future listening.
RDM (6): Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. RDM ON will show on the
display. RDM T and the track number will appear on the
display when each track starts to play. Press RDM again
to turn off random play. RDM OFF will appear on
the display.
SEEK: Press the SEEK (left arrow) button to go to
the start of the current or previous track. Press the SEEK
(right arrow) button to go to the start of the next track.
If either of the SEEK buttons is held or pressed more
then once, the player will continue moving backward or
forward through the CD.

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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 or MAX. 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.
Finding a Station
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn this knob to select radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right or left arrow to go to the next
higher or lower station and stay there. The sound will
mute while seeking.
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.
PUSHBUTTONS: 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 buttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered button, the station you set will return
and the equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that button.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

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PRESET SCAN: 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 ªPº 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.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Press the AUDIO knob until BASS appears on
the display. Turn the knob 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 knob. 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 knob when no tone or speaker
control is active. The radio will produce one beep and
CENTERED will appear on the display.MID: Press the AUDIO knob until MID appears on
the display. Turn the knob to increase or decrease mid.
When you use this control, the radio's tone setting will
switch to custom.
To set the mid to the middle position, select MID and
press and hold the AUDIO knob. 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 knob when no tone or speaker control
is active. The radio will produce one beep and
CENTERED will appear on the display.
TREB: Press the AUDIO knob until TREB appears on
the display. Turn the knob 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 knob. 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 knob 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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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 compact disc is
playing. If the compact disc player was being used, the
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.
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 P
-TYPE
knob to select the PTY you want to listen to. Press the
SEEK SCAN arrows to find radio stations of 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 PTY format is broadcast.
PUSHBUTTONS: 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 P
-TYPE, if it is not already on.
2. Press AM FM to select FM1 or FM2.
3. Turn the P
-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered button, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

3-41 Rear Seat Audio (Option)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to any
of the music sources including AM
-FM, automatic tone
control, cassette tapes or CDs. However, the rear seat
passengers can only control the music sources that the
front seat passengers are not listening to. For example,
rear seat passengers may listen to a cassette tape or CD
through headphones while the driver listens to the radio
through the front speakers. The rear seat passengers
have control of the volume for each set of headphones.
Be aware that the front seat audio controls always
override the rear seat audio controls.
This feature is intended for rear seat passengers.The following function is controlled by the primary
radio knob:
POWER
-VOL: Push this knob twice to turn the
rear seat audio system on or off. ON or OFF will be
displayed for five seconds. The rear speakers will be
muted when the power is turned on. You may operate
the rear seat audio functions when the primary radio
power is off if the ignition is on.
The following functions are controlled by the rear seat
audio system buttons:
PWR: Press this button to turn the rear seat audio
system on or off. The rear speakers will be muted when
the power is turned on. You may operate the rear seat
audio functions even when the primary radio power is off.
VOL: Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob clockwise to increase volume and
counterclockwise to decrease volume. Push the knob
back into its stored position when you're not using it.
The upper VOL knob controls the upper headphone
and the lower VOL knob controls the lower headphone.
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display will show your frequency
selection. If the front passengers are already listening to
AM
-FM, the rear seat audio controller will not switch
between the bands and cannot change the frequency.

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SEEK: Press the up arrow to tune to the next higher
station and stay there. Press the down arrow to tune to
the next lower station and stay there. The display will
show your selection. The sound will mute while seeking.
The SEEK button is inactive if the AM FM mode on the
front radio is in use.
While listening to a cassette tape, press the up arrow to
hear the next selection on the tape. Press the down arrow
to go back to the previous selection. The SEEK button is
inactive if the tape mode on the front radio is in use.
While listening to a CD, press the up arrow to hear the
next selection on the CD. Press the down arrow to go
back to the start of the current selection (if more than
eight seconds have played). The SEEK button is inactive
if the CD mode on the front radio (if equipped) or the
CD changer is in use.
P.SET PROG: The front passengers must be listening to
something different for each of these functions to work:

Press this button to seek through your preset radio
stations set on your primary radio pushbuttons.
The display will show your selections.

When a cassette tape is playing, press this button
to go to the other side of the tape.TAPE CD: With a cassette tape in the player and the
radio playing, press this button to play a cassette tape.
Press TAPE CD to switch between the tape and compact
disc if both are loaded. Press AM FM to return to the
radio when a cassette tape or compact disc is playing.
The inactive tape or CD will remain safely inside the
radio for future listening.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK is designed to discourage theft of
your radio. The feature works automatically by learning
a portion of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
If the radio is moved to a different vehicle, it will not
operate and LOCKED will be displayed.
When the radio and vehicle are turned off, the blinking
red light indicates that THEFTLOCK is armed.
With THEFTLOCK activated, your radio will not
operate if stolen.

3-43 Audio Steering Wheel Controls
(If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this feature, you can control certain
radio functions using the buttons on your steering wheel.
SEEK: Press the up arrow to tune to a higher radio
station and the down arrow to tune to a lower radio
station. The sound will mute while seeking. When
playing a cassette tape or compact disc, press SEEK
to hear the next selection.
AM/FM: Press this button to choose AM or FM.
PRESET: Press this button to play a station you
have programmed on the radio preset buttons.
VOL: Press the up or down arrow to increase or
decrease volume.
PLAY: Press this button to play a loaded cassette tape
or compact disc when the radio is playing.
MUTE: Press this button to silence the system.
Press it again to turn on the sound. This button may
be used when listening to the radio, a cassette tape or
a compact disc.