Oldsmobile Aurora (2001 year). Manual - part 11

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Steering Wheel Controls for Climate Control

Some heating and cooling
controls can be adjusted 
at the steering wheel. 
Other touch controls 
also operate some audio
controls. See “Audio
Steering Wheel Controls”
later in this section.

Press the upper part of the fan symbol button to override
the automatic fan control and increase the fan speed.
Press the lower part of the fan symbol button to override
the automatic fan control and reduce the fan speed.

Press either arrow on the TEMP button once to display
your current comfort setting in the digital display. Press
the upper part of the TEMP button again to provide a
warmer comfort setting or press the lower part of the
TEMP button again to provide a cooler comfort setting.

Audio Systems

Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and give years of listening pleasure. You will get the
most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with it
first. Find out what your audio system can do and how
to operate all its controls, to be sure you’re getting the
most out of the advanced engineering that went into it.

Setting the Clock

Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears. The
letters AM or PM will appear on the display. Then, press
and hold MN until the correct minute appears. The clock
may be set with the ignition on or off. In addition, the
clock can also be automatically set, when tuned to an
RDS station that is broadcasting time, by pressing and
holding the HR and the MN button at the same time.
The display will show TIME UPDATED. If there is no
time available, NO UPDATE will be displayed.

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AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Programmable
Equalization and Radio Data System (RDS)

Playing the Radio

VOLUME

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POWER: Press this knob to turn the system

on and off. To increase volume, turn the knob clockwise.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.

SCV: Your system has a feature called Speed

-

Compensated

Volume (SCV). With SCV, 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, SCV 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 SCV, select OFF.

Finding a Station

AM

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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 up or down arrow to go to the next
higher or lower station and stay there. The sound will
mute while seeking.

SCAN: Press and hold the SEEK button for two seconds
until SCAN 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 the SEEK button again to
stop scanning. If you press SEEK for more than four
seconds, the radio will change to PRESET SCAN mode.
The sound will mute while scanning and SC will appear
in the display.

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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). Just:

1. Turn the radio on.

2. Press AM

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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.

PRESET SCAN: Press and hold the SEEK button for
more than four seconds until you hear a double beep and
PRESET SCAN appears in the display. Use PRESET
SCAN to listen to each of your preset stations for a 
few seconds. The radio will go to the first preset station
stored on your pushbuttons, stop for a few seconds, then
go on to the next preset station. Press the SEEK button
again to stop scanning presets.

Setting the Tone

BASS: Press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on
the display. Turn the audio knob to increase or decrease
bass. When you use this control, the radio’s tone setting
will switch to manual.

MID: Press the AUDIO button until MID appears on
the display. Turn the audio knob to increase or decrease
bass. When you use this control, the radio’s tone setting
will switch to manual.

TREB: Press the AUDIO button until TREB appears 
on the display. Turn the audio knob to increase or
decrease treble. When you use this control, the radio’s
tone setting will switch to manual. If a station is weak or
noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.

Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least 
two seconds will return all tone settings, including
BALANCE and FADE to FLAT.

AUTO EQ: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass, mid and treble equalization settings designed for
country, jazz, talk, pop, rock and classical stations. 
The last setting will appear on the display when you 
first press AUTO EQ. Each time you press AUTO EQ,
another setting will appear on the display. Press AUTO EQ   
again after TALK appears and MANUAL will appear. 

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Tone control will return to the BASS, MID and TREB.
Also, if you use BASS, MID, and TREB, the radio’s 
tone setting will switch to manual and MANUAL will
appear on the display.

Using RDS Mode

Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful 
new features. With RDS, the radio can:
D Seek only to RDS stations with the types of

programs you want to listen to,

D seek to RDS stations with traffic announcements,
D receive announcements concerning local and

national emergencies, and

D receive and display messages from RDS 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.

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.

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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

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TYPE: This button is used to turn on and off

Program Type (PTY) select. The PTY icon 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

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TYPE knob to select the PTY you want to listen to.

Press SEEK or SCAN 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

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TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio

will search for stations with traffic announcements and
the selected PTY.

To use the P

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TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold the

P

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TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you

want to interrupt on. An asterisk will appear next to the
PTY name (for example CLASSICAL*). When you are
listening to a cassette or 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). Just:

1. Press P

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TYPE, if it is not already on.

2. Press AM

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FM to select FM1 or FM2.

3. Turn the SELECT 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.

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ALERT!: This type of announcement warns of national
or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn off
alert announcements. ALERT! appears on the display
when an alert announcement plays. When an alert
announcement comes on the tuned radio 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 is playing, play will stop for the
announcement and resume when the announcement 
is finished.

ALTERNATE FREQUENCY: This feature allows 
the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same
broadcast. 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 with
the same broadcast. 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. When you turn the ignition off and 
then on again, the alternate frequency feature will
automatically be turned on.

Adjusting the Speakers

BAL

-

FADE: The AUDIO button adjusts balance and

fade. To adjust balance, press and hold the AUDIO
button until BAL appears on the display. Turn the knob 
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 button until
FAD appears on the display. Turn the knob to adjust the
sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the speakers.

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 EJECT to remove the tape and start over.

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While the tape is playing, use the VOL, FAD, BAL,
TREB, MID, BASS, AUTO EQ, SEEK and 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 EJECT or the 
RCL button.

If an error appears on the radio display, the tape won’t
play because of an error.

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.

REV (1): 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 REV operation by using the
TUNE knob.

FWD (2): 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 FWD operation by using the TUNE knob.
D (3): Press this button to reduce background noise.
DOLBY B 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

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D symbol are trademarks of

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

SIDE (5): Press this button to play the other side 
of the tape.

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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: Press the up or down arrow 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 up or down
on the tape. Choose how many selections you want to
skip. Press the SEEK arrow that many times. The number
of selections to be skipped will appear on the display.

SCAN: Press and hold the SEEK button for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep and SCAN appears 
in 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

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FM: Press this button to play the radio when 

a tape is in the player. The tape will stop but remain in
the player.

TP

-

CD: With a compact disc in the player and the

radio playing, press this button to play a compact disc.
Press AM

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FM to return to the radio when a compact 

disc is playing. Press TP

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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. 
If you have the optional CD changer and the CD
changer is loaded, the TP

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CD button will activate the

changer and an icon will be lit in the display.

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.

CLEAN PLAYR: If this message appears on the
display, 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.
See “Care of Your Cassette Tape Player” in the Index.
After you clean the player, press and hold EJECT for
five seconds to reset the CLEAN PLAYR indicator. 
The radio will display CLEANED to show the indicator
was reset.

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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 EJECT or the RCL knob.

Note that 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 CHECK CD appears on the radio display and the disc
comes out, it could be that:
D The road is too rough. The disc should play when

 the road is smoother.

D The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.
D 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.

REV (1): 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.

FWD (2): 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.

RDM (4): Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. RDM and the track number
will appear on the display.

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: Press the reverse arrow while playing a CD to
go to the start of the current track if more than eight
seconds have played. Press the forward 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.

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SCAN: Press and hold the SEEK button for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep and SCAN and the
track number appear in the display. 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.

RCL: Press this button 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 button until
you see the display you want, then hold the button until
the display flashes. While elapsed time is showing, 
CD TIME will appear on the display.

AM

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FM: Press this button to play the radio when a 

disc is in the player.

TP

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CD: With a cassette tape in the player and the radio

playing, press this button to play a cassette tape. Press
AM

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FM to return to the radio when a cassette tape is

playing. Press TP

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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. If you have
the optional CD changer and the CD changer is loaded,
the TP

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CD button will activate the changer and an icon

will be lit in the display.

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.

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Trunk-Mounted CD Changer (Option)

With the optional compact disc changer, you can play 
up to 12 discs continuously. Normal size discs may be
played using the trays supplied in the magazine.

You must first load the magazine with discs before you
can play a compact disc. Each of the 12 trays holds 
one disc. Load the trays from top to bottom, placing a
disc on the tray label side up. If you load a disc label
side down, the disc will not play and an error will occur.
Gently push the tray back into the magazine slot until it
locks into place. Repeat this procedure for loading up to
12 discs in the magazine.

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Once you have loaded the discs in the magazine, slide
open the door of the compact disc (CD) changer. Push
the magazine into the changer in the direction of the
arrow marked on top of the magazine.

Close the door by sliding it all the way to the right.
When the door is closed, the changer will begin
checking for discs in the magazine. This will continue
for up to one and a half minutes depending on the
number of discs loaded.

To eject the magazine from the player, slide the CD
changer door all the way open. The magazine will
automatically eject. Remember to keep the door closed
whenever possible to keep dirt and dust from getting
inside the changer.

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All of the CD functions are controlled by the radio
buttons except for ejecting the magazine. Whenever a
CD magazine with discs is loaded in the changer, the
compact disc symbol will appear on the radio display. 
If the CD changer is checking the magazine for CDs, 
the compact disc symbol will flash on the display until
the changer is ready to play. If CD changer mode is
entered during initialization, LOADING will appear on
the display. When a CD begins playing, a disc and track
number will be displayed. The disc numbers are listed
on the front of the magazine.

Compact Disc Errors

If an error appears on the display, an error has occurred
and the compact disc temporarily cannot play.

The CD changer will send an error message to the
receiver to indicate:
D PLAYER OPEN: CD Changer Door Open.

Completely close the door to restore 
normal operation.

D NO CD’S: CD Changer Cartridge Empty. 

Try the magazine again with a disc loaded on 
one of the trays.

CHECK CD #: If this error message is displayed while
trying to play a CD in the compact disc player or changer,  
the following conditions may have caused the error:
D The road is too rough. The disc should play when 

the road is smoother.

D The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.
D The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour 

and try again.

If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot 
be corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio
displays an error number, write it down and provide it 
to your dealer when reporting the problem.

Playing a Compact Disc

REV (1): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse
within a track. As the CD reverses, elapsed time will be
displayed with a flashing arrow to help you find the
correct passage.

FWD (2): Press and hold this button to quickly advance
within a track. As the CD advances, elapsed time will be
displayed with a flashing arrow to help you find the
correct passage.

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D (3): No function when in CD changer mode.
RDM (4): Press this button to enter the random play
mode. RANDOM ALL will appear on the display.
While in this mode, the tracks on all of the discs will be
played in random order. Press and hold this button to
enter the single

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disc random play mode. RANDOM

ONE will appear on the display and a chime will sound.
Press this button again to turn off the random feature
and return to normal operation.

SIDE (5): Press this button to select the next disc 
in the magazine. Each time you press SIDE, the disc
number on the radio display will go to that of the next
available CD.

(6): Press this button to select the previous disc 
in the magazine. Each time (6) is pressed, the disc
number on the radio display will go to that of the
previous available CD.

RCL: Press this button 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
button until you see the display you want, then hold the
button until the display flashes. While elapsed time is
showing, EL TM will appear on the display.

SEEK: Press the SEEK reverse arrow while playing a
CD to go back to the start of the current track if more
than eight seconds have played. Press the SEEK forward
arrow and it will go to the next higher track on the disc.
If the button is pressed more than once, the player will
continue moving backward or forward through the disc.

TRACK SCAN: Press and hold one of the SEEK
arrows for two seconds until TRACK SCAN appears 
on the display and a chime is heard. The first few
seconds of each track on the current disc will be played.
The sound will mute while scanning. The SCAN icon
will be lit and a “T” will blink to indicate track scan
mode. Press SEEK again to stop TRACK SCAN.

DISC SCAN: Press and hold one of the SEEK arrows
for four seconds until DISC SCAN appears on the
display and a double chime is heard. The first few
seconds of each disc will be heard. The sound will mute
while scanning. The SCAN icon will be lit and a “D”
will blink to indicate disc scan mode. Press SEEK again
to stop DISC SCAN.

TP

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CD: Press this button to play a CD if you have a

magazine loaded in the changer and the radio is playing.
To return to the radio while a CD is playing, press
AM

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FM. You can also press this button to switch

between a cassette tape, CD or the CD changer if all
three are loaded.

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Theft-Deterrent Feature

THEFTLOCK

R

 is designed to discourage theft of 

your radio. It works by using a secret code to disable 
all radio functions whenever battery power is removed
and the radio is placed in a different vehicle. This
feature requires no user input to be activated. It is
automatically armed when it is put into the vehicle for
the first time.

When the radio is turned off, the blinking red light
indicates that THEFTLOCK is armed.

If THEFTLOCK is activated, your radio will not operate
if stolen. The radio will display LOC and a red LED
indicator light will come on above the THEFTLOCK
logo to indicate a locked condition. If this occurs, 
the radio will have to be returned to the dealer.

Audio Steering Wheel Controls

With this feature, you can control certain radio functions
using the buttons on your steering wheel.

Some steering wheel
controls operate climate
controls. See “Steering
Wheel Controls for 
Climate Control” earlier 
in this section.

VOL: Press the up or down arrow to increase or
decrease volume.

SEEK: Press this button to tune to the next strong 
radio station. When playing a cassette tape or compact
disc, press SEEK to hear the next selection. There must
be at least a three

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second gap between selections on a

cassette tape.

PROG: Press this button to tune in the next preset 
radio station. When playing a cassette tape, press PROG
to hear the other side of a tape that is playing. When
listening to a disc in the CD changer, press PROG to
select the next loaded disc.

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Understanding Radio Reception

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 pick up
noise from things like storms and power lines. Try
reducing the treble to reduce this noise if you ever get it.

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.

Cellular Phone Usage

Cellular phone usage may cause interference with your
vehicle’s radio. This interference may occur when making   
or receiving phone calls, charging the phone’s battery or
simply having the phone “on”. This interference is
described as an increased level of static while listening to
the radio. If you notice static while listening to the radio,
unplug the cellular phone and turn it off.

Tips About Your Audio System

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:
D Adjust the volume control to the lowest setting.
D Increase 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, Delphi Delco Electronics radio or other
systems, and even damage them. 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.