1993 BUICK PARK AVENUE display

service, and you should take your Buick to the dealer at
once. To save your battery
until you get there, turn off
all accessories, and set your air system to OFF.
Volts Gage
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If you have the optional gage cluster, you have this gage
that shows voltage
in the electrical system. The normal
range
is 11 to 15 volts. If the reading stays outside the
normal range, have your Buick dealer check the
electrical system.
Tachometer
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The tachometer tells you how fast the engine is running.
It displays engine speed in thousands of revolutions per
minute
(RPM).
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Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in
the red area, or engine damage may occur.
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If your Buick has the Dual Automatic ComforTemp
Climate Control option,
it looks like this:
Ext Temp
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The following information tells you how it works.
You will hear a beep each time a button is pushed. The
display will show fan, temperature and mode settings. Push this and
the display will indicate the outside
temperature (Unless
the system is OFF). Push it again to
return to the regular system display.
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To choose the temperature you want maintained inside
the car, push one of these.
You can choose from 60 OF (16 "C), for maximum
cooling, and
90" F (33 "C), for maximum heating. It is
not necessary to choose the extreme temperature to get
the system to heat
or cool at the maximum. The system
does
it automatically.
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When the system is off, the ventilation system will allow
air to flow through your Buick when the vehicle
is
moving. The system will try to keep the air at the chosen
temperature, unless
it is very hot or very cold. The
outside temperature will show in the display area when
the system is
OFF.
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AUTO
When the system is set for
automatic, air will come
from the
floor outlets, the
instrument panel outlets or
both. Fan speed will vary
(unless a blower
LO or HI
button has been pushed) as
the system gets to and
maintains the temperature
setting you have selected.
The display will show the set temperature and blower
speed.
In cold weather the system will delay turning on the fan,
to avoid blowing cold air. The length of the delay
depends on engine coolant temperature, outside
temperature and time since the engine was last started.
Pushing a
LO or HI blower button will override this
delay, and cause the fan to start.
To rid the system of stale air in warm weather, air will
come out of the floor outlets for
a short time. The
front seat passenger can control the air temperature
in their seating area.
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The air temperature for the right side of the front seat
can be set using the control on the passenger’s door.
Both DUAL
ZONE and AUTO buttons will light up. To
turn off this part of the system, push the DUAL ZONE
button again.
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To Play This Radio
The Upper Knob
The upper knob does these things:
It turns the system on and off.
It controls the volume.
It tells you the time. (When the ignition is off, push
the knob to display the time.)
It allows you to hear the orner side of a tape. (Press
When the radio is playing, with the time displayed, it
the knob while a cassette is playing.)
can tell
you the frequency (push the knob).
BAL
The BALANCE control behind the upper knob allows
you to balance the sound between the right and left
speakers.
The Lower Knob
Turn the lower knob to tune radio stations. Push it to get
AM or FM.
FADE
The FADE control behind the lower knob moves the
sound between your front and rear speakers.
SEEK
Pressing the SEEK button will cause the receiver to seek
the next higher station and stop.
SCAN
When you press SCAN, the radio will go to the next
station and pause and keep doing that until you press
SCAN again. SCAN appears
in the display.
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Pushbuttons Clock
The four pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations.
You can set the pushbuttons for up to fourteen stations
(7 AM and 7 FM).
0 Tune in the desired station.
0 Press the SET pushbutton. SET appears in the
display.
0 Within 5 seconds, push one of the four pushbuttons.
Whenever you press that button, the preset station will
return.
Up to three more stations may be preset on each band by
pressing two pushbuttons that are next to each other, at
the same time.
0 Tune in the desired station.
Press the SET pushbutton.
0 Within the 5 seconds, press any two pushbuttons that
are next to each other. (The station will return when
the same two pushbuttons are pressed again.) To
set the clock:
0 Press the SET button.
0 Within 5 seconds, press and hold SCAN until the
correct hour appears on the display.
0 Press and hold SEEK until the correct minute
appears on the display.
TREBLE
Slide the TREBLE lever up to increase the treble
response. If the station is weak or noisy, slide the
TREBLE lever down to reduce the noise.
BASS
Slide the BASS lever up to increase the bass response.
Adjust the BASS lever to give a pleasing sound to your
ear.
DNR@
This is the Dynamic Noise Reduction button, DNR@
helps remove background hiss from
the radio or tape
player.
You may want to leave it pushed in all the time.
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To Play This Radio
PWR
To turn the radio on, press the PWR button.
The Upper Knob
0 It allows you to mute the radio or tape play. Press to
mute; press again to listen.
BAL
The control behind the upper knob allows you to
balance the sound between the right and left speakers.
Notice the display arrow to
see where the balance is set.
The Lower Knob
Turn the lower knob to tune radio stations. The tune
knob increases and decreases frequency when it is held
slightly rotated against the spring load. Push it to get
AM or FM frequency.
FADE
The control behind the lower knob moves the sound
between your front and rear speakers. Notice the display
arrow to see how the
FADE is set.
RCL
It tells you the time or the radio frequency. (When the
ignition is off, push RCL to display the time.) With the
radio on, and the time displayed, push it to display the
frequency.
SEEK 4 or b
Pressing the SEEK 4 or b button will cause the
receiver to seek the next lower or higher station and
stop.
The
upper knob does these things:
0 It controls the volume. The volume knob increases
and decreases volume when it is held slightly rotated
against the spring load.
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SCAN
When you press SCAN, the radio will go to the next
station and pause and keep doing that until
you press
SCAN again. SC will appear in the display.
Pushbuttons
The five pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations.
You can set the pushbuttons for up to ten stations (5 AM
and 5 FM).
Tune in the desired station.
Push the SET button.
Within 5 seconds, push one of the five pushbuttons.
SET will disappear from the display when the station
is set.
Whenever you press that button, the preset station will
return.
Clock
To set the clock:
Press the SET button.
Within 5 seconds, press and hold SCAN until the
correct hour appears on the display.
Press and hold SEEK until the correct minute
appears
on the display.
To Adjust The Tone
Use the levers next to the display to set the bass,
midrange, and treble until
you get the sound you want.
The
60 and 250 levers adjust the bass; 1K is midrange;
3.5K and 10 K control the treble.
We suggest you start with the center lever
(1K) in the
midpoint position, then move the others up or down
until you get the amount of bass and treble you like.
To Play A Cassette
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.
With the radio on, press a tape into the slot marked
AUTO REVERSE (the tape side goes in first).
Once the tape is playing, use the upper and lower knobs
for volume, balance, and fade just as you did for the
radio. The arrow
in the graphic display above the word
TAPE indicates which side
of the tape is being played.
When the end of the tape is reached, it
will
automatically reverse and play the other side of the tape.
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