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Scan
Press the SCAN button to hear each station for a few
seconds. Push it again
to stop scanning.
Pushbuttons
The five pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations.
To set the pushbuttons for up to ten stations (5 AM and
5 FM).
Tune in the desired station.
Press SET.
0 Within 5 seconds, push one of the pushbuttons.
Whenever you push that button again, the preset
station
will return.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
Clock
To set the clock,
fore
Press SET. SET must be lit in VF display be
.adjusting the clock.
0 Within 5 seconds, push and hold the SCAN button
until the correct minute appears.
Push and hold the SEEK button until the correct
hour appears.
Bass
Press the (BAS +) side of the button to increase bass
tones and press the (BAS
-) side of the button to
decrease bass tones. Press the center of the control for
the preset bass setting.
Treble
Press the (TRB +) side of the button to increase treble
tones and press the
(TRB -) side of the button to
decrease treble tones. Press the center
of the control for
the preset treble setting.
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.
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With the radio on, press a tape into the slot marked
AUTO REVERSE (tape side goes
in first).
Once the tape
is playing, use the volume, balance and
fade just
as you did for the radio. The arrows indicate
which side of the tape
is being played.
Program
To go from one side of the tape to the other, press the
PROG button.
Fwd
To advance the tape, press FWD and the tape will
rapidly go forward
until you press the REV button
lightly.
Rev
To reverse the tape, press REV and the tape will rapidly
go backward until you press the FWD button lightly.
Eject
To remove the tape and switch to the radio, press EJCT
button.
To Play A Compact Disc
Use full -size compact discs. DO NOT use mini-discs
that are called singles. They won't eject.
To turn the system on, the radio power must be on.
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull
it in. The word CD IN will appear in the
graphic display. Wait a few seconds and the disc should
play.
If
the disc comes back out, check whether:
0 The disc is upside down.
0 It is dirty, scratched, or wet.
0 There's too much moisture in the air. (If there is,
wait about one hour and try again.)
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To Play This Radio
On-Off
Press Off-Vol knob to turn the radio on or off when the
ignition is on.
Volume
The volume knob increases and decreases volume when
it is held slightly rotated against the spring load.
%ne
The tune knob increases and decreases station frequency
when it is held slightly rotated against the spring load.
Fade
The fade control fades the sound between your front and
rear speakers. It operates like the volume and tune
controls.
Balance
The control behind the fade control allows you to
balance the sound between the right and
left speakers. It
operates like the fade control.
AMIFM
Press the AM/FM button to select either AM or FM
radio band. The band you select will be displayed along
with
the frequency of the station. If the station is in
stereo, a
STEREO indicator will also be displayed.
Seek
Press the SEEK button to search for the next station up
the AM or FM radio band. Press it again to go to the
next higher station.
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Scan
Press the SCAN button to hear each station for a few
seconds. Push it again to stop scanning.
Pushbuttons
The five buttons can be used to preset ten radio stations
(5 AM and 5 FM stations.)
0
0
0
0
Tune in the desired station.
Press SET. (The SET indicator will appear on the
screen for five seconds.)
While the
SET indicator is displayed, press one of
the five buttons. Whenever you press that button
again,
the preset station will return.
Repeat these steps for each
of 5 AM and 5 FM
stations.
Loud
Press LD to increase the bass response.
Mute
Pressing Mute allows you to silence the radio or tape
player; press again to listen. During mute, only volume
up works.
Clock
With the ignition on and the radio off, press SET. The
set indicator will appear on the display for five seconds.
During that five seconds, press SCAN to set the
0 Press SET again. Within 5 seconds, press SEEK to
minute.
set the hour.
To Play A Cassette Player
To turn the system on, the radio power must be on. The
radio will play until a cassette is pushed into the cassette
entry door
(the tape side goes in first). Do not use tapes
that are longer than
92 minutes (46 minutes on each
side.)
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RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE OILS
FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY AND COLD STARTING, SELECT THE LOWEST
SAE VISCOSITY GRADE
OIL FOR THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE.
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IF NEITHER SAE 5W-30 NOR SAE 1OW-30 GRADE OILS ARE AVAILABLE, SAE 30 GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES
ABOVE 40 DEGREES F (4 DEGREES C).
ANY OTHER GRADE OIL NOT RECOMMENDED
DO NOT USE SAE 1OW-40, SAE 2OW-50 OR
0 If you have the 3.1L engine use: SAE 5W-30
As shown in the viscosity chart, SAE 5W-30 is best
for your vehicle. However, you can use
SAE 1OW-30
if it's going to be O°F (-18OC) or above.
These numbers on an oil container show its viscosity,
or
thickness. Do not use other viscosity oils such as SAE
low-40 or SAE 20W-50.
0 Energy Conserving I1
Oils with these words on the container will help you
save fuel.
This doughnut-shaped logo (symbol) is used
on most oil
containers to help you select the correct oil.
You should look for this on the oil container, and use
only those oils that display the logo.
GM Goodwrench@
oil (in Canada, GM Engine Oil)
meets all the requirements for your vehicle.
Engine Oil Additives: Don't add anything to your oil.
Your Buick dealer is ready to advise if you think
something should be added.
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