1993 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
Directional Controls (CONT.)
also controls the fan speed
-automaticallyy, unless the fan is
overridden
by the 7 or A button.
'YJJ(Heater): In this setting, all air
coming into the vehicle. is forced to the
floor. The fan blower motor will vary
in speed unless yowpress the Vur A
button. The in-car temperature will
adjust to the setting you choose. The
air conditioning compressor will not.
run in the manual heater mode.
If .your vehicle has an
engine block
heater
and you.use .it during cold
weather,
UoF (-18°C) or lower, your
heating system will .more quickly
provide heat became the engine coolant
is already warmed. See the
Index under
Engine Bluck Heater.
44
(Defrost): With this setting,
mast
of the air is forced. through the
windshield defroster vents. The
cornpressor
runs by using all the input
signals. The fan blower also .goes to a
fixed
high speed with no delay. After
start-up you can override the High fan
blower speed by pushing or AUTO.
DEFOG: Press the and (@'
buttons at the same time to operate the
defog mode. This directs warmed air
through the windshield defroster
vents,
and through the heater ducts.
OFF: Press to turn off the system.
Rear Window Defogger
(COUPE AND HARDTOP CONVERTlBLE)
a (Rear Window Defogger) :Press
this button to warm the defogger grid
on the rear window and
warm the
power mirrors. The indicator light will
glow while the rear window defogger is
operating.
If you have a convertible,
you. will have the 4 (Power Mirror
Defogger) button .on your climate
control system. This button
is for
heated mirrors only. The -rear window
defogger
will turn:off automatically after.
about
10 minutes. of use, You can also-
turn the defogger
off by turning off the
ignition
or by pressing the @ button
again.

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The rear window defogger and power
window defogger .ody aperate when the
Do pot attach a temparary vehicke
license across the defogger grid on the,
rear window.
' engine is ru~g.
Flow-Throuflh Ventilation System
Your corvette's flow-through
ventilation system supplies outside air
into
the vehicle when it is moving.
Outside air will also enter the vehicle
when the heater or the air conditioning
fan is mag.
Ventilation Tips
Kkp the hood and €rant air inlet free
-of ice, snow, or any other obstruction
(such as leaves). The heater and.
defroster dl work far better,
reducing the chance of fogging the
inside of you windows.
When you enter a vehicle in cold
weather, turn the blower fan to the
highest speed f6r.a few moments
before driving off. This helps clear the
intake ducts of 'snow and moisture,
.and reduces the chance of fogging the
inside a€ your windows.
seats clear of objects. This- helps air to
circulate t.hroughout your vehicle. See
the Ind& under Engim? Exhaust.
Keep the air path u,nder the frwt .

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The following .pages describe the audio
systems available for your Corvette, and
how to get the best performance from
them.. Please read about ,the system in
your vehicle.
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CAUTION I
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Hearing damage from loud
noise is almost undetectable
until it is too late. Your hearing can
adapt to. higher volumes of sound.
Sound that s-eems 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 yaur hearing
adapts to it.
To help avoid hearing loss OK
damage:
1. Adjust the volume control to the
lowest setting.
2. Increase volume slowly until you
hear comfortably and clearly.

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Accessory Wiring Plug (CONTJ
This Wiring Plug has Three Separate
Wires:
The orange wire connects to the
battery.
The pink wire connects to the ignition
(power
is only available in the Run
position).
ground.
The black wire connects to the
When.using $he.accessory wiring
Don't splice wires -directly into
the
accessory plug wire. If done
incmrectly, splicing might cause
damage.to pur electrical system.
The maximum bad dany ' , .
electric,al,equipment..shauld.not
exceed I15 amps, . .
.Be sure to turn off any electricai
equipment when-not-in
use..
Leaving electrical equipment on
€or extended periods ..can drain
your battery.
electrical equipment
you're using
requires frequent connecting and disconnecting. This may
cause
excessive wear on the accessory
plug
and damage your eiectricai
system.
.plug:
Do not use this plug if the
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ietting the Clock
ietting the cloclc is easy.
, With the radio on or off and the
ignition on, press
SET. The SET
indicator light will glow for five
seconds.
!. You must begin to set the clock to
the correct hour and minute during
those five seconds. Set the clock
by
pressing the TUNE button. TUNE 7
will set the hour. TUNE A sets the
minute.

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IMjFM Stereo wjth Cassette
'layer
qOL/PROG/RCL Turns the unit on
md off when the ignition is on.
Idjusts volume up or down.
BAIJFADE: Turn the inside control
mob to adjust the sound from the left
:o the right speakers.
rum the control ring to adjust the
bund
from the front to the rear
;peakem.
Radio Controls:
The digital display indicates infomation
on time or radio stationfrequency, the
AM or FM radio band, whether the
station is
in stereo, and other radio
functions.
AMEM: Press this button to select
either the
AM or FM radio band. The
band
you select will be displayed on
the digital screen. The frequency of the
station
will be displayed, and if the
station is in stereo, the
ST indicator
will also be displayed.
RCL (Recall): Press to change
between the clock or the radio station
frequency displayed on the digital
screen.
AUTO: Press this button, then press
TUNE to tune to the next station on
the AM or FM band.
An indicator light above
a preset station
button
will glow when the seek mode
stops at that station.

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AMlFM Stereo with Cassette
PIayer (cum)
TUNE. Press this control to tune in.
stations higher or lower on the AM.or
FM radio band. For rapid tuning, press
and hold one side of.TUNE., then:press
the other side. The display will revert
to time if the tuning activity has
ceased for approximately five sec0nd.s.
BASWXREB (Treble): The inside
knob adjusts the bass level up or
down. The autside ring;adjQsts the
treble level up or down.
To Preset Radio Stations:
The six numbered- pushbuttons can be.
used to preset up to twelve-radio
stations (six AM -and six FM stati.ons).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2, Press SET. The SET indicator light
will glow.
3. While the SET indicator. light- glows,
press one. of the six pushbuttons.
Whenever
you press this button again,
the preset station will be tuned in.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 -for each of six AM
and six FM stations,
To Play a Cassette Tape:
This audio system has automatic.
on Dolby B NR@- to reduce background
noise. on Dolby encoded tapes. Dolby"
Noise Re:du.ction is manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Dolby@ and the
00 symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Turn the VOL 1Znd.b.ts turn the radio
on. Then push a Cassetteinto the
cassette entry door (the tape side goes
in :first). Do not use tapes-that are
loQger- than 45 minutes on each,:side.
The
display will indicate CA IN when a
cassette tape is in tkplayer.

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FF (Fast Forward): Press to advance
the tape rapidly; press again to play.
(The radio plays while the tape
is fast
forwarding.) The indicator light will
glow when this button is pressed.
REV (Reverse): Press to reverse the
tape rapidly; press again
to play. (The
radio plays while the tape is
rewinding.) The indicator light will
glow when this button is pressed.
CrO,: Press this button when playing
high bias chrome or metal tapes. An
indicator light will glow when this
button is pressed. When playing
standard tapes, press again.
PROG (Program) : Press to change
the side of the tape being played.
Arrows in the display will indicate the
side currently playing. The tape player
automatically begins playing the other
side
of the cassette when it reaches the
end
of a tape.
SRCH (Search): Press to search for
the next selection on the tape. There
must be at least a three-second gap
between selections on the tape
for this
function
to work. An indicator light
will glow when this button is pressed.
SCAN: Press to listen to the beginning
eight seconds
of each track or passage.
To stop scanning, press
SCAN again;
the indicator light will
go out and the
tape
will continue to play.
REPT (Repeat): Press to return to
the beginning
of the current selection
after
10 seconds or more of play. After
10 seconds or less of play, the player
will return to the beginning
of the
previous selection.
EJCT (Eject): Press to have the
cassette tape ejected (the radio will
then play). This button will also work
when the radio
or ignition are turned
Off.
STOPIPLAY: Press this to listen to
the radio without ejecting the cassette.