Features & Controls
New Vehicle
“Break-In ’’
Your modern Geo doesn’t need an
:laborate “break-in.” But it will
perform better in the long
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1 follow these guideli~
A
m Ignition Switch
With the key in the ignition switch, you
can turn the switch to four positions:
LOCK (A): The only position in which
you can remove the key. This locks
your steering wheel, ignition and
automatic transmission. Press
in the
ignition switch as you turn the top of it
toward you.
If you have an automatic transmission,
the ignition switch cannot be turned to
LOCK unless the shift lever is in the
P (Park) position.
ACC (B): Position in which you can
operate your electrical power accessories. It unlocks the steering
wheel and ignition.
A warning chime
will sound if you open the driver’s door when the ignition is
in ACC or LOCK
and the key is in the ignition.
Use this
position if your vehicle must be pushed
or towed.
ON (C): Position to which the switch
returns after you start your engine and
release the switch. The switch stays in
the
ON position when the engine is
running. But even when the engine is not running, you can use
ON to operate
your electrical power accessories, and to
display some instrument panel warning
lights.
START (D): Starts the engine. When
the engine starts, release the key. The
ignition switch will return to
ON for
normal driving.
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AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape
Player
1. Press and hold RCL/PROG (TIME
SET). At the same time press and
hold
TUNE 4 (HR) until the correct
hour appears.
2. Press and hold RCL/PROG (TIME
SET). At the same time press and
hold
TUNE b (MIN) until the
correct minute appears.
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A YFM Stereo
To Play the Radio
Turn the ON/VOL knob to turn the
system.on or
off.
Volume
Turn the ON/VOL knob to adjust the
volume.
AM-FM
Press AM-FM to get AM or FM. The
lighted display shows your selection.
Tune
Press TUNE, or TUNE4 to go to a
higher or lower station. Press either
button and hold
to continue tuning and
release when you find your station. The
display
will indicate the frequency of
each station tuned.
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Seek
Press SEEK, or SEEK4 and the
radio will tune to the next higher or
lower station and stay there.
Pushbuttons
The six pushbuttons let you return to
your favorite stations.
To set the
pushbuttons for up to
12 stations (6 AM
and 6 FM), just:
1. Tune in the station.
2. Press and hold one of the
pushbuttons for at least two seconds.
The sound will
go away for a second
and will return when the station is
stored.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone
Treble:
Turn the TREB knob to the
right to hear more treble.
Bass: Turn the BASS control behind the
TREB knob to the right to hear more
bass.
Adjusting the Speakers
Fade:
Turn the FADE knob to move the
sound between the front and rear
speakers.
Balance: Turn the BAL control behind
the
FADE knob to move the sound
between the
left and right speakers.
Recall
Press RCL to switch the display
between time and frequency. Or, press it
if you want to see the time when the
ignition
is off.
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9M/FM Stereo with Cassette
Tape Player
To Play the Radio
hrn the ON/VOL knob to turn the
;ystem on or off.
Volume
Turn the ON/VOL knob to adjust the
volume.
AM-FM
Press AM-FM to get AM, FM 1 or
FM2. The lighted display shows your
selection.
Tune
Press TUNE, or TUNE4 to go to a
higher or lower station. Press either
button and hold
to continue tuning and
release when you find
your station. The
display will indicate the frequency
of
each station tuned.
Seek
Press SEEK, or SEEK4 and the radio
will tune
to the next higher or lower
station and stay there.
Pushbuttons
The six pushbuttons let you return to
your favorite stations. To set the
pushbuttons for up to
18 stations (6 AM,
6 FMl, and 6 FM2), just:
1. Tune in the station.
2. Press and hold one of the
pushbuttons for at least
two seconds.
The sound will go away for a second
and will return when the station
is
stored.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
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Setting the Tone
Treble:
Turn the TREB knob to the
right to hear more treble.
Bass: Turn the BASS control behind the
TREB knob to the right to hear more
bass.
Loud
To increase the bass tone at low
volumes, press the
LOUD button.
Tone Select
Press TONE SELECT to choose preset
treble and bass equalization settings designed
for
“ROCK,” “NEWS,”
“POP,”
“JAZZ” and “CLASSICAL.”
“ROCK” will appear when you first
press
TONE SELECT. Each time you
press
TONE SELECT another setting
will appear on
the display. Press TONE
SELECT
again after “CLASSICAL”
and control of the tone will be back to
the treble and bass knobs.
Adjusting the Speakers
Fade:
Turn the FADE knob to move the
sound between the front and rear
speakers.
Balance: Turn the BAL control behind
the
FADE knob to move the sound
between the right and left speakers.
Preset Scan
Press the PRESET SCAN button to
hear each of your
FM preset stations for
a
few seconds. When you want to stop
at a chosen station, press
PRESET
SCAN
again.
Recall
Press RCL/PROG to switch the display
between time and frequency. Or, press il
if you want to see the time when the
ignition is off.
To Play a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best
with tapes that are 30-45 minutes long
on each side. Tapes longer than that are
so thin they may not work well in this
Dlaver.
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The longer side with the tape visible
should face to
the right. If you hear
nothing or hear just a garbled sound, it
may not be
in squarely. Press A to
remove the tape and start over. Once the
tape
is playing, use the knobs for
volume and balance, just as you do for
the radio. The lighted arrows show
which side
of the tape is playing.
Your bias is set automatically. When a
metal or chrome tape is inserted,
“MTL” is shown on the display.
Fast Forward
Press FF to rapidly advance to another
part
of the tape. Press FF, RCL/PROG
or A (Stop/Eject) to return to
playing speed.
Rewind
Press REW to rapidly reverse the tape.
Press
REW, RCLlPROG or A
(Stop/Eject) to return to playing speed.
To Play the Next Selection
Press NEXT to go forward to the
beginning of the next selection.
For
NEXT to work properly, your tape
must have at least three or four seconds
of silence between each selection.
Previous
Press PREV to hear the last selection
over. Press PREV again or press
RCL/PROG or (Stop/Eject) to
cancel this function.
Program
Press RCL/PROG to switch from one
side
of the tape to the other.
Your cassette tape player can play
continuously because the player has an
auto-reverse feature.
Dolby DD@
Press 00 to remove noise from
Dolby DD@ NR-encoded tapes.
Dolby@’ Noise Reduction is
manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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EJECT
Press A to remove the tape or stop
the tape and switch to radio.
Radio Monitor
Press the RADIO MNTR button to hear
the radio when you are fast forwarding
or reversing a cassette tape.
You can use
the TUNE, SEEK and PRESET SCAN
buttons while in the radio monitor
mode.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature for the
AM/FM stereo with cassette tape player
can be used or ignored. If ignored,
the
system plays normally. If it is used,
your system won’t be usable
if it’s ever
l stolen.
Setting Your Security Code
The instructions below tell you how to
enter a security code into the system. If
your
vehicle loses battery power for any
reason, you must enter
the security code
again before the system will turn on.
1. Write down any four-digit number
2. Turn the ignition switch to the ACC
3. Turn the audio system off.
4. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together.
and keep it in
a safe place.
or
ON position.
Hold them down until
“-L” shows
on the display.
You are now ready to enter your
security code. Don’t wait more than
15
seconds between steps.
5. Press 4SEEKb and/or 4TUNEb
and “OOOO” will appear on the
display.
6. Press SEEK4 and hold it until the
first digit of your code appears.
Release the button.
7. Press SEEK, and hold it until the
second digit of your code appears.
Release the button.
8. Press TUNE4 and hold it until the
third digit of your code appears.
Release the button.
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9. Press TUNE, and hold it until the
fourth digit
of your code appears.
Release
the button.
checked that
the code you entered
is the one you wrote down. Your
code is not stored and “SEC” will
appear
on the display.
How to Shut Off the Theft-Deterrent
Feature
If your radio is secured (“SEC” shows
on the display) and you wish to disable
it, enter your security code as follows
pausing
no more than 15 seconds
between steps:
1 . Press the 1 and 4 buttons together.
10. Press AM-FM after you have
Hold them down until
“----” shows on the
display.
You are now ready to
enter your security code.
2. Press the SEEK4 button and hold it
until the first digit of your code
appears.
3. Press the SEEK, button and hold it
until the second digit of your code
appears.
4. Press the TUNE4 button and hold it
until the third digit
of your code
appears.
5. Press the TUNE, button and hold it
until the fourth digit of your code
appears.
checked that the code you entered
6. Press AM-FM after you have matches the
one you wrote down.
“ ---- ” should now appear in the
display.
If the code is correct, the radio will
operate. If
the code is wrong, ‘bErr”
will appear in the display.
To Unlock the System after a Power
Loss
If power is disrupted to the radio while
in the “SEC” mode, the unit will not
work and
“LOC” will show on the
display whenever the ignition is on. To
unlock the unit:
1. Press 4SEEKb and/or 4TUNEF
and “00o0” will appear on the
display.
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