1993 PONTIAC GRAND-AM display

lgnition Switch
With the ignition key in the ignition switch,
you can turn the switch
to five positions:
Accessory: An “~n” position in which
you can operate some of your electrical
power accessories. Press in the ignition
switch as you turn the top of it toward you.
Lock: The only position in which you
can remove the key. This locks your
steering wheel, ignition and transaxle
(on automatic models).
Off: Unlocks the steering wheel,
ignition, and transaxle (on automatic
models), but does not send electrical
power to any accessories. Use this
position if your vehicle must be pushed
or towed, but never try to push-start
your vehicle.
A warning chime will
sound if
you open the driver’s door when
the ignition is
off and the key is in
the ignition.
Run: An “on” position to which the
switch returns after you
start your
engine and release the switch. The
switch stays in the
Run position when
the engine is running. But even when
the engine is not running,
you can use
Run to operate your electrical power
accessories, and
to display some
instrument panel warning lights.
Start: Starts the engine. When the
engine starts, release the key. The
ignition switch will return to
Run for
normal driving.
Note that even if the engine is not
running, the positions
Accessory and
Run are “on” positions that allow you
to operate some of your electrical
accessories, such
as the radio.
Key Release Button
(MANML TRANSAXLE)
The ignition key cannot be removed
from the ignition unless the key release
button is used.
To Remove the Key:
Turn the key to the Lock position while
pressing the key release button in.
Keeping your finger on the button, pull
the key straight out.
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Headlight High-Low Beam Changer
To change the headlights from low beam
to high or high to low, pull the
turn
signal lever all the way toward you.
Then release it. When the high beams
are
on, a blue light on the instrument
panel also will be on.
Flash-to-Pass (EXCEPT CANADA)
Flash-to-pass lets you use your high
beam headlights to signal a driver in
front
of you that you want to pass.
To use it, pull the turn signal/headlight
beam lever toward you.
If Your Headlights are Off:
Your high beam headlights will turn on.
They'll stay on as long as you hold the
lever there. Release the lever to turn
them off.
If Your Headlights are On:
No flash-to-pass. Use the lever to
change between high and
low beams.
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
You can brighten or dim your
instrument cluster lights
by rotating the
instrument panel intensity control switch. Rotate the switch all the way to
the right to
turn on the interior courtesy
lights. Rotate the switch to the left to
turn off the instrument cluster lights and
displays.
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AM!FM Stereo Radio
The digital display indicates information
on time or radio station frequency, the AM
or FM radio band, whether the station is
in stereo, and other radio functions.
PWReVOL (PowereVolume): With the
ignition
on, rotate the upper knob to the
right to turn on the radio and increase
volume.
RECALL: Press the upper knob to
change between the clock and the radio
station frequency displayed when the
radio is on.
BAL (Balance): The control ring behind
the upper knob adjusts the left/right
speaker balance.
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TUNE: Rotate the lower knob to the left
or right to tune in radio stations (the
radio station frequency will be displayed
on the digital screen).
AMeFM: Press the lower knob to change
between
the AM and FM bands (the
digital screen will display
AM or FM,
and if the station is in stereo, FM
STEREO will be displayed).
FADE: The control ring behind the
lower knob adjusts the fronthear
speaker balance.
TREB (Treble): Slide this lever up to
increase treble, or down to decrease it.
If a station is weak or noisy, reduce the
treble.
BASS: Slide this lever up to increase
bass, or down to decrease
it.
VSEEKk Each time you press SEEK,
you will tune in the next station higher
or lower on the
AM or FM radio band.
To Preset Radio Stations:
The four numbered pushbuttons can be
used to preset
up to 14 radio stations
(seven
AM and seven FM).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. The word SET will
appear on the digital screen for five seconds.
3. While SET is displayed, press one of
the four pushbuttons. Whenever you
press this button again, the preset
station will be tuned in.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of four AM
and four FM stations.
Up
to three additional stations on each
band may be preset by “pairing”
pushbuttons:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET, and within five seconds
press any two adjacent pushbuttons at
the same time. Whenever you press
these two buttons again, the preset station will be tuned
in.
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AM/FM Stereo Radio with
Cassette Tape Player (OPTION)
The digital display indicates information
on time or radio station frequency, the AM
or
FM radio band, whether the station is
in stereo, and other radio functions.
TURN PWR (Power): With the ignition
on, rotate the upper knob to turn your
audio system on and off.
VOLBAL (Volume-Balance): Rotate
the upper knob to the right to increase
volume, and to the left to decrease.
volume.
PROG-RCL (Program-Recall): Press
the upper knob
to change between the
clock and the radio station frequency
displayed when the radio is
on.
R L (Balance): The control ring
behind the upper knob adjusts the
lefthight speaker balance.
TUNE-FADE: Rotate the lower knob to
the
left or right to tune in radio stations
(the radio station frequency will be
displayed on
the digital screen).
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to
change between the AM and FM bands
(the digital screen will display
AM or
F", and if the station is in stereo,
STEREO will be displayed).
F R (Fade): The control ring
behind the lower knob adjusts the
fronthear speaker balance.
TREBLE: Slide this lever up to
increase treble, or down to decrease it.
If a station is weak or noisy, reduce the
treble.
BASS: Slide this lever up to increase
bass, or down to decrease it.
VSEE-: Each time you press SEEK,
you will tune in the next station higher
or lower on the AM
or FM radio band.
To Preset Radio Stations:
The four pushbuttons below the digital
display can be used to preset up
to 14
radio stations (seven AM and seven
FM).
1 . Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. The word SET will
appear
on the digital screen for five
seconds.
3. While SET is displayed, press one of
the four pushbuttons. Whenever you
press this button again, the preset
station will be tuned
in.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of four AM
and four
FM stations,
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AM/FM Stereo Radio with
Cassetfe Tape Player
and
Graphic Equalizer (omoiv)
The digital display indicates information
on time or radio station frequency, the
AM
or FM radio band, whether the station is
in stereo, and other radio functions.
TURN PWR (Power): With the ignition
on, rotate the upper knob to
turn your
audio system on and off.
VOLBAL (Volume-Balance): Rotate
the upper knob to the right to increase
volume, and
to the left to decrease
volume.
PROG-RCL (Program-Recall): Press
the upper knob to change between the
clock and the radio station frequency
displayed when the radio is on.
R c> L (Balance): The control ring
behind the upper
knob adjusts the
lefthight speaker balance.
TUNE-FADE: Rotate the lower knob to
the left
or right to tune in radio stations
(the radio station frequency will be
displayed on the digital screen).
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to
change between the
AM and FM bands
(the digital screen will display
AM or
FM, and if the station is in stereo, AM
STEREO or FM STEREO will be
displayed).
F R (Fade): The control ring behind
the lower knob adjusts the fronthear
speaker balance.
Graphic Equalizer Controls: Boost the
bass, emphasize a voice in a song,
brighten the treble-your equalizer
allows
you to adjust five separate
frequencies
of sound to your individual
taste. Move a lever up
to emphasize a
frequency, and move
it down to de-
emphasize a frequency. It's best to begin
with the levers in the middle position,
then adjust each lever as you like.
AM/ST Press this button if you don't
want
AM stereo, such as when a station
is weak or noisy. Press again
to return to
AM stereo.
VSEEU: Each time you press SEEK,
you will tune in the next station higher
or lower on the AM or FM radio band.
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AM/FM Stereo Radio with
Cassette Tape Player
and
Graphic Equalizer (CONT.)
To Preset Radio Stations:
The four pushbuttons below the digital
display can be used to preset up to
14
radio stations (seven AM and seven
FM).
1 . Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. The word SET will
appear on the digital screen for five
seconds.
3. While SET is displayed, press one of
the four pushbuttons. Whenever you
press this button again, the preset
station will be tuned in.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of four AM
and four FM stations.
Up to three additional stations on each
band may be preset by “pairing”
pushbuttons:
1 . Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET, and within five seconds
press any two adjacent pushbuttons at
the same time. Whenever you press
these two buttons again, the preset
station will be tuned in. Cassette Tape Player
With the power
on, insert a tape into the
cassette door.
Do not use tapes that are
longer than
45 minutes on each side.
When the indicator arrow pointing up is
lit, selections listed on the top side of
the cassette are playing. When the
indicator arrow pointing down is lit,
selections listed on the bottom side of
the cassette are playing. Press the upper
control knob to change sides
of a
cassette while it is playing. The tape
player automatically begins playing the other side when it reaches the end of a
tape.
FWD (Fast Forward): Press to advance
the tape rapidly. Press again to play the tape.
REV (Reverse): Press to reverse the
tape rapidly. Press again to play the
tape. SEARCH:’Move this switch to the
right
and the FWD and REV buttons will
function as a “music search:’ stopping
the cassette at 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.) The
ON
light will come on to indicate the music search is in progress.
EJECT To stop playing a tape, press
this button. The cassette will be
partially ejected, and the radio will
begin playing.
CrO,: This button sets tape bias. When
playing high bias bhrome or metal tapes,
press CrO, to
turn the button light on.
When playing standard tapes, press again to
turn the button light off.
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A M/FM Stereo Radio with
Compact Disc Player (opTIoN)
The digital display indicates information
on time or radio station frequency, the AM
or FM radio band, whether the station is
in stereo, and other radio functions.
PWR (Power): With the ignition on,
press this button to
turn your audio
system on and off.
VOL (Volume): Rotate the upper knob
to the right to increase volume, and to
the left to decrease volume.
MUTE: Press the upper knob to mute the
radio or compact disc player. Press the
knob again to listen.
BAL (Balance): The control ring
behind the upper knob adjusts the
lefthight speaker balance.
TUNE: Rotate the lower knob to the left
or right to tune in radio stations (the have to
do anything to your Delco/GM
radio because AMAX is automatic.
FADE: The control ring behind the
lower knob adjusts
the fronthear
speaker balance.
RCL (Recall): Press this button to
alternate the digital display between the
time, station and radio band.
4SEEKb : Each time you press
SEEK, you will tune in the next station
higher or lower on the AM, FM1
or
FM2 radio band.
BAND: Press the lower knob to change
between the AM, FM1 and FM2 bands
(the digital screen will display the band
you select).
Your radio has an AMAX-certified
receiver. It can produce quality AM
stereo sound and receive C-Quam@
stereo broadcasts. AMAX reduces noise brighten
ihe treble-your equali&r
allows you to adjust five separate
frequencies of sound to your individual
taste. Move a lever up to emphasize
a
frequency, and move it down to de-
emphasize a frequency. It’s best to begin
with the levers in the middle position,
then adjust each lever as
you like.
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AMIFM Stereo Radio with
Compact Disc
Player (CONT.)
To Preset Radio Stations:
The five numbered pushbuttons can be
used to preset up
to 15 radio stations
(five AM, five FM1 and five FM2). The
buttons have other uses when you are
playing a compact disc.
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. The word SET will
appear on the digital screen for five
seconds.
3. While SET is displayed, press one of
the five pushbuttons. Whenever you
press this button again, the preset
station will be tuned in.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of five AM
and five FM1 stations.
5. Press the lower knob until FM2
appears on the digital display. You
can then follow steps
1-3 for five
more FM stations.
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Compact Disc Player
Many of the controls for the radio also
have functions for the compact disc
player, as explained here.
Don’t use mini-discs that are called
singles. They won’t eject. Use only full-
size compact discs.
1 . Press PWR to turn the radio on.
2. Insert a disc part-way into the slot,
with the label side up. The player
will pull it in. Within a few seconds,
the disc should play.
If the disc comes back out and/or Err
appears on the display:
The disc may be upside down.
The disc may be dirty, scratched or
wet.
There may be too much moisture in
the air (wait about one hour and
try
again),
The player may be too hot, or the road
may be too rough for the disc to play.
As soon as things get back to normal,
the disc should play.
While a disc is playing, the
CD indi-
cator is displayed on the digital screen,
as is the clock.
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