1993 PONTIAC GRAND-AM radio controls

Part 3
In this part you’ll find out how to
operate the comfort control systems
and audio systems offered with your
Pontiac
. Be sure to read about the
particular system supplied with your
vehicle
.
Comfort Controls G
Audio Systems =
Climate Control System ............................................ 102
Air Conditioning System ........................................... 103
Setting the Clock ................................................. 107
AM/FM Stereo Radio ............................................. 108
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Cassette Tape Player ......................... 109
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Compact Disc Player ......................... 113
Understanding Radio Reception ...................................... 117
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player .................................... 118
Care of Your Compact Discs ........................................ 118
Power Antenna Mast Care .......................................... 119
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Cassette Tape Player and Graphic Equalizer ....... 111
FixedMastAntenna ............................................... 119
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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
(CONT:)
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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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
left indicator arrow is lit,
selections listed on the top side
of the
cassette are playing. When the right
indicator arrow 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.
Fast Forward,: To advance the tape
rapidly, press the button with the arrow
pointing to the right.
To stop fast
forward, press the
STOP-EJECT
button.
Reversed : To reverse the tape rapidly,
press the button with the arrow pointing
to the left.
To stop reverse, press the
STOP-EJECT button.
STOP-EJECT To stop playing a tape,
press this button. The cassette will be
partially ejected, and the radio will
begin playing.
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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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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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CD Player Anti-Theft Feature
Delco LOC II@ is an anti-theft feature
for the compact disc player. It can be
used or ignored. If ignored, the system
plays normally. If it is used, your player won’t be usable if it is ever stolen,
because it will go to
LOC mode any
time battery power is removed. It will also go to LOC mode any time power
from the battery is turned
off by the
Battery Rundown Protection feature (see
the
Index under Battery Rundown
Protection). Until an unLOC code is
entered, it will not turn on.
The instructions below tell you how to
enter a secret code into the system. If
your vehicle loses battery power for any reason, you must unlock the system with
the secret code before your audio system
will
turn on.
To Set the Anti-Theft System:
1 . Write down any six-digit number and
keep it in a safe place. This is your
secret code.
2. Turn the ignition to the Accessory or
Run position.
3. Press the PWR button to turn the
radio off.
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4. Press station preset buttons 1 and 4
at the same time and hold until
“---” appears on the display.
NOTE: You now have only 15 seconds
between each of the following steps.
5. Press SET, and 000 will appear on
the display.
6. Press the SEEK, button until the
first digit of your code appears.
7. Rotate the lower knob right or left
until the second and third digits of
your code appear.
8. Press the lower knob (000 will
appear again on the display).
9. Press the SEEK, button until the
fourth digit of your code appears.
1 0. Rotate the lower knob right or left
until the
fifth and sixth digits of
your code appear.
1 1 . Press the lower knob (rEP will
appear for five seconds, then
000).
12. Repeat steps 6-11. This time SEC
will appear, indicating that Delco
LOC II@ is set, and your audio
system is secure.
To Disable the Anti-Theft System:
Enter your secret code by following
these steps (you will have only
15
seconds between each step).
1 . Turn the ignition to the Accessory or
Run position, and turn the radio off.
2. Press station preset buttons 1 and 4 at
the same time.
SEC will appear on
the display, indicating the audio system is secure.
3. Press SET, and 000 will appear on
the display.
4. Press the SEEK, button until the first digit of your code appears.
5. Rotate the lower knob right or left
until the second and third digits of
your code appear.
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Fuse Rating Circuitry
Fuse Usage
HORN
ALARM
HTR-A/C
RDO IGN
TURN
DR LK
TAIL LPS
WDO
WIPER ERLS
FTP
ACC
IGN ECM
HDLP
15
15
25
10
20
20
20
30
25
15
20
30
20
20
Back Up Lights, Electronic PRNDL (automatic transaxle)
Fuel Pump, Fuel Injectors
Turn/Hazard/Stop Lights, Anti-Lock Brakes
(ABS), Brake-
Transaxle Shift Interlock
(BTSI)
Power Door Locks, Power Mirrors, Cigar Lighter
BLANK
Instrument Panel Lights
Rear Window Defogger Relay, Chime, Gages,
ABS , BTSI,
Daytime
Running Lights (Dm) (Canada)
Horn
Chime, Interior Lights, Passive Restraints, Radio/Clock Memory
Heater, Air Conditioning, ABS, DRL (Canada), Engine Block
Heater
Radio, Cruise Control, Variable
Effort Steering
Turn Signals
Power Door Locks
Exterior Lights, Fog Lights, Instrument Panel Lights, DRL
(Canada)
Power Windows (Circuit Breaker)
Windshield WipedWasher
Engine Controls, Starter and Charging System
BLANK
Flash-to-Pass
(US.)
Power Seats, Rear Window Defogger (Circuit Breaker)
BLANK
Engine Control Module, Ignition System
BLANK
Headlights, DRL (Canada) (Circuit Breaker)
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