
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Operate Your Audio Systems 
Your  Cadillac will have one of the following  Dclco”*’ Radio Systems. 
Please read  about the system that  pertains to your vehicle. 
AM/FM ETR Cassette Stereo with Equalizer 
The Upper Knob 
It controls the volunlc. 
Et lets you see what station you have. (Whcn the radio is on, press  the 
* It tells you the time. (When the  ignition is off.  press  the uppcr knob to 
knob to display the station.) 
display  the time.) 
It allows you to hear  the other side of a tape play. (Whcn a cassette is 
Behind 
the upper knob is the bal;mcc  control. It moves the  sound 
between the left and right speakers. 
inserted in the player. press the knob to change sides.) 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine In addition  to  the four stations  set  as above, up to three  additional 
stations 
mav be present on each  band by pressing two adjoining buttons  at 
the  same  time. 
1. Tune in a desired  station. 
2. Press the SET button. 
3. Press any two  adjoining  pushbuttons  at  the same timc  within  five 
seconds. 
(The station will return when the same two buttons are 
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Five Band Graphic Equalizer 
The equalizer  lets you set the bass,  midrange and treble  to sound just  the 
way 
you want. The 60 and 350 controls work the bass sidc. Thc nlidrangc 
is the 1K. The 3.5K and 1OK arc thc treble sound controls. 
Wc suggest that you start with the midrange ( 1K) control lever in the 
center.  Then move the other controls until you c get  the  sound you want. 
Moving  the  control  levcrs 
up gives you more sound in that  range. Moving 
it down gives you less. 
If the 1OK control levcr is near  the  top, you nlav hear ;I hissing sound. To 
eliminate it, move thc IOK control lever down htil the hiss disappcars. 
Your  Cassette  Tape Player 
If you look at the  tape, or on its label or box, it should say whethcr its bias, 
“equalization,“ is 70 microseconds (70 1~) or 120 microseconds (120 11). 
Chrome  (CRO?) and rnctal tapes are 70 11 scc and  standard  iron tapes arc: 
120 p sec. For  the  best perfornlance when  playing chrome tapes,  press the 
CRO? button. 
CR02: This button  sets  tape  bias. When playing high bias chrome or 
metal  tapes,  press CR07 to turn  the  feature on. When  playing standard 
tapes, press the  button  again to turn thc feature off. 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine PUSH-PROG: Press  this button (upper knob) to switch from playing  one 
side 
of the  tape to the  other. 
STOP-EJECT Press this button to stop or remove  the tape. 
The  Delco%  Active Audio Music System  with  Cassette 
Player  (Option) 
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This optional  music  system is the Delco"  Active Audio System with dual 
playback. The system  includes an AM and FM stereo elcctronically  tuned 
radio  receiver 
with an integral cassette, and  eleven Delco custom 
designed  speakers 
with very specific frequency ranges. It includes a digital 
clock. 
The Upper. Knob 
The upper knob does the following: 
0 It  turns  the radio on and off. 
It controls  the volume. 
It lets  you  see what  station you have.  (When  the  radio is on, press the 
It tells you the time.  (When  the ignition is off, press the RCL/PROG 
RCL/PROG 
knob to display 
the  station.) 
knob 
to display  the time.)   

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Your cassette  tape  player works best with tapes that are 30 to 45 minutes 
long  on  each  side. 
%pes Longer than  that are so thin  that  they may not 
work well in this player. 
If you look at  the  tape.  or on its label or box, it should say whether its bias, 
“equalization,” 
is 70 rnicrosoconds (70 p) or 120 microseconds (120 It,:). 
Chrome  and  metal  tapes  are 70 p, sec and  standard iron tapes  are 120 11 
sec. Your  tape player will adjust  automatically for either  type of cassette 
tape. 
To Play a Cassette  Tape 
2. Insert  the  cassette  through  the  tape door. (The TAPE indicator in the 
display 
will light.) 
If you hear  nothing or I~ear just a garbled  sound,  the  cassette may not be 
in squarely.  Press  the EJCT button to remove the  tape  and  start  over. The 
tape equalization  is automatically  sensed  and  set.  Inserting  the  cassette 
also activates DOLBY’? noise reduction. 
3. Once  the  tape  is playing,  use  the  upper and lower knobs to adjust  the 
volume  and  balance,  just as 
you do for the  radio.  Press thc  upper  knob 
to change  tape  direction. The arrow in the display shows  which 
direction 
the tape is being  played. 
FWD: Press this button  to go fonvard rapidly to another  part of the tape. 
REV: Press this button to reverse  the tape. 
PREV: Press this button to go back to the beginning of the  track.  Pressing 
this  button 
when in the pause  period  between tracks will take it back to 
the  start of the track  preceding  the  pause. 
NEXT Press this  button to advance to the next  selection. 
ST/PL Press this  button and the  tape will stop without ejecting it and  the 
radio will start to play. Press it again  and  the  tape will start to play again. 
EJCE Press this  button to remove the  tape. 
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The Delco'g;8  Active Audio Music System  with  Cassette 
and 
CD Player (Option) 
This  optional  music  system  is  the Delco"  Active Audio System with dual 
playback.  The system  includes an  AM and 
FM Stereo  el&tronically  tuned 
radio  rece,ivsr 
with an integral cassette and compact  disc (CD) player and 
eleven  Delco",  custom designed  speakers with 
very specific frequency 
ranges. 
It includes a digital  clock. 
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The Upper Knob 
The  upper knob does the following: 
0 It turns  the  radio  on  and off. 
It controls  the  volume. 
It lets you see what  station you have.  (When  the  radio  is on, press the 
It tells you the time.  (When  the  ignition is off, press the RCL/PROG 
0 It allows you to hear  the  other  side of tape play.  (Whe.n  a  cassette is 
RCLPROG knob to display  the  station.) 
knob  to display  the  time.) 
inserted 
into the  player, press  the knob to change sides.) 
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Your cassette  tape  player works best with tapes  that  are 30 to 15 minutes 
long 
on cach side. Thpes longer  than that are so thin that  they  may not 
work 
well in this player. 
If vou look at the  tape,  or on its label or box. it should say  whether its bias, 
b’~qualization,”  is 
70 microseconds (70 p.) or 120 microseconds ( 120 p). 
Chrome  and metal tapes  arc 70 It ssc and  standard  iron tapes  are 120 p. 
sec. Your tapc  player will adjust  automatically for either type of cassette 
kIPC. 
To Play a Cassette  Tape 
2. Insert  thc  cassetle  through the tape door. (Thc  TAPE  indicator in the 
display 
will light.) 
If vou hcar  nothing  or  11c;lr just a garbled sound, the  cassette may not 
beh  squarely.  PI-& the 
EJCT button  to  removc the  tape  and  start 
over.  Thc  tape  equalization  is automaticallv  sensed  and  set.  Inserting 
the  cassette  also  activates 
DOLBY,?, noise  ;*eduction. 
3. Use the upper and lower knobs  to adjust the volume  and  balance,  once 
the  tape 
is playing,  just as you do for  the  radio.  Press the  upper  knob 
to change  tape  direction. The arrow in the display shows  which 
dircction  the  tape is being 
played. 
FWD and REV: Press  the FWD button to go fonvard  rapidly to  another 
part 
of the tape.  Press  the REV button  to  rcverse the  tape. 
ST/PL: Press this button in either SEEK, SCAN, FWD or REV to stop 
tape  movement  and  switch 
to radio  without  ejecting the tape. (In ST/PL 
the  radio may be  tuned  by the  tuner  knob only.) 
EJCT Press  this  button to remove the  tape. EJCT is operational  even 
when 
the ignition or the  radio is off. 
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NOTICE: 
Before you begin, please note:  don’t  use the mini-discs that are 
called “singles” (even  with an adapter). They won’t  eject. Use 
full-size  compact discs only. 
1. Turn the  radio on. 
2. Insert  the CD (label side up)  partway into the slot. The player will pull 
it in. Wait  a few  seconds  and the CD will play.  Then only the time of 
day  and CD will display. 
If the CD comes  back out. chcck to see if 
The  disc is upside  down. 
The disc is dirty,  scratched  or wet. 
0 There  is too much moisture in the  air. If there is, wait about an hour 
and  try 
it again. 
ERR: This error  message  is displayed if you have a condition of either 
extreme  temperature,  moisture 
or an incorrect CD. The CD will 
automatically  be ejected. When  conditions  are back to normal the CD 
should play again. 
RCLIPROG: Press the recall/program  button once to see  what  track  is 
being plaved. Within five seconds press it a second time to see how long 
the  track-has been  playing. Press 
it a third time to see  thc time of day. 
REV: Press and  hold the reverse  button to return rapidly within a track. 
Release 
it to play  the passage.  The elapsed time will be displayed to show 
the reverse progress of the CD. 
FWD: Press  and hold  this forward  button to advance rapidly  within a 
track. Release it to resume playing.  Elapsed  time will be displayed to show 
the  forward progress 
of the CD. 
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PREY Press this button  to go back to the beginning of the  track. Pressing 
this  button 
when in the  pause  period  between  tracks will take it back to 
the start of the track  preceding  the  pause. 
NEXT: Press this button to advance  to the next track. 
ST/PL: Press this  button  and  the  tape or CD will stop without ejecting and 
the  radio will start to play.  Press it again and the tape or CD will start to 
play  again. 
EJCT Press this button  to remove the CD or tapc. If you nave  both a 
CD and tape in the player,  then  the  other playback  media will start  to 
play.  Press 
it again  and  the  other media will eject. 
COILIP: Pressing COMP makes  soft and loud passages  more equal in 
volume. For example,  classical and jazz music have vety quiet and very 
loud passages in the same tune. The COMP display will light as long as 
COMP is on. 
TAPE and CD Operation 
With both a tape and a CD inserted,  both the TP and CD indicators in the 
display will be lit and either the TP or CD (LED) wjll also be lit, 
depending on which has the  current  priority. 
TP-CD: Press the lower knob to switch  between  tape and CD. 
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