
To Play a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
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 HA to remove the tape and
start over.
Once the tape is playing, use the knobs for volume, fade
and balance, just as you do
for the radio. The lighted
arrows show which side
of the tape is playing.
MTL: Your bias is set automatically. MTL will appear
on your display when a metal or chrome tape
is inserted.
FF: Press this button to advance rapidly to another part
of the tape. Press FF, RCLPROG or mA to return to
playing speed.
REW: Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly. Press
REW or RCL/PROG to return to playing speed. If you
press RCL/PROG, the tape
will also change sides.
NEXT Press this button to go forward to the beginning
of the next selection. Press the button again or press
RCLRROG or
mA to cancel this function. For
NEXT to
work properly, your tape must have at
least three
or four seconds of silence between each
selection. If you press RCL/PROG, the tape will also
change sides.
PREV: Press this button to go back to the beginning
of the last selection. Press PREV again or press
RCLPROG or WA to cancel this function.
RCLRROG: Press this button 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.
NOISE REDUCTION: Press On@ to remove noise
from Dolby@
B NR-encoded tapes.
Dolby@
B Noise Reduction is manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Dolby@ and the
c]o@ symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
WA: Press the button with this symbol to remove the
tape and switch to radio.
RADIO MNTR: Press this button to hear the radio
when you are fast forwarding or reversing a cassette
tape.
You can use the TUNE, SEEK and PSCAN buttons
while in the radio monitor mode.
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Cln: This message may appear on the display. If it does,
your cassette tape player needs to
be cleaned. It will still
play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as possible to
prevent damage to your tapes and player. See “Care of
Your Cassette Tape Player” in the Index. After you clean
the player, press and hold EJECT for
five seconds to
reset the Cln indicator. “---” will appear in the display to
show the indicator was reset.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature for the A” 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 stolen because it will go into LOC mode
anytime your vehicle loses battery power. The unlock code must be entered or the radio will not
turn on.
Setting Your Security Code
The following instructions will 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.
You are now ready to enter your security code. Don’t
wait more
than 15 seconds between steps.
Press
4 SEEK b or 4 TUNE and “0000” will appear
on the display.
Press SEEK
4 and hold it until the first digit of your
code appears. Release the button.
Press
SEEK b and hold it until the second digit of your
code appears. Release
the button.
Press
TUNE 4 and hold it until the third digit of your
code appears. Release the button.
Press
TUNE b and hold it until the fourth digit of your
code appears. Release the button.
Press
AM-FM after you have checked that the code you
entered
is the one you wrote down. “rEP’ will appear on
the display, which means you need to repeat steps 5
through 9.
Press AM-FM again and the display will now show
SEC.
Write down any four-digit number and keep it in a safe place.
Then turn the ignition switch to the ACC or ON position
and the audio system
off. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together.
Hold them down until
“----” shows on the display.
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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.
Press the 1 and
4 buttons together. Hold them down until
SEC shows
on the display. You are now ready to enter
your security code.
Press
the SEEK 4 button and hold it until the first digit
of your code appears.
Press the SEEK button and hold it
until the second
digit
of your code appears.
Press the TUNE
4 button and hold it until the third digit
of your code appears.
Press the
TUNE button and hold it until the fourth
di.git
of your code appears.
Press
AM-FM after you have checked that the code you
entered matches the one you wrote down. “0000” should
now appear
on the display and you will need to repeat
the above procedure.
If
the code is correct, the radio will now operate. If the
code
is wrong, Err 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,
press
4 SEEK b or 4 TUNE b and “0000” will appear
on the display.
Press the SEEK
4 button and hold it until the first digit
of your code appears.
Press the SEEK
b button and hold it until the second
digit of your code appears.
Press
the TUNE 4 button and hold it until the third digit
of your code appears.
Press the TUNE
b button and hold it until the fourth
digit
of your code appears.
Press
AM-FM after you have checked that the coae
matches the one you wrote down. Now the time of day
will appear
on the display. (Please note that if an
incorrect code is entered,
Err will appear on the display
and the above steps need to be repeated.)
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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.
press
4 SEEK b or 4 TUNE and “0000” will appear
on the display.
Press the
SEEK 4 button and hold it until the first digit
of your code appears.
Press the SEEK button and hold it until the second
digit of your code appears.
Press the
TUNE 4 button and hold it until the third digit
of your code appears.
Press the TUNE
b button and hold it until the fourth
digit of your code appears.
Understanding Radio Reception
FM Stereo
FM stereo will give you the best sound. But FM signals
will reach
only about 10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). And,
tall buildings or hills can interfere with
FM signals,
causing the sound
to come and go.
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM,
especially at night. The longer range, however, can
cause stations to interfere with each other.
AM can pick
up noise from things like storms and power lines. Try
reducing the treble to reduce this noise if you ever get it.
Press AM-FM after you have checked that the code
matches the one you wrote down. Now
SEC will appear
on the display.
(If an incorrect code is entered, Err will
appear on
the display. Repeat the above procedure.)
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Replacing Brake System Parts
The braking system on a modern vehicle is complex. Its
many parts have to be
of top quality and work well
together if the vehicle is to have really good braking.
Vehicles we design and test have top-quality GM brake
parts in them, as your Geo does when it is new. When
you replace parts of your braking system
-- for example,
when your brake linings wear down and you have to
have new ones put in
-- be sure you get new genuine
GM replacement parts. If you don’t, your brakes may
no longer work properly. For example, if someone puts
in brake linings that are wrong for your vehicle,
the balance between your front and rear brakes can
change
-- for the worse. The braking performance
you’ve come to expect can change in many other ways
if someone puts in the wrong replacement brake parts.
Battery
Every new Geo has a Delco Freedom@ battery. You
never have to add water to one
of these. When it’s time
for
a new battery, we recommend a Delco Freedom@
battery. Get one that has the replacement number shown
on the original battery’s label.
Vehicle Storage
If you’re not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days or
more, take
off the black, negative (-) cable from the
battery. This will help keep your battery from running
down.
Contact your dealer to learn how to prepare your vehicle
for longer storage periods.
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