1995 PONTIAC GRAND-AM buttons

Audio Systems
The following pages describe the audio systems
available for your Pontiac, and how to get the best
performance
from them. Please read about the system in
your vehicle.
Setting the Clock
Radios with SEEK up and down arrow buttons:
1. With the ignition on and radio on or off, press SET.
The SET indicator will appear on the digital display
for five seconds.
2. Within five seconds, press the SEEK up arrow
button until the correct minute appears on the
display.
3. Press the SEEK down arrow button until the correct
hour appears on the display.
Radios with SEEK left and right arrow buttons
(CD Player):
1. With the ignition on and the radio on or off, press
SET. The
SET indicator will appear on the digital
display
for five seconds.
2. Within five seconds, press the SEEK right arrow
button until the correct minute appears on the
display.
3. Press and hold the SEEK left arrow button until the
correct hour appears on the display.
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Presets: The four numbered pushbuttons can be used to
preset up to 14 radio stations (seven AM and seven €34).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. The word SET will appear on the digital
3. While SET is displayed, press one of the four
display for five seconds.
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
Up to three additional stations on each band may be
preset
by “pairing” pushbuttons:
stations.
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.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide this lever up to increase bass or down to
decrease it.
TREB: Slide this lever up to increase treble or down to
decrease it. If a station is weak or noisy, reduce the
treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: The control ring behind the upper knob adjusts
the lefthight speaker balance.
FADE: The control ring behind the lower knob adjusts
the fronthear speaker balance.
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PES&: The four pushbuttons below the digital display
can be used to preset up to
14 radio stations (seven AM
and seven EM).
1.
2.
3.
4.
Tune in the desired station.
Press
SET. The word SET will appear on the digital
display for five seconds.
While SET is displayed, press one of the four
pushbuttons. Whenever you press this button again,
the preset station
will be tuned in.
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.
2.
Tune in the desired station.
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.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide this lever up to increase bass or down to
decrease it.
TREBLE: Slide this lever up to increase treble or down
to decrease it. If a station is weak or noisy, reduce the
treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: The control ring behind the upper knob adjusts
the lefvright speaker balance.
FADE: The control ring behind the lower knob adjusts
the frondrear speaker balance.
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Playing the Radio
VOL-BAL: With the ignition on, turn the upper knob
clockwise to turn your audio system on and to increase
the volume. Turn the knob counterclockwise to turn the
volume down and to turn the system
off.
PROG-RCL: Press the upper knob to change between
the clock and the radio station frequency display when
the radio is on.
Finding a Station
AM FM: Press the lower knob to change between the
AM and FM bands (the digital display will display AM
or FM and if the station is in stereo).
AMST: 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.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to tune in radio stations (the radio
station frequency will be displayed
on the digital
display).
SEEK: Each time you press SEEK, you will tune in the
next station higher or lower on the
AM or FM radio
band.
Presets: 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
display 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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Setting the Tone
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. The 60 and 250 levers adjust the bass; 1K is
midrange; and
3.5K and 10K control the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: The control ring behind the upper knob adjusts
the lefdright speaker balance.
FADE: The control ring behind the lower knob adjusts
the fronthear speaker balance.
Playing a Cassette Tape
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 is lit, selections listed on the top
side of the cassette are playing. When the right 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.
Fast Forward: Press the arrow button in the direction
the tape is playing to advance the tape rapidly. Press
again to play the tape.
Reverse: Press the arrow button in the opposite
direction the tape is playing to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press again to play the tape.
APS: Press the button to the recessed position and the
FWD and REV buttons will function as a “music
search,” stopping the cassette at the next or previous
selection on the tape.
STOP-EJECT: To stop playing a tape, press this
button. The cassette will be partially ejected, and the
radio will begin playing.
CrO2: This button sets tape bias. When playing high
bias chrome or metal tapes, press Cr02 to turn the
feature on. When playing standard tapes, press again to
turn the feature off.
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Presets: The five numbered pushbuttons can be used to
preset up to
15 radio stations (five AM and ten FM).
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
display 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 ten FM
stations.
Setting the Tone
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, 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. The
60 and
250 levers adjust the bass; 1K is midrange; and 3.5K
and
1 OK control the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: The control ring behind the upper knob adjusts
the lefuright speaker balance.
FADE: The control ring behind the lower knob adjusts
the fronthear speaker balance.
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 @&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. In a few seconds, the
disc should play.
If the disc comes back out and/or ERR appears on the
display:
0 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).
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CD Player Theft Deterrent 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 Protection feature (see “Battery Rundown
Protection” in the Index). Until an unlock 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 the radio will turn on.
Setting 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 ACC or RUN position.
3. Press the PWR button to turn the radio off.
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 left or right arrow buttons until the
first digit of your code appears.
7. Turn the TUNE knob clockwise or counterclockwise
until the second and third digits
of your code appear.
8. Press the BAND knob (“000” will appear again on
the display).
9. Press the SEEK left or right arrow button until the
fourth digit of your code appears.
10. Turn the TUNE knob clockwise or counterclockwise
until the fifth and sixth digits of your code appear.
11. Press the BAND knob (“rEP” will appear for five
seconds, then “000”).
indicating that Delco LOC II@ is set, and your audio
system is secure.
12. Repeat steps 6- 11. This time SEC will appear,
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Disabling the Anti-Theft System
Enter your secret code by following these steps (you
will have only
15 seconds between each step).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Turn the ignition to the ACC or RUN position, and
turn the radio off.
Press station preset buttons 1 and 4 at the same time
for five seconds. SEC will appear on the display,
indicating the audio system is secure.
Press SET, and “000’ will appear on the display.
Press the SEEK left or right arrow button until the
first digit of your code appears.
Turn the TUNE knob clockwise or counterclockwise
until the second and third digits of your code appear.
Press the BAND knob
(“000” will appear again on
the display).
Press the SEEK left or right arrow button until the
fourth digit of your code appears.
Turn the TUNE knob clockwise or counterclockwise
until the fifth
and sixth digits of your code appear.
9. Press the BAND knob. If the display shows “---,”
the disabling sequence was successful. The numbers
matched the user-selected code or the factory
back-up code and the audio system is in the
unsecured mode.
If the display shows SEC, the
disabling sequence was unsuccessful. The numbers
did not match either of the codes and the audio
system will remain in the secured mode.
To Unlock the System After a Power Loss
When battery power is reapplied to a secured audio
system after a loss of power, the audio system will not
turn on and LOC will appear on the digital display.
You
will need to unlock the Delco LOC 11” system.
1. Turn the ignition to the ACC or RUN position, and
2. Press SET, and “000” will appear on the display.
3. Follow steps 4-8 for disabling your anti-theft
4. Press the BAND knob. The time will appear on the
turn the radio off.
system.
digital display if you are successful. If SEC appears,
however, the numbers did not match, and your audio
system is still locked.
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