1996 CHEVROLET ASTRO clock setting

Fan Knob
This control has four positions. To increase airflow,
turn the knob toward
HI. To decrease airflow, move it
toward
LO.
Temperature Knob
This knob is next to the fan knob. It selects the
temperature
of the air flowing into your vehicle. Move
the knob clockwise for warmer air. Move the knob
counterclockwise for cooler
air.
Function Knob
This knob is next to the temperature knob.
OFF: This setting turns the system off.
MAX A/C: This cools the air the fastest, by
recirculating the inside air. Move the temperature knob
all the way clockwise.
A/C: This setting brings in outside air and cools it.
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+fl BI-LEVEL: This setting brings in outside air
through the heater floor vent and the instrument panel
vents.
If you move the temperature knob between hot
and cold, cooler air will come out
of the upper vents
while warmer air comes out of the floor vent. The air
conditioning compressor may operate in this setting to
cool the air.
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/J VENT The ax comes out at the vents on your
instrument panel. The air conditioning compressor will
not run in this position. Adjust the temperature knob for
warmer or cooler air.
+’ HEATER: Most of the air comes out near the
floor. The rest comes out from the defroster vents under
the windshield and at the front side windows.
+’ BLEND: With this setting, the heated outside air
comes
out both the heater vents and defroster vents.
Adjust the temperature knob for warmer or cooler air.
Most
of the air comes out near the windshield, with
some going
to the floor vents and front side windows.
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DEFROST This setting operates the defroster.
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Heating System Function Knob
If your vehicle does not have air conditioning, your
heater controls will look like this.
Fan Knob
This control has four positions, To increase airflow,
turn the knob toward
HI. To decrease airflow, move it
toward
LO.
Temperature Knob
This knob is next to the fan knob. It selects the
temperature
of the air flowing into your vehicle. Move
the knob clockwise for warmer air. Move
the knob
counterclockwise for cooler air. This
knob is next to the temperature knob. The function
knob allows
you to choose the direction of air delivery.
OFF: This setting turns the system off.
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# VENT The air comes out at the vents on y r
instrument panel.
+# BI-LEVEL: With this setting, the heated outside
air comes out both the instrument panel vents and
heater vents. Adjust the temperature knob for warmer
or cooler air.
+’, HEATER: Most of the air comes out near the
floor. The rest comes out from the defroster vents under
the windshield and at the front side windows.
+’, BLEND: With this setting, the heated outside
air comes
out both the heater vents and defroster vents.
Adjust
the temperature knob for warmer or cooler air.
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DEFROST This setting operates the defroster.
Most
of the air comes out near the windshield, with
some going to the floor vents and front side windows.
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You can turn the defogger off at any time by pressing
the button again. The defogger will shut itself off after
several minutes
so that the elass does not eet too hot. If
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo and
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
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the window still isn’t clear, turn the defogger on again. Press SET. Within
five seconds, press and hold the
SEEK right arrow until the correct minute appears on
the display. Press and hold
the SEEK left arrow until the
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NOTICE: correct hour appears on the display.
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Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with
Compact
Disc Player
Scraping the inside of your rear window could
cut and damage the defogger. Your warranty
would not cover this damage. And don’t put
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears on the
decals there, you might have to scrape them off. display. Press and hold MIN until the correct minute
appears on the display.
To display the clock with the
ignition
off, press RECALL and the time will be displayed
before the clock goes into the time-set mode.
Audio Systems for a few seconds. There is an initial two-second delay
Your Delco@ audio system has been designed to operate
easily and give years of listening pleasure. You will get
the most enjoyment out of
it if you acquaint yourself
with it first. Find out
what your Delco system can do
and how to operate all its controls, to be sure you’re
getting the most out of the advanced engineering that
went into
it.
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In addition to the four stations set as above, up to
three additional stations may be preset on each band by
pressing two adjoining buttons at the same time. Just: AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(Option)
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET.
3. Press two adjoining buttons at the same time,
within five seconds. Whenever you press
the same
two buttons, the station you set will return.
4. Repeat these steps for each pair of buttons.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Slide this lever up to increase the bass.
TREB: Slide this lever up to increase the treble.
Slide the lever down to reduce noise with a weak or
noisy station.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
The control behind the VOLUME-BAL knob
balances the sound between the right and
left speakers.
FADE: The control behind the TUNE knob fades the
sound between the front and rear speakers.
Playing the Radio
VOLUME-BAL:
Turn the knob clockwise to turn the
radio on and counterclockwise to turn it off.
To increase
the volume, turn the knob clockwise. To decrease the
volume, turn the knob counterclockwise.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing the RECALL knob. When the radio is playing,
press this button
to recall the station frequency.
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SCV: This is the Speed-Compensated-Volume (SCV)
knob. Move the control ring behind the PWR-VOL knob
clockwise to adjust the SCV. Set
the volume at the
desired level. As you dnve, the SCV automatically
increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome road and
wind noise at any particular speed. The volume should
always sound the same. Each clockwise position on the
control ring allows for more compensation
at a faster rate.
Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press this button to switch between AM, FMl
and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Rotate the knob clockwise to increase
frequency and counterclockwise to decrease frequency.
When finished tuning, press the knob again
to return it
to its stored position.
SEEK: Press the right arrow to tune to the next higher
station and the left arrow to tune to the next lower station \
and stay there. The sound will mute
while seeking.
SCAN: Press and hold SEEK for two seconds until
SCAN appears on the display. SCAN allows you to
listen to stations for a few seconds. The receiver will
continue to scan and momentarily stop at each station
until you press the button again. The sound will mute
while scanning.
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
five preset equalization settings and tailor the sound to
the music
or voice being heard. Each time you press
the button, the selection
will switch to one of the preset
settings of CLASSIC,
NEWS, ROCK, POP or JAZZ. To
return to the manual mode, press and release this button
until MAN appears on the display. This will return the
tone adjustment to the TREB and BASS controls. If a
TREB or BASS control is rotated, the AUTO TONE
setting will change to MAN.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FMl and six FM2).
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Tune in the desired station by pressing TUNE or the
3. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
4. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons.
SEEK
left or right arrows.
5. The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
button. Whenever you press that numbered button, the station you set will return and the tone you selected
will be automatically selected for that button.
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P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
either the
AM, FMl or FM2 mode and then press
€?SCAN. It will scan through each station stored on your
pushbuttons and stop for
a few seconds before continuing
to scan through all of the pushbuttons. Press P.SCAN
again or one
of the pushbuttons to stop scanning to listen
to a specific preset station. PSCAN will light up on the
display while in
this mode. If one of the stations stored on
a pushbutton is too weak for the location you are in, the
radio display
will show the channel number (Pl-P6) for
several seconds before advancing
to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the
bass and counterc.lockwise
to decrease the bass. When
the BASS control is rotated, the AUTO TONE setting
will change to MAN. Push the knob back in to its stored
position when done.
TREB: Press lightly on the TREB knob to release it
from its stored position. Turn the knob clockwise to
increase the treble and counterclockwise to decrease the
treble. When the TREB control is rotated,-the AUTO
TONE setting will change to MAN. Push the knob back
in to its stored position when done.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press this button to remove the control from its
stored position.
Turn the control clockwise to adjust
sound to the right speakers and counterclockwise to
adjust sound to the left speakers. Press the button again
to return BAL to its stored position.
FADE: Press this button to remove the control from
its stored position. Turn the control clockwise to adjust
the sound to
the front and counterclockwise for rear
speakers. Press the button again to return
FADE to its
stored position.
Playing 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.
To load a cassette tape with the ignition off, press
EJECT or RECALL. Then, insert the cassette tape.
If the ignition is on but the radio is 'off,
the tape will
begin playing.
'The player automatically senses if the cassette tape is
metal or CrO2 and adjusts for best playback sound.
For metal tapes, the double-D symbol will appear
on
the display.
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SCV: This is the Speed-Compensated-Volume (SCV)
knob. Move the control ring behind the PWR-VOL
knob clockwise
to adjust the SCV. Set the volume at
the desired level. As you drive, the SCV automatically
increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome road
and wind noise at any particular speed. The volume
should always sound
the same. Each clockwise position
on the control ring allows for more compensation at a
faster rate.
Finding a
AM-FM: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Rotate the knob clockwise
to increase
frequency and counterclockwise to decrease frequency.
When finished tuning, press the knob again
to return it
to its stored position.
SEEK: Press the right arrow to tune to the next higher
station and the left arrow to tune
to the next lower
station and stay there. There will be
no sound when
using the
SEEK feature.
SCAN: Press and hold SEEK for two seconds until
SCAN appears
on the display. SCAN allows you to
listen to stations for a few seconds. The receiver will
continue to scan and momentarily stop at each station
until you press the button again. There will be no sound
when using
the SCAN feature.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six
FM 1 and six FM2).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Press AM-FM to select the band.
Tune
in the desired station by pressing TUNE or the
SEEK left or right arrows.
Press AUTO TONE
to select the setting you prefer.
Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons.
The sound will mute. When
it returns, release the
button. Whenever you press that numbered button, the
station you set
will return and the tone you selected
will be automatically selected for that button.
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P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
either the AM,
FMl or FM2 mode and then press
P.SCAN. It will scan through each station stored on
your pushbuttons and stop for a few seconds before
continuing to scan through all of the pushbuttons.
Press P.SCAN again or one
of the pushbuttons to stop
scanning to listen to a specific stored station. PSCAN
will light up on the display while in this mode. If one of
the stations stored
on a pushbutton is too weak for the
location you are in, the radio display will show the
channel number (Pl-P6)
for several seconds before
advancing
to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
five preset equalization settings and tailor the sound to
the music or voice being heard. Each time you press the
button, the selection will switch
to one of the preset
settings
of CLASSIC, NEWS, ROCK, POP or JAZZ.
The display will show which mode the receiver
is in. To
return to the manual mode, press and release this button
until MAN appears
on the display. This will return the
tone adjustment to the TREB and BASS controls. When
a TREB or BASS control is rotated, tone
is
automatically set to MAN.
BASS: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn
the knob clockwise to increase the
bass and counterclockwise
to decrease the bass. When
the
BASS control is rotated, the AUTO TONE setting
will change to MAN. Push
the knob back in to its stored
position when done.
TREB: Press lightly on the TREB knob to release it
from its stored position. Turn the knob clockwise to
increase the treble and counterclockwise to decrease the
treble. When the TREB control is rotated, the AUTO
TONE setting will change to MAN. Push the knob back
in to its stored position when done.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press this button to remove the control from its
stored position. Turn
the control clockwise to adjust
sound to the right speakers and counterclockwise to
adjust sound
to the left speakers. Press the button
again to return BAL
to its stored position.
FADE: Press this button to remove the control from
its stored position. Turn the control clockwise to adjust
the sound to the front and counterclockwise for rear
speakers. Press the button again
to return FADE to its
stored position.
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