1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Press and hold one of the four numbered buttons
(within five seconds).
5. The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
button. Whenever you press that numbered button,
the station you set will return.
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:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press
SET.
3. Press any two adjoining pushbuttons at the same
time (within five seconds).
4. The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
buttons. Whenever you press the same buttons, the
station you set
will return.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass. The middle position
is a detent.
TREB: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease treble. The middle position is a detent. If
a
station is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease
the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound to the
left or right speakers. The middle
position
is a detent and balances the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position is a detent and balances the speakers.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(Option)
... . . . . .
Playing the Radio
VOLUME-BAL-RECALL: This knob turns the
system on and off and controls the volume. Turn the
upper knob clockwise to increase volume. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease volume. Press the upper
knob briefly to recall the station being played or the
clock display.
If you press the button when the ignition
is off, the clock will show for a few seconds.
Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press and release the lower knob to get AM,
FMl or FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK: Press the forward or reverse arrow to go to the
next higher or lower station.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons
let you return to your favorite stations. You can set
up to
21 stations (seven AM, seven FMl and seven FM2 ).
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Find the station you want by using TUNE or SEEK.
3. Press SET until the word SET appears on the display.
4. Press and release one of the four numbered buttons,
within five seconds.
5. Whenever you press that numbered button, the
station you set will return.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET.
3. Press any two adjoining pushbuttons at the same
time (within five seconds).
4. Whenever you press the same buttons, the station
PSCAN: Press both SEEK arrows and P.SCAN will
appear on the display. Use
P.SCAN to listen to each or
your preset stations for a few seconds. The radio will go
to the first preset station, stop for a few seconds, then go
on to the next preset station
(FM1 and FM2). (If a preset
station has weak reception, it will not stop.) Press either
SEEK arrow, the upper knob or a preset to stop scanning.
you
set will return.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass. The middle position is a detent.
TREB: Slide the lever up or down to increase or decrease
treble. The middle position is a detent.
If a station is weak
or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position is a detent and balances
the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers.
The middle
position is a detent and balances the speakers.
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.
The longer side with the tape visible goes
in first. If you
hear nothing or hear just a garbled sound, it may not be
in
squarely. Press EJECT to remove the tape and start over.
While the tape is playing, use the VOLUME,
FADE,
BAL, TREB and BASS controls just as you do for the
radio. Other controls may have different functions when
a tape is inserted. The display will show an arrow to
show which side of the tape is playing.
Note that cassette tape adapter
kits for portable compact
disc players will not work in your cassette player. The
adapter cassette will be ejected.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine FWD: Press and release the SEEK forward arrow and
the tape will rapidly advance until you press this button
again lightly.
REV: Press and release the SEEK reverse arrow and the
tape will reverse rapidly until you press and release this
button again.
RECALL: Press this knob to hear the other side of a
tape that is playing.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play.
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. The radio will
display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
and Automatic
Tone Control (Option)
Playing the Radio
PWR: Press this knob to turn the system on and off.
VOL: Turn the upper knob clockwise to increase volume.
The faster the
VOL knob is rotated, the quicker the radio
goes to maximum. Tu4 it counterclockwise to decrease
volume. The
knob is capable of rotating continuously.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine SCV Your system has a feature called
Speed-Compensated-Volume (SCV). With SCV,’ your
audio system adjusts to make up for road and wind noise
as you drive. The volume should always sound the same
level to you as you drive. The control behind the upper
knob has SCV positions. The top position has a higher
maximum volume and gets louder faster than the middle
two positions. If you don’t want to use
SCV, turn the
control all the way down.
AM-FM: Press this button to alternate between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display shows your selection.
RECALL: Press this button to recall the station being
played. If you press the button when the ignition is
off,
the clock will show for a few seconds.
TUNE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. ,Turn it to
choose radio stations. Push the knob back in when
you’re not using it.
SEEK: Press the forward or backward arrow to go to
the next higher or lower station. The sound will be
muted while seeking.
SCAN: Press one of the SEEK arrows for two seconds,
and SCAN will appear on the display. Use SCAN to
listen to stations for a few seconds. The radio will go
to
a station, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next
station. Press SEEK again to stop scanning. The sound
will be muted while scanning.
P.SCAN: Press this button to listen to each of your
favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons for a few
seconds. The radio will scan through each
of the stations
stored on your pushbuttons, except those stations with
weak reception. The
AUTO TONE setting stored for
that pushbutton will be automatically chosen. Press
P.SCAN or one of the pushbuttons again to stop
scanning. P.SCAN will be displayed whenever the tuner
is in the P.SCAN mode. The channel number
(Pl-P6)
will appear momentarily just before the frequency is
displayed. In
FM mode, this function will scan through
both FM1 and FM2 preset stations and FM1 or FM2
will appear on the display.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons
let you return to your favorite stations. You can set up
to
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
18 stations (six AM, six FM1 and six FM2).
Press AM-FM to select the band.
Find the station
you want by using TUNE or SEEK.
Press AUTO TONE
to select the graph that best suits
the type
of station selected.
Press and hold one
of the six numbered buttons.
The sound will mute. When
it returns, release the
button. Whenever you press that numbered button,
the station you set will return and the AUTO TONE equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that button.
If you manually tune or use SEEK or SCAN to find
a frequency stored
in a preset, the AUTO TONE
equalization stored for that frequency will be recalled.
Always check the display first
to make sure you have
the correct band.
Setting the Tone
AUTO TONE: This feature allows you to choose
preset treble
and bass equalization settings designed for
classical, news, rock, pop and jazz stations. CLASSIC
will appear on the display when you first press AUTO
TONE. Each time you press it, another setting will appear on
the display. Press it again after JAZZ appears and
MAN will appear. Tone control will return to the
TREB
and BASS knobs. Also, if you use the TREB and BASS
knobs, control will return to them
and MAN will appear.
BASS: Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob clockwise to increase bass. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease bass. The middle position
is a detent. When you use this control,
the radio’s
AUTO TONE setting.wil1 switch to manual.
TREB: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise to increase treble. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease treble. The middle
position is a detent. When you use
this control, the
radio’s AUTO TONE setting will switch to manual.
Push the knobs back
in when you’re not using them.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press this button lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to move the sound to the left or right speakers.
The middle position
is a detent and balances the
speakers. Turn the knob clockwise for right speakers
and counterclockwise for left speakers.
FADE: Press this button lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to move the sound to the front or rear speakers.
The middle position is a detent and balances the speakers.
Turn the knob clockwise to adjust the sound to the front speakers and counterclockwise for
the rear speakers.
Push the knobs back in when you’re not using them.
Playing a Cassette Tape
Press EJECT or RECALL to load a tape with the
ignition off. Then insert the cartridge. If the ignition is
on but the radio is
off, the tape will begin playing. A
tape symbol is shown in the center of the graphic display
whenever a tape is inserted. When a tape is active, the
tape symbol will be accompanied by a direction arrow.
While the tape is playing, use the VOL, FADE, BAL,
TREB and BASS controls just as you do for the radio.
Other controls may have different functions when a tape
is inserted. The display will show the tape symbol and
an arrow to show which side
of the tape is playing. The
player automatically senses the cartridge for metal
or CrO2 and sets the pre-emphasis. Anytime
a tape is
inserted,
the top side is selected to play first.
PREV (1): Press this button or the SEEK backward arrow
to search for the previous selection
on the tape. Your tape
must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for PREV or SEEK to work. The
tape direction
arrow blinks during PREV or
SEEK operation. The sound
is muted during PREV or SEEK operation.
PROG (2): Press this button to play the other side of the tape.
NEXT (3): Press this button or the SEEK forward arrow
to search for the next selection on the tape. Your tape
must have at least three seconds of silence between each
selection
for NEXT or SEEK to work. The tape
direction arrow blinks during NEXT or
SEEK operation.
The sound is muted during NEXT or SEEK operation.
REV (4): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press
it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play the last-selected station while the tape reverses.
00 (5): Press this button to reduce background noise.
Note that the double-D symbol will appear on the display.
Dolby@ Noise Reduction is manufactured under a
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine FWD (6): Press this button to advance quickly to
another part of the tape. Press the button again to return
to playing speed. The radio will play the last-selected
station while the tape advances.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a tape
is in the player.
TAPE AUX: Press this button to change to the tape
function when the radio is
on. The tape symbol with an
arrow will appear on the display when
the tape is active.
If your system is equipped with a remote playback
device, pressing this button a second time will allow the
remote device to play.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play.
EJECT may be activated with either the
ignition or radio off. Cassettes may be loaded with the
radio off if this button is pressed first.
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. The radio will
display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
CD Adapter Kit
It is possible to use a CD adapter kit with your cassette tape
player after activating the bypass feature
on your tape player.
To activate the bypass feature, the ignition must
be on.
Turn your radio
off. Press TAPE/AUX and hold for three
seconds. After three seconds, the tape symbol in the
display will flash for two seconds indicating the feature
is
active. Turn the radio on and insert the adapter.
This override feature will remain active until EJECT
is pressed.
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Automatic
Tone Control (Option)
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