1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Owners Manual

PROGRAM - To go from one side of the tape to the other, press the
VOL-RCL knob.
EJECT - To remove the tape or stop the tape and switch to radio, press the
EJECT button.
If
a tape is inserted with side “I” (or “A”) up, then the right arrow means
that that side is being played. Likewise, a left arrow would indicate that side
“2” (or “B”) had been selected. The player will automatically switch to the
other side of
the tape when the first side ends.
How to Operate Your ET, AM-FM Stereo Audio
Cassette ATC System
This part tells you how your ETR@AM-FM stereo audio cassette ATC
system works.
Upper Knob (PWR-VOL)
- The upper knob has these two functions:
Push it to switch the system on and off.
Turn it to control the volume.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume)
- Move the control ring behind the
upper knob clockwise
to adjust the Speed Compensated Volume feature. As
you drive, this feature increases the volume to overcome noise at any
particular speed. Each clockwise position on the control ring allows more
compensation and at
a faster rate.
AM/FM
- Press this button to switch between AM, FMl and FM2. The
display will show what mode
the receiver is in.
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RCL (Recall) - Press this button to change between the clock and the radio
station frequency displayed when the radio is on. Also, press this button to
display the time when the ignition is off.
TUNE - Press lightly on the TUNE button to release it from its stored
position. Rotate
the knob clockwise to increase frequency and
counterclockwise to decrease radio frequency. When done, press
the knob
again to return
it to its stored position.
Pushbuttons
- The six pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations. To
set the pushbuttons for up to
18 favorite stations (6 AM, 6 FM1 and 6 FM2):
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press AUTO TONE to select the best setting for the type of station
chosen.
3. Press and hold one of the pushbuttons until sound returns
(approximately two seconds). Whenever you press
that button, me
preset station will return.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
SEEK
- Press SEEK to cause the receiver to seek the next higher
station.
Press
4 SEEK to cause the receiver to seek the next lower station.
SCAN
- Press and hold the center of the SEEK button to momentarily hear
each available station. Release the button when SCAN appears
in the
display. The receiver will continue to scan and momentarily stop at each
station
until you press the center of the SEEK button again.
P. SCAN (Preset Scan)
- Press this button to scan each preset pushbutton
station. The receiver will continue to scan and momentarily stop at each
station
until you press either P. SCAN again or one of the six pushbuttons.
The AUTO SCAN setting for
that preset button will also return. The
pushbutton number (PI-P6)
will appear momentarily just before frequency
is displayed.
AUTO TONE
- Press this button to select between 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
AUTO TONE until
MAN (manual) appears in the display. This will return
the tone adjustment to the TREB and BASS controls. Also, any time a
TREB or BASS control is rotated, tone is automatically set back to MAN
(manual).
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FADE - Press lightly on the FADE knob to release it from its stored
position and
pull it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise to adjust sound
to the front speakers and counterclockwise to
adjust sound to the rear speakers. Push the knob back
in to the stored
position when done.
BAL
- Press lightly on the BAL knob to release it from its stored position
and pull it
out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob clockwise to
adjust sound to the right speakers and counterclockwise to adjust sound
to
the left speakers. Push the knob back in to the stored position when done.
BASS
- Press lightly on the BASS knob to release it from its stored
position and pull
it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise
to increase the bass response and counterclockwise to decrease
bass response. Any time the BASS control is rotated,
tone is automatically
set back to
MAN (manual). Push the knob back in to the stored position
when done.
TREBLE
- Press lightly on the TREB knob to release it from its stored
position and pull
it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise to increase the treble response and counterclockwise
to decrease
treble response. Any time the TREB control is rotated,
tone is automatically
set back
to MAN (manual). Push the knob back in to the stored position
when done.
To Play a Cassette
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, first press EJECT or RCL.
Then, insert the cassette tape.
Once the tape is playing, use the control knobs for volume, balance, fade,
treble and bass just
as you do for the radio. A lighted tape symbol shows
when a cassette tape is in the player. A lighted arrow
will also appear and
show the direction of play when a tape
is active.
The player automatically senses if the cassette tape
is metal or CR02 and
adjusts for best playback sound. For metal tapes,
00 (Dolby' Noise
Reduction) will appear
in the display.
Any time
a cassette tape is inserted, the top side is selected for play first.
PREV (1)
- Press PREV or 4 SEEK (in the direction that the lighted tape
direction
arrow points) to search for the previous selection. A minimum
three-second blank gap is needed for the player to stop at the beginning
of
the selection. The tape direction arrow will blink during the SEEK
operation.
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PROG (2) - Press PROG to go from one side of the tape to the other.
NEXT
(3) - Press NEXT or SEEK (in the direction that the lighted tape
direction. arrow points) to search for the next selection.
A minimum
three-second blank gap is needed for the player to stop at the beginning of
the selection.
NEXT will appear in the display.
REV
(4)- To rapidly reverse the tape, press REV and the tape will rapidly
reverse to the beginning of the cassette reel or
until you press REV again.
The radio plays the last selected station during REV.
00 (5)- Press 00 to reduce cassette tape noise. The 00 symbol will
appear
in the display while the player is in this mode.
FWD (6)- To rapidly advance the tape, press FWD and the tape will
rapidly advance to the end of the cassette reel or until you press FWD again.
The radio plays the last selected station during FWD.
TAPE AUX- To switch between the player and the radio
when a tape is
playing, press the AM/FM button. To return to the tape player, press
TAPE
AUX. The lighted arrow will appear and show the direction of play when a
tape is active.
EJECT
- To remove the tape press the EJECT button. EJECT can be used
with either the ignition
or radio off. Also, you must press EJECT before
loading a cassette with the radio off to
allow loading.
If a tape is inserted with side “1” (or “A”) up, then the right arrow means
that that side is being played. Likewise, a left arrow would indicate that side
“2” (or “B”) had been selected.
00 Dolby@ Noise Reduction is manufactured under a license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby@ and
the 00 symbol are
trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
THEFTLOCK” Theft Deferent Feature
THEFTLOCK” is an anti-theft feature for the cassette 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 the battery power is removed. After
a loss of battery power, the
player cannot be turned on unless
an unlock code is entered. When
activated, an indicator will flash
while the ignition is off.
The following instructions tell you how to enter a secret code to activate the
THEFTLOCK system. If your vehicle loses battery power for any reason,
you must unlock the svstem with the secret code before
the radio will turn
on.
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To Lock The System:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Write down any number from 000 to 999 and keep it in a safe place.
Turn the ignition
to ACC or RUN.
Turn the radio off.
Press the
1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down until “- - -” shows
on the display.
You are now ready to enter your secret code. Don’t wait more than 15
seconds between any of the following steps. If
you do, the radio
automatically returns
to time display and you must start the procedure
over at step
4.
Press MIN and “000” will appear on the display.
Press the MIN button again
to make the last two digits agree with your
code.
Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree with your code.
Press AMEM after
you have confirmed that the code matches the one
you wrote down. rEP appears
in the display, indicating that you need to
repeat steps
5 through 7.
Press AMEM and this time the display will show “SEC”. “SEC”
means the system is secured.
With the ignition off,
the THEFTLOCK indicator will flash.
To Unlock THEFTLOCK After a Power Loss
When battery power is reapplied to a secured radio, the radio won’t turn on
and “LOC” will appear on the display.
Enter your secret code as follows. Pause no more than
15 seconds between
steps.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Turn the ignition on.
Turn the radio
off.
Press MIN and “000’ will appear on the display.
Press the MIN button again
to make the last two digits agree with your
code.
Press
HR to make the first one or two digits agree with your code.
Press AMEM after
you have confirmed that the code matches the one
you wrote down.
SEC appears in the display indicating that the radio is
now operable.
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To Disable THEFTLOCK
I. Turn the ignition on.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. With the time showing in the display, press the 1 and 4 buttons
together. Hold them down
until "SEC" shows on the display.
You are now ready
to enter your secret code. Don't wait more than 15
seconds between any of the following steps.
4. Press MIN and "000" will appear on the display.
5. Press the MTN button again to make the last two digits agree with your
6. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree with your code.
7. Press AMFM after you have confirmed that the code matches the one
code.
you wrote down. ~
system is unsecured (disabled).
66 " will
appear in the display, indicating that the
If the code is incorrect, "SEC" will appear in the display and the system will
still be secured. The radio will still operate
if it is secured or unsecured. If
"SEC" appears and you still want to disable the system, follow the disable
procedure again and enter the correct code.
How to Operate Your ETP AM-FM Stereo Audio
Compact Disc ATC System
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Upper Knob (PWR-VOL) - The upper knob has these two functions:
Push it to switch the system on and off.
Turn it to control the volume.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume) - Move the control ring behind the
upper knob clockwise
to adjust the Speed Compensated Volume feature. As
you drive, this feature increases the volume to overcome noise at any
particular speed. Each clockwise position
on the control ring allows more
compensation and at
a faster rate.
AM/FM - Press this button to switch between AM, FMl and FM2. The
display will
show what mode the receiver is in.
RCL (Recall) - Press this button to change between the clock and the radio
station frequency displayed when the radio is
on. Also, press this button to
display the time when the ignition is off.
TUNE
- Press lightly on the TUNE button to release it from its stored
position. Rotate the knob clockwise
to increase frequency and
counterclockwise
to decrease radio frequency. When done, press the knob
again to return it to its stored position.
Pushbuttons
- The six pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations. To
set the pushbuttons for up
to 18 favorite stations (6 AM, 6 FM1 and 6 FM2):
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press AUTO TONE to select the best setting for the type of station
chosen.
3. Press and hold one of the pushbuttons until sound returns
(approximately two seconds). Whenever
you press that button, the
preset station will return.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
SEEK - Press SEEK to cause the receiver to seek the next higher
station.
Press
4 SEEK to cause the receiver to seek the next lower station.
SCAN - Press and hold the center of the SEEK button to momentarily hear
each available station. Release the button when SCAN appears in the
display. The receiver will
continue to scan and momentarily stop at each
station until you press the center of the
SEEK button again.
P. SCAN (Preset Scan) - Press this button to scan each preset pushbutton
station. The receiver will continue to scan and momentarily stop at each
station until you press either P.
SCAN again or one of the six pushbuttons.
The AUTO
SCAN setting for that preset button will also return. The
pushbutton number (Pl-P6) will appear momentarily just before frequency
is displayed.
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AUTO TONE -Press this button to select between 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
AUTO TONE until
MAN (manual) appears in the display. This will return
the tone adjustment to the
TREB and BASS controls. Also, any time a
TREB or BASS control is rotated, tone
is automatically set back to MAN
(manual).
FADE
- Press lightly on the FADE knob to release it from its stored
position and pull it out
to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise to adjust sound to the front speakers and counterclockwise to
adjust sound to the rear speakers. Push the knob back
in to the stored
position when done.
BAL
- Press lightly on the BAL knob to release it from its stored position
and pull
it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob clockwise to
adjust sound to the right speakers and counterclockwise to adjust sound to
the left speakers. Push the knob back in
to the stored position when done.
BASS
- Press lightly on the BASS knob to release it from its stored
position and pull it out to the
fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise to increase the bass response and counterclockwise to decrease
bass response. Any time the BASS control is rotated, tone is automatically
set back to MAN (manual). Push the knob back
in to the stored position
when done.
TREBLE
- Press lightly on the TREB knob to release it from its stored
position and pull it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise to increase the treble response and counterclockwise to decrease
treble response. Any time the TREB control is rotated, tone is automatically
set back to MAN (manual). Push the knob back
in to the stored position
when
done.
To Play A Compact Disc
NOTICE:
DO NOT use mini-discs that are called singles. They won’t eject.
USE FULL-SIZE COMPACT DISCS.
Press the PWR knob to turn the player on. Inserting a disc partway with the
power
off and ignition on will also turn the player on. Insert a disc into the
slot, label side up. The player will pull
it in. Wait a few seconds and the disc
should play. When a disc is
in the player, a CD symbol will appear in the
display. When a disc is playing, the letters CD will appear next to the CD
symbol.
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