1996 GMC SIERRA Owners Manual

Setting the Clock for Systems without
Automatic Tone Control
Press SFT. 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
correct hour appears
on the display.
Setting the Clock for Systems with
Automatic Tone Control
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears on
the 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 for a few seconds. There is an
initial two-second delay before the clock goes into
the time-set mode.
AM-FM Stereo
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. Display the
time
with the ignition off by pressing the
VOLUME-BAL knob. When the radio
is playing, press
this button
to recall the station frequency.
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Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to get AM or FM.
TUNE: Turn this knob to tune in radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right amow to tune to the next higher
station and the left arrow
to tune to the next lower
station and stay there.
SCAN: Pre.ss both SEEK buttons to listen to a few
seconds
of each radio station. SCAN will light’up on the
display. Press
the right arrow to tune in the next higher
station and press the left arrow to tune
to the next lower
station. Press VOLUME-BAL
or both SEEK buttons to
stop scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
14 stations (seven AM and seven FM).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET.
3. Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons, within
five seconds. 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 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.
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ANI-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(Option)
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.
Find.ing a Station
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to get AM or FM.
TUNE: Turn this knob to tune in radio stations.
SEEK: Press this button and the radio will tune to the
next higher or lower station and stay there.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
14 stations (seven AM and seven FM).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET.
3. Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons, within
five seconds. 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 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.
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P.SCAN: Press both SEEK buttons to scan through each
of the preset stations. The system will scan through and
play each preset station stored
on your pushbuttons for a
few seconds. Press either SEEK button or RECALL to
stop scanning through
the preset stations.
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 a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tdpes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
Once the tape is playing, use the knobs for VOLUME,
FADE and BAL just as you do for the radio.
FWD: Press the SEEK right arrow to advance the
cassette tape. Press the SEEK left arrow to
stop
forwarding the tape.
REV: Press the SEEK left arrow to reverse the
cassette tape. Press the SEEK right arrow to stop
reversing
the tape.
RECALL: Press this button to switch tape sides.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape or stop the
tape and play the radio.
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 Tdpe 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.
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AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Automatic Tone Control (Option)
Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL:
Press this knob to turn the system on and
off. Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume
and counterclockwise
to decrease the volume. The faster
the PWR-VOL
knob is rotated, the quicker the volume
is increased or decreased.
RECALL: Press this button to switch 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.
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 Station
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
mow to tune to the next
lower station and stay there, The sound will mute
while seeking.
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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 FM 1 and six FMZ).
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Tune in the desired station by pressing TUNE or the
SEEK left or right arrows.
3. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
4. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons.
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.
PSCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your hvorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
either the AM,
FMI 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 preset station. P.SCAN
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
(P 1 -P6) for several seconds before
advancing
to the next preset station.
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Setting the Tone Playing a
Cassette Tape
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.
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 CI-02 and adjusts for best playback sound.
For metal tapes, the double-D symbol will appear on
the display.
Once
the tape is playing. use the VOL, BAL, FADE,
TREB and BASS controls just as you do for the radio.
The tape symbol and
a direction arrow will be on the
display whenever
a tape is being played. Anytime a tape
is inserted. the top side is selected for play first.
PREV (1): Press the PREV or the SEEK left arrow to
search for the previous selection. A minitnurn
three-second blank pap
is required for the player to stop
at the beginning of the selection. The tape direction
arrow will blink during the
SEEK operation.
PROG (2): Press this button to switch frotn one side of
the tape to the other.
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NEXT (3): Press NEXT or the SEEK right arrow to
search for the next selection.
A minimum three-second
blank gap
is required for the player to stop at the
beginning of the selection. The tape direction arrow
will blink during the
SEEK operation.
REV (4): Press this button to rapidly reverse the tape to
the beginning of the cassette reel or until you press REV
again. The radio will play the last selected station while
reversing the tape.
The tape direction arrow will blink
during REV operation.
(5): Press this button'to reduce cassette tape noise.
The double-D symbol will appear
on the display while
the player
is in this mode.
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.
FWD (6): Press this button to rapidly forward the tape
to the end of the cassette reel or
until you press FWD
again.
The radio will play the last selected station while
forwarding the tape. The tape direction arrow will blink
during
FWD operation.
AM-FM: Press this button to switch from a tape to
the radio.
TAPE AUX: Press this button to return to the tape
player. The lighted arrow will appear and show the
direction of play when a tape
is in the active mode.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will now play. EJECT can be used with either the ignition
or radio
off. To load a cassette tape with the ignition or
radio off, press
EJECT before loading the cassette. t
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 1nde.x. 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.
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