1996 GMC SIERRA CD player

A. Dome Lamp Switch
B. Lamp Controls
C.
Air Outlets
D. Multifunction Lever
E. Instrument Cluster
E Gearshift Lever
G. Audio System
H. Comfort Control System
I. Glove Box
J. Storage Tray
K. Ashtray
L. Cupholder
M. Auxiliary Power Outlets
N. Storage Area or Compact Disc Player (Option)
0. Rear Window Defogger Switch (Option)
P. Tilt Lever (Option)
Q. Parking Brake Release
R. Hood Release
S. Fuse Block
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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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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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CD Adapter Kits
Although this is not a recommended practice, it is possible
to use a CD adapter kit with your cassette tape player.
The adapter
kit cassette should begin playing like a
regular audio cassette tape once inserted.
If the cassette
immediately ejects, turn the radio
off, turn the ignition on
and press and hold the TAPE AUX button until the tape
icon flashes
on the display. Insert the adapter cassette
again.
It will power up the radio and begin playing.
This override routine will remain active until the EJECT
button is pressed.
Playing a Compact Disc in the Single Remote
Disc Player
If you have this option, you can play one compact disc
(CD) at a time.
To load a CD into the player, hold the disc with the
label side up and insert it carefully into the player
(approximately half way). The disc will autolnatically
be pulled into the player.
If the radio is off and the
ignition is
on when a CD is inserted, the radio will turn
on and begin playing the CD. It is possible to load and
unload
CD's with the ignition off. To load a disc with
the ignition off, press the EJECT button on the remote
player and then insert the disc.
To remove the disc, press
the EJECT button and remove the disc from the player.
A disc that has been ejected but is still sitting in the
remote CD player
will be pulled back into the player
after approximately
30 seconds. This protects the disc
and player
from damage. The disc will not start playing.
To remove the disc, press the EJECT button and remove
the disc from
the player.
All
of the compact disc functions are controlled by the
radio buttons except for EJECT. When
a disc is in the
player, a
CD symbol will appear on the display. When a
disc is playing, the letters CD will appear next to the CD
symbol in the bottom left corner. The track number will
also be displayed.
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If the disc comes back out and ERR appears on the
display, it could be that:
The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched or wet.
There’s too much moisture in the air. (Wait about an
hour and try again.)
You are driving on a very rough road.
Please contact your dealer
if any error recurs or cannot
be corrected.
TAPE AUX: With a disc loaded in the player and the
radio playing, press this button once to play the compact
disc.
To return to playing the radio, press AM-FM. If
both a cassette tape and CD are loaded, press TAPE
AUX to switch between the tape and compact disc.
SEEK: Press the left arrow while playing a CD to go
back to the start of the current track. It will go back to
the current track if more than eight seconds have played.
Press
the left arrow again to go to previous tracks. Press
the right arrow
to go to the next higher track on the disc.
PREV (1): Press this button to go back to the start of the
current track if more than eight seconds have played.
Press PREV again to
go to the previous track on the disc.
PROG (2): This button is active only when you have
the 12-disc changer.
NEXT (3): Press this button to advance to the next track
on the disc.
REV (4): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse
within a track (song). As the CD reverses, elapsed time
will be displayed
to help you find the correct passage.
FWD (6): Press and hold this button to quickly advance
within a track (song). As the CD advances, elapsed time
will be displayed to help you find the correct passage.
RANDOM: Press P.SCAN to enter the random play
mode. RANDOM
will appear on the display. While in
this mode, the tracks on the discs will be played in
random order. If you press SEEK, PREV or NEXT
while
in the random mode, the PREV or NEXT track
will be scanned randomly. Press P.SCAN again
to turn
off RANDOM and return to normal operation.
EJECT: Press this button on the remote player to eject
a compact disc.
RECALL: Press this button to see what track is
currently playing. Press RECALL again within
five
seconds to see how long the track has been playing.
When
a new track starts to play, the track number will
also appear. Press RECALL
a third time and the time of
day will be displayed.
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AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
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.
S ~ J: 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,
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. There will be
no sound when
using
the SEEK feature.
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