1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA buttons

Delco-Bose' AM-FM Stereo with Cassette
Tape Player
and Compact Disc Changer
Playing the Radio
PWR: Press the upper knob to turn the system on or off.
VOL: Turn the upper knob to adjust the volume.
Volume increases when you turn the knob clockwise and
decreases when you turn the knob counterclockwise.
RECALL: Press this button to recall the station being
played or to display the clock. RECALL may be pressed
with
the ignition off to display the time. Press this button twice in a row
to switch between the time of day and
frequency. Hold the button for about three seconds and RECALL will appear on the display. This allows you to
change the display default from station to clock display.
Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press this button to get AM, FM1 or FM2.
Your selection will appear on the display.
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 up or down arrow to go to the
next higher or lower station. The sound will be muted
while seeking.
SCAN: Press this button and release it 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 the button again to stop scanning.
The sound will
be muted while scanning, and SCAN will appear on
the display.
PSCAN: Press SCAN for more than two seconds, and
PSCAN will appear on the display. The radio will
go to
the first preset station stored on your pushbuttons, stop
for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station.
Press SCAN again to stop scanning.
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PUSHBUTTONS: The five numbered pushbuttons
let you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
15 stations (five AM, five FMl and five FM2).
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Find the station you want by using TUNE, SCAN
or
SEEK.
3. Press and hold one of the five numbered buttons.
4. The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
button. Whenever you press that numbered button,
the station you set will return.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to increase or decrease bass. Push the knob back in
when you’re not using it.
TREB: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Then pull
the knob all the way out. Turn the knob to increase or
decrease treble. Push the knob back in when you’re not
using
it.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob
to move the sound to the left or right speakers. Use
the middle position to balance these speakers. Push the
knob back in when you’re not using it.
FADE: Press the knob lightly so it extends. Then pull
the knob all the way out. Turn it
to move the sound to
the front or rear speakers. Use the middle position
to
balance these speakers. Push the knob back in when
you’re not using it.
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 should face to the
right.
If the ignition is on, but the radio is off, the tape
will begin playing.
If you hear nothing but a garbled
sound, the tape may not be in squarely. Press EJECT to
remove the tape and start over.
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All of the CD functions are controlled by the radio
buttons except for ejecting the magazine. Whenever
a
CD magazine with discs is loaded in the changer, CD
will appear on the radio display.
If the CD changer is
checking the magazine for CDs, CD will flash on the
display until the changer is ready to play. When a CD
begins playing, CD will appear in the bottom left corner
and a disc and track number will be displayed. The disc
numbers are listed on the front of the magazine.
PUSHBUTTONS: Ress buttons one through six to
go from one compact disc to another that
is loaded in
the changer.
REV (1): Press and hold this button to reverse
quickly through a track selection. The display will
show elapsed time.
FWD (2): Press and hold this button to advance to a
passage quickly. The display will show elapsed time.
PROG (3): Press this button to go to the next track.
Each time you press PROG, the disc number on the
radio display will increment to the next available CD. If
one of your CD’s cannot be played, its number will be
skipped when selecting discs with PROG.
RANDOM (5): Press pushbutton number 5 to hear
the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM
will appear on the display when you press this button. If
you press
PROG or SEEK while RDM is displayed,
the next disc will be selected randomly.
If you press
SCAN while RDM is displayed, discs will be scanned
randomly. Press pushbutton number
5 again to turn off
the RANDOM feature.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is in the player.
SEEK: Press the down arrow to go to the start of the
current track if more than eight seconds have played.
If
you press SEEK again, the changer will go to the
previous track.
Press the up arrow to go to the next track.
SCAN: Press this button to listen to each selection for a
few seconds. The disc will go to the next selection, stop
for a
few seconds, then go on to the next selection. Press
this button again to stop scanning. The sound will be
muted and
SCAN will appear on the display.
TAPE-CD: Press this button if you have a disc loaded
in the changer and the radio is playing to play a compact
disc. Press
AM-FM to return to the radio when a
compact disc
is playing. Press TAPE-CD to switch
between the tape and compact disc if both are loaded.
EJECT Slide the CD changer door all the way open
and the disc will automatically eject.
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RCL: Press this button briefly to recall the station'being
played. or to display the clock. To change what is
normally shown on the display (station or time), press
the RCL buttonuntil you see the display you want, then
hold the RCL button until the display flashes.
If you
press the button when the ignition is
off, the clock will
show for a few seconds.
g a Station
AM-FM: Press this button to get AM, FM1 or FM2.
The display shows your selection.
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:.l?ress the up or 'down arrow to go to the
next higher
or lower station. 'The sound will be muted
while seeking.
SCAN: Press this button and release it 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 the button again to stop scanning. The sound will
be muted while scanning, and SCAN will appear on the
display.
If you press SCAN for more than two seconds,
the radio will change to PSCAN mode. PSCAN will
appear on the display.
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PSCAN: Press SCAN for more than two seconds, and
PSCAN will appear on the display. The radio will go to
the first preset station stored on your pushbuttons, stop
for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station.
Press SCAN again to stop scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The five numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
15 stations (five AM, five FMl and five FM2).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Press AM-FM to. select the band.
Find the station you want by using
TUNE or SEEK.
Press TONE to select the graph that best suits the
type of station selected.
Press
and hold one of the five numbered buttons.
The sound will mute. When
it returns, release the
button. Whenever you press that numbered button,
the station you set wili return and the
TONE
equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that button.
Lf you manually tune or use SEEK or SCAN to find a
frequency stored
in a preset, the TONE equalization stored
for that frequency will not
be recalled. Always check the
display first to make sure you have the correct band.
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1. Write down any three or four-digit number from
000 to 1999 and keep it in a safe place separate from
the vehicle.
2. Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY or
RUN position.
3. Turn the radio off.
4. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down
until
--- shows on the display. Next you will use the
secret code number which you have written down.
5. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display.
6. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree
with your code.
7. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
8. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the
with your
code.
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show REP to let you know that you
need to repeat Steps
5 through 7 to confirm your
secret code.
9. Press AM-FM and this time the display will show
SEC to let you know that your radio is secure. The
indicator by the volume control will begin flashing
when the ignition is turned off.
Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature After a
Power Loss
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
1. LOC appears when the ignition is on.
2. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display.
3. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree
with your code.
4. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
with your code.
5. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show SEC, indicating the radio is
now operable and secure.
If you enter the wrong code eight times, INOP will
appear on the display. You
will have to wait an hour
with the ignition on before you can try again. When you
try again, you will only have three chances to enter the
correct code before INOP appears.
If you lose or forget your code, contact your retailer.
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Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
1. Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY or
RUN position.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down
until SEC shows on the display.
4. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display.
5. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree
6. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
7. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the
with
your code.
with your code.
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show
---, indicating that the radio is
no longer secured.
If the code entered is incorrect, SEC will appear on the
display. The radio will remain secured until the correct
code is entered.
When battery power is given to a secured radio, the
radio won’t turn on and
LOC will appear on the display.
Steering Wheel Controls for Audio
System (Option)
If your vehicle has this
feature, you can control
certain radio functions using
the buttons on your steering
wheel.
Some steering wheel controls operate climate controls.
See “Steering Wheel Controls for Climate Control”
earlier in this section.
VOL: Press the up arrow to increase the volume and the
down arrow to decrease volume.
SEEK: Press this button to tune to a higher radio station.
When playing a cassette tape or compact disc, press
SEEK to hear the next selection. There must be at least a
four-second gap between selections on a cassette tape.
PROG: Press this button to tune in a higher preset radio
station. When playing a cassette tape, press PROG
to
hear the other side of a tape that is playing.
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