1997 CADILLAC CATERA Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Playing the Radio
PWRNOL:
Press this knob lightly to release it from its
stored position. The system will turn on. Press the knob
again to turn the system off. To increase volume, turn
the knob clockwise. Turn
it counterclockwise to
decrease volume. The volume level will appear on
the display.
Finding a Station
BAND:
Press this button to select AM, FM 1 or FM2
and preset stations.
SEEK-TUNE: Press and release this button to seek
to the next higher or lower radio station. Pressing and
holding this button until
a chime sounds puts the radio
in a tune mode. In this mode, higher or lower radio
stations are advanced to
in small increments until the
SEEK-TUNE button is released. Tuning stops when
you release this button. If
you press and hold the
SEEK-TUNE button again within five seconds
of being
in the tune mode, tuning will continue. Waiting longer
than five seconds places the radio back
in the seek mode.
SCAN: Press this button 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 this button
again to stop scanning.
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 FM2). Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FMl or FM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons until
you hear a chime.
A preset number will appear on
the display. The sound will mute. When it returns,
release the button. Whenever you press that
numbered button, the station
you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
PRESET SCAN: Press and hold SCAN for two to three
seconds until PRESET SCAN appears on the display to
listen to each of your preset stations for a few seconds
(factory presets which have
not been reprogrammed
with your stations will be ignored). 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. If a preset
station has weak reception,
the radio will not stop at the
preset station.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Setting the Tone
BASS:
Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to
decrease bass.
TREB: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise
to increase and counterclockwise to
decrease treble. If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise to adjust sound to the right speakers and
counterclockwise for the left speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise to adjust the sound to the front speakers
and counterclockwise for the rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
Playing a Cassette Tape
With the radio on, insert a cassette tape. The tape will
begin playing
as soon as it is inserted.
While the tape is playing, use
the VOL, FADE, BAL,
BASS and TREB controls just as you do for the radio.
Other controls may have different functions when
a tape
is inserted. The display will show TAPE with an arrow
to indicate which side of the tape is playing.
PLAY will
appear on the display temporarily when a tape is
playing. The display will then revert back to showing
the time.
If an error occurs while trying to play
a cassette tape, it
could be that:
a
a
The cassette tape is tight and the cassette player
cannot turn the hubs
of the tape. Hold the cassette
tape with the open end down and try turning the right
hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Flip the tape
over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily, your
cassette tape may be damaged and should not be
used in the player.
Try a new tape to be sure your
player is working properly.
The cassette tape is broken. (Check to see if your
tape is broken.
Try a new tape.)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine REV: Press the left arrow to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play while the tape reverses and
REV will appear on the
display. You
may use your station pushbuttons to tune to
another radio station while in REV mode.
FF: Press the right arrow to fast forward to another part
of the tape. Press
it again to return to playing speed. The
radio will play while the tape advances and FWD will
appear on the display. You may
use your station
pushbuttons to tune to another radio station while
in
FF mode.
SEEK-TUNE: Press the right arrow to seek to the next
selection on the tape. Press the left arrow to search for
the previous selection on the tape (REP will appear on
the display). Your tape must have at least three seconds
of silence between each selection for SEEK-TUNE to
work. The sound will mute while seeking.
SCAN: Press this button. SCAN will appear on the
display until the next selection is found and then PLAY
will appear
on the display. Use SCAN to listen to
selections for a few seconds. The tape will go to a
selection, stop for a
few seconds, then go on to the next
station. Press this button again to stop scanning.
SIDE: Press this button to change the side of the tape
that is playing. (PLAY shows on the display.)
SOURCE: Press this button to switch from radio to
cassette tape play. If no cassette tape is in the tape
player,
CASS appears on the display and then the radio
station appears briefly. The display then reverts back to
showing the time of day. Press this button again or
BAND to switch back to the radio.
e EJECT Press the upward triangle button to
remove a tape. The radio will play. Eject may be
activated with the radio
off. Cassette tapes may be
loaded with the radio off but they will not
start playing
until the PWR button is pressed. Press PWR or
turn the
ignition
key off to stop the cassette tape player. The tape
will stay in the player and resume play at the point
where it stopped. If you leave
a cassette tape in the
player while listening to the radio, it may become warm.
CLN: If this message appears on the display, the 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 the 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.
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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Trunk Mounted CD Changer (Option)
With the compact disc changer, you can play up to
12 discs continuously. Normal size discs may be played
using the trays supplied in the magazine. The small discs
(8 cm) can be played only with specially designed trays.
You must first load the magazine with discs before you
can play a compact disc. Each of the 12 trays holds one
disc. Press the button on the back
of the magazine and
pull gently on one of the trays. Load the trays from
bottom to top, placing a disc on the tray label side down.
If you load a disc label side up, the disc will not play
and an error will occur. Gently push the tray back into
the magazine slot. Repeat this procedure for loading up
to 12 discs in the magazine.
Once you have loaded the discs in the magazine, slide
open the door of the compact disc
(CD) changer. Push
the magazine into the changer in the direction of the
arrow marked on top of the magazine.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Close the door by sliding it all the way to the left. If the
door is
left partially open, the changer will not operate
and an error will occur. When the door is closed, the
changer will begin checking for discs in
the magazine.
This will continue for up to one and a half minutes,
depending on
the number of discs loaded.
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To
eject the magazine from the player, slide the CD
changer door all the way open. The magazine will
automatically eject. Remember to keep the door closed
whenever possible to keep dirt and dust from getting
inside the changer.
Whenever a CD magazine with discs is loaded in the
changer, the CD symbol will appear on the radio display.
If the CD changer is checking the magazine for CDs, the
CD symbol will flash on the display until the changer is
ready to play. When a CD begins playing, a disc and
track number will be displayed. The disc numbers
are
listed on the front of the magazine.
All of the CD functions
are controlled by the radio
buttons, except for ejecting the
CD magazine.
PUSHBUTTONS: Press buttons one through six to go
from one compact disc to another that is loaded in the
changer. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons until
a beep sounds to use pushbuttons
7 through 12. These
pushbuttons represent the order of the discs loaded in
the changer.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine DSPL: Press and hold this button to see the track
elapsed time (available on all radios). Press
DSPL again
within five seconds to
see how many compact discs are
loaded in the changer and where they are loaded (not
available on the standard AM-FM Stereo radio).
REV: Press and hold this button to reverse quickly
through a track selection.
FF: Press and hold this button to advance quickly
through a track selection.
SEEK-TUNE: Press the right arrow to seek to the next
selection. Press the left arrow to search for the previous
track selection. The sound will mute while seeking.
SCAN: When you press SCAN while playing a CD, you
will hear the first few seconds of each track on a disc.
Press SCAN again to stop on a CD. The CD will mute
while scanning and SCAN will appear on the display.
RDM: Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. RDM will appear on the
display. Press SEEK-TUNE while RDM is on the
display to randomly seek through discs and tracks. Press
RDM again to turn off random play. (This button is not
available on the standard AM-FM Stereo radio.)
SIDE: Press this button to select the next disc in
the changer. Each time you press this button, DISC
LOADING will appear on the display (does not appear on the standard
AM-FM Stereo radio) and
the disc
number on the radio display will move to the next
available CD.
SOURCE: Press this button if you have a disc loaded in
the changer and the radio is on, to play a compact disc.
To return to playing the radio, press BAND. Pressing
SOURCE also switches between
a tape or compact disc
if both are loaded.
EJECT: Slide the CD changer door all the way open
and the disc holder will automatically eject.
Compact Disc Changer Errors
If ERR or ERROR appears on the display, an error has
occurred and the compact disc temporarily cannot play.
CD CHANGER ERROR could be displayed for
the following:
The road is too rough. The disc should play when the
road is smoother.
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or loaded label
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
side up.
try again.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine CHEK DOOR or CD CHANGER DOOR OPEN is
displayed when the
CD changer door is left open.
Completely close the changer door to restore
normal operation.
CD CHANGER
NO DISCS is displayed when an empty
magazine is inserted in the CD changer. Try the
magazine again with a disc loaded on one
of the trays.
(This message does not appear in the display on the
standard
AM-FM Stereo radios.)
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, please contact your dealer.
If your radio
displays an error number, write
it down and provide it to
your dealer when reporting the problem.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
Your Catera has a “built-in” theft-deterrent feature on
each radio that is automatic
-- there is no programming
required. The radio in your Catera cannot be used in
any other vehicle besides another Catera if
it were to
be removed.
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering
wheel. They include the following:
+: Pressing this button increases volume.
-: Pressing this button decreases volume.
o (SOURCE): To change to a tape or CD, press
this button.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine : Press this button to move forward through preset
radio stations or to the next selection on a tape or CD.
4 : Press this button to move rearward through preset
radio stations or to the previous selection on a tape
or
CD.
f (BAND): Press this button to change between AM,
FM1 or FM2 for the radio. This button also changes a
tape to the other side, restarts a
CD if playing a single
CD or goes to the next available CD loaded in the trunk
mounted
CD changer.
Understanding Radio Reception
FM Stereo
FM stereo will give you the best sound. But FM signals
will reach only about
10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall
buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals, causing
the sound to come and go.
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM,
especially at night. The longer range, however, can
cause stations to interfere with each other. AM can pick
up noise from things like storms and power lines.
Try
reducing the treble to reduce this noise if you ever get it.
Tips About Your Audio System
Hearing damage from loud noise is almost undetectable
until it is too late. Your hearing can adapt to higher
volumes of sound. Sound that seems normal can be loud
and harmful to your hearing. Take precautions by
adjusting the volume control on your radio to a safe
sound level before your hearing adapts to it.
To help avoid hearing loss or damage:
Adjust the volume control to the lowest setting.
Increase volume slowly until you hear comfortably
and clearly.
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