
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
In this section, you'll find out how to operate the comfort control and audio systems offered with your Catera.
Be sure to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehcle.
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Comfort Controls
Air Conditioning
Heating
Ventilation System
Defrosting
Rear Window Defogger
Setting the Clock
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and
Optional Compact Disc Player
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Bose" AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape
and Compact Disc Player
Trunk Mounted CD Changer
Theft-Deterrent Feature
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
Understanding Radio Reception
Tips About Your Audio System
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
Care of Your Compact Discs
Heated Backlite Antenna
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
and Optional Compact Disc Player DSPL: Press this button to display the station
being played.
I I Finding a Station
BAND:
Press this button to select AM, FM1 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
For information on the compact disc player, see "Trunk
display. Use SCAN to listen to stations for a few
Mounted
CD Changer'' later in this section.
seconds. The radio will go to a station, stop for a few
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. seconds,
then
go on to the next station. Press this button
again
to stop scanning.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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:
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.
0 The cassette tape is broken. (Check to see if your
tape is broken. Try
a new tape.)
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
FF 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 FF will appear on the
display until the next selection is found and then SCAN
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
selection. 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.)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
A 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, bu\
t
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.
Bose” AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape
and Compact Disc Player
(If Equipped)
For information on the compact disc player, see “Trunk
Mounted CD Changer” later in this section.
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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 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.

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~~ NOTICE:
Before you add any sound equipment to your
vehicle
-- like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio
-- be sure you can add
what you want.
If you can, it’s very important to
do
it properly. Added sound equipment may
interfere with the operation of your vehicle’s
engine, Catera radio or other systems, and even
damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may
interfere with the operation
of sound equipment
that has been added improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check Federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.
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Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause
reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes or a damaged
mechanism. Cassette tapes should be stored in their.
cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight and
extreme heat. If they aren’t, they may not operate
properly or may cause failure of the tape player.
Your tape player should be cleaned regularly after every
50 hours of use. Your radio may display CLN or
CLEAN TAPE to indicate that you have used your tape
player for
50 hours without resetting the tape clean
timer. Each time the cassette
is cleaned, the 50 hour
cassette timer should be reset. This is done by holding
down the eject button for three seconds until the TAPE
CLEAN message is displayed. If you notice a reduction
in sound quality, try a known good cassette to see if
it is the tape or the tape player at fault. If this other
cassette has no improvement in sound quality, clean the
tape player.
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