1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO radio

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
VOLUME: This knob turns the system on and off and
controls the volume.
To increase volume and turn the
radio on,
turn the knob clockwise. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease volume.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this knob. When the radio
is playing, press this
knob
to recall the station frequency.
Finding a Station
AM-FM: Press the lower knob to switch between AM,
FMl and FM2.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to tune in radio stations.
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.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
2
1 stations (seven AM, seven FM 1 and seven FM2).
Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM-FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
5. Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons, within
five seconds. Whenever you press that numbered
button, the station
you set will return.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Playing a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to worK Des1 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.
Once the tape is playing, use the knobs for
VOLUME, BAL
FADE, BASS and TREB just as you do for the radio.
REV. Press the SEEK left arrow to reverse the
cassette tape. Press
the SEEK right arrow to stop
reversing the tape.
FWD: Press the SEEK right arrow to advance the
cassette tape. Press the SEEK
left arrow to stop
forwarding the tape.
RECALL: Press this knob to switch tape sides.
EJECT: Press this button to remove the tape or stop the
tape and play the radio. 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.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Automatic Tone Control (If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL:
Press this knob to turn the system on and
off. To increase volume, turn the knob clockwise. Turn
it counterclockwise to decrease volume. The knob is
capable of being rotated continuously.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this button. When the radio is playing, press
this button to recall the station frequency.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine SCV Your system has a feature called
Speed-Compensated-Volume (SCV). With
SCV, your
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road
and wind noise as
you drive. Set the volume at the
desired level. Move the control ring behind the upper
knob clockwise to adjust
the SCV. Then, as you drive,
SCV automatically increases
the volume, as necessary,
to overcome noise at any particular speed. The volume
level should always sound the same
to you as you drive.
If you don’t want to use SCV, turn the control all the
way down. Each detent
on the control ring allows for
more volume compensation at a faster rate of speed.
Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
choose radio stations. Push the knob back into its stored
position when you’re not using
it.
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. The sound will mute while seeking.
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.
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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Turn the radio on.
Press AM-FM
to select the band.
Tune
in the desired station.
Press AUTO
TONE to select the setting you prefer.
Press and hold one
of the six pushbuttons. 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.
Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored
on your pushbuttons. Select
either the
AM, FM 1 or FM2 mode and then press
PSCAN.
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 €?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 (Pl-P6)
for
several seconds before advancing to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn
the knob clockwise to increase bass
and counterclockwise to decrease bass. When the BASS
control is rotated, the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
TREB: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob clockwise to increase
treble and counterclockwise
to decrease treble. When
the TREB control is rotated,
the AUTO TONE display
will go blank. 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.
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the six
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, C/W
(CountryNestern)
or JAZZ. To return to the manual
mode, press and release this button
until the AUTO
TONE display goes blank. This will return the tone
adjustment to the BASS and TREB controls.
If a BASS
or TREB control is rotated, the AUTO TONE display
will go blank.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn
the control clockwise to adjust
sound to the right speakers and counterclockwise to
adjust sound
to the left speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
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.
Once the tape is playing,
use the VOL, AUTO TONE,
BAL, FADE, BASS and TREB 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.
The player automatically senses if the cassette tape is
metal or Cr02 and adjusts for best playback sound.
For metal tapes, the double-D symbol will appear
on
the display.
PREV (1): Press the PREV button or the SEEK left
arrow to search for the previous 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.
PROG (2): Press this button to switch from one side of
the tape to the other.
NEXT (3): Press the NEXT button 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. The sound
will mute while searching for the next selection.
REV (4): Press this button to rapidly reverse the tape to
the beginning of the cassette 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
the reverse operation.
00 (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 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 the forward operation.
AM-FM: Press this button to switch from a tape to
the radio.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine TAPE AUX: Press this button to return to the tape
player when playing the radio. 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.
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.
CD Adapter Kits
It is possible to use a CD adapter kit with your cassette
tape player after activating the bypass feature on your
tape player.
To activate
the bypass feature, the ignition must be on.
Turn your radio off. Press TAPE AUX and hold for
three seconds. After three seconds, the tape symbol
in
the display will flash for two seconds indicating the
feature is active. Insert the adapter cassette again.
It will
power up the radio and begin playing.
This override routine will remain active
until EJECT
is pressed.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear Seat Audio (If Equipped)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to a
different music source than the front seat passengers
including
AM-FM automatic tone control and cassette
tapes. For example, rear seat passengers may listen to a
cassette tape through headphones while
the driver listens
to
the radio through the front speakers. The rear seat
passengers have control
of the volume for each
headphone. Be aware that the front seat audio controls
always override the rear seat audio controls.
Note that this feature is intended for rear seat
passengers. Please
do not use headphones while driving.
PWR: Press this button to turn the rear seat audio
system
on or off. The rear speakers will be muted when
the power is turned on. You may operate the rear seat
audio functions even when the primary radio power
is off.
VOL: Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob clockwise to increase volume and
counterclockwise
to decrease volume. Push the knob
back
in to its stored position when you’re not using it.
The upper VOL knob controls the upper headphone and
the lower
VOL knob controls the lower headphone.
AM-FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM 1
and FM2. If the front passengers are already listening to
AM-FM, the rear seat audio controller will not switch
between the bands and cannot change the frequency.
SEEK: Press the up arrow to tune to the next higher
station and stay there. Press the down arrow to tune
to
the next lower station and stay there. The sound will
mute while seeking. The
SEEK button is inactive if the
AM-FM mode on the front radio is in use.
While listening to
a cassette tape, press the up arrow to
hear
the next selection on the tape. Press the down arrow
to go back to the previous selection.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine SCAN: Press and hold SEEK until the radio goes into
SCAN mode. 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
SEEK again.
P.SET PROG: The front passengers must be listening
to something different for each of these three functions
to work:
Press this button to seek through your preset radio
stations set
on your primary radio pushbuttons.
When a cassette tape is playing, press this button to
go
to the other side of the tape.
TAPE CD: With a cassette tape in the player and the
radio playing, press this button to play a cassette tape.
Press
AM-FM to return to the radio when a cassette tape
is playing. The inactive tape will remain safely inside
the radio for future listening.
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Automatic Tone Control
(If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL: Press this knob to turn the system on and
off.
To increase volume, turn this knob clockwise. Turn
it counterclockwise to decrease volume. The knob is
capable of rotating continuously.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this button. When
the radio is playing, press
this button to recall the station frequency.
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