1997 CHEVROLET CAMARO Owners Manual

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Keep the hood and front air inlet free of ice, snow, or
any other obstruction (such as leaves). The heater
and defroster will work far better, reducing the
chance of fogging the inside of your windows.
When you enter a vehicle in cold weather, turn
the
fan control knob to the right for a few moments
before driving off. This helps clear the intake ducts
of snow and moisture, and reduces the chance of
fogging the inside of your windows.
Keep the
air path under the front seats clear of objects.
This helps air to circulate throughout your vehicle.
Defogging and Defrosting
1. Turn the air control knob to DEFROST.
2. Turn the temperature control knob to the
3. Turn the fan control knob to the desired speed. I
The side window defogging works equally as well in the
HEATER, BLEND and DEFROST modes.
desired setting.
Rear Window Defogger (If Equipped)
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The
rear window defogger
uses a warming grid to
remove fog from the
rear window.
Press the right side
of the
switch to
turn on the
defogger. An indicator light
will come on to remind you
that the defogger is on.
The defogger will turn off automatically after about
ten
minutes of use. If you turn it on again, the defogger will
operate for about five minutes only. You can also turn
the defogger off by pressing the left side of the switch.
Do not attach anything like a temporary vehicle license
or a decal across the defogger grid on the rear window.
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NOTICE:
Don’t use a razor blade or something else sharp
on the inside
of the rear window. If you do, you
could cut or damage the warming grid, and the repairs wouldn’t be covered
by your warranty.

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Your Delco@ audio system has been designed to operate
easily and give years
of listening pleasure. You will get
the most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself
with it first. Find out what your Delco system can do
and how to operate all its controls, to be sure you’re
getting the most out of the advanced engineering that
went into it.
If you have power door locks, your vehicle has a feature
called Retained Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP,
you can play your audio system even after the ignition is
off.
See “Retained Accessory Power’’ in the Index.
Setting the Clock for Systems without
Automatic
Tone Control
Press SET. SET will appear on the display for five
seconds. Within five seconds, press and hold
the right
arrow on the SEEK button until the correct minute
appears. Press and hold the left arrow
on the SEEK
button until the correct hour appears.
Setting the Clock for Systl- with
Automatic Tone Contro,
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears. Press
and hold
MN until the correct minute appears.
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
the RECALL knob. When the radio is playing,
press this button
to recall the station frequency.
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AM-FM:
Press the lower knob to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to choose radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right or left arrow to go 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
21 stations (seven AM, seven FMl, and seven EM2 ). Just:
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Tune in the desired station.
3. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
4, Press and hold one of the four numbered buttons,
within five seconds. 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.
In addition to the four stations already set, up to three
more stations may be preset on each band by pressing
two adjoining buttons at the same time. Just:
1. Tune in the desired station.
3. Press any two adjoining pushbuttons at the same
time, within five seconds. The sound will mute.
When it returns, release the buttons. Whenever
you press the same buttons, the station
you set
will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pair of pushbuttons.
P.SCAN: Press both SEEK arrows and P.SCAN will
appear on the display. Use P.SCAN to listen
to each of
your preset stations for a few seconds. 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. (If a preset station has weak reception, it will not
stop.) Press either SEEK arrow or the upper knob to
stop scanning.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass.
TREB: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease treble. If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want
to decrease the treble.
2. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)

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BAL: Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between
the 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. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
If
you hear nothing or hear just a garbled sound, it may
not be in squarely. Press EJECT to remove the tape and
start over.
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 an arrow to show
which side
of the tape is playing.
REV Press the SEEK arrow pointing to the left and the
tape will reverse rapidly until you press this button
again lightly.
FWD: Press the SEEK arrow pointing to the right and
the tape will rapidly advance until you press this button
again lightly.
RECALL: Press this knob to hear the other side of a
tape that is playing.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play.
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.
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and Automatic Tone Control
(If Equipped)
Included with the AM-FM Stereo with Cassette
Tape Player and Automatic
Tone Control, are 6 high
performance speakers and an
8 channel, 250 watt
amplifier. See your dealer for details.
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 faster the
PWR-VOL knob is rotated, the quicker the radio goes
to
maximum. 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 station frequency.
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.
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Press this button to switch between AM, FMl
and FM2. The display shows 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 or left arrow to go to the
next higher or lower station. 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 each station for a few seconds. The radio will
go to
a station, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the
next station. Press
SEEK again to stop scanning. 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. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Tune in the desired station.
3. Press AUTO TONE to select the equalization that
best suits the type
of station selected.
4.
5.
Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons. The
sound will mute. When it returns, release the button.
Whenever you press that numbered button, the
station
you set will return and the AUTO TONE
equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that button.
Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
P.SCAN: Press this button to listen to each of your
favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons for a few
seconds. The radio will scan through each of the stations
stored
on your pushbuttons, except those stations with
weak reception. The AUTO TONE setting stored for
that pushbutton will be automatically chosen. Press
P.SCAN or
one of the pushbuttons again to stop
scanning. P.SCAN will be displayed whenever the tuner
is in the P.SCAN mode. The channel number (Pl-P6)
will appear momentarily just before the frequency is
displayed. In FM mode, this function will scan through
both FM 1 and FM2 preset stations and FM 1 or FM2
will appear
on the display.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Setting the Tone Adjusting the Speakers
BASS: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise to increase bass and counterclockwise to
decrease bass. When you use this control, the radio’s
AUTO TONE setting will switch to manual.
TREB: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise to increase treble and counterclockwise
to decrease treble. When you use this control, the radio’s
AUTO TONE setting will switch to manual.
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: This feature allows you to choose
preset bass and treble equalization settings designed for
classical, news, rock, pop, country/western and jazz
stations.
C/W will appear on the display when you first
press AUTO TONE. Each time you press it, another
setting will appear on the display. Press it again after
JAZZ appears and the AUTO TONE display will go
blank. Tone control will return to the BASS and
TREB
knobs. Also, if you use the BASS and TREB knobs,
control will return to them and the AUTO TONE
display will go blank.
BAL: Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob clockwise for 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
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. If
a tape is inserted when the ignition is on but the radio is
off, the tape will begin playing. A tape symbol is shown
in the center of the graphic display whenever a tape is
inserted. When a tape is active, the tape symbol will be
accompanied by a direction arrow.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine NEXT (3): Press this button or the SEEK right arrow
to search for the next selection on the tape. If you hold
the button or press it more than once, the player will
continue moving forward through the tape. Your tape
must have at least three seconds of silence between
each selection
for NEXT or SEEK to work. The tape
direction arrow blinks during NEXT w SEEK operation.
The sound will mute during mXT or SEEK operatioir,
Press this button or one of the SEEK arrows again to
return to normal play.
REV (4): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press
it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play the last-selected station while the tape reverses.
CRI (5): Press this button to reduce background noise.
Note
that the double-D symbol will appea on the display.
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 advance quickly to
another
part of the tape. Press the button again to return
to playing speed. The radio will play the last-selected
station
while the tape advances.
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