1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU clock

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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine U 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 Chevrolet. Be
sure to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehicle.
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3-9 3-13 Climate Controls
Air Conditioning
Heating
Tips for Defogging and Defrosting
Rear Window Defogger
Ventilation System and Tips Setting the Clock
A" Stereo
A" Stereo with Cassette and ATC
CD Adapter Kits
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Remote Cassette Player
Theft-Deterrent Feature
Adding Sound Equipment to Your Vehicle
Understanding Radio Reception Tips About Your Audio System
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
Care of Your Compact Discs
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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.
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 Systems with
Automatic Tone Control
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears. Press
and hold
MN until the correct minute appears.
AM-FM Stereo (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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide the lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
and Automatic
Tone Control (If Equipped) -
TREB: Slide the lever' up dr down to increase or
decrease treble. If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
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 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 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.
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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 notch 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 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 one of the SEEK arrows 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 FM1 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 equalization that
best suits the type of station selected.
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 FM1
and FM2 preset stations and EM1 or FM2
will appear
on the display.
Setting the Tone
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 and the AUTO TONE display will
go blank.
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 and 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: This feature allows you to choose
preset bass and treble equalization settings designed
for classical, news, rock, pop, countqdwestern 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.
Adjusting the Speakers
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 the knob clockwise. Turn
it counterclockwise
to decrease volume. The knob is
capable
of rotating continuously.
RECALL: Press this button to recall the station being
played.
If you press the button when the ignition is off,
the clock will show for a few seconds.
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 notch 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 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 and stay there. The sound will
mute while seeking.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine SCAN: Press one of the SEEK arrows for two seconds,
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 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
FM1 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 equalization that
best suits the type of station selected.
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. In
FM mode, this function will
scan through both FMl and FM2 preset stations and
FM1 or FM2 will appear on the display.
Setting the Tone
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 and the
AUTO TONE display will
go blank.
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 and 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.
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