1997 CHEVROLET TRACKER CD player

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 Geo. Be sure
to read about the particular systems supplied with your
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3-2 Climate Controls 3-1 1
3-3 Air
Conditioning
3-4 Heating
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3-5 Rear Window Defogger 3-
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3-5 Tips for Defogging and Defrosting 3-17
3-4 Ventilation System and Tips 3-
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3-6 Setting the
Clock
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3-8 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player 3-
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Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player
Theft-Deterrent Feature Understanding Radio Reception
Tips About Your Audio System
Adding Sound Equipment to Your Vehicle
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
Care of Your Compact Discs
Antenna
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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.
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo
Press and hold RCL (TIME SET) to set the correct hour.
At the same time, press and hold the TUNE
left arrow
(HR) until the correct hour appears.
Press and hold
RCL (TIME SET) to set the correct
minute. At the same time, press
and hold the TUNE
right arrow (MIN) until the correct minute appears.
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with
Cassette Tape Player
Press and hold RCL-PROG (TIME SET) to set the
correct hour. At the same time, press and hold the
TUNE left arrow (HR) until the correct hour appears.
Press and hold RCL-PROG (TIME
SET) to set the
correct minute. At the same time, press and hold the
TUNE right arrow (MIN) until the correct minute
appears.
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Players
Press and hold the RCL up and down arrow (TIME
SET). At
the same time, press and hold the TUNE left
arrow (HR)
until the correct hour appears.
Press and hold
the RCL up and down arrow (TIME
SET). At the same time, press and hold TUNE right
arrow (MIN)
until the correct minute appears.
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Setting the Tone
BASS:
Turn the control behind the TREB knob
clockwise
to increase bass. Turn it counterclockwise to
decrease bass.
TREB: Turn this knob clockwise to increase treble.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease treble.
If a station
is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(If Equipped)
BAL: Turn this control behind the FADE knob to move
the sound between the left and right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn this knob to move the sound between the
front and rear speakers. The middle position balances
the sound between the speakers.
Playing the Radio
ON-VOL: 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.
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Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Turn this control behind the FADE knob to move
the sound between
the right and left speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn this knob to move the sound between the
front and 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.
The longer side with the tape visible should face to the
right. 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.
Once the tape is playing, use the
knobs for VOL, FADE,
TREB, BASS and BAL just as
you do for the radio. The
lighted arrows show which side of the tape is playing.
REW (1): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press REW or RCLPROG to return to playing speed. If
you press RCLPROG, the tape will also change sides.
R-M (2): Press this button to hear the radio when you
are fast forwarding or reversing a cassette tape.
You can
use the TUNE, SEEK and PRESET SCAN buttons
while
in the radio monitor mode. The six preset buttons
cannot be used while
in this mode.
FF (3): Press this button to advance rapidly to another
part of the tape. Press
FF, RCLPROG or EJECT to
return to playing speed.
PREV (4): Press this button to go back to the beginning
of the last selection. Press PREV again or press
RCLPROG or EJECT to cancel this function.
01 (5): Press this button to reduce background noise
from tapes encoded with Dolby NR.
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.
NEXT (6): Press this button to go forward to the
beginning
of the next selection. Press the button again or
press RCL/PROG or EJECT to cancel this function.
For NEXT to work properly, your tape must
have at
least three or four seconds
of silence between each
selection. If you press RCLPROG,
the tape will also
change sides.
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MTL: Your bias is set automatically. MTL will appear
on your display when a metal or chrome tape is inserted.
RCLPROG: Press this button to switch from one side
of the tape to the other. Your cassette tape player can
play continuously because the player has an
auto-reverse feature.
TAPE: Press this button when the radio is playing to
switch to tape play. To switch from the tape to the radio
when the tape
is playing, press the AM-FM button.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape and switch
to 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
Compact
Disc Player (If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
ON-VOL: 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.
RCL: 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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Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Turn ths control behind the FADE knob to move
the sound between the right and
left speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn this knob to move the sound between the
front and 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.
The longer side with the tape visible should face
to the
right. If you hear nothing or hear just a garbled sound, it
may not be in squarely. Press STOP or EJECT to
remove the tape and start over.
Once the tape is playing, use the knobs for VOL, FADE,
TREB, BASS and BAL just as you do for the radio. The
lighted arrows show which side
of the tape is playing.
REW (1): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press REW, RCL or STOP to return to playing speed.
RPT (2): Press this button to go to the beginning of the
selection and play it again. Press RPT again
to cancel
this function.
FF (3): Press this button to advance quickly to another
part
of the tape. Press FF, RCL or STOP to return to
playing speed.
PRV (4): Press this button to search for the previous
selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three
or four seconds of silence between each selection for
PREV to work. Press NXT again
or press RCL, or
STOP to cancel this function.
RDM (5): When playing a tape, press this button during
FF or REW to hear the radio. Press it again to turn the
radio
off. During this operation, only TUNE, SEEK and
PSCAN will work.
NXT (6): Press this button to search for the next
selection
on the tape. Your tape must have at least three
or four seconds of silence between each selection for
NXT to work. Press NXT again or press RCL, or STOP
to cancel this function.
00: Press this button to reduce background noise from
tapes encoded with Dolby NR.
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.
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MTL: Your bias is set automatically. MTL will appear
on the display when a metal or chrome tape
is inserted.
RCL: Press this button to switch from one side of the
tape to the other.
CD-TP: Press this button to switch between playing a
tape and a CD when both are inserted.
STOP: Press this button to stop the tape and switch to
the radio.
EJECT: Press this button to remove the tape and switch
to 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.
Playing a Compact Disc
Don’t use the mini-discs (three-inch singles). They
won’t eject. Use full-size compact discs. With the
radio on, insert
a disc into the CD slot, label
side up. The player
will pull it in. The disc should
begin playing.
If you’re driving on a very rough road or if it’s very hot,
the disc may
not play and ERR (error) may appear on
the display. Press RCL to take ERR off the display.
When things get back to normal, the disc should play.
If
the disc comes out, it could be that:
The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched or wet.
It is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
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REW (1): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse
within a track. Release
it to play the passage.
RPT (2): Press this button once to hear a selection
over again.
FF (3): Press and hold this button to quickly advance
within a track. Release
it to resume playing.
PRV (4): Press this button to go to the start of a current
track.
If you hold the button, or press it more than once,
the player will continue moving back through the disc.
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RDM (5): Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. Press RDM or RPT again
to turn off random play.
NXT (6): Press this button to go to the next track. If you
hold the button, or press it more than once, the player
will continue moving forward through the disc.
COMP: Press this button to make soft and loud
passages more nearly equal in volume.
RCL: Press this button to see which track is playing.
Press RCL again, within five seconds, to see how long
it has been playing (elapsed time). The track number
also appears when the disc
is inserted or you change
the volume.
CD-TP: Press this button to switch between playing a
tape and a CD when both are inserted.
STOP: Press this button or AM-FM to stop playing the
disc and switch to radio. Press STOP again
to restart the
disc at the point where it stopped.
EJECT Press this button to remove the disc. The radio
will play. The disc will start at the first track when you
reinsert it. If you leave a compact disc in the player
while listening to the radio, it may become warm.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature for the AM-FM stereo with
cassette tape or compact disc player can be used or
ignored.
If ignored, the system plays normally. If it is
used, your system won’t be usable if it’s ever stolen
because it will
go into LOC mode.
If your vehicle loses battery power for any reason, you
must enter your secret code again before the system will
turn on.
Activating the Theft-Deterrent Feature
The following instructions will tell you how to enter a
security code into
the system.
NOTE: If you allow more than 15 seconds to elapse
between any steps, the radio automatically reverts to
time and you must start the procedure over at Step
4.
1. Write down any four-digit number and keep it in a
safe place.
2. Turn the ignition switch to ACC or ON.
3. Turn the radio off.
4. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down
until
---- shows on the display.
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