Your instrument panel is designed to let you know at a glance how your vehicle is running. You’ll know how fast
you’re going, how much
fuel you’re using, and many other things you’ll need to drive safely and economically.
Refer to the accompanying diagram of your instrument panel
to locate the components listed below.
A. Side Vents
B. Front Vent
C. Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
D. Hazard Warning Flashers Switch
E. Instrument Cluster
E Center Vents
G. Audio System
H. Side Vents
I. Lamps Switch
J. Hood Release
K. Steering Wheel Touch Controls (Option)
L. Horn
M. Ignition Switch
N. Steering Wheel Touch Controls (Option)
0. Climate Controls
P. Rear Fan Controls
Q. Accessory Power Outlet
R. Storage Bin
S. Remote CD Player (Option)
T. Instrument Panel Switchbank
U. LightedAshtray
V. Glove Box
W. Front Vents
X. Fuse Panel
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Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Syster1.-
In this section, you’ll find out how to operate the comfort control and audio systems offered with your Oldsmobile.
Be sure
to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehicle.
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Air Conditioning
Heating Ventilation System and Tips
Rear Climate Control
Tips for Defogging and Defrosting
Rear Window Defogger
Setting the Clock
Radios
Rear Seat Audio
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Disc Player
Theft-Deterrent Feature
Steering Wheel Controls
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
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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.
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.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape 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: 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.
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Playing a Cassette Tape
Press EJECT or RECALL to load a tape with the
ignition
off. Then insert the cartridge. If 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.
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 the tape symbol and
an arrow to show which side
of the tape is playing.
The player automatically senses
the cartridge for metal
or Cr02 and sets the pre-emphasis. Anytime a tape
is
inserted, the top side is selected to play first.
PREV (1): Press this button or the SEEK left arrow to
search for the previous selection on the tape. Your tape
must have at least three seconds
of silence between each
selection for PREV or SEEK to work. The tape direction
arrow blinks during PREV or
SEEK operation. The
sound will mute during PREV or SEEK operation.
PROG (2): Press this button to play the other side of
the tape.
NEXT (3): Press this button or the SEEK right arrow
to search for the
next selection on 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 or SEEK operation.
The sound will mute during NEXT or SEEK operation.
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.
00 (5): Press this button to reduce background
noise. Note that
the double-D symbol will appear
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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AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a
tape is in the player.
TAPE AUX: Press this button to change the tape
function when the radio
is on. The tape symbol with an
arrow will appear
on the display when the tape is active.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will play. EJECT may be activated with either the
ignition or radio off. Cassettes may be loaded with
the
radio off if this button is pressed first.
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.
Rear Seat Audio
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to a
different music source than the front seat passengers
including
AM-FM automatic tone control, cassette tapes
or CDs. For example, rear
seat passengers may listen to
a cassette tape or CD 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.
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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 into 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.
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 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
TAPE CD: With a cassette tape in the player and the
radio playing, press this button to play
a cassette tape.
Press TAPE
CD to switch between the tape and compact
disc
if both are loaded. Press AM-FM to return to the
radio when a cassette tape or compact disc is playing.
The inactive tape
or CD will remain safely inside the
radio for future listening.
go
to the other side
of the tape.
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Remote Compact Disc Player (If Equipped)
If you have this option, you can play one compact disc
(CD) at a time.
To load a CD into the player, hold the disc with the label
side up and insert it carefully into the player
(approximately half way). The disc will automatically
be pulled into the player.
If the radio is off and the
ignition is on when a
CD is inserted, the radio will turn
on and begin playing the CD. It is possible to load and
unload CDs with the ignition off. To load
a disc with the
ignition
off, press the EJECT button on the remote
player and then insert the disc. To remove the disc, press
the EJECT button and remove the disc from the player.
A disc that has been ejected but is still sitting in the
remote CD player will be pulled back into the player
after approximately
30 seconds. This protects the disc
and player from damage. The disc will not start playing.
To remove the disc, press the EJECT button and remove
the disc from the player.
All of the compact disc functions are controlled by the
radio buttons except for EJECT. When
a disc is in the
player,
a CD symbol will appear on the display. When a
disc is playing, the letters CD will appear next to the CD
symbol
in the bottom left corner. The track number will
also be displayed.
If the disc comes back out and ERR appears on the
display, it could be that:
0 The disc is upside down.
0 It is dirty, scratched or wet.
There’s too much moisture in the air. (Wait about an
hour and
try again.)
0 You are driving on a very rough road.
Please contact your retail facility
if any error recurs or
cannot be corrected.
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PREV (1): Press this button to go back to the start
of the current track if more than eight seconds have
played. Press
PREV again to go to the previous track
on the disc.
NEXT (3): Press this button to advance to the next track
on the disc.
REV (4): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse
within
a track. As the CD reverses, elapsed time will be
displayed to help you find
the correct passage.
FWD (6): Press and hold this button to quickly advance
within a track.
As the CD advances, elapsed time will be
displayed to help you find the correct passage.
SEEK: Press the left arrow while playing a CD to go
back to the start of the current track. It will go back to
the current track
if more than eight seconds have played.
Press
the left arrow again to go to previous tracks. Press
the right arrow to go to the
next higher track on the disc.
RANDOM: Press P.SCAN to enter the random play
mode. RANDOM will appear
on the display. While in
this mode, the tracks on the discs will be played in
random order. If you press SEEK, PREV or NEXT
while
in the random mode, the PREV or NEXT track
will be scanned randomly. Press
P.SCAN again to turn
off RANDOM and return to normal operation.
RECALL: Press this button to see what track is
currently playing. Press RECALL again
within five
seconds to see how long the track has been playing.
When
a new track starts to play, the track number will
also appear. Press RECALL a third time and the time
of
day will be displayed.
TAPE AUX: With a disc loaded in the player and the
radio playing, press this button once to play
the compact
disc.
To return to playing the radio, press AM-FM. If
both a cassette tape and
CD are loaded, press TAPE
AUX to switch between the tape and compact disc.
EJECT Press this button on the remote player to eject
a compact disc.
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