1998 GMC SIERRA Owners Manual

Setting the Tone
BASS:
Slide this lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass.
TREB: Slide this 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
(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 to the right. Turn it to the left 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.
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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
21 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.
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.
2. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
3. Press two adjoining buttons at the same time, within
five seconds. Whenever you press the same two
buttons, the station you set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pair of pushbuttons.
P.SCAN: Press both SEEK buttons to scan through each
of your preset stations. The system will scan through
and play each preset station stored
on your pushbuttons
for a few seconds. Press either SEEK button or
RECALL to stop scanning through the preset stations.
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Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide this lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass.
TREB: Slide this 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.
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. 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.
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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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 to the right. Turn
it to the
left 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.
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 to
the right 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 faster vehicle speeds.
Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press this button to switch between AM, FMl
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.
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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
I8 stations (six AM, six FM 1 and six FM2). Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM-FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
5. 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.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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
P. SCAN. 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
P. 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 (P
1 -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 to the right to increase bass
and
to the left 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 to the right to increase
treble and
to the left 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
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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. Use PUSHBUTTONS to program
AUTO TONE.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to the right to ad-just
sound to the right speakers and to the left
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 to the right to adjust the
sound to the front speakers and to
the left 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.
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 (I): 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 mininlum
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.
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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.
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 ~rsed with either the
ignition or radio off. To load a cassette tape
with
the ignition or radio off, press EJECT before loading
the cassette.
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, use the following steps:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
2. Turn your radio off.
3. Press and hold the TAPE AUX button for five
seconds. The tape symbol on the display will flash
for two seconds, indicating that the feature is active.
4. Insert the adapter. It will power up the radio and
begin playing.
This override routine will remain active
until EJECT
is pressed.
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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 to the right. Turn
it to
the left 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.
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 to
the right 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 faster vehicle speeds.
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 mow 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.
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