1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE radio controls

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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 vehicle. Be
sure to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehicle.
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-2 Comfort Controls
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-3 Air Conditioning
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-4 Heating
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-4 Defogging and Defrosting
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-5 Rear Window Defogger
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-5 Rear Climate Control (Option)
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-8 Ventilation System
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-9 Audio Systems
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-9 Setting the Clock for Systems without
Automatic Tone Control
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-9 Setting the Clock for Systems with Automatic
Tone Control
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-9AM-FM Stereo
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-11 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
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-14 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
and Automatic Tone Control (If Equipped)
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-19 AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Automatic Tone Control (If Equipped)
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-23 Rear Seat Audio (If Equipped)
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-25 Remote Compact Disc Player (If Equipped)
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-27 Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped)
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-29 Understanding Radio Reception
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-29 Tips About Your Audio System
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-30 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
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-32 Care of Your Compact Discs
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-32 Care of Your Compact Disc Player
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-32 Integrated Windshield Antenna

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Audio Systems
Your Delco Electronics 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
Electronics 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
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 and turn the
radio off.
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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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
(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 and turn the radio off.
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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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.
Playing a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
up to 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. 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 ªCare of
Your Cassette Tape Playerº 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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Playing a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
up to 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.
While the tape is playing, use the VOL, AUTO TONE,
BAL, FADE, 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.
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.
The player is able to detect a tight or broken tape, and
will eject the tape. The radio will go back to playing the
last station selected.
The player automatically senses the cassette for metal or
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2 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 left SEEK arrow to
go to the previous selection on the tape if the current
selection has been playing for less than eight seconds. If
the PREV button is pressed and the current selection has
been playing for more than eight seconds, it will go to
the beginning of the current selection. 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. Press
this button or one of the SEEK arrows again to return to
normal play.
PROG (2): Press this button to play the other side of
the tape.
NEXT (3): Press this button or the right SEEK arrow to
go to 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 or SEEK operation.
The sound will mute during NEXT or SEEK operation.
Press this button or one of the SEEK arrows again to
return to normal play.

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AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is in the player. The letters CD will go off the display.
CD AUX: Press this button to change to the disc
function when the radio is on. A CD icon will appear on
the display when the disc is in the player, whether it is
active or not. If your system is equipped with a remote
playback device, pressing this button a second time will
allow the remote device to play.
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 turn off the ignition or radio with a disc in the
player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or system, the disc will start playing where it
was stopped. If you press EJECT but don't remove the
disc, the player will pull the disc back in to protect it
after about one minute. If you leave a compact disc
in the player while listening to the radio, it may
become warm.Rear Seat Audio (If Equipped)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to any
of the music sources including AM
-FM, cassette tapes
or CDs. However, the rear seat passengers can only
control the music sources that the front seat passengers
are not listening to. 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 set of headphones. 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.

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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, FM1
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.
If your vehicle is equipped with the AM
-FM Stereo with
Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control, 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. The SEEK button is
inactive if the cassette mode on the front radio is in use.If your vehicle is equipped with the AM
-FM Stereo with
Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control or the
Remote Compact Disc Player, while listening to a
compact disc, press the up arrow to hear the next
selection on the compact disc. Press the down arrow to
go back to the previous selection. The SEEK button is
inactive if the CD mode on the front radio is in use.
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
go to the other side of the tape.
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.