2000 CADILLAC CATERA CD player

Section
3
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
Section
4
Your Driving and the Road
Section
5
Table of Contents (cont'd)
Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle
Defensive Driving
Drunken Driving
Control of a Vehicle
BrakingSteering
Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions
Recreational Vehicle Towing
Loading Your Vehicle
Towing a Trailer Heating and Air Conditioning
Setting the Radio Clock
Radio/Cassette Player/CD PlayerRadio Theft-Deterrent Feature
Steering Wheel Controls
Hazard Warning Flashers
Jump Starting
Towing Your VehicleEngine Overheating
Changing a Flat Tire
If You're Stuck
Problems on the Road

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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.
3
- 2 Comfort Controls
3
- 2 Electronic Climate Control (ECC)
3
- 3 Automatic Operation
3
- 4 Manual Operation
3
- 6 Air Conditioning
3
- 6 Heating
3
- 6 Defrosting
3
- 7 Rear Window Defogger
3
- 7 Ventilation System
3
- 8 Audio Systems
3
- 8 Setting the Clock
3
- 9AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
3
- 13 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
Systems (RDS) (If Equipped)3
- 21 Radio Data Systems (RDS) Program
Type (PTY) Selections
3
- 22 CD Adapter Kits
3
- 22 Trunk-Mounted CD Changer (Option)
3
- 26 Theft-Deterrent Feature
3
- 27 Audio Steering Wheel Controls
3
- 27 Understanding Radio Reception
3
- 28 Tips About Your Audio System
3
- 29 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
3
- 30 Care of Your Compact Discs
3
- 30 Care of Your Compact Disc Player
3
- 31 Heated Backlite Antenna

3-9 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
Playing the Radio
PWR/VOL: Press this knob lightly to turn the
system on. Press the knob again to turn the system off.
To increase volume, turn the knob clockwise. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease volume. The volume level
will appear on the display.HR or MN: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this button.
DSPL: Press this button to display the radio station
being played.
Finding a Station
BAND: Press this button to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
SEEK
-TUNE: Press and release this button to seek
to the next higher or lower radio station. Pressing and
holding this button until a chime sounds puts the radio
in a tune mode. In this mode, higher or lower radio
stations are advanced to in small increments until the
SEEK
-TUNE button is released. Tuning stops when
you release this button. If you press and hold the
SEEK
-TUNE button again within five seconds of
being in the tune mode, tuning will continue. Waiting
longer than five seconds places the radio back in the
seek mode.
SCAN: Press this button 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 this
button again to stop scanning.

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Playing a Cassette Tape
With the radio on, insert a cassette tape. The tape will
begin playing as soon as it is inserted. When one side
of your cassette tape is done playing, auto reverse plays
the other side of your cassette tape. If you want to insert
a cassette tape when the ignition is off, first press the
eject button.
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 TAPE with an arrow
to indicate which side of the tape is playing. PLAY will
appear on the display temporarily when a tape is playing.
The display will then revert back to showing the time.
If an error occurs while trying to play a cassette tape,
it could be that:

The cassette tape is tight and the cassette player
cannot turn the hubs of the tape. Hold the cassette
tape with the open end down and try turning the
right hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Flip the
tape over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily,
your cassette tape may be damaged and should not
be used in the player. Try a new tape to be sure your
player is working properly.

The cassette tape is broken. (Check to see if your
tape is broken. Try a new tape.)REV: Press the left arrow to rewind the tape rapidly.
The radio will play while the tape reverses and REV
will appear on the display. You may use your station
pushbuttons to tune to another radio station while in
REV mode. Press the left arrow again to return to
playing speed.
FF: Press the right arrow to fast forward to another
part of the tape. The radio will play while the tape
advances and FF will appear on the display. You may
use your station pushbuttons to tune to another radio
station while in FF mode. Press the right arrow again to
return to playing speed.
SEEK
-TUNE: Press the right arrow to seek to the next
selection on the tape. Press the left arrow to search for
the previous selection on the tape (REP will appear on
the display). Your tape must have at least three seconds
of silence between each selection for SEEK
-TUNE to
work. The sound will mute while seeking.
SCAN: Press this button. SCAN FF will appear on the
display until the next selection is found and then SCAN
PLAY will appear on the display. Use SCAN to listen
to selections for a few seconds. The tape will go to a
selection, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next
selection. Press this button again to stop scanning.

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SIDE: Press this button to change the side of the
tape that is playing. (PLAY shows on the display.)
SOURCE: Press this button to select a source.
If no cassette tape is in the tape player, CASS appears
on the display and then the radio station appears briefly.
The display then reverts back to showing the time of
day. Press this button again or press BAND to switch
back to the radio.
EJECT: Press the upward triangle button to
remove a tape. The radio will play. Eject may be
activated with the radio off. Cassette tapes may be
loaded with the radio off but they will not start playing
until the PWR button is pressed. Press PWR or
turn the ignition off to stop the cassette tape player.
The tape will stay in the player and resume play at
the point where it stopped.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 the eject button for
five seconds to reset the CLN indicator. The radio will
display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
Your cassette tape player automatically reduces
background noise from tapes. 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.

3-13 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
Systems (RDS) (If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR/VOL: Press this knob lightly to turn the
system on. Press the knob again to turn the system off.
To increase volume, turn the knob clockwise. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease volume.HR or MN: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this button.
SOURCE: Press this button to select a source. Sources
include cassette and compact disc. The audio source
must be loaded to play. Available loaded sources are
shown on the display. If a source is being used, it will be
underlined on the display. If none of the audio sources
are loaded, NO SOURCE LOADED will appear on the
display. Press this button again or press BAND to switch
back to the radio.
Finding a Station
BAND: Press this button to select AM, FM1, FM2
or weather.
TUNE SEEK: When this button is pressed it has
two positions. Press this button to the first position to
manually tune to higher or lower stations. If this button
is held at the first position for a few seconds, the radio
will continue tuning until this button is released. Press
this button to the second position and release to seek to
the next higher or lower radio station.
SCAN: Press this button for less than two seconds
to scan radio stations. The radio will go to a station,
stop for five seconds, then go on to the next station.
Press this button again to stop scanning.

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While a traffic announcement plays, the radio uses a
special type of volume called TA volume. To increase
TA volume, turn the PWR/VOL knob clockwise.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
TA VOLUME will appear on the display while the
volume is being adjusted.
When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio
station or a related network station, you will hear it,
even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape or
compact disc is playing. If the radio tunes to a related
network station for a traffic announcement, it will
return to the original station when the announcement is
finished. If the cassette tape or compact disc player was
being used, the tape or compact disc will stay in the
player and resume play at the point where it stopped.
Press the RDS SELECT button, followed by this button
again to turn TA off.
MSG (3): When RDS is on, if the current station has
a message, MSG will appear on the display. Press the
RDS SELECT button, followed by this button to see
the message. If the whole message does not appear
on the display, parts of the message will appear every
three seconds until the message is completed. To see the parts of the message faster than every three
seconds, press this button again. A new group of words
will appear on the display. Once the complete message
has been displayed, MSG will disappear from the
display until another new MSG is received.
PTY (4): This button is used to turn on and off Program
Type (PTY) seeks and scans. Press the RDS SELECT
button, followed by this button. The PTY display will
turn on. RDS SELECT: PTY NEWS will appear on the
display for three seconds. (The PTY shown will be the
last PTY selected.) Press the RDS SELECT button,
followed by this button again to turn the PTY display off.

PTY (5) (6): With RDS on, press the RDS SELECT
button, followed by
or . The PTY display will turn
on, if it is not already on. RDS SELECT: PTY NEWS
will appear on the display for three seconds. (The PTY
shown will be the last PTY selected.) While this message
is displayed, use
and  to move up and down the
PTY list. If you pause on a PTY for three seconds,
PRESET PTY: NEWS will appear on the display.
While this message is displayed, you can save the
PTY in a preset by pressing one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Allow three seconds
for the message to disappear if you do not want to save
the PTY in a preset. See ªRadio Data Systems (RDS)
Program Type (PTY) Selectionsº in the Index.

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If the radio tunes to a related network station for an alert
announcement, it will return to the original station when
the announcement is finished. If the cassette tape or
compact disc player is playing, play will stop for the
announcement and resume when the announcement
is finished.
Setting the Tone
TONE: Press and release this button until the desired
tone control (BASS or TREBLE) is found. The radio
keeps separate tone settings for each band, preset
(except weather band presets) and source.
LEVEL: After selecting the desired tone control, press
the plus (+) or minus (
-) symbol on this button to select
the desired level.
To save the tone settings for your presets, press and hold
the numbered button for the desired preset for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep.
Adjusting the Speakers
SPEAKER: Press and release this button until the
desired BALANCE or FADE control is found.
LEVEL: After selecting the desired BALANCE or
FADE control, press the plus (+) or minus (
-) symbol
on this button to select the desired level.Playing a Cassette Tape
With the radio on, insert a cassette tape. The tape will
begin playing as soon as it is inserted. When one side of
your cassette tape is done playing, auto reverse plays the
other side of your cassette tape. Cassette tapes may be
loaded with the radio off but they will not start playing
until the radio is on. If you want to insert a cassette tape
when the ignition is off, first press the eject button.
While the tape is playing, use the VOL, TONE, LEVEL
and SPEAKER controls just as you do for the radio.
Other controls may have different functions when a tape
is inserted. The display will show an underlined tape
symbol. TAPE PLAY will appear on the display when a
tape is playing, with an arrow to indicate which side of
the tape is playing.
If an error occurs while trying to play a cassette tape,
it could be that:

The cassette tape is tight and the cassette player
cannot turn the hubs of the tape. Hold the cassette
tape with the open end down and try turning the right
hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Flip the tape
over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily, your
cassette tape may be damaged and should not be
used in the player. Try a new tape to be sure your
player is working properly.