2001 Oldsmobile Aurora radio

2-69 Battery Warning Light
This light will come on
briefly when you start the
vehicle, as a check to show
you it is working; then it
should go out.
If it stays on, or comes on while you are driving, you
may have a problem with the electrical charging system.
It could indicate that you have a generator problem or
another electrical system problem. Have it checked
right away. Driving while this light is on could drain
your battery.
If you must drive a short distance with the light on, be
certain to turn off all your accessories, such as the radio
and climate control system.
On the DIC a CHECK CHARGE SYSTEM message
will be displayed and a warning chime will sound.
See ªDIC Warnings and Messagesº in the Index
for more information.
Brake System Warning Light
Your vehicle's hydraulic brake system is divided into
two parts. If one part isn't working, the other part can
still work and stop you. For good braking, though, you
need both parts working well.
If the warning light comes on, there is a brake problem.
Have your brake system inspected right away.
United States Canada
This light should come on briefly when you turn the
ignition key to RUN. If it doesn't come on then, have it
fixed so it will be ready to warn you if there's a problem.
If the light comes on while you are driving, pull off the
road and stop carefully. You may notice that the pedal is
harder to push. Or, the pedal may go closer to the floor.
It may take longer to stop. If the light is still on, have the
vehicle towed for service. See ªTowing Your Vehicleº
in the Index.

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The DIC is used to program the personal choices of
two drivers. The drivers are recognized as DRIVER 1
and DRIVER 2. You will let the DIC and the vehicle
know which driver you are by using your remote lock
control transmitter or by pressing the appropriate
memory seat control button located on the driver's door
or choosing the driver with the DIC. Each remote lock
control transmitter was pre
-programmed to belong to
DRIVER 1 or DRIVER 2. The personalization features
may be programmed differently for each driver.
When you press the unlock symbol on the transmitter,
the DIC will automatically change driver numbers and the
vehicle will recall the personal choice settings that were
last made to correspond to your transmitter, including
your radio and comfort control settings. See ªComfort
Controls, Personalizationº in the Index.
If you unlock the vehicle using your door key instead
of your transmitter, the personal choice settings will
correspond to the previous driver of the vehicle as
identified by a transmitter, a memory seat control or
through the DIC. If this happens and you were not
the last driver of the vehicle, press your correct driver
number on the memory seat controls, press the
unlock symbol on your transmitter or select the
personalization programming mode and choose the
correct driver number.After you have the correct driver number on the display
use the SELECT down arrow button to scroll through
the following messages and feature options:

DOORS LOCK IN GEAR
- YES/NO

DOORS UNLOCK
- YES/NO

ALL DOORS IN PARK
- YES/NO

ALL DOORS AT KEY OFF
- YES/NO

DRIVERS DOOR IN PARK
- YES/NO

DRIVERS DOOR KEY OFF
- YES/NO

PASS WINDOW LOCKOUT
- YES/NO

KEY FOB FLASH LIGHTS
- YES/NO

KEY FOB CHIRP HORN
- YES/NO

DELAY LOCK OF DOORS
- YES/NO

PERIMETER LIGHTS
- YES/NO

EXT LIGHT TIMEOUT
- 25

DISPLAY DRIVER ID
- YES/NO

KEY FOB MEMORY SEAT
- YES/NO

DRIVING POSITION
- YES

EXIT POSITION
- YES

TILT MIRROR REVERSE
- YES/NO

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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 Automatic Electronic Climate Control
3
-6 Air Conditioning
3
-7 Heating
3
-7 Defogging and Defrosting
3
-8 Rear Window Defogger
3
-8 Passenger Temperature Control (Option)
3
-9 Ventilation System
3
-10 Steering Wheel Controls for Climate Control
3
-10 Audio Systems
3
-10 Setting the Clock3
-11 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Programmable
Equalization and Radio Data System (RDS)
3
-20 Trunk-Mounted CD Changer (Option)
3
-24 Theft-Deterrent Feature
3
-24 Audio Steering Wheel Controls
3
-25 Understanding Radio Reception
3
-25 Tips About Your Audio System
3
-26 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
3
-27 Care of Your Compact Discs
3
-27 Care of Your Compact Disc Player
3
-27 Diversity Antenna System
3
-28 Chime Level Adjustment

3-11 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Programmable
Equalization and Radio Data System (RDS)
Playing the Radio
VOLUME
-POWER: Press this knob to turn the system
on and off. To increase volume, turn the knob clockwise.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
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. Press this button to select MIN, MED or MAX. Each choice allows for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. 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, select OFF.
Finding a Station
AM
-FM: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn this knob to select radio stations.
SEEK: Press the up or down arrow to go to the next
higher or lower station and stay there. The sound will
mute while seeking.
SCAN: Press and hold the SEEK button for two seconds
until SCAN appears on the display and you hear a beep.
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 the SEEK button again to
stop scanning. If you press SEEK for more than four
seconds, the radio will change to PRESET SCAN mode.
The sound will mute while scanning and SC will appear
in the display.

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PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FM1 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 EQ to select the equalization that best
suits the type of station selected.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered button, the station you set will return
and the equalization that you selected will also be
automatically selected for that button.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
PRESET SCAN: Press and hold the SEEK button for
more than four seconds until you hear a double beep and
PRESET SCAN appears in the display. Use PRESET
SCAN to listen to each of your preset stations for a
few seconds. The radio will go to the first preset station
stored on your pushbuttons, stop for a few seconds, then
go on to the next preset station. Press the SEEK button
again to stop scanning presets.Setting the Tone
BASS: Press the AUDIO button until BASS appears on
the display. Turn the audio knob to increase or decrease
bass. When you use this control, the radio's tone setting
will switch to manual.
MID: Press the AUDIO button until MID appears on
the display. Turn the audio knob to increase or decrease
bass. When you use this control, the radio's tone setting
will switch to manual.
TREB: Press the AUDIO button until TREB appears
on the display. Turn the audio knob to increase or
decrease treble. When you use this control, the radio's
tone setting will switch to manual. If a station is weak or
noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least
two seconds will return all tone settings, including
BALANCE and FADE to FLAT.
AUTO EQ: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass, mid and treble equalization settings designed for
country, jazz, talk, pop, rock and classical stations.
The last setting will appear on the display when you
first press AUTO EQ. Each time you press AUTO EQ,
another setting will appear on the display. Press AUTO EQ
again after TALK appears and MANUAL will appear.

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Tone control will return to the BASS, MID and TREB.
Also, if you use BASS, MID, and TREB, the radio's
tone setting will switch to manual and MANUAL will
appear on the display.
Using RDS Mode
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful
new features. With RDS, the radio can:

Seek only to RDS stations with the types of
programs you want to listen to,

seek to RDS stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and

receive and display messages from RDS radio stations.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations
which broadcast RDS information. The RDS features of
your radio rely upon receiving specific RDS information
from these stations. These features will only work when
the RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, please contact the radio station.When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY)
for their current programming.
TRAF: Press this button to receive traffic
announcements. The traffic announcement brackets will
appear on the display. TRAF will appear on the display
if the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.
If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, the radio will seek to a station that
does. When the radio finds a station that broadcasts
traffic announcements, it will stop. If no station is
found, NO TRAFFIC will appear on the display.
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 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.

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INFO: If the current station has a message, INFO
will appear on the display. Press 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,
INFO will disappear from the display until another new
message is received.
P
-TYPE: This button is used to turn on and off
Program Type (PTY) select. The PTY icon and the light
next to the button will turn on. The last selected PTY
will appear on the display for five seconds. Turn the
P
-TYPE knob to select the PTY you want to listen to.
Press SEEK or SCAN to find radio stations of the PTY
you want to listen to. The last PTY selected will be used
for seek or scan modes. If a station with the selected
PTY is not found, NONE FOUND will appear on the
display. If both P
-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio
will search for stations with traffic announcements and
the selected PTY.To use the P
-TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold the
P
-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you
want to interrupt on. An asterisk will appear next to the
PTY name (for example CLASSICAL*). When you are
listening to a cassette or compact disc, the last selected
RDS FM station will interrupt play if that selected PTY
format is broadcast.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons
let you return to your favorite Program Types (PTYs).
These buttons have factory PTY presets. You can set
up to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2). Just:
1. Press P
-TYPE, if it is not already on.
2. Press AM
-FM to select FM1 or FM2.
3. Turn the SELECT knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered button, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

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ALERT!: This type of announcement warns of national
or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn off
alert announcements. ALERT! appears on the display
when an alert announcement plays. When an alert
announcement comes on the tuned radio station, you
will hear it, even if the volume is muted or a cassette
tape or compact disc is playing. If the cassette tape or
compact disc player is playing, play will stop for the
announcement and resume when the announcement
is finished.
ALTERNATE FREQUENCY: This feature allows
the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same
broadcast. Press and hold AM
-FM for two seconds to
turn alternate frequency on. AF ON will appear on the
display. The radio may switch to stronger stations with
the same broadcast. Press and hold AM
-FM again for
two seconds to turn alternate frequency off. AF OFF
will appear on the display. The radio will not switch to
other stations. When you turn the ignition off and
then on again, the alternate frequency feature will
automatically be turned on.Adjusting the Speakers
BAL
-FADE: The AUDIO button adjusts balance and
fade. To adjust balance, press and hold the AUDIO
button until BAL appears on the display. Turn the knob
to adjust the sound to the left or right speakers. The
middle position balances the sound between the speakers.
To adjust fade, press and hold the AUDIO button until
FAD appears on the display. Turn the knob to adjust 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. The longer side with the tape visible should face
to the right. If the ignition is on, but the radio is off, the
tape can be inserted and will begin playing. If you hear
nothing but a garbled sound, the tape may not be in
squarely. Press EJECT to remove the tape and start over.