2001 Oldsmobile Aurora radio

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While the tape is playing, use the VOL, FAD, BAL,
TREB, MID, BASS, AUTO EQ, SEEK and SCAN
controls just as you do for the radio. The display will
show TAPE and an arrow showing which side of the tape
is playing. The tape player automatically begins playing
the other side when it reaches the end of the tape.
Your tape bias is set automatically when a metal or
chrome tape is inserted. If you want to insert a tape
when the ignition is off, first press EJECT or the
RCL button.
If an error appears on the radio display, the tape won't
play because of an error.
TIGHT TAPE is displayed when the tape is tight and the
player can't turn the tape hubs. Remove the tape. Hold
the tape with the open end down and try to turn the right
hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Turn the tape over
and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily, your tape may
be damaged and should not be used in the player. Try a
new tape to make sure your player is working properly.
BROKEN TAPE is displayed when the tape is broken.
Try a new tape.
WRAPPED is displayed when the tape is wrapped
around the tape head. Attempt to get the cassette out.
Try a new tape.If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio
displays an error message, write it down and provide
it to your dealer when reporting the problem.
REV (1): 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. You
may select stations during REV operation by using the
TUNE knob.
FWD (2): 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. You may select stations
during FWD operation by using the TUNE knob.

(3): Press this button to reduce background noise.
DOLBY B ON will appear on the display with the
Dolby icon. Press it again to turn Dolby off.
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.
SIDE (5): Press this button to play the other side
of the tape.

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AUTO EQ: Press AUTO EQ to select the desired
preset equalization setting while playing a cassette tape.
The equalization will be automatically set whenever you
play a cassette tape.
SEEK: Press the up or down arrow to search for the next
or previous selection on the tape. Your tape must have at
least three seconds of silence between each selection for
SEEK to work. You can skip nine selections up or down
on the tape. Choose how many selections you want to
skip. Press the SEEK arrow that many times. The number
of selections to be skipped will appear on the display.
SCAN: Press and hold the SEEK button for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep and SCAN appears
in the display. Use SCAN to listen to each selection for a
few seconds. The tape will go to the next selection, stop
for a few seconds, then go on to the next selection.
Press this button again to stop scanning.
AM
-FM: Press this button to play the radio when
a tape is in the player. The tape will stop but remain in
the player.TP
-CD: With a compact disc in the player and the
radio playing, press this button to play a compact disc.
Press AM
-FM to return to the radio when a compact
disc is playing. Press TP
-CD to switch between the
tape and compact disc if both are loaded. The inactive
tape or CD will remain safely inside the radio for future
listening. The display will show TAPE and CD icons.
If you have the optional CD changer and the CD
changer is loaded, the TP
-CD button will activate the
changer and an icon will be lit in the display.
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 and ignition off if this button is pressed first.
CLEAN PLAYR: 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 CLEAN PLAYR indicator.
The radio will display CLEANED to show the indicator
was reset.

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Playing a Compact Disc
With the ignition on, insert a disc partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull it in and the disc
should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD when
the ignition is off, first press EJECT or the RCL knob.
Note that when the disc is inserted, the CD symbol will
be displayed. If you select an EQ setting for your CD,
it will be activated each time you play a CD.
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
If CHECK CD appears on the radio display and the disc
comes out, it could be that:

The road is too rough. The disc should play when
the road is smoother.

The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.

The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour
and try again.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio
displays an error message, write it down and provide it
to your dealer when reporting the problem.REV (1): Press and hold this button to reverse quickly
within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume.
The display will show elapsed time. Release it to play
the passage.
FWD (2): Press and hold this button to advance quickly
within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume.
The display will show elapsed time. Release it to play
the passage.
RDM (4): Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. RDM and the track number
will appear on the display.
AUTO EQ: Press AUTO EQ to select the desired
preset equalization setting while playing a compact disc.
The equalization will be automatically set whenever you
play a compact disc.
SEEK: Press the reverse arrow while playing a CD to
go to the start of the current track if more than eight
seconds have played. Press the forward arrow to go to
the next track. If you hold the button or press it more
than once, the player will continue moving backward or
forward through the disc.

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SCAN: Press and hold the SEEK button for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep and SCAN and the
track number appear in the display. Use SCAN to listen
to each selection for a few seconds. The disc will go to
the next selection, stop for a few seconds, then go on
to the next selection. Press this button again to stop
scanning. The sound will mute while scanning. SCAN
and the track number will appear on the display.
RCL: Press this button to see how long the current track
has been playing. To change what is normally shown on
the display (track or elapsed time), press the button until
you see the display you want, then hold the button until
the display flashes. While elapsed time is showing,
CD TIME will appear on the display.
AM
-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a
disc is in the player.TP
-CD: With a cassette tape in the player and the radio
playing, press this button to play a cassette tape. Press
AM
-FM to return to the radio when a cassette tape is
playing. Press TP
-CD to switch between the tape and
compact disc if both are loaded. The inactive tape or CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
The display will show TAPE and CD icons. If you have
the optional CD changer and the CD changer is loaded,
the TP
-CD button will activate the changer and an icon
will be lit in the display.
EJECT: Press this button to remove the disc. The
radio will play. EJECT may be activated with either the
ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the radio
and ignition off if this button is pressed first.

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All of the CD functions are controlled by the radio
buttons except for ejecting the magazine. Whenever a
CD magazine with discs is loaded in the changer, the
compact disc symbol will appear on the radio display.
If the CD changer is checking the magazine for CDs,
the compact disc symbol will flash on the display until
the changer is ready to play. If CD changer mode is
entered during initialization, LOADING will appear on
the display. When a CD begins playing, a disc and track
number will be displayed. The disc numbers are listed
on the front of the magazine.
Compact Disc Errors
If an error appears on the display, an error has occurred
and the compact disc temporarily cannot play.
The CD changer will send an error message to the
receiver to indicate:

PLAYER OPEN: CD Changer Door Open.
Completely close the door to restore
normal operation.

NO CD'S: CD Changer Cartridge Empty.
Try the magazine again with a disc loaded on
one of the trays.CHECK CD #: If this error message is displayed while
trying to play a CD in the compact disc player or changer,
the following conditions may have caused the error:

The road is too rough. The disc should play when
the road is smoother.

The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.

The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour
and try again.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio
displays an error number, write it down and provide it
to your dealer when reporting the problem.
Playing a Compact Disc
REV (1): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse
within a track. As the CD reverses, elapsed time will be
displayed with a flashing arrow to help you find the
correct passage.
FWD (2): Press and hold this button to quickly advance
within a track. As the CD advances, elapsed time will be
displayed with a flashing arrow to help you find the
correct passage.

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(3): No function when in CD changer mode.
RDM (4): Press this button to enter the random play
mode. RANDOM ALL will appear on the display.
While in this mode, the tracks on all of the discs will be
played in random order. Press and hold this button to
enter the single
-disc random play mode. RANDOM
ONE will appear on the display and a chime will sound.
Press this button again to turn off the random feature
and return to normal operation.
SIDE (5): Press this button to select the next disc
in the magazine. Each time you press SIDE, the disc
number on the radio display will go to that of the next
available CD.
(6): Press this button to select the previous disc
in the magazine. Each time (6) is pressed, the disc
number on the radio display will go to that of the
previous available CD.
RCL: Press this button to see how long the current
track has been playing. To change what is normally
shown on the display (track or elapsed time), press the
button until you see the display you want, then hold the
button until the display flashes. While elapsed time is
showing, EL TM will appear on the display.SEEK: Press the SEEK reverse arrow while playing a
CD to go back to the start of the current track if more
than eight seconds have played. Press the SEEK forward
arrow and it will go to the next higher track on the disc.
If the button is pressed more than once, the player will
continue moving backward or forward through the disc.
TRACK SCAN: Press and hold one of the SEEK
arrows for two seconds until TRACK SCAN appears
on the display and a chime is heard. The first few
seconds of each track on the current disc will be played.
The sound will mute while scanning. The SCAN icon
will be lit and a ªTº will blink to indicate track scan
mode. Press SEEK again to stop TRACK SCAN.
DISC SCAN: Press and hold one of the SEEK arrows
for four seconds until DISC SCAN appears on the
display and a double chime is heard. The first few
seconds of each disc will be heard. The sound will mute
while scanning. The SCAN icon will be lit and a ªDº
will blink to indicate disc scan mode. Press SEEK again
to stop DISC SCAN.
TP
-CD: Press this button to play a CD if you have a
magazine loaded in the changer and the radio is playing.
To return to the radio while a CD is playing, press
AM
-FM. You can also press this button to switch
between a cassette tape, CD or the CD changer if all
three are loaded.

3-24 Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK
is designed to discourage theft of
your radio. It works by using a secret code to disable
all radio functions whenever battery power is removed
and the radio is placed in a different vehicle. This
feature requires no user input to be activated. It is
automatically armed when it is put into the vehicle for
the first time.
When the radio is turned off, the blinking red light
indicates that THEFTLOCK is armed.
If THEFTLOCK is activated, your radio will not operate
if stolen. The radio will display LOC and a red LED
indicator light will come on above the THEFTLOCK
logo to indicate a locked condition. If this occurs,
the radio will have to be returned to the dealer.
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
With this feature, you can control certain radio functions
using the buttons on your steering wheel.
Some steering wheel
controls operate climate
controls. See ªSteering
Wheel Controls for
Climate Controlº earlier
in this section.
VOL: Press the up or down arrow to increase or
decrease volume.
SEEK: Press this button to tune to the next strong
radio station. When playing a cassette tape or compact
disc, press SEEK to hear the next selection. There must
be at least a three
-second gap between selections on a
cassette tape.
PROG: Press this button to tune in the next preset
radio station. When playing a cassette tape, press PROG
to hear the other side of a tape that is playing. When
listening to a disc in the CD changer, press PROG to
select the next loaded disc.

3-25 Understanding Radio Reception
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM,
especially at night. The longer range, however, can cause
stations to interfere with each other. AM can pick up
noise from things like storms and power lines. Try
reducing the treble to reduce this noise if you ever get it.
FM Stereo
FM stereo will give you the best sound, but FM signals
will reach only about 10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km).
Tall buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals,
causing the sound to come and go.
Cellular Phone Usage
Cellular phone usage may cause interference with your
vehicle's radio. This interference may occur when making
or receiving phone calls, charging the phone's battery or
simply having the phone ªonº. This interference is
described as an increased level of static while listening to
the radio. If you notice static while listening to the radio,
unplug the cellular phone and turn it off.
Tips About Your Audio System
Hearing damage from loud noise is almost undetectable
until it is too late. Your hearing can adapt to higher
volumes of sound. Sound that seems normal can beloud and harmful to your hearing. Take precautions by
adjusting the volume control on your radio to a safe
sound level before your hearing adapts to it.
To help avoid hearing loss or damage:

Adjust the volume control to the lowest setting.

Increase volume slowly until you hear comfortably
and clearly.
NOTICE:
Before you add any sound equipment to your
vehicle
-- like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two
-way radio -- be sure you can
add what you want. If you can, it's very important
to do it properly. Added sound equipment may
interfere with the operation of your vehicle's
engine, Delphi Delco Electronics radio or other
systems, and even damage them. Your vehicle's
systems may interfere with the operation of sound
equipment that has been added improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check Federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.