2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE CD player

Table of Contents (cont'd)
Defensive Driving
Drunken Driving
Control of a Vehicle
Braking
SteeringDriving 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 (If Equipped)
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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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
Your Driving and the Road
Section
3
Section
4
Section
5

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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
-8 Air Conditioning
3
-9 Heating
3
-9 Defogging and Defrosting
3
-10 Rear Window Defogger
3
-10 Ventilation System
3
-12 Audio Systems
3
-12 Setting the Clock for Systems with
Radio Data System
3
-13 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
with Programmable Equalization and Radio
Data System (RDS) (If Equipped)
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-20 AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
with Programmable Equalization and Radio
Data System (RDS) (If Equipped)3
-27 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape
and Compact Disc Player with
Programmable Equalization and
Radio Data System (RDS) (If Equipped)
3
-36 Trunk-Mounted CD Changer (Option)
3
-40 Theft-Deterrent Feature RDS Radios
3
-40 Audio Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped)
3
-41 Understanding Radio Reception
3
-42 Tips About Your Audio System
3
-42 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
3
-43 Care of Your Compact Discs
3
-43 Care of Your Compact Disc Player
3
-44 Diversity Antenna System
3
-44 Chime Level Adjustment

3-13 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
with Programmable Equalization and
Radio Data System (RDS) (If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR VOL: 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 choose 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.

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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 is playing. If the
cassette tape player was being used, the tape will stay in
the player and resume play at the point where it stopped.
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.PROG TYPE: This button is used to turn on and off
Program Type (PTY) select. The P
-TYPE icon will
appear on the display and the SELECT LED indicator
next to the SELECT knob will light. The last selected
PTY will appear on the display for five seconds. Turn
the SELECT knob to select the PTY you want to listen
to. Press the SEEK or SCAN arrows 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, NOT FOUND will
appear on the display. If both PROG TYPE and TRAF
are on, the radio will search for stations with traffic
announcements and the selected PTY.
To use the PROG TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold
this button until you hear a beep on the PTY you want to
interrupt. An asterisk (*) will appear next to the PTY
name, example (CLASSICAL*). When you are listening
to a cassette, the last selected RDS FM station will
interrupt play if that selected PTY format is broadcast.

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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. The longer side with the tape visible should face
out. 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 the eject button to remove the tape and start over.
While the tape is playing, use the BAL FADE, TONE,
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 the eject button or the RCL knob.
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 TAPE 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.


(1): Press this button to advance quickly to another
part of the tape. Press the button again to return to play.
The radio will play the last selected station while the
tape advances. You may select stations during forward
operation by using TUNE.
While in forward mode the display will show FREQ and
FWD and two right arrows. If the radio is playing a
RDS station the display will only show FREQ.
 (2): Press this button to play the other side
of the tape.

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(4): 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 reverse operation by
using TUNE.

(6): Press this button to reduce background noise.
DOLBY NR ON will appear on the display. Press it
again to turn Dolby NR 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.
EQ: Press EQ to select the desired preset equalization
setting while playing a cassette. 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 one of the SEEK arrows for
more than two seconds until SCAN appears on the
display and you hear a beep. 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. The
sound will mute and SCAN will appear on the display
while scanning. The tape will only scan forward.
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.
TAPE AUX: 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. The inactive tape will remain safely inside
the radio for future listening. The tape icon will appear
on the display when a cassette tape is loaded. If you
have the optional CD changer and the CD changer is
loaded, the TAPE AUX button will activate the changer
and an icon will be lit in the display.
: 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.

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CLEAN PLAYER: 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 CLEAN PLAYER indicator. The radio will
display CLEANED to show the indicator was reset.
CD Adapter Kits
It is possible to use a portable CD player 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 ON or ACCESSORY.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press and hold the TAPE AUX button for
three seconds. The tape symbol on the display will
flash for five seconds and READY will appear on
the display, indicating the feature is active.
4. Insert the adapter into the cassette slot. It will power
up the radio and begin playing.
This override routine will remain active until the eject
button is pressed.AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
with Programmable Equalization and
Radio Data System (RDS) (If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR VOL: Press this knob to turn the system
on and off. To increase volume, turn the knob clockwise.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.

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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 stations with the types of programs you
want to listen to,

seek to stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and

receive and display messages from 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 compact disc is
playing. If the compact disc player was being used, the
compact disc will stay in the player and resume play at
the point where it stopped.
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.