2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT buttons

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Finding a Station
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
choose radio stations. Push the knob back into its stored
position when you're not using it.
SEEK : Press the right or left arrow to seek to
the next station or previous station and stay there.
The sound will mute while seeking.
To scan, press and hold SEEK for two seconds until
SCAN appears on the display. Scan allows you to
listen to stations for a few seconds. The receiver will
continue to scan and momentarily stop at each station
until you press the button again. The sound will mute
while scanning.
P.SCAN (Preset Scan): The preset scan button lets
you scan through your favorite stations stored on your
pushbuttons. Select either the AM, FM1 or FM2 mode
and then press P.SCAN. It will scan through each station
stored on your pushbuttons and stop for a few seconds
before continuing to scan through all of the pushbuttons.Press P.SCAN again or one of the pushbuttons to stop
scanning and listen to a specific preset station. P.SCAN
will light up on the display while in this mode. If one of
the stations stored on a pushbutton is too weak for
the location you are in, the radio display will show the
channel number (P1 through P6) for several seconds
before advancing to the next preset station.
Setting Preset Stations
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), by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons.
The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
pushbutton. Whenever you press that numbered
pushbutton, the station you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

3-15 Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to and
control any of the music sources: AM FM, cassette tapes
and CDs, through the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) controller.
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 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. The rear speakers will be muted
when the RSA power is turned on. You may operate the
RSA functions even when the main radio is off.The following functions are controlled by the buttons on
the main radio:
REAR DSPL (Rear Display): When the main radio
is turned on, press this button to turn on the RSA
display on the main radio. Press it again to turn the
RSA display off.
PR (Power Rear): Press this button, on the main radio,
to turn RSA on or off. The light to the right of the button
will illuminate to indicate that RSA is on.
The following functions are controlled by the RSA
system buttons:
PWR (Power): Press this button to turn RSA on or off.
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. If the front passengers are already listening to
AM
-FM, the RSA controller will not switch between the
bands and cannot change the frequency.
SEEK : While listening to the radio, press the
up arrow to tune to the next station and stay there.
Press the down arrow to tune to the previous 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.

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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 tape mode on the front radio is in use.
While listening to a CD, press the up arrow to hear the
next track on the CD. Press the down arrow to go back
to the start of the current track (if more than eight
seconds have played). The SEEK button is inactive in
the CD mode if a remote CD player or the CD changer
is in use.
To scan stations, press and hold one of the SEEK arrows
until the radio goes into the scan mode. Scan allows you
to listen to stations for a few seconds. The receiver will
continue to scan and momentarily stop at each station
until you press one of the SEEK arrows again. The scan
function is inactive if the AM FM mode on the front
radio is in use.VOL (Volume): 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.
P.SET PROG (Preset Program): The front passengers
must be listening to something different for each of
these functions to work:

Press this button to seek through the preset radio
stations set on the pushbuttons on the main radio.

When a cassette tape is playing, press this button to
go to the other side of the tape.

When a CD is playing in the CD changer, press this
button to select a disc.
TAPE CD: Press this button to switch between the tape
and CD changer if all are loaded. Press AM FM to
return to the radio when a cassette tape or CD is playing.
The inactive tape or CD will remain safely inside the
radio for future listening.

3-18
To load two or more CDs, perform the following steps:
1. Press and hold the LOAD button. The first CD will
be loaded into the lowest numbered empty position.
2. Load a single CD when the loading slot indicators
turn amber. After about 10 seconds the changer will
cycle to the next available position.
3. Repeat Step 2 until all CDs are loaded into all of the
desired positions. If you do not wish to load all of
the positions, you can cancel the load all function
by pressing a button with a green flashing indicator
light or wait 20 seconds for the changer to time out.
To eject a single CD, perform the following steps:
1. Press the eject button (upward pointing arrow).
The buttons with loaded CDs will blink amber.
2. Press one of the amber blinking buttons to select the
location of the CD you want to eject. The changer
will move to that location and eject the CD. If you
do not remove the CD from the player within
10 seconds, it will be reloaded. If the eject button
is pressed and a numbered location button is not
pressed within five seconds, the current or last
played CD will be ejected.
To eject all CDs, press and hold the eject button.There are two ways to play a CD. Perform one of
the following:

Press the desired numbered button with a green
indicator light on the CD changer.

Press the CHANGER button on the radio.
The CD changer will go to its last played position.
CD Functions
1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to go to the
previous track if the current track has been playing for
less than eight seconds. If this pushbutton is pressed and
the current track has been playing for more than eight
seconds, it will go to the beginning of the current track.
If you hold or press this pushbutton more than once,
the player will continue moving back through the CD.
The sound will mute while seeking.
2 PROG (Program): Press this pushbutton to select a
CD. The CD number and track number will be displayed.
3 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to go to the next track.
If you hold this pushbutton or press it more than once,
the player will continue moving forward through the
CD. The sound will mute while seeking.
REV 4 (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton
to reverse quickly through a track. Release it to
resume playing.

3-20 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.
The THEFTLOCK feature for the radio may be used or
ignored. If ignored, the system plays normally and the
radio is not protected by the feature. If THEFTLOCK
is activated, your radio will not operate if stolen.
When THEFTLOCK is activated, the radio will display
LOC to indicate a locked condition anytime battery
power has been interrupted. If your battery loses power
for any reason, you must unlock the radio with the secret
code before it will operate.
Activating the Theft
-Deterrent Feature
The instructions which follow explain how to enter
your secret code to activate the THEFTLOCK system.
It is recommended that you read through all nine steps
before starting the procedure.
If you allow more than 15 seconds to elapse between
any steps, the radio automatically reverts to time and
you must start the procedure over at Step 4.1. Write down any three or four
-digit number from
000 to 1999 and keep it in a safe place separate from
the vehicle.
2. Turn the ignition to ACCESSORY or RUN.
3. Turn the radio off.
4. Press the 1 and 4 pushbuttons together. Hold them
down until
--- shows on the display. Next you will use
the secret code number which you have written down.
5. Press the SEEK right arrow button and 000 will
appear on the display.
6. Press the SEEK right arrow button again to make the
last two digits agree with your code.
7. Press the SEEK left arrow button to make the first
one or two digits agree with your code.
8. Press AM FM after you have confirmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show REP to let you know that you
need to repeat Steps 5 through 7 to confirm your
secret code.
9. Press AM FM and this time the display will show
SEC to let you know that your radio is secure.
The LED indicator by the volume knob will begin
flashing when the ignition is turned off.

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Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature After a
Power Loss
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
1. Turn the ignition on. LOC will appear on the display.
2. Press the SEEK right arrow button and 000 will
appear on the display.
3. Press the SEEK right arrow button again to make the
last two digits agree with your code.
4. Press the SEEK left arrow button to make the first
one or two digits agree with your code.
5. Press AM FM after you have confirmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show SEC, indicating the radio is
now operable and secure.
If you enter the wrong code eight times, INOP will
appear on the display. You will have to wait an hour
with the ignition on before you can try again. When you
try again, you will only have three chances to enter the
correct code before INOP appears.
If you lose or forget your code, contact your dealer.Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
1. Turn the ignition to ACCESSORY or RUN.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press the 1 and 4 pushbuttons together. Hold them
down until SEC shows on the display.
4. Press the SEEK right arrow button and 000 will
appear on the display.
5. Press the SEEK right arrow button again to make the
last two digits agree with your code.
6. Press the SEEK left arrow button to make the first
one or two digits agree with your code.
7. Press AM FM after you have confirmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written down.
The display will show
---, indicating that the radio
is no longer secured.
If the code entered is incorrect, SEC will appear on the
display. The radio will remain secured until the correct
code is entered.
When battery power is removed and later applied to a
secured radio, the radio won't turn on and LOC will
appear on the display.
To unlock a secured radio, see ªUnlocking the
Theft
-Deterrent Feature After a Power Lossº earlier
in this section.

3-22 Audio Steering Wheel Controls
You can control certain radio functions using the buttons
on your steering wheel.
PROG (Program): Press
this button to play a station
you have programmed on
the radio preset buttons
on the selected band.
If a cassette tape is playing,
press this button to play
the other side of the tape.
If a compact disc is playing
in the CD changer, press
this button to go to the
next available CD.
SEEK : Press the up arrow to tune to the next
radio station and the down arrow to tune to the previous
radio station.
If a cassette tape or compact disc is playing, the player
will advance with the up arrow and reverse with the
down arrow.
MUTE: Press this button to
silence the system. Press it
again to turn on the sound.
VOL : Press the up
or down arrow to increase
or decrease volume.