2002 GMC ENVOY radio controls

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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.
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-2 Comfort Controls
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-7 Air Conditioning
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-8 Heating
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-8 Defogging and Defrosting
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-9 Rear Window Defogger
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-11 Ventilation System
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-13 Audio Systems
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-13 Setting the Clock
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-13 AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
with Radio Data System (RDS) and Automatic
Tone Control
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-22 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
System (RDS) and Automatic Tone Control
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-33 AM-FM Stereo with 6-Disc Compact Disc
Player with Programmable Equalization and
Radio Data System (RDS) (If Equipped)
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-45 Rear Seat Entertainment System (RSE)
(If Equipped)
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-57 Rear Seat Audio (If Equipped)
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-58 Theft-Deterrent Feature RDS Radios
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-59 Audio Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped)
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-59 Understanding Radio Reception
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-60 Tips About Your Audio System
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-61 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
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-62 Care of Your Compact Disc and DVD Player
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-62 Care of Your Compact Discs and DVDs
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-62 Cleaning the Video Screen
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-63 Diversity Antenna System
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-63 Chime Level Adjustment

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Audio Systems
Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and give years of listening pleasure. You will get the
most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with it
first. Find out what your audio system can do and how
to operate all its controls, to be sure you're getting the
most out of the advanced engineering that went into it.
Setting the Clock
Press and hold the HR or MN buttons, located below the
tune knob, for two seconds. Then press and hold HR
until the correct hour appears. AM or PM will appear on
the display. Press and hold MN until the correct minute
appears. The clock may be set with the ignition on or
off. The clock symbol will appear on the display in
time
-set mode.
To set the clock to the time of an FM station
broadcasting Radio Data System (RDS) information,
press and hold HR and MN at the same time for two
seconds until UPDATED and the clock symbol appear
on the display. If the time is not available from the
station, NO UPDAT will appear on the display instead.
RDS clock time is broadcast once a minute. Once you
have tuned to an RDS broadcast station, it may take a
few minutes before pressing and holding the HR MN
buttons will result in an update to the clock time.
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
with Radio Data System (RDS) and
Automatic Tone Control
Playing the Radio
VOL PWR: Press this control to turn the system on and
off. Turn this control clockwise to increase volume.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
AUTO VOL: 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.

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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 the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to choose the bass and treble
equalization that best suits the type of station you are
listening to.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons.
The radio will produce one beep. Whenever you
press that numbered pushbutton, the station you set
will return and the bass and treble equalization that
you selected will also be automatically selected for
that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO: To adjust the bass, press and
release the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control until BASS
appears on the display. Then turn the control clockwise
to increase bass and counterclockwise to decrease bass.
The display will show the bass level.
To set the bass to the middle position, press and hold the
P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control. The radio will produce
one beep and set the display level to the middle position.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO
control when no tone or speaker control is active. The
radio will produce one beep and display ALL with the
level display in the middle position.
To adjust the treble, press and release the P
-TYPE
LIST AUDIO control until TREB appears on the
display. Turn the control clockwise to increase treble
and counterclockwise to decrease treble. The display
will show the treble level. If a station is weak or noisy,
you may want to decrease the treble.

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To set treble to the middle position, press and hold
P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control. The radio will produce
one beep and set the display level to the middle position.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO
control when no tone or speaker control is active. The
radio will produce one beep and display ALL with the
level display in the middle position.
When you use this control, the radio's AUTO TONE
setting will return to manual.
AUTO TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass and treble equalization settings designed for rock,
news, pop, jazz, classical and country stations.
Each time you press the AUTO TONE button, this
feature will change to one of the preset equalization
settings previously listed.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode, press
and release the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control. See
ªSetting Preset Stationsº listed previously to program
the auto tone feature.Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
To adjust the balance, press and release the P
-TYPE
LIST AUDIO control until BAL appears on the display.
Turn the control clockwise to move the sound to the
right speakers and counterclockwise to move the sound
to the left speakers.
The middle position balances the sound between the
speakers. To set the balance to the middle position, press
the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control briefly, then press it
again and hold it until the radio emits one beep. The
balance will be set to the middle position and the display
will show the speaker balance.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO
control when no tone or speaker control is active. The
radio will produce one beep and display ALL with the
level display in the middle position.
To adjust the fade, press and release the P
-TYPE LIST
AUDIO control until FADE appears on the display. Turn
the control clockwise to move the sound to the front
speakers and counterclockwise to move the sound to the
rear speakers.

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The middle position balances the sound between the
speakers. To set the fade to the middle position, press
the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control briefly, then press it
again and hold it until the radio emits one beep. The
fade will be set to the middle position and the display
will show the speaker balance.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO
control when no tone or speaker control is active. The
radio will produce one beep and display ALL with the
level display in the middle position.
Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS is a system that sends data along
with the audio of the FM station you are currently tuned
to. You can use RDS to display program information
and to control your radio. With RDS your radio can do
the following:

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 on FM stations which
broadcast RDS information. The RDS features of your
radio rely on 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. Some stations also provide the name of
the current program.
TUNE DISP: Press this control to change what appears
on the display while using RDS. Pressing this control
will also display an RDS station frequency or program
type when the radio is on. The display options are
station name, station frequency, PTY and the name of
the program (if available). Pressing and holding this
control will activate the RDS default display.

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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO: To adjust the bass, press and
release the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control until BASS
appears on the display. Then turn the control clockwise
to increase bass and counterclockwise to decrease bass.
The display will show the bass level.
To set the bass to the middle position, press and hold the
P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control. The radio will produce
one beep and set the display level to the middle position.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO
control when no tone or speaker control is active. The
radio will produce one beep and display ALL with the
level display in the middle position.
To adjust the treble, press and release the P
-TYPE
LIST AUDIO control until TREB appears on the
display. Turn the control clockwise to increase treble
and counterclockwise to decrease treble. The display
will show the treble level. If a station is weak or noisy,
you may want to decrease the treble.
To set treble to the middle position, press and hold
P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control. The radio will produce
one beep and set the display level to the middle position.To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO
control when no tone or speaker control is active. The
radio will produce one beep and display ALL with the
level display in the middle position.
When you use this control, the radio's AUTO TONE
setting will return to manual.
AUTO TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass and treble equalization settings designed for rock,
news, pop, jazz, classical and country stations.
Each time you press the AUTO TONE button, this
feature will change to one of the preset equalization
settings previously listed.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode, press
and release the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control. See
ªSetting Preset Stationsº listed previously to program
the auto tone feature.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, your audio system
allows you to choose from four different equalization
settings: talk, driver, normal and spatial. These settings
can be used while listening to the radio, the cassette tape
or CD player.

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Press the AUTO TONE button to scroll through your
choices. Select TALK when listening to non
-musical
material such as news, talk shows, sports broadcasts and
books on tape. This setting makes spoken words sound
very clear. Select DRIVER to give the driver the best
possible sound qualities. Select NORMAL to enhance
the stereo effect. Select SPATIAL to make the listening
space seem larger. When NORMAL is displayed, the
system will provide the best overall Bose performance.
The radio saves separate AUTO TONE settings for each
preset and source.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
To adjust the balance, press and release the P
-TYPE
LIST AUDIO control until BAL appears on the display.
Turn the control clockwise to move the sound to the
right speakers and counterclockwise to move the sound
to the left speakers.
The middle position balances the sound between the
speakers. To set the balance to the middle position, press
the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control briefly, then press it
again and hold it until the radio emits one beep. The
balance will be set to the middle position and the display
will show the speaker balance.To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO
control when no tone or speaker control is active. The
radio will produce one beep and display ALL with the
level display in the middle position.
To adjust the fade, press and release the P
-TYPE LIST
AUDIO control until FADE appears on the display. Turn
the control clockwise to move the sound to the front
speakers and counterclockwise to move the sound to the
rear speakers.
The middle position balances the sound between the
speakers. To set the fade to the middle position, press
the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO control briefly, then press it
again and hold it until the radio emits one beep. The
fade will be set to the middle position and the display
will show the speaker balance.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the P
-TYPE LIST AUDIO
control when no tone or speaker control is active. The
radio will produce one beep and display ALL with the
level display in the middle position.

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While the tape is playing, use the volume, fade, balance,
treble, bass, and seek controls just as you do for the radio.
The display will show TAPE and an arrow showing
which side of the tape is playing.
If you want to insert a tape when the ignition is off, first
press EJT or DISP.
If an error appears on the display, see ªCassette Tape
Messagesº later in this section.
1 PREV: Press this button or the left SEEK PSCAN
arrow to go to the previous selection on the tape if the
selection has been playing for less than three seconds.
If the 1 PREV button or the left SEEK PSCAN arrow is
pressed and the current selection has been playing for
more than 13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the
current selection. If the 1 PREV button or the left SEEK
PSCAN arrow is pressed and the current selection has
been playing from 3 to 13 seconds, it will go to the
beginning of the previous selection or the beginning of
the current selection, depending upon the position on the
tape. SEEK and a ª
-1º will appear on the display while
the cassette player is in the previous mode. If 1 PREV or
the left SEEK PSCAN arrow is pressed additional times
or held, the radio will go to the displayed number of
previous selections up to ª9º. SEEK and a negative
number will appear on the display.Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence
between each selection for previous to work. The sound
will mute while seeking.
2 NEXT: Press this button to go to the next selection on
the tape. If you press the button more than once, the
player will continue moving forward through the tape.
SEEK and a positive number will appear on the display.
Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence
between each selection for next to work. To forward
through each selection press the right SEEK PSCAN
arrow. The sound will mute while seeking.
3 REV: 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. The
station frequency and REV will appear on the display.
You may select stations during reverse operation by
using TUNE DISP and the SEEK PSCAN arrows.
4 FWD: 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. The station frequency
and FWD will appear on the display. You may select
stations during forward operation by using TUNE DISP
and the SEEK PSCAN arrows.