2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette CD player

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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
3
-2 Air Conditioning with Temperature Control
3
-3 Air Conditioning with Dual Temperature
Control (Option)
3
-5 Air Conditioning
3
-6 Heating
3
-6 Defogging and Defrosting
3
-7 Rear Window Defogger
3
-7 Rear Climate Control (Vehicles without the
Entertainment System) (Option)
3
-9 Rear Climate Control (Vehicles with the
Entertainment System) (Option)
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-11 Ventilation System
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-12 Audio Systems
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-12 Setting the Clock
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-13 AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
with Radio Data Systems (RDS) and
Automatic Tone Control3
-21 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
Systems (RDS) and Automatic Tone Control
(If Equipped)
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-32 AM-FM Stereo with Six-Disc Compact Disc
Player with Programmable Equalization and
Radio Data Systems (RDS) (If Equipped)
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-42 Entertainment System (Option)
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-49 Rear Seat Audio (Vehicles without the
Entertainment System) (If Equipped)
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-51 Rear Seat Audio (Vehicles with the
Entertainment System) (Option)
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-53 Theft-Deterrent Feature
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-54 Audio Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped)
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-54 Understanding Radio Reception
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-55 Tips About Your Audio System
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-56 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
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-57 Care of Your Compact Discs and DVDs
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-57 Care of Your Compact Disc and DVD Player
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-57 Fixed Mast Antenna

3-13 AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
with Radio Data System (RDS) and
Automatic Tone Control
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
 VOL
(Volume): Turn this knob clockwise to
increase volume. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease
volume.AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): Your system has a
feature called automatic volume. With this feature, 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 LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH. Each higher choice
allows for more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then, as you drive, automatic volume increases
the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any
speed. NONE will appear on the display if the radio
cannot determine the vehicle speed. The volume level
should always sound the same to you as you drive. If
you don't want to use automatic volume, select OFF.
DISP (Display): Press this knob to display the time
with the ignition on or off. When the radio is playing,
press this knob to display the station frequency.
Finding a Station
BAND: 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 right arrow to seek to the next
station and the left arrow to seek to the previous station
and stay there. The radio will seek to stations with a
strong signal only.

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BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type. Press and hold BAND for two
seconds to turn alternate frequency on. AF ON will
appear on the display. The radio may switch to stronger
stations. Press and hold BAND 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.
 SEEK
: Press the right arrow to go to a station
with the last selected PTY; TYPE and the last selected
PTY will appear on the display, if it is not already
showing. Press SEEK a second time to seek. If a station
with the selected PTY is not found, the radio will return
to the original station and display NONE.
Setting PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite Program Types (PTYs). These pushbuttons have
factory PTY presets. You can set up to 12 PTYs
(six FM1 and six FM2) by performing the following steps:
1. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press the P
-TYPE LIST knob to activate program
type mode.3. Turn the P
-TYPE LIST knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
RDS Messages
ALERT!: Alert 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 current radio station, you will hear it,
even if the volume is muted or a compact disc is
playing. If the compact disc player is playing, play
will stop for the announcement and resume when
the announcement is finished.
This function will only work during actual emergency
broadcasts, and will not work during tests of the
emergency broadcast system. This feature is not
supported by all RDS stations.

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INFO (Information): If the current station has a
message, INFO will appear on the display. These text
messages are from the RDS broadcaster to the listening
public and may be general information such as artist and
song title, call in phone numbers, etc. 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
scroll through the message at your own speed, press the
INFO button again for less than one second. 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. The old message can be displayed by
pressing the INFO button until a new message is
received or a different station is tuned to. When a
message is not available from an FM station,
NO INFO will be displayed.
TRAF (Traffic): Press this button to receive traffic
announcements. If the current station does not broadcast
traffic announcements, the radio will seek to a station
that does. The traffic symbol will flash on the display.
When the radio finds a station that broadcasts traffic
announcements, it will stop. If no station is found,
NO TRAF will appear on the display.Your radio can be programmed to interrupt the playback
of a CD or FM radio by enabling the traffic interrupt
feature. Press the TRAF button once to seek to an RDS
station that supports the traffic interrupt feature if the
current station does not. The traffic symbol will flash on
the display when seeking for a station that supports
traffic interrupt. When the traffic interrupt feature is on,
TRAF will appear on the display.
When a traffic announcement comes on the current radio
station, you will hear it, even if the volume is muted or a
compact disc is playing. The traffic symbol and
TRAFFIC will appear on the display while the traffic
announcement plays. If the compact disc player was
being used, the CD will stay in the player and resume
play at the point where it stopped.
Radio Messages
CAL ERR (Calibration Error): This message is
displayed when the radio has not been calibrated
properly for the vehicle. You must return to the
dealership for service.
LOCKED: This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK

system has locked up. You must
return to the dealership for service.

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Playing a Compact Disc
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in and the disc should begin playing.
The display will show the CD symbol. If you want to
insert a compact disc with the ignition off, first press
DISP or the EJT button.
If an error appears on the display, see ªCompact Disc
Messagesº later in this section.
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.
TRACK and the track number will appear on the
display. If you hold this pushbutton or press it more than
once, the player will continue moving back through the
disc. The sound will mute while seeking.
2 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to go to the next track.
TRACK and the track number will appear on the
display. If you hold this pushbutton or press it more than
once, the player will continue moving forward through
the disc. The sound will mute while seeking.3 REV (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. Press and hold this
pushbutton for less than two seconds to reverse at six
times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it for
more than two seconds to reverse at 17 times the normal
playing speed. Release it to play the passage. The
display will show ET and the elapsed time.
4 FWD (Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to
advance quickly within a track. Press and hold this
pushbutton for less than two seconds to advance at six
times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it for
more than two seconds to advance at 17 times the
normal playing speed. Release it to play the passage.
The display will show ET and the elapsed time.
6 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM
ON will appear on the display. RDM T and the track
number will appear on the display when each track starts
to play. Press RDM again to turn off random play. RDM
OFF will appear on the display.

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 SEEK
: Press the left SEEK arrow to go to the
start of the current or previous track. Press the right
SEEK arrow to go to the start of the next track. If either
of the SEEK arrows is held or pressed more then once,
the player will continue moving backward or forward
through the CD.
DISP (Display): Press this knob to see how long the
current track has been playing. ET and the elapsed time
will appear on the display. To change what is normally
shown on the display (track or elapsed time), press this
knob until you see the display you want, then hold the
knob for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep.
BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when
a CD is playing. The CD will stop but remain in
the player.
CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press this button to play a CD
when listening to the radio.
EJT (Eject): Press this button to stop a CD when
it is playing and to remove a CD when it is not playing.
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.Compact Disc Messages
E (Error): If this message and a number appears on the
radio display or if the disc comes out, it could be for one
of the following reasons:
You're driving on a very rough road.
It's very hot.
The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched or wet.
The air is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour and
try again.)
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other
reason, try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, contact your dealer. If your radio displays an
error number, write it down and provide it to your dealer
when reporting the problem.

3-21 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
System (RDS) and Automatic Tone Control
(If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume): Turn this knob clockwise to increase
volume. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): Your system has a
feature called automatic volume. With this feature, 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 LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH. Each higher choice
allows for more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then, as you drive, automatic volume increases
the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any
speed. NONE will appear on the display if the radio
cannot determine the vehicle speed. The volume level
should always sound the same to you as you drive. If
you don't want to use automatic volume, select OFF.
DISP (Display): Press this knob to display the time with
the ignition on or off. When the radio is playing, press
this knob to display the station frequency.
Finding a Station
BAND: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. The display shows your selection.
 TUNE
: Turn this knob to choose radio stations.

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Setting PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite Program Types (PTYs). These pushbuttons have
factory PTY presets. You can set up to 12 PTYs
(six FM1 and six FM2) by performing the following steps:
1. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press the P
-TYPE LIST knob to activate program
type mode.
3. Turn the P
-TYPE LIST knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
RDS Messages
ALERT!: Alert 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 current 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.This function will only work during actual emergency
broadcasts, and will not work during tests of the
emergency broadcast system. This feature is not
supported by all RDS stations.
INFO (Information): If the current station has
a message, INFO will appear on the display. These
text messages are from the RDS broadcaster to the
listening public and may be general information such as
artist and song title, call in phone numbers, etc. 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 scroll through the message at your own
speed, press the INFO button again for less than one
second. 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. The old message can be displayed
by pressing the INFO button until a new message is
received or a different station is tuned to. When a
message is not available from an FM station,
NO INFO will be displayed.