2003 OLDSMOBILE AURORA Owners Manual

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.
Setting Preset PTYs
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 FMI and six FM2) by performing the following steps:
1. Press BAND to select FMI or FM2.
2. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program type
select mode.
3. Turn the P-TYPE 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.
RDS Messages
ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies.
When an alert announcement comes on the current
radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will
hear the announcement, 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 during the announcement. You will not be able
to turn
off alert announcements.
ALERT! will not be affected by 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. Press this
button to see the message. The message may display
the artist and song title, call in phone numbers, etc.
If the whole message is not displayed, parts of it
will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the
message at your own speed, press the INFO button
repeatedly. A new group of words will appear on
the display with each press. 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.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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TRAF (Traffic): Press this button to seek to a station
that broadcasts traffic announcements. TRAF will appear
on the display.
If no station is found, NO TRAF will
appear on the display.
When a traffic announcement comes on the current
station or on a related network station, you will hear it,
even
if the volume is muted or a cassette tape or a
compact disc is playing.
If the cassette tape or
the compact disc player is being used, play will stop
during the announcement.
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 to the right.
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, located next to
tne cassette tape siot, to remove tne tape ana start over.
While the tape is playing, use the VOLUME, POWER,
AUDIO, AUTO
EQ, and the 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. The
tape piayer automaticaiiy begins piaying 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 while the ignition is
off, first press the button with
the eject symbol on it or the RCL knob.
If an error appears on the radio display, the tape won’t
play because of an error. See “Cassette Tape
Message” later in this section.
1 REV (Reverse): Press this pushbutton to reverse the
tape rapidly. Press it again to return to playing speed.
The radio will play while the tape reverses. You
may select stations during reverse operation by using
the TUNE knob.
2 FWD (Forward): Press this pushbutton to advance
quickly to another part of the tape. Press this pushbutton
again to return to playing speed. The radio will play
while the tape advances. You may select stations during
forward operation by using the TUNE knob.
5 SIDE: Press this pushbutton to play the other side of
the tape.
AUTO
tu (Automatic tqualizer): press AUTO tu to
select the desired equalization setting while playing
a cassette tape. The equalization will be automatically
set whenever you play a cassette tape. See “AUTO
EQ’
listed previously for more information.
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< SEEK > : Your tape must have at least three
seconds of silence between each selection for seek to
work. Press the right or the left arrow to search for
the next or the previous selection on the tape. You can
skip as many as nine selections up or down on the
tape. Choose how many selections you want to skip,
then press the right or left
SEEK arrows that many
times. The number of selections to be skipped
will appear on the display.
< SCAN > : Press and hold either arrow for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep and SCAN
appears on the display. The tape will go to the next
selection, play for a few seconds, then
go on to the next
selection. Press this button again to stop scanning.
BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when a
cassette tape is playing. The tape will stop but remain in
the player.
TP CD (TAPE): Press this button to play a cassette
tape or a CD when listening to the radio. 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 the TAPE and CD symbols.
If you have the optional CD changer and it is loaded,
the TP CD button will activate the changer and a symbol
will be lit on the display.
A (Eject): Press this button, located next to the
cassette tape slot, to eject a tape. 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.
Cassette Tape Messages
If an error occurs while trying to play a cassette tape, it
could be for one of the following reasons:
TIGHT TAPE: When this message is displayed, 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: If this message is displayed, the tape
is broken. Try a new tape.
WRAPPED: When this message is displayed, the tape
is wrapped around the tape head. Attempt to get the
cassette out. Try a new tape.
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CLEAN PLAYR (Clean Player): This message may
also appear on the radio display to indicate that
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. For
additional information see
Care of Your Cassette Tape
Player
on page 3-74.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can’t be
corrected, contact your dealer. If your radio displays an
error message, write it down and provide it to your
dealer when reporting the problem.
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 the eject button or the
RCL knob.
When the disc is inserted, the CD symbol will be
displayed. If you select an
EQ setting for your CD, it will
he activated each time yo11 play a (70
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
If an error appears on the display, see “Compact Disc
Messages’’ later in this section.
1 REV (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release it to play the passage. The
display will show elapsed time.
2 FWD (Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to
advance quickly within a track. You wiil hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release it to play the passage. The
display will show elapsed time.
4 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order.
RDM and the track number
will appear on the display.
Press this pushbutton again to turn
off random mode.
AUTO
EQ (Automatic Equalizer): Press this button to
select the desired equalization setting while playing a
compact disc. The equalization will be automatically set
whenever you play a compact disc. See “AUTO
EQ”
listed previously for more information.
< SEEK > : Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current track
if more than eight seconds have
played. Press the right arrow to go
to the next track. It
you hold this 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 either arrow for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep and SCAN
appears on the display. The disc will go to the next
track, play for a few seconds, then go on to the
next track. SCAN and the track number will appear on
the display. Press this button again to stop scanning.
RCL (Recall): Press this knob 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 knob until you see the display you want,
then hold the knob until the display flashes. While
elapsed time is showing,
EL TM will appear on the
display.
BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when a
CD is playing.
TP CD (Tape): Press this button to play a cassette
tape or a CD when listening to the radio. 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 the TAPE and CD symbols.
A (Eject): Press this button to eject a CD. 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
CHECK CD: If this message appears on the radio
display and the disc comes out, it could be for one
of
the following reasons:
You’re driving on a very rough road. When the road
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
becomes smoother,
the disc should play.
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 message, write it down and provide it to your
dealer when reporting the problem.
If you have the optional CD changer and the CD
changer is loaded, the TP CD button will activate the
changer and a symbol will be lit in the display.
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NavigatiodRadio System Your vehicle may have the optional navigation radio
system that includes Radio Data System (RDS) which
will seek out the kind
of music you want to listen to. The
radio system can also communicate with your
navigation system to broadcast announcements on
traffic and emergency alert communications. For
information on how to use this system, see the
"Navigation/Wadio System" supplement.
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Trunk-Mounted CD Changer
With the optional compact disc changer, you can play
up to
12 discs continuously. Normal size discs may
be played using the trays supplied in the magazine.
The small discs
(8 cm) can be played only with specially
designed trays. not play
and an error
will occur. Gently push the tray
back into the magazine slot until it locks into place.
Repeat this procedure for loading up to
12 discs in the
magazine.
You must first load the magazine with discs before you
can play a compact disc. Each
of the 12 trays holds
one disc. Slide the button on the back of the magazine
and pull gently on one of the trays. Load the trays
from top to bottom, placing a disc on the tray label side
up.
If you load a disc label side down, the disc will Once you have loaded
the discs in the magazine, slide
open the door of the compact disc
(CD) changer.
Push the magazine into the changer in the direction of
the arrow marked on top of the magazine.
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Close the door by sliding it all the way to the right. If the
door is left partially open, the changer will not operate
and an error will occur. When the door is closed,
the changer will begin checking for discs in the
magazine. This will continue for up to two minutes
depending on the number of discs loaded.
To eject the magazine from the player, slide the CD
changer door all the way open. The magazine will
automatically eject. Remember to keep the door closed
whenever possible to keep dirt and dust from getting
inside the changer. All
of the CD functions are controlled by the radio
pushbuttons 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.
Playing a Compact Disc
If an error appears on the display, see “Compact Disc
Messages” later in this section.
1 REV (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton 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.
2 FWD (Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to
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