2003 Oldsmobile Bravada audio

AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalizer): Press this button to
choose bass, midrange and treble equalization
settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock and
classical program types.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO EQ
button until MANUAL appears on the display. Then you
will be able
to manually adjust the bass, midrange
and treble using the AUDIO button.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, your audio system
allows you to choose from five different equalization
settings: talk, driver, normal, spatial, and auto eq normal.
These settings can be used while listening to the
radio or the
CD player. Press the AUTO EQ button to
select your choice.
TALK: This setting makes spoken words sound very
clear. When listening
to non-musical material such
as news, talk shows, sports broadcasts and books
on tape.
DRIVER: This setting gives the driver the best sound
quality.
NORMAL: This setting enhances the stereo effects.
AUTO EQ NORMAL (Automatic Equalization): This
setting will provide the best overall Bose performance.
The radio will save separate AUTO EQ settings for each
preset and source.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, press and release the AUDIO
button until BAL appears on the display. Press the knob
above the AUDIO button to extend it, then turn the
knob
to move the sound toward the left or the right
speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press and release the AUDIO button until
FAD appears on the display. Press the knob above the
AUDIO button to extend it, then turn the knob
to
move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least
two seconds will return all tone settings, including bass
and treble to flat.
SPATIAL: This setting makes the listening space seem
larger.
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Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only
on
FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Using this system, the radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
programming,
receive announcements concerning local and
display messages from radio stations, and
seek to stations with traffic announcements. national emergencies,
This system relies upon receiving specific information
from these stations and will only work when the
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,
contact the radio station.
While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or the call letters will appear on the display instead
of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the
time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming and the name of the program being
broadcast.
Finding a PTY Station
To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button. PTY will be displayed
2. Select a category by turning the P-TYPE knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
on
the screen.
SEEK arrow to select the category and take you to
the category’s first station.
4. If you want to go to another station within that
category and the category is displayed, press
either SEEK arrow once.
If the category is not
displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display
the category and then to go to another station.
5. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go
back to Step
1.
SCAN: You can also scan through the stations within a
category by performing the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button. PTY will be displayed on
the screen.
2. Select a category by turning the P-TYPE knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press and
hold either SCAN arrow, and the radio will begin
scanning within your chosen category.
particular section.
4. Press either SCAN arrow again to stop at a
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TRAF (Traffic): TRAF will appear on the display if the
tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.
To
receive the traffic announcement from the tuned station,
press this button. Brackets will be displayed around
TRAF and when a traffic announcement comes on the
tuned radio station you will hear it.
If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, press this button and the radio
will seek
to a station that does. When the radio finds a
station that broadcasts traffic announcements, it will
stop. Brackets will be displayed around TRAF and when
a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio
station you will hear it.
If no station is found, NO TRAF
will appear on the display.
Traffic Interrupt Feature: Your radio can interrupt the
play of a cassette, or CD. Press the TRAF button.
The radio will seek
to a station that broadcasts traffic
announcements. When the radio finds a station
that broadcasts traffic announcements, it will stop.
Brackets around TRAF will appear on the display. When
a traffic announcement comes on the station that was
found, you will hear it. When the traffic announcement is
over, the radio will resume play of the cassette, or
CD.
If no station is found, NO TRAF will appear on the
display.
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
the cassette tape slot, to remove the tape and 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 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 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
Messages” later in this section.
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Radio with Six-Disc CD Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to
select MIN, MED or MAX. Each higher setting will
allow 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. The volume level should always sound the same
to you as you drive. If you don’t want to use automatic
volume, select OFF.
RCL (Recall): Push this knob to switch the display
between the time and the radio station frequency. Push
this knob with the ignition
off to display the time.
To change the default on the display, push the knob
until you see the display you want, then hold the knob
for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep
Playing the Radio and selected display will now be the default.
PWR (Power): Push this knob to turn the system on
and
off.
VOL (Volume): Turn the knob to increase or 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.
Finding a Station
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and
FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE: Turn this knob to select radio stations.
k SEEK >i : Press the right or the left arrow to go to
the next or to the previous station and stay there.
The radio will seek only
to stations that are in the
selected band and only
to those with a strong signal.
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Setting the Tone (BassTTreble)
AUDIO: Push the AUDIO knob until BASS, MID or
TREB appears on the display. Turn the knob to increase
or
to decrease. If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
To adjust bass, midrange or treble
to the middle
position, select BASS, MID or TREB and push and hold
the AUDIO knob. The radio will produce one beep
and adjust the display level to zero.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls
to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker control is displayed. The radio will produce
one beep and CENTERED will appear on the display.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button
to choose between bass, midrange and treble
equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk,
pop, rock and classical program types.
To return
to the manual mode (CUSTOM), press the
AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on the display
Then you will be able to manually adjust the bass,
midrange and treble using the AUDIO knob.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, push the AUDIO knob until BAL
appears on the display. Turn the knob
to move the
sound toward the left or the right speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers,
push and hold the AUDIO knob until FAD appears on
the display. Turn the knob to move the sound toward the
front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle
position, select balance or fade and push and hold the
AUDIO knob. The radio will beep once and will
adjust the display level to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker controls are displayed. The radio will
produce one beep and CENTERED will appear on the
display.
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Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only
on
FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Using this system, the radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
programming,
receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies,
display messages from radio stations, and
seek to stations with traffic announcements.
This system relies upon receiving specific information
from these stations and will only work when the
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,
contact the radio station.
While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or the call letters will appear on the display instead
of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the
time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming and the name of the program being
broadcast.
Finding a PTY Station
To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button. P-TYPE and the last
selected PTY will be displayed on the screen.
2. Select a category by turning the P-TYPE knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to select the category and take you to
the category’s first station.
4. If you want to go to another station within that
category and the category is displayed, press
either SEEK arrow once. If the category is not
displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display
the category and then to
go to another station.
5. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go
back to Step
1.
If both P-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will search
for stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
To use the PTY interrupt feature, press and hold the
P-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY
you want to interrupt with. When selected, an asterisk
will appear beside that PTY on the display. You
may select multiple interrupts
if desired. When you are
listening to a compact disc, the last selected RDS
station will interrupt play
if that selected program type
format is broadcast.
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Headphones Battery Replacement
The entertainment system includes two IR wireless
headphones.
Mini-headphone jacks are also provided for use with
customer provided headphones.
The wireless headphones have an ON/OFF switch and
a volume control. To use the headphones turn the
switch to ON. An indicator light will illuminate.
If the light
does not illuminate, the batteries may need
to be
replaced. See
Battery Replacement later in this section
for more information. Switch the headphones
to OFF
when not in use.
If the system is shut
off, or if the headphones are out of
range of the IR transmitters below the overhead RSE
control panel for more than three minutes, the
headphones will shut
off automatically to save the
batteries.
If you move too far forward or step out of the
vehicle, the headphones will cut
out.
To adjust the volume on the headphones, use the
volume control.
Notice: Do not store the headphones in heat or
direct sunlight. This could damage the headphones
and would not be covered by your warranty.
Keep the headphones stored in a cool place.
To change the batteries, do the following:
1. Loosen the screw on the battery compartment door
located on the left side of the headphones.
2. Replace the two AAA batteries in the compartment.
3. Tighten the screws to close the compartment door
If the headphones are to be stored for a long period
of time, remove the batteries and keep them in a cool,
dry place. Make sure that they are installed correctly.
Stereo RCA Jacks
The
RCA jacks and the mini-headphone jacks are
located behind the video screen on the overhead
console. The RCA jacks allow you to hook up an
auxiliary device such as a camcorder or a video game
unit. The yellow RCA jack is used for video and the
red and white RCA jacks are used for audio.
You may
require adapter connectors or cables
to connect
your auxiliary device
to the RCA jacks. Refer to the
manufacturer’s instructions for proper usage. The
mini-headphone jacks allow you to hook up two
customer provided wired headphones.
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To use the auxiliary audio and video inputs on the RSE,
connect an external auxiliary device such as a
camcorder to the RCA jacks and turn on both the
auxiliary device power and the power on the front of the
RSE player. If a disc is not present in the player, the
auxiliary signal will immediately be displayed on
the
RSE. If a disc is present when the RSE power is
turned on, the player will automatically begin playing the
disc and the user will need
to press the AUX button
on the remote control to display and/or hear the auxiliary
input signals. Each press of the AUX button on the
remote control will switch the system between disc and
auxiliary input. The wired headphone volume control
will only operate when the DVD player power is turned
on and it controls both wired headphone jacks at
the same time. See
Remote Control later in this section
for more information.
Audio Speakers
Audio from the DVD player can only be heard either
through the
IR headphones or wired headphones
(not included). The sound will not come through the
vehicle’s speakers.
Video Screen
The video screen is located in the overhead console
To use the video screen, do the following:
1. Push forward on the release button and the screen
will fold down.
2. Push the screen away from you and adjust its
position as desired.
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