2003 Oldsmobile Bravada radio

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 compact disc is playing. If the 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.
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
TRAFFIC will appear on the display.
Traffic Interrupt Feature: Your radio can interrupt the
play of a 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 CD. If no station is found,
NO
TRAFFIC will appear on the display.
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Playing a Compact Disc
If an error appears on the display, see “Compact Disc
Messages” later in this section.
LOAD CD : Press the LOAD side of this button to
load CDs into the compact disc player. This compact
disc player will hold up
to six discs.
To insert one disc, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD side of the LOAD CD
button.
3. Wait for the light, located to the right of the slot, to
turn green.
4. Load a disc. Insert the disc partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull the disc in.
When a disc is inserted, the CD symbol will be
displayed. If you select an equalization setting for your
disc, it will be activated each time you play a disc.
If the radio is on or
off, the disc will begin to play
automatically.
To insert multiple discs, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD side of the LOAD CD
button for two seconds.
You will hear a beep and the light, located
to the
right of the
slot, will begin to flash.
3. Once the light stops flashing and turns green, load
a disc. Insert the disc partway into the
slot, label
side up. The player will pull the disc in.
Once the disc is loaded, the light will begin flashing
again. Once the light stops flashing and turns
green you can load another disc. The disc player
takes up
to six discs. Do not try to load more
than six.
To load more than one disc but less than six, complete
Steps
1 through 3. When you have finished loading
discs, with the radio on or
off, press the LOAD side of
the LOAD CD button
to cancel the loading function. The
radio will begin
to play the last CD loaded.
When a disc is inserted, the CD symbol will be
displayed. If more than one disc has been loaded, a
number for each disc will be displayed. If you select an
equalization setting for your disc, it will be activated
each time you play a disc.
If the radio is on or
off, the last disc loaded will begin to
play automatically.
As each new track starts
to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
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Playing a Specific Loaded
Compact Disc
For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the radio
display. To play a specific CD, first press the CD AUX
button
to start playing a CD. Then press the numbered
pushbutton that corresponds
to the CD you want to
play. A small bar will appear under the CD number that
is playing, and the track number will appear.
If an error appears on the radio display, see “Compact
Disc Messages” later in this section.
LOAD CD /1 (Eject): Pressing the CD eject side of
this button will eject a single disc or multiple discs.
To eject the disc that is currently playing, press
and release this button. To eject multiple discs, press
and hold this button for two seconds. You will hear
a beep and the light will flash
to let you know when a
disc is being ejected.
REMOVE CD will be displayed. You can now remove
the disc. If the disc is not removed, after 25 seconds, the
disc
will be automatically pulled back into the receiver.
If you try
to push the disc back into the receiver,
before the
25 second time period is complete, the
receiver will sense an error and will try
to eject the disc
several times before stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the CD eject side of the
LOAD CD eject button
to eject a disc after you have
tried to push it in manually. The receivers 25-second eject timer
will reset at each press
of eject, which will
cause the receiver
to not eject the disc until the
25-second time period has elapsed.
Once the player stops and the disc is ejected, remove
the disc. After removing the disc, press the PWR
knob
off and then on again. This will clear the
disc-sensing feature and enable discs
to be loaded into
the player again.
<< REV (Reverse): Press and hold this button 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.
FWD >> (Forward): Press and hold this button to
advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release it to play the passage. The
display will show elapsed time.
RPT (Repeat): With repeat, you can repeat one track
or an entire disc. To use repeat, do the following:
To repeat the track you are listening to, press and
release the RPT button. RPT will appear on the
display. Press RPT again to turn it
off.
To repeat the disc you are listening to, press and
hold the RPT button for two seconds. RPT will
appear
on the display. Press RPT again to turn it off.
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RDM (Random): With random, you can listen to the
tracks
in random, rather than sequential, order, on one
disc or on all of the discs. To use random, do one
of the following:
To play the tracks on the disc you are listening to in
random order, press and hold RDM for more than
two seconds. You will hear a beep and RANDOM
ONE will appear on the display. Press RDM again to
turn it
off.
0 To play the tracks on all of the discs that are
loaded in random order, press and release the RDM
button. RANDOM ALL will appear on the display.
Press RDM again
to turn it off.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press AUTO EQ
to select the desired equalization setting while playing
a compact disc. The equalization will be automatically
set whenever you play a compact disc. For more
information on AUTO
EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed
previously in this section.
k SEEK >I : Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current track,
if more than ten seconds have passed.
Press the right arrow
to go to the next track. If you
press the button more than once, the player will continue
moving backward or forward through the disc.
I< SCAN >I : To scan one disc, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN
appears on the display and you hear a beep. Use this
feature
to listen to 10 seconds of each track of the
currently selected disc. SCAN will appear on the display.
Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded discs, press and hold either SCAN
arrow for more than four seconds until DISC SCAN
appears on the display and you hear a beep. Use this
feature
to listen to 10 seconds of the first tracks of each
disc loaded. Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop
scanning.
RCL (Recall): Push this knob to see how long the
current track has been playing. To change the default
on the display (track and elapsed time), push the
knob until you see the display you want, then hold the
knob until the display flashes. The selected display
will now be the default.
AM FM: Press this button to play the radio when a
disc(s) is in the player.
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To delete the entire song list, perform the following steps:
1. Turn the disc player on.
2. Press the
SONG LIST button to turn song list on.
S-LIST will appear on the display.
3. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for more
than four seconds. A beep will be heard, followed
by two beeps after two seconds and a final beep will
be heard after four seconds. S-LIST EMPTY will
appear on the display indicating that the song
list has been deleted.
If a disc is ejected, and the song list contains saved
tracks from that disc, those tracks are automatically
deleted from the song list. Any tracks saved to the song
list again are added to the bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press the
SONG LIST button.
One beep will be heard and S-LIST will be removed from
the display.
Compact Disc Messages
CHECK CD: If this message appears on the radio
display, it could be due to one of the following reasons:
You’re driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the disc should play.
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.
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 message, write
it down and provide it to your
dealer when reporting the problem.
Rear Seat Entertainment System
Your vehicle may have the optional Digital Versatile Disc
(DVD) entertainment system. The entertainment
system includes a DVD player, a video display screen,
two sets of
IR (Infrared) wireless headphones, a
remote control and an instructional video disc.
Before You Drive
The video entertainment system is for passengers in the
second row seat only. The driver cannot safely view the
video screen while driving and should not try to do
so.
In severe or extreme temperature conditions your
entertainment system should not be operated until the
temperature is within the operating range. This will keep
your video components from being damaged when
the temperature is below -4°F (-20°C) or above
140°F
(60°C). To resume operation, shut off the
entertainment system, pull down the video screen and
then heat or cool the vehicle until the temperature
is within the operating range.
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Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to any
of the music sources: radio, cassette tapes or CDs
and to use automatic tone control. 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 or
CD 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 front seat audio controls always
override the rear seat audio controls.
PWR (Power): Press this button to turn the rear seat
audio system on or
off. The rear speakers will be muted
when the power is turned on unless you have a Bose@
equipped vehicle. You may operate the rear seat audio
functions even when the primary radio power is
off.
VOL (Volume): Turn the knob to increase or to
decrease volume. The left VOL knob controls the left
headphone and the right
VOL knob controls the
right headphone.
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PROG (Program): Press this button to switch between
playing a cassette tape or a CD and listening
to the
radio. The inactive tape
or CD will remain safely inside
the radio for future listening.
SEEK: Press the SEEK button to seek to the next
station and stay there. The display will show your
selection.
To scan preset stations, press and hold the SEEK
button. The radio will scan to a preset station, play for a
few seconds, then go on
to the next preset station.
The display will show your selections. The SEEK button
is inactive
if the front radio is in use.
While listening to a cassette tape, press the SEEK
button
to hear the next selection on the tape. Press and
hold the SEEK button to go
to the other side of the
tape. The SEEK button is inactive
if the tape mode on
the front radio is in use.
While listening
to a CD, press the SEEK button to hear
the next track on the CD. The SEEK button is inactive
if the CD mode on the front radio or the CD changer
is in use.
Radio Personalization
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows the driver to
return
to the last used audio source (radio, cassette or
CD) using the remote keyless entry transmitter. This
feature can also store and recall
AM and FM presets,
volume, tone and the
last selected radio station.
The number on the back of each transmitter
(1 or 2)
corresponds to driver 1 or 2. If transmitter 1 is used to
enter the vehicle, the last used audio source and/or
settings set by driver
1 will be recalled. If transmitter 2 is
used
to enter the vehicle, the last used audio source
and/or settings set by driver
2 will be recalled.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK@ is designed to discourage theft of yout
radio. The feature works automatically by learning a
portion of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). If the
radio is moved to
a different vehicle, it will not operate
and LOCKED will be displayed.
When the radio and vehicle are turned
off, your radio
may have a blinking red light that indicates that
THEFTLOCK is armed.
With THEFTLOCK activated, your radio will not operate
if stolen.
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Audio Steering Wheel Controls
If your vehicle has this
feature, certain radio
functions can be operated
by using the controls
on your steering wheel.
AM/FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FMI
and FM2. When playing a cassette tape or compact
disc, press this button
to listen to the radio.
ooju (Program): Press this button to tune to the next
preset radio station. When playing a cassette tape,
press this button
to play the other side of the tape. When
using the
CD changer, this button will seek to the
next track.
-I (Volume): Press the up or the down arrow to
increase or to decrease volume.
QVQ Distortion
You may experience audio distortion in the
IR headphones when operating cellular phones,
scanners,
CB radios, Global Positioning Systems
(GPS)*, two-way radios, mobile fax, or walkie talkies.
It may be necessary to turn
off the DVD player
when operating one of these devices in or near the
vehicle.
* Excludes the Onstar@ System.
Understanding Radio Reception
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM,
especially at night. The longer range, however, can
cause stations
to interfere with each other. AM can pick
up noise from things like storms and power lines. Try
reducing the treble
to reduce this noise if you ever get it.
FM
FM stereo will give you the best sound, but FM signals
will reach only about
10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km).
Tall buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals,
causing the sound to come and go.
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