2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Owners Manual

Audio System(s)
Notice: Before you add any sound equipment to
your vehicle
- like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio
- be sure you can
add what you want. If you can, it’s very important to
do
it properly. Added sound equipment may
interfere with the operation of your vehicle’s engine,
Delphi Electronics radio or other systems, and
even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with the operation of sound equipment that
has been added improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units. Your
audio system has been designed to operate easily
and to 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 of its controls to be sure you’re
getting the most out of the advanced engineering that
went into it.
Your vehicle has
a feature called Retained Accessory
Power (RAP). With RAP, you can play your audio
system even after the ignition is turned
off. See Retained
Accessory Power under
Ignition Positions on page 2-18.
Setting the Time for Radios
without Radio Data Systems (RDS)
Press and hold the HR or MIN arrow for two seconds.
Then press the HR arrow until the correct hour appears
on the display. Press and hold the
MIN arrow until
the correct minute appears. The time may be set with
the ignition on or
off.
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Setting the Time for Radios with
Radio Data Systems
(RDS)
Press and hold HR or MIN for two seconds. Then press
and hold HR until the correct hour appears on the
display. AM will also appear. Press and hold
MlN until
the correct minute appears on the display. The time may
be set with the ignition on or
off.
To synchronize the time with an FM station broadcasting
Radio Data System (RDS) information, press and
hold
HR and MIN at the same time for two seconds until
UPDATED appears on the display. If the time is not
available from the station,
NO UPDATE will appear on
the display instead.
RDS 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 and
MIN buttons will result in an update to the time.
Radio with CD (Base Level)
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on
and
off.
VOL (Volume): Turn the knob to increase or to
decrease volume.
RCL (Recall): Press this knob
to switch the display
between time and radio station frequency. Time display
is available with the ignition turned
off.
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Finding a Station Setting Preset Stations
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FMI
and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE: Turn this knob to choose radio stations.
a SEEK D : Press the right or the left arrow to tune
to the next or to the previous station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold one of the SEEK
arrows for two seconds until you hear a beep. The radio
will go to a station, play for a few seconds and flash
the station frequency, then go on to the next station.
Press one of the SEEK arrows again to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold one
of the
SEEK arrows for more than four seconds until you hear
two beeps. The radio will go to the first preset station
stored on your pushbuttons, play for a few seconds and
flash the station frequency, then go on to the next
preset station. Press one of the SEEK arrows again to
stop scanning presets.
The radio will seek and scan only to stations that are in
the selected band and only to those with a strong
signal. The
six numbered pushbuttons let you return
to your
favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM,
six FMI and six
FM2) by performing the following
steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select AM, FMI or FM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever you
press that numbered pushbutton, the station
you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bassnreble)
AUDIO: To adjust the bass or the treble, press and
release the AUDIO button repeatedly until BAS or TRE
appears on the display. Then press and hold the up
or the down arrow to increase or to decrease. If a station
is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the
treble.
To adjust bass or treble to the middle position, select
BAS or TRE. Then press and hold the AUDIO button for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep.
B and
a zero or T and a zero will appear on the display.
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To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls
to the middle position, first end out of audio mode
by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform
that function, or by waiting five seconds for the display
to return to time of day. Then press and hold the AUDIO
button for more than two seconds until you hear a
beep.
CEN will appear on the display.
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. Then press and
hold the up or the down arrow to move the sound
toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers,
press and release the AUDIO button until FAD
appears on the display. Then press and hold the up or
the down arrow
to move the sound toward the front
or the rear speakers.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select
than two seconds until you hear a beep.
L and a zero
or
F and a zero will appear on the display.
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To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls
to the middle position, first end out of audio mode
by pressing another button, causing the radio
to perform
that function, or by waiting five seconds for the display
to return to time of day. Then press and hold AUDIO for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep.
CEN
will appear on the display.
Radio Messages
CAL (Calibration): Your audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory.
If CAL
appears on the display it means that your radio has not
been configured properly for your vehicle and must
be returned
to the dealership for service.
LOC (Locked): This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK@ system has locked up. You must return
to the dealership for service.
Playing a Compact Disc
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
display will show CD. If you want
to insert a compact
disc with the ignition
off, first press RCL or the eject
button.
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If an error appears on the display, see ‘Compact Disc
Messages” later in this section.
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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 pressed when the current
track has been playing for more than eight seconds,
it will go to the beginning of the current track. The track
number will appear on the display. If you hold the
pushbutton or press
it more than once, the player will
continue moving back through the disc.
2 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to go to the next track.
The track number will appear on the display.
If you
hold the pushbutton or press
it more than once,
the player will continue moving forward through the disc.
3 REV (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to
reverse quickly within a track. Release it to play
the passage. The display will show elapsed time while
reversing.
4 FWD (Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to
advance quickly within a track. Release
it to play
the passage. The display will show elapsed time while
forwarding.
5 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM will
, appear on the display. Press RDM again to turn off
-'s: random play. OFF will appear on the display.
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6 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a
track over again. RPT
will appear on the display.
The current track will continue to repeat. Press RPT
again
to turn off repeated play. OFF will appear on the
display.
a SEEK D : Press the right or the left arrow to go to
the next or to the previous track. The track number
will appear on the display.
RCL (Recall): Press this knob to see the current track
number or how long the current track has been
playing.
AM FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is in the player. The disc will stop but remain in the
player.
CD: With a compact disc in the player and the radio
playing, press this button
to play the compact disc. CD
will appear on the display.
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
If the disc comes out, it could be for one of the following
reasons:
You’re driving on a very rough road. When the road
e It’s very hot. When the temperature returns to
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.
becomes smoother,
the disc should play.
normal, the disc should play.
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.
Radio with CD (Up Level)
If your vehicle is equipped with the Monsoon audio
system, included are eight speakers and an eight
channel amplifier. The radio will display
MONSOON
when the radio or the ignition is turned on. See
your dealer for details.

Radio Data System (RBS): 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.
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.
XMTM Radio Satellite Service (USA Only): XMTM is a
continental
U.S. based satellite radio service that
offers 100 coast
to coast channels including music,
news, sports, talk and children’s programming.
XMTM
provides digital quality audio and text information,
including song title and artist name. A service fee is
required in order
to receive the XMTM service. For more
information, contact XMTM at www.xmradio.com or
call
1 -800-852-XMXM (9696).
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) (Canada Only): DAB
is a Canadian land-based radio service that offers
digital quality audio and text information including song
title, artist name, traffic, weather, emergency
announcements and more. Digital Audio Broadcast
transmission services are currently available in Toronto,
Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Windsor. In fringe
areas signals may be interrupted by buildings, trees and
other obstructions. Additional services will be added
in the future. For current DAB coverage and other
information consult the
GM Canada website at
www.gmcanada.com, your dealer or call
1-800-263-3777.
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Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Push this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume): Turn the knob
to increase or to
decrease volume.
SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume): With SCV, 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 MIN, MED or MAX. Each higher choice allows
for more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
Then, as you drive, SCV automatically 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 SCV,
select OFF.
RCL (Recall): Push this knob
to switch the display
between the radio station frequency and the time.
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For XMTM (USA only, if your radio is equipped with
XMTM Satellite Radio Service), pressing this button while
in XMTM mode
to retrieve various pieces of information
related
to the current song or channel. By pressing
and releasing the RCL button, you may retrieve
four different categories of information: Artist,
Song Title, Category or
PTY, Channel Number/
Channel Name.
For DAB (Canada only,
if your radio is equipped with
DAB), pushing this knob switches the display between
channel name and PTY name.
To change the default on the display, 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.
Finding a Station
BAND: Press this button to switch between AM, FMI,
FM2, or XMI, XM2 (USA only,
if your radio is
equipped with XMTM Satellite Radio Service) or DAB1 or
DAW (Canaaa oniy, it your raaio is equippea witn
DAB). The display will show your selection.
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