2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette reset

Error Displays
·
An error of the vehicle's speed sensor or fuel
sender will cause -E- to be displayed.
·In the absence of vehicle communications, a dash
ª- -º is displayed.
If one of these error messages appear, see your dealer.
Trip Computer
There are ®ve trip computer displays available by
pushing the MODE button. The information will appear
in the following order:
AVG ECON (Average Fuel Economy):This shows the
average fuel economy since the last reset.
INST ECON (Instant Fuel Economy):This shows fuel
economy for the most recent second of driving.RANGE (Trip Range):This shows the estimated
distance that can be traveled with the remaining fuel.
The fuel economy used to calculate range is based
on the last few hours of driving.
FUEL USED (Trip Fuel Used):This shows the
accumulated fuel used since the last reset.
AVG SPEED (Average Speed):This shows the
average speed since the last reset.Resetting the Trip Computer
Press and hold the MODE and E/M buttons for at least
two seconds. The reset is acknowledged with the
display showing all segments brie¯y. A reset can only
be done in AVG ECON, FUEL USED and AVG SPEED
displays. AVG ECON, FUEL USED and AVG SPEED
can only be reset independently. Only the mode
that is displayed will be reset.
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2,
or AM. The display will show your selection.
TUNE:Turn this knob to select radio stations.
qSEEKr: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.
qPSCANr(Preset Scan):Press and hold
either arrow for more than two seconds. SCAN will
appear on the display and you will hear a beep. The
radio will go to the ®rst preset station stored on the
pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to the
next preset station. Press either arrow again or one
of the pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
The radio will scan only to the preset stations that are in
the selected band and only to those with a strong signal.
Setting Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six FM1,
six FM2, and six AM) by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to select the equalization.
5. 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 and the equalization that you
selected will be automatically stored for that
pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2,
or AM. The display will show your selection.
TUNE:Turn this knob to select radio stations.
sSEEKt: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.
sSCANt:Press and hold either SCAN arrow
for two seconds until SC appears on the display and
you hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for
a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press
either SCAN arrow again to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either SCAN
arrow for more than four seconds. PRESET SCAN will
appear on the display. You will hear a double beep.
The radio will go to the ®rst preset station stored on your
pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to
the next preset station. Press either SCAN arrow again
to stop scanning presets.
The radio will scan only to stations that are in the
selected band and only to those with a strong signal.
Setting Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite stations. You can set up to 30 stations (six FM1,
six FM2, and six AM), by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization.
5. 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 and the equalization that you
selected will be automatically stored for that
pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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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
CD, the last selected RDS station will interrupt play if that
selected program type format is broadcast.
SCAN:You can scan the stations within a PTY by
performing the following:
1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program type
select mode. P-TYPE and the last selected PTY will
appear on the display.
2. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and hold
either SCAN arrow, and the radio will begin
scanning the stations in the PTY.
4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop at a station.
If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio will scan for
stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type. To turn alternate frequency on press
and hold BAND for two seconds AF ON will appear on the
display. The radio may switch to stronger stations.To turn alternate frequency off press and hold BAND
again for two seconds. 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 (RDS Only)
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite PTYs. These buttons 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 button to activate program type
select mode. P-TYPE and the last selected PTY will
appear on the display.
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.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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REMOVE CD will be displayed. You can now remove
the CD. If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the
CD will be automatically pulled back into the receiver.
If you try to push the CD back into the receiver,
before the 25 second time period is complete, the
receiver will sense an error and will try to eject the CD
several times before stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the CD eject button to eject a
CD 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 CD until the 25-second time period has elapsed.
Once the player stops and the CD is ejected, remove the
CD. After removing the CD, push the PWR knob off
and then on again, or wait for the system to reset. This
will clear the CD-sensing feature and enable CDs 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 the button to play the passage.
The display will show the elapsed time of the track.
FWD
|(Forward):Press and hold this button to
advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage.
The display will show the elapsed time of the track.RPT (Repeat):With repeat, you can repeat one track
or an entire CD. 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 off repeat play.
·To repeat the CD you are listening to, press and hold
the RPT button for two seconds. RPT will appear on
the display. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play.
RDM (Random):With random, you can listen to the
tracks in random, rather than sequential, order, on one
CD or on all of the CDs. To use random, do one of
the following:
·To play the tracks on the CD you are listening to in
random order, press and release the RDM button.
RANDOM ONE will appear on the display. Press
RDM again to turn off random play.
·To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded
in random order, press and hold RDM for more
than two seconds. You will hear a beep and
RANDOM ALL will appear on the display. Press
RDM again to turn off random play.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press AUTO EQ
to select the desired equalization setting while playing a
CD. The equalization will be automatically set whenever
you play a CD. For more information on AUTO EQ,
see ªAUTO EQº listed previously in this section.
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P.SET PROG (Preset Program):The front passengers
must be listening to something different for each of
these functions to work:
·Press this button to scan through the preset radio
stations set on the pushbuttons on the main radio.
The radio will go to a preset station stored on
your pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go
on to the next preset station. Press this button
again to stop scanning presets.
·If your vehicle has the Radio with Cassette and CD,
when a cassette tape is playing, press this button to
go to the other side of the tape.
·If your vehicle has the Radio with Six-Disc CD,
when a CD is playing, press this button to select the
next CD, if multiple CDs are loaded.
TAPE CD:Press this button to play a cassette tape or
CD when listening to the radio. The inactive tape or
CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
(With Entertainment System)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to and
control any of the entertainment sources: radio,
cassette tapes, CDs, DVD, and auxiliary device.
However, 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. Be aware that
the front seat audio controls always have priority over
the RSA controls. The rear speakers will be muted when
the RSA power is turned on. You may operate the
RSA functions even when the main radio is off. The DVD
or auxiliary device will always be available on channel
A of the headphones. All other sources are available on
channel B. You will not be able to listen to XM, on
channel B, if you are listening to a DVD or an auxiliary
device on channel B and vice versa.
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P.SET SCAN (Preset Scan):The front passengers
must be listening to something different for each of these
functions to work:
·Press and hold this button to scan through the
preset radio stations set on the pushbuttons on the
main radio. The radio will go to a preset station
stored on your pushbuttons, play for a few seconds,
then go on to the next preset station. This feature
will only scan the presets that are in the selected
band. The selected radio station will appear on the
display above the video screen. Press this button
again to stop scanning presets.
·If your vehicle had the Radio with Cassette and CD,
when a cassette tape is playing, press this button to
go to the other side of the tape.
·If your vehicle has the Radio with Six-Disc CD,
when a CD is playing, press this button to switch to
playing a different CD when multiple CDs are
loaded.CD TAPE:Press this button to switch between playing
a cassette tape, CD, a DVD, or an auxiliary device
when the headphones are on channel B. If one of the
devices is not loaded, the system will skip over the
device when this button is pressed.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCKžis designed to discourage theft of your
radio. The feature works automatically by learning
a portion of the Vehicle Identi®cation Number (VIN).
If the radio is moved to a different vehicle, it will
not operate and LOCKED will appear on the display.
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, you can control certain
radio functions using the buttons on your steering wheel.
wSEEKx:Press the up or the down arrow to go to
the next or to the previous station. When playing a
cassette tape or CD, press the up arrow to hear the next
selection.PROG (Program):Press this button to choose FM1,
FM2, or AM.
PRESET:Press this button to play a station you have
stored on the radio preset pushbuttons. The radio
will go to a preset station, play for a few seconds, then
go on to the next preset station. The display will
show your selections. Press this button again to stop
scanning preset stations.
wVOLx(Volume):Press the up or the down
arrow to increase or to decrease volume.
PLAY:Press this button to play a cassette tape or
CD when listening to the radio.
MUTE:Press this button to silence the system.
Press it again to turn on the sound.
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