2003 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 178

2003 Pontiac Grand Prix Manual

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AM FM: Press this button to select AM, FMI or FM2. The band you select will be displayed. The frequency will also be displayed and, if the station is in stereo, the stereo indicator will also be displayed. If a cassette tape or compact disc is playing, it will stop and the radio will play. PLAY: Press this button to play a cassette tape or compact disc when listening to the radio. MUTE: Press this button to silence the system. Press it again, or any other radio button, to turn on the sound. SEEK : Press theup or the down arrowto go to the next or to the previous radio station and stay there. If a cassette tape playing, press the up orthe down is arrow to search for the nextthe previous selection on or the tape. Your tape must have at least three secondsof silence between each selection for SEEK to work. If a compact discis playing, press the up arrow to to the go start of the next track. Press down arrow to go to the the start of the current track more than eight secondshave if played. If less than eight seconds have played,press the down arrow to go the previous track. to A 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. VOL (Volume) Press the up or the down arrow to increase or to decrease volume. A v: 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. 3-57

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AM
FM:
Press this button to select AM, FMI or FM2.
The band you
select
will be displayed.
The
frequency
will
also be displayed
and,
if
the station is in
stereo, the
stereo
indicator
will
also be displayed.
If
a cassette
tape or compact
disc is playing, it will
stop and the radio
will
play.
SEEK
A
:
Press
theup or the down
arrow to go to
the
next
or
to
the
previous
radio station and stay there.
If
a
cassette
tape
is playing, press the up
or the down
arrow
to
search
for
the
next
or the previous selection on
the
tape.
Your
tape
must
have at least three
secondsof
silence
between
each
selection for
SEEK
to work.
If
a
compact
disc
is playing, press the up
arrow
to go to the
start of the
next
track.
Press
the down arrow to
go
to the
start of the
current
track
if
more than eight
seconds have
played.
If
less
than
eight
seconds have
played, press the
down
arrow
to
go
to
the previous track.
A
VOL
(Volume)
v:
Press the up or the down arrow
to
increase
or
to
decrease volume.
PLAY:
Press this button to
play
a cassette tape or
compact disc
when listening to the radio.
MUTE:
Press this button to silence the system. Press
it
again, or any other radio button, to turn on the sound.
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 stereo will give
you the best
sound, but
FM
signals
will reach only about
10
to
40
miles
(1
6
to
65
km).
Tall buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals,
causing the sound to come and go.
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