2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 213

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 to remove the tape and start over. While the tape is playing, use the VOL, BAL, FADE, TONE, EQ, and 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 eject button or push the RCL knob. If an error appears on the display, see "Cassette Tape Messages" later in this section. \1 (Forward): Press this pushbutton to advance quickly to another part of the tape. Press this pushbutton again to return to playing speed. The radio will play while the tape advances. You may select stations during forward operation by using TUNE, SEEK, and SCAN. While in forward mode, the display will show FREQ and FWD and two right arrows. If the radio is playing a RDS station, the display will only show FREQ. y 2 (Side): Press this pushbutton to play the other side of the tape. 4 s (Reverse): Press this pushbutton to reverse the tape rapidly. Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will play the tape reverses. You may select stations during reverse operation by using TUNE, SEEK, and SCAN. EQ (Equalizer): Press EQ to select the desired customized equalization setting while playing a cassette. The equalization will be automatically set whenever you play a cassette tape. See "EQ" listed previously for more information. 3-109