2005 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 189

Playing a Cassette Tape The 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 of the tape visible should face to the right. If you hear nothing or hear a garbled sound, the tape may not be in squarely. Press the eject button to remove the tape and start over. If the ignition and radio are off, press the eject button or the RCL knob to insert and to begin play of a tape. If the ignition is on and the radio is off, the tape can be inserted and will begin playing. While the tape is playing, use the volume and seek buttons just as you do for the radio. The display will show TP and an arrow showing which side of the tape is playing. The tape player will play the other side of the tape when it reaches the end. If you want to insert a tape while the ignition is off, first press the eject button located to the left of the tape slot or the DISP knob. Cassette tape adapter kits for portable CD players will work in the cassette tape player. See "CD Adapter Kits" later for more information. The tape bias is set automatically when a metal or chrome tape is inserted. If an error appears on the display, see "Cassette Tape Messages" later in this section. s (Reverse): Press this button to quickly reverse the tape. Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will play the last selected station while the tape reverses. Select stations during reverse operation by turning the ADJ knob. Press this button to quickly advance the tape. Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will play the last selected station while the tape advances. Select stations during fast forward operation by turning the ADJ knob. \ (Fast Forward): qL (Change Side): Press this pushbutton to play the other side of the tape. x SEEK w: The tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for seek to work. Press the down arrow to go to the previous selection on the tape if the current selection has been playing for less than three seconds. If pressed when the current selection has been playing from 3 to 13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the previous selection or the beginning of the current selection, depending upon the position on the tape. If pressed when the current selection has been playing for more than 13 seconds, it will go to the beginning of the current selection. 3-77