1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 131

J Undetstanding Radio Reception FM Stereo AM Stereo FM stereo will give you the best sound, but FM signals will reach only about 1 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall buildings 0 or hills can interfere with signals, FM causing the sound to come andgo. Care of bur Cassette Tape Player A tape player that is not cleaned Your Delco@ system may beable to regularly can cause reduced sound receive C-Quam@ stereo broadcasts. quality, ruined cassettes, or a damaged Many AM stations around the country use C-Quam@ to produce stereo, though mechanism. Cassette tapes should be some do not. C-Quam@ is a registered stored in their cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight, and trademark of Motorola, Inc. If your AM extreme heat. If they aren't, they may Delco@ system can get C-Quam@ The range for most AM stations is signals, your stereo indicator light will not operate properly or cause failureof greater than forFM, especially at night. come on when you are receiving it. the tape player. The longer range, however, can cause Your tape player should be cleaned stations to interfere with each other.AM regularly each month or after every15 can also pick up noise from things like hours of use. If you notice a reduction in storms and power lines. To lower this sound quality, try a known good cassette noise, try reducing the treble level. to see if the tape or the tape player is at fault. If this other cassette has no improvement in sound quality, clean the tape player. 129