Playing A Cassette Tape - Pontiac 2005 Montana Owner's Manual

Radio Messages
CALIBRATE: The audio system has been calibrated for
your vehicle from the factory. If CALIBRATE appears
on the display, it means that the radio has not been
configured properly for the vehicle and must be returned
to your GM dealer for service.

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 with 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 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 will play the other side of the tape when it
reaches the end.
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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.
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1 (Forward): Press this pushbutton to quickly
advance the tape. Press this pushbutton again to return
to playing speed. The radio will play while the tape
advances. Select stations during forward operation by
using TUNE.
While in forward mode, FREQ and FWD and two right
arrows will appear on the display. If the radio is playing a
RDS station, FREQ will appear on the display.
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2 (Side): Press this pushbutton to play the other
side of the tape.
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4 (Reverse): Press this pushbutton to quickly
reverse the tape. Press it again to return to playing
speed. The radio will play while the tape reverses.
You may select stations during reverse operation by
using TUNE.