Chevrolet 2006 Malibu Owner's Manual page 192

Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
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TONE / / (Bass/Treble): Press and release this
button until BASS, MID, or TREB appears on the
display. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease.
The display will show the bass, midrange, or treble
level. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble.
To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle
position, select BASS, MID, or TREB. Then press and
hold the tone button for more than two seconds. You will
hear one beep and the tone control will be adjusted to
the middle position.
To adjust all tone controls to the middle position, press
and hold the tone button when no tone control is
displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display
and you will hear a beep. The bass, midrange, and
treble will be adjusted to the middle position.
AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):
Press this button to select customized equalization
settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock,
and classical.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO TONE or
AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on the display.
You can also manually adjust the bass, midrange, and
treble using the tone button.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
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BAL/FADE / (Balance/Fade): To adjust
the balance between the right and the left speakers,
push and release the balance and fade button until
BAL appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to
move the sound toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release the balance and fade
button until FADE appears on the display. Turn the
ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the
rear speakers.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance
and fade button for more than two seconds. You will
hear one beep and the speaker control will be adjusted
to the middle position.
To adjust both speaker controls to the middle position,
push and hold the tone button when no speaker
control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on
the display and you will hear one beep. The balance
and fade will be adjusted to the middle position.