Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 136

Finding
AM-FM: Press this button to get AM, FM1 or FM2.
The display shows your selection. If a cassette tape is
playing, press this button to play the radio.
TUNE: Press this knob lightly
so it extends.
Turn
it to
choos'e radio stations. Push the knob back in when
you're not using it.
SEEK:
Press the up or down arrow to go to the next
higher or lower station.
PUSHBUTTONS:
The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations.
You can
set up
to
18
stations (six AM, six FMl and six FM2).
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Find the station you want by using TUNE or SEEK.
3. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons until
'SET appears on the display. Whenever you press that
numbered.
button,
the station
you
set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone
EQUALIZER: A. seven band equalizer is part of your
audio system. Slide the levers up, to boost or down to
reduce frequency range.
BAL:
Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
move the sound to the left or right speakers.
The
middle
position is a detent and balances the speakers. Push the
knob back in when you're not using it.
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FADE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
move the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position is a detent and balances the speakers. Push the
knob back in when you're not using it.
Playing
a
Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best
with
tapes
that are
30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than
that are so thin they may not work well in this player.
While the tape is playing, use the VOLUME, FADE
and
BAL
controls just as
you do
for the radio. The
display will show an arrow to show which side of the
tape is playing. When the down indicator arrow is lit,
selections listed on the bottom side of the cassette are
playing. When the up arrow is lit, selections listed on
the top side of the cassette
are
playing. The tape player
automatically begins playing
the
other side when
it
reaches the end of the tape.
If E and a number appear on the display, the tape won't
play because of an error.
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