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Makes 🢒 Pontiac 🢒 1999 🢒 Grand Prix 🢒 Body and Accessories 🢒 Entertainment 🢒 Radio/Audio System Operation

Setting The Clock For AM-FM Stereo
Object Number: 290013 Size: SH
  1. Press the SET button.
  2. Within 5 seconds, press and hold the SEEK button DOWN arrow until the correct hour appears on the display.
  3. Press and hold the SEEK button UP arrow until the correct minute appears on the display.

Setting The Clock For All Systems Except AM-FM Stereo
  1. Press and hold the HR button until the correct hour appears.
  2. Press and hold the MIN button until the correct minute appears.
  3. There will be a 2 second delay before the clock goes into the time-set mode. The colon on the display will blink while in this mode.

AM-FM Stereo (UM7)

Playing the Radio

Perform one of the following functions in order to play the radio or program the clock:

    • Volume--Push the VOLUME button in order to turn the system ON and OFF.
        Increase the volume by turning the knob clockwise.
        Decrease the volume by turning the knob counterclockwise.
    • RCL/PROG--Press this button in order to recall the station being played or in order to display the clock.

Finding A Station

Perform one of the following functions in order to select a station:

    • AM-FM--Press the AM-FM button in order to switch between AM and FM. The display shows the selection.
    • Tune--Turn the lower knob in order to choose the radio stations.
    • Seek--Press the UP or DOWN arrow in order to select the next higher or next lower station and remain there.
    • Pushbuttons--The 4 numbered pushbuttons allow you to return to the preselected stations. The customer can select 1-14 stations (7 AM and 7 FM).
        Perform the following steps in order to preset the stations:
        1. Turn the radio ON.
        2. Press the AM-FM in order to select the band.
        3. Tune in the desired station.
        4. Press SET. Wait for SET to appear on the display.
        5. Press 1 of the 4 numbered pushbuttons within 5 seconds.

Whenever the customer presses that numbered pushbutton, the station that was set will return.

        6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
    • In addition to the 4 stations that have been preset, 3 more stations may be preset on each band. Perform the following steps in order to preset the other 3 stations:
        1. Tune in the desired station.
        2. Press the SET button, SET will appear on the display.
        3. Press any 2 adjoining pushbuttons at the same time within 5 seconds.

Whenever the customer presses the same buttons, the station that was set will return.

        4. Repeat the steps for each pair of pushbuttons.

Setting the Tone

Perform the following functions in order to set the tone:

    • Bass--Slide the lever UP or DOWN to increase or decrease the bass.
    • Treb--Slide the lever UP or DOWN to increase or decrease the treble. If a station is weak or noisy, decease the treble.

Adjusting the Speakers

Perform the following functions in order to adjust the speakers:

    • Balance--Turn the control behind the upper knob in order to move the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle position balances the sound between the speakers.
    • Fade--Turn the control behind the lower knob in order to move the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle position balances the sound between the speakers.