Opel GT (2012 year). Instruction — part 5

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Instruments, controls

KEY FOB BA TT LOW

Battery voltage of remote control is

too low. Replace battery - see page 23.

LOW COOLANT

Engine coola nt level is low. Top up coolant

lev el and have ca use of loss remedied by a
workshop .
Coolant level - see page 155.

LOW TR ACTION

Traction control has come into action, to

limit wheel spin in slippery roa d conditions.
Control indicator v also flashes in the

instrument panel.
Adjust your driving accordingly.
The message may rema in for a short while
after trac tion control has ended.
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) -
see page 118.

PAR KIN G BRAKE

The hand brake is a pplied at sp eeds ov er
8 km/h (5 mph). Control indicator R also

flashes in the instrument panel.
Release hand brake before continuing

journey, to avoid overheating and
dam aging the brak e system .
Hand b rake - see page 124.

SERVICE AIR BAG

Fault in airbag system. Control indicator v

also illuminates in the instrument pa nel.

The airbags m ay fail to trigger in the event

of an accident. Consult a workshop
immed iately.

SERVICE ES C

Fault in ESP. Control indicator v also
illuminates in the instrument panel. In

slippery road conditions, the system will not
assist driving sta bility. Adjust your driving

accordingly.
If the message appears while driving, stop

the vehicle and switch the ignition off and
back on again. If the message still appears,

consult a workshop as soon as possib le.
Elec tronic Stability Program (ESP) -

see p age 118.

SERVICE TRACTION

Fault in traction control. Control ind ic ator

v

a lso illuminates in the instrum ent panel.

In slipp ery road cond itions, the system will

not lim it wheel spin. Ad just your driving
accordingly.
Consult a work shop as soon as possible.
Elec tronic Stability Program (ESP) -

see p age 118.

TRACTION OFF

Traction control has been d eactiva ted v ia

button R on the centre console. Control
indicator v also illum inates in the

instrument panel. Adjust your driving
acc ordingly.
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) -
see page 118.

TRUNK AJAR

The lugga ge comp artment lid is open or is
not closed p roperly. Control indicator s

also illumina tes in the instrument panel.
Close lug gage compartment lid .
Do not drive with the lugga ge
compa rtm ent open.
Luggage compartment - see pages 26, 55.

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Instruments, controls

Warning buzzers

When starting the engine or while d riv ing:
z if driv er’s seat belt is not fastened,
z if passenger’s seat belt is not fa stened

when the seat occupancy recognition
system d etec ts tha t the passenger’s seat

is occupied,

z if the doors or the luggage comp artment

hav e not been p roperly closed when
starting-off,

z if the hand brake is applied at speeds

ov er 8 km /h (5 mph),

z while opera ting the indicators.

When the vehicle is parked and the d riv er’s
door is opened:
z if the head la mps or parking lam ps a re

switched on,

z when the k ey is in the ignition switch,
z if any door remains open when the doors

are locked with the remote control 3.

Driving hints - see p age 110,

Sav ing fuel, protecting the env ironment -
see page 112.

Windscreen wipers

To switch on, p ush lev er upwards.

Switch to next setting up or down:
gently p ush lev er.
In case of light rain or mist, m ov e lever
downwards from position O to position Q

and release: Sing le swipe. Hold for
additiona l wiping cyc les. Lever returns

autom atic ally to position O w hen released.
Return the lever to its original position to

switch off.
Further inform ation - see pages 163, 157.

Ad justable wiper interval

To set the wiper interval to a value between
3 and 10 seconds:

Switc h on ig nition. Move lever upw ards
from position O to timed interv al wipe P.
Swivel a djustment b and O to the desired
setting: The bars to the left of the

adjustment ba nd represent wiping
freq uency.
Larger bars near the top represent more
freq uent w ip ing, and the sm aller bars near

the bottom represent less frequent wiping.

z

=

Fast

]

=

Slow

P

=

Timed interv al wipe

O

=

Off

Q

=

M isting func tion

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With lever in position P, w ip ing frequency
is also dependent upon vehic le speed. As

vehic le speed increases, wiping will
become more frequent.
The w ip ing frequency selected via the
adjustm ent band remains stored until it is

changed again.
Further information - see pages 163, 157.

Windscreen washer system

To opera te, press b utton n on end of lev er.
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the

wind screen and at the same time the
wipers are operated for four cycles.
Further inform ation - see pages 163, 158.

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Lighting

Lighting

Exterior lamps

Turn light switch:

Light switch to AUTO: Exterior lamps come
on a utoma tica lly when the engine is

running and if outside light conditions
warrant it.
For reasons of safety, the light sw itc h
should always remain in the AUTO

position.

If necessa ry, auto light control can be
switched off; turn the lig ht switch to

position X and release. Light switch returns
to AUTO position and the driver

inform ation centre shows "AUTO LIGH TS
OFF" b riefly.
Turn light switch to p osition X again and
release to switch auto light c ontrol ba ck on.

Light sw itch returns to AUTO position and
the driver information centre shows "AUTO

LIGHTS ON " briefly.
Auto light control w ill switch on

automatically when the ignition is switched
off and ba ck on again.
Depending on outside lig ht conditions, the
hea dlamps illuminate for app rox.

20 seconds when the k ey is removed from
the ignition switch.
Driver information centre - see pag e 59,
Check c ontrol warning messages -

see page 68.
Welcome lig ht function

Exterior lamp s illuminate for approx.
20 seconds or until a d oor is opened when

the vehicle is unlocked with the remote
control. See page 67.

Exterior lamps. . . . . . . . . . 73
High b eam, headlam p flash. . . .. 74
Turn signals. . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front fog lam ps > . . . . . . . . 75
Fog tail lamp r . . . . . . . . .. 75
Reversing lamp . . . . . . . . ... 75
Haza rd warning lamps . . . . . .. 75
Instrument illum ination, information

displa y illumination . . . . . . ..

76

Courtesy la mps . . . . . . . . ... 76
Reading lamps . . . . . . . . . 76
Battery discharge p rotection. . . . 77
Lamp cov ers. . . . . . . . . . 77
Headlamps when driving abroad . . 77

9

=

H ig h or low bea m

8

=

Parking la mps

AU TO

=

Auto light control

X

=

Auto light control off/on

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Lighting

High beam, headlamp flash

To switch from low to high beam, push
lev er forwards.
To switch to low beam, p ull lever back
towards steering w heel.
To activate the headlamp flash, pull lever
towards steering w heel. The high beam is

switched on while activated.
The b lue control indic ator

C

illum ina tes

when the high bea m or head lamp flash
is on.

Turn signals

To switch on, p ush lev er up or d ow n.

After operation, the turn signal lever

returns to its sta rting p osition.
If lever is moved past resistance point, turn

signal lam p rem ains on. When steering
wheel moves b ack towards the straight-

ahead position, turn signal lam p is
autom atic ally deactivated.

Tap signal: Move lever to resistance point
and release, to activate the turn signals

when changing lanes or the lik e. Move lever
to resistance p oint and hold for the turn

signals to flash for long er.
Switc h the turn signal off ma nually by

mov ing the lev er slightly.

Lever up

=

Right turn signal

Lever down =

Left turn signal

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Lighting

Front fog lamps

>

The fog la mps can only be switched on

when b oth the ignition a nd parking lamp s
are on.
Follow the reg ulations of the country in
which you are driving when using front fog

lamps.

Fog tail lamp

r

The fog tail lam p can only be switched on
when both the ignition a nd headlamps are

on.

Reversing lamp

Comes on when reverse gear is engaged

and ignition is switched on.

Hazard warning lamps

To sw itch on, push button ¨; to sw itch off,
push button ¨ again.
To aid loc ation of the button, the
red surface is illum inated with the ignition

switched on. When the button is pressed,
its control indicator flashes in time with the

hazard warning lamps.

On

= Press >, > in

instrument panel

illuminates

Off

=

Press > again or

switch ignition or
parking lamps off

On

= Press r, r in

instrument pa nel

illum inates

Off

=

Press r again or

switch ignition or
headlam ps off

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Lighting

Instrum ent illumination,

information display illumination

In high amb ient light conditions, the auto

lighting turns on the illumination with fixed
intensity to indicate that the exterior lamps

are on.
In most other lighting conditions,

brightness can be adjusted when the
ignition is on by turning a djuster w heel up

or down.
When the light switch is turned to

position X, instrument panel backlighting
goes out and the driver information centre

is illum inated at its ma ximum brightness.

Courtesy lamps

Automatically sw itc h on when the d oors
are unlocked with the remote control, w hen

a door is opened or when the key is
removed from the ignition switch.
Courtesy lamp s switch off approx.
20 seconds after c losing the doors and

immed iately when the ig nition is sw itched
on or after locking the doors with the

remote control.

Reading lamps

Reading lamp s on the left and right are
individually op erable.
Press b utton on underside of interior mirror
on relev ant side to switch on reading lam p.

Button extends.
Press button again to sw itc h off reading

lamp . Button retracts.

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Lighting

Cigarette lig hter illumina tion
Com es on when the ignition is sw itc hed on.

Luggage com partment lighting

Com es on when the lug gage compa rtm ent
is opened.

Battery discharge protection

To prevent the ba ttery from b ecoming

discharged, the courtesy lamps, reading
lamps and luggage compa rtm ent lighting

switch off automatically 20 minutes after
the ignition is switched off.

Lamp covers

The inside of the la mp covers may mist
up briefly in poor, wet and cold weather

conditions, in heav y rain or after washing.
The mist disappea rs q uick ly by itself; to

help, switch on the la mps.

Headlamps when driving abroad

The asymm etrical dipped b eam extends

visibility at the edge of the road at the
passenger’s sid e.
This c auses glare for oncoming tra ffic if the
vehicle is driven in countries where traffic

drives on the opp osite side of the road.
Consult a work shop.

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Infotainment system

Infotainment system

Brief ov erview. . . . . . . . . .. 78
General inform ation . . . . . . ... 80
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . .. 82
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . 84
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 86
CD/MP3 player . . . . . . . . . 90
Troub leshooting. . . . . . . . .. 97
General advic e. . . . . . . . . 98
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . ... 100
Radio reception . . . . . . . . .. 101
Mobile telephones a nd radio

equipment (CB) 3 . . . . . . . 101

Brief overview

Operating elem ents
1

LOAD

Loading discs with six-disc

CD pla yer 3: Press
- or -

C

Setting tim e/date: Press

2

FAV

View and save

favourite stations: Press

3

B

B

B

B

Display additional text

information for
RDS stations or MP3 files:

Press

4

MEN U

Display menus

5

Display panel

6

1...6

Preset buttons 1 to 6
Select options in

corresponding display
pa nel labels
Rad io:
View and save

favourite stations

7

EQ

Select preset

equalisation settings:
Press

8

K

Adjust sound settings:
Press and turn
CD: Select tra ck; turn
Rad io: Select station; turn

9

CAT

Cha ng e category
CD: Toggle betw een

CD audio and MP3 files

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0

EJECT

Eject CD: Press

a

CD/AUX

Sw itc h to CD mode/
auxiliary inp ut device:

Press

b

Auxiliary input jack

c

FWD

Fast forward during
CD playba ck:

Press and hold

d

REV

Reverse during

CD playba ck:
Press and hold

e

X

Sw itc hing on and off:
Press
Volum e ad justment:
Turn

f

S EEK w

Search button
Radio: Search forwa rd s
CD: Sk ip forw ards

g

S EEKq

Search button
Radio:
Search back wards
CD: Sk ip backw ards

h

BAND

Sw itc h on rad io mode,

select waveband (FM, AM)

i

-

CD slot

Steer ing wheel remote control

Audio c ontrols are located on the
rig ht-hand side of the steering wheel.

j

]

]

]

]

Decrease volume

k

<

<

<

<

Increase volum e

l

A

Mute button

m

I

Search button
Rad io:
Search ba ckwards
CD:
Skip back wards

n

J

Search button
Rad io:

Search forwards
CD:

Skip forwards

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Infotainment system

General information

The a udio system offers you

state-of-the-art vehicle infotainm ent.
The illustra tions on the previous p ages

show the Infotainm ent system and the
steering wheel mounted rem ote control

buttons.
The rad io ha s a tota l of 36 station

memories for a comb ination of both
wav ebands (FM , AM).
The RDS (Radio Data System) functionality
mak es it much easier to find an FM channel

and guarantees interferenc e-free
reception. It also provides add itional useful

func tions.
You can enjoy b oth audio and MP3-CDs on

the integrated CD player. A six-d isc CD
player 3 is also available as an option.
The Infotainment system features
Speed Compensated Volum e (SCV)

reg ulation. The volume regulation setting
can be changed.
The sound processor offers you a range of
preset equalization settings, to optimise

the sound.

An enhanc ed, hig h-power audio am plifier
and subw oofer 3 for the Infotainment

system are available as an option.
The well-thought out design of the

op erating elements, clearly structured
menus on the large display and a large

on/volume knob enab le you to operate the
system easily.
General notes on these op era ting
instructions

For an overview of the different functions
of the Infotainment system, see the section

“Brief overview” on page 78, together w ith
the relevant illustration, which shows all of

the display a nd operating elements.
You can find a d escription of the basic

steps for operating the Infotainment
system in the section “Opera tion” on

page 81.
You can find detailed functional

descriptions for your Infotainment system
in the sections “Radio” on page 86 and

“CD/M P3 pla yer” on p age 90.
Should your Infotainment system not

function the wa y you expect it to, please
read the sections “ Troubleshooting” on

page 97 and “General ad vice” on p age 98.
In many cases, this w ill allow you to fix a

suspected fault quickly.
The section “Glossary” on p age 100

exp la ins technical terms.

The following sym bols will help you to read
these operating instructions easily:

A hand in front of the text ask s you
to perform an action.

A tick in front of the text identifies the
Infotainment system’s response.

z

A bullet point in front of the text
identifies ad ditional information on the

subject.

–

A hyphen in front of the text ma rk s

items of a list.

9 A safety or w arning note conta ins

important information on how to use
your Infota inment system safely.

Failure to observe this information
may result in a risk of d amage or injury.

Therefore, plea se observe this
information with particular care.

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Im portant information on operation and
road sa fety

Use your Infotainment system in such a
way that you can alwa ys drive safely.

If you hav e any doubts, stop the vehic le
and operate the Infotainment system while

the v ehicle is not m ov ing.

Theft protection
The Infotainment system is equipped with

an electronic theft-deterrent feature which
works by learning part of the Vehic le

Identification Num ber (VIN).
The Infotainment system only w ork s in your

vehic le and is therefore of no value to
thieves.

Retained Ac cessory Pow er (RAP)

This feature allows the Infotainment
system to be played even after the ignition

is turned off.
Display

The following information can be shown on
the c entral display p anel:
–

Radio inform ation,

–

Tim e,

–

Date,

–

Sound setting s,

–

CD/M P3 information.

Operation

Switching on/off

Press the

X

e knob .

The Infotainment system switches

on/off.

Information displa yed
The illumina ted display shows informa tion

for the rad io, the CD/MP3 pla yer, tim e and
the sound settings.
When the Infotainm ent system is switched
on, the display illuminates and the most

recently selected aud io sourc e plays at the
previous volume setting.
Volum e

Turn the

X

e k nob;

clockw ise to increase the volume or
anticlockwise to decrease the volum e.

z

When it is switched on, the
Infotainment system plays at the most

recently set volum e.

z

The radio volume can be adjusted

automatically to c om pensate for road
and w ind noise, depending on vehicle

speed. See “Sp eed Comp ensa ted
Volum e (SCV)” on p age 86 for further

inform ation.

Steering wheel rem ote control
The following steering wheel controls are

supplied for your convenience and to
improve road safety:
Buttons ]

]

]

] j and <

<

<

< k

Volum e control
Press the plus or minus button to increa se
or decrease the v olum e of the audio source

currently selected.

Button

A

l

Mute/unmute sound
Press the button to mute the sound.
Press again to turn the sound back on.

Buttons I m and J n
Search buttons
z

Radio:

Press to search for next/previous
station memory.
Press a nd hold for approx. 1 sec ond
to advance to next/previous station

with a strong signal in the selected
waveband.

z

CD:
Press to skip to next/previous track.
Press a nd hold for approx. 1 sec ond
to continue sk ip ping forwa rds or

backwa rd s to other tracks on the disc.

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Main menu

The main menu is the display that app ears

after the Infota inm ent system is switched
on. The following inform ation may be

displayed:
–

Wav eband,

–

Radio station frequency or nam e,

–

Tim e,

–

CD/M P3 information,

–

Display, playback, sound or

station memory labels etc..

Audio Information
The following inform ation is show n in

the d isplay:
–

Current wav eband or CD.

–

Current station frequency,
CD track numb er or elapsed track time.

–

If the RDS function is active,
the station nam e or station call letters

appea r on the display. See “RDS
(R adio Data System)” on page 87.

–

If there is a CD in the CD slot,
the “CD” symbol illuminates on the

display. See “CD/MP3 Player” on
page 90.

–

If the CD is in rand om mode,
the “RDM” sym bol illum inates on the

display. See “Random Mode” on
page 94.

Time and da te
Display of the current time and d ate.
Single-disc CD player
In vehicles with a single-disc CD player, set

the time and date as follow s:

Turn ignition k ey to ACC or RUN.

Press the

X

e knob .

The Infotainment system switches on.

Press the

C

1 clock button.

The HR, MIN, M M, DD, YYYY

(hour, minute, m onth, day and yea r)
labels appear on the display.

Press the ap prop ria te button 6
located below the label that you wish

to change.

Press the same button 6 again to

increa se the time/d ate.

The value selected increases by one

(hour/minute/month/day/year) every
time the same button 6 is pressed

aga in.

z

The va lue selected c an also b e
changed using the SEEK wf,

SEEKq g, FWD c and REV d
buttons and the

K

8

tune knob, as

follows:

Press the SEEK w f button or the

FWD c button.

The va lue selected increases

(hour/m inute/month/day/year).
- or -

Press the SEEKq g button or the
REV d b utton.

The va lue selected d ecreases
(hour/m inute/month/day/year).
- or -

Turn the

K

8

tune knob clock wise or

anticloc kwise.

The va lue selected increases or

dec reases (hour/minute/m onth/d ay/
year).

The date does not disp la y automatically.
To display the date, proceed as follows:

Press the

C

1 clock button w ith the

Infotainment system on.

The date appears.

z

After a few seconds, the display reverts

back to the normal radio and tim e
disp lay.

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Six-disc CD player 3
In vehicles with a six-disc CD player, set the

time and date as follow s:

Turn ignition key to ACC or RUN.

Press the

X

e knob.

The Infotainm ent system switches on.

Press the MEN U 4 button until the
set-up menu is displayed.

The clock option label appears on the
display.

Press the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the clock option label.

The HR, MIN, MM, DD, YYYY
(hour, minute, month, day and year)

labels appear on the display.

Press the appropriate button 6

loca ted b elow the label that you wish
to chang e.

Press the sam e b utton 6 a gain to
increase the time/date.

The value selected increa ses by one
(hour/m inute/month/day/year) every

tim e the sa me button 6 is pressed
again.

z

The value selected can also be
changed using the SEEK w f,

SEEKq g, FWD c and REV d
buttons a nd the

K

8

tune knob,

as follows:

Press the S EEK w f button or the

FWD c button.

The value selected increases

(hour/minute/month/day/year).
- or -

Press the S EEKq g b utton or the
REV d button.

The value selected decreases
(hour/minute/month/day/year).
- or -

Turn the

K

8

tune knob clockwise or

anticlockwise.

The value selected increases or

decreases (hour/minute/month/day/
year).

The date does not display automa tic ally.
To display the d ate, proceed as follow s:

Press the MENU 4 button follow ed by
the button 6 located below the clock

option label, with the Infotainment
system on.

The date appea rs.

z

After a few sec onds, the d isplay reverts

bac k to the normal ra dio and time
display.

Cha nging default time and date settings
The default time and date settings can

be changed from a 12 hour c lock to a
24 hour clock and from the date format

MM/DD/YYYY (month/da y/year) to
DD/MM/YYYY (day/month/year).
Cha nge the default time or date setting s
as follows:

Press the

C

1 clock button

(single-d isc CD player)

- or -
Press the MENU 4 b utton

(six-d isc CD player 3).

Press the appropriate button 6

located b elow the forward arrow label
on the display.

The 12H , 24H , MM/DD/YYYY and
DD/MM/YYYY labels a ppear on the

disp lay.

Press the appropriate button 6

located below the label tha t you wish
to select.

Press the

C

1 clock button or the

MEN U 4 button to apply the

selection.

The selection is ap plied.

z

Alternatively, allow the screen to
time out a nd the selection made will

bec om e the default time/da te setting.

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Sound settings

Use the

K

8

tune knob to adjust the

follow ing sound settings:
-

Bass:

Low-frequency sound s,

-

Midrange: Middle-frequency sounds,

-

Treble:

High-frequency sounds,

-

Balance:

Volume distribution
left – right,

-

Fade:

Volume distribution
front speakers –

rear speakers.

Setting the tone
(b ass/midrange/treble)

The bass, midrange and treble tones ca n
be a djusted to suit personal req uirements.

To adjust the setting s, proc eed as follows:

Press the

K

8

tune knob until the

tone control labels appea r on the
display.

The BASS, MID and TREB labels appear
on the display.

Press the

K

8

tune knob

continuously to highlight the desired

label.
- or -

Press the ap prop ria te button 6
located below the label that you wish

to select.

Turn the

K

8

tune knob;

clockw ise to increase the lev el or
anticlockwise to decrease the level.

The highlighted setting is adjusted.

z

The highlighted setting c an also b e
adjusted using the SEEK w f,

SEEKq g, FWD c and REV d
buttons, as follows:

Press the SEEK w f button or the
FWD c button.

The level is increased.
- or -

Press the SEEKq g button or the
REV d b utton.

The level is decrea sed.

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z

To quic kly ad just bass, midrange, or
treble to the mid dle position, proceed

as follows:

Press and hold the appropriate

button 6 loca ted b elow the BASS,
MID, or TREB label for more than two

second s.

A beep sounds and the lev el is

adjusted to the m iddle position.

z

To quic kly adjust all tone and speaker

controls to the m id dle p osition,
proc eed as follows:

Press the

K

8

tune knob for more

than tw o second s.

A beep sounds and all tone and
speaker controls are adjusted to the

middle position.

z

If a radio station's signal is wea k, or if

there is static, decrea se the treble.

Equalizer (EQ)
A range of preset equalization settings can

be selected (instead of manually adjusting
the bass, midrange and treble tones),

as follows:

Press the EQ 7 button.

The equalizer labels ap pear on the
display.

Press the ap prop ria te button 6
located below the label you wish to

select.

The preset equalization setting s a re

app lied.

Press the EQ 7 button aga in to return

to the manual mode (‘Manual’
app ears on the display).
- or -

Manually adjust the bass, midrange

and treb le with the

K

8

tune knob to

return to the manual mode.

Ad justing the speakers
(bala nce/fad e)

The volum e for the driver and passenger
sides, a nd the front and rea r speaker

volume can be adjusted to suit personal
requirements. To ad just the settings,

proceed as follows:

Press the

K

8

tune knob and the

sp eaker control la bels appear on the
disp lay.

The BAL and FADE lab els appear on
the display.

Press the

K

8

tune knob

continuously to hig hlight the desired

label.
- or -

Press the appropriate button 6
located below the label tha t you wish

to select.

Turn the

K

8

tune knob clock wise or

anticloc kwise to a djust the highlig hted
setting .

The highlighted setting is adjusted.