1997 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 153

Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature Understanding Radio Reception Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than FM Stereo 15 seconds between steps: FM stereo will give you the best sound. FM signals But 1. Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORY or will reach only about 10 to 40 miles (16to 65 km). Tall RUN position. buildings or hills can interfere with signals, causing FM the sound to come and go. 2. Turn the radio off. 3. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down until SEC shows on the display. AM The rangefor most AM stations is greater thanfor F , M especially at night. The longer range, however, can cause stations to interfere with each other. AM can pick up noise from things like storms and power lines. Try reducing the treble to reduce noise if you ever get this it. 4. Press MIN and 000 will appear on display. the 5- Press MIN again to make the last two digits agree with your code. your code. 6. Press H R S to make thefirst digit agree with Tips About Your Audio System 7. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the Hearing damage from loud noise almost undetectable is code matches the secret code you have written down. until it is too late. Your hearing can adapt to higher The display will show---,indicating that the radio is volumes of sound. Sound that seems normal can be loud no longer secured. and harmful to your hearing. Take precautions by adjusting the volume control your radio to a safe on If the code entered is incorrect, will appear on the SEG sound level before your hearing adapts to it. display. The radio will remain secured until the correct code is entered. When battery power given to a secured radio, is the radio won'tturn on and LOC will appear on the display.