key CADILLAC ESCALADE 2009 3.G Owners Manual

Limit Features While Driving
Touch the Limit Features While Driving screen button to
turn on and off the ability to limit functions while
driving. When this screen button is highlighted, the
following functions will be limited while driving:
Music Navigator Scrolling
Radio Category Scrolling
Navigation Menu Scrolling and some functions
Number of Preset Pages
Touch the Number of Preset Pages screen button to
change the number of preset pages, 1 through 6. Each
preset page can contain ve preset stations. Touch
the desired numbered screen button.
Bose®AudioPilot®
AudioPilot:The Bose®AudioPilot®noise
compensation technology.
To use AudioPilot
®:
1. Press the CONFIG key to enter the menu screen,
then press the CONFIG key repeatedly until Radio
is selected or touch the Radio screen button
2. Press the Automatic Volume Control screen button
to access the AudioPilot menu.
3. Press the ON screen button.To turn it off, touch the OFF screen button. When on,
AudioPilot
®continuously adjusts the audio system
equalization, to compensate for background noise, so
that the music sound is consistent at the set volume level.
This feature is most effective at lower volume settings
where background noise can affect how well the
music being played is heard through the vehicle’s audio
system. At higher volume settings, where the music
is much louder than the background noise, there may be
little or no adjustments by AudioPilot
®. For more
information on AudioPilot®, visit bose.com/audiopilot.
Remove/Add XM Categories
Touch the Remove/Add XM Categories screen button to
remove or add XM categories when selecting XM
categories from the category list screen. The list of XM
categories appear on the screen. Use the up and down
arrow screen buttons to scroll through the list. The
categories to remove are highlighted and the categories
to add are dark in color. Touch the category to be added
or removed. Touch the Restore All Categories screen
button to add all categories that have been removed.
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No Artist Info:No artist information is available.
The system is working properly.
No Title Info:No song title information is available.
The system is working properly.
No CAT Info:No category information is available.
The system is working properly.
CAT Not Found:There are no channels available for
the selected category. The system is working properly.
No Information:No text or informational messages
are available. The system is working properly.
XM Theftlocked:The XM™ receiver may have
previously been in another vehicle. For security
purposes, XM™ receivers cannot be swapped between
vehicles. If this message is received after having
your vehicle serviced, check with your dealer/retailer.
XM Radio ID:If tuned to channel 0, this message
will alternate with the XM™ Radio eight digit radio
ID label. This label is needed to activate the service.
Unknown:If this message is received when tuned
to channel 0, there may be a receiver fault. Consult
with your dealer/retailer.
Check XM Receiver:If this message does not clear
within a short period of time, the receiver may have
a fault. Consult with your dealer/retailer.CD Player
The player can be used for CD, MP3, DVD audio, and
as a DVD video player. SeeDVD Player on page 4-74
for more information about DVD audio and video.
Six-Disc CD Player
While playing a CD, the navigation system is available.
When you insert a CD, the CD tab displays. If a
DSP setting is selected for the CD, it activates each
time you play a CD.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the
player, it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio
is turned on, the CD starts playing where it stopped,
if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
displays.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
If viewing a map screen, touch the CD screen button.
The display will split between the audio screen and
the map screen. If you do not want to view a split screen
or you are not on a map screen, press the AUDIO
key then press the AUDIO key repeatedly until CD is
selected or touch the CD screen button.
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M(Load):To load one disc, do the following:
1. Press the load hard key and follow the screen
message displayed.
2. When the system displays “Insert Disc (number)”,
insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The system will pull it into the rst available slot and
start playing. The system will display the type of
disc inserted.
To load multiple discs, do the following:
1. Press and hold the load hard key and follow the
screen message displayed.
2. When the system displays “Insert Disc (number)”,
insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The system will pull it in.
3. Once a disc is loaded, the system will display
“Insert Disc (number)” again. Load the next
disc. Repeat this procedure for each disc. The
player takes up to six discs, do not try to load more
than six. The system does not display the disc
types when loading all, until the discs have been
read by the system.Z(Eject):To eject a disc, do the following:
1. Press the eject hard key.
2. The system displays “Ejecting Disc”.
Press the DISC screen button to display the Disc
Changer screen. Select the disc to eject. If a
selection is not made, the system will eject the disc
from the current slot. If the disc is not removed
from the slot, the system pulls it back in after
10 seconds and starts playing it.
To eject all discs, press and hold the eject hard key.
The system displays the disc number being ejected.
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Order of Play
Play will begin from the rst track under the root
directory. When all tracks from the root directory have
been played, play will continue from les according
to their numerical listing. After playing the last track from
the last folder, play will begin again at the rst track of
the rst folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display will not
automatically show the new folder name. The new track
name will appear on the display.
File System and Naming
The song name that will display will be the song name
that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is
not present in the ID3 tag, then the radio will display the
le name without the extension (such as .mp3) as the
track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or four pages
will be shortened. The display will not show parts
of words on the last page of text and the extension of
the lename will not display.
Playing an MP3
While playing a CD, the navigation system is available.
When you insert a CD, the CD tab will display. If
you select a DSP setting for the CD, it will be activated
each time you play a CD.If you turn off the ignition or radio with a CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or radio, the CD will start playing where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
If viewing a map screen, touch the CD screen button.
The display will split between the audio screen and
the map screen. If you do not want to view a split screen
or you are not on a map screen, press the AUDIO
key then press the AUDIO key repeatedly until CD is
selected or touch the CD screen button.
M(Load):To load one disc, do the following:
1. Press the load hard key and follow the screen
message displayed.
2. When the system displays “Insert Disc (number)”,
insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The system will pull it into the rst available slot and
start playing. The system will display the type of
disc inserted.
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To load multiple discs, do the following:
1. Press and hold the load hard key and follow the
screen message displayed.
2. When the system displays “Insert Disc (number)”,
insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The system will pull it in.
3. Once a disc is loaded, the system will display
“Insert Disc (number)” again. Load the next
disc. Repeat this procedure for each disc. The
player takes up to six discs, do not try to load more
than six. The system will not display the disc
types when loading all, until the discs have been
read by the system.
Once all discs have been inserted, the system will
start playing the last loaded disc.
Z(Eject):To eject a disc, do the following:
1. Press the eject hard key.
2. The system will display “Ejecting Disc”.
Press the DISC screen button to display the Disc
Changer screen. Select the disc to eject. If a
selection is not made, the system will eject the disc
from the current slot. If the disc is not removed
from the slot, the system will pull it back in
after 10 seconds and start playing it.To eject all discs at once, press and hold the eject hard
key. The system will display the disc number being
ejected.
j/r(Pause/Play):Touch this button to pause the
CD. This button will then change to the play button.
Touch the play button to play the CD.
Random:Touch this button to hear the tracks in
random, rather than sequential, order. Touch Random
again to turn off random play.
DISC:Touch this screen button to view the list of
loaded disc(s). Select the disc to play.
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If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
DVD Player
The player can be used for DVD audio and DVD video.
DVD video will not display on the navigation screen
unless the vehicle is in PARK (P). It will operate on the
rear seat entertainment screens while the vehicle is
moving. The Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) video
screen will start play of the DVD when a DVD video has
been inserted into the navigation system. The DVD
player can be controlled by the buttons on the navigation
system, the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) system, and the
remote control. The DVD player can also be used for the
rear seat passengers with the radio off. The rear seat
passengers can power on the video screen and use the
remote control to navigate the disc. See “Rear Seat
Entertainment System” in the Index of your vehicle’s
owner manual for more information.
The DVD player is only compatible with DVDs of the
appropriate region code that is printed on the jacket of
most DVDs.
The DVD slot is compatible with most audio CDs, CD-R,
CD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/RW media along with MP3 and WMA formats.If an error appears on the display, see “DVD Messages”
later in this section.
M(Load):To load one disc, do the following:
1. Press the load hard key and follow the screen
message displayed.
2. When the system displays “Insert Disc (number)”,
insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The system will pull it into the rst available slot and
start playing. The system will display the type of
disc inserted.
To load multiple discs, do the following:
1. Press and hold the load hard key and follow the
screen message displayed.
2. When the system displays “Insert Disc (number)”,
insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The system will pull it in.
3. Once a disc is loaded, the system will display
“Insert Disc (number)” again. Load the next
disc. Repeat this procedure for each disc. The
player takes up to six discs, do not try to load more
than six. The system will not display the disc
types when loading all, until the discs have been
read by the system.
Once all discs have been inserted, the system will
start playing the last loaded disc.
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Z(Eject):To eject a disc, do the following:
1. Press the eject hard key.
2. The system will display “Ejecting Disc”.
Press the DISC screen button to display the Disc
Changer screen. Select the disc to eject. If a
selection is not made, the system will eject the disc
from the current slot. If the disc is not removed
from the slot, the system will pull it back in
after 10 seconds and start playing it.
To eject all discs at once, press and hold the eject hard
key. The system will display the disc number being
ejected.
Playing a DVD
There are three ways to play a DVD:
Once a DVD is inserted, the system will
automatically start play of the DVD.
If you are on a map screen, touch the DVD screen
button.
Press the AUDIO hard key, then touch the DVD
screen button.
When a DVD is loaded, the rear seat passengers can
power on the RSE video screen and use the remote
control to navigate through the DVD.
O/3(Power/Volume):Press this knob to turn the
system on and off. Turn the knob to increase or
decrease the volume of the audio system.
Press and hold this knob for more than two seconds to
turn off the navigation system, RSE video screen,
and RSA. If the vehicle has not been tuned off, the RSE
and the RSA can be turned back on by pressing this
knob and will continue play of the last active source.
DVD Menu Options
Once a DVD starts to play, the menu options and cursor
screen buttons will automatically appear. To display
the menu Options screen button while a DVD is playing,
touch anywhere on the screen.
Options:Select this screen button to view the menu
option screen buttons. Menu options are available when
they are highlighted. Some menu options are only
available when the DVD is not playing.
Cursor:Touch this button to access the cursor menu.
The arrows and other cursor options allow you to
navigate the DVD menu options. The cursor menu
options are only available if a DVD has a menu.
Use the cursor menu to start a DVD video from the
disc main menu.
q,Q,r,R(Arrow Buttons):Use these arrow
buttons to move around the DVD menu.
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Menu:Touch this button to display the DVD menu of
the current area of the DVD that is playing. This
button is not available for DVD audio.
Audio:Press this button to display the audio options.
Select the audio options that best improve sound quality.
This is not available on all DVDs or when the DVD is
stopped. This button is not available for DVD audio.
Subtitle:Touch this button to playback the video with
subtitles. This is not available on all DVDs or when
the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for
DVD audio.
Angle:Touch this button to adjust the viewing angle
of the DVD. Repeatedly press this button to toggle
through the angles. This is not available on all DVDs or
when the DVD is stopped. This button is not available
for DVD audio.
q(Previous Scene):Press this button to go to the
previous scene. This button does not work when
the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for
DVD video.
r(Next Scene):Press this button to go to the next
scene. This button does not work when the DVD is
stopped. This button is not available for DVD video.Search:Touch this button to display the search screen.
Select Title or Chapter Search for DVD video and
Group or Track for DVD audio. The keyboard allows
you to type in the title/chapter/group/track number that
you would like to watch or listen to. This button does
not work when the DVD is stopped.
Setup:Touch this button to display the DVD Setup
screen. This button is only available when the DVD is
not playing. The DVD Setup screen allows you to
change the brightness, contrast, and mode, change
the viewing on the monitor and to change the initial
settings; language, parental level, and aspect.
!(Brightness):Touch the up or down screen arrows
to increase or decrease the brightness of the navigation
screen.
_(Contrast):Touch the up or down screen arrows to
increase or decrease the contrast of the navigation
screen.
Auto (Automatic):Touch this screen button for the
system to automatically adjust the navigation screen
background depending on exterior lighting conditions.
Night:Touch this screen button and the system
will make the navigation screen background brighten.
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Menu Language:Touch English, Francais, Espanol,
Italiano, or Deutsch to change the default language
of the DVD video menus. The menu language must be
available on the disc. The menu language may vary
for each DVD.
Parental Level:Touch this button to change the rating
level to only allow the play of DVDs with a certain
rating. The rating selection is 1 through 8, with 1 Kids
Safe being a G rating. If the 1 is selected, any DVD with
a rating above G will not be able to be viewed without
entering a password.
When the parental level is rst entered a keyboard will
appear on the display and a four-digit password will
need to be created. Type in a password that you will be
able to remember. Once the password is created,
you can then select a rating level.
If you would like to change the rating level, press the
Parental Level button, then press the Password button.
Type in the password and then change the rating level.
If the password has been forgotten, contact your
dealer/retailer.
This may not be available on all DVDs.Aspect:Touch this button to change the aspect ratio of
the DVD. This may not be available on all DVDs.
y(Next Track/Chapter):Press this hard key to go to
the next track or chapter. This button may not work
when the DVD is playing the copyright information or the
previews.
z(Previous Track/Chapter):Press this hard key to
return to the start of the current track or chapter.
Press this button again to go to the previous track or
chapter. This button may not work when the DVD
is playing the copyright information or the previews.
w(Tuning Knob):Turn this knob counterclockwise
one notch to go to the start of the current chapter/track,
turn it again to go to the previous chapter/track. Turn
this knob clockwise to go to the next chapter/track.
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Do not add any label to a CD or DVD, it could get
caught in the player. If a CD or DVD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is needed, try
labeling the top of the recorded CD or DVD with a
soft marker.
Auxiliary Devices
The vehicle may have a rear entertainment system
(RSE) with a second and third row screen. The RSE has
audio adapters to allow you to connect auxiliary
devices. The audio can be heard through the speakers
or through the wireless or wired headphones. See
“Audio/Video Jacks” under,Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System (Overhead) on page 3-85orRear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) System (Headrest DVD) on
page 3-95for more information.
Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary device
while the vehicle is in P (Park). SeeDefensive
Driving on page 5-2for more information on driver
distraction.To switch the RSE system to use an auxiliary device:
1. Connect the auxiliary device to the RSE system, for
the second or third row.
2. Press the AUDIO key then press the AUDIO key
repeatedly until AUX (auxiliary) is selected or
touch the AUX screen button. An auxiliary device
must be connected for the AUX screen button
to appear as an option to select.
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