pairing devices BUICK ENCORE 2018 Infotainment System Guide

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Audio Players 23
Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device.
SeeBluetooth (Overview) 059 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 60 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) 063 for help pairing a
device.
The music can be controlled by
either the infotainment controls,
or the controls on the device.
Music can be launched by touching
Media on the infotainment display.
To play music through Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, go into the audio application from the Home
Page or through the
applications tray. Touch Media
and then scroll until Bluetooth
displays. Bluetooth Audio Menu
Touch Menu on the infotainment
display to access the Bluetooth
Audio menu. The following may be
available:
Tone :
Touch + or −to adjust the
tone settings. See AM-FM Radio
0 12.
Touch the Back icon on the
infotainment display to go back to
the previous menu.
Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the speed of the vehicle. See
AM-FM Radio 012.
Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) : This feature adjusts
the volume based on the noise in
the vehicle and speed. See AM-FM
Radio 012. Manage Bluetooth Devices :
Touch to go to the Bluetooth page to
add or delete devices.
When selecting Bluetooth audio, the
radio may not be able to launch the
audio player on the connected
device to start playing. When the
vehicle is not moving, choose the
connected device to begin playback.
All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth audio as
a source, the radio may show as
paused on the display. Touch play
on the device or touch
rto begin
playback.
Some phones support sending
Bluetooth music information to
display on the radio. When the radio
receives this information, it will
check to see if any is available and
display it. For more information
about supported Bluetooth features,
see www.gm.com/bluetooth.

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60 Phone
Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls)
For information about how to
navigate the menu system using the
infotainment features, see
Infotainment02.
Pairing
A Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
must be paired to the Bluetooth
system and then connected to the
vehicle before it can be used. See
the cell phone manufacturer's user
guide for Bluetooth functions before
pairing the cell phone.
Pairing Information
.
A Bluetooth phone with music
capability can be paired to the
vehicle as a phone and a music
player at the same time.
. Up to 10 devices can be paired
to the Bluetooth system.
. The pairing process is disabled
when the vehicle is moving. .
Pairing only needs to be
completed once, unless the
pairing information on the cell
phone changes or the cell phone
is deleted from the system.
. One Bluetooth device can be
connected to the Bluetooth
system at a time.
. If multiple paired cell phones are
within range of the system, the
system connects to the paired
cell phone in the order that they
were last used in the system. To
link to a different paired phone,
see “Connecting to a Different
Phone” later in this section.
Pairing a Phone 1. Touch Phone on the Home Page.
2. Select Phones and select Pair New Device.
3. A four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN)
appears on the display. The
PIN, if required, may be used
in Step 5. 4. Start the pairing process on the
cell phone to be paired to the
vehicle. See the cell phone
manufacturer's user guide for
information on this process.
5. Locate “Buick”on the display.
Follow the instructions
provided in Step 3, to enter the
PIN. After the PIN is
successfully entered or the
code is confirmed, the system
responds with “
has been successfully paired”
when the pairing process is
complete.
6. If “Buick” does not appear, turn
the phone off or remove the
phone battery and retry.
7. If the phone prompts to accept connection or allow phone
book download, select Always
Accept and Allow. The phone
book may not be available if
not accepted.
8. Repeat Steps 1−5 to pair additional phones.

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Index 85
F
Finding a Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
G
Global PositioningSystem (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . 50
H
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Helpful Hints for SpeakingCommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Home Page Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . 50
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Infotainment Display Features . . . . 9
Infotainment Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Infotainment System Settings . . . . 12
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jack Auxiliary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
L
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
M
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Making a Call Using Contactsand Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Making a Call Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Map Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Map End User License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . 19
Messaging Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mixed-Audio Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
N
Navigation Destination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
O
OnStar 4G LTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OnStar Smart Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 48
Over-the-Air Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 69
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
P
Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . 59, 60, 63
Playing from a USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Playing the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Port
USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
R
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16