sirius BUICK ENCORE 2018 Infotainment System Guide

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16 Radio
HD Radio Troubleshooting
Digital Audio Delay :Wait for the
signal to process. This can take
several seconds.
Volume Change, Audio Skip,
Echo, Digital Audio Lost : Station
signal strength may be weak, the
station is out of range, or the station
may be out of alignment. Verify
proper reception on another station.
If the HD Radio signal loses
reception while listening to HD1, the
radio will go back to the analog
version of the radio station.
If the HD Radio signal loses
reception while listening to stations
HD2 to HD8, the radio mutes until
the signal can be recovered or until
the station is changed.
HD Radio reception can be disabled
if driving in a weak signal area.
Touch HD Radio On/Off to toggle
HD Radio reception on and off.Satellite Radio
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service (If Equipped)
Vehicles with a valid SiriusXM
satellite radio subscription can
receive SiriusXM programming.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
See www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296 in the U.S. In
Canada, see www.siriusxm.ca or
call 1-877-438-9677.
When SiriusXM is active, the
channel name, number, category
name, song title, and artist show on
the infotainment display.
SiriusXM Menu
SiriusXM has a menu to adjust
different features.
Touching Menu in the infotainment
display may show the following:
Tone Settings : Touch + or−to
adjust the tone settings. See AM-FM
Radio 012. TuneSelect :
For SiriusXM only, this
feature allows for an alert to be set
for artists or songs that are played
on any channel. Touch Manage
Tune Select to turn the alerts On
and Off or manage the saved
selection of Artists or Songs. To
unselect an alert, touch the Song or
Artist. To delete an alert, touch −.
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 vehicle speed. 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.
Radio Reception
Unplug electronic devices from the
accessory power outlets if there is
interference or static in the radio.

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FM
FM signals only reach about 16 to
65 km (10 to 40 mi). Although the
radio has a built-in electronic circuit
that automatically works to reduce
interference, some static can occur,
especially around tall buildings or
hills, causing the sound to fade in
and out.
AM
The range for most AM stations is
greater than for FM, especially at
night. The longer range can cause
station frequencies to interfere with
each other. Static can also occur
when things like storms and power
lines interfere with radio reception.
When this happens, try reducing the
treble on the radio.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
If equipped, SiriusXM Satellite
Radio Service provides digital radio
reception. Tall buildings or hills can
interfere with satellite radio signals,
causing the sound to fade in and
out. In addition, traveling or standingunder heavy foliage, bridges,
garages, or tunnels may cause loss
of the SiriusXM signal for a period
of time.
Cell Phone Usage
Cell phone usage, such as making
or receiving phone calls, charging,
or just having the phone on may
cause static interference in the
radio. Unplug the phone or turn it off
if this happens.
Backglass Antenna
The AM-FM antenna is integrated
with the rear window defogger in the
rear window. Do not scratch the
inside surface or damage the lines
in the glass. If the inside surface is
damaged, it could interfere with
radio reception. For proper radio
reception, the antenna connector
needs to be properly attached to the
post on the glass.
If attaching a cell phone antenna to
the glass, attach it between the grid
lines.
Caution
Using a razor blade or sharp
object to clear the inside rear
window can damage the rear
window antenna and/or the rear
window defogger. Repairs would
not be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Do not clear the inside
rear window with sharp objects.
Caution
Do not apply aftermarket glass
tinting with metallic film. The
metallic film in some tinting
materials will interfere with or
distort the incoming radio
reception. Any damage caused to
the backglass antenna due to
metallic tinting materials will not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty.

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18 Radio
Multi-Band Antenna
The roof antenna is for SiriusXM
Satellite Radio, OnStar and GPS
(Global Positioning System). Keep
clear of obstructions for clear
reception. If the vehicle has a
sunroof, and it is open, reception
can also be affected.

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28 Navigation
The two options, Ask Me Before
Avoiding and Automatically Avoid
Traffic, will adjust the system as
follows:
.If the Automatically Avoid Traffic
option is touched, the system
will automatically adjust the
route based on traffic without
notifying the driver.
. If the Ask Me Before Avoiding
option is touched, the system
will always use Alerts to show
when there is an incident and
allow it to be avoided by
touching the avoid option.
If the Traffic option is touched from
the Map Menu and Traffic is not
available because the SiriusXM
subscription is not valid, a pop-up
will display with information on how
to reactivate the subscription along
with the SiriusXM radio ID. Traffic Types
Touch to access the Traffic
Types menu.
The system can be configured to
filter out certain types of traffic
events. If a particular type has been
turned off, the system does not
display it on the map, and does not
alert the driver.
Map View
Touch to select the desired map
view. A checkmark appears to
indicate a view has been selected.
3D View
The 3D View is a Heading Up View
but it includes perspective. Map
items will appear larger as the
vehicle comes closer.
Heading Up View
The Heading Up View keeps the
vehicle's current heading at the top
of the view. The vehicle icon always
faces the top of the view as the map
rotates.
North Up View
The North Up View keeps north at
the top of the view. The vehicle icon
is placed in the center of the view
and rotates to indicate the heading
for the vehicle.

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Voice Recognition 55
If manual selection takes more than
15 seconds, the session terminates
and prompts that it has timed out.
The screen returns to the screen
where voice recognition was
initiated.
The Back Command
Say“Back,” press
qBACK
or
SBACK on the center stack,
or touch the Back icon on the
infotainment display to go to the
previous screen.
If in voice recognition, and “Back”is
stated all the way through to the
initial screen, then “Back”is stated
one more time, the voice recognition
session will cancel.
Help
Say “Help” on any voice recognition
screen and the help prompt for the
screen is played. Additionally, a
pop-up displays a text version of the
help prompt. Depending on how
voice recognition was initiated, the
Help pop-up will either display on the instrument cluster or the
infotainment display. Touch Dismiss
to make the pop-up go away.
Pressing
gon the steering wheel
controls while the help prompt is
playing will terminate the prompt
and a beep will be heard. Doing this
will stop the help prompt so that a
voice command can be used.
Voice Recognition for the
Radio
All audio screens have a voice
recognition icon (
g) to launch audio
voice recognition. If the voice icon is
touched in a radio screen, the voice
commands for radio and media
features are available.
“Switch to AM” :Switch bands to
AM and tune to the last AM radio
station.
“Switch to FM” :Switch bands to
FM and tune to the last FM radio
station.
“Switch to SXM” :Switch bands to
SiriusXM and tune to the last
SiriusXM channel. “Tune to AM”
:
Tune to the radio station whose
frequency is identified in the
command (like “nine fifty”).
“Tune to FM” :
Tune to the radio station whose
frequency is identified in the
command (like “one oh one
point one”).
“Tune to SXM number>” :Tune to the SiriusXM
radio station whose channel number
is identified in the command.
“Tune to SXM name>” :Tune to the SiriusXM
radio station whose channel name
is identified in the command.
Voice Recognition for Audio
My Media
If browsing My Media when the
voice icon is selected, the voice
recognition commands for My Media
features are available.
“Play Artist” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific artist name.

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74 Trademarks and License Agreements
Trademarks and
License Agreements
FCC Information
See“Radio Frequency Statement”
in the owner ’s manual.
"Made for iPod," and "Made for
iPhone," mean that an electronic
accessory has been designed to
connect specifically to iPod or
iPhone, respectively, and has been
certified by the developer to meet
Apple performance standards.
Apple is not responsible for the
operation of this device or its
compliance with safety and
regulatory standards. Please note
that the use of this accessory with
iPod or iPhone may affect wireless
performance. iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and
iPod touch are trademarks of Apple
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
Fees and Taxes: Subscription fee,
taxes, one time activation fee, and
other fees may apply. Subscription
fee is consumer only. All fees and
programming subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer
Agreement available at
www.siriusxm.com. SiriusX service
only available in the 48 contiguous
United States and Canada.
In Canada: Some deterioration of
service may occur in extreme
northern latitudes. This is beyond
the control of SiriusXM Satellite
Radio.
Explicit Language Notice: Channels
with frequent explicit language are
indicated with an
“XL”preceding the
channel name. Channel blocking is
available for SiriusXM Satellite
Radio receivers by notifying
SiriusXM:
. USA Customers —See
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601–6296.
. Canadian Customers —See
www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677.
It is prohibited to copy, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer,
hack, manipulate, or otherwise
make available any technology or
software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the SiriusXM
®
Satellite Radio System or that
support the SiriusXM website, the
Online Service or any of its content.
Furthermore, the AMBER voice
compression software included in
this product is protected by
intellectual property rights including
patent rights, copyrights, and trade
secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc.

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Trademarks and License Agreements 75
General Requirements:1. A License Agreement from SiriusXM is required for any
product that incorporates
SiriusXM Technology and/or for
use of any of the SiriusXM
marks to be manufactured,
distributed, or marketed in the
SiriusXM Service Area.
2. For products to be distributed, marketed, and/or sold in
Canada, a separate agreement
is required with Canadian
Satellite Radio Inc. (operating
as SiriusXM Canada).
Bose
Bose, AudioPilot and Bose
Centerpoint surround are registered
trademarks of Bose Corporation in
the U.S. and other countries.
DTS
Manufactured under license under
U.S.Patent Nos: 5,956,674;
5,974,380; 6,487,535 & other U.S.
and worldwide patents issued &
pending. For DTS patents, see
http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured
under license from DTS Licensing
Limited. DTS, the Symbol, & DTS,
and the Symbol together are
registered trademarks, and DTS 2.0
Channel is a trademark of DTS, Inc.
©DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Dolby
Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
BDA
Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D,
BD-Live, BONUSVIEW, BDXL,
AVCREC, and the logos are
trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc
Association.
AVCHD
AVCHD and the AVCHD logo are
trademarks of Panasonic
Corporation and Sony Corporation.
AVCREC
Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D,
BD-Live, BONUSVIEW, BDXL,
AVCREC, and the logos are
trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc
Association.
Java
Java is a registered trademark of
Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Cinavia
Cinavia Notice: This product uses
Cinavia technology to limit the use
of unauthorized copies of some
commercially-produced film and
videos and their soundtracks. When
a prohibited use of an unauthorized
copy is detected, a message will be
displayed or copying will be
interrupted.
More information about Cinavia
technology is provided at the
Cinavia Online Consumer
Information Center at
http://www.cinavia.com.
To request additional information
about Cinavia by mail, send a
postcard with your mailing address

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86 Index
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Recognition Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Return to Factory Settings . . . . . . . 69
S
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Schedule I: Gracenote EULA . . . . 76
Scroll Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
SiriusXM Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 7
Storing Radio Station Presets . . . 15
Switching to Handset or Handsfree Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Symbols Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 System
Global Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Infotainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
T
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Text Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Text Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
The OnStar App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Three-Way Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Turn List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
U
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using Bluetooth Voice
Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the Navigation System . . . . 25
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . 52
Using Voice Recognition for List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
V
Valet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Viewing a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 65
Viewing Sender Information . . . . . 65
Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Voice Pass-Thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Voice Recognition for AudioMy Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Voice Recognition for Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Voice Recognition for OnStar (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Voice Recognition for the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Voice Recognition for the
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55