bluetooth BUICK ENCORE 2020 Infotainment System Guide

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Introduction 3
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the system
operation, center stack controls,
and infotainment display.
. Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
. Set up cell phone and mobile
device numbers in advance so
they can be called easily by
pressing a single control or by
using a single voice command.
See “Distracted Driving” in the
owner ’s manual.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see “Retained
Accessory Power (RAP)” in the
owner ’s manual.
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the infotainment
display, controls on the center stack,
steering wheel controls, and voice
recognition.
Encore
1.{(Home Page)
. Press to go to the Home
Page. See “Home Page”
later in this section.
2.7
. Radio: Press and
release to go to the
previous station or
channel. Press and hold
to fast seek the next
strongest previous
station or channel. See
AM-FM Radio 012. .
USB/Bluetooth: Press to
seek to the beginning of
the current or previous
track. Press and hold to
quickly reverse through
a track. Release to
return to playing speed.
See USB Port 019 or
Bluetooth Audio 023.
3.O(Power)
. Press to turn the
power on.
. Press and hold to turn
the power off.

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.Press to mute/unmute
the system when on.
When the power is on
and the system is not
muted, a quick status
pane will display when
Ois pressed. PressingOwill mute the system
and trigger this pane to
show a long press is
required to actually
power down the system.
. Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.
4.6
.
Radio: Press and
release to go to the next
station or channel.
Press and hold to fast
seek the next track or
strongest station or
channel. .
USB/Bluetooth: Press to
seek the next track.
Press and hold to fast
forward through a track.
Release to return to
playing speed. See USB
Port 019 or
Bluetooth Audio 023.
5.SBACK
. Press to return to the
previous display in
a menu.

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Envision
1.O(Power)
. Press to turn the
power on.
. Press and hold to turn
the power off.
. Press to mute/unmute
the system when on.
When the power is on
and the system is not
muted, a quick status
pane will display when
Ois pressed. PressingOwill mute the system and trigger this pane to
show a long press is
required to power down
the system.
. Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.
2. RADIO
.Press to change the
audio source to AM, FM
or SXM (if equipped).
3. MEDIA
.Press to change the
media source to USB,
Bluetooth, or AUX.
4.gord(Previous/Next)
. Radio: Press
gand
release to go to the
previous station or
channel. Press and hold
to fast seek the next
strongest previous
station or channel. See
AM-FM Radio 012.
. USB/Bluetooth: Press
gto seek to the
beginning of the current
or previous track. Press
and hold to quickly
reverse through a track.
Release to return to
playing speed. See USB
Port 019 or
Bluetooth Audio 023.
. Radio: Press
dand
release to go to the next
station or channel.
Press and hold to fast
seek the next strongest
station or channel.

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.USB/Bluetooth: Press
dto seek the next
track. Press and hold to
fast forward through a
track. Release to return
to playing speed. See
USB Port 019 or
Bluetooth Audio 023.
5. TONE
.
If equipped, press to
adjust the Bass,
Midrange, Treble,
or Surround,
if equipped. See AM-FM
Radio 012.
6.qBACK
. Press to return to the
previous display in
a menu.
7.{(Home Page)
. Press to go to the Home
Page. See “Home Page”
later in this section.
8. MENU
. Turn to highlight a
feature. Press to
activate the highlighted
feature.
Home Page
The Home Page is where vehicle
application icons are accessed.
Some applications are disabled
when the vehicle is moving.
The Home Page can be set up to
have up to five pages with eight
icons per page.
Touch
hto go left orkto go right or
slide a finger left/right across the
display to access the pages of
icons.
k: Touch to go to the next
Home Page.
h: Touch to go to the previous
Home Page.
l: Touch this interaction selector
to display the favorites list.
Touch and hold a preset to begin
the process of saving a favorite
application.
Touch the application icon to store
as a favorite, and the name of the
application will show in the favorites.
Managing Home Page Icons
1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to edit
that icon.
2. Drag the icon to a new location on the Home Page or to save it
to the applications tray.
3. Press
{to exit edit mode.

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Steering Wheel Controls
(Envision)
For vehicles with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
g:Press to answer an incoming
call or start voice recognition. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 060 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 61 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) 064
or “OnStar Overview” in the owner’s
manual.
i: Press to decline an incoming
call or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system when not on a call.
SorT: Press the five-way control
to go to the previous or next display
in the instrument cluster.
yorz: Press the five-way
control to go up or down in a list on
the instrument cluster.
V: Press to select a highlighted
menu item.
CorB: Press to go to the next or
previous favorite when listening to
the radio. Press to go to the next or
previous track when listening to a
media source.
v+ orv– :Press to increase or
decrease the volume.
Steering Wheel Controls
(Encore)
If equipped, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
g: Press to answer a call or start
voice recognition. See Bluetooth
(Overview) 060 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 61 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) 064
or “OnStar Overview” in the owner’s
manual.

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c:Press to decline an incoming
call or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system.
The favorite and volume switches
are on the back of the steering
wheel.
1. Favorite: When on a radio source, press to select the next
or previous favorite. When on a
media source, press to select
the next or previous track.
2. Volume: Press to increase or decrease the volume.
Using the System
Home Page Features
Touch the icons on the Home Page
to launch an application.
Audio
Touch the Audio icon to display the
active audio source page. Available
sources are AM, FM, SXM (if
equipped), MyMedia, USB,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
Phone
Touch the Phone icon to display the
Phone main page. See Bluetooth
(Overview) 060 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 61 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) 064.
Projection
Touch the Projection icon to activate
Android Auto or Apple CarPlay (if
equipped) after a supported device
is connected. See Apple CarPlay
and Android Auto 067. Apps or Shop (Chevrolet, GMC,
Buick), or Apps or Collection
(Cadillac)
If equipped, in-vehicle apps are
available for download. Touch the
Apps or Shop icon, or the Apps or
Collection (Cadillac only) icon, on
the Home Page to begin.
Downloading and using apps
requires Internet connectivity which
can be accessed with a data plan
through the vehicle’
s built-in 4G LTE
Wi-Fi hotspot, if equipped, or a
compatible mobile device hotspot.
On most mobile devices, activation
of the Wi-Fi hotspot is in the
vehicle’s Settings menu under
Mobile Network Sharing, Personal
Hotspot, Mobile Hotspot, or similar.
To purchase data for the in-vehicle
Wi-Fi hotspot, if equipped, touch the
myBuick icon on the Home Page or
contact an OnStar Advisor. The
vehicle must have active OnStar or
connected service and a payment
method on file.

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Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
While on the audio main page the
available sources are: AM, FM,
SXM, if equipped, MyMedia, USB,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
.Touch Audio on the Home Page
to access Radio on the
infotainment display or press
RADIO on the center stack to
scroll through AM, FM, and SXM
(if equipped).
. Touch the Audio icon on the
Home Page to access Media on
the infotainment display or press
MEDIA on the center stack to
scroll through MyMedia, USB,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
Infotainment System Settings
Press RADIO on the center stack or
touch the Radio icon on the
infotainment display to access
broadcast sources. Touch the Menu icon on the
infotainment display or press MENU
on the center stack to display the
following menus:
Tone Settings:
.
Bass, Midrange, Treble,
or Surround, if equipped: Touch
+ or –to adjust. Surround
adjusts the headrest speaker
volume only.
. Balance: Touch
SorTfor more
sound from the left or right
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
left and right speakers.
. Fade: Touch
yorzfor more
sound from the front or rear
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
front and rear speakers. DSP Modes (If Equipped):
.
Bose Centerpoint surround
sound system has four DSP
modes including:
‐Normal: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for all
seating positions.
‐ Driver: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for the
driver.
‐ Rear: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for the
rear seat occupants.
‐ Centerpoint: Turns on Bose
Centerpoint surround
technology. This setting
creates a surround sound from
nearly any audio source;
existing stereo, and MP3
players. For more information
on Bose Centerpoint surround
technology, see
www.boseautomotive.com.

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displays the file name as the track
name if the song information is not
available.
Supported Apple Devices
See my.buick.com/learn.
Loss of Audio
If a phone currently paired over
Bluetooth is plugged in with a USB
cable, the system will automatically
mute the phone audio. Playback
can be resumed by changing the
audio source from Bluetooth to USB
cable.
Source USB from Media on the
infotainment display to resume
playback.
Bluetooth Streaming Audio and
Voice Recognition
SeeBluetooth Audio 023 for
information using voice recognition
with Bluetooth streaming audio.
Make sure all devices have the
latest software downloaded.Auxiliary Jack
This vehicle has an auxiliary input
jack in the center console under the
armrest. Possible auxiliary audio
sources include:
. Laptop computer
. Audio music player
This jack is not an audio output. Do
not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack. Set up an
auxiliary device while the vehicle is
in P (Park).
Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable
from the auxiliary device to the
auxiliary input jack. When a device
is connected, the system can play
audio from the device over the
vehicle speakers.
If an auxiliary device has already
been connected, but a different
source is currently active, touch
Media on the infotainment display to
scroll through audio sources, until
the AUX source displays. Playing from the AUX Port
An auxiliary device is played
through the audio system and
controlled through the device itself.
AUX Menu
Press MENU on the center stack to
display the AUX menu and the
following may display:
Tone Settings :
Select to adjust
Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance,
Fade, and EQ (Equalizer). See
AM-FM Radio 012.
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.
DSP Modes (If Equipped) : With a
Bose Centerpoint sound system,
adjusts the DSP modes. See “DSP
Modes (If Equipped)” inAM-FM
Radio 012.

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Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device. See
Bluetooth (Overview)060 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 61 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) 064
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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Contacts
Select Contacts to view the
vehicle’s contact list or a connected
Bluetooth device. If a particular
contact has a single address
associated with it, that contact has a
Quick Route option next to it.
Contacts without this Quick Route
option either have multiple
addresses or no address at all.
Touch the Quick Route option to go
to the Destination Details view.
Touch an address, either from the
Quick Route on the contact list or a
specific address from the contact
detail list, to go to the destination
view showing that address on
the map.Trips from Contacts can be saved
and recalled. The order is based on
when the trip was last used. When
the trips are saved, they are given a
default title of the final destination
name. If there are no saved trips,
this list item is hidden.
Add New Contact
When creating a new contact, the
navigation system automatically
saves all data from the selected
location into a new contact.
The information saved will store as:
.Location Name saved as
First Name
. Phone Number saved as Work
. Address saved as Work
. POI Information saved as Notes
. Category saved in Category
Field
After touching Create New Contact,
the newly created contact is then
displayed. Favorite Destinations
.
Destinations can be saved as
Favorites for recall later.
Depending on the favorite, when
an address or POI favorite is
recalled, the Destination Details
view is shown.
. When a favorite address is being
routed to, it is shown active.
Touch the active favorite, to
suspend that route.
. Save locations as Favorites for
recall later in the Destination
Details view.
. Save trips from the
Address Book.
Storing Favorites from the Contact
Details List
A contact name or any of the
contact’ s information such as phone
number or address from Contact
Details can be stored as a Favorite.
. Touch and hold on the favorite
location while viewing a contact
on the Contact Details List. The
contact name and all contact
information can be stored.