USB BUICK ENCORE GX 2020 Infotainment System Guide

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Contacts1. Touch Delete All Entries to delete the entire list of
contacts. A pop-up displays to
confirm.
2. Touch Edit Contacts List to display the Contacts to edit.
Recent Destinations
. Touch Delete All Destinations to
delete the entire recent
destination list. A pop-up
displays asking to confirm the
deletion.
. Touch Delete Individual
Destinations to display a recent
destinations list. Touch the
individual entry to delete.
My POIs
. Touch My POIs to display a
menu of other options.
. Touch Delete Individual
Categories. A My POIs category
list displays.
. Touch the individual entry to
delete. .
Touch Delete All My POIs to
delete the entire list of
categories. A pop-up displays
asking to confirm the deletion.
. To exit out of a list, touch Exit in
the top right corner of the map to
return to the main map view.
Upload Saved Locations
. Touch Upload on the Upload
Saved Locations menu to save
the Vehicle Contacts list and any
My POIs that have been saved
to the vehicle.
. Once saved locations have been
uploaded to a USB, they can be
transferred to a different vehicle
or restored to the current
contacts list.Delete Autocomplete
Touch Delete on the Delete
Autocomplete History menu to clear
personal data from the keyboard.
A pop-up displays a message to
Delete all keyboard autocomplete
history. The system clears all
navigation addresses, POIs, etc.
The autocomplete will not delete
recent destinations. Touch Cancel to
stop the process.
Map Adjustments
ZOOM –/+ can be used to adjust
the scale of view on the map. When
the end of the zoom level is
reached, ZOOM –/+ will gray out.
. ZOOM –(minus): To zoom out.
. ZOOM + (plus): To zoom in.
The zoom scales can be configured
for English or metric units. To
change from English to metric, see
“Instrument Cluster” in the owner’s
manual.

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Creating and Downloading
Predefined POIs (My POIs)
In addition to the POIs already
stored in the Infotainment system,
predefined POIs can be created.
While creating a predefined POI, the
GPS coordinates for longitude and
latitude of the POI’s location and a
descriptive name will need to be
entered.
After creating the predefined POIs,
they can be downloaded to the
infotainment system from a USB
drive.
Once downloaded, the POI data
becomes a selectable destination in
the My POIs menu.
Creating a Text File with
Information
Create a text file by using a simple
text editor software. Save this file
with a name and extension of .csv,
for example,“TomsPOI.csv.” Enter the POI information into the
text file in the following format:
.
Longitude coordinate, Latitude
coordinate, “Name of POI,”
“Additional information,” “Phone
number.”
Example: 7.0350000,
50.6318040, “Michaels Home,”
“123 Maple Lane,”
“02379234567.”
. The GPS coordinates must be
expressed in decimal degrees
and can be taken from a
geographical map. The
additional information and phone
number strings are optional.
. The POI name and the
additional information string may
not exceed 60 characters.
. POI information for each
destination address must be
entered in a single separate line.
Storing the POI on a USB Device
In the root directory of a USB
device, create a folder name
“myPOIs,” for example, “F:\”is the
root directory of the USB device. In the
“myPOIs” folder, store the text
file with your POIs, for example,
“F:\myPOIs\TomsPOIs.csv.”
Downloading the POI to the
Infotainment System
Connect the USB device containing
the POI information to the USB port
of the infotainment system.
A message displays prompting
whether or not to download the POI
information from the USB drive. All
POIs found are saved even if they
are in multiple folders.
Subfolders can also be created to
organize the POIs into categories,
for example, “F:\myPOIs
\Restaurants\TomsPOIs.csv.”
If the message is dismissed or
ignored, no POI information is
downloaded. This prompt will not
reoccur for the current ignition cycle.
When the system is finished
downloading, a pop-up displays
asking to specify a category for the
new POIs, if desired.

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Importing and Overwriting
Categories
When POIs are found on a media
device, the date of the file is
examined and compared to the date
for the files already in the system.
If the file being downloaded is
newer than the one in the system,
that particular category of POIs is
overwritten. Any other POIs that had
previously been saved in other
categories are not affected.
Address Book Download
If an Address Book is found on the
connected USB device, the same
alert is used to indicate that
locations have been found and they
can be downloaded. If there is
already content in the vehicle
Address Book, the system prompts
if the stored content should be
overwritten. Select Save to
overwrite the existing Address Book
information. Select Cancel to abort
the import of information.Browsing Downloaded POIs
Access the downloaded POIs by
selecting the My POIs list item in the
POIs list.
Editing My POIs
Downloaded POIs can be edited at
a category level. These POIs can
either be deleted as an entire
category or be reassigned as
another category. To edit the
categories:
.
Select Edit at the main category
view to edit the POIs. Edit icons
display next to each category
name. There is no POI browsing
in this mode. Only edit functions
are available.
. Once an action such as deleting
or reassigning has been
selected, the changes are saved
immediately. Changing POI Categories
POI categories can be assigned to a
different category by using the same
method as assigning a category for
an Address Book entry. When
editing, the right side of the display
shows the current category name.
Deleting POI Categories
POI categories can be deleted by
selecting Edit and then Delete.
A pop-up displays to confirm the
deletion.
Saved Destinations
Select a saved destination from
Contacts or Recent Destinations.

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Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto
If equipped, Android Auto and/or
Apple CarPlay capability may be
available through a compatible
smartphone. If available,
PROJECTION will appear on the
Home Page of the infotainment
display.
To use Android Auto and/or Apple
CarPlay:1. Download the Android Auto app to your phone from the
Google Play store. No app is
required for Apple CarPlay.
2. Connect an Android phone or iPhone by using the compatible
phone USB cable and plugging
into a USB data port. For best
performance, use the device’ s
factory-provided USB cable.
Aftermarket or third-party
cables may not work. 3. When the phone is first
connected to activate Apple
CarPlay or Android Auto, the
message “Device Projection
Privacy Consent” will appear.
. Touch Continue to launch
Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto.
. Touch Disable to remove
Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto capability from the
vehicle Settings menu.
Other functions may
still work.
PROJECTION on the Home Page
will change to Android Auto or Apple
CarPlay depending on the phone.
Android Auto and/or Apple CarPlay
may automatically launch upon USB
connection. If not, touch the
ANDROID AUTO and/or APPLE
CARPLAY icon on the Home Page
to launch.
Press Home on the center stack to
return to the Home Page. Features are subject to change. For
further information on how to set up
Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in
the vehicle, see my.buick.com or
see
“Customer Assistance” in the
owner ’s manual.
Android Auto is provided by Google
and is subject to Google’s terms
and privacy policy. Apple CarPlay is
provided by Apple and is subject to
Apple’ s terms and privacy policy.
Data plan rates apply. For Android
Auto support see https://
support.google.com/androidauto.
For Apple CarPlay support see
www.apple.com/ios/carplay/. Apple
or Google may change or suspend
availability at any time. Android
Auto, Android, Google, Google Play,
and other marks are trademarks of
Google Inc.; Apple CarPlay is a
trademark of Apple Inc.

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Home Page Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . 51
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Infotainment Display Features . . . . 9
Infotainment Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Infotainment System Settings . . . . 12
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jack Auxiliary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
L
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
M
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Making a Call Using Contactsand Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Making a Call Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Map Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Map End User License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . 19
Messaging Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Mixed-Audio Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
N
Navigation Destination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
O
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 49
Over-the-Air Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 70
Over-the-Air Vehicle Map
Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
P
Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . 60, 61, 64
Playing from a USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Playing the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Port
USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
R
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recognition Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Return to Factory Settings . . . . . . . 70
S
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Schedule I: Gracenote EULA . . . . 77
Scroll Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SiriusXM Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 7
Storing Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching to Handset or Handsfree Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Symbols Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 System
Global Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Infotainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
T
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Text Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Text Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
The OnStar App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Three-Way Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Turn List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
U
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using Bluetooth Voice
Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the Navigation System . . . . 25
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . 53
Using Voice Recognition for
List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
V
Valet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Vehicle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Viewing a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 66
Viewing Sender Information . . . . . 66
Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Voice Pass-Thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Voice Recognition for AudioMy Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Voice Recognition for
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Voice Recognition for OnStar (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Voice Recognition for the
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Voice Recognition for the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56