BUICK ENCORE GX 2020 Infotainment System Guide

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1. Touch the POIs option todisplay a list of POI categories.
The first item in every POI list
is a search function. For the
highest level of categories,
touch the Spell Name option or
select a category and search
within that selection.
2. Select a POI category to display subcategories.
3. If a selected subcategory has no results in the surrounding
area, the search is expanded
until a result is found.
4. If a high-level category is selected, such as restaurants,
the map zooms in to the region
near the vehicle’s position to
show the nearest matches. When a list displays, it can be
filtered for a particular type by
touching the filter along the top
of the display. If there are no
particular results for a selected
filter type, it is indicated in
the list.
5. Pan or zoom the map using the finger gestures to minimize the
POI list and to interact with the
map. The icons that were
shown before continue to be
displayed and updated. The list
is also updated based on
where the map was panned or
zoomed. The search for POIs
is constrained to where the
map has been moved.
6. If the search map is touched to recenter, the crosshairs are
shown to indicate the center of
the new search location. If a
POI icon is touched on while in
the full expanded map, a
callout for that location
displays. Touch the callout to
display the destination
details view. 7. Touch the map Reset option to
return the map to automatic
zooming and searching. It is
recentered around the vehicle’s
position, the route, the
destination, or another location
that was specified for the
search. The map Reset is only
displayed if the map was
manually adjusted.
If multiple types of matches are
found, the All list is shown with the
results sorted by confidence order
with the highest confidence result at
the top.
Using the Keyboard

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The POI can be searched by
entering a POI name, category,
name and category, or phone
number on the keyboard.
For example, enter the
information as:
POI Name:Worldwide Food
POI Category: Restaurants
POI Name and Category:
Worldwide Food Restaurants
POI Phone Number: 0001222555
Additionally, a location may be
entered if the POI is not nearby.
This search will then be made
around the location that is given.
For example, enter the
information as:
POI Name and Location:
Worldwide Food Chicago IL
The POI keyboard search results
will display in the order in which
they were found. POI Search Location
If browsing for POIs or searching for
results on a keyboard in a different
location than what was searched
previously, touch Search Options on
the map view to specify a different
location.
Touch an option displayed on the
Select Search Area menu.
.
POIs Along Route
. POIs Nearby
. POIs Near Destination
. POIs at Another Location Favorite POIs
Locations, categories, or a particular
POI chain ID can be saved as
Favorites in the POIs view.
Drag up from near the bottom of the
display to show the Favorites.
Touch and hold a preset, then touch
the category to be saved. Whenever
a set of POIs is grouped, such as in
a category, the whole category is
saved in the favorites for recall.
Whenever a set of POIs that belong
to the same chain ID is saved in the
favorites, a POI chain saving pop up
message displays asking to save
only that location, or to save the
entire chain. POIs are only grouped
by chain when the sorting order is
Alphabetical. Touch the Sort option
to change the sorting order.
Recalling a POI Category or Chain
If a POI category or chain favorite is
recalled, the system displays a list
of matching results defaulting to
nearby, but allows a search of other
locations. Touch Search Options to
specify a different location.

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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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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
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.Touch to save as a favorite. The
favorite label will be the name of
the contact.
. Touch the Favorite to display the
destination view.
Storing Favorites from Map
Favorite locations can be stored
from the Map View.
If not under route guidance, the
current vehicle location will be
saved as a Favorite. If under route
guidance, the final destination will
be saved.
Touch and drag up from near the
bottom of the display to show the
Favorites. Touch and hold a preset
from the map view to save it. Route Guidance
.
Touch Go to go to the main
navigation view and to start
route guidance.
. If the system has an active
route, a pop-up will display,
“What would you like to do with
this destination?” The options
are: Add As Waypoint, Set New
Destination, or Cancel.
. If a waypoint is added, it is
placed in the location that leads
to the most efficient route.
. There is a maximum number of
waypoints that can be added to
the system. When the maximum
number of waypoints has been
reached, a pop-up displays
indicating that a waypoint must first be deleted before a new one
can be added. The system will
hold this waypoint into a
Pending Waypoints list and it will
automatically be added to the
route once a position is
available, either by arriving at a
waypoint, or by deleting one.
. To save a location, drag up from
near the bottom of the display to
show the Favorites. Touch and
hold on a favorite location to
save the shown location as a
Favorite.
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
and Distance
. When under route guidance, the
system shows the ETA or travel
time, or the driving distance.
. The ETA and travel time are
calculated using any available
traffic information.
. If in a waypoint trip, the ETA,
travel time, and driving distance
are all shown relative to the final
destination.

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.The final ETA is shown taking
into consideration any time zone
crossings that the route has
traveled through.
. Touch the ETA information area
to switch between the estimated
arrival time, total driving time
resulting, and driving distance.
Current Street Name
The current street name that the
vehicle is driving on is displayed
along the bottom center of the
display.
When driving off-road or on an
unknown road, “Off Road Location”
displays.
City Lane GuidanceWhen a maneuver is approached
that has city lane guidance
information, it replaces the normal
maneuver indicator.
The arrows will expand toward the
center of the display so that the
maneuvers can be identified in an
easier way.
Highway Lane Guidance
The junction view image displays on
the right edge of the display and
temporarily covers the Distance
information. The current vehicle
position and street name is moved
left and centered in the available
map display when this is displayed. Off-Road Mode
When the vehicle is off-road, the
system displays the off-road arrow
in the turn indicator and displays
“Off Road Location”
in the street
name field.
Destination Arrival
The route review information
displays in the turn indicator location
and the destination address
displays in the street name field.
Audio Information
The audio information remains in
the same position in the lower right
corner of the display.
The current street name information
remains in the same location, but
will truncate if needed.

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Turn List
Touch the next turn indicator shown
on the map to display the turn list or
waypoint list. The interaction
selector is minimized automatically.
Drag up from near the bottom to
reveal the following options:
Destination
Touch the Destination option to add
a waypoint or change the
destination while viewing the turn
list. When Destination is touched,
the display shows the Destination
menus.
End Guidance
Touch the End Guidance option to
suspend the current route in the turn
list. When End Guidance is touched,
the turn list is exited and the display
returns to the main map view.
Avoid Areas
Touch the Avoid Areas option to
select the highway name that is to
be avoided. The system shows a
pop-up asking how many miles or if
the entire road should be avoided.Turn List
.
When under a waypoint trip,
touch Turn List on the
infotainment display to show the
turn list. When entering a turn
list, the next maneuver
instruction is spoken.
. The turn list title is the name or
address of the destination.
Touch the information icon next
to the name of the destination to
display the destination
information.
. The turn list is sorted in order
with the next maneuver at the
top of the list and the
subsequent maneuvers listed
below it. The next maneuver is always highlighted upon entry
into the Turn List to quickly show
what the next maneuver is.
. Each maneuver indicates the
distance between it and the
previous maneuver or the
vehicle’s current location. The
next maneuver at the top will
count down until the maneuver
is reached, and then the next
maneuver will begin to
count down.
. Each maneuver has an
estimated time of arrival based
on the current driving conditions.
Saved Trips
Waypoint trips can be saved for
later recall. Touch Add in the
waypoints list to save the trip to the
Saved Trips list in the vehicle’ s
contacts list. When trips are saved,
they are given a default title of the
final destination. Saved trips can be
edited by selecting Edit to access
the edit display for the saved entry.
The only field that can be edited is
the name field. Touch the name field
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the name change. This change is
automatically saved when executed
by the keyboard.
The saved trip can also be deleted
from the edit mode. Touch Delete
and a delete confirmation pop-up
will display.
Waypoints
.When under a waypoint trip,
touch the next turn indicator to
bring up the waypoint list. The
last waypoint view is shown,
which could be Waypoints, Turn
List, or Edit Route.
. The waypoint list is sorted in
order with the next waypoint at
the top of the list. Each waypoint is indicated with a numbered
icon, starting with the next
waypoint.
. To indicate what segment of the
route is for the next waypoint,
and what is for the remainder of
the route, they appear in
different colors.
Optimized Route
. Touch the Optimize option to
optimize the current
waypoint trip.
. The optimization is done
according to how the
preferences are set for new
routes, for example, fastest
route, shortest distance, or eco
friendly.
. While the system is optimizing
the route, the waypoint trip has
the activity indicator displayed
over top of it. If the system is
calculating the ETA and travel
distance for a waypoint, the
activity indicator is displayed in
the list header. .
When either a waypoint trip is
first created, or additional
waypoints are added to an
existing waypoint trip, they are
added in the location that would
lead to an optimized route.
. If a destination is already
planned and a waypoint is
added, it is either added before
or after the current destination,
whichever leads to the most
optimal route.
. If under an existing waypoint trip
consisting of two or more
destinations, any additional
waypoints are added in the
location that would lead to the
most optimal route.
Edit Route
. Touch the Edit Route option to
modify the order or remove a
waypoint from the route. Touch
delete to remove a waypoint
from the route.
. A pop-up displays asking for
confirmation of the waypoint
deletion.

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OnStar System
With a connected plan, an OnStar
Advisor can download a destination
to the vehicle or into the built-in
navigation system. If an OnStar
Turn-by-Turn route is in progress, all
other internal navigation functions
are disabled until the route is
completed.
When navigation is selected, the
OnStar Turn-by-Turn displays.
Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Touch Menu on the infotainment
display to go to the
Turn-by-Turn Menu.
The following options may display:
.Plan Route (if the vehicle is off
the route)
. Cancel
Plan Route
Select My Destination to display a
special version of the Maneuver
View. The Destination Address is
displayed in the Street Name and
the total distance to the destination is displayed in the Distance to
Maneuver View. Touch Done to
return to the Maneuver View.
Cancel a Route
If a route is in progress using either
the vehicle navigation system or the
OnStar Turn-by-Turn route, and a
new route is requested, the current
route in progress will be canceled.
An OnStar Advisor can cancel the
vehicle navigation system route.
Route guidance can be resumed by
selecting Resume To in the
Map Menu.
Global Positioning
System (GPS)
The position of the vehicle is
determined by using satellite
signals, various vehicle signals, and
map data.
At times, other interference such as
the satellite condition, road
configuration, condition of the
vehicle, and/or other circumstances
can affect the navigation system's
ability to determine the accurate
position of the vehicle.
The GPS shows the current position
of the vehicle using signals sent by
GPS Satellites. When the vehicle is
not receiving signals from the
satellites, a symbol appears on the
map screen. See
Navigation
Symbols 033.
This system might not be available
or interference can occur if any of
the following are true:
. Signals are obstructed by tall
buildings, trees, large trucks,
or a tunnel.
. Satellites are being repaired or
improved.
For more information if the GPS is
not functioning properly, see
Problems with Route Guidance 050
and
If the System Needs Service 051.