radio controls BUICK REGAL 2018 Infotainment System Guide

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Introduction 3
.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.
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the infotainment
display, controls on the center stack,
steering wheel controls, and voice
recognition.
Uplevel Radio Shown. Base Radio Similar.
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 09. .
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 014 or
Bluetooth Audio 017.
3.O(Power)
. Press to turn the
power on.
. Press and hold to turn
the power off.

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4 Introduction
.Press to mute/unmute
the system when on.
. Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.
. 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.
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 014 or
Bluetooth Audio 017.
5.SBACK or5
.
PressSBACK to return
to the previous display
in a menu.
. Press
5and release to
access the phone
screen or answer an
incoming call.
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 four pages with eight
icons per page.
Swipe left or right across the screen
to access the pages of icons.
Managing Home Page Icons 1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to enter
edit mode. 2. Continue holding the icon and
drag it to the desired position.
3. Release your finger to drop the icon in the desired position.
4. To move an application to another page, drag the icon to
the edge of the display toward
the desired page.
5. Continue dragging and dropping application icons as
desired.
Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio controls can be
adjusted at the steering wheel.

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Radio 9
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
From the Home Page, touch the
Audio icon to display the active
audio source page. Choose from the
three most recently used sources
listed at the left side of the display
or touch the More option to display
a list of available sources. Examples
of available sources are: AM, FM,
SXM (if equipped), MyMedia (if
available), USB, AUX (if equipped),
and Bluetooth.
Infotainment System
Sound Menu
From any of the audio source main
pages, touch Sound to display the
following:
Equalizer :Touch to adjust Bass,
Midrange, Treble, and Surround (if
equipped) using the controls on the
infotainment display. Fade/Balance :
Touch to adjust
using the controls on the
infotainment display or by dragging
the crosshair.
Finding a Station
Seeking a Station
From the AM, FM, or SXM (if
equipped) display, press
gord
on the center stack to search for the
previous or next strong station.
Browsing Stations
From the AM, FM, or SXM (if
equipped) display, touch the Browse
option to list all available stations.
Navigate up and down through all
stations by scrolling the list. Touch
the station or channel you want to
listen to. Touch
Hto save the
station or channel as a favorite.
If equipped, touch Update Station
List to update the active stations in
your area. Direct Tune
Access Direct Tune by touching the
Tune icon on the infotainment
display to source AM, FM, or SXM
(if equipped) and bring up the
keypad. Navigate up and down
through all frequencies using
©or¨.
Directly enter a station or channel
using the keypad. When a new
station or channel is entered, the
information about that station or
channel displays on the right side.
This information will update with
each new valid frequency.
Touch
Hto save the station or
channel as a favorite.

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Settings 53
time conditions. Set to Auto for
the display to automatically
adjust based on bright/dark
conditions.
Touch Auto, Day, or Night to
adjust the display.
. Calibrate Touchscreen: Touch to
calibrate the infotainment display
and follow the prompts.
. Turn Display Off: Touch to turn
the display off. Touch anywhere
on the infotainment display or
press any infotainment control
on the center stack again to turn
the display on.
Sounds
Touch and the following may
display:
. Maximum Startup Volume: This
feature adjusts the maximum
volume of the infotainment
system when you start your
vehicle. To set the maximum
startup volume, touch the
controls on the infotainment
display to increase or decrease. .
Audio Cues: This feature
determines if sounds play when
the infotainment system starts
up and shuts down. This feature
can be turned off or on.
. Set Audio Cue Volume: This
setting controls the volume of
Audio Cues played on startup
and shut down. Touch the
controls on the infotainment
display to increase or decrease.
. Audible Touch Feedback: This
setting determines if a sound
plays when touching the
infotainment display or radio
controls. This feature can be
turned off or on.
Voice
Touch and the following may
display:
. Confirm More/Less: This setting
specifies how often the voice
recognition system confirms
commands. Touch Confirm More
to have the system check with
you more often before acting on
your commands. .
Prompt Length: This setting
specifies the amount of detail
the voice recognition system
provides when giving you
feedback. Touch Auto to have
the system automatically adjust
to your speech habits. Touch
Informative, Short, or Auto.
. Audio Feedback Speed: Touch
Slow, Medium, or Fast to adjust
how quickly the voice
recognition system speaks.
. Friendly Prompts: This setting
adjusts the formality of voice
prompts. Touch Off for shorter
prompts. Touch On to hear
prompts with more personality.
Touch Auto to have the prompt
match your command style.
. Tutorial Mode: Touch Off or On
to provide tutorial feedback on
the display.
. Allow Prompt Interuptions: This
setting controls whether voice
commands can be spoken
before voice prompts finish. Turn
this on to speak commands
without hearing the full prompt.

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Settings 55
About
Touch to view the infotainment
system software information.
Running Applications
Touch to see a complete list of
applications that are currently
running on the infotainment system.
Return to Factory Settings
Touch and the following may
display:
.Reset Vehicle Settings: Resets
all vehicle settings for the
current user.
Touch Reset or Cancel.
. Erase Settings and Personal
Data: Erases app data settings,
user profiles, and personal data
including navigation and mobile
device data.
Touch Erase or Cancel. .
Clear Default Applications:
Resets preferred applications
that have been set to open when
selecting a function. No
application data will be lost.
Touch Clear or Cancel.
Apps
The menu may contain the
following:
Android Auto
This feature allows you to interact
directly with your mobile device on
the infotainment display. See Apple
CarPlay and Android Auto 049.
Touch the controls on the
infotainment display to disable or
enable.
Apple CarPlay
This feature allows you to interact
directly with your mobile device on
the infotainment display. See Apple
CarPlay and Android Auto 049.
Touch the controls on the
infotainment display to disable or
enable. Audio
Depending on the current audio
source, different options will be
available.
Touch and the following may
display:
.
Tone Settings: Touch to adjust
Equalizer, Fade/Balance,
or Sound Mode. See
“Infotainment System Sound
Menu” inAM-FM Radio 09.
. Auto Volume: This feature
adjusts the volume based on the
vehicle speed.
Touch Off, Low, Medium-Low,
Medium, Medium-High, or High.
. Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology: This
feature adjusts the volume
based on the noise in the
vehicle and the speed.
Touch Off or On.
. Manage Favorites: Touch to
display a list of Audio, Mobile
Devices, and Navigation
favorites.

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56 Settings
Favorites can be moved,
renamed, or deleted.
To move, touch and hold the
favorite, and then drag up or
down to rearrange the position.
. Set Number of Audio Favorites:
Touch to select how many
favorites pages can be viewed
from the audio application. The
Auto setting will automatically
adjust this number based on the
number of favorites you have
saved. Touch Auto, 5, 10, 15,
20, 25, 30, 35, or 40.
. RDS: This allows the Radio Data
System (RDS) to be turned on
or off.
Touch the controls on the
infotainment display to disable or
enable.
. HD Radio: This allows HD Radio
reception to be turned on or off.
Touch the controls on the
infotainment display to disable or
enable. .
Explicit Content Filter: This
setting prevents access to
explicit content SiriusXM
channels.
Touch Off or On.
. Manage Phones: Select to
connect to a different phone
source, disconnect a phone,
or delete a phone.
. Reset Music Index: This allows
the music index to be reset if
you are having difficulty
accessing all of the media
content on your device.
Touch Yes or No.
Climate
Touch and the following may
display:
. Auto Fan Speed: This setting
specifies the amount of airflow
when the climate control fan
setting is Auto Fan.
Touch Low, Medium, or High. .
Air Quality Sensor: This setting
switches the system into
Recirculation Mode based on the
quality of the outside air.
Touch Off, Low Sensitivity,
or High Sensitivity.
. Auto Cooled Seats: This setting
automatically turns on and
regulates the ventilated seats
when the cabin temperature
is warm.
Touch the controls on the
infotainment display to disable or
enable.
. Auto Heated Seats: This setting
automatically turns on and
regulates the heated seats when
the cabin temperature is cool.
The auto heated seats can be
turned off by using the heated
seat controls on the center
stack.
Touch the controls on the
infotainment display to disable or
enable.

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72 Index
Index4
4G LTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
A
Accepting or Declining a Call . . . . 48
Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Active Guidance View . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Advisor Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
AgreementsTrademarks and License . . . . . . . . 62
AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AM, FM, and SXM Categories . . . 10
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Antenna
Multi-band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Apple CarPlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Apps or Shop (Chevrolet,
GMC, Buick), or Apps or
Collection (Cadillac) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bluetooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14B
BluetoothOverview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 45
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bluetooth Voice Recognition . . . . . 43
C
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Canceling Voice Recognition . . . . 38
Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces and Vehicle Information and
Radio Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connected Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Steering Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . 36
D
Database Coverage
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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74 Index
PositioningVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
R
RadioHD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . 11
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Recognition Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
S
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Schedule I: Gracenote EULA . . . . 64
Searching Contacts Using the
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 5
Shortcut Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Show POI Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 4
Storing and Recalling Media Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Storing Radio Station
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Switching to Handset or Handsfree Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Symbols
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Global Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
T
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
The OnStar App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Three-Way Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Turn-by-Turn Directions . . . . . . . . . . 19
U
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Navigation System . . . . 21
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . 37
Using Voice Recognition for
List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
V
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Voice Recognition for Audio
MyMedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Voice Recognition for Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Voice Recognition for the
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Voice Recognition for the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W
Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Wi-Fi Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Z
Zoom Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27