USB BUICK REGAL SPORTBACK 2019 Infotainment System Guide

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Introduction 3
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, controls on the center
stack, steering wheel 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.
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the infotainment
display, the controls on the center
stack, steering wheel controls, and
voice recognition.
Uplevel Radio
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 011. .
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 016 or
Bluetooth Audio 019.
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 016 or
Bluetooth Audio 019.
5.SBACK
. Press to return to the
previous display in
a menu.

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Base Radio
1.{(Home Page)
. Press to go to the Home
Page. See “Home Page”
later in this section.
2.g
. 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 011.
. 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 016 or
Bluetooth Audio 019.
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.d
.
Radio: Press and
release to go to the next
station or channel.
Press and hold to fast
seek the next 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 016 or
Bluetooth Audio 019.
5.5
.
Press and release to
access the phone
display 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.
Depending on your system, the
Home Page can be set up to have
up to four pages with eight icons
per page.
Swipe left or right across the display
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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g:Press to answer an incoming
call or start voice recognition.
See Bluetooth (Overview) 046 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the
Phone) 047 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 menu
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.
x+ orx– :Press to increase or
decrease the volume.
Using the System
Audio
Touch the Audio icon to display the
active audio source page. Examples
of available sources are AM, FM,
SXM (if equipped), MyMedia, USB,
AUX, and Bluetooth.
Phone
Touch the Phone icon to display the
Phone main page.
See Bluetooth (Overview) 046 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the
Phone) 047.
Nav
If equipped, touch the Nav icon to
display the embedded navigation
map. See Using the Navigation
System 023.
Climate
Touch the Climate icon to display
the Climate main page. See “Dual
Automatic Climate Control System”
in the owner ’s manual.
Users
If equipped, touch the Users icon to
sign in or create a new user profile
and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Only four user profiles can be active
at one time in the vehicle. It may be
necessary to remove a profile from
the menu before creating or signing
into an existing profile. The removed
profile can be logged into at a
later time.
Settings
Touch the Settings icon to display
the Settings menu. See Settings
0 53.
Apple CarPlay
Touch the Apple CarPlay icon to
activate Apple CarPlay, if equipped,
after a supported device is
connected. See Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto 051.

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Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
From the Home Page, touch the
Audio icon on the infotainment
display to show the active audio
source page. Choose from a list of
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 options on the
infotainment display. Fade/Balance :
Touch to adjust by
using the options on the
infotainment display or by dragging
the crosshair.
Finding a Station
Seeking a Station
From the AM, FM, or SXM (if
equipped) display, touch
gord
on the infotainment display to
search for the previous or next
strong station or channel.
Browsing Stations
From the AM, FM, or SXM (if
equipped) display, touch the Browse
option to list all available stations or
channels. 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 the
arrows on the right side of the Direct
Tune display. 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.

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Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices
When using media devices such as
CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, SD
cards, USB devices, and mobile
devices, consider the source.
Untrusted media devices could
contain files that affect system
operation or performance. Avoid use
if the content or origin cannot be
trusted.
USB Port
Audio stored on a USB device may
be listened to.
This vehicle is equipped with two
USB ports in the center console.
These ports are for data and
charging. There may also be two
USB ports for charging only at the
rear of the center console.
Playing from a USB
A USB mass storage device can be
connected to the USB port.Audio extensions supported by the
USB may include:
.
FLAC
. MP3
. AAC
. OGG
. 3GP
Gracenote
When plugging in a USB device,
Gracenote service builds voice tags
for music. Voice tags allow artists,
albums with hard to pronounce
names, and nicknames to be used
to play music through voice
recognition, if equipped.
While indexing, infotainment
features may be available.
My Media Library
MyMedia is only available when
more than one indexed device is
connected. It allows access to
content from all indexed media
sources. MyMedia will show as an
available source in the source page. USB MP3 Player and USB Devices
The USB MP3 players and USB
devices connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage Class
specification (USB MSC).
To play a USB device:
1. Connect the USB.
2. Touch the Audio icon from the Home Page.
3. Touch More and then touch the USB device.
Use the following when playing an
active USB source:
p: Touch to play the current media
source.
j: Touch to pause playback of the
current media source.
7:
. Touch to seek the beginning of
the current or previous track.
. Touch and hold to reverse
quickly through playback.
Release to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.

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6:
. Touch to seek the next track.
. Touch and hold to advance
quickly through playback.
Release to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.
Shuffle : Touch the shuffle icon to
play music in random order.
USB Sound Menu
See “Infotainment System Sound
Menu” underAM-FM Radio 011.
USB Browse Menu
When a list of songs, albums,
artists, or other types of media
displays, the up and down arrows
and A-Z appear on the left side.
Select A-Z to view a display that will
show all letters of the alphabet and
select the letter to go to.
Touch the up and down arrows to
move the list up and down. Touch Browse and the following
may display:
Playlists:
1. Touch to view the playlists stored on the USB.
2. Touch a playlist to view the list of all songs in that playlist.
3. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.
Some examples of supported
playlist extensions may include m3u
and pls.
Artists:
1. Touch to view the list of artists stored on the USB.
2. Touch an artist name to view a list of all albums by the artist.
3. To select a song, touch All Songs or touch an album and
then touch a song from the list.
Songs: 1. Touch to display a list of all songs on the USB. 2. To begin playback, touch a
song from the list.
Albums: 1. Touch to view the albums on the USB.
2. Touch the album to view a list of all songs on the album.
3. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.
Genres: 1. Touch to view the genres on the USB.
2. Touch a genre to view a list of artists.
3. Touch an artist to view albums by that artist.
4. Touch an album to view songs on the album.
5. Touch a song to start playback.
Composers: 1. Touch to view the composers on the USB.
2. Touch a composer to view a list of albums by that composer.

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3. Touch an album or All Songs toview a list of songs.
4. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.
Folders: 1. Touch to view the directories on the USB.
2. Touch a folder to view a list of all files.
3. Touch a file from the list to begin playback.
Podcasts : Touch to view the
podcasts on a connected Apple
device and get a list of podcast
episodes.
Audiobooks:
1. Touch to view the audiobooks stored on an Apple device.
2. Touch an audiobook to get a list of chapters.
3. Touch the chapter from the list to begin playback. File System and Naming
Examples of file systems supported
by the USB may include:
.
FAT32
. NTFS
. HFS+
The songs, artists, albums, and
genres are taken from the file’s
song information and are only
displayed if present. The radio
displays the file name as the track
name if the song information is not
available.
Supported Apple Devices
To view supported devices, see
my.buick.com/learn.
Storing and Recalling Media
Favorites
To store media favorites, touch the
Browse menu to display a list of
media types. Touch one of the following Browse
options to save a favorite:
Playlists :
Touch
Hnext to any
playlist to store the playlist as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite playlist. The first
song in the playlist begins to play.
Artists : Touch
Hnext to any artist
to store the artist as a favorite.
Touch a saved favorite to recall a
favorite artist. The first song in the
artist list begins to play.
Songs : Touch
Hnext to any song
to store the song as a favorite.
Touch a saved favorite to recall a
favorite song.
Albums : Touch
Hnext to any
album to store the album as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite album. The first
song in the album list begins to play.
Genres : Touch
Hnext to any
genre to store the genre as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite genre. The first
song of the genre begins to play.

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Podcasts :TouchHnext to any
podcast to store the podcast as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite podcast. The
podcast begins to play.
Audiobooks : Touch
Hnext to
any audiobook to store the
audiobook as a favorite. Touch a
saved favorite to recall a favorite
audiobook. The first chapter in the
audiobook begins to play.
Media Playback and Mute
USB playback will be paused if the
system is muted. If the steering
wheel mute control is pressed
again, playback will resume.
If the source is changed while in
mute, playback resumes and audio
will unmute.
Auxiliary Jack
This vehicle has an auxiliary input
jack in the center console. 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
More and then touch AUX to make
the source active.
Shuffle and Browse are not
available in the AUX source menu.
Bluetooth Audio
Music may be played from a paired
Bluetooth device.
See
Bluetooth (Overview) 046 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the
Phone) 047 for help pairing a
device. Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or the mobile device.
If Bluetooth is selected and no
volume is present, check the
volume setting on both your mobile
device and the infotainment system.
Launch music by touching Bluetooth
from the recent sources list on the
left of the display or by touching
More and then touching the
Bluetooth device.
To play music via Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, touch the Audio icon from the Home Page, then
touch Bluetooth from the recent
sources list on the left of the
display.
Bluetooth Sound Menu
See “Infotainment System Sound
Menu” underAM-FM Radio 011.
Manage Bluetooth Devices
From the Home Page: 1. Touch the Audio icon.