rear entertainment CADILLAC ATS 2015 1.G CUE Manual

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2015 Cadillac CUE Infotainment SystemM
Infotainment System. . . . . .3
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 6
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . 15
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 23
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
USB/SD Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SD Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Rear Seat Infotainment . . .36
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System (Platinum) . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
OnStar
®System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Voice Recognition . . . . . . .100
Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . 108
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Wireless Charging (Escalade) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Wireless Charging (Except Escalade) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-1

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Weather (If Equipped)
Press the WEATHER icon to display
the Weather main page. See
“SiriusXM Travel Link (If Equipped)”
underSatellite Radio on page 16.
OnStar (If Equipped)
Press the ONSTAR icon to display
the OnStar main page and start
OnStar voice recognition. See
“OnStar Overview” in the owner
manual.
Climate
Press the CLIMATE icon to display
the Climate main page. See “Dual
Automatic Climate Control System”
in the owner manual.
Rear Climate (If Equipped)
Press the R. CLIMATE icon to
display the Rear Climate main page.
See “Rear Climate Control System”
in the owner manual.
Video (If Equipped)
Press the VIDEO icon to display the
video Rear Seat Entertainment main
page. See Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System on page 36 orRear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
(Platinum) on page 55.
Applications Tray
The applications tray is at the top
center of the screen. The
applications tray can have three to
five applications.
To add an application from the
Home Page to the applications tray:
1. Press and hold any icon on the Home Page to enter edit mode. 2. Drag the icon to the
applications tray.
To remove an item from the
applications tray, drag the icon
from the applications tray back
to the Home Page.
Adding or removing applications
from the applications tray will not
remove them from the Home Page.
Touchscreen Buttons
Touchscreen buttons show on the
screen when available. When a
function is unavailable, the button
may gray out. When a function is
selected, the button may highlight.
Proximity Sensing
The infotainment system uses
proximity sensing. When enabled,
certain screen buttons and features
will become visible when a hand
approaches the screen. When the
hand is removed, these features
fade. Proximity sensing can be
disabled in the Settings applications
in the Display menu options.

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MP3 Guidelines
.Sampling rate: 16 kHz,
22.05 kHz, 24 kHz, 32 kHz,
44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz.
.Bit rates supported: 8, 16, 24,
32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112,
128, 144, 160, 192, 224, 256,
and 320 kbps.
.Recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW.
MP3 Folder Information
Press anywhere between the top
applications tray or the bottom menu
to display the browse screen.
Root Directory: To access, press
the screen anywhere in the central
area of the screen. The root
directory is treated as a folder. All
files contained directly under the
root directory are accessed prior to
any root directory folders.
No Folder: When the CD only
contains compressed audio files
without any folders or playlists, all
files are under the root folder. File System and Naming:
The
song titles, artists, albums, and
genres are taken from the file's ID3
tag and are only displayed if present
in the tag. If a song title is not
present in the ID3 tag, the radio
displays the file name as the
track name.USB/SD Port
Audio from videos stored on SD/
USB cards may be listened to while
the vehicle is in a forward gear.
Videos can be watched while the
vehicle is in P (Park). Use play/
pause or next/previous to control
the video or press the browse
screen to display a list of the current
video filters.
This vehicle may have two SD card
readers and three USB ports: one
SD card reader and one USB port in
the center console, one USB port in
the storage behind the climate
control system, and if equipped with
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE), there may be one SD card reader
and one USB port in the rear media
console storage area.
Playing from a USB
A USB mass storage device can be
connected to the USB port.
Audio extensions supported by the
USB are:
.MP3
.WMA
.AAC
.OGG
.AIFF
.3GPP
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.

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highlighted. Press this box to
display the dock connector
option.
3. Select Dock Connector.
Other phones such as the Android
phones may have a similar reaction.
Storing and Recalling Media
Favorites
To store media favorites, press and
hold an open favorite during media
playback to display a list of media
types. Select from this list.
The media types that may
display are:
Genres: Press to store the current
genre as a favorite. Press a screen
button in the favorite area to recall a
favorite genre. The first song of the
genre begins to play.
Artists: Press to store the current
artist as a favorite. Press a screen
button in the favorite area to recall a
favorite artist. The first song in the
artist list begins to play. Albums:
Press to store the current
album as a favorite. Press a screen
button in the favorite area to recall a
favorite album. The first song in the
album list begins to play.
Playlists: Press to store the
current playlist as a favorite. Press a
screen button in the favorite area to
recall a favorite playlist. The first
song in the playlist begins to play.
Songs: Press to store the current
song as a favorite. Press a screen
button in the favorite area to recall a
favorite song.
Podcasts or Podcast Episode:
Press and hold a screen button to
store the current podcast as a
favorite. Press a screen button in
the favorite area to recall a favorite
podcast or podcast episode. The
podcast or podcast episode begins
to play.
Audiobooks: Press and hold a
screen button to save the current
audiobook as a favorite. Press a
screen button in the favorite area to recall a favorite audiobook; the first
chapter in the audiobook begins
to play.
Videos:
Press and hold a screen
button to store the current video as
a favorite. Press a screen button in
the favorite area to recall a favorite
video; the first episode in the video
begins to play. Not all formats are
supported.
SD Card Reader
This vehicle may have two SD card
readers: one in the center console
and one in the rear HVAC area,
if equipped with Rear Seat
Entertainment (RSE).
The SD card reader is for audio and
video playback and uses the same
controls as the USB Port. Playback
from an SD card follows the same
file formats and restrictions defined
under USB/SD Port on page 29. Not
all formats are supported.
Set up the SD card while the vehicle
is in P (Park). See “Audio”under
Infotainment on page 3.

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Place the card into the port.
If an SD card has already been
connected, but a different source is
currently active, press the MEDIA
screen button to scroll through the
audio source screens until SD card
displays.
Auxiliary Jack
This vehicle has an auxiliary input
jack in the center console under the
armrest and in the rear media
console if equipped with Rear Seat
Entertainment (RSE). 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, press the
MEDIA screen button to scroll
through audio source screens, until
AUX Input source screen displays.
Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device. See
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 108
or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
on page 109 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 113 for help
pairing a device.
Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or on the phone/device.
If Bluetooth Audio is selected and
no volume is present, check the
volume setting on both your phone/
device and the infotainment system. Music can be launched by pressing
the MEDIA screen button on the
Home Page.
To play music via 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 via the applications tray.
Select MEDIA until Bluetooth
displays.
Bluetooth Audio Menu
Press the MENU screen button to
display the Bluetooth Audio menu.
The following may be available:
Bose AudioPilot: If equipped,
press to turn Bose AudioPilot on or
off. AudioPilot is an On/Off selection
on the list entry from the Main
menu. See AM-FM Radio on
page 11.
Tone Settings: Press + or−to
adjust Bass, Midrange, Treble,
or Surround. See AM-FM Radio on
page 11.

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Rear Seat
Infotainment
Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System
The vehicle may have an RSE
system. If equipped, the RSE
system includes Blu-ray/DVD/CD
player, USB, SD card reader, audio/
video jacks, wired headphone jack,
wireless headphones, and remote
control.
Before Driving
The RSE can only be viewed on the
front screen when the vehicle is in
P (Park). The driver cannot safely
view the video screen while driving.
In severe or extreme weather
conditions, the RSE system may
not work until the temperature is
within the operating range of
above−20°C (−4°F) and below
55°C (131°F).
System Operation
The video screens are on the back
of the driver and front passenger
seats, or overhead in the second or
third row (if equipped).
Rear Seat Screens (As Equipped)
1. IR Lens
2. Release Button
To use:
1. Press the release button on the seatback console or in front of
the overhead screen. Do not pull
on the sides of the screen.
2. Move the screen to the viewingposition. The remote must be
removed from the storage
location to be used.
{Caution
When storing the remote, place it
in the storage area with buttons
facing towards you or damage to
the screen could occur.
3. Opening a screen will turn the system on. If the screens are
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Rear Media
Use REAR MEDIA to select AUX,
Disc, USB, or SD sources for the
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE).
When using the REAR MEDIA
button to select a source, both rear
screens will be sourced and begin
playback of the first available file.
The video will only display on the
front screen if the vehicle is in
P (Park). When the vehicle is in any
other gear, the front screen displays
the active media source.
Previous Track/Next Track
Press
toruto select the
previous or next track on the current
media.
Play/Pause
Press
rto play orjto pause,
depending on the current selection.
A time bar displays when the pause
button is pressed. Menu (DVD/BD/SD/USB/AUX/VCD)
MENU is only available in D (Drive).
Press the MENU button to display
these menu options:
.Tone Settings
.Auto Volume Control
.Traffic Announcements
Tone Settings (DVD/BD)
Tone settings for bass, mid, and
treble are available in any source
mode. Once set, tone settings are
set for all sources.
Auto Volume Control (DVD/BD)
Automatic Volume Control (AVC)
adjusts the volume of the audio
based on the speed or ambient
noise of the vehicle. Some vehicles
may be equipped with the Bose
AudioPilot system. In these cases,
the Auto Volume main menu item is
replaced with the Bose AudioPilot
menu item. AVC or Bose AudioPilot
is available to use with any
source mode. Traffic Announcements (DVD/BD)
Traffic program alerts will display in
the RSE system. The video will
continue to play and the audio will
mute, depending on the alert.
Closing the Menu (DVD/BD)
Press the Back or Exit button to
close a menu. This will return to the
RSE application on the previously
viewed screen.
Power
Press the power button on the
screen to turn the rear RSE screens
on or off. The front screen will
continue to operate when the rear
screens are turned off. The rear
screens can be turned back on by
pressing the power button again or
from the rear seat by using the
remote. Select SCREEN 1 or 2 and
press the power button.

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Video Display Error Messages
The video screen may display one
of the following:
Disc Error:There are disc load or
eject problems, the disc is inserted
with the disc label wrong side up,
the disc is damaged, or the disc is
not from the correct region.
No Disc Inserted: No disc is
present.
Disc Player Error: The
temperature is outside the operating
range of the RSE system. If the
temperature is within range, see
your dealer.
Video Distortion
Video distortion can occur when
operating cellular phones, scanners,
CB radios, Global Positioning
Systems (GPS), two-way radios,
mobile faxes, or walkie talkies.
It might be necessary to turn off the
video player when operating one of
these devices in or near the vehicle.
Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System (Platinum)
Vehicles with an RSE system
include two head restraint video
display screens with integrated DVD
players, auxiliary inputs, two wired
headphones, and remote control.
This system works independently
from the vehicle's Overhead DVD
RSE system. See Rear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 36 orRear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System (Platinum) on
page 55 for information about the
Overhead DVD RSE system.
The vehicle has a feature called
Retained Accessory Power (RAP).
With RAP, the RSE system can be
played even after the ignition is
turned off. See “Retained Accessory
Accessory Power (RAP)” in the
owner manual.
Video Display Screens
The video display screens are
located on the back of each head
restraint.
{Caution
Avoid directly touching the video
screen, as damage can occur.
See “Cleaning the Video Screens”
later in this section for more
information.

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INDEX i-1
A
Accepting or Declining a Call . . . 111
AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
AntennaMulti-band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Applications Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bluetooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Audio Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Backglass Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Auxiliary Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AVCHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
AVCREC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
B
BDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Before Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 125 Overview . . . . . . . . 108, 109, 113
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
C
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Canceling Voice Recognition . . . 102
Card Reader SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cell Phone Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Character Handwriting
Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Charging Wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115, 116
Cinavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces and Vehicle Information and
Radio Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cleaning the Components . . . . . . . 67 Cleaning the Video Screens . . . . . 67
Clearing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Steering Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
D
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Destination, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . 79
Detailed Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 119
Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving on a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
DVD Rear Seat EntertainmentSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 55

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O
OnStar (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
OnStar
®System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
OnStar®with 4G LTE . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Overview, Infotainment System . . . 3
P
Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pandora (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . . 23
Pandora Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . 25
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bluetooth . . . . . . . . 108, 109, 113
Playing an Audio MP3 or CD . . . . 27
Playing Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Playing from a USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Playing MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Playing the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Port USB/SD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power (On/Off/Mute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Proximity Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
R
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear Climate (If Equipped) . . . . . . . 8
Rear Seat Armrest Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear Seat Entertainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 55
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 62
Return to Factory Settings . . . . . . 120
RMVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
RSE Controls Available from the Front Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RSE Overview System . . . . . . . . . . 56
S
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Schedule I: Gracenote EULA . . . 126
Scroll Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SD Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96, 118, 7 SiriusXM Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SiriusXM NavTraffic (If
Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SiriusXM Travel Link (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SiriusXM Travel Link Fuel Pricing (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SiriusXM Travel Link Movie Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 6
Storing and Recalling Media Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Storing Radio Station Presets . . . 13
Switching to Handset or Handsfree Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Symbols, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
System Infotainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Needs Service, If . . . . . . . . 99
System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36