radio CADILLAC CTS 2012 2.G Infotainment Manual

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When a MP3 CD is inserted, the
MP3 tab activates.
If the ignition or radio is turned off
with a MP3 CD in the player, it stays
in the player. When the ignition or
radio is turned on, the MP3 CD
starts playing where it stopped, if it
was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the
track number displays.
If an error displays, see“CD/DVD
Messages” later in this section.
If viewing a map screen, press the
MP3 screen button. The display
splits between the audio screen and
the map screen. If no split screen is
wanted or if not on a map screen,
press the AUDIO control button,
then press AUDIO until MP3 is
selected or press the MP3 screen
button.
r/j(Play/Pause):
1. Press to pause the CD, the pause symbol displays. This
button then changes to the play
button.
2. Press the play button to play the CD. Random:
1. Press to hear the disc played in
random (tracks and folders)
order.
2. Press the Random screen button to turn off random play.
r(Rewind):
1. Press and hold to rewind quickly through a track selection.
A sound is heard at a reduced
volume.
2. Release this button to stop rewinding. The display shows
the elapsed time of the track.
[(Forward):
1. Press and hold to fast forward quickly through a track selection.
A sound is heard at a reduced
volume.
2. Release this button to stop fast forwarding. The display shows
the elapsed time of the track.

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.Genre: Press to view the genres
that have been stored on the
Disc. Select a genre name to
view all songs on that list, select
a song. Once a song has been
selected from this category, the
genre name appears in the
center button on the main
screen to show that music is
being played from a specific
genre.Audiobooks are also available
through the Genre menu screen.Hard Drive Device (HDD)
With a hard drive device you are
able to record songs from your CD
player or a mass media storage
device connected by a USB
connector. The hard drive has at the
most 9 GB memory capacity for
storage of media files.
The types of formats supported by
the HDD are:
.MP3
.MP3-PRO (with Spectral Band
Replication)
.WMA
.AAC
.OGG Vorbis
.Audible.com
Recording from a CD
To record all tracks:
1. Load a CD.
To record an audio book from a
CD or a USB, you must register
with www.audible.com to receive
an ID number. The ID number
must be entered into the system.
See Audio Book later in this
section for information on
www.audible.com. See “Radio”
under Configure Menu on
page 55 for information on
entering your ID number.
2. Press REC.
3. A confirmation window displays. Press Yes to record all tracks;
press No to cancel the
operation.
A progress bar displays if Yes
was selected.

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To record selected tracks:
1. Load a CD.
2. Press the Track List screenbutton, located in the middle of
the screen.
3. Highlight the songs from the Music Navigator screen using
the TUNE knob.
To record an audio book from a
CD or a USB, you must register
with www.audible.com to receive
an ID number. The ID number
must be entered into the system.
See Audio Book later in this
section for information on
www.audible.com. See “Radio”
under Configure Menu on
page 55 for information on
entering your ID number.
4. Press REC. 5. A confirmation window displays.
Press Yes to record this track;
press No to cancel the
operation.
A progress bar displays if Yes
was selected.
While recording a CD to the HDD,
if the system is turned off, the
recording process stops. When the
system is turned back on, the
recording process will not continue.
Recording from a USB Device
To record all tracks:
1. Connect a USB device. To record an audio book from a
CD or a USB, you must register
with www.audible.com to receive
an ID number. The ID number
must be entered into the system.
See Audio Book later in this
section for information on
www.audible.com. See “Radio”
under Configure Menu on
page 55 for information on
entering your ID number. 2. Press REC.
3. A confirmation window displays.
Press Yes to record all tracks;
press No to cancel the
operation.
A progress bar displays if Yes
was selected.
To record selected tracks:
1. Connect a USB device.
2. Press the USB screen button, located in the middle of the
screen.
3. Select the media from the Music Navigator screen.
To record an audio book from a
CD or a USB, you must register
with www.audible.com to receive
an ID number. The ID number
must be entered into the system.
See Audio Book later in this
section for information on
www.audible.com. See “Radio”
under Configure Menu on
page 55 for information on
entering your ID number.

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4. Press REC.
5. A confirmation window displays.Press Yes to record this track;
press No to cancel the
operation.
A progress bar displays if Yes
was selected.
While recording a USB device to the
HDD, if the system is turned off, the
recording process stops. When the
system is turned back on, the
recording process will not continue.Edit: For tracks recorded from CD
audio discs to the HDD, it displays
“Multi Hit” on the screen when the
music information of two or more
that is the same as the current
album is retrieved from the
Gracenote database stored in the
radio. Then if the Edit button is
pressed, you can specify it for one
from the multi hit list that is
generated based on the Gracenote
database.
Random:
1. Press to play the songs stored on the HDD in random, then
sequential order.
2. Press again to stop random play.
DEL (Delete):
1. Select a song from one of the Music Navigator screens or you
must be listening to a song to
delete it. Press DEL.
2. Select a category from the Music Navigator screen and press DEL
to delete an entire category.k(Play/Pause):
1. Press this button for playback of any media source that had been
currently playing at the point of
where it was stopped.
2. Press it again to pause the currently playing media source.
TUNE/TONE: Turn to go to the
next or previous track.
uSEEK /tSEEK:
1. Press the right arrow to go to the next track.
2. Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more
than five seconds have played
or to the previous track,
if five seconds or less have
played.
3. If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the HDD. The sound
mutes while seeking.

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Once a song has been selected
from this category, the“Album”
appears in the center button on the
main screen to show that music is
being played in this mode.
Genres:
1. Press to view the genres that have been stored on the HDD.
2. Select a genre name to view all songs or audio books in this list,
select a song or book to
listen to.
Once a song or book has been
selected from this category, the
“Genre“ appears in the center button
on the main screen to show that
playback is in this mode.
Audio books are only available
through the Genre menu.
1. Press to view the genres that have been stored on the HDD.
Select an audio book name
(book title) to view all sections
in it. 2. Select a section to listen to.
If the “Last position” screen
button is pressed, the audio
book starts playback from the
position it was stopped the last
time played.
Compressed Audio
The HDD will play an MP3/WMA
disc that contains compressed CD
audio from all formats that are
supported. By default the radio
shows the CD label on the left side
of the screen but plays all supported
file formats in the order in which
they were recorded to the CD.
Background Recording
A CD can be copied and then
listened to or a CD can be recording
while listening to another source
such as AM, FM, HDD, or AUX. The
quality of the listening experience
should be the same whether
recording in the background or not,
and the speed of the recording
process does not take any longer
than normal. Timeshift cannot be activated during
the background recording function.
Duplicate Content
When record is executed the
system checks to see if the CD has
already been recorded to the hard
drive. If the entire contents of the
CD still exists on the hard drive the
system will not record the content.
If the system determines that none
or only some of a CD exists, the
entire CD records to the hard drive.
This could result in duplicate songs.
CD Eject
If the CD is ejected before the
recording process has completed,
tracks that have been completely
recorded are stored to the hard
drive, incomplete tracks are
discarded.

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Power Mode
If the system is turned off during a
CD or USB recording process, it will
stop. When the radio is turned back
on, the recording process needs to
be started again.
Saving HDD Favorites
During HDD playback, select one of
the lower buttons to save songs in
its category. Each category has six
presets.
To add a song from a category, you
must be listening to the song. Press
and hold the lower button until
“Favorite saved...”displays on the
screen.
Audio Book
The system is able to play back
audio book content downloaded
from www.audible.com. This content
can be transferred into the system
by either burning it to a CD or
recording it to a USB storage
device. The audio book playback requires
activation of the vehicle as a player
for downloaded content. The radio
system activates the audio-book
system when information is found
on either a CD inserted into the CD
player or if a USB storage device is
connected. Make sure the activation
file is copied onto a CD or a USB
storage device so that the
downloaded media is supported.
In the process of activation, the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
number is required in order to
activate your vehicle.
Auxiliary Devices
The navigation system has an
auxiliary input jack located in the
center console. This is not an audio
output; do not plug the headphone
set into the front auxiliary input jack.
You can however, connect an
external audio device such as an
iPod, laptop computer, MP3 player,
CD changer, or cassette tape
player, etc. to the auxiliary input jack
for use as another source for audio
listening.
Drivers are encouraged to set up
any auxiliary device while the
vehicle is in P (Park). See
“Defensive Driving”
in the Index of
the vehicle owner manual for more
information on driver distraction.
To use a portable audio player,
connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable to
the auxiliary input jack. When a
device is connected, the system
detects and automatically begins
playing audio from the device over
the vehicle's speakers.
If a device is connected and you are
listening to another source (FM, XM
(if equipped), CD, MP3, etc.), press
the AUDIO control button then press
AUDIO repeatedly until AUX is
selected or press the AUX screen
button. An auxiliary device must be
connected for the AUX screen
button to appear as an option to
select.

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The screen buttons are dependent
of the type of auxiliary device that
you are using.
USB Host Support
The USB connector uses the
USB 2.0.
USB Supported Devices
.USB Flash Sticks (Pen Drives)
.Portable USB Hard Drives
.Compact Flash (or other
portable media) adapters
Depending on the USB mass
storage device, some devices may
not be recognized. The HUB device
is not supported.
USB Playback
Music can be played directly from
the USB device and controlled
through the radio's MP3 control
functions and the Music Navigator.
USB Media Recording
A USB Mass Storage device such
as a “pen drive” or a portable USB
hard drive can be connected to the
USB port to record media contents,
such as compressed audio files
from the USB storage device onto
the HDD. The USB port is located in
the center console bin, between the
Accessory Power Outlet (APO)
socket and the auxiliary input jack.
In addition to recording the content
from the USB storage device,
content can be played back directly
from the USB device.
USB Background Recording
If the content of a USB device is
chosen to be copied, these media
files are copied to the hard drive.
The recording process occurs in the
background and does not affect
playback from any source, including
the USB device itself. The quality of
the listening experience should be
the same whether recording in the background or not, and the speed of
the recording process does not take
any longer than normal.
Timeshift cannot be activated during
the background recording function.
Using the Radio Controls to
Connect and Control
Your iPod
®
An iPod can be controlled using the
radio buttons and knobs and display
your iPod song information on the
radio’s display. To connect and
control an iPod using the radio
controls, the vehicle must have a
USB port. If it does, it is located in
the center console bin. A special
iPod connection cable is needed
that came with the vehicle, from
your dealer. See your dealer for
more information.
This feature supports the following
iPod models:
.Fifth generation or later iPod
.First or Second generation or
later iPod Nano*

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*For proper operation, make sure
the iPod has the latest firmware
from Apple
®. The iPod firmware can
be updated using the latest iTunes
application. See www.apple.com/
itunes.
To connect and control the iPod,
connect one end of the specially
iPod connection cable that came
with the vehicle to the iPod’s dock
connector. Connect the other end to
both the USB port and the auxiliary
input jack. The USB port and the
auxiliary input jack are located in
the center console bin. The iPod
music displays on the radio’s
display and begins playing through
the vehicle's radio system.
A standard iPod USB cable, like the
one that came with the iPod, cannot
be used to connect an iPod to the
vehicle. The iPod connection cable
that was purchased with the vehicle
or that was made available from
your dealer must be used in order
for this feature to work. Use the radio
qMENUrSELECT
knob to bring up the iPod Menu and
select Songs, Artists, Albums,
Playlists and Audio Books to play
from the iPod.
The iPod charges while it is
connected to the vehicle and if the
vehicle is turned to ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN. It can
also be left connected to the vehicle
while the vehicle is turned off or
removed. With the vehicle turned
off, the iPod automatically powers
off and will not charge or draw
power from the vehicle's battery.
If an older iPod model is used that
is not supported or does not have
the special iPod connection cable,
the iPod can still be used in the
vehicle by connecting it to the
Auxiliary Input Jack using a
standard 3.5 mm (1/8 in) stereo
cable. See “Using the Auxiliary Input
Jack” earlier for more information.Gracenote Database
When a CDDA is recorded from a
CD to the HDD, the music
information (Album name, Artist
name, Song name and Genre) is
retrieved from the Gracenote
database, stored in the radio. The
database information uses the
information of Gracenote Music
Recognition Service. See the
owner's manual for more information
on the Gracenote Database.
Gracenote Music Recognition
Service, Music recognition
technology, and related data are
provided by Gracenote
®. Gracenote
is the industry standard in music
recognition technology and related
content delivery. For more
information, visit
www.gracenote.com.

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!(Dimming Change Button):
The dimming change button on the
navigation faceplate is used to
toggle between these dimming
modes.
NAV (Navigation): Press to view
your vehicle's current position on
the map screen. Each press of this
key cycles through Full Map and the
tab that displays the current audio
source (AM, FM, XM (if equipped),
CD, etc.). Full Map displays the
screen in full map view. Selecting
the audio tab splits the screen
between the map screen and the
current audio source screen menu.
See Configure Menu on page 55 for
more information.
qMENUrSELECT: Turn the
MENU knob to highlight a feature.
Press this knob to select the
highlighted feature.
CONFIG (Configure): Press to
adjust features for sound, radio,
navigation, display, and clock. See
Configure Menu on page 55 for
more information. RPT (Navigation Repeat):
Press
to repeat the last voice guidance
prompt. See Destination on
page 42.
DEST (Destination): Press to
access the Route screen to plan a
destination. If route guidance is
active, press this key to access the
Route screen. See Destination on
page 42 for more information.
DEL (Delete): Press to delete XM
categories (if equipped) and
information from the hard drive. See
Hard Drive Device (HDD) on
page 26 for more information.
INFO (Information): Press for
Speech Help. See Speech
Recognition on page 66 for more
information on Speech Help.
Touch-Screen Buttons
Touch-screen buttons are located on
the screen. Screen buttons are
highlighted when a feature is
available. There are also some toggle screen buttons that highlight
when active and grey-out when
inactive.
Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
Letters of the alphabet, symbols,
punctuation, and numbers, when
available, display on the navigation
screen as an alpha or numeric
keyboard. The alpha keyboard
displays when the system requires
entry of a name.
All characters are touch-screen
buttons. Press a character to
select it.
À-Ý (Accent Alphabet):
Select
letters with accent symbols.
A-Z (Alphabet): Select letters from
the alphabet.
0-9 (Numbers): Select numbers.
Sym (Symbols): Select symbols.
Space: Select to enter a space
between characters or the words of
a name.

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.Select Add to Address Book, the
navigation system copies the
downloaded destination to the
address book and displays the
new address book entry.
.Select Back, the navigation
system cancels your OnStar
Destination Download and
returns to the previous screen.
The downloaded address will not
be added to the previous
destinations
Route Guidance Not Active
If an OnStar destination is
downloaded while route guidance is
not active, the navigation system
displays an OnStar Destination
Download Screen and operations
will continue as outlined in the
Using OnStar Destination Download
section:
Route Guidance Active
If OnStar downloads a destination
while route guidance is already
active, the navigation system adds
the downloaded destination as the next waypoint in the existing route.
All features such as Call and Add to
Address Book will be available for
the waypoint. Refer to the section
on Waypoints for more information.
Previous Destinations
Previous OnStar Destination
Downloads are saved under
Previous Destinations in the
navigation system where they can
be accessed or saved to the
address book.
Important Notes regarding OnStar
Destination Download:
.If the navigation system is
turned off when the destination
download is attempted, the
navigation system will
automatically turn on and
display the OnStar Destination
Download Screen. The radio will
remain on after the download
occurs.
.If OnStar downloads a
destination and the address is
not found in the mapping disc’s
database and routing by
coordinates is not available, the
Go and Map buttons gray out
and routing will not be available.
Press the blue OnStar button for
further assistance.
.The Call button grays out when
there is no phone number
available for your destination
and while connected to OnStar.
Map Destination Screen Functions
If the map screen is used to show
destination, it will have map screen
capabilities such as Go, Mark,
Zoom, Scroll, etc. The address is
shown at the top of the screen.