manual radio set CADILLAC CTS 2013 2.G User Guide

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Infotainment System 7-7
Configuring the Number of
Favorite Pages
The number of favorite pages can
be set up using the CONFIG button.
To set up the number of favorite
pages:
1. Press the CONFIG button todisplay the radio setup menu.
2. Press the softkey below the FAV tab.
3. Select the desired number of favorite pages by pressing the
softkey below the displayed
page numbers.
4. Press the FAV button, or let the menu time out, to return to the
original main radio screen
showing the radio station
frequency tabs and to begin the
process of programming
favorites for the chosen number
of pages. Speed Compensated
Volume (SCV)
A radio with SCV automatically
adjusts the sound to compensate for
road and wind noise as the vehicle
speeds up or slows down, so that
the volume is consistent while
driving. To activate SCV:
1. Set the radio volume to the
desired level.
2. Press the CONFIG button to display the radio setup menu.
3. Press the softkey under the AUTO VOL tab on the radio
display.
4. Press the softkey under the desired Speed Compensated
Volume setting (OFF, Low, Med,
or High) to select the level of
radio volume compensation. The
display times out after
approximately 10 seconds. Each
higher setting allows for more
radio volume compensation at
faster vehicle speeds. Noise Compensation Technology
If the vehicle has the radio with DVD
Audio, HDD, and USB, it has Bose
AudioPilot
®noise compensation
technology.
When turned on, AudioPilot
continuously adjusts the audio
system equalization, to compensate
for background noise.
To activate AudioPilot:
1. Press the CONFIG button to display the radio setup menu.
2. Press the softkey under the AUTO VOL tab on the radio
display.
3. Press the softkey below the On or Off tab under the AUTO VOL
display, to turn this feature on or
off. The display times out after
approximately 10 seconds.

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This feature is most effective at
lower radio volume settings where
background noise can affect how
the music being played through the
vehicle's audio system is heard. At
higher volume settings, where the
music is much louder than the
background noise, there may be
little or no adjustments by
AudioPilot. For additional
information on AudioPilot, visit
www.bose.com/audiopilot.
Radio Message
Locked:Displays when the
TheftLock®system has locked up
the infotainment system. Take the
vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if
an error cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer.
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Control Buttons
The knobs and buttons used to
control the radio are:
FM/AM: Press to choose between
FM and AM.
TUNE/TONE: Turn to search for
stations.Press to enter the
Tone menu.
MENU/SELECT: Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to scroll through
the station list. Press the MENU/
SELECT knob to select the desired
station.
INFO: Press to display additional
information that may be available for
the current song. When information
is not available, No Information
displays.
¨SEEK or©SEEK: Press to go to
the previous or to the next radio
station and stay there. The radio only tunes to stations with
a strong signal that are in the
selected band.
FAV:
Press to change the
favorites page.
Softkeys: Press to select preset
stations.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data
System (RDS) feature. RDS is
available for use only on FM
stations that broadcast RDS
information. This system relies upon
receiving specific information from
these stations and only works when
the information is available. While
the radio is tuned to an FM-RDS
station, the station name or call
letters display. In rare cases, a radio
station can broadcast incorrect
information that causes the radio
features to work improperly. If this
happens, contact the radio station.

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Selecting a Station
Seek Tuning
If the radio station is not known:
Briefly press
¨SEEK or©SEEK.
The radio will search for the next
receivable station. If the radio does
not find a station, it switches
automatically to a more sensitive
search level. If it still does not find a
station, the frequency that was last
active begins to play and “None
Found” displays.
If the radio station is known:
Press and hold
¨SEEK or©SEEK
until the desired station on the
pop-up frequency display is almost
reached, then release the button.
Manual Tuning
Turn the TUNE/TONE knob to
select the frequency on the pop-up
display. Station List
Turn the MENU/SELECT knob to
display the station list. To create a
list of available stations, select
“Refresh AM Station List”
or
“Refresh FM Station List,”
depending on which band is
being used.
In FM, RDS information may be
utilized to categorize the stations by
genre.
In both AM and FM, the stations are
arranged in frequency order.Storing a Radio Station as a
Favorite
Drivers are encouraged to set up
their radio station favorites while the
vehicle is stopped. Tune to favorite
stations using the presets, favorites
button, and steering wheel controls,
if the vehicle has this feature.
FAV (Favorites): A maximum of
36 stations can be programmed as
favorites using the six softkeys
below the radio station frequency
tabs on the display and by using the radio favorites page button (FAV
button). Press the FAV button to go
through up to six pages of favorites,
each having six favorite stations
available per page. Each page of
favorites can contain any
combination of AM, FM,
or SiriusXM
®stations.
To store a station as a favorite:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to display the page where the station is to
be stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six softkeys until a beep sounds
and “Favorite Saved” displays.
When that softkey is pressed
and released, the radio recalls
the station that was set.
4. Repeat the steps for each radio station to be stored as a favorite.
The number of favorites pages can
be set up using the CONFIG button.

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To set up the number of favorites
pages:
1. Press the CONFIG button todisplay the radio setup menu.
2. Press the softkey below the FAV label.
3. Select the desired number of favorites pages by pressing the
softkey below the displayed
page numbers.
4. Press the FAV button, or let the menu time out, to return to the
original main radio screen
showing the radio station
frequency labels and to begin
the process of programming
favorites for the chosen number
of pages.
Time Shifting —Pause and
Rewind Live FM and AM
The Radio with DVD Audio, HDD,
and USB has the ability to rewind
60 minutes of FM and AM content.
While listening to the radio, the
content from the current station is
always being buffered to the HDD. Press
r/j(play/pause) to pause
the radio. The radio display will
show the Time Shift buffer status
bar. The status bar shows the
amount of content stored in the
buffer and the current pause point.
To resume playback from the
current pause point, press
r/j
again. The radio will no longer be
playing “live”radio. Instead, time
shifted content is being played from
the buffer. When the radio is playing
time shifted content from the buffer,
a buffer status bar shows below the
station number on the left side of
the screen.
Press and hold the
sREV or\
FWD buttons to rewind or fast
forward through the time shift buffer.
Hold FWD until the end of the
currently recorded buffer to resume
“live” radio playback. With “live”
radio playing, the radio display will
no longer show the buffer bar below
the station number. On FM or AM, press the
sREV or
\FWD button multiple times to
rewind or fast forward. Each press
will rewind or fast forward
30 seconds of content.
When the radio station is changed,
the buffer is cleared and
automatically restarted for the
current station. You cannot rewind
to content from a previously tuned
station.
Time shifting of FM or AM is not
available while recording or while
other sources of playback are
selected.
Pausing FM or AM with the
Vehicle Turned Off
If FM or AM is paused before the
vehicle is turned off, the radio will
continue to buffer the current radio
station for up to one hour. If the
vehicle is turned back on within
one hour, the radio will automatically
resume playback from the pause
point.

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Infotainment System 7-11
Satellite Radio
Vehicles with a SiriusXM Satellite
Radio tuner and a valid SiriusXM
Satellite Radio subscription can
receive SiriusXM programming.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A service fee is required to receive
the SiriusXM service. Renew on
channel XM1.”For more
information, contact SiriusXM at
www.xmradio.com or
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S., and
www.xmradio.ca or
1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
Control Buttons
The knobs and buttons used to
control the radio are:
m(SiriusXM): Press to choose the
SiriusXM band (if equipped).
TUNE/TONE: Turn to search for
stations. Press to enter the
Tone menu.
MENU/SELECT: Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to scroll through
the category list. Press to select the
desired category.
INFO: Press to display additional
information that may be available for
the current song. When information
is not available, No Information
displays.
¨SEEK or©SEEK: Press to go to
the next or to the previous radio
station.
FAV: Press to change the
favorites page.
Softkeys: Press to select preset
stations.
SiriusXM Categories
SiriusXM stations are organized in
categories.
Removing or Adding Categories
(Radio with CD and Radio with
Six-Disc CD Only)
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Press the softkey below the XM tab.
3. Turn the TUNE/TONE knob or the MENU/SELECT knob to
scroll through the available
categories.
4. Press any softkey below the Remove or Add tab to add or
remove the displayed category.
5. Press any softkey below the Restore All tab to restore all
removed categories.
Selecting an SiriusXM Station
Seek Tuning
Press
¨SEEK or©SEEK to go to
the next or previous station.

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Selecting a Station by Station List
The infotainment system can list all
SiriusXM stations.
To select a station from the
station list:
1. Turn the TUNE/TONE knob andhighlight the desired station.
2. Press the TUNE/TONE knob to select the station.
The highlighted station will also
automatically be selected if TUNE/
TONE is released and no longer
turned.
Selecting a Station by Category
The infotainment system can list
SiriusXM stations by genre.
To select a station from the
category list:
1. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob and highlight the desired genre,
then press the MENU/SELECT
knob to select the genre. 2. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob
and highlight the desired station,
then press the MENU/SELECT
knob to select the station.
Storing a SiriusXM Station as a
Favorite
Drivers are encouraged to set up
their radio station favorites while the
vehicle is stopped. Tune to favorite
stations using the presets, favorites
button, and steering wheel controls,
if the vehicle has this feature.
FAV (Favorites): A maximum of
36 stations can be programmed as
favorites using the six softkeys
below the radio station frequency
tabs on the display and by using the
radio favorites page button (FAV
button). Press the FAV button to go
through up to six pages of favorites,
each having six favorite stations
available per page. Each page of
favorites can contain any
combination of AM, FM, or SiriusXM
stations. To store a station as a favorite:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to display
the page where the station is to
be stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six softkeys until a beep sounds.
When that softkey is pressed
and released, the radio recalls
the station that was set.
4. Repeat the steps for each radio station to be stored as a favorite.
The number of favorites pages can
be set up using the CONFIG button.
To set up the number of favorites
pages:
1. Press the CONFIG button to display the radio setup menu.
2. Press the softkey below the FAV label.
3. Select the desired number of favorites pages by pressing the
softkey below the displayed
page numbers.

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No XM Signal:The system is
functioning correctly, but the vehicle
is in a location that is blocking the
SiriusXM signal. When the vehicle is
moved into an open area, the signal
should return.
Loading XM: The audio system is
acquiring and processing audio and
text data. No action is needed. This
message should disappear shortly.
Channel Off Air: This channel is
not currently in service. Tune in to
another channel.
Channel Unauth: This channel is
blocked or cannot be received with
your SiriusXM Subscription
package.
Channel Unavail: This previously
assigned channel is no longer
assigned. Tune to another station.
If this station was one of the
presets, choose another station for
that preset button. No Artist Info:
No artist
information is available at this time
on this channel. The system is
working properly.
No Title Info: No song title
information is available at this time
on this channel. The system is
working properly.
No CAT Info: No category
information is available at this time
on this channel. The system is
working properly.
No Information: No text or
informational messages are
available at this time on this
channel. The system is working
properly.
No Subscription Please Renew:
The XM subscription needs to be
reactivated. Contact XM at
www.xmradio.com or
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S., and
www.xmradio.ca or
1-877-438-9677 in Canada. CAT Not Found:
There are no
channels available for the selected
category. The system is working
properly.
XM Radio ID: If tuned to channel 0,
this message alternates with the
SiriusXM Radio eight-digit radio ID
label. This label is needed to
activate the service.
Unknown: If this message is
received when tuned to channel 0,
there could be a receiver fault.
Consult with your dealer.
Check XM Receivr: If this
message does not clear within a
short period of time, the receiver
could have a fault. Consult with your
dealer.
XM Not Available: If this message
does not clear within a short period
of time, the receiver could have a
fault. Consult with your dealer.

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Infotainment System 7-23
Press the softkey under the Audio
tab to display the current audio
stream playing.“Audio Stream 1” or
“Audio Stream 2” briefly displays.
Press the softkey under the Audio
tab again to toggle between Audio
Stream 1 or Audio Stream 2 (if
available).
Check the DSP settings to
determine if a 5.1 surround sound
audio stream is playing. See
Operation on page 7‑3 for more
information. Press the DSP tab to
see if the 5.1 + Normal or 5.1 +
Rear settings are available for
selection. If these settings are
available, Audio Stream 1 is playing.
Playing an MP3/WMA Disc
CD/DVD players with the MP3
feature are capable of playing an
MP3/WMA on DVD+/−R, CD−R,
or CD−RW discs. For more
information, see MP3 on page 7‑23.
Disc Messages
DISC ERROR:If this message
displays and/or the disc ejects, it
could be for one of the following
reasons:
.The radio system does not
support the playlist format, the
compressed audio format, or the
data file format.
.It is very hot. When the
temperature returns to normal,
the disc should play.
.The road is very rough. When
the road becomes smoother, the
disc should play.
.The disc is dirty, scratched, wet,
or upside down.
.The air is very humid. If so, wait
about an hour and try again.
.There was a problem while
burning the disc.
.The label is caught in the CD/
DVD player. If the disc is not playing correctly, for
any other reason, try a known
good disc.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if
an error cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it
down and provide it to your dealer
when reporting the problem.
MP3
MP3/WMA Format
The Single CD and the Six-Disc CD
Radio will play MP3/WMA files that
were recorded on a CD-R or
CD-RW disc. The HDD Radio can
also play MP3/WMA files recorded
on DVD+/-R discs or stored on a
USB storage device. Some USB
storage devices may not be
supported.
The files can be recorded with the
following fixed bit rates: 32 kbps,
40 kbps, 56 kbps, 64 kbps, 80 kbps,
96 kbps, 112 kbps, 128 kbps,
160 kbps, 192 kbps, 224 kbps,

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Favorites can be saved by pressing
and holding the softkey under the
favorites selection. Store favorites
according to the following table:Favorites
Display Mode
Action on Press-and-Hold
Playlist Adds the currently playing track to the playlist
selected.
Artist Saves the artist associated with the currently
playing track in the indicated favorites position.
Album Saves the album associated with the currently
playing track in the indicated favorites position.
Genre Saves the genre associated with the currently
playing track in the indicated favorites position.
Deleting a Song from a Playlist
Once a song has been added to a
Playlist, to remove the song from
the Playlist, select the song and
start playback. Press the DEL
button to display the options to
delete the song from Playlist, HDD
or Delete Playlist, and select the
softkey below Playlist.
Configuring HDD Favorites
Press the CONFIG button to display
the radio configuration options.
Press the softkey under the HDD tab to display the available favorite
modes. Press the softkey under the
favorite tab to set the available
favorite modes. Available favorite
modes are highlighted.
Time Shifting
—Pause and
Rewind Live FM/AM and XM™
(if equipped)
The Radio with DVD Audio, HDD,
and USB has the ability to rewind
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the radio, the content from the
current station is always being
buffered to the HDD.
Press
r/j(play/pause) to pause
the radio. The radio display will
show the Time Shift buffer status
bar. The status bar shows the
amount of content stored in the
buffer and the current pause point.
To resume playback from the
current pause point, press
r/j
again. The radio will no longer be
playing “live”radio. Instead, time
shifted content is being played from
the buffer. When the radio is playing
time shifted content from the buffer,
a buffer status bar shows below the
station number on the left side of
the screen.
Press and hold
sREV or\FWD
to rewind or fast forward through the
time shift buffer. Hold
\FWD until
the end of the currently recorded
buffer to resume “live”radio
playback. With “live”radio playing, the radio display will no longer show
the buffer bar below the station
number.
On AM/FM, press
sREV or\
FWD multiple times to rewind or fast
forward. Each press will rewind or
fast forward 30 seconds of content.
On XM, press
sREV or\FWD
multiple times to jump to the
previous or next song or
commercial.
When the radio station is changed,
the buffer is cleared and
automatically restarted for the
current station. You cannot rewind
the content from a previously tuned
station.
Time shifting of AM/FM or XM is not
available while recording or while
other sources of playback are
selected. Pausing AM/FM or XM™
(if equipped) with the Vehicle
Turned Off
If AM/FM or XM is paused before
the vehicle is turned off, the radio
will continue to buffer the current
radio station for up to one hour.
If the vehicle is turned back on
within one hour, the radio will
automatically resume playback from
the pause point.
Auxiliary Devices
The 3.5 mm (1/8 in) auxiliary input
jack and the USB port (if equipped)
in the center console bin, allow
portable devices to connect to the
vehicle. This is not an audio output;
do not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack.
Set up auxiliary devices while the
vehicle is stopped. See
Defensive
Driving on page 9‑3 for more
information on driver distraction.