radio CADILLAC ESCALADE 2007 3.G Owner's Manual

To scan preset stations, press and hold the double
arrow scan button for more than two seconds until
you hear a beep and PSCAN appears on the
display. The radio will go to the rst preset station,
play for ve seconds, and then go on to the next
preset station. Press this button again to stop
scanning presets.
The radio will only scan stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
ALOCAL/DISTANT Selection:With this feature
you can set the radio to search for local stations
or stations that are further away for a larger
selection. To set this feature to LOCAL or
DISTANT, perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until SEEK LOCAL or
SEEK DISTANT appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select either
LOCAL or DISTANT.4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
To search for stations, press the single arrow
buttons. If the system is set to LOCAL, SEEK
will appear on the display and seek to stations with
strong signals only. If the system is set to
DISTANT, D-SEEK will appear on the display and
seek to stations with weak and strong signals.Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six AM, six FM1, six FM2, and
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be
programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by
performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FM1, FM2, or XM1
or XM2 (if equipped).
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3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons for two seconds until you hear a
beep. The set preset station number will
appear on the display above the pushbutton
that it is set to. Whenever that numbered
pushbutton is pressed for less than
two seconds, the station that was set will
return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
To set the preset stations with an equalization
setting, DSP (digital signal processing)
setting, or a PTY (program type) setting, see
each of these features later in this section.
When a preset station is selected, once one of
these additional settings is selected, the
preset station will remember each setting and
it will remain active, until the setting is
selected off for that preset station.AUTOSTORE PRESETS:To set the preset
stations automatically, perform the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FM1, or FM2.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
4. Turn the tune/sel knob until AUTOSTORE
PRESETS appears on the display.
5. Press the tune/sel knob to select.
AUTOSTORE will appear on the display.
The radio will automatically search the band
and select and store the six radio stations with
the strongest signal. The stations will be
stored by signal strength, not sequential order.
The set preset station number will appear
on the display above the pushbutton that it is
set to.
6. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait
for the display to time out.
When battery power is removed and later applied,
you will not have to reset your radio presets.
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XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in
the 48 contiguous United States and Canada.
XM™ offers a large variety of coast-to-coast
channels including music, news, sports, talk,
traffic/weather (U.S. subscribers), and children’s
programming. XM™ provides digital quality
audio and text information that includes song title
and artist name. A service fee is required in
order to receive the XM™ service. For more
information, contact XM™; In the U.S. at
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696)
or in Canada at www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-GET-XMSR (438-9677).
4(Information):Press this button while in XM™
mode to retrieve three different categories of
information related to the current song or channel:
Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY. To view
this information, perform the following:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until INFO (information)
appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select INFO. The
display will change to show the additional
XM™ information.4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait
for the display to time out.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data System
(RDS). RDS features are available for use only on
FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
With RDS, the radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected
type of programming
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
Display messages from radio stations
Seek to stations with traffic announcements
This system relies upon receiving specic
information from these stations and will only work
when the information is available. In rare cases, a
radio station may broadcast incorrect information
that will cause the radio features to work
improperly. If this happens, contact the radio
station.
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While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the
station name or call letters will appear on the
display instead of the frequency. RDS stations may
also provide the time of day, a program type
(PTY) for current programming, and the name of
the program being broadcast.
RDS Messages
ALERT:Alert warns of local and national
emergencies. When, an alert announcement
comes on the current radio station or a related
network station, ALERT will appear on the display.
You will hear the announcement, even if the
volume is low or a CD or DVD is playing. If a CD
or DVD is playing, play will stop during the
announcement. Alert announcements cannot be
turned off. If the radio tunes to a related network
station for the announcement, it will return to
the original station when the announcement is
nished.
ALERT will not be affected by tests of the
emergency broadcast system. This feature is not
supported by all RDS stations.MSG (Message):If the current RDS station has a
message, MSG will appear on the display. The
message may display the artist, song title, call in
phone numbers, etc. If the entire message does not
appear on the display, parts of the message will
appear every three seconds until the message is
completed. Once the completed message has been
displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until
another new message is received.
To display the last message, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until RECALL RDS
MESSAGE appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob. The message will
appear on the display.
Once the message has been displayed, MSG will
disappear from the display until another new
message is received.
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TP (Traffic Program):TP will appear on the
display when the radio detects a signal from an
RDS station that has traffic announcement
broadcast capability.
TA (Traffic Announcement):If TA appears on
the display, the tuned radio station broadcasts
traffic announcements and when a traffic
announcement comes on the tuned station you
will hear it.
If the station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, when TA is turned on it will
seek to a station that does. When a station that
broadcasts traffic announcements is found,
the radio will stop seeking and TA will appear on
the display. If no station is found that broadcasts
traffic announcements, No Traffic will appear
on the display.The radio will play traffic announcements if the
volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of a
CD or DVD if the last tuned station broadcasts
traffic announcements.
To turn TA on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until TRAFFIC
ANNOUNCE appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select ON or OFF.
An X will appear in the box when TA is
selected on.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
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Activating Program Type (PTY)
Stations (RDS and XM™)
PTY allows you to search for stations with specic
types of music. The selectable PTYs are POP,
EASY, TALK, CNTRY (Country), CLASS
(Classical), and JAZZ.
To activate program types, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until PROGRAM TYPE
MODE appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select ON or OFF.
When PTY is selected, an X wil appear in the
ON box.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
Once program type is activated the PTYs will
appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in
place of the preset stations (if programmed).Press the pushbutton for the desired PTY. The
radio may not go to all of the stations with
that music type when pressing the pushbutton, as
not all stations support PTYs.
AF (Alternate Frequency):Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with
the same program type.
To turn AF on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until ALTERNATE
FREQ. appear on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select AF OFF,
AF ON, or AF REG (regular). When AF is
selected an X will appear in that box.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
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Radio Message
THEFTLOCK:This message is displayed when
the THEFTLOCK®system has been activated.
Take the vehicle to the dealer for service.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 302later in this
section for further detail.
Using the Six-Disc CD Changer
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs
and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same
manner.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality may be
reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of
recording, the quality of the music that has been
recorded, and the way the CD-R has been
handled. There may be an increase in skipping,
difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading
and ejecting. If these problems occur, check the
bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the
CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken,
or scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the
surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of Your CDs
and DVDs on page 319for more information.If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time, or
attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you
could damage the CD player. When using the
CD player, use only CDs in good condition
without any label, load one CD at a time, and
keep the CD player and the loading slot free of
foreign materials, liquids, and debris.
Do not add any label to a CD; it could get caught
in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is
needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD
with a marking pen instead.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD
Messages” later in this section.
When a CD is inserted, the CD functions will
appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in
place of the preset stations, if programmed.
M(Load):Press this button to load CDs into
the CD player. This CD player will hold up to
six CDs.
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To insert one CD, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and release the load button. Please
Wait will appear on the display.
3. When INSERT appears on the display, insert
a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull the CD in.
When a CD is inserted, CD will appear on the
display, the number of the CD and the track number
will appear on the display if the radio is on.
If the radio is on, the CD will begin to play
automatically.
To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and hold the load button for
two seconds. Please Wait will appear on
the display and you will hear a beep.3. When INSERT appears on the display, insert
a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull the CD in.
Do not load a CD until INSERT appears on
the display. The CD player will take up
to six CDs. Do not try to load more than six.
If you want to load less than six CDs, load the
desired amount. The CD player will time out
when it does not receive any more CDs
and the last CD loaded will begin to play.
If the radio is on, the last CD loaded will begin to
play automatically.
F1 DISC
n(Down):Press this pushbutton to go
to the previous CD.
F2 DISC
m(Up):Press this pushbutton to go to
the next CD.
F3 CD REV
{(Reverse):Press and hold this
pushbutton to reverse quickly within the track.
Holding the pushbutton will play in reverse
at 10 times the normal speed. After holding it for
more than four seconds it will play in reverse
at 20 times the normal speed. Release this
pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time
of the track will appear on the display.
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©¨(Scan):Press this double arrow button to
listen to each track for 10 seconds. The CD will go
to a track, play for 10 seconds, and then go on
to the next track. Press this button again to
stop scanning.
SRCE (Source):Press this button to select a
source, either radio, CD, DVD or AUX (auxiliary),
if your vehicle has this feature. The CD must
be loaded to select the source and to play. CD will
appear on the display if a CD is loaded. If a CD
is not loaded, the display will change to the
next available source, either DVD, AUX, if your
vehicle has this feature, or radio.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject the CD
that is currently playing, or press and hold
this button to eject all of the CDs loaded. You will
hear a beep. Eject may be activated with the
ignition or radio off. If the CD is not removed after
a short time, the CD will be brought back into
the CD player for storage.
Using an MP3 CD
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal
computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les on
one disc.
Make sure playlists have a .m3u or .wpl
extension, other le extensions may not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed
or variable bit rates. Song title, artist name,
and album will be available for display by
the radio when recorded using ID3 tags
version 1 and 2.
Create a folder structure that makes it easy to
nd songs while driving. Organize songs by
albums using one folder for each album.
Each folder or album should contain 18 songs
or less.
Make sure to nalize the disc when burning
an MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is
usually better to burn the disc all at once.
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The player will be able to read and play a
maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions,
and 255 les. Long le names, folder names,
or playlist names may use more disc memory
space than necessary. To conserve space on the
disc, minimize the length of the le, folder or
playlist names. You can also play an MP3 CD that
was recorded using no le folders. The system
can support up to 11 folders in depth, though, keep
the depth of the folders to a minimum in order
to keep down the complexity and confusion
in trying to locate a particular folder during
playback. If a CD contains more than the
maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions,
and 255 les the player will let you access and
navigate up to the maximum, but all items over the
maximum will be ignored.
Root Directory
The root directory will be treated as a folder. If the
root directory has compressed audio les, the
directory will be displayed as F1 ROOT. All les
contained directly under the root directory will
be accessed prior to any root directory folders.
However, playlists (Px) will always be accessed
before root folders or les.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere
in the le structure that contains only
folders/subfolders and no compressed les directly
beneath them, the player will advance to the
next folder in the le structure that contains
compressed audio les and the empty folder will
not be displayed or numbered.
No Folder
When the CD contains only compressed les, the
les will be located under the root folder. The
next and previous folder functions will have
no function on a CD that was recorded without
folders or playlists. When displaying the name of
the folder the radio will display ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists and
compressed audio les, but no folders, all les
will be located under the root folder. The
folder down and the folder up buttons will search
playlists (Px) rst and then go to the root
folder. When the radio displays the name of the
folder the radio will display ROOT.
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