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Black plate (44,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
7-44 Infotainment System
Using the RSE System
DVD Player:The loading slot for
the DVD player is located at the
top of the head restraint. Insert the
disc partially into the loading slot
with the printed side facing the rear
of the vehicle. The DVD player
automatically draws the disc in,
“Loading” displays on the screen
along with a disc indicator, and
playback starts. If the disc is
inserted incorrectly, the DVD
player ejects the disc and No
Disc displays. Some DVDs do not allow fast
forwarding or skipping of the
copyright information or previews.
If the DVD does not begin playing at
the main title, refer to the on-screen
instructions.
The DVD player can be controlled
by using the buttons located below
the video display screen or by using
the buttons on the system’
s remote
control. See “Remote Control” later
for more information.
The following discs are compatible
with the DVD player:.DVD-Video: A DVD that has
video.
.CD-DA: A CD that has music or
sound content only.
.CD-Video: A CD that has a
movie.
.CD-R/RW: A disc that has
audio files such as CD-R with
downloaded MP3 files, MPEG,
or JPEG files. The DVD player and discs are
coded by global region. The DVD
players are set to Region 1. Discs
with other region codes will not work
in the players.
If an error message displays on the
video screen, see
“DVD Messages”
later in this section.
While the vehicle is moving,
passengers should not unfasten
their safety belts to make
adjustments to the video screen
control buttons. See Safety Belts on
page 3‑22. Use the remote control
for any necessary adjustments.
See “Remote Control” later in this
section.
POWER
O: Press to turn
the power on or off. Each video
screen can be powered on or off
independently. 
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7-48 Infotainment System
Remote Control Buttons
POWER:Press to turn the
Headrest DVD RSE system on
and off.
SOURCE: Press to select between
Monitor 3, Monitor 4, or AV INPUT.
Any video equipment connected
to the AV inputs automatically
overrides the source selection. SETUP:
Press to change the
default settings, see “Using the RSE
On-Screen Display (OSD) Menus”
later in this manual. There are four
main menu screens, each screen
displays a menu to select different
setting options. The screens are:
1. General Setup —adjusts screen
settings.
2. Audio Setup —sets the
language.
3. Preference Screen —sets the
subtitles and parental controls.
4. Password Setup —allows a
password to be set.
Press SETUP again to exit.
EJECT
X: Press to eject or
reload a disc.
DVD-Video Screen 3: Press the
DVD button located under 3 to
transmit IR codes for DVD mode
on Video Screen 3.
TV-Video Screen 3: This button is
not used with the system. DVD-Video Screen 4:
Press the
DVD button located under 4 to
transmit IR codes for DVD mode
on Video Screen 4.
TV-Video Screen 4: This button is
not used with the system.
SOUND AROUND ON/OFF: Press
to turn the FM Transmitter power on
or off.
MUTE
>(For DVD Only): Press to
turn off the headphone sound. Press
again to turn the sound on again.
PIX (Picture Selection): Press to
adjust the picture’s On Screen
Display (OSD). Each time this
button is pressed, the picture
adjustment OSD, cycles
through bars for BRIGHTNESS,
CONTRAST, COLOR, and TINT.
Use the right/left navigation arrows
to adjust the setting. This feature
automatically shuts off id another
button is pressed or adjustments
are not made within six seconds. 
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7-54 Infotainment System
To create a six digit password, use
the numeric keypad on the remote
control. Press the ENTER button to
confirm.The default password is
136900.
To change the Parental Control
Password:
1. Press the SETUP button on the remote control
2. Navigate to the Password sub-menu under the Password
Setup Page.
3. Press the right navigation arrow, then press ENTER.
4. At the Old Password option, enter the old password or the
default password (136900). 5. At the New Password option,
enter the new password
(six digits) using numeric
buttons.
6. At the Confirm PWD option, confirm the new password by
entering the new password
again.
7. Scroll to the OK button and press ENTER. The message
“Your password has been
changed” displays.
Playing Audio CD
When an audio CD is playing, the
display shows the current track and
the amount of time that track has
been playing, the total amount of
time on the disc, and the current
time running on the disc. 
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Infotainment System 7-59
P(Power):Press thePbutton to
turn RSA on and off.
Volume: Turn this knob to increase
or to decrease the volume of the
wired headphones. The left knob
controls the left headphones and
the right knob controls the right
headphones.
SRCE (Source): Press this
button to switch between the radio
(AM/FM), XM™ (if equipped),
CD, and if the vehicle has these
features, DVD, USB, auxiliary
jack, and rear auxiliary.
© ¨(Seek): When listening to FM,
AM, or XM (if equipped), press
either the left
©or right¨seek
arrow to go to the previous or to the
next station or channels and stay
there. This function is inactive, with some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the
radio.
Press and hold either the left
©or
right
¨seek arrow until the display
flashes, to tune to an individual
station. The display stops flashing
after the buttons have not been
pushed for more than two seconds.
This function is inactive, with some
radios, if the front seat passengers
are listening to the radio.
While listening to a disc, press the
right
¨seek arrow to go to the next
track or chapter on the disc. Press
the left
©seek arrow to go back to
the start of the current track or
chapter (if more than ten seconds
have played). This function is
inactive, with some radios, if the
front seat passengers are listening
to the disc.
When a DVD video menu is being
displayed, press either the left
©or
right
¨seek arrow to perform a cursor up or down on the menu.
Hold the left
©or right¨seek arrow
to perform a cursor left or right on
the menu.
When a USB device is playing, the
right or left seek button can be used
to control the device.
PROG (Program): Press this
button to go to the next preset radio
station or channel set on the main
radio. This function is inactive,
with some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the
radio.
When a CD or DVD audio disc is
playing, press this button to go to
the beginning of the CD or DVD
audio. This function is inactive,
with some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the disc.
When a DVD video menu is being
displayed, press the PROG button
to perform the menu function, enter. 
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7-60 Infotainment System
Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
This section presents basic
information needed to operate the
navigation system.
Use the control buttons located on
the navigation system along with the
available touch-sensitive screen
buttons on the navigation screen to
operate the system. SeeOverview
on page 7‑3 for more information.
Once the vehicle is moving, various
functions are disabled to reduce
driver distractions.
Control Buttons
The following control buttons are
located on the navigation system:
O/n(Power/Volume):
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn to increase or decrease the volume to the audio system.
3. Press and hold for more than two seconds to turn off the
navigation system, the Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE), and
Rear Seat Audio (RSA). If the
vehicle has not been tuned off,
the RSE and the RSA can be
turned back on by pressing this
knob and continues play of the
last active source.
Z(Eject): Press to eject the
CD/DVD Disc. See CD/DVD Player
on page 7‑19.
w(Tune): Turn to go to the next
or previous frequency or disc track
or chapter. See CD/DVD Player on
page 7‑19 orMP3 on page 7‑28 for
more information.
AUDIO: Press to display the audio
screen. Press to switch between
AM, FM, or XM, if equipped, DISC,
or AUX (Auxiliary), or press on the
screen button. See CD/DVD Player
on page 7‑19, MP3 on page 7‑28,
and Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑31
for more information.
FAV (Favorite): Press to access
the preset stations. See “Storing
Radio Station Presets” under,
Overview on page 7‑3.
5(Phone): See the OnStar
(if equipped) owner guide and
Bluetooth (if equipped) for more
information. 
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Infotainment System 7-61
e(Sound):Press to access the
Sound menu to adjust the treble,
midrange, bass, fade, balance, and
Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
y z(Scan Up/Down): Press to
scan the tracks/chapters up or down
on a disc.
y © ¨ z(Seek) Key (Previous/
Next): Press the up or down arrows
to go to the next or previous station.
Press and hold either arrow for
more than two seconds. The radio
goes to a station, plays for a few
seconds, then goes to the next
station.
NAV (Navigation): Press to view
the vehicle's current position on
the map screen. Each press of
this button 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.
RPT (Repeat):
Press to repeat the
last voice guidance prompt.
DEST (Destination): Press to
access the Destination Entry
screen. From this screen, you can
select from several options to plan a
route by entering destination points.
CONFIG (Configure): Press to
adjust several of the system's
features and preferences.
Touch-Sensitive Screen
Buttons
Touch-sensitive screen buttons
are located on the screen. When a
screen button has been selected, a
beep sounds. Screen buttons are
highlighted when a feature is
available.
Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
Letters of the alphabet, symbols,
punctuation, and numbers, when
available, displays on the navigation
screen as an alpha or numeric
keyboard. The alpha keyboard
displays when the system requires
entry of a city or street name.
All characters are touch-sensitive
screen buttons. Press a character to
select it.
A-Y (Accent Alphabet): Select to
enter letters with accent symbols.
This button may toggle to A-Z.
A-Z (Alphabet): Select to enter
letters from the alphabet. This
button may toggle to A-Y.
0-9 (Numbers): Select to enter
numbers. 
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Infotainment System 7-63
Map Scales
+ /−(Zoom In/Zoom Out): Touch
the zoom in or out screen buttons
or the scale on the bar to change
the level of map detail. The scale
appears on the screen once the
zoom in or zoom out screen buttons
are selected. The system adjusts
the map accordingly. The scale of a
map can range from 1/32 mi (50 m)
to 256 mi (400 km). To change
English or metric, see Driver
Information Center (DIC) on
page 5‑26 for more information.
Scrolling the Map
Press anywhere on the map screen
and the scroll symbol appears. Use
this feature to scroll across the map.
Move your finger in any direction
on the map screen and the map
continues to scroll in that direction
until you remove your finger from
the screen.
If scrolling while the vehicle is in
P (Park), the system scrolls initially
at a slower rate. It increases if you
continue pressing on the map
screen. If scrolling while the vehicle is in
motion, there is one scroll speed
and a limited distance to scroll.
Keep pressing on the map screen
to scroll for a longer distance.
If you have used the scroll feature to
scroll the map and the vehicle icon
disappears off the screen, press the
NAV (Navigation) control button to
return to the current vehicle location
on the map.
The scroll feature on the map
can be used to set a destination.
See
“From Map” underDestination
on page 7‑69 for more information.
While scrolling on the map,
press GO to calculate the route
from the current position to the
destination mark. 
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Infotainment System 7-67
POI Close to:
1. Once a category has beenselected, touch this button to
display the list of available POIs
for the selected POI category.
The list provides the POI icon,
the name, the direction, and the
distance to the POI from the
vehicle's current position.
2. Use the scroll arrows to move upand down the list.
3. Use the sorting screen buttons: Dist (distance), Icon, Name, and
on Route as needed. Go:
Select this screen button, next
to the desired POI, to make this POI
a destination or a stopover.
Select a POI name to receive
information about the POI.
From this screen you can select:
Address Book, Go, Map, or Call
(if Bluetooth
®or OnStar personal
calling is activated).
Address Book: Press to add this
POI to the address book. See “Nav”
under Configure Menu on page 7‑83
for information on editing address
book entries.
Go: Select to make this POI a
destination or a stopover.
Map: Select to display the map
showing the location of the POI. Call:
Select to dial the phone
number using your Bluetooth
®
phone (if “paired”with the vehicle)
or the OnStar HandsFree Calling
system (if equipped). For more
information about Bluetooth calling,
see Bluetooth on page 7‑102.
For more information about OnStar
HandsFree calling, see the OnStar
Owner Guide.
OK: Select to display the map
screen.
Show POI: Select to display or
remove the POI icons from the map
screen.
List all Categories: Select to list
all POIs sorted alphabetically.
Delete: To delete a specific POI
category, select the category.
Clear All: Select this screen button
to clear all selected POI categories. 
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To use the coordinates destination
entry method:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Select From Map.
3. Select Map Coordinates.
4. Select Latitude and select eitherN (north) or S (south) to enter
the direction of the latitude
coordinate. Enter the numeric
portion of the latitude coordinate.
5. Select Longitude and select either E (east) or W (west) next
to enter the direction of the
longitude coordinate. Enter the
numeric portion of the longitude
coordinate.
6. Once both coordinates are entered, select GO. The map
screen, with the destination
marked displays. 7. Select the route preference
(Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
8. Select Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Getting Started on Your
Route” in this section for more
information.
Preset Destination
The preset destination entry
method lets you set a destination by
selecting from one of five previously
stored destinations. Besides voice
tagged destinations, these are the
only destinations available to set
while the vehicle is moving. If a
destination is not set for one of
the screen buttons, the button is
dimmed and not available for use.
See “Adding or Changing Preset
Destinations” in this section for
information on how to add a preset
destination.
To use the preset destination entry
method:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Select the desired preset destination screen button.
The screen buttons are labeled
with the name that was selected
for the destination when it was
stored. The map screen, with the
destination marked displays. 
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3. Select the route preference(Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
4. Select Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Getting Started on Your
Route” in this section for more
information.
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.
Destination Map Screen
OnStar®Destination Download
(US and Canada)
OnStar Destination Download
(if equipped) is a service available
for OnStar subscribers that makes
operating your navigation system
much simpler. It allows subscribers
to request and receive navigation
assistance on-the-go.
Using OnStar®Destination
Download (US and Canada)
Press the blue OnStar button
and an Advisor can locate a
point-of-interest or an address and
download the necessary information
or coordinates to your navigation
system. Once the destination is
downloaded, the navigation system
will search for the address in the
mapping disc's database. When the
address is found, it will be shown
on your navigation system's screen
along with the buttons described
below.