navigation system CADILLAC ESCALADE 2012 3.G Owner's Manual

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Random:
1. Press to hear the tracks inrandom, rather than sequential,
order.
2. Press Random again to turn off random play.
r(Rewind):
1. Press and hold to rewind quickly through a track selection. You
will hear sound at a reduced
volume.
2. Release to stop rewinding. The display will show the elapsed
time of the track.
[(Forward):
1. Press and hold to fast forward quickly through a track selection.
You will hear sound at a reduced
volume.
2. Release to stop fast forwarding. The display shows the elapsed
time of the track.
q r(Folder/Artist/Album):
1. Select the left or right arrow to go to the previous or next folder,
artist, or album on the disc.
2. Press the middle screen button, with the folder, artist, or album
name, to sort the MP3 by folder,
artist, or album. It may take a
few minutes for the system to
sort the MP3.
y/©or¨/z(Seek/Scan):
1. To seek tracks, press the up arrow to go to the next track.
2. Press the down arrow to go to the start of the current track,
if more than eight seconds have
played.
3. If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the CD. The sound
mutes while seeking.
w(Tuning Knob):
1. Turn counterclockwise one notch to go to the start of the current
track, turn it again to go to the
previous track.
2. Turn clockwise to go to the next track.
When playing an MP3 the rear seat
operator can power on the RSE
video screen and use the remote
control to navigate through the MP3.
Auxiliary Devices
Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
The navigation system has an
auxiliary input jack located on the
faceplate and in the center console.
This is not an audio output; do not
plug the headphone set into the
front auxiliary input jack. An external
audio device such as an iPod,
laptop computer, MP3 player, CD
player, or cassette tape player, etc.
can be connected to the auxiliary
input jack for use as another audio
source.

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auxiliary device to the A/V jacks.
Refer to the manufacturer’s
instructions for proper usage.
Power for auxiliary devices is not
supplied by the radio system.
To use the auxiliary inputs of the
RSE system, connect an external
auxiliary device to the color-coded
A/V jacks and turn both the auxiliary
device and the video screen power
on. If the video screen is in the DVD
player mode, pressing the AUX
(auxiliary) button on the remote
control switches the video screen
from the DVD player mode to the
auxiliary device. The audio of the
connected source can be listened to
over the speakers by sourcing the
radio to the auxiliary device or by
sourcing the RSA to the Rear Aux
and listening with the wireless
headphones on Channel 2 or with
the wired headphones. See “Using
the Auxiliary Input Jack” under
Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑30 for
more information about changing
the source. How to Change the RSE Video
Screen Settings
The screen display mode (normal,
full, and zoom), screen brightness,
and setup menu language can be
changed from the on screen setup
menu. To change any feature:
1. Press the
z(display menu)
button on the remote control.
2. Use the remote control
n,q,
p,o(navigation) arrows and
the
r(enter) button to use the
setup menu.
3. Press the
zbutton again to
remove the setup menu from the
screen.
Audio Output
Audio from the DVD player or
auxiliary inputs can be heard
through the following possible
sources:
.Wireless headphones
.Vehicle speakers
.Vehicle‐wired headphone jacks
on the RSA system, if the
vehicle has this feature.
The RSE system always transmits
the audio signal to the wireless
headphones, if there is audio
available. See “Headphones” earlier
in this section for more information.
The DVD player is capable of
outputting audio to the wired
headphone jacks on the RSA
system, if the vehicle has this
feature. The DVD player can be
selected as an audio source on the
RSA system. See Rear Seat Audio
(RSA) System on page 7‑56 for
more information.

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Objects blocking the line of sight
could also affect the function of the
remote control.
If a CD or DVD is in the Radio DVD
slot, the remote control
O(power)
button can be used to turn on the
video screen display and start the
disc. The radio can also turn on the
video screen display. See CD/DVD
Player on page 7‑18 for more
information.
Notice: Storing the remote
control in a hot area or in direct
sunlight can damage it, and the
repairs will not be covered by the
warranty. Storage in extreme cold
can weaken the batteries. Keep
the remote control stored in a
cool, dry place.
If the remote control becomes
lost or damaged, a new universal
remote control can be purchased.
If this happens, make sure the
universal remote control uses a
code set of Toshiba
®. Remote Control Buttons
O(Power):
Press this button to
turn the video screen on and off.
P(Illumination): Press this button
to turn the remote control backlight
on. The backlight automatically
times out after 7 to 10 seconds if no
other button is pressed while the
backlight is on.
v(Title): Press this button to
return the DVD to the main menu of
the DVD. This function could vary
for each disc.
y(Main Menu): Press this button
to access the DVD menu. The DVD
menu is different on every DVD.
Use the navigation arrows to move
the cursor around the DVD menu.
After making a selection press the
enter button. This button only
operates when using a DVD.
n,q,p,o(Menu Navigation
Arrows): Use the arrow buttons to
navigate through a menu.
r(Enter): Press this button to
select the choice that is highlighted
in any menu.
z(Display Menu): Press this
button to adjust the brightness,
screen display mode (normal,
full, or zoom), and display the
language menu.
q(Return): Press this button to
exit the current active menu and
return to the previous menu. This
button operates only when the
display menu or a DVD menu is
active.
c(Stop): Press this button to
stop playing, fast reversing, or fast
forwarding a DVD. Press this button
twice to return to the beginning of
the DVD.

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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. SOUND AROUND SELECT:
Press
to select an FM transmitter channel.
The SOUND AROUND SELECT
lets the DVD audio play over the
vehicle’s sound system by tuning
the radio to one of the six FM
frequencies listed below.
.CH1 : 88.3MHz
.CH2 : 88.7MHz
.CH3 : 89.1MHz
.CH4 : 89.5MHz
.CH5 : 89.9MHz
.CH6 : 90.3MHz
MENU: Press to enter the DVD
disc menu while the disc is playing.
Q,R,q,r(Navigation Arrows):
Press to navigate through menus.
ENTER: Press to enter a selected
function or to begin playback of
the disc.

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To use the OSD menus while using
the DVD player or an auxiliary
device:
1. Press the SETUP button on theremote control to display the
icons and pages on the display
screen.
2. Select the desired page by using the left/right navigation arrows to
move the cursor.
3. Press the SETUP button again on the remote control to cancel
use of the setup display.
Not all DVDs support all of the
feature defaults in the setup menus.
If a feature is not supported, the
defaults are provided by the DVD
media.
To set the language for the OSD:
1. Press the SETUP button on the remote control.
2. Use the left/right navigation arrows to navigate the General
Setup Page, then use the down
navigation arrow to select the
OSD language. 3. Press the right navigation arrow
and then use the up/down
navigation arrows to select
English, French, or Spanish.
To set the TV display:
1. Press the SETUP button on the
remote control.
2. Use the left/right navigation arrows to navigate the General
Setup Page. 3. Press the down navigation arrow
to select TV Display sub-menu
and to adjust the screen setting.
4. Press the right navigation arrow and then use the up/down
navigation arrows to select a
display option.
The display options are:
.Normal/PS (Pan and Scan):
This displays the wide
picture on the screen with a
portion of the left and right
sides removed.
.Normal/LB (Letter-Box):
This displays the wide
picture with black bands
on the upper and lower
portions of the screen.
.Wide (16:9): This option is
chosen if the video screen
panel is wide screen.
5. Press ENTER on the remote control to confirm the screen.

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To reset all options to factory
defaults:
1. Press the SETUP button on theremote control.
2. Use the left/right and down navigation arrows on the
remote control to select the
Default sub-menu under the
Preference Page.
3. Press the right navigation arrow, then press ENTER to reset.
This function will not affect the
parental setting.Settings for Parental Control
Use the SETUP MENU to access
the parental control feature. It allows
for control of the type of movie
rating content (from G to Adult)
that can be viewed and is only
accessible when no disc is loaded. To setup the Parental Control:
1. Press the SETUP button on the
remote control.
2. Use the left/right and down navigation arrows on the
remote control to select the
Parental sub-menu under the
Preference Page.
3. Press the SETUP button, and use the right and up/down
navigation arrows to select
any one of the available Rating
settings from the display menu.
The Rating settings are:
.Kid SAF
.G
.PG 13
.PG R
.R
.NC 17
.ADULT

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4. Press the ENTER button toconfirm the selection.
If a disc is inserted into the DVD
compartment slot and it exceeds the
Parental Setting, the following
message appears on display:
The Parental Setting of this player
prohibits play. Would you like to
allow this disc to play? If yes if selected, the six digit
password must be entered for the
disc to play. If the wrong password
is entered, the following message
appears:
This movie will not play due to the
Parental Setting of the player.
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 Passwordsub-menu under the Password
Setup Page.
3. Press the right navigation arrow, then press ENTER.

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Selecting Folders and Songs
When an MP3 disc is inserted in
the player, the navigation screen
appears. The folders and songs can
be changed by navigating through
the file system. The DVD player
plays the songs in the order they
were burned to the disc.
1. Press STOP if a disc is playing.Press the up or down navigation
arrows on the remote control to
go through the folder list on the
left side of the screen. 2. Press ENTER when the desired
folder is highlighted.
3. Press the up or down navigation arrows to go through the song
list and highlight the desired
song. Press ENTER to begin the
playback of the selected song.
Skipping a Song
NEXT: Press to go to the
next song.
PREV (Previous): Press to return
to the beginning of the song that is
currently playing. Press PREV twice
to go to the previous song.
Selecting a Play Mode
The order the songs are played can
be temporarily chosen on a disc.
The FOLDER play mode is the
default. Press the REPEAT button to
access the play mode options. The play mode options are:
.Single
—Play a selected song.
.Folder —Play the folder in the
order the songs were recorded.
.Shuffle —Play the songs in
random order, from within the
selected folder.
Using the REPEAT Feature
REPEAT: Press to change between
Repeat One and Repeat Folder.
.Repeat One —Repeats the
song that is playing.
.Repeat Folder —Repeats the
folder that is playing.

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Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
This section presents basic
information needed to operate the
navigation system.
Use the 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 7‑4 for more information.
Once the vehicle is moving, various
functions are disabled to reduce
driver distractions.
Navigation 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 7‑18.
w(Tuning Knob): Turn to go to
the next or previous frequency or
disc track or chapter. See CD/DVD
Player on page 7‑18 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 7‑18, MP3 on page 7‑28,
and Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑30
for more information. FAV (Favorite):
Press to access
the preset stations. See “Storing
Radio Station Presets” under,
Overview on page 7‑4.
5(Phone): SeeOnStar Overview
on page 14‑1 (if equipped)
and Bluetooth on page 7‑100
(if equipped) for more information.
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/©or¨/z(Seek/Scan)
(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.

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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.
U(Space): Select to enter a
space between characters or the
words of a name.
Backspace: Select if an incorrect
character has been entered.
To make name entries easier,
the system only highlights the
characters that can follow the last
one entered. For example, if a Z is
entered, a T may not be available
for selection.
If a name does not display after
entry, it may need to be entered
differently or the map DVD disc
may not contain that information.
See Maps on page 7‑60 for more
information.