audio CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2007 3.G User Guide

Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble,
perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel know until
BASS – MID – TREBLE appears on
the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to scroll through
the settings.
4. Turn the tune/sel knob to increase or to
decrease the bass, midrange, or treble. If
a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble.
5. Press the tune/sel knob to set the adjustment.
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.AUDIO EQUALIZER:This feature allows you to
select customized equalization settings. To choose
an equalization setting (EQ0 through EQ5),
perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until EQUALIZER
appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to set the equalization
setting. The equalization setting will appear on
the display.
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.
The equalization settings are preset to
EQ0 (Normal), EQ1 (Pop), EQ2 (Rock),
EQ3 (Jazz), EQ4 (Talk), and EQ5 (Country).
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The DSP settings available are:
Normal: Select this setting for normal mode,
this provides the best sound quality for all
seating positions.
Centerpoint™: Select this setting to enable
Bose Centerpoint™. Centerpoint™ signal
processing gives surround sound listening for
a CD, MP3, or a DVD stereo audio source.
Centerpoint™ delivers ve independent audio
channels from conventional stereo recordings.
Rear: Select this setting to adjust the audio for
the rear seat passengers to receive the best
possible sound quality.
Driver: Select this setting to adjust the audio
for the driver to receive the best possible
sound quality.
5.1 Surround: Select this setting to turn on
true 5.1 surround sound processing,
available for DVD-A or DVD-V sources that
were recorded in 5.1 Surround.
5.1 Surround + Normal — this mode is
optimized for all seating positions.
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.
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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 announcementsThis 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.
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.
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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.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.
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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.
Order of Play
Tracks will be played in the following order:
Play will begin from the rst track in the
rst playlist and will continue sequentially
through all tracks in each playlist. When
the last track of the last playlist has been
played, play will continue from the rst track
of the rst playlist.
If the CD does not contain any playlists, and
then play will begin from the rst track under
the root directory. When all tracks from
the root directory have been played, play will
continue from les according to their
numerical listing. After playing the last track
from the last folder, play will begin again at the
rst track of the rst folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display will
not automatically show the new folder name. The
new track name will appear on the display.
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File System and Naming
The song name that will be displayed will be
the song name that is contained in the ID3 tag.
If the song name is not present in the ID3 tag, and
then the radio will display the le name without
the extension (such as .mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or
four pages will be shortened. The display will not
show parts of words on the last page of text
and the extension of the lename will not be
displayed.
Preprogrammed Playlists
You can access preprogrammed playlists which
were created by WinAmp™, MusicMatch™,
or Real Jukebox™ software, however, you will
not have editing capability. These playlists will be
treated as special folders containing compressed
audio song les.
Playing an MP3
M(Load):Press this button to load CDs into the
CD player. This CD player will hold up to six CDs.
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.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in
the player it will stay in the player. When the
ignition or radio is turned on, the CD will start to
play where it stopped, if it was the last selected
audio source.
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Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD. Eject
may be activated with the ignition and the radio
off. If the CD is not removed after a short time, the
CD will be brought back into the CD player for
storage.
CD Messages
If the CD comes out, it could be for one of the
following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
You are driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the CD should play.
The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or
upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an
hour and try again.
The format of the CD may not be compatible.
See “MP3 Format” earlier in this section.
There may have been a problem while burning
the CD.
The label may be caught in the CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other
reason, try a known good CD.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.
Using the DVD Player
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in. If the ignition and the radio are
on, the CD or DVD will begin playing. A DVD may
be loaded with the radio off, but it will not start
playing until the radio is on, and sourced to DVD.
The DVD player can be controlled by the buttons on
the radio, the rear seat audio system, and the
remote control, if your vehicle has this feature. See
theRear Seat Entertainment System on page 302
for more information. A DVD icon will display
whenever a disc is loaded. The DVD player can
also be run for passengers in the rear seat with the
radio off. The rear seat passenger can power on the
video screen and use the remote control to navigate
the disc. SeeRear Seat Entertainment System on
page 302for more information.
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Z(Eject):Press this button to eject the DVD
or CD. Eject may be activated with the ignition
or radio off. If the disc is not removed after a short
time, the disc will be pulled back into the DVD
player for storage.
The DVD player is only compatible with DVDs of
the appropriate region code. The region code
is printed on the jacket of most DVDs.
DVD video, DVD audio, DVD-R/RW, and
DVD + R/RW are fully supported by this DVD
player. In addition, standard audio CDs, CD-R,
CD-RW, video CD, SACD, MP3, and WMA
formatted discs are fully supported. If a disc is
inserted that is not supported, an error message
will display and the disc will be ejected.
When a DVD is inserted, the DVD functions will
appear on the display above the pushbuttons,
in place of the preset stations. These functions
vary based on the type of disc that is inserted.
Loading the disc can take some time as the DVD
player reads the disc and determines the type.DVD Messages
If the disc comes out, it could be for one of the
following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the disc should play.
You are driving on a very rough road.
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.
The region code on your DVD may not be
correct for your region.
The format of the disc may not be compatible.
See “MP3 Format” earlier in this section.
There may have been a problem while burning
the disc.
The label may be caught in the DVD player.
If the disc is not playing correctly, for any
other reason, try a known good disc.
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TUNE/SEL knob:Turn to the left one notch to
go to the start of the current chapter. Turn it again
to go to the previous chapter, or turn to the
right one notch to go to the next chapter.
INFO:Press the programmed INFO soft key,
or press the TUNE/SEL knob and rotate until INFO
is shown, and then press the TUNE/SEL knob.
Pressing INFO brings up the Information display.
It shows the current Title number, Chapter
number and elapsed time of the DVD, and
additional menu items.
F1 SUB:Press this pushbutton to view the
Subtitle Language Menu.
F2 ANGLE:Press this pushbutton to view the
Angle Menu.
F6 BACK:Press this pushbutton to return to
the previous screen.
Playing a DVD Audio Disc
Not all DVD audio discs are recorded to industry
standards and for this reason may not play
properly in your vehicle.
F1 (Play/Pause):Press this pushbutton to pause
the DVD if it is playing. Press Play (F1) to restart
the DVD if it is paused.
F2 (Stop):Press this pushbutton once to stop
the DVD and retain your current position. Press
it again from the stopped state to return to
the beginning of the disc.
F3 (Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton,
if the DVD player is playing, to enter fast reverse
mode. Holding the pushbutton will play in
reverse at four times the normal speed. After
holding it for more than four seconds it will play in
reverse at 32 times the normal speed. Release
the pushbutton to return to normal play mode.
F4 (Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton, if
the DVD player is playing, to enter fast forward
mode. Holding the pushbutton will play at four times
the normal speed. After holding it for more than
four seconds it will play in reverse at 32 times the
normal speed. Release the pushbutton to return to
normal play mode.
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F5 MODE:Press this pushbutton to select from
NORMAL, and RPT TRCK.
Normal:Sets the system for normal play of
the DVD.
RPT TRCK (Repeat Track):Repeats the
track over again. RPT TRCK will appear on
the display. Press the MODE pushbutton again
to turn off repeat play and advance to the
next mode.
F6 DISP (Display):Press this pushbutton to
display the time of the track. Press this pushbutton
again to display DVD PLAY MODE.
©or¨(Seek): Press the left single arrow
button to go to the start of the current track. Press
it again to go to the previous track, or press the
right single arrow button to go to the next
track. Press and hold these buttons to change
tracks at a rate of one per second.
TUNE/SEL knob:Turn to the left one notch to
go to the start of the current track. Turn it again
to go to the previous track, or turn to the right
one notch to go to the next track.If your vehicle has rear seat entertainment,
you can view the menu and playlist from your
DVD audio disc on the video screen. Turn on
the video screen with the power button on
the remote control to view and navigate the
menu and playlists. SeeRear Seat Entertainment
System on page 302for more information.
Playing a CD in the DVD Drive
F3 (Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton to
enter fast reverse mode. Holding the pushbutton
will play in reverse at four times the normal speed.
After holding it for more than four seconds it will
play in reverse at 32 times the normal speed.
Release the pushbutton to return to normal
play mode.
F4 (Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton to
enter fast forward mode. Holding the pushbutton
will play at four times the normal speed. After
holding it for more than four seconds it will play at
32 times the normal speed. Release the
pushbutton to return to normal play mode.
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