bluetooth CHEVROLET IMPALA 2020 Infotainment System Manual
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4 Introduction
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is controlled by using the infotainment display,
controls on the center stack, steering wheel controls, and voice recognition.
1.O(Power)
. Press to turn the
power on.
. Press and hold to turn
the power off. .
Press to mute/unmute
the system when on.
When the power is on
and the system is not
muted, a quick status pane will display when
Ois pressed. PressingOwill mute the system
and trigger this pane to
show a long press is
required to power down
the system.
. Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.
2. MEDIA
.Press to change the
media source to USB,
Bluetooth, or AUX.
3. RADIO
.Press to change the
audio source to AM, FM
or SXM (if equipped).
4.gord(Previous/Next)
. Radio: Press
gand
release to go to the
previous station or
channel. Press and hold
to fast seek the next
strongest previous
station or channel. See
AM-FM Radio 010.
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.USB/Bluetooth:
Press
gto seek to the
beginning of the current
or previous track. Press
and hold to quickly
reverse through a track.
Release to return to
playing speed. See USB
Port 019 or
Bluetooth Audio 023.
. Radio: Press
dand
release to go to the next
station or channel.
Press and hold to fast
seek the next strongest
station or channel.
. USB/Bluetooth:
Press
dto seek the
next track. Press and
hold to fast forward
through a track.
Release to return to
playing speed. See USB
Port 019 or
Bluetooth Audio 023.
5.P(Screen)
. Press
Pto open.
Press
Pagain to
close. Keep the storage
area closed when not in
use. See the owner ’s
manual.
6.{(Home Page)
. Press to go to the Home
Page. See “Home Page”
later in this section.
7.oBACK
. Press to return to the
previous display in
a menu.
8. CD Slot
9. MENU
.Turn to highlight a
feature. Press to
activate the highlighted
feature.
10.Y(Eject)
. Press to eject the audio
disc from the CD player. Home Page
The Home Page is where vehicle
application icons are accessed.
Some applications are disabled
when the vehicle is moving.
The Home Page can be set up to
have up to five pages with eight
icons per page.
Touch
horkto access the pages of
icons.
h: Touch to go to the previous
Home Page.
k: Touch to go to the next
Home Page.
l: Touch this interaction selector
to display the favorites list.
Touch a preset in the favorites to
begin the process of saving a
favorite application.
Touch and hold the application icon
to store as a favorite. The name of
the application will show in favorites.
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Managing Home Page Icons1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to enter
edit mode.
2. Continue holding the icon and drag it to the desired position.
3. Release your finger to drop the icon in the desired position.
4. To move an application to another page, drag the icon to
the edge of the display toward
the desired page.
5. Continue dragging and dropping application icons as
desired.Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
g:Press to answer an incoming
call or start voice recognition. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 065 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 66 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) 070
or “OnStar Overview” in the owner’s
manual.
i: Press to decline an incoming
call or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system when not on a call.
oorp: Press the five-way control
to go to the previous or next menu
on the instrument cluster.
worx: Press the five-way
control to go up or down in a list on
the instrument cluster.
V: Press to select a highlighted
menu option.
The favorite and volume switches
are on the back of the steering
wheel.
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1. Favorites: Press to select thenext or previous favorite radio
station. While playing media,
press to select the next or
previous track or song.
2. Volume: Press to increase or decrease the volume.
Using the System
Home Page Features
Touch the icons on the Home Page
to launch an application.
Audio
Touch the Audio icon to display the
active audio source page. Available
sources are AM, FM, SXM (if
equipped), CD (if equipped),
MyMedia, USB, Bluetooth, and AUX
Input.
Phone
Touch the Phone icon to display the
Phone main page. See Bluetooth
(Overview) 065 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 66 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) 070.
Projection
Touch the Projection icon to activate
Android Auto or Apple CarPlay (if
equipped) after a supported device
is connected. See Apple CarPlay
and Android Auto 072.
Apps
If equipped, in-vehicle apps are
available for download. Touch the
Apps icon on the Home Page to
begin.
Downloading and using in-vehicle
apps requires Internet connectivity
which can be accessed with a data
plan through the vehicle’s built-in
4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot, if equipped,
or a compatible mobile device
hotspot. On most mobile devices,
activation of the Wi-Fi hotspot is in
the vehicle’ s Settings menu under
Mobile Network Sharing, Personal
Hotspot, Mobile Hotspot, or similar.
To purchase data for the in-vehicle
Wi-Fi hotspot, if equipped, touch the
myChevrolet icon on the Home
Page or contact an OnStar Advisor. The vehicle must have active
OnStar or connected service and a
payment method on file.
Availability of apps and connectivity
varies by vehicle, conditions, and
location. Data plan rates apply.
Features are subject to change. For
more information, see
my.chevrolet.com/learn.
NAV
Touch the Nav icon to display the
navigation map. See
Using the
Navigation System 026.
Settings
Touch the Settings icon to display
the Settings menu. See Settings
0 74.
Weather
If equipped, touch the Weather icon
to display the Weather main page.
See “SiriusXM Travel Link Weather”
under Destination 035.
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10 Radio
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
While on the Audio main page the
available sources are: AM, FM,
SXM (if equipped), CD (if equipped),
MyMedia, USB, Bluetooth, and AUX
Input.
.Press RADIO on the center
stack or touch the Audio icon on
the Home Page to scroll through
AM, FM, or SXM (if equipped).
. Press MEDIA on the center
stack or touch the Audio icon on
the Home Page to access Media
and scroll through CD (if
equipped), MyMedia, USB,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
Infotainment System Settings
Press RADIO on the center stack to
access broadcast sources. Touch the Menu icon on the
infotainment display to display the
following menus:
Tone Settings:
.
Bass, Midrange, Treble,
Surround (if equipped): Touch +
or–to adjust. Surround adjusts
the headrest speaker
volume only.
. Balance: Touch
SorTfor more
sound from the left or right
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
left and right speakers.
. Fade: Touch
yorzfor more
sound from the front or rear
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
front and rear speakers.
DSP Modes (If Equipped):
. Bose Centerpoint surround
sound system has four DSP
modes:
‐Normal: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for all
seating positions. ‐
Driver: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for the
driver.
‐ Rear: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for the
rear seat occupants.
‐ Centerpoint: Turns on Bose
Centerpoint surround
technology. This setting
creates a surround sound from
nearly any audio source:
existing stereo, CD collection,
and MP3 players. For more
information on Bose
Centerpoint surround
technology, see
www.boseautomotive.com.
Categories : Touch Categories
under the Audio menu to access the
categories list for AM, FM, or SXM
(if equipped). The list contains
names associated with the AM, FM,
and SXM, if equipped, stations or
channels. Touch a category name to
display a list of stations or channels
for that category. Touching a station
or channel from the list tunes the
radio to that station or channel and
returns the display to Now Playing.
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22 Audio Players
When a list of songs, albums,
artists, or other types of media
display, a vertical keyboard appears
on one side of the list and a scroll
bar on the other side. When using
the vertical keyboard, touch the
beginning character of the desired
name to display the zoom bubble of
that character. Release the finger
from the infotainment display and
the zoom bubble disappears.
Touch the scroll bar to move the list
up and down.
File System and Naming
The songs, artists, albums, and
genres are taken from the file’s
song information and are only
displayed if present. The radiodisplays the file name as the track
name if the song information is not
available.
Supported Apple Devices
To view supported devices in USA,
see my.chevrolet.com\learned.
Loss of Audio
If a phone currently paired over
Bluetooth is plugged in with a USB
cable, the system will automatically
mute the phone audio. Playback
can be resumed by changing the
audio source from Bluetooth to USB
cable.
Source USB from the Media icon on
the infotainment display to resume
playback.
Other phones such as Android
phones may have a similar reaction.
Bluetooth Streaming Audio and
Voice Recognition
See
Bluetooth Audio 023 for
information using voice recognition
with Bluetooth streaming audio.
Make sure all devices have the
latest software downloaded.
Auxiliary Jack
This vehicle has an auxiliary input
jack. This is located in the center
console under the armrest. Possible
auxiliary audio sources include:
. Laptop computer
. Audio music player
This jack is not an audio output. Do
not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack. Set up an
auxiliary device while the vehicle is
in P (Park).
Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable
from the auxiliary device to the
auxiliary input jack. When a device
is connected, the system can play
audio from the device over the
vehicle speakers.
If an auxiliary device has already
been connected, but a different
source is currently active, press
MEDIA on the center stack or touch
the Media icon on the infotainment
display to scroll through audio
source menus, until the AUX Input
source appears.
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Playing from the AUX Port
An auxiliary device is played
through the audio system and
controlled through the device itself.
AUX Menu
Press MENU on the center stack to
display the AUX Input menu and the
following may display:
Tone Settings :Touch to adjust
Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance,
Fade, and EQ (Equalizer). See
AM-FM Radio 010.
Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the vehicle speed. See AM-FM
Radio 010.
Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) : This feature adjusts
the volume based on the noise in
the vehicle and speed. See “Bose
AudioPilot” inAM-FM Radio 010.Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 065 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 66 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) 070
for help pairing a device.
The music can be controlled by
either the infotainment controls or
the controls on the device.
Music can be launched by pressing
MEDIA on the center stack or go
into the audio application from the
Home Page or through the
applications tray. Touch the Media
icon until Bluetooth displays.
To play music via Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, go into the audio application from the Home
Page or through the
applications tray. Touch the
Media icon until Bluetooth
displays. Bluetooth Audio Menu
Touch the Menu icon on the
infotainment display or MENU on
the center stack to display the
Bluetooth Audio menu. The
following may be available:
Tone Settings :
Touch + or–to
adjust the tone settings. See AM-FM
Radio 010.
Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the vehicle speed. See AM-FM
Radio 010.
Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) : This feature adjusts
the volume based on the noise in
the vehicle and speed. See AM-FM
Radio 010.
Touch the Back icon on the
infotainment display to go back to
the previous menu.
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Manage Bluetooth Devices :
Touch to go to the Bluetooth page to
add or delete devices.
When using the Bluetooth audio
source, the radio may not be able to
launch specific applications on your
device. Use the device to start audio
playback when it is safe to do so.
All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth audio as
a source, the radio may show as
paused on the display. Touch play
on the device or touch
rto begin
playback.
Some phones support sending
Bluetooth music information to
display on the radio. When the radio
receives this information, it will
check to see if any is available and
display it. For more information
about supported Bluetooth features,
see www.gm.com/bluetooth.
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44 Navigation
if the stored content should be
overwritten. Select Save to
overwrite the existing Address Book
information. Select Cancel to abort
the import of information.
Browsing Downloaded POIs
Access the downloaded POIs by
selecting the My POIs option in the
POIs list.
Editing My POIs
Downloaded POIs can be edited at
a category level. These POIs can
either be deleted as an entire
category or be reassigned as
another category. To edit the
categories:
.Select Edit at the main category
view to edit the POIs. The Edit
option will display next to each
category name. There is no POI
browsing in this mode. Only edit
functions are available.
. Once an action such as deleting
or reassigning has been
selected, the changes are saved
immediately. Changing POI Categories
POI categories can be assigned to a
different category by using the same
method as assigning a category for
an Address Book entry. When
editing, the right side will displays
the current category name.
Deleting POI Categories
POI categories can be deleted by
selecting Edit and then Delete.
A pop-up displays to confirm the
deletion.
Saved Destinations
Select a saved destination from the
Contacts or Recent Destinations.
Contacts
Select Contacts to view the
vehicle’s contact list or a connected
Bluetooth device. If a particular
contact has a single address
associated with it, that contact has a
Quick Route option next to it.
Contacts without this Quick Route
option either have multiple
addresses or no address at all.
Touch Quick Route to go to the
Destination Details view. Touch an address, either from the
Quick Route on the contact list or a
specific address from the contact
detail list, to go to the destination
view showing that address on
the map.
Trips from Contacts can be saved
and recalled. The order is based on
when the trip was last used. When
the trips are saved, they are given a
default title of the final destination
name. If there are no saved trips,
this list item is hidden.
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“Destination Place of Interest”:
Begin a dialog to enter a destination
Place of Interest category or major
brand name (if equipped).
Not all brand names of businesses
are available for voice entry. Most
major chains, such as chains with
more than 20 locations, should be
available to search for by name, but
the name must be precisely spoken.
Nicknames or short names for the
businesses will not likely be found.
Lesser known businesses might
have to be located by category,
such as fast food, hotels, or banks.
“Destination Contact” :Begin a
dialog to enter a specific destination
contact name.
“Cancel Route” :End route
guidance.
Voice Recognition for the
Phone
“Call
call to an entered contact. The
command may include location if
the contact has location numbers
stored. “Call
“At Work,” “On Mobile,”
or“On
Other” :Initiate a call to an entered
contact and location at home, at
work, on mobile device, or on
another phone.
“Call
call to a standard phone number or
emergency number.
If the call is being initiated outside of
North America, say “Call
reads back the number, repeat the
“Call” command to initiate the call.
If the number is not correct, “Delete”
will delete the number and allow it to
be entered again. If the number is
not complete, speak the remaining
digits.
“Pair Phone” :Begin the Bluetooth
pairing process. Follow instructions
on the radio display.
“Switch Phone” :Select a different
phone for outgoing calls. “Voice Keypad”
:Begins a dialog
to enter special numbers like
international numbers. The numbers
can be entered in groups of digits
with each group of digits being
repeated back by the system. If the
group of digits is not correct, the
command “Delete”will remove the
last group of digits and allow them
to be re-entered. Once the entire
number has been entered, the
command “Call”will start dialing the
number.
“Voice Mail” :Initiate a call to voice
mail numbers.
Voice Pass-Thru
Voice pass-thru allows access to the
voice recognition commands on the
cell phone, for example, Siri or
Voice Command. See the cell
phone manufacturer's user guide to
see if the cell phone supports this
feature. To activate the phone voice
recognition system, press and hold
gon the steering wheel for a few
seconds.