USB CHEVROLET MALIBU 2016 8.G Infotainment Manual

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.For iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad
devices, check that the USB
cable is connected to the USB
port and the screen is unlocked.
. Close Pandora on the device
and launch again. Devices that
allow multitasking may require
an extra step to quit the Pandora
application. See the cell phone
manufacturer's user guide.
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down
Error
If there is an error trying to rate a
track with the
,or-buttons, an
error message will display. Touch
OK to retry.
Loss of Audio
Loss of Pandora audio can happen
in different ways:
. Weak or lost data connection.
. Device needs to be charged.
. Application needs to be
relaunched.
. Connection between phone and
radio lost. .
The volume is too low. Turn up
the volume on the device.
. The battery saver and task
manager applications on the
phone can cause Pandora to
function incorrectly. Remove
those apps from the phone or
remove Pandora and Bluetooth
from the task lists.
If the connection is lost between the
application and device, a message
“Please Unlock the Phone or
Restart the App and Try Again” will
display. Touch OK to retry.
If touching OK does not clear the
issue on the phone, see "Please
unlock the phone or restart phone
App and try again” under "Common
Pandora Messages" following.
Common Pandora Messages
Please See Device : When not
logged in or when authentication
failed, see the device. Touch OK to
continue.
Paused or Audio Paused :
Playback is paused on the radio or
on the device. Touch
kor play on
the device. No Stations Found :
Logged in but
no stations have been created.
Touch OK to continue.
Please Unlock the Phone or
Restart Phone App and Try
Again : Communication failure
between the radio and the phone
application or the device is locked.
Devices that allow multitasking may
require an extra step to quit the
Pandora application. Close Pandora
on the device and launch again.
Unlock the phone and check that
Home Page is shown on the phone/
device.
See the cell phone manufacturer's
user guide.
See www.pandora.com/help for
more information. If the service will
not work, see your dealer for
assistance.

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Stitcher Internet Radio
Stitcher SmartRadio®is an Internet
radio service that streams news,
sports, and entertainment shows
through the audio system. Create
personalized, on-demand stations or
discover new shows through
Stitcher's preset stations. To set up
an account, download the
application from the Android Market
or iTunes Store, or go to
www.stitcher.com.
A phone or tablet with Internet
connection is required for this
application. Personal cell phone
data plans are used. Make sure the
latest version is installed on the
device and the volume on the
device is turned up.
BlackBerry phones are not
supported for this application.
To install Stitcher:
. On an Android phone or Tablet
with Internet connection, go to
the Android Play Store, search
for Stitcher, and install to the
phone, not to the SD card. .
On an iPhone, iPad, or iPod
touch, go to the iTunes Store
and search for Stitcher.
Launching Stitcher
Connect the iPhone, iPad, or iPod
touch to the USB port, or connect
Android through Bluetooth. See
Auxiliary Devices 041 orBluetooth
0 75. For first-time use, set up the
stations before connecting to the
vehicle. The Stitcher icon will be
available on the Home Page and
source pop-up displays if the latest
application is installed on the
device.
Using the iPhone, iPod touch,
or iPad
1. Plug the device into the USB port. The phone screen must
be unlocked.
2. Use one of the following to launch:
.Touch the application on
the device.
. Touch Stitcher on the
Home Page. .
Press
b/gand say
“Stitcher” or“Tune Stitcher.”
. Accept any notifications on
the screen of the device.
3. If Stitcher does not begin playing, select a category and
then a station.
After Stitcher has been launched,
press SRCE or SRC on the steering
wheel controls to access Stitcher
features.
If nothing happens when the
available Stitcher screen button is
touched, download the latest
Stitcher application and retry.
Stitcher will always be highlighted
on the Home Page when an iPhone,
iPad, or iPod touch is connected
using the USB port. To use, log into
your account.
If the “Please See Device” message
is shown, the login screen may
display on the device.
If the “Please unlock the phone or
restart the App and try again”
message is shown, then the phone
may be locked. Unlock the phone,

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q(Favorites) :When touched, the
current show is added to the
favorites station.
,(Thumbs Down) : When
touched, Stitcher changes to the
next show. This helps Stitcher
provide a personalized listening
experience.
-(Thumbs Up) : When touched,
Stitcher stores this information and
-is highlighted for the remainder
of the show. This helps Stitcher
provide a personalized listening
experience.
d(Next Show) : When touched,
Stitcher changes to the next show.
k(Play/Pause) : Touch on the
radio to pause playback. Touch
again to resume. Stitcher Advertisement
Stitcher may display
advertisements. Artist name and title
may not display and the skip track
button is not available.
Switching Between Pandora and
Stitcher
To switch between Pandora and
Stitcher, touch the application icon
on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
This is not required for Android
devices. See
Pandora Internet
Radio 024.
Stitcher Troubleshooting
Unable to Connect Device to
Vehicle
If the device is unable to connect to
the USB or Bluetooth:
1. Turn the vehicle off.
2. Open and close the driver door, wait about 30 seconds, and try
to connect the device again.
The battery saver and task manager
applications on the phone can
cause Stitcher to function incorrectly. Remove those apps
from the phone or remove Stitcher
and Bluetooth from the task lists.
Unable to Start Stitcher
If the device is unable to launch
Stitcher:
.
Check that the latest version of
Stitcher is installed.
. Check that there is an active
account logged into Stitcher.
. For Android devices, check that
the device is paired with the
vehicle, and the Bluetooth icon
on the display is highlighted.
. For iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad
devices, check that the USB
cable is connected to the USB
port and the screen is unlocked
and the Home Page is showing.
. Close Stitcher on the device and
launch again. Devices that allow
multitasking may require an
extra step to quit the Stitcher
application. See the cell phone
manufacturer's user guide.

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Loss of Audio
Loss of Stitcher audio can happen
due to:
.Weak or lost data connection.
. Device needs to be charged.
. Application needs to be
relaunched.
. Connection between phone and
radio is lost.
. The volume is too low. Turn up
the volume on the device.
If the connection is lost between the
application and device, a message
“Please Unlock the Phone or
Restart the Phone App and Try
Again” will display. Touch OK to
retry.
If touching OK does not clear the
issue, see “Please Unlock the
Phone or Restart Phone App and
Try Again” under“Common Stitcher
Messages” following.
Common Stitcher Messages
Please Try Again Later : A general
error has occurred. A data
connection may be unavailable due to a weak or lost signal or the
Stitcher service being temporarily
down. Touch OK to continue.
Paused or Audio Paused :
Playback is paused on the radio or
on the device. Touch
kor play on
the device.
Please See Device : When not
logged in or when authentication
failed, see the device. Touch OK to
continue. Disconnect the phone
from the radio and follow the
Stitcher account login process on
the phone.
No Stations Found : Logged in but
no stations have been created.
Touch OK to continue.
Please Choose a New Station :
The end of the station has been
reached and there is no more
content to play. Select a new station
through the Stitcher menu.
Please unlock the phone or
restart the App and try again :
Communication failure between the
radio and the phone application or
the device is locked. See www.stitcher.com/help for more
information. If the service will not
work, send an e-mail to
[email protected] or see your
dealer for assistance.Pictures
Pictures can only be viewed using
USB devices. If pictures are on an
SD card, transfer to a USB device
or use a USB-SD adapter. File sizes
above approximately four mega
pixels may not show. Only jpeg,
bmp, gif, and png files are
supported.
1. Touch the Pictures screen button on the Home Page.
2. The system does a search to find the picture folders.
A“Please wait” message
displays until the search is
finished.

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©SEEK (Previous/Reverse):
. Press to seek to the beginning of
the current or previous track.
If the track has been playing for
less than five seconds, it seeks
to the previous track. If longer
than five seconds, the current
track starts from the beginning.
. Press and hold to fast reverse
through a track. Release the
button to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.
SEEK
¨(Next/Forward):
. Press to seek to the next track.
. Press and hold to fast forward
through a track. Release the
button to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.
TUNE/MENU or MENU/SEL : Turn
to the right or left to select the next
or previous track. Press this knob to
select from the list. If a track is
selected from the menu, the system
plays the track and returns to the
CD screen.
Error Messages
If Disc Error displays and/or the disc
comes out, it could be due to:
. The disc has an invalid or
unknown format.
. The disc is very hot. Try the disc
again when the temperature
returns to normal.
. The road is very rough. Try the
disc again when the road is
smoother.
. The disc is dirty, scratched, wet,
or upside down.
. The air is very humid. Try the
disc again later.
. There was a problem while
burning the disc.
. The label is caught in the CD
player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, try
a known good CD.
If any error continues, contact your
dealer.
USB
Playing from a USB
A USB mass storage or Certified
Windows Vista®/Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP) device can be
connected to the USB port.
The USB port is in the center
console.
The USB icon displays when the
USB device is connected.
USB Media Formats
The USB port will support the
following media formats:
. MP3
. Unprotected WMA
. Unprotected AAC
Other formats may be supported.
Gracenote®
Gracenote technology embedded
into the radio helps manage and
navigate the USB device music
collection. When a USB device is
connected to the radio, Gracenote
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delivers the correct album, artist
name, genres, and cover art on the
screen. If information is missing,
Gracenote will fill it in.
Searching Music Library Using
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition:Gracenote
improves music search and
navigation by identifying bands,
artists, and albums names that may
be hard to pronounce, irregular
spellings, and nicknames as voice
commands to access music. See
Voice Recognition 068.
Normalization: Normalization helps
to improve the voice recognition
accuracy for titles that sound similar.
It also helps group long lists of
genres into 10 common genres. For
example, there may be multiple rock
genres in the media library;
normalization will group all those
into one rock Genre. Normalization
default is off.
To turn Normalization on:
1. Press CONFIG on the faceplate or touch the Config
screen button on the
Home Page.
2. Touch Radio Settings, then touch Gracenote Options.
3. Touch Normalization to turn on or off.
Cover Art: The Gracenote
embedded database contains cover
art or album art information for the
music on the USB device. If the
music is recognized by Gracenote
and does have cover art, Gracenote
will use the cover art found in the
embedded database and display it
on the radio. User predefined cover
art will always be used first. If no cover art is found Gracenote will
use generic Genre graphics or
images of artists.
More Like This
The Gracenote database contains
attributes for Music, such as genre,
era of music, region, artist type,
mood, etc. Use this to create a
playlist of up to 30 songs "more like"
the currently listened to song. This
playlist will be stored in the Playlist
Menu when the device is
reconnected. If songs are removed
from the device, the system will
simply skip over those songs and
play the next available song.
Use the touch screen or voice
recognition to create a More Like
This Playlist. See
“Voice
Recognition Commands” inVoice
Recognition 068.
Gracenote Indexing
While Gracenote is indexing,
infotainment features are available
including selecting music from the
menu. Voice recognition music will
not be available until the radio has
completed indexing the device.

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Devices with more music may take
longer to index. The device will
index when plugged into the radio
for the first time. When Indexing is
removed from the screen, the radio
is ready to support music search.
On the next connection or ignition
cycle, Indexing will show briefly on
the screen. The radio is searching
for changes to the device and
preparing the music list. If there are
no changes, the voice recognition
music search will be available. The
radio will index and store two
devices with up to 10,000 songs on
each device.
USB MP3 Player and USB Drives
.The USB MP3 players and USB
drives connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage
Class specification (USB MSC).
. Hard disk drives are not
supported.
. The radio will not be able to play
back write-protected music.
. File system supported: FAT32. .
The following restrictions apply
for the data stored on a USB
MP3 player or USB device:
‐Maximum folder structure
depth: 8 levels.
‐ Maximum number of MP3/
WMA files that can be
displayed: 10,000.
‐ Playlist entries must be in the
form of relative paths.
‐ The system attribute for
folders/files that contain audio
data must not be set.
To play a USB device, do one of the
following:
. Connect the USB and it begins
to play.
. Touch the Now Playing screen
button on the Home Page.
. Press SRCE on the faceplate to
scroll until the USB source
screen is available. .
Pressb/gon the steering
wheel controls to play CD, Artist,
Album, Song Title, or Song
Genre. See Voice Recognition
0 68.
The following playlist formats are
supported:
. M3U (Standard and Extended)
. iTunes
. PLS (Standard)
. WAX
. ASX
. RMP
The radio supports plugging a cell
phone in as a USB drive as long as
the cell phone supports USB mass
storage class or has USB disc drive
support enabled.
While the USB source is active, use
the following to operate USB
function:
TUNE/MENU or MENU/SEL
Knob : Turn to scroll through the
list. Turn quickly to fast scroll
alphabetically through large lists.

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k(Play/Pause) :Touch to start,
pause, or resume play of the current
media source.
©SEEK (Previous/Reverse):
. Press to seek to the beginning of
the current or previous track.
If the track has been playing for
less than five seconds, the
previous track plays. If playing
longer than five seconds, the
current track restarts.
. Press and hold to reverse
quickly through playback.
Release to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.
SEEK
¨(Next/Forward):
. Press to seek to the next track.
. Press and hold to advance
quickly through playback.
Release to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays. USB Menu
The following are available through
the USB Menu:
Shuffle:
Touch to play the tracks
randomly. Touch again to stop
shuffle.
Play More Like This:
1. Touch to automatically create a playlist of songs that are like
the song currently playing.
2. The radio will show "Playlist Creation Succeeded" and
continue playing the
current song.
Playlist Creation Failed may
appear if a song is not found in
the Gracenote Database.
Delete Automatic Playlist: Touch
to delete a more like this playlist.
Folders: Touch to open a folder list
to access the files within the folder
structure.
Playlists:
1. Touch to view the playlists on the USB. 2. Select a playlist to view the list
of all songs in that playlist.
3. Select a song from the list to begin playback.
Artists: 1. Touch to view the list of artists on the USB.
2. Select an artist name to view a list of all albums by the artist.
3. To select a song, touch Songs List or touch an album and
then select a song from the list.
Albums:
1. Touch to view the albums on the USB.
2. Select the album to view a list of all songs on the album.
3. Select a song from the list to begin playback.
Genres:
1. Touch to view the genres on the USB.
2. Select a genre to view a list of all songs of that genre.

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3. Select a song from the list tobegin playback.
Songs: 1. Touch to display a list of all songs on the USB.
2. Songs are displayed as they are stored on the disc. To begin
playback, select a song from
the list.
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 radio
displays the file name as the track
name if the song information is not
available.
Playing from an iPod®
This feature supports the following
iPod models:
. iPod classic
®(6th generation)
. iPod nano
®(3G, 4G, 5G,
and 6G)
. iPod touch
®(1G, 2G, 3G,
and 4G) There may be problems with the
operation and function in the
following situations:
.
When connecting an iPod on
which a more recent version of
the firmware is installed than is
supported by the infotainment
system.
. When connecting an iPod on
which firmware from other
providers is installed.
To connect an iPod: 1. Connect one end of the standard iPod USB cable to the
iPod's dock connector.
2. Connect the other end to the USB port in the center console.
iPod music information displays on
the radio’s display and begins
playing through the vehicle’s audio
system.
The iPod battery recharges
automatically while the vehicle is on.
The iPod shuts off and stops
charging when the vehicle is
shut off. If the iPod is an unsupported model,
it can still be listened to in the
vehicle by connecting to the
auxiliary input jack using a standard
3.5 mm (1/8 in) stereo cable.
iPod Menu
Use the iPod Menu to select:
Shuffle :
Touch to play the tracks
randomly. Touch again to stop
shuffle.
Play More Like This: Allows the
radio to create playlists with song/
tracks that are similar to what is
being listen to. The radio will create
a playlist with up to 30 similar
songs. The playlist will appear in the
Playlist category of the menu for
future listening.

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.iPad®(1G, 2G)
Follow the same instructions as
stated earlier for using an iPod. To
use voice recognition to play music,
say “Play USB,” “Play Artist,” “Play
Album,” “Play Song,” or“Play
Genre.” SeeVoice Recognition
0 68.
iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Troubleshooting
When an iPhone, iPod touch,
or iPad is connected through USB
and Bluetooth, the audio may not be
heard when the iPod source on the
radio is selected. If a phone call is
received while listening to the iPod
source and there is no audio for the
iPod after the source, go to the
Airplay icon on the device and
select dock connector or disconnect
and reconnect the dock connector
on the device.
Some functionality may differ based
on operating system version on the
device.USB Troubleshooting
If the device is not being recognized
or the music is missing screen
information, restore the radio
defaults: 1. Touch Config.
2. Touch Radio Settings.
3. Touch Software Versions Menu.
4. Touch Clear and Reset Radio.
5. Touch Yes.
Pair the phone again and the device
will have to index again.
Bluetooth Audio and Voice
Recognition
See Bluetooth Audio 042 and Voice
Recognition 068 for information
using voice recognition with
Bluetooth Audio.
Make sure all devices have the
latest software downloaded.
Auxiliary Devices
This vehicle has an auxiliary input
jack in the center console. Possible
auxiliary audio sources include:
. Laptop computer
. MP3 player
. Tape player
This jack is not an audio output. Do
not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack. Set up any
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
automatically begins playing audio
from the device over the vehicle
speakers.
If an auxiliary device has already
been connected, but a different
source is currently active, do one of
the following:
. Press SOURCE or SRCE to
scroll all of the available audio
source screens, until the AUX
source screen is selected.