CD player CHEVROLET MALIBU 2016 8.G Infotainment Manual

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ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . .68
Bluetooth Phone/Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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6 Introduction
Cruze Radio with Navigation, Radio without Navigation Similar
1. Preset Buttons (1–6)
2. DEST (Destination)
3. NAV (Navigation)
4. Eight-Way Selector Arrows (Navigates Maps)
5. CONFIG (Configuration Menu)
6. RPT NAV (Repeat Navigation)
7. CLOCK 8. INFO (Information)
9. TONE
10. AS (Autostore)
11. MENU/SEL (Menu/Select)
12.
X(Eject)
13. BACK
14. FAV (Favorite Pages 1–6) 15.
d(Next/Fast Forward)
16.
5/>(Phone/Mute)
17. SRCE (Source)
18.
k(Play/Pause)
19. HOME
20.
g(Previous/Reverse)
21.
O(Power/Volume)
Infotainment Control Buttons
The buttons on the faceplate are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
XorZ(Eject) : Press to eject a
disc from the CD player. See CD
Player 034.
HOME (Home Page) : Press to go
to the Home Page. See “Home
Page” later in this section.
Preset Buttons (1–6): The preset
buttons numbered one through six
can be used to select stored
stations.

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5or5/>(Phone or
Phone/Mute):
. Press to enter the phone main
screen. See Bluetooth075 or
“OnStar” in the owner manual.
. Press and hold to mute or
unmute the infotainment system.
SRCE : Press to change the audio
source to AM, FM, XM (if equipped),
Pandora
®(if equipped), Stitcher®,
CD, USB/iPod, AUX, or Bluetooth
Audio.
TUNE/ MENU or MENU/ SEL:
. Press to enter the menu for the
current band or media.
. Turn to highlight a feature.
. Press to activate the highlighted
feature.
. Turn to manually change the
radio station.
BACK/
/: Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
INFO (Information) : Press to
toggle through an audio or
navigation information screen. CONFIG (Configuration Menu) :
Press to adjust features for
Languages, Time and Date, Radio
Settings, Phone Settings, Display
Settings, and Vehicle Settings.
NAV (Navigation):
.
Press to view the vehicle’s
current position on the map
screen.
. Continue pressing to cycle
through the full map and split
screens.
DEST(Destination):
. Press to enter a destination.
. If a destination has already been
entered, press to access the
Destination Menu. See
Destination 050.
gor©SEEK (Previous/
Reverse):
. CD, USB, Bluetooth Audio:
Press to seek to the beginning of
the current or previous track.
. CD, USB, Bluetooth Audio:
Press and hold to quickly
reverse through a track. Release
the button to return to playing speed. See
CD Player034,
USB 035, or Bluetooth Audio
0 42.
. AM, FM, XM (if equipped): Press
to seek to the previous strong
station.
RPT or RPT NAV (Repeat
Navigation) : Press to repeat the
last voice guidance prompt.
Oor VOL/O(Volume/Power):
. Press to turn the system on
and off.
. Turn to adjust the volume.
dor SEEK¨(Next/Forward):
. CD, USB, Bluetooth Audio:
Press to seek the next track.
. CD, USB, Bluetooth Audio:
Press and hold to fast forward
through a track. Release the
button to return to playing
speed. See CD Player034,
USB 035, or Bluetooth Audio
0 42.
. AM, FM, XM (if equipped): Press
to seek to the previous strong
station.

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k(Play/Pause) :Press to pause
or resume playback. This feature is
unavailable for AM, FM, and XM (if
equipped). See CD Player034,
Pandora Internet Radio 024,
Stitcher Internet Radio 029, USB
0 35, or Bluetooth Audio 042.
AS (Autostore) : See“Autostore”
later in this section.
CLOCK : Press to set the time.
TONE : Press TONE or touch the
Tone Settings button on the Home
Page to adjust Bass, Mid
(Midrange), Treble, EQ, Fade, and
Balance. Tone settings are specific
to each source. See AM-FM Radio
0 15.
FAV (Favorites) : Press to display
the current favorite page number
above the preset buttons. Keep
pressing to scroll through the
favorites pages. The stored stations
for each list, display on the bottom
of the screen. To change the
number of preset Favorite Pages,
touch the CONFIG button on the
Home Page, then touch Radio
Settings, and then touch Number of
Favorite Pages. INFO (Information) :
Press to
display available source information.
Autostore
To use Autostore:
1. Press SRCE to select FM or AM.
2. Press and hold the AS button for two seconds.
3. The radio searches and automatically stores the
12 strongest stations.
Press the AS button to alternate
between the Autostore pages.
Autostore does not delete
previously stored favorite stations.
Press FAV on the faceplate to return
to the previously stored favorite
stations. When entering a new broadcast
area, press and hold the AS button
to refresh the autostore stations.
Autostore does not function with
SiriusXM radio stations.
Touch Screen Buttons
Touch screen buttons are on the
screen and highlighted when a
feature is available. Some toggle
screen buttons highlight when active
and gray out when inactive.

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Morer:This button may display
depending on the number of options
stored on Home Page. Touch to go
to the next page.
qPrevious : Touch to go to the
previous page.
Next
r: Touch to go to the
next page.
Home Page Customization
The first Home Page can be
customized.
To add screen buttons:
1. Touch Menu.
2. Touch Customize. 3. Touch a screen button to add
or remove from the first Home
Page. A
hindicates it will be
displayed. The maximum
number of buttons on Home
Page 1 is eight.
4. Touch Done.
To move screen buttons:
1. Touch Sort.
2. Touch an icon to switch with another icon on the first Home
Page only.
3. Touch Done.
To restore Home Page 1 defaults: 1. Touch Menu.
2. Touch Restore Home Page Defaults.
3. Touch Yes or Cancel.
Home Page Features
Touch screen buttons are
highlighted when a feature is
available.
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Touch the Now Playing screen
button to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, XM (if equipped), CD,
USB/iPod, Pandora (if equipped),
Stitcher, Bluetooth Audio, and AUX.
See AM-FM Radio 015, Satellite
Radio 018, CD Player 034,
Pandora Internet Radio 024,
Stitcher Internet Radio 029, and
Auxiliary Devices 041.

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Touch the AM screen button to
display the AM main page and play
the current or last tuned AM station.
SeeAM-FM Radio 015.
Touch the XM screen button (if
equipped) to display the XM main
page and play the current or last
tuned SiriusXM channel. See
AM-FM Radio 015 and Satellite
Radio 018.
Touch the Pandora screen button (if
equipped) to display the Pandora
home page and stream
personalized radio stations based
on artists, songs, genres, and
comedians. See Pandora Internet
Radio 024.
Touch the Stitcher screen button (if
equipped) to display the Stitcher
home page and stream news,
sports, and entertainment shows
through the audio system. See
Stitcher Internet Radio 029.
Touch the CD screen button to
display the CD main page and play
the current or last CD track
selected. See CD Player034.
Touch theEBluetooth screen
button to display the Bluetooth
Audio main page to play music
through a Bluetooth device. See
Bluetooth Audio 042.
Touch the iPod screen button to
display the iPod main page and play
the current or last track selected.
See Auxiliary Devices 041.

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Audio Players
CD Player
The CD player is capable of playing:
.Most audio CDs
. CD-R
. CD-RW
. MP3, unprotected WMA, and
AAC formats
When playing any compatible
recordable disc, the sound quality
may be reduced due to the disc, the
method of recording, the quality of
the music recorded, or how the disc
has been handled.
There may be increased skipping
and difficulty reading recorded
tracks, finding tracks, and/or loading
and ejecting. If these problems
occur, check the disc for damage or
try a known good disc.
To avoid damage to the CD player:
. Do not use scratched or
damaged discs. .
Do not apply labels to discs. The
labels could get caught in the
player.
. Insert only one disc at a time.
. Keep the loading slot free of
foreign materials, liquids, and
debris.
. Use a marking pen to label the
top of the disc.
Loading and Ejecting Discs
To load a disc:
1. Turn the vehicle on.
2. Insert a disc into the slot, right side up. The player pulls it in
the rest of the way. If the disc
is damaged or improperly
loaded, there is an error and
the disc ejects.
The disc automatically plays once
loaded.
Press
ZorXto eject a disc from
the CD player. If the disc is not
removed within a short period of
time, it is automatically pulled back
into the player.
Playing an Audio CD
1. Touch the CD screen button on the Home Page or select CD
from the source pop-up to
display the CD main page.
2. Touch the Menu screen button to display the menu options.
3. Touch to select the option.
On the CD main page, the track
number displays and the Song,
Artist, and Album information
displays when available.
Use the following radio controls to
play the disc:
k(Play/Pause) : Use to pause or
resume play.

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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.