ESP PONTIAC G8 2009 User Guide

Radio Message
Security Lockout Active:This
message displays when the
coded security system has been
activated. Take the vehicle to your
dealer/retailer for service.
Radio Messages for XM Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on
page 6-24later in this section for
further detail.
Using the CD Player
The CD player plays standard sized
CDs. Using CDs of a different size
can damage the drive or disc,
even if an adapter is used.
The CD player has a memory
buffer that holds approximately
seven seconds of music to prevent
interruption while driving over bumpy
surfaces. If the interruption lasts
longer than seven seconds, the
memory buffer can become emptyand playback will be interrupted until
the player has time to refocus, read
the disc, and ll the buffer again.
When the player reaches the end of
a CD, it automatically returns to
the start and plays the CD again.
CDs can be loaded with the
ignition and the radio on or off.
CDs will stay in the player if the
ignition or radio is turned off.
If the CD was the last source
selected, it resumes playing
when the radio is turned on.
Loading CDs
To load a CD with the radio with a
single CD player:
1. Insert a CD label side up
partway into the slot.
2. The CD player will pull the CD
in and begin playing if the radio
is on.To load CDs with the radio with a
six-disc CD player:
#LOAD:Press to load CDs
into the CD player. The display
shows DISC and six numbers that
correspond to the six CD storage
locations. When a storage location
has no disc loaded a dash displays.
To insert one CD:
1. Press
#LOAD and Insert Disc
displays.
2. The load indicator light ashes,
and the radio beeps twice.
3. Insert a CD label side up partway
into the slot.
4. The CD player will pull the CD
in and begin playing if the
radio is on.
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XM Radio ID:If tuned to channel 0,
this message alternates with the
XM™ Radio 8 digit radio ID
label. This label is needed to
activate the service.
Unknown:If this message is
received when tuned to channel 0,
there could be a receiver fault.
Consult with your dealer/retailer.
Check XM Receivr:If this message
does not clear within a short period
of time, the receiver could have
a fault. Consult with your
dealer/retailer.
XM Not Available:If this message
does not clear within a short period
of time, the receiver could have
a fault. Consult with your
dealer/retailer.Bluetooth®
Vehicles with a Bluetooth system
can use a Bluetooth capable
cell phone with a Hands Free
Prole to make and receive phone
calls. The system can be used
while the key is in ON/RUN or
ACC/ACCESSORY position.
The range of the Bluetooth system
can be up to 30 ft. (9.1 m). Not all
phones support all functions, and not
all phones are guaranteed to work
with the in-vehicle Bluetooth system.
See gm.com/bluetooth for more
information on compatible phones.
Voice Recognition
The Bluetooth system uses voice
recognition to interpret voice
commands to dial phone numbers
and name tags.Noise:Keep interior noise levels to
a minimum. The system may not
recognize voice commands if there
is too much background noise.
When to Speak:A short tone
sounds after the system responds
indicating when it is waiting for
a voice command. Wait until
the tone and then speak.
How to Speak:Speak clearly in a
calm and natural voice.
Audio System
When using the in-vehicle Bluetooth
system, sound comes through the
vehicle’s front audio system
speakers and over-rides the audio
system. Use the audio system
volume knob, during a call, to change
the volume level. The adjusted
volume level remains in memory for
later calls. To prevent missed calls, a
minimum volume level is used if the
volume is turned down too low.
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Bluetooth Controls
Use the buttons located on the
steering wheel to operate the
in-vehicle Bluetooth system. See
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
on page 6-36for more information.
%(Voice In):Press to answer
incoming calls, to conrm system
information, and to start speech
recognition.
{(Call End):Press to end a
call, reject a call, or to cancel an
operation.
Pairing
A Bluetooth enabled cell phone
must be paired to the in-vehicle
Bluetooth system rst and then
connected to the vehicle before it
can be used. See the cell phone
manufacturers user guide for
Bluetooth functions before pairing
the cell phone. If a Bluetooth phone
is not connected, calls will bemade using OnStar
®Hands Free
Calling, if available. Refer to
the OnStar owner’s guide for more
information.
Pairing Information:
Up to ve cell phones can be
paired to the in-vehicle
Bluetooth system.
The pairing process is disabled
when the vehicle is moving.
The in-vehicle Bluetooth system
automatically links with the rst
available paired cell phone in the
order the phone was paired.
Only one paired cell phone can
be connected to the in-vehicle
Bluetooth system at a time.
Pairing should only need to be
completed once, unless
changes to the pairing
information have been made or
the phone is deleted.
To link to a different paired phone,
see Linking to a Different Phone
later in this section.Pairing a Phone
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Bluetooth”. The system
responds with “Bluetooth
ready” followed by a tone.
3. Say “Pair”. The system responds
with instructions and a four digit
PIN number. The PIN number
will be used in Step 4.
4. Start the Pairing process on the
cell phone that will be paired to
the vehicle. Reference the
cell phone manufacturers user
guide for information on this
process.
Locate the device named
“General Motors” in the list on
the cellular phone and follow the
instructions on the cell phone
to enter the four digit PIN number
that was provided in Step 3.
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5. The system prompts for a name
for the phone. Use a name that
best describes the phone.
This name will be used to
indicate which phone is
connected. The system then
conrms the name provided.
6. The system responds with
“ has been
successfully paired” after the
pairing process is complete.
7. Repeat Steps 1 through 7 for
additional phones to be paired.
Listing All Paired and Connected
Phones
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready” followed
by a tone.
2. Say “Bluetooth”. The system
responds with “Bluetooth
ready” followed by a tone.3. Say “List”. The system lists all the
paired Bluetooth devices. If a
phone is connected to the vehicle,
the system will say “Is connected”
after the connected phone.
Deleting a Paired Phone
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Bluetooth”. The system
responds with “Bluetooth
ready” followed by a tone.
3. Say “Delete”. The system asks
which phone to delete followed
by a tone.
4. Say the name of the phone to be
deleted. If the phone name is
unknown, use the “List” command
for a list of all paired phones. The
system responds with “Would you
like to delete ?
Yes or No” followed by a tone
5. Say “Yes” to delete the phone.
The system responds with “OK,
deleting ”.Linking to a Different Phone
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Bluetooth”. The system
responds with “Bluetooth
ready” followed by a tone.
3. Say “Change phone”. The
system responds with “Please
wait while I search for other
phones”.
If another phone is found, the
response will be “ name> is now connected”.
If another phone is not found,
the original phone remains
connected.
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Storing Name Tags
The system can store up to thirty
phone numbers as name tags
that are shared between the
Bluetooth and OnStar systems.
The system uses the following
commands to store and retrieve
phone numbers:
Store
Digit Store
Directory
Using the Store Command
The store command allows a phone
number to be stored without
entering the digits individually.
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Store”. The system
responds with “Store, number
please” followed by a tone.3. Say the complete phone number
to be stored at once with no
pauses.
If the system recognizes the
number it responds with
“OK, Storing” and repeats the
phone number.
If the system is unsure it
recognizes the phone number,
it responds with “Store” and
repeats the number followed
by “Please say yes or no”.
If the number is correct,
say “Yes”. If the number is
not correct, say “No”.
The system will ask for the
number to be re-entered.
4. After the system stores the
phone number, it responds
with “Please say the name tag”
followed by a tone.5. Say a name tag for the
phone number. The name
tag is recorded and the
system responds with “About
to store . Does that
sound OK?”.
If the name tag does not sound
correct, say “No” and repeat
Step 5.
If the name tag sounds
correct, say “Yes” and the
name tag is stored. After the
number is stored the system
returns to the main menu.
Using the Digit Store Command
The digit store command allows
a phone number to be stored
by entering the digits individually.
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Digit Store”. The system
responds with “Please say the
rst digit to store” followed
by a tone.
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3. Say the rst digit to be stored.
The system will repeat back
the digit it heard followed by a
tone. Continue entering digits
until the number to be stored is
complete.
If an unwanted number is
recognized by the system,
say “Clear” at any time
to clear the last number.
To hear all of the numbers
recognized by the system, say
“Verify” at any time and the
system will repeat them.
4. After the complete number has
been entered, say “Store”. The
system responds with “Please
say the name tag” followed by
a tone.5. Say a name tag for the phone
number. The name tag is
recorded and the system
responds with “About to
store . Does that
sound OK?”.
If the name tag does not
sound correct, say “No”
and repeat Step 5.
If the name tag sounds
correct, say “Yes” and the
name tag is stored. After the
number is stored the system
returns to the main menu.Using the Directory Command
The directory command lists all of
the name tags stored by the system.
To use the directory command:
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Directory”. The system
responds with “Directory”
and then plays back all of the
stored name tags. When the list
is complete, the system
returns to the main menu.
Deleting Name Tags
The system uses the following
commands to delete name tags:
Delete
Delete all name tags
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Using the Delete Command
The delete command allows specic
name tags to be deleted.
To use the delete command:
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Delete”. The system
responds with “Delete, please say
the name tag” followed by a tone.
3. Say the name tag to be deleted.
The system responds with “Would
you like to delete, ?
Please say yes or no”.
If the name tag is correct, say
“Yes” to delete the name tag.
The system responds with
“OK, deleting ,
returning to the main menu.”
If the name tag is incorrect,
say “No”. The system
responds with “No. OK, let’s
try again, please say the
name tag.”Using the Delete All Name Tags
Command
The delete all name tags command
deletes all stored phone book
name tags and route name tags for
OnStar (if present).
To use the delete all name tags
command:
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready” followed
by a tone.
2. Say “Delete all name tags”. The
system responds with “You are
about to delete all name tags
stored in your phone directory
and your route destination
directory, are you sure you want
to do this. Please say yes or no.”
Say “Yes” to delete all
name tags.
Say “No” to cancel the function
and return to the main menu.
Making a Call
Calls can be made using the
following commands:
Dial
Digit Dial
Call
Re-dial
Using the Dial Command
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Dial”. The system responds
with “Dial using .
“Number please” followed by
a tone.
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3. Say the entire number without
pausing.
If the system recognizes the
number, it responds with
“OK, Dialing” and dials
the number.
If the system does not
recognize the number, it
conrms the numbers followed
by a tone. If the number is
correct, say “Yes”. The system
responds with “OK, Dialing”
and dials the number. If the
number is not correct, say
“No”. The system will ask for
the number to be re-entered.
Using the Digit Dial Command
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Digit Dial”. The system
responds with “Digit dial using
, please say
the rst digit to dial” followed by
a tone.3. Say the digit to be dialed one at
a time. Following each digit, the
system will repeat back the
digit it heard followed by a tone.
4. Continue entering digits until the
number to be dialed is complete.
After the whole number has
been entered, say “Dial”.
The system responds with “OK,
Dialing” and dials the number.
If an unwanted number
is recognized by the system,
say “Clear” at any time to
clear the last number.
To hear all of the numbers
recognized by the system, say
“Verify” at any time and the
system will repeat them.
Using the Call Command
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.2. Say “Call”. The system responds
with “Call using .
Please say the name tag”
followed by a tone.
3. Say the name tag of the person
to call.
If the system clearly
recognizes the name tag it
responds with “OK, calling,
” and dials the
number.
If the system is unsure it
recognizes the right name tag,
it conrms the name tag
followed by a tone. If the name
tag is correct, say “Yes”. The
system responds with “OK,
calling, ” and dials
the number. If the name tag is
not correct, say “No”. The
system will ask for the name
tag to be re-entered.
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers.
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Using the Re-dial Command
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. After the tone, say “Re-dial”.
The system responds with
“Re-dial using ”
and dials the last number called
from the connected Bluetooth
phone.
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers.
Receiving a Call
When an incoming call is received,
the audio system mutes and a
ring tone is heard in the vehicle.
Press%and begin speaking to
answer the call.
Press{to ignore a call.
Call Waiting
Call waiting must be supported on
the Bluetooth phone and enabled by
the wireless service carrier to work.
Press%to answer an incoming
call when another call is active.
The original call is placed on hold.
Press%again to return to the
original call.
To ignore the incoming call,
continue with the original call with
no action.
Press{to disconnect the current
call and switch to the call on hold.
Three-Way Calling
Three-Way Calling must be
supported on the Bluetooth phone
and enabled by the wireless service
carrier to work.
1. While on a call press
%. The
system responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Three-way call”. The system
responds with “Three-way call,
please say dial or call”.
3. Use the dial or call command to
dial the number of the third party
to be called.
4. Once the call is connected, press
%to link all the callers together.
Ending a Call
Press{to end a call.
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Muting a Call
During a call, all sounds from inside
the vehicle can be muted so that
the person on the other end of
the call cannot hear them.
To Mute a call
1. Press
%. The system responds
with “Ready” followed by a tone.
2. Say “Mute Call”. The system
responds with “Call muted”.
To Cancel Mute
1. Press
%. The system responds
with “Ready” followed by a tone.
2. After the tone, say “Mute Call”.
The system responds with
“Resuming call”.
Transferring a Call
Audio can be transferred between
the in-vehicle Bluetooth system
and the cell phone.
To Transfer Audio to the
Cell Phone
During a call with the audio in the
vehicle:
1. Press
%. The system responds
with “Ready” followed by a tone.
2. Say “Transfer Call.” The system
responds with “Transferring call”
and the audio will switch from
the vehicle to the cell phone.
To Transfer Audio to the
In-Vehicle Bluetooth System
The cellular phone must be paired
and connected with the Bluetooth
system before a call can be
transferred. The connection process
can take up to two minutes after
the key is turned to the ON/RUN or
ACC/ACCESSORY position.During a call with the audio on the
cell phone, press
%for more than
two seconds. The audio switches
from the cell phone to the vehicle.
Voice Pass-Thru
Voice Pass-Thru allows access to
the voice recognition commands on
the cell phone. See the cell phone
manufacturers user guide to see
if the cell phone supports this
feature. This feature can be used to
verbally access contacts stored
in the cell phone.
1. Press and hold
%for
two seconds. The system
responds with “Ready”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Bluetooth”. The system
responds with “Bluetooth
ready” followed by a tone.
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