2007 BUICK TERRAZA Owner's Manual

USB 2.0 Cradle
This type of cradle is
the docking station for
the DMS cartridge.
The USB 2.0 cradle is the docking station that
connects the DMS cartridge to the home computer
allowing new content to be added to the DMS
cartridge. When the cradle is connected to
the home computer, you can read from and write
to the DMS cartridge. The system is compatible
with home computers that support USB
communication (Microsoft
®Windows 98 SR2
and higher).
The USB 2.0 cradle is also backward compatible
for computers equipped with USB 1.1.
PhatNoise™ Media Manager
The PhatNoise™ Media Manager (PMM) supports
the in-vehicle GM Mobile Digital Media system.
The PMM can be used to save audio CDs to the
DMS cartridge as well as organize and transfer
existing tracks on your PC, load video les
onto your DMS cartridge, purchase the preloaded
videos and games, and much more.
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Selecting Your Mobile Digital Media as the
Active Source
Your radio and rear seat entertainment system
communicate with the GM Mobile Digital Media
system, as one compact unit that can be accessed
by everyone seated inside the vehicle. The GM
Mobile Digital Media system can hold thousands of
songs, hours of videos, and hundreds of games.
To help use this system, see the following
“Quick Start” information:
Front seat driver and passenger, use the radio
and steering wheel controls to access the music
collection with PhatNoise Voice Index™
technology. The preset buttons can be used to
select the browsing category. The Next,
Previous, and Seek buttons can be used to
browse within a browsing category. Browse the
music collection by artist, album, genre, or
custom playlist as the system uses the voice
mode to announce these selections. See “Using
the GM Mobile Digital Media System for Front
Seat Audio Entertainment” later in this manual.
Rear seat passengers, use the wireless DVD
remote control to navigate the menu displayed
on the overhead DVD video screen, then selectto play music, videos, or games. A dedicated
game controller is included with the Mobile
Digital Media package. See “Using the GM
Mobile Digital Media System for Rear Seat
Entertainment” later in this manual.
Your vehicle may have audio steering wheel
controls. Some audio controls can be adjusted at
the steering wheel. SeeAudio Steering Wheel
Controls on page 341in your owner manual.
If your vehicle has the OnStar
®/Mute audio
steering wheel control, read the following
instructions.
For vehicles with OnStar
®:
Press and hold the mute button to activate
OnStar®.
Press and release this button once again
to deactivate OnStar®mode and go to
mute mode.
Press this button twice to return to sound from
the GM Mobile Digital Media system.
For vehicles without OnStar
®:
Press the mute button to silence the system,
press and release this button once again to
turn the sound back on.
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Using GM Mobile Digital Media System
for Front Seat Audio Entertainment
A. Album
B. Artist
C. GenreD. Playlist
E. Mode Items
F. TracksThe GM Mobile Digital Media is controlled through
the radio and steering wheel controls on your
vehicle’s audio system. This system functions
differently than a typical CD changer. The Digital
Media system allows you to switch between
different playback modes. These modes determine
the next song that will play. Using modes, you
can browse through playlists, artists, albums, and
genres while the system reads Voice Index™
names to you while you drive. By selecting Playlist
Mode, you can access the music collection in
the order placed onto the DMS cartridge, or you
can have the system sort the music by Album,
Artist, or Genre by selecting the corresponding
Modes.
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Starting the System for Front Seat
Entertainment
The GM Mobile Digital Media system is available
through the DMS mode of your radio. This
system will power on and off automatically and
resume where the system last stopped.
To begin playback, follow the instructions
listed below:
1. Insert the DMS cartridge into the GM Mobile
Digital Media player.
2. Turn on your radio and switch to the DMS
mode by pressing the CD/AUX button on
your radio.
3. Press any of the rst four pushbuttons (A-D)
to select different browse modes.
4. Press the left or right SEEK/SCAN arrow (E)
to navigate through the mode items.
5. Turn the tune knob (F) to navigate through
songs in a song list.
Modes Overview
The numbered preset buttons one through four
are used to change the order tracks are grouped
and played. For example, in artist mode, all
tracks are grouped by artist names. Artist names
are listed alphabetically.
The SEEK/SCAN arrows are used to change the
mode item. For example, in Album Mode this will
change to the next or previous album. The mode list
name will display for ve seconds, time-out, then
update to show which list the GM Mobile Digital
Media system is currently playing.
The tune knob is used to change the song within
the current category. For example, while in a
playlist (Playlist Mode) turning the tune knob to
the right will change from track 1 to track 2.
tSEEK/SCANu:Once a mode has been set,
navigate through the categories within that mode
by pressing the right or left SEEK/SCAN arrow.
The category items will display for ve seconds,
time-out, then update to show which category the
Digital Media system is currently playing.
To change the song that is currently playing, press
the right or left SEEK/SCAN arrow to navigate
through the songs.
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Setting the Browse Mode Using
Voice Index™
The system automatically organizes all of the
songs on the DMS (digital media storage)
cartridge for you. With Voice Index™ browsing,
the six numbered pushbuttons are used as mode
buttons to browse as the system reads album,
artist, genre and playlist names to you while
you drive.
1-6 (Pushbuttons):The GM Digital Media system
uses the numbered station preset buttons to
switch through the browse modes. Press one of
the pushbuttons to set the browse mode. The
selected browse mode will be announced and the
browse mode name will appear on the display.
The preset pushbuttons and the modes associated
with those numbers are:
(1) Album
(2) Artist
(3) Genre
(4) Playlist
(5) Not Used
(6) Not Used
Changing Song Lists Within a
Browse Mode
Each browse mode contains lists of songs.
For example, Genre mode might contain a list of
Classical songs, a list of Rock songs, and a
list of Country songs.
Once the audio system is set to one of the four
modes, press the SEEK/SCAN button to navigate
through the song lists. For example, press the
right arrow while in Album mode to change to the
next album. Press the left arrow to go back to
the previous Album item.
tSEEK/SCANu:Press the SEEK/SCAN
button once to change to the next song list.
Mode 1 (Album Mode):Press the (1) pushbutton
to put the system into Album mode. Press the
right or left SEEK/SCAN arrow once to change to
the next or previous Album. Albums are listed
alphabetically in groups of Artists.
Mode 2 (Artist Mode):Press the (2) pushbutton
to put the system into Artist mode. Press the
right or left SEEK/SCAN arrow once to change to
the next or previous Artist. Artists are listed in
alphabetical order.
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Mode 3 (Genre Mode):Press the (3) pushbutton
to put the system into Genre mode. Press the
right or left SEEK/SCAN arrow once to change
to the next or previous Genre in alphabetical order.
Mode 4 (Playlist Mode):Press the (4) pushbutton
to put the system into Playlist mode. Press the
right or left SEEK/SCAN arrow once to change to
the next or previous Playlist in the order the
playlists were saved to the DMS cartridge.
The Album, Artist, and Genre lists are generated
and organized automatically using the
Phatnoise™ Media Manager.
Seeking Through Song List Titles
tSEEK/SCANu:Press and hold the
SEEK/SCAN button for more than 2 seconds to
start seeking through song list titles. Press
this button again to stop on a song list title.The Digital Media system will announce the
following in each mode:
Mode 1 (Album Mode):Album names are
announced.
Mode 2 (Artist Mode):Artist names are
announced. Press and hold the SEEK/SCAN
button until the system announces the rst letter
of each artist name.
Mode 3 (Genre Mode):The rst letter of Artist
names are announced in alphabetical order. Press
and hold the SEEK/SEEK button until the system
announces the rst letter of each artist name.
Mode 4 (Playlist Mode):Seeking through songs
is not available in Playlist Mode.
Finding Songs in a Song List
After nding a playlist, artist, album, or genre,
navigate through the songs by turning the
tune knob.
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Using the Fast Forward and Fast
Reverse Buttons
{|(Fast Forward/Fast Reverse):Press and
hold the fast forward or fast reverse arrow to
fast forward or reverse within the current track.
Using the GM Mobile Digital Media
System for Rear Seat Entertainment
Rear seat passengers
can enjoy audio, video
and games over the
wireless headphones.Access to the Audio, Video, and Games on the
menu system is displayed on the video screen.
The DVD remote control and the controls on the
DVD player itself can be used to make the
selections.
Starting the System for Rear Seat
Entertainment
The GM Mobile Digital Media system is available
through the auxiliary mode of the DVD player.
To begin using the system, follow the instruction
list below:
1. Insert the DMS cartridge into the GM Mobile
Digital Media player.
2. Turn on your video screen by pressing the
power button.
3. Switch to the DMS mode by pressing the
AUX button.
Overhead Video Screen
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Navigating the On-Screen Menus Using
the DVD Remote Control
The on-screen menus provide access to the
Audio, Video, and Game content on your digital
media storage (DMS) cartridge. Use the DVD
remote control to navigate the on-screen menus.
A. Up List
B. Top Menu
C. Left
D. Down List
E. SelectF. Options
G. Right
H. Return to
Current Selection
n,q,p,o(Up List, Down List, Right, and
Left Directional Arrows):For the GM Mobile
Digital Media system, press the up list or down list
directional arrows (A, D) to move the highlight
area up or down the list of items.
Press the right directional arrow (G) to go further
into the selected item, or press the left directional
arrow (C) to go back one menu level.
r(Enter/Select):For the GM Mobile Digital
Media system, press the enter/select button (E)
to go into any selected menu item.
v(Title/Top Menu):For the GM Mobile
Digital Media system, press the title/top menu
button (B) to jump to the start screen.
q(Return/Current Selection):For the GM
Mobile Digital Media system, if audio is playing or
in the pause mode, press the return/current
selection button (H) to go back to the current
selection.
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