2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV audio

Audio System(s)
Determine which radio your vehicle has and then
read the pages following to familiarize yourself
with its features.
Driving without distraction is a necessity for a
safer driving experience. SeeDefensive Driving
on page 322. By taking a few moments to read
this manual and get familiar with your vehicle’s
audio system, you can use it with less effort,
as well as take advantage of its features. While
your vehicle is parked, set up your audio system
by presetting your favorite radio stations,
setting the tone, and adjusting the speakers.
Then, when driving conditions permit, you can tune
to your favorite stations using the presets and
steering wheel controls if the vehicle has them.{CAUTION:
This system provides you with a far greater
access to audio stations and song listings.
Giving extended attention to entertainment
tasks while driving can cause a crash and
you or others can be injured or killed.
Always keep your eyes on the road and
your mind on the drive — avoid engaging
in extended searching while driving.
Keeping your mind on the drive is important for
safe driving. For more information, seeDefensive
Driving on page 322.
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Here are some ways in which you can help avoid
distraction while driving.
While your vehicle is parked:
Familiarize yourself with all of its controls.
Familiarize yourself with its operation.
Set up your audio system by presetting your
favorite radio stations, setting the tone, and
adjusting the speakers. Then, when driving
conditions permit, you can tune to your favorite
radio stations using the presets and steering
wheel controls if the vehicle has them.
Notice:Before adding any sound equipment
to your vehicle, such as an audio system,
CD player, CB radio, mobile telephone,
or two-way radio, make sure that it can be
added by checking with your dealer. Also,
check federal rules covering mobile radio and
telephone units. If sound equipment can be
added, it is very important to do it properly.
Added sound equipment may interfere with the
operation of your vehicle’s engine, radio, or
other systems, and even damage them.
Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with the
operation of sound equipment that has
been added.Notice:The chime signals related to safety
belts, parking brake, and other functions
of your vehicle operate through the
radio/entertainment system. If that equipment
is replaced or additional equipment is added
to your vehicle, the chimes may not work. Make
sure that replacement or additional equipment
is compatible with your vehicle before
installing it. SeeAccessories and Modifications
on page 396.
Your vehicle has a feature called Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, the audio
system can be played even after the ignition
is turned off. SeeRetained Accessory Power
(RAP) on page 141for more information.
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Radio with CD and DVD
Playing the Radio
O
(Power):Press this knob to turn the radio on
and off.
Press and hold this knob for more than
two seconds to turn off the radio, RSE (rear seat
entertainment) video screen, and RSA (rear
seat audio).
n(Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease the volume.SRCE (Source):Press this button to select a
source, either radio, CD, DVD, or auxiliary, if your
vehicle has this feature. The CD or DVD must
be loaded to select the source and to play.
CD or DVD will appear on the display if a disc
is loaded. If a CD or DVD is not loaded, the display
will change to the auxiliary source, if your vehicle
has this feature, or stay on the radio.
Vehicle Noise Compensation (VNC):Your
vehicle has a Bose
®audio system. It includes Bose
AudioPilot®noise compensation technology. When
turned on, AudioPilot®continuously adjusts the
audio system equalization, to compensate for
background noise, so that your music always
sounds the same at the set volume level.
This feature is most effective at lower radio volume
settings where background noise can affect how
well you hear the music being played through your
vehicle’s audio system. At higher volume settings,
where the music is much louder than the
background noise, there may be little or no
adjustments by AudioPilot
®.
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To use AudioPilot®, set the radio volume at a low to
moderate listening level. Begin listening while the
vehicle is stopped with the motor running. Turn the
AudioPilot
®on by pressing the tune/sel knob to
enter the main menu. Then turn the tune/sel (select)
knob until VNC:AUDIOPILOT appears on the
display. Press the tune/sel knob to turn AudioPilot
®
on and off. An X will appear in the box when it is
turned on. Then, resume driving, gradually
increasing the vehicle speed. You will notice that
your music sounds the same regardless of
background noises; such as road noise, tire hum, or
wind. With the AudioPilot
®turned off, repeat this
process again without adjusting the volume or tone
controls. You will notice that background noise is
now audible, and will prevent you from hearing
softer passages of the music. To turn AudioPilot
®
off, press the tune/sel knob to enter the main menu,
turn the tune/sel knob until VNC:AUDIOPILOT
appears, and press the tune/sel knob. The X in
the box will disappear when it is turned off. For
additional information on AudioPilot
®, please visit
www.bose.com.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to select AM, FM1, FM2,
or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped).
w(Tune):Turn this knob to select radio
stations.
©¨(Seek):Press the left single arrow button to
go to the previous station and stay there. Press the
right single arrow button to go to the next station
and stay there. The sound will mute while seeking.
The radio will only seek stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
©¨(Scan):Press the double arrow scan button
to enter scan mode. SCAN will appear on the
display. Press this button to scan to the next
station. The radio will go to a station, play for
ve seconds, and then go on to the next station.
Press this button again to stop scanning.
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AUDIO EQUALIZER:This feature allows you to
select customized equalization settings. To choose
an equalization setting (EQ0 through EQ5),
perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until EQUALIZER
appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to set the equalization
setting. The equalization setting will appear on
the display.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
The equalization settings are preset to
EQ0 (Normal), EQ1 (Pop), EQ2 (Rock),
EQ3 (Jazz), EQ4 (Talk), and EQ5 (Country).Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
To adjust the balance or fade, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until
BALANCE – FADER appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the tone
settings.
4. Press the tune/sel knob to scroll to BALANCE
or FADER.
5. Turn the tune/sel knob to adjust the BALANCE
to the right or the left speakers and the
FADER to the front or the rear speakers.
6. Press the tune/sel knob to set the adjustment.
7. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
EQ0 will not appear on the display when in
this mode.
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Digital Signal Processing (DSP):This feature is
used to provide a choice of different listening
experiences. To choose a DSP setting, perform
the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until DSP appears on
the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to set the DSP
setting. The DSP setting will appear on
the display.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.The DSP settings available are:
Normal: Select this setting for normal mode,
this provides the best sound quality for all
seating positions.
Centerpoint™: Select this setting to enable
Bose Centerpoint™. Centerpoint™ signal
processing gives surround sound listening for
a CD, MP3, or a DVD stereo audio source.
Centerpoint™ delivers ve independent audio
channels from conventional stereo recordings.
Rear: Select this setting to adjust the audio for
the rear seat passengers to receive the best
possible sound quality.
Driver: Select this setting to adjust the audio
for the driver to receive the best possible
sound quality.
5.1 Surround: Select this setting to turn
on true 5.1 surround sound processing,
available for DVD-A or DVD-V sources that
were recorded in 5.1 Surround.
5.1 Surround + Normal— this mode is
optimized for all seating positions.
5.1 Surround + Rear— this mode is
optimized for rear seat occupants.
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XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in
the 48 contiguous United States and Canada.
XM™ offers a large variety of coast-to-coast
channels including music, news, sports, talk,
traffic/weather (U.S. subscribers), and children’s
programming. XM™ provides digital quality
audio and text information that includes song title
and artist name. A service fee is required in
order to receive the XM™ service. For more
information, contact XM™; In the U.S. at
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696)
or in Canada at www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-GET-XMSR (438-9677).
4(Information):Press this button while in XM™
mode to retrieve three different categories of
information related to the current song or channel:
Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY. To view
this information, perform the following:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until INFO (information)
appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select INFO. The
display will change to show the additional
XM™ information.4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait
for the display to time out.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data System
(RDS). RDS features are available for use only on
FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
With RDS, the radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected
type of programming
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
Display messages from radio stations
Seek to stations with traffic announcements
This system relies upon receiving specic
information from these stations and will only work
when the information is available. In rare cases, a
radio station may broadcast incorrect information
that will cause the radio features to work
improperly. If this happens, contact the radio
station.
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©¨(Scan):Press this double arrow button to
listen to each track for 10 seconds. The CD will go
to a track, play for 10 seconds, and then go on
to the next track. Press this button again to
stop scanning.
SRCE (Source):Press this button to select a
source, either radio, CD, DVD or AUX (auxiliary),
if your vehicle has this feature. The CD must
be loaded to select the source and to play. CD will
appear on the display if a CD is loaded. If a CD
is not loaded, the display will change to the
next available source, either DVD, AUX, if your
vehicle has this feature, or radio.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject the CD
that is currently playing, or press and hold
this button to eject all of the CDs loaded. You will
hear a beep. Eject may be activated with the
ignition or radio off. If the CD is not removed after
a short time, the CD will be brought back into
the CD player for storage.
Using an MP3 CD
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal
computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les on
one disc.
Make sure playlists have a .m3u or .wpl
extension, other le extensions may not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed
or variable bit rates. Song title, artist name,
and album will be available for display by
the radio when recorded using ID3 tags
version 1 and 2.
Create a folder structure that makes it easy to
nd songs while driving. Organize songs by
albums using one folder for each album.
Each folder or album should contain 18 songs
or less.
Make sure to nalize the disc when burning
an MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is
usually better to burn the disc all at once.
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