2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV reset

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/retailer. 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. See Accessories and Modifications
on page 5-3 .
Your vehicle may have a feature called Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, the audio system
can be played even after the ignition is turned off.
See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-26 for
more information.
Setting the Clock 1. Press the
w (tune/select) knob (the passenger
side knob) to enter the main menu.
2. Turn the same knob until SET CLOCK displays.
3. Press this knob to select SET CLOCK.
4. Turn this knob to adjust the time.
5. Press the same knob to update the time. VEHICLE
TIME UPDATED displays.
If the CLOCK/RADIO DISP (display) is programmed into
one of the congurable keys, pressing the key switches
the display back to the clock set function. The time
and date always appears on the radio display.
See “Congurable Radio Display Keys” later in this
section for more information on conguring the keys.
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©¨ (Scan): Press the arrows to enter scan mode.
SCAN displays. Press the arrows to scan to the
next station. The radio goes to a station, plays for
ve seconds, and then goes on to the next station. Press
the arrows again to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold the arrows for
more than two seconds until a beep sounds and PSCAN
displays. The radio goes to the rst preset station, plays
for ve seconds, and then goes to the next preset station.
Press the arrows again to stop scanning presets.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal that are
in the selected band.
A LOCAL/DISTANT Selection: With this feature the
radio can be set to search for local stations or stations
that are further away, for a larger selection. To set
this feature to LOCAL or DISTANT, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the
w (tune/select) knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn this knob until SEEK LOCAL or SEEK
DISTANT displays.
3. Press this knob again to select either LOCAL or
DISTANT.
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. To search for stations, press the seek arrows. If the
system is set to LOCAL, SEEK displays and the radio
seeks to stations only with strong signals. If the
system is set to DISTANT, D-SEEK displays and the
radio seeks to stations with weak and strong signals.
Setting Preset Stations Up to 30 stations (six AM, six FM1, six FM2, and
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be programmed
on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FM1, FM2, or XM1 or
XM2 (if equipped).
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons for two seconds until a beep sounds.
The set preset station number displays above
the pushbutton that is set. When that numbered
pushbutton is pressed for less than two seconds,
the station that was set, returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
To set the preset stations with an equalization
setting, DSP (Digital Signal Processing) setting, or a
PTY (program type) setting, see each of these
features later in this section. Once one of these
additional settings is selected, the preset station
remembers each setting and it remains active, until
the setting is turned off for that preset station.
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AUTOSTORE PRESETS: To set the preset stations
automatically, perform the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FM1, or FM2.
3. Press the
w (tune/select) knob to enter the
main menu.
4. Turn this knob until AUTOSTORE PRESETS
displays.
5. Press this knob again to select. AUTOSTORE
displays. The radio automatically searches the
band and selects and stores the six radio stations
with the strongest signal. The stations are stored by
signal strength, not sequential order. The set
preset station number displays above the
pushbutton that is set.
6. 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.
When battery power is removed and later applied, the
radio presets do not have to be reset.
This function does not work with XM™. PRESETS HOME/AWAY: This feature enables the
radio to store two different kinds of station presets.
HOME can be used for local stations and AWAY can be
for stations available outside of the local broadcast
area. To set preset stations for home and away perform
the following steps:
1. Press the
w knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until PRESETS HOME/AWAY
displays.
3. Press this knob again to select. HOME or AWAY
displays.
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.
Follow the manual or automatic steps previously listed
for setting the preset pushbuttons for both home
and away.
This function does not work with XM™.
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Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble) To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the
w knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until BASS – MID – TREBLE
displays.
3. Press this knob to scroll through the settings.
4. Turn this knob again to increase or to decrease the
bass, midrange, or treble. If a station is weak or
has static, decrease the treble.
5. Press this knob to set the adjustment.
6. 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.
AUDIO EQUALIZER: This feature lets you select
customized equalization settings. To choose an
equalization setting (EQ0 through EQ5), perform the
following steps:
1. Press the
w knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until EQUALIZER displays. 3. Press this knob again to set the equalization
setting. The equalization setting displays.
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
w knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until BALANCE – FADER displays.
3. Press this knob to enter the tone settings.
4. Press this knob again to scroll to BALANCE or
FADER.
5. Turn this knob to adjust the BALANCE to the right
or the left speakers and the FADER to the front or
the rear speakers.
6. Press this knob again 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 does not display while in this mode.
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To turn TA on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the
w knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE displays.
3. Press this knob again to select ON or OFF. An X
appears in the box when ON is selected.
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.
Activating Program Type (PTY)
Stations (RDS and XM™) PTY lets you search for stations with specic types of
music. The selectable PTYs are POP, EASY, TALK,
CNTRY (Country), CLASS (Classical), and JAZZ.
To activate program types, perform the following steps:
1. Press the
w knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until PROGRAM TYPE MODE
displays.
3. Press this knob again to select ON or OFF. An X
appears in the box when ON is selected.
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. Once program type is activated the PTYs displays
above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations (if
programmed). Press the pushbutton for the desired
PTY. The radio might not go to all of the stations with
that music type when pressing the pushbutton, as not all
stations support PTYs.
AF (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows
the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type.
To turn AF on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the
w knob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until ALTERNATE FREQ. displays.
3. Press this knob again to select AF OFF, AF ON,
or AF REG (regular). When AF is selected an X
appears in that box.
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.
This function does not work with XM™.
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Radio Message THEFTLOCK: This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK ®
system has activated. Take the vehicle
to the dealer/retailer for service.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only See XM Radio Messages on page 3-94 later in this
section for further detail.
Using the Six-Disc CD Changer The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single
CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the
smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
When a CD is inserted, the CD functions display above
the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations, if
programmed.
M (Load): Press to load CDs into the CD player. This
CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and release the
M button. Please Wait
displays.
3. When INSERT displays, insert a CD partway into
the slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in. When a CD is inserted, CD displays. The number of the
CD and the track number also displays if the radio is on.
If the radio is on, the CD begins to play automatically.
To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and hold the
M button for two seconds.
Please Wait displays and a beep sounds.
3. When INSERT displays, insert a CD partway into
the slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
Do not load a CD until INSERT displays. The
CD player takes up to six CDs. Do not try to load
more than six. If you want to load less than six CDs,
load the desired amount. The CD player times
out when it does not receive any more CDs and the
last CD loaded begins to play.
If the radio is on, the last CD loaded begins to play
automatically.
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Z (Eject): Press to eject the DVD or CD. Eject can
be activated with the ignition or radio off. If the disc
is not removed after a short time, the disc is pulled back
into the DVD player for storage.
The DVD player is only compatible with DVDs of the
appropriate region code. The region code is printed on
the jacket of most DVDs.
DVD video, DVD audio, DVD-R/RW, and DVD + R/RW
are fully supported by this DVD player. In addition,
standard audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, video CD, SACD,
MP3, and WMA formatted discs are fully supported.
If a disc is inserted that is not supported, an error
message displays and the disc is ejected.
When a DVD is inserted, the DVD functions display
above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations.
These functions vary based on the type of disc that
is inserted. Loading the disc can take some time as the
DVD player reads the disc and determines the type. DVD Messages If the disc comes out, it could be for one of the following
reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the disc should play.
You are driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the disc should play.
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
The region code on your DVD might not be correct
for your region.
The format of the disc might not be compatible. See
“MP3 Format” later in this section.
There could have been a problem while burning
the disc.
The label could be caught in the DVD player.
If the disc is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good disc.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it down and provide it
to your dealer/retailer when reporting the problem.
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XM Radio Messages XL (Explicit Language Channels): These channels, or
any others, can be blocked at a customer’s request,
by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating: The encryption code in the receiver is being
updated, and no action is required. This process
should take no longer than 30 seconds.
No Signl: The system is functioning correctly, but the
vehicle is in a location that is blocking the XM™
signal. When the vehicle is moved into an open area,
the signal should return.
Loading: The audio system is acquiring and processing
audio and text data. No action is needed. This
message should disappear shortly.
Off Air: This channel is not currently in service. Tune in
to another channel.
CH Unavl: This previously assigned channel is no
longer assigned. Tune to another station. If this station
was one of the presets, choose another station for
that preset button.
No Info: No artist, song title, category, or text
information is available at this time on this channel. The
system is working properly. No Info: No text or informational messages are
available at this time on this channel. The system is
working properly.
NotFound: There are no channels available for the
selected category. The system is working properly.
XM Lock: The XM™ receiver in your vehicle may have
previously been in another vehicle. For security
purposes, XM™ receivers cannot be swapped between
vehicles. If this message is received after having
your vehicle serviced, check with your dealer/retailer.
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: If this message does not clear within a
short period of time, the receiver could have a
fault. Consult with your dealer/retailer.
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