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Deleting a Recorded Song or Category
DEL (Delete):You must select a song from one of the
song lists or you must be listening to a song to delete it.
Once the song is selected, press the DEL hard key.
To Delete an entire category, select a category and
press DEL.
Stopping the Recording
While recording from the audio CD, press the REC
button to display the stop recording option. Press the
pushbutton located under this option to conrm the
selection.
Ejecting a CD or Turning Off The Vehicle
While Recording
If the CD is ejected or the vehicle is turned off before
the recording process has completed, tracks that
have been completely recorded are stored to the HDD.
Incomplete tracks are discarded.
Re-recording Audio CDs
If a CD has already been recorded, the radio system
will not record the contents again. If a partially recorded
CD is selected for recording, only those songs which
are not already on the HDD will be recorded.
Audio CD Song, Artist, Album and
Genre Information
Radios with HDD, contain a Gracenote®Database that
the radio uses to determine the song, artist, album and
genre information. The Gracenote
®Database allows the
radio to record an audio CD to the HDD and store the
content using song, artist, album and genre information.
Newly released audio CDs as well as some less
common audio CDs may not be found in the Gracenote
®
Database stored on the HDD. If these audio CDs
contain CD-text, the radio will use the CD-text
information when recording the content to the HDD.
If an audio CD is not found in the Gracenote
®Database
and it does not have CD-text information, the radio
will record the audio CD with all song, artist, album and
genre names as “NO INFO”.
Songs recorded with “NO INFO” to the HDD will be hard
to sort, identify, and select. For better HDD navigation,
CDs with “NO INFO” can rst be converted to MP3
format with Tag information on a home computer and
then recorded to the HDD from an MP3 disc or
USB device.
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Occasionally, the radio may nd more than one match
in Gracenote®Database for an audio CD that has
been recorded. If this happens, the radio will display
“MultiHit” for the name information when the songs are
selected from the HDD. With a “MuliHit” song playing,
press the button below the EDIT label to bring up the list
of multiple names found in the Gracenote
®Database.
Use the Menu/Select knob to highlight and select
the correct name for the “MultiHit” recorded CD.
The Gracenote
®Database stored on the HDD can
be updated so that it includes name information for more
recently released audio CDs. See your dealer/retailer
for more information on Gracenote
®Database updates
for the HDD radio.
Gracenote®Database
Gracenote Music Recognition Service, Music
recognition technology, and related data are provided
by Gracenote
®. Gracenote is the industry standard
in music recognition technology and related content
delivery. For more information, visit gracenote.com.
CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc.,
copyright © 2000-2007 Gracenote. Gracenote Software,
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®Music Recognition
Service, the content is not necessarily guaranteed 100%.
Regarding the use of Gracenote Music Recognition
Service. When this product is used, it is necessary to
agree to the following articles.
This application or device contains software from
Gracenote, Inc. of Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”).
The software from Gracenote (the “Gracenote
Software”) enables this application to perform disc
and/or le identication and obtain music-related
information, including name, artist, track, and title
information (“Gracenote Data”) from online servers or
embedded databases (collectively, “Gracenote Servers”)
and to perform other functions.
You may use Gracenote Data only by means of the
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REVENUES.
Recording From MP3/WMA Discs
or USB
REC (Record):While listening to a MP3/WMA disc or a
USB device (excluding iPod), press to start recording
songs from the disc. The radio has the option to record
the current song playing or all songs from the disc.
Press the pushbutton located under the desired
record option.
A status bar appears on the top of the display when the
recording process starts. The status bar disappears
when the process has ended. The recorded songs are
now available.AAC and OGG Vorbis le types are not fully supported.
These le types may or may not play and may be shown
without Tag information. Without Tag information
available, these le types may be identied only by
lename.
Audiobooks from audible.com can also be transferred to
the HDD using the record function. See Audiobooks
later in this section for more information.
USB Host Support
The USB connector uses the USB standards, 1.1 and
2.0. This type of connector supports rates for low
speed (1.5 Mb/s), full speed (12 Mb/s), and high speed
(480 Mb/s).
USB Supported Devices

USB Flash Drives
Portable USB Hard Drives
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Playing From the Hard Drive Device
HDD (Hard Drive Device):Press the HDD button to
start the HDD mode. HDD displays and playback
resumes from where it was last stopped.
HDD Playback Mode
This radio system displays the current hard drive
playback mode. See the following table showing the
display mode options and what happens as the mode
is displayed:
Mode When Displayed
ShuffleSystem is randomly playing back all
HDD content.
ArtistSystem is playing back content by a
selected Artist in alphabetical order.
AlbumSystem is playing back content from
a selected album in track order.
Genre System is playing back content in a
selected Genre in alphabetical order.
Song System is playing back all songs in
alphabetical order.
Playlist System is playing back all songs
from the selected playlist in the order
they were added.
AudioBook System is playing back audio book
content.
HDD Menu
1. Press the MENU/SELECT knob to display the
HDD Menu.
2. Turn this knob to highlight an option from the HDD
Menu. The available options are:
Shuffle Songs
Playlist
Artists
Albums
Song Titles
Genres
Recently Saved
Audiobook
3. Press the MENU/SELECT knob to select the
desired option.
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Audiblebook
The radio is able to play back audio-book content
downloaded from audible.com®. This content can be
transferred into the HDD by either burning it to a CD or
copying it to a USB storage device and then recording
it to the HDD.
The audible.com
®playback requires activation of
the vehicle as a player for downloaded content.
The radio system activates the audible.com
®system
when information is found on either a CD inserted into
the CD/DVD-A player or if a USB storage device is
connected. The Vehicle Identication Number (VIN)
number is a required in order to activate the vehicle.
Saving HDD Favorites
During HDD playback, press the FAV button to change
between favorite modes. The following favorite modes
are supported:
Playlists
Artists
Albums
GenresFavorites can be saved by pressing and holding the
pushbutton located under the favorites selection.
Store favorites according to the following table:
Favorites
Display ModeAction on Press-and-Hold
PlaylistAdds currently playing track to
the playlist selected.
ArtistSaves the artist associated with
the currently playing track in the
indicated favorites position.
AlbumSaves the album associated with
the currently playing track in the
indicated favorites position.
GenreSaves the genre associated with
the currently playing track in the
indicated favorites position.
Conguring HDD Favorites
Press the CONFIG button to display the radio
conguration options. Press the pushbutton under the
HDD label to display the available favorite modes.
Press the pushbutton under the favorite label to set the
available favorite modes. Available favorite modes
are highlighted.
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Time-shifting — Pause and Rewind Live
FM/AM and XM™ (if equipped)
The Radio with DVD Audio, HDD, and USB has
the ability to rewind 60 minutes of FM/AM and XM
(if equipped) content. While listening to the radio,
the content from the current station is always being
buffered to the HDD.
Press
r/j(play/pause) To pause the radio. The radio
display will show the Time Shift buffer status bar.
The status bar shows the amount of content that is stored
in the buffer and the current pause point.
To resume playback from the current pause point,
press
r/jagain. The radio will no longer be playing
“live” radio. Instead, time shifted content is being
played from the buffer. When the radio is playing time
shifted content from the buffer, a buffer status bar shows
below the station number on the left side of screen.
Press and hold the REV or FWD buttons to rewind or
fast forward through the time shift buffer. Hold FWD until
the end of the currently recorded buffer to resume
“live” radio playback. With “live” radio playing, the radio
display will no longer show the buffer bar below the
station number.On AM/FM, press the REV or FWD button multiple
times to rewind or fast forward. Each press will rewind
or fast forward 30 seconds of content. On XM, press
the REV or FWD button multiple time to jump to
the previous or next song or commercial.
When the radio station is changed, the buffer is
cleared and automatically restarted for the current
station. You cannot rewind to content from a previously
tuned station.
Time shifting of AM/FM or XM is not available while
recording or while other sources of playback are
selected.Pausing AM/FM or XM™ (if equipped)
with the Vehicle Turned Off
If AM/FM or XM is paused when the vehicle is turned
off, the radio will continue to buffer the current radio
station for up to one hour. If the vehicle is turned back
on within one hour, the radio will automatically
resume playback from the pause point.
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Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
The radio system has an auxiliary input jack. It is in the
center console bin. This is not an audio output; do
not plug the headphone set into the front auxiliary
input jack. An external audio device such as an iPod,
laptop computer, MP3 player, etc. can be connected to
the auxiliary input jack for use as another source for
audio listening.
Set up any auxiliary device while the vehicle is stopped.
SeeDefensive Driving on page 4-2for more information
on driver distraction.
To use a portable audio player, connect a 3.5 mm
(1/8 inch) cable to the radio’s front auxiliary input jack.
The radio automatically detects the device and “Aux
Input Device” displays. The device begins playing over
the vehicle speakers. If an auxiliary device has
already been connected, press the radio’s AUX or
CD/AUX button.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power):Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or decrease the volume of
the portable player. Use the portable device to make
additional volume adjustments.
FM/AM:Press to listen to the radio when a portable
audio device is playing. The portable audio device
continues playing, until it is stopped.CD or CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to play a CD
when a portable audio device is playing. Press again to
start playing audio from the connected portable audio
player. If a portable audio player is not connected,
“No Aux Device” displays.
Using the Radio Controls to Connect
and Control an iPod
An iPod can be controlled by using the radio buttons
and knobs and display the song information on the
radio’s display. To connect and control the iPod using
the radio controls, the vehicle must have a USB port. If it
does, it is located in the center console bin. You will
also need a special iPod connection cable that can be
purchased with the vehicle or may be available after,
from your dealer/retailer. See your dealer/retailer
for more information.
This feature supports the following iPod models:
Fifth generation or later iPod
First or Second generation or later iPod Nano*
* For proper operation, make sure the iPod has the
latest rmware from Apple
®. The iPod rmware
can be updated using the latest iTunes application.
See apple.com/itunes.
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To connect and control the iPod, connect one end of
the specially purchased iPod connection cable to
the iPod’s dock connector. Connect the other end to
both the USB port and the auxiliary input jack. The USB
port and the auxiliary input jack are located in the
center console bin. If the vehicle is on and the USB
connection works, a GM logo appears on the iPod.
The iPod music will display on the radio’s display and
begin playing through the vehicle radio system.
A standard iPod USB cable, like the one that came with
the iPod, cannot be used to connect an iPod to the
vehicle. You must use the iPod connection cable that
was purchased with the vehicle or that was made
available from your dealer/retailer in order for this
feature to work.
Use the radio Menu/Select knob to bring up the iPod
Menu and select Songs, Artists, Albums, Playlists
and Audio books to play from the iPod.
The iPod will charge while it is connected to the vehicle
and if the ignition is turned to ACC/ACCESSORY or
ON/RUN. It can also be left connected to the vehiclewhile the vehicle is turned off or removed. With the
vehicle turned off, the iPod will automatically be powered
off and will not charge or draw power from the vehicle’s
battery.
If you have an older iPod model that is not supported or
do not have the special iPod connection cable, you
can still listen to the iPod in the vehicle by connecting it
to the Auxiliary Input Jack using a standard 3.5 mm
(1/8 inch) stereo cable. See “Using the Auxiliary Input
Jack” earlier for more information.
Press the AM/FM, XM or HDD buttons to listen to one
of these sources while an iPod is connected. If a disc is
inserted, press the CD/AUX button to listen to a CD
or DVD-A disc. Press the CD/AUX button again to start
playing and controlling the connected iPod.
To properly dismount the iPod USB device before
disconnecting from the vehicle, press the button directly
under the EJECT label found on the iPod playback
screen.
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