2009 CADILLAC CTS radio

Radio(s)
The vehicle may have one of these radios as its audio
system.
If the vehicle does not have one of these radio
systems, it may have a navigation radio system.
See the Navigation System manual for more information
on the navigation audio system.
If the vehicle has one of these radios, it has either a
Bose
®sound system or a Bose®5.1 Cabin Surround®
sound system. See “Digital Signal Processing (DSP)”
later in this section for more information on the Bose®
5.1 Cabin Surround®sound system. Full View of Radio with CD shown,
Radio with Six-Disc CD similar
Partial View of Radio with DVD Audio,
Hard Drive Device (HDD), and USB
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The radio with DVD Audio, HDD, and USB utilizes
Gracenote®technology to provide Song, Artist, Album,
and Genre information for many CD audio discs
and is capable of playing DVD-A and DTS encoded
discs, (DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered
trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.).
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS)
feature. RDS is available for use only on FM stations
that broadcast RDS information. This system relies upon
receiving specic information from these stations and
only works when the information is available. While the
radio is tuned to an FM-RDS station, the station name
or call letters display. In rare cases, a radio station
can broadcast incorrect information that causes the radio
features to work improperly. If this happens, contact
the radio station.
Playing the Radio
VOLP(Volume/Power):The power knob is part of
the VOL knob and is located above the radio, at the left
side of the clock. Press to turn the system on and off.
Turn the VOL knob clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the volume.
Speed Compensated Volume (SCV):A Radio with
SCV automatically adjusts the sound to compensate
for road and wind noise as the vehicle speeds up
or slows down, so that the volume is consistent while
driving. That way, the volume level should sound about
the same while driving. To activate SCV:
1. Set the radio volume to the desired level.
2. Press the CONFIG button to display the radio
setup menu.
3. Press the pushbutton under the AUTO VOL
(automatic volume) label on the radio display.
4. Press the pushbutton under the desired Speed
Compensated Volume setting (OFF, Low, Med,
or High) to select the level of radio volume
compensation. The display times out after
approximately 10 seconds. Each higher setting
allows for more radio volume compensation at
faster vehicle speeds.
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Noise Compensation Technology:If the vehicle has
the Radio with DVD Audio, HDD, and USB, it includes
Bose AudioPilot
®noise compensation technology.
When turned on, AudioPilot
®continuously adjusts
the audio system equalization, to compensate for
background noise.
This feature is most effective at lower radio volume
settings where background noise can affect how well
you hear the music being played through the vehicle’s
audio system. At higher volume settings, where the
music is much louder than the background noise,
there might be little or no adjustments by AudioPilot
®.
For additional information on AudioPilot®, visit
bose.com/audiopilot.
To activate AudioPilot
®:
1. Press the CONFIG button to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton under the AUTO VOL label
on the radio display.
3. Press either the On or Off label located under the
AUTO VOL display to turn this feature on or off.
The display times out after approximately
10 seconds.
Finding a Station
TUNE/TONE:Turn to select different radio stations
within a selected band.
FM/AM:Press to switch between FM and AM
radio bands.
©SEEK¨:Press to go to the previous or to the next
radio station and stay there.
The radio only tunes into stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
INFO (Information) (FM-RDS, XM™ Satellite Radio
Service, CD-Text, CD Gracenote Database, HDD,
MP3/WMA, and iPod):Press to display additional text
information related to the currently playing content.
When information is not available, No Information
displays.
MENU/SELECT:For FM/AM stations, the MENU/
SELECT displays a list of available radio stations. Under
this menu, there is a refresh list selection that allows
the user to update the list for all available stations that
the radio is able to receive at the current location.
For XM™ stations, the music guide displays a Category
list. This list displays all of the Categories available
and the number of XM stations available under each.
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Turn the MENU/SELECT knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to scroll through the list. Press this
knob to select the desired item. The selected item
displays a speaker symbol to indicate it is the current
active source.
Finding a XM™ Station
m
:Press to switch to XM mode. Turn the TUNE/TONE
knob to select from a list of available XM stations.
Turn the TUNE/TONE knob until the desired station is
highlighted. Press the TUNE/TONE knob to select
the highlighted station. The highlighted station will
also automatically be selected if the TUNE/TONE is
released and no longer turned.
Storing a Radio Station as a Favorite
Drivers are encouraged to set up their radio station
favorites while the vehicle is stopped. Tune to favorite
stations using the presets, favorites button, and
steering wheel controls, if the vehicle has this feature.
SeeDefensive Driving on page 4-2.
FAV (Favorites):A maximum of 36 stations can be
programmed as favorites using the six pushbuttons
positioned below the radio station frequency labels on
the display and by using the radio favorites page button
(FAV button). Press the FAV button to go through up
to six pages of favorites, each having six favorite
stations available per page. Each page of favorites can
contain any combination of AM, FM, or XM stations.To store a station as a favorite, perform the
following steps:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to display the page where the
station is to be stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons until a
beep sounds. When that pushbutton is pressed and
released, the radio recalls the station that was set.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton radio station
to be stored as a favorite.
The number of favorites pages can be setup using the
CONFIG button. To setup the number of favorites
pages, perform the following steps:
1. Press the CONFIG button to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located below the FAV label.
3. Select the desired number of favorites pages by
pressing the pushbutton located below the
displayed page numbers.
4. Press the FAV button, or let the menu time out, to
return to the original main radio screen showing the
radio station frequency labels and to begin the
process of programming favorites for the chosen
number of pages.
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Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
If the radio has this feature, it is used to provide a
choice of different listening experiences. To choose a
DSP setting, perform the following steps:
1. Press the TUNE/TONE knob to display the
tone/speaker, and DSP labels.
2. Press the pushbutton located under the DSP label.
3. Press the Back button to exit the display. To return to
the original display, repeatedly press the Back button
or wait for the display to time out.
The DSP settings available are:
Normal: Select for normal mode, this provides the
best sound quality for all seating positions.
Driver: Select to adjust the audio for the driver to
receive the best possible sound quality.
Rear: Select to adjust the audio for the rear seat
passengers to receive the best possible sound
quality.
Centerpoint®: Select to enable Bose®Centerpoint®.
Centerpoint®produces a full vehicle surround
sound listening experience from CD, non-5.1
surround sound DVD-A, MP3/WMA, AUX (auxiliary)
input, or XM digital audio source and will deliver
ve independent audio channels from conventional
two channel stereo recording.This feature is not available in AM/FM radio mode.
If the vehicle is equipped with the Bose
®5.1 Cabin
Surround®sound system, the radio can support the
playback of 5.1 Surround Sound DVD-A discs or
DTS 5.1 Surround Sound CD discs. When a
5.1 Surround Sound formatted disc is playing,
DSP options available are:
5.1 Surround + Normal: Best for all seating
positions.
5.1 Surround + Rear: Best for the rear
seating position.
Conguring Radio Functions
CONFIG:Press to display FAV, AUTO VOL, XM
(if equipped), or HDD (if available), and Back.
See the information provided in this radio section to
learn more options about the FAV, AUTO VOL, XM,
and HDD (if available) label functions. See “Speed
Compensated Volume (SCV)” or “Noise Compensation
Technology” earlier for information on the AUTO
VOL label. Press the pushbutton located under the
Back label to go back to the previous display.
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Radio Message
Locked:Displays when the THEFTLOCK®system has
locked up the radio. Take the vehicle to your
dealer/retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces.
XM Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming
and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in
digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you
subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM Radio
Online for when you are not in the vehicle. A service
fee is required to receive the XM service. For more
information, contact XM at xmradio.com or call
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and xmradio.ca or
call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
Radio Messages for XM Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-112later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD (Single Disc Player)
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in. The CD track number and a
Shuffle label displays. The CD begins playback.
Shuffle:Press the pushbutton located below the Shuffle
label to play the tracks of a CD in random order.
Press again to turn Shuffle off. Shuffle Off displays.
Playing a CD(s) (Six-Disc CD Player)
^
(Load):Press to load CDs into the CD player. This
CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD:
1. Press and release the load button.
2. Wait for the message to insert the disc.
3. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls the CD in. A Shuffle
label and the DISC icon displays.
4. Press the pushbutton located below the Shuffle
label to play the tracks of a current disc in random
order. Press the pushbutton again to turn Shuffle off.
Shuffle Off displays.
5. The CD resumes normal playback.
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To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Press and hold this button for ve seconds.
A beep sounds and Load All Discs displays.
2. Follow the displayed instruction on when to insert
the discs. The CD player takes up to six CDs.
3. Press the Load button again to cancel loading
more CDs.
If the ignition or radio is turned off while a CD in the
player, it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio
is turned on, the CD starts playing where it stopped,
if it was the last selected audio source.
When a CD is inserted, the disc number displays on the
upper right side of the screen and the track number
displays at the left and center of the screen. The Shuffle
and Disc labels appear below. Press the pushbuttons
located under the Disc label to change to another
disc. The CD begins playback of the rst track on the
selected disc. As each new track starts to play the track
number displays in the left and center of the screen.
Shuffle:Press the pushbutton located below the Shuffle
label to play the tracks of a CD in random order.
Press again to turn Shuffle off. Shuffle Off displays.Z(Eject):To eject the disc that is currently playing,
press and release. Ejecting Disc displays and a beep
sounds. Once the disc is ejected, Remove Disc displays.
The disc can be removed. If the disc is not removed,
after several seconds, the disc automatically pulls back
into the player and begins playing.
For the Six-Disc CD player, press and hold for
two seconds to eject all discs.
©SEEK¨:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current track, if more than ve seconds have played.
Press the right arrow to go to the next track. If either
arrow is held, or pressed multiple times, the player
continues moving backward or forward through
the tracks on the CD.
sREV (Fast Reverse):Press and hold to reverse
playback quickly within a track. Sound is heard at
a reduced volume and the elapsed time of the track
displays. Release to resume playing the track.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press and hold to advance
playback quickly within a track. Sound is heard at a
reduced volume and the elapsed time of the track
displays. Release to resume playing the track.
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FM/AM:Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The CD remains inside the radio for future
listening.
CD:Press to play a CD when listening to the radio.
The disc and/or track number displays when a CD is
in the player.
AUX (Auxiliary):Press to automatically search for
an auxiliary input device, such as a portable audio
player. If a portable audio player is not connected,
“No Aux Input Device Found” displays.
Playing a DVD-A (Audio) Disc
The radio with DVD Audio, HDD, and USB is capable of
playing DVD audio discs in the Bose®5.1 Cabin
surround sound system.
Insert the DVD audio disc into the CD/DVD-A player.
DVD AUDIO displays and playback begins. The Group
and track number displays during playback.
This type of radio does not support the playback of DVD
video discs. If you attempt to play a DVD video disc,
the radio displays “Read Error Please Check Disc” and
ejects the disc.CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to switch between
CD/DVD-A, auxiliary input, and USB devices.
sREV (Fast Reverse):Press to reverse playback
quickly within a track. Sound is heard at a reduced
volume. Press once to change playback to a speed
of 2X. Each successive press changes playback
to a speed of 4X, 10X, or 21X. Press
r/jto resume
normal playback. The elapsed time of the track displays.
While recording a disc to HDD, the fast reverse does
not function.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press to advance playback
quickly within a track. Sound is heard at a reduced
volume. Press once to change playback to a speed of
2X. Each successive press changes playback to a
speed of 4X, 10X, or 21X. Press
r/jto resume
normal playback. The elapsed time of the track displays.
While recording a disc to HDD, the fast forward does
not function.
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