2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT Owners Manual

DVD Player
The player can be used for DVD audio and DVD video.
DVD video will not display on the navigation screen
unless the vehicle is in PARK (P). It will operate on the
rear seat entertainment screens while the vehicle is
moving. The Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) video
screen will start play of the DVD when a DVD video has
been inserted into the navigation system. The DVD
player can be controlled by the buttons on the navigation
system, the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) system, and the
remote control. The DVD player can also be used for the
rear seat passengers with the radio off. The rear seat
passengers can power on the video screen and use the
remote control to navigate the disc. See “Rear Seat
Entertainment System” in the Index of your vehicle’s
owner manual for more information.
The DVD player is only compatible with DVDs of the
appropriate region code that is printed on the jacket
of most DVDs.
The DVD slot is compatible with most audio CDs,
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/RW media along with MP3 and WMA formats.
If an error appears on the display, see “DVD
Messages” later in this section.
M(Load):To load one disc, do the following:
1. Press the load hard key and follow the screen
message displayed.
2. When the system displays “Insert Disc (number)”,
insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The system will pull it into the rst available slot and
start playing. The system will display the type of
disc inserted.
To load multiple discs, do the following:
1. Press and hold the load hard key and follow the
screen message displayed.
2. When the system displays “Insert Disc (number)”,
insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The system will pull it in.
3. Once a disc is loaded, the system will display
“Insert Disc (number)” again. Load the next
disc. Repeat this procedure for each disc. The
player takes up to six discs, do not try to load more
than six. The system will not display the disc
types when loading all, until the discs have been
read by the system.
Once all discs have been inserted, the system will
start playing the last loaded disc.
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Z(Eject):To eject a disc, do the following:
1. Press the eject hard key.
2. The system will display “Ejecting Disc”.
Press the DISC screen button to display the Disc
Changer screen. Select the disc to eject. If a
selection is not made, the system will eject the disc
from the current slot. If the disc is not removed
from the slot, the system will pull it back in
after 10 seconds and start playing it.
To eject all discs at once, press and hold the eject
hard key. The system will display the disc number
being ejected.
Playing a DVD
There are three ways to play a DVD:
Once a DVD is inserted, the system will
automatically start play of the DVD.
If you are on a map screen, touch the DVD screen
button.
Press the AUDIO hard key, then touch the DVD
screen button.
When a DVD is loaded, the rear seat passengers can
power on the RSE video screen and use the remote
control to navigate through the DVD.
O/3(Power/Volume):Press this knob to turn the
system on and off. Turn the knob to increase or
decrease the volume of the audio system.
Press and hold this knob for more than two seconds to
turn off the navigation system, RSE video screen,
and RSA. If the vehicle has not been tuned off, the RSE
and the RSA can be turned back on by pressing this
knob and will continue play of the last active source.
DVD Menu Options
Once a DVD starts to play, the menu options and cursor
screen buttons will automatically appear. To display
the menu Options screen button while a DVD is playing,
touch anywhere on the screen.
Options:Select this screen button to view the menu
option screen buttons. Menu options are available when
they are highlighted. Some menu options are only
available when the DVD is not playing.
Cursor:Touch this button to access the cursor menu.
The arrows and other cursor options allow you to
navigate the DVD menu options. The cursor menu
options are only available if a DVD has a menu. Use the
cursor menu to start a DVD video from the disc
main menu.
q,Q,r,R(Arrow Buttons):Use these arrow
buttons to move around the DVD menu.
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Enter:Touch this button to select the highlighted
option.
Return:Touch this button to go back to the previous
DVD menu.
Back:Touch this button to go back to the main DVD
display screen.
Move:Touch this button to move the cursor buttons
back and forth from the bottom-right corner to the top-left
corner of the screen.
j/r(Pause/Play):Touch this button to pause the
DVD. This button will then change to the play button.
Touch the play button to play the DVD. Touch this button
in a DVD disc main menu to start the movie.
c(Stop):Touch this button to stop play of the DVD.
Press the play button to continue playing the DVD
from where the DVD was stopped. Press this button
twice to return to the beginning of the DVD.
DISC:Touch this screen button to view the list of
loaded disc(s). Select the disc to play.
r(Rewind):Touch and release this button to rewind
through the scene, chapters, and titles. Touch this
button again to increase the rewinding speed. Touch
the play button to stop rewinding. This button may
not work when the DVD is playing the copyright
information or the previews.
[(Forward):Touch and release this button to
advance rapidly through the scene, chapters, and titles.
Touch this button again to increase the fast forwarding
speed. Touch the play button to stop fast forwarding.
This button may not work when the DVD is playing the
copyright information or the previews.
Hide Options:Press this screen button to remove all
menu options from the display, except Options and
Cursor.
Top Menu:Touch this button to display the rst menu
of the DVD. This is not available on all DVDs.
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Menu:Touch this button to display the DVD menu of
the current area of the DVD that is playing. This
button is not available for DVD audio.
Audio:Press this button to display the audio options.
Select the audio options that best improve sound quality.
This is not available on all DVDs or when the DVD is
stopped. This button is not available for DVD audio.
Subtitle:Touch this button to playback the video with
subtitles. This is not available on all DVDs or when
the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for
DVD audio.
Angle:Touch this button to adjust the viewing angle of
the DVD. Repeatedly press this button to toggle
through the angles. This is not available on all DVDs or
when the DVD is stopped. This button is not available
for DVD audio.
q(Previous Scene):Press this button to go to the
previous scene. This button does not work when
the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for
DVD video.
r(Next Scene):Press this button to go to the next
scene. This button does not work when the DVD is
stopped. This button is not available for DVD video.Search:Touch this button to display the search screen.
Select Title or Chapter Search for DVD video and
Group or Track for DVD audio. The keyboard allows
you to type in the title/chapter/group/track number that
you would like to watch or listen to. This button does
not work when the DVD is stopped.
Setup:Touch this button to display the DVD Setup
screen. This button is only available when the DVD is
not playing. The DVD Setup screen allows you to
change the brightness, contrast, and mode, change the
viewing on the monitor and to change the initial
settings; language, parental level, and aspect.
!(Brightness):Touch the up or down screen arrows
to increase or decrease the brightness of the navigation
screen.
_(Contrast):Touch the up or down screen arrows to
increase or decrease the contrast of the navigation
screen.
Auto (Automatic):Touch this screen button for the
system to automatically adjust the navigation screen
background depending on exterior lighting conditions.
Night:Touch this screen button and the system
will make the navigation screen background brighten.
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Day:Touch this screen button and the system will
make the navigation screen background darken.
Monitor:From the DVD Setup screen, touch this button
to adjust the viewing angle of the DVD on the
navigation screen. This is not available on all DVDs.
This button is not available for DVD audio
Touch the
ebutton to close the screen in from the left
and right sides.
Touch the
Jbutton to ll the screen on the left and
right sides.
Touch the
dbutton to ll the screen on the top and
bottom.
Settings:From the DVD Setup screen, touch this
button to change the default audio, subtitle, and menu
languages, parental level, audio, and to view the aspect
of the DVD. These settings are not available on all
DVDs. This button is not available for DVD audio.Audio Language:Touch English, Francais, Espanol,
Italiano, or Deutsch to change the default language that
the DVD player uses for each disc. The audio language
must be available on the disc. The audio language
may vary for each DVD.
Subtitle Language:Touch English, Francais, Espanol,
Italiano, or Deutsch to change the default language
of the subtitles that the DVD player uses for each disc.
The subtitle language must be available on the disc.
The subtitle language may vary for each DVD.
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Menu Language:Touch English, Francais, Espanol,
Italiano, or Deutsch to change the default language
of the DVD video menus. The menu language must be
available on the disc. The menu language may vary
for each DVD.
Parental Level:Touch this button to change the rating
level to only allow the play of DVDs with a certain
rating. The rating selection is 1 through 8, with 1 Kids
Safe being a G rating. If the 1 is selected, any DVD with
a rating above G will not be able to be viewed without
entering a password.
When the parental level is rst entered a keyboard will
appear on the display and a four-digit password will
need to be created. Type in a password that you will be
able to remember. Once the password is created,
you can then select a rating level.
If you would like to change the rating level, press the
Parental Level button, then press the Password button.
Type in the password and then change the rating level.
If the password has been forgotten, contact your
dealer/retailer.
This may not be available on all DVDs.
Aspect:Touch this button to change the aspect ratio of
the DVD. This may not be available on all DVDs.y(Next Track/Chapter):Press this hard key to go to
the next track or chapter. This button may not work
when the DVD is playing the copyright information or
the previews.
z(Previous Track/Chapter):Press this hard key to
return to the start of the current track or chapter.
Press this button again to go to the previous track or
chapter. This button may not work when the DVD
is playing the copyright information or the previews.
w(Tuning Knob):Turn this knob counterclockwise
one notch to go to the start of the current chapter/track,
turn it again to go to the previous chapter/track. Turn
this knob clockwise to go to the next chapter/track.
DVD Messages
If Disc Read Error appears on the display and/or the
DVD comes out, it could be for one of the following
reasons:
If a disc was inserted with an invalid or unknown
format.
If the disc is not from a correct region.
If the map DVD disc was installed into the DVD
audio/video slot. See “Installing the Map DVD”
underMaps on page 4-14for more information.
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It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the DVD should play.
You are driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the DVD should play.
The DVD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
There may have been a problem while burning
the DVD.
The label may be caught in the DVD player.
If the DVD is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good DVD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
Care of Your CDs and DVDs
If playing recorded media such as a CD or DVD, the
sound quality may be reduced due to CD or DVD quality,
the method of recording, the quality of the music that
has been recorded, recording speed, max media
recording speed, and the way the CD or DVD has been
handled. There may be an increase in skipping,
difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and
ejecting. If these problems occur, check the bottomsurface of the CD or DVD. If the surface is damaged,
such as cracked, broken, or scratched, it will not
play properly. If the surface is soiled, see “Care of Your
CDs and DVDs” in the Index of the vehicle’s owner
manual.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known good
CD or DVD.
Notice:If a label is added to a CD or DVD, or more
than one CD or DVD is inserted into the slot at a
time, or an attempt is made to play scratched
or damaged CDs or DVDs, the player could be
damaged. While using the CD or DVD player, use
only CDs or DVDs in good condition without
any label, load one CD or DVD at a time, and keep
the player and the loading slot free of foreign
materials, liquids, and debris.
Do not add any label to a CD or DVD, it could get
caught in the player. If a CD or DVD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is needed, try
labeling the top of the recorded CD or DVD with a
soft marker.
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Auxiliary Devices
The vehicle may have a rear entertainment system
(RSE) with a second and third row screen. The RSE has
audio adapters to allow you to connect auxiliary
devices. The audio can be heard through the speakers
or through the wireless or wired headphones. See
“Audio/Video Jacks” under,Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System on page 3-77for more information.
Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary device
while the vehicle is in P (Park). SeeDefensive
Driving on page 5-2for more information on driver
distraction.To switch the RSE system to use an auxiliary device:
1. Connect the auxiliary device to the RSE system, for
the second or third row.
2. Press the AUDIO key then press the AUDIO key
repeatedly until AUX (auxiliary) is selected or
touch the AUX screen button. An auxiliary device
must be connected for the AUX screen button
to appear as an option to select.
3. For the second row display select the Rear AUX
screen button next to Rear Display 1 and for the
third row display select the Rear AUX screen button
next to Rear Display 2. Each screen works
independently of the other. The second row screen
can watch a DVD while the third row screen can
use the auxiliary device.
The rear seat passengers can also use the remote
control to change the functions of the RSE. SeeRear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) System on page 3-77
for more information.
Voice Recognition
The navigation system’s voice recognition allows for
hands-free operation of the navigation system,
audio system, and OnStar
®features. The DVD map
disc must be installed in the navigation system for voice
recognition to work. See “Installing the DVD Map
Disc” underMaps on page 4-14for more information.
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