
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 in the DVD player, the rear seat
operator can power on the RSE video screen and
use the remote control to navigate through the DVD.
O(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 the navigation system, RSE, and RSA off.
DVD Menu Options
Once a DVD starts to play, the menu options will
automatically appear. To display the menu choices while
a DVD is playing in full screen, touch anywhere on
the screen.
There are three pages of menu options. Press the right
and left arrow screen buttons to use all of the menu
screen buttons. Menu options are available when they
are highlighted. Some menu options are only available
when the DVD is not playing.
Full:Press this screen button to remove all menu
options from the display. Press anywhere on the screen
to display the menu options.
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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.
q,Q,r,R(Arrow Buttons):Use these arrow
buttons to move around the DVD menu.
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.
Random:Touch this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. Touch Random again to
turn off random play. This button is not available for
DVD video.
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.
r(Rewind):Touch and hold this button to rewind
through the scene, chapters, and titles. This button
may not work when the DVD is playing the copyright
information or the previews.
[(Forward):Touch and hold this button to advance
rapidly through the scene, chapters, and titles. This
button may not work when the DVD is playing the
copyright information or the previews.
Top Menu:Touch this button to display the rst menu
of the DVD. This button is not available on all DVDs.
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.
Search:Touch this button to display the title search
screen. The keyboard allows you to type in the title
number of the title that you would like to watch.
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.
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_(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 darken.
Day:Touch this screen button and the system will make
the navigation screen background brighten.
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.
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.Initial Settings:From the DVD Setup screen, touch
this button to change audio, subtitle, and menu
languages, parental level, and to view the aspect of the
DVD. The movie must be stopped to use this menu.
These settings are not available on all DVDs.
Audio Language:Touch English, Francais, or Espanol
to change the language that you are listening to.
Subtitle Language:Touch English, Francais, or
Espanol to change the language of the subtitles.
Menu Language:Touch English, Francais, or Espanol
to change the language of the menus.
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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 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 screen 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.
Audio:Press this button to display the audio stream
number and to change the language heard. Repeatedly
press this button to toggle through the available
languages. This may not be available on all DVDs.
This button is not available when the DVD is stopped.Subtitle:Touch this button to playback the video with
subtitles. Repeatedly press this button to toggle
through the available languages. To turn the subtitles
off, press this button until Off is selected. This button is
not available when the DVD is stopped. This may
not be available on all DVDs.
Angle:Touch this button to adjust the viewing angle of
the DVD. Repeatedly press this button to toggle through
the angles. This button is not available when the DVD is
stopped. This may not be available on all DVDs.
qPage:Press this button to go to the previous scene.
This button is not available when the DVD is stopped.
This button is not available for DVD video.
Page
r:Press this button to go to the next scene.
This button is not available when the DVD is stopped.
This button is not available for DVD video.
¨SEEK (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.
©SEEK (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.
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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 2-4for more information.
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 bottom surface 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.
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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.
Auxiliary Devices
The navigation system has an auxiliary input jack
located in the upper right corner of the faceplate.
This is not an audio output; do not plug the headphone
set into the front auxiliary input jack. You can however,
connect an external audio device such as an iPod,
laptop computer, MP3 player, CD changer, or cassette
tape player, etc. to the auxiliary input jack for use
as another source for audio listening.
Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary device
while the vehicle is in PARK (P). See “Defensive Driving”
in the Index of your vehicles owner manual for more
information on driver distraction.If your vehicle has rear audio/video input jacks, located
in the rear of the center console, they can be used
as another source for audio/video listening.
To use a portable audio player, connect a 3.5 mm
(1/8 inch) cable to the auxiliary input jack. When a
device is connected, the system will detect and
automatically begin playing audio from the device over
the vehicle’s speakers.
If a device is connected and you are listening to another
source (FM, CD, MP3, etc.), press the AUDIO key
then press the AUDIO key repeatedly until AUX 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 or the vehicle must have
rear auxiliary jacks. See “Rear Seat Entertainment
System” in the Index of your vehicle’s owner manual for
more information on the rear auxiliary jacks.
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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 2-4. Voice recognition can
be used when the ignition is on or when Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See “Retained
Accessory Power (RAP)” in the Index of your vehicle’s
owner manual and for more information.
To use voice recognition, do the following:
1. Push and hold the SRCE (source) steering wheel
control until you hear a beep. The audio system,
if on, will mute.
2. Clearly state one of the commands listed on the
following pages.
Helpful Hints for Stating Commands
When a multiple command is available, choose the
command that best works for you.
Words that are in brackets are optional. For example,
for the command Radio [band] [select] FM, stating
Radio FM or Radio select FM are both valid
commands.
When the system recognizes the command the
system will:
either perform the function
ask you to con rm your choice by clearly
stating “yes or no”
issue an error message such as “System does
not recognize this command” or direct you to
“Please start speaking after the beep”
If the system is not yet ready, the system may state
“System is checking the disc. Please wait”.
To cancel a command or if the system response
does not match your verbal command, press and
hold the talk symbol button. The system will reply,
“System will cancel the voice recognition”.
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Storing Voice Tags
From the address book entry information page, press
the Add Voice tag screen button. The system will
respond “Name Please?”.
Navigation Help
Navigation Help:This command instructs the system
to assist with navigation commands.
Display Commands
Use the following display commands to set the
display mode.
Display [set] day [mode]:Use this command to set
the display to daytime mode.
Display [set] night [mode]:Use this command to set
the display to night mode.
Display [set] auto [mode]:Use this command to set
the display to automatic mode. The system will
change between day and night mode automatically.
System help:This command instructs the system to
assist with display commands.
Radio Commands
The following are radio commands you can access by
clearly stating the commands exactly as they are written.
The commands are only available when you are in
one of the following audio modes, AM, FM, or XM™
(if equipped).
Radio:This command instructs the system to turn the
audio system on.
Radio [band] [select] AM, radio [band] [select] FM,
radio [band] [select] XM, radio [band] [select]
satellite:These commands instruct the system to go to
either the AM, FM, or XM (if equipped).
Radio [select] (frequency) AM, radio [select]
(frequency) FM:These commands instruct the system
to go to a speci c frequency on either AM or FM.
Radio [select] (channel) XM, radio [select] (channel)
satellite:These commands instruct the system to
go to a speci c channel on the XM™ band (if equipped).
The channel must be a valid channel or the system
will keep the radio at the current station setting.
The system will pause while searching for the channel.
Radio help:This command instructs the system to
assist with radio commands.
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