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Black plate (66,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
Bose ®
AudioPilot ®
AudioPilot: The Bose ®
AudioPilot ®
noise
compensation technology.
To use AudioPilot ®
:
1. Press the CONFIG key to enter the menu screen,
then press the CONFIG key repeatedly until Radio
is selected or touch the Radio screen button
2. Press the Automatic Volume Control screen button
to access the AudioPilot menu.
3. Press the ON screen button.
To turn it off, touch the OFF screen button. When on,
AudioPilot ®
continuously adjusts the audio system
equalization, to compensate for background noise, so
that the music sound is consistent at the set volume
level.
This feature is most effective at lower volume settings
where background noise can affect how well the music
being played is heard through the vehicle's audio
system. At higher volume settings, where the music is
much louder than the background noise, there may be
little or no adjustments by AudioPilot ®
. For more
information on AudioPilot ®
, visit bose.com/audiopilot. Remove/Add XM Categories Touch the Remove/Add XM Categories screen button to
remove or add XM categories when selecting XM
categories from the category list screen. The list of XM
categories appear on the screen. Use the up and down
arrow screen buttons to scroll through the list. The
categories to remove are highlighted and the categories
to add are dark in color. Touch the category to be added
or removed. Touch the Restore All Categories screen
button to add all categories that have been removed.
Radio Data System (RDS) The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS).
RDS features are available for use only on FM stations
that broadcast RDS information. With RDS, the radio
can do the following: .
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies .
Display messages from radio stations
This system relies on receiving specific information from
these stations and only works when the information is
available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast
incorrect information that causes the radio features to
work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio
station.
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The RDS system is always on. When information is
broadcast from the FM station that is playing, the station
name or call letters displays on the audio screen.
XM ™ Satellite Radio ServiceXM ™ 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 while 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.
When XM ™ is active, the channel name and number,
song title, and artist displays on the screen. XM ™ Radio Messages XL (Explicit Language Channels): XL on the radio
display, after the channel name, indicates content
with explicit language. These channels, or any others,
can be blocked at a customer's request by calling
1 ‐ 800 ‐ 852 ‐ XMXM (9696).
XM Updating: The encryption code in the receiver is
being updated and no action is required.
No XM signal: 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 XM: The audio system is processing audio
and text data received. No action is needed.
Channel Off Air: This channel is not currently in
service.
Channel Unauth : This channel is blocked or cannot
be received with your XM Subscription package.
Channel Unavail: This previously assigned channel is
no longer assigned.
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No Artist Info: No artist information is available.
The system is working properly.
No Title Info: No song title information is available.
The system is working properly.
No CAT Info: No category information is available.
The system is working properly.
CAT Not Found: There are no channels available for
the selected category. The system is working properly.
No Information: No text or informational messages are
available. The system is working properly.
XM Theftlocked: The XM ™ receiver 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.
XM Radio ID: If tuned to channel 0, this message will
alternate with the XM ™ Radio eight digit radio ID label.
This label is needed to activate the service.
Unknown: If this message is received when tuned to
channel 0, there may be a receiver fault. Consult with
your dealer.
Check XM Receiver: If this message does not clear
within a short period of time, the receiver may have a
fault. Consult with your dealer. CD Player The player can be used for CD, MP3, DVD audio, and
as a DVD video player. See DVD Player on page 5 ‑ 75
for more information about DVD audio and video.
Six-Disc CD Player While playing a CD, the navigation system is available.
When you insert a CD, the CD tab displays. If a DSP
setting is selected for the CD, it activates each time you
play a CD.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with 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.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
displays.
If an error appears on the display, see “ CD Messages ”
later in this section.
If viewing a map screen, touch the CD screen button.
The display will split between the audio screen and the
map screen. If you do not want to view a split screen or
you are not on a map screen, press the AUDIO key
then press the AUDIO key repeatedly until CD is
selected or touch the CD screen button.
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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 first 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 does not display the disc types
when loading all, until the discs have been read by
the system. Z (Eject): To eject a disc, do the following:
1. Press the eject hard key.
2. The system displays “ 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 pulls it back in after
10 seconds and starts playing it.
To eject all discs, press and hold the eject hard key.
The system displays the disc number being ejected.
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Playing an Audio CD
j /
r (Pause/Play): Touch this button to pause the
CD. This button will then change to the play button.
Touch the play button to play the CD.
Random: Touch this button to hear the tracks in
random, rather than sequential, order. Touch Random
again to turn off random play.
DISC: Touch this screen button to view the list of
loaded disc(s). Select the disc to play. r (Rewind): Touch and hold this button to rewind
quickly through a track selection. You will hear sound
at a reduced volume. Release this button to stop
rewinding. The display will show the elapsed time of
the track.
[ (Forward): Touch and hold this button to fast
forward quickly through a track selection. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. Release this button to stop
fast forwarding. The display will show the elapsed time
of the track.
y © ¨ z (Seek): To seek tracks, press the up arrow to
go to the next track. Press the down arrow to go to the
start of the current track, if more than eight seconds
have played. If either arrow is pressed more than once,
the player continues moving backward or forward
through the CD. The sound mutes while seeking.
w (Tuning Knob): Turn this knob counterclockwise
one notch to go to the start of the current track, turn it
again to go to the previous track. Turn this knob
clockwise to go to the next track.
When playing an audio CD the rear seat operator can
power on the RSE video screen and use the remote
control to navigate through the tracks on the CD.
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Using an MP3 CD MP3 Format There are guidelines that must be met, when creating
an MP3 disc. If the guidelines are not met when
recording a CD-R(W), the CD may not play. The
guidelines are: .
Sampling rate: 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz, 32 kHz,
and 44.1 kHz. .
Bit rates supported: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112,
128, 160, 192, 224, 256, and 320 kbps. .
ID3 tag information is displayed by the radio if it is
available. The radio supports ID3 tag information
v1.0, v1.1, or v2.0. The radio will display a
filename, song name, artist name, album name,
and directory name. .
Maximum 32 characters, including spaces, in a file
or folder name. .
Maximum number of folders is 100 with a
maximum hierarchy of eight folders. .
Create a folder structure that makes it easy to find
songs while driving. Organize songs by albums
using one folder for each album. Each folder or
album should contain 18 songs or less. .
It is recommended that there is a maximum of
192 files on a disc. .
The files can be recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW
with a maximum capacity of 700MB. .
DVD with MP3 are not playable on this system.
Root Directory The root directory will be treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio files, the directory will
be displayed as No Folder or ALL.
Empty Directory or Folder If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the
file structure that contains only folders/subfolders and
no compressed files directly beneath them, the player
will advance to the next folder in the file structure that
contains compressed audio files and the empty folder
will not be displayed or numbered.
No Folder When the CD contains only compressed files, the files
will be located under the root folder. The next and
previous folder functions will have no function on a CD
that was recorded without folders or playlists. When
displaying the name of the folder the radio will display
No Folder.
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Order of Play Play will begin from the first track under the root
directory. When all tracks from the root directory have
been played, play will continue from files according to
their numerical listing. After playing the last track from
the last folder, play will begin again at the first track of
the first folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display will not
automatically show the new folder name. The new track
name will appear on the display.
File System and Naming The song name that will display will be the song name
that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is not
present in the ID3 tag, then the radio will display the file
name without the extension (such as .mp3) as the
track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or four pages
will be shortened. The display will not show parts of
words on the last page of text and the extension of the
filename will not display.
Playing an MP3 While playing a CD, the navigation system is available.
When you insert a CD, the CD tab will display. If you
select a DSP setting for the CD, it will be activated each
time you play a CD. If you turn off the ignition or radio with a CD in the
player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or radio, the CD will start playing where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number will
appear on the display.
If an error appears on the display, see “ CD Messages ”
later in this section.
If viewing a map screen, touch the CD screen button.
The display will split between the audio screen and the
map screen. If you do not want to view a split screen or
you are not on a map screen, press the AUDIO key
then press the AUDIO key repeatedly until CD is
selected or touch the CD screen button.
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 first available slot
and start playing. The system will display the type
of disc inserted.
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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.
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.
j /
r (Pause/Play): Touch this button to pause the
CD. This button will then change to the play button.
Touch the play button to play the CD.
Random: Touch this button to hear the tracks in
random, rather than sequential, order. Touch Random
again to turn off random play.
DISC: Touch this screen button to view the list of
loaded disc(s). Select the disc to play.
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