2011 BUICK LACROSSE radio

Black plate (5,1)Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual - 2011
Infotainment System 7-5
Overview (Radio with CD/DVD and MEM)A. VOL/O
.Turns the system on or off
and adjusts the volume.
B. FAV
.Radio: Opens the
favorites list.
.MEM: Opens the
favorites list.
C. Buttons 1 to 6
.Radio: Saves and selects
favorite stations.
.MEM: Saves and selects
favorite tracks and
playlists.
D. INFO
.Radio: Shows available
information about the
current station.
.CD: Shows available
information about the
current track.

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7-6 Infotainment System
E. TUNE/k
.Manually selects radio
stations and pauses time
shifted content.
.CD/DVD: Select tracks,
pauses playback, and
stops playback.
.MEM: Select tracks and
pauses playback.
F. RADIO/BAND
.Changes the band while
listening to the radio.
.Selects the radio when
listening to a different
audio source.
G.
g
.Radio: Seeks the previous
station.
.CD: Selects the previous
track or rewinds within a
track.
.MEM: Selects the previous
track or rewinds within a
track. H.
XCD Eject
.Removes a disc from the
CD slot.
I. REC
O
.AUX: Records content
from audio CDs,
MP3/WMA CDs, and
USB mass storage
devices.
J. DEL
.MEM: Deletes the current
track from MEM.
K.
l
.Radio: Seeks the next
station.
.CD: Selects the next track
or fast forwards within a
track.
.MEM: Selects the next
track or fast forwards
within a track. L. SELECT
.Selects menu items.
M. Menu Knob
.Opens menus, highlights
menu items, or sets
numeric values while
in a menu.
N.
0BACK
.Menu: Moves one
level back.
.Character Input: Deletes
the last character.
O. TONE
.Opens the Tone menu.
P.
H
.Opens the Clock menu.
Q. CONFIG
.Opens the Settings menu.

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Infotainment System 7-9
Press the0BACK button to delete
the last character in the sequence
or press and hold to delete the
entire character sequence.
Audio Settings
The audio settings can be set for
each radio band and each audio
player source.
To quickly reset an audio setting
value to 0:
1. Press the TONE button.
2. Select the audio setting.
3. Press and hold the SELECT button until the value changes
to 0.
Press the
0BACK button to go
back to the Tone Settings menu. Adjusting the Treble, Midrange,
and Bass
1. Press the TONE button.
2. Select Treble, Midrange,
or Bass.
3. Select the value.
Press the
0BACK button to go
back to the Tone Settings menu. Adjusting the Fader and Balance
1. Press the TONE button.
2. Select Fader or Balance.
3. Select the value.
Press the
0BACK button to go
back to the Tone Settings menu.

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7-10 Infotainment System
Adjusting the EQ (Equalizer)
For vehicles with an equalizer:
1. Press the TONE button.
2. Select EQ.
3. Select the setting.
Press the
0BACK button to go
back to the Tone Settings menu. DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
Settings
For vehicles with DSP, it is used
to provide a choice of different
listening experiences.
The DSP settings for the Radio with
CD are:
.normal
‐Select this setting
to adjust the audio for stereo
mode. This provides the best
sound quality for the driver seat
first, with the front passenger
second.
.hk surround ‐Select to enable
hk surround. This produces a
true 6.1 matrix surround from
any two channel digital source.
This feature is not available in
AM/FM radio mode. The DSP settings for the Radio with
CD/DVD and MEM are:
.2.0 normal
‐Select this setting
to adjust the audio for stereo
mode. This provides the best
sound quality for the driver seat
first, with the front passenger
second.
.hk surround ‐Select to enable
hk surround. This produces a
true 6.1 matrix surround from
any two channel digital source.
This feature is not available in
AM/FM radio mode.
To adjust the DSP settings:
1. Press the TONE button.
2. Select DSP.
3. Select the setting.
Press the
0BACK button to go
back to the Tone Settings menu.

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Infotainment System 7-11
System Settings
Configuring the Number of
Favorite Pages
To configure the number of available
favorite pages:
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select Radio Favorites.
4. Select the number of availablefavorite pages.
5. Press the
0BACK button
to go back to the System
Configuration menu. Auto Volume
The auto volume feature
automatically adjusts the radio
volume to compensate for road
and wind noise as the vehicle
speeds up or slows down, so that
the volume level is consistent.
The level of volume compensation
can be selected, or the auto volume
feature can be turned off.
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select Auto Volume.
4. Select the setting.
5. Press the
0BACK button
to go back to the System
Configuration menu. Maximum Startup Volume
The maximum volume played when
the Radio with CD is first turned on
can be set.
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select Maximum Startup
Volume.
4. Select the setting.
5. Press the
0BACK button
to go back to the System
Configuration menu.

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7-12 Infotainment System
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Control Buttons
The buttons used to control the
radio are:
RADIO/BAND:Press to turn the
radio on and choose between AM,
FM, and XM™, if equipped.
Menu Knob: Turn to navigate the
available menus.
TUNE: Turn to search for stations.
INFO: Press to display additional
information that may be available
for the current song.
g/l: Press to search for
stations.
FAV: Press to open the favorites
list and select the favorites page.
1 to 6: Press to select preset
stations.
k(Play/Pause): Press to pause
time shifted content, if equipped.
RDS (Radio Data System)
The radio may have RDS.
The RDS feature is available
for use only on FM stations that
broadcast RDS information.
This feature only works when the
information from the radio station
is available. In rare cases, a radio
station could broadcast incorrect
information that causes the radio
features to work improperly. If this
happens, contact the radio station.
While the radio is tuned to an
FM-RDS station, the station name
or call letters display.
Radio Menus
Radio menus are available for AM
and FM.
Turn the Menu knob to open the
main radio menu for that band.
Selecting a Band
Press the RADIO/BAND button to
choose AM, FM, or XM, if equipped.
The last station that was playing
starts playing again.
Selecting a Station
Seek Tuning (Radio with CD)
If the radio station is not known:
Briefly press
gorlto
automatically search for the next
available station. If a station is not
found, the radio switches to a more
sensitive search level. If a station
still is not found, the frequency
that was last active begins to play.
If the radio station is known:
Press and hold
gorluntil the
station on the display is reached,
then release the button.
Seek Tuning (Radio with CD/DVD
and MEM)
Briefly press
gorlto
automatically search for the next
available station. If a station is not
found, the radio switches to a more
sensitive search level. If a station
still is not found, the frequency that
was last active begins to play.

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Storing Stations
To store the station to a position
in the list, press the corresponding
button 1 to 6 until a beep is heard.
Retrieving Stations
Press the FAV button to open a
favorite page or to switch to another
favorite page. Briefly press one of
the 1 to 6 buttons to retrieve the
station.
Time Shifting (Radio with
CD/DVD and MEM)
The radio with MEM time shift
feature can rewind 20 minutes of
FM/AM content. While listening
to the radio, the content from the
current station is always being
buffered.Press
kto pause the radio.
The radio displays the time shift
status bar. The status bar shows
the amount of content stored in the
buffer and the current pause point.
To resume playback from the
current pause point, press
kagain.
The radio is no longer live, but
played from the time shift buffer.
A status bar displays below the
station number.
Press and hold
lorgto fast
forward or rewind through the time
shift buffer. Hold
luntil the end
of the recorded buffer resumes
live playback.
Press and release
lorgto jump
forward or back 30 seconds in the
time shift buffer. When the radio station is
changed, the buffer is cleared
and automatically restarted for
the current station. Content from
a previously tuned station is no
longer available.
The time shift feature is not
available while recording or
with other sources of playback.
Pausing AM/FM with the Vehicle
Turned Off
If AM/FM is paused when the
vehicle is turned off, the radio
continues to buffer the current
radio station for up to 20 minutes.
If the vehicle is turned back on
within 20 minutes, the radio
resumes playback from the
paused point.

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Infotainment System 7-15
Satellite Radio
Vehicles with an XM™Satellite
Radio tuner and a valid XM Satellite
Radio subscription can receive XM
programming.
XM Satellite Radio Service
XM is a satellite radio service
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.
A service fee is required to receive
the XM service. If XM Service
needs to be reactivated, the radio
will display "No Subscription
Please Renew" on channel XM1.
For more information, contact
XM at www.xmradio.com or
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S.,
and www.xmradio.ca or
1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
Control Buttons
The buttons used to control the XM
radio are:
RADIO/BAND: Press to turn the
radio on and choose between AM,
FM, and XM, if equipped.
g/l: Press to go to the
previous or next channel.
FAV: Press to open the
favorites list.
1 to 6: Press to select a favorite.
TUNE: Turn to select channel.
INFO: Press to display additional
information that may be available
about the current song.
k(Play/Pause): Press to pause
time shifted content, if equipped.
Selecting the XM Band
Press the RADIO/BAND button to
choose between the AM, FM and
XM bands. The last channel played
in that band begins to play when
that band is selected.
XM Categories
XM channels are organized in
categories.
Removing or Adding Categories
Channels in a category that
have been removed can still be
accessed by using
gorl,
or the TUNE knob.
To add or remove categories:
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select XM Categories.
4. Turn the Menu knob to highlight the category.
5. Press the SELECT button to remove or add the category.
Selecting an XM Channel
XM channels can be selected by
using
g,l, the TUNE knob,
or the menu system.