2011 BUICK REGAL reset infotainment system

Black plate (1,1)Buick Regal Owner Manual - 2011
Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . 7-14
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . 7-20
Bluetooth (InfotainmentControls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Introduction
Infotainment
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the audio
system's features.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road for
extended periods could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death
to you or others. Do not give
extended attention to
entertainment tasks while driving.
This system provides access to
many audio and non‐audio listings. To minimize taking your eyes off the
road while driving, do the following
while the vehicle is parked:
.Become familiar with the
operation and controls of the
audio system.
.Set up the tone, speaker
adjustments, and preset radio
stations.
For more information, see Defensive
Driving on page 9‑2.
Notice: Contact your dealer
before adding any equipment.
Adding audio or communication
equipment could interfere with
the operation of the engine, radio,
or other systems, and could
damage them. Follow federal
rules covering mobile radio and
telephone equipment.
The vehicle has Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP,
the audio system can be played
even after the ignition is turned off.

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Infotainment System 7-5
Submenus
An arrow on the right‐hand edge of
the menu indicates that it has a
submenu with other options.
Activating a Setting
1. Turn theZknob to highlight
the setting.
2. Press the
Zknob to
activate the setting. Setting a Value
1. Turn theZknob to change
the current value of the setting.
2. Press the
Zknob to confirm
the setting.
Turning a Function On or Off
1. Turn theZknob to highlight
the function.
2. Press the
Zknob to turn the
function on or off. Entering a Character Sequence
1. Turn theZknob to highlight
the character.
2. Press the
Zknob to select
the character.
Press the BACK 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.

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Infotainment System 7-7
5. Press the BACK button to goback to the System
Configuration menu.
Maximum Startup Volume
The maximum volume played when
the radio 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 BACK button to go back to the System
Configuration menu. Configuring the Number of
Favorites Pages
To configure the number of available
favorites pages:
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select Radio Favorites.
4. Select the number of available
favorites pages.
5. Press the BACK button to go back to the System
Configuration menu.
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.
Z(Menu/Select): Turn to
search for stations and press to
navigate the available menus.
INFO: Press to display additional
information that may be available for
the current song.
s ©/¨\:Press to search for
stations.
Buttons 1 to 6: Press to select
preset stations.
FAV 1/2/3: Press to open the
favorites list and select favorites
pages.

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Infotainment System 7-9
To search for a programming type
determined by station:
1. Press the
Zknob.
2. Select FM Category List. A list of all programming types available
displays.
3. Select the programming type. A list of stations that transmit
programming of the selected
type displays.
4. Select the station. The category lists are updated
when the station lists are
updated.
Updating Station & Category Lists
If stations stored in the station list
can no longer be received:
1. Press the
Zknob.
2. Select Update AM or FM Station List, if the stations stored in the
station list are no longer
received. A station search will be
completed and the first station in
the updated list will play. To cancel the station search, press
the
Zknob.
Storing a Station as a Favorite
Stations from all bands can be
stored in any order in the favorite
pages.
Up to six stations can be stored in
each favorite page and the number
of available favorite pages can
be set.
Storing Stations
To store the station to a position in
the list, press the corresponding
numeric button 1 to 6 until a beep is
heard. The stored station will begin
playback.
Retrieving Stations
Press the FAV 1/2/3 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.
Autostore Stations
AS 1/2 (Autostore):
Autostore
searches and stores six FM and
six AM stations with the strongest
signal. To use autostore:
1. Press RADIO/BAND to select FM or AM.
2. Press AS 1/2 for at least two seconds. The radio then
searches for available stations.
3. The radio automatically stores the six strongest stations found
as autostore presets.
Press the AS 1/2 button to alternate
between the autostore stations and
favorites.
AS displays on the radio when using
autostore presets.
Autostore does not delete
previously stored favorite stations.
Autostore does not function with XM
radio stations.

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7-10 Infotainment System
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
call 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and
www.xmradio.ca or call
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.
Z(Menu/Select): Turn to
search for channels and press to
navigate the available menus.
INFO: Press to display additional
information that may be available
about the current song.
s ©/¨\:Press to go to the
previous or next channel.
FAV 1/2/3: Press to open the
favorites list and select favorite
pages.
Buttons 1 to 6: Press to select
preset stations.
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 the
s ©or¨\
buttons, or theZknob.
To add or remove categories:
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select XM Categories.
4. Turn the
Zknob to highlight
the category.
5. Press the
Zknob to remove
or add the category.