2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT Owners Manual

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Infotainment System 7-3
Theft-Deterrent Feature
TheftLock®is designed to
discourage theft of the vehicle's
radio by learning a portion of the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
The radio does not operate if it is
stolen or moved to a different
vehicle.
Overview
When the navigation system is
turned on, a screen may appear
with the information below, and you
must read and acknowledge the
information it contains. After you acknowledge the start
up information you will be able to
access the NAV (navigation) and
DEST (destination) functions.
Once accessed, you can enter or
delete information in the navigation
system or access other functions.
See instructions later in this section.
Every fifty times the vehicle is
started and the navigation system
is turned on, the Caution screenappears. After reading the
caution, select OK to load the
map information. If OK is not
selected, all control buttons
except for NAV and DEST can be
accessed. You can also press the
NAV control button to have this
Caution screen appear.
When getting started, set the
navigation system to your
preference or delete information
you may have entered using various
options.

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A. Full map Touch Screen Button
B. No GPS Symbol
C. North Up/Heading Up Symbol
D. Map Scale
E.
0(Zoom In) Touch Screen
Button
F. Mark Touch Screen Button
G.
Z(Eject)
H.
O/n(Power/Volume)
I.
y z(Scan Up/Down)
J. AUDIO
K. FAV (Favorite)
L.
5(Phone)
M.
e(Sound)
N. Source (AM, FM, XM, CD, etc.)
O. Clock Touch Screen Button
P. POI (Point of Interest) Touch Screen Button
Q.
1(Zoom Out) Touch Screen
Button

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R. Auxiliary Jack
S.
y © ¨ z(Seek) Key
(Previous/Next)
T.
w(Tune) Knob
U. NAV (Navigation)
V. RPT (Repeat)
W. DEST (Destination)
X. CONFIG (Configure)
Language —English/Metric
To change the language of the
navigation screens or to change
the navigation screens from English
or metric, see Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑23 for more
information.
Deleting Personal Information
This navigation system can record
and store personal information
such as names and addresses.
Delete this information when
selling your vehicle or returning a leased vehicle. See
“Edit Address
Book —Edit/View” underConfigure
Menu on page 7‑64 for deleting
information from the address book.
Limit Features While Driving
The navigation system may have
this feature.
Touch the Limit Features While
Driving screen button to turn the
ability to limit functions on and off
while driving. When this screen
button is highlighted, the following
functions are limited while driving:
.Music Navigator Scrolling
.Radio Category Scrolling
.Navigation Menu Scrolling and
some functions
See “Category” underAM-FM Radio
on page 7‑9 for more information.
See “From Map” underDestination
on page 7‑51 for more information.
Some functions will remain limited
regardless of the setting.
Storing Radio Station Presets
To set preset radio stations, do the
following:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. Press the AUDIO control button and select the desired band
(AM, FM, or XM (if equipped)).
3. Use the
w(tuning) knob or the
SEEK arrows to tune to the
desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the five preset screen buttons,
at the bottom of the screen,
until a beep is heard.
5. Repeat the steps for each preset.
See “Storing Radio Station Presets”
under AM-FM Radio on page 7‑9 for
more information.

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Setting the Clock
The navigation system time and the
analog clock operate independently.
Changing the time through the
navigation system does not change
the time on the analog clock. See
Clock on page 5‑7to change the
analog clock time.
To set the time for the navigation
system:
1. Press the CONFIG control
button to enter the configure
menu options, then press
CONFIG again, repeatedly until
the time is selected or touch the
time screen button.
2. Press the Hours and Minutes −(minus) and
+ (plus) signs to decrease
or to increase the time.
See “Setting the Clock” under
Configure Menu on page 7‑64 for
more information.
Entering an Address and Point
of Interest, and Storing Preset
Destinations
Entering an Address
Enter a destination by inputting the
city name first:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press the DEST control button.
4. Press
2(Address Entry).
5. Select the state/province screen button, if needed, to change the
current state or province. A list
of all of the available states and
provinces appear. Select the
state or province.
6. Once a state or province has been selected the City name
category is automatically
selected for entry. If five or less names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the
List screen button displays a
number. This number represents
the number of available cities.
Select this button to view the list
and select a city.
7. Once a city has been selected the Street name category is
automatically selected for entry.
If five or less streets are
available for the selected city,
the system displays the list of
streets. If more than five streets
are available the system
displays the alpha keyboard.
Start entering the street name.
If five or less names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the
List screen button displays a
number. This button represents
the number of available streets.
Select this button to view the list
and select a street.

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8. Once a street has beenselected, select the House #
screen button to enter the house
number. The system displays the
house number range that is
available for the street.
9. Select GO. A map screen, with the destination marked appears.
10. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
11. Select Start Guidance. You are now ready to start your route.
See “Address Entry” under
Destination on page 7‑51 for more
information.
Entering a Point of Interest (POI)
To set a destination by entering a
Point of Interest (POI), do the
following:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed. 3. Press the DEST control button.
4. Press
iPoint of Interest.
5. Select the state/province screen button, if needed, to change the
current state or province. A list
of all of the available states and
provinces appear. Select the
state or province.
6. Enter the specific title of the POI in the POI name space
(e.g. Washington Monument).
If five or less names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the
List screen button displays a
number. This button represents
the number of available POIs.
Select this button to view the list.
7. Select GO next to the POI. A map screen, with the
destination marked appears. 8. Select the route preference
(Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
9. Select Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Point of Interest (POI)” under
Destination on page 7‑51 for more
information.
Storing Preset Destinations
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press the DEST control button. Enter a destination. See
Destination on page 7‑51 for
more information on how to
enter a destination.

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4. Press the DEST control button,the Route screen displays.
Press Final Destination or
Stopover. The information
screen displays for that location.
Press Add to Address Book. The
address book screen appears.
5. Select the Name screen button. An alpha-keyboard displays.
Enter the name. Select the Back
screen button.
6. Press and hold one of the screen buttons at the bottom
of the screen until the name
appears in the screen button on
the display.
The name appears in that preset
destination screen button and is
now available to select from the
Destination Entry screen. See
“Using Your Stored Preset
Destinations” in this section to
select it as a destination. See
“Adding or Changing
Preset Destinations” under
Destination on page 7‑51 for
more information on how to add
preset destinations.
Using Your Stored Preset
Destinations
These destinations are available for
selection while driving.
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press the DEST control button.
4. Select one of the available preset destination screen
buttons. A map screen, with the
destination marked appears. 5. Select the route preference
(Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
6. Select Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Preset Destination” under
Destination on page 7‑51 for more
information.Canceling Guidance
Guidance is canceled once the final
destination is reached. To cancel
guidance prior to arrival at the final
destination:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press Cancel Guidance.
3. Press OK to confirm.

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Guidance Volume
Adjust the volume of voice guidance
prompts:
1. Press the CONFIG controlbutton to enter the menu
options, then press CONFIG
again, repeatedly until Nav is
selected or press the Nav
screen button.
2. Press Voice Prompt.
3. Press + or –screen buttons to
increase or to decrease the
volume of the voice prompts.
The system responds with the
adjusted voice level.
See “Voice Prompt ”under
Configure Menu on page 7‑64 for
more information.
Cleaning the Display Screen
Use a soft clean cotton cloth
dampened with clean water.
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Notice: Before adding any
sound equipment to the vehicle,
such as an audio system, CD
player, CB radio, mobile
telephone, or two-way radio,
make sure that it can be added
by checking with your dealer.
Also, check federal rules
covering mobile radio and
telephone units. If sound
equipment can be added, it is
very important to do it properly.
Added sound equipment can
interfere with the operation of the
vehicle's engine, radio, or other
systems, and even damage
them. The vehicle's systems can
interfere with the operation of
sound equipment that has been
added. Notice:
The chime signals related
to safety belts, parking brake, and
other functions of the vehicle
operate through the navigation
system. If that equipment is
replaced or additional equipment
is added to the vehicle, the
chimes may not work. Make sure
that replacement or additional
equipment is compatible with the
vehicle before installing it. See
“Accessories and Modifications”
in the vehicle's owner manual.
Playing the Radio
O/n(Power/Volume):
1. Press to turn the audio system on and off.
2. Turn to increase or to decrease the volume.

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3. Press and hold for more thantwo seconds to turn off the
navigation system, the Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) video
screen, and Rear Seat Audio
(RSA). If the vehicle has not
been turned off, press this knob
to turn RSE and RSA back on
and to continue playback of the
last active source.
w(Tuning Knob): Turn to go to
the next or previous frequency or
disc track or chapter. See CD/DVD
Player on page 7‑17 orMP3 on
page 7‑26 for more information.
AUDIO: Press to display the audio
screen. Press to switch between
AM, FM, or XM, if equipped, Disc,
or AUX (Auxiliary), or touch the
screen button. See CD/DVD Player
on page 7‑17, MP3 on page 7‑26,
and Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑29
for more information.
Finding a Station
AM Source Shown, Other Sources
Similar
If viewing a map screen, press
the source screen (AM, FM, XM
(if equipped), CD, etc.) button. The
display splits between the audio
screen and the map screen. All
station-changing functions can be
performed from this screen.
FM Source Shown, Other Sources Similar
If you do not want to view a split
screen or you are not on a map
screen, press AUDIO.
AM/FM/XM: Press the source
(AM, FM, or XM, if equipped) screen
button or press the AUDIO control
button repeatedly until the desired
source is highlighted.