2011 CADILLAC SRX manual radio set

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Infotainment System 7-9
Turning a Function On or Off
1. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob tohighlight the function.
2. Press the MENU/SELECT button to turn the function on
or off.
Entering a Character Sequence
1. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob to highlight the character.
2. Press the MENU/SELECT button to select the character. Press the BACK
0button 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 MENU/ SELECT button until the value
changes to 0.
Press the BACK
0button 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 BACK
0button to go
back to the Tone Settings menu.

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Adjusting the Fader and Balance
1. Press the TONE button.
2. Select Fader or Balance.
3. Select the value.
Press the BACK
0button to go
back to the Tone Settings menu.
Adjusting the EQ (Equalizer)
For vehicles that have an equalizer:
1. Press the TONE button.
2. Select EQ.
3. Select the setting.
Press the BACK
0button 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.
.2.0 Normal
‐Select this setting
to adjust the audio for normal
mode. This provides the best
sound quality for all seating
positions.
.Centerpoint ‐Centerpoint®
signal processing circuitry.
This setting creates a surround
sound listening experience from
stereo CDs and satellite radio.
For more information on Bose
®
Centerpoint®signal processing
circuitry, please visit www.
bose.com/centerpoint.
.5.1 Surround ‐The infotainment
system used in conjunction with
the Bose
®5.1 Cabin Surround®
sound system for the vehicle
includes digital 5.1 decoding.
This technology unlocks the
full benefit of digital 5.1
recordings, so digitally encoded
music and movie soundtracks
can be presented faithfully and
accurately. If the video screens
or Rear Seat Audio (RSA) is on,
5.1 Surround is not available.
To adjust the DSP settings:
1. Press the TONE button.
2. Select DSP.
3. Select the setting.
Press the BACK
0button to go
back to the Tone Settings menu.

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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 BACK
0button
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 BACK
0button
to go back 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
0button
to go back to the System
Configuration menu.

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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/SELECT: Press and 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.
lSEEK/gSEEK: Press to
search for stations.
FAV: Press to open the
favorites list.
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/SELECT knob to
open the main radio menu for that
frequency.
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
gSEEK orlSEEK.
To 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
gSEEK or
lSEEK until the station on the
display is reached, then release
the button.

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Updating Station & Category Lists
If stations stored in the station list
can no longer be received.
1. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob.
2. Select Update AM or FM StationList, 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 MENU/SELECT knob.
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
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 the
kbutton to pause the
radio. The radio displays the time
shift status bar. The status bar
shows the amount of content that is
stored in the buffer and the current
pause point.
To resume playback from the
current pause point, press the
k
button again. The radio is no longer
live, but played from the time shift
buffer. A status bar displays below
the station number.
Press and hold the
gSEEK or
lSEEK buttons to fast forward or
rewind through the time shift buffer.
Hold
lSEEK until the end of the
recorded buffer resumes live
playback.

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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
gSEEK orlSEEK
buttons, 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/SELECT knob to highlight the category.
5. Press the MENU/SELECT knob to remove or add the category.
Selecting an XM Channel
XM channels can be selected by
using
gSEEK,lSEEK, the
TUNE knob, or the menu system.
Selecting a Channel Using
gSEEK orlSEEK
(Radio with CD)
.Press and releasegSEEK or
lSEEK to go to the previous
or next channel.
.Press and holdgSEEK or
lSEEK to scroll through the
previous or next channel until
the channel is reached.
Selecting a Channel Using
gSEEK orlSEEK
(Radio with CD/DVD and MEM)
Press and release
gSEEK or
lSEEK to go to the previous or
next channel. Selecting a Channel Using the
TUNE Knob
To select an XM channel using the
TUNE knob:
Turn the TUNE knob to highlight an
XM channel, the channel is selected
after a short delay.
To select a channel using the menu:
1. Turn the menu knob and select
Channel List.
2. Select the desired channel.
Selecting a Channel Using the
Menu System
1. Turn the menu knob.
2. Select XM Category List.
3. Select the category.
4. Select the channel.

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Storing an XM Channel as a
Favorite
Channels from all bands can be
stored in any order in the favorite
pages.
Up to six channels can be stored in
each favorite page and the number
of available favorite pages can
be set.
Storing a Channel as a Favorite
To store the channel to a position
in the list, press and hold the
corresponding 1 to 6 button until
the channel can be heard again.
Retrieving Channels
Press the FAV button to open a
favorite page or to change to
another favorite page. Briefly press
one of the 1 to 6 buttons to retrieve
the channel.
Time Shifting (Radio with
CD/DVD and MEM)
The radio with MEM time shift
feature can rewind 20 minutes of
XM content. While listening to the
radio, the content from the current
channel is always being buffered.
Press the
kbutton to pause the
radio. The radio displays the time
shift status bar. The status bar
shows the amount of content that is
stored in the buffer and the current
pause point.
To resume playback from the
current pause point, press the
k
button again. The radio is no longer
live, but played from the time shift
buffer. A status bar displays below
the channel number.
Press and hold the
gSEEK or
lSEEK buttons to fast forward or
rewind through the time shift buffer.
Hold
lSEEK until the end of
the recorded buffer resumes live
playback. Press and release the
gSEEK or
lSEEK buttons to go to the next
or previous song in the time shift
buffer.
When the channel is changed, the
buffer is cleared and automatically
restarted for the current channel.
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 XM with the Vehicle
Turned Off
If XM 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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Playing From MEM
Playing Back a Previously
Recorded CD
Turn the TUNE knob to select a
track if MEM is already playing from
the previously recorded disc.
1. Select Recorded Disc List.
2. Select the disc.
3. Select the track.
Searching For a Track
Tracks can be searched for by:
.Playlists
.Artists
.Albums
.Song Titles
.GenresThe number of objects in each
category is shown in parentheses
after the category.
To search for tracks:
1. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob.
2. Select Search.
3. Select: Playlists, Artists, Albums,
Song Titles, or Genres.
4. Select the track. The search rate increases if the MENU/SELECT
knob is continuously turned
while searching in a list.
Shuffle Songs
Select the Shuffle Songs option
from the MEM menu to randomly
play back tracks stored in MEM.
Configuring MEM Favorites
During MEM playback, press the
FAV button to change between
favorite categories. The favorite
categories are:
.Playlists
.Artists
.Albums
.Genres
To remove MEM favorites
categories:
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select MEM Favorites.
4. Remove the check mark from the box to remove that MEM
favorites category.
Replace the check mark to re-add
the removed category.