2011 CADILLAC STS Owners Manual

Black plate (95,1)Cadillac STS Owner Manual - 2011
Setting the Clock
To adjust the time:1. Press
w,located on the radio, to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil SET CLOCK displays.
3. Press
wto select SET CLOCK.
4. Turn
wto adjust the time.
5. Press
wto update the time and VEHICLE TIME
UPDATED displays.
To adjust the date:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil SET DATE displays.
3. Press
wto select SET DATE.
4. Turn
wto adjust the date.
5. Press
wto update the date and VEHICLE DATE
UPDATED displays.
Radio(s)
Radio with CD shown, Radio with Six-Disc CD similar
Playing the Radio
O
(Power): Press to turn the system on and off.
n(Volume): Turn to increase or to decrease the
volume.
SRCE (Source): Press to select between the radio or
the CD player.
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Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has RDS features that are available
for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS
information.
With RDS:
.Stations can be selected based on programming
.Stations with traffic announcements can be
selected
.Announcements concerning local and national
emergencies can be received.
.Messages display from radio stations.
RDS relies on receiving specific information from
radio stations and only works when the information is
available. In rare cases, a radio station could broadcast
incorrect information that causes the radio features to
work improperly. Contact the radio station if this
happens.
When the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or call letters display instead of the frequency.
RDS stations can also provide the time of day, a
program type (PTY) for current programming, and the
name of the program being broadcast.
Finding a Station
BAND: Press to select FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2.
w(Tune): Turn to select radio stations.
© ¨(Seek): Press to go to the previous or next station
and stay there. The radio only seeks stations with a
strong signal in the selected band, and the sound mutes
while seeking.
© ¨(Scan): Press to scan stations or preset stations.
The radio only scans stations with a strong signal in the
selected band.
To scan stations:
1. Press and release
©or¨, SCAN displays. The
radio goes to a station, plays for five seconds, then
goes to the next station.
2. Press and release
©or¨again to stop scanning.
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To scan preset stations:1. Press and hold
©or¨for more than two seconds
until a beep sounds and PSCAN displays. The
radio goes to the first preset station, plays for
five seconds, then goes to the next preset station.
2. Press and release
©or¨to stop scanning.
ALOCAL/DISTANT Selection: The radio can be set
to search for local stations or stations that are further
away for a larger selection.
To select between LOCAL or DISTANT:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil SEEK LOCAL or SEEK DISTANT
displays.
3. Press
wto select either LOCAL or DISTANT.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out. To search for stations, press
©or¨. If the system is set
to LOCAL, SEEK displays and seeks to stations only
with strong signals. If the system is set to DISTANT,
D-SEEK displays and seeks to stations with weak and
strong signals.
This feature does not function with the XM™ radio
stations.
4(Information): Press while in XM mode to retrieve
three different categories of information related to the
current song or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or
PTY. To view this information:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil INFO displays.
3. Press
wto select INFO. The display changes to
show the additional XM information.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, six AM, six XM1 and
six XM2), can be programmed on the six numbered
pushbuttons.
To program preset stations:1. Tune to a station and select the equalization, DSP, or PTY (program type) setting if desired.
2. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons for two seconds until a beep sounds.
The set preset station number displays above the
set pushbutton. If the numbered pushbutton is
pressed for less then two seconds, the radio tunes
to the station set to that pushbutton.
3. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
AUTOSTORE PRESETS: When Autostore is used, the
radio automatically searches the selected band and
stores the six radio stations with the strongest signal.
The stations are stored by signal strength, not
sequential order. This feature does not function with
XM radio stations.
To program autostore presets:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil AUTOSTORE PRESETS displays. 3. Press
wto select AUTOSTORE PRESETS. The
radio begins searching and AUTOSTORE displays.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out.
The radio presets do not have to be reset when the
vehicle is started, or when the battery power is
removed.
PRESETS HOME/AWAY: This feature stores two
different kinds of station presets. HOME can be used for
local stations and AWAY for stations outside of the local
broadcasting area. This feature does not function with
the XM radio stations.
To set preset stations for home and away:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil PRESETS HOME/AWAY displays.
3. Press
wto select HOME or AWAY.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out.
5. Follow the steps for programming presets or autostore presets.
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Adjusting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble:1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil BASS-MID-TREBLE displays.
3. Press
wto enter the tone settings.
4. Press
wto scroll through the settings.
5. Turn
wto increase or to decrease the bass,
midrange, or treble. If a station is weak or noisy,
decrease the treble.
6. Press
wto set the adjustment.
7. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out. AUDIO EQUALIZER:
Use this feature to choose one
of the following customized equalization settings.
.EQ0 (Normal)
.EQ1 (Pop)
.EQ2 (Rock)
.EQ3 (Jazz)
.EQ4 (Talk)
.EQ5 (Country)
To choose an equalization setting:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil EQUALIZER displays.
3. Press
wto set the equalization setting and the
equalization setting displays.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
To adjust the balance or fade:1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil BALANCE‐FADER displays.
3. Press
wto enter the settings.
4. Press
wto scroll to BALANCE or FADER.
5. Turn
wto adjust the BALANCE to the right or
the left speakers and the FADER to the front or the
rear speakers.
6. Press
wto set the adjustment.
7. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out.
EQ0 does not display while in this mode.
RDS Messages
ALERT: Displays when local or national emergency
announcements are received. If the radio tunes to a
related network station for the announcement, it returns
to the original station when the announcement ends.
The announcement should be heard even if the volume
is low or a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, it will stop
playing during the announcement.
.The RDS alert feature is not supported by all RDS
radio stations.
.The RDS alert feature cannot be turned off.
.Alert is not affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system.
Displays if the current RDS station has a message.
The message displays the artist, song title, call in phone
numbers, etc. If the entire message does not display,
parts of the message appear every three seconds until
the message is completed. MSG disappears from the
display once the completed message has displayed.
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MSG (Message):Displays if the current RDS station
has a message. The message can display the artist,
song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire
message does not display, parts of the message appear
every three seconds until the message is completed.
MSG disappears from the display once the completed
message has displayed.
To display the last message:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil RECALL RDS MESSAGE displays.
3. Press
wand the message displays.
Once the message displays, MSG disappears from the
display until another new message is received.
TP (Traffic Program): Displays when the radio
detects a signal from an RDS station that has traffic
announcement broadcast capability. TA (Traffic Announcement):
Displays when
the feature is turned on and allows the radio to
automatically seek radio stations that broadcast
traffic announcements.
.If the current radio station broadcasts traffic
announcements the station will not change.
.If the current radio station does not broadcast
traffic announcements, the radio seeks to the first
station that does. If the radio cannot find a station
that broadcasts traffic announcements, No Traffic
displays.
.If a CD is playing and the previous radio station
broadcasts traffic announcements, the radio
interrupts the CD for the traffic announcement.
To turn TA on or off:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE displays.
3. Press
wto select ON or OFF. An X appears in
the box when ON is selected.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for
the display to time out.
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Activating Program Type (PTY) Stations
(RDS and XM™)
PTY lets the radio search for stations with specific
types of music. When this feature is turned on, the
PTYs display above the pushbuttons in place of the
programmed preset stations. Not all stations support
PTYs and the radio may not go to all of the stations
with that music type when pressing the pushbutton.
The selectable PTYs are:
.CNTRY (Country)
.CLASS (Classical)
.EASY
.JAZZ
.POP
.TALK
To turn PTY on or off:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil PROGRAM TYPE MODE displays. 3. Press
wto select ON or OFF. An X appears in
the box when ON is selected.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for
the display to time out.
AF (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency lets
the radio switch to a stronger station with the same
program type.
This feature does not function with XM radio stations.
To turn AF on or off:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil ALTERNATE FREQ. displays.
3. Press
wto select AF OFF, AF ON, or AF REG.
An X appears in the box when ON is selected.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for
the display to time out.
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