2011 GMC ACADIA audio

Black plate (5,1)GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual - 2011
Infotainment System 7-5
To activate SCV:
1. Set the radio volume.
2. Press the MENU button todisplay the radio setup menu.
3. Press the softkey under the AUTO VOLUM (automatic
volume) tab on the radio display.
4. Press the softkey under the Speed Compensated Volume
setting (OFF, Low, Med, or
High) to select the level of
radio volume compensation.
Press the softkey located below
the BACK tab on the MENU
SETUP display or let the display
time out after approximately
10 seconds. Each higher setting
allows for more radio volume
compensation at faster vehicle
speeds.Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
BASS/MID/TREB (Bass, Midrange,
or Treble): To adjust bass,
midrange, or treble:
1. Press
funtil the tone control
tabs display.
2. Continue pressing
fto highlight
the tab, or press the softkey
under the tab.
3. To adjust the highlighted setting, do one of the following until the
levels are obtained.
.Turnfclockwise or
counterclockwise.
.Press\FWD, orsREV.
If a station's frequency is weak or if
there is static, decrease the treble.
To quickly adjust bass, midrange,
or treble to the middle position,
press the softkey under the BASS, MID, or TREB tab for more than
two seconds. A beep sounds and
the level adjusts to the middle
position.
To quickly adjust all tone and
speaker controls to the middle
position, press
ffor more than
two seconds until a beep sounds.
EQ (Equalization): Press to
choose bass and treble equalization
settings designed for different types
of music. The choices are pop, rock,
country, talk, jazz, and classical.
Selecting MANUAL or changing
bass or treble, returns the EQ to
the manual bass and treble settings.
Unique EQ settings can be saved
for each source.
If the radio has a Bose
®audio
system, the EQ settings are either
MANUAL or TALK.

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7-6 Infotainment System
Adjusting the Speakers
(Balance/Fade)
BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade):
To adjust the balance or fade:
1. Press
funtil the speaker control
tabs display.
2. Continue pressing
fto highlight
the tab, or press the softkey
under the tab.
3. To adjust the highlighted setting, do one of the following until the
levels are obtained.
.Turnfclockwise or
counterclockwise.
.Press\FWD, orsREV.
To quickly adjust balance or fade
to the middle position, press the
softkey under the BAL or FADE tab
for more than two seconds. A beep
sounds and the level adjusts to the
middle position. To quickly adjust all speaker and
tone controls to the middle position,
press
ffor more than two seconds
until a beep sounds.
Radios with CD and DVD fade
differently depending on the DVD
Media type:
.With DVD‐A 5.1 Surround
media, the left front and right
front speakers fade rearward,
leaving the center front
speakers unaffected until the
last fade step, then all front
speakers mute.
.With DVD‐V 5.1 Surround
media, surround sound is
maintained until Step 4 of the
Fade control is reached while
fading rearward. At that point
the audio system output
changes to Stereo to prevent
the loss of Center channel
output when the full rearward
fade position is reached. If the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) is
turned on, the radio disables FADE
and mutes the rear speakers.
Radio Messages
Calibration Error:
The audio
system has been calibrated
for the vehicle from the factory.
If Calibration Error displays, it
means that the radio has not been
configured properly for the vehicle
and it must be returned to your
dealer for service.
Locked: This message displays
when the TheftLock
®system has
locked up the radio. Take the
vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or
if an error cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer.

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Infotainment System 7-11
To setup the number of favorites
pages:
1. Press MENU to display the radiosetup menu.
2. Press the softkey below the FAV 1-6 tab.
3. Select the desired number of favorites pages by pressing the
softkey below the displayed
page numbers.
4. Press FAV, or let the menu time out, to return to the original
main radio screen showing the
radio station frequency tabs
and to begin the process of
programming favorites for the
chosen amount of numbered
pages.XM™ Radio Messages
XL (Explicit Language
Channels): These channels,
or any others, can be blocked at
a customer's request, by calling
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and
1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
XM Updating: The encryption
code in the receiver is being
updated, and no action is required.
This process should take no
longer than 30 seconds.
No XM Signal: The system is
functioning correctly, but the vehicle
is in a location that is blocking the
XM™ signal. When the vehicle
is moved into an open area,
the signal should return.
Loading XM: The audio system is
acquiring and processing audio and
text data. No action is needed. This
message should disappear shortly. Channel Off Air:
This channel is
not currently in service. Tune in to
another channel.
Channel Unauth : This channel is
blocked or cannot be received with
your XM Subscription package.
Channel Unavail: This previously
assigned channel is no longer
assigned. Tune to another station.
If this station was one of the
presets, choose another station
for that preset button.
No Artist Info: No artist
information is available at this
time on this channel. The system
is working properly.
No Title Info: No song title
information is available at this time
on this channel. The system is
working properly.
No CAT Info: No category
information is available at this time
on this channel. The system is
working properly.

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7-14 Infotainment System
Audio Players
CD Player
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls it in
and the CD should begin playing.
ZEJECT :Press and release
to eject the disc that is currently
playing. A beep sounds and
Ejecting Disc displays. Once
the disc is ejected, Remove
Disc displays. The disc can be
removed. If the disc is not removed,
after several seconds, the disc
automatically pulls back into the
player.
f(Tune): Turn to select tracks on
the CD that is currently playing.
©SEEK¨: Press©to go to the
start of the current track, if more
than ten seconds on the CD have
played. Press
¨to go to the next
track.
If either arrow is held, or pressed
multiple times, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the tracks on the CD.
sREV (Fast Reverse): Press
and hold to reverse playback
quickly within a track. Sound will
be heard at a reduced volume.
Release to resume playing the
track. The elapsed time of the
track displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press
and hold to advance playback
quickly within a track. Sound will
be heard at a reduced volume.
Release to resume playing the
track. The elapsed time of the
track displays. RDM (Random):
CD tracks can be
listened to in random, rather than
sequential order with the random
setting. To use random, press the
softkey under the RDM label until
Random Current Disc displays.
Press the softkey again to turn
off random play.
BAND: Press to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD
remains inside the radio for future
listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press to
select between CD, or Auxiliary.
.When a CD is in the player
the CD icon and a message
showing the disc and/or track
number displays.
.If an auxiliary input device is not
connected, “No Input Device
Found” displays.

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7-16 Infotainment System
Player Error:There are disc LOAD
or disc EJECT problems.
.It is very hot. When the
temperature returns to normal,
the CD should play.
.The road is very rough. When
the road becomes smoother,
the CD should play.
.The CD is dirty, scratched, wet,
or upside down.
.The air is very humid. If so, wait
about an hour and try again.
.There could have been a
problem while burning the CD.
.The label could be caught in the
CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly
for any other reason, try a known
good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or
if an error cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it
down and provide it to your dealer
when reporting the problem.
CD/DVD Player
Playing a CD (In Either the
DVD or CD Slot)
Insert a CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls it in
and the CD should begin playing
(loading a disc into the system,
depending on media type and
format ranges from 5 to 20 seconds
for a CD, and up to 30 seconds
for a DVD to begin playing).
If the ignition or radio is turned off,
while a CD is in the player, it stays
in the player. When the ignition or
radio is turned on, the CD starts
playing where it stopped, if it was
the last selected audio source.
The CD is controlled by the buttons
on the radio faceplate or by the RSA
unit. See Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
System on page 7‑48 for more
information. The DVD/CD decks,
(upper slot is the DVD deck and
the lower slot is the CD deck) of
the radio are compatible with most
audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, and
MP3/WMAs. When a CD is inserted, the text
label DVD or CD symbol displays
on the left side of the radio display.
As each new track starts to play,
the track number displays.ZCD (Eject):
Press and release
to eject the disc that is currently
playing. The disc ejects from the
bottom slot. A beep sounds and
Ejecting Disc displays. Once
the disc is ejected, Remove
Disc displays. The disc can be
removed. If the disc is not removed,
after several seconds, the disc
automatically pulls back into the
player.
ZDVD (Eject): Press and
release to eject the disc that is
currently playing in the top slot.
A beep sounds and Ejecting Disc
displays.
If loading and reading of a disc
cannot be completed, and the
disc fails to eject, press and
hold
ZDVD for more than
five seconds to force the disc
to eject.

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Infotainment System 7-17
f(Tune):Turn to select tracks on
the CD that is currently playing.
©SEEK¨: Press©to go to the
start of the current track if the track
has played more than five seconds.
If the track has played less than
five seconds the previous track
will play.
Press
¨to go to the next track.
If either arrow is held, or pressed
multiple times, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the tracks on the CD.
sREV (Fast Reverse): Press
and hold to reverse playback
quickly within a track. Sound will
be heard at a reduced volume.
Release to resume playing the
track. The elapsed time of the
track displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press
and hold to advance playback
quickly within a track. Sound will be
heard at a reduced volume. Release
to resume playing the track. The
elapsed time of the track displays. RDM (Random):
CD tracks can be
listened to in random, rather than
sequential order with the random
setting. To use random, press the
softkey under the RDM tab until
Random Current Disc displays.
Press the softkey again to turn
off random play.
BAND: Press to listen to the radio
when a CD or DVD is playing.
The CD or DVD remains inside
the radio for future listening or
for viewing entertainment.
DVD/CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press
to select between DVD, CD,
or Auxiliary.
.If an auxiliary input device is
not connected, “No Aux Input
Device” displays.
.When a disc is in either slot, the
DVD/CD text tab and a message
showing the track or chapter
number displays.
.If an auxiliary input device is not
connected, and a disc is in both
the DVD slot and the CD slot the
DVD/CD AUX button only cycles
between the two sources and
does not indicate “No Aux Input
Device”.
.If a front auxiliary input device
is connected, the DVD/CD AUX
button cycles through all
available options.
If a disc is inserted into the top DVD
slot, the rear seat operator can turn
on the video screen and use the
remote control to only navigate
the CD tracks through the remote
control.
See “Using the Auxiliary Input
Jack(s)” later in this section,
or “Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks” under,
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
System on page 7‑39 for more
information.

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Infotainment System 7-19
Radios with CD and DVD
Audio Output
Only one audio source can be heard
through the speakers at one time.
An audio source is defined as
DVD slot, CD slot, XM, FM/AM,
Front Auxiliary Jack, or Rear
Auxiliary Jack.
Press
Oto turn the radio on.
The radio can be heard through
all of the vehicle speakers.
Front seat passengers can listen
to the radio (AM, FM, or XM) by
pressing BAND or DVD/CD AUX to
select the CD slot, DVD slot, front
or rear auxiliary input (if available). If a playback device is plugged into
the radio’s front auxiliary input jack
or the rear auxiliary jack, the front
seat passengers are able to listen
to playback from this source through
the vehicle speakers. See
“Using
the Auxiliary Input Jack(s)” later
in this section, or “Audio/Video
(A/V) Jacks” under,Rear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 7‑39 for more information.
In some vehicles, depending on
audio options, the rear speakers
can be muted when the RSA power
is turned on. See Rear Seat Audio
(RSA) System on page 7‑48 for
more information.
Playing an MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW Disc
The radio has the capability of
playing an MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW disc. For more information
on how to play an MP3/WMA CD-R
or CD-RW disc, see MP3 (Radios
with CD/USB) on page 7‑24 or
MP3 (Radios with CD/DVD) on
page 7‑30.
CD Messages
Optical Error: The disc was
inserted upside down.
Disk Read Error: A disc was
inserted with an invalid or unknown
format.

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7-20 Infotainment System
Player Error:There are disc LOAD
or disc EJECT problems.
.It is very hot. When the
temperature returns to normal,
the CD should play.
.The road is very rough. When
the road becomes smoother,
the CD should play.
.The CD is dirty, scratched,
wet, or upside down.
.The air is very humid. If so, wait
about an hour and try again.
.There could have been a
problem while burning the CD.
.The label could be caught in the
CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly
for any other reason, try a known
good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly
or if an error cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it
down and provide it to your dealer
when reporting the problem.
Using the DVD Player
The DVD player can be controlled
by the buttons on the remote
control, the RSA system, or by
the buttons on the radio faceplate.
See “Remote Control”, under Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
on page 7‑39 andRear Seat Audio
(RSA) System on page 7‑48 for
more information.
The DVD player is only compatible
with DVDs of the appropriate region
code that is printed on the jacket of
most DVDs.
The DVD slot of the radio is
compatible with most audio
CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-Video,
DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/RW media along
with MP3 and WMA formats.
If an error message displays
on the video screen or the radio,
see “DVD Display Error Messages”
under, Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System on page 7‑39 and
“DVD Radio Error Messages” in
this section for more information. Playing a DVDf(Tune):
Turn to change tracks on
a CD or DVD, to manually tune a
radio station, or to change clock
or date settings, while in the clock
or date setting mode. See the
information given earlier in this
section specific to the radio, CD,
and the DVD. Also, see “Setting
the Clock” in the index, for setting
the clock and date.
©SEEK (Previous Track/
Chapter): Press to return to the
start of the current track or chapter.
Press
©again to go to the previous
track or chapter. This button may
not work when the DVD is playing
the copyright information or the
previews.
SEEK
¨(Next Track/Chapter):
Press to go to the next track or
chapter. This button may not work
when the DVD is playing the
copyright information or the
previews.