2012 BUICK LACROSSE buttons

Black plate (8,1)Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual - 2012
7-8 Infotainment System
A. VOL/O(Volume/Power)
B. FAV (Favorites)
C. Buttons 1 to 6
D. INFO (Information)
E. TUNE /
k(Tune/Play/Pause)
F.
D/HOME (Home Page)
G.
g(Seek Down)
H.
X(Eject)
I. CD Slot
J.
l(Seek Up)
K. SOURCE
L. Menu Knob
M. SELECT
N. CONFIG (Configuration Menu)
O.
/BACK
P.
H(Clock Menu)

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Infotainment System 7-9
Q. TONE
R.
5(Phone menu)
Infotainment Control Buttons
The buttons on the faceplate are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power):
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn to adjust the volume.
TUNE /
k(Tune/Play/Pause):
Press TUNE /
kto start, pause,
and resume playback. Turn to
manually change radios stations.
See CD Player on page 7‑28 and
MP3 on page 7‑33 for more
information.
SOURCE: Press to change the
audio sources such as AM-FM
Radio, XM™ (if equipped), CD,
and AUX. TONE:
Press to access the sound
menu screen to adjust bass,
midrange, and treble. See AM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD/DVD/MEM)
on page 7‑18 orAM-FM Radio
(Radio with CD and Touchscreen)
on page 7‑21 for more information.
INFO (Information): Press to
toggle through an audio information
screen.
CONFIG (Configure): Press to
adjust features for radio, display,
phone, vehicle, and time.
D/HOME (Home): See“Home
Page” following in this section.
MENU/SEL: Turn to highlight a
feature. Press to activate the
highlighted feature.
5(Phone): SeeBluetooth
(Overview) on page 7‑57 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) on
page 7‑59 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑63 or
Bluetooth (UHP Mexico Only) on
page 7‑69 for more information.
/BACK:Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
If on a page accessed directly by a
faceplate button or Home Page
screen button, pressing
/BACK will
go to the previous menu.
FAV (Favorite Pages 1-6): Press
to display the current page number
above the preset buttons. The
stored stations for each list display
on the touch-sensitive preset
buttons at the bottom of the screen.
The number of preset FAV lists can
be changed in the
Configuration Menu.
g(Seek Down):
1. Press to seek to the beginning of the current or previous track.
If the track has been playing for
less than five seconds, it seeks
the previous track. If longer than
five seconds, the current track
starts from the beginning.
2. Press and hold to fast forward through a track.

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7-10 Infotainment System
3. Press and hold to quicklyreverse through a track. Release
the button to return to playing
speed. See CD Player on
page 7‑28 andMP3 on
page 7‑33 for more information.
4. For AM, FM, or XM (if equipped), press to seek to the next strong
station.
Preset Buttons (1-6): The preset
buttons numbered one through six
can be used to select stored AM,
FM, and XM (if equipped) stations.
H(Clock Menu): Press to set
the time.
X(Eject): Press to eject a disc
from the CD player. See CD Player
on page 7‑28.
Touch Screen Buttons
Touch screen buttons are on the
screen and highlighted when a
feature is available. Some toggle
screen buttons highlight when active
and gray out when inactive.
Home Page
The infotainment system displays a
home page that makes accessing
many of the features an easy
process.
Back: If on page two of the Home
Page, press Back to return to page
one of the Home Page. If on page
one, Back serves no function.
Home: While navigating through
other menus, press to go back to
the Home Page to start a different
feature.
FAV: Press to display a page of
stored (favorite) AM, FM, or XM
(if equipped) stations. Keep
pressing FAV to scroll through the
favorite pages.
The Home Page Menu lists the
options Customize Home Page and
Restore Home Page Defaults.
Out of all available Home Page
icons, up to eight icons can be
selected and sorted for the first
Home Page screen.
Home Page Features
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Press the Now Playing screen
button to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, XM (if equipped), CD,
USB/iPod, and AUX.
See AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/
DVD/MEM) on page 7‑18 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21,
Satellite Radio on page 7‑24, and
CD Player on page 7‑28.
Press the Phone screen button to
display the Phone main page. See
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7‑57
or Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
on page 7‑59 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑63 or
Bluetooth (UHP Mexico Only) on
page 7‑69.

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Infotainment System 7-11
Press the Config screen button to
display the Config main page. From
this display, you can adjust features
such as time and date, radio,
phone, vehicle, and display.
Press the Tone screen button to
display the Tone main page. Adjust
the tone and speakers by pressing
the screen buttons to change the
levels of sound for treble, midrange,
bass, fade, and balance. See
AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/DVD/
MEM) on page 7‑18orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21. Press the FM screen button to
display the FM main page and play
the current or last tuned FM station.
See
AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/
DVD/MEM) on page 7‑18 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21.
Press the AM screen button to
display the AM main page and play
the current or last tuned AM station.
See AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/
DVD/MEM) on page 7‑18 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21.
Press the XM screen button
(if equipped) to display the XM main
page and play the current or last
tuned XM channel. See AM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD/DVD/MEM)
on page 7‑18 orAM-FM Radio
(Radio with CD and Touchscreen)
on page 7‑21 andSatellite Radio on
page 7‑24. Press the CD screen button to
display the CD main page and play
the current or last CD track
selected. See
CD Player on
page 7‑28.
Press the USB screen button to
display the USB main page and play
the current or last track selected.
See Auxiliary Devices (Radio with
CD and Touchscreen) on page 7‑39.
Press the AUX screen button to
access any connected auxiliary
device. See Auxiliary Devices
(Radio with CD and Touchscreen)
on page 7‑39.
Time and Date Settings
From the Time & Date Settings
screen button, press to display the
Time & Date Settings menu.
Set Time: Press the up or down
arrows to increase or decrease the
Hours and Minutes displayed on the
clock.
Set Date: Press the up or down
arrows to increase or decrease
the day.

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Infotainment System 7-13
Display Settings
Press the Config button on the
Home Page or the CONFIG button
on the faceplate, then select Display
Settings from the list.
The following options may display:
Dimming Mode:Press to change
the screen background. The
Automatic setting adjusts the
screen background automatically
depending on the exterior lighting
conditions.
To change the overall brightness
setting for the display, use the
vehicle interior lighting instrument
panel illumination control.
Languages
The vehicle supports English,
French (Canadian), and Spanish.
The default language is English.
To change the display language,
see Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑43 for more information.
English and Metric Unit
Conversion
To change the display units between
English and metric units, see Driver
Information Center (DIC) on
page 5‑27 for more information.
Cleaning the Display
Notice:Using abrasive cleaners
when cleaning glass surfaces
could scratch the glass. Use only
a soft cloth and do not spray
cleaner directly on the system as
it could affect the mechanical
parts.
Do not wipe the panel with a hard
cloth or use a volatile liquid such as
paint thinner; it could scratch the
surface or erase the characters on
the buttons.
Operation
Controls
The infotainment system is operated
by using the pushbuttons,
multifunction knobs, menus shown
on the display, and steering wheel
controls, if equipped.
Turning the System On or Off
VOL/O(Volume/Power): Press to
turn the system on and off.
Automatic Switch‐Off
If the infotainment system has been
turned on after the ignition is turned
off, the system will turn off
automatically after 10 minutes.

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7-18 Infotainment System
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 button to go
back to the System
Configuration menu. Maximum Startup Volume
The maximum volume played when
the radio with CD 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.
Radio
AM-FM Radio (Radio with
CD/DVD/MEM)
Control Buttons(radio with CD
and Radio with CD/DVD/MEM)
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 Knob: 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.
g/l: Press to search for
stations.
FAV: Press to open the favorites
list and select the favorites page.

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7-20 Infotainment System
Category Lists
Most stations that broadcast an
RDS program type code specify the
type of programming transmitted.
Some stations change the program
type code depending on the
content. The system stores the RDS
stations sorted by program type in
the FM category list.
To search for a programming type
determined by station:
1. Turn the Menu knob.
2. Select FM category list. A list ofall 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. Turn the Menu knob.
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
SELECT.
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
kto pause the radio. The
radio displays the time shift status
bar. The status bar shows the
amount of content stored in the
buffer and the current pause point.

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Infotainment System 7-21
To resume playback from the
current pause point, press
kagain.
The radio is no longer live, but
played from the time shift buffer.
A status bar displays below the
station number.
Press and hold
lorgto fast
forward or rewind through the time
shift buffer. Hold
luntil the end of
the recorded buffer resumes live
playback.
Press and release
lorgto jump
forward or back 30 seconds in the
time shift buffer.
When the radio station is changed,
the buffer is cleared and
automatically restarted for the
current station. 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 AM/FM with the Vehicle
Turned Off
If AM/FM 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.
AM-FM Radio (Radio with
CD and Touchscreen)
Playing the Radio
For vehicles equipped with the
MyLink or IntelliLink infotainment
system, see the separate MyLink/
IntelliLink Features and Functions
Guide for more information.
Audio Source
VOL/
O(Volume/Power):
1. Press to turn the radio on or off.
2. Turn to increase or decrease the volume of the active source
(i.e., current audio source, active
navigation voice guidance,
or traffic prompts).
The steering wheel controls can
also be used to adjust the volume.
See “Steering Wheel Controls” in
the vehicle owner manual for more
information.
To access the radio main page,
press the SOURCE button on the
faceplate, the Now Playing screen
button, or one of the audio screen
buttons on the Home Page.
While on the audio main page,
press the Source button repeatedly
to display and cycle through the
available sources (AM, FM, and XM
(if equipped), CD, USB/iPod,
and AUX).