2012 CADILLAC CTS CD player

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When a MP3 CD is inserted, the
MP3 tab activates.
If the ignition or radio is turned off
with a MP3 CD in the player, it stays
in the player. When the ignition or
radio is turned on, the MP3 CD
starts playing where it stopped, if it
was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the
track number displays.
If an error displays, see“CD/DVD
Messages” later in this section.
If viewing a map screen, press the
MP3 screen button. The display
splits between the audio screen and
the map screen. If no split screen is
wanted or if not on a map screen,
press the AUDIO control button,
then press AUDIO until MP3 is
selected or press the MP3 screen
button.
r/j(Play/Pause):
1. Press to pause the CD, the pause symbol displays. This
button then changes to the play
button.
2. Press the play button to play the CD. Random:
1. Press to hear the disc played in
random (tracks and folders)
order.
2. Press the Random screen button to turn off random play.
r(Rewind):
1. Press and hold to rewind quickly through a track selection.
A sound is heard at a reduced
volume.
2. Release this button to stop rewinding. The display shows
the elapsed time of the track.
[(Forward):
1. Press and hold to fast forward quickly through a track selection.
A sound is heard at a reduced
volume.
2. Release this button to stop fast forwarding. The display shows
the elapsed time of the track.

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TUNE/TONE Knob:Turn to go to
the next or previous track.
q r(Category): Select the left or
right arrow to go to the previous or
next folder/Artist/Album/Genre on
the disc.
uSEEK /tSEEK:
1. Press the right arrow to go to the next track.
2. Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more
than five seconds have played
or to the previous track,
if five seconds or less have
played.
3. If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player will
continue moving backward or
forward through the CD. The
sound mutes while seeking.
Music Navigator: Press the center
button on the main screen to display
Music Navigator. Selecting any of the following
screen buttons, when in MP3,
displays the Music Navigator screen
for each of the following categories:
.All Songs: Press this to view all
songs stored on the Disc. Select
a song name from that list.
It may take a few minutes for the
system to show the list. Once a
song has been selected from
this category, the song name will
appear in the center button on
the main screen.
.Folder: Press to view the folders
that have been stored on the
Disc. Select a folder name to
view all songs in this folder,
select a song. It may take a few
minutes for the system to show
a list. Once a song has been
selected from this category, the
folder name appears in the
center button on the main
screen to show that music is
being played from a specific
folder.
.Artist: Press to view the artists
that have been stored on the
Disc. Select an artist name to
view all songs on that list, select
a song. It may take a few
minutes for the system to show
the list. Once a song has been
selected from this category, the
artist name appears in the
center button on the main
screen to show that music is
being played from a specific
artist.
.Album: Press to view the
albums that have been stored on
the Disc. Select an album name
to view all songs on that list,
select a song. It may take a few
minutes for the system to show
the list. Once a song has been
selected from this category, the
album name appears in the
center button on the main
screen to show that music is
being played from a specific
album.

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.Genre: Press to view the genres
that have been stored on the
Disc. Select a genre name to
view all songs on that list, select
a song. Once a song has been
selected from this category, the
genre name appears in the
center button on the main
screen to show that music is
being played from a specific
genre.Audiobooks are also available
through the Genre menu screen.Hard Drive Device (HDD)
With a hard drive device you are
able to record songs from your CD
player or a mass media storage
device connected by a USB
connector. The hard drive has at the
most 9 GB memory capacity for
storage of media files.
The types of formats supported by
the HDD are:
.MP3
.MP3-PRO (with Spectral Band
Replication)
.WMA
.AAC
.OGG Vorbis
.Audible.com
Recording from a CD
To record all tracks:
1. Load a CD.
To record an audio book from a
CD or a USB, you must register
with www.audible.com to receive
an ID number. The ID number
must be entered into the system.
See Audio Book later in this
section for information on
www.audible.com. See “Radio”
under Configure Menu on
page 55 for information on
entering your ID number.
2. Press REC.
3. A confirmation window displays. Press Yes to record all tracks;
press No to cancel the
operation.
A progress bar displays if Yes
was selected.

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4. Press REC.
5. A confirmation window displays.Press Yes to record this track;
press No to cancel the
operation.
A progress bar displays if Yes
was selected.
While recording a USB device to the
HDD, if the system is turned off, the
recording process stops. When the
system is turned back on, the
recording process will not continue.Edit: For tracks recorded from CD
audio discs to the HDD, it displays
“Multi Hit” on the screen when the
music information of two or more
that is the same as the current
album is retrieved from the
Gracenote database stored in the
radio. Then if the Edit button is
pressed, you can specify it for one
from the multi hit list that is
generated based on the Gracenote
database.
Random:
1. Press to play the songs stored on the HDD in random, then
sequential order.
2. Press again to stop random play.
DEL (Delete):
1. Select a song from one of the Music Navigator screens or you
must be listening to a song to
delete it. Press DEL.
2. Select a category from the Music Navigator screen and press DEL
to delete an entire category.k(Play/Pause):
1. Press this button for playback of any media source that had been
currently playing at the point of
where it was stopped.
2. Press it again to pause the currently playing media source.
TUNE/TONE: Turn to go to the
next or previous track.
uSEEK /tSEEK:
1. Press the right arrow to go to the next track.
2. Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more
than five seconds have played
or to the previous track,
if five seconds or less have
played.
3. If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the HDD. The sound
mutes while seeking.

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Power Mode
If the system is turned off during a
CD or USB recording process, it will
stop. When the radio is turned back
on, the recording process needs to
be started again.
Saving HDD Favorites
During HDD playback, select one of
the lower buttons to save songs in
its category. Each category has six
presets.
To add a song from a category, you
must be listening to the song. Press
and hold the lower button until
“Favorite saved...”displays on the
screen.
Audio Book
The system is able to play back
audio book content downloaded
from www.audible.com. This content
can be transferred into the system
by either burning it to a CD or
recording it to a USB storage
device. The audio book playback requires
activation of the vehicle as a player
for downloaded content. The radio
system activates the audio-book
system when information is found
on either a CD inserted into the CD
player or if a USB storage device is
connected. Make sure the activation
file is copied onto a CD or a USB
storage device so that the
downloaded media is supported.
In the process of activation, the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
number is required in order to
activate your vehicle.
Auxiliary Devices
The navigation system has an
auxiliary input jack located in the
center console. This is not an audio
output; do not plug the headphone
set into the front auxiliary input jack.
You can however, connect an
external audio device such as an
iPod, laptop computer, MP3 player,
CD changer, or cassette tape
player, etc. to the auxiliary input jack
for use as another source for audio
listening.
Drivers are encouraged to set up
any auxiliary device while the
vehicle is in P (Park). See
“Defensive Driving”
in the Index of
the vehicle owner manual for more
information on driver distraction.
To use a portable audio player,
connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable to
the auxiliary input jack. When a
device is connected, the system
detects and automatically begins
playing audio from the device over
the vehicle's speakers.
If a device is connected and you are
listening to another source (FM, XM
(if equipped), CD, MP3, etc.), press
the AUDIO control button then press
AUDIO repeatedly until AUX is
selected or press the AUX screen
button. An auxiliary device must be
connected for the AUX screen
button to appear as an option to
select.

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Updating the Gracenote Database
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press
Oto turn the system on.
3. Insert the update disc part way into the slot, label side up. The
player pulls it in.
4. Update Confirmation screen displays along with the version
information. Press the Update
screen button.
5. The system reboots and starts updating the database.
A progress bar displays.
6. The disc automatically ejects after the update is completed.
The system reboots.
Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
This section presents basic
information needed to operate the
navigation system.
Use the navigation control buttons
located on the infotainment system
along with the available
touch-screen buttons on the
navigation screen to operate the
system. See Overview on page 4 for
more information.
Once the vehicle is moving, various
functions are disabled to reduce
driver distractions.
Navigation Control Buttons
The following control buttons are
located on the navigation system:
VOL/
O(Volume/Power):
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn this knob to increase or decrease the volume. The
volume works for the features
that are currently being used;
audio, OnStar
®(if equipped)
changes the volume for the
phone, voice guidance, and
speech recognition changes the
volume of voice prompts.
NAV
n m(Navigation Screen Up/
Down): Press to make the screen
go up and down. In the up position,
all touch-screen buttons can be
viewed or used. In the down
position, a portion of the screen will
be shown that displays the current
audio source and temperature.

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q(Backspace):Select if an
incorrect character has been
selected.
To make name selections easier,
the system only highlights the
characters that can follow the last
one entered. For example, if a Z is
entered, a T may not be available
for selection.
If a name does not display after
entry, it may need to be entered
differently since the map database
may not contain that information.
Maps
This section includes basic
information needed to know about
the map database.
Map Coverage
The maps are stored on the HDD
(Hard Drive). It includes the
48 contiguous United States,
Alaska, Hawaii, portions of Canada,
Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin
Islands. See
“City List” later in this section to
view a detailed explanation of map
coverage and detailed city lists in
each region.
Installing the DVD Map Disc
Your dealer installed the map
database information on the HDD.
After receiving an updated map
disc, it needs to be copied to the
HDD. Read the following steps
completely before operating this
feature.
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press
Oto turn the system on.
3. Insert the update disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player pulls it in.
4. Update Confirmation screen displays with version
information, then press Update.
5. Enter the Authentication Code, then press Enter. 6. If correct code is entered, the
system reboots and starts
updating, the status bar
displays.
7. The disc is automatically ejected after the map database update
is completed. The system
reboots.
If the application update file is
included in the disc, the application
update is also done. There is a
slight pause between map update
and application data. The system
may restart multiple times. Make
sure audio has returned for at least
30 to 60 seconds before ejecting
the disc.
The disc is not automatically
ejected, press
Yafter the
application update is completed.
Ejecting the DVD Map Disc
When the map disc has finished
copying to the HDD, press the
Ybutton.

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INDEX i-1
A
Address Book—Editing and
Deleting Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Address Book —Storing
Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Alpha-Numeric Keyboard . . . . . . . . 35
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Audio Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Audio Players CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Audio System Hard Drive Device (HDD) . . . . . . . 26
Auto Reroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
B
Background Recording . . . . . . . . . . 30
C
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 3
Canceling Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Canceling Speech Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
CD Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
CD/DVD Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CD/DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cleaning the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Compressed Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
D
Database Coverage
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Deleting Personal Information . . . . 7
Destination, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . 42
Devices, Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Displaying Points of Interest (POI) on the Map Screen . . . . . . . 41
Driving on a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Duplicate Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
DVD/CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16