2012 CADILLAC CTS navigation

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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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To record selected tracks:
1. Load a CD.
2. Press the Track List screenbutton, located in the middle of
the screen.
3. Highlight the songs from the Music Navigator screen using
the TUNE knob.
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.
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 CD 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.
Recording from a USB Device
To record all tracks:
1. Connect a USB device. 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.
To record selected tracks:
1. Connect a USB device.
2. Press the USB screen button, located in the middle of the
screen.
3. Select the media from the Music Navigator screen.
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.

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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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q r(Category):
1. Select the left or right arrow to go to the previous or next
Album/Playlist/Artist/Genre/
Audiobook on the HDD.
2. Press the center button on the main screen to display Music
Navigator.
Music Navigator Screen
Selecting any of the following
screen buttons, when in HDD,
displays the Music Navigator screen
for each of the following categories.
All Songs:
1. Press to view all songs storedon HDD.
2. 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. Playlists:
1. Press to view the playlists that
have been stored on the HDD.
2. Select a playlist name to view all songs that have been stored in
this list, select a song. Once a
song has been selected from
this category, the "Playlist”
appears in the center button on
the main screen to show that
music is being played in
this mode.
Under the playlist category, there is
a submenu button called, More
Like This.
1. Press this button to see a playlist of songs similar to the
current song is generated by
music recognition technology
and related data that are
provided by Gracenote.
2. Select a song to listen to after the list is created.
3. Press the Refresh screen button to generate the new list. Once a song has been selected
from this category, the
“AutoPlay”
appears in the center button on the
main screen to show music is being
played in this mode.
Artists:
1. Press to view the artists that have been stored on the HDD.
2. Select an artist name to view all songs in this list, select a song
to listen to.
Once a song has been selected
from this category, the “Artist”
appears in the center button on the
main screen to show that music is
being played in this mode.
Albums:
1. Press to view the albums that have been stored on the HDD.
2. Select an album name to view all songs in this list, select a
song to listen to.

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Once a song has been selected
from this category, the“Album”
appears in the center button on the
main screen to show that music is
being played in this mode.
Genres:
1. Press to view the genres that have been stored on the HDD.
2. Select a genre name to view all songs or audio books in this list,
select a song or book to
listen to.
Once a song or book has been
selected from this category, the
“Genre“ appears in the center button
on the main screen to show that
playback is in this mode.
Audio books are only available
through the Genre menu.
1. Press to view the genres that have been stored on the HDD.
Select an audio book name
(book title) to view all sections
in it. 2. Select a section to listen to.
If the “Last position” screen
button is pressed, the audio
book starts playback from the
position it was stopped the last
time played.
Compressed Audio
The HDD will play an MP3/WMA
disc that contains compressed CD
audio from all formats that are
supported. By default the radio
shows the CD label on the left side
of the screen but plays all supported
file formats in the order in which
they were recorded to the CD.
Background Recording
A CD can be copied and then
listened to or a CD can be recording
while listening to another source
such as AM, FM, HDD, or AUX. The
quality of the listening experience
should be the same whether
recording in the background or not,
and the speed of the recording
process does not take any longer
than normal. Timeshift cannot be activated during
the background recording function.
Duplicate Content
When record is executed the
system checks to see if the CD has
already been recorded to the hard
drive. If the entire contents of the
CD still exists on the hard drive the
system will not record the content.
If the system determines that none
or only some of a CD exists, the
entire CD records to the hard drive.
This could result in duplicate songs.
CD Eject
If the CD is ejected before the
recording process has completed,
tracks that have been completely
recorded are stored to the hard
drive, incomplete tracks are
discarded.

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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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The screen buttons are dependent
of the type of auxiliary device that
you are using.
USB Host Support
The USB connector uses the
USB 2.0.
USB Supported Devices
.USB Flash Sticks (Pen Drives)
.Portable USB Hard Drives
.Compact Flash (or other
portable media) adapters
Depending on the USB mass
storage device, some devices may
not be recognized. The HUB device
is not supported.
USB Playback
Music can be played directly from
the USB device and controlled
through the radio's MP3 control
functions and the Music Navigator.
USB Media Recording
A USB Mass Storage device such
as a “pen drive” or a portable USB
hard drive can be connected to the
USB port to record media contents,
such as compressed audio files
from the USB storage device onto
the HDD. The USB port is located in
the center console bin, between the
Accessory Power Outlet (APO)
socket and the auxiliary input jack.
In addition to recording the content
from the USB storage device,
content can be played back directly
from the USB device.
USB Background Recording
If the content of a USB device is
chosen to be copied, these media
files are copied to the hard drive.
The recording process occurs in the
background and does not affect
playback from any source, including
the USB device itself. The quality of
the listening experience should be
the same whether recording in the background or not, and the speed of
the recording process does not take
any longer than normal.
Timeshift cannot be activated during
the background recording function.
Using the Radio Controls to
Connect and Control
Your iPod
®
An iPod can be controlled using the
radio buttons and knobs and display
your iPod song information on the
radio’s display. To connect and
control an iPod using the radio
controls, the vehicle must have a
USB port. If it does, it is located in
the center console bin. A special
iPod connection cable is needed
that came with the vehicle, from
your dealer. See your dealer for
more information.
This feature supports the following
iPod models:
.Fifth generation or later iPod
.First or Second generation or
later iPod Nano*