2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV infotainment

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7-6 Infotainment System Setting the Clock The navigation system time and the
analog clock operate independently.
Changing the time through the
navigation system does not change
the time on the analog clock. See
Clock on page 5 ‑ 7 to change the
analog clock time.
To set the time for the navigation
system:
1. Press CONFIG to enter the
configure menu options, then
press CONFIG again, repeatedly
until the time is selected or touch
the time screen button.
2. Press the Hours and Minutes −
and + to decrease or to increase
the time.
See “ Setting the Clock ” under
Configure Menu on page 7 ‑ 84 for
more information. Entering an Address and Point
of Interest, and Storing Preset
Destinations Entering an Address
Enter a destination by inputting the
city name first:
1. Press
O to turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK
to proceed.
3. Press DEST.
4. Press
2 (Address Entry).
5. Select the state/province screen
button, if needed, to change the
current state or province. A list
of all of the available states and
provinces appear. Select the
state or province.
6. Once a state or province has
been selected the City name
category is automatically
selected for entry.
If five or fewer names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the List screen button displays a
number. This number represents
the number of available cities.
Press this button to view the list
and select a city.
7. Once a city has been selected
the Street name category is
automatically selected for entry.
If five or fewer streets are
available for the selected city,
the system displays the list of
streets. If more than five streets
are available the system
displays the alpha keyboard.
Start entering the street name.
If five or fewer names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the List
screen button displays a
number. This button represents
the number of available streets.
Select this button to view the list
and select a street.
8. Once a street has been
selected, select the House #
screen button to enter the house

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Infotainment System 7-7number. The system displays the
house number range that is
available for the street.
9. Press GO. A map screen, with
the destination marked appears.
10. Select the route preference for
Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and
highlights the route.
11. Press Start Guidance. You are
now ready to start your route.
See “ Address Entry ” under
Destination on page 7 ‑ 70 for more
information.
Entering a Point of Interest (POI)
To set a destination by entering a
Point of Interest (POI), do the
following:
1. Press
O to turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK
to proceed.
3. Press DEST.
4. Press
i Point of Interest. 5. Select the state/province screen
button, if needed, to change the
current state or province. A list
of all of the available states and
provinces appear. Select the
state or province.
6. Enter the specific title of the
POI in the POI name space
(e.g. Washington Monument).
If five or fewer names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the List
screen button displays a
number. This button represents
the number of available POIs.
Press this button to view the list.
7. Press GO next to the POI.
A map screen, with the
destination marked appears.
8. Select the route preference for
Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
9. Press Start Guidance. The route
is now ready to be started. See “ Point of Interest (POI) ” under
Destination on page 7 ‑ 70 for more
information.
Storing Preset Destinations
1. Press
O to turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK
to proceed.
3. Press DEST.
Enter a destination. See
Destination on page 7 ‑ 70 for
more information on how to
enter a destination.
4. Press DEST, the Route screen
displays. Press Final Destination
or Stopover. The information
screen displays for that location.
Press Add to Address Book. The
address book screen appears.
5. Press the Name screen button.
An alpha-keyboard displays.
Enter the name. Press the Back
screen button.

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7-8 Infotainment System 6. Press and hold one of the
screen buttons at the bottom
of the screen until the name
appears in the screen button on
the display.
The name appears in that preset
destination screen button and is
now available to select from the
Destination Entry screen. See
“ Using Your Stored Preset
Destinations ” in this section to
select it as a destination.
See Destination on page 7 ‑ 70
for more information on how to
add or change preset
destinations.
Using Your Stored Preset
Destinations
These destinations are available for
selection while driving.
1. Press
O to turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK
to proceed.
3. Press DEST. 4. Select one of the available
preset destination screen
buttons. A map screen, with the
destination marked appears.
5. Select the route preference for
Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
6. Press Start Guidance. The route
is now ready to be started.
See “ Preset Destination ” under
Destination on page 7 ‑ 70 for more
information.
Canceling Guidance Guidance is canceled once the final
destination is reached. To cancel
guidance prior to arrival at the final
destination:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press Cancel Guidance.
3. Press OK to confirm. Guidance Volume Adjust the volume of voice guidance
prompts:
1. Press CONFIG to enter the
menu options, then press
CONFIG again, repeatedly until
Nav is selected or press the Nav
screen button.
2. Press Voice Prompt.
3. Press + or – screen buttons to
increase or to decrease the
volume of the voice prompts.
The system responds with the
adjusted voice level.
See “ Voice Prompt ” under Configure
Menu on page 7 ‑ 84 for more
information.
Cleaning the Display Screen
Use a soft clean cotton cloth
dampened with clean water.

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Infotainment System 7-9
Radio AM-FM Radio Notice: Before adding any sound
equipment to the vehicle, such
as an audio system, CD player,
CB radio, mobile telephone,
or two-way radio, make sure that
it can be added by checking with
your dealer. Also, check federal
rules covering mobile radio and
telephone units. If sound
equipment can be added, it is
very important to do it properly.
Added sound equipment can
interfere with the operation of the
vehicle's engine, radio, or other
systems, and even damage them.
The vehicle's systems can
interfere with the operation of
sound equipment that has been
added. Notice: The chime signals related
to safety belts, parking brake, and
other functions of the vehicle
operate through the navigation
system. If that equipment is
replaced or additional equipment
is added to the vehicle, the
chimes may not work. Make sure
that replacement or additional
equipment is compatible with the
vehicle before installing it. See
“ Accessories and Modifications ”
in the vehicle's owner manual.
Playing the Radio
O /
n (Power/Volume):
1. Press to turn the audio system
on and off.
2. Turn to increase or to decrease
the volume. 3. Press and hold for more than
two seconds to turn off the
navigation system, the Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE) video
screen, and Rear Seat Audio
(RSA). If the vehicle has not
been turned off, press this knob
to turn RSE and RSA back on
and to continue playback of the
last active source.
w (Tuning Knob): Turn to go to
the next or previous frequency or
disc track or chapter. See CD/DVD
Player on page 7 ‑ 18 or MP3 on
page 7 ‑ 27 for more information.
AUDIO: Press to display the audio
screen. Press to switch between
AM, FM, or XM, if equipped, Disc,
or AUX (Auxiliary), or press the
screen button. See CD/DVD Player
on page 7 ‑ 18 , MP3 on page 7 ‑ 27 ,
and Auxiliary Devices on page 7 ‑ 30
for more information.

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7-10 Infotainment System Finding a Station
AM Source Shown, Other Sources
Similar
If viewing a map screen, press the
source screen (AM, FM, XM (if
equipped), CD, etc.) button. The
display splits between the audio
screen and the map screen. All
station-changing functions can be
performed from this screen. FM Source Shown, Other Sources
Similar
If you do not want to view a split
screen or you are not on a map
screen, press AUDIO.
AM/FM/XM: Press the source
(AM, FM, or XM, if equipped) screen
button or press AUDIO repeatedly
until the desired source is
highlighted. FM Source Shown, Other Sources
Similar
Category: Press the screen button,
located in the middle of the screen,
to get a list of all the selected band
stations in the area. Use the up
and down arrows to scroll the
frequencies. Press the desired
frequency.
XM (if equipped) lists also contain a
category to select and the stations
or channels that have broadcasts
that relate to that category. For XM
(if equipped), press the left and right
arrow screen buttons to change

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Infotainment System 7-11categories. The station information
appears on the display. See “ Radio
Menu ” in this section to add and
remove XM categories from the
category list. Removed categories
do not appear on the category list
screen or when the right and left
arrow category screen buttons
are used.
FM lists may also contain a
category to select if stations in the
broadcast area support Radio Data
Systems (RDS).
2 Refresh List: Press to refresh
the list of AM or FM stations.
When viewing a map screen, the
name of the station or channel
displays.
y /
© or
¨ /
z (Seek/Scan):
1. To seek stations, press the up or
down arrows to go to the next or
previous station.
2. To scan stations, press and hold
either arrow for more than
two seconds. The radio goes to a station, plays for a
few seconds, then goes
to the next station.
3. To stop scanning, press either
arrow again.
Press the AUDIO button on the
faceplate to display the audio
screen. Press again to switch
between the audio sources. Select
XM (if equipped).
XM Tune Select (If Equipped) While the XM audio screen is
displaying and a song is being
listened to, press Tune Select to
save that particular song.
The XM Tune Select menu displays
with options to store by the song
title or the artist's name. Up to
10 favorites by song title or artist
can be saved.
Add Song: Press to save the song
that is currently playing by the song
title.

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7-12 Infotainment System Add Artist: Press to save the song
that is currently playing by the
artist's name.
Clear All: Press and Hold the
Clear All screen button to clear the
stored favorite songs.
Del: Press the Del screen button to
del the song that is associated to
that button.
Popup Notifications: Once a song
or songs are stored, a notification
popup alerts the listener if a stored
song is playing. Press to turn
notification on or off. While a notification popup alert
screen displays, press the screen
button showing the station or press
Ignore.
Storing Radio Station Presets This feature stores a mix of up to
30 AM, FM, and XM (if equipped)
preset stations. To store presets:
1. Press
O to turn the system on.
2. If viewing a map screen, press
AUDIO, FAV or press the source
screen button.
3. Select the band.
4.
y /
© ,
¨ /
z , or tune to the
desired station, to select the
station.
5. Press and hold one of the preset
screen buttons for more than
two seconds or until a beep is
heard.
6. Repeat the steps for each
preset. Sound Menu
e (Sound): Press this key or press
CONFIG to access the Sound menu
to adjust the treble, midrange, bass,
fade, balance, and Digital Signal
Processing (DSP). The system
automatically stores audio
adjustment settings as changes are
made for each audio source
including AM, FM, XM (if equipped),
CD, and AUX.

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Infotainment System 7-13Setting the Tone
TREBLE: Press + or − to increase
or decrease the treble. If a station is
weak or has static, decrease the
treble.
MID (Midrange): Press + or − to
increase or decrease the midrange.
BASS: Press + or − to increase or
decrease the bass.
Adjusting the Speakers
L/R (Left/Right) (Balance): To
adjust the balance between the left
and the right speakers, press and
hold the L or R screen buttons.
Front/Rear (Fade): To adjust the
fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press and hold the Front
or Rear screen buttons. Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
The system has Digital Signal
Processing (DSP). DSP provides a
choice of four different listening
experiences. DSP can be used
while listening to the audio system.
Not all DSP modes are available for
all source types. The type of DSP
selected is displayed on the
status line.
Select from the following DSP
settings:
Normal: Adjusts the audio for
normal mode. This provides the
best sound quality for all seating
positions.
Surround (Centerpoint ®
): Enables
Bose ®
Centerpoint signal
processing that produces a
surround sound listening experience
from a CD or XM (if equipped)
stereo digital audio source. Centerpoint delivers five
independent audio channels from
conventional two channel stereo
recordings (not available for AM
or FM).
Driver: Adjusts the audio to give
the driver the best possible sound
quality.
Rear: Adjusts the audio to give the
rear seat occupants the best
possible sound quality.
2 CH. (Channel): Enhances
surround sound.
5.1 CH. (Channel): Gives a full
affect of surround sound listening.
This button is only available when
playing DVD video discs that
support 5.1 audio and if the RSA
is off.