2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV audio

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7-20 Infotainment System
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z (Seek/Scan):
1. To seek tracks, press the up
arrow to go to the next track.
2. Press the down arrow to go to
the start of the current track,
if more than eight seconds have
played.
3. If either arrow is pressed more
than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the CD. The sound
mutes while seeking.
w (Tuning Knob):
1. Turn counterclockwise one notch
to go to the start of the current
track, turn it again to go to the
previous track.
2. Turn clockwise to go to the next
track.
Playing a DVD
DVD video does not display on the
navigation screen unless the vehicle
is in P (Park). It will operate on the
rear seat entertainment screens
while the vehicle is moving. The Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
video screen starts play of the DVD
when a DVD video has been
inserted into the CD/DVD slot. The
DVD player can be controlled by the
buttons on the navigation system,
the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) system,
and the remote control. The DVD
player can also be used for the rear
seat passengers with the radio off.
The rear seat passengers can
power on the video screen and use
the remote control to navigate the
disc. See the Rear Seat
Infotainment user guide 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 CD/DVD slot is compatible with
most audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/RW media along with
MP3 and WMA formats. If an error appears on the display,
see “ CD/DVD Messages ” in this
section.
Once a DVD starts to play, the
menu options and cursor screen
buttons will automatically appear. To
display the menu Options screen
button while a DVD is playing, touch
anywhere on the screen.
There are three ways to play
a DVD: .
Once a DVD is inserted, the
system will automatically start
play of the DVD. .
If you are on a map screen,
press the DVD screen button. .
Press AUDIO, then press the
DVD screen button.
When a DVD is loaded, the rear
seat passengers can power on the
RSE video screen and use the
remote control to navigate through
the DVD.

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Infotainment System 7-21
O /
3 (Power/Volume):
1. Press to turn the system on
and off.
2. Turn the knob to increase or
decrease the volume of the
audio system.
3. Press and hold for more than
two seconds to turn off the
navigation system, RSE video
screen, and RSA. If the vehicle
has not been tuned off, the RSE
and the RSA can be turned back
on by pressing this knob and will
continue play of the last active
source.
DVD Menu Options Options: Press to view the menu
option screen buttons. Menu options
are available when they are
highlighted. Some menu options are
only available when the DVD is not
playing.
Cursor: Press to access the cursor
menu. The arrows and other cursor
options allow you to navigate the
DVD menu options. The cursor menu options are only available if a
DVD has a menu. Use the cursor
menu to start a DVD video from the
disc main menu.
q ,
Q ,
r ,
R (Arrow Buttons): Press
the arrows to move around the
DVD menu.
Enter: Press to select the
highlighted option.
Return: Press to go back to the
previous DVD menu.
Back: Press to go back to the main
DVD display screen.
Move: Press to move the cursor
buttons back and forth from the
bottom-right corner to the top-left
corner of the screen.
j /
r (Pause/Play):
1. Press to pause the DVD. This
button will then change to the
play button.
2. Press the play button to play
the DVD.
3. Press this button in a DVD disc
main menu to start the movie. c (Stop):
1. Press to stop play of the DVD.
2. Press the play button to continue
playing the DVD from where the
DVD was stopped.
3. Press this button twice to return
to the beginning of the DVD.
Hide Options: Press to remove all
menu options from the display,
except Options and Cursor.

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7-22 Infotainment System Top Menu: Press to display the
first menu of the DVD. This is not
available on all DVDs.
Menu: Press to display the DVD
menu of the current area of the DVD
that is playing. This button is not
available for DVD audio.
Audio: Press to display the audio
options. Select the audio options
that best improve sound quality.
This is not available on all DVDs or
when the DVD is stopped. This
button is not available for DVD
audio.
Subtitle: Press to playback the
video with subtitles. This is not
available on all DVDs or when the
DVD is stopped. This button is not
available for DVD audio.
Angle: Press to adjust the viewing
angle of the DVD. Repeatedly press
this button to toggle through the
angles. This is not available on all
DVDs or when the DVD is stopped.
This button is not available for DVD
audio. Search: Press to display the
search screen. Select Title or
Chapter Search for DVD video and
Group or Track for DVD audio. The
keyboard allows you to type in the
title/chapter/group/track number that
you would like to watch or listen to.
This button does not work when the
DVD is stopped.
Setup: Press to display the DVD
Setup screen. This button is only
available when the DVD is not
playing. The DVD Setup screen
allows you to change the
brightness, contrast, and mode,
change the viewing on the monitor
and to change the initial settings;
language, parental level, and
aspect.
! (Brightness): Press the up or
down screen arrows to increase or
decrease the brightness of the
navigation screen.
_ (Contrast): Press the up or
down screen arrows to increase or
decrease the contrast of the
navigation screen. Auto (Automatic): Press so the
system can automatically adjust the
navigation screen background
depending on exterior lighting
conditions.
Night: Press to make the
navigation screen background
brighten.
Day: Press to make the navigation
screen background darken.
Monitor: From the DVD Setup
screen, press to adjust the viewing
angle of the DVD on the navigation
screen. This is not available on all
DVDs. This button is not available
for DVD audio
Press
e to close the screen in from
the left and right sides.
Press
J to fill the screen on the
left and right sides.
Press
d to fill the screen on the
top and bottom.
Settings: From the DVD Setup
screen, press to change the default
audio, subtitle, and menu

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Infotainment System 7-23languages, parental level, audio,
and to view the aspect of the DVD.
These settings are not available on
all DVDs. This button is not
available for DVD audio.
Audio Language: Press English,
French, or Spanish to change the
default language that the DVD
player uses for each disc. The audio
language must be available on the
disc. The audio language may vary
for each DVD. Subtitle Language: Press English,
French, or Spanish to change the
default language of the subtitles that
the DVD player uses for each disc.
The subtitle language must be
available on the disc. The subtitle
language may vary for each DVD.
Menu Language: Press English,
French, or Spanish to change the
default language of the DVD video
menus. The menu language must
be available on the disc. The menu
language may vary for each DVD.
Parental Level: Press to change
the rating level to only allow the play
of DVDs with a certain rating. The
rating selection is 1 through 8,
with 1 Kids Safe being a G rating.
If the 1 is selected, any DVD with a
rating above G will not be able to be
viewed without entering a password.
When the parental level is first
entered a keyboard will appear on
the display and a four-digit
password will need to be created. Type in a password that you will
be able to remember. Once the
password is created, you can then
select a rating level.
If you would like to change the
rating level, press the Parental
Level button, then press the
Password button. Type in the
password and then change the
rating level.
If the password has been forgotten,
contact your dealer.
This may not be available on
all DVDs.
Aspect: Press to change the
aspect ratio of the DVD. This may
not be available on all DVDs.
y (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.

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7-26 Infotainment System Using the Navigation Audio
System to Control a USB
Storage Device or iPod ®
The navigation audio system can
control a USB storage device or an
iPod by using the radio touch
screens and steering wheel
controls.
1. Press AUX and then the USB
button.
2. Press the center screen button
to enter the music navigator
main screen. 3. Press or tap the left or right
arrow to select desired Category
such as: Artist, Album, Genre,
etc. A list of that category will
display.
4. Select an Artist, Album, or Track
from that list.
5. Press the up or down arrows
located on the side of the screen
to select one item at a time,
or press the top or bottom arrow
to jump 10 percent up or down
the list. 6. Press the Back button to go
back to the previous screen.
7. Press the Exit button to go back
to the main audio screen.
8. Press the left or right arrow to
select desired Category such
as: Artist, Album, Genre, etc.
A list of that category will
display.
The iPod or USB storage device
should not be pulled out from the
USB dock. To safely remove it,
press Eject.

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7-28 Infotainment System .
Maximum number of folders is
100 with a maximum hierarchy
of eight folders. .
Create a folder structure that
makes it easy to find songs
while driving. Organize songs by
albums using one folder for each
album. Each folder or album
should contain 18 songs or
fewer. .
It is recommended that there is a
maximum of 192 files on a disc. .
The files can be recorded on a
CD-R or CD-RW with a
maximum capacity of 700MB. .
DVD with MP3 are not playable
on this system.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a
folder. If the root directory has
compressed audio files, the
directory displays as No Folder
or ALL. Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists
somewhere in the file structure that
contains only folders/subfolders and
no compressed files directly
beneath them, the player advances
to the next folder in the file structure
that contains compressed audio
files and the empty folder is not
displayed or numbered.
No Folder
When the CD contains only
compressed files, the files are
located under the root folder. The
next and previous folder functions
will have no function on a CD that
was recorded without folders or
playlists. When displaying the name
of the folder the radio will display No
Folder.
Order of Play
Play begins from the first track
under the root directory. When all
tracks from the root directory have
been played, play continues from
files according to their numerical listing. After playing the last track
from the last folder, play begins
again at the first track of the first
folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the
display does not automatically show
the new folder name. The new track
name appears on the display.
File System and Naming
The song name that displays is the
song name that is contained in the
ID3 tag. If the song name is not
present in the ID3 tag, then the
radio displays the file name without
the extension (such as .mp3) as the
track name.
Track names longer than
32 characters or four pages are
shortened. The display does not
show parts of words on the last
page of text and the extension of
the filename does not display.

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Infotainment System 7-29Playing an MP3
While playing a CD, the navigation
system is available.
When you insert a CD, the CD tab
displays. If a DSP setting is
selected for the CD, it will be
activated each time you play a CD.
If you turn off the ignition or radio
with a CD in the player, it stays in
the player. When you turn on the
ignition or radio, the CD starts
playing where it stopped, if it was
the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play,
the track number appears on the
display.
If an error appears on the display,
see “ CD/DVD Messages ” in this
section.
If viewing a map screen, press the
CD screen button. The display splits
between the audio screen and the
map screen. If you do not want to
view a split screen or you are not on
a map screen, press AUDIO, then press AUDIO again, repeatedly until
CD is selected or press the CD
screen button.
j /
r (Pause/Play): Press to pause
the CD. This button will then change
to the play button. Press the play
button to play the CD.
Random:
1. Press to hear the tracks in
random, rather than sequential,
order.
2. Press Random again to turn off
random play. r (Rewind):
1. Press and hold to rewind quickly
through a track selection. You
will hear sound at a reduced
volume.
2. Release to stop rewinding. The
display will show the elapsed
time of the track.
[ (Forward):
1. Press and hold to fast forward
quickly through a track selection.
You will hear sound at a reduced
volume.
2. Release to stop fast forwarding.
The display shows the elapsed
time of the track.
q r (Folder/Artist/Album):
1. Select the left or right arrow to
go to the previous or next folder,
artist, or album on the disc.
2. Press the middle screen button,
with the folder, artist, or album
name, to sort the MP3 by folder,

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7-30 Infotainment System artist, or album. It may take a
few minutes for the system to
sort the MP3.
y /
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z (Seek/Scan):
1. To seek tracks, press the up
arrow to go to the next track.
2. Press the down arrow to go to
the start of the current track,
if more than eight seconds have
played.
3. If either arrow is pressed more
than once, the player continues
moving backward or forward
through the CD. The sound
mutes while seeking.
w (Tuning Knob):
1. Turn counterclockwise one notch
to go to the start of the current
track, turn it again to go to the
previous track.
2. Turn clockwise to go to the next
track. When playing an MP3 the rear seat
operator can power on the RSE
video screen and use the remote
control to navigate through the MP3.
Auxiliary Devices Using the Auxiliary Input Jack The navigation system has an
auxiliary input jack located on the
faceplate and in the center console.
This is not an audio output; do not
plug the headphone set into the
front auxiliary input jack. An external
audio device such as an iPod,
laptop computer, MP3 player, CD
player, or cassette tape player, etc.
can be connected to the auxiliary
input jack for use as another audio
source.
Drivers are encouraged to set up
any auxiliary device while the
vehicle is in P (Park). See Defensive
Driving on page 9 ‑ 3 for more
information on driver distraction. To use a portable audio player,
connect a 1/8 in (3.5 mm) cable to
the radio's front auxiliary input jack.
When a device is connected, press
AUDIO, then press AUDIO again
until AUX is selected or press the
AUX screen button to begin playing
audio from the device over the
vehicle speakers.
For optimal sound quality, increase
the portable audio device's volume
to the loudest level.
It is always best to power the
portable audio device through its
own battery while playing.
The vehicle may have a rear
entertainment system (RSE) with a
second and third row screen. The
RSE has audio adapters to allow
you to connect auxiliary devices.
The audio can be heard through the
speakers or through the wireless or
wired headphones. See the Rear
Seat Infotainment user guide for
more information.