2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV reset

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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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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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7-14 Infotainment System Radio Menu
Press CONFIG to enter the
configure menu screen, then press
CONFIG repeatedly until Radio is
selected or press the Radio screen
button to make changes for radio
information displayed or to limit
features while driving, number of
preset pages, XM (if equipped)
categories, and Bose AudioPilot ®
. Limit Features While Driving
Press the Limit Features While
Driving screen button to turn on and
off the ability to limit functions while
driving. When this screen button is
highlighted, the following functions
are limited while driving: .
Music Navigator Scrolling .
Radio Category Scrolling .
Navigation Menu Scrolling and
some functions
Number of Preset Pages
Press the Number of Preset Pages
screen button to change the number
of preset pages, 1 through 6. Each
preset page can contain five preset
stations. Press the desired
numbered screen button. Bose AudioPilot
AudioPilot: The Bose AudioPilot
noise compensation technology.
To use AudioPilot ®
:
1. Press CONFIG to enter the
menu screen, then press
CONFIG repeatedly until Radio
is selected or press the Radio
screen button
2. Press Automatic Volume Control
to access the AudioPilot menu.
3. Press ON.
To turn it off, press OFF. When on,
AudioPilot continuously adjusts the
audio system equalization, to
compensate for background noise,
so that the music sound is
consistent at the set volume level.
This feature is most effective at
lower volume settings where
background noise can affect how
well the music being played is heard
through the vehicle's audio system.

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Infotainment System 7-45
To set the TV display:
1. Press the SETUP button on the
remote control.
2. Use the left/right navigation
arrows to navigate the General
Setup Page.
3. Press the down navigation arrow
to select TV Display sub-menu
and to adjust the screen setting. 4. Press the right navigation arrow
and then use the up/down
navigation arrows to select a
display option.
The display options are: .
Normal/PS (Pan and
Scan): This displays the
wide picture on the screen
with a portion of the left and
right sides removed. .
Normal/LB (Letter-Box):
This displays the wide
picture with black bands on
the upper and lower
portions of the screen. .
Wide (16:9): This option is
chosen if the video screen
panel is wide screen.
5. Press ENTER on the remote
control to confirm the screen. To reset all options to factory
defaults:
1. Press the SETUP button on the
remote control.
2. Use the left/right and down
navigation arrows on the remote
control to select the Default
sub-menu under the
Preference Page.
3. Press the right navigation arrow,
then press ENTER to reset.
This function will not affect the
parental setting.

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Infotainment System 7-53To create a six digit password, use
the numeric keypad on the remote
control. Press the ENTER button to
confirm. The default password is
136900.
To change the Parental Control
Password:
1. Press the SETUP button on the
remote control
2. Navigate to the Password
sub-menu under the Preference
Menu and press enter.
3. At the Old Password option,
enter the old password or the
default password (136900).
4. At the New Password option,
enter the new password (six
digits) using numeric buttons.
5. At the Confirm PWD option,
confirm the new password by
entering the new password
again.
6. Scroll to the OK button and
press ENTER. The message
“ Your password has been
changed ” displays. To reset the system back to the
factory default settings:
1. Press the SETUP button on the
remote control.
2. Use the left/right and down
navigation arrows on the remote
control to select the Default
sub-menu under the Preference
Page and press the ENTER
button to reset the settings. The
parental settings will not be
affected.
Vehicle Speakers Audio from the DVD player or an
auxiliary device can be heard
through the vehicle speakers or the
wireless/wired headphones, while
the radio is tuned to one of the six
frequencies selected on the Sound
Around portion of the system ’ s
remote control. See “ Remote
Control ” later in this section.
Only one audio source can be heard
through the vehicle ’ s speakers at a
time. The audio source being used is specified by the A/V (audio/video)
source selected on the driver side
head restraint video display screen.
To turn the RSE system audio
output to the vehicle ’ s speakers,
press Sound Around ON, on the
system ’ s remote control. The audio
from the RSE system can be heard
through the wireless/wired
headphones and the vehicle ’ s
speakers at the same time. The
volume on the radio can vary when
switching between the radio, CD,
DVD, MP3, or an auxiliary device.
Wireless Headphones The two wireless headphones
included with the Headrest DVD
RSE system will only work with the
Headrest DVD RSE system and are
marked for channel 3 and 4. The
wireless headphones must be used
within a line of sight of the
transmitter that is located above the
video display screen.

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7-56 Infotainment System SOUND AROUND SELECT: Press
to select an FM transmitter channel.
The SOUND AROUND SELECT
lets the DVD audio play over the
vehicle ’ s sound system by tuning
the radio to one of the six FM
frequencies listed below. .
CH1 : 88.3MHz .
CH2 : 88.7MHz .
CH3 : 89.1MHz .
CH4 : 89.5MHz .
CH5 : 89.9MHz .
CH6 : 90.3MHz
MENU: Press to enter the DVD
disc menu while the disc is playing.
Q ,
R ,
q ,
r (Navigation Arrows):
Press to navigate through menus.
ENTER: Press to enter a selected
function or to begin playback of
the disc. REPEAT
7 : Press to repeat part
or all of a chapter, title, track, or the
entire disc after using the A-B
button to setup repeat preset
sections.
RETURN
8 : This button is not
used with the system.
A-B: This button is used to setup
repeat preset sections. Press this
button once while the disc is playing
to select the starting position. Press
a second time to select the end
position. Press a third time to turn
the function off. To view the preset
section, press
7 .
AUTO MEMORY: This button is not
used with the system.
SEARCH/SKIP: This button is not
used with the system.
ERASE/ADD: This button is not
used with the system.
R-S: This button is not used with
the system. TITLE: Press to enter the disc title
mode. The title feature is
disc-specific, and may not be
available on all discs.
SUBTITLE: Press to change the
subtitle language to another
available language or to turn
subtitles off.
ANGLE: Press to select a different
viewing angle for discs that are
recorded with different camera
angles.
AUDIO: Press to select a different
language for discs that are recorded
with different languages.
0-9 (Numbers): The numbers
located on the lower left side of the
remote control can be used to enter
numbered menu options, channels,
or track numbers.
GOTO: Press to enter the GOTO
menu to choose a desired title,
chapter, track, or song inside
the disc.

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Infotainment System 7-61
© ¨ (Seek): When listening to FM,
AM, or XM (if equipped), press
either the left
© or right
¨ seek
arrow to go to the previous or to the
next station or channels and stay
there. This function is inactive, with
some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the
radio.
Press and hold either the left
© or
right
¨ seek arrow until the display
flashes, to tune to an individual
station. The display stops flashing
after the buttons have not been
pushed for more than two seconds.
This function is inactive, with some
radios, if the front seat passengers
are listening to the radio. While listening to a disc, press the
right
¨ seek arrow to go to the next
track or chapter on the disc. Press
the left
© seek arrow to go back to
the start of the current track or
chapter (if more than ten seconds
have played). This function is
inactive, with some radios, if the
front seat passengers are listening
to the disc.
When a DVD video menu is being
displayed, press either the left
© or
right
¨ seek arrow to perform a
cursor up or down on the menu.
Hold the left
© or right
¨ seek arrow
to perform a cursor left or right on
the menu. When a USB device is playing, the
right or left seek button can be used
to control the device.
PROG (Program): Press this
button to go to the next preset radio
station or channel set on the main
radio. This function is inactive, with
some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the
radio.
When a CD or DVD audio disc is
playing, press this button to go to
the beginning of the CD or DVD
audio. This function is inactive, with
some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the disc.
When a DVD video menu is being
displayed, press the PROG button
to perform the menu function, enter.

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7-62 Infotainment System
Navigation Using the Navigation
System This section presents basic
information needed to operate the
navigation system.
Use the buttons located on the
navigation system along with the
available touch-sensitive screen
buttons on the navigation screen to
operate the system. See Overview
on page 7 ‑ 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:
O /
n (Power/Volume):
1. Press to turn the system on
and off.
2. Turn to increase or decrease the
volume to the audio system. 3. Press and hold for more than
two seconds to turn off the
navigation system, the Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE), and
Rear Seat Audio (RSA). If the
vehicle has not been tuned off,
the RSE and the RSA can be
turned back on by pressing this
knob and continues play of the
last active source.
Z (Eject): Press to eject the
CD/DVD Disc. See CD/DVD Player
on page 7 ‑ 18 .
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 on 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. FAV (Favorite): Press to access
the preset stations. See “ Storing
Radio Station Presets ” under,
Overview on page 7 ‑ 4 .
5 (Phone): See OnStar Overview
on page 14 ‑ 1 (if equipped) and
Bluetooth on page 7 ‑ 103 (if
equipped) for more information.
e (Sound): Press to access the
Sound menu to adjust the treble,
midrange, bass, fade, balance, and
Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
y /
z (Scan Up/Down): Press to
scan the tracks/chapters up or down
on a disc.
y /
© or
¨ /
z (Seek/Scan)
(Previous/Next): Press the up or
down arrows to go to the next or
previous station. 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.
NAV (Navigation): Press to view
the vehicle's current position on the
map screen. Each press of this