2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX rear entertainment

Black plate (1,1)Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012
Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Overview (Radio with CD) . . . . . 7-3
Overview (Radio with CD andTouchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Radio
AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD and Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Rear Seat Infotainment
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . 7-36
Bluetooth (InfotainmentControls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Introduction
Infotainment
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the audio
system's features.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road for
extended periods could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death
to you or others. Do not give
extended attention to
entertainment tasks while driving.
This system provides access to
many audio and non‐audio listings.

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Infotainment System 7-35
Audio can be heard through wired
headphones (not included) plugged
into the jacks on the RSA. If the
vehicle has a Rear Seat
Entertainment system with wireless
headphones, audio can also be
heard on Channel 2 of the wireless
headphones.
To listen to a portable audio device
through the RSA, attach the
portable audio device to either the
front or rear auxiliary input,
if available. Turn the device on, then
choose the front auxiliary input with
the RSA SRCE button.
P(Power):Press to turn the RSA
on or off.
Volume: To increase or decrease
headphone volume, turn the knobs
located next to the SRCE or PROG
buttons. The left knob controls the
left headphones and the right knob
controls the right headphones.
SRCE (Source): Press to select
between the radio, CD, and if these
features are available: DVD, front or
rear auxiliary, HDD, USB. The front
radio may override the rear
selection as required.
© ¨(Seek): While listening to the
radio, press to go to the previous or
to the next station and stay there.
If the front seat passengers are
listening to the radio, this function
may be inactive on some radios.
Press and hold
©or¨until “Tune”
displays. Continue to press
©or¨to
tune to an individual station. Tune
stays active until
©or¨has not
been pressed for several seconds.
If the front seat passengers are
listening to the radio, this function
may be inactive on some radios.
While listening to a disc, press
¨to
go to the next track or chapter on
the disc. Press
©to go back to the
start of the current track or chapter if
more than 10 seconds have played.
If the front seat passengers are
listening to a disc, this function may
be inactive on some radios. Press
and hold
©or¨to fast reverse or
fast forward.

Black plate (8,1)Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012
i-8 INDEX
OnStar®
Additional Information . . . . . . . . 14-5
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
System, In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Operation, Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . 13-13
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Overview, Infotainment
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3, 7-5
Overview, OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 Parking
Assist, Ultrasonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-28
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-27
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-28
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . 10-3
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . 7-36, 7-38, 7-42
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 9-25
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18 Pregnancy, Using Safety
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Privacy Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID) . . . . . . . 13-17
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 13-9
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
R
Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID) . . . . . . . . 13-17
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14, 7-16
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Rear Seat Entertainment System Rear Seat Audio (RSA) . . . . . . . 7-34
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 9-45
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 5-4