2013 BUICK REGAL USB port

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In Brief 1-15
4. Press the Multifunction knob toselect the next value.
5. To save the time and return to the Time Settings menu, press
the BACK button at any time or
press the Multifunction button
after adjusting the minutes.
Setting the 12/24 Hour Format
1. Press the CONFIG button and select Time and Date Settings.
2. Highlight 12/24 Hour Format.
3. Press the Multifunction knob to select the 12 hour or 24 hour
display format.
Setting the Clock (Radio with
CD and Touchscreen)
From the Time and Date Settings
screen button, press to display the
Time and Date Settings menu.
Set Time: Press + or−to increase
or decrease the Hours and Minutes
displayed on the clock. Set Date:
Press + or−to increase
or decrease the day.
Set Time Format: Press the 12 HR
screen button for standard time;
press the 24 HR screen button for
military time.
Set Date Format: Depending on
the region, the following date
formats may be available:
MM/DD/YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY,
or YYYY/MM/DD.
See Clock on page 5‑5.
Satellite Radio
Vehicles with a SiriusXM®satellite
radio tuner and a valid SiriusXM
satellite radio subscription can
receive SiriusXM programming.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces. SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service.
Refer to:
.www.siriusxm.com or call
1-866-635-2349 (U.S.).
.www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-209-0079 (Canada).
See Satellite Radio on page 7‑11.
Portable Audio Devices
Some vehicles have a 3.5 mm
(1/8 in) auxiliary input and a USB
port in the center console bin.
External devices such as iPods
®,
laptop computers, MP3 players, CD
changers, and USB drives may be
connected, depending on the audio
system.
See Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑18.

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Infotainment System 7-7
the screen buttons to change the
levels of sound for treble, midrange,
bass, fade, and balance. See
AM-FM Radio on page 7‑9.
Press the FM screen button to
display the FM main page and play
the current or last tuned FM station.
SeeAM-FM Radio on page 7‑9.
Press the AM screen button to
display the AM main page and play
the current or last tuned AM station.
See AM-FM Radio on page 7‑9.
Press the XM screen button (if
equipped) to display the XM main
page and play the current or last
tuned XM channel. See Satellite
Radio on page 7‑11.
Press the CD screen button to
display the CD main page and play
the current or last CD track
selected. See CD Player on
page 7‑15.
Press the USB screen button to
display the USB main page and play
the current or last track selected.
See Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑18. Press the AUX screen button to
access any connected auxiliary
device. See
Auxiliary Devices on
page 7‑18.
For eAssist vehicles, press the
Energy screen button to display the
Power Flow display. The Power
Flow display indicates the energy
flow direction, the high voltage
battery charge level, and the current
eAssist operating mode.
Press the Energy screen button to
display the Power Flow display
indicates the energy flow direction,
the high voltage battery charge
level, and the current eAssist
operating mode.
The Configuration Menu is used to
adjust features and preferences,
such as Sound, Radio, Nav
(Navigation), Display, or Clock
Settings.
1. Press the Config screen button on the Home Page or the
CONFIG button on the faceplate. 2. Touch-tap the scroll bar until the
desired option displays. Select
the desired settings to change.
Languages
The vehicle supports English,
French (Canadian), and Spanish.
The default language is English.
To change the display language,
see Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑34 for more information.
Time and Date Settings
From the Time and Date Settings
screen button, press to display the
Time and Date Settings menu.
Set Time: Press + or−to increase
or decrease the Hours and Minutes
displayed on the clock.
Set Date: Press + or−to increase
or decrease the day.
Set Time Format: Press the 12 HR
screen button for standard time;
press the 24 HR screen button for
military time.

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USB Port
For vehicles with a USB port, the
following devices may be connected
and controlled by the infotainment
system:
.iPods
.PlaysForSure Devices (PFDs)
.USB Drives
.Zunes®
Not all iPods, PFDs, USB Drives,
and Zunes are compatible with the
infotainment system.
Playing from a USB
A USB mass storage device or
Microsoft Transfer Protocol (MTP)
device can be connected to the
USB port.
The USB port is in the center
console.
The USB icon displays when the
USB device is connected.USB MP3 Player and USB Drives
.The USB MP3 players and USB
drives connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage
Class specification (USB MSC).
.Only USB MP3 players and USB
drives with a sector size or
512 bytes and a cluster size
smaller or equal to 32 kbytes in
the FAT32 file system are
supported.
.Hard disk drives are not
supported.
.The following restrictions apply
for the data stored on a USB
MP3 player or USB device:
‐
Maximum folder structure
depth: 11 levels.
‐ Maximum number of MP3/
WMA files that can be
displayed: 1,000
.WMA with Digital Rights
Management (DRM) from online
music shops cannot be played.
WMA files can only be played back safely if they were created
with Windows Media Player
version 8 or later.
‐
Applicable playlist extensions
are: .m3u, .pls.
‐ Playlist entries must be in the
form of relative paths.
‐ The system attribute for
folders/files that contain audio
data must not be set.
To play a USB device, do one of the
following:
.Connect the USB and it begins
to play.
.Press the Now Playing screen
button on the Home Page, then
press the SRCE button on the
faceplate repeatedly to cycle
through all of the available audio
source screens, until the USB
source screen is selected.

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Playing from an iPod®
This feature supports the following
iPod models:
.iPod nano®(1st, 2nd, 3rd, and
4th generation)
.iPod®with video (5.0 and 5.5
generation). Video is not shown;
only audio is supported.
.iPod classic®(6th generation)
.iPod touch®(1st and 2nd
generation)
There may be problems with
operation and function in the
following situations:
.When connecting an iPod on
which a more recent version of
the firmware is installed than is
supported by the infotainment
system.
.When connecting an iPod on
which firmware from other
providers is installed. To connect and control an iPod,
connect one end of the standard
iPod USB cable to the iPod's dock
connector. Connect the other end to
the USB port in the center console.
iPod music information displays on
the radio’s display and begins
playing through the vehicle’s audio
system.
The iPod battery recharges
automatically while the vehicle is on.
When the vehicle is off while an
iPod is connected using the iPod
USB cable, the iPod battery stops
charging and the iPod automatically
turns off.
If the iPod is an unsupported model,
it can still be listened to in the
vehicle by connecting to the
auxiliary input jack using a standard
3.5 mm (1/8 in) stereo cable.
iPod Menu
Shuffle Songs:
Press to play the
tracks randomly. Press again to stop
shuffle. Press any of the following buttons
on the iPod Menu:
Playlists:
1. Press to view the playlists stored
on the iPod.
2. Select a playlist name to view a list of all songs in the playlist.
3. Select the desired song from the list to begin playback.
Artists:
1. Press to view the artists stored on the iPod.
2. Select an artist name to view a list of all songs by the artist.
3. Select the desired song from the list to begin playback.
Albums:
1. Press to view the albums stored on the iPod.
2. Select an album name to view a list of all songs on the album or
select All Songs to view all
songs by the artist.