2013 CADILLAC CTS radio

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3. Press the MENU/SELECT knobto select the desired option.
*The HDD Radio does not support
preprogrammed playlists. To create
a playlist on the HDD radio from
songs recorded to the HDD, see
Hard Drive Device (HDD) on
page 7‑27.
Quick Jump
To scroll up or down the list of
Artists, Albums, or Song Titles,
press and hold the softkey under
the FWD or REV tab.
To jump to the beginning, middle,
or last section of the list:
.Press the first softkey under the
display to go to the beginning
section of the list.
.Press the second softkey under
the display to go to the middle
section of the list.
.Press the third softkey under the
display to go to the last section
of the list. Playing Tracks in Random Order
Press the softkey under the Shuffle
tab to play the tracks of the current
folder in random order. Press again
to turn Shuffle off. Shuffle Off
displays.
Hard Drive Device (HDD)
To use the HDD, tracks must be
recorded from a CD, MP3 Disc,
or USB device first.
Recording from Audio Discs
REC (Record):
Press to start
recording tracks from the disc while
it is playing. The radio has the
option to record the current track
playing or all tracks from the CD.
Press the softkey under the desired
record option.
The last radio station that was on
begins playing and a status bar
appears on the top of the display
when the recording process starts.
The status bar disappears when the
process has ended. The recorded
songs are now available. Copy-Protected CD(s)
Make sure the disc is not copy
protected. The radio does not copy
a copy-protected CD to the HDD.
Deleting a Recorded Song or
Category
DEL (Delete):
Press the DEL
button to delete the track currently
playing or select a track from one of
the song lists.
To delete an entire category, select
a category and press DEL.
Stopping the Recording
While recording from the audio CD,
press the REC button to display the
stop recording option. Press the
softkey under this option to confirm
the selection.
Ejecting a CD or Turning Off the
Vehicle While Recording
If the CD is ejected or the vehicle is
turned off before the recording
process has completed, tracks that

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have been completely recorded are
stored to the HDD. Incomplete
tracks are discarded.
Re-recording Audio CDs
If a CD has already been recorded,
the radio system will not record the
contents again. If a partially
recorded CD is selected for
recording, only those songs that are
not already on the HDD will be
recorded.
Audio CD Song, Artist, Album,
and Genre Information
Radios with HDD contain a
Gracenote
®Database that the radio
uses to determine the song, artist,
album, and genre information. The
Gracenote Database allows the
radio to record an audio CD to the
HDD and store the content using
song, artist, album, and genre
information. Newly released audio CDs as well
as some less common audio CDs
may not be found in the Gracenote
Database stored on the HDD.
If these audio CDs contain CD-text,
the radio will use the CD-text
information when recording the
content to the HDD. If an audio CD
is not found in the Gracenote
Database and it does not have
CD-text information, the radio will
record the audio CD with all song,
artist, album and genre names as
“NO INFO.”
Songs recorded with
“NO INFO”to
the HDD will be hard to sort,
identify, and select. To make HDD
navigation easier, CDs with “NO
INFO” can first be converted to MP3
format with Tag information on a
home computer and then recorded
to the HDD from an MP3 disc or
USB device. Occasionally, the radio may find
more than one match in the
Gracenote Database for an audio
CD that has been recorded. If this
happens, the radio will display
“Multi-Hit”
for the name information
when the songs are selected from
the HDD. With a “Multi-Hit”song
playing, press the button below the
EDIT tab to bring up the list of
multiple names found in the
Gracenote Database. Use the
MENU/SELECT knob to highlight
and select the correct name for the
“Multi-Hit” recorded CD.
The Gracenote Database stored on
the HDD can be updated so that it
includes name information for more
recently released audio CDs. See
your dealer for more information on
Gracenote Database updates for the
HDD radio.

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Recording from MP3/WMA
Discs or USB
REC (Record):Press to start
recording tracks from an MP3/WMA
disc or a USB device (excluding
iPods) while it is playing. The radio
has the option to record the current
track playing or all tracks from the
CD. Press the softkey under the
desired record option.
The last radio station that was on
begins playing and a status bar
appears on the top of the display
when the recording process starts.
The status bar disappears when the
process has ended. The recorded
songs are now available.
AAC and OGG Vorbis file types are
not fully supported. These file types
may or may not play and may be
shown without Tag information.
Without Tag information available,
these file types may be identified
only by file name. AudioBooks from www.audible.com
can also be transferred to the HDD
using the record function. See
“AudioBook”
later in this section for
more information.
USB Host Support
The USB connector uses the USB
standards, 1.1 and 2.0.
USB Supported Devices
.USB Flash Drives
.Portable USB Hard Drives
Playing from the Hard Drive
Device
HDD (Hard Drive Device): Press
the HDD button to start playing
tracks from the HDD. HDD displays
and playback resumes from where it
was last stopped.

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.AudioBook
3. Press the MENU/SELECT knob to select the desired option.
Quick Jump
To scroll up or down the list of
Artists, Albums, or Song Titles,
press and hold the softkey under
the FWD or REV tab.
To jump to the beginning, middle,
or last section of the list:
.Press the first softkey under the
display to go to the beginning
section of the list.
.Press the second softkey under
the display to go to the middle
section of the list.
.Press the third softkey under the
display to go to the last section
of the list.
Shuffle Songs
Select this option from the HDD
Menu to randomly play back HDD
content. Playlist
Select this option from the HDD
Menu to display all six favorite
playlists, then select one of the six
playlists to display a list of songs
that have been added to that
favorite playlist. Select a song from
the list to begin playback of that
song and to put the HDD into the
Playlist mode. See
“Saving HDD
Favorites” later in this section for
more information.
HDD Categories
The HDD category mode can be
used to select a song by a particular
artist, album, or genre for playback.
As an example, the HDD Menu
displays a layout such as:
Artists (5)
Albums (6)
Song Titles (77)
Genres (3) The radio system displays the
number of available items in each
individual category as shown on the
sample display. For example, the
sample display shows there is
content on the hard drive from
five individual artists.
Select the HDD Menu category to
display the available items in each
individual category, then select an
item from one of these submenus to
display a list of songs related to that
menu item. Select a song to begin
playback of that song and to put the
HDD in the playback mode.
Recently Saved
Select this option from the HDD
Menu to display the last 50 songs
added since the vehicle was last
turned on. The songs are
categorized into songs recorded
from CDs or USB devices.

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AudioBook
The radio is able to play back
AudioBook content downloaded
from www.audible.com. This content
can be transferred into the HDD by
either burning it to a CD or copying
it to a USB storage device and then
recording it to the HDD.
The audible.com
®playback requires
activation of the vehicle as a player
for downloaded content. The radio
system activates the audible.com
system when information is found
on either a CD inserted into the CD/
DVD player or a USB storage
device that is connected. The
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
is required in order to activate the
vehicle. Saving HDD Favorites
Press the FAV button to change
between favorite modes during HDD
playback. The following favorite
modes are supported:
.Playlists
.Artists
.Albums
.Genres

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Favorites can be saved by pressing
and holding the softkey under the
favorites selection. Store favorites
according to the following table:Favorites
Display Mode
Action on Press-and-Hold
Playlist Adds the currently playing track to the playlist
selected.
Artist Saves the artist associated with the currently
playing track in the indicated favorites position.
Album Saves the album associated with the currently
playing track in the indicated favorites position.
Genre Saves the genre associated with the currently
playing track in the indicated favorites position.
Deleting a Song from a Playlist
Once a song has been added to a
Playlist, to remove the song from
the Playlist, select the song and
start playback. Press the DEL
button to display the options to
delete the song from Playlist, HDD
or Delete Playlist, and select the
softkey below Playlist.
Configuring HDD Favorites
Press the CONFIG button to display
the radio configuration options.
Press the softkey under the HDD tab to display the available favorite
modes. Press the softkey under the
favorite tab to set the available
favorite modes. Available favorite
modes are highlighted.
Time Shifting
—Pause and
Rewind Live FM/AM and XM™
(if equipped)
The Radio with DVD Audio, HDD,
and USB has the ability to rewind
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the radio, the content from the
current station is always being
buffered to the HDD.
Press
r/j(play/pause) to pause
the radio. The radio display will
show the Time Shift buffer status
bar. The status bar shows the
amount of content stored in the
buffer and the current pause point.
To resume playback from the
current pause point, press
r/j
again. The radio will no longer be
playing “live”radio. Instead, time
shifted content is being played from
the buffer. When the radio is playing
time shifted content from the buffer,
a buffer status bar shows below the
station number on the left side of
the screen.
Press and hold
sREV or\FWD
to rewind or fast forward through the
time shift buffer. Hold
\FWD until
the end of the currently recorded
buffer to resume “live”radio
playback. With “live”radio playing, the radio display will no longer show
the buffer bar below the station
number.
On AM/FM, press
sREV or\
FWD multiple times to rewind or fast
forward. Each press will rewind or
fast forward 30 seconds of content.
On XM, press
sREV or\FWD
multiple times to jump to the
previous or next song or
commercial.
When the radio station is changed,
the buffer is cleared and
automatically restarted for the
current station. You cannot rewind
the content from a previously tuned
station.
Time shifting of AM/FM or XM is not
available while recording or while
other sources of playback are
selected. Pausing AM/FM or XM™
(if equipped) with the Vehicle
Turned Off
If AM/FM or XM is paused before
the vehicle is turned off, the radio
will continue to buffer the current
radio station for up to one hour.
If the vehicle is turned back on
within one hour, the radio will
automatically resume playback from
the pause point.
Auxiliary Devices
The 3.5 mm (1/8 in) auxiliary input
jack and the USB port (if equipped)
in the center console bin, allow
portable devices to connect to the
vehicle. This is not an audio output;
do not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack.
Set up auxiliary devices while the
vehicle is stopped. See
Defensive
Driving on page 9‑3 for more
information on driver distraction.

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When a device is first connected to
the 3.5 mm (1/8 in) input jack or the
USB port (if equipped) the
infotainment system automatically
switches to that device. If an
auxiliary device has already been
connected, press the AUX or CD/
AUX button.
3.5 mm Jack
Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable to
the auxiliary input jack to use a
portable audio player.
Playback of an audio device that is
connected to the 3.5 mm (1/8 in)
jack can only be controlled using
the controls on the device.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power):Turn
clockwise or counterclockwise to
increase or decrease the volume of
the portable player. Use the portable
device to make additional volume
adjustments.
CD or CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):
Press to play a CD when a portable
audio device is playing. Press again
to start playing audio from the connected portable audio player. If a
portable audio player is not
connected,
“No Aux Device”
displays.
USB Port
The USB connector uses the USB
standards, 1.1 and 2.0.
USB Supported Devices
.USB Flash Drives
.Portable USB Hard Drives
.Fifth generation or later iPods*
.First, Second, or Third
generation iPod nanos*
.iPod classics*
*For proper operation, make sure
the iPod has the latest firmware
from Apple
®. The iPod firmware can
be updated using the latest iTunes
application. See www.apple.com/
itunes. Connecting a USB Storage Device
Connect the USB storage device to
the USB port in the center console.
Some USB devices may not be
supported.
Playing an MP3/WMA from a USB
Storage Device
See
MP3 on page 7‑23 for more
information.
Connecting an iPod
To connect the iPod, connect one
end of the special iPod connection
cable to the iPod’s dock connector.
Connect the other end to both the
USB port and the auxiliary input jack
in the center console. The USB port
and the auxiliary input jack are in
the center console bin. If the vehicle
is on and the USB connection
works, a GM logo may appear on
the iPod. The iPod's music
information will be shown on the
radio’s display and the music begins
playing through the vehicle's audio
system.