2016 BUICK CASCADA manual radio set

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If touching OK does not clear the
issue, see“Please Unlock the
Phone or Restart the App and Try
again” under“Common Stitcher
Messages” following.
Common Stitcher Messages
Please Try Again Later : A general
error has occurred. A data
connection may be unavailable due
to a weak or lost signal or the
Stitcher service being temporarily
down. Touch OK to continue.
Paused or Audio Paused :
Playback is paused on the radio or
on device. Press
Jor play on the
device.
Please See Device : When the user
is not logged in or when
authentication failed, see the
device. Touch OK to continue.
Disconnect the phone from the radio
and follow the Stitcher account login
process on the phone.
No Stations Found : The user is
logged in but no stations have been
created. Touch OK to continue. Please Choose a New Station :
The end of the station has been
reached and there is no more
content to play. Select a new station
through the Stitcher menu.
Please Unlock the Phone or
Restart the App and Try again :
Communication failure between the
radio and the phone application or
the device is locked.
See www.stitcher.com/help for more
information. If the service will not
work, send an e-mail to
[email protected] or see your
dealer for assistance.
Pictures
Pictures can only be viewed using
USB devices. If pictures are on an
SD card, transfer to a USB device
or use a USB-SD adapter.
A maximum 5Mb uncompressed
photo size is supported, however to
achieve this, use a 4 Megapixel or
lower resolution camera setting.
Only jpeg, bmp, gif, and png files
are supported.
1. Touch Pictures on the Home Page. 2. The system does a search to
find the picture folders.
A“Please wait” message
displays until the search is
finished.
3. A list displays. Select a picture to view.
4. Once a picture displays, thefollowing options are available:

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media library; normalization will
group all those into one rock genre.
Normalization default is off.
To turn Normalization On:1. Press CONFIG or touch Config on the Home Page.
2. Touch Radio Settings, then touch Gracenote Options.
3. Touch Normalization to turn on or off.
Cover Art: The Gracenote
embedded database contains cover
art or album art information for the
music on the USB device. If the
music is recognized by Gracenote
and does have cover art, Gracenote
will use the cover art found in the
embedded database and display it
on the radio. User predefined cover art will always be used first. If no
cover art is found, Gracenote will
use generic genre graphics or
images of artists.
More Like This
The Gracenote database contains
attributes for music, such as genre,
era of music, region, artist type,
mood, etc. Use this to create a
playlist of up to 30 songs "more like"
the currently playing song. This
playlist will be stored in the Playlist
Menu when the device is
reconnected. If songs are removed
from the device, the system will skip
over those songs and play the next
available song.
Use the touch screen or voice
recognition to create a More Like
This Play List. See
“Voice
Recognition Commands” inVoice
Recognition 0191.
Gracenote Indexing
While Gracenote is indexing,
infotainment features are available
including selecting music from the
menu. Voice recognition music will
not be available until the radio has completed indexing the device.
Devices with more music may take
longer to index. The device will
index when plugged into the radio
for the first time. When Indexing is
removed from the screen, the radio
is ready to support music search.
On the next connection or ignition
cycle, Indexing will show briefly on
the screen. The radio is searching
for changes to the device and
preparing the music list. If there are
no changes, the voice recognition
music search will be available. The
radio will index and store two
devices with up to 10,000 songs on
each device.
USB MP3 Players and USB Drives
.
The USB MP3 players and USB
drives connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage
Class specification (USB MSC).
. Hard disk drives are not
supported.
. The radio will not be able to play
back write-protected music.
. File systems supported: FAT32,
NTFS, Linux, and HFS+.

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.The following restrictions apply
for the data stored on a USB
MP3 player or USB device:
‐Maximum folder structure
depth: 8 levels.
‐ Maximum number of MP3/
WMA files that can be
displayed: 10,000.
‐ 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.
. Touch Now Playing on the
Home Page.
. Press SRCE to scroll until the
USB source screen is available.
. Press
b/gon the steering
wheel controls to play CD, Artist,
Album, Song Title, or Song
Genre. See Voice
Recognition 0191. The following playlist formats are
supported:
.
M3U (Standard and Extended)
. iTunes
. PLS (Standard)
. WAX
. ASX
. RMP
The radio supports plugging a cell
phone in as a USB drive as long as
the cell phone supports USB mass
storage class or has USB disc drive
support enabled.
While the USB source is active, use
the following to operate USB
function:
ZKnob : Turn to scroll through
the list. Turn quickly to fast scroll
alphabetically through large lists.
J: Touch to start, pause,
or resume play of the current media
source.
s ©: .
Touch to seek to the beginning
of the current or previous track.
If the track has been playing for
less than five seconds, the
previous track plays. If playing
longer than five seconds, the
current track restarts.
. Touch and hold to reverse
quickly through playback.
Release to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.
¨\:
. Touch to seek to the next track.
. Touch and hold to advance
quickly through playback.
Release to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.
USB Menu
The following are available through
the USB Menu:
Shuffle: Touch to play the tracks
randomly. Touch again to stop
shuffle.
Play More Like This:
1. Touch to automatically create a playlist of songs that are like
the song currently playing.

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2. Select an album name to viewa list of all songs on the album
or select Songs List to view all
songs on the iPod.
3. Select the song from the list to begin playback.
Genres: 1. Touch to view the genres on the iPod.
2. Select a genre name to view a list of artists of that genre.
3. Select an artist to view all albums of that genre.
4. Select Album to view songs.
5. Select the song from the list to begin playback.
Songs:
1. Touch to view a list of all songs on the iPod.
2. Select the song from the list to begin playback.
Podcasts: 1. Touch to view the podcasts on the iPod. 2. Select a podcast name to
begin playback.
Composers: 1. Touch to view the composers on the iPod.
2. Select the composer to view a list of songs by that composer.
3. Select a song from the list to begin playback.
Audio Books: 1. Touch to view the audio books on the iPod.
2. Select the audio book from the list to begin playback.
Playing from an iPhone
or iPad®
This feature supports the following
iPhone or iPad models:
.iPhone
®(2G, 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, 5,
6, and 6 plus)
. iPad
®(1G, 2G)
Follow the same instructions as
stated earlier for using an iPod. To
use voice recognition to play music,
say “Play USB,” “Play Artist,” “Play Album,” “Play Song,”
or“Play
Genre.” SeeVoice
Recognition 0191.
iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
Troubleshooting
When an iPhone, iPod touch,
or iPad is connected through USB
and Bluetooth, the audio may not be
heard when the iPod source on the
radio is selected. If a phone call is
received while listening to the iPod
source and there is no audio for the
iPod after the source, then go to the
Airplay icon on the device and
select dock connector or disconnect
and reconnect the dock connector
on the device.
Some functionality may differ based
on operating system version on
device.
USB Troubleshooting
If the device is not being recognized
or the music is missing screen
information, restore the radio
defaults: 1. Touch Config.
2. Touch Radio Settings.

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3. Touch SoftwareVersions Menu.
4. Touch Clear and Reset Radio.
5. Touch Yes.
Pair the phone again and the device
will have to index again.
Bluetooth Audio and Voice
Recognition
See Bluetooth Audio 0164 and
Voice Recognition 0191 for
information on using voice
recognition with Bluetooth audio.
Make sure all devices have the
latest software downloaded.
Auxiliary Devices
If equipped, this vehicle has an
auxiliary input jack in the center
stack. Possible auxiliary audio
sources include:
. Laptop computer
. MP3 player
. Tape player This jack is not an audio output. Do
not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack. Set up any
auxiliary device while the vehicle is
in P (Park).
Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable
from the auxiliary device to the
auxiliary input jack. When a device
is connected, the system
automatically begins playing audio
from the device over the vehicle
speakers.
If an auxiliary device has already
been connected, but a different
source is currently active, do one of
the following:
.
Press SRCE to scroll all of the
available audio source screens,
until the AUX source screen is
selected.
. Say “Play Front AUX” using
voice recognition to play the
auxiliary device. See Voice
Recognition 0191.
. Touch AUX on the Home Page.
Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device. See
“Pairing a Phone/Device” under
Bluetooth 0197.
To play music through a Bluetooth
device : 1. Power on the device, pair, and connect the device.
2. Music can be launched by doing one of the following:
.Touch Bluetooth on the
Home Page.
. Press SRCE until Bluetooth
Audio is selected.
. Press SRC on the steering
wheel controls until
Bluetooth Audio is selected.
See Steering Wheel
Controls 0130.
. Use voice recognition. See
Voice Recognition 0191.
The music can be controlled by
either the infotainment controls or
the controls on the device.

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Save :Touch to save the
downloaded destination to the
address book.
Call : Touch to initiate a call with
Bluetooth Phone or OnStar
Hands-Free Calling (if available).
Save as Home : Touch to set an
address as a home destination.
Route Guidance Active
If an OnStar destination is
downloaded while route guidance is
already active, the system displays
a pop-up screen with the following
screen function:
. Touch Start Guidance; the
navigation system adds the
downloaded destination before
the next waypoint of the existing
route (closest to the current
vehicle position).
. All other buttons on the pop-up
screen operate as described
under “Route Guidance Not
Active.” Previous Destinations
Previously downloaded OnStar
destinations are saved under
Previous Destinations in the
navigation system, where they can
be accessed or saved to the
Address Book.
Configure Menu
The Configuration Menu is used to
adjust features and preferences,
such as Sound, Radio, Nav
(Navigation), Display, or Time
Settings.
1. Touch Config on the Home
Page or press CONFIG on the
faceplate.
2. Touch-tap the scroll bar untilthe desired option displays.
Select the desired settings to
change. See Vehicle
Personalization 0113 on
adjusting most vehicle settings.
See “Navigation Settings” and
“Navigation Settings Button”
later in this section.
Languages
Touch Config on the Home Page or
press CONFIG on the faceplate to
enter the menu options. Turn the
Zknob or touch-tap the scroll
bar to scroll through the available
options. Press the
Zknob or
press Languages to display the
languages. Select the desired
language.

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Time and Date Settings
From the Time and Date Setting
menu, touch to display the Time and
Date menu.
Automatic Clock Update :When
enabled, this feature will set the
clock automatically.
Set Time : Touch + or−to increase
or decrease the Hours and Minutes
displayed on the clock.
Set Date : Touch + or −to increase
or decrease the day.
12 hr / 24 hr Format : Touch the 12
Hour screen button for standard
time; touch the 24 Hour screen
button for military time.
Touch the Back screen button to
save the adjustments.
Radio Settings
Touch Config on the Home Page or
press CONFIG on the faceplate to
enter the menu options. Turn the
Zknob or touch-tap the scroll
bar to scroll through the available
options. Press the
Zknob or
touch Radio Settings to display the
radio settings menu. Touch this
feature to make changes for radio
information displayed, preset pages,
Auto Volume, and XM Categories
Restore. See Satellite Radio 0139,
for information about XM
Categories.
The Radio Settings are:
Auto Volume : Select Off, Low,
Medium, or High sensitivity to
automatically adjust the volume to
minimize the effects of unwanted
background noise that can result
from changing road surfaces, driving
speeds, or open windows. This
feature works best at lower volume
settings where background noise is
typically louder than the sound
system volume. Gracenote Options :
Touch to
enable/disable Normalization used
to improve voice recognition and
media groupings. See CD Player
0 155, USB 0158, Auxiliary Devices
0 164, and Bluetooth Audio 0164.
XM Channel Art : Touch to enable/
disable the XM Audio page
background on the XM Channel
display.
Max Startup Volume : Touch to set
the maximum volume level for
startup that will be used even if a
higher volume had been set when
the radio was turned off.
Number of Favorite Pages : Touch
to select the number of favorite
pages to be displayed.
XM Categories : Touch to
customize which available XM
Categories are used and displayed.
Software Version Information :
Touch to display information about
the system and update software if
available.
Phone Settings
See Bluetooth 0197.

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Previously stored bread crumbs can
be loaded from the Saved menu
item, and then displayed by
selecting Show on Map.
Route Simulation
Select to display a route simulation.
Use Last Known Position :Select
to start the simulation from the last
known position.
Use Previous Destination : Select
to start the simulation from a
previous destination.
Use Specified Location : Select to
start the simulation from a specified
location.
Once the starting position for the
simulation is selected, select
Navigation and the Map display will
be in Simulation mode. SIMis
displayed on the map.
Select and enter the destination as
for a normal journey and select Start
Guidance to calculate the route in
Simulation mode.
Touch Next to skip to the next turn,
or touch Stop to pause the
simulation. To stop the simulation, press DEST
and select Cancel Guidance.
To exit from Simulation mode, return
to the Navigation Settings menu,
select Route Simulation, then select
Cancel Route Simulation.
Vehicle Settings
See
Vehicle Personalization 0113.
Display Settings
Touch Config on the Home Page or
press CONFIG on the faceplate,
then select Display Settings from
the list.
The following options may display:
Home Page Menu : Touch to
customize the first page of the
Home Page.
Rear Camera Options : Touch to
enable or disable Symbols and
Guide Lines..
Display Off : Touch to turn off the
display. The display will return when
any radio buttons are pressed or the
screen is touched (if equipped). Map Settings :
Touch to enter the
submenu to change Map Display
settings and enable Speed Limit
display on map.
Map Display : Touch to change the
screen background.
. The Automatic setting adjusts
the screen background
automatically depending on the
exterior lighting conditions.
. The Day setting brightens the
map background.
. The Night setting darkens the
map background.
To change the overall brightness
setting for the display, use the
vehicle interior lighting instrument
panel illumination control.
Speed Limits : Touch to enable or
disable displayed speed limits on
the map.