2017 CHEVROLET SS CD player

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20 In Brief
Power Outlets
The accessory power outlets can beused to plug in electrical equipment,such as a cell phone or MP3 player.
The vehicle has an accessorypower outlet on the center stack andinside the center console storage.
To u s e t h e o u t l e t , t h e i g n i t i o n m u s tbe in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY. Remove the cover toaccess the outlet and replace whennot in use.
SeePower Outlets094.
Sunroof
If equipped, the sunroof switchesare on the overhead console. Theignition must be in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY, or in RetainedAccessory Power (RAP) to operatethe sunroof. SeeIgnition Positions0229andRetained AccessoryPower (RAP)0232.
Open/Close :Press and hold therear or front of the switch (1) toopen or close the sunroof. Thesunshade automatically opens withthe sunroof, but must be closedmanually.
Express-Open :Press and releasethe rear of the switch (1) toexpress-open the sunroof.
Vent/Close :Press and hold therear of the switch (2) to vent thesunroof. Press and hold the front ofthe switch (2) to close.
The sunroof cannot be opened orclosed if the vehicle has anelectrical failure.
SeeSunroof042.

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Power Outlets
The accessory power outlets can beused to plug in electrical equipment,such as a cell phone or MP3 player.
The vehicle has an accessorypower outlet on the center stack andinside the center console storage.
To u s e t h e o u t l e t , t h e i g n i t i o n m u s tbe in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY. Remove the cover toaccess the outlet and replace whennot in use.
Caution
Leaving electrical equipment on
for extended periods will drain the
battery. Always turn off electrical
equipment when not in use and
do not plug in equipment that
exceeds the maximum amperage
rating.
This circuit is protected by a fuseand has a maximum current level.Do not use equipment exceedingthe maximum amperage rating.
Certain power accessory plugs maynot be compatible with theaccessory power outlet and couldoverload vehicle or adapter fuses.If a problem is experienced, seeyour dealer.
Caution
Adding any electrical equipment
to the vehicle may damage it or
keep other components from
working as they should. The
repairs would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty. Do not use
equipment exceeding
maximum amperage rating of
10 amperes. Check with your
dealer before adding electrical
equipment.
When adding electrical equipment,be sure to follow the properinstallation instructions included withthe equipment. SeeAdd-OnElectrical Equipment0268.
Caution
Hanging heavy equipment from
the power outlet can cause
damage not covered by the
vehicle warranty. The power
outlets are designed for
accessory power plugs only, such
as mobile phone charge cords.

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Infotainment System 131
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 134Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . 141Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 147Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 148Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 149Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 153Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Audio Players
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Navigation
Using the NavigationSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . 169Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171OnStar®DestinationDownload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Global PositioningSystem (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . 187Problems with RouteGuidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187If the System NeedsService . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 188Database CoverageExplanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Te x t M e s s a g i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 2
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Introduction
Infotainment
Read the following pages tobecome familiar with these features.
{Warning
Ta k i n g y o u r e y e s o f f t h e r o a d f o r
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-infeatures intended to help avoiddistraction by disabling somefunctions when driving. Thesefunctions may gray out when theyare unavailable. Many infotainment

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Audio Players
USB
Playing from a USB
AUSBmassstorageorCertifiedWindows Vista®/Media TransferProtocol (MTP) device can beconnected to the USB port.
The USB port is in the centerconsole under the armrest.
The USB icon displays when a USBdevice is connected.
USB Media Formats
The USB port will support thefollowing media formats:
.MP3
.Unprotected WMA
.Unprotected AAC
Other formats may be supported.
Gracenote®
Gracenote technology embeddedinto the radio helps manage andnavigate the USB device musiccollection. When a USB device is
connected to the radio, Gracenoteidentifies the music collection anddelivers the correct album, artistname, genres, and cover art on thedisplay. If information is missing,Gracenote will fill it in.
Searching Music Library UsingVoice Recognition
Vo i c e R e c o g n i t i o n :Gracenoteimproves music search andnavigation by identifying bands,artists, and albums names that maybe hard to pronounce, irregularspellings, and nicknames. Forexample, Gracenote helps thesystem understand artist names like“INXS”or“Mötley Crüe.”It alsoallows the use of names like:“TheBoss,”“G.N.R,”“The Fab Four,”andthousands of other famous artistnicknames as voice commands toaccess music. SeeVoiceRecognition0189.
Normalization :Normalizationhelps to improve the voicerecognition accuracy for titles thatsound similar. It also helps grouplong lists of genres into 10 commongenres. For example, there may be
multiple rock genres in the medialibrary; normalization will group allthose into one rock genre.Normalization default is off.
To t u r n N o r m a l i z a t i o n o n :
1. Touch the Config icon on theHome Page.
2. Select Radio Settings and thenselect Gracenote Options.
3. Touch Normalization to turn onor off.
Cover Art :The Gracenoteembedded database contains coverart or album art information for themusic on the USB device. If themusic is recognized by Gracenoteand does have cover art, Gracenotewill use the cover art found in theembedded database and display it

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on the radio. User predefined coverart will always be used first. If nocover art is found Gracenote willuse generic genre graphics orimages of artists.
More Like This
The Gracenote database containsattributes for Music, such as genre,era of music, region, artist type,mood, etc. Use this to create aplaylist of up to 30 songs "more like"currently listened to song. Thisplaylist will be stored in the Playlistmenu when the device isreconnected. If songs are removedfrom the device, the system willsimply skip over those songs andplay the next available song.
Use the infotainment display orvoice recognition to create a MoreLike This Playlist. See“VoiceRecognition Commands”inVoiceRecognition0189.
Gracenote Indexing
While Gracenote is indexing,infotainment features are availableincluding selecting music from themenu. Voice recognition music will
not be available until the radio hascompleted indexing the device.Devices with more music may takelonger to index. The device willindex when plugged into the radiofor the first time. When Indexing isremoved from the display, the radiois ready to support music search.On the next connection or ignitioncycle, Indexing will show briefly onthe display. The radio is searchingfor changes to the device andpreparing the music list. If there areno changes, the voice recognitionmusic search will be available. Theradio will index and store twodevices with up to 10,000 songs oneach device.
USB MP3 Player and USB Drives
.The USB MP3 players and USBdrives connected must complywith the USB Mass StorageClass specification (USB MSC).
.Hard disk drives are notsupported.
.The radio will not be able to playback write-protected music.
.File systems supported: FAT32,NTFS, Linux, and HFS+.
.The following restrictions applyfor the data stored on a USBMP3 player or USB device:
⇣Maximum folder structuredepth: eight levels.
⇣Maximum number of MP3/WMA files that can bedisplayed: 10,000.
⇣Playlist entries must be in theform of relative paths.
⇣The system attribute forfolders/files that contain audiodata must not be set.
To p l a y a U S B d e v i c e , d o o n e o f t h efollowing:
.Connect the USB and it beginsto play.
.To u c h t h e N o w P l a y i n g i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Press SRCE on the center stackto scroll until the USB sourcedisplay is available.

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.Press SRCE until BluetoothAudio is selected.
.Press SRC on the steeringwheel controls untilBluetooth Audio is selected.SeeSteering WheelControls0134.
.Use voice recognition. SeeVoice Recognition0189.
The music can be controlled byeither the infotainment controls orthe controls on the device.
When a phone is connected to thesystem through Bluetooth Audio thephone notifications and sounds maynot be heard on the phone untilBluetooth is disconnected.Notification features may vary basedon the phone. Check the phone’smanufacture information fornotification support.
Bluetooth Audio Menu
To u c h M e n u o n t h e i n f o t a i n m e n tdisplay and the following maydisplay:
Shuffle :Press the TUNE/MENUknob to turn shuffle on or off. Not alldevices support the shuffle feature.
When selecting Bluetooth audio, theBluetooth device internal musicplayer may not open depending onthe status of the device. All deviceslaunch and play back audiodifferently. Make sure the correctaudio source is playing on thedevice for Bluetooth audio playbackon the radio. When the vehicle isnot moving, use the device to beginplayback.
When selecting Bluetooth audio asasource,theradiomaysourcetoBluetooth Audio Paused display andno audio playing. Touch play on the
device or touchJto begin
playback. This may happendepending on how the devicecommunicates over Bluetooth.
Some phones support sendingBluetooth music information todisplay on the radio. When the radioreceives this information, it willcheck to see if any album art isavailable and display it.
When playing music on the radiofrom a Bluetooth device, make surethe Bluetooth device is unlockedand the intended music applicationis showing on the home page.
For iPhone/iPod touch and iPaddevices, Bluetooth Audio will notwork if the device is connectedthrough the USB and Bluetooth atthe same time.