Express/Savana Infotainment System (GMNA Authoring U.S./Canada)
(GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13583185) - 2020 - CRC - 6/10/19
Introduction 3
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the system
operation, controls on the center
stack, and infotainment display.
. Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
. Set up cell phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
control or by using a single voice
command.
See “Distracted Driving” in the
owner ’s manual.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see “Retained
Accessory Power (RAP)” in the
owner ’s manual.
Overview
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the controls,
infotainment display, steering wheel
controls, and voice recognition.
SeeUsing the System 07.
CD Radio Shown, CD/DVD Radio Similar
1. PUSH/O(Volume/Power)
2.Z(Eject)
3. CD/DVD (if equipped) Slot
4. AUX Port
5. PUSH/SEL (Select)
6.
/BACK
7. SEEK¨(Next/Forward)
8.©SEEK (Previous/Reverse)
9. FAV (Favorites Menu)
10. SRCE (Source)
11.
D(Home Page)
Express/Savana Infotainment System (GMNA Authoring U.S./Canada)
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CD Radio with Navigation Shown, CD/DVD Radio with Navigation Similar
1. PUSH/O(Volume/Power)
2.Z(Eject)
3. AUX Port
4. PUSH/SEL (Select)
5.
/BACK
6. DEST (Destination)
7. NAV (Navigation)
8. RPT (Repeat)9.
©SEEK (Previous/Reverse)
10. SEEK¨(Next/Forward)
11. SRCE (Source)
12.
D(Home Page)
Infotainment Controls
PUSH/O:
. Press to turn the system on
and off.
. Turn to adjust the volume.
Z:Press to eject a disc from the
CD or DVD player (if equipped).
See CD/DVD Player 025.
AUX Port : 3.5 mm (1/8 in)
connection for external audio
devices.
PUSH/SEL:
1. Turn to manually find a station or highlight a menu selection.
2. Press to select a highlighted selection.
D:Press to go to the Home Page.
See “Home Page” in this section.
SRCE : Press to change the audio
source to AM, FM, SiriusXM,
if equipped, Pandora, Stitcher, CD/
DVD, if equipped, USB, iPod, AUX,
or Bluetooth Audio.
Express/Savana Infotainment System (GMNA Authoring U.S./Canada)
(GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13583185) - 2020 - CRC - 6/10/19
6 Introduction
Language
To change the language of the
navigation displays, see“Vehicle
Personalization” in the owner’s
manual.
English or Metric Units
To change the navigation displays
from English or metric, see “Driver
Information Center (DIC)” in the
owner ’s manual.
Steering Wheel Controls
Vehicles with audio steering wheel
controls could differ depending on
the vehicle's options. Some audio
controls can be adjusted at the
steering wheel.
worc/x:Press to select
preset radio stations or SiriusXM
channels from the favorites banner
or select tracks from a source such
as CD/DVD, iPod, or USB.
To select tracks on an iPod or USB:
1. Press and hold
worc/x
while listening to a song listed
in the main audio page to
quickly move forward or in
reverse through the tracks.
Track information is shown on
the display.
2. Release
worc/xwhen
the desired track is reached.
b/g:
. Press to accept a call.
. Press and hold to start voice
recognition.
See Voice Recognition 052.
c/x:Press to reject an incoming
call or end a current call.
SRCE : Press to switch between
the radio, CD, and for equipped
vehicles, DVD, front auxiliary, rear
auxiliary, Pandora, Stitcher, and
iPod/USB.
Press and hold to pause the
currently playing track or mute the
speakers if the source is radio or
SiriusXM.
Press and hold again to resume the
current track or to unmute the
speakers.
¨: Press to go to the next AM or
FM radio station, or next XM
channel.
Press
¨to go to the next track or
chapter while sourced to the CD or
DVD slot.
When connected, press
¨to select
a track on an iPod or USB device.
Express/Savana Infotainment System (GMNA Authoring U.S./Canada)
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1. Press and hold¨until a beep
is heard to place the radio into
scan mode. A station will play
for five seconds before moving
to the next station.
2. To stop the scan function, press
¨again.
3. For CD/DVD, iPod, or USB, press and hold to quickly move
forward through the tracks.
Release to stop on the desired
track.
+
eor –e:Use to increase or to
decrease the volume.
Using the System
The infotainment system is
controlled by touching the
infotainment display and by using
the controls on the center stack.
Voice recognition could also be
used to control certain infotainment
features.
Press
b/gon the steering wheel
controls to begin voice recognition.
See Voice Recognition 052.
Home Page
The infotainment system displays a
Home Page to access all of the
applications.
Back : Touch to go back to the
previous page or Home Page.
Home : From any page, touch to
cycle through the Home Page icons
to start a different application. The
Home Page can have up to three
pages with eight icons per page.
Each of these pages can be
customized to contain your choice
of icons. They may also be
re-ordered on each infotainment
display according to preference. FAV :
In AM, FM, or XM, touch to
scroll through the favorites banner
near the bottom of the display. The
favorites banner stores your favorite
radio stations and SiriusXM
channels. To store a favorite station
or channel, touch and hold the
desired position on the banner until
a beep is heard.
!: Touch to begin voice
recognition. See Voice Recognition
0 52. Touch and hold to mute the
radio.
Menu : Touch to enter the Home
Page menu.
q: Touch to go to the previous
Home Page.
r: Touch to go to the next
Home Page.
Express/Savana Infotainment System (GMNA Authoring U.S./Canada)
(GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13583185) - 2020 - CRC - 6/10/19
Radio 13
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
PUSH/O:
. Press to turn the radio on or off.
. Turn to increase or decrease the
volume of the active source.
The steering wheel controls can
also be used to adjust the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls 06.
Audio Source
To access AM, FM, or SiriusXM,
if equipped, do one of the following:
. On one of the Home Pages,
touch the AM, FM, or XM,
if equipped, icons.
. Press SRCE on the center stack
or steering wheel or touch the
Source menu on the
infotainment display to scroll
through the options. A source
ribbon will appear near the
bottom of the display allowing
you to select the one you want. .
Use voice recognition by
pressing one of the voice
recognition icons. After the voice
prompt and the beep, say one of
the following: “Tune AM,” “Tune
FM,” “Tune XM,” “AM,” “FM,”
or “XM.”
Infotainment System Settings
Tone Settings
To access the tone settings, touch
the Tone icon on the Home Page,
or press the PUSH/SEL knob while
in an audio source.
To adjust the settings:
.
Bass: Touch + or –to change
the level.
. Middle: Touch + or –to change
the level.
. Treble: Touch + or –to change
the level.
. EQ (Equalizer) (If Equipped):
Touch
oorpto scroll through
the preset EQ options. .
Stereo/Surround/DSP Mode (If
Equipped): Touch
oorpto
scroll through the preset Digital
Signal Processing (DSP) or to
toggle between Stereo and
Surround (5.1 DVD only) modes.
. Fade: Touch F to fade the audio
to the front speakers. Touch R to
fade the audio to the rear
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
front and rear speakers.
. Balance: Touch L to balance the
audio to the left speakers. Touch
R to balance the audio to the
right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound
between the left and right
speakers.
Finding a Station
Press SRCE on the center stack to
go to the currently playing source.
Press it again to select a different
source.
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Turn the PUSH/SEL knob to find a
radio station or channel. To select a
preset station, touch FAV to scroll
through the favorites banner. Touch
the desired station on the banner.
Seeking a Station
Press
©SEEK or SEEK¨to search
for a station, or use
¨on the
steering wheel controls.
Press and hold
©SEEK or SEEK¨
to scan up or down the band,
pausing on each station for
five seconds. Press
©SEEK or
SEEK
¨again to cancel the scan.
AM
To access the AM menu, touch
Menu from the AM source display:
Favorites List : Touch to display
the favorites list.
AM Station List : The station list
may need to be updated before
touching to display a list of AM
stations.
Update Station List : Touch to
update and then display the list of
AM stations.
FM
To access the FM menu, touch
Menu from the FM source display.
Favorites List : Touch to display
the favorites list.
FM Station List : The station list
may need to be updated before
touching to display a list of FM
stations.
FM Catagory List : Touch to select
the desired genre.
Update Station List : Touch to
update and then display the list of
FM stations. An FM station list
update may take several minutes.
Express/Savana Infotainment System (GMNA Authoring U.S./Canada)
(GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13583185) - 2020 - CRC - 6/10/19
30 Audio Players
.The USB MP3 players and USB
devices connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage
Class specification (USB MSC)
and support formats of FAT32,
FAT16, and HFS+.
. Hard disk drives are not
supported.
. The radio will not be able to play
back write-protected music.
. The following restrictions apply
for the data stored on a USB
MP3 player or USB device:
‐Maximum folder structure
depth: eight 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 the USB icon on the
Home Page.
. Press SRCE to scroll until the
USB source display is available.
. Press
b/gon the steering
wheel controls and say “Play
USB” after the beep. See Voice
Recognition 052.
The following playlist formats are
supported:
. M3U (Standard and Extended)
. iTunes
. PLS (Standard)
While the USB source is active, use
the following to operate:
PUSH/SEL Knob : Turn to scroll
through the list. Turn quickly to fast
scroll alphabetically through large
lists.
©SEEK : Press to seek to the
beginning of the current or previous
track. If the track has been playing
for less than eight seconds, the previous track plays. If playing
longer than eight seconds, the
current track restarts.
SEEK
¨:
Press to seek to the next
track.
Shuffle : Touch to play the tracks
randomly. Touch again to stop
shuffle. Look for the shuffle icon to
turn on in the radio display.
USB Audio Menu
Press Menu to access the USB
Audio Menu display.
Folders : Touch to open a folder list
to access the files within the folder
structure.
Express/Savana Infotainment System (GMNA Authoring U.S./Canada)
(GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13583185) - 2020 - CRC - 6/10/19
Voice Recognition 53
Prompts and Screen Displays
The system prompts and display
screens will adjust to reflect the
commands during the voice
recognition session.
While voice recognition is active,
there may be corresponding options
and displays available to interact
with the system so that some of the
functions can be manually done.
Touching any of the options or
displays to finish a function that was
initiated through voice recognition
will terminate the session. If the
manual functions are only partially
completed, the voice recognition will
proceed until finished.
Canceling Voice Recognition
.Pressxon the steering wheel
controls. This will terminate the
voice recognition session and
show the display prior to when
voice recognition was initiated.
. Touch the
zor the circled arrow
shown on the upper corners of
the display to terminate or go
back up the voice menu,
respectively, during the voice
recognition session.
. Say “Cancel” or“Back” to
terminate or go back to the voice
menu during the voice
recognition session, and to show
the display prior to when voice
recognition was initiated.
Helpful Hints for Speaking
Commands
The voice recognition application
can usually understand direct
commands of the application
and task. An example of a command would
be,
“Phone.” The system may
answer with a prompt of, “Say Call
followed by the number or contact
name.” The direct command for this
task would be, “Call
If the phone number has been
saved as a name or place, the direct
command would be, “Call
Directed Dialog
A directed dialog is an interaction
between a person speaking the
command and the system prompting
for specific information necessary to
complete the task. Many times the
system may repeat what the person
has stated as a command. This is
done as a confirmation to make
sure the command is understood.
Voice Recognition for the
Radio
All audio displays have a voice
recognition icon to launch an audio
voice recognition session.
If browsing the radio when the voice