2020 GMC YUKON display

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Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices
When using media devices such as
CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, SD
cards, USB devices, and mobile
devices, consider the source.
Untrusted media devices could
contain files that affect system
operation or performance. Avoid use
if the content or origin cannot be
trusted.
CD Player
If equipped, use the CD player to
play CDs and MP3 audio.
The system can play:
.Most audio CDs
. CD-R
. CD-RW
. MP3 or unprotected WMA
formats When playing any compatible
recordable disc, the sound quality
can be reduced due to disc quality,
the method of recording, the quality
of the music that has been
recorded, or the way the disc has
been handled.
There can be increased skipping,
difficulty in recording tracks,
difficulty in finding tracks, and/or
difficulty in loading and ejecting.
If these problems occur, check the
disc for damage or try a known
good disc.
To avoid damage to the CD player:
.
Do not use scratched or
damaged discs.
. Do not apply labels to discs. The
labels could get caught in the
player.
. Insert only one disc at a time.
. Keep the loading slot free of
foreign materials, liquids, and
debris.
. Use a marking pen to label the
top of the disc.
Loading and Ejecting Discs
To load a disc:
1. Turn the vehicle on.
2. Insert a disc into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in
the rest of the way. If the disc
is damaged or improperly
loaded, there is an error and
the disc ejects.
Press
Xto eject a disc from the
CD player. If the disc is not removed
within a short period of time, it is
automatically pulled back into the
player.
Playing an Audio CD
Press MEDIA on the center stack or
touch the Audio icon on the Home
Page to access Media. Scroll until
the CD Audio view is selected.
On the CD main page, a track
number displays at the beginning of
each track, or Song, Artist, and
Album information displays when
available.

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Use the following controls to play
the disc:
g:
. Press to seek to the beginning of
the current or previous track.
If the track has been playing for
less than five seconds, it seeks
to the previous track. If longer
than five seconds, the current
track starts from the beginning.
. Press and hold to fast reverse
through a track. Release to
return to playing speed. Elapsed
time displays.
d:
. Press to seek to the next track.
. Press and hold to fast forward
through a track. Release to
return to playing speed. Elapsed
time displays.
Z:Touch the shuffle icon near the
bottom of the infotainment display to
shuffle through the available media.
/: Touch the replay icon near the
bottom of the infotainment display to
show the time bar. Move the time
bar to interact with the currently
playing song.
Tone : Touch Tone near the bottom
of the infotainment display to access
the Tone Settings display. Set the
Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance,
and Fade.
For vehicles equipped with Rear
Seat Infotainment (RSI), use the
Video application to play Blu-ray or
DVD discs.
Error Messages
If Disc Error displays and/or the disc
comes out, it could be for one of the
following reasons:
. The disc has an invalid or
unknown format.
. The road is very rough. Try the
disc again when the road is
smoother.
. The disc is dirty, scratched, wet,
or upside down. .
The air is very humid. Try the
disc again later.
. There was a problem while
burning the disc.
. The label is caught in the CD
player.
If Disc Player Error displays, it could
be for one of the following reasons:
. The player temperature is
too high.
. There are load or eject errors.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for
any other reason, try a known
good CD.
If any error continues, contact your
dealer.
Playing an MP3 CD
To play an MP3 CD, follow the same
instructions as “Playing an
Audio CD.”

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The following guidelines must be
met when creating an MP3 disc,
otherwise the CD might not play:
.Sampling rate: 16 kHz,
22.05 kHz, 24 kHz, 32 kHz,
44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz.
. Bit rates supported: 8, 16, 24,
32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112,
128, 144, 160, 192, 224, 256,
and 320 kbps.
. Recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW.
MP3 CD playback is unavailable
when both screens in the rear seat
area, if equipped, are in use. Turn
off one of the rear screens to allow
MP3 playback.
MP3 Music Menu
Press MENU on the center stack
while that source is active to access
the menu.
Touch any of the following options
on the MP3 Menu:
Shuffle : Touch to play the tracks
randomly. Touch again to stop
shuffle. Tone :
Touch + or –to adjust Bass,
Midrange, Treble, or Surround (if
equipped). See AM-FM Radio012.
Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the speed of the vehicle. See
AM-FM Radio 012.
Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) : This feature adjusts
the volume based on the noise in
the vehicle and speed. See AM-FM
Radio 012.
MP3 Folder Information
Touch anywhere between the top
applications tray and the bottom
menu to display Browse.
Root Directory : To access, touch
anywhere between the top and
bottom menu or touch Browse. The
root directory is treated as a folder.
All files contained directly under the
root directory are accessed prior to
any root directory folders. No Folder :
When the CD only
contains compressed audio files
without any folders or playlists, all
files are under the root folder.
File System and Naming : The
song titles, artists, albums, and
genres are taken from the file's ID3
tag and are only displayed if present
in the tag. If a song title is not
present in the ID3 tag, the radio
displays the file name as the
track name.
USB Port
These vehicles are equipped with
two USB ports in the center
console. These ports are for data
and charging.
Some of these vehicles may have
USB ports in the armrest, in the
storage bin behind the radio (if
equipped) and if equipped with Rear
Seat Infotainment (RSI), there may
be USB ports for charging in the
rear media console storage area.

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Playing from a USB
A USB mass storage device can be
connected to the USB port.
Audio extensions supported by the
USB may include:
.FLAC
. MP3
. AAC
. OGG
. 3GP
Gracenote
When plugging in a USB device,
Gracenote service builds voice tags
for music. Voice tags allow artists,
albums with hard to pronounce
names, and nicknames to be used
to play music through voice
recognition.
While indexing, infotainment
features are available.
My Media Library
MyMedia is only available when
more than one indexed device is
connected. It allows access to content from all indexed media
sources. MyMedia will show as an
available source in the
Source page.
USB MP3 Player and USB Devices
The USB MP3 players and USB
devices connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage Class
specification (USB MSC).
To play a USB device:
1. Connect the USB.
2. Press MEDIA on the center stack until the connected
device is shown.
Use the following when playing an
active USB source:
r: Touch to play the current media
source.
j: Touch to pause playback of the
current media source.
g:
. Press to seek to the beginning of
the current or previous track. .
Press and hold to reverse
quickly through playback.
Release to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.
d:
. Press to seek to the next track.
. Press and hold to advance
quickly through playback.
Release to return to playing
speed. Elapsed time displays.
Shuffle : Touch the shuffle icon to
play music in random order.
USB Menu
Touch the Menu icon to display the
USB menu. The following may be
available:
Shuffle : Touch to play the tracks
randomly. Touch again to stop
shuffle.
Tone : Touch + or –to adjust the
tone settings. See AM-FM Radio
0 12.
Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the vehicle speed. See AM-FM
Radio 012.

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Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped :This feature adjusts the
volume based on the noise in the
vehicle and speed. See AM-FM
Radio 012.
USB Browse Menu
When a list of songs, albums,
artists, or other types of media
displays, the up and down arrows
and A-Z appear on the left side.
Select A-Z to view a display that will
show all letters of the alphabet and
select the letter to go to.
Touch anywhere between the top
and bottom menus or touch the
Browse option on the infotainment
display to view the Browse menu
and the following options are
displayed near the bottom of the
display:
Playlists: 1. Touch to view the playlists stored on the USB.
2. Touch a playlist to view the list of all songs in that playlist. 3. Touch a song from the list to
begin playback.
Supported Playlist extensions are
m3u, pls, and wpl.
Artists: 1. Touch to view the list of artists stored on the USB.
2. Touch an artist name to view a list of all albums by the artist.
3. To select a song, touch All Songs or touch an album and
then touch a song from the list.
Albums: 1. Touch to view the albums on the USB.
2. Touch the album to view a list of all songs on the album.
3. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.
Songs: 1. Touch to display a list of all songs on the USB.
2. To begin playback, touch a song from the list. Genres:
1. Touch to view the genres on the USB.
2. Touch a genre to view a list of artists.
3. Touch an artist to view albums by that artist.
4. Touch an album to view songs on the album.
5. Touch a song to start playback.
Podcasts, Composers, Audiobooks,
and Folder View (if equipped) are
shown when the More option is
selected from near the bottom of the
display.
Podcasts: 1. Touch to view the podcasts on the USB.
2. Touch a podcast.
3. Touch an episode to start playback.
Composers: 1. Touch to view the composers on the USB.

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2. Touch a Composer to view alist of albums by that
composer.
3. Touch an album or All Songs to view a list of songs.
4. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.
Folder View: 1. Touch to view the directories on the USB.
2. Touch a folder to view a list of all files.
3. Touch a file from the list to begin playback.
Audiobooks: 1. Touch to view the audiobooks stored on the USB.
2. Touch an audiobook to get a list of chapters.
3. Touch the chapter from the list to begin playback. File System and Naming
The songs, artists, albums, and
genres are taken from the file’s
song information and are only
displayed if present. The radio
displays the file name as the track
name if the song information is not
available.
Supported Apple Devices
To view supported devices, see
my.gmc.com/learn.
Loss of Audio
If a phone currently paired over
Bluetooth is plugged in with a USB
cable, the system will automatically
mute the phone audio. Playback
can be resumed by changing the
audio source from Bluetooth to USB
cable.
Source USB from the Media icon on
the infotainment display to resume
playback.
Other phones such as Android
phones may have a similar reaction. Bluetooth Streaming Audio and
Voice Recognition
See
Bluetooth Audio 025 for
information using voice recognition
with Bluetooth streaming audio.
Make sure all devices have the
latest software downloaded.
Auxiliary Jack
This vehicle has an auxiliary input
jack. This may be located in the
center stack or center console
under the armrest. Possible auxiliary
audio sources include:
. Laptop computer
. Audio music player
This jack is not an audio output. Do
not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack. Set up an
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 can play
audio from the device over the
vehicle speakers.

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If an auxiliary device has already
been connected, but a different
source is currently active, press
MEDIA on the center stack or touch
the Media icon on the infotainment
display to scroll through audio
source menus, until the AUX Input
source appears.
Playing from the AUX Port
An auxiliary device is played
through the audio system and
controlled through the device itself.
AUX Menu
Press MENU on the center stack to
display the AUX Input menu and the
following may display:
Tone Settings :Touch to adjust
Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance,
Fade, and EQ (Equalizer). See
AM-FM Radio 012.
Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the vehicle speed. See AM-FM
Radio 012. Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) :
This feature adjusts
the volume based on the noise in
the vehicle and speed. See “Bose
AudioPilot” inAM-FM Radio 012.
Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 086 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using a
Phone) 087 for help pairing a
device.
Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or the mobile device.
If Bluetooth is selected and no
volume is present, check the
volume setting on both your mobile
device and the infotainment system.
Music can be launched by touching
Bluetooth from the recent sources
list on the left of the display or by
touching the More option and then
touching the Bluetooth device. To play music via Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, touch Audio from the Home Page, then touch
Bluetooth from the recent
sources list on the left of the
display.
Bluetooth Audio Menu
Touch the Menu icon on the
infotainment display or MENU on
the center stack to display the
Bluetooth Audio menu. The
following may be available:
Tone Settings : Touch + or–to
adjust the tone settings. See AM-FM
Radio 012.
Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the vehicle speed. See AM-FM
Radio 012.
Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) : This feature adjusts
the volume based on the noise in
the vehicle and speed. See AM-FM
Radio 012.

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Touch the Back icon on the
infotainment display to go back to
the previous menu.
Manage Bluetooth Devices :
Touch to go to the Bluetooth page to
add or delete devices.
When using the Bluetooth audio
source, the radio may not be able to
launch specific applications on your
device. Use the device to start audio
playback when it is safe to do so.
All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth audio as
a source, the radio may show as
paused on the display. Touch play
on the device or touch
rto begin
playback.
Some phones support sending
Bluetooth music information to
display on the radio. When the radio
receives this information, it will
check to see if any is available and
display it. For more information
about supported Bluetooth features,
see www.gm.com/bluetooth.