Cadillac 2008 CTS - Manual (Page 230)

Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Radios with a hard disk drive are able to record songs
from Audio CDs, MP3/WMA discs, and USB mass
storage devices. This type of radio has a 40 GB
(gigabyte) HDD. A portion of the HDD is used for the
storage of radio system files. The remainder of the HDD
capacity is available for the storage of media files.
Recording From Audio CDs
REC (Record): While listening to an audio CD, press to
start recording songs from the disc. The radio has the
option to record the current song playing or all songs
from the CD. Press the pushbutton located under
the desired record option.
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.
Stopping the Recording
While recording from the audio CD, press the REC
button to display the stop recording option. Press the
pushbutton located under this option to confirm the
selection.
Ejecting a CD or Turning Off Your Vehicle
While Recording
If the CD is ejected or the vehicle is turned off before
the recording process has completed, tracks that
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 which
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.
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