Owner's Manual

Black plate (36,1)
Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2012
7-36 Infotainment System
Using the USB Port
Radios with a USB port can control
a USB storage device or an iPod
®
using the radio buttons and knobs.
See “Playing an MP3” in CD Player
on page 7‑16 or CD/DVD Player on
page 7‑23 for information about how
to connect and control a USB
storage device or an iPod.
USB Support
The USB connector is located on
the instrument panel or in the center
console, and uses the USB 2.0
standard.
USB‐Supported Devices
.
USB flash drive
.
Portable USB hard drive
.
Fifth generation or later iPod
.
iPod nano
.
iPod touch
.
iPod classic
Not all iPods and USB drives are
compatible with the USB port.
Make sure the iPod has the
latest firmware from Apple
®
for
proper operation. iPod firmware
can be updated using the latest
iTunes
®
application. See
www.apple.com/itunes.
For help with identifying the iPod, go
to www.apple.com/support.
Radios that have a USB port can
play .mp3 and .wma files that are
stored on a USB storage device as
well as AAC files that are stored on
an iPod.
USB‐Supported File and Folder
Structure
The radio supports:
.
Up to 700 folders
.
Up to eight folders in depth
.
Up to 65,535 files.
.
Folder and file names up to
64 bytes
.
Files with an .mp3 or .wma file
extension
.
AAC files stored on an iPod
.
FAT16
.
FAT32
Connecting a USB Storage
Device or iPod
®
The USB port can be used to
control an iPod or a USB storage
device.
To connect a USB storage device,
connect the device to the USB port
located in the center console or on
the instrument panel.