2014.5 VAUXHALL CASCADA display

Introduction93Volume settingsMaximum startup volume
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings and then Maximum startup
volume .
CD 300: select Audio settings and
then Start up volume .
Set the desired value.
Speed compensated volume
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings and then Auto volume
control .
CD 300: select Audio settings and
then Auto volume control .
Speed compensated volume can be
deactivated or the degree of volume
adaptation can be selected in the
menu displayed.
Select the desired option.
Volume of the traffic announcements (TA) The volume of the traffic
announcements can be increased or
reduced proportionate to the normal
audio volume.
Press the CONFIG
button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings , RDS options and TA
volume .
CD 300: select Audio settings, RDS
options and TA volume .
Set the desired value for the volume
increase or reduction.

94IntroductionPersonalisation(only with CD 400plus)
Various Infotainment system settings
can be separately memorised for
each vehicle key (driver) of the car.
Memorised settings
By removing the vehicle key from the
ignition switch the following settings
are automatically saved for the key being used:
■ last volume settings; one volume level for all non-phone audio
sources (radio, CD player, AUX,
USB) and one for phone audio
■ all radio station presets
■ all tone settings; each of these settings are separately saved foreach of the following audio
sources: AM, FM, DAB, CD player,
AUX, USB
■ last active audio source
■ last active radio station (separately for each waveband)
■ last active display mode■ last position in Audio/MP3 CD including track number and folder
■ state of shuffle songs setting (CD player)
■ state of TP (Traffic Programme) setting
■ cursor position for each menu on the display
Activating/deactivating
personalization
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
Select Vehicle settings and then
Comfort settings .
Set Personalization by driver to On or
Off .

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when the radio traffic service (TP) is
activated, only traffic service
stations 3 100 are searched for.
Manual station tuning
AM waveband
Turn the multifunction knob and set
the optimal reception frequency on
the pop-up frequency display.
DAB waveband
Press the multifunction knob to open
the DAB menu and select DAB
manual tuning .
Turn the multifunction knob and set
the required reception frequency on
the pop-up frequency display.
Autostore lists The stations that can be received best
in a waveband can be searched for
and stored automatically via the
autostore function.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Each waveband has 2 autostore lists
( AS 1 , AS 2 ), in each of which
6 stations can be stored.
Automatic station storing
Press and hold the AS button until an
autostore message is displayed. The
12 strongest stations in the current
waveband will be stored in the
2 autostore lists.
To abort the autostore procedure,
press the multifunction knob.
Storing stations manually
Stations can also be stored manually
in the autostore lists.
Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press the AS button to open an
autostore list or to switch to another
autostore list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1...6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Notice
Manually stored stations are
overwritten in an automatic station
storing process.
Retrieving a station
Briefly press the AS button to open an
autostore list or to switch to another
autostore list.
Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1...6, to open the station at
the corresponding list position.
Favourite lists
Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.

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6 stations can be stored in each
favourite list.
The number of available favourite
lists is configurable (see below).
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Storing a station Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press the FAV button to open
a favourite list or to switch to another favourite list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1...6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Retrieving a station
Briefly press the FAV button to open
a favourite list or to switch to another
favourite list.
Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1...6, to open the station at
the related list position.
Defining the number of available favourite lists
Press the CONFIG button.
Select Radio settings and then Radio
favourites .
Select the desired number of
available favourite lists.
Waveband menusAlternative facilities for station
selection are available via waveband-
specific menus.
With the radio main menu active,
press the multifunction knob to open
the relevant waveband menu.
Notice
The following FM-specific displays
are shown as examples.

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Favourites list
Select Favourites list . All stations
saved in the favourites lists are
displayed.
Select the required station.
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Stations lists
AM/FM waveband
Select AM stations list or FM stations
list .
All receivable AM/FM stations in the
current reception area are displayed.
DAB waveband
Turn the multifunction knob.
All receivable DAB stations 3 102 in
the current reception area are
displayed.
Notice
If no station list has been created
beforehand, the Infotainment
system performs an automatic
station search.
Select the required station.
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Updating stations lists
If the stations stored in a waveband- specific station list can no longer be
received:
Select the corresponding command
to update a station list.
CD 400plus: The dual tuner of the
Infotainment system continuously
updates the FM stations list in the
background. No manual update is
required.
A station search is started. Once the
search is completed the station last
received will be played.
To abort the station search, press the multifunction knob.
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.

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Category listsNumerous RDS stations 3 100
broadcast a PTY code, which
specifies the type of programme
transmitted (e.g. news). Some
stations also change the PTY code
depending on the content currently
being transmitted.
The Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type,
in the corresponding category list.
To search for a programme type
determined by station: select the
waveband specific category list
option.A list of programme types currently
available is displayed.
Select the desired programme type.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: A list of stations is displayed that transmit a
programme of the selected type.
Select the desired station.
CD 300: The next receivable station
of the selected type is searched for
and is played.
The category list is also updated
when the corresponding waveband
specific station list is updated.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
DAB announcements
Besides their music programmes
numerous DAB stations 3 102
broadcast various announcement categories.
The currently received DAB service
(programme) is interrupted when any
announcements of previously
activated categories are pending.
Activating announcement categories
Select DAB announcements in the
DAB menu.

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Activate the desired announcement
categories.
Several announcement categories
can be selected at the same time.
Notice
DAB announcements can only be
received if the DAB waveband is
activated.
Radio data system (RDS) RDS is a service of FM stations that
considerably facilitates the finding of
the desired station and its fault-free
reception.Advantages of RDS
■ On the display the programme name of the set station appears
instead of its frequency.
■ During a station search the Infotainment system tunes in to
RDS stations only.
■ The Infotainment system always tunes into the best receivable
broadcasting frequency of the set
station by means of AF (Alternative Frequency).
■ Depending on the station that is received the Infotainment systemdisplays radio text that can contain,
for example, information about the
current programme.
Configuring RDS To open the menu for the RDS
configuration:
Press the CONFIG button.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: Select Radio
settings and then RDS options .
CD 300: Select Audio settings and
then RDS options .
TA volume
The volume of the traffic
announcements (TA) can be preset
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Switching RDS on and off
Set the option RDS to On or Off.
Notice
If RDS is switched off, it will be
automatically switched on again
when a radio station is changed (by
search function or preset button).
Traffic announcement (TA)
To switch the TA function on or off
permanently:

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Set the option Traffic announcement
(TA) to On or Off.
Switching regionalization on and off (RDS must be activated for
regionalization.)
At certain times some RDS stations
broadcast regionally different
programmes on different frequencies.
Set the option Regional (REG) to On
or Off .
If regionalization is switched on, only
alternative frequencies (AF) with the
same regional programmes are
selected.
If regionalization is switched off,
alternative frequencies of the stations
are selected without regard to
regional programmes.
RDS-scrolling text
Some RDS stations hide the programme name in the display line
in order to display additional
information.
To prevent additional information
being displayed:
Set RDS- Text scroll freeze to On.Radio text:
If RDS and reception of an RDS
station are activated, information
about the programme that is currently
receivable and about the music track
currently playing are displayed below
the programme name.
To show or hide the information:
Set the option Radio text: to On or Off .
Radio traffic service (TP = Traffic Programme)
Radio traffic service stations are RDS
stations that broadcast traffic news.
Switching the radio traffic service on
and off
To switch the traffic announcement
standby facility of the Infotainment
system on and off:
Press the TP button.
■ If the radio traffic service is switched on, [ ] is displayed in the
radio main menu.
■ Only radio traffic service stations are received.■ If the current station is not a radiotraffic service station, a search is
started automatically for the next
radio traffic service station.
■ If a radio traffic service station has been found, [TP] is displayed in the
radio main menu.
■ Traffic announcements are played at the preset TA volume 3 93.
■ If the radio traffic service is switched on, CD/MP3 replay is
interrupted for the duration of the
traffic announcement.
Listening to traffic announcements only
Switch on the radio traffic service and completely turn down the volume of
the Infotainment system.
Blocking out traffic announcements
To block out a traffic announcement,
e.g. during CD/MP3 replay:
Press TP button or the multifunction
knob to confirm the cancel message
on the display.