2014.5 VAUXHALL CORSA radio

104RadioRadioUsage........................................ 104
Station search ............................ 104
Autostore lists ............................ 107
Radio data system (RDS) ..........109
Digital audio broadcasting .........113Usage
Radio mode
Switch from another mode to radio
mode as shown below:
Press TUNER button.
You are listening to the station last
tuned in.
Selecting a waveband for radio
mode
You are listening to the station last
tuned in.
In the radio menu turn the
multifunction knob to the left until
menu item Return is displayed on the
title bar.
Press the multifunction knob.
The Audio menu is displayed.
Select waveband FM, AM or DAB (if available).
The station last selected on the
waveband is heard and displayed.
It is possible to choose between FM/
AM (analogue radio) and DAB (digital radio, if available) by pressing the
TUNER button.
Station search Station menu
Starting in the radio menu proceed asfollows to access the Station menu:
Select menu item Station.

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The Station menu contains the
following areas:
In the upper area, stored stations can
be called up.
In the lower area, all other receivable
stations can be called up.
Using the menu item Update
stations in the centre area a new
station search is started.
Calling up stored or receivable
stations using the Station menu
Move the cursor in the list of memory slots (upper area) or in the list of
receivable stations (lower area).
The station currently tuned in is
marked with an arrow.
Select the station desired.
The new station tuned in is marked with an arrow.
You will hear the newly tuned-in
station.Update list of stations
The list of receivable stations is
updated automatically. The
performance of the station list update
varies depending on the waveband
set.
Select menu item Update stations
(centre area).
For analogue radio reception (FM or AM):
Memory... is displayed.
The radio is muted during searching.
If the search has ended, the firststation on the updated station list will
be played.
For digital radio reception (DAB):
The entire waveband is displayed.
The list of stations reappears after the search. The first station on the
updated list is played and is marked
with an arrow.
For digital radio (DAB), in addition to
the list of stations, there is also a list
of ensembles 3 113.Automatic search
Briefly press the rocker switch m or
n to play the next station in the
station memory.
Or:
Select the menu item j or k in the
radio menu.
With digital radio (DAB), you can also search for ensembles 3 113.
Or (only FM/AM):

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Keep the rocker switch m or n
pressed until Seek is displayed.
Or (only FM/AM):
Set RDS to Off 3 109.
Select the menu item j or k in the
radio menu, and keep the
multifunction knob pressed until
Seek is displayed.
The radio is muted until a station is found.
■ If you know the frequency of the desired station, then keep the
rocker switch m or n pressed
until the frequency is almost
reached.
■ After releasing the rocker switch, the next receivable station is
automatically tuned in.
■ If the radio cannot find a station, it switches automatically to a more
sensitive search level. If it still
cannot find a station, the last
frequency active will be set.
Manual station search
The manual station search is used to
tune in to stations of known
frequencies.
Station search with the rocker switch
(only FM/AM)
Keep the rocker switch c or d pressed
until the desired frequency is
reached.
■ Coarse tuning: Keep the rocker switch c or d
pressed until the desired frequency is almost reached.
■ Fine tuning:
Tap on the rocker switch c or d
repeatedly until the exact frequency is reached.Station search with the multifunction
knob
The station search with the
multifunction knob is started from the
radio menu.
In the FM or AM waveband, proceed
as follows:
Select menu item Manual.
In the DAB waveband, proceed as
follows:
Select menu item Extras and then
menu item Manual.
The following applies to all
wavebands:
A slider with the entire waveband is displayed.

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The frequency last tuned into is
displayed.
Turn the multifunction knob until the
exact frequency is reached.
You will hear the newly tuned-in
station.
Press the multifunction knob.
The radio menu is displayed.
The newly tuned-in station is
displayed.
Station memory
Separate memory slots are available
for each wavelength (FM, AM, DAB):
9 memory slots are available for each of the following wavelenght:
FM, FM-AS (automatically stored FM
stations), AM, AM-AS (automatically
stored AM stations), DAB and DAB-
AS (automatically stored digital
stations).
The memory slots can be selected
directly in the respective wavelength
via the station buttons or via the list of
stations.Manual Storing
To store stations manually, the radio
needs to be in normal mode (not AS
mode).
RDS on or RDS off are stored
together with the station.
Two options are available for manual
station storing:
Tune in to the desired station.
Keep the station button pressed on
which the tuned-in station is to be
stored.
The radio is muted for a short while
and displays the station previously
stored in the memory slot.
The station tuned-in is audible again
and is displayed.
The station is stored in the desired
memory slot.
Or:
In the radio menu set the station
required.
Select menu item Store.
A list of all stored stations is
displayed.
Select the memory slot required.
The radio menu is displayed.
The new memory slot is displayed.
The station is stored in the desired
memory slot.
Autostore lists
Autostore (AS) Automatic storing (AS) of any
receivable station is possible in all
wavebands. These stations are
stored in a separate AS memory.
To automatically store stations, the
radio needs to be in AS mode, see further below.

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In the radio menu enable/disable on
standby for traffic announcements if
desired 3 109.
Select menu item Autostore.
The entire waveband is displayed.
The automatic station storing is
started.
The 9 best receivable stations in the selected waveband are stored to
memory slots 1 to 9.
After the stations have been stored,
the desired station can be selected by pressing the appropriate station
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RDS is switched on automatically
when automatic storing is enabled.
First, all receivable RDS stations are
stored.
If on standby for traffic announcement
is switched on prior to or during
automatic storing, the radio will select a memory slot with a traffic
announcement station on completion
of the automatic station search.
If on standby for traffic announcement is switched on during automatic
storing, then the automatic station
search will remain active until at least one traffic programme is found.
Switching between AS and
normal mode
Switching to AS mode
If the Autostore menu item is not
available in the radio menu, proceed
as follows:
Select menu item Extras.
The corresponding waveband
specific Extras menu is displayed.
Select menu item AS level.
The radio switches to the AS mode of the selected waveband.
The radio menu appears on the
display, the menu item Autostore is
listed there.
Switching to normal mode
If the Autostore menu item is listed in
the radio menu, proceed as follows:
Select menu item Extras.
The corresponding waveband
specific Extras menu is displayed.

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Select menu item FM level, AM level
or DAB Level (if available).
The radio switches to the normal mode for the selected waveband.
The radio menu appears on the
display, the menu item Store is listed
there.
Storing new stations with AS
If you drive out of the reception area
of a stored station, new stations need
to be stored.
Calling up a station The desired waveband and the
desired mode need to be active
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Calling up a station via station button
You are listening to the station last
tuned in.
Select the desired station with a
station button.
Calling up stations with the menu
To call up stations via a menu 3 104.
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.
■ On 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.
RDS is only possible on the FM band.
This function is set in the radio menu.
Press SETTINGS button.
The audio settings menu is displayed.

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Switching RDS on/off
If you switch RDS on, the RDS
functions are enabled and only RDS stations are sought during the
automatic station search.
If you switch RDS off, the RDS
functions will be disabled and the
automatic station search will not only
look for RDS stations.
Select menu item RDS.
Select the option field On or Off.
If the RDS function is switched on, the
programme name of an RDS station
is displayed.
If the RDS function is not switched on, the frequency of an RDS station is
displayed.
Automatic RDS
Use this function to ensure that the
RDS function is enabled even when
RDS is disabled. However, the
automatic station search will also
respond to non-RDS stations.
This function is only applied if RDS is switched off.
Select menu item RDS.Enable/disable the Automatic tick
box.
Programme type (PTY)
Many RDS stations transmit a PTY
code describing the type of
programme broadcast (e. g. news).
The PTY code allows selection of
stations by programme type.
■ Programme type and station selection is only possible in the FMwaveband.
■ This function is set in the radio menu.
Programme type selection
You are listening to the station last
tuned in.
Select menu item Extras.
Select menu item PTY selection.
Several programme types such as
e. g. News or Sport are available.
Select the desired programme type.
The radio menu appears on the
display and PTY Search is displayed.
The station last found is displayed.
You will hear the station found.
Programme type station list
You can make your choice from a list
of all the receivable stations with their programme type.
You are listening to the station last
tuned in.
Select menu item Extras.
Select menu item PTY stations.
The PTY station list with the
receivable stations and your selected
programme types is displayed.

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If no PTY station can be received, No
station available is displayed. Select
this message to access the radio
menu.
Select the station desired.
The new station tuned in is marked
with an arrow.
You will hear the station found.
Regional programmes Some RDS stations transmit different
regional programmes over different
frequencies at certain times.
■ Regionalisation is only possible in the FM waveband.
■ The RDS function must be switched
on.
■ This function is set in the radio menu.
Press SETTINGS button.
Select menu item REG.
Three option fields are available for
regionalisation.
On
The radio remains tuned to the
regional programme while seeking
the best receivable station frequency.
Off
The radio allows switching to another
regional programme.
Automatic
The radio remains tuned to the
regional programme while seeking
the transmission frequency with the
strongest reception (AF) for a radio
programme until the programme can
no longer be received without
interference.
If the reception quality of the regional
programme is no longer sufficient for
interference-free reception, the radio
switches to another regional
programme.
Switching regionalisation on, off,
automatic
Select menu item REG.
Select the option field Automatic / On /
Off .
Traffic programme (TP)
Traffic programme stations are FM
RDS stations which broadcast traffic
news.