2014.5 VAUXHALL INSIGNIA display

16Basic operation
■ To change a setting value.Notice
The selected item is highlighted by a red box.
Press: ■ To activate a selected screen button or menu item.
■ To confirm a changed settings value.
■ To switch to a different settings option.
■ To display the application-specific submenu.Notice
In any but the AUDIO application,
when being on a screen, where
turning the MENU knob does not
execute an application-related
function, the MENU knob may be
used to adjust the frequency (AM or FM waveband) or skip to the
previous or next station (DAB
waveband).
Home button
Press the ; button on the instrument
panel to access the Home screen.
BACK button
When operating the menus, press the BACK button to return to the next
higher menu level.
Touch screen
The centre display has a touch-
sensitive surface that allows direct
interaction with the screen.
m screen button
To return to the next higher menu
level, select the m screen button.Exit screen button
To leave the menu currently active,
select the Exit screen button.
Selecting or activating a screen
button or menu item
Tap on a screen button or menu item.
The corresponding system function is
activated, a message is shown, or a
submenu with further options is
displayed.
Notice
In subsequent chapters the
operating steps for selecting and
activating a screen button or menu

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Notice
In subsequent chapters the operating steps for scrolling a list via the touch screen will be described as
"...scroll to...list item...".
Scrolling pages
If the available items are organised on
more than one page, e.g. on the
Home screen, the pages have to be
scrolled.
Notice
Pages are only scrollable if there is more than one page set up.
To scroll from one page to another:
■ Place your finger anywhere on the screen and move it left to scroll to
the previous page or right to scroll
to the next page.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied
and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
■ If available, tap on the q or p screen
buttons at the left and right side of the screen.
Notice
In subsequent chapters the
operating steps for scrolling pages via the touch screen will be
described as "...scroll to...page...".Touch pad
The touch pad has a touch-sensitive
surface that allows additional
functions for menu control on the
centre display. It is located behind the gearshift lever.
Notice
The touch pad provides haptic
(tactile) feedback while it is
operated.
BACK button
Press the BACK button to return to
the previous screen.
Press and hold the BACK button to
return to the Home screen.

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i (back) button
When operating the submenus in the
Driver Information Centre, the i
button serves as back button.
Press the i button to return to the next
higher menu level.Selecting an application
To display the menu for application
selection, press the i button.
Repeatedly press the P or Q
buttons to select a menu item.
Press the 9 button to confirm your
selection. The respective application
is activated.Selecting an application-specific
function
To display the main menu of the
application currently active, press the
j button.
Repeatedly press the P or Q
buttons to select a menu item.
Press the 9 button to confirm your
selection. A submenu with further
options is displayed or the selected
function is activated.Notice
If you are requested to confirm a
function or message in the Driver
Information Centre by pressing SEL
(Select), press the 9 button.
Speech recognition system Find a detailed description of the
speech recognition system in
"Speech recognition" 3 80.
Menu operation
Home screen
The Home screen is shown on the
centre display.
All applications installed may be
accessed from the Home screen.
The Home screen comprises up to
five pages with up to eight
applications on each page.
Home button
Press the ; button on the instrument
panel to access the Home screen.
If you press the ; button while
already being on the Home screen,
you are returned to the first page.
Activating an application
Select the respective application icon to launch the application and enter
the application main menu.
The radio and media functions are
selected via the respective buttons.
Notice
The icons of unavailable
applications are greyed out.

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Scrolling pages
To scroll from one page to another:
■ Place your finger anywhere on the screen and move it left to scroll to
the previous page or right to scroll
to the next page.
■ Tap on the p or q screen buttons at
the left and right side of the screen.
■ Place two fingers anywhere on the touch pad and move them left toscroll to the previous page or right
to scroll to the next page.
Find a detailed description 3 15.
Notice
At the bottom right of the screen,
indication marks designate how
many Home screen pages may be
accessed and which page is
currently displayed.Personalising the Home screenEntering edit mode
Tap and hold an application icon for a
few seconds. The screen changes as you enter edit mode:
■ Frame marks are displayed around
all application icons indicating that
they might be moved to a new
position.
■ The application tray (see below) is displayed.
■ When scrolling, a blank home screen page appears in the right-
most page position for a new page to be arranged.
Exiting edit mode
The system automatically exits edit
mode after a few seconds of
inactivity.
To exit edit mode immediately, press
the ; button on the instrument panel.Moving icons
To enter edit mode, see "Entering edit
mode" above.
Drag the icon you wish to move to its
new position. Release the icon to
drop it in the respective location.
Application tray

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Via the interaction selector bar, you
may change the different views within one application or perform
application-specific actions, e.g. start
a speech recognition session.
Activating another tab
Select the respective screen button
on the interaction selector bar to
switch to another view or perform an
action.
Notice
If a function is currently not available in a menu, the respective icon on the
interaction selector bar is greyed
out.
Displaying the interaction selector bar
When interacting with the screen
buttons in the main menu, the
interaction selector bar is often
minimised.
To display the interaction selector
bar, select the n screen button at
the bottom of the screen.Messages
In the case of a system event, before
the execution of a system function, or due to an outside trigger, e.g.
incoming phone call, you may be
prompted with a message.
Select one of the available options.
If ignored, most of the messages are dismissed automatically after a
certain period of time. Alerts that are
not dismissed automatically remain
on the screen until they are
acknowledged or the trigger becomes
invalid.
Keyboards KeyboardLetter keyboard:
Symbol keyboard:

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Depending on the application or
function currently active, the
keyboard menu is displayed
differently.
To switch to the symbol keyboard,
select the Sym screen button.
To switch to the letter keyboard,
select the ABC screen button.
Entering characters
To enter a character, tap on the
respective screen button. The
character is entered on release.
If you accidently tapped on the wrong
screen button, slide across the
screen to the desired character and
release.
Tap on and hold a letter screen button to display associated letters in a letter
pop-up menu. Slide to the desired
letter and release.
To confirm the input, select the
respective confirmation button.
Autocomplete function
If a character sequence has been
entered once, it is stored within the
system and may be recalled by the autocomplete function.
As soon as one character (letter or
digit) is entered, the autocomplete
function becomes active. Every
additional character entered is
considered in the matching process,
reducing the list of autocomplete
matches.
Select the o screen button next to
the characters entered to display a list of all autocomplete matches.
Notice
Above the o screen button, the
number of available options is
displayed. It changes according to
the number of matches found.
Select the respective list item. The
keyboard is redisplayed with the
respective list entry shown in the
entry field.
Editing text
To place the cursor, tap at the
respective position within the text.
Enter your changes.
Depending on the application, select
the ╳ or r screen button to delete
one entered character. Tap and hold
the ╳ or r screen button to delete all
characters.
Select the respective confirmation
screen button to confirm an input.
Mixed case characters
In most cases, only capital letters may
be entered.

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If mixed case character recognition isavailable, additional Caps and Shift
screen buttons are displayed.
To activate the caps lock function and
capitalise all letters, select the Caps
screen button.
To deactivate the caps lock function,
the Caps screen button has to be
selected again.
To activate the shift function and
capitalise just one letter, select the
Shift screen button.
The function is automatically
deactivated after one letter has been
entered.
Keypad If only a number or PIN code have to
be entered, a keypad is displayed.
Depending on the application or
function currently active, the keypad
menu is displayed differently.
For a detailed description of how to
enter characters and change entered text, see above.
Character recognition Activating character recognition
Press the h button on the touch pad.
If you are already in a keyboard
menu, select the s screen button.
Entering characters
Draw the desired character (digit or
uppercase letter) on the touch pad. It
appears within the character
recognition pane.The system tries to guess which
character you wish to enter and
displays its guesses in a list placing
its best guess first. The best guess is
announced audibly.

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Select the desired character.
To scroll through the list (if
necessary), you may optionally:
■ On the touch pad: Place two fingers
on the touch pad and
simultaneously move them
upwards or downwards.
■ On the touch screen: Tap on the o or n screen buttons at the top
and at the bottom of the scroll bar,
move the slider of the scroll bar with
your finger up and down or place
your finger on the screen and move
it upwards or downwards.
The character selected is entered in
the edit field.
If the best guess of the system was
right, drawing a new character also
serves as confirmation.
To close the character recognition
menu, press two fingers on the pad.
Character modifiers
To draw character modifiers, use the
following gestures. The dot
represents the starting point of the
movement.
Space ― Swipe from left to right:
Delete ― Swipe from right to left:
Settings menu
Tap on the t screen button to display
the character recognition settings menu.
In this menu, you may define the
speed of the character recognition
workflow ( Draw Speed and Character
Selection Speed ). Set the respective
speed to Default, Faster or Slower .
Set Audio Feedback to ON or OFF .