2014 VAUXHALL ADAM manual radio set

6IntroductionIntroductionGeneral information.......................6
Theft-deterrent feature ...................7
Control elements overview ............8
Usage .......................................... 10
Basic operation ............................ 13
Tone settings ............................... 16
Volume settings ........................... 17
System settings ........................... 18General information
The Infotainment system provides
you with state-of-the-art in-car
infotainment.
Using the FM, AM or DAB radio
functions, you may register up to 35
stations on seven favourites pages.
For the AM, FM and DAB wavebands the radio is equipped with fifteen
automatically assignable channel
presets. Furthermore, 35 channels
can be allocated manually
(waveband-independent).
You can connect external data
storage devices, e.g. iPod, USB
devices, or other auxiliary devices to
the Infotainment system as further
audio sources; either via cable or via
Bluetooth.
Using the controls and menus of the Infotainment system, you can operate approved smartphone applications,
e.g. a navigation app.
In addition the Infotainment system is
equipped with a phone portal that
allows for comfortable and safe use of your mobile phone in the vehicle.Optionally, the Infotainment system
can be operated using the controls on the steering wheel, or via the speech
recognition application 'Siri Eyes
Free'.
The well-thought-out design of the
control elements, the touch screen
and the clear displays enable you to
control the system easily and
intuitively.
Notice
This manual describes all options
and features available for the
various Infotainment systems.
Certain descriptions, including those
for display and menu functions, may not apply to your vehicle due to
model variant, country
specifications, special equipment or
accessories.

Introduction9
1Display / Touch screen .........13
2 Home menu .......................... 13
Screen buttons for access to:
♪ Audio - audio functions
P Gallery - picture and
movie functions
h Phone - mobile phone
functions
K Apps - smartphone
applications
L Settings - system settings
3 Function indicators
If symbol highlighted:
TP - radio traffic service
active ..................................... 26
M - external device
connected to USB port ..........30
G - auxiliary device
connected to AUX input ........30
N - Bluetooth device
connected ............................. 30g - smartphone application
active ..................................... 30
p - volume muted ..................10
4 Time and date, outside
temperature
Adjusting time and date,
see car manual.
5 ; button ............................... 13
Press: open Home menu
(see pos. 2)
6 m button ................................ 10
Press: switch on/off
Infotainment system
7 ∨ VOL ∧ buttons ....................10
∨ : reduce volume
∧ : increase volumeSteering wheel audio controls
1 7w button
Short press: take phone call . 45
or dial number in call list .......49
or activate speech
recognition ............................ 43
Long press: open call list ......49
or switch handsfree mode
on/off ..................................... 49
2 SRC (Source) ........................ 10
Press: select audio source ....10

16Introduction
screen will be described as
"...set...to... On..." or
"...set...to... Off...".Example: DAB category list
Tap on a list item to select or unselect
the option. If a list item is selected, a
checkmark appears within the box
beside the item.
Notice
In subsequent chapters the
operating steps for choosing an
option via the touch screen will be
described as "...choose...'option
name'...".
Tone settings
In the tone settings menu, the tone
characteristics can be set differently
for each radio waveband and each
external audio source. The menu may be accessed from each individual
audio main menu.
To open the tone settings menu, select the MENU screen button in the
bottom line of the respective main
menu. If necessary, scroll through the list of menu items and select Tone
settings . The respective menu is
displayed.EQ mode
(EQ: Equaliser)
Use this setting to optimise the tone
for the style of music, e.g. Rock or
Classical .
Select the desired sound style. If you
choose Manual, you can manually
adjust the following settings.
Bass
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the deep frequencies of the
audio sources.
Set Bass to a value between -12 and
12 .
Mid
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the midrange frequencies
of the audio source.
Set Mid to a value between -12 and
12 .
Treble
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the high frequencies of the
audio sources.

Radio21
A search is made for the next stationthat can be received and it is played
automatically.
Notice
Manual station search: If the radio
does not find a station, it switches
automatically to a more sensitive
search level. If it still does not find a
station, the frequency that was last
active is set again.
Notice
FM waveband: when the RDS
function is activated, only RDS
stations 3 26 are searched for, and
when the radio traffic service (TP) is activated, only traffic service
stations 3 26 are searched for.
Station tuning Tap on and hold or repeatedly tap onone of the _ TUNE 6 screen buttons
to adjust the frequency of the desired
radio station.
If Radio tune bar in the Radio
settings menu (see note below) is set
to On , a tune bar is displayed when
tapping on one of the _ TUNE 6
screen buttons.
You may now manually tune or seek
for radio stations.
Notice
To open the Radio settings menu:
press the ; button, select the
Settings screen button and then
select the Radio settings menu item.
Autostore lists The stations received best in a
waveband can be searched for and
stored automatically via the autostore
function.Each waveband has 3 autostore lists
( AS 1/3 , AS 2/3 and AS 3/3 ), in each
of which 5 stations may be stored.
Notice
If the FAV tab is currently shown in
the foreground: tap on the AS tab to
display the autostore lists.
Notice
The currently received station is highlighted.
Storing stations
If required, tap on the AS tab to
display the autostore lists.

22Radio
Tap on and hold the AS tab for a few
seconds. A message is displayed and
the stations received best in the
active waveband are stored in the
autostore lists.
Notice
If there are no stations stored in the
AS stations lists, the lists will be
updated automatically when you first
select the AS tab.
Retrieving stations
If required, tap on the AS tab to
display the autostore lists.
If required, tap on the < or > screen
buttons to select another autostore
list.
Select the preset screen button on
which the desired radio station is
stored.
Favourite lists
Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.
Seven favourite lists are available, in
each of which 5 stations may be
stored.
Notice
If the AS tab is currently shown in the
foreground: tap on the FAV tab to
display the favourite lists.
Notice
The currently received station is highlighted.
Storing a station If required, tap on the FAV tab to
display the favourite lists.
If required, tap on the < or > screen
buttons to select another favourite list.
To store the currently active radio
station to a preset screen button: tap
on and hold the desired screen button
for a few seconds. The corresponding frequency or station name is now
displayed on the screen button.
Retrieving stations
If required, tap on the FAV tab to
display the favourite lists.
If required, tap on the < or > screen
buttons to select another favourite
list.
Select the preset screen button on
which the desired radio station is
stored.
Waveband menus Alternative facilities for station
selection are available via waveband
specific menus.

Phone55
Recommendations for fault-free
operation:
■ Professionally installed exterior antenna to obtain the maximum
range possible,
■ Maximum transmission power 10 watts,
■ Installation of the phone in a suitable spot, consider relevant
Note in the Owner's manual,
chapter Airbag system .
Seek advice on predetermined
installation points for the external
antenna or equipment holder and
ways of using devices with a
transmission power exceeding 10
watts.
Use of a handsfree attachment
without external antenna with mobile
telephone standards GSM
900/1800/1900 and UMTS is only
permitted if the maximum
transmission power of the mobile
telephone is 2 watts for GSM 900 or
1 watt for the other types.For reasons of safety, do not use the
phone while driving. Even use of a handsfree set can be a distractionwhile driving.9 Warning
Operation of radio equipment and
mobile telephones which fail to
meet above mentioned mobile
telephone standards is only
permitted using an antenna
located outside of the vehicle.
Caution
Mobile telephones and radio
equipment may lead to
malfunctions in the vehicle
electronics when operated inside
the vehicle with no exterior
antenna, unless the above
mentioned regulations are
observed.

62IntroductionIntroductionGeneral information.....................62
Theft-deterrent feature .................63
Control elements overview ..........64
Usage .......................................... 68
Basic operation ............................ 70
Tone settings ............................... 72
Volume settings ........................... 73General information
The Infotainment system provides
you with state-of-the-art in-car
infotainment.
Using the FM, AM or DAB radio
functions, you may register up to 36
stations on six favourites pages.
The integrated audio player will
entertain you with audio CDs and
MP3/WMA CDs.
You can connect external data
storage devices, e.g. iPod, MP3
player, USB stick, or a portable CD
player to the Infotainment system as
further audio sources; either via cable or via Bluetooth.
In addition, the Infotainment system is equipped with a phone portal that
allows for comfortable and safe use of
your mobile phone in the vehicle.
Optionally, the Infotainment system
can be operated using controls on the steering wheel.
The well-thought-out design of the
control elements and the clear
displays enable you to control the
system easily and intuitively.Notice
This manual describes all options
and features available for the
various Infotainment systems.
Certain descriptions, including those for display and menu functions, may
not apply to your vehicle due to
model variant, country
specifications, special equipment or
accessories.
Important information on
operation and traffic safety9 Warning
The Infotainment system has to be
used so that the vehicle can bedriven safely at all times. If in doubt
stop your vehicle and operate the Infotainment system while the
vehicle is stationary.

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To cancel the mute function: turn the
m VOL knob or press the y / @ button
(if phone portal available: press for a
few seconds) or the @ button again.
Volume limitation at high
temperatures
At very high temperatures inside the vehicle the Infotainment system limits
the maximum adjustable volume. If
necessary, the volume is decreased
automatically.
Modes of operation
Radio
Press the RADIO button to open the
radio main menu or to change
between the different wavebands.
Press the MENU-TUNE knob to open
the waveband menus with options for the station selection.
Find a detailed description of the
radio functions 3 74.Audio players
CD 3.0 BT: Press the MEDIA button
once or several times to open the CD,
USB, iPod or AUX main menu (if
available) or to switch between these
menus.
R 3.0: Press the AUX button to open
the AUX main menu.
Press the MENU-TUNE knob to open
the relevant menus with options for the track selection.
Find a detailed description of:
■ CD player functions 3 82
■ AUX functions 3 85
■ USB port functions 3 86
■ Bluetooth music functions 3 89.
Phone
Press the y / @ button briefly to open
the telephone menu.
Press the MENU-TUNE knob to open
the phone menu with options for the
input and selection of numbers.
Find a detailed description of the
phone portal 3 91.System settings
Adjusting the language
The menu texts on the Infotainment
system's display can be displayed in
various languages.
Press the CONFIG button to open the
Settings menu.
Select the Languages menu item in
the Settings menu to display the
respective menu.
Choose the desired language for the
menu texts.
Notice
Find a detailed description for the
menu operation 3 70.
Time and date settings
Find a detailed description in your car
manual.