2015.5 VAUXHALL ASTRA J infotainment

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or close call list .................... 125or activate/deactivate mute ...90
or deactivate speech
recognition .......................... 114Usage
Control elements
The Infotainment system is operated
via function buttons, multifunctional
knobs and menus that are shown on
the display.
Inputs are made optionally via: ■ the central control unit in the instrument panel 3 84
■ controls on the steering wheel 3 84
■ the speech recognition system 3 114
Switching the Infotainment
system on or off
Press X briefly. After switching on,
the last selected Infotainment source
is active.
Automatic switch-off
If the Infotainment system has been
switched on pressing X when the
ignition was switched off, it will switch off again automatically after
30 minutes.Setting the volume
Turn X. The current setting is shown
on the display.
When the Infotainment system is
switched on, the last selected volume
is set, provided that volume is lower
than the maximum start-up volume.
The following can be set separately: ■ the maximum start-up volume 3 97
■ the volume of the traffic announcements 3 97
Speed compensated volume
When speed compensated volume is activated 3 97 the volume is
adapted automatically to make up for
the road and wind noise as you drive.
Mute
Press PHONE (if Phone portal is
available: press for a few seconds) to
mute the audio sources.
To cancel mute again: turn X or press
PHONE again (if Phone portal is
available: press for a few seconds).

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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 RADIO to open the radio main
menu or to change between the
different wavebands.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for station
selection.
Detailed description of the radio
functions 3 98.
Audio players
Press CD or AUX to open the CD,
USB, iPod or AUX menus or to switch
between these menus.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for track
selection.Detailed description of:
■ CD player functions 3 108
■ AUX input functions 3 111
■ USB port functions 3 112
Phone
Press PHONE to open the telephone
menu.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for the input
or selection of numbers.
Detailed description of the mobile
phone portal functions 3 119.
Basic operation
Multifunction knob The multifunction knob is the central
control element for the menus.
Turn the multifunction knob: ■ CD 400 / CD 400plus: to mark a menu option
■ CD 300: to display a menu option
■ to set a numeric valuePress the multifunction knob: ■ CD 400 / CD 400plus: to select or activate the marked option
■ CD 300: to select or activate the option displayed
■ to confirm a set value
■ to switch a system function on/off
BACK button
Press BACK briefly:
■ to exit a menu
■ to return from a submenu to the next higher menu level
■ to delete the last character in a character sequence
Press and hold BACK for a few
seconds to delete the entire entry.

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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 3 105 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.
Category lists Numerous RDS stations 3 103
broadcast a PTY code, which
specifies the type of programme
transmitted (e.g. news). Some

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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 3 105
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.
Activate the desired announcement
categories.

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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,
e.g., information about the current
programme.
Configuring RDS To open the menu for the RDS
configuration:
Press CONFIG .
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
3 97.
Switching RDS on and off
Set 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
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Set 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 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 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 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 TP.
■ 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 97.
■ If the radio traffic service is switched on, CD/MP3 playback 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 playback:
Press TP or the multifunction knob to
confirm the cancel message on the
display.

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The traffic announcement is aborted,
but the radio traffic service remains
switched on.
EON (Enhanced Other Networks)
With EON you can listen to radio
traffic announcements even if the
station you have set does not
broadcast its own radio traffic service.
If such a station is set, it is displayed
in black as for radio traffic service stations TP.
Digital audio broadcasting Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) is
an innovative and universal
broadcast system.
DAB stations are indicated by the
programme name instead of the
broadcasting frequency.
General information
■ With DAB, several radio programmes (services) can be
broadcast on a single frequency
(ensemble).
■ Besides high-quality digital audio services, DAB is also able to
transmit programme-associated
data and a multitude of other data
services including travel and traffic
information.
■ As long as a given DAB receiver can pick up the signal sent out by a
broadcasting station (even if the signal is very weak), sound
reproduction is ensured.
■ There is no fading (weakening of the sound) that is typical of AM or
FM reception. The DAB signal is
reproduced at a constant volume.
■ If the DAB signal is too weak to be picked up by the receiver, receptionis interrupted completely. This
incident can be avoided by
activating Auto ensemble linking
and/or Auto linking DAB-FM in the
DAB settings menu.
■ Interference caused by stations that are on nearby frequencies (a
phenomenon that is typical of AM
and FM reception) does not occur
with DAB.
■ If the DAB signal is reflected by natural obstacles or buildings, the
reception quality of DAB is
improved, whereas AM or FM
reception is considerably impaired
in such cases.
■ When DAB reception is enabled, the FM tuner of the Infotainmentsystem remains active in the
background and continually
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traffic announcements of the FM
station which is currently best
receivable are issued. Deactivate TP, if you do not wish DAB
reception to be interrupted by FM traffic announcements.
Configuring DAB
Press CONFIG .
Select Radio settings and then DAB
settings .
The following options are available in
the configuration menu:
■ Auto ensemble linking : with this
function activated, the device switches over to the same service
(programme) on another DAB
ensemble (frequency, if available)
when the DAB signal is too weak to
be picked up by the receiver.
■ Auto linking DAB-FM : with this
function activated, the device
switches over to a corresponding
FM station of the active DAB
service (if available) when the DAB signal is too weak to be picked up
by the receiver.
■ Dynamic audio adaption : with this
function activated, the dynamic
range of the DAB signal is reduced.
That means the level of the loud
sounds is reduced, but not the level of the quiet sounds. Therefore the
volume of the Infotainment systemcan be raised to a point where the
quiet sounds are audible, without
the loud sounds being too loud.
■ Frequency band : after selection of
this option it can be defined which
DAB wavebands are to be received
by the Infotainment system.