2015 OPEL KARL Owners Manual

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Pressing and holdingg/d
continuously changes the station
until the button is released. After the
release, the system stops at the
current frequency displayed or
seeks for the next station.
Seeking for DAB service
component
Press
g/dto automatically
search for the station of the
ensemble with superior reception.
Pressing and holding
g/d
continuously changes the station
and ensemble until the button is
released. After the release, the
system stops at the current station
displayed or seeks for the next
station.
. If the next or previous station is
located in another ensemble,
then the first or last receivable
strong station of that ensemble
is tuned.
. If there are no strong signal
stations, the display will show
“No DAB Stations Available ”.Linking the DAB service
In DAB mode, press MENU > turn
the TUNE dial to select the DAB
linking feature > press MENU to turn
the DAB linking feature on or off.
.
The DAB linking feature:
DAB to DAB linking: On or Off
DAB to FM linking: On or Off
. When DAB to DAB linking is set
to On status and the currently
tuned DAB station weakens and
fails, the system will directly
search and link quickly to a
related FM station.
. When DAB to FM linking is set
to the On status and the
currently tuned DAB station
weakens and fails, the system
will attempt to link to the FM
variant of the service.
DAB to DAB linking is either
deactivated or has failed.
Tuning a radio station manually
Turn the TUNE dial to manually find
the desired broadcasting frequency. Tuning a DAB station manually
Press MENU to enter the
DAB menu.
Turn the TUNE dial to select DAB
manual tuning, and then
press MENU.
Turn the TUNE dial to manually find
the desired broadcasting frequency,
and then press MENU.
.
The station list is arranged in the
order of channel labels.
Using the DAB stations list
Turn the TUNE dial to show the
DAB stations list.
. The station list information will
be displayed.
. If the station list is empty, DAB
stations list updating is started
automatically.
Turn the TUNE dial to select the
desired list, and then press MENU
to receive the relevant broadcasting
channel.

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.When the beginning or end of
the station list is reached, the
tuning wraps to the beginning or
end of the list depending on the
direction of tuning.
Storing favourites
Repeatedly press FAV to select the
desired page of stored favourites.
Press and hold any of the - (preset)
buttons to store the current radio or
DAB station to that button of the
selected Favourites page.
. Up to 6 Favourites pages can be
stored, and each page can store
up to four radio or DAB stations.
. It is possible to setup the
number of the Favourites pages
being used in Menu →Set
Number of Favourite Pages.
. If a new radio or DAB station is
stored to a - (preset) button
previously stored, its previous
content will be deleted and
replaced with the new radio or
DAB station that is stored. .
The maximum number of
Favourites that a user can store
is 24.
Selecting presets
Repeatedly press FAV to select the
desired FAV preset page.
. The number 1 broadcasting
information of the selected FAV
preset page will be displayed.
Press a - (preset) button to directly
listen to the radio or DAB station
stored to that button.
Waveband menus
While listening to the radio, press
MENU to enter the AM, FM or
DAB menu.
Turn the TUNE dial to move to the
desired menu item, and then press
MENU to select the relevant item or
to enter the item's detailed menu.
AM-FM menu
. Station list: Selects a station in
the list of strong stations.
. Update station list:
Automatically searches and
saves receivable frequencies to
the Station List.
. Manual tuning: Briefly turn the
dial to move to the previous/next
frequency.
. Set number of favourites page:
Set the number of Favourites
pages.
DAB menu
. Traffic program (TP): Turn TP
feature on or off.
. Categories (DAB category):
Selects a station from the list.

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The list is displayed in the order
of Information→Pop →Rock →
Classical →Music →All.
. DAB announcements: Enter
the DAB announcements menu,
and then set the list entry of
interest.
Available announcements :
News →Weather →Sports →
Finance →Travel →Event →
Special →Radio Info →
Warning →Traffic →Alarm.
. DAB to DAB linking: Turn the
DAB linking feature on or off
(activate or deactivate the Auto
ensemble linking function).
. DAB to FM linking: Turn the FM
linking feature on or off (activate
or deactivate the Auto linking
DAB-FM function).
. L band: Turn L Band feature on
or off.
When L Band is turned on, the
system will seek/tune the station
to include the L Band frequency
blocks. .
Intellitext: Selects the specially
broadcast text providing
information such as sports
scores, headline news, and
others.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The Radio Data System (RDS) is a
service by FM stations that
considerably makes it easier to find
radio stations with fault-free
reception.
RDS stations are indicated by the
program service name instead of
the broadcasting frequency. When TP is on, the search will only
include TP supported stations or
stations with EON-TA support.
When TP is off, the search will
include all available stations.
The basic operation such as tuning/
seeking the stations and storing/
selecting presets is the same as for
AM, FM or DAB. Please refer to the
AM, FM or DAB section for more
information.
Adjust the RDS menu
While listening to the radio, press
MENU to enter the FM Menu.
Turn the TUNE dial to move to the
desired menu item, and then press
MENU to select the relevant item or
to enter the item's detailed menu.
.
Traffic program (TP): Turn the
TP feature on or off.
When TP is turned on in the FM
menu, the system will initiate a
TP search in order to tune to the
strongest available TP station.
. RDS: Turn the RDS feature on
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When RDS is turned on, the
program service name of the
current station appears instead
of its frequency.
When RDS is turned off, the
RDS Text will be switched off,
the alternate frequency feature
will not function, and the
frequency will be displayed in
the place of the PSN (PS name).
. Region: Turns the Region
feature on or off.
Only alternative frequencies with
the same regional programmes
are selected.
. Categories (FM category):
Selects a station from the list.
The list is displayed in the order
of Information →Pop →Rock →
Classical →Music →All.
Volume of the traffic
announcements (TA)
While the Traffic Alert is playing, the
Traffic alert volume can be adjusted
by turning the VOLUME dial. The system will store this setting for
future traffic alerts.
.
Once an alert is completed, the
system volume returns to its
previously set level prior to the
traffic alert.
. If the traffic alert volume is set to
zero during an alert, the next
traffic alert will arrive at the
minimum connection volume
level.
. The same process will apply to
DAB Announcements.
Radio traffic service
(TP : Traffic Program)
Radio traffic service stations are
RDS stations that broadcast
traffic news.
Press MENU > turn the TUNE dial
to select TP > press MENU to turn
the TP feature on or off.
.If the current station is not a
radio traffic service station, then
a search is automatically started
for the next radio traffic service
station. .
Once a radio traffic service
station has been found, "TP " is
displayed in the display screen.
. If the radio traffic service is
switched on, then it is
interrupted for the duration of the
traffic announcement in all
modes.
Blocking out traffic
announcements
If a traffic alert comes in while
listening to an audio source, the
system will display the Traffic Alert
Pop-up.
The pop-up will display with a
Dismiss option highlighted by
default for the alert.
.If a Traffic Alert pop-up is
displayed, the Traffic Alert
pop-up can also be dismissed by
SRC on the SWC.
. If a Traffic Alert pop-up is
displayed when an external
device is connected, the system
does not read the device.

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.If a Traffic Alert pop-up is
displayed while a call comes in
or is initiated, the call is received
or made.
. If the above phone event is
ended, the system will cancel
the TA event, and then go back
to the latest radio mode.Audio Players
Auxiliary Devices
USB player
Cautions for using USB devices
.Operation cannot be guaranteed
if the HDD built-in USB mass
storage device or CF or SD
memory card is connected by
using a USB adaptor. Use a
USB or flash memory type
storage device.
. Take caution to avoid static
electricity discharge when
connecting or disconnecting the
USB. If connection and
disconnection are repeated
many times in a short time, this
may cause a problem in using
the device.
. Operation is not guaranteed if
the connecting terminal of the
USB device is not metal. .
Connection with i-Stick Type
USB storage devices may be
faulty due to vehicle vibration, so
their operation cannot be
guaranteed.
. Be careful not to touch the USB
connecting terminal with an
object or any part of your body.
. The USB storage device can
only be recognised when it is
formatted in FAT16/32 file
format. Only devices with an
allocated unit size of 512 byte/
sector or 2,048 byte/sector can
be used. NTFS and other file
systems cannot be recognized.
. According to the type and
capacity of the USB storage
device and the type of the stored
file, the time it takes to recognise
the files may differ. This is not a
problem with the product in this
case, so please wait for the files
to be processed.
. Files in some USB storage
devices may not be recognised
due to compatibility problems,
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supported. Please check the
device's operation in the vehicle
before use.
. When devices such as an MP3
player or digital camera are
connected through a mobile
disc, it may not operate normally.
. Do not disconnect the USB
storage device while it is being
played.
This may cause damage to the
product or the performance of
the USB device.
. Disconnect the connected USB
storage device when the vehicle
ignition is turned off. If the
ignition is turned on while the
USB storage device is
connected, the USB storage
device may be damaged or may
not operate normally in some
cases.Caution
USB storage devices can only be
connected to this product for the
purpose of playing music files.
The product's USB terminal
should not be used to charge
USB accessory equipment since
the heat generation using the
USB terminal may cause
performance issues or damage to
the product.
. When the logical drive is
separated from a mass USB
storage device, only the files
from the top-level logical drive
can be played as USB music
files. This is the reason that the
music files to be played should
be stored in the top-level drive of
the device. Music files on
particular USB storage devices
may also not be normally played
if an application is loaded by
partitioning a separate drive
inside the USB device. .
Music files to which DRM (Digital
Right Management) is applied
cannot be played.
This product can support USB
storage devices that are up to 16
Gigabytes in capacity with a limit
of 6,000 files, 100 folders, and 8
stages of folder structure.
Normal usage cannot be
guaranteed for storage devices
that exceed this limit.
If the device loading time takes
longer than usual, use after
formatting the USB into FAT16/
32 format.
Caution for using USB music files
. Damaged music files may be
cut-off during playback or may
not be played at all.
About MP3 (WMA) music files
. The MP3 files that can be played
are the following:
‐Bit rate: 8 kbps ~ 320 kbps
‐ Sampling frequency:
48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz (for
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24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz (for
MPEG-2)
. This product displays MP3
(WMA) files with the mp3, .wma
(lower case letters) or .MP3 or
.WMA (capital letters) file name
extensions.
. This product can display ID3 tag
(Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4)
information about album, artist,
etc. for MP3 files.
. This product can play MP3 files
which use VBR. When a VBR
type MP3 file is being played,
the remaining time displayed
may be different from the actual
time remaining. Order of playing music filesConnecting the USB storage
device
Connect the USB storage device in
which music files are stored to the
USB connection terminal.

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Once the product finishes reading
the information on the USB storage
device, it will automatically start
playing.
If a non-readable USB storage
device is connected, an error
message will appear and the
product will automatically switch to
the previously used function or the
FM radio function.
If the USB storage device to be
played is already connected,
repeatedly press MEDIA to select
the USB player.
.It will automatically play from the
previous playing point. .
If there is no device connected,
“No Media Available ”will be
displayed with a DISMISS and
PAIR option on the display
screen.
. The information displayed
includes the file name, folder
name, and ID3 Tag information
saved with the song.
If incorrect ID3 Tag information
(e.g. artist, song title) was added
to MP3 (WMA) files before they
were burnt to a disc, this
information will be displayed as
is by the Infotainment system.
Incorrect ID3 Tag information
cannot be modified or corrected
on the Infotainment system (ID3
Tags can only be corrected on
a PC).
The information for songs
expressed in special symbols or
in unavailable languages may be
displayed as “****”or are not
displayed at all.
Ending USB music files playback
Press RADIO or MEDIA to select
other functions. Selecting playing file
While playing, press
g/dto
select the previous or next file.
Using the Steering wheel audio
remote control, files can be easily
changed by pressing
g/d.
Turn the TUNE dial to move the
desired file in the file list, and then
press MENU to instantly change it.
Fast-forwarding and re-winding
the file
While playing, press and
hold
g/dto rewind or
fast-forward through the song until
released.
Once released, the file will begin
playing at normal speed.
Using the USB menu
While playing the file, press MENU
to enter the USB Menu.
Turn the TUNE dial to move to the
desired menu item, and then press
MENU to select the relevant item or
to enter the item's detailed menu.