2015 VAUXHALL ASTRA J ESP

140Introduction
Audio players
Press the CD or AUX button once or
several times to open the USB, iPod
or AUX main menu (if available) or to
switch between these menus.
Press the multifunction knob to open
the relevant menus with options for
the track selection.
For a detailed description of CD
player functions 3 154, AUX
functions 3 157, USB port functions
3 158 and Bluetooth music functions
3 161.
Phone
Press the PHONE button briefly to
open the telephone menu.
Press the multifunction knob to open
the phone menu with options for the
input and selection of numbers.
For a detailed description of the
Phone portal 3 163.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
For a detailed description of menu
operation 3 140.
Time and date settings
For a detailed description, refer to
your Owner's Manual.
Basic operation Multifunction knobThe multifunction knob is the central
control element for the menus.Turn the multifunction knob:
■ to mark a menu option
■ to set a numeric value.
Press the multifunction knob: ■ to select or activate the marked option
■ to confirm a set value
■ to switch a system function on/off.
BACK button Press the BACK button briefly to:
■ exit a menu
■ return from a submenu to the next higher menu level
■ delete the last character in a character sequence.
Press and hold the BACK button for a
few seconds to delete the entire entry.

Radio145RadioUsage........................................ 145
Station search ............................ 145
Autostore lists ............................ 146
Favourite lists ............................. 146
Waveband menus ......................147
Radio data system (RDS) ..........150
Digital audio broadcasting .........151Usage
Activating the radio
Press the RADIO button to open the
radio main menu.
The station last played will be
received.
Selecting the waveband
Press the RADIO button once or
several times to select the desired
waveband.
The station last played in that
waveband will be received.
Station search
Automatic station search
Briefly press the buttons s or u
to play the previous or next station in
the station memory.
Manual station search
Press and hold the buttons s or
u . Release the respective button
when the required frequency has
almost been reached on the
frequency display.
A search is made for the next station
that 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 3 150 are searched for, and

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when the radio traffic service (TP) is
activated, only traffic service
stations 3 150 are searched for.
Manual station tuning In the radio main menu, press the
multifunction knob to open the
respective waveband menu and
select manual tuning, e.g. FM manual
tuning .
On the pop-up frequency display, turn the multifunction knob and set the
optimal reception frequency.
Autostore lists The stations received best in a
waveband can be searched for and
stored automatically via the autostore
function.
Each waveband has 2 autostore lists ( AS-Stations 1 , AS-Stations 2 ), in
each of which 6 stations can be
stored.
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Automatic station storing
Keep the AS 1-2 button pressed until
an autostore message is displayed.
The 12 strongest stations in the
current waveband will be stored in the
2 autostore lists.
To cancel the autostore procedure, press the multifunction knob.
Storing stations manually
Stations can also be stored manually
in the autostore lists.
Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press the AS 1-2 button once
or several times to switch to the
desired list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1... 6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Notice
Manually stored stations are
overwritten in an automatic station storing process.
Retrieving a station
Briefly press the AS 1-2 button once
or several times to switch to the
desired list.
Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1... 6 to open the station at the
corresponding list position.
Favourite lists
Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.

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6 stations can be stored in each
favourite list. The number of available favourite lists can be set (see below).
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Storing a station Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press the FAV 1-2-3 button
once or several times to switch to the
desired list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1... 6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Retrieving a station
Briefly press the FAV 1-2-3 button
once or several times to switch to the desired list.
Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1... 6 to open the station at the
corresponding list position.
Defining the number of available favourite lists
Press the CONFIG button to open the
Settings menu.
Select Radio settings and then Radio
favourites to open the menu Max.
number of favourites pages .
Select the desired number of
available favourite lists.
Waveband menus Alternative facilities for station
selection are available via waveband
specific menus.
Notice
The following displays are shown as examples.
Stations lists When in a radio main menu, turn the
multifunction knob to open the
stations list of the respective
waveband.
All receivable FM, AM or DAB
stations in the current reception area are displayed.

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Notice
If no station list has been created
beforehand, the Infotainment
system performs an automatic
station search.
Select the desired station. Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Updating the stations lists
When in a radio main menu, press the multifunction knob to open the
relevant waveband menu.
If the stations stored in the waveband-
specific station list can no longer be
received:
Select the menu item update stations
list in the respective waveband menu, e.g. Update FM stations list .
A station search is started. Once the
search is completed, the station last
received will be played.
To cancel the station search: press
the multifunction knob.
Notice
If the Infotainment system features a
dual tuner, the stations lists are
continuously updated in the
background. No manual update is
required.
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.
Favourites list
Being in a radio main menu, press the multifunction knob to open the
relevant waveband menu.Select Favourites list . All stations
saved in the favourite lists are
displayed.
Select the desired station.
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Category lists
Numerous RDS 3 150 and DAB
3 151 stations broadcast a PTY
code, which specifies the type of
programme transmitted (e.g. news).
Some stations also change the PTY
code depending on the content
currently being transmitted.

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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.
A list of stations is displayed that
transmit a programme of the selected
type.
Select the desired station.
The category list is updated, too,
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 3 151
broadcast various announcement
categories.
The currently received DAB service (programme) is interrupted when any
announcement of previously
activated categories is pending.
Activating announcement categories
Being in the DAB menu, select DAB
announcements to display the
respective menu.
Activate the desired announcement
categories.
Several announcement categories
can be selected at the same time.

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General information■ With DAB, several radio programmes (services) can be
broadcasted 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 (aphenomenon 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 Infotainment
system remains active in the
background and continually
searches for the best receivable FM stations. If TP 3 150 is activated,
traffic announcements of the FM
station which is currently best
receivable are issued. Deactivate
TP, if DAB reception should not be
interrupted by FM traffic
announcements.
Configuring DAB Press the CONFIG button.
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) when the DAB
signal is too weak to be picked up by
the receiver.
Set the function to On or Off.
Auto linking DAB-FM
With this function activated, the
device switches over to a
corresponding FM station of the
active DAB service when the DAB
signal is too weak to be picked up by
the receiver.
Set the function to On or Off.
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 and the level
of the quiet sounds is increased.
Therefore, the volume of the
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a point where the quiet sounds are
audible, without the loud sounds being too loud.
Set the function to On or Off.
Band selection
Select the menu item Band selection
to display the respective menu.
To define which DAB wavebands are
to be received by the Infotainment
system, activate one of the options:
L-Band : 1452 - 1492 MHz, earth and
satellite radio
Band III : 174 - 240 MHz, earth radio
Both