2015 VAUXHALL ASTRA J radio

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To change the position of the cursor
in the character sequence already
entered, select ◀ or ▶ on the display.
Tone settings In the tone settings menu the tone
characteristics can be set differently
for each radio waveband and each
audio player source.
Press the TONE button to open the
tone settings menu.
Setting bass, midrange, andtreble
Scroll through the list and select
Bass , Midrange or Treble .
Set the desired value for the selected
option.
Setting the volume distribution
between front and rear
Scroll through the list and select
Fader .
Set the desired value.Setting the volume distribution between right and left
Scroll through the list and select
Balance .
Set the desired value.
Selecting a tone styleScroll through the list and select EQ
(Equaliser). The EQ presets menu is
displayed.
The displayed options offer optimised
bass, middle, and treble presettings
for the relevant style of music.
Select the desired option.
Setting an individual setting to
"0"
Select the desired option and press
the multifunction knob for a few
seconds.
The value is reset to "0".
Setting all settings to "0" or
"OFF"
Press the TONE button for a few
seconds.
All values are reset to "0", the EQ
preset is set to " OFF".
Volume settings Adjusting the speed
compensated volume
Press the CONFIG button to open the
Settings menu.
Select Radio settings and then Auto
volume control .
The Auto volume control function can
be deactivated or the degree of the
volume adaptation can be selected in the menu displayed.
Select the desired option.

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Adjusting the maximum startup
volume Press the CONFIG button to open the
Settings menu.
Select Radio settings and then
Maximum startup volume .
Set the desired value.
Adjusting the volume of traffic
announcements
The volume of traffic announcements
can be preset to increase or decrease in proportion to the normal audio
volume.
Press the CONFIG button to open the
Settings menu.
Select Radio settings , RDS options
and then TA volume .
Set the desired value.
Adjusting the volume of the ring
tone
Press the CONFIG button to open the
Settings menu.
Select Phone settings , Sound &
Signals and then Ring Volume .
Set the desired value.

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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Notice
The following options are only
available, if RDS is set to On.
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
Press the CONFIG button to open the
Settings menu.
Select Radio settings and then RDS
options .
Set the option RDS to On or Off.
Notice
If RDS is switched off, it will be
automatically switched on again when a radio station is changed (bysearch function or preset button).
Notice
The following options are only
available, if RDS is set to On.
RDS options
Switching regionalisation on and off
At certain times some RDS stations
broadcast regionally different
programmes on different frequencies.
Set the option Regional to On or Off.
If regionalisation is switched on, only alternative frequencies (AF) with the
same regional programmes are
selected.
If regionalisation 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.