2016.5 VAUXHALL ASTRA J buttons

86IntroductionIntroductionGeneral information.....................86
Theft-deterrent feature .................87
Control elements overview ..........88
Usage .......................................... 91General information
The Infotainment system provides
you with state-of-the-art in-car
infotainment.
Using radio tuner functions, you may
register up to 25 stations on five
favourites pages.
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.
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.
Using the phone projection function,
you can operate specific applications
on your smartphone via the
Infotainment system.
Optionally, the Infotainment system
can be operated using the touch
screen and buttons on the control panel, the controls on the steering
wheel, or - if provided by your mobile
phone - via speech recognition.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.
Important information on
operation and traffic safety9 Warning
The Infotainment system must be
used so that the vehicle can be
driven safely at all times. If in
doubt, stop the vehicle and
operate the Infotainment system
while the vehicle is stationary.

Introduction891Display / Touch screen .........94
2 Home menu .......................... 94
Screen buttons for access to:
AUDIO : audio functions
GALLERY : picture and
movie functions
PHONE : mobile phone functions
PROJECTION : phone projection
SETTINGS : system settings
OnStar : OnStar Wi-Fi
settings .................................. 91
3 Time, date and
temperature indicators ..........98
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Short press: open phone
menu ................................... 118
or open phone projection
function (if activated) ...........111
Long press: activate
speech recognition ..............1135v
Short press: skip to next
station when radio active ....100
or skip to next track when
external devices active .......108
Long press: seek up when radio active .......................... 100
or fast forward when
external devices active .......108
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Short press: switch on
Infotainment system if
turned off ............................... 91
or mute system if turned on . 91
Long press: switch off
Infotainment system ..............91
Turn: adjust volume ..............91
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Short press: skip to
previous station when
radio active .......................... 100or skip to previous track
when external devices
active ................................... 108
Long press: seek down
when radio active ................100
or fast rewind when
external devices active .......108
8 ;
Short press: open Home
menu ..................................... 91
Long press: open phone
projection function (if
activated) ............................ 111

Introduction91Usage
Control elements
The Infotainment system is operated
via function buttons, a touch screen
and menus that are shown on the
display.
Inputs are made optionally via: ● the central control unit in the control panel 3 88
● the touch screen 3 94
● audio controls on the steering wheel 3 88
● the speech recognition 3 113
Switching the Infotainment
system on or off
Press X. After switching on, the last
selected Infotainment source
becomes active.
Automatic switch-off
If the Infotainment system has been
switched on by pressing X while the
ignition is switched off, it will switch off
again automatically 10 minutes after
the last user input.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 it is lower than themaximum start-up volume. For a
detailed description 3 97.
Speed compensated volume
When the 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 X to mute the Infotainment
system.
To cancel the mute function: press
X again. The last selected volume is
set again.
Modes of operationPress ; to display the Home menu.
Notice
For a detailed description of menu
operation via touch screen 3 94.
AUDIO
Select AUDIO to open the main menu
of the last selected audio mode.
Select Source on the screen to
display the interaction selector bar.

Basic operation95Notice
In subsequent chapters, the
operating steps for selecting and
activating a screen button or menu
item via the touch screen will be
described as "...select name>/".
Moving items on the home menu
Touch and hold the element you wish
to move until red boxes appear
around the icons. Move your finger to
the desired location and release the
element.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
All other items are rearranged.
Press one of the buttons on the
control panel to exit edit mode.
Notice
Edit mode exits automatically after
30 seconds of inactivity.
Scrolling lists
If there are more items available than
presentable on the screen, the list
must be scrolled.
To scroll through a list of menu items, you may optionally:
● Place your finger anywhere on the screen and move it upwards
or downwards.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
● Touch S or R at the top and at
the bottom of the scroll bar.
● Move the slider of the scroll bar up and down with your finger.
To return to the top of the list, touch
the list title.
Notice
In subsequent chapters, the
operating steps for scrolling to a list item via the touch screen will be
described as "...scroll to name>".

98Basic operationVolume of traffic announcementsTo adjust the volume of traffic
announcements, set the desired
volume while a traffic announcement is given out by the system. The
respective setting is then stored by
the system.
System settings
The following settings concern the
whole system. All other settings are
described by theme in the respective chapters of this manual.
Time and date settings
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Time and Date to display the
respective submenu.
Set Time Format
To select the desired time format,
touch the screen buttons 12 h or 24 h .
Set Date Format To select the desired date format,
select Set Date Format and choose
between the available options in the
submenu.
Auto Set
To choose whether time and date are
to be set automatically or manually,
select Auto Set .
For time and date to be set
automatically, select On - RDS.
For time and date to be set manually,
select Off - Manual . If Auto Set is set
to Off - Manual , the submenu items
Set Time and Set Date become
available.
Set time and date
To adjust the time and date settings,
select Set Time or Set Date .
Touch + and - to adjust the settings.
Language settings
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Language to display the
respective menu.
To adjust the language for the menu
texts: touch the desired language.
Text scroll function If long text is displayed on the screen
e.g. song titles or station names, the
text may either be scrolled continually or it may be scrolled once and
displayed in truncated form.
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio.

108External devicesAudio files
The playable audio file formats are
MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3, MPEG-2
Layer 3), WMA, AAC, AAC+, ALAC OGG WAF (PCM), AIFF, 3GPP
(audio only), Audio Books and LPCM. iPod and iPhone devices play ALAC,
AIFF, Audio Books and LPCM.
When playing a file with ID3 tag
information, the Infotainment system
can display information, e.g. on the
track title and artist.
Picture files
The displayable picture file formats
are JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG and GIF.
JPG files must have 64 to
5000 pixels in width and 64 to
5000 pixels in height.
BMP, PNG and GIF files must have
64 to 1024 pixels in width and 64 to 1024 pixels in height.
The pictures should not exceed a file
size of 1MB.
Movie files
The playable movie file formats are
AVI and MP4.The maximum resolution is 1280 x
720 pixels. The frame rate must be
less than 30 fps.
The usable codec is H.264/MPEG-4
AVC.
The playable audio formats are MP3,
AC3, AAC and WMA.
The displayable subtitle format is
SMI.
Playing audio Activating the music function
If the device is not yet connected to
the Infotainment system, connect the
device 3 106.
Usually, the respective audio main
menu is displayed automatically.
If playback is not started
automatically e.g. if USB Auto
Launch is deactivated 3 106 , take the
following steps:
Press ; and then select AUDIO to
open the audio main menu last selected.Select Source in the interaction
selector bar and then select the
desired audio source to open the respective audio main menu.
Playback of the audio tracks starts automatically.
Function buttons
Notice
During AUX playback, the function buttons are not available.
Interrupting and resuming playback
Touch = to interrupt playback. The
screen button changes to l.
Touch l to resume playback.

110External devices
Touch the screen to hide the menu
bar. Touch the screen again to
redisplay the menu bar.
Function buttons
Full screen mode
Select x to display the picture in full
screen mode. Touch the screen to
exit full screen mode.
Viewing the next or previous picture
Touch j or swipe to the left to view the
next picture.
Touch i or swipe to the right to view
the previous picture.
Rotating a picture
Select v to rotate the picture.
Zoom in on a picture
Touch w once or several times to
zoom in on a picture or to return to its
original size.
Viewing a slide show
Select t to view the pictures stored
on the USB device in a slide show.
Touch the screen to end the slide
show.
Picture menu Select Menu in the bottom line of the
screen to display the Picture Menu.Slide show time
Select Slide Show Time to display a
list of possible time sequences.
Activate the desired time sequence in which one picture is intended to be
displayed in a slide show.
Clock and temperature display
If you want the time and temperature
to be displayed in full screen mode,
activate Clock. Temp. Display .
Display settings
Select Display Settings to open a
submenu for the adjustment of
brightness and contrast.
Touch + or - to adjust the settings.
Playing movies
You can view movies from a USB
device connected to the USB port.
Notice
For your safety, the movie function is
not available while driving.
Activating the movie function
If the device is not yet connected to
the Infotainment system, connect the
device 3 106.

External devices111Press ; and then select GALLERY
to open the media main menu.
Touch m to open the movie main
menu and then select the desired
folder and/or movie.
The movie is shown.
Function buttons
Full screen
Select x to display the movie in full
screen mode. Touch the screen to
exit full screen mode.
Interrupting and resuming playback
Touch = to interrupt playback. The
screen button changes to l.
Touch l to resume playback.
Playing the next or previous track
Touch c to play the next movie file.
Touch d within the first 5 seconds of
the movie playing to return to the
previous movie file.
Returning to the beginning of the
current movie
Touch d after 5 seconds of the movie
playing.
Fast forwarding and rewinding
Touch and hold d or c. Release to
return to normal playback mode.
Movie menu Select Menu in the bottom line of the
screen to display the Movie Menu.
Clock and temperature display
If you want the time and temperature
to be displayed in full screen mode,
activate Clock. Temp. Display .
Display settings
Select Display Settings to open a
submenu for adjustment of brightness
and contrast.
Touch + and - to adjust the settings.
Using smartphone
applications
The phone projection applications
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
display selected apps from your