2016.5 VAUXHALL ASTRA J infotainment

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.

92Introduction
To change to another audio mode:
touch one of the items in the
interaction selector bar.
For a detailed description of: ● Radio functions 3 100
● External devices ( USB, AUX ,
Bluetooth ) 3 108
Notice
To easily return to the audio screen
currently active, touch A in the top
line of any screen.
GALLERY
Select GALLERY to open the picture
and movie menu for files stored on an external device, e.g. USB stick or
smartphone.
Select l or m to display the picture or
movie menu. Select the desired
picture or movie file to show the
respective item on the display.
For a detailed description of:
● Picture functions 3 109
● Movie functions 3 110
PHONE
Before the phone portal can be used, a connection has to be established
between the Infotainment system and
the mobile phone.
For a detailed description of
preparing and establishing a
Bluetooth connection between the Infotainment system and a mobile
phone 3 114.
If the mobile phone is connected,
select PHONE to display the main
menu of the phone portal.
For a detailed description of mobile
phone operation via the Infotainment
system 3 118.

Introduction93PROJECTION
To show specific apps of your
smartphone display on the
Infotainment system, connect your smartphone.
Select PROJECTION to start the
projection function.
Depending on the smartphone
connected, a main menu with
different selectable apps is displayed.
For a detailed description 3 111.
SETTINGS
Select SETTINGS to open a menu for
various system related settings, e.g.
deactivating Audible Touch
Feedback .OnStar
To display a menu with the OnStar
Wi-Fi settings, select OnStar.
For a detailed description, see
Owner's Manual.

94Basic operationBasic operationBasic operation............................ 94
Tone settings ............................... 96
Volume settings ........................... 97
System settings ........................... 98Basic operation
The display of the Infotainment
system has a touch-sensitive surface
that allows direct interaction with the
displayed menu controls.Caution
Do not use pointed or hard items
like ballpoint pens, pencils or
similar for touch screen operation.
9 screen button
When operating the menus, press 9
in the respective submenu to return to
the next higher menu level.
When no 9 screen button is
displayed, you are on the top level of
the respective menu. Press ; to
display the Home screen.
Selecting or activating a screen
button or menu item
Touch a screen button or menu item.
The corresponding system function is activated, a message is shown, or a
submenu with further options is
displayed.

Radio101Notice
FM waveband: when the RDS
function is activated, only RDS
stations 3 103 are searched for, and
when the radio traffic service (TP) is activated, only traffic service
stations 3 103 are searched for.
Station tuning
Touch B on the screen. The Direct
tune display is shown.
Enter the desired frequency. Use r
to delete digits entered. If necessary, touch d or c to subsequently adjust
the input.
Confirm the input to play the station.
Station lists
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
active radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Select the waveband-specific Station
List . All receivable stations of the
relevant waveband and in the current
reception area are displayed.
Select the desired station.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
Category lists
Numerous radio 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 which is currently transmitted.
The Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type in
the corresponding category list.
Notice
The Categories list item is only
available for the FM and the DAB wavebands.
To search for a programme type
determined by the stations, select
Categories .
A list of programme types currently
available is displayed.
Select the desired programme type. A
list of stations is displayed
transmitting a programme of the
selected type.
Select the desired station.

Radio103Radio 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 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
system displays radio text that
can contain e.g. information on
the current programme.RDS configuration
Touch Menu in the bottom line of the
FM radio main menu to open the corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll to RDS.
Activate or deactivate RDS.
Traffic Programme Radio traffic service stations are RDS
stations that broadcast traffic news. If
the traffic service is switched on, the
current audio source is interrupted for
the duration of the traffic
announcement.
Activating the traffic programme
function
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
FM radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Touch the screen button next to
Traffic Programme to activate or
deactivate the function.Notice
In the station list, TP is displayed
next to the stations providing a traffic programme.
If the radio traffic service is activated,
[TP] is shown in the top line of all main
menus. If the current station is not a
radio traffic service station, TP is
greyed-out and a search is started
automatically for the next radio traffic
service station. As soon as a radio
traffic service station is found, TP is
highlighted. If no radio traffic service station is found, TP remains greyed-
out.
If a traffic announcement is
broadcasted on the respective
station, a message is displayed.
To interrupt the announcement and
return to the function previously
activated, touch the screen or press
m .
Regionalisation Sometimes RDS stations broadcast
regionally different programmes on
different frequencies.

104RadioSelect Menu in the bottom line of the
FM radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu and scroll to Region.
Activate or deactivate Region.
If regionalisation is activated,
alternative frequencies with the same
regional programmes are selected
where necessary. If regionalisation is
switched off, alternative frequencies
of the stations are selected without
regard to regional programmes.
Digital audio broadcasting
DAB broadcasts radio stations
digitally.
DAB stations are indicated by the
programme name instead of the
broadcasting frequency.
General information ● With DAB, several radio programmes (services) can be
broadcasted on a single
ensemble.
● Besides high-quality digital audio
services, DAB is also able to
transmit programme-associateddata 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 bya broadcasting station (even if
the signal is very weak), sound
reproduction is ensured.
● In the event of poor reception, the
volume is reduced automatically
to avoid the output of
disagreeable noises.
If the DAB signal is too weak to
be picked up by the receiver,
reception is interrupted
completely. This incident can be
avoided by activating DAB-DAB
Linking and/or DAB-FM Linking
in the DAB menu (see below).
● 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 isimproved, 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
searches for the FM stations with
the best reception. If TP 3 103 is
activated, traffic announcements
of the FM station with the best
reception are issued. Deactivate
TP if DAB reception should not
be interrupted by FM traffic
announcements.
DAB Announcements
Besides their music programmes, a
lot of DAB stations also broadcast
announcements of various
categories. If you activate some or all categories, the currently received
DAB service is interrupted when an
announcement of these categories is
made.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu to open the corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.

Radio105Scroll through the list and select DAB
Announcements to display a list of the
categories available.
Activate all or just the desired
announcement categories. Different
announcement categories can be
selected at the same time.
DAB-DAB Linking If this function is activated, the device
switches over to the same service
(programme) on another DAB
ensemble (if available) when the DAB
signal is too weak to be picked up bythe receiver.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu to open the corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate DAB-DAB Linking .
DAB-FM Linking If this function is 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.Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate DAB-FM Linking .
L Band With this function, you may define
which DAB wavebands are to be
received by the Infotainment system.
L Band (earth and satellite radio) is
another radio band that can be
received additionally.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate L Band.
Intellitext The Intellitext function allows the
reception of additional information
such as financial information, sports,
news etc.
Notice
The content available depends on
the station and region.Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll through the list and select
Intellitext .
Select one of the categories and choose a specific item to display
detailed information.
EPG The Electronic Programme Guide
provides information on the current and upcoming programme of therespective DAB station.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu and then select Station List .
To display the programme of the
desired station, touch the icon next to
the station.