2016.5 VAUXHALL ASTRA J radio

Introduction129Radio receptionRadio reception may be disrupted bystatic, noise, distortion or loss of
reception due to:
● changes in distance from the transmitter
● multi-path reception due to reflection
● shadowing
Theft-deterrent feature
The Infotainment system is equipped
with an electronic security system for
the purpose of theft deterrence.
The Infotainment system therefore functions only in your vehicle and isworthless to a thief.

Introduction1311X......................................... 132
If switched off: short press:
switch power on
If switched on: short press: mute system; long press:
switch power off
Turn: adjust volume
2 RADIO
Activate radio or change
waveband ........................... 138
3 MEDIA
Activate media or change
media source ...................... 145
4 t v
Radio: short press: skip to
previous or next station;
press and hold: seek down or up .................................... 138
External devices: short
press: skip to previous or
next track; press and hold:
rewind or fast forward .........1455PHONE
Short press: open phone
menu ................................... 147
Long press: activate
speech recognition ..............146
6 BACK
Menu: one level back ..........134
Input: delete last character
or entire entry ......................134
7 MENU ................................. 134
Turn: mark screen buttons or menu items; set
numeric values
Press: select/activate a
marked screen button or
menu item; confirm set
value; switch to different
setting option; open
application-specific menu
(if available)8 Softkeys
Favourites: press: select
favourites; press and hold:
save radio stations as
favourites ............................ 139
Menu: press: select
corresponding screen
button .................................. 134
9 FAV
Press: display favourites
bar ....................................... 139

132IntroductionSteering wheel audio controls
1qw
Short press: accept phone
call ....................................... 147
or dial number in call list .....150
With Phone portal active
and calls waiting: short
press: switch between calls 150
Long press: activate
speech recognition ..............146
2 SRC (Source) ...................... 132
Press: select audio source ..132
With radio active: turn
upwards/downwards to
select next/previous
preset radio station .............138
With Phone portal active
and call list open: turn
upwards/downwards to
select next/previous entry
in call list ............................. 150
3 w
Increase volume .................. 132
4 ─
Reduce volume ...................132
5 xn
Short press: end/decline
call ....................................... 150
or close call list .................... 150
or deactivate speech
recognition .......................... 146
or activate/deactivate mute . 132Usage
Control elements
The Infotainment system is operated
via function buttons, a MENU knob
and menus that are shown on the display.
Inputs are made optionally via: ● the control panel on the Infotainment system 3 130
● audio controls on the steering wheel 3 130
● the speech recognition 3 146
Switching the Infotainment
system on or off
Press X briefly. After switching on,
the last selected Infotainment source
becomes active.
Press and hold X again to turn the
system off.
Automatic switch-off
If the Infotainment system is switched
on by pressing X while the ignition is
switched off, it switches off again
automatically after 10 minutes.

Introduction133Setting the volumeTurn m; the current setting is shown
on the display.
When the Infotainment system is
switched on, the last selected volume is set, provided that the volume is
lower than the maximum start-up
volume 3 135.
Speed compensated volume
When Auto volume is activated
3 135, the volume is adapted
automatically to make up for the road
and wind noises as you drive.
Mute function
Press m to mute the audio sources.
To cancel the mute function: turn m.
Modes of operation Radio
Press RADIO to open the radio main
menu or to toggle between the
different wavebands.
For a detailed description of the radio
functions 3 138.External devices
Press MEDIA repeatedly to activate
the playback mode for a connected
external device (e.g. USB device,
Bluetooth device).
For a detailed description on
connecting and operating external
devices 3 143.
Phone
Press PHONE to establish a
Bluetooth connection between the
Infotainment system and a mobile phone.
If a connection can be established,
the main menu of the phone mode is
displayed.
For a detailed description of mobile
phone operation via the Infotainment
system 3 150.
If no connection can be established,
a corresponding menu is displayed.
For a detailed description of
preparing and establishing a
Bluetooth connection between the
Infotainment system and a mobile phone 3 148.

138RadioRadioUsage........................................ 138
Station search ............................ 138
Favourite lists ............................. 139
Radio data system (RDS) ..........139
Digital audio broadcasting .........140Usage
Activating the radio function
Press RADIO .
Selecting the waveband
Repeatedly press RADIO on the
control panel to toggle between the different wavebands.
Station search Automatic station search
Press t or v to play the previous
or next station.
Manual station search
Press and hold t or v . Release the
button when the required frequency
has almost been reached.
Manual tuning
Press MENU to open the waveband
menu and then select Manual Tuning.
Depending on the waveband selected, a list of all frequencies is displayed.
Select the desired frequency.
Station lists Turn MENU to display a list of all
stations currently receivable.
Scroll through the list and select the
desired station.
Category lists
Numerous RDS 3 139 and DAB
3 140 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.

Radio139Notice
The Categories list item is only
available for the FM and the DAB wavebands.
Press MENU to display the respective
waveband menu and select
Categories .
A list of programme type categories currently available is displayed.
Select the desired category. A list of
stations is displayed transmitting a
programme of the selected type.
Select the desired station.
Updating the station lists Press MENU to open the waveband
menu and select Update Station List .
The respective station list is updated.
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.
Favourite lists Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.
24 individual favourite locations are
available, displayed in four favourites
per favourites page.
To display the favourites list, select
FAV .
Storing a station Set the station to be stored.
Select and hold the respective
favourite screen button until a
beeping sound is given out and the
station name is displayed on the
respective favourites screen button.
The station is stored as a favourite.
Retrieving a station
If necessary, repeatedly press FAV to
scroll to the respective favourites
page.
Select the desired favourite screen
button. The respective radio station is
played.
Notice
The active favourite is highlighted.
Defining the number of favourites
shown
Press MENU , scroll through the list
and select Set Number of Favourite
Pages .
Select the desired option.
Notice
If the number of favourites stored
exceeds the number of favourites
activated in the settings menu, the
additionally stored favourites are not
deleted but just hidden from the
view. They may be reactivated by
increasing the number of viewable favourites.
Radio data system (RDS) RDS is a service of FM stations that
considerably improves the finding of
the desired station and its fault-free
reception.

140RadioAdvantages 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 settings
To configure the RDS settings
options, activate the radio function
and then select the FM waveband.
Press MENU to display the FM
waveband menu.
RDS
Set RDS to On or Off.Notice
If RDS is set to Off, RDS functions
are not available.
Traffic Programme
Radio traffic service stations are RDS stations that broadcast traffic news. Ifthe traffic service is switched on, the
currently active function is interrupted
for the duration of the traffic
announcement.
Activate or deactivate Traffic Program
(TP) .
If the radio traffic service is activated,
[TP] is shown in the top line of all main
menus. If the current station or media played is not a radio traffic service
station, [ ] is displayed 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, [ ]
remains on the screen.
If a traffic announcement is
broadcasted on the respective radio
traffic service station, a message is
displayed.To interrupt the announcement and
return to the function previously
activated, dismiss the alert.
Region
Sometimes RDS stations broadcast
regionally different programmes on
different frequencies.
Set Region to On or Off.
If regionalisation is switched on,
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.

Radio141Advantages of DAB● DAB stations are indicated by the
programme name instead of thebroadcasting frequency.
● With DAB, several radio programmes (services) can bebroadcasted 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 andtraffic 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 can be avoided
by activating DAB to DABLinking and/or DAB to FM
Linking in the DAB option menu
(see below).
● Interference caused by stations that are on nearby frequencies (aphenomenon that is typical of AMand 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 Infotainmentsystem remains active in the
background and continually
searches for the best receivable
FM stations. If TP 3 139 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 settings
To configure the DAB settings
options, activate the radio function
and then select the DAB waveband.
Press MENU to display the DAB
waveband menu.
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 DAB Announcements to
display the DAB categories list.
Select the desired categories. The
selected categories are marked with
9 .
Notice
DAB announcements can only be
received if the DAB waveband is
activated.