2017 VAUXHALL CASCADA radio

Introduction81Radio 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 is worthless to a thief.

Introduction831 RADIOActivate radio or change
waveband .............................. 89
2 CD
Start CD/MP3/WMA
playback ................................ 99
3 Search backwards
Radio: search backwards .....89
CD/MP3/WMA: skip track
backwards ............................. 97
4 Radio station buttons 1...6
Long press: save station .......90
Short press: select station ....90
5 m
Press: switch on/off the
Infotainment system ..............85
Turn: adjust volume ..............85
6 Search forwards
Radio: search forwards .........89
CD/MP3/WMA: skip track
forwards ................................ 977 AS 1/2
Automatic memory levels
(preset radio stations) ...........90
Short press: select
autostore list .......................... 90
Long press: save stations
automatically ......................... 90
8 FAV 1/2/3
Lists of favourites (preset
radio stations) ....................... 90
9 TP
Activate or deactivate
radio traffic service ................92
If Infotainment system is
switched off: display time
and date ................................ 92
10 CD ejection ........................... 97
11 CONFIG
Open settings menu ..............88
12 MP3: folder level lower .......... 9713 INFO
Radio: information on the
currently played station .........89
CD/MP3/WMA:
information on the
currently inserted CD ............97
14 Multifunction knob
Turn: mark menu options
or set numeric values ...........86
Press: select/activate the
marked option; confirm set
value; switch function on/off ..86
15 CD slot .................................. 97
16 BACK
Menu: one level back ............86
Input: delete last character or entire entry ........................ 86
17 MP3: folder level higher ........97
18 TONE
Tone settings ........................ 87
19 PHONE
Activate mute ........................ 85

84Introduction20 AUXChange audio source ............99Steering wheel audio controls
1qw
No function.
2 SRC (Source) ........................ 85
Press: select audio source ....85
With radio active: turn
upwards/downwards to
select next/previous
preset radio station ...............89
With CD player active: turn upwards/downwards to
select next/previous CD/
MP3/WMA track ....................97
3w
Increase volume .................... 85
4 ─
Reduce volume .....................85
5 xn
Press: activate/deactivate
mute ...................................... 85

Introduction85Usage
Control elements
The Infotainment system is operated
via function buttons, multifunctional
knobs and menus that are shown on
the display.
Inputs are made via: ● the central control unit in the instrument panel 3 82
● controls on the steering wheel 3 82
Switching the Infotainment
system on or off
Press X briefly. After switching on,
the last selected Infotainment source
is active.
Automatic switch-off If the Infotainment system has been
switched on by pressing X when the
ignition was switched off, it will switch
off again automatically after
10 minutes.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 the volume is
lower than the maximum start-up
volume.
The following can be set separately: ● the maximum start-up volume 3 88
● the volume of the traffic announcements 3 88
Speed compensated volume
When speed compensated volume is
activated 3 88 the volume is
adapted automatically to make up for the road and wind noise as you drive.
Mute
Press PHONE to mute the audio
sources.
To cancel mute again: turn X or press
PHONE again.Volume limitation at high
temperatures
At very high temperatures inside the
vehicle the Infotainment system limits
the maximum adjustable volume. If
necessary the volume is decreased
automatically.
Modes of operation
Radio
Press RADIO to open the radio main
menu or to change between the
different wavebands.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for station
selection.
Detailed description of the radio
functions 3 89.
Audio players
Press CD or AUX to open the CD,
USB, iPod ®
or AUX menus or to
switch between these menus.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for track
selection.

Introduction87Activating a setting
Press the multifunction knob to open
the corresponding settings menu.
Turn the multifunction knob to display the desired setting.
Press the multifunction knob to
activate the setting.
Setting a value
Press the multifunction knob to open
the corresponding settings menu.
Turn the multifunction knob to change the current value of the setting.
Press the multifunction knob to
confirm the set value.
Switching a function on or off
Press the multifunction knob to open
the corresponding settings menu.
Turn the multifunction knob to mark the setting On or Off.
Press the multifunction knob to
confirm the marked setting.
Tone settings
In the tone settings menu the tone
characteristics can be set for each
radio waveband and each audio
player source.
Press TONE to open the tone menu.

Radio89RadioUsage.......................................... 89
Station search .............................. 89
Autostore lists .............................. 90
Favourite lists ............................... 90
Waveband menus ........................91
Radio data system (RDS) ............92
Digital audio broadcasting ...........94Usage
Activating the radio
Press RADIO to open the radio main
menu.
The station last played will be
received.
Selecting the waveband
Press RADIO 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 s or u to play the
next station in the station memory.
Manual station search
Press s or u for a few seconds
to start a search for the next
receivable station in the current
waveband.
When the required frequency has
been reached the station 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 92 are searched for, and
when the radio traffic service (TP) is activated, only traffic service
stations 3 92 are searched for.
Manual station tuning
AM waveband
Turn the multifunction knob and set
the optimal reception frequency on
the pop-up frequency display.

90RadioDAB waveband
Press the multifunction knob to open
the DAB menu and select DAB
manual tuning .
Turn the multifunction knob and set
the required reception frequency on
the pop-up frequency display.
Autostore lists The stations that can be received best
in a waveband can be searched for
and stored automatically via the
autostore function.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Each waveband has 2 autostore lists
( AS 1 , AS 2 ), in each of which
6 stations can be stored.
Automatic station storing Press and hold AS until an autostore
message is displayed. The
12 strongest stations in the current
waveband will be stored in the
2 autostore lists.To abort 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 AS to open an autostore
list or to switch to another autostore 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 AS to open an autostore
list or to switch to another autostore
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.
6 stations can be stored in each
favourite list.
The number of available favourite
lists is configurable (see below).
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Storing a station
Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press FAV to open a favourite
list or to switch to another favourite 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 FAV to open a favourite
list or to switch to another favourite
list.

Radio91Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1...6, to open the station at
the related list position.
Defining the number of available
favourite lists
Press CONFIG .
Select Radio settings and then Radio
favourites .
Select the desired number of
available favourite lists.
Waveband menus
Alternative facilities for station
selection are available via waveband-
specific menus.
With the radio main menu active,
press the multifunction knob to open
the relevant waveband menu.
Notice
The following FM-specific displays
are shown as examples.
Favourites list
Select Favourites list . All stations
saved in the favourites lists are
displayed.Select the required station.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Stations lists
AM/FM waveband
Select AM stations list or FM stations
list .
All receivable AM/FM stations in the
current reception area are displayed.
DAB waveband
Turn the multifunction knob.
All receivable DAB stations 3 94 in
the current reception area are
displayed.
Notice
If no station list has been created
beforehand, the Infotainment
system performs an automatic
station search.
Select the required station. Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.Updating stations lists
If the stations stored in a waveband- specific station list can no longer be
received:
Select the corresponding command
to update a station list.
A station search is started. Once the
search is completed the station last
received will be played.
To abort the station search, press the
multifunction knob.
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.
Category lists
Numerous RDS stations 3 92
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.
The Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type,
in the corresponding category list.