2018 OPEL CASCADA infotainment

32External devicesTo disconnect the USB device, select
another function and then remove the
USB storage device.Caution
Avoid disconnecting the device
during playback. This may
damage the device or the
Infotainment system.
Bluetooth
Devices which support the Bluetooth
music profiles A2DP and AVRCP can be connected wirelessly to the
Infotainment system. The
Infotainment system can play music
files contained in these devices.
Connecting a device
For a detailed description on the
Bluetooth connection 3 62.
File formats
Audio files
Only devices formatted in the FAT32,
NTFS and HFS+ file systems are
supported.
Note
Some files may not be played
properly. This might be due to a
different recording format or the
condition of the file.
Files from online shops to which
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
has been applied cannot be played.
The playable audio file formats
are .mp3, .wma, .aac and .m4a.
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.
The files must have a maximum size
of 2048 pixels in width and
2048 pixels in height (4MP).
Gracenote
The Gracenote database contains
information on media data currently
available on the market.When connecting external devices,
the tracks or files are recognised by
the Gracenote function.
If the Gracenote normalisation
function is activated, spelling
mistakes in MP3 tag data are
automatically corrected. Due to this,
media search results may be
improved.
Press CONFIG and then select Radio
Settings .
Select Gracenote Options to display
the respective submenu.
Activate the Gracenote normalisation function.
Playing audio
Starting playback If not connected, connect the device
3 31.
Press ; and then select USB, AUX
or Bluetooth .
Example: USB main menu

Navigation35NavigationGeneral information.....................35
Usage .......................................... 36
Destination input ..........................40
Guidance ..................................... 48General information
The navigation application will reliably guide you to your destination without
the need to read maps.
The current traffic situation is taken
into account in the route calculation.
For this reason, the Infotainment
system receives traffic
announcements in the current
reception area via RDS-TMC.
The navigation application cannot,
however, take into account traffic
incidents, traffic regulations changed at short notice and hazards or
problems that arise suddenly (e.g.
road works).Caution
The usage of the navigation
system does not release the driver
from the responsibility for a
correct, vigilant attitude in road
traffic. The relevant traffic
regulations must always be
followed. If a navigation instruction contradicts traffic regulations, the
traffic regulations always apply.
Functioning of the navigation
application
The position and movement of the
vehicle are detected by the navigation application using sensors. The
travelled distance is determined by
the vehicle's speedometer signal and
turning movements on bends by a
gyro sensor. The position is
determined by the GPS (Global
Positioning System) satellites.
By comparing the sensor signals with the digital maps, it is possible to
determine the position with an
accuracy of approx. 10 metres.
The system will also work with poor
GPS reception, however, the
accuracy of the determination of the
position will be reduced.
After the entry of the destination
address or point of interest (nearest
petrol station, hotel, etc.) the route is
calculated from the current location to
the destination selected.
Route guidance is provided by voice
commands and a direction arrow, as
well as with the aid of a multi-colour
map display.

Navigation39On the right side of the screen, the
current position is displayed on the
map. On the left side, the GPS
coordinates of the current position are
shown.
Destination position
If route guidance is active, you may
display information on the destination entered.
Press the multifunction knob to
display the Navigation Menu . Select
Destination Position Info .
On the right side of the screen, the destination is displayed on the map.
On the left side, the address and the
GPS coordinates of the destination
are shown.
Saving a position
The current position or a destination
position may be saved in the address
book.
Select Save. Find a detailed
description on saving addresses in
the address book 3 40.Route simulation
The Infotainment system features a
route simulation mode for test
purposes.
To start the simulation mode, press
CONFIG and then select Navigation
Settings .
Scroll through the list and select
Route Simulation to display the
respective submenu.
Starting position
Since the simulation mode does not
draw on the GPS signal providing the
current position of the vehicle, a start
position must be set manually.Use Last Known Position
To set the last position provided by a
GPS signal as starting point, select
Use Last Known Position .Use Previous Destination
To use one of the last destinations
entered as starting point, select Use
Previous Destination . The previous
destinations list is displayed.
Select the desired address.Use Specified Location
To use a specific location as starting
point, select Use Specified Location .
Enter an address. Find a detailed description 3 40.
Simulation mode is started.
Cancelling simulation mode
To leave the simulation mode, press
CONFIG and then select Navigation
Settings .
Scroll through the list and select
Route Simulation to display the
respective submenu.
Select Cancel Route Simulation .
Additional route simulation menu
When route guidance is active in the
simulation mode, an additional menu
is displayed in the Navigation Menu.
Press the multifunction knob to
display the Navigation Menu . Scroll
through the list and select Route
Simulation to display the respective
submenu.

Navigation41
To change the letter arrangement on
the letter keyboard, select ABC on the
left side of the keyboard. The letters
are now arranged in alphabetical
order.
To enter a character sequence,
successively select the desired
characters.
Note
When entering an address, the
keyboard uses an intelligent spelling
function which automatically blocks
out characters that cannot occur
next in the respective character
sequence.
To enter special characters not
available on the letter keyboard,
select ÄÖ at the right side of the letter
keyboard. The special characters
keyboard is displayed. Select the
desired character.
To enter numbers or symbols, select
Sym at the right side of the special
characters keyboard. The symbols
keyboard is displayed. Select the
desired character.
To redisplay the letter keyboard,
select ABC at the right side of the
symbol keyboard. This way you may toggle between the three keyboards.
To delete characters already entered, select Delete at the right side of the
respective keyboard or press BACK
on the instrument panel.
When entering an address, a list of
matching entries is automatically
displayed as soon as the number of matching entries found in the address
memory is equal to or less than six.
To manually display a list of matching entries for the current input, select the respective List screen button at the
bottom of the keyboard.To display the last five entries made, select Last 5 at the bottom of the
keyboard.
Select the desired entry from the list.
If required, select the confirmation
button displayed at the bottom of the
keyboard.
Points of Interest
A point of interest is a specific location
that might be of general interest, e.g.
a petrol station, parking area or
restaurant.
The data stored within the
Infotainment system contain a great
number of predefined POIs which are indicated by symbols on the map.
These POIs may be selected as
destinations for route guidance.
Search menu
A POI may be selected using different search masks.
Press DEST to display the
Destination Entry menu and then
select Points of Interest to display the
POI List menu.

44NavigationSelecting addresses from the
address book
Press DEST to display the
Destination Entry menu and then
select Address Book . A list of all
address book entries is displayed.
Select the desired entry.
A confirmation menu is displayed.
Select Start Guidance to start route
guidance.
Editing addresses in the address book
Press DEST to display the
Destination Entry menu and then
select Address Book . A list of all
address book entries is displayed.
Select the desired entry.
A confirmation menu is displayed.
Select Edit to display the Address
Book Entry mask.
Make your changes and confirm your input. The changes are stored in the
address book.
Phone Book
Addresses stored in the phone book
of the mobile phone connected may
be selected as destinations.
Press DEST to display the
Destination Entry menu and then
select Phone Book . The Phone Book
Search menu is displayed.
Select the desired first letter range to
display a preselection of the
telephone book entries you wish to be displayed. The phone book jumps to
the position of the letter range
selected.
Select the desired entry in the
telephone book to display the
address saved under this entry.
Select the address.
Note
When the Infotainment system
cannot find a valid address, you are prompted with a message.
A confirmation menu is displayed.
Select Start Guidance to start route
guidance.
Destination selection from the
map
Destinations (addresses or POIs)
may also be set via the map.

Navigation49Guidance alerts
Guidance alerts show in a close-up
view of the respective map section
which direction to follow when
approaching an intersection at which you need to turn.
Press CONFIG and then select
Navigation Settings .
Select Guidance Alert to display the
respective submenu.
If you wish the display to
automatically show the map when
approaching the next turning
manoeuvre, activate Guidance Alert
in Primary .
If you wish turning manoeuvres to be
displayed in a close-up view, activate
Guidance Alert in Map .
Traffic incidents
The TMC traffic information system
receives all current traffic information from TMC radio stations. This
information is included in the
calculation of a route.Note
Depending on the country you are in, the TMC service is enhanced by a
PayTMC functionality integrated in
the Infotainment system.
Traffic settings
Press CONFIG and then select
Navigation Settings .
Select Traffic Settings to display the
respective submenu.
To use the TMC traffic information
system, activate Traffic Events.Recalculation of an active route
If a traffic problem occurs during
active route guidance, the route may
be changed.
Select Alert if better route is
available to display the respective
submenu.
If you wish the route to be constantly
adapted to the current traffic situation, activate Route Based on Traffic
Conditions .
Choose between Automatic
Recalculation and Recalculation after
Confirmation of a corresponding
message.Traffic incidents on the map
Traffic incidents may be indicated on
the map by corresponding symbols.
Select Show Traffic Events on Map to
display the respective submenu.
Select the desired option.
If User Defined is activated, scroll
through the list and activate the traffic incidents categories you wish to be
displayed.
TMC stations
The TMC stations broadcasting traffic
information, may be set automatically or manually.
Select Traffic Stations to display a
selection mask.

52Speech recognitionSpeech recognitionGeneral information.....................52
Usage .......................................... 53
Speech commands overview .......56General information
Embedded speech recognition
The speech recognition of the
Infotainment system enables you to operate various functions of the
Infotainment system via voice input. It
recognises commands and numeric
sequences independently of the
relevant speaker. The commands
and numeric sequences can be
spoken without a pause between the
individual words.
In the event of incorrect operation or commands, the speech recognition
gives visual and/or acoustic feedback
and requests you to re-enter the
desired command. Apart from this,
the speech recognition
acknowledges important commands
and will enquire if necessary.
In general, there are different ways to
speak commands for completing the
tasks. Most of them, except
destination entry and voice keypad,
can be completed in a single
command.If the action takes more than one command to be performed, proceed
as follows:
In the first command, you indicate the type of action to be performed, e.g.
"Navigation destination entry". The
system replies with prompts that lead
you through a dialogue for entering
the necessary information. For
example, if a destination for route
guidance is needed, say "Navigation" or "Destination entry".
Note
To ensure that conversations inside
the vehicle do not lead to
unintentional triggering of the
system functions, the speech
recognition does not start until it has
been activated.
Language support ● Not all languages available for the display of the Infotainment
system are also available for the
speech recognition.
● If the currently selected display language is not supported by thespeech recognition, speech
recognition is not available.

Speech recognition53In such a case you must selectanother language for the displayif you want to control the
Infotainment system via voice input. Changing the display
language, see "Language" in
chapter "System settings" 3 20.
Address input for destinations in
foreign countries
In case you want to enter the address
of a destination located in a foreign
country via voice input, you must
change the language of the
Infotainment display to the language
of the foreign country.
E.g. if the display is currently set to English and you want to enter the
name of a city located in France, you
must change the display language to
French.
Exceptions: If you want to enter
addresses in Belgium, you may
optionally change the display
language to French or Dutch. For
addresses in Switzerland you may
optionally change the display
language to French, German, or
Italian.To change the display language, see
"Language" in chapter "System
settings" 3 20.
Input order for destination addresses
The order in which the parts of an
address must be entered using the
speech recognition system is
dependent on the country where the
destination is located.
An example for the respective input
order is given out by the system.
Voice pass-thru application
The voice pass-thru application of the Infotainment system allows access tothe speech recognition commands on
your smartphone. See operating
instructions for your smartphone to
find out whether your smartphone
supports this feature.Usage
Embedded speech recognition Activating speech recognition Note
Speech recognition is not available
during an active phone call.
Press w on the right side of the
steering wheel.
The audio system mutes, w on the
display is highlighted, and a voice output message prompts you to say a
command.
As soon as the speech recognition is ready for voice input, a beep is heard.
You can now say a voice command to
directly initiate a system function (e.g. playing a radio station), or to start a
dialogue sequence with several
dialogue steps (e.g. entering a
destination address), see "Operation via speech commands" further below.
After a dialogue sequence is finished,
the speech recognition is deactivated
automatically. To initiate another
dialogue sequence, you must activate the speech recognition again.