2018 VAUXHALL ASTRA J GTC service

Introduction1151 RADIO................................. 122
Activate radio or change
waveband ........................... 122
2 CD ....................................... 134
Start CD/MP3/WMA
playback .............................. 134
3 Search backwards ..............122
Radio: search backwards ...122
CD/MP3/WMA: skip track
backwards ........................... 132
4 Radio station buttons 1...6 ..123
Long press: save station .....123
Short press: select station ..123
5 m......................................... 117
Press: switch on/off ............117
Infotainment system ...........117
Turn: adjust volume ............117
6 Search forwards ..................122
Radio: search forwards .......122
CD/MP3/WMA: skip track
forwards .............................. 1327 AS 1/2................................. 123
Automatic memory levels
(preset radio stations) .........123
Short press: select
autostore list ........................ 123
Long press: save stations
automatically ....................... 123
8 FAV 1/2/3 ............................ 123
Lists of favourites (preset
radio stations) .....................123
9 TP ....................................... 127
Activate or deactivate
radio traffic service ..............127
If Infotainment system is
switched off: display time
and date .............................. 127
10 CD ejection ......................... 132
11 CONFIG .............................. 121
Open settings menu ............12112 INFO ................................... 114
Radio: information on the
currently played station .......122
CD/MP3/WMA:
information on the
currently inserted CD ..........132
13 Multifunction knob ...............118
Turn: mark menu options
or set numeric values .........118
Press: select/activate the marked option; confirm set
value; switch function on/off 118
14 CD slot ................................ 132
15 BACK .................................. 118
Menu: one level back ..........118
Input: delete last character
or entire entry ......................118
16 TONE .................................. 120
Tone settings ...................... 120
17 PHONE ............................... 140
Open telephone main menu 143
Activate mute ...................... 117

Radio123when the radio traffic service (TP) is
activated, only traffic service
stations 3 127 are searched for.
Manual station tuning
In the radio main menu, press the
multifunction knob to open the
respective waveband menu and
select manual tuning, e.g. FM manual
tuning .
On the pop-up frequency display, turn the multifunction knob and set the
optimal reception frequency.
Autostore lists The stations received best in a
waveband can be searched for and
stored automatically via the autostore
function.
Each waveband has 2 autostore lists ( AS-Stations 1 , AS-Stations 2 ), in
each of which 6 stations can be stored.
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Automatic station storing
Keep AS 1-2 pressed until an
autostore message is displayed. The 12 strongest stations in the current
waveband will be stored in the
2 autostore lists.
To cancel the autostore procedure,
press the multifunction knob.
Storing stations manuallyStations can also be stored manually
in the autostore lists.
Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press AS 1-2 once or several
times to switch to the desired 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 1-2 once or several
times to switch to the desired 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.

126RadioThe Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type,
in the corresponding category list.
To search for a programme type
determined by station: select the
waveband specific category list
option.
A list of programme types currently
available is displayed.
Select the desired programme type.
A list of stations is displayed that
transmit a programme of the selected
type.
Select the desired station.
The category list is updated, too,
when the corresponding waveband specific station list is updated.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
DAB announcements
Besides their music programmes,
numerous DAB stations 3 128
broadcast various announcement
categories.
The currently received DAB service
(programme) is interrupted when any
announcement of previously
activated categories is pending.
Activating announcement categories
Being in the DAB menu, select DAB
announcements to display the
respective menu.
Activate the desired announcement
categories.
Several announcement categories
can be selected at the same time.
Notice
The following options are only
available, if RDS is set to On.

Radio127Radio 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 set 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
about the current programme.
Configuring RDS Press CONFIG to open the Settings
menu.Select Radio settings and then RDS
options .
Set RDS to On or Off.
Notice
If RDS is switched off, it will be
automatically switched on again when a radio station is changed (bysearch function or preset button).
Notice
The following options are only
available, if RDS is set to On.
RDS options
Switching regionalisation on and off
At certain times some RDS stations
broadcast regionally different
programmes on different frequencies.
Set Regional to On or Off.
If regionalisation is switched on, only alternative frequencies (AF) with the
same regional programmes are
selected.
If regionalisation is switched off,
alternative frequencies of the stations
are selected without regard to
regional programmes.
RDS scrolling text
Some RDS stations hide the
programme name in the display line
in order to display additional
information.
To prevent additional information
being displayed:
Set Text scroll freeze to On.
Radio text
If the RDS function is activated and a RDS station is currently received,
information about the current

128Radioprogramme and the music track
currently playing are displayed below
the programme name.
To show or hide the information, set
Radio text to On or Off.
TA volume
The volume of traffic announcements
(TA) can be preset. For a detailed
description 3 121.
Radio traffic service
(TP = Traffic Programme)
Radio traffic service stations are RDS
stations that broadcast traffic news.
Switching the radio traffic service on
and off
To switch the traffic announcement
standby facility of the Infotainment
system on and off:
Press TP.
● If the radio traffic service is switched on, [ ] is displayed in the
radio main menu.
● Only radio traffic service stations are received.●If the current station is not a radio
traffic service station, a search is
started automatically for the next
radio traffic service station.
● If a radio traffic service station has been found, [TP] is displayed
in the radio main menu.
● Traffic announcements are played at the preset TA volume
3 121.
● If the radio traffic service is switched on, CD/MP3 playback is
interrupted for the duration of the traffic announcement.
Listening to traffic announcements
only
Switch on the radio traffic service and completely turn down the volume of
the Infotainment system.
Blocking out traffic announcements
To block out a traffic announcement,
e.g. during CD/MP3 playback:
Press TP or the multifunction knob to
confirm the cancelling message on
the display.The traffic announcement is
cancelled, but the radio traffic service
remains switched on.
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.

Radio129●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 incident can be
avoided by activating Auto
ensemble linking and/or Auto
linking DAB-FM in the DAB
settings menu.
● 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 3 127 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.
Configuring DAB Press CONFIG .
Select Radio settings and then DAB
settings .
The following options are available in
the configuration menu:Auto ensemble linking
With this function activated, the
device switches over to the same
service (programme) on another DAB ensemble when the DAB signal is too
weak to be picked up by the receiver.
Set the function to On or Off.
Auto linking DAB-FM
With this function activated, the
device switches over to a
corresponding FM station of the
active DAB service when the DAB
signal is too weak to be picked up by
the receiver.
Set the function to On or Off.
Dynamic audio adaption
With this function activated, the
dynamic range of the DAB signal is
reduced. That means the level of the
loud sounds is reduced and the level
of the quiet sounds is increased.
Therefore, the volume of the
Infotainment system can be raised to
a point where the quiet sounds are
audible, without the loud sounds
being too loud.
Set the function to On or Off.

Phone143The submenu prompts you with a
question. To reset all values to the factory defaults, select Yes.
Emergency call9 Warning
Connection setup cannot be
guaranteed in all situations. For
this reason you should not rely
exclusively on a mobile phone
when a vitally important
communication (e.g. a medical
emergency) is concerned.
In some networks it may be
necessary for a valid SIM card to
be properly inserted in the mobile
phone.
9 Warning
Bear in mind that you can make
and receive calls with the mobile
phone, if it is in a service area with
a sufficiently strong signal. Under
certain circumstances emergency
calls cannot be made on all mobile
phone networks; it is possible that
they cannot be made when certain network services and/or telephone
functions are active. You can
enquire about this with the local
network operators.
The emergency call number can
differ depending on the region and country. Please enquire
beforehand about the correct
emergency call number for the
relevant region.
Making an emergency call
Dial the emergency call number (e.g.
112 ).
The telephone connection to the
emergency call centre is set up.
Answer when the service personnel
questions you about the emergency.
9 Warning
Do not end the call until you are
requested to do so by the
emergency call centre.
Operation
As soon as a Bluetooth connection
has been set up between your mobile
phone and the Infotainment system,
you can also operate many functions
of your mobile phone via the
Infotainment system.
Via the Infotainment system, you can, e.g., set up a connection to the
telephone numbers stored in your
mobile phone or change the
telephone numbers.
Notice
In the handsfree mode, mobile
phone operation is still possible,
e.g. taking a call or adjusting the
volume.
After the setup of a connection
between the mobile phone and the
Infotainment system, mobile phone
data is transmitted to the Infotainment
system. This can take several
minutes depending on the phone
model. During this period, operation
of the mobile phone is possible via the
Infotainment system only to a limited extent.

149EEmergency call ........................... 143
F
Favourite lists ..................... 123, 124
Retrieving stations................... 123
Storing stations .......................123
G General information ...131, 134,
135, 138, 140
AUX input ................................ 134
Bluetooth music....................... 138
CD player ................................ 131
Infotainment system ................112
Phone ...................................... 140
USB port.................................. 135
I
Infotainment control panel ..........114
L
Language settings ......................117
M
Maximum start-up volume ..........121
Menu operation .......................... 118
Mobile phones and CB radio equipment .............................. 146
Multifunction knob....................... 118 Mute............................................ 117O
Operation ............................ 138, 143
AUX input ................................ 134
Bluetooth music....................... 138
CD player ................................ 132
Menu ....................................... 118
Phone ...................................... 143
Radio ....................................... 122
USB port.................................. 136
P Phone Activating................................. 143
Bluetooth ................................. 140
Bluetooth connection ..............141
Call lists ................................... 143
Control elements .....................140
Dialling a number ....................143
Emergency calls ......................143
Functions during a call ............143
General information ................140
Important information ..............140
Incoming call ........................... 143
Phone book ............................. 143
Prerequisites ........................... 143
Redialling a phone number .....143
Selecting the ring tone ............143
Phone book ................................ 143
Playing saved audio files ............136R
Radio Activating................................. 122Autostore lists.......................... 123
Band selection ........................ 128
Category list ............................ 124
Configuring DAB .....................128
Configuring RDS .....................127
DAB announcements ..............124
Digital audio broadcasting
(DAB) ...................................... 128
Dynamic audio adaption .........128
Favourite lists ..................123, 124
Radio data system (RDS) .......127
Radio traffic service................. 127
Regionalisation ....................... 127
Retrieving stations................... 123
Selecting the waveband ..........122
Station lists .............................. 124
Station search ......................... 122
Station tuning .......................... 122
Storing stations .......................123
Traffic announcements ...........127
Updating station lists ...............124
Usage ...................................... 122
Waveband menus ...................124
Radio data system (RDS) ..........127
Radio traffic service ....................127
RDS ............................................ 127
Redial function ............................ 143