2018 VAUXHALL ASTRA J Infotainment system

Introduction97PROJECTION
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 3 115.
NAV
To start the BringGo navigation
application, select NAV.
For a detailed description 3 115.
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.

98Basic operationBasic operationBasic operation............................ 98
Tone settings ............................. 100
Volume settings .........................101
System settings ......................... 102Basic 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.

Basic operation99Notice
In subsequent chapters, the
operating steps for selecting and
activating a screen button or menu
item via the touch screen will be
described as "...select name>/".
Moving items on the home menu
Touch and hold the element you wish
to move until red boxes appear
around the icons. Move your finger to
the desired location and release the
element.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
All other items are rearranged.
Press one of the buttons on the
control panel to exit edit mode.
Notice
Edit mode exits automatically after
30 seconds of inactivity.
Scrolling lists
If there are more items available than
presentable on the screen, the list
must be scrolled.
To scroll through a list of menu items, you may optionally:
● Place your finger anywhere on the screen and move it upwards
or downwards.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
● Touch S or R at the top or
bottom of the scroll bar.
● Move the slider of the scroll bar up and down with your finger.
To return to the top of the list, touch
the list title.
Notice
In subsequent chapters, the
operating steps for scrolling to a list item via the touch screen will be
described as "...scroll to name>".

100Basic operationScrolling pages
Notice
Pages are only scrollable if there is
more than one page available.
To scroll from one page to another: ● Place your finger anywhere on the screen and move it left to
scroll to the next page or right to
scroll to the previous page.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied
and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
● Touch q or p on the screen.
Notice
In subsequent chapters, the
operating steps for scrolling pages
via the touch screen will be
described as "...scroll to...page...".
Tone settings In the tone settings menu, the tonecharacteristics can be set. The menu
may be accessed from each audio
main menu.
To open the tone settings menu,
select Menu in the bottom line of the
respective audio main menu. If
necessary, scroll through the list of
menu items and select Tone
Settings . The respective menu is
displayed.
Equaliser mode
Use this setting to optimise the tone
for the style of music, e.g. Rock or
Classical .
Select the desired sound style in the
interaction selector bar at the bottom of the screen. If you choose Custom,
you can manually adjust the following
settings.
Bass
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the deep frequencies of the audio sources.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.

Basic operation101Midrange
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the midrange frequencies
of the audio source.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.
Treble
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the high frequencies of the
audio sources.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.
Setting balance and fader
Use the illustration at the right side of
the menu to adjust balance and fader.
To define the point in the passenger
compartment where the sound is at its
highest level, touch the
corresponding point in the illustration. Alternatively, you can move the red
marker to the desired point.
Notice
The balance and fader settings are
valid for all audio sources. They
cannot be adjusted individually for
each audio source.Volume settings
Adjusting the maximum startup
volume
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio, scroll through the list
and then select Max Startup Volume .
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.
Adjusting the speed
compensated volume
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio, scroll through the list
and then select Auto Volume.
To adjust the degree of volume
adaptation, select one of the options
in the list.
Off : no enhancement of volume with
increasing vehicle speed.
High : maximum enhancement of
volume with increasing vehicle
speed.Activating or deactivating the
audible touch feedback function
If the audible touch feedback function
is activated, each touch of a screen
button or menu item is indicated by a
beeping sound.
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio and then scroll through
the list to Audible Touch Feedback .
Touch the screen button next to
Audible Touch Feedback to activate
or deactivate the function.

102Basic operationVolume of traffic announcementsTo adjust the volume of traffic
announcements, set the desired
volume while a traffic announcement is given out by the system. The
respective setting is then stored by
the system.
System settings
The following settings concern the
whole system. All other settings are
described by theme in the respective chapters of this manual.
Time and date settings
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Time and Date to display the
respective submenu.
Set Time Format
To select the desired time format,
touch the screen buttons 12 h or 24 h .
Set Date Format To select the desired date format,
select Set Date Format and choose
between the available options in the
submenu.
Auto Set
To choose whether time and date are
to be set automatically or manually,
select Auto Set .
For time and date to be set
automatically, select On - RDS.
For time and date to be set manually,
select Off - Manual . If Auto Set is set
to Off - Manual , the submenu items
Set Time and Set Date become
available.
Set time and date
To adjust the time and date settings,
select Set Time or Set Date .
Touch + and - to adjust the settings.
Language settings
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Language to display the
respective menu.
To adjust the language for the menu
texts: touch the desired language.
Text scroll function If long text is displayed on the screen
e.g. song titles or station names, the
text may either be scrolled continually or it may be scrolled once and
displayed in truncated form.
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio.

Basic operation103
If you wish the text to be scrolled
continually, activate Text Scroll.
If you wish the text to be scrolled in
blocks, deactivate the setting.
Black display function
If you do not want to see the
illuminated display, e.g. during night
time, you can turn the display off.
Press ; and then select Settings.
Scroll through the list and select Turn
Display Off . The display is turned off;
the audio functions remain active.
To turn the display on again, touch the
screen or press a button.
Factory defaults
Press ; and then select Settings.
Scroll through the list and select Return to Factory Settings .
To restore all vehicle personalisation
settings, select Restore Vehicle
Settings .
To delete the paired Bluetooth
devices, the contacts list and the
voice mail numbers stored, select
Clear All Private Data .
To reset tone and volume settings,
delete all favourites, and erase the
ringtone selection, select Restore
Radio Settings .
In each case, a warning message is
displayed. Select Continue to reset
the settings.
System version Press ; and then select Settings.
Scroll through the list and select
Software Information .
If a USB device is connected, you
may save the vehicle information to this USB device.Select System Update and then Save
Vehicle Info to USB .
For a system update, contact your
workshop.
Vehicle settings Vehicle settings are described in the
Owner's Manual.

104RadioRadioUsage........................................ 104
Station search ............................ 104
Favourite lists ............................. 106
Radio data system (RDS) ..........107
Digital audio broadcasting .........108Usage
Activating radio
Press ; and then select AUDIO. The
audio main menu last selected is
displayed.
Select Source in the bottom line of the
active radio main menu to open the
interaction selector bar.
Select the desired waveband.
The station last played in the selected waveband will be received.
Station search
Automatic station search
Briefly press or touch t or v on the
control panel or on the screen to play the previous or next station in the
station memory.
Manual station search
Press and hold t or v on the
control panel. Release when the
required frequency has almost been
reached.
A search is made for the next station that can be received and it is played
automatically.