2018 VAUXHALL ASTRA J display

Basic operation17Menu operation
Home screen
The home screen is shown on the
centre display.
All applications installed may be
accessed from the home screen.
To personalise the home screen,
drag the icon you wish to move to its
new position. Release the icon to
drop it in the respective location.
Press HOME on the control panel to
exit edit mode.
Notice
If there is a second home page available, the icons can be placed on
both pages. Drag the icon to the right edge of the display to scroll to the
next page.
Application tray
The application tray is located in the
top centre of the screen and is
accessible from all main menus.
Three to five application icons may be stored in the application tray.
Some application icons dynamically
adapt to the current situation, e.g.
indicating that you missed a phone
call.
The application tray can be
personalised by moving items into
and out of the application tray area.
Interaction selector bar The interaction selector bar is located at the bottom of the screen and is
accessible from all main menus.
Using the interaction selector bar, you may change the different views within
one application or perform
application-specific actions, e.g. start
a speech recognition session.
To display the interaction selector bar when it is not shown on the display,
select n at the bottom of the screen.

18Basic operationMessages
In the case of a system event, before
the execution of a system function, or due to an outside trigger, e.g.
incoming phone call, you may be
prompted with a message.
Select one of the available options.
If ignored, most of the messages are
dismissed automatically after a
certain period of time. Alerts that are
not dismissed automatically remain
on the screen until they are
acknowledged or the trigger becomes
invalid.
Keyboards
Keyboard Letter keyboard:
Symbol keyboard:
Depending on the application or
function currently active, the
keyboard menu is displayed
differently.
To switch to the symbol keyboard,
select Sym.
To switch to the letter keyboard,
select ABC.
Entering characters
To enter a character, touch the
respective screen button. The
character is entered upon release.
Touch and hold a letter screen button
to display associated letters in a letter pop-up menu. Release and then
select the desired letter.

Basic operation19To confirm your input, select the
respective confirmation screen
button.
Autocomplete function
If a character sequence has been
entered once, it is stored within the
system and may be recalled by the autocomplete function.
As soon as one character (letter or
digit) is entered, the autocomplete
function becomes active. Every
additional character entered is
considered in the matching process, reducing the list of autocomplete
matches.
Select o next to the characters
entered to display a list of all
autocomplete matches.
Notice
Above the o screen button, the
number of available options is
displayed. It changes according to
the number of matches found.
Select the respective list item. The
keyboard is redisplayed with the
respective list entry shown in the
entry field.Editing text
To place the cursor, touch the
respective position within the text.
Enter your changes.
Depending on the application, select
╳ to delete one entered character.
Touch and hold ╳ to delete all
characters.
Select the respective confirmation
screen button to confirm an input.
Mixed case characters
In most cases, only capital letters may
be entered.
If mixed case character recognition is available, an additional Shift screen
button is displayed.
To activate the shift function and
capitalise one letter, select Shift.
The function is automatically
deactivated after one letter has been
entered.Keypad
If only a number or PIN code have tobe entered, a keypad is displayed.
Depending on the application or
function currently active, the keypad
menu is displayed differently.
For a detailed description of how to
enter characters and change entered text, see above.
Favourites
A range of different information may
be stored as favourites, e.g.:
● radio stations
● music tracks

20Basic operation● albums or artists
● telephone numbers
● destinations and routes
● POIs
● contact entries
● tone settings
● home screen applications
60 individual favourite locations are
available, displayed as five favourites
per row.
They can be displayed in a one-row
view or in a three-row view.
If a favourite location is occupied, the favourite screen button displays the
label text of the respective favourite. If a favourite location is empty, the
position number of the favourite
location (1 to 60) is indicated.
Displaying favourites
The favourites list is accessible from
all menus.
To display one row of favourites when no interaction selector bar is shown atthe bottom of the screen:
Select n.To display one row of favourites when
an interaction selector bar is shown
on the screen:
Place your finger on the interaction
selector bar and move it upwards until one row of favourites becomes
visible.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied
and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
To display three rows of favourites,
drag the favourites list up further.

Basic operation21Scrolling through favourites
pages
The favourites page is visible in the
one row or the three row view. To
scroll through the favourites pages,
place your finger anywhere on the
favourites page and move it left or
right.
The next or previous page of
favourites is displayed.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied
and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
When reaching the beginning or the
end of the favourites pages, the whole
list is wrapped.
Notice
At the bottom of the screen,
indication marks designate how many favourites pages may be
accessed and which page is
currently displayed. The number of
indication marks adapts to the view
chosen (more pages in one-row
view, less pages in three-row view).Storing favourites
Favourites may be stored from the
home screen, the audio application,
the navigation application or the
phone application.
Reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Touch and hold the respective
favourite screen button.
If there is only one storable item on
the screen, a beeping sound is given
out and the item is stored to the
respective screen button.
If there is more than one storable item on the screen, the favourites page is
minimised and the previously shown
menu is redisplayed. Select the item
you wish to store as a favourite. A
beeping sound is given out and the
item is stored to the respective screen button.
A few examples for storing favourites
are given below.
Example: Radio station
Repeatedly press RADIO to activate
the radio function and the desired waveband.Seek for the station you wish to store as a favourite 3 32.
To store this station as a favourite,
reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Touch and hold the respective
favourite screen button until a beep
sounds. The station is stored as a
favourite.
Example: Album
Repeatedly press MEDIA and select
the desired audio source.
Select BROWSE to activate the
browse menu and then select
ALBUMS 3 41.
To store one of the albums as a
favourite, reveal the favourites list
and scroll to the respective favourites
page.
Touch and hold the respective
favourite screen button. The
favourites page is minimised and the
list of albums is redisplayed.
Select the album you wish to store as
a favourite. The selected album is
stored as a favourite.

22Basic operationExample: Destination
Press HOME to display the home
screen and then select NAV.
Select DESTINATION , select
RECENT in the interaction selector
bar and then touch the desired
destination from the list 3 53.
To store the address as a favourite,
reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Touch and hold the respective
favourite screen button. The selected address is stored as a favourite.
Example: Telephone number
Press HOME to display the home
screen and then select PHONE.
Select KEYPAD and enter the
number you wish to call 3 73.
To store this number as a favourite, reveal the favourites list and scroll to the respective favourites page.
Touch and hold the respective
favourite screen button. The number
is stored as a favourite.Retrieving favourites
Display a favourites page (see above)
and scroll to the desired favourites page (if necessary).
Notice
Unavailable favourites are greyed
out.
Select the respective favourite screen
button. Depending on the kind of
favourite selected, a radio station or
track is played, a phone call is
initiated, a route is calculated or an
application is started.
Notice
The active favourite is highlighted.
Using the right-hand steering wheel
remote control
Repeatedly press k or l to select
the desired audio favourite.
Alternatively, press i to display the
cluster menu for application selection.
Select Audio and then Favourites .
Select the desired favourite.Editing favourites
Select SETTINGS on the home
screen, Radio and then Manage
Favourites . A three-row view of the
favourites list is displayed with the
editing options shown in the
interaction selector bar.
Renaming favourites
Scroll to the respective favourites
page.
Select the favourite you wish to edit. Select RENAME .

Basic operation23A keyboard opens up with the current
favourite label text displayed in the
entry field as well as in the label
preview area.
Enter the new label text and select
Save . You are returned to the
favourites page.
Select H at the bottom of the screen
to reveal the interaction selector bar
and then select DONE to return to the
settings menu.
Deleting favourites
Scroll to the respective favourites
page.
Select the favourite you wish to
delete.
Select DELETE . The favourite and all
associated data are deleted.
Select DONE to return to the settings
menu.
Moving favourites
Scroll to the respective favourites
page.
Drag the favourite you wish to move
to its new position.To store a favourite in a location
beyond the favourites page currently
visible, drag it to the p or q symbols
on top of the favourites page. The list starts scrolling. To stop scrolling,
navigate back to the favourites page area.
Select DONE to confirm the action
and return to the settings menu.
Defining the number of favourites
shown
Press HOME and then select
SETTINGS . Select Radio and then
Number of Favourites Shown .Activate the desired number of
favourites to be displayed.
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.
Contacts Two different types of contacts lists
may be accessed from the
Infotainment system:
● contacts lists downloaded from Bluetooth devices or other
external sources
● vehicle contacts list
Notice
A maximum of 1000 contacts may
be stored in the vehicle contacts list.
There is no limit for downloaded
contacts lists.

24Basic operationThe contacts list displayed upon first
access differs depending on the
application active and the devices
connected.
Changing the source
To display a contacts list, press
HOME , activate the phone or
navigation application and then select CONTACTS in the interaction
selector bar.
Select Change Contacts List on the
right side of the screen. A list of all
contact sources available is
displayed. The currently active
contacts list is marked with 9.Select the desired contacts list. The
respective list is displayed.
Notice
The system remembers a list chosen within an application. When re-
entering the contacts list from this
application, the list previously
selected is redisplayed.
Using the contacts list
To display a contacts list, press
HOME , activate the phone or
navigation application and then select
CONTACTS in the interaction
selector bar.
Navigation application:Phone application:
To display the contact details view,
select one of the entries from the list.
The contact details view may
comprise:
● first name and last name● several phone numbers
● several email addresses
● several addresses (e.g. home and work)
● in the vehicle contacts list: category entry