Radio23Radio 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 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 on
the current programme.RDS configuration
In the radio main menu select
OPTIONS and then select Radio
settings to open the menu for RDS
configuration.
Activating RDS
Select General and then activate
Station follow .
If Alternative frequency is activated,
RDS is displayed in the bottom line of
the radio main menu.
Radio text
If RDS is activated, information on the radio programme currently active or
the music track currently playing are
displayed below the programme
name.
To show or hide the information,
activate or deactivate Display radio
text .
Traffic announcements
Many RDS stations broadcast traffic
news. If the traffic announcements
function is activated, radio or media
playback is interrupted for the
duration of a traffic announcement.Select Announcements and then
activate or deactivate Traffic
announcement .
If Traffic announcement is activated,
TA is displayed in the bottom line of
the radio main menu.
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 bebroadcast on a single ensemble.
● 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.
24Radio● As long as a given DAB receivercan 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 DAB-FM
auto tracking, see below.
● Interference caused by stations that are on nearby frequencies (a
phenomenon that is typical of AM and 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 thebackground and continually
searches for the best receivable
FM stations. If Traffic
announcement 3 23 is activated,
traffic announcements of the FM
station with the best reception
are issued. Deactivate Traffic
announcement if DAB reception
should not be interrupted by FM
traffic announcements.
DAB Announcements Besides their music programmes, a
lot of DAB stations also broadcast
announcements of various
categories. If you activate some or all
categories, the currently received
DAB service is interrupted when an
announcement of these categories is
made.
In the radio main menu select
OPTIONS , select Radio settings and
then select Announcements .
Activate the desired announcement
categories, e.g., News or Weather .
Different announcement categories
can be selected at the same time.DAB-FM auto tracking
If this function is activated, the device
switches over to a corresponding FM
station of the active DAB service (if
available) when the DAB signal is too weak to be picked up by the receiver.
Activate or deactivate FM/DAB
station track: .
Navigation31Important informationTMC traffic information system and
dynamic route guidance
The TMC traffic information system
receives all current traffic information from TMC radio stations. This
information is included in the
calculation of the overall route. During
this process, the route is planned so that traffic problems related to pre-
selected criteria are avoided.
To be able to use TMC traffic
information, the system must receive
TMC stations in the relevant region.
Map data
All required map data is stored within
the Infotainment system.
To update the navigation map data,
we recommend to contact your Opel
Service Partner.
Usage
Information on the map display Press NAV to display the navigation
map showing the area around the
current location.Route guidance not active
● The map view is displayed.
● The current location is indicated by an arrow.
● The name of the street you are currently in is displayed at the
bottom left of the map view.
Route guidance active
● The map view is displayed.
● The active route is indicated by a
coloured line.
● The moving vehicle is marked by
an arrow pointing into the
direction of travel.
● The next turning manoeuvre is shown in a separate field at the
top left of the map view.
Depending on the situation
information on lane guidance or
the second next turning
Phone47when 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 connection via
Bluetooth has been set up between
your mobile phone and the
Infotainment system, you can operate many functions of your mobile phone
via the Infotainment system.
Notice
In the hands-free mode, mobile
phone operation is still possible, e.g.
taking a call or adjusting the volume.
After setup of a connection between
the mobile phone and the
Infotainment system, mobile phone data is transmitted to the Infotainment
system. This can take some time
depending on the mobile phone and
the amount of data to be transferred.
During this period, operation of the
mobile phone via the Infotainment
system is possible only to a limited extent.
Notice
Not every mobile phone supports all functions of the phone portal.
Therefore, deviations from the range
of functions described below are
possible.
Phone main menu
Press v to display the phone main
menu.
Radio71Notice
FM waveband: when the RDS
function is activated, only RDS
stations 3 72 are searched for, and
when the radio traffic service (TP) is
activated, only traffic service
stations 3 72 are searched for.
Station tuning
Touch B on the screen. The Direct
tune display is shown.
Enter the desired frequency. Use r
to delete digits entered. If necessary, touch d or c to subsequently adjust
the input.
Confirm the input to play the station.
Station lists
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
active radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Select Station List . All receivable
stations of the relevant waveband and in the current reception area are
displayed.
Select the desired station.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
Category lists
Numerous radio stations 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 which
is currently transmitted.
The Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type in the corresponding category list.Notice
The Categories list item is only
available for the FM and the DAB
wavebands.
To search for a programme type
determined by the stations, select
Categories .
A list of programme types currently
available is displayed.
Select the desired programme type. A
list of stations is displayed
transmitting a programme of the
selected type.
Select the desired station.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
Update station lists
If the stations stored in the waveband-
specific station list can no longer be
received, the AM and the DAB station
lists must be updated.
Notice
The FM station list is updated
automatically.
72RadioSelect Menu in the bottom line of the
active radio main menu and then
select Update Station List .
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.
A station search is started and a
corresponding message is displayed.
Once the search is finished, the
respective station list is displayed.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
Favourite lists
Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.
Five favourite lists are available, in
each of which five stations may be
stored.
Notice
The currently received station is highlighted.
Storing a station
If required, touch < or > to scroll
through the favourite pages.
To store the currently active radio
station to a preset screen button:
touch and hold the desired screen
button for a few seconds. The
corresponding frequency or station
name is displayed on the screen
button.
Retrieving stations
If required, touch < or > to scroll to
the desired favourite page.
Select the preset screen button on
which the desired radio station is
stored.
Defining the number of available
favourites pages
To define the number of favouritespages displayed for selection,
press ; and then select Settings on
the screen.
Select Radio and then Manage
Favourites to display the respective
submenu.
Depending on which favourites pages you want to be displayed, activate or
deactivate the pages.
Radio data system (RDS) RDS is a service of FM stations that
considerably facilitates the finding of
the desired station and its fault-free
reception.
Radio73Advantages of RDS● On the display, the programme name of the 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 on the current programme.
RDS configuration Touch Menu in the bottom line of the
FM radio main menu to open the corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll to RDS.
Activate or deactivate RDS.Traffic Programme
Radio traffic service stations are RDS
stations that broadcast traffic news. If the traffic service is switched on, the
current audio source is interrupted for
the duration of the traffic
announcement.
Activating the traffic programme
function
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
FM radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Touch the screen button next to
Traffic Programme to activate or
deactivate the function.
Notice
In the station list, TP is displayed
next to the stations providing a traffic programme.
If the radio traffic service is activated,
[TP] is shown in the top line of all main
menus. If the current station is not a
radio traffic service station, TP is
greyed-out and a search is started
automatically for the next radio traffic
service station. As soon as a radiotraffic service station is found, TP is
highlighted. If no radio traffic service station is found, TP remains greyed-
out.
If a traffic announcement is
broadcasted on the respective
station, a message is displayed.
To interrupt the announcement and
return to the function previously
activated, touch the screen or press
m .
Regionalisation Sometimes RDS stations broadcast
regionally different programmes on
different frequencies.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
FM radio main menu to open the corresponding waveband-specific
submenu and scroll to Region.
Activate or deactivate Region.
If regionalisation is activated,
alternative frequencies with the same
regional programmes are selected
where necessary. If regionalisation is
switched off, alternative frequencies
of the stations are selected without
regard to regional programmes.
74RadioDigital 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 bebroadcast on a single ensemble.
● 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 DAB-DAB
Linking and/or DAB-FM Linking
in the DAB menu (see below).
● Interference caused by stations that are on nearby frequencies (a
phenomenon that is typical of AM and 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 FM stations with
the best reception. If TP 3 72 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.DAB Announcements
Besides their music programmes, a
lot of DAB stations also broadcast
announcements of various
categories. If you activate some or all categories, the currently received
DAB service is interrupted when an
announcement of these categories is
made.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll through the list and select DAB
Announcements to display a list of the
categories available.
Activate all or just the desired
announcement categories. Different
announcement categories can be
selected at the same time.
DAB-DAB Linking If this function is activated, the device
switches over to the same service
(programme) on another DAB
ensemble (if available) when the DAB signal is too weak to be picked up bythe receiver.