OPEL KARL 2018.5 Infotainment system

Radio21RadioUsage.......................................... 21
Station search .............................. 21
Favourite lists ............................... 23
Radio data system .......................23
Digital audio broadcasting ...........25Usage
Activating radio
Press ; and then select Audio. The
audio main menu last selected is
displayed.
Select Source in the 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.

22RadioNote
FM waveband: when the RDS
function is activated, only RDS
stations 3 23 are searched for, and
when the radio traffic service (TP) is
activated, only traffic service
stations 3 23 are searched for.
Station tuning
Touch B on the screen. The Direct
tune screen 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 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.
Note
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.Note
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 of the selected
programme type is displayed.
Select the desired station.
Note
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.
Note
The FM station list is updated
automatically.

Radio23Select Menu in the radio main menu
and then select Update Station List .
Note
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.
Note
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 with five favourites each are available.
Note
The currently received station is
highlighted.
Storing a station
If required, touch < or > to scroll to
the desired favourite list.
To store the currently active radio
station as a favourite, touch and hold
the desired favourite button for a few
seconds. The favourite button will be titled as the corresponding frequency
or station name.
Retrieving a station
If required, touch < or > to scroll to
the desired favourite list.
Select the desired favourite.
Defining the number of available
favourite lists
To define the number of favourite lists
displayed for selection, press ; and
then select Settings on the screen.
Select Radio and then Manage
Favourites to display the respective
submenu.
Activate or deactivate the favourite
lists to be displayed.
Radio data system
Radio data system (RDS) is a service of FM stations that considerably
facilitates the finding of the desired
station and its fault-free reception.

24RadioAdvantages 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 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
currently playing audio source is
interrupted for the duration of the
traffic announcement.
Activating the traffic programme
function
Select Menu in 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.
Note
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 radio
traffic service station is found, TP ishighlighted. If no radio traffic service
station is found, TP remains greyed-
out.
If a traffic announcement is broadcast 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 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.

Radio25Digital audio broadcasting
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
broadcast 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 and
traffic 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 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 23 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 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 by
the receiver.

26RadioSelect Menu in the DAB radio main
menu to open the corresponding
waveband-specific submenu.
Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate DAB-DAB Linking .
DAB-FM Linking
This function enables switching from
a DAB station to a corresponding FM
station and vice versa.
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.
Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate DAB-FM Linking .
L Band With this function, you may definewhich DAB wavebands are to be
received by the Infotainment system.
L Band (earth and satellite radio) is
another radio band that can be
received additionally.
Select Menu in the DAB radio main
menu to open the corresponding
waveband-specific submenu.Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate L Band.
Intellitext The Intellitext function allows the
reception of additional information
such as financial information, sports,
news etc.
Note
The content available depends on
the station and region.
Select Menu in the DAB radio main
menu to open the corresponding
waveband-specific submenu.
Scroll through the list and select
Intellitext .
Select one of the categories and
choose a specific item to display
detailed information.
EPG The Electronic Programme Guideprovides information on the current and upcoming programme of therespective DAB station.
Select Menu in the DAB radio main
menu and then select Station List.To display the programme of the
desired station, touch the icon next to
the station.

External devices27External devicesGeneral information.....................27
Playing audio ............................... 29
Displaying pictures ....................... 30
Playing movies ............................. 31
Using smartphone applications ...32General information
A USB port for the connection of
external devices is located in the
centre console.
Note
The USB port must always be kept
clean and dry.
USB port
An MP3 player, USB device, SD card (via USB connector / adapter) or
smartphone can be connected to the
USB port.
Up to two USB devices can be
connected to the Infotainment system at a time.
Note
For the connection of two USB
devices, an external USB hub is
required.
The Infotainment system can play
audio files, show picture files or play
movie files contained in USB devices.When connected to the USB port,
various functions of the devices
mentioned above can be operated via
the controls and menus of the
Infotainment system.
Note
Not all auxiliary devices are
supported by the Infotainment
system. Check the compatibility list
on our website.
Connecting / disconnecting a device Connect one of the devices
mentioned above to the USB port. If
required, use the appropriate
connection cable. The music function starts automatically.
Note
If a non-readable USB device is
connected, a corresponding error
message appears and the
Infotainment system automatically
switches to the previous function.
To disconnect the USB device, select
another function and then remove the USB device.

28External devicesCaution
Avoid disconnecting the device
during playback. This may
damage the device or the
Infotainment system.
USB Auto Launch
By default, the USB audio menu is displayed automatically as soon as a
USB device is connected.
If desired, this function can be
deactivated.
Press ; and then select Settings to
open the settings menu.
Select Radio, scroll to USB Auto
Launch and touch the screen button
next to the function.
To reactivate the function, touch the
screen button again.
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 how to
establish a Bluetooth connection
3 51.
File formats and folders
The maximum capacity of a device
supported by the Infotainment system amounts to 5000 music files,
5000 picture files, 500 movie files,
5000 folders and 15 stages of folder
structure. Only devices formatted in
the FAT16 / FAT32 file system are
supported.
If there are images included in the audio metadata, these images are
displayed on the screen.
Note
Some files may not be played
properly. This may 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 Infotainment system can play the following audio, picture and movie
files stored on external devices.Audio files
The playable audio file formats are
MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3, MPEG-2
Layer 3), WMA, AAC, AAC+, ALAC
OGG WAF (PCM), AIFF, 3GPP
(audio only), Audio Books and LPCM.
iPod ®
and iPhone ®
devices play
ALAC, AIFF, Audio Books and LPCM.
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.
JPG files must be 64 to 5000 pixels in
width and 64 to 5000 pixels in height.
BMP, PNG and GIF files must be 64
to 1024 pixels in width and 64 to
1024 pixels in height.
The pictures should not exceed a file
size of 1MB.
Movie files
The playable movie file formats are
AVI and MP4.

External devices29The maximum resolution is 1280 x
720 pixels. The frame rate must be
less than 30 fps.
The usable codec is H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.
The playable audio formats are MP3,
AC3, AAC and WMA.
The displayable subtitle format is
SMI.
Playing audio
Activating the music function If the device is not yet connected to
the Infotainment system, connect the
device 3 27.
Usually, the respective audio main
menu is displayed automatically.
If playback is not started
automatically, e.g. if USB Auto
Launch is deactivated 3 27, take the
following steps:
Press ; and then select Audio to
open the audio main menu last
selected.Select Source in the interaction
selector bar and then select the
desired audio source to open the
respective audio main menu.
Playback of the audio tracks starts
automatically.
Function buttons
Interrupting and resuming playback
Touch = to interrupt playback. The
screen button changes to l.
Touch l to resume playback.
Playing the next or previous track
Touch v to play the next track.
Touch t within the first two seconds
of the track playing to return to the
previous track.
Returning to the beginning of the
current track
Touch t after two seconds of the
track playing.
Fast forwarding and rewinding
Touch and hold t or v. Release to
return to normal playback mode.
Alternatively, you can move the slider
showing the current track position to
the left or right.
Playing tracks randomly
Touch n to play the tracks in random
order. The screen button changes to
o .
Touch o again to deactivate the
shuffle function and go back to the
normal playback mode.
Browse Music function
To display the browse screen, touch
the screen. Alternatively, select
Menu in the audio main screen to
display the respective audio menu
and then select Browse Music.

30External devicesDifferent categories, in which the
tracks are sorted, are displayed, e.g.
Playlists , Artists , or Albums .
Select the desired category,
subcategory (if available) and then
choose a track.
Select the track to start playback.
Displaying pictures
You can view pictures from a USB
device.
Note
For your safety, some features are
disabled while driving.
Activating the picture function
If the device is not yet connected to
the Infotainment system, connect the
device 3 27.
Press ; and then select Gallery to
open the media main menu.
Touch l to open the picture main
menu to display a list of items stored on the USB device. Select the desired
picture. If this is stored within a folder, select the respective folder first.
Touch the screen to hide the menu
bar. Touch the screen again to
redisplay the menu bar.
Function buttons
Full screen mode
Select x to display the picture in full
screen mode. Touch the screen to
exit full screen mode.
Viewing the next or previous picture
Touch j or swipe to the left to view the
next picture
Touch i or swipe to the right to view
the previous picture.
Rotating a picture
Select v to rotate the picture.
Zoom in on a picture
Touch w once or several times to
zoom in on a picture or to return to its
original size.
Viewing a slide show
Select t to view the pictures stored
on the USB device in a slide show.
Touch the screen to end the slide
show.