audio VAUXHALL ASTRA J 2014.5 Owner's Manual
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6IntroductionIntroductionGeneral information.......................6
Theft-deterrent feature ...................7
Control elements overview ............8
Usage .......................................... 14General information
The Infotainment system provides
you with state-of-the-art in-car
infotainment.
The radio can easily be used by
registering a large number of FM, AM
and DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio stations with the 1...6 preset
buttons.
You can connect external data
storage devices, e.g. iPod, USB
devices, or other auxiliary devices to
the Infotainment system as further
audio sources; either via cable or via
Bluetooth.
Using the controls and menus of the Infotainment system, you can operate
approved smartphone applications.
In addition, the Infotainment system is equipped with a phone application
that allows for comfortable and safe
use of your mobile phone in the
vehicle.Optionally, the Infotainment system
can be operated using the instrument panel controls, the controls on thesteering wheel or the speech
recognition function.
The well-thought-out design of the
control elements and the clear
displays enable you to control the
system easily and intuitively.
Notice
This manual describes all options
and features available for the
various Infotainment systems.
Certain descriptions, including those for display and menu functions, may
not apply to your vehicle due to
model variant, country
specifications, special equipment or
accessories.
Important information on operation and traffic safety9 Warning
The Infotainment system must be
used so that the vehicle can be
driven safely at all times. If in 
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Introduction9
1; button
Access Home Page ..............16
2 SRCE  (Source) button
Press to toggle through the different audio sources
CD/MP3 player ...................... 30
USB ....................................... 32
AUX ....................................... 32
Bluetooth ............................... 32
AM ......................................... 24
FM ......................................... 24
DAB ....................................... 24
3 s  button
Radio: search backwards .....24
CD/MP3/WMA: skip track
backwards ............................. 31
External devices: skip
track backwards ....................344Station buttons 1...6
Short press: select station ....26
Long press: save station .......26
5 m knob
Press: switch on/off
Infotainment system ..............14
Turn: adjust volume ..............14
6 u  button
Radio: search forwards .........24
CD/MP3/WMA: skip track
forwards ................................ 31
External devices: skip
track forwards ....................... 34
7 AS 1/2  button
Short press: open
autostore list .......................... 25
Long press: save
autostore stations
automatically ......................... 25
8 FAV 1/2/3  button
Open favourites list ...............269 TP button
Activate or deactivate
radio traffic service ................27
10 d button
Eject CD ................................ 31
11 CONFIG  button
Open settings menu ..............21
12 r button
CD/MP3/WMA: start/
pause playback .....................31
External devices: start/
pause playback .....................34
13 INFO  button
Radio: information on
current station
CD/MP3/WMA, external
devices: information on
current track
Navigation: information,
e.g. on current location 
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10Introduction
14Multifunction knob
Turn: mark menu options
or set alphanumeric values  ..16
Press (the outer ring):
select/activate the marked
option; confirm set value;
switch function on/off;
open audio or navigation
menu ..................................... 16
15 Eight-way switch
Navigation: move display
window in map view ..............39
16 CD slot .................................. 31
17 BACK  button
Menu: one level back ............16
Input: delete last character
or entire entry ........................ 16
18 RPT  button
Repeat last navigation
message ............................... 51
19 DEST  button
Open navigation
destination menu ..................4320 PHONE button
Take phone call or
activate/deactivate mute .......63
21 NAVI  button
Display map  ......................... 39 
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12Introduction
1; button
Access Home Page ..............16
2 SRCE  (Source) button
Press to toggle through the different audio sources
CD/MP3 player ...................... 30
USB ....................................... 32
AUX ....................................... 32
Bluetooth ............................... 32
AM ......................................... 24
FM ......................................... 24
DAB ....................................... 24
3 s  button
Radio: search backwards .....24
CD/MP3/WMA: skip track
backwards ............................. 31
External devices: skip
track backwards ....................344Station buttons 1...6
Long press: save station .......26
Short press: select station ....26
5 m knob
Press: switch on/off
Infotainment system ..............14
Turn: adjust volume ..............14
6 u  button
Radio: search forwards .........24
CD/MP3/WMA: skip track
forwards ................................ 31
External devices: skip
track forwards ....................... 34
7 AS 1/2  button
Short press: open
autostore list .......................... 25
Long press: save
autostore stations
automatically ......................... 25
8 FAV 1/2/3  button
Open favourites list ...............269 TP button
Activate or deactivate
radio traffic service ................27
10 d button
Eject CD ................................ 31
11 CONFIG  button
Open settings menu ..............21
12 INFO  button
Radio: information on
current station
CD/MP3/WMA, external
devices: information on
current track
13 Multifunction knob
Turn: mark menu options
or set alphanumeric values  ..16
Press: select/activate the
marked option; confirm set
value; switch function on/
off; open audio menu ............16
14 CD slot .................................. 31 
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Introduction13
15 BACK button
Menu: one level back ............16
Input: delete last character
or entire entry ........................ 16
16 Tone  button
Open tone settings ................19
17 PHONE  button
Take phone call or
activate/deactivate mute .......63
18 r button
CD/MP3/WMA: start/
pause playback .....................31
External devices: start/
pause playback .....................34Steering wheel audio controls
1qw button
Short press: take phone call . 63
or dial number in call list .......63
or activate speech
recognition ............................ 56
Long press: show call list ......63
or activate voice pass-thru
(if supported by phone) .........56
2 SRC  (Source) button
Press: select audio source ....24
With radio active: turn up/
down to select next/
previous preset radio
station ................................... 24
With CD player active: turn
up/down to select next/
previous CD/MP3/WMA
track ...................................... 31
With external device
active: turn up/down to
select next/previous track .....34
With phone active: turn up/
down to select next/
previous entry in call list ........63
With phone active and
calls waiting: turn up/down
to switch between calls .........63
3 w button
Increase volume .................... 14
4 ─ button
Reduce volume .....................14
5 xn  button
Short press: end/decline
call ......................................... 63 
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Introduction15
Auto volume
When auto volume is activated
3  20, the volume is adapted
automatically to compensate for the
road and wind noise as you drive.
Mute
Press the  PHONE button (if Phone
portal is available: press for a few
seconds) to mute the audio sources.
To cancel mute again: turn the  X
knob or press the  PHONE button
again (if Phone portal is available:
press for a few seconds).
Volume limitation at high
temperatures
At very high temperatures inside the vehicle, the Infotainment system
limits the maximum adjustable
volume. If necessary, the volume is
decreased automatically.Modes of operation
Audio players
Repeatedly press the  SRCE button to
toggle between the AM, FM, CD,
USB, AUX, Bluetooth or DAB main
menus.
For detailed descriptions of: ■ CD/MP3 player  3 30
■ USB port  3 32
■ AUX input  3 32
■ Bluetooth audio  3 32
■ AM radio  3 24
■ FM radio  3 24
■ DAB radio  3 29.
Navigation
Press the  NAVI button to display the
map of the navigation application.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for the input
of destinations and the structuring of
a route.
For a detailed description of the
navigation functions  3 38.Phone
Press the  PHONE button to display
the phone main menu with options for the input or selection of numbers.
For a detailed description of the
mobile phone functions  3 60.
Notice
Brief information on the audio
sources and the current navigation
session may be displayed via the
Quick Info  application. 
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16Basic operationBasic operationBasic operation............................ 16
Tone settings ............................... 19
Volume settings ........................... 20
System settings ........................... 21Basic operation
Multifunction knob
The multifunction knob is the central
control element for the menus.
Turn the multifunction knob: ■ To mark a menu option.
■ To set an alphanumeric value.
Press the multifunction knob
(Navi 950 / Navi 650: press the outer
ring):
■ To select or activate the marked option.
■ To confirm a set value.
■ To switch a system function on/off.
■ To open the audio or navigation menu within the respective
application.
;  button
Press the  ; button to access the
Home Page .
Using the multifunction knob, you
may then access the different
applications.
Turn the multifunction knob to select
the  More  screen button at the bottom
of the screen. 
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The selection and activation of a
screen button in a message function
are the same as described for
selecting an option in a menu.
Tone settings
Press the  ; button and then select
the  More  screen button at the bottom
of the screen. On the second  Home
Page , select the  Tone icon. The tone
settings menu is displayed.Bass
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the deep frequencies of the
audio sources.
Adjust the setting as desired.
Mid Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the midrange frequencies
of the audio source.
Adjust the setting as desired.
Treble Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the high frequencies of the
audio sources.
Adjust the setting as desired.
EQ mode
(EQ: Equaliser)
Use this setting to optimise the tone
for a specific style of music, e.g.
Rock  or Classical .
Select the  EQ menu item. A submenu
with predefined sound styles is
displayed.
Select the desired sound style.
If one of the predefined sound styles
is selected,  Bass, Mid  and  Treble  are
preadjusted by the system.
If you manually adjust one of the
settings described above,  EQ is set to
Manual .
Fade and Balance
When  Fade or Balance  are selected,
an illustration is displayed on the right side of the screen. 
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20Basic operation
To adjust the volume distribution
between the front and rear speakers
in the vehicle, select the  Fade menu
item. Adjust the setting as desired.
To adjust the volume distribution
between the left and right speakers in the vehicle, select the  Balance menu
item. Adjust the setting as desired.
Volume settings
Adjusting the Audio Cue Volume When the system is turned on or off,
music sounds are played.
Press the  CONFIG button and then
select the  Radio Settings  menu item.
Select the  Audio Cue Options  menu
item.
Select or deselect  Audio Cues to
activate or deactivate startup and shutdown sounds.
Select  Audio Cue Volume  to display
the respective submenu. Adjust the
setting as desired.
Adjusting the Auto Volume
Press the  CONFIG button and then
select the  Radio Settings  option.
Select  Auto Volume  to display the
respective menu.
To adjust the degree of volume
adaptation, set  Auto Volume to Off,
Low , Medium  or High .
Off : no enhancement of volume with
increasing vehicle speed.
High : maximum enhancement of
volume with increasing vehicle
speed.Adjusting the Startup Volume
Press the  CONFIG button and then
select the  Radio Settings  menu item.
Select  Startup Volume  to display the
respective menu.
Adjust the setting as desired.
Adjusting the volume of traffic
announcements
The volume of traffic announcements
can be preset to a level independent
of the "normal" volume level.
Press the  CONFIG button and then
select the  Radio Settings  menu item.
Select  RDS Options  and then Traffic
Volume  to display the respective
menu.
Adjust the setting as desired.
Notice
While an announcement is given out, the volume may simply be
adjusted using the  m knob. 
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Adjusting the Chime VolumeWhen operating the controls in thevehicle, beeping sounds confirm your
actions. The volume of the beeping
sounds may be adjusted.
Press the  CONFIG button and then
select the  Vehicle Settings  menu
item.
Select  Comfort and Convenience  and
then  Chime Volume  to display the
respective submenu. Select  Normal
or  High .
Adjusting the Navigation
Volume Press the  CONFIG button and then
select the  Navigation Settings  menu
item.
Select the  Navigation Volume  menu
item. The respective submenu is
displayed.
To adjust the volume of the
announcements, select
Announcement  and then adjust the
setting as desired.To adjust the volume of the audio
source possibly playing in the
background, select  Background and
then adjust the setting as desired.
Select  Volume Test  to get an audio
example of the settings.
Notice
While an announcement is given
out, the volume may simply be
adjusted using the  m knob.
System settings
Various Infotainment system settings
may be adjusted via the  Config
application.Language settings
Press the  CONFIG button and then
select the  Languages  menu item. A
list of all languages available is
displayed.
Select the desired language.
Time and date settings
Press the  CONFIG button and then
select the  Time and Date  menu item
to display the respective submenu.
Notice
If  RDS Auto Time Adjust  is activated
3  27, time and date are
automatically set by the system.