VAUXHALL ASTRA J 2016.5 Infotainment system
Manufacturer: VAUXHALL, Model Year: 2016.5, Model line: ASTRA J, Model: VAUXHALL ASTRA J 2016.5Pages: 163, PDF Size: 2.95 MB
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Basic operation21A 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.
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22Basic 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
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Basic operation23● in the vehicle contacts list: notesfield
● for POI entries: information on business hours, menu (e.g.
restaurant), prices etc.
Notice
The data is ordered depending on
the application active, e.g. in the
phone application, the phone
numbers are displayed first.
Select the desired entry.
Adding new contacts To add information from the
application menus to the vehicle
contacts list, open the respective application.
Navigation application: Select or
enter a destination 3 50. The
destination details view is displayed.
Select Save. A menu is displayed.
Phone application: Select RECENT.
Select w beside the phone number
you wish to add to the contacts list. A
menu is displayed.
Select one of the options.
Create New Contact
A data category selection menu is
displayed.
Select the respective data category
for the information you wish to store,
e.g. work address or mobile phone.
The contact details view is displayed.
Notice
The data categories presented in the
new menu correspond to the
information you wish to store, e.g. if
the information to be stored is an
address, only address types are
presented in the list.Complete the entry and select Save
to save the contact.Add to Existing Contact
The vehicle contacts list is displayed. Select the desired contact.
The contact details view is displayed with the information to be added
shown separately on the right side of
the screen.
Select the respective data category
for the information you wish to store,
e.g. work address or mobile phone.
If you choose an existing data
category, the existing information is
overwritten.
Select Save to save the new
information.
Editing contacts
To edit a contact, open the vehicle
contact list. Select the desired contact
entry in the vehicle contacts list.
Select Edit Contact on the right side
of the screen.
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24Basic operation
The editing view is displayed.
Modifying information
Select the field you wish to modify.
Depending on the field selected, the
keyboard or keypad is displayed.
Enter your changes 3 16.
Select Save in the contact details
view to save your changes.
Adding new information
Select the field where you wish to
enter additional information.
If you wish to create a new field for a
data category already existing, e.g. a
second mobile phone number, select
w in the respective data field.
Notice
The w screen button is only
displayed if it is possible to add more information for that data category.
Depending on the field selected, the
keyboard or keypad is displayed
3 16.
Enter the new data and select the
screen button in front of the entry
field.
Select Save in the contact details
view to save your changes.
Deleting contacts
Deleting a single contact
To delete a single contact, open the
vehicle contact list. Select the desired
contact entry in the vehicle contacts
list.
Select Edit Contact on the right side
of the screen.
To delete the contact entry and all
associated information, select
Delete . A confirmation message is
displayed.
Confirm the message. The entry is
deleted.Delete the whole vehicle contacts list
To delete the whole vehicle contacts
list, open the vehicle contacts list.
Select Change Contacts List on the
right side of the screen. A list of all
available contacts sources is
displayed. The currently active
contacts list is marked with 9.
Select the ─ screen button next to
Vehicle . A confirmation message is
displayed.
Confirm the message to delete the
list.
Sorting the contacts lists By default, the lists are ordered
alphabetically by first name. If there is
no first name available, the last name is taken instead. If there is no first or
last name, one of the first characters
entered is used as sorting criteria.
The sorting order may be changed, if
first name and last name are stored in
two different fields.
To change the sorting order, select
Sort .
Choose the desired sorting order.
The list is resorted accordingly.
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Basic operation25Tone settings
In the tone settings menu, the tone characteristics can be set. The menu
may be accessed from each audio
main menu.
Notice
A customised set of tone settings
may be stored as a favourite. For a
detailed description 3 17.
To open the tone settings menu,
select MENU in the respective audio
main menu. Select Tone Settings.Treble
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the high frequencies of the
audio sources.
Adjust the setting by repeatedly
touching ─ or w.
Alternatively, move the slider on the
settings bar.
MidrangeUse this setting to enhance or
attenuate the midrange frequencies
of the audio source.
Adjust the settings by repeatedly
touching ─ or w.
Alternatively, move the slider on the
settings bar.
Bass
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the deep frequencies of the audio sources.
Adjust the settings by repeatedly
touching ─ or w.
Alternatively, move the slider on the
settings bar.Balance and fader
In the illustration at the right side of the menu, define the point within thepassenger compartment which is to
have the best sound.
To adjust the settings, touch n, o ,
p and q.
To quickly change between the front
and rear speakers, select Front or
Rear at the top and bottom of the
vehicle diagram.
Surround
(if Surround system equipped)
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the surround effect.
Adjust the settings by repeatedly
touching ─ or w.
Equalizer modes (if no Surround system equipped)
Select one of the screen buttons in
the interaction selector bar to
optimise the tone for the specific
styles of music.
Select CUSTOM , if you wish to define
the tone settings yourself.
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26Basic operationSurround modes
(if Surround system equipped)
Select one of the screen buttons in
the interaction selector bar of the
screen to optimise the tone for the
different seating positions.
Select NORMAL , if you wish to
provide the best sound for all seating positions.
Volume settings Maximum startup volume
Press HOME and then select
SETTINGS on the Home screen.
Scroll through the list and select
Radio and then Maximum Start-Up
Volume .
Touch ─ or w to set the desired
volume.
Automatic volume adjustment
Press HOME and then select
SETTINGS .
Scroll through the list and select
Radio and then Auto Volume .To adjust the degree of volume
adaptation, set Auto Volume to one of
the available options.
Off : no enhancement of volume with
increasing vehicle speed.
High : maximum enhancement of
volume with increasing vehicle
speed.
Volume of traffic announcements To adjust the volume of traffic
announcements, set the desired
volume while a traffic announcementis given out by the system. The
respective setting is then stored by
the system.
System settings Various settings and adaptions for theInfotainment system can be made via
the SETTINGS application.
Time and Date
Press HOME and then select
SETTINGS .
Select Time and Date .
Set time
Select Set Time to enter the
respective submenu.
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Basic operation27
Select Auto Set at the bottom of the
screen. Activate either On - RDS or
Off - Manual .
If Off - Manual is selected, adjust
hours and minutes by touching n or
o .
Touch 12-24 Hr on the right side of the
screen to select a time mode.
If 12-hour mode is selected, a third
column for AM and PM setting is
displayed. Select the desired option.
Set date
Select Set Date to enter the
respective submenu.
Notice
If date information is automatically
provided, this menu item is not
available.
Select Auto Set at the bottom of the
screen. Activate either On - RDS or
Off - Manual .
If Off - Manual is selected, adjust the
date by touching n or o.
Clock display
Select Clock Display to enter the
respective submenu.
To turn off the digital clock display in
the menus, select Off.
Language Press HOME and then select
SETTINGS .
Scroll through the list and select
Language .
Notice
The language currently active is marked with 9.
Scroll through the list and select the desired language.Valet mode
If valet mode is activated, all vehicle
displays are locked and no changes
may be performed within the system.
Notice
Vehicle-related messages and the
rear backup camera remain
enabled.
Locking the system
Press HOME and then select
SETTINGS .
Scroll through the list and select Valet
Mode . A keypad is displayed.
Enter a four-digit code and select
Enter . The keypad is redisplayed.
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28Basic operationTo confirm the first input, re-enter thefour-digit code and select Lock. The
system is locked.
Unlocking the system
Turn the Infotainment system on. A
keypad is displayed.
Enter the respective four-digit code
and select Unlock. The system is
unlocked.
Forgotten PIN Code
To reset the PIN code to the default
setting, contact your workshop.
Display
Press HOME and then select
SETTINGS .
Scroll through the list and select
Display .
Mode
Select Mode to enter the respective
submenu.
Depending on the external lighting
conditions, select Day or Night .
If you select Auto, the system
automatically adjusts the display.
Calibrate Touchscreen
Select Calibrate Touchscreen to
enter the respective submenu.
Follow the instructions on the screen,
touching the respective points
indicated. The touch screen is
calibrated.
Turn Display Off
Select Turn Display Off to turn off the
display.
To turn the display back on, touch the touch screen or press a button on the
control panel.
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Basic operation29Return to Factory SettingsPress HOME and then select
SETTINGS .
Scroll through the list and select Return to Factory Settings .
Restore Vehicle Settings
Select Restore Vehicle Settings to
restore all vehicle personalisation
settings. A warning message is
displayed.
Select Restore . The settings are
reset.
Clear All Private Data
Select Clear All Private Data to delete
the following data:
● paired Bluetooth devices
● stored phone books
● vehicle contacts list
● destination lists
● favourites
A warning message is displayed.
Select Delete. The data is deleted.Restore Radio Settings
Select Restore Radio Settings to
reset the following data:
● tone settings
● volume settings
● speech settings
● application tray
● contacts sources
A warning message is displayed.
Select Restore . The settings are
reset.
Software Information Press HOME and select SETTINGS.
Scroll through the list and select
Software Information .
A list of version numbers of all items
loaded to the system is displayed.
System update
To update your system software,
contact your workshop.
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30RadioRadioUsage.......................................... 30
Station search .............................. 30
Radio data system (RDS) ............31
Digital audio broadcasting ...........33Usage
The radio function is part of the
AUDIO application.
Activating the radio function
Select AUDIO on the Home screen
and then select RADIO in the
interaction selector bar.
Alternatively, press RADIO on the
control panel.
Selecting the waveband Repeatedly select or press RADIO to
toggle between the different
wavebands.
Station search
Automatic station search Press Y or Z to play the previous or
next station.
Manual station search
Press and hold Y or Z. Release the
respective button when the desired frequency has almost been reached.
Station tuning
Select TUNE in the interaction
selector bar. A keypad is displayed.