radio VAUXHALL ASTRA J GTC 2018.5 Infotainment system

Radio23RadioUsage.......................................... 23
Station search .............................. 23
Autostore lists .............................. 24
Favourite lists ............................... 25
Radio data system .......................26
Digital audio broadcasting ...........27Usage
Activating radio
Press ; and then select AM, FM or
DAB .
The station last selected is played.
Notice
When an audio source is already
active, you may toggle between the
different audio sources by
repeatedly pressing SRCE.
Station search
Automatic station search Briefly press t or v to play the next
station in the station memory.
Manual station search
Press and hold t or v . Release the
button when the required frequency
has almost been reached on the frequency display.
Manual station tuningIn the FM and DAB waveband, press
the multifunction knob to open the
respective menu and then selectManual tuning . The frequency
currently active is displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
Turn the multifunction knob to reach
the desired frequency.
In the AM waveband, turn the
multifunction knob to adjust the
frequency.
Station listsIn the FM and DAB waveband, turn
the multifunction knob to display the
station list.
In the AM waveband, press the
multifunction knob to display the respective waveband menu.
Select AM Station List .
A list of all receivable stations of the
relevant waveband and in the current
reception area is displayed.
Notice
If no station list has been created
beforehand, the Infotainment
system performs an automatic
station search.

24Radio
Select the desired station.Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Category list Numerous RDS 3 26 and DAB
3 27 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 in the corresponding
category list sorted by programme
type.
Notice
The category list submenu item is
only available for the FM and the
DAB wavebands.
To search for a programme type
determined by the stations, select the
waveband specific category list
option.
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 station is
marked by i.
Updating the 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.
Select the corresponding list item in
the waveband-specific menu to
update a station list.
A station search is started. Once the
search is finished, the station
previously selected is played.
To cancel the station search, press
the multifunction knob.
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.
Autostore lists The stations best received in a
waveband can be stored in and
selected from the autostore lists.

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Each waveband has 2 autostore lists( AS 1 , AS 2 ), in each of which
6 stations can be stored.
Notice
The currently received station is highlighted.
Automatic station storing
Keep AS pressed until an autostore
message is displayed. The
12 strongest stations in the current
waveband are stored in the
2 autostore lists.
To cancel the autostore procedure,
select Cancel .
Storing stations manually
Stations can also be stored manually
in the autostore lists.
Set the station to be stored.
Press AS to open the autostore list or
to switch to another autostore list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1...6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Notice
Manually stored stations are
overwritten in an automatic station storing process.
Retrieving a station
If required, press AS to open an
autostore list or to switch to another autostore list.
Press one of the station buttons 1...6
to activate the station at the
corresponding list position.
Favourite lists
Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.
6 stations can be stored in each
favourite list. The number of available favourite lists can be set (see below).
Notice
The currently received station is
highlighted.
Storing a station
Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press FAV to open a favourite
list or to switch to another favourite list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1...6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.

26RadioRetrieving a station
If required, briefly press FAV to open
a favourite list or to switch to another
favourite list. Press one of the station
buttons 1...6 to activate the station
stored in the respective location.
Defining the number of favourite
lists
Press CONFIG and then select the
Radio Settings . Select Number of
Favourite Pages to display the
respective submenu.
Select the number of favourite pages
you wish to be displayed.
Radio data system 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 set station appears
instead of its frequency.
● During station search the Infotainment system tunes in to
RDS stations only.
● The Infotainment system always tunes in to 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, for example, information on the current programme.
RDS Options menu
To open the menu for the RDS
configuration, press CONFIG and
then select Radio Settings .
Select RDS Options to display the
respective submenu.
Activating the RDS function
Activate RDS.
Notice
If RDS is deactivated, not all menu
items of the RDS Options menu are
displayed.
Regional
RDS stations sometimes broadcast regionally different programmes on
different frequencies.
If Regional is activated, only
alternative frequencies (AF) with the
same regional programmes are
selected.

Radio27If Regional is deactivated, alternative
frequencies of the stations are
selected without regard to regional
programmes.
Text Scroll Freeze
Some RDS stations do not only show
the programme service name on the
display, but also additional
information on the current
programme. If additional information
is displayed, the programme name is
hidden.
To prevent additional information
from being displayed, activate Text
Scroll Freeze .
Radio Text If RDS and the reception of an RDS
station are 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 Radio Text.Radio traffic service
(TP = Traffic Programme)
Radio traffic service stations are RDS
stations that broadcast traffic news.
If the radio traffic service is switched
on, radio or media playback is
interrupted for the duration of the
traffic announcement.
Switching the radio traffic service on
and off
To switch the traffic announcement
standby facility of the Infotainment
system on and off, press TP.
● If the radio traffic service is switched on, [ ] is indicated on the
display.
● If the current station is not a radio
traffic service station, a search is
started automatically for the next radio traffic service station.
● If a radio traffic service station has been found, [TP] is indicated
on the display.Traffic announcement volume
To adjust the volume of traffic
announcements, select Traffic
Volume . The respective submenu is
displayed. Adjust the setting as
desired.
Listening to traffic announcements only
Switch on the radio traffic service and
completely turn down the volume of
the Infotainment system.
Blocking out traffic announcements
To block out a traffic announcement,
e.g. during CD/MP3 playback:
Press TP or select Cancel in the TP
message on the screen.
The traffic announcement is
cancelled, but the radio traffic service
remains switched on.
Digital audio broadcasting
DAB broadcasts radio stations
digitally.

28RadioGeneral information● DAB stations are indicated by the
programme name instead of the
broadcasting frequency.
● With DAB, several radio programmes (services) can bebroadcasted 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.
● 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 too weak to
be picked up by the receiver, the
system switches over to the
same programme on another
DAB or FM station.
● 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 best receivable
FM stations. If TP 3 26 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, lots
of DAB stations also broadcast
announcements of various
categories.While in the DAB main menu, press the multifunction knob to open the
DAB menu and then select
Announcements .
If you activate some or all categories, the currently received DAB service is
interrupted when an announcement
of these categories is made.
Activate the desired categories.

32External devicesTo disconnect the USB device, select
another function and then remove the
USB storage device.Caution
Avoid disconnecting the device
during playback. This may
damage the device or the
Infotainment system.
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 the
Bluetooth connection 3 62.
File formats
Audio files
Only devices formatted in the FAT32,
NTFS and HFS+ file systems are
supported.
Notice
Some files may not be played
properly. This might 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 playable audio file formats are
MP3, WMA, AAC and .M4A.
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.
The files must have a maximum of
2048 pixels in width and 2048 pixels
in height (4MP). The pictures should
not exceed a file size of 1MB.
Gracenote
The Gracenote database contains
information on media data currently available on the market.When connecting external devices,
the tracks or files are recognised by
the Gracenote function.
If the Gracenote normalisation
function is activated, spelling
mistakes in MP3 tag data are
automatically corrected. Due to this,
media search results may be
improved.
Press CONFIG and then select Radio
Settings .
Select Gracenote Options to display
the respective submenu.
Activate the Gracenote normalisation function.
Playing audio
Starting playback If not connected, connect the device
3 31.
Press ; and then select USB, AUX
or Bluetooth .
Example: USB main menu

Navigation49Guidance alerts
Guidance alerts show in a close-up
view of the respective map section
which direction to follow when
approaching an intersection at which you need to turn.
Press CONFIG and then select
Navigation Settings .
Select Guidance Alert to display the
respective submenu.
If you wish the display to
automatically show the map when
approaching the next turning
manoeuvre, activate Guidance Alert
in Primary .
If you wish turning manoeuvres to be
displayed in a close-up view, activate
Guidance Alert in Map .
Traffic incidents
The TMC traffic information system
receives all current traffic information from TMC radio stations. This
information is included in the
calculation of a route.Notice
Depending on the country you are in, the TMC service is enhanced by a
PayTMC functionality integrated in
the Infotainment system.
Traffic settings
Press CONFIG and then select
Navigation Settings .
Select Traffic Settings to display the
respective submenu.
To use the TMC traffic information
system, activate Traffic Events.Recalculation of an active route
If a traffic problem occurs during
active route guidance, the route may
be changed.
Select Alert if better route is
available to display the respective
submenu.
If you wish the route to be constantly
adapted to the current traffic situation, activate Route Based on Traffic
Conditions .
Choose between Automatic
Recalculation and Recalculation after
Confirmation of a corresponding
message.Traffic incidents on the map
Traffic incidents may be indicated on
the map by corresponding symbols.
Select Show Traffic Events on Map to
display the respective submenu.
Select the desired option.
If User Defined is activated, scroll
through the list and activate the traffic incidents categories you wish to be
displayed.
TMC stations
The TMC stations broadcasting traffic
information, may be set automatically or manually.
Select Traffic Stations to display a
selection mask.

Speech recognition53In such a case you must selectanother language for the displayif you want to control the
Infotainment system via voice input. Changing the display
language, see "Language" in
chapter "System settings" 3 20.
Address input for destinations in
foreign countries
In case you want to enter the address
of a destination located in a foreign
country via voice input, you must
change the language of the
Infotainment display to the language
of the foreign country.
E.g. if the display is currently set to English and you want to enter the
name of a city located in France, you
must change the display language to
French.
Exceptions: If you want to enter
addresses in Belgium, you may
optionally change the display
language to French or Dutch. For
addresses in Switzerland you may
optionally change the display
language to French, German, or
Italian.To change the display language, see
"Language" in chapter "System
settings" 3 20.
Input order for destination addresses
The order in which the parts of an
address must be entered using the
speech recognition system is
dependent on the country where the
destination is located.
An example for the respective input
order is given out by the system.
Voice pass-thru application
The voice pass-thru application of the Infotainment system allows access tothe speech recognition commands on
your smartphone. See operating
instructions for your smartphone to
find out whether your smartphone
supports this feature.Usage
Embedded speech recognition Activating speech recognition Notice
Speech recognition is not available
during an active phone call.
Press w on the right side of the
steering wheel.
The audio system mutes, w on the
display is highlighted, and a voice output message prompts you to say a
command.
As soon as the speech recognition is ready for voice input, a beep is heard.
You can now say a voice command to
directly initiate a system function (e.g. playing a radio station), or to start a
dialogue sequence with several
dialogue steps (e.g. entering a
destination address), see "Operation via speech commands" further below.
After a dialogue sequence is finished,
the speech recognition is deactivated
automatically. To initiate another
dialogue sequence, you must activate the speech recognition again.

54Speech recognitionAdjusting the volume of voice
prompts
Press w or ─ on the right side of the
steering wheel.
Interrupting a voice prompt
As an experienced user, you can
interrupt a voice prompt by briefly
pressing w on the steering wheel.
A beep is heard immediately, and a
command can be stated without
having to wait.
Cancelling a dialogue sequence
There are several possibilities to
cancel a dialogue sequence and to
deactivate the speech recognition:
● Say " Cancel" or "Exit".
● Press n on the right side of the
steering wheel.In the following situations a dialogue sequence is automatically cancelled:
● If you do not say any commands for some time (by default you are
prompted three times to say a
command).
● If you say commands that are not
recognised by the system (by
default you are prompted three times to say a correct command).
Operation via speech commands
The speech recognition can
understand commands that are either naturally stated in sentence form, or
direct commands stating the
application and the task.
For best results: ● Listen for the voice prompt and wait for the beep before saying a
command or replying.
● Say " Help" if you want to listen
again to the help prompt for the
current dialogue step.● The voice prompt can be interrupted by pressing w again.
If you wish to directly speak your
command, press w twice.
● Wait for the beep and then speak
the command naturally. In most
cases, recognition rates will be
higher if pauses are kept to a
minimum. Use short and direct
commands.
Usually phone and audio commands
can be spoken in a single command.
For example, "Call David Smith", "Play" followed by the artist or songname, or "Tune to" followed by the
radio frequency and the waveband.
Navigation destinations, however,
are too complex for a single
command. First, state "Navigation"
and then, e.g. "Address" or "Point of
Interest". The system responds with a
request for more details.
After saying "Point of Interest", only
major chains may be selected by
name. Chains are businesses with at
least 20 locations. For other POIs,
say the name of a category, e.g.
"Restaurants", "Shopping centres", or "Hospitals".