audio VAUXHALL CASCADA 2014.5 Infotainment system

86Introduction
or activate/deactivate mute...86
or deactivate speech
recognition .......................... 111Usage
Control elements
The Infotainment system is operated
via function buttons, multifunctional
knobs and menus that are shown on
the display.
Inputs are made optionally via: ■ the central control unit in the instrument panel 3 80
■ controls on the steering wheel 3 80
■ the speech recognition system 3 111
Switching the Infotainment
system on or off
Press the X knob briefly. After
switching on, the last selected
Infotainment source is active.
Automatic switch-off
If the Infotainment system has been
switched on using the X knob when
the ignition was switched off, it will switch off again automatically after
30 minutes.Setting the volume
Turn the X knob. The current setting
is shown on the display.
When the Infotainment system is
switched on, the last selected volume is set, provided that volume is lower
than the maximum start-up volume.
The following can be set separately: ■ the maximum start-up volume 3 93
■ the volume of the traffic announcements 3 93
Speed compensated volume
When speed compensated volume is
activated 3 93 the volume is
adapted automatically to make up 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).

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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 Radio
Press the RADIO button to open the
radio main menu or to change
between the different wavebands.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for station
selection.
Detailed description of the radio
functions 3 95.
Audio players
Press the CD / AUX / CD/AUX button
to open the CD, USB, iPod or AUX
menus or to switch between these
menus.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for track
selection.Detailed description of:
■ CD player functions 3 105
■ AUX input functions 3 108
■ USB port functions 3 109
Phone
Press the PHONE button to open the
telephone menu.
Press the multifunction knob to open
a submenu with options for the input
or selection of numbers.
Detailed description of the mobile
phone portal functions 3 116.
Basic operation
Multifunction knob The multifunction knob is the central
control element for the menus.
Turn the multifunction knob: ■ CD 400 / CD 400plus: to mark a menu option
■ CD 300: to display a menu option
■ to set a numeric value.Press the multifunction knob: ■ CD 400 / CD 400plus: to select or activate the marked option
■ CD 300: to select or activate the option displayed
■ to confirm a set value
■ to switch a system function on/off.
BACK button
Press the BACK button briefly to:
■ exit a menu
■ return from a submenu to the next higher menu level
■ delete the last character in a character sequence.
Press and hold the BACK button for a
few seconds to delete the entire entry.

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Entering a character sequence
Press the multifunction knob to open
the relevant settings menu.
Turn the multifunction knob to change the character at the current cursor
position.
Press the multifunction knob to
confirm the character displayed.
Using the BACK button the last
character in the character sequence
can be deleted.
Tone settings
In the tone settings menu the tone
characteristics can be set for each
radio waveband and each audio
player source.
Press the TONE button to open the
tone menu.
Setting bass, middle and treble
Select Bass:, Midrange: or Treble: .
Set the desired value for the selected
option.

Introduction93Volume settingsMaximum startup volume
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings and then Maximum startup
volume .
CD 300: select Audio settings and
then Start up volume .
Set the desired value.
Speed compensated volume
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings and then Auto volume
control .
CD 300: select Audio settings and
then Auto volume control .
Speed compensated volume can be
deactivated or the degree of volume
adaptation can be selected in the
menu displayed.
Select the desired option.
Volume of the traffic announcements (TA) The volume of the traffic
announcements can be increased or
reduced proportionate to the normal
audio volume.
Press the CONFIG
button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings , RDS options and TA
volume .
CD 300: select Audio settings, RDS
options and TA volume .
Set the desired value for the volume
increase or reduction.

94IntroductionPersonalisation(only with CD 400plus)
Various Infotainment system settings
can be separately memorised for
each vehicle key (driver) of the car.
Memorised settings
By removing the vehicle key from the
ignition switch the following settings
are automatically saved for the key being used:
■ last volume settings; one volume level for all non-phone audio
sources (radio, CD player, AUX,
USB) and one for phone audio
■ all radio station presets
■ all tone settings; each of these settings are separately saved foreach of the following audio
sources: AM, FM, DAB, CD player,
AUX, USB
■ last active audio source
■ last active radio station (separately for each waveband)
■ last active display mode■ last position in Audio/MP3 CD including track number and folder
■ state of shuffle songs setting (CD player)
■ state of TP (Traffic Programme) setting
■ cursor position for each menu on the display
Activating/deactivating
personalization
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
Select Vehicle settings and then
Comfort settings .
Set Personalization by driver to On or
Off .

Radio95RadioUsage.......................................... 95
Station search .............................. 95
Autostore lists .............................. 96
Favourite lists ............................... 96
Waveband menus ........................97
Radio data system (RDS) ..........100
Digital audio broadcasting .........102Usage
Control buttons
The most important buttons for
control of the radio are as follows:
■ RADIO : Activate radio
■ s u : Station search
■ AS : Autostore lists
■ FAV : Favourite lists
■ 1...6 : Preset buttons
■ TP : Radio traffic service 3 100
Activating the radio
Press the RADIO button to open the
radio main menu.
The station last played will be
received.
Selecting the waveband
Press the RADIO button once or
several times to select the desired
waveband.
The station last played in that
waveband will be received.Station search
Automatic station search
Briefly press button s or u to
play the next station in the station
memory.
Manual station search Press button s or u for a few
seconds to start a search for the next
receivable station in the current
waveband.
When the required frequency has
been reached the station is played
automatically.
Notice
Manual station search: If the radio
does not find a station, it switches
automatically to a more sensitive
search level. If it still does not find a
station, the frequency that was last
active is set again.
Notice
FM waveband: when the RDS
function is activated, only RDS
stations 3 100 are searched for, and

100Radio
Activate the desired announcement
categories.
Several announcement categories
can be selected at the same time.
Notice
DAB announcements can only be
received if the DAB waveband is
activated.
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.Advantages of RDS
■ On the display the programme name of the set 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 systemdisplays radio text that can contain,
for example, information about the
current programme.
Configuring RDS To open the menu for the RDS
configuration:
Press the CONFIG button.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: Select Radio
settings and then RDS options .
CD 300: Select Audio settings and
then RDS options .
TA volume
The volume of the traffic
announcements (TA) can be preset
3 93.
Switching RDS on and off
Set the option RDS to On or Off.
Notice
If RDS is switched off, it will be
automatically switched on again
when a radio station is changed (by
search function or preset button).
Traffic announcement (TA)
To switch the TA function on or off
permanently:

102Radio
The traffic announcement is aborted,
but the radio traffic service remains
switched on.
EON (Enhanced Other Networks)
With EON you can listen to radio
traffic announcements even if the
station you have set does not
broadcast its own radio traffic service.
If such a station is set, it is displayed
in black as for radio traffic service stations TP.
Digital audio broadcasting Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) is
an innovative and universal
broadcast system.
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 frequency
(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 by a
broadcasting station (even if the signal is very weak), sound
reproduction is ensured.
■ There is no fading (weakening of the sound) that is typical of AM or
FM reception. The DAB signal is
reproduced at a constant volume.
■ If the DAB signal is too weak to be picked up by the receiver, receptionis interrupted completely. This
incident can be avoided by
activating Auto ensemble linking
and/or Auto linking DAB-FM in the
DAB settings menu.
■ Interference caused by stations that are on nearby frequencies (aphenomenon that is typical of AM
and FM reception) does not occur
in connection 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 best receivable FM
stations. If TP 3 100 is activated,

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traffic announcements of the FM
station which is currently best
receivable are issued. Deactivate
TP, if you do not wish DAB
reception to be interrupted by FM
traffic announcements.
Configuring DAB
Press the CONFIG button.
Select Radio settings and then DAB
settings .
The following options are available in
the configuration menu:
■ Auto ensemble linking : with this
function activated, the device switches over to the same service
(programme) on another DAB
ensemble (frequency, if available)
when the DAB signal is too weak to
be picked up by the receiver.
■ Auto linking DAB-FM : with this
function 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.
■ Dynamic audio adaption : with this
function activated, the dynamic
range of the DAB signal is reduced.
That means the level of the loud
sounds is reduced, but not the level of the quiet sounds. Therefore the
volume of the Infotainment systemcan be raised to a point where the
quiet sounds are audible, without
the loud sounds being too loud.
■ Frequency band : after selection of
this option it can be defined which
DAB wavebands are to be received
by the Infotainment system.

104CD PlayerCD PlayerGeneral information...................104
Usage ........................................ 105General information
The Infotainment system's CD player
can play audio CDs and MP3/WMA
CDs.
Important information about
audio CDs and MP3/WMA CDsCaution
Under no circumstances place
DVDs, single-CDs with a diameter
of 8 cm or shaped CDs in the audio
player.
You must not put any stickers on
CDs. These discs can get jammed in the CD drive and ruin the player. Replacement of the device will
then be necessary.
■ The following CD formats can be used:
CD-ROM Mode 1 and Mode 2. CD-ROM XA Mode 2, Form 1 and
Form 2.
■ The following file formats can be used:
ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2, (Romeo,Joliet).
MP3 and WMA files written in any
format other than listed above may
not play correctly, and their file names and folder names may not
be displayed correctly.
Notice
ISO 13346 is not supported. It may
be required to manually select ISO
9660 when burning an audio CD as
example with Windows 7.
■ Audio CDs with copy protection, which are not in compliance with
the audio CD standard, may not
play correctly or not at all.
■ Self-recorded CD-Rs and CD-RWs
are more vulnerable to mishandling than prerecorded CDs. Correct
handling, especially in the case of
self-recorded CD-Rs and CD-RWs,
must be ensured. See below.
■ Self-recorded CD-Rs and CD-RWs
may not play correctly or not at all.
In such cases it is not the
equipment that is at fault.