instrument panel VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 2014.5 Infotainment system

14Basic operationBasic operationDisplays....................................... 14
Controls ....................................... 15
Menu operation ............................ 21
Keyboards .................................... 24
Favourites .................................... 28
Contacts ....................................... 32
Touch operation overview ...........37
Tone settings ............................... 41
Volume settings ........................... 42
System settings ........................... 43Displays
Infotainment and vehicle information
are shown on two separate displays.
Centre display
The centre display is located in the
middle of the instrument panel. It
serves as the main information and
control centre of the Infotainment
system.
Inputs can be optionally made via
buttons on the instrument panel, the
touch screen or the touch pad.
For detailed descriptions, see
chapters "Control elements overview"
3 8 and "Controls" 3 15.
Driver Information Centre Uplevel, Touring theme:
Uplevel, Sport theme:

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Midlevel:
The Driver Information Centre is part
of the instrument cluster and shows
Infotainment information as well as
vehicle-specific information (see
Owner's manual).
The Driver Information Centre serves
as an additional information and
control centre for a selection of
important Infotainment functions.
Inputs are made via the five-way
controller on the right-hand side of the steering wheel.
Find detailed descriptions in "Control
elements overview" 3 8 and
"Controls" 3 15.
Controls Instrument panel
Find an overview of all instrument panel controls in "Control elements
overview" 3 8.
MENU knob
The MENU knob is one of the central
control elements for the menus.Turn: ■ To select a screen button or menu item.
■ To scroll through a list of menu items.

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■ To change a setting value.Notice
The selected item is highlighted by a red box.
Press: ■ To activate a selected screen button or menu item.
■ To confirm a changed settings value.
■ To switch to a different settings option.
■ To display the application-specific submenu.Notice
In any but the AUDIO application,
when being on a screen, where
turning the MENU knob does not
execute an application-related
function, the MENU knob may be
used to adjust the frequency (AM or FM waveband) or skip to the
previous or next station (DAB
waveband).
Home button
Press the ; button on the instrument
panel to access the Home screen.
BACK button
When operating the menus, press the BACK button to return to the next
higher menu level.
Touch screen
The centre display has a touch-
sensitive surface that allows direct
interaction with the screen.
m screen button
To return to the next higher menu
level, select the m screen button.Exit screen button
To leave the menu currently active,
select the Exit screen button.
Selecting or activating a screen
button or menu item
Tap on a screen button or menu item.
The corresponding system function is
activated, a message is shown, or a
submenu with further options is
displayed.
Notice
In subsequent chapters the
operating steps for selecting and
activating a screen button or menu

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item via the touch screen will be
described as "...select the...screen
button..." or "...select the...menu
item...".
Moving items
Tap on and hold the element you wish to move until frame marks appear
around the icons.
Move your finger across the screen.
The element appears as a ghosted
image.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied
and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
The item previously stored in that location, and all other items before or respectively after, shift left or right to
create a gap at the position the new
icon was dragged to. Release the
element in the desired location.
Press one of the buttons on the
instrument panel to exit edit mode.
Notice
In subsequent chapters the
operating steps for moving a screen
element via the touch screen will be
described as "...drag the...icon to..."
or "...drag the...menu item to...".
Scrolling listsIf there are more items available than
presentable on the screen, the list has to be scrolled.
To scroll through a list of menu items, you may optionally:
■ Place your finger anywhere on the screen and move it upwards or
downwards.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied
and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
■ Tap on the o or n screen
buttons at the top and at the bottom
of the scroll bar.
■ Move the slider of the scroll bar with
your finger up and down.
■ In alphabetically ordered lists, tap on the respective letter in the
vertical keyboard. The list jumps to
the corresponding location within
the list.
To return to the top of the list, tap on
the list title.

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i (back) button
When operating the submenus in the
Driver Information Centre, the i
button serves as back button.
Press the i button to return to the next
higher menu level.Selecting an application
To display the menu for application
selection, press the i button.
Repeatedly press the P or Q
buttons to select a menu item.
Press the 9 button to confirm your
selection. The respective application
is activated.Selecting an application-specific
function
To display the main menu of the
application currently active, press the
j button.
Repeatedly press the P or Q
buttons to select a menu item.
Press the 9 button to confirm your
selection. A submenu with further
options is displayed or the selected
function is activated.Notice
If you are requested to confirm a
function or message in the Driver
Information Centre by pressing SEL
(Select), press the 9 button.
Speech recognition system Find a detailed description of the
speech recognition system in
"Speech recognition" 3 80.
Menu operation
Home screen
The Home screen is shown on the
centre display.
All applications installed may be
accessed from the Home screen.
The Home screen comprises up to
five pages with up to eight
applications on each page.
Home button
Press the ; button on the instrument
panel to access the Home screen.
If you press the ; button while
already being on the Home screen,
you are returned to the first page.
Activating an application
Select the respective application icon to launch the application and enter
the application main menu.
The radio and media functions are
selected via the respective buttons.
Notice
The icons of unavailable
applications are greyed out.

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Scrolling pages
To scroll from one page to another:
■ Place your finger anywhere on the screen and move it left to scroll to
the previous page or right to scroll
to the next page.
■ Tap on the p or q screen buttons at
the left and right side of the screen.
■ Place two fingers anywhere on the touch pad and move them left toscroll to the previous page or right
to scroll to the next page.
Find a detailed description 3 15.
Notice
At the bottom right of the screen,
indication marks designate how
many Home screen pages may be
accessed and which page is
currently displayed.Personalising the Home screenEntering edit mode
Tap and hold an application icon for a
few seconds. The screen changes as you enter edit mode:
■ Frame marks are displayed around
all application icons indicating that
they might be moved to a new
position.
■ The application tray (see below) is displayed.
■ When scrolling, a blank home screen page appears in the right-
most page position for a new page to be arranged.
Exiting edit mode
The system automatically exits edit
mode after a few seconds of
inactivity.
To exit edit mode immediately, press
the ; button on the instrument panel.Moving icons
To enter edit mode, see "Entering edit
mode" above.
Drag the icon you wish to move to its
new position. Release the icon to
drop it in the respective location.
Application tray

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Mode
Select the Mode menu item 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 the Calibrate Touchscreen
menu item to enter the respective
submenu.Follow the instructions on the screen,
tapping on the respective points
indicated. The touch screen is
calibrated.
Turn Display Off
Select the Turn Display Off menu item
to turn off the display.
To turn the display back on, touch the touch screen or press a button on the
instrument panel.
Return to Factory Settings
Press the ; button and then select
the SETTINGS icon.
Scroll through the list and select the
Return to Factory Settings menu item.
Restore Vehicle Settings
Select Restore Vehicle Settings to
restore all vehicle personalisation
settings. A warning message is
displayed.
Select the Restore screen button.
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 the Delete screen button. The
data is deleted.

Radio47RadioUsage.......................................... 47
Station search .............................. 47
Waveband menus ........................48
Radio data system (RDS) ............49
Digital audio broadcasting ...........50Usage
The radio function is part of the
AUDIO application.
Activating the radio function
Press the RADIO button.
Selecting the waveband
Repeatedly press the RADIO button
on the instrument panel to toggle between the different wavebands.
Station search
Automatic station search
Press the t or v buttons to play the
previous or next station.
Manual station search Press and hold the t or v buttons.
Release the respective button when
the desired frequency has almost
been reached.
Station lists
In the station lists, all receivable radio stations within the current reception
area are available for selection.
To display the station list of the
waveband currently active, you may
optionally:
■ Tap anywhere on the screen.
■ Select the BROWSE screen button
on the left side of the screen.
■ Turn the MENU knob.
The station list is displayed.

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You can now say a voice command to
directly initiate a system function
(e.g. playing a preset 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 need to
activate the speech recognition
again.Activation via the VOICE screen
button on the centre display
Select the VOICE screen button in the
interaction selector bar of a centre
display main menu.
The audio system mutes, a voice
output message prompts you to say a
command, and a help menu with the
most important commands currently
available is shown on the centre
display.
As soon as the speech recognition is
ready for voice input, a beep is heard. The speech recognition symbol on
the right side of the help menu
changes from black to red.
You can now say a voice command,
see description above.
Adjusting the volume of voice
prompts
Press the ! / # button on the right
side of the steering wheel upwards
(increase volume) or downwards
(decrease volume).
Interrupting a voice prompt
As an experienced user, you can
interrupt a voice prompt by briefly
pressing the w button on the steering
wheel.
A beep is heard immediately, the
speech recognition symbol changes
to red, and a command can be stated
without having to wait.
Cancelling a dialogue sequence
There are various possibilities to
cancel a dialogue sequence and to
deactivate the speech recognition:
■ Say " Cancel" or "Exit".
■ Press the n button on the left-
hand side of the steering wheel.
■ If the speech recognition session was started via the VOICE screen
button on the centre display, you
may alternatively:
◆ Press the ; button on the
instrument panel.
◆ Select the m or Exit screen
buttons in the help menu.

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The list on a speech recognition
screen functions the same as a list on
other screens. Manually scrolling the
list on a screen during a speech
recognition session suspends the
current speech recognition event and
plays a prompt like "Make your
selection from the list using the
manual controls, press the back
button on the faceplate, or press the
back screen button to try again".
If no manual selection is made within
15 seconds, the speech recognition
session terminates, you are prompted with a message, and the former
screen is redisplayed.The "Back" command
To return to the previous menu,
optionally: say " Back", press the k
BACK button on the instrument panel,
or press the m screen button.The "Help" command
After saying " Help", the help prompt
for the current screen is read aloud. Additionally, the prompt is displayed on the screen.Depending on how speech
recognition was initiated, the help
prompt is either displayed in the
Driver Information Centre or on the centre display.
To interrupt the help prompt, press
the w button. A beep is heard. You
may say a command.
Voice pass-thru application
Activating speech recognition
Select the PHONE icon (with
microphone symbol) on the Home screen. The menu of the voice pass-
thru application is displayed.Select the Start screen button to
activate a speech recognition
session.
As soon as a beep is heard, you can
say a command. For a list of the
commands supported, see your
smartphone manufacturer's user
guide.
During a speech recognition session
the display of the Infotainment system does not change.
Exception: If you initiate a phone call
via voice command, the phone menu
of the Infotainment system is
displayed and available for manual
interaction as long as the phone call
is active.
Interrupting a voice prompt
As an experienced user, you can
interrupt a voice prompt by selecting
the Stop screen button.
Deactivating speech recognition
Select the Exit screen button. The
Home screen of the Infotainment system is displayed again.