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Infotainment Manual Model Year 2014 Edition: June 2013 KTA-2725/4-VX-en

VAUXHALL Ampera

Infotainment Manual

 

Model Year 2014

 

Edition: June 2013

 

 

KTA-2725/4-VX-en

Summary of Contents for 2014 Ampera Infotainment System

Page 1: ...0 1 Infotainment Manual Model Year 2014 Edition June 2013 KTA 2725 4 VX en VAUXHALL Ampera Infotainment Manual Model Year 2014 Edition June 2013 KTA 2725 4 VX en...

Page 2: ...Introduction 2 Radio 15 CD Player 22 External devices 24 Navigation 35 Voice recognition 56 Phone 62 Index 72 Contents...

Page 3: ...Keep this manual with the Owner s Manual in the vehicle so it will be there if it is needed If the vehicle is sold leave this manual in the vehicle Some functions of the Infotainment system are disab...

Page 4: ...terrent feature works by learning a portion of the Vehicle Identification Number VIN to the Infotainment system The Infotainment system does not operate if it is stolen or moved to a different vehicle...

Page 5: ...4 Introduction Control elements overview without navigation...

Page 6: ...2 Press to eject a disc from the CD player 9 SEEK Seek down 22 Press to seek the previous track Press and hold to quickly reverse forward through a track Release the button to return to playing speed...

Page 7: ...16 Mute 9 17 SEEK Seek up 22 Press to seek the next track Press and hold to quickly fast forward through a track Release the button to return to playing speed For AM or FM press to seek the next stro...

Page 8: ...Introduction 7 Control elements overview with navigation...

Page 9: ...CONFIG Configuration menu 50 Press to adjust features for radio display phone vehicle and time 9 NAV Navigation 35 Press to view the navigation map screen or to change between a map audio split view...

Page 10: ...the Infotainment system Press again to turn the sound on Press to cancel voice recognition d SRCc Thumbwheel control Press to select a radio band or audio source Use the thumbwheel to select the next...

Page 11: ...e customisation The first Home Page can be customised To add screen buttons 1 Press Menu 2 Press Customise 3 Press a screen button to add or remove from the first Home Page A H indicates it will be di...

Page 12: ...rovide easy access to a variety of ways to enter a destination Destination 3 41 Press the Phone screen button to display the Phone main page Bluetooth 3 62 Press the Config screen button to display th...

Page 13: ...and entertainment shows through the audio system Press the CD screen button to display the CD main page and play the current or last CD track selected CD player 3 22 Press the S Bluetooth screen butto...

Page 14: ...vation is in the settings menu under Mobile Network Sharing Personal Hotspot Mobile Hotspot Wi Fi Hotspot or similar After activation of Wi Fi on the smartphone press the Apps icon on the Home Page Fo...

Page 15: ...ccess the Tone Settings menu press the TONE button or use the Tone Settings button on the Home Page Tone settings are specific to each source To adjust the settings Bass Press or to change the level M...

Page 16: ...iver s door is opened The radio can be turned on by pressing the power button on the Infotainment system and will stay on for 10 minutes Opening the driver door will not turn the radio off when pressi...

Page 17: ...ss the Menu screen button to display the FM stations or categories 3 Press to select an option To update the station list press Refresh Storing radio station presets Up to 36 preset stations can be st...

Page 18: ...he preset screen buttons to go to the selected preset station Radio data system RDS Radio data system RDS is a service of the FM stations that helps to find the desired station and its fault free rece...

Page 19: ...gramme name of the set station appears instead of its frequency The Infotainment system always tunes into the best receivable broadcasting frequency of the set station by means of AF Alternative Frequ...

Page 20: ...ng DAB below Interference caused by stations on nearby frequencies typical of AM and FM reception does not occur in connection with DAB If the DAB signal is reflected by natural obstacles or buildings...

Page 21: ...g the item from the accessory power outlet FM FM signals only reach about 10 to 40 miles Although the radio has a built in electronic circuit that automatically works to reduce interference some stati...

Page 22: ...o 21 Diversity antenna system The FM antenna is a hidden self tuning system It optimizes the FM signals relative to the vehicle s position and radio station source No maintenance or adjustments are ne...

Page 23: ...own good disc To avoid damage to the CD player Do not use scratched or damaged discs Do not apply labels to discs The labels could get caught in the player Insert only one disc at a time Keep the load...

Page 24: ...aying speed Elapsed time displays SEEK Next forward Press to seek to the next track Press and hold to fast forward through a track Release the button to return to playing speed Elapsed time displays T...

Page 25: ...nt system If configurable change settings of the equipment e g Smartphones so that USB connection is only used for data transmission and not for charging Note The sockets must always be kept clean and...

Page 26: ...es connected must comply with the USB Mass Storage Class specification USB MSC Hard disk drives are not supported The Infotainment system will not be able to playback write protected music File system...

Page 27: ...music Voice recognition 3 56 Normalisation Normalisation helps to improve the voice recognition accuracy for titles that sound similar It also helps group long lists of genres into 10 common genres Fo...

Page 28: ...h device USB picture function Pictures can only be viewed using USB devices If pictures are on an SD card transfer to a USB device or use a USB SD adapter File sizes above approx four mega pixels may...

Page 29: ...The display will show Playlist Creation Succeeded and continue playing the current song Playlist Creation Failed may appear if a song is not found in the Gracenote database Delete Automatic Playlist P...

Page 30: ...ting an iPod on which firmware from other providers is installed To connect an iPod 1 Connect one end of the standard iPod USB cable to the iPod s dock connector 2 Connect the other end to the USB por...

Page 31: ...t All to view all songs on the iPod 3 Select a song from the list to begin playback Genres 1 Press to view the genres on the iPod 2 Select a genre name to view a list of artists of that genre 3 Select...

Page 32: ...y icon on the device and select dock connector or disconnect and reconnect the dock connector on the device Some functionality may differ based on operating system version on device Auxiliary devices...

Page 33: ...udio as a source the Infotainment system may switch to the Audio Paused screen with no audio playing Press play on the device or press r to begin playback This may happen depending on how the device c...

Page 34: ...uch tap the screen to re display the upper and lower bar Using smartphone applications Before an approved application can be operated using the controls and menus of the Infotainment system the respec...

Page 35: ...ion A connection to the respective application installed on the connected smartphone is established The main menu of the application is shown on the display of the Infotainment system Note Ensure good...

Page 36: ...utton on the faceplate or the Navigation screen button on the Home Page to access the navigation map Press the NAV button again to change between alternative views of the normal split and full map vie...

Page 37: ...nly selectable when route guidance is active An alternative method to change the view of the maps is to press the map mode icon Nearby POIs Press to display a search list of nearby POIs Select the des...

Page 38: ...a is stored in the internal flash memory that is used in the navigation system Detailed areas Road network attributes are contained in the map database for detailed areas Attributes include informatio...

Page 39: ...e map Map data updates The map data in the vehicle is the most up to date information available when the vehicle was produced The map data is updated periodically provided that the map information has...

Page 40: ...displays estimated time and distance This symbol indicates that the map view is North up North up displays North at the top of the map screen regardless of the direction the vehicle is travelling Sele...

Page 41: ...w the posted speed limit on the road Traffic conditions Select the traffic event group for display on the map screen Some events may cover more than one traffic condition See traffic conditions below...

Page 42: ...d or saved Address entry Press the Address Entry screen button to display the address entry screen Set a route by entering the country name city name street name house number and junction If no countr...

Page 43: ...n based on the entered information then displays it on the Destination confirmation screen 5 Press Start screen button and the route is calculated Entering a destination in other countries To change c...

Page 44: ...Select a destination from the Previous Destinations list Up to 15 points that have been previously entered can be recalled If the list is full the oldest destinations are automatically deleted once th...

Page 45: ...e destination from the address book 4 To customise the address book entry select Name Number or Icon Latitude Longitude coordinates Choose a destination based on latitude and longitude coordinates Ent...

Page 46: ...e Page to display the Favourite Routes screen button 2 Press the Edit screen button 3 Select Edit Name 4 Using the keypad enter the name 5 Press the Done screen button The new name will be in the Favo...

Page 47: ...ist allows selection of a destination search by category or name Entering by Category 1 Select Category from the POI List menu to access the POI Selection screen display 2 Enter the necessary informat...

Page 48: ...ce Website Photos may not be available for certain locations or countries Destination confirmation Multiple options are available on the Destination confirmation screen Start Guidance Press to start a...

Page 49: ...to each preference indicates this All of these preferences are used when calculating the route If any of these preferences are deselected the route will be calculated without including these preferenc...

Page 50: ...his feature can be accessed from the Destination confirmation screen and Destination Menu with route guidance active See Destination Confirmation for more information Voice Prompt Select Voice Prompt...

Page 51: ...vourite route Configure menu The Configuration Settings menu is used to adjust features and preferences e g sound radio navigation display or time settings 1 Press the Config screen button on the Home...

Page 52: ...isplayed preset pages and Auto Volume The Radio Settings are Auto Volume Select Off Low Medium or High sensitivity to automatically adjust the volume to minimize the effects of unwanted background noi...

Page 53: ...Select Navigation Volume to change the volume of the navigation prompts Traffic Settings Press to display the Traffic Settings menu Traffic Events On Off Press to enable or disable the traffic feature...

Page 54: ...rt Press to enable the guidance alert pop up to be viewed on the map or on the main screens e g audio phone etc A checkmark appears to indicate the guidance alert mode is on Vehicle Settings See Vehic...

Page 55: ...an occur if any of the following is true Signals are obstructed by tall buildings trees large trucks or a tunnel Satellites are being repaired or improved For more information if the GPS is not functi...

Page 56: ...nally It could take a long time to operate automatic rerouting during high speed driving Automatic rerouting might display a route returning to the set waypoint if heading for a destination without pa...

Page 57: ...mmand Wait until the tone is heard before speaking If there is no tone make sure that the volume is turned up While voice recognition is active the system displays a w symbol in the top right of the s...

Page 58: ...ng a voice recognition session a Volume bar appears on the screen showing the voice volume level as it is being adjusted This also changes the volume of the guidance prompts When using navigation comm...

Page 59: ...al a phone number one digit at a time After saying the digits say Call Dial Ring Redial Last Number Instructs the system to dial the last phone number called Select device Instructs the system to swit...

Page 60: ...o show a list of all tracks in a specific podcast For example say Search podcast podcast name Play More Like This Instructs the system to create a playlist of tracks similar to the current track playi...

Page 61: ...he system cannot resolve the address an error displays Home Instructs the system to start guidance to the address saved as My Home POI Place Point of Interest Allows a Point of Interest to be stated a...

Page 62: ...s free calling if available After each list of help commands the following are available Go Back Return Previous Repeat Cancel Help Goodbye Cheerio Bye Bye Hands free calling if available Call Store C...

Page 63: ...nt system Pair mobile phone s to the vehicle The system may not work with all mobile phones See Pairing a phone in this section for more information If the mobile phone has voice dialling capability l...

Page 64: ...and start voice recognition x n Mute End Call Press to end a call decline an incoming call or cancel voice recognition Volume Press or to increase or decrease the volume Infotainment system controls...

Page 65: ...ettings 3 Select Pair Device Phone The Infotainment system displays Please start Bluetooth search on your phone If the device supports a four digit Personal Identification Number PIN it will be displa...

Page 66: ...search for Bluetooth devices on your phone select your vehicle confirm or enter the pin number provided on the screen 3 Start the pairing process on the phone to be paired 4 Locate and select the devi...

Page 67: ...he phone book feature the Phone Book and Call Lists menus are automatically available The Phone Book menu allows access to the phone book stored in the mobile phone to make a call The Call Lists menu...

Page 68: ...el controls Call waiting must be supported on the mobile phone and enabled by the wireless service carrier Press to answer an incoming call when another call is active The original call is placed on h...

Page 69: ...ooth system from a mobile phone Use the audio transfer feature on the mobile phone See your mobile phone manufacturer s user guide for more information Press the Transfer call button on the screen or...

Page 70: ...r each digit is entered the system repeats back the digit it heard followed by a tone After the last digit has been entered say Call Dial Ring If an unwanted number is repeated back say Clear Erase to...

Page 71: ...re will be disabled if the paired Bluetooth device does not support SMS text messaging 2 Once all messages are retrieved the text message Inbox displays Select a message for viewing Viewing messages i...

Page 72: ...is not available while vehicle is moving Select Reply to reply to the message using a predefined message Select Call to dial the contact or number associated with the text Select Dismiss to close the...

Page 73: ...CD disc commands 56 Cleaning the Display 9 Clearing the system 62 Conference calling 62 Configure menu 50 Connecting a phone 62 Control buttons 22 Control elements overview 3 D Database coverage expl...

Page 74: ...33 Navigation settings 50 Navigation symbols 38 Navigation system using the system 35 P Pairing a phone 62 Phone Bluetooth 62 Pick from map 41 Picture function 24 Pictures 32 Playing an audio CD 22 Pl...

Page 75: ...u 32 USB player 27 USB troubleshooting 27 Using smartphone applications 33 Using the navigation system 35 Using voice recognition 56 Using voice recognition for pairing 62 V Vehicle positioning 54 Voi...

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