2005 SKODA OCTAVIA Audience Car Radio Manual

AF
AF ON
AF OFF A network of transmitters is used to cover a
broader area. Your radio automatically tunes
to a stronger transmitter, based on received
information about alternative frequencies.
If this function is activated, the tuner
automatically tunes to a stronger transmitter.
If this function is deactivated, the tuner stays
tuned to a set frequency.Move to Special functions setting (see
chapter Special functions).
The displayed data disappear after 10 seconds
of inactivity. The selected values remain stored.

Radiotext
Some stations transmit additional text
information, called Radiotext. Press
button to review the radiotext information.
This text information may not be available at all
stations, even if a particular station transmits
RDS data. Depending on the quality of received
signal, the radio may need some time to
receive all characters correctly before dis-
playing them.
If the selected station does not transmit
radiotext, or the text is still being read, the
message appears. INFO
TEXT
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SCAN function
SCAN
OK
CANCEL
Press button to activate an automatic
search for all stations in the selected band.
Press button or to switch to other
stations. 10 second sample of each station is
played, and then the radio tunes to the next
station. Press button to end automatic
scanning. The last station found is played.
Press button to return to the
station which was playing before activating the
SCAN feature.


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NONEunspecified
NEWS news
AFFAIRS current affairs
INFO information
SPORT sport broadcasts
EDUCATE education
DRAMA drama
CULTURE culture
SCIENCE science
VARIED various music
POP popular music
ROCK rock music
EASY easy listening
LIGHT light music
CLASSICS classical music
OTHER other genres
WEATHER weather forecast
FINANCE financial programmes
CHILDREN children programmes
SOCIAL social programmes
RELIGION religious programme
PHONE IN phone in programmes
TRAVEL travel programmes
LEISURE leisure
JAZZ jazz music
COUNTRY country music
NATION national music
OLDIES oldies music
FOLK folk music
DOCUMENT Documentaries
Program type ALARM is used for nationwide or
local emergency broadcasts. Use of Programme Type (PTY) selection
SCAN
PTY
OK
NONE OK
CANCEL
OK
CANCEL
Press button and use preset button
to select . Turn button to select the
desired programme type on the display.
Confirm your selection by pressing the preset
button . Press one of the preset buttons
or to activate the search for the
requested programme type. During the search,
the sound is muted.
If you select , the tuner stops at each
station found.The display remains active until
you press either preset button or preset
button . You can change the
programme type selection while the search is
active. Press preset button to end the
search and to listen to a newly found station, or
press preset button to return back
to the original station
If no station with the desired programme type
is found, the tuner returns to the original
station.
Programme type selection is not available in
MW and LW bands.


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describing the current traffic situation, besides
standard RDS data. This information is
displayed when button is pressed. If the
radio is tuned to a station which does not
transmit traffic information, it will search for
one, displaying .
If no station transmitting traffic information is
found, is displayed. The radio stays
tuned to the original station.
Incoming traffic messages automatically
interrupt the sound of a CD or other station
broadcasts. is displayed.
RDS- EON (Enhanced Other
Networks) links certain stations so that the
traffic information transmitted by one station
can be received while another station is tuned
in. If any problems prevent the traffic
information from being received, the sound
will be muted and the message is
displayed. TP
TP SEEK
NO INFO
TRAFFIC
Trafic information within the RDS- EON
network
NO INFO
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Programme Type (PTY)
Traffic Information
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Traffic information endTP
TP
Recording trafic information
Replaying trafic information AIM
PLAY
Moving around in the message memory After the traffic information ends, the sound of
the original station, or of a CD, will be Restored.
You can press button at any time to
cancel the playback of traffic information. The symbol will disappear.
Your radio has a special memory which allows
the recording of traffic information for
subsequent replay. Recording is only possible
in the FM band. Recording works even when
you are listening to a CD.
Press button to activate traffic
information playback. The last recorded
message will be played back. Use preset button to play the last recorded message,
designated by the highest sequence number
displayed on the last line of the display. When
the message ends, the next message will be
played back. During playback, the time and
station name (from where the message was
received) are displayed.
If you do not want to listen to a message, you
can interrupt its playback and use the
respective preset button or to switch
to another message.


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to the message which is to be played. Press
preset button to start the playback of a
selected message.
The traffic information memory holds up to 9
messages, or up to 4 minutes of voice. Older
messages are automatically overwritten by
newer messages. Therefore it's not necessary
to delete old messages. You can delete
selected message, or all messages, if you want
to.
Select a message which is to be deleted and
press preset button . Press preset
button to delete all messages.
After the messages are deleted, the display will
clear.
Your radio allows setting of 2 time periods, in
which the traffic information can be recorded.
Press button to display the
PLAY
Deleting the messages from memory
DEL
DEL ALL
Recording settings AIM AIM
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SETUP
Deactivating the traffic information
recording function
AIM AIM OFFmenu. Press preset button
to display 2 time periods. Press preset
button for one time period and turn button
1 to set the required times. Set the other time
period by the same procedure.
In the traffic information menu, use preset
button to set to deactivate the
function.
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Disc loading slot
Important notice!
Activation of CD playback modeCD
NO CD Activation of
CD disc loading mode LOAD Your radio is fitted with a built- in changer for 6
CD- DA, CD- R, CD- RW discs containing MP3
or audio files.
The CD drive used in this radio is operated in a
completely different fashion than common CD
car stereos. Do not attempt to load a disc
unless instructed to do so on the display. First,
read the instructions describing proper loading
of a CD. The radio or the disc can be damaged
when these instructions are not followed.
While
listening to the radio, press button . If no
CD is inserted, you will be notified of the fact by message. In this case, follow the
instructions given in the chapter . If a CD has been
inserted, playback starts from the point where
it has been interrupted the last time. 2
Display indications in the CD mode
REPEATMIX
A Current track number
B Play time indication
C Area reserved for preset buttons . Press
a button to select a disc to be played.
D Currently played disc indication
E Icon - mode active See chapter Optional functions in the CD mode
F Icon - mode active See chapter Optional functions in the CD mode 12
Activation of CD disc loading mode LOAD
LOA D
„SELECT CD TO INSERT”
NO CDPLEASE
WAIT” “INSERT CD”
Tip: LOAD LOAD ALL
Follow the instructions when loading discs:
1. Press button
2. After message
appears, press preset button beside the
empty position labelled .
3. The drive prepares for insertion of a CD;
please wait (the display shows“ message).
4. When message appears, insert the disc with printed side up.
Press and hold button
To fill the changer. (You can insert up to 6 CDs in
sequence.) After message appears,
release the button and you will be prompted to
insert all discs in sequence.
After the last inserted CD is recognized and
read, playback begins. 17
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Operation of the Built- In CD changer
Listening to a CD
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DF BC
EC

Ejecting the discEJECT
SELECT CD TO EJECT
PLEASE WAIT REMOVE CDINSERT CD
LOA D
Tip EJECT
EJECT
ALL When replacing or ejecting the disc, observe
the instructions in this manual and on the radio
display:
1. Press button .
2. After “ ” message ap- pears, press preset button corres-
ponding to the disk you want to eject.
3. “ ” message appears and the drive prepares for ejection of selected disc.
4. Disc is being ejected and “ ” message appears. You can remove the disc.
5. After removing the disc, “ ” message appears and you can insert
another disc without having to press the
button
: Press and hold button to eject all
discs from the changer. After message appears, release the button.
If you do not remove ejected disc from the unit,
it will be drawn back to the unit automatically
for safety reasons. If no CD is inserted in the
changer, the unit switches to radio mode
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Operation of the Built- In CD changer
SCAN functionSCAN
OK
Stopping playback FM AM
Press button to start searching through
the disc. A 10- second sample of the beginning
of each track is played. The sequence number
of the track on the disc is displayed at the same
time.
Press preset button to end the scan
mode. Current track will be played normally.
To stop disc playback and to switch on the
radio, press button or .
The last selectedstation will play. 5
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Selection of discs and tracks
CD1-
CD6 NO CD
Track select buttons
Seek buttons In CD playback mode, you can select a disc by
pressing a preset button labelled . Empty positions are labelled .
During CD playback, press button to skip
to previous track.
Press button to skip to next track. Playback
starts from the beginning of selected track.
Press and hold button or for fast rewind
or fast forward within a track of the CD. Normal
playback resumes after you release the button.




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Display indications in the CD - MP3 mode
A Number of currently played disc
B Number of currently played folder
C Area reserved for preset buttonswith the following symbols:
Previous/next folder
FILE Selection of information display for the playing track in the field F
D Number of currently played track
E Elapsed track time
F Track information. By pressing the preset you can select between
FILE / FOLDER / TITLE / ARTIST /
ALBUM. If this information has not
been entered upon disc creation,
„ “ appears on the
display.UNAVAILABLE 12
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SCAN
OK
Disc Selection CD
Stopping playback FM AM
Press button to activate searching
through the disc. A 10- second sample of the
beginning of each track is played. The
sequence number of the track on the disc is
displayed at the same time. After 10s, the
beginning of next track is played. You can select
folders to be searched through by pressing the
corresponding preset buttons .
Press preset button to end the scan
mode. Current track will be played normally.
If you want to play another inserted disc, press
button for the disc selection screen to
appear.
You can select the desired disc by pressing the
appropriate preset button .
To stop disc playback and to switch on the
radio, press button or .
The last selectedstation will play. 5
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INFO function INFO
MP3 INFO
Displaying additional information ID3 INFO
Press button to display information
about currently played track and about the
folder. The radio will display track
and folder names in the format in which they
are stored on the MP3 CD.
Individual MP3 files are organized in a
hierarchy commonly used on personal
computers. Due to high number of tracks,
which can besaved to a disc, we recommend
use of folders to organize tracks.
Press preset buttons to display
additional information about currently
played track (ID3 tags). 10
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Playback of MP3 files
Operation of the Built- In CD changer
AD
F B
C
E
C

Optional functions in the CD modeMENU
MIX MIX
OFF
TRACK
FOLDER
MIX Press button in the CD playback
mode to display the following picture.
Playback in random order.
Press preset button to set required
parameter:
playback in normal order
playback in random order within aselected folder
if a MP3 disc is inserted, tracks are selected for playback randomly
from randomly selected folders.
appears on the display when random
playback is active.
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PLAY
CD
MP3
REPEAT
REPEAT
OFF
TRACK
FOLDER You can select whether CD or MP3 tracks
should be played when a disc with both data
types (CD- DA, MP3) is inserted. Select, which
part of the CD will be played.
Press preset button to select: playback of standard audio data (CDDA format)
playback of MP3 files
This selection is only possible for multisession
discs.
Select repeat mode. Press preset button to select:
playback in normal order
repeated playback of current track
if a MP3 disc is inserted, tracks (files)located in the folder, which was
active when the function was
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display shows .
Plays next CD in the built- in changer. After the
disc playback ends, the changer can play the
disc again, or select other discs (if at least one
other disc is inserted).
Press preset button
to select:
automatic selection of next disc to be
played
disc will be played again
By pushing the preset button you will
move to the second level, see chapter Special
features. REPEAT
RPT
NEXT CD
NEXT CD
AUTO
MAN

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Operation of the Built- In CD changer
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AUX
AUX VOL
Third level of AUDIO settings
GALAGALA
PDC VOL* PDC VOL
Your radio has an external input allowing
playback from other audio sources.
sets sensitivity of the external input.
Passage to the next level of settings
Your radio automatically increases the volume
with increasing drive speed so that perceived
volume does not change. The rate of increase
can be set by pressing preset button
and turning of button . Higher numbers mean
sharper increase. When 0 is set, the volume
does not change.
Sometimes, excess volume can distract you
when parking your car. If your car is fitted with
“parking aid” device, the radio will lower the
volume to preset level when the “parking aid”
unit is active. Press preset button
and turn button to set the volume level, to
which the volume will be reduced auto-
matically during parking.

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Setting tone
TREBLE
MIDTONE
BASS
Additional audio parameters
LOUD
LOUDNESS
LOUD ON OFF
MONO Press button and user preset button to
select a parameter; an indicator will mark the
parameter and you can then set the value by
turning button . treble setting
mid setting
bass setting
At lower volume, function boosts
the bass and treble. Pressing preset button and selecting activates this function.
Selecting deactivates it.
The stereo decoder is activated whenever the
input signal is strong enough. The decoder is
switched off when the tuner receives weak
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MONO ON
Second level of AUDIO settings
AUDIO
BALANCE
FADER The stereo decoder is activated whenever the
input signal is strong enough.
Under certain circumstances, stereo sound is
interrupted and in low- quality, even if the
input signal is strong. This occurs for example
when driving in urban areas. You can turn off
the stereo decoder and listen to mono sound
with increased quality. Passage to the next level of settings
By pushing the button and passing to the
second level of settings by the preset
button these settings are available:
Setting the balance between the right and the
left speakers.
Setting the balance between the front and the
rear speakers.


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AUDIO settings
User Settings