2011 SKODA OCTAVIA Columbus Navigation System Manual

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- switches to the Cyrillic script
ABC - switches to the Latin script

 - moves the cursor in the entry line - to the left or right.
 – deletes characters in the entry line starting from the position of the charac-
ter input mark from right to left
Selecting letters based on specific characters
In the input screen, some characters are marked with the symbol
“ ”. Pressing the
character identified in this way for a long period of time allows you to choose spe-
cial characters for the selected language.
Some specific characters can be “written out”. The navigation system will also rec-
ognise the character sequence “AE”, “UE” and “OE” instead of the German specific
characters “Ä”, “Ü” and “Ö” vom Navigationssystem erkannt. Other specific charac-
ters can be ignored, for example instead of “É”, “Ê” or “È” a normal “E” will be ac-
cepted by the navigation system. Ð 7
General information

Voice control of the radio navigation system
General information
Introduction Thanks to this equipment, you can operate a few functions of your navigation sys-
tem via the microphone installed in the vehicle; a so-called “Speak what you see
on the touch-screen” system.
You can use the voice control in the operating modes RADIO, MEDIA, PHONE, MAP
and NAV .
You can adjust the volume during the call at any time by turning the control but-
ton 1 .
Switch on voice control (dialogue)
● Press the button  .
Switching off voice control (dialogue)
● After running the voice command, voice control switches off automatically.
● By pressing one of the buttons which are located on the side of the touch-
screen of the unit or by touching the touch-screen (if the button Fade out is not
pressed in the help display).
● By pronouncing the command “Cancel ”.
● If the system does not receive a command or does not recognise the command
while the dialogue is switched on, it answers with the question
“Pardon?” and
thus makes it possible to pronounce a new command. If the system does not re-
ceive a second voice command, you will be offered help. If the system does not
receive a third voice command, you receive the message “ Cancel” and the voice
control switches off.
Optimum understanding of the commands depends on several factors:
● Speak with a normal tone of voice without intonation and excessive pauses.
● Avoid a bad pronunciation.
● Do not use any abbreviations - always pronounce the full command.
● Do not speak, if the system makes an announcement. As long as the system
has not finished the announcement, it will not react to an additional command.
● Close the doors, windows and sliding roof, in order to avoid disturbing influen-
ces of the environment on the understanding of the commands. ●
We recommend to speak louder at higher speeds; but with a calm voice, so
that the increased surrounding noise does not drown out the command.
● During the dialogue limit additional noise in the vehicle, e.g. simultaneously
talking occupants.
● The microphone for voice control is directed to the driver as well as to the
front passenger. Therefore the driver and the front passenger can operate the
unit. Ð
Dialogue The period of time in which the system is ready to receive voice commands and to
carry them out is called a
dialogue. The system reacts with an audible feedback
and guides you through the individual functions.
Selecting long and short dialogue
The nature of the dialogue can be set by pressing the button  on the unit and
by pronouncing the command

“long dialogue ” or “short dialogue ”.
The nature of the dialogue can also be set manually in the operating mode SETUP
→ Voice control →
Dialogue style →
Long or
Short .
If you select the short dialogue, the system shortens some messages or replaces
them by an audible signal (gong), thus the operation is accelerated.
If you select the long dialogue, the system gives the whole message without
shortening it.
The entered voice commands are the same for the long and short dialogue.
Interrupt messages
The message just given can be ended by briefly pressing the button  on the
unit. Thus, it is possible to pronounce an additional voice command sooner. Ð
Voice commands The voice control is only possible in the following languages:
Czech, English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian .8
Voice control of the radio navigation system

Due to the large number of possible voice commands, we give here only a few ex-
amples. Therefore, please observe the system guidelines when entering voice
commands.
The system only recognises 30 000 entries (i.e, it will only recognise 30 000 of
the largest cities for the selected country, for example, in the operating mode
NAV
. If the desired city is not included in the 30 000 entries, it cannot be pro-
nounced normally, but it must be entered by spelling it out.
Call up the general information for the voice control by briefly pressing the button  on the unit and by pronouncing the command “Instructions”. Then you hear a
message that the instructions are divided into seven parts. If you want more de-
tailed information about individual parts of the instructions, pronounce for exam-
ple the command
“Manual part 2”.
Call up the general help for individual operating modes by briefly pressing the but-
ton  on the unit and by pronouncing the command “Help short commands”

.
Changing between the operating modes
If you wish to change between the operating modes after switching on the voice
control, always pronounce the name of the operating mode in which you wish to
change. This means, if you are in the operating mode RADIO and you wish to
change into the operating mode MEDIA pronounce the command “Media”. Always
pronounce the names of the operating modes PHONE, MAP, NAV as “Telephone,
map, navigation ”.
In each operating mode, you can also use the voice commands for other operating
modes - the device automatically switches between the different operating
modes.
Voice command “Help”
Help can be called up by pronouncing the command “ Help”. Depending on the op-
erating mode in which you are, the help given will offer different possibilities. If
the possibilities offered are not sufficient, pronounce the command “further op-
tions”.
If you pronounce the command “Help”, you can hear a message on how the com-
mand should be correctly pronounced (e.g. “auto Zoom ”).
Help display
If you want the help to be displayed on the touch-screen of the unit, you must on-
ly activate it (then deactive it) manually in the operating modes SETUP → Voice control →
Visual help . The help display can be set separately for each operating mode in the system (this
means, if you only set the help display for the operating mode
MAP, it is only dis-
played in this operating mode).
The range of these commands is indicated in the pop-up window Possible com-
mands are:
If you do not wish the help display to be shown when the dialogue is switched on,
pronounce the command

“Fade out” while you are in the help display or press the
function key Fade out . The help display is shown again after repeatedly switching
on the dialogue.
Voice recording
In the operating modes PHONE, NAV and RADIO a short voice recording can be set
up; after pronouncing the recorded term the desired command is carried out (e.g.
in the operating mode PHONE, a voice recording can be set up besides a tele-
phone contact and after pronouncing it the system carries out the selection pro-
cedure. Ð
Further voice commands If you wish to scroll through the lists in the operating modes
MEDIA, PHONE, NAV,
RADIO (e.g. in the operating mode RADIO in the list of the radio station), you must
pronounce the command

“next page” or “previous page”.
If you are in a list in which the details are shown (e.g. in the operating modes NAV,
New dest. ,
Last destinations ), pronounce the command “Options for entry
” and then
select a number by pronouncing the command
“Options for entry 3” or “Info for
entry 3 ”.
Certain voice commands in the operating mode RADIO
If you pronounce the command “Read station list ”, the system reads the list of
the radio stations. The desired selected radio station can be selected by briefly
pressing the button  on the unit during the message, then the system offers
selection possibilities for the selected entry.
If you directly pronounce a station name, the system switches over to the desired
station.
Examples for voice commands in order to operate buttons on the touch-screen of
the unit:
● “next station ”  ●
“previous station”  9
Voice control of the radio navigation system

Certain voice commands in the operating mode MEDIA
Examples for voice commands in order to operate buttons on the touch-screen of
the unit or examples for voice commands for which no help display is indicated:
● “Back”  - return one step back and end the dialogue (function key
 can
also occur in other operating modes),
● “Up ”  ,
● “Next title ”  ,
● “Previous title ”  ,
● “Pause”  ,
● “Play ”
 ,
● “Bluetooth audio ”  .
Certain voice commands in the operating mode PHONE
The digits zero to nine are permitted. The system detects no continuous digit
combinations such as twenty-three, but only individually spoken digits (two,
three).
You can enter the telephone number as a continuous row, as individually spoken
digits (the whole number at once) or in the form of digital blocks (separated by
short pauses). After each digital block (separated by a short pause) the system re-
peats the detected digits.
Before entering the digits, you can enter additionally a symbol
“Plus (+)” for inter-
national calls.
If you pronounce the command “Read out telephone book ”, the system reads out
the telephone book. The desired telephone contact can be selected by briefly
pressing the button  on the unit during the message, then the system offers
selection possibilities for the selected entry.
Certain voice commands in the operating mode MAP
Examples for voice commands in order to operate buttons on the touch-screen of
the unit or examples for voice commands for which no help display is indicated:
● “Driving direction ”  and “Direction North ” - changes the orientation of the
map,
● “Move map ”
- moves the map, then pronounce the command “ to the left”, “to
the right”, “up”, “down”,
● “Position map ” or “Reset display” - if the display of the current position  on
the map has moved with the complete map from the centred position to both
sides, to the top or to the bottom, the map is again centred. ●
“Orientation zoom ”
, “Rocket zoom”  - briefly switches the map display to the
overview display (small scale). It returns again to the last display (large scale) after
a few seconds,
● “Zoom in” + or “zoom out”
- - enlarges or reduces the map scale.
● “Show info ” - shows info (e.g GPS coordinates) of the entry which was dis-
played in the map.
● “Save ”
 - if you wish to save for example the selected route in the operating
mode NAV .
Certain voice commands in the operating mode NAV
If you pronounce the name of the desired city and the system is not sure about
the entry made or the name of the city is identical to other cities, it offers a list of
cites with the utmost probability. You can scroll through the commands
“next
page” or “ previous page” in the list, then chose the desired city by pronouncing
the command e.g. “Number 1 ” or “1”.
While in the operating mode NAV, the system does not allow you to enter post co-
des. Ð10
Voice control of the radio navigation system

SETUP
Main menu SETUP Fig. 3 Main menu SETUP
Press the button SETUP followed by the function key:
● Radio
⇒  page 11, Setup Radio;
● Media
⇒  page 11, Media Set-Up ;
● Phone
⇒  page 12, Setup Telephone;
● System
⇒  page 12, Setup System;
● Display
⇒  page 12, Setup Display
● Map
⇒  page 12, Setup Map ;
● Navigation
⇒  page 13, Setup Navigation;
● Traffic information
⇒  page 13, Setup Traffic information;
● Voice control
⇒  page 13, Setup Voice control;
● Video
⇒  page 13, Setup Video. Ð
Setup Radio Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Radio .
■ Arrow keys - arrow keys
■ Station list - select radio station from the list of all radio stations which are
currently available
■ Preset list - select radio station from the list of all saved radio stations ■
RDS Regional - Switch on/off automatic station tracking with the help of RDS
■ Automatic - auto-selects station with the best reception at the moment
■ Fixed - the selected regional station remains set for as long as possible
■ Traffic program (TP) - switch traffic radio alerts on/off
■ Current TMC stat.: - show TMC station from which traffic alerts are currently be-
ing received
■ Favourite TMC station - set your preferred TMC station
■ Automatic - auto-selects station with the best reception at the moment
■ select from the list of TMC stations
■ Delete preset list - delete the stations saved in the preset list
Note
● RDS (Radio Data System) used to transmit program IDs and additional serv-
ices, thus enabling automatic station tracking, for example. In the event of suffi-
ciently satisfactory reception, the suitable RDS radio stations will display the sta-
tion name instead of the station frequency.
● TMC (Traffic Message Channel)
is a digital radio data service for the continu-
ous transmission of traffic information. Ð
Media Set-Up Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Media .
■ Activate AV input – for playing an optional external audio/video source if a TV
tuner is installed.
■ Activate AUX input - for playback of an external audio source
■  Bluetooth audio autoplay - activates auto-play from a media player
■ AUX input level - sets the input sensitivity for an external source.
■ Low - low input sensitivity
■ Medium - medium input sensitivity
■ High - high input sensitivity
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SETUP

■
Deactivate artist/title name - according to the set-ups the title and performer
name or only the data and folder name will be displayed for audio CDs with CD
texts and in the MP3 operation.
■ Scan/Mix/Repeat including subfolders - plays all MP3 data one after the other ac-
cording to the sequence on the played medium, which are stored in the folders
and subfolders. Ð
Setup Telephone Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Telephone .
■ Update telephone book - loads the phonebook from the mobile phone to the
memory of the navigation system. This procedure can take a few minutes.
■ Delete call lists - deletes saved call lists
■ Delete text message - deletes text messages (SMS)
■ Speed dial - edits speed dial keys
■ Deactivate telephone - deactivates the phone
■ Restore factory settings - resets device to factory settings- deletes user profiles
Ð
Setup System Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
System .
■ Language - Menu language for the displays and the language messages
■ Automatic - auto-detection of menu language, depends on the setting in
the information display
■ or direct selection of the required language from a list
■ Date format - sets up the date format
■ Time display - displays current time on the touch screen in the operating modes
RADIO, MEDIA and MAP
■ Off - switches off
■ On - switches on
■ Date - Sets up date
■ Factory settings - restores factory settings
■ Select setting to be restored
■ Reset - resets device to factory settings- deletes user profiles
ÐSetup Display Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Display .
■ Brightness - adjust the screen brightness
■ Brightest - brightest level
■ Brighter - brighter level
■ Medium - medium level
■ Darker - darker level
■ Darkest - darkest level
■ Day/Night - sets up display mode
■ Automatic - controlled using the available vehicle sensors
■ Day - Setting for daytime running
■ Night - Setting for nightime running
■ Acoustic feedback - Setting for confirmation tone
■ On - switches on
■ Off - switches off
■ Switch off display - it is possible to switch the display to the so-called energy
saving mode. Only information about the audio source currently being played
back in displayed in the lower display line.
The display can be switched on again by touching the touch-screen or by pressing
any button, except the control button. Ð
Setup Map Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Map .
■ Split-screen - Position of the split-screen in the map view
■ Left - left
■ Right - right
■ Dest. guidan. symbol - displays the navigation instructions and compass in the
split-screen in the 2D and 3D view
■ Destination display - displays information about the destination
⇒ page 29,
Function keys and symbols during route guidance
■ Destination - destination
■ Next stopover destination - next stopover
■ POI selection - selects points of interest displayed on the map using symbols
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SETUP

■
 Show VIP destination symbols - displays destinations saved as favourites in the
map with the symbol from the selected favourite category
■  Show speed limitation - the current speed limitation for the current road section
is displayed in the screen Ð
Setup Navigation Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Navigation .
■  Suggest 3 alternative routes - suggests 3 alternative routes for the destination
⇒  page 34, Function key

“Options”
■ Nav. announcements - sets up navigation announcements
■ Off - switches off
■ Dynamic - spoken driving recommendations are only provided when you
have left the calculated route, for example on the basis of announced traf-
fic problems.
■ On - switches on
■ Time display - setup the time display in the lower part of the map
■ Time of arrival - displays time of arrival
■ Remaining time - displays remaining driving time
■ My points of interest - import your own points of interest from the memory card
■ Define home address - edit “Home address”
⇒
 page 35, Function key “  Home”
■ Destination entry - displays screen for entering the destination
⇒  page 34,
Function key “  Address”
■ Current position - saves the current position as a home address
■ Delete - Delete numbers
■ Edit - edits home address
■ Set current position - saves the current position as a home address
■ Advanced navigation settings - advanced navigation settings
■  Demo mode - start a virtual route guidance
■ Enter start location - enter start location for the demo mode
■ Av. speed for time calc. - the time of arrival or the journey time is calculated in
the demo mode based on the configured average speed
■ Fast - high speed
■ Medium - medium speed
■ Low - low speed
ÐSetup Traffic information Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Traffic information .
■ Favourite TMC station - set your preferred TMC station
■ Automatic - automatic TMC station finding
■ select favourite TMC station from a list
■ TMC filter - setup display of the traffic reports
■ All - displays all current traffic reports
■ On Route - only display traffic annoncements which relate to the route be-
ing driven
■ Traffic programme (TP) - switches traffic programme on/off
⇒ page 15, Traffic
Program TP Ð
Setup Voice control Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Voice control .
■ Dialogue style - sets up dialogue style
⇒ page 8, Dialogue
■ Visual voice command help - Visual voice command help displays an overview of
the most important commands in a pop-up. The visual voice command help
can be set separately for each operating mode in the system (this means, if
you only set the

“help display” for the operating mode MAP, it is only displayed
in this operating mode).
■ Delete voice tags - deletes your voice entries
■ All - deletes all stored entries
■ Telephone book - phonebook
■ Radio memory - radio memory
■ Navigation memory - navigation memory
Ð
Setup Video Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Video .
■ Audio language - sets up the language of the voice output
■ Menu language - sets the language for the DVD menu
■ Subtitles - subtitles
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SETUP

■
DVD format - sets DVD format
■ 4:3 - Format 4:3
■ 16:9 - Format 16:9
Ð
Setup TV Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Video .
■ TV search mode - searches for TV stations
■ Station list - select TV station from the list of all TV stations which are cur-
rently available
■ Preset list - displays TV stations saved in the station memory.
■ TV Norm - edits TV Norm
■ TV format - adjusts TV image format
■ 4:3 - Format 4:3
■ 16:9 - Format 16:9
■ TV audio channel - selects voice channel for two-language audio“
”
■ Channel
A - voice channel A
■ Channel
B - voice channel B
■ Automatic DVB-T/Analogue switch  - searches for the selected TV station in ana-
logue/digital format
■ Delete TV preset list - deletes TV preset list
■ AV1 Norm - playback norm, always for a single external audio or video source
only
■ AV2 Norm - playback norm, always for a single external audio or video source
only Ð14
SETUP