2012 SKODA OCTAVIA change language

Basic setting
Switching the unit on and off
› The system is switched on or off by pressing the rotary/push knob 1
for a long
period of time.
After switching on the unit, the last audio source that was active before switch-
ing off will be played.
If the key is pulled out of the ignition lock while the unit is switched on, the unit
will switch off automatically. You can then switch the unit on again. If the ignition
is switched off, the unit (discharge protection of the vehicle battery) switches off
automatically after approx. one hour. This process can be repeated as often as
necessary. ÐTone settings
By pressing the button  you can select the following parameters:
› Treble - Mid - Bass - Setting of bass, mid and treble;
› Balance - Fader - Volume ratio (left and right = balance), (front and rear = fader);
› Volume –
Maximum switch-on volume ,
Traffic announcements , and
Parkpilot: Audio level –
Switch-on volume, volume for traffic announcements, and volume when park-
ing;
› Speed dependent volume control - the car radio will increase the volume in response
to an increase in speed (higher figures result in a steeper increase in volume);
› Acoustic feedback – Switching on or off the tone signal when storing the radio
stations;
› EQ settings – Setting the equalizer (linear, language, rock, classical, ...);
› Surround – Surround sound setting.
Reducing the volume when activating the parking aid (PDC)
If your vehicle is equipped with
“parking aid”, the volume is automatically de-
creased to a pre-defined value, when the “parking aid” is active. Ð Radio mode
Select radio station
Call up main menu RADIO and choose frequency range
› Press
RADIO to call up the
RADIO main menu. The currently heard radio station
is indicated at the top of the touch-screen.
› To change the frequency range, press
RADIO or the
Band function key and then
FM or
AM in the pop-up window that opens. The current frequency range is in-
dicated on the top left on the display.
Changing radio station › By pressing the arrow keys on the display of the
RADIO main menu, you can
change to the previous or the following station.
Select a radio station from the station list
› Press the function key
Station list to display all radio stations that can currently
be received. The list “

skips” directly to the display of the currently heard radio
station.
› Choose the desired station by pressing the respective selection. After about 20
seconds without operation the image of the station list will close automatically.
Function keys in the Radio main menu 1... to
...42 - Station keys for storing or calling up a stored radio station.
Band - Button for selecting the desired frequency range.
Station list - opens the list of the presently receivable radio stations.
Presets - opens the list of the stored radio stations.
Extras – Button for selecting the
Scan automatic play function or for showing the
Radio text .
Man. – opens the frequency band of the selected frequency range.
Ð The process of searching for and storing the radio stations
Manual search
› Turn the Set button 2
in the
RADIO main menu or press on the function key
Man. . The scale of the selected frequency range is inserted in the frequency
band in the lower part of the touch-screen.
› Briefly press the set button to terminate the manual frequency selection and to
display once again the function keys. 
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Change the system language manually
›
Press on the function key
Language and select the desired language in the pop-
up window that opens. The system language is normally preset to the set lan-
guage in the instrument cluster
“Automatic ”. If desired, another language can
be selected for the radio as described.
Reset the factory settings on the unit
› Press on the function key
Factory settings .
› Confirm the following safety interrogation, the unit will be reset in the as-deliv-
ered condition and all the stored data will be erased.
Rear lighting of the control buttons
› Press the function key
Illumination .
› On the unit, you can switch the rear lighting of the control buttons 1
and 2
on
2 or off
1 , if the ignition is switched on.
Display of the setting for the Climatronic unit
› Press the function key
Climate displays .
› You can switch the display of the Climatronic values on or off. ÐTelephone set-ups
Call up the Setup telephone menu by pressing the range selector key SETUP and
the function key Telephone .
Updating telephone book in the unit
› Press on the function key
Update telephone book to update all entries in the unit,
the telephone book of the mobile phone or the SIM card entered since the last
connection. This procedure can take a few minutes.
› Confirm the following safety interrogation. The “old” data in the telephone
book can still be selected at the unit while the data is being updated.
› In this case, consult the instruction manual applicable to your vehicle.
Delete call lists
› Press on the function key
Delete call lists .
› If you confirm the following safety interrogation by pressing
Delete , the stored
call numbers of all calls made and calls accepted in the unit will be deleted.
Modifying assigned shortcut keys
› Press the function key
Speed dial to modify the assigned shortcut keys.
› To change the assignment of a particular shortcut key, select the respective
shortcut key by pressing the key in the following menu.
› Change the entry as described. Ð Telephone operation
Main menu TELEPHONE
Connect your mobile phone with the mobile phone program according to the in-
struction manual applicable to your vehicle. › Press the range selector key
PHONE to open the
Telephone main menu.
After the connection process, it will take a few minutes until the phone book data
of the mobile phone connected to the radio unit is available.
Function keys in the main menu TELEPHONE  - Take calls, establish or hold. After pressing, the call list is displayed in the
main menu PHONE.
 - End conversation or reject call.
SOS - establishes a connection to a an emergency number after further confirma-
tion. This function is also possible without a connected mobile phone. It is, how-
ever, necessary that a connection can be established via a mobile phone compa-
ny.
Mobile box and
Preset 2 to
Preset 6 - Shortcut keys; these can be allocated to, in
each case, one number.
[:::] - opens the number block for entering a call number.
Call list - opens a pop-up window for selecting a call list. Only call lists of missed,
dialed or accepted calls from the mobile phone preparation program can be dis-
played.
Extras and
Conference details or
Hands-free off or
Microphone
off - switches off the mi-
crophone during a conversation. Conversations held inside the vehicles cannot be
heard by the other party when the microphone is switched off.
 - opens the telephone book of the connected mobile phone for selecting a call
number. Ð Enter call number
Enter a number and select
› Press on the function key
[:::] in the main menu
PHONE, in order to open the
number block for entering a call number.
› Press an inserted number key to accept the corresponding number in the entry
line. 
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