2013 SKODA OCTAVIA Amundsen Navigation System Manual

›Close doors, windows and the sliding roof, to prevent external disturbance af-
fecting recognition of the voice commands.
› You are recommended to speak louder at higher speeds, so that the sound of
your voice is not drowned out by the increased ambient noise.
› Limit additional noise in the vehicle, e.g. passengers talking at the same time,
when you are using voice control.
CAUTION
For some languages voice control is not available. The device will notify the user
of this via a text message which is displayed after setting the device language
screen » page 18 .
Note
■
No navigation announcements or traffic announcements are played while you
are using voice control.■
Some voice commands must be spelled out, depending on the language of com-
munication selected, such as Card “S D ” One source selection.

Switching on/off
Fig. 10
Multifunction steering wheel
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 14.
Switching on voice control
› Briefly press the button
VOICE on the unit.
› Briefly press the symbol button


1
on the multifunction steering wheel.
Activation of voice control is indicated by an acoustic signal and the unit screen
will display a collection of basic voice commands for the current menu.
The menu display and the acoustic signal can be enabled or disabled » page 21 .
Switching off voice control › Press the button
VOICE
on the unit for a long time, or press it twice.
› Press the symbol button twice or press and hold
 on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
› Touch the screen with your finger (any part of the screen with the exception of
the function key with the symbol ).
› Press a button on the unit (with the exception of brief pressing of the button
VOICE
).
› Say the
Cancel voice dialogue voice command.

Help for voice control
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-ings
on page 14.
Start introduction
When you give the voice command Start tutorial, the unit plays one of the seven
parts of the voice control tutorial.
Individual parts of the introduction can be requested separately by the voice com- mand Introduction part ... and numbers 1 through 7.
Help
When you give the voice command Help, the device displays a menu containing
possible voice commands. In some cases repeating the Helpvoice command will
bring up another part of the help section with a menu of additional voice com-
mands.
The help section does not contain all possible commands.

Operation
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 14.
The voice control system can usually be operated applying the “ say what you
see ” method. 
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Voice the descriptions of the function keys highlighted in green. For example, thefunction key Dial no. can be accessed through the voice command “ Call number.”
Voice control settings » page 21.
Icons in the voice control menu A voice output is played
A voice command is awaited
Voice command entry is stopped » page 16
A voice command is recognized
As long as the system is playing a voice output, it is not necessary to await the
end of the message playback. The message can be ended by briefly pressing the VOICE
button or the symbol button 
on the multifunction steering wheel. In this
way the voice output is aborted and a new voice command is expected.

Non-recognition of a voice command
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 14.
If a voice command is not recognised, the system answers with Pardon? and you
can give a new command.
If the system does not recognise the second voice command, the help message is provided again and you can give a new command.
If the system does not recognise the third voice command, the system plays theVoice control cancelled message and the dialogue is ended.

Option to correct a voice command input
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-ings
on page 14.
A voice command can be corrected, modified or re-entered by briefly pressing the VOICE button on the unit or the symbol button 
on the multifunction steering
wheel. However this is only possible if the symbol 
is displayed on the device
screen or in the information display.
You do not have to wait until the voice command is recognized by the system.
Stop/restore voice command input
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-ings
on page 14.
In some menus, the procedure for entering voice commands can be stopped by
turning the knob
2
» Fig. 1 on page 5.
The symbol displayed on the unit screen or in the information display then
changes from  to .
Restore input › by pressing the function key with the symbol
;
› by pressing the
VOICE
button on the unit;
› by pressing the symbol key

on the multifunction steering wheel.

Not in the voice commands included in the help section
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-ings
on page 14.
Voice commands to select menus, folders and directories in individual menus.
FunctionVoice commandReturning to the higher-level
menu BackScroll through the menu / list /
directory
next pageprevious pagefirst pagelast page
Voice commands for navigation parameters
FunctionVoice commandSwitch navigation announce-
ments on/offSwitch on navigation promptsSwitch off navigation promptsSwitch navigation guidance
assisted by TMC traffic mes-
sages on or offSwitch on dynamic route
Switch on dynamic navigationSwitch off dynamic route
Switch off dynamic navigation 16Familiarization with the unit

FunctionVoice commandSwitch traffic sign display in
the unit screen on/
off » page 50Switch on traffic signs on the mapSwitch off traffic signs on the mapShow or hide lane guidance in
the unit screen » page 63Switch on lane recommendationsSwitch off track recommendationsShow or hide favourites icons
in the mapShow favouritesSwitch off favorites
Voice commands for querying route information
FunctionVoice commandInformation concerning dis-
tance to the destinationdistance to destinationInformation concerning time of
arrival at destinationarrival timeInformation concerning driving
time to the destinationDriving time
Voice commands for the symbols in the settings menu for the map display
SymbolVoice commandMap “2 D ”Map “3 D ”Destination mapOverview map
Voice commands for the symbols to operate the map display
SymbolVoice commandOrientation zoomPosition mapAutozoomScale ... > M | km | Yards | miles
e.g. Scale five kilometres
The destination address must be defined by saying the town and street name and
then the house number step-by-step in accordance with the system announce-
ments. The navigation data must contain the house number.
The house number and a further address supplement in the form of a number can be said where necessary. The system will then offer the number combination it
has found if the house number and the further address supplement, where ap-
propriate, exists in the street entered.
17Unit operation

Device settings
Setup menu
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Main menu
18
Sound settings
19
Screen settings
19
Time and date settings
20
Keyboard settings
20
Additional keypad language settings
20
Unit settings
20
Voice control settings
21
Restore factory settings
21
Bluetooth ®
settings
21
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Important
notes .
This chapter covers the basic settings for the unit. Additional settings are described in the individual menus ■ Radio » page 26
■ Media » page 29
■ Phone » page 37
■ Navigation » page 46
■ Vehicle system settings » page 67

Main menuFig. 11
Unit settings: Main menu
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.
The basic parameters for the unit can be set from the Main menu.
Call up the main menu
›
Press Menu
→ Function key.with the symbol 
.
Menus in the main menu for unit setup ■ Sound - Sound setup » page 19
■ Screen - Screen settings » page 19
■ Time and date - Time and date settings » page 20
■ Language - Set the unit language 1)
■ Keypad: - Keypad display for text entry » page 20
■ More keypad languages - Enables you to enter characters other than those
available for the selected language » page 20
■ Units - Unit settings » page 20
■ Voice control - Voice control settings » page 21
■ Remove SD card 1 safely - Safe removal of the SD card from slot 1
■ Remove SD card 2 safely - Safe removal of the SD card from slot 2
■ Remove USB device safely - Safe removal of USB device
■ Factory settings - Restore to factory settings » page 21
■ Bluetooth - Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function » page 21
■ System information - Displays system information
■ Device part number: ... - Part number of the unit
■ Hardware: ... - Hardware used
■ Software: ... - Software version 

1)
The correct display of country-specific characters (e.g. ID3 tag information) cannot always be guaran-
teed.
18Familiarization with the unit

■Navigation database: ... - Version of the navigation data
■ Media codec: ... - Media codec version
■ Update software - manual software upgrade
■ Copyright - Information on licences and copyrights are only available in English
Sound settings
Fig. 12
Sound settings / Balance - fader settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.
›
Press the Menu button
→ 
→ Sound .
■ Volume - Volume settings
■ Traffic report - Volume settings for the traffic program alerts (TP)
■ Nav. announcement - Volume settings for the navigation announcements.
■ Voice control - Volume settings for voice control
■ Maximum switch-on volume - Maximum volume setting after switching on
■ Volume adjustment - Speed-dependent volume increase
■ Telephone - Telephone volume settings
■ iPod volume - Sets the volume for the connected iPod
■ Quiet - Low volume
■ Medium - Medium volume
■ Loud - High volume
■ AUX volume - Volume settings for the device connected through AUX
■ Quiet - Low volume
■ Medium - Medium volume
■ Loud - High volume

■
Bluetooth audio - Volume settings for the connected Bluetooth ®
device
■ Quiet - Low volume
■ Medium - Medium volume
■ Loud - High volume
■ Audio lowering: - Setting the reduction of the volume when the park distance
control is active ■ Off - Switched off
■ Weak - Slight reduction
■ Medium - Average reduction
■ Strong - strong reduction
■ Bass - Mid - Treble - Sets the bass, mid and treble
■ Balance - Fader - Sets the balance between left and right, front and rear
■ Confirmation tone - Switch on/off confirmation tone when a function key is
pressed
■ No navigation sound during call - Switch on/off navigation announcements
during a telephone call (using a phone connected to the hands-free system)
■ Subwoofer - Subwoofer volume settings
■ CANTON advanced setup - Setup of the Canton®
sound system
■ Select equaliser sound - Equaliser settings
■ Music - Music
■ Language - Language
■ Sound focus: - Settings for the sound perception for different zones in the ve-
hicle interior
■ Off - Settings apply to the whole vehicle
■ Front - Optimised setting for the front seat occupants
■ Driver - Optimised setting for the driver
■ CANTON surround - Virtual Canton®
surround system (active during media
playback)
Screen settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.
›
Press the Menu button
→ 
→ Screen . 
19Device settings

■Switch off screen (in 10 seconds) - Activate/deactivate energy-saving mode for
the display 1)
■ Brightness: - Adjusts the brightness of the screen
■ Brightest - brightest level
■ Brighter - brighter level
■ Medium - medium level
■ Darker - darker level
■ Darkest - darkest level
■ Confirmation tone - Switch on/off confirmation tone when a function key is
pressed
■ Show clock in standby mode - Time and date displayed on the screen when the
ignition is switched on and the unit is switched off
Time and date settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.
›
Press the Menu button
→ 
→ Time and date .
■ Clock time source: - Type of time settings
■ Manual - Manual setting
■ GPS - Take the values from the GPS signal received
■ Time: - Time settings
■ Summer (DST) - Switches the summertime setting on/off
■ Time zone: - Select the time zone
■ Time format: - Set the time format
■ 12h
■ 24h
■ Date: - Date settings
■ Date format: - Set the date format
■ DD.MM.YYYY - Day - Month - Year
■ YYYY-MM-DD - Year - Month - Day
■ MM-DD-YYYY - Month - Day - Year

Keyboard settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.›
Press the Menu button
→  → Keypad: .
■ ABC - keys arranged alphabetically
■ QWERTY - Arrangement of the keys as per the QWERTY system (in accordance
with computer keyboard arrangement)

Additional keypad language settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.
›
Press the Menu button
→ 
→ More keypad languages .
In this menu, the keyboard character layout for the chosen language can be se-
lected, and with this the option for fast entry of the characters used in the selec-
ted language.
It is then possible to swap between the languages in the input screen showing a
keyboard by pressing 
» page 9 .

Unit settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.
›
Press the Menu button
→ 
→ Units .
■ Distance: - Distance units
■ km - Kilometres
■ mi - Miles
■ Speed: - Speed units
■ km/h - Kilometres per hour
■ mph - Miles per hour 

1)
If after 10 seconds, the screen is not activated by approaching, touching the screen or operating the
menu button
2
» Fig. 1 on page 5, the screen turns black. You can switch the screen back on again
by approaching it with your hand, touching it, or using menu knob
2
.
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■Temperature: - Temperature units
■ ° - Degrees Celsius
■ ° - Degrees Fahrenheit
■ Volume: - Volume units
■ l - Litres
■ gal (US) - Gallons (US)
■ gal (UK) - Gallons (UK)
■ Consumption: - Consumption units
■ l/100km - Litres per 100 kilometres
■ km/l - Kilometres per litre
■ mpg (US) - Miles per gallon (US)
■ mpg (UK) - Miles per gallon (UK)
■ Gas consumption: - Gas consumption units
■ kg/100km - Kilograms per 100 km
■ km/kg - Kilometres per kilogram
■ m³/100 km - Cubic metres per 100 kilometres
■ km/m³ - Kilometres per cubic metre
■ Pressure: - Pressure units for tire pressure
■ kPa - Kilopascal
■ bar - bar
■ psi - Pounds per square inch
Voice control settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.
›
Press the Menu button
→ 
→ Voice control .
■ Dialogue style: - Setting the dialogue style
■ Long - Long dialogue (the system plays complete acoustic messages)
■ Short - Short dialogue (the system shortens some acoustic messages or sub-
stitutes them with an acoustic signal)
■ Display available commands - Switch on/off the menus containing basic voice
commands when voice control is activated
■ Voice control session start tone - Switch on/off the audible signal that is out-
put when voice control is activated
■ Voice control session end tone - Switch on/off the audible signal that is output
when voice control is ended
■ Input tone in voice dialogue - Switch on/off the audible signal that is output to
signal that voice control is waiting for a command

Restore factory settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.›
Press the Menu button
→  → Factory settings .
■ Restore factory settings - Reset all factory settings
■ Sound - Restore default settings for sound
■ Radio - Restore default settings for radio
■ Vehicle - Restore default settings for the vehicle systems
■ Telephone - Restore default settings for phone
■ Media - Restore default settings for media
■ Voice control - Restore default settings for voice control
■ Navigation - Restore default settings for navigation
■ Bluetooth - Restore default settings for the Bluetooth ®
function
■ System - Restore the system default settings

Bluetooth ®
settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 18.
›
Press the Menu button
→ 
→ Bluetooth .
■ Bluetooth - Switch on/off Bluetooth ®
function
■ Visibility: - Switch on/off the visibility of the Bluetooth ®
device for other devices
■ Visible - Visibility is always on
■ Hidden - Visibility is off
■ At start-up - Turns on visibility for 5 minutes after switching on the ignition or
until the driving speed has exceeded 5 km/h
■ Name: - Open the input screen with keyboard - Change the device name
■ Paired devices - Display the list of paired Bluetooth ®
devices; connect or delete
a paired device; delete the list of paired devices ■ Delete all - Delete all paired Bluetooth ®
devices
■  - Delete the paired Bluetooth ®
device
■ Find devices - Searches for available external devices with enabled Bluetooth ®
functions and activated visibility
■ Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP) - Switch on/off the connection option for Blue-
tooth ®
profiles A2DP and AVRCP 1)

21Device settings

1)
A2DP and AVRCP are Bluetooth®
profiles that support multimedia functions.
22Familiarization with the unit