2013 SKODA OCTAVIA display

Unit settings
Setup menu
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Main menu
19
Sound settings
20
Screen settings
20
Time and date settings
21
Keyboard settings
21
Additional keypad language settings
21
Unit settings
21
Voice control settings
22
Restore factory settings
22
Bluetooth ®
settings
22
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Important
notes .
This chapter covers the basic settings of the device. Additional settings are described in the individual menus ■ Radio » page 27
■ Media » page 31
■ DVD video » page 39
■ Images » page 40
■ Telephone » page 43
■ Navigation » page 52
■ Vehicle system settings » page 74

Main menuFig. 12
Unit settings: Main menu
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 19.
Call up the main menu
›
Press Menu
→ the function key with the symbol 
Menus in the main menu for unit setup ■ Sound - Sound setup » page 20
■ Screen - Screen settings » page 20
■ Time and date - Time and date settings » page 21
■ Language - Set the unit language 1)
■ Keypad: - Keypad display for text entry » page 21
■ Additional keypad languages - Enables you to enter characters other than
those available for the selected language » page 21
■ Units - Unit settings » page 21
■ Voice control - Voice control settings » page 22
■ 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 22
■ Bluetooth - Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function » page 22
■ System information - Displays system information
■ Device part number: ... - Part number of the unit
■ Hardware: ... - Version of the hardware used
■ Software: ... - Version of the software used
■ Navigation database: ... - Version of the navigation data 

1)
The correct display of country-specific characters (e.g. ID3 tag information) cannot always be guaran-
teed.
19Unit 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
■ Animation when finger near screen - Switches on or off hiding of the bottom
menu bar
■ 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 19.
›
Press the button Menu
→ 
→ 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 summer time 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
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Keyboard settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 19.›
Press the button Menu
→  → Keypad: .
■ ABC - keys arranged alphabetically
■ QWERTY - Arrangement of the keys as per the QWERTY system (in accordance
with computer keyboard arrangement)
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Additional keypad language settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 19.
›
Press the button Menu
→ 
→ Additional keypad languages
In this menu, the keyboard character arrangement for the chosen language can
be selected, and with this the option for fast entry of the characters used in the
selected language.
It is then possible to swap between the languages in the input screen showing a keyboard by pressing. 
» page 9
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Unit settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 19.
›
Press the button Menu
→ 
→ 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 display back on again
by approaching it with your hand, touching it, or operating the menu knob
2
.
21Unit settings

■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
■ m³/100km - Cubic metres per 100 kilometres
■ km/m³ - Kilometres per cubic metre
■ Pressure: - Pressure units for tyre pressure
■ kPa - Kilopascal
■ bar - bar
■ psi - Pounds per square inch
Voice control settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 19.
›
Press the button Menu
→ 
→ 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
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Restore factory settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 19.›
Press the button Menu
→  → Factory settings
■ Reset all settings and data
■ Restore factory settings - Reset all factory settings
■ Reset individual settings/data
■ 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
■ System - Restore the system default settings
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Bluetooth ®
settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 19.
›
Press the button Menu
→ 
→ 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 - Chang 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 » page 45
■ Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP) - Switch on/off the connection option for Blue-
tooth ®
profiles A2DP and AVRCP 1)
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22Familiarization with the unit

Information symbols in the displaySymbolMeaningTraffic information station Traffic information signals are not available or the selected station
is not a traffic information station RDS function is switched off (FM) AF Alternative frequency is switched off (FM)
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List of available stations
Fig. 15
Example, the list of available stations: FM / DAB
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 24.
All stations with sufficient reception, which is available at the given location, are in the list of available stations. The device examines these stations automatical-
ly.
Show stations list
›
Press the function key in the radio main menu 
.
Information symbols in the display
SymbolMeaningRadio station from the list of available stations, which is stored un- der a preset buttonCurrently selected radio stationTraffic information station  (e.g.)Type of program being broadcast (FM)SymbolMeaning (e.g.)Type the regional broadcast (FM)Signal is not available (DAB)Radio stations with picture representation (slideshow) (DAB)
Update station list
The station list is continually updated automatically.
Sorting types of radio stations in the station list (FM) › Alphabet
- alphabetical order according to station name
› Group
- Sort by transmitted-type program
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Search for radio stations and store
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 24.
A radio station can also be searched and stored under a preset button as follows.
Automatic station search
Automatically set stations are in the list of available stations.
Semi-automatic station search
›
In the radio menu press 
.
›
The function key 
or 
.
The device scans the broadcasting range until the first available station is tuned.
Manual station search
›
In the radio menu press 
.
›
The desired station using the function keys with the symbols 
/ 
or adjusted
by moving the slider across the screen.
Store radio stations under a preset button
›
Press and hold the desired station in the list of available stations. (A list of sta- tion keys
B
» Fig. 14 on page 24will be displayed).
›
Press the station button
B
where you want to save the desired station.
or
›
set the desired radio stationmanually or semi-automatically.
›
Press and hold the desired station button
B
until you hear an acoustic signal.
You can switch between memory groups of individual preset buttons using the
function keys
C.
25Radio

Search available stations (Scan)First read and observe the introductory information given on page 24.
This function plays all the receivable stations in succession for a few seconds
each.
Switching on
›
Press the button
2
» Fig. 1 on page 5
or
›
press the  → Scan button.
Switching off
›
Press the button
2
or
›
press any function key in the device screen.
After switching off the function, the device receives the stations at which the
function was canceled.
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Station logos
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 24.
The preset buttons
(B
» Fig. 14 on page 24 ) can be associated with logos (im-
ages) of the radio station.
Store station logos automatically (FM / DAB)
›
Before you save the radio station to a station button function key 
press →
Advanced setup
›
Activate the menu item Auto-save station logos » page 28 , Advanced Set-
tings (FM) and » page 28 , Advanced Settings (DAB) .
When you save the station to a station button, the station is assigned a logo from the device memory if the logo is available in the memory.
Storing station logos manually
A logo can be assigned manually for the previously stored stations.
›
The function key 
→ Station logos
A menu with preset buttons for radio stations is displayed.›
Press the preset button for the station, which a logo is to be assigned to.
A menu of media (CD, SD card, USB) is displayed.
›
In the the relevant madia select the image you want to have.
By selection of the image it is assiagned to the relevant station button.
Note
■ The following image formats are supported: jpg, gif, png, bmp.■We recommend a resolution of up to 500 x 500 pixels.
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Traffic programme
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 24.
During playback in the media menu the traffic information from the last selected
radio station is received.
Should this radio station not support traffic reports or the signal is not available,
then the device automatically searches for a TP station.
Switching on/off
›
The function key 
.
›
Enable or disable the menu item Traffic programme (TP)
Traffic news
During a traffic announcement, the following menu is displayed:
›
Cancel - interruption of the current traffic report. The TP function remains acti-
vated.
›
Deactivate - Exit the current traffic report and turn off TP function.
Note
Some radio stations misleadingly identify themselves as traffic programs. It is
therefore not an error with the unit that there is no traffic news with these sta-
tions.
26Audio/Video/Images

Station information DAB)Fig. 16
Station information
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 24.
DAB allows the transmission of various additional information. The display op-
tions for this informationcan be adjusted on the screen in the following menu.
›
Press RADIO
→ DAB
 .
■ Preset list - Display only stored DAB stations
■ Station info. - Displays DAB station information, accompanying text (radio text)
and images (e.g., artist name or programme and image type where these are broadcast)
■ Radio text - Displays one radio text
■ Slideshow - Displays one image; the image will switch to full-screen view until
you switch the screen back on by moving your hand towards it.
Note
If you touch the screen in the area where the accompanying text (radio text) is
displayed, the screen will only display this information. If you touch the screen in
the area of the displayed image, only images will be displayed on the screen.
Radio settings
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Settings
27
Advanced Settings (FM)
28
Advanced Settings (DAB)
28
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Important
notes .
The basic setting of the radio functions is the same for all broadcast ranges. The
Advanced setup menu is different for FM and DAB. The AM broadcast area does
not have this menu.

Settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 27.
›
Press the button RADIO
→ 
.
Basic setting ■ Sound - Sound setup » page 20, Sound settings
■ Scan - Auto-play all stations in the current frequency band, each station for
around five seconds.
■ Arrow buttons: - Set the station select function in the Radio menu
■ Preset list - only switch preset radio stations - Preset buttons
■ Station list - Switches all radio stations currently in range for the selected fre-
quency band
■ Traffic programme (TP) - Switches traffic programme on/off
■ Delete presets - Deletes the stored stations (preset buttons)
■  - Delete a certain radio station (preset button)
■  Delete all - Deletes the stored stations (preset buttons)
■ Station logos - manual assignment of station logos » page 26
■ Radio text - Switching the text display radio (FM and DAB) on and off
■ Advanced setup - another setting that is different depending on the selected
broadcasting range(FM and DAB)
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27Radio

Advanced Settings (FM)First read and observe the introductory information given on page 27.
Advanced Settings for FM broadcasting range
■ Advanced setup
■ Alternative frequency (AF) - Switching on/off the search for alternative fre-
quencies of the station currently being heard, when you turn off AF off is dis-
played on the device screen
■ Radio Data System (RDS) - Switches on/off the RDS function
■ RDS Regional: - Switch on/off the automatic tracking of related regional sta-
tions
■ Fixed - Maintains the selected regional station continuously. When the sig-
nal is lost, another regional station must be set manually.
■ Automatic - Auto-selects the station with the best reception at the mo-
ment. If you lose reception the region, the unit will automatically set anoth-
er available region.
■ Auto-save station logos - Auto save the station logo according to the PI code
of the radio station » page 26
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Advanced Settings (DAB)
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 27.
Advanced settings for the DAB broadcasting range
■ Advanced setup
■ DAB traffic announcements - Switch on/off DAB announcements
■ Other DAB announcements - Switch on/off other announcements (e.g., warn-
ings, regional weather, sports reports, financial news)
■ DAB - DAB station tracking - Switch on/off automatic DAB station tracking in
other station groups
■ Automatic DAB - FM switching - Switch on/off auto-switching from DAB to
the FM frequency band if the DAB signal is lost
■ L-Band - Switch on/off the automatic DAB station search in L-band
■ Auto-save station logos - Automatic association of the logo with station de-
tected » page 26
DAB programme tracking
If a DAB station is a member of several sender groups, when the signal is poor,
the same station is searched in a different sender group.
Auto-change DAB -FM
If the DAB signal is poor, the unit will try to find a corresponding FM station for the DAB station you are currently listening to.
For auto-change to work, the DAB and FM stations must send a sender ID.
› While the station is being received on the FM band, (
) is displayed after the
station name. The () marker disappears when the relevant DAB station can be received again .
› If a DAB station is also not available in the FM band due to poor reception, the
device will be switched to mute.
› If you do not want automatic station change (e.g. when driving through tunnels,
when reception may be lost temporarily), you can deactivate this function.
L-band
For the DAB radio reception in different countries, different frequency ranges are used. In some countries the DAB radio reception only in the so-called L-band.
› If you have any problems with the DAB wireless reception it is necessary to en-
sure that the DAB Automatic tuning in L-band is on.
› If no L-band DAB radio reception is possible in the country then it is better to
leave this menu item turned off. The channel scan is therefore faster.
28Audio/Video/Images

Media
Operation
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Main menu
29
Title / folder list
30
Track/folder database
30
Playback
31
Media settings
31
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Important
notes .
You can use the unit to play audio and video files in different formats » page 32,
connect different signal source types, or store audio files in the internal memory
of the Jukebox.
When the signal source has been connected, the device starts to automatically play audio files in alphabetical order.
Types of device operation » page 8 .
› On the device via the operating elements.
› Using the function keys on the device screen.
› Using the Maxi DOT display.

Main menuFig. 17
Media: Main menu
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 29.
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button
MEDIA.
Explanation of graphic Information for the current file (e.g., artist, track title)selected source / display of the album image 1)
(cover art), with only your fin-
ger over the surface of the function key, you can scroll the album list
Display of the playing time / remaining time and the playing time axis is pos- sible within the track (file) by moving the slider or by touching the desired lo-
cation on the time axis
Signal source selection
Track/folder list
Media settings » page 31
Select input source
The function key menu
D
» Fig. 17 .
CD/DVD - Changes to a CD/DVD in the player » page 35
SD card 1 - Changes to a memory card inserted in SD 1 » page 36
SD card 2 - Changes to a memory card inserted in SD 2 » page 36
USB - Changes to a data medium connected to the USB input » page 36
iPod - Changes to an iPod (iPhone, iPad) connected at the USB in-
put » page 36 
ABCD1)
So long as this is in the Gracenote ®
database or part of the file is being played (ID3 tag).
29Media