2013 SKODA OCTAVIA bluetooth

AbbreviationsAbbreviationDefinitionA2DPAdvanced Audio Distribution Profile - a software profile for da-ta transfer via Bluetooth ®,
designed for a one-way transfer of
audio dataACCAdaptive cruise controlAFAlternative frequencies - alternative frequencies of the cur-
rent radio stationAMAmplitude modulation - denomination of the radio frequency
rangeTCSTraction Control of the drive wheelsAVRCPA software profile for data transmission by means of Blue- tooth ®,
which supports multimedia functionsAVAudio / visual source signal - typical for DVD player or TV tunerBTBluetooth ®
- wireless communication for reception and trans-
mission of voice and data informationDABDigital Audio Broadcasting - digital radio receptionDRMDigital Rights Management - technical methods to monitor or
restrict the use of digital media contentESCElectronic Stability ControlEXIFExchangeable image file format - additional information data to an image fileFMFrequency modulation - Identification of the radio frequency rangeHFPHands-free profile - a software profile for data transfer via
Bluetooth ®,
which allows for communication between a mo-
bile phone and the in-vehicle hands-free equipmentGPSGlobal Positioning System - satellite system for determining
positionGSMGroupe Spécial Mobile - Global System for Mobile communica- tion, the most popular standard for mobile phonesID3 tagan additional feature of a music file, which allows for the dis-
play of artist, title, album name, etc.KESSYkeyless unlocking, starting and lockingAbbreviationDefinitionNTSCNational Television System Committee - Audio-visual encoding
standard in North and Central America and some countries in Southeast AsiaPALphase alternating line - Audio-visual encoding standard inmost European countriesPIProgram identification - Station identification by means of aRDS codeRDSRadio Data System - system for the transmission of additionalinformation for FM radio receptionTMCTraffic Message Channel - service for transmitting traffic infor- mation to the driverTPTraffic Program identification - Program identifier for the
transmission of traffic informationvCard. File format - vcf for contact data exchange, especially elec-
tronic business cards, can include first and last names, ad-
dresses, phone numbers, URLs, logos, photos and audio clipsVINVehicle identification numberWMAWindows Media Audio - compressed audio format
3Abbreviations

Touch screenFirst read and observe the introductory information given on page 5.
The unit is equipped with a so-called touch screen
11
» Fig. 1 on page 5which can
only be operated by the touch of a finger.
CAUTION
■ The screen can be operated by a slight touch of a finger. Do not apply pressure
to the screen - risk of damage!■
Do not use any objects to operate the screen - risk of damage!
■
Do not use solvents such as benzene or turpentine for cleaning, since they may
damage the screen surface.
Note
■ Use a soft cloth and, if necessary, methylated spirits, to remove fingerprints
from the screen. When doing so, ensure that you do not cause damage to other parts of the interior.■
It is not possible to operate the screen with your fingernails or while wearing
gloves.
■
Do not affix anything to the area of the unit below the screen. This could affect
the functioning of the sensors for the zoom effect.
■
To protect the screen, you can use a suitable screen protector for touchpads
that does not affect its functionality.
■
The brightness of the screen is adjusted automatically depending on the bright-
ness of the interior lighting. The automatic setting can be adjusted manual-
ly » page 20 .

Switching the unit on/off
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 5.
›
Press the  knob to switch the device on or off.
When the device is switched on, the audio source and operating mode that were active before switching off the device will be restored.
If telephone mode was active before you switched off the unit and the ignition
and Bluetooth ®
function is not switched on, the screen displays the mes-
sage » page 42 . Switch on the ignition or the Bluetooth ®
function » page 22 .
If the vehicle key is pulled out of the ignition lock while the unit is switched on, the unit will switch off automatically. After switching on the ignition, the unit isturned on automatically.
If the device was switched off using the 
knob, then the device will not switch
on automatically after switching on the ignition.
The unit will switch off automatically after the engine is switched off and the
door is opened if your vehicle is fitted with the KESSY system. If you open the
driver's door before switching off the engine, the device will also switch off.
When the ignition is switched off, the device switches off automatically after ap-
prox. half an hour (discharge protection of the vehicle battery).
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Unit menus
Fig. 2
Unit menus
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 5.
Function keys in the MENU main menu
- Radio » page 24
- Media » page 29
- Images » page 39
- Sound settings » page 20
- Unit settings » page 19
- Vehicle systems settings » page 74
- Navigation » page 51
- Telephone » page 41 
6Familiarization with the unit

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

■Gracenote database: ... - Multimedia database version
■ Media codec: ... - Media codec version
■ Update software - manual software upgrade
■ Copyright - Information on licences and copyrights are only available in English
Sound settings
Fig. 13
Sound settings / Balance - fader settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 19.
›
Press the button Menu
→ 
→ Press Sound .
■ Volume - Volume settings
■ Traffic report - Sets the volume for the traffic program alerts (TP)
■ Nav. announcements - Sets the volume of the navigation announcements
■ Voice control - Sets the volume for the voice control
■ Maximum switch-on volume - Sets the maximum volume after switching on
■ Speed-dependent volume adjustment - Speed-dependent volume increase
■ Telephone - Sets the telephone volume
■ iPod volume - Sets the volume for the connected iPod
■ Quiet - Low volume
■ Medium - Medium volume
■ Loud - High volume
■ AUX volume - Sets the volume for the device connected through AUX
■ Quiet - Low volume
■ Medium - Medium volume
■ Loud - High volume

■
Bluetooth audio - Sets the volume of the Bluetooth ®
device connected
■ 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 - switches off
■ Weak - weak reduction
■ Medium - medium input sensitivity
■ 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 - Switches on or off the navigation prompts
during a telephone conversation
■ Subwoofer - Subwoofer volume settings
■ CANTON advanced setup - Setup of the Canton®
-Sound system
■ Select equaliser sound - Equaliser settings
■ Music - Sound ranges adjusted for listening to music
■ Speech - Subwoofer operation is suppressed to highlight the speech sound
range
■ Sound focus: - Set the sound perception for different zones in the vehicle in-
terior
■ 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 19.
›
Press the button Menu
→ 
→ Screen 
20Familiarization with the unit

■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

1)
A2DP and AVRCP are Bluetooth®
profiles that support multimedia functions.
23Unit settings

AUX - Changes to an external audio source connected to the AUX in-
put » page 36
BT audio - Changes to a Bluetooth ®
player » page 35
Jukebox - Changes to the Jukebox » page 34
Title / folder list
Fig. 18
Track/folder list
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 29.
Menu display
›
The function key  .
Explanation of graphic Displays the folder structure, function keys of higher-level folders
Change to track/folder database » page 30
Play the source or folder selected
Play the tracks in the source or folder selected in random order
Repeat playback of the source or folder selected Auto-play function for 10 seconds » page 31
Where the source is SD card 1, SD card 2 or USB 1 , you can change between Fold-
er display or Database display.
It is only possible to change the display of the basic overview of the files/folders
for the source concerned. The status line
A
shows the source currently selected.

ABNote■
In the title / folder list a maximum of 1000 files / folders are displayed alphabet-
ically.■
If the file format is not supported by the unit or the file is damaged and cannot
be played the title / folder list displays a struck-through icon.

Track/folder database
Fig. 19
Track/folder database
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 29.
The unit is capable of classifying files according to the information in the ID3 tag file properties into the various categories of Database.
Explanation of graphic Displays the folder structure, function keys of higher-level foldersChange to track/folder database » page 30
Play the source or folder selected Auto-play function for 10 seconds » page 31
Where the source is SD card 1, SD card 2 or USB 1 , you can change between Fold-
er display or Database display.
It is only possible to change the display of the basic overview of the files/folders
for the source concerned. The status line
A
shows the source currently selected.
By pressing the function key with the symbol  is a
Database or a list of titles /
folders displayed in the currently selected track will be played. 
AB30Audio/Video/Images

■Bluetooth - Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function » page 22
■ Video setup (files) - Set the parameters of the video being played back from a
file
■ Format: - Set the screen width/height ratio
■ Automatic - adjust the picture to the screen size
■ 16:9
■ 4:3
■ 14:9
■ 47:20
■ Video (DVD) settings - Set the parameters of the video being played back from
a DVD source » page 35
■ Traffic programme (TP) - Switches traffic programme on/off
■ External AUX device - Activate/deactivate the input of the external AUX audio
source
■ Reset codec to system settings - Codec default settings
■ Remove safely - safe removal of the source connected
■ Select device
■ SD card 1
■ SD card 2
■ USB 1
signal sources
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Sources and file formats supported
32
Requirements and restrictions
33
Jukebox
34
Bluetooth ®
player
35
CD/DVD
35
SD memory card
36
USB-, AUX inputs
36
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Important
notes .
WARNING■
Never place external signal sources close to the airbags. Loose objects could
hit a deployed airbag and injure occupants – danger of death!■
Never place external signal sources on the console panel. Loose objects can
be thrown forward during a sudden manoeuvre or in case of an accident and can injure the occupants or other road users.
■
Do not hold external sources while driving in your hand or on your knees.
Loose objects can be thrown forward during a sudden manoeuvre or in case of
an accident and can injure the occupants or other road users.
■
Always route the connection cable of the external signal source such that is
does not restrict you when driving in any way.
CAUTION
We recommend that you do not save any important data to the Jukebox, to CD /
DVD media, Bluetooth ®
players, to SD memory cards or connected external signal
sources. The ŠKODA Partner is not responsible for damage due to the loss of data
stored on these storage devices.
Note
With some signal sources, the output level can be changed at source.
Sources and file formats supported
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 32.
Supported signal sources
Signal
sources
SD memory cardSD, SDHC, SDXCUSB devicesUSB stick, USB MP3 player, HDD (without spe- cial software)Other external sourcesPortable player (e.g., iPod ®
, iPad ®
, iPhone ®
,
MTP player, Bluetooth ®
playerCD/DVD drive:Audio CD (up to 80 min), CD-R and CD-RW (with
a capacity of up to 700 MB), DVD ± R / RW; con-
ventional DVD, DVD video and DVD audio 32Audio/Video/Images