2016 SKODA OCTAVIA auto

Restore factory settings›
Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Factory settings
.
In this menu, individual settings or all settings can be restored at the same
time.
Bluetooth ®
settings
›
Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Bluetooth
.
■
Bluetooth
- Switch on/off Bluetooth ®
function
■
Visibility:
- Switch on/off the visibility of the Bluetooth ®
device for Bluetooth ®
devices
■
1st name
- Changing the name of the Bluetooth ®
unit
■
Paired devices
- Display the list of coupled Bluetooth ®
devices
■
Find devices
- Searches for available Bluetooth ®
devices
■
BT audio (A2DP/AVRCP)
- Turn on/off the ability to connect a Bluetooth, ®
audio
device (e.g. MP3 player, tablet etc...)
System information
›
Press the  button, then tap the function surface
System information
.
■
Update software
- Update software (e.g. Bluetooth ®
)
■ Bluetooth: ... Version number of the Bluetooth ®
software
■ Device part number: ... - Infotainment part number
■ Hardware: ... - Hardware version
■ Software: ... - Software version
The information on available software updates is obtained from a ŠKODA part-
ner or from the following ŠKODA Internet pages.
http://go.skoda.eu/infotainment
Radio menu settings
Settings for all broadcasting areas
›
Tap on the function surface in the Radio main menu
 .
■Scan - Automatic play short portions of all available stations in the current
frequency range
■Arrow buttons:
- Setting the function of the function surfaces 

■
Presets
- Switch between stations stored under the preset buttons
■
Stations
- Switch between all available stations of the selected broadcasting
range
■
Traffic program (TP)
- Switches traffic programme on/off
■
Radio text
- Switching the text display radio (FM and DAB) on and off
■
Kind of stat. list:
- Sort types of radio stations in the station list (DAB)
■
Global
- Alphanumeric station sorting with filtering option according to the
transmitted program type
■
Hierarchical
- Station sorting according to their assigned parent station
groups (Ensemble) - Tree structure of the list
■
Station logos
- Manual management of station logos
■
Delete presets
- Delete the stations stored under preset buttons
■
Advanced settings
- Other settings that are different depending on the selected
broadcasting range (FM and DAB)
Advanced Settings (FM)
›
Select the FM band in the Radio main menu and tap on the function surface

→
Advanced settings
.
■
RDS Regional:
- Switch on/off the automatic tracking of related regional sta-
tions
■
Automatic
- Auto-selects the station with the best reception at the moment.
If you lose reception in the given the region, Infotainment will automatical-
ly set another available region.
■
Fixed
- Maintains the selected regional station continuously. When the sig-
nal is lost, another station must be set manually.
■
Alternative frequency (AF)
- Search for alternative frequencies of the station cur-
rently being played to on/off
■
Radio Data System (RDS)
- enable/disable RDS function (receiving additional in-
formation from the station) 1)
■
Sort stations:
- Sort types of radio stations in the station list (FM)
■
Group
- Sort by transmitted program type
■
ABC
- alphabetical order according to station name
1)
Only valid for some countries.
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Advanced Settings (DAB)›
In the Radio main menu, select the DAB range and tap on the function sur-
face 
→
Advanced settings
.
■
DAB traffic announcements
- Switch on/off DAB announcements
■
Other DAB messages
- Switch on/off other announcements (e.g., warnings, re-
gional weather, sports reports, financial news)
■
DAB station tracking
- Switch on/off automatic DAB station tracking on another
frequency or in other station groups
■
Aut. DAB - FM switching
- switches on/off auto-switching from DAB to the FM
frequency band if the DAB signal is lost
Automatic change from DAB to FM
In the event of bad DAB reception, the device tries to find an FM station.
The station name is followed by ( ) while the station is being received on the
FM band. When the corresponding DAB station is received again, the system
automatically switches from FM to DAB.
If a DAB station is also not available in the FM band due to poor reception, In-
fotainment will be switched to mute.
Media menu settings
›
Tap the function surface in the Media main menu
 .
■
Sound
- sound settings
■
Mix/repeat inc. subfolders
- Switch on/off the title display including subfolders
■
Bluetooth
- Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function
■
Traffic program (TP)
- Switches traffic programme on/off
■
Activate AUX
- Enables / disables the AUX input
■
Remove SD card safely
- Safe removal of the inserted SD storage card
■
Remove USB safely
- safe removal of the external device connected to the USB
input
Telephone menu settings
›
In the Telephone main menu, tap on the function surface,
 .
■
Hands-free
- Switching a call to the phone / back to Infotainment (the menu
item is displayed during a call)
■
Select telephone
- Search for available telephones/list of paired telephones/se-
lect telephone
■
Find
- search for available phones
■Bluetooth - Bluetooth ®
settings
■User profile
- user profile settings
■
Manage favourites
- set the function surfaces for your favourite contacts
■
Sort by:
- Arrangement of the phone contact list
■
Surname
- Sort by contact name
■
1st name
- Sort by contact's first name
■
Imp. contacts
- Import telephone contacts
■
Select ring tone
- Selecting the ring tone
■
Remember your mobile
- Turn on/off the warning mode before forgetting the
phone in the vehicle (if the phone was connected to Infotainment)
■
Simultaneous calls
- enable/disable the option to hold two concurrent calls
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Radio
Operation
Introduction to the subject
Infotainment allows analogue radio reception of FM and AM frequency ranges
as well as DAB digital radio reception.
CAUTION
■ For vehicles with window antennas do not stick foil or metal coated stickers
to the window - Radio signal reception could be affected.■
Car parks, tunnels, tall buildings or mountains can interfere with the radio
signal even causing it to fail completely.
Main menu
Fig. 154
Infotainment Columbus, Amund-
sen, Bolero: Radio main menu
(DAB)
Fig. 155
Infotainment Swing: Main menu
radio (FM)
›
To display the main menu, press the  button.
main menu
» Fig. 154 and » Fig. 155
The selected radio station (description or frequency)
Radio Text (FM) / Description of the group (DAB)
Preset station buttons for favourite channels
Choice of radio range (FM / AM / DAB) Choice of storage group for the preferred station Changing the station
List of available stations
Manual / semi-automatic station search
Radio text display / image presentation (DAB) (does not apply to Infotain-
ment Swing)
Menu Settings Radio
Information symbol in the status lineSymbolMeaningTraffic signal is available Traffic signal is not available RDS function is switched off (FM) AF Alternative frequency is switched off (FM)Signal is not available (DAB)
If the displayed station name continuously changes (dynamic text), then it is
possible to fix the current text by holding your finger on the device screen in
the station name area. By holding your finger in the area of the station name
again, the station name is displayed in its entirety again.
Display DAB main menu (does not apply to Infotainment Swing)
In DAB broadcasting, the display of additional information and images (Slide- show) is possible as long as the currently tuned station is broadcasting this in-
formation.
The display variant can be selected from the menu that appears as follows. ▶ In the Radio main menu, press the function surface in the
DAB
area
 .
Search stations and select frequency
Find stations
›
Tap on the Radio main menu function surface
 or
 . 
ABCDE
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Depending on the setting  Arrow buttons: will set an available station from the
Stations list or a station of the current broadcast range on the Station but-
tons .
Select frequency›
To display the value of the currently chosen frequency, tap the functional
surface in the Radio main menu 
.
›
To Set the desired frequency value in Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen,
Bolero, use the slider or the function surfaces 

If necessary, turn the con-
troller 
Turn.
›
To Set the desired frequency value in Infotainment Swing, use the slider or
the function surfaces 

Use the bottom of the screen, if necessary, turn
the controller  .
The frequency selection is terminated by pressing  the controller.
Scan through the stations one after the other (scan)
The function scans through all the available stations in the current frequency
range in succession, for a few seconds each.
›
To start/finish the automatic play of the available stations in Infotainment
Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero press the function surface in the Radio main
menu  Tap
→
scan
.
›
To to end autoplay, tap the function surface
 .
›
To
start/finish the automatic play of the available stations in Infotainment
Swing, press the controller in the Radio main menu
 .
List of available stationsFig. 156
Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero: For the list of availa-
ble FM / DAB stations
Fig. 157
Infotainment Swing: Example of a list of available FM/DAB sta-
tions (hierarchical sorting)
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
›
To display the list of available stations of the currently selected broadcasting
area, tap the function surface in the Radio main menu 
.
›
To play , tap on the function surface of the desired station.
›
To Sort (FM) the stations in alphabetical order, by group or genre, tap on the
function surface
A
» Fig. 156 » .
Applies to Infotainment Swing
›
To display the list of available stations of the currently selected broadcasting
area, rotate the controller in the Radio main menu 
. 
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›To
play , tap on the function surface of the desired station.›To filter the stations according to programme type (e.g. culture, music, sport
etc.) in the FM 1)
and DAB 2)
station list, tap on the function surface 
» Fig. 157 - 
.
Information symbolsSymbolMeaningRadio station, which is stored on a preset buttonCurrently played stationsTraffic information station(e.g.) Type of program being broadcast (FM) (does not apply to Info-
tainment Swing)(e.g.) Type the regional broadcast (FM) (e.g.)Type of program being broadcast (FM, DAB) (applies to the info-
tainment Swing)Signal reception is not available (DAB)The transmitter reception is not secure (DAB) (applies to Info-
tainment Amundsen, Bolero, Swing)Stations with image broadcasting (DAB) (does not apply to info-
tainment Swing)
Refresh list
Depending on Infotainment, the station list update takes place as follows:
Frequen- cyColumbusAmundsen, BoleroSwingFMautomaticallyautomaticallyautomaticallyAMautomaticallymanuallymanuallyDABautomaticallymanuallymanually
▶To manually update, tap on the function surface

» Fig. 156 and » Fig. 157 .
CAUTION
To sort the stations according to genre, the RDS and AF functions must be
switched on. These functions can be set in the radio main menu in the FM
band by tapping the function surface 
→ Advanced settings
switched on / off.
Station buttons for your favourite stations
In every broadcasting range, there are station buttons available to store pre-
ferred stationsC
That are split into groups
E
» Fig. 154 on page 133 or
» Fig. 155 on page 133 .
›
To save a station on the main menu Radio , hold down the desired function
surface
C
until an acoustic signal sounds.
›
To save a station in the station list , keep the function surface of the desired
station held down, select the memory group, and then tap the desired sta-
tion button.
If a station is saved on an already assigned station button, this station button will be overwritten.
Station logos - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
Channel logos are stored in the Infotainment memory which are assigned au-
tomatically by the device when storing the stations under preset buttons.
Assign station logo automatically
›
to Disable / Enable in the radio main menu, tap on the function surface

Tap on →
Advanced settings
→
Auto-save station logos
.
Assign station logo manually
›
Tap on the function surface in the Radio main menu

→
Station logos
.
›
Tap on an occupied station button and select the data carrier (SD card, USB).
›
Search for and select the desired station logo on the respective data carrier.
Remove channel logo manually
›
Tap on the function surface in the Radio main menu

→
Station logos
.
›
Tap on the station button from which you want to remove a logo.
Note
■
The following image formats are supported: jpg, gif, png, bmp.■We recommend a resolution of up to 500x500 pixels.
Station logos - Swing
The station button of a preferred station can contain the name and the station
logo. 
1)
Applies when the RDS function is switched on.
2)
Applies during selected global sorting of the station list.
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Assign a station logo›Tap on the function surface in the Radio main menu  →
Station logos
.›
Tap on an occupied station button and select the data carrier (SD card, USB).
›
Search for and select the desired station logo on the respective data carrier.
Remove station logo
›
Tap on the function surface in the Radio main menu 
→
Station logos
.
›
Tap on the station button from which you want to remove a logo.
›
or The function surface 

All
to delete the logos of all the station buttons si-
multaneously.
›
Confirm / cancel the removal.
Note
■ The following image formats are supported: jpg, gif, png, bmp (we recom-
mend using the png format).■
Maximum resolution 400x240 pixels.
TP Traffic program
›
To switch on/off traffic monitoring in the main menu Radio, tap on the func-
tion surface 
→
Traffic program (TP)
.
During a traffic announcement, it is possible to cancel the current announce-
ment if necessary by deactivating traffic monitoring.
Note
■ If the station that is currently set does not transmit traffic reports or the sig-
nal is not available, then Infotainment automatically searches in the back-
ground for another TP station.■
During playback in the Media menu or a station in the AM radio range, traffic
news is received from the previously selected FM radio range.
Media
Operation
Main menu
Fig. 158
Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero: Media main menu /
Album overview (applies to Infotainment Columbus)
Fig. 159
Infotainment Swing: Media main
menu
›
To display the main menu, press the  button.
Main menu » Fig. 158 and » Fig. 159
Information on playing track
Playback timeline with a slider
Select the audio source
Selected audio source and selected album image / display the Album over-
view (applies to Infotainment Columbus) 
ABCD136Infotainment

The CD/DVD» Fig. 166 slot is located in an external module in the glove box on
the front passenger side.›
To insert a CD/DVD, with the labelled side facing up, press into the CD slot
until it is automatically drawn in.
›
To eject , press the button 
The CD/DVD is moved to the starting position.
If the ejected CD/DVD is not removed within 10 seconds, it is retracted again
for safety reasons. However, the unit will not change to the CD/DVD source.
WARNING■ The CD/DVD player is a laser product.■This laser product is classified as Class 1 laser product for the date of
manufacture in accordance with national / international standards DIN EN 60825-1: 2008-05 and DHHS Rules 21 CFR. Subchapter J. The laser used in
this class 1 laser product is so weak that there is no risk of danger when
operated correctly.■
This product is designed such that the laser is restricted to the inside of
Infotainment. However, the installed laser could be classified in a higher
class were the housing to be removed. For this reason, never remove the
Infotainment housing.
CAUTION
■ Be sure to remove the CD/DVD before you try to insert a new CD/DVD. Other-
wise you can damage the drive inside Infotainment.■
Only insert in the CD/DVD drive original Audio CDs/video DVDs or standard
CD-R/RWs or DVD±R/RWs.
■
Do not affix anything to the CD/DVDs!
■
If the ambient temperature is too high or too low, the CD / DVD playback may
not work.
■
Damp (condensation) may affect Infotainment in cold weather or high humid-
ity. This can cause the CD to jump or impair the play function. Once the mois-
ture has dissipated, playback is fully functional again.
Note
■ After pressing the button  it takes a few seconds for the CD / DVD to be
ejected.■
On uneven or unpaved roads, playback jumps may occur.
■
If the CD/DVD is damaged, is not readable or is inserted incorrectly, the fol-
lowing message is displayed:
Error: CD/DVD
.
■
It is possible that CD/DVDs protected by copyright cannot be played back at
all or only in certain circumstances.
SD cardFig. 167
Infotainment Columbus, Amund-
sen, Bolero: Insert SD card
Fig. 168
Infotainment Swing: Insert SD
card
›
Insert the SD card in the slot in the direction of arrow (with the cut end fac-
ing right), until this “locks” » Fig. 167 and » Fig. 168 .
›
To remove the SD card, tap the function surface in the Media main menu

→
Remove safely:
or.
Remove SD card safely
.
›
Press on the inserted SD memory card. The SD card “jumps” into the eject
position.
CAUTION
■ Do not use an SD card with a broken write protection slide - there is a risk of
damage to the SD card reader!■
When using an SD card with an adapter, vehicle vibrations might cause the
card to fall out of the adapter.
USB input
The exact installation point of the USB input marked with 
» page 85 .
The USB input audio source can be connected directly or via a connecting ca-
ble. 
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›To
connect , insert the USB audio source into the appropriate input.›To disconnect the USB, tap on the Media main menu function surface  →
Remove safely:
or.
Remove USB Safely
.
›
Disconnect the audio source from the corresponding USB input.
Load USB audio source
With Infotainment on after connecting the USB audio source, the charging
process is automatically started (applies for audio sources where charging via
the USB connector is possible).
The charging efficiency can differ compared to charging from the usual mains
power supply.
Depending on the type of the connected external device and the frequency of
use, the charging current may not be sufficient to charge the battery of the
connected device.
Some connected audio sources may not be recognised and cannot be charged.
CAUTION
USB extension cords, or reducers may impair the function of the connected au-
dio source.
Note
We recommend that you use extension cords from ŠKODA Original Accesso-
ries.
AUX - input
The exact installation point of the AUX input 
marked with » page 85.
›
To connect , insert the plug of the AUX audio source into the appropriate con-
nector.
›
To disconnect , pull the plug out of the AUX audio source.
CAUTION
■
The AUX input must only be used for audio devices!■If an external audio source is connected to the AUX input, which is equipped
with an adapter for external power supply, the sound may be impaired.
Note
■ The 3.5 mm stereo jack plug is used for the AUX input.■We recommend that you use extension cords from ŠKODA Original Accesso-
ries.Bluetooth ®
player
Infotainment allows audio files of a connected Bluetooth ®
player to play using
the A2DP and AVRCP audio profile.
With Infotainment, multiple devices can be paired using Bluetooth ®
, but only
one of them can be used as a Bluetooth ®
player.
Connect / disconnect›
To connect the Bluetooth ®
player with Infotainment- follow the same in-
structions as for pairing Infotainment with a telephone » page 153.
›
To disconnect the Bluetooth ®
player, end the connection in the list of paired
external devices » page 153.
Replace Bluetooth ®
player (applies to Infotainment Amundsen, Bolero)
If you would like to replace a Bluetooth ®
-Player which is connected to Info-
tainment as a phone at the same time, , then a relevant information message
appears on the Infotainment screen.
›
End the connection to the currently connected Bluetooth ®
player and repeat
the pairing procedure » page 153, Managing paired external devices .
CAUTION
If an external device is connected to Infotainment using Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto, then it cannot be connected using Bluetooth ®
.
Jukebox
Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.
In the Jukebox (in the Infotainment internal memory), supported audio / video files can be imported from connected external devices.
Import files
›
Tap the function surface in the Media main menu

→
Manage jukebox
→
Im-port
.
›
Select the desired source.
›
Select the desired folders or files.
›
Tap on the function surface
 .
Delete files
›
Tap the function surface in the Media main menu

→
Manage jukebox
→
De-lete
.
›
Select the desired folder or files in the selected category.
›
Tap the function surface

→
Delete
. 
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