2018 VOLVO XC90 Owner´s Manual

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Storing radio favorites
It is possible to add a radio a radio station in the
Radio favorites app and in the list of favorites
for the waveband (e.g. FM). Instructions for add- ing and removing favorites are provided below.
Radio favoritesRadio favorites shows saved favorites from all wavebands.
1. Open the Radio favorites app from App
view.
2. Tap the desired station in the list to listen.
Adding and deleting radio favorites
–Tap to add/remove a radio channel from
the waveband's list of favorites or Radio favorites.
If a favorite station is deleted here, it will also bedeleted from that waveband's list of favorites.
Related information
• Radio (p. 468)
• Starting the radio (p. 469)
• Searching for a radio station (p. 470)
• Changing waveband and radio station(p. 469) •
Voice control for radio and media (p. 150)
• Radio settings (p. 471)
• App menu in instrument panel (p. 104)
Radio settings
There are a number of different radio functions that can be activated and deactivated.
Canceling a traffic messageA current broadcast (e.g. a traffic message) can be temporarily interrupted by pressing
in the
right-side steering wheel keypad or tapping
Cancel in the center display.
Activating and deactivating radio
functions
Pull down Top view and select SettingsMedia and the desired waveband to see available
functions.
AM/FM Radio
•HD Radio AM: HD Radio ™
Technology:
makes it possible for AM audio to achieve an audio quality comparable to analog FM.
•
HD Radio FM: HD Radio ™ Technology:
makes it possible to achieve a sound quality comparable with a CD.
•
Show Broadcast Information: shows
information on program content, artists, etc.
•
Freeze Program Name: select to stop the
program service name from scrolling continu- ously. Instead it freezes after 20 seconds.

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SiriusXM® Satellite radio *
Pull down Top view and select Settings
MediaSiriusXM to show a list of available
options.
Related information
• Radio (p. 468)
• Settings for SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
(p. 478)
• Symbols in the center display status bar (p. 126)
RBDS
RBDS radio
RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) enables certain functionality 2
, such as:
• Searches for program types or new broad- casts
• Text information about currently broadcastprograms
Related information
• Radio (p. 468)
• Radio settings (p. 471)
HD Radio™
HD Radio is a brand name registered by the DTS, Inc.3
. They are the developer of a broadcasting
technology called IBOC or In Band On Channel, which refers to the method of transmitting a digi-tal radio broadcast signal centered on the samefrequency as the AM or FM station's present fre- quency.
Introduction
Display when the radio is receiving an HD Radio broad- cast (generic illustration)
NOTE
HD Radio volume may fade in and out at times due to coverage limitations.
2 Certain stations only.
3 HD Radio ™ technology is manufactured under license from DTS' U.S. and foreign Patents. HD Radio ™ and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of DTS.

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The IBOC system is referred to as a "hybrid" since it is both analog and digital. During hybridoperation, receivers still continue to receive theanalog (non-digital) signal. HD Radio receiversincorporate both modes of reception, where thereceiver will automatically switch to the analogsignal if the digital signal cannot be decoded oris lost by the receiver. When you have tuned to an HD Radio station, the
symbol will appear in the infotainment sys-
tem display. The symbol will be displayed in dif- ferent colors:
• Grayed-out symbol
: No HD Radio broad-
cast reception
• White symbol
: the radio is actively receiving
an HD broadcast
• Orange symbol
: the radio is receiving an
HD broadcast with digital sound
More information about HD Radio and IBOC canbe found on DTS, Inc.'s website, www.dts.com.
Artist Experience ™A radio station's logo and album art can be dis-played. If a station opts to provide this informa-tion, it is broadcast once every 12 minutes, whichmeans that there may be a delay before thelogo/album art appear on the screen. The radiocan store 100 station logos so the next time theradio is tuned to the same station, the logo willbe displayed immediately. Album art is synchedwith the artist that you are currently listening to.
Ball game modeThis feature means that a main FM station (HD1)will broadcast live events, where the content ofthe programming is more important than soundquality, in analog mode only to help prevent thedelay between analog and digital broadcasting.The HD Radio symbol will be white during livebroadcasts and "Live" will be displayed next tothe symbol.
Benefits of digital broadcasting
•Better sound (FM sounds near CD qualityand AM as analog FM).
• Some FM frequencies offer a greater num-ber of listening choices through "multicast-ing" (consisting of a frequency's main chan-nel and any sub-channels that may also beavailable on that particular frequency.)
• When receiving a digital signal there is nomultipath disturbance or hisses/pops/crack-ling due to outside influences.
How HD Radio
™ Technology
broadcasting works
HD Radio works similarly to conventional radioand broadcasts of this type are available in manyareas of the United States. However, there are afew key differences: •
Instead of transmitting one analog signal,stations send out a bundled signal - bothanalog and digital.
• An HD Radio receiver can receive both digi-tal and analog broadcasts. Depending on theterrain and location of the vehicle (which willinfluence the signal strength), the receiverwill determine which signal to receive.
Related information
• Radio (p. 468)
• Activating and deactivating the HD Radio
™
(p. 474)
• HD Radio
™ sub-channels (p. 474)
• HD Radio
™ limitations (p. 475)
• Changing waveband and radio station(p. 469)
• Searching for a radio station (p. 470)

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Activating and deactivating the HD
Radio™
HD Radio is deactivated when the car leaves the factory.
When listening to an HD Radio station and driv- ing through areas with weak HD signals (fringeareas), you may experience that the radio repeat-edly switches between analog/digital and digital/analog reception. If this happens, it may be desir-able to switch HD off. Carry out the following to activate or deactivate HD Radio:
1. Drag down the top view and tap on
Settings.
2. Press
Media and AM/FM Radio.
3. Press
HD Radio AM or HD Radio FM to
activate/deactivate the function.
If HD radio is deactivated, the radio will be unable to receive digital broadcasts but it will continue tofunction as a conventional radio (analog AM/FMreceiver). Please note that when HD is switchedoff, it will not be possible to tune in to sub-chan-nels. Note that if you activate or deactivate HD Radio only the selected wavelength band is affected.
Related information
• HD Radio
™ (p. 472)
• HD Radio
™ sub-channels (p. 474) •
HD Radio
™ limitations (p. 475)
• Opening contextual setting in the center dis-play (p. 135)
HD Radio™ sub-channels
In many cases, a main HD Radio station (FM wavebands only) will also have sub-channelsoffering additional types of programming ormusic.
Sub-channels
Example of an HD Radio station with sub-channels
If any sub-channels are available, they will listed below the main channel on the screen. In thisexample, WILD-FM HD2 is a sub-channel.

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Selecting sub-channels
To listen to a station's sub-channel(s), tap the station on the screen or press the forward/backarrow keys on the right-side steering wheel key-pad or below the screen. Sub-channels can also be saved as radio favor- ites. If you tap a sub-channel favorite, it may take up to 6 seconds before the channel becomes audi-
ble. If you tap a station while you are out of digital range of the transmitter,
No reception will be
displayed.
Related information
• HD Radio
™ (p. 472)
• Activating and deactivating the HD Radio
™
(p. 474)
• Changing waveband and radio station (p. 469)
• Searching for a radio station (p. 470)
• HD Radio
™ limitations (p. 475)
HD Radio™ limitations
Limitations
• Main channel vs. sub-channels (FM only)
:
The main channel is the only channel that can receive in hybrid mode (both digital andanalog). If a frequency has sub-channels,they are broadcast in digital mode only. Themain FM channel will be displayed as, forexample, "WRIF-FM HD1". The sub-FMchannels will be displayed as"WRIF-FMHD2", "WRIF-FM HD3", etc.
• Reception coverage area
: Due to current
IBOC transmitter power limitations, thereception coverage area in digital mode issomewhat more limited than the station'sanalog coverage area. Be aware that, like allradio transmission technology, terrain, time ofday, vegetation and buildings can have apositive or negative effect on radio reception.
• Analog to digital/digital to analog blend-ing
: Analog to digital blending will occur as
the signal strength reaches a preset thresh-old in the receiver. This will be noticeable infringe areas (areas with weak reception) andis normal.
NOTE
There may be a noticeable difference in sound quality when a change from analogueto digital or digital to analogue occurs, suchas:
• Volume increase or decrease
• Equalizer settings, i.e., Bass/ Midrange/Treble cut or boost
• Time alignment (Digital program materialin extreme cases can be as much as 8seconds behind the analogue). This willnoticeable as a "stuttering" effect.
The above items are dependant on thebroadcaster's equipment settings and donot indicate a fault in the vehicle's radioreceiver or antenna systems .
Related information
•HD Radio
™ (p. 472)
• Activating and deactivating the HD Radio
™
(p. 474)
• HD Radio
™
sub-channels (p. 474)

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SiriusXM® Satellite radio *
The SiriusXM ®
Satellite system broadcasts from
of a number of high elevation satellites in geo- synchronous orbit.
Listening to satellite radioThe digital signals from the satellites are line-of- sight, which means that physical obstructionssuch as bridges, tunnels, etc, may temporarilyinterfere with signal reception. Avoid any obstructions, such as metallic objects transported on roof racks or in a ski box, or otherantennas that may impede signals from the SiriusXM ®
satellites.
Selecting SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio
mode
1. From the center display's Home view, swipe from right to left to come to App view.
2.Tap the SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio icon.
Home view with SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio activated
If there is no subscription activated, tap channel 1, where you will be prompted on the screen to phone SiriusXM ®
.
If a cell phone is paired and connected to the vehicle, you can also subscribe by:
1. From Home view, pull down the Settings menu. 2.
Open the settings menu for SiriusXM ®
Satel-
lite radio.
3. Tap
Unsubscribed Services
4.
To call SiriusXM ®
, enter the phone number.
They will activate the subscription of your choice. This may take several minutes.
When the subscription has been activated, tap the SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio icon to start the
function and display the channel list included in your subscription.
Related information
• Radio (p. 468)
• Using SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 477)
• Settings for SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
(p. 478)
• SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* (p. 480)

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Using SiriusXM® Satellite radio *
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio offers several features
for finding and listening to music, news, sporting events, etc. being broadcast on satellite radiostations.
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio functions
With SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio activated, tapLibrary to display a screen offering the following
functions: •
Search (the magnifying glass icon)
•
Channels
•Favorites
•Categories
If you have used this view previously, you will be returned to the most recently used one.
Search
Tap the magnifying glass to display a screen where you can enter text using the center dis-play's keyboard or by writing in the free-text fieldto search for e.g., a station number, an artist,song title, etc.
Channels
Tap to display a complete list of the channels included in your subscription. Tap a channelname to listen. If a subscription to a channel hasexpired, its name will be grayed-out on thescreen. For quick access to a channel that you often lis- ten to, tap the star to the right of the channel'sname. It will then be added to your list of favor-ites.
Favorites
Tap to display the channels that you have added to this list. Tap a channel name to listen.
Categories/Genres
Tap to display the categories available. Tap a cat- egory or genre name to display the channels thatit contains and then tap a channel to listen. If an alert has been set (see the section "Alerts" below) and an alert is active for an artist, song orteam, virtual categories will also be temporarycreated and displayed. The channels currentlybroadcasting the song, artist or broadcasting aprogram with the selected team will be listed in avirtual category.
EPG (Electronic Program Guide)On the center display's Home view, tap EPG for
information about e.g., when a program is being broadcast and its name, description, artist, etc. If no information is currently available,
No
information will be displayed.
AlertsIf this feature has been selected under SiriusXM
Settings, the Alerts button will be displayed on
the Home view. To add e.g., an artist's name, song title or a sports team to the list of alerts:
1. Tune to any channel that is broadcasting a song, game, etc., of your choice.
2. Tap the
Alerts button.
3. A pop-up window will be displayed showing a list of alerts (nothing will be displayed if the selected channel does not support the alertfunction).
4. Select one of the alternatives in list (only one can be selected at a time).
5. The song/artist/team will now be added to the list of alerts. Favorite sports teams canalso be added to the list using "Game Alert"in the SiriusXM satellite radio settings.
> When your choice is being broadcast on achannel, you will be informed by a pop-up.

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iTunes taggingFrom the center display's Top view, tap SiriusXM
Settings. Tap the iTunes Tagging menu. Tap
the iTunes Tagging box to activate/deactivate
this function and tap Close to return to Home
view. Tap Tags List to display a list of all tagged
songs. If the function is activated, the
iTunes tag button
will be displayed in Home view. If a song is played that you would like to buy in the iTunes store, tapthis button while the song is playing to tag it. If a song with
iTunes Tagging information is availa-
ble, the button will be selectable. Tap the button to tag the song. If you would like to buy a taggedsong via iTunes, Tap the iTunes tag button. To buy a song in iTunes, begin by connecting an iPhone/iPod/iPad to the USB port in the tunnelconsole. The iTunes tagging list will automaticallybe transferred to the device and removed fromthe list in the vehicle. If the device is connectedwhen a song is tagged, the data will automaticallybe saved in the device. To purchase the song,consult the iTunes support page.
Related information
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 476)
• Entering characters, letters and words byhand in the center display (p. 131)
• Settings for SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
(p. 478) •
Settings for SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
(p. 478)
• Connecting a device via the USB port(p. 492)
Settings for SiriusXM® Satellite
radio
*
There are numerous settings that can be made to enhance your SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio listen-
ing experience.
Settings
Drag down the top view and tap on Settings
MediaSiriusXM. The following alternatives
will be displayed: