2020 VOLVO S90 Quick Guide

AUDIO, MEDIA AND INTERNET
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Radio settings (p. 442)
RBDS (p. 442)
HD Radio
™ (p. 443)
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 446)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 480)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 145)
Media player (p. 455)
Starting the radio
The radio is started from the center display's App view.
1. Open the desired waveband (e.g. FM)
from App view.
2. Select a radio station.
Related information
Radio (p. 438)
Searching for a radio station (p. 440)
Changing waveband and radio station (p. 440)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-ites app (p. 441)
Radio settings (p. 442)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 145)

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Changing waveband and radio station
Instructions for changing wavebands, wave- band lists and radio stations in the selectedlist are provided here.
Changing wavebandsSwipe from App view on the center display and select the desired waveband (e.g. FM) or
open the App menu in the instrument panel with the right-side steering wheel keypad andmake your selection there.
Changing a list in a waveband
1. Tap Library.
2. Select playback from
Stations, Favoritesor Genres.
3. Tap the desired station in the list.
Favorites – only plays selected favorite chan-
nels.
Genres - only plays channels broadcasting the
selected genre or program type, e.g. pop, clas- sical, etc.
Changing radio stations in a selected
list
–Press or under the center display
or on the right-side steering wheel key- pad.
> Move step-by-step through the selected list.
It is also possible to change radio station in the selected list via the center display.
Related information
Radio (p. 438)
Searching for a radio station (p. 440)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 145)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-ites app (p. 441)
Radio settings (p. 442)
App menu in instrument panel (p. 101)
Searching for a radio station
The radio automatically compiles a list of the radio stations that are sending out the stron-gest signals in the vehicle's current location.
Searching is performed in different ways depending on the waveband selected:
AM - stations and frequency.
FM, stations, genres and frequency.
1. Tap
Library.
2. Tap
.
> Search view will displayed and the key- board will open.
3. Enter a search word/phrase. > The search will start and change ascharacters are entered. Search results will be displayed by category.

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Searching for a station manually
Searching manually makes it possible to find and tune to stations that are not on the auto-matically compiled list of the strongest sta-tions in the area.
–Tap Manual tuning, drag the control or
tap
or . Press and hold to skip to
the next available station in the frequency band. You can also use the right-sidesteering wheel keypad.
Related information
Radio (p. 438)
Starting the radio (p. 439)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 440)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 145)
Radio settings (p. 442)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favorites app
It is possible to add a radio station in the
Radio favorites app and in the list of favor-
ites for the waveband (e.g. FM). Instructions for adding and removing radio channels areprovided below.
Radio favoritesThe radio favorites app shows stored radio channelsfrom 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
1. Tap to add a radio channel to the
waveband's list of favorites or the Radio favorites app.
2. Tap
Library, select Edit and tap to
delete a radio channel from the list of favorites.
When you delete a radio channel from theRadio favorites app, the channel will also bedeleted from that waveband's list of favorites.
Related information
Radio (p. 438)
Starting the radio (p. 439)
Searching for a radio station (p. 440)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 440)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 145)
Radio settings (p. 442)
App menu in instrument panel (p. 101)

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Radio settings
There are a number of different radio func- tions 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 avail-
able 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 qual- ity 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 continuously. Instead it freezes after 20seconds.
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
Pull down Top view and select Settings
MediaSiriusXM to show a list of available
options.
Related information
Radio (p. 438)
Settings for SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
(p. 449)
Symbols in the center display status bar (p. 121)
RBDS
RBDS radio
RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) ena- bles certain functionality 2
, such as:
Searches for program types or new broad- casts
Text information about currently broadcastprograms
Related information
Radio (p. 438)
Radio settings (p. 442)
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Certain stations only.

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HD Radio™
HD Radio is a brand name registered by the
DTS, Inc. 3
. They are the developer of a broad-
casting technology called IBOC or In Band On Channel, which refers to the method of trans-mitting a digital radio broadcast signal cen-tered on the same frequency as the AM or FMstation's present frequency.
Introduction
Display when the radio is receiving an HD Radio broadcast (generic illustration)
NOTE
HD Radio volume may fade in and out at times due to coverage limitations.
The IBOC system is referred to as a "hybrid" since it is both analog and digital. Duringhybrid operation, receivers still continue toreceive the analog (non-digital) signal. HDRadio receivers incorporate both modes ofreception, where the receiver will automati-cally switch to the analog signal if the digitalsignal cannot be decoded or is lost by thereceiver. When you have tuned to an HD Radio station, the
symbol will appear in the infotain-
ment system display. The symbol will be dis- played in different colors: Grayed-out symbol
: no HD Radio broad-
cast reception
White symbol
: the radio is actively receiv-
ing an HD broadcast
Orange symbol
: the radio is receiving an
HD broadcast with digital sound
More information about HD Radio and IBOC can be found on DTS, Inc.'s website,www.dts.com.
Artist Experience ™A radio station's logo and album art can bedisplayed. If a station opts to provide thisinformation, it is broadcast once every 12minutes, which means that there may be adelay before the logo/album art appear on thescreen. The radio can store 100 station logos so the next time the radio is tuned to the samestation, the logo will be displayed immedi-ately. Album art is synched with the artist thatyou are currently listening to.
Ball game modeThis feature means that a main FM station(HD1) will broadcast live events, where thecontent of the programming is more importantthan sound quality, in analog mode only tohelp prevent the delay between analog anddigital broadcasting. The HD Radio symbolwill be white during live broadcasts and "Live"will be displayed next to the symbol.
Benefits of digital broadcasting

Better sound (FM sounds near CD qualityand AM as analog FM).
Some FM frequencies offer a greaternumber of listening choices through multi-casting (consisting of a frequency's mainchannel and any sub-channels that mayalso be available on that particular fre-quency.)
When receiving a digital signal there is nomultipath disturbance or hisses/pops/crackling due to outside influences.
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HD Radio ™ technology is manufactured under license from DTS, Inc. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio ™ and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of DTS, Inc.

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How HD Radio ™ Technology
broadcasting works
HD Radio works similarly to conventional radio and broadcasts of this type are availablein many areas of the United States. However,there are a few key differences:
Instead of transmitting one analogue sig-nal, stations send out a bundled signal –both analog and digital.
An HD Radio receiver can receive bothdigital and analog broadcasts. Dependingon the terrain and location of the vehicle(which will influence the signal strength),the receiver will determine which signal toreceive.
Related information
Radio (p. 438)
Activating and deactivating the HDRadio
™ (p. 444)
HD Radio
™ sub-channels (p. 445)
HD Radio
™ limitations (p. 445)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 440)
Searching for a radio station (p. 440)
Activating and deactivating the HD Radio
™
HD Radio is deactivated when the car leaves the factory.
When listening to an HD Radio station and driving through areas with weak HD signals(fringe areas), you may experience that theradio repeatedly switches between analog/digital and digital/analog reception. If this hap-pens, it may be desirable to switch HD off. Carry out the following to activate or deacti- vate 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 willcontinue to function as a conventional radio(analog AM/FM receiver). Please note thatwhen HD is switched off, it will not be possi-ble to tune in to sub-channels. Activating or deactivating HD Radio only affects the currently selected waveband, FMor AM.
Related information
HD Radio
™ (p. 443)
HD Radio
™
sub-channels (p. 445)
HD Radio
™ limitations (p. 445)
Opening contextual setting in the centerdisplay (p. 130)

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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 lis- ted below the main channel on the screen. Inthis example, WILD-FM HD2 is a sub-chan-nel.
Selecting sub-channels
To listen to a station's sub-channel(s), tap the station on the screen or press the forward/back arrow keys on the right-side steering wheel keypad or below the screen. Sub-channels can also be saved as radio favorites. If you tap a sub-channel favorite, it may takeup to
6 seconds before the channel becomes
audible. 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. 443)
Activating and deactivating the HD Radio
™ (p. 444)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 440)
Searching for a radio station (p. 440)
HD Radio
™
limitations (p. 445)
HD Radio ™ limitations
Limitations
Main channel vs. sub-channels (FM only)
: The main channel is the only chan-
nel that can receive in hybrid mode (bothdigital and analog). If a frequency has sub-channels, they are broadcast in digitalmode only. The main FM channel will bedisplayed as, for example, "WRIF-FMHD1". The sub-FM channels will be dis-played as"WRIF-FM HD2", "WRIF-FMHD3", 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, likeall radio transmission technology, terrain,time of day, vegetation and buildings canhave a positive or negative effect on radioreception.
Analog to digital/digital to analogblending
: Analog to digital blending will
occur as the signal strength reaches a pre-set threshold in the receiver. This will benoticeable in fringe areas (areas with weakreception) and is normal.

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NOTE
There may be a noticeable difference in sound quality when a change from ana-logue to digital or digital to analogueoccurs, such as:
Volume increase or decrease
Equalizer settings, i.e., Bass/ Mid-range/Treble cut or boost
Time alignment (Digital program mate-rial in extreme cases can be as muchas 8 seconds behind the analogue).This will noticeable as a "stuttering"effect.
The above items are dependant on thebroadcaster's equipment settings anddo not indicate a fault in the vehicle'sradio receiver or antenna systems .
Related information
HD Radio
™ (p. 443)
Activating and deactivating the HD Radio
™ (p. 444)
HD Radio
™ sub-channels (p. 445)
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
The SiriusXM ®
Satellite system broadcasts
from of a number of high elevation satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
Listening to satellite radioThe digital signals from the satellites are line- of-sight, which means that physical obstruc-tions such as bridges, tunnels, etc, may tem-porarily interfere with signal reception. Avoid any obstructions, such as metallic objects transported on roof racks or in a skibox, or other antennas that may impede sig- nals 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 chan- nel 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.