2020 VOLVO XC90 TWIN ENGINE control

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Audio, media and Internet
The audio and media system consists of a media player and a radio. A cellular phone canalso be connected through Bluetooth to usehands-free functions or play music in thevehicle. When the vehicle is connected to theInternet, it is also possible to use apps to playmedia.
Audio and media overview
The functions can be controlled using voice commands, the steering wheel keypad or thecenter display. The number of speakers andamplifiers varies depending on the audio sys-tem installed in the vehicle.
System updates
The audio and media system is continuously improved. It is recommended to download system updates as soon as they are available.
Related information
Media player (p. 499)
Radio (p. 482)
Phone (p. 515)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 524)
Apps (p. 480)
Voice Control (p. 148)
Ignition modes (p. 415)
Driver distraction (p. 41)
Handling system updates via DownloadCenter (p. 600)
License agreement for audio and media(p. 533)
Handling system updates via DownloadCenter (p. 600)
Sound settings
Sound reproduction quality is preset but can also be adjusted.
The system's volume is normally adjusted using the volume control below the center dis-play or the right-side steering wheel keypad.This applies, for example, when playing musicor the radio or during phone calls and activetraffic messages.
Sound reproductionThe audio system is precalibrated using digitalsignal processing. This calibration takes intoaccount speakers, amplifiers, passenger com-partment acoustics, listener position, etc. foreach combination of vehicle model and audiosystem. There is also a dynamic calibrationthat takes into account the volume control set-ting and the vehicle's speed.
Personal settingsDifferent settings are available in Top view under
SettingsSound depending on the
vehicle's sound system.
Premium Sound * (Bowers & Wilkins)
Tone - setting for e.g. bass, treble, equal-
izer, etc.

Balance - balance between right/left and
front/rear speakers.

System Volumes – adjusts volume in the
various systems of the car, e.g. Voice

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Control, Park Assist and Phone
Ringtone.
High Performance Pro * (Harman
Kardon)
Equalizer - setting of equalizer.

Balance - balance between right/left and
front/rear speakers.

System Volumes – adjusts volume in the
various systems of the car, e.g. Voice
Control, Park Assist and Phone
Ringtone.
High Performance
Tone - setting for e.g. bass, treble, equal-
izer, etc.

Balance - balance between right/left and
front/rear speakers.

System Volumes – adjusts volume in the
various systems of the car, e.g. Voice
Control, Park Assist and Phone
Ringtone.
Related information
Sound experience
* (p. 479)
Media player (p. 499)
Voice control settings (p. 153)
Phone settings (p. 522)
Audio, media and Internet (p. 478)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 524)
Sound experience *
Sound experience is an app that provides access to additional sound settings.
Open Sound Experience from the center dis-
play's App view. Depending on the sound sys- tem installed in the vehicle, the following set-tings are possible:
Premium Sound * (Bowers & Wilkins)
Studio – sound settings can be adjusted
to be primarily adapted for Driver, All andRear.

Individual stage - surround sound mode
with settings for intensity and enclosure.

Concert hall - reproduces the acoustics
of Gothenburg's Concert Hall.
Recreate the acoustics from the Gothenburg Concert Hall.
High Performance Pro * (Harman
Kardon)
Seat Optimization – sound settings can
be adjusted to be primarily adapted for
Driver, All and Rear.

Surround - surround sound mode with
level settings.

Tone - setting for e.g. bass, treble, equal-
izer, etc.
Related information
Sound settings (p. 478)
Navigating in the center display's views (p. 118)

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Update certain apps
1.
Open the Download Center app in App
view.
2. Select
Application updates to open a list
of all available updates.
3. Find the desired app and select
Install.
> The update will begin.
Related information
Apps (p. 480)
Download apps (p. 481)
Deleting apps (p. 482)
Handling system updates via Download Center (p. 600)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 524)
Deleting apps
When the vehicle is connected to the Inter- net, it is possible to uninstall apps.
If the app is being used, it must be closed before it can be uninstalled. 1. Open the
Download Center app in App
view.
2. Select Application updates to open a list
of all installed apps.
3. Find the desired app and select
Uninstallto begin uninstalling the app.
> When the app has been uninstalled, it
will be removed from the list.
Related information
Apps (p. 480)
Download apps (p. 481)
Updating apps (p. 481)
Handling system updates via Download Center (p. 600)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 524)
Radio
The radio can receive broadcasting from the FM waveband with HD Radio ™ Technology
and SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *. When the
vehicle has an Internet connection, it is alsopossible to listen to web radio.
The radio can be controlled using voice commands, theright-side steering wheel key-pad or the center display.
Related information
Starting the radio (p. 483)
Changing waveband and radio station (p. 484)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-ites app (p. 485)

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Radio settings (p. 486)
RBDS (p. 486)
HD Radio
™ (p. 487)
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 490)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 524)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 152)
Media player (p. 499)
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. 482)
Searching for a radio station (p. 484)
Changing waveband and radio station (p. 484)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-ites app (p. 485)
Radio settings (p. 486)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 152)

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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. 482)
Searching for a radio station (p. 484)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 152)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-ites app (p. 485)
Radio settings (p. 486)
App menu in instrument panel (p. 107)
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:
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. 482)
Starting the radio (p. 483)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 484)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 152)
Radio settings (p. 486)
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. 482)
Starting the radio (p. 483)
Searching for a radio station (p. 484)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 484)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 152)
Radio settings (p. 486)
App menu in instrument panel (p. 107)

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4. Tap one of the divisions to display:

In progress: play-by-play information
about a match/game/tournament cur- rently in progress. Continue tapping todisplay. In the detailed view, you canalso select a radio station that is cur-rently broadcasting an ongoing sport-ing event

Headlines for MLB: tap to display
brief headline information

Scheduled: schedules for coming
matches, games, etc.

Scores: match/game results
The same principle applies to all sports.
Related information
SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* (p. 494)
SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* - Notifications
(p. 496)
SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* - Fuel (p. 497)
SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* - Weather (p. 495)
Media player
The media player can play audio from the CD player * and from external audio sources con-
nected via USB port or Bluetooth. It can also play video format via the USB port.
When the vehicle is connected to the Internet, it is also possible to listen to web radio, audiobooks and to access music services via apps.
The media player is controlled from the center display. Sev-eral functions can also becontrolled using voice com-mands or the right-side steer-ing wheel keypad.
The radio, which is also handled by the media player, is described in a separate section.
Related information
Playing media (p. 500)
Controlling and changing media (p. 501)
Media searches (p. 502)
Apps (p. 480)
Radio (p. 482)
CD player
* (p. 503)
Video (p. 504)
Streaming media via Bluetooth ®
(p. 505)
Playing media via the USB port (p. 506)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 524)

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Playing media
The media player is controlled from the cen- ter display. Several other functions can alsobe controlled using the right-side steeringwheel keypad or by using voice commands. The radio can also be controlled in the media player. See the section describing the radio.
Starting a media source
App view. (Generic illustration; basic apps vary depending on market and model).
CD *
1. Insert a CD. 2.
Open the
CD app from App view.
3. Select the track you would like to play. > Playback will begin.
USB flash drive
1. Inset a USB flash drive. 2.Open the
USB app from App view.
3. Select the track you would like to play. > Playback will begin.
MP3 player and iPod®
NOTE
To start playback from an iPod, the iPod app must be used (not USB). When an iPod is used as source, the car's audio and media system has a menu struc-ture similar to the iPod player's own menustructure.
1. Connect a media source.
2. Start playback in the connected media
source.
3. Open the app (
iPod, USB) from App view.
> Playback will begin.
Bluetooth-connected device
1. Activate Bluetooth in the media source. 2. Connect a media source.
3. Start playback in the connected media
source.
4. Open the
Bluetooth app from App view.
> Playback will begin.
Media with Internet connection
Medial playback from apps with Internet con- nection:
1. Connect the vehicle to the Internet.
2. Open the app from the App view. > Playback will begin.
Read the separate section on how to down- load apps.
Video
1. Connect a media source. 2. Open the
USB app from App view.
3. Tap the title you would like to play. > Playback will begin.
Apple CarPlay
CarPlay is described in a separate section.
Android Auto
Android Auto is described in a separate sec- tion.