ESP SKODA FABIA 2007 1.G / 6Y DX Navigation System Manual
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Navigation49
The traffic reports are shown in the map display by means of symbols:
• slow-moving traffic 
• traffic jam 
• closed road
The corresponding stretch of the journey is shown in the map display by 
a dotted line.
So that you can use the dynamic navigation, a radio station must be able 
to receive the traffic reports emitted via TMC. The TMC box selects auto-
matically a TMC station; you can also manually select another station.
Note
The proper functioning of the automatic route influence depends on 
the transmitted traffic reports. The radio stations broadcasting the 
traffic reports are responsible for its content.
Select TMC station
– Press the button tailback function  . The tailback menu  appears.
– Mark and confirm the menu field “ RDS station” ⇒ fig. 41 . A list 
with the available TMC stations appears.
– Mark and confirm the desired station  ⇒fig. 42 .
An aerial symbol   in the symbol and map display indicates that a 
TMC Station can be received. 
Note
The audible station is not changed as a result of this. If the selected station 
cannot be received, automatically the next TMC to be received is set.
Fig. 41  Select TMC 
station
Fig. 42  TMC station
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Navigation53
In the navigation basic menu you can select various basic settings for the 
navigation system via the menu field “ Settings” ⇒ page 52, fig. 45 .
Select between the following possibilties:
Select language
- for the voice response:
•Czech
•German
•English (Imperial; distances are in miles and yards; speed is given in 
miles per hour)
•English (Metrical; distances are in kilometres and meters; speed is 
given in kilometres per hour)
•Span is h
•French
•Italian
Manual location
•You can manually enter the vehicle position with this function. This is 
only necessary if the system cannot be positioned automatically, e.g. 
when transporting the vehicle on a ferry or in a car sleeper rail. Perform 
the entry via the menu sequence: Town - Street - Intersection.
Vo l u m e  s e t u p
•in this menu the volume for the voice response can be set during the 
guidance.
Show
•here you can select if the arrival time or the length of the trip to the 
destination should be displayed in the map or symbol display.
Contrast
•You can set different contrast values for the day and night display. Setting clock
•the clock is automatically set via the GPS. The GPS system transmits 
the universal time UTC This results in a time lag of two hours compared 
to the middle european summer time and of one hour compared to the 
winter time, which must be manually rectified.  This is e.g. important for a 
precise information about the arrival time at the destination.
Illumination
•You can select if the illumination of the screen should be performed 
manually via the button   or automatically when switching on the car 
lights. 
GPS viewer
•GPS (Global Positioning System, i.e. Global Positioning System) is a 
navigation system of the Pentagon. It consists of 25 satellites, which circle 
around the earth at an altitude of 21 000 km. Signals from at least three 
satellites are received so that the system can determine the current 
vehicle position.
The called up information screen gives information about:
•Number of available satellites
•Number of receiveable satellites
•current geographic vehicle position 
Note
If less than three satellites are received, then appears the note “ The 
geographic position cannot be determined at this moment in time ”.
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Anti-theft coding
Description
Each time when:
•the unit is disconnected from the power supply of the vehicle
•the battery is disconnected
•the electrical fuse for the radio was blown
The information “ SAFE” appears in the display after switching on the unit. 
Then the unit can only be operated again by entering the  correct code.
Caution
•This code number is affixed together with the serial number behind the 
instructions on the “ Unit map”.
•The “unit map ” must absolutely be disconnected and safe - never 
store in the vehicle.
Enter code - Cancel electronic lock
The electronical lock is cancelled by entering the correct code. 
The order of the operating steps must be maintained:
– Switch on the system. After t he start screen with the Škoda 
logo appears the menu for entering the code with the informa-
tion “ Please enter your numerical code. ” ⇒ fig. 46.
– Enter the numerical code by marking the corresponding digits  in the digit register one after the other using the menu knob   
and confim each digit by pressing the menu knob  . The 
digits are entered into four lower numerical fields.
– Mark and confirm the field “ OK” with the menu knob  .
The unit is again ready for operation!
Fig. 46  Enter safety code
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TV Tuner *57
2nd possibility:
– Turn the menu knob   to the  right (or left), in order to set the 
next   (or the  previous ) channel.
For information the station and the belonging channel is indicated.
Store station
The six TV stations can be stored on the station buttons   -   
.
– Set the desired station with the button   or the menu knob  .
– If the desired station has to be displayed, the desired station  button   -   must be pressed until there is a brief muting and 
a signal tone cancels the storing.
You only have to touch the corresponding station button  to call up the 
stored station . The TV station belonging to it appears as long as it is in 
its reception range.
Call up operator menu
TV operator menu:
•SCREEN - calls up a sub-menu, in which the brightness, contrast and 
colour can be set.
•TELETEXT - here the video text pages can be called up.
•VIDEOSOURCE - switches from TV mode to video and vice versa.
•SETTINGS - calls up a sub-menu, in which the TV standard (video) is 
selected.
Set screen
– Confirm the menu point “ SCREEN” in the operator menu by 
pressing the menu knob  . Following settings are possible: 
Brightness, contrast, colour.
– To change to the setting mode press again the menu knob  .  Instead of the previous symbol appears an arrow 
, the entry 
is highlighted in colour.
– Select the desired value.
– Press the button    , in order to take over the setting and  to exit the menu.
Select Autosearch
If the Autosearch function is activated, the TV tuner always tries 
to establish the best frequency of the selected TV station.
– Press the menu knob  . The operator menu is indicated in the TV picture.
– Select and confirm the menu point “ SETTINGS”.
– Select the menu point “ AutoSearch” and press the menu 
knob  . The AutoSearch function is switched on (or switched 
off).
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