navigation SKODA OCTAVIA 2008 2.G / (1Z) Columbus Navigation System Manual
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SIMPLY CLEVER
www.skoda-auto.comNavigace Columbus 
Škoda Auto anglicky 11.08 S00.5610.60.20
3T0 012 151 AR ŠkodaAuto   
RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM COLUMBUS
Columbus.indd   119.8.2008   9:37:22 
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IntroductionYou have chosen a Škoda vehicle, which is fitted with a Columbus radio navigation system (hereafter called 
the navigation system)  Thank you for your confidence in our products.
We recommend that you read these operating instructions  carefully so that you can quickly become familiar with 
your navigation system.
Should you have any questions or proble ms with your navigation system, please do not hesitate to contact your 
Škoda Service Agent or importer.
National legal provisions, which deviate from the information contained in these operating instructions, take prec-
edence over the information contai ned in the operating instructions.
We hope you enjoy using your navigation system and wish you pleasant motoring.
Yo u r   Škoda  Auto
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Contents
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ContentsGeneral information
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Equipment overview
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Important information
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Operation when driving
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General operation
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Input mask for free text input
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Input masks for digit entry
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Special functions*
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Switching the system on and off
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Anti-theft protection
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Range selector key TONE
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Sound settings
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Selector key SETUP
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Main menu set-ups (Setup)
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Radio set-ups
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Map set-ups
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Traffic station set-ups
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Touch-screen set-ups
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Media set-ups
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Navigation set-ups
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System set-ups
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Video set-ups
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Phone set-ups
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RADIO selector key
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Radio mode
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Traffic information function TP
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Selector key TRAFFIC
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Displaying TMC traffic reports
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Selector key MEDIA
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General information for CD/DVD operation
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The main MEDIA menu
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Audio menu
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MP3 data
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External sources*
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Storing and processing audio data (HDD)
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Video DVD Operation
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TV mode*
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Selector key NAV (Navigation)
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Overview
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Main menu Navigation
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Entering a destination: Select a destination
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Destination memory
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To u r  m o d e
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Waypoint mode (Offroad Navigation)
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Route guidance
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Range selector key MAP
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Map display
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Location display without route guidance
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Selector key PHONE
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Overview
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General information3
General informationEquipment overview
Switching on/off: Rotary/push knob for switching the navigation 
system on/off (press) and volume control (turn)
Selector key  for selecting the corresponding menu:
−  – changes over into radio mode and changes the 
frequency range when in the radio mode.
−  – changes over to the last played media source or selects 
a new media source.
−  – Phone function – Muting of the current audio source.
−  – opens the sound and volume settings menu.
−  – switches over to the map with the display of the current 
vehicle position or route during  route guidance. An additional 
window with further information will be inserted or faded out.
−  – switches over  to navigation
−  – switches over to the stor ed TMC traffic reports display 
( T raffic- Message- Channels).
−  – enables setting-up the individual fields.
 and    : The backwards/forwards keys operate the “active” audio 
source.
− RADIO-Mode  – for the selection of the stations from the memory 
list.
− MEDIA-Mode  – for the selection of the previous or following 
track.
− TV-Mode  – for the selection of the st ations from the memory list.
CD/DVD case
Touchscreen (Touch-screen):  Fields circled in colour on the touch-
screen are presently “active” and are operated by touching the 
screen.
Eject key    – press briefly to move an inserted CD/DVD into the 
position ready for removal.   – repeats the last navigation announcement.
Setting up button
− RADIO mode  – turn for manual station adjustment; – press briefly 
to start or stop the automatic play mode (Scan).
− MEDIA-Mode  – turn to change track; – press briefly to start or 
stop the automatic play mode (Scan) when in audio mode.
− Tu r n   map display (MAP)  – in order to change the map scale; – 
press briefly for repeating a na vigation announcement during 
active route guidance.
− Navigation  – press briefly to repeat  a navigation announcement 
during active route guidance.
Memory card case : SD memory cards (“Secure Digital Memory 
Cards”) and MMC-memory cards (“Multimedia Cards”) measuring 32 
mm x 24 mm x 2.1 mm and with a capacity of up to 2 GB are available. 
The case for the memory card  is located under the screen.
Characters in the text
*  Parts of the equipment which are marked in such a way are only installed as 
standard on certain models or are available as special equipment.
 End of the paragraph. The paragraph continues on the following page.Important informationWarrantyThe equipment warranty te rms and conditions also apply for new vehicles.
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NoteDamage within the meaning of the warranty must not be the result of improper 
handling of the system or fr om unprofessional repair attempts. It is also essential 
that there is no external damage.Information on how to operate the navigation systemThe requirements of today's road traffic demand the driver’s full concentration at all 
times.
Apart from the availability entertainmen t, the extensive and demanding equipment 
details of this system also offer a wide range of information, which will help you to 
reach your destination quickly and safely.
But you should only operate the navigation system with its wide range of 
possibilities when the traffic situation allows.
The volume settings must be selected in  such a way that audible signals from the 
outside, e.g. a Martins horn from utility  vehicles (police cars, ambulances and fire 
brigade), can be heard at all times.
WARNING
Please concentrate fully at all times on  your driving! As the driver you are 
fully responsible for road safety. Only use the functions in such a way that 
you are always in full control of your vehicle in all traffic situations!Before using the navigation system•
Please observe the respective traffic regulations when driving.
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Street and location names can be change d. It is therefore possible that the 
names stored on the CD might not  correspond to the changed names.
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The route calculated by the navigati on system is a recommendation for 
reaching the intended destination. While driving please pay attention to stopping  restrictions, traffic lights, one-way street
s, lane change restrictions, canals and 
ferries.
WARNING
Road traffic legislation (StVO) applies  at all times, even if a driving recom-
mendation contradicts the StVO.
Caution
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Inserting a second CD/DVD while a CD/D VD is being ejected can destroy the 
CD/DVD drive in the unit. Please note that  the CD/DVD ejection lasts a few seconds 
after pressing the  Eject key   During this time the lock in front of the CD/DVD 
case is open. It is essential that you wait until the CD/DVD has been fully ejected 
before you try to insert a new CD/DVD.
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Press the buttons and the keys of the unit gently in order to avoid damaging 
them. Gentle pressure on the appropriate key is sufficient to operate the unit. 
Please note that the rotary/push knobs  have predetermined breaking points, in 
order to reduce the risk of injury.
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Do not use any pointed or sharp-edged objects to operate the touch-screen. 
Slight finger pressure sufficient to operate the equipment. A display on the screen, 
which cannot be called up by pressing the button, is therefore not available at that 
time.
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Please note that a dirty or scratched  navigation DVD can considerably impair 
the speed and the functions of the navigation system.Note
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Your navigation system is a high-powered  computer. Just as your computer at 
home, this unit needs a few seconds  for processing complicated control 
sequences. In such a case it is possible that  the unit will no longer react when oper-
ated from the outside until the triggered processes have been dealt with processed 
in the background. Please be patient, as it  is quite possible that the unit “stores” the 
carried-out operating steps even if it does  not appear to react to the operation from 
the outside. These operating steps are processed one after the other by the unit 
once the processes in the background have been completed, which can be 
confusing.
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6Operation when driving The demands of today's road traffic require full concentration from all road users at 
all times.
WARNING
Always concentrate fully on your drivin g. Inattention by the driver can lead 
to accidents and injuries.•
Do not allow yourself to be distracted by trying to use the unit, concen-
trate instead on the traffic situation.
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Use the unit only if road, weather an d traffic conditions permit and you 
will not be distracted.
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The various volume settings must be selected in such a way that audible 
signals from the outside, such as e.g. a Martins horn from police cars and fire 
brigade, can be heard at all times.Note
Depending on the country, some functions  of the radio navigation system can no 
longer be selected on the screen at cert ain speeds. This is not a malfunction, but 
corresponds to the legal requiremen ts of this particular country.
General operationThe screen of the unit is a so-called touch screen (touch-screen). Fields 
circled in colour on the touch-screen are presently “active” and are oper-
ated by touching the screen.
Fig. 1  Selector key SETUP: 
Main menu set-up.Fig. 2  Selector key SETUP: 
Radio set-up.
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8Input mask for free text inputWith some of the menus you can enter a free text. For instance, when 
allocating a folder name for storing  MP3 data on the hard disk or when 
searching for the name of a special destination.
– Press   to accept a character sequ ence offered by the system or 
press   to delete the characters in the entry line.
– When in the entry window, press on a character shown on the keypad  block to accept it into the entry line.
– You can also delete or change the character sequence in the entry line  as well as insert additional characters.
– Press   to accept the indicated character sequence in the entry line.  By pressing   the input mask will be closed without the entries being 
accepted.Further input possibilities:
 – changes from upper case to lower case and vice versa.  – opens the input mask for digits and special characters. The function key 
changes to  . Press  , to change again to the letter input mask.
 – space key for inputting spaces.
 or   – moves the character entry cursor (the cursor) in the entry line to the left 
or right.
 – deletes characters in the entry line st arting from the position of the character 
input mark from right to left.
Selecting letters based on specific characters
Some letters in the input masks are also marked with a small triangle “
”. This indi-
cates that specific characters base d on this letter can be selected.
Continue to press down on the correspondin g function key with your finger until a 
pop-up window with these specific characte rs can be displayed. Accept the desired 
character into the entry line – the pop-up  window will close. If no entries are 
entered, the pop-up window will clos e automatically after a few seconds.
Some specific characters can be “written  out”. The navigation system will also 
recognise the character sequence “AE”, “UE” and “OE” instead of the German 
specific characters “Ä”, “Ü” and “Ö” vom Navigationssystem erkannt. Other specific 
characters can be ignored, for example instead of “É”, “Ê” or “È” a normal “E” will be 
accepted by the navigation system.
Fig. 3  Input mask for free 
text input
OKOK
A-Z
A-Z
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Input masks for digit entry– Press   to accept an indicated character sequence or press  , to 
delete the characters in the entry line from right to left.
– Press one of the   to   function ke ys in the input mask to accept the 
corresponding digit into the entry line.
– Press   when the correct number is indicated in the entry line. By  pressing   the input mask will be  closed without the entries being 
accepted.Special functions*Parking aid
If your vehicle is equipped wi th “parking aid” and after it is activated, the distance 
to the obstacle is shown on the screen.
Climatronic
If your vehicle is equipped with climatroni c, a feedback is received on the screen 
when changing the settings. Display of time
You can switch the display of the time on or off in the menu 
System set-ups.
Switching the system on and off– The system is switched on or off by turning / pressing the rotary / push 
knob .The last active audio source before  switching off will be repeated.
If the key is pulled out of the ignition lo ck with the unit switched on, the unit wil 
switch off automatically.
You can then switch the unit on again. When  the ignition is switched off, the unit 
switches off automatically after approx.  one hour (discharge protection of the 
vehicle battery). This process can be  repeated as often as necessary.Anti-theft protectionThe anti-theft coding of your navigation system prevents an operation of 
the system after a voltage interruption, e.g. during a vehicle repair or after 
theft. After disconnecting the batt ery, disconnecting the navigation 
system from the on-board voltage of the vehicle and after a fuse failure, 
the code must be entered before the vehicle can be used again.
Enter code
– If a keypad appears after switching on with the command to enter the  code, the unit can be unlocked by entering the correct four-digit code 
number. The number of the possible attempts is shown in the second 
touch-screen line.
– Press a digit from   to   on the digit block displayed on the touch- screen. The digit is accepted in the entry line.
Fig. 4  Input masks for digit 
entry
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0
9
OK
A1
0
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– After a four-digit order has been entered, the group of digits will turn grey (inactive) and no further digits can be accepted in the entry line.
– Press   on the touch-screen to erase the digits in the entry line from  right to left and thereby corr ect your input, if necessary.
– If the correct code number is displayed in the entry line, press  .Code number
The code number can only be called up “onl ine” via the Škoda system, as this guar-
antees even more effective anti-theft protection. Please contact your Škoda dealer 
if necessary.
Incorrect code number
If an incorrect code is confirmed afte r input, the procedure can be repeated  one 
more time . The number of possible attempts is shown in the second line on the 
touch-screen.
If the code number is entered incorrectl y for the second time, the unit will be 
blocked for approx. one hour. It is possible  to enter again the safety code after one 
hour has expired, when the unit and the ignition have been switched on.
If two invalid attempts are then made agai n, the navigation system will be blocked 
again for an hour.
The cycle - two attempts, blocked for  an hour - will continue to apply.
Note
The code is normally stored in the instrument cluster. This ensures that it is auto-
matically decoded (convenience coding). Ma nual input of the code is normally not 
necessary.
OK
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Range selector key TONE11
Range selector key TONESound settings By pressing the button  , you can  select the following parameters:•
 - Setting of height, middle and depth;
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 - Volume ratio (left and right = balance), (front and rear = fader);
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 - ,  ,  , 
 and   * - Swi tch on v olume ,  volume of traffic announce-
ments, telephone calls and the parking aid;
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 - Speed dependent volume adaptation;
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 - switching on or off the confirmation tone when operating 
the screen;
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* - Activating the external DVD source;
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* - Selecting the program type (lin ear, language, rock, classical, 
dance);
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* - setting of the surround-sound.
GALA function
Your radio increases automatically its volu me with the increasing vehicle speed. A 
higher setting value results in a stronger volume increase.
Volume decrease for park distance control (PDC) *
If your vehicle is equipped with “parki ng aid”, the volume is automatically 
decreased to a pre-defined value, wh en the “parking aid” is active.
Navigation announcements  – audible driving recommendations from  the navigation system are played 
during the audio operation at a pre-set volume.
 – audible driving recommendations are only provided when you have left 
the calculated route, for example on the  basis of announced traffic problems. This 
setting is recommended if audible drive  recommendations are normally no longer 
needed for a daily driven route and navigati on is only used as dynamic navigation. 
If an audible driving recommendation is transmitted again on the basis of a change  in route, navigation announcements mu
st be switched on again (Display: 
).
 – no audible driving recommendations  of the navigation system will be 
transmitted.
TO NE
Treble-Mid-BassBalance FaderVo lume
Startup volume
Traffic announcements
Navigation
Te l e p h o n e  v o l u m e
PDC level
GALAConfirmation toneAV outputEQ settingsSurround
OnDynamic
Nav. announcements
 On
Off
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