language SKODA OCTAVIA 2009 2.G / (1Z) Columbus Navigation System Manual
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Range selector key TONE
10Range selector key TONESound settings By pressing the button  , you can select the following parameters:•
 - Setting of bass, mid and treble;
•
 - Volume ratio (left and right = balance), (front and rear = fader);
• •
 - setting the maximum volume
•
 - setting the minimum volume
•
 - setting the volume of the navigation announce- 
ments, decreasing the media or the radi 
o volume during navigation announcements
•
 setting the minimum volume of
 the navigation announcements
•
* - setting the volume when parking;
•
 (GALA) - Speed dependent volume adapta- 
tion;•
* - Activating an external DVD source;
•
 - switching on or off the confirmation tone when operating the  
display;•
* - Selecting the program type (linear, language, rock, classical, dance);
•
* - Setting of the surround tone. 
GALA function Your radio increases automatically its volume 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 eq 
uipped with “parking ai
d”, the volume is automatically decreased  
to a pre-defined value, when the “parking aid” is active. Nav. announcements 
 - spoken driving recommendations from the navigation system are played during  
the audio operation at a pre-set volume. 
 - spoken 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 recommendat 
ions are normally no
 longer needed for  
a daily driven route and navigation is only  
used as dynamic naviga
tion. If an audible  
driving recommendation is transmitted again on 
 the basis of a change in route, navi- 
gation announcements must be switched on again (Display:  
). 
 - no spoken driving recommendations 
 of the navigation system will be  
transmitted.
TO NE
Sound settings: Bass - Mid - TrebleBalance-faderVolume settingsSwitch-on volumeTraffic announcementsNavigation and voice controlTelephone volumePDC: Reduce audio vol.Speed dependent volume adaptationAV-OutputAcoustic feedbackEQ settingsSurround
On
DynamicNav. announcements
 b On
Off
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Range selector key SETUP
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– To change the assignment of a particular shortcut key, select the respective  
shortcut key by pressing the key in the following menu.Note
The selection possibilities of the phone se 
t-up depend on the relevant telephone  
preinstallation.Setup SystemCall up the  
Setup System
 menu by pressing the range se
lector key   and the func- 
tion key  .Change the system language manually– Press the button   and select the de 
sired language in the opening pop-up  
window. When selecting the menu point “ 
automatic
”, the system language is the  
language which is set in th 
e menu of the information disp
lay. If desired, another  
language can be selected for the unit.
Changing system set-ups– You can change the set-up of the distance unit. – You can change the set-up of the time format. – You can change the set-up of the date format.Time display– If you press the function key  , while in the menu  
Setup System
, the  
automatic time display is set in the touch-screen. 
– Time display in the operating modes radio, media and map. – The current time is taken over by  
the instrument cluster in the vehicle. 
– After switching off the unit, the time continues to show.Reset the factory settings on the unit– Press on the function key   in the menu  
Setup System
. 
– Now find the settings you wish to reset. – If you press the function key   and confirm the following safety interrogation  
the selected settings will be reset to the factory settings and all the stored data will be erased. 
“ Time
” and “
Date
” settings need only be carried 
out manually under
 certain circum- 
stances. Time and date will normally be a 
ccepted automatically from the vehicle into  
the unit.Setup DisplayCall up the menu  
Setup Display
 by pressing the range selector key   and the  
function key  .Brightness– Press on the function  
key behind   and select a setting in the pop-up  
window. 
– Press the function key   if the brightness of the touch-screen should  
automatically be adapted to the current ligh 
t conditions via the sensors on the unit. 
– Press one of the other function keys to  
manually adjust the brig
htness of the touch- 
screen.
Day/night– Press on the function key behind   and select a setting in the pop-up 
window. 
– Press the function key   if switching  
the headlights on and off should also  
change the map display from night to day design. 
– Press on the function key   or   to manually determine the night and day  
design of the map display.
SETUP
System
Language
time displayFactory settings
Reset
SETUP
Display
Brightness
Automatic
Day/night
Automatic
Day
Night
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Range selector key SETUP
15
As in this case the unit must first reorient itself it can take some time, depending on the  number of the currently tracked satellites, unt 
il the unit has again found the real loca- 
tion. Drive a short distance. Nav. announcements 
 - no spoken driving recommendations will be provided. 
 - spoken driving recommendations are only provided when you have left the  
calculated route, for example on the basis  
of announced traffic pr
oblems. This setting  
is recommended if audible drive recommendat 
ions are normally no longer needed for  
a daily driven route and navigation is only  
used as dynamic naviga
tion. If an audible  
driving recommendation is transmitted again on the basis of a change in route, navi- gation announcements must be  
switched on again (Display:  
). 
 - spoken driving recommendations will 
 be transmitted in the running audio  
mode. Adjustable average speed Depending on the set average speed, the unit will determine an arrival or driving time  during a route calculation and disp 
lay it depending on the set-up.
Setup traffic programmeCall up the menu 
Setup traffic programme
 by pressing the range selector key    
and the function key  . Selecting preferred TMC station  Press on   if you wish your unit to automatically search for a TMC station. Select displayable announcements  Press   if, during route guidance, only  
the TMC traffic announcements relating  
to the traffic problems along your rout 
e should be dislayed. If you press on  
, all current TMC traffic announcements are displayed. 
Switching the traffic announcements on or off  A tick in the check box 
 = indicates that the traffic programme function is already  
switched on.
Setting voice controlCall up the  
Setup Voice Control
 menu by pressing the range selector key   and  
the function key  .Dialogue style– Select   - the system gives the whole message without shortening it or 
select   - the system shortens some of the messages or replaces them by an audible signal 
 (gong), thus the operation of the system is accelerated.
Help display– The selected help display shows a range of the most important possible  
commands in a pop-up window  
Possible commands are
:
Delete voice recordings– Deletes the stored voice recordings for individual menu points.Setup VideoCall up the menu 
Setup Video
 by pressing the range selector key   and the func- 
tion key  .Changing voice response– Press the function key  ,   or   in the menu 
Setup Video 
 and select the desired language in the pop-up window. 
– Pressing   will fully switch off the display of sub-titles.Changing the aspect ratio of the touch-screen display– The currently set aspect ratio is  
visible behind th
e function key  . 
– Press on the function key   and on   or   in the pop-up window.  
All video data will now be repl 
ayed in the set aspect ratio. 
Set-ups for vehicles with TV tuner If a TV tuner is connected to the unit, you  
will find here furthe
r set-up possibilities.
OffDynamicNav. announcements
 bOn
On
SETUP
Tra f f i c  i n f o
Preferred TMC station
Automatic
Message display
On route
All announcements
traffic announcements
SETUP
voice control
long dialogueshort dialogue
SETUP
Video
Audio language
Menu language
Subtitles
Off
DVD-Format
DVD format
4:3
16:9
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Range selector key MEDIA
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Unit keys (Hard keys) in TV mode    or   - change to the next TV stations on the station list. Set button 
 - turn to manually adjust a TV channel or a digital TV station. 
Function keys in the TV menu  or   - change to the next TV stations on  
the station list, analog to the arrow keys at  
the unit. 
 - changes to the  
Audio menu
 and plays the last selected audio source. 
 - opens the station list of the presently receivable analog TV stations as well  
as the digital TV and radio stations. 
 - opens the preset list of the manually  
receivable analog TV stations as well  
as the digital TV and radio stations. 
 - opens a pop-up window for calling up further functions. 
Pop-up window  
 - opens the video text page of the currently received station if video text is avail- 
able for the received TV station. 
 - fades in the menu for changing the display set-ups. - opens the overview of the electronic  
program guide (Electronic Program Guide)  
if digital TV stations can be re 
ceived at the location via DVB-T. 
 - changes to manual set-up of a TV ch 
annel via the arrow keys on the unit or  
in the touch-screen of the TV main menu. Selectable video sources in the Video-DVD menu 
 - changes over to a connected external video source*.  - changes to the TV mode*. - changes over to a Video-DVD inserted into the internal CD/DVD drive  
⇒ page 28. Displays in TV mode Some television stations offe 
r bilingual programs in “dual 
channel tone”. In this case  
you can use the  
Setup Video
 to choose which language channel as well as which  
language is to be disp 
layed. In this case “
Channel A
” or “
Channel B
” will be displayed  
at the top left on the touch-screen. 
A program in stereo will also be indicated by the symbol “
 e” on the right on the  
touch-screen under the function key  . A program in dual channel tone will be indi- cated by the symbol “
 ²
”  ⇒page 30, fig. 13
. You can choose the audio channel in the  
TV set-ups. If a TV station also transmits  
Video text
, “VT” will be displayed at the top right on the  
touch-screen. If video text is 
 not available for the current station, the video text func- 
tion “
 f” will be indicated after call up. 
If the set digital TV station supports the electronical program guide it will be indicated  accordingly by “ 
EPG
” (Electronic Program Guide) at the top right in the touch-screen.  
If EPG is not generally available at the location, only “
 g” will be displayed after call-up  
of the EPG function via the function key  .Choosing a TV stationTV station “relay” – You change to the previous or following  
TV station by pressing the arrow keys on  
the unit   or  . 
– When changing the station, the  
TV menu will fade in together with information of  
the currently selected station. 
–In the  
TV menu, you can also change the TV station by pressing the arrow keys on  
the touch-screen   or  .
Choosing a TV station from the station list– Press on the function key   in the  
TV menu to display all TV stations that  
can currently be received. The list “skips”  
directly to the display of the currently  
tuned in TV stations. This is highlighted in the list.
Adjusting the TV station manually via the set button– Turning the set button   when in the  
TV mode will displa
y the TV channels  
according to the sequence of the frequency band, whether they are assigned or not. 
– Briefly press the set button to te 
rminate the manual fr
equency selection.
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Range selector key MEDIA
32 Manual station selection via the arrow keys– As an alternative to manual selection of a  
TV channel via the set button press once  
on the touch-screen when in the TV mode to open the  
TV menu. 
– Press on the function key   to open a pop-up window.– Press   in the pop-up window. – Press the arrow keys on the unit or the to 
uchscreen to display all TV channels and  
digital TV stations successively according  
to the sequence of the frequency band. 
– In the  
TV menu press on the function key   to terminate the function. You  
can use the arrow keys to ch 
ange again to from the stat
ion and preset list to the  
receivable stations.
Preset listSave a TV station– In the  
TV menu press on the function key   to open the preset list. 
– Press on the function key   to store the displayed TV station in a memory  
space. 
– Select a memory space from the list by pressing the respective key in the menu  
Preset list 
. If a memory space is selected which is already assigned to another  
station, it will be overwritten.
Call up a saved station– In the  
TV menu press on the function key   to open the preset list. If the  
currently tuned in station is stored in the list, the list will “skip” directly to a view of this station. 
– Choose the desired TV station by pressing on your selection / the required key. The  
selected station is displayed in the  
TV menu. Press on the touch-screen to manually  
fade out the  
TV menu again.
Delete stored stations– Open the preset list 
⇒page 32. 
– Press the function key   behind  
the station you wish to delete. 
– Confirm the safety interrogation by pr 
essing   to remove the station finally  
from the preset list.
Display video textOpen video text page– When in the TV mode, press once on the touch-screen to open the  
TV mode. 
– Press on the function key   to open a pop-up window.– Press on   in the pop-up window to 
 call up the video text page for the  
currently tuned in TV station.
Change video text page– Press function key   or   to change over to the next or previously available page.  
Video text pages are generally clearly identified by their number. Non-assigned  numbers are skipped over with the arrow keys when relayed. 
Further function keys for displaying a video text page If you press on the display of the video text page on the touchscreen, the TV picture will  also be displayed in the background of the  
video text page. If yo
u press again on the  
touch-screen, the display of the TV picture in  
the background of the video text page will  
close again. 
 - freezes the display of the video text  
page on the current 
bottom page. This is  
because some video text pages consist of 
 several subpages, which otherwise are  
displayed in automatic change-over form. 
 - enlarges the display of the current video text page. Pressing once will display  
the top half, pressing twice the  
bottom half of the current video text page over the full  
screen. Repeated pressing changes back to  
the normal display of the video text page.
Note
In some countries, the corresponding language
 coding for the video text and the EPG  
of the Tv tuners must be set by a Škoda Service Partner.
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Manual
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Range selector key MEDIA
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Electronic program guide EPGOpening an electronic program guide– When in the TV mode, press once on the touch-screen to open the 
TV mode. 
– Press on the function key   to open a pop-up window. – If you press   in the pop-up window, the electronic program guide will be  
displayed. The currently running and direct 
ly following program for each presently  
receivable digital TV station is displayed in the list. 
– Press the function key   or  , to mark the actual program of another TV station  
in the list. 
– If you press the function key  , further  
information of the marked program and  
of the follow up program is displayed, 
 providing the corresponding station  
provides this information. 
– If you press the function key  , the electronic program guide will close and the  
marked TV station will be displayed in the TV mode. 
The electronic program guide is only availa 
ble via DVB-T-received 
digital TV stations  
and only if they support EPG. It is  
not
 possible to select the programs indicated 
in the list directly by pressing a key.  
The programs in the list can only be marked 
, displayed and called up via the right func- 
tion keys.Setup TVCall up the menu  
Setup Video
 by pressing the range se
lector key   and the func- 
tion key  .Determining the station selection via the arrow keys– Press on the function key   in the menu  
Setup Video
. 
– Press the   or  , and use the arrow keys to stipulate from which  
list in the TV mode the stations are to be selected. If the   is selected,  only stored TV stations from the memory list are called up using the arrow keys  during station relay.
Changing the TV Norm– Press on the function key   in the menu  
Setup Video
.
Changing the aspect ratio of the touch-screen display– Press the function key   in the menu 
Setup Video
, in order to select the  
desired representation   or  .
Select audio channel for dual channel tone– If a bilingual program is transmitte 
d in the dual channel tone display 
 ²
, you can  
select the audio channel manua 
lly in the desired language. 
– Press on the function key   in the menu  
Setup Video
. 
– Choose   or   by pressing your  
selection / the respective key.  
The selected audio channel is displayed at the top left in the  
TV menu.
Determine set-ups for 
the “station tracking”
– Press on the function key   in the menu 
Setup  
Video 
. A tick in the check box 
 = indicates that, during station tracking, the analog  
or the digital counterpart of the set TV station is being searched.
Delete TV preset list– Press on the function key   in the menu  
Setup Video
.
Set Audio/Video Standard– In the menu 
Setup Video
, select each time the requir
ed standard for a connected  
external Audio-* or Video source* using the function keys   and  
.
Extras
EPG
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SETUP
Video
TV search mode
station list
preset list
Memory list
TV NormTV format4:3
16:9
TV audio channel
Channel A
Channel B
Automatic DVB-T/Analog switch  
 =
Delete TV preset list
AV 1 Standard
AV 2 Standard
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Voice control of the radio navigation system
62Voice commandsThe voice control is only possible in the following languages: 
Czech, English, German, French.
Due to the large number of possible voice  
commands, we give here only a few exam- 
ples. Therefore, please observe the system guidelines when entering voice commands. The system only recognises 30 000 entries (i.e, it will only recognise 30 000 of the  largest cities for the selected country 
, for example, in the operating mode 
NAV
. If the  
desired city is not included  
in the 30 000 entries, it cannot be pronounced normally,  
but it must be entered by spelling it out. Call up the general information for the voic 
e control by briefly pressing the button    
on the unit and by pronouncing the command “ 
Instructions
”. Then you hear a  
message that the instructions are divided into seven parts. If you want more detailed  information about individual parts of th 
e instructions, pronounce for example the  
command “ 
Tutorial part 2
”. 
Call up the general help for individual oper 
ating modes by briefl
y pressing the button  
 on the unit and by pronouncing the command “ 
Help Quick Commands
”. 
Changing between the operating modes If you wish to change between the operating modes after switching on the voice  control, always pronounce the name of th 
e operating mode in which you wish to  
change. This means, if you are in the operating mode  
RADIO
 and you wish to change  
into the operating mode  
MEDIA
 pronounce the command “
Media
”. Always  
pronounce the names of the operating modes  
PHONE, MAP, NAV
 as “
Telephone,  
map, navigation 
”. 
Voice command “Help” Help can be called up by pronouncing the command “ 
Help
”. Depending on the oper- 
ating mode in which you are, the help given wi 
ll offer different possibilities. If the possi- 
bilities offered are not sufficient, pronounce the command “ 
further options
”. 
If you pronounce the command “ 
Help
”, you can hear a mess
age on how the command  
should be correctly pronounced (e.g. “ 
auto Zoom
”). 
Help display If you want the help to be displayed on the touch-screen of the unit, you must only  activate it (then deactive it) manually in the operating modes  
SETUP
,  and  
. 
The help display can be set separately for  
each operating mode in the system (this  
means, if you only set the help display for the operating mode  
MAP
, it is only displayed  
in this operating mode). The help display includes so-called global and local commands. The range of these  commands is indicated in 
 the pop-up window 
Possible commands are
:
•
Global commands - commands which can al
so be used for another operating  
mode than the one you are currently in, this means if you are in the operating mode  RADIO 
 and you pronounce the command “
New dest.
”, the system changes over into  
the operating mode  
NAV
,
•
Local commands - commands which can only be used in the operating mode in  
which you are currently in and are always shown in brackets. If you do not wish the help display to be 
 shown when the dialogue is switched on,  
pronounce the command “ 
Block out
” while you are in the help display or press the  
function key  . The help display is show 
n again after repeatedly switching on  
the dialogue. Voice recording In the operating modes  
PHONE
, NAV
 and 
RADIO
 a short voice recording can be set up;  
after pronouncing the recorded term the de 
sired command is carried out (e.g. in the  
operating mode  
PHONE
, a voice recording can be set up besides a telephone contact  
and after pronouncing it the system carries out the selection procedure.Further voice commandsIf you wish to scroll through the lists in the operating modes  
MEDIA, PHONE, NAV,  
RADIO 
 (e.g. in the operating mode 
RADIO
 in the list of the radio station), you must  
pronounce the command “ 
next page
” or “
previous page
”. 
If you are in a list in which the details are shown (e.g. in the operating modes  
NAV
,  
,  ), pronounce the command “ 
Options for entry
” and then  
select a number by pronouncing the command “ 
Options for entry 3
” or “
Details for  
entry 3 
”.
 
 
Voice control
Visual help
Fa d e  o u t
New dest.
Last destinations
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