RADIO SKODA OCTAVIA 2016 3.G / (5E) User Guide

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Voice commands
Enter
The voice command must only be issued when the symbol 
is displayed and
the input tone has completely faded on the Infotainment screen . The input
tone can be switched on / off. To do this, press 
and then

Tap →
Voice con-trol
.
It is not necessary to wait for the end of message playback when Infotainment
is playing a message. The infotainment message can be terminated by press-
ing the button 
or the button

on the multifunction steering wheel. Then
a voice command can be issued. The voice control is hereby much faster.
Stop
This allows you more time for the voice command input.
The process for voice command input can by turning the dial  stopped.
When stopping, the symbol changes from 
 .
Restore
The procedure for voice command input can be restarted in one of the follow-
ing ways.
▶ By tapping on the function surface .
▶ by briefly pressing the button 
on the multifunction steering wheel.
▶ By pressing the key  on the multifunction steering wheel.
Not recognising a voice command
If a voice command is not detected three times in succession from Infotain-
ment, then the voice control is stopped.
Correction of a voice command input
A voice command can be corrected, modified or re-entered by pressing the
button 
or the button
 on the multifunction steering wheel. However,
this is only possible as long as the symbol  appears on the screen.
You do not have to wait until the voice command is recognised by Infotain-
ment.
Voice commands can be used anytime during voice control
Voice commandOperation“ Back ”Return to the previous menu“Help ”reproducing and displaying possible voice com-
mandsVoice commands that can be used while browsing the list entriesVoice commandOperation“ Next page ”
Browse menu / list / directory
“Previous page ”“First page ”“Last page ”
Additional Information
Navigation - applies to Infotainment Columbus
If the set Infotainment language matches with the language of the currently
selected country when entering the destination, then the destination address
is entered in one step .
The voice command “ Navigate” and immediately the city, street and street
number (if it is included in the navigation data) Interest (POI) or a contact with
the previously stored address, can be issued.
Navigation - applies to Infotainment Amundsen, Bolero
To the destination, you are first required to issue the command “enter ad-
dress” and then follow Infotainment instructions.
You can say the house number and a further additional address in the form of
a number where necessary. Infotainment will then offer the number combina-
tion it has found if the house number and the further address supplement,
where appropriate, exists in the street entered.
It is not necessary to spell city and street names if the entered destination is
located in a country that has no voice control available for the language.
Radio
In order for a radio station can be selected using voice command, the station
must be stored in the list of available stations » page 134.
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Software updateFig. 153
Available software updates on
the ŠKODA websites
The software update ensures optimum operation of Infotainment (e.g. Com-
patibility with new phones).
Current information on Infotainment compatibility can be found on the follow-
ing ŠKODA Internet pages. This is carried out by reading the QR code » Fig. 153
or after entering the following address into the web browser.
http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
▶ To determine the software version , press the 
button, then tap on the
System information function surface  Tap

System information
.
▶ To start the software update , press the  button, then tap on the system
information function surface 

System information

Update software
.
Applies to Infotainment Swing
▶ To determine the software version , press the 
button, then tap on the
system information
function surface.
▶ To determine the software version , press the  button, then tap on the
system information

Update software
function surface.
Infotainment settings - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
Infotainment system settings
Sound settings

Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

.

Volume
- Volume settings

Message
- Adjustment of traffic announcements volume (TP)

Nav. announcements
- sets the volume for the nav. announcements

Voice control
- volume setting for voice output

Maximum switch-on volume
- Setting the maximum volume when switching on
Infotainment

Speed-dependent volume adjustment
- increases the volume as speed increases

AUX volume
- Sets the volume for the device connected through AUX

Quiet
- Low volume

Medium
- Medium volume

Loud
- High volume

Bluetooth audio:
- Volume setting of the device connected via Bluetooth ®
au-
dio profile

Entertainment fading while parking
- Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio volume)
with activated parking aid

Entertainment fading (nav. announce.)
- Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio vol-
ume) in the event of a nav. announcements

Bass - Mid - Treble
- Setting the equaliser

Balance - Fader
- Sets the balance between left and right, front and rear

CANTON Equaliser
- Setting the equaliser

Individual
- Adjustment of treble, mid and bass

Profile
- Setting of the profile (e.g.
Rock
,
Classical
and so on.)

CANTON optimisation
-Setting the optimum room sound perception

All
- Setting optimised for the whole vehicle interior

Front
- Setting optimised for the front seats

Driver
- Setting optimised for the driver

CANTON surround
- Setting the surround sound level (“-9 ”Stereo / “+9”full sur-
round)

Subwoofer
- Subwoofer volume settings

Sound focus
-Setting the optimum room sound perception

All
- Setting optimised for the whole vehicle interior

Driver
- Setting optimised for the driver 
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■Password: ... - Password setting
■Authentication
- Setting for the type of verification

Normal
- Without verification

Safe
- Verification required

Reset Access Point (APN)
- Delete the parameters for the network setting

Store
- Storage of the parameters for the network setting

Network provider: ...
- Selecting the data service provider (the menu item is visi-
ble when the data services of the SIM card inserted in the external module
are active)

Data roaming
- Enable / disable the use of data roaming connection

Current connection details
- Display of information on data downloaded (by tap-
ping the function button
Reset
the data information is deleted)

Data Connection:
- Settings of the data services of the SIM card inserted in the
external module

Off
- The data services are turned off

Ask
- The data services are active after confirmation

On
- The data services are turned on
System information

Press the  button, then tap on the function surface
 Tap on

Systeminformation
.

To perform a Software Update (Z. B. Bluetooth®
or radio station logo) Tap
the function surface
Update software
.
Displaying system information.
▶ Device part number: ... - Infotainment part number
▶ Hardware: ... - Hardware version
▶ Software: ... - Software version
▶ Navigation database: ... - Version of the navigation data
▶ “Gracenote” database: ... - Version of the Gracenote multimedia database
(applies to Infotainment Columbus)
▶ Media Codec: ... - Version of media codecs
▶ Bluetooth version: ... - Version of the Bluetooth ®
software
The information on available software updates is obtained from a ŠKODA Part-
ner or from the following ŠKODA Internet pages.
http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal
Radio menu settings
Settings for all broadcasting areas

Tap on the Radio main menu function surface 
.

Sound
- Sound settings

Scan
- Automatic play short portions of all available stations in the current
frequency range

Arrow buttons:
- Setting the function of the function surfaces 


Preset list
- Change between stations stored under the preset buttons

Station list
- Change between all available stations of the selected broad-
casting range

Traffic program (TP)
- Switches TP traffic programme on/off

Delete presets
- Deletes the preset buttons

Station logos
- manual management of station logos

Radio text
- Switching the text display radio (FM and DAB) on and off

Advanced settings
- further settings that are different depending on the selec-
ted broadcasting range(FM and DAB)
Advanced Settings (FM)

Select the FM band in the Radio main menu and tap on the function surface


Advanced settings
.

Auto-save station logos
- Automatic storage of the station logos

Region for station logo:
- Setting the region for station logos

Automatic frequency control (AF)
- Search for alternative frequencies of the station
currently being played to on/off

Radio Data System (RDS)
- Activate/deactivate RDS function (receiving additional
information from the station)

RDS Regional:
- Switch on/off the automatic tracking of related regional sta-
tions

Fixed
- Maintains the selected regional station continuously. When the sig-
nal is lost, another station must be set manually.

Automatic
- Auto-selects the station with the best reception at the moment.
If you lose reception in the given the region, Infotainment will automatical-
ly set another available region.
Advanced settings (DAB)

In the Radio main menu, select the DAB range and tap on the function sur-
face 

Advanced settings
. 
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■Auto-save station logos- Automatic storage of the station logos
■DAB traffic announcements
- Switch on/off DAB traffic announcements

Other DAB messages
- Switch on/off other announcements (e.g., warnings, re-
gional weather, sports reports, financial news)

DAB - DAB station tracking
- Switch on/off automatic DAB station tracking on an-
other frequency or in other station groups

Automatic DAB - FM switching
- Switch on/off auto-switching from DAB to the FM
broadcasting range if the DAB signal is lost

Switch to a similar station
- Activate/deactivate automatic switching to another
station with similar content in the event of signal loss (applies to Infotain-
ment Columbus)

L-band
- Activate/deactivate the availability of the L-band
Automatic change from DAB to FM
In the event of bad DAB reception, the device tries to find an FM station.
The station name is followed by ( ) while the station is being received on the
FM band. When the corresponding DAB station is received again, the system
automatically switches from FM to DAB.
If a DAB station is also not available in the FM band due to poor reception, In-
fotainment will be switched to mute.
L-band
For the DAB radio reception in different countries, different broadcasting rang-
es are used. In some countries the DAB radio reception is only possible in the
what is known as the L-band.
If no L-band DAB radio reception is possible in the country then we recom-
mend turning off the L-band. The channel scan is therefore faster.
Media menu settings

Tap the function surface in the Media main menu
 .

Sound
- Sound settings

Manage jukebox
- Managing (record / delete) supported files (audio / video) in
the internal Infotainment memory (applies to Infotainment Columbus)

Mix/repeat including subfolders
- Switching the title display including subfolders

Bluetooth
- Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function

WLAN
- Wi-Fi settings (applies to Infotainment Columbus)

Video (DVD) settings
- Setting the parameters of the DVD video (applies to Info-
tainment Columbus)

Remove safely:
- Safe removal of the external device

Traffic program (TP)
- Switches traffic programme on/off
Image menu settings›
In the Images main menu, tap on the function surface 
.

Image view:
- Setting the image display

Full
- Display the maximum image size while retaining the aspect ratio

Automatic
- Full screen display

Display time:
- Set the display time for the slideshow

Repeat slideshow
- Switching on/off the slideshow repeat
Video DVD menu settings
Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.

In the Video DVD main menu, tap on the function surface
 .
Depending on the DVD, some of the following menu items are displayed.

Format
- Set the screen width/height ratio

Audio channel:
- Audio channel selection

Subtitles:
- Selecting subtitles

Enter/change PIN for parental settings
- Management of the PIN code for parental
control

Parental settings:
- Parental settings selection
Telephone menu settings

In the Telephone main menu, tap on the function surface
 .

Hands-free
- Switching a call to the phone / back to Infotainment (the menu
item is displayed during a call)

Select telephone
- Search for available telephones/list of paired telephones/se-
lect telephone

Bluetooth
- Bluetooth ®
settings

User profile
- User profile settings

Manage favourites
- Set the function surfaces for your favourite contacts

Mailbox number:
- Enter the phone number of the mailbox

Network selection:
- Select the service provider of the SIM card inserted in the
external module (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card slot
in the external module) 
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■Waypoint tour - Delete item in the Waypoint mode menu (applies to Infotain-
ment Columbus)
■Most frequent routes
- Delete the most travelled routes
nav. announcements

In the Navigation main menu, tap on the function surface 

Nav. announce-ments
.

Volume
- Volume control of the nav. announcements

Entertainment fading (nav. announce.)
- Setting the fading of the audio volume (e.g.
radio volume.) with nav. announcements

Nav. announcements:
- Setting the playback method of nav. announcements

Comprehensive
- All nav. announcements

Brief
- Short nav. announcements

Only in the event of issues
- Only nav. announcements when a route is changed

No navigation sound during call
- Activate/ deactivate non-playback of nav. an-
nouncements during a telephone call

Note: “My POIs”
- Turn on/off an audible indication when approaching a custom
POI (if supported by the imported custom POI) (applies to Infotainment Co-
lumbus)
Top speeds

In the Navigation main menu, tap on the function surface


Top speeds
.
The maximum speed limits for the current country are displayed.
With the function switched on
Note: national border crossed
» page 129 , Advanced
settings display the country-specific speed limits when crossing international
borders.
Fuel options

In the Navigation main menu, tap on the function surface


Fuel options
.

Select preferred fuel station
- Select your preferred fuel station brand (the selec-
ted station brand will be displayed in the first three positions of the list)

Fuel warning
-Turn on- / Off the display of a warning message with the option
to visit the nearest petrol station when the fuel level reaches the reserve
area
Version information›
In the Navigation main menu, tap on the function surface 

Version infor-mation
.
A list of countries is displayed that exist for the navigation data, together with
the date of the last update.
An update of the navigation data can be carried out by tapping the functional
surface
Update (SD / USB)
.
The information on updating the navigation data is to be obtained from a
ŠKODA partner or on the following ŠKODA Internet pages.
http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal
Advanced settings

In the Navigation main menu, tap on the function surface


Advanced set-tings
.

Time display:
- Select the time display in the status line
■  - Estimated arrival time at destination
■  - Estimated travelling time to the destination

Status line:
- Selection of the target type, for which the status line, the route
and travel time are displayed (Here it is also determined which destination
type after selecting 

 is displayed on the map)
■  - Route destination
■  - Next waypoint

Note: national border crossed
- Switching on/off the display for information on na-
tional speed limits when crossing the national border

Demo mode
- Switch on/off guidance in demo mode

Define demo mode starting point
- Specifying the start point of the route guidance
in the demo mode by entering the address or the current vehicle position
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Infotainment settings - Swing
Infotainment system settings
Sound settings

Press the  button.

Volume
- Volume settings

Max. switch-on volume.
- Sets the maximum volume when Infotainment is
turned on

Message
- Adjustment of traffic announcements volume (TP)

Speed-dependent volume adjustment
- Volume increases as speed increases

Entert. Fading
- Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio volume) with activated
parking aid

AUX volume
- Sets the volume for the device connected through AUX

BT audio:
- Volume setting of the device connected via Bluetooth ®
audio pro-
file

Balance - Fader
- Sets the balance between left and right, front and rear

Bass - Mid - Treble
- Setting the equaliser

Confirmation tone
- Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen
Display settings

Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Screen
.

Switch off screen (in 10 seconds)
- Enable / disable the automatic power off func-
tion 1)

Brightness:
- Adjusts the brightness of the screen

Confirmation tone
- Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen

Show clock in standby mode
- Time and date displayed on the screen when the
ignition is switched on and Infotainment is switched off
Time and date settings

Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Time and date
.

Time:
- Time settings

Time format:
- Specify the time format

Summer time
- Switches the summer setting on/off
■Automatic summer time - Switch on/off the automatic switch to daylight saving
time
■Date:
- Date settings

Date format:
- Setting the date format
Setting the Infotainment language

Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Language
.

Select the Infotainment language.
Additional keypad language settings

Press the
 button, then tap the function surface
Additional keypad languages
.
In this menu, a keyboard language set can be added to allow the entering of
characters other than those in the currently selected language.
Unit settings

Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Units
.

Distance:
- Distance units

Speed:
- Speed units

Temperature:
- Temperature units

Volume:
- Volume units

Consumption:
- Fuel units

CNG consump.:
- CNG consumption units

Pressure:
- Pressure units for tire pressure
Safe removal of the data source

Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Remove SD card safely
/
Re-move USB Safely
.
The appropriate message concerning the safe removal of the source is dis-
played in the screen.
Now the external source can be removed or separated.
1)
Infotainment turns the screen off when no touch screen is performed or none of the keys are pressed /
rotated for more than 10 seconds.
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Restore factory settings›
Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Factory settings
.
In this menu, individual settings or all settings can be restored at the same
time.
Bluetooth ®
settings

Press the  button, then tap the function surface
Bluetooth
.

Bluetooth
- Switch on/off Bluetooth ®
function

Visibility:
- Switch on/off the visibility of the Bluetooth ®
device for Bluetooth ®
devices

1st name
- Changing the name of the Bluetooth ®
unit

Paired devices
- Display the list of coupled Bluetooth ®
devices

Find devices
- Searches for available Bluetooth ®
devices

BT audio (A2DP/AVRCP)
- Turn on/off the ability to connect a Bluetooth, ®
audio
device (e.g. MP3 player, tablet etc...)
System information

Press the  button, then tap the function surface
System information
.

Update software
- Update software (e.g. Bluetooth ®
)
■ Bluetooth: ... Version number of the Bluetooth ®
software
■ Device part number: ... - Infotainment part number
■ Hardware: ... - Hardware version
■ Software: ... - Software version
The information on available software updates is obtained from a ŠKODA part-
ner or from the following ŠKODA Internet pages.
http://go.skoda.eu/infotainment
Radio menu settings
Settings for all broadcasting areas

Tap on the function surface in the Radio main menu
 .
■Scan - Automatic play short portions of all available stations in the current
frequency range
■Arrow buttons:
- Setting the function of the function surfaces 


Presets
- Switch between stations stored under the preset buttons

Stations
- Switch between all available stations of the selected broadcasting
range

Traffic program (TP)
- Switches traffic programme on/off

Radio text
- Switching the text display radio (FM and DAB) on and off

Kind of stat. list:
- Sort types of radio stations in the station list (DAB)

Global
- Alphanumeric station sorting with filtering option according to the
transmitted program type

Hierarchical
- Station sorting according to their assigned parent station
groups (Ensemble) - Tree structure of the list

Station logos
- Manual management of station logos

Delete presets
- Delete the stations stored under preset buttons

Advanced settings
- Other settings that are different depending on the selected
broadcasting range (FM and DAB)
Advanced Settings (FM)

Select the FM band in the Radio main menu and tap on the function surface


Advanced settings
.

RDS Regional:
- Switch on/off the automatic tracking of related regional sta-
tions

Automatic
- Auto-selects the station with the best reception at the moment.
If you lose reception in the given the region, Infotainment will automatical-
ly set another available region.

Fixed
- Maintains the selected regional station continuously. When the sig-
nal is lost, another station must be set manually.

Alternative frequency (AF)
- Search for alternative frequencies of the station cur-
rently being played to on/off

Radio Data System (RDS)
- enable/disable RDS function (receiving additional in-
formation from the station) 1)

Sort stations:
- Sort types of radio stations in the station list (FM)

Group
- Sort by transmitted program type

ABC
- alphabetical order according to station name
1)
Only valid for some countries.
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Advanced Settings (DAB)›
In the Radio main menu, select the DAB range and tap on the function sur-
face 

Advanced settings
.

DAB traffic announcements
- Switch on/off DAB announcements

Other DAB messages
- Switch on/off other announcements (e.g., warnings, re-
gional weather, sports reports, financial news)

DAB station tracking
- Switch on/off automatic DAB station tracking on another
frequency or in other station groups

Aut. DAB - FM switching
- switches on/off auto-switching from DAB to the FM
frequency band if the DAB signal is lost
Automatic change from DAB to FM
In the event of bad DAB reception, the device tries to find an FM station.
The station name is followed by ( ) while the station is being received on the
FM band. When the corresponding DAB station is received again, the system
automatically switches from FM to DAB.
If a DAB station is also not available in the FM band due to poor reception, In-
fotainment will be switched to mute.
Media menu settings

Tap the function surface in the Media main menu
 .

Sound
- sound settings

Mix/repeat inc. subfolders
- Switch on/off the title display including subfolders

Bluetooth
- Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function

Traffic program (TP)
- Switches traffic programme on/off

Activate AUX
- Enables / disables the AUX input

Remove SD card safely
- Safe removal of the inserted SD storage card

Remove USB safely
- safe removal of the external device connected to the USB
input
Telephone menu settings

In the Telephone main menu, tap on the function surface,
 .

Hands-free
- Switching a call to the phone / back to Infotainment (the menu
item is displayed during a call)

Select telephone
- Search for available telephones/list of paired telephones/se-
lect telephone

Find
- search for available phones
■Bluetooth - Bluetooth ®
settings
■User profile
- user profile settings

Manage favourites
- set the function surfaces for your favourite contacts

Sort by:
- Arrangement of the phone contact list

Surname
- Sort by contact name

1st name
- Sort by contact's first name

Imp. contacts
- Import telephone contacts

Select ring tone
- Selecting the ring tone

Remember your mobile
- Turn on/off the warning mode before forgetting the
phone in the vehicle (if the phone was connected to Infotainment)

Simultaneous calls
- enable/disable the option to hold two concurrent calls
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Radio
Operation
Introduction to the subject
Infotainment allows analogue radio reception of FM and AM frequency ranges
as well as DAB digital radio reception.
CAUTION
■ For vehicles with window antennas do not stick foil or metal coated stickers
to the window - Radio signal reception could be affected.■
Car parks, tunnels, tall buildings or mountains can interfere with the radio
signal even causing it to fail completely.
Main menu
Fig. 154
Infotainment Columbus, Amund-
sen, Bolero: Radio main menu
(DAB)
Fig. 155
Infotainment Swing: Main menu
radio (FM)

To display the main menu, press the  button.
main menu
» Fig. 154 and » Fig. 155
The selected radio station (description or frequency)
Radio Text (FM) / Description of the group (DAB)
Preset station buttons for favourite channels
Choice of radio range (FM / AM / DAB) Choice of storage group for the preferred station Changing the station
List of available stations
Manual / semi-automatic station search
Radio text display / image presentation (DAB) (does not apply to Infotain-
ment Swing)
Menu Settings Radio
Information symbol in the status lineSymbolMeaningTraffic signal is available Traffic signal is not available RDS function is switched off (FM) AF Alternative frequency is switched off (FM)Signal is not available (DAB)
If the displayed station name continuously changes (dynamic text), then it is
possible to fix the current text by holding your finger on the device screen in
the station name area. By holding your finger in the area of the station name
again, the station name is displayed in its entirety again.
Display DAB main menu (does not apply to Infotainment Swing)
In DAB broadcasting, the display of additional information and images (Slide- show) is possible as long as the currently tuned station is broadcasting this in-
formation.
The display variant can be selected from the menu that appears as follows. ▶ In the Radio main menu, press the function surface in the
DAB
area
 .
Search stations and select frequency
Find stations

Tap on the Radio main menu function surface
 or
 . 
ABCDE
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Depending on the setting  Arrow buttons: will set an available station from the
Stations list or a station of the current broadcast range on the Station but-
tons .
Select frequency›
To display the value of the currently chosen frequency, tap the functional
surface in the Radio main menu 
.

To Set the desired frequency value in Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen,
Bolero, use the slider or the function surfaces 

If necessary, turn the con-
troller 
Turn.

To Set the desired frequency value in Infotainment Swing, use the slider or
the function surfaces 

Use the bottom of the screen, if necessary, turn
the controller  .
The frequency selection is terminated by pressing  the controller.
Scan through the stations one after the other (scan)
The function scans through all the available stations in the current frequency
range in succession, for a few seconds each.

To start/finish the automatic play of the available stations in Infotainment
Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero press the function surface in the Radio main
menu  Tap

scan
.

To to end autoplay, tap the function surface
 .

To
start/finish the automatic play of the available stations in Infotainment
Swing, press the controller in the Radio main menu
 .
List of available stationsFig. 156
Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero: For the list of availa-
ble FM / DAB stations
Fig. 157
Infotainment Swing: Example of a list of available FM/DAB sta-
tions (hierarchical sorting)
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

To display the list of available stations of the currently selected broadcasting
area, tap the function surface in the Radio main menu 
.

To play , tap on the function surface of the desired station.

To Sort (FM) the stations in alphabetical order, by group or genre, tap on the
function surface
A
» Fig. 156 » .
Applies to Infotainment Swing

To display the list of available stations of the currently selected broadcasting
area, rotate the controller in the Radio main menu 
. 
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