navigation SKODA SUPERB 2009 2.G / (B6/3T) Columbus Navigation System Manual
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SIMPLY CLEVER
Navigace Columbus  
Superb, Octavia, Yeti anglicky 11.09
S00.5610.68.20
3T0 012 151 CG
RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM COLUMBUS
Škoda Superb 
Škoda Octavia 
Škoda Yeti
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IntroductionYou have chosen a Škoda vehicle, which is fitted with 
an Columbus radio navigati
on system (hereafter called  
the navigation system) - we thank you for your confidence in us. 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
2ContentsGeneral information
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Equipment overview
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Important information
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Operation when driving
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
General - operation
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Input mask for free text input
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Input mask for digit entry
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Special functions*
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Switching the system on and off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Anti-theft protection
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Range selector key TONE
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Sound settings
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Range selector key SETUP
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Main menu set-ups (Setup)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Setup radio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Setup Media
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Setup Telephone*
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Setup System
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Setup Display
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Setup Map
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Setup Navigation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Setup traffic programme
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Setting voice control
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Setup Video
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Range selector key RADIO
. . . . . . . . .
Radio mode
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Traffic programme function TP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display off
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key TRAFFIC (TMC)Displaying traffic reports TRAFFIC (TMC)
 . . . . .
Range selector key MEDIA
 . . . . . . . .
General information for CD/DVD operation
. .
MEDIA main menu
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio menu
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MP3 data
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
External sources*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Store and edit audio data (HDD)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video-DVD Operation
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TV mode*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key NAV  (Navigation)
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview
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Main menu Navigation
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Enter a destination: Select a destination
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Dest. memory
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To u r  m o d e
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Waypoint nav. (Off 
road Navigation)
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Route guidance
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Range selector key MAP
 . . . . . . . . . . . 
Map display
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Location display without route guidance
. . . . . 
Range selector key PHONE
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Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Voice control of the radio  navigation system
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General information
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Index
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General information
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General informationEquipment overview
Switching on/off
: Control button for switching the navigation system  
on/off (press) and volume control (turn) Range selector key 
 for selecting the corresponding menu: 
− 
 - changes over into the 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. − 
 - activates the phone function* - if required 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 ro 
ute guidance. A split-screen with  
further information will fade in or fade out. − 
 - switches over to navigation. 
− 
 (TMC)- switches on the stored traffic reports display (
Traffic- 
M essage-
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 preset list. 
− MEDIA-Mode
 - for the selection of the previous or following track. 
− TV-Mode
 - for the selection of the TV stations. 
CD/DVD case  Touch-screen (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 posi- 
tion ready for removal.  
 - activates the voice control of the unit. 
Setting up button 
− RADIO mode
 - turn for manual station adjustment; press briefly to  
start/stop the auto 
matic play (Scan). 
− MEDIA-Mode
 - turn to change track; press briefly to start/stop the  
automatic play (Scan) when in audio mode. − Tu r n  
map display (MAP)
 - in order to change the map scale; press  
briefly for repeating a navigation  
announcement during active route  
guidance. − Navigation
 - press briefly to repeat 
a navigation announcement  
during active route guidance. Memory card case 
: Memory cards such as SD (Secure Digital Memory  
Cards), MMC (Multimedia Cards) measuring 32 mm x 24 mm x 2.1 mm  and with a capacity of up to 4 GB as 
 well as SDHC (Secure Digital High- 
Capacity Memory Cards) wi 
th a capacity of up to 32 GB are available. The  
case for the memory card is located under the screen. 
Explanation of symbols *  items of equipment which are marked in such
 a way are only installed as standard on  
certain models or are supplied as special equipment. ž End of a section. b The section is continued on the next page.Important informationWarrantyThe equipment warranty terms and cond 
itions also apply for new vehicles.
Note
Damage within the meaning of the warranty
 must not be the result of improper  
handling of the system or from unprofessional 
 repair attempts. It is also essential that  
there is no external damage.
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General information
4Information 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 possi- bilities when the traf 
fic situatio
n 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 yo 
ur 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.
•
Street and location names can be changed.  
It is therefore possible that, in excep- 
tional cases, the names stored on the na 
vigation DVDs do not correspond to the  
changed names.•
The route calculated by the navigation  
system is a recommendation for reaching  
the intended destination. While driving please pay attention to traffic lights, one-way streets, lane change restrictions, canals and ferries.
WARNING
Road traffic legislation (StVO) applies at 
 all times, even if a driving recommen- 
dation contradicts the StVO.
Caution
•
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.•
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 control buttons have predetermined breaking points, in order to reduce the risk of  injury.•
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.
•
Please note that a dirty or scratched na
vigation DVD can cons
iderably impair the  
speed and the functions of 
 the navigation system.
Note
•
Your navigation system is a high-powered
 computer. Just as your computer at  
home, this unit needs a few seconds for proc 
essing complicated control sequences. In  
such a case it is possible that the unit wi 
ll no longer react when operated from the  
outside until the triggered processes have  
been dealt with processed in the back- 
ground. Please be patient, as it is quite po 
ssible 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.•
The DVD drive installed into this unit uses a Dolby Digital
® Audio coding system  
and MLP Lossless
® for highest reproduction quality even with standard Audio DVDs.  
“Dolby
®”, “MLP Lossless
®” and the Double-D-Symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories
®.
•
With the help of “DTS
®” and “DTS 2.0
®” the surrounding sound of a DVD is trans- 
formed and replayed in best stereo quality. “DTS
®” and “DTS 2.0
®” are registered  
trademarks of DTS, Inc.•
WMA audio data (Windows Media Audio) can also be replayed by the unit and  
stored on the hard disk (HDD) providing  
this has not been protected by the DRM 
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General information
6Operation when driving The demands of today's road traffic require fu
ll concentration from all road users at all  
times.
WARNING
Always concentrate fully on your driving. Inattention by the driver can lead to accidents and injuries.•
Do not allow yourself to be distracted by trying to use the unit, concentrate  
instead on the traffic situation.•
Use the unit only if road, weather and traffic conditions permit and you will  
not be distracted.•
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 certai 
n speeds. This is not 
a malfunction, but corre- 
sponds to the legal requirements 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 “a 
ctive” and are operated by touching the  
screen. “Function keys” on the screen– Active fields, which call up a function or a menu, are called “function keys”.
Fig. 1  Range selector key SETUP:
 
Main menu set-up.Fig. 2  Range selector key SETUP:
 
Setup Radio.
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General information
8With some of the menus you can enter a fr
ee 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 sequence 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 charac 
ter 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 entering spaces. or   - moves the character entry cursor (the cursor) in the entry line to the left or  right. 
 - deletes characters in the entry line starting from the position of the character  
entry cursor from right to left. Selecting letters based on specific characters Some letters in the input masks are also marked with a small triangle “
 a”. This indi- 
cates that specific characters based 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. Press to accept the  
desired character into the entry line - the po 
p-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 ou 
t”. The navigation system will also recog- 
nise the character sequence “AE”, “UE” and  
“OE” instead of the German specific char- 
acters “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.Input mask 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 keys  
in the input mask to accept the corre- 
sponding digit into the entry line. 
– Press   when the correct number is indicated in the entry line. By pressing    
the input mask will be closed wi 
thout the entries being accepted.
Special functions* Parking aid If your vehicle is equi 
pped with “parking aid” and after 
it is activated, the distance to  
the obstacle is shown on the screen.
OK
 
OK
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 : ;A-Z
A-Z
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 b
 
Fig. 4  Input mask for digit entry
OK
 
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OK
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General information
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Climatronic If your vehicle is equipped with climatronic, 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  
Setup System
.
Switching the system on and off– The system is switched on or off by pressing the control button  . The last active audio source before switching off is repeated. If the key is pulled out of the ignition lock while the unit is switched on, the unit will  switch off automatically. You can then switch the unit on again. If the  
ignition is switched off, the unit (discharge  
protection of the vehicle battery) switches 
 off automatically after approx. one hour.  
This process can be repeated as often as necessary.Anti-theft protectionThe anti-theft coding of your navigation sy 
stem prevents an operation of the system  
after a voltage interruption, e.g. during a vehicle repair or after theft. After discon-necting the battery, disconnecting the navigati 
on 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 corr 
ect 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 screen. The digit is  
accepted in the entry line. 
– 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 correct your input, if necessary. 
– If the correct code number is di 
splayed in the entry line, press  . 
Code number The code number can only be called up “onlin 
e” via the Škoda system, as this guaran- 
tees even more effective anti-theft protec 
tion. Please contact your Škoda dealer if  
necessary. Incorrect code number If an incorrect code is confirmed after entry  
of the code, the procedure can be repeated  
once again 
. The number of possible attempts is
 shown in the second line on the  
touch-screen. If the code number is entered incorrectly fo 
r the second time, the unit will be blocked  
for approx. one hour. It is possible to ente 
r again the safety code
 after one hour has  
expired, when the unit and the ig 
nition have been switched on. 
If two invalid attempts are then made agai 
n, the navigation syst
em 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 automati- 
cally decoded (convenience coding). Ma 
nual input of the code is normally not  
necessary.
A1
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9
 
OK
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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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Range selector key SETUPMain menu set-ups (Setup)– Press the range selector key   to open the main menu 
Setup
. 
Overview of the set-up menus 
 - When in the radio mode, carry out set-ups for the function of the arrow keys,  
for the displayed memory keys, the preset list and the TMC traffic reports  
⇒page 11,  
“Setup radio”. 
 - Determine the set-ups for the play and display of MP3 data and activate or  
deactivate the external audio sources  
⇒page 12. 
 - Update the phone book in the unit, dele 
te all call lists and modify the assign- 
ment of the shortcut keys. 
⇒page 12. 
 - Change the system set-ups such as voice response, time display of the air  
conditioning system*, return to the original set-ups and delete set-ups if necessary ⇒ page 15. 
 - Adjust the brightness of the touch-screen, day/night design of the map  
display and select/deselect the confirmation tone for the key stroke  
⇒page 13. 
 - Carry out set-ups for the map display and select symbols for the display in the  
map  
⇒page 14, “Setup Map”.  - Determine the set-ups for receiving driving recommendations, define or  
change an address to a home address and  
start a virtual demonstration drive with a  
manually set starting point  
⇒page 14. 
 - Select preferred TMC station, ad 
just filter for TMC announcements  
and activate/deactivate traffic reports  
⇒page 15, “Setup traffic programme”. 
 - setting the dialogue style, the help display and deleting the voice  
recordings. 
 - Carry out set-ups for voice response with an inserted Video-DVD and adjust  
the aspect ratio of the touch-screen. It is 
 also possible to adjust the audio video  
standard when operating an external media source  
⇒page 15, “Setup Video” as well  
as carrying out the set-ups for the TV operation.
Setup radioCall up the menu  
Setup Radio
 by pressing the range selector key   and the func- 
tion key   on  
⇒fig. 5
.
Determining the station selection via the arrow keys – Press on the   or  , to determine from which list in the radio  
mode the stations are to be selected  
with the arrow keys. If   is selected,  
only stored stations from the preset list 
 are called up using the arrow keys during  
station relay. “ 
Memory
” is displayed at the top left in the main menu 
RADIO
.
Regional function RDS (RDS Regional)– Press on the button   (regional station) and select a set-up in the  
opening pop-up window. 
– Select the button  , doing so always chooses the frequency for the heard  
radio station which offers the best reception at the present time.
SETUP
RadioMediaPhoneSystemTouch-screenMapNavigationTraffic informationVoice controlVideo
Fig. 5  Menu: Setup Radio.
SETUP
Radio
Arrow keys
Station list
Preset list
Preset list
RDS RegionalAutomatic
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