SKODA OCTAVIA 2008 2.G / (1Z) Columbus Navigation System Manual
Manufacturer: SKODA, Model Year: 2008, Model line: OCTAVIA, Model: SKODA OCTAVIA 2008 2.G / (1Z)Pages: 75, PDF Size: 3.54 MB
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Selector key NAV (Navigation)59
Received TMC traffic reports will be disp layed in the map as traffic problems. 
Currently announced traffic problems can also  be displayed in the list of TMC traffic 
reports.
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60Range selector key MAPMap displayBy pressing the selector key   you can move from any menu into the map 
display.
Pressing the selector key   will open or  close an additional window in the map 
display, where further informatio n can be displayed and selected ⇒page 63, 
“Additional window in the map display”.
During route guidance the map display will differ in some points from the “normal” 
map display. During the route guidance the  driven route will be highlighted, symbol , shows the current vehicle position ⇒fig. 25  - in the bottom line behind the 
third function key 
 and the distance to the destination and, behind 
 the esti-
mated time of arrival or dr iving time will be displayed.
Parts of the road ahead can also be  blocked manually during route guidance.
Use the function key   to insert or fade out the bar with the function keys in each 
display. Center the map display for vehicle 
position or travel destination
You can move the indicated map section by  pressing your finger on the touch-
screen and sliding it over the touchscreen.
If you have moved the  touch-screen section, a further  function key will be inserted 
at the top right under the co mpass display function key ⇒fig. 25 . Pressing this 
function key will center the map ag ain for the current vehicle position.
In some map displays you can center the di splay of the travel destination with the 
function key  .
Change the type of display
The symbol in the second function key 
,  or  shows the currently selected 
type of display. To change these, briefl y press press the function key and select a 
different type of display in the pop-up  window by pressing the selection again.
-2D – Two-dimensional: Plan view  of a conventional map display.-3D – Three-dimensional: Map display, diagonally from the front in bird's-eye 
perspective.-Topographic  – Plan view of a conventional map display with coloured display 
of various terrains (M ountains, Valleys etc.).
The function key   in the map display without route guidance
Pressing on the function key   will  open a pop-up window with settings 
for navigation.
 – starts route guidance or continues route guidance to the 
travel destination selected in the  Navigation.
 – calls up the menu  New destination to change the travel 
destination selected in the main menu  Navigation.
 – to change the parameters for route calculation.
 – stores the current position as flagged destination in the destination memory.
For further functions of the navigation system, e.g. changing the travel destination, 
open the main menu  Navigation by pressing the selector key  .
Fig. 25  3D map display 
during a route guidance (map 
section moved).
MAPMAP
Navigation
Navigation
Start route guidanceEnter new destinationRoute options
NAV
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The function key   in the map display during a route guidance
Pressing the function key    ⇒page 60, fig. 25  will open a pop-up window 
with set-ups for route guidance.
 – stops route guidance at the current position. The route guid-
ance can be continued at any time by pressing the function key   and  .
 – calls up the menu  New destination in order to enter a stop-
over destination to be approached during current route guidance.
 – for manual entry of a route block.
 – to change the parameters for route calculation.
 – stores the current position as flagged destination in the destination memory.
For further functions of the navigation, open the main menu  Navigation by 
pressing the selector key  .
Control media source
The function key   displays the currently selected media source (here the 
radio station “Radio 2”). To control the  selected media source, briefly press the 
function key and select a station (radio mo de) or title (media mode) by pressing the 
selection in the pop-up window.
Radio mode:  The six station keys of the main menu  RADIO are faded in.
Media mode:  The title name and the function keys for controlling the current 
media source are faded in.
Function keys 
Pressing the function key   will open  a pop-up window for further set-ups and 
displays.
 – shows the currently selected travel destination in the map 
display in the main menu  Navigation. Use the function key on the right under the 
compass display to center the ma p again on the vehicle position.
 – will change between day and night design.  – will open the additional window. The additional window can be 
opened or closed in the map displa y by pressing the selector key  .  – during route guidance, when driving and turning on roads with 
more than one lane, a small additional window with lane recommendations will be 
inserted in the map. A tick in the checkbox 
 indicates that the function is switched 
on.
Scale modification and display
Pressing the function key with the display of the currently selected map dimension 
at the bottom right will insert further functi on keys for changing the map detail and 
the map scale. If not used, these function  keys fade out again after five seconds.
 – briefly switches the map display to the overview display (large scale). After a 
few seconds it will switch back automatica lly to the last selected zoom display 
(smaller scale).
 or   – to zoom in or out of the map, i.e.changing the map scale. Alternatively, 
move the sliding regulator 
 within the scale.
 – switches to the overview map with start and finish point during route guid-
ance.
 – for switching on the autozoom during a route guidance. If “Autozoom” is 
active, the map scale will change automa tically depending on the driven route 
(Motorway trip: small map scale - City center: large map scale). The switched-on 
Autozoom is displayed in the scale display by 
. Press again to switch off   or 
manually change the scale with the set button  .
Display favourite symbol
A favourite category can be dete rmined for stored destinations.
Favourite destinations are displayed in the map, depending on set-up, with their 
assigned favourite symbol.
 ... / ...
... / ...
Stop route guidance
Navigation
Start route guidanceAdd intermed. dest.Congestion aheadRoute options
NAV
Radio 2Extras
Extras
Destination viewDay/NightSplit screen
MAP
Symbol
Description
Infrastructure
Private
Restaurant
 Lane guidance+
-
-
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62Symbols for the display of traffic problems
If the traffic problem is on the calculated  route, the symbol will be highlighted. Function “Click on map”*
When pressing on the special destinat
ion, favourites, TMC symbol or on 
, the information regarding the relevant object is displayed. In the 
event that several symbols are arranged one above the other and the system does 
not detect which symbol has been pressed,  first a list of objects is displayed.
Note
•
The activated function “Autozoom” 
 will be deactivated again if the map scale 
is changed manually with the set button.
•
A “flagged destination” stored with the  function key   must be renamed in the 
destination memory if it should not be overwritten by the following flagged 
destination.
Sightseeing
Business
Va ri ous
Va c at ion
Shopping
Sport
Symbol
Description
Slow-moving traffic
Traffic jam
Accident
Icy
 
Slip hazard
Danger
Road works
Symbol
Description
High wind
Road closed
Traffic problem (is indicated over  the total distance of a traffic 
problem)
Symbol
Description
Congestion ahead
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Location display without route guidanceMap display with additional window in the compass display.
“Searching” the map
– Press the selector key   to change over to map display.
– Turn the menu button in the map display to alter the map scale 
⇒page 61, “Scale modification and display”.
– Press on the touch-screen with your  finger and move it along across 
the touch-screen without lifting it to move the displayed map section.
– Press the function key with the symbol 
, 
 or 
, and select a 
different type of display in the pop-up window  ⇒page 60, “Change 
the type of display”.
Additional window in the map display
– Press the selector key   in the map display to insert the additional  window. – Press the function key at the top left in the additional window 
⇒fig. 26 .
– Choose one of the possible displays by pressing your choice in the  pop-up window.
The right or left position of the addition al window can be selected in the set-ups.
Display options in the additional window  – shows a compass display with the current direction of travel.
 – shows a map with the vehicle position in the additional window. Press 
once on the map in the additional wind ow to change the map display. You can 
change the display options in  the following menu as described  ⇒page 60, “Map 
display”.
 – shows the coordinates of the current vehicle position. The number of 
satellites received will also be displayed.  At least five satellites must be received 
simultaneously to enable the absolute  height above sea level to be displayed 
behind the mountain symbol (Display: “ 3D Fix”).
Fig. 26  Map display with 
additional window in the 
compass display.
MAPMAP
CompassPos. mapGPS Viewer
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64Selector key PHONEOverviewMain menu PHONEConnect your mobile phone with th e mobile phone program according 
to the instruction manual a pplicable to your vehicle.
– Press the selector key   to call up the main menu  PHONE.After the connection process, it will take  a few minutes until the phone book data 
of the mobile phone connected to the radio unit is available.
Function keys in the main menu PHONE
 –Take calls, establish or  hold. After pressing the call list, the selected phone 
numbers are displayed in  the main menu PHONE.
 –End conversation or reject call.  – establishes a connection to a an em ergency number after further confirma-
tion. This function is also possible wi thout a connected mobile phone. It is, 
however, necessary that a connection ca n be established via a mobile phone 
company.
 and   to   – Shortcut keys; these can be allocated 
to, in each case, one number.
 – opens the number block for entering a call number. – opens a pop-up window for selecting  a call list. Only call lists of missed, 
dialed or accepted calls from the mo bile phone preparation program can be 
displayed.
 and   – switches off the microphone during a conver-
sation. Conversations held inside the vehi cles cannot be heard by the other party 
when the microphone is switched off.
 – opens the phone book of the connected mobile phone for selecting a call 
number.
Enter call numberEnter a number and select
– Press on the function key   in the main menu  PHONE, in order to 
open the number block for entering a call number.
– Press an inserted number key to accept the corresponding number in  the entry line.
– You can delete the characters in the entry line from right to left by  pressing the function key  .
– Press function key   when the desired call number is indicated in the  entry line. The connection to the  entered call number is established.You can select the character “+” instead of the first two digits (for example “ 00”) 
when entering a country code. For this step, hold the function key   with the little 
triangle “
” pressed until a pop-up window with the function keys   and   fades 
in. Accept the desired character into the en try line – the pop-up window will close. 
If no entries are entered, the pop-up wi ndow will close automatically after a few 
seconds.
The special keys “Stars”   and “Rhombus”   have the same function as those on 
a phone keypad. These characters are prim arily needed when transmitting sound 
signals during a call.
Phone bookOpening the phone book
– Press on the function key in the bottom right   in the main menu  PHONE , in order to open the phone book.
PHONE
SOSVoice mailbox
Memory 2
Memory 6
[:::]CallsExtras
Switch off microphone
[:::]
00
+
*
#
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Call a call number from the phone book
– When in the menu  Phone book move the sliding regulator in the 
scrollbar to the bottom to view further stations.
– Press on the function key   to select a phone book entry via a  search mask.
– Press in the left column on the display of a phone book entry. The  connection to the  first call number stored for this entry in the phone 
book, will now be established.
Displaying information relati ng to a phone book entry
– Press the function key   on the right next to the phone book entry  you which to display. The call numbe rs stored under this entry are 
displayed.
– If you press on the entry of a call number, the connection to this call  number will be established.
Searching an entry in the phone book– Press on the function key   in the menu  Phone book to select a 
phone book entry via a search mask.
– Press a selectable character on the  keypad while in the search window 
to accept it in the entry line.
– Press the function key   to open the input window for digits and  special characters. Press  , to change  again to the letter input mask.
– You can delete the characters in the entry line starting from the posi- tion of the character insertion cursor from right to left by pressing the 
function key  .
– If you press on the button  , the connection to the  first call number 
is established, by doing so an assi gned name is displayed in the entry 
line in the telephone.
The upper and lower case which is used wh en searching for a phone book entry, is 
not  of importance.
Editing field: Indicate specific characters
Some letters are also marked with a small triangle “
”. This indicates that specific 
characters based on this letter can be selected.
Continue to press down on the correspond ing button with your finger until a pop-
up window with these specific characters  fades in. After pressing the desired char-
acters, these characters are accepted in the entry line and the pop-up window will 
close. If no entries are entered, the pop-up window will close automatically after a 
few seconds.
Adapt a call numberOpen the display of a call number from the phone book or a call list as 
described in the corresponding chapter.
– Press the arrow keys   or   to move the character entry cursor in  the entry line.
– Press on a character inserted into the keypad to accept it behind the  character entry cursor in the entry line.
– The connection to the displayed call number will be established as  soon as you press the function key  .Call listsOnly the dialed numbers which are missed, selected and accepted by the 
mobile phone preparation program  in the vehicle are stored. The call 
lists stored in a mobile phone will  not be transferred to the vehicle.
– Press on the function key   in the main menu  PHONE.
Search
Search
A-Z
Calls
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– Select the call list from which you wish to select a call number by pressing your selection in the pop- up window. The corresponding list 
is displayed. Call numbers, for which an entry exists in the phone 
book, will be displayed together with the corresponding name.You can use the function key  , to displa y further information relating to the 
stored call number.•
 – shows a list of the non-accept ed calls from the mobile phone 
preparation program.
•
 – shows a list of call number s, with which the mobile phone 
preparation program has attemp ted to establish a connection.
•
 – shows a list of calls accepted by the mobile phone preparation 
program.
If the call number from a call list is stored in the phone book the stored name in the 
phone book is displayed instead of the call number.
Incoming calls rejected with the function key   will be stored in the call list of the 
accepted  calls.
Call lists are always assigned to a user profile and are only displayed once the corre-
sponding SIM card is connected agai n with the mobile phone preparation.
Shortcut keysAt the time of the first connection with the SIM card of your mobile tele-
phone all shortcut keys have still not b een assigned after the first call from 
the main menu  PHONE.
Assigning free shortcut keys
– If you press briefly on a non-assigned shortcut key the menu  Shortcut 
will open to enable a name and phone number to be entered.
– If you press the function key  , an input mask will open to enable  a name to be assigned. – If you press the function key   a mask will open to enable a 
number to be assigned.
– Press the function key   or   to accept a call 
number for these shortcut keys from the corresponding list.
– Press the function key   to erase all entries in all entry lines at once  after confirmation with  .
– If you have completed your entries in the Menu  Shortcut, press the 
function key  .
– The entered name will be displayed in the shortcut key of the main  menu  PHONE . The call number entered will be assigned to a shortcut 
key.
Calling up a connection via the shortcut key
– Briefly press an  assigned shortcut key to establish the connection to 
the assigned call number.
Modifying assigned shortcut keys
– If the assignment of a shortcut key is to be modified, keep pressing the  corresponding shortcut key until the menu  shortcut has opened for 
modification.
The assignment of the shortcut keys remains stored in the unit and will only be 
displayed again when the corresponding SIM  card is connected again to the mobile 
phone preparation program.
Shortcut key 
The shortcut key   has not yet been assigned a call number in the 
factory, as this depends upon the co rresponding mobile phone company and 
country. The name for this shortcut key ha s, however, been specified and cannot be 
changed. You should now store your mail  box number so that you can quickly check 
your voice mail.
Missed callsDialed numbersCalls taken
Name
Number
Call list
Te l e p h o n e  b o o k
OK
OK
Voice mailboxVoice mailbox
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Editing field: further input possibilities
 – changes from upper case to lower case and vice versa.
 – opens the editing field for the entry of digits and special characters. The 
button changes to  . Press on  , to change again to the letter editing field.
 – space key for inputting spaces.
 or   – moves the cursor in the entry line to the left or right.  – deletes characters in the entry line from right to left, starting from the position 
of the cursor.Phone conversationIf you have started the process  of connecting to a call number or 
accepted a call, the main menu  PHONE will change to the display  Phone 
conversation .
Incoming phone call
– An incoming phone call will be di splayed on the touch-screen by 
“ Incoming call ” followed by the call number of the caller. If the 
number of the caller is stored in the phone book, the name of the 
caller will be displayed instead of the call number.
– Press the function key   to accept the call.
– Press the function key   to reject the call.
During a phone conversation
– If you press the function key   during a phone conversation the  current conversation will be switched to “mute” (Display: “ Call is 
held ”). This means that the connection remains intact while the audio 
transmission is interrupted.
– If you press the function key  , again the conversation can be  continued. – If you press the function key  , during a phone conversation, the 
connection to the current call number  will be terminated and the unit 
will change to the main menu  PHONE.
Carrying out an additional phone conversation
– Press on the function key   during a phone conversation to put the  current conversation on “hold” as described above.
– Select a new call number or select a stored call number.
– If you are holding an additional co nversation, you can switch between 
both parties (“alternate”).
“Call waiting” and changing be tween two parties (Alternate)
– If you are called while holding a conversation, the number and the  name of the caller will appear below the current conversation on the 
touch-screen (Functi on: “Call waiting”).
– Press on the function key   in the line “ Incoming call” to reject the 
second call.
– Press on the function key   in the line “ Incoming call” to accept the 
second call. The connection to the  first party will be interrupted but 
not broken (Display: “ Call is held”).
– If you press the function key   in the line “ call is held”, the conver-
sation with this party will continue and the other party will be “put on 
hold”. In this way you can alternate between two parties.
– Press the function key  , to break the connection to the call number  displayed in this line.
DTMF key tones
Each key of a phone is assigned a partic ular DTMF (Dual-tone Multi Frequency = 
Key tone); DTMF key tones are used for, for example, the input of a password via the 
phone or for selection of a colleague in a “Call center”.
A-Z
A-Z
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68If a DTMF key tone has to be entered  during a conversation, you can open the 
keypad field by pressing th e function key at the bottom left and follow the instruc-
tions (for example: “For a private conversation with one of our co-workers, please 
press ”).
You can store a longer DTMF key tone on yo ur mobile phone. If, during a conversa-
tion, this DTMF key tone has to be entered, call up the corresponding entry from the 
phone book as described.
If you press in the input mask on the function key  , the displayed character 
sequence in the entry line will be played as DTMF key tone sequence.
Please note that in a DTMF key tone sequence the character “+” must not appear, 
as it interrupts the playing of a DTMF key tone.
3
DTMF
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