ECO mode SKODA OCTAVIA 2008 2.G / (1Z) Columbus Navigation System Manual
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Selector key SETUP
12Selector key SETUPMain menu set-ups (Setup)– Press the selector key   to open the main menu  Set-ups.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 memory list and the TMC traffic reports 
⇒ page 12, “Radio set-ups”.
 – Carry out set-ups for the map display and select symbols for the display in 
the map  ⇒page 13, “Map set-ups”.
 – Select preferred TMC station and determine the area for TMC 
announcements  ⇒page 13, “Traffic station set-ups”.
 – Adjust the brightness of the touc h-screen, day/night design of the map 
display and select/deselect the confirmation tone for the key depression stroke 
⇒ page 14, “Touch-screen set-ups”.
 – Determine the set-ups for the play and display of MP3 data and activate 
or deactivate the external connections  ⇒page 14, “Media set-ups”.
 – 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 15, “Navigation set-ups”.
 – Change the system set-ups such as voice response and time and take 
back or erase stored set-ups in individual areas  ⇒page 15, “System set-ups”.
 – 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  ⇒page 16, “Video set-ups”when operating an external media 
source as well as carrying out  the set-ups for the TV operation.
   – Update the phone book in the unit, erase all call lists and modify the 
assignment of the shortcut keys  ⇒page 16, “Phone set-ups”.
Radio set-upsCall up the menu  Radio set-ups by pressing the selector key   and 
the function key   on  ⇒fig. 5 .
Determining the station selection via the 
– Press on the   or  , to determine from which list  in the radio mode the stations are to be selected with the arrow keys. 
If the   is selected, only stor ed stations from the memory 
list are called up. “ Memory” is displayed at the top left in the main 
menu  RADIO .
Select station keys for display 
– In the pop-up window, select the st ation keys to be displayed in the 
main menu  RADIO.
SETUP
RadioMapTraffic informationDisplayMediaNavigationSystemVideoTe l e p h o n e
Fig. 5  Menu: Radio set-up.
SETUP
Radio
Arrow keys
Station list
Memory list
Memory list
Select preset bank
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Selector key SETUP15
Navigation set-upsCall up the menu Navigation set-ups by pressing the selector key   
and the function key  .You can select the following functions:•
 - three proposed alternative routes;
•
 - Setting of the navigation announcements;
•
 - during a route guidance the set time will be displayed in the map 
display;
•
 - Enter home address;
•
 - activation of the demo mode and entry of the 
average rate for the time calculation.
Demo mode
A virtual route guidance can be started in  the demo mode. Virtual route guidance 
will be repeated when reaching the fictiv e travel destination. Stop virtual route 
guidance normally and deactivate the demo mode to restart “real” route guidance. As in this case the unit must first reorient itself it can take some time, depending on 
the number of the currently receiving satellites, until the unit has again found the 
real location. Drive a short distance.
Navigation announcements
 – no audible driving recomme ndations will be provided.
 – audible driving recommendations are only provided when you have left 
the calculated route, for example on the basis of announced traffic problems. This 
setting is recommended if audible drive  recommendations are normally no longer 
needed for a daily driven route and navigati on is only used as dynamic navigation. 
If an audible driving recommendation is transmitted again on the basis of a change 
in route, navigation announcements mu st be switched on again (Display: 
).
 – acoustic driving recommendations wi ll 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  display it depending on the set-up.
System set-upsCall up the menu System set-ups by pressing the selector key   and 
the function key  .
Change the system language manually
– Press on the function key   and select the desired 
language in the opening pop-up window. The system language is 
normally preset to the set language in the instrument cluster 
“ Automatic ”. If desired, another langua ge can be selected for the 
radio as described.
Fig. 6  Menu: Navigation set-
ups
SETUP
Media
Suggest 3 alternative routesNav. announcementsTime displayDefine home addressAdvanced navigation settings
OffDynamicNav. announcements
 On
On
SETUP
System
System language
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RADIO selector key
18RADIO selector keyRadio modeSelecting a radio stationAll radio stations with strong reception are automatically stored in the list 
of stations. The list of stations is automatically updated on a regular basis.
Call up main menu RADIO and choose frequency range
– Press the   selector key to call up the main  RADIO menu. The 
currently heard radio station is indicated at the top of the touch-
screen.
– Press the selector key   to change the frequency range. Alterna- tively, press on the function key   in the main menu  RADIO and 
on   or   in the pop-up window. The current frequency range is 
indicated on the top left on the touch-screen. Changing radio station
– When pressing the arrow keys on th
e unit   or the arrow keys on the 
touch-screen of the main menu  RADIO ⇒ fig. 7 , you change to the 
previous or following station.
Selecting a radio station from the station list
– Press the function key   to display all radio stations that can  currently be received. The list “skips” directly to the display of the 
currently heard radio station.
Scan function
– Press the set button on the bottom right of unit   to start the  auto-
matic play  for the current frequency range. All radio stations with 
strong reception are automatically  played for approximately five 
seconds according to the sequence in the station list.
– Alternatively, press on the function key   and press on   in  the pop-up window.
– Press the set button   or function key   again to end the auto- matic play of the currently heard radio station.
Manual station finding
– Turn the set button  , to adjust a  radio station manually via its station 
frequency. The scale of the selected frequency range is inserted in the 
frequency band in the lower  part of the touch-screen.
– Briefly press the Set button to terminate the manual frequency selec- tion and to display once again the lower function keys.
Fig. 7  Main menu RADIO
RADIO
RADIO
Band
FM
AM
A3
Station list
A8
Extras
Scan
A8
Scan
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Selector key MEDIA
22Selector key MEDIAGeneral information for CD/DVD operationAudio-CDs (CD-A) and Audio-DVDs, MP3-CDs and MP3-DVDs as well as Video-
DVDs can be played in the internal CD/DVD drive.
CD not legible
If the unit cannot read an inserted CD/DVD, “ CD fault will be displayed for a short 
period of time. Please check the CD. ” or “incorrect data format. Data cannot be 
read. ” and the CD/DVD is reinserted into the initial position after a few seconds.
If the CD/DVD is not taken out within 10 se conds, it is drawn in again for safety 
reasons.
WARNING
•
The CD player is a 1st class laser produc t. There is a definite risk of injury 
from invisible laser beams if it is opened.
•
The CD player contains no parts that have to be serviced or repaired. 
Please contact your specialist garage if  a mechanical defect occurs or the CD 
player has to be repaired.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 wa it until the CD/DVD has been fully ejected 
before you try to insert a new CD/DVD.
•
If the CD/DVD drive becomes mechanical ly defective or a CD/DVD has been 
inserted incorrectly or not fully, “ CD fault will be displayed. Please check the CD. ” 
and then the “ DVD drive the fault ” indicated on the touch-screen. Please check 
the CD/DVD and place it again correctl y and fully into the drive. If a “DVD drive 
fault ” is indicated again, please  contact your Škoda dealer.
•
If the inside temperature of the unit  is too high, no CDs or DVDs will be 
accepted. The unit switches into the last active operating mode.Note
•
If the function key   is inactive, no new Audio CD/DVD has been inserted or 
an inserted Audio CD/DVD is not readable.
•
It is possible that CDs protected by copyright and self-made CD-R, CD-RW and 
DVD-RWs are not returned at all or only in certain circumstances.
•
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 
procedure copyright (Digital  Rights Management). The operation and behaviour of 
the unit complies with the MP3 compressed audio data and are not described 
further.
•
Please observe the following information for the MP3 operation  ⇒page 26.
•
Please comply with the national legal  copyright requirements in your country.
•
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 Laboratories
®.
•
With the help of “DTS
®” and “DTS 2.0
®” the surrounding sound of a DVD is 
transformed and replayed in best stereo quality. “DTS
®” and “DTS 2.0
®” are regis-
tered trademarks of DTS, Inc.
CD
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Selector key MEDIA
24restrictions, via the radio navigation unit and depends largely on the type of the 
connection.
Selectable video sources in the Video DVD menu
 – changes over to an optionally connected external video source.
 – if a TV Tuner* is connected, it is changed in the TV mode  ⇒page 33.
 – changes over to a Video-DVD  ⇒page 31 inserted into the internal CD/DVD 
drive.
Additional function keys in the audio menu
 – changes over into the  Video DVD menu and plays the last selected video 
source.
 – opens a pop-up window in which  the repeating function determines 
whether the   or the   (in audio CD operation) respectively the current   (in the MP3 operation  ⇒page 26) should be repeated.
 – opens a pop-up window in which the random play function  Mix or the 
automatic play  Scan can be started or the ca pacity of the hard disk HDD capacity 
can be displayed.
 – opens the title list of the current audio source in order to choose 
another title or audio source.
Additional function keys in the Video DVD menu
 – changes to the  Audio menu and plays the last selected video source.
 – switches over the Video DVD played  in the internal CD/DVD drive to the 
menu selection of the film and also opens the incorporated menu control.
 – opens a set-up menu to adapt the display set-ups for the current film. – opens the chapter selection for th e Video DVD played in the internal 
CD/DVD drive.
Inserting or ejecting a CD/DVDInserting a CD/DVD
– Push a CD/DVD with the written side  facing up as far as possible into 
the CD/DVD case until it is automatically drawn in. The play function 
will start automatically. 
Ejecting a CD/DVD
– Press the button   to move the CD/DVD in the internal CD/DVD  drive into the Eject position.If a CD/DVD is not removed when ejected, it will be reinserted after approximately 
ten seconds for safety reasons.
Playable MP3 and WMA data can also be  stored on the hard disk of the unit 
⇒ page 29.
WMA Data (Windows Media Audio)
The copyright of audi o data compressed by  Windows  Media Audio, can also be 
protected by the DRM procedure ( Digital  Rights  Management). Such WMA data is 
not supported by the unit.Inserting or removing a memory card Inserting a memory card
– Push the memory card into the me mory card case with the trimmed 
edge to the front right (horizontal case) or to the front top (vertical 
case), until it is locked in position . The play function will start automat-
ically.
Taking out a memory card
– Press against the spring resistance of the inserted memory card, the  memory card “skips” back  into the Eject position.
AVTVDVDVideoRepeat
title
CD
folderExtrasSelectionAudioMenuDisplayChapter
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Audio CD/DVD
– Press the function key   to display the title list of the currently played audio CD/DVD.
– Select the title from the title list by pressing  .
– Use the function key   to switch from the title list back into the selec- tion menu or the selection menu  of the available audio sources.
MP3 Data: Select track
– Press on the function key  , in order to display the title list with  the currently played title and, if necessary, to display the sub-folder 
contained in this folder.
– Press on the display of a data folder to open it.
– Press the function key   to open the appropriate higher priority  folder.
– By pressing   several times, you will switch folder by folder to the  selection menu of the available audio sources. There you can search 
for titles of another audio source.
Repeat track
–Open the  Audio menu ⇒ page 23.
– Press the function key  .
– Press on   in the pop-up window to automatically repeat the  current track at the end.
– If you press on   (Audio CD mode) or   (MP3 operation) in the  pop-up window the titles of the current CD or the current folder are 
repeated automatically.
Random play function – When in the  Audio menu press the function key  .
– Press on   in the pop-up window. All titles of the current audio  source will now be played in random order.
– Use the function key   to terminate the function of the current  title. The normal play function  continues with the current title.Automatic play (Scan function)– When in the Audio menu press the function key  .
– Press on   in the pop-up window. All the titles of the current audio  source are played for approximately 10 seconds.
– Press   to terminate the play function of the current title. The  normal play function continues with the current title.Alternatively, start and end the automatic play by briefly pressing the set button  .
Note
In the  Audio menu , press on the function key   and afterwards on 
 in the pop-up window, the informat ion relating to the assigned or 
free memory space on the hard disk will appear on the screen.MP3 dataGeneral information for MP3 operationRequirements for the MP3 data and data carrier•
650 MB and 700 MB CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW.
•
4.7 GB DVDs and up to 8.5 GB Double Layer DVDs.
Selection
Track ...
Selection
Repeat
Tr a c k
CD
folder
MIX
Extras
Mix
 Mix
Extras
Scan
Scan
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Extras
HDD capacity
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– If you press the free part of the touch-screen again the  Video DVD 
menu  will fade out again. The  Video DVD menu will automatically fade 
out after approx. 15 seconds without an operation.Aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9)
The film started with the pre-set aspect ra tio (4:3 or 16:9). You change the aspect 
ratio in the set-up menu.
Note
The manufacturer of the DVD is responsible for the display of the menu selection 
of a film and the selection and settings offered there. The manufacturer of the DVD 
is also responsible for the different behavi ours of individual films during identical 
operation.The Video DVD menuChanging over between audio and video function
– Press the function key   in the  Video DVD menu to change 
⇒ page 23, fig. 8  into the Audio menu .
Opening the incorporated menu control
– Press the function key   in the  Video DVD menu to open 
⇒ page 31, fig. 13  the incorporated menu control. When a film is 
running and switches back to menu selection  ⇒page 31, “Opening 
and operating the menu control”.
– Press   to open the incorporated menu control. The image will  change again to the full picture di splay. Depending on the data struc-
ture of the inserted DVD, the film will stop while in the menu selection 
or the play function is conti nued from the last played point. Changing the display set-ups
– Press the function key   in the 
Video DVD menu to change the 
brightness, contrast or colour of the film shown on the touch-screen.
Opening chapter selection
– Press the function key   in the  Video DVD menu during the 
running time of a film to  display the list of the chapters in the Video 
DVD. The current chapter will be shown at the top, all the others are 
shown underneath.
– Press directly on the display of a chapter (e.g.  ). The play  function of the film will continue  at the beginning of the selected 
chapter.
– Alternatively, you may change the current chapter by pressing the  arrow keys on the unit or in the  Video DVD menu or by turning the set-
up button  .
Function keys for controlling the current audio or video source
 – pressing briefly changes to the beginning of the current chapter, repeated 
pressing changes to the beginning of the previous chapter.
 – brief pressing changes to the next title or chapter.
 – the play function is stopped in the current position and the symbol changes to  , – pressing   will continue the play function in this position.
Additional function keys in the Video DVD menu  – changes over to a connected external video source*.
 – changes to the TV mode*.  – changes to a Video-DVD inserted in the CD/DVD drive.
AudioMenu
DisplayChapter
Chapter 3
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AVTVDVD
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Selector key NAV (Navigation)
52
– Once you have reached the destin ation of a waypoint tour, the 
waypoint mode will close automati cally and the “normal” main menu 
Navigation  will open again.When in the menu  Waypoint navigation , the last active waypoint tour and its 
current geo-position will be displayed. If no waypoint tour has been recorded or all 
of them have been deleted, a correspond ing message will be inserted. In this case 
the function keys for starting, loading or processing a waypoint tour are not active.
If a waypoint tour is disp layed, the waypoint tour  ⇒page 53, “Driving a stored 
waypoint tour” will be started by pressing the function key  .
The following menus and sub-menus are operated analog to the already described 
menus of the navigation system and will  no longer be described here in detail:•
Pressing on a displayed entry or the function key   will always open the 
detailed display.
•
Pressing the function key   opens a pop- up window for analog processing of 
the accompanying input.
The function key 
Pressing the function key   will open a safety interrogation:
 – switches back into the waypoint mode.  – terminates the waypoint mode and opens the menu  New 
destination  for selection of an “Onroad destinat ion” from the available navigation 
data.
The function key 
Pressing the function key   will open a pop-up window:
 –  opens a list of the stored wayp oint tours. Press the corresponding 
waypoint tour for selection.
 – opens the waypoint tour memory. Stored waypoint 
tours can be displayed, renamed or deleted.
The function key 
Pressing the function key   will open a pop-up window to display a 
new waypoint tour or to process the displayed one.  – starts after naming the waypoint tour, selecting an accept-
ance mode and displaying a new waypoint  tour. A displayed waypoint tour is auto-
matically stored and can be ca lled up later from the   via  .
 – opens a list with the waypoint s of the tour currently displayed 
in the menu  Waypoint navigation . The waypoints in the li st can be displayed, 
deleted, moved or renamed in the map.  Further waypoints can be added via the 
selection from the map or the input of the GPS position. If a different waypoint tour 
has to be processed instead of the one disp layed, it must first of all be called up 
from the   with  .
Display a waypoint tour– Press on the function key   in the menu  Waypoint naviga-
tion .
– Press on the function key   in the pop-up window.
– If a tour is already being displayed in the menu  Waypoint navigation 
you must select by pressing in the following menu whether you wish 
to display the indicated   or a  .
Start
New dest.
New dest.
BackOnroad destination
Memory
Memory
Load tourEdit waypoint tour memory
Waypoint tour
Waypoint tour
Record waypoint tour
Memory
Load tour
Edit waypoint tour
Memory
Load tour
Fig. 21  Display in the map 
illustration with an addi-
tional window in the 
compass display.
WaypointLoad tourExtend existing tour
New tour
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Selector key NAV (Navigation)53
– Give a short and clear name to the waypoint tour. Confirm the  displayed name by pressing  .
– Select an acceptance mode by pressing the respective key.
– Press the function key   to a llow the system to automatically 
set the waypoints (recommended) during the display.
– Press the function key   if you wish to set all waypoints yourself  during the display.
– After starting the display, the number of used and still available  waypoints as well as the set display mode will be indicated in the 
menu  Waypoint navigation .
– Press the selector key   to change into the map display. Repeated  pressing of the selector key   will open and close the additional 
window  ⇒page 52, fig. 21 . 
– Press on the selector key   to switch back into the main menu  Waypoint navigation .
– Press the function key   to set the 
waypoints manually. When in the ma p display you can find this func-
tion key in the pop-up window for the function key   
⇒ page 52, fig. 21  ⇒ page 53, “Function key in the map display”.
Function key   in the map display
The waypoints used up to no w for the tour and those still available are indicated in 
the function key  .
Pressing the function key    ⇒page 52, fig. 21  – will open a pop-up window 
for controlling the display.
 – ends the recording: the last set waypoint becomes the endpoint of the 
waypoint tour.
 – switches on and off the functions indicating that the 
waypoints are set automatically via the sensors in the vehicle when changing the 
direction. A tick in the checkbox 
 indicates that the function is switched on.  – sets a manual waypoint at the current driving 
position.
Driving a stored waypoint tourBefore you start driving a waypoint tour , you must be in the vicinity of the 
desired starting point of this waypoint tour.
Select a waypoint tour
– Press the function key   in the menu  Waypoint navigation.
– Press on the function key   in the pop-up window.
– Choose a waypoint tour in the list by pressing on the respective tour.
Driving a waypoint tour
– Press the function key   in the menu  Waypoint navigation. The 
menu  Starting from which waypoint  will open. Starting and finishing 
points of the waypoint tour are displayed at the top.
– Press the function key   in the menu to drive the 
selected tour in the opposite direction.
Stopping the route guidance
– Press the third function key at the bottom of the map display for infor- mation about the distance to the closest waypoint and   in the pop-up window.
– Alternatively, press the selector key   and then press the function  key .When driving
Follow the information regarding turns as  far as possible. Once you have come as 
close as 50 meters to a waypoint, the  drive recommendation will appear for the 
next waypoint.
OK
AutomaticManualMAP
MAPNAVStore current position as waypoint
Record
RecordRecord
Record
Stop Automatic recording
Add current position as waypoint
Memory
Load tour
StartReverse waypoint tour
Stop route guidance
NAV
Stop
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Range selector key MAP61
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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