ESP SKODA OCTAVIA 2013 3.G / (5E) Bolero Car Radio Manual

AbbreviationsAbbreviationDefinitionA2DPAdvanced Audio Distribution Profile - a software profile for da-ta transfer via Bluetooth ®,
designed for a one-way transfer of
audio dataACCAdaptive cruise controlAFAlternative frequencies - alternative frequencies of the cur-
rent radio stationAMAmplitude modulation - denomination of the radio frequency
rangeTCSTraction Control of the drive wheelsAVRCPA software profile for data transmission by means of Blue- tooth ®,
supports welcehs multimedia functionsAVAudio / visual source signal - typical for DVD player or TV tunerBTBluetooth ®
- wireless communication for reception and trans-
mission of voice and data informationDABDigital Audio Broadcasting - digital radio receptionDRMDigital Rights Management - technical methods to monitor or
restrict the use of digital media contentESCElectronic Stability ControlFMFrequency modulation - Identification of the radio frequency
rangeHFPHands-free profile - a software profile for data transfer via
Bluetooth ®,
which allows for communication between a mo-
bile phone and the in-vehicle hands-free equipmentGSMGroupe Spécial Mobile - Global System for Mobile communica-
tion, the most popular standard for mobile phonesID3 tagan additional feature of a music file, which allows for the dis- play of artist, title, album name, etc.KESSYkeyless unlocking, starting and lockingNTSCNational Television System Committee - Audio-visual encoding
standard in North and Central America and some countries in Southeast AsiaAbbreviationDefinitionPALphase alternating line - Audio-visual encoding standard in
most European countriesPIProgram identification - Station identification by means of a
RDS codeRDSRadio Data System - system for the transmission of additional information for FM radio receptionTPTraffic Program identification - Program identifier for the
transmission of traffic informationVINVehicle identification numberWMAWindows Media Audio - compressed audio format
3Abbreviations

WARNING■Please pay attention to the traffic first and foremost! As the driver you are
fully responsible for road safety. Only use the system so that you are in full
control of your vehicle in every traffic situation - risk of accident!■
Do not use the voice control system when under stress or in an emergency.
Your Voice commands may not be recognized in such situations. In such cir-
cumstances a telephone connection may not be established or the connection
may take too long to complete. The emergency number should be dialled
manually!
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function requirements
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 13.
Function requirements for voice control.
The ignition is switched on.
The device is switched on.
No phone call is in progress.
The parking aid is not active.
Requirements for optimum voice command recognition.
› Only issue voice commands when the symbol is displayed on the device screen
or appears in the information display. 
appears.
› Speak with a normal tone of voice without intonation and excessive pauses.
› Avoid a bad pronunciation.
› Close doors, windows and the sliding roof, in order to prevent external distur-
bances affecting recognition of the voice commands.
› It is recommended to speak louder at higher speeds, so that the tone of your
voice is louder than the increased surrounding noise.
› During voice control, limit additional noise in the vehicle, e.g. passengers talking
at the same time.
CAUTION
For some languages, there is no voice control available. The device indicates this
fact via a text message that is displayed after setting the device language
screen » page 17 .Note■
During voice control, no traffic announcements are played.■Some voice commands must be spelled out when pronouncing depending on
the selected language of communication, such as the Source Selection “ SD” card
one .
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Switching on/off
Fig. 9
Multifunction steering wheel
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 13.
Switching on voice control
› Briefly press the button
VOICE on the unit.
› Briefly press the symbol key
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1
on the multifunction steering wheel.
Activation of voice control is indicated by an acoustic signal and the device screen
will display a collection of basic voice commands for the current menu.
The menu display as well as the acoustic signal can be enabled or disa-
bled » page 20 .
Switching off voice control › Press the button
VOICE
on the unit for a long time, or press it twice.
› With a long or double press of the symbol key

on the multifunction steering
wheel.
› Touch the screen with your fingers (any part of the screen with the exception of
the function key 
). 
14Device operation

You can switch between groups of individual preset buttons using the function
keys C.
Search the available stations (Scan)
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 21.
This function shows all the receivable stations in succession, each for a few sec-onds.
Switching on
›
Press the button
2
» Fig. 1 on page 5.
or
›
press the 
→ Scan button.
Switching off
›
Press the button
2
.
or
›
Press any function key in the device screen.
After switching off the function, the device receives the station at which the function was stopped.
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Station logos
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 21.
With the preset buttons
(B
» Fig. 12 on page 21 ) the associated logos (images) of
the radio station can be assigned.
Store the station logo automatically (FM / DAB)
›
Before you save the radio station to a station button press the 
→ Advanced
setup function key.
›
Activate the menu item Auto-save station logos » page 25 , Advanced settings
and » page 25 , Advanced settings (DAB) .
when you save the station to a station button, the station is also assigned a logo from the device memory if the logo is available in the memory.
Storing station logos manually
For the previously stored stations a logo can be assigned manually.›
Press the function key  → Station logos .
A menu with preset buttons for radio stations is displayed.
›
Press the station button for the station which is to be assigned a logo.
A menu for data media (CD, SD card, USB) is displayed.
›
The desired image is to be selected in the corresponding data media.
Selecting the image causes this to be assigned to the corresponding station.
Note
■ The following image formats are supported: jpg, gif, png, bmp.■We recommend a resolution of up to 500 x 500 pixels.
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Traffic programme
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 21.
During playback in the media menu the traffic information from the last selected
radio station is received.
If this radio station does not support traffic reports or the signal is not available,
then the device automatically searches for a TP station.
Switching on/off
›
Press the function key 
.
›
Enable or disable the menu item Traffic programme (TP).
Traffic reports
During a traffic announcement, the following menu is displayed:
›
Cancel - interruption of the current traffic report. The TP function remains acti-
vated.
›
Deactivate - Exit the current traffic report and turn off the TP function.
Note
Some radio stations misleadingly identify themselves as traffic programs. It is
therefore not a device error that with such radio stations, no traffic news exist.
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Advanced settingsFirst read and observe the introductory information given on page 24.
Advanced Settings for FM broadcasting range■ Advanced setup
■ Alternative frequency (AF) - Switching on/off the search for alternative fre-
quencies of the station currently being heard, when you turn off AF off is dis-
played on the device screen
■ Radio Data System (RDS) - Switches on/off the RDS function
■ 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 regional station must be set manually.
■ Automatic - Auto-selects the station with the best reception at the mo-
ment. If you lose reception the region, the unit will automatically set anoth- er available region.
■ Auto-save station logos - Auto save the station logo according to the PI code
of the radio station » page 23
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Advanced settings (DAB)
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 24.
Advanced settings for the DAB broadcasting range■ Advanced setup
■ DAB traffic announcements - Switches on/off DAB announcements
■ Other DAB announcements - Switch on/off other announcements (e.g., warn-
ings, regional weather, sports reports, financial news)
■ DAB - DAB station tracking - Switch on/off automatic DAB station tracking in
other station groups
■ Automatic DAB - FM switching - Switches on/off auto-switching from DAB to
the FM frequency band if the DAB signal is lost
■ L-band - Switches on/off the automatic DAB station search in L-band
■ Auto-save station logos - Automatic association of the logo with station de-
tected » page 23
DAB programme tracking
If a DAB station is a member of several station groups, when the signal is poor,
the same station is searched in a different station group.
Auto-change DAB -FM
If the DAB signal is poor, the unit will try to find a corresponding FM station for the DAB station you are currently listening to.
For auto-change to work, the DAB and FM stations must send a sender ID.
› While the station is received on the FM band (
) is displayed after the station
name. The () marker disappears when the relevant DAB station can be received
again ).
› If a DAB station is also not available in the FM band due to poor reception, the
device will be switched to mute.
› If you do not want automatic station change (e.g. when driving through tunnels,
when reception may be lost temporarily), you can deactivate this function .
L-band
For the DAB radio reception in different countries, different frequency ranges are
used. In some countries the DAB radio reception only in the so-called L-band.
› If you have any problems with the DAB wireless reception it is necessary to en-
sure that the DAB Automatic tuning in L-band is on.
› If no DAB radio reception in the L-band is possible in the country, then it is bet-
ter to leave this menu item switched off. This causes the channel scan to be faster.
25Radio

■Sound - Sound setup » page 18, Sound setup
■ Mix/repeat/scan including subfolders - switching the song playback in the fol-
lowing modes (Shuffle / Repeat / Automatic play) including subfolders in the
current folder
■ Bluetooth - Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function » page 20
■ Video (iPod) - Set the parameters for the video being played from an Apple de-
vice (brightness, colour, contrast, format, standard) » page 32
■ Traffic programme (TP) - Switches traffic programme on/off
■ External AUX device - Activate/deactivate the input of the external AUX audio
source
■ Remove safely - safe removal / disconnection of the SD memory card or USB
device
■ SD card 1
■ USB 1
Signal source
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Supported sources and file formats
28
Requirements and Limitations
29
Bluetooth ®
-player
29
CD
30
SD memory card
31
USB-, AUX-Eingänge
31
MEDIA IN - input
32
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Important
notes .
WARNING■
Never place external signal sources close to the airbags. Loose objects could
hit a deployed airbag and injure occupants – danger of death!■
Never place external signal sources on the console panel. Loose objects can
be thrown forward during a sudden manoeuvre or in case of an accident and can injure the occupants or other road users.
■
Do not place external signal sources while driving in your hand or on your
knees. Loose objects can be thrown forward during a sudden manoeuvre or in
case of an accident and can injure the occupants or other road users.
■
Always route the connection cable of the external signal source such that is
does not in any way restrict you when driving.
CAUTION
We recommend that you do not save any important data on CD media, Bluetooth ® players, to an SD memory card or connected external signal sources. The ŠKODA
Partner is not responsible for damage due to the loss of data stored on these
storage devices.
Note
With some signal sources, the output level can be changed on this source.
Supported sources and file formats
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 28.
Supported audio sources
SD memory cardSD, SDHC, SDXCCD driveAudio CD (up to 80 min), CD-R and CD-RW (with a capacity
of up to 700 MB)USB devicesUSB stick, USB MP3 player, HDD (without special software)Specifications for USB devicesUSB 1.x and 2.x or higher, supported by USB 2.x (the speed
of data transmission corresponds to the maximum speed of USB 2.x )
Max. speed of 480 Mb/s 28Media

Specification
Bluetooth ®
-
PlayerBluetooth protocolsA2DPand AVRCP (1.0 - 1.3)Other external sourcesPortable player (e.g., iPod ®
, iPad ®
, iPhone ®
, MTP player,
(MSC))
Formats of audio files
File system
SD memory cardFAT16, VFAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFSUSB flashdriveFAT16, VFAT, FAT32, NTFSCDISO9660, joliet (Level 1,2,3), UDF 1.x, UDF 2.xCodec type
(File formats)MPEG-1/2 (Layer-3)Windows
Media Audio
7, 8, 9 and 10MPEG -2/4FLAC, WAW, OGGFile suffixmp3wmaasfm4a
m4b aacflac
wav oggPlaylistsm3u, pls, wpl, m3u8; asxFile
propertiesbit ratemax. 320 kb/ssampling ratemax. 48 kHzAlbum covers
(Pictures on the album covers)Image resolution up to 500 x 500 pixels (200 kb) (jpg, jpeg,png, bmp, gif), depending on the availability of album covers
they are displayed on the respective media
Note
At the time of publication, the device has been tested with most products and
media available in the various markets. However, it is possible that some devices, media or files will be unreadable or unplayable.
Requirements and Limitations
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-ings
on page 28.
› The name of the artist, the album and the title of the played file can be dis-
played if the information is available as a so-called ID3 tag. If no ID3 tag is avail-
able, only the folder name is displayed.
› To ensure good playback, we recommend using a bit rate of at least 160 kb /
with compressed MP3 files.
› For audio files with variable bitrates, the indicated remaining playback time
does not correspond to the actual remaining playback time.
› Files that are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology cannot
be played back by the device.
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Bluetooth ®
-player
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 28.
The device makes a wireless connection (pairing) to the Bluetooth ®
player possi-
ble.
› The same instructions are to be followed as for the pairing of the device with a
phone » page 37 .
Note
■
We recommend adjusting the volume on the portable player to the maximum
level.■
The volume can also be adjusted by setting the input sensitivity of the unit for
Bluetooth ®
player » page 18 , Sound setup .
■
The supported media functions are dependent on the type of Bluetooth ®
player
used.
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29Media

There are five speed dial buttons available.
Assign a telephone number to a contact›
Press a function key for the speed dial
C
» Fig. 21 on page 35 that is not as-
signed.
The unit displays the phone book.
›
If necessary, enter one of the contact numbers for the desired telephone con- tact.
The assignment of the telephone number of a contact to a function key for the
speed dial is also in the settings of the phone menus » page 36 possible.
Select an assigned telephone number of a contact
›
Press the desired function key to speed dial the phone number of a contact
C
» Fig. 21 on page 35 .
Change the assigned telephone number of a contact
›
Press the desired function key for the speed dial
C
» Fig. 21 on page 35 for lon-
ger.
The unit displays the phone book.
›
If necessary, enter one of the contact numbers for the desired telephone con- tact.
The telephone number of a contact is assigned to the selected function key for
speed dialling.
You can also make the change in the phone menu » page 36.
Remove phone number of a contact
›
Press the symbol button 
→ User profile → Manage favourites .
›
Press the function key for the speed dial. By confirming the menu item Delete
the telephone number of a contact on the selected function key is removed for
quick dialling.

Direct entry of a phone numberFig. 23
Direct entry of a phone number
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 40.
›
Press  .
A screen appears to enter the phone number » Fig. 23.
You can select the following functions: Delete the digit
Dial the entered number 1)
- Add a prefix 2)
if this option has been set in the phone settings » page 36
Entering a number using the voice control » page 13
Select the mailbox if the mailbox number is entered in the phone set-
tings » page 36 or directly enter the number
The input screen also functions as an alphanumeric keypad that you can use to search for contacts in the phonebook.
For example, if you enter 32, the unit will display contacts with the letter se-
quence DA, FA, EB, etc.
Select the desired contact by pressing the corresponding function key.

 Mailbox1)
If no number is entered, the last dialled number will be displayed after you press the symbol key .
2)
If the addition of a prefix option is switched on, but the prefix is not entered in the phone settings,
the last dialled number will be displayed in the input field  after you press the symbol button. If the
code is defined in the input line and a number is entered, by pressing the symbol key  the added
code is entered before the phone number and connection starts.
41Communication

Range (if the estimated range is less than 300 km, the vehicle starts to ap-
proach the symbol: )
Vehicle representation (the zones of the vehicle are shown in different col- ours, corresponding to any warning messages that occur. The warning mes-
sages are displayed once you touch vehicle)
■ Driving data - Display travel data » Fig. 26
You can display one of three trip memories on the screen:
■ Since start - Driving data for the individual trip
■ Long-term - Long-term driving data
■ Since refuelling - Data since last refuelling
Change between the individual travel data storage locations with 
/ 
.
■ Convenience consumers - Displays up to three devices which use the largest
share of fuel and displays the fuel consumption required to run all conv. con- sumers » Vehicle Owner's Manual , chapter Commercial driving and environmen-
tal compatibility
■ Vehicle status - Displays vehicle status » Fig. 26 or tyre pressure monitoring in-
formation
■ Vehicle status - Displays vehicle status information
■ / 
- No message/warning messages relating to vehicle status or number
of messages (if there is only one message, one warning message text is dis-
played)
■  - Display information about the status of the START-STOP system
■ TPMS - function of the tire pressure monitor » Fig. 27
■  SET - Start a new calibration process
Switch between the individual menus with 
/ 
.
Note
For more information on the warning messages concerning the vehicle status and
information on the START-STOP system, see the » Vehicle Owner's Manual .FGAuxiliary heater and ventilationFig. 28
Auxiliary heater: Main menu/set preset time
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 44.
Press the button CAR/SETUP on the Climatronic unit
→ 
.
Set-up Departure time: Day and time when the vehicle is to be ready foruse » Fig. 28
Heating/ventilation: Set the operating mode Select the preset time, switch off the preset time
Set the preset times 1 to 3 and the duration (10 - 60 minutes)
When the heating or ventilation is running, the windows are highlighted in red or blue
Note
■ Only one preset time can be active. The activated preset time will be deactiva-
ted again after it has started automatically. For the next start, activate one of the preset times.■
In the selection of the day in the preset time, there is an option between Sun-
day and Monday without the specified day. If this setting is made, the vehicle will
be ready for use at the selected time, regardless of the current day.
■
The system in operation switches off on expiration of the operating duration or
can be deactivated by pressing the direct on/off icon  or by using the radio re-
mote control.
■
If a different time is set » page 19, time and date settings , the activated preset
time is automatically deactivated. The preset time must be reactivated.
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