roof SKODA OCTAVIA 2014 3.G / (5E) Columbus Infotinment Navigation System Manual

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 emergen-
cy. Your voice commands may not be recognized in such situations. The tel-
ephone connection may not be established or the connection may take too
much time to complete. The emergency number should be dialled manually!
Function requirements
Read and observe
on page 14 first.
Function requirements for voice control. The ignition is switched on.
The unit is switched on.
No phone call is in progress.
The parking aid is not active.
Requirements for optimum voice command recognition.
› Only give voice commands when the symbol is displayed on the device
screen or in the information display.

› 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 dis-
turbances 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. This device indicates
this fact through a text message that is displayed after setting the device lan-
guage screen » page 17.Note■
During voice control, no navigation announcements and traffic announce-
ments 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 .
Switching on/off
Fig. 11
Multifunction steering wheel
Read and observe
on page 14 first.
Switching on voice control › Briefly press the
 button on the device.
› Briefly press the symbol key

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 on the device for a long time or press it twice.
› With a long or double press the symbol key
 on the multifunction steering
wheel.
› Touch the screen with your fingers (any part of the screen with the excep-
tion of the function key ).
› Press a button on the device (except for a short pressing of the

button).
› Utter the voice command
Cancel voice control.
14Familiarization with the unit

MessageImportanceNetwork search...The telephone searches for available
GSM networks.No networkThe telephone is not connected to
the GSM network.
Rejected by network.
The mobile phone network operator
has rejected the connection (e.g. not
enough mobile phone credit, SIM card
blocked, roaming not available).To use the Bluetooth function,
please switch the ignition on.Switch on the ignition.Please switch on Bluetooth.Switch on the Bluetooth ®
function.No Bluetooth devices paired.Connect the telephone with the de-
vice.
Phonebox
Fig. 28
Front centre console: Phonebox
Read and observe
and on page 37 first.
At the bottom of the storage compartment in the front center console is an in- duction plate connected to a GSM roof antenna roof - the Phonebox.
Function
When the telephone is inserted into the Phonebox, the telephone signal in-
creases in strength by about 20%. This reduces the level of phone battery dis-
charge and the electromagnetic radiation inside the vehicle.
Inserting the telephone into the Phonebox›Press on the edge of the lid A in the direction of the arrow, and open the
storage compartment.›
Place the telephone in the storage compartment
B
with its back on the in-
duction panel.
›
Press on the edge of the lid
A
in the direction of the arrow, and close the
storage compartment » .
The Phonebox cannot be used as an alternative to connecting the telephone
with the device.
WARNINGFor safety reasons, the storage compartment must always be closed when
driving.
CAUTION
■ Protective cases or cases around the telephone placed in the storage com-
partment may interfere with the telephone signal strength.■
Metallic objects such as coins or keys under the telephone can affect the tel-
ephone signal strength.
Settings
Read and observe
and on page 37 first.
›
Press the button 
→ 
.
■ Select telephone - Search for available telephones/list of paired telephones/
select telephone ■ Find telephone - Search for a telephone
■ Bluetooth - Bluetooth ®
settings » page 20
■ User profile - User profile settings
■ Manage favourites - Assign function keys to allow speed dialling of con-
tacts; you can also add and delete contacts here
■ Mailbox number: Enter here - Enter the phone number of the mailbox
■ Prefix: - Switch on/off the option to assign a prefix to a telephone number.
Once this function is activated, the button for adding a prefix will be dis-
played with the symbol in some menus. 
■ Enter here - Enter the prefix of a phone number
■ Sort by: - Sort the order of the telephone book
■ Surname - Sort by contact name
■ Name - Sort by contact first name 
39Communication