infotainment SKODA SUPERB 2015 3.G / (B8/3V) Columbus Infotainment System Manual

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OWNER'S MANUALOWNER'S MANUAL
Infotainment Columbus

Preface
This Owner's Manual is provided for the Infotainment Columbus (hereinafter referred to only as a de-
vice).
Please read these Operating Instructions carefully, because the operation in accordance with these
instructions is a prerequisite for proper use of the unit. 3V0012720FB

Important information about this manual
This Owner's Manual is valid for the different versions of the Infotainment Co-
lumbus (hereinafter referred to only as device). The device may differ depend-
ing on the vehicle model, in which it is installed in both its appearance and in
the arrangement of the controls.
This Owner's Manual describes all possible device functions without identify-
ing them as special equipment, model variants or market-dependent equip-
ment. Consequently, the device on this vehicle does not need to contain all of
the functions described in this Owner's Manual.
For example, if the vehicle is not factory equipped with the CANTON sound
system, the menu points CANTON Optimisation, CANTON Surround and CAN-
TON Equaliser are not shown.
The availability of some features described in this manual depends on the
type of external devices (for example, telephone, music player, etc.).
Information on the compatibility of external devices can be found on ŠKODAIn- ternet pages http://infotainment.skoda-auto.com .
The Images in these Operating Instructions are for illustrative purposes only.
The illustrations can differ in minor details from your vehicle; they are only in-
tended to provide general information.
ŠKODA AUTO a.s. pursues a policy of ongoing product and model development
with all vehicles. Changes in terms of supply scope are possible at any time
with regard to design, equipment and technology. The information listed in
these Operating Instructions corresponds to the information available at the
time of going to press.
It is therefore not possible for legal claims to be made based on the technical
data, illustrations and information contained in these Operating Instructions.
Declaration of conformity
ŠKODA AUTO a.s. hereby declares that the ŠKODA Infotainment systems meet
the basic requirements and additional provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC with
reference to radio equipment and telecommunications devices.
Applies to Nigeria: ŠKODA AUTO a.s. hereby declares that the “connection and
the use of this communication device is granted by the Nigerian Communica-
tions Commission.”3Important information about this manual

AbbreviationsAbbreviationDefinition2Dplanar map display3Dspatial map displayA2DPa Bluetooth®
profile for the one-sided audio data transmis-
sionACCAdaptive cruise controlAFAlternative frequencies for the current radio stationAMIdentification of the radio-frequency rangeTCSTraction Control of the drive wheelsaviCompressed video formatAVRCPA Bluetooth ®
profile for the operation associated with the
transmission of audio data multimedia functionsBTBluetooth ®
- wireless communication for reception and
transmission of voice and data informationDABDigital radio receptionDRMA system for monitoring or restricting the use of digital me-
dia contentDTMFA dialling tone during a telephone communicationESCElectronic Stability ControlFMIdentification of the radio-frequency rangeHFPA Bluetooth ®
- profile for communication between a mobile
telephone and the InfotainmentGPSSatellite system for determining the positionGPTMethod for the division of the areas in the data devices (to
be used for mass storage resources)GSMGlobal system for mobile communicationsID3 tagAn additional feature of a music file, which allows for the
display of artist, title, album name, etc.MAPA Bluetooth ®
- profile for the exchange of text messages
(SMS) between the device and a connected devicemp3Compressed audio formatmp4Compressed video formatAbbreviationDefinitionMSCA communication protocol for a USB deviceMTPA communication protocol for a data devicePBAPA Bluetooth ®
profile for the download of telephone contacts
to the device memoryPI codeA program identification of the radio station, which allows a
group sort of radio stationsPINPersonal identification numberRDSA system for the transmission of additional information for
FM radio receptionrSAPA Bluetooth ®
profile for the communication between a mo-
bile telephone and Infotainment in the mode for distance
transmission of SIM dataMessagesA service for short text messagesSSPThe quick pairing method of a Bluetooth ®
deviceTMCTraffic reports, which may affect the navigationTPIdentification of a traffic information stationUPnPApplication for a simple wireless connection of the device to
the deviceVINVehicle identification numberwavAudio formatWLANWireless Local Area NetworkwmaCompressed audio formatwmvCompressed video format5Abbreviations

Introductory information
Important notes
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Information on use, updating and compatibility
6
Component protection
6WARNING■ Concentrate fully at all times on your driving! As the driver you are fully
responsible for the operation of your vehicle.■
Only use the device in such a way that you are in full control of your vehi-
cle in every traffic situation – there is the risk of accidents!
■
Adjust the volume to ensure that acoustic signals from outside the vehi-
cle, e.g. sirens from emerging vehicles instructing you to give way to, such
as the police, ambulance and fire brigade, can be heard at all times.
■
High volumes can cause hearing damage!
CAUTION
In some countries, some unit features can no longer be selected when the ve-
hicle is running faster than a certain speed. This is not a malfunction, but com-
plies with the national legal regulations.
Information on use, updating and compatibility
Read and observe
and on page 6 first.
Refer to the ŠKODAInternet pages http://infotainment.skoda-auto.com for in-
formation on the compatibility of external devices as well as software updates
and navigation data.
Component protection
Read and observe
and on page 6 first.
Some electronic control units are equipped with protection components, which
serve as protective mechanisms, for example, in cases of theft of the ECUs.
For activated component theft protection the following message appears in
the screen Component theft protection: infotainment system availability cur-
rently limited. Please switch on the ignition.
If the component protection does not activate by switching on the ignition,
please contact a ŠKODA specialist garage.
Equipment overview
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Description of the device
7
External module
7
Touch screen
7
Turn device on/off
7
Unit menus
8
Adjusting the volume
8
This chapter covers the device, the switching on and off and volume control of
the device.
6Introductory information

Automatic Power On of the device
If the device was not turned off with the control switch  before the ignition
was turned off, it will automatically switch on after the ignition is switched on.
Automatic Power Off of the device
If the vehicle key is pulled out of the ignition lock while the unit is switched on,
the device will switch off automatically.
If the vehicle is fitted with the starter button, the device will switch off auto-
matically after the engine is switched off and the door is opened.
With the ignition off, the device will automatically turn off after about 30 mi-
nutes.
The device turns off automatically under certain circumstances. The device in-
forms you for a few seconds by means of a text message on the device screen.
› Warning: 12 V battery low. Please start the engine or switch off the info-
tainment system. - The vehicle battery is low, start the engine or turn the
unit off.
› 12 V battery almost empty. The infotainment system will be switched off.
-
The vehicle battery is discharged, the device switches itself off.
› Operating temperature not maintained. The infotainment system will be
switched off. - The device temperature is too low or too high, the device
switches itself off.
Unit menus
Fig. 3
Unit menus
Call up the main menu
›
Press the key  and the display shows the device menu
» Fig. 3.
Overview of the function keys
Menu Radio » page 17
Menu Media » page 22
Menu Images » page 30
Settings Sound » page 14
Device Settings Setup » page 14
Vehicle system settings Vehicle » page 80
Navigation menu » page 60
Menu Telephone » page 37
Menu TV tuner » page 34
Display of TMC traffic reports Road » page 76
Menu SmartLink » page 53
When connecting a supported mobile device,  the actual connection is
shown instead of a symbol
› 
-
Android Auto » page 54
› 
-
Apple CarPlay » page 56
› 
-
MirrorLink™ » page 57
Adjusting the volume
Every change in volume is displayed on the screen.
Increase volume
›
Turn the control  to the right.
Decrease volume
›
Turn the control  to the left.
Muting
›
Adjust the volume by turning the control to the left to 0.
The following symbol appears in the display when the sound is muted .
If at the time of muting a sound is made in the menu Media, then the playback
is interrupted (pause) 1)
.
CAUTION
If the volume is too high sound resonance can occur in the vehicle which can
lead to damaged speakers.1)
Does not apply to AUX.
8Introductory information

■Voice control session end tone - Switch on/off the audible signal when voice
control ends
■ Input tone in voice dialogue - Switch on/off the audible signal for the voice
input
Safe removal of the data source
›
Press the key 
→ 
→ Remove safely: Press and select the data source
to be removed.
Restore factory settings
›
Press the key 
→

→ Factory settings .
In this menu, some or all settings can be restored.
Bluetooth ®
settings
›
Press the key 
→

→ Bluetooth .
■ Bluetooth - Switch on/off Bluetooth ®
function
■ Visibility: - Switch on/off the visibility of the Bluetooth ®
device for other de-
vices
■ Name: - Change the device name
■ Paired devices - Display the list of coupled Bluetooth ®
Devices
■ Find devices - Searches for available devices
■ Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP) - Turn on/off the ability to connect an audio
device (e.g. MP3 player, tablet etc...)
WLAN Settings
›
Press the key 
→

→ WLAN → Mobile hotspot .
The transfer all the settings is made only after pressing the function key
Store .
■ Mobile hotspot - WLAN hotspot switch on/off (if an external device is con-
nected to the device via a WLAN hotspot, then the symbol will appear in the
function key  with the associated number of connected external devices)
■ Security level: - Setting the connection security with the WLAN hotspot
■ WPA2 - WPA2 security
■ WPA - WPA security
■ No security level - Without security (without access password for WLAN
hotspot)
■ Network key - Enter the access code to the WLAN hotspot
■ SSID: ... - Name of the WLAN hotspot device
■ Do not send network name (SSID) - WLAN hotspot security switch on/off
System information
›
Press the key 
→ 
→ System information .
■ Device part number: ... - Part number of the unit
■ Hardware: ... - Version of the hardware used
■ Software: ... - Version of the software used
■ “Gracenote” database: ... - Multimedia database version Gracenote
■ Navigation database: ... - Version of the navigation data
■ Media Codec: ... - Media codec version
■ Update software - Software update (e.g. Bluetooth ®
or station logos)
The information on available software updates is to be obtained from a ŠKODA
partner or on the following ŠKODA Internet pages.
http://infotainment.skoda-auto.com
16Device operation and settings

OperationAction
Rotate by 90 °
Touch screen using two fingers and move
clockwise or counter clockwise (only availa- ble with start representation)Press from  or Maximum zoomDouble finger tap on the screenDisplay the output image size
while retaining the aspect ra- tioDouble tap on the screen againPressing the knob 
When browsing through folder and the first or last image is reached the fol-
lowing message appears on the screen Start/end of folder reached. Browsing
is continued from start to finish.
Image with GPS coordinates
The device enables the guidance to the GPScoordinate data stored in the im-
age.
›
In the menu Images open an image in the connected source with GPS coordi-
nates.
›
Press the function key , a menu opens with the option to start the route
guidance.
An image with GPS coordinates can be created and imported in the application “MyDestination”. More information can be found on the ŠKODA Internet pages www.infotainment.skoda-auto.com .
Supported image file formats and sources
Supported image sources
SourceTypeSpecificationFile systemSD cardStandard sizeSD, SDHC, SDXCFAT16 VFAT
FAT32
exFAT NTFS
USB devicesUSB stick;
HDD (without
special software)USB 1.x; 2.x and
3.x or higher with support of USB 2.xSupported file formatsCodec type
(File formats)File suffixMax. resolution (Megapixels)BMPbmp4JP (E) Gjpg; jpeg4; 64GIFgif4PNGpng4
Note
■ The max. supported image size is 20 MB.■The GPT standards (GUID partition table) method structured image sources
are not supported by the device.
Settings
›
In the Images menu, press the function key
 .
■ Image view: - Image view settings
■ Full - Display the maximum image size while retaining the aspect ratio
■ Automatic - Full screen display
■ Display time: - Set the display time for the slideshow
■ Repeat slide show - Switching on/off the slideshow repeat
31Images

Pairing and connecting
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
conditions for coupling
40
Telephone search
40
Pairing - no telephone connected
41
Pairing - a telephone is connected
41
Pairing - two telephones connected
41
Connected SIM card in an external module, no telephone connected
42
Connected SIM card in an external module, a telephone - coupling
42
Pairing from the telephone
42
Pairing confirmation
42
Administering coupled devices
43
To connect a telephone with the device, the two devices must be paired via
Bluetooth ®
.
The pairing procedure is dependent on the number of telephones already con-
nected, whether using the inserted SIM card in the external module or via the
telephone using the profile rSAP » page 37, Possible connection types .
A connection with a telephone that is already paired does not require coupling. It is enough to find the telephone that has been coupled in the list of coupled
telephones and make the connection.
If a SIM card is located in the external module with activated telephone serv-
ices, then only one telephone can be connected with the device. Depending on
the telephone used only those telephone contact lists and text messages
(SMS) are available.
If a device is connected to the device using Apple CarPlay, then a connection
using Bluetooth ®
is possible.
Note
■ The range of the connection to the hands-free system is limited to the pas-
senger compartment.■
The maximum number of paired telephones is 20. Pairing a new telephone
after reaching the maximum number causes the telephone that has not been
paired for the longest time to be automatically replaced.
conditions for coupling
The telephone can be coupled with the device under the following conditions. The ignition is switched on.
The Bluetooth ®
function of the device » page 16 and the telephone is
switched on.
The visibility of the device » page 16 and the telephone is switched on.
The telephone is within range of the Bluetooth ®
signal of the device.
The telephone is compatible with the device.
There is no device connected to the device using Apple CarPlay.
The pairing can be initiated from the device or from the telephone.
During the pairing and connecting process the device can demand the confir-
mation by the Bluetooth ®
profile (e.g., enable contact import, enable the test
messaging or the connection of an audio player or similar). The telephone dis-
play should be monitored to acknowledge any possible request.
Please refer to the compatibility of telephones as well as updates which are
available for the Bluetooth ®
device, and are available on the following ŠKODA
Internet pages.
http://infotainment.skoda-auto.com
Telephone search
The telephone is not in the list of paired devices
The telephone can be searched for in one of the following ways.
›
If there is no connected telephone to the device, then press the key 
→
Find telephone .
›
If there is
no telephone connected to the device, then press the key 
→

→ Find telephone .
›
If a SIM card is inserted in the external module of the device, then press →
D

» Fig. 24 on page 37 → Find telephone .
A search for available devices starts. After about 30 seconds a list of found de-
vices appears, which is updated up to 1 minute after the start of the search ap-
pears.
›
If you do not want to wait for the display of the list press the function key
Results .
›
Select the desired select telephone. 
40Telephone

Main Menu - function KeysList of connected devices
Disconnection (appears with active connections)
Settings for the menu SmartLink
Function keys of the active connection (after pressing the main menu of
the active connection appears)
List of connected devices
Fig. 38
List of connected devices
Read and observe on page 53 first.
Open the list of connected devices
›
Press the function key in the main menu SmartLink 
» Fig. 37 on page 53 .
A list of connected devices is displayed » Fig. 38.
Connection / change
› Select the device you want from the list of connected devices.
With an active connection one of the following symbols is displayed in the
function key of the device connected or one of the following symbols is shown.
Android Auto ™
Apple CarPlay MirrorLink ™
Select your preferred connection type
If one of the following connection types Android Auto ™
or MirrorLink ™
is sup-
ported from an external device, then a connection type can be set as prefer-
red.
› Press the function key in the main menu SmartLink

→ Pref. connection
type: .
› Select the preferred connection type.
1The change of the preferred connection type takes affect only after reconnect-
ing the external device.
Disconnection
The following procedure for the disconnection does not apply for MirrorLink ™
.
› Press the function key in the main menu SmartLink

.
› In the list of connected devices press the function key
Disconnect.
Settings
Read and observe
on page 53 first.
›
Press the key 
→



→
 .
■ Select device - Display a list of connected devices
■ Pref. connection type: - Select the preferred connection type (if different
connection types are supported by the device)
■ Android Auto - Connection using the Android Auto ™
function
■ MirrorLink™ - Connection using the MirrorLink ™
function
■ Activate data transfer for ŠKODA apps - Activation / deactivation of the data
transfer for the connected device for ŠKODA applications
■ MirrorLink™ - Setting the display MirrorLink ™
- connection
■ Screen orientation: - Screen display
■ Landscape - Width display
■ Portrait - Height display
■ Rotated 180 degrees - Image reversed by 180°
■ Infotainment system keyboard prioritised - Turn on / off the device key-
board
Android Auto ™

Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Main menu
55
Function problems
55
The Android Auto ™
connection can be set up under the following conditions.
The ignition is switched on.
The unit is switched on.
The device to be connected is switched on. 
54SmartLink