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SIMPLY CLEVER
Navigace Columbus
Superb, Octavia, Yeti anglicky 11.09
S00.5610.68.20
3T0 012 151 CG
RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM COLUMBUS
Škoda Superb
Škoda Octavia
Škoda Yeti
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IntroductionYou have chosen a Škoda vehicle, which is fitted with
an Columbus radio navigati
on system (hereafter called
the navigation system) - we thank you for your confidence in us. We recommend that you read these operating instructions
carefully so that you can quickly become familiar with
your navigation system. Should you have any questions or proble
ms with your navigation
system, please do not hesitate to contact your
Škoda Service Agent or importer. National legal provisions, which deviate from the information contained in these operating instructions, take prec- edence over the information contai
ned in the operating instructions.
We hope you enjoy using your navigation
system and wish you pleasant motoring.
Yo u r
Škoda
Auto
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Contents
2ContentsGeneral information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equipment overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Important information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operation when driving
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General - operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Input mask for free text input
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Input mask for digit entry
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special functions*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switching the system on and off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anti-theft protection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key TONE
. . . . . . . . . .
Sound settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key SETUP
. . . . . . . . .
Main menu set-ups (Setup)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup radio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup Telephone*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup Map
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup Navigation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup traffic programme
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting voice control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setup Video
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key RADIO
. . . . . . . . .
Radio mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Traffic programme function TP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key TRAFFIC (TMC)Displaying traffic reports TRAFFIC (TMC)
. . . . .
Range selector key MEDIA
. . . . . . . .
General information for CD/DVD operation
. .
MEDIA main menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MP3 data
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
External sources*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Store and edit audio data (HDD)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video-DVD Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TV mode*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key NAV (Navigation)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Main menu Navigation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enter a destination: Select a destination
. . . . . .
Dest. memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To u r m o d e
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Waypoint nav. (Off
road Navigation)
. . . . . . . . . .
Route guidance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key MAP
. . . . . . . . . . .
Map display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Location display without route guidance
. . . . .
Range selector key PHONE
. . . . . . .
Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Voice control of the radio navigation system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index
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General information
3
General informationEquipment overview
Switching on/off
: Control button for switching the navigation system
on/off (press) and volume control (turn) Range selector key
for selecting the corresponding menu:
−
- changes over into the radio mode and changes the
frequency range when in the radio mode. −
- changes over to the last played media source or selects a
new media source. −
- activates the phone function* - if required muting of the
current audio source. −
- opens the sound and volume settings menu.
−
- switches over to the map with the display of the current
vehicle position or route during ro
ute guidance. A split-screen with
further information will fade in or fade out. −
- switches over to navigation.
−
(TMC)- switches on the stored traffic reports display (
Traffic-
M essage-
Channels).
−
- enables setting-up the individual fields.
°and°
: The backwards/forwards keys
operate the “active” audio
source. − RADIO-Mode
- for the selection of the stations from the preset list.
− MEDIA-Mode
- for the selection of the previous or following track.
− TV-Mode
- for the selection of the TV stations.
CD/DVD case Touch-screen (Touch-screen):
Fields circled in colour on the touch-
screen are presently “active” and are operated by touching the screen. Eject key
- press briefly to move an inserted CD/DVD into the posi-
tion ready for removal.
- activates the voice control of the unit.
Setting up button
− RADIO mode
- turn for manual station adjustment; press briefly to
start/stop the auto
matic play (Scan).
− MEDIA-Mode
- turn to change track; press briefly to start/stop the
automatic play (Scan) when in audio mode. − Tu r n
map display (MAP)
- in order to change the map scale; press
briefly for repeating a navigation
announcement during active route
guidance. − Navigation
- press briefly to repeat
a navigation announcement
during active route guidance. Memory card case
: Memory cards such as SD (Secure Digital Memory
Cards), MMC (Multimedia Cards) measuring 32 mm x 24 mm x 2.1 mm and with a capacity of up to 4 GB as
well as SDHC (Secure Digital High-
Capacity Memory Cards) wi
th a capacity of up to 32 GB are available. The
case for the memory card is located under the screen.
Explanation of symbols * items of equipment which are marked in such
a way are only installed as standard on
certain models or are supplied as special equipment. ž End of a section. b The section is continued on the next page.Important informationWarrantyThe equipment warranty terms and cond
itions also apply for new vehicles.
Note
Damage within the meaning of the warranty
must not be the result of improper
handling of the system or from unprofessional
repair attempts. It is also essential that
there is no external damage.
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General information
6Operation when driving The demands of today's road traffic require fu
ll concentration from all road users at all
times.
WARNING
Always concentrate fully on your driving. Inattention by the driver can lead to accidents and injuries.•
Do not allow yourself to be distracted by trying to use the unit, concentrate
instead on the traffic situation.•
Use the unit only if road, weather and traffic conditions permit and you will
not be distracted.•
The various volume settings must be selected in such a way that audible
signals from the outside, such as e.g. a
Martins horn from police cars and fire
brigade, can be heard at all times.
Note
Depending on the country, some functions
of the radio navigation system can no
longer be selected on the screen at certai
n speeds. This is not
a malfunction, but corre-
sponds to the legal requirements of this particular country.
General - operationThe screen of the unit is a so-called touch screen (touch-screen). Fields circled in colour on the touch-screen are presently “a
ctive” and are operated by touching the
screen. “Function keys” on the screen– Active fields, which call up a function or a menu, are called “function keys”.
Fig. 1 Range selector key SETUP:
Main menu set-up.Fig. 2 Range selector key SETUP:
Setup Radio.
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General information
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– In the main menu press, for example
Setup
on the function key
⇒page 6,
fig. 1
, to call up the menu
Setup Radio
⇒page 6, fig. 2
. The headline indicates
which menu you are in .
– By using the function key you can
change back from each menu to the
previous menu.
Moving objects or regulators– Place your finger on the display of a
moving object on the touch-screen, for
example the “sliding regulator” in a “scrollbar”
⇒page 6, fig. 2
.
– Now move your finger
over the touch-screen
without interruption
. The object will
follow your movements, but can only
be moved within the pre-defined range.
– Lift the finger from the touch-screen at the desired position.– To view the displayed menu section
⇒page 6, fig. 2
move the right sliding regu-
lator in the scrollbar co
mpletely to the bottom.
– Alternatively, you can move
the sliding regulator on
the touch-screen to the
bottom and top by touching the function keys and .
– A sliding regulator in a set-up bar
? can alternatively be moved by pressing or
For example, on the touchscreen set-ups for the Video-DVD operation.
Voice control– Briefly press the function key in order to activate the voice control, so-called
“ Speek what you see
”.
– Then give your command or
follow the system guidelines.
If none of the function keys are displa
yed on the touch-screen when the unit is
switched on (e.g. when a DVD is playing), press briefly on the touch-screen so that the currently available function keys are shown. “Scrollbar” The vertical bar on the right side of the touch-screen with a sliding regulator between the arrow keys and is called a “s
croll bar”. It indicates that further menu
entries become visible if the sliding regu
lator is moved completely to the bottom.
“Pop-up window” A function key with an arrow
b behind another function
key shows the presently
selected set-up, e.g. with
⇒page 6, fig. 2
.
If you press the function key on the
touch-screen, a so-called “pop-up window”
will open in which all possible
set-up options are displayed.
Briefly press the desired set-up option. Th
e pop-up window will disappear and the
newly selected set-up option is displayed in the function key . To close the pop-up window without changing the set-up, press th
e function button in the pop-up window
. “Check box” Some functions can only be switched on or off. There is a so-called “check-box”
⇒page 6, fig. 2
in front of a function which can
only be switched on or off. A tick in the check box
= indicates that the function is
switched on, an empty check box
>, indicates that it is switched off.
Briefly press the corresponding func
tion key for switching on or off.
Input mask for free text input
Radio
AA y
ABAC
a
`
-
+
AC
`
a
Fa v. T M C s t a t i o n :
b automatic
AD
b...
b...
O
AE
Fig. 3 Input mask for free text input
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Range selector key TONE
10Range selector key TONESound settings By pressing the button , you can select the following parameters:•
- Setting of bass, mid and treble;
•
- Volume ratio (left and right = balance), (front and rear = fader);
• •
- setting the maximum volume
•
- setting the minimum volume
•
- setting the volume of the navigation announce-
ments, decreasing the media or the radi
o volume during navigation announcements
•
setting the minimum volume of
the navigation announcements
•
* - setting the volume when parking;
•
(GALA) - Speed dependent volume adapta-
tion;•
* - Activating an external DVD source;
•
- switching on or off the confirmation tone when operating the
display;•
* - Selecting the program type (linear, language, rock, classical, dance);
•
* - Setting of the surround tone.
GALA function Your radio increases automatically its volume with the increasing vehicle speed. A higher setting value results in a stronger volume increase. Volume decrease for park distance control (PDC) * If your vehicle is eq
uipped with “parking ai
d”, the volume is automatically decreased
to a pre-defined value, when the “parking aid” is active. Nav. announcements
- spoken driving recommendations from the navigation system are played during
the audio operation at a pre-set volume.
- spoken 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 recommendat
ions are normally no
longer needed for
a daily driven route and navigation is only
used as dynamic naviga
tion. If an audible
driving recommendation is transmitted again on
the basis of a change in route, navi-
gation announcements must be switched on again (Display:
).
- no spoken driving recommendations
of the navigation system will be
transmitted.
TO NE
Sound settings: Bass - Mid - TrebleBalance-faderVolume settingsSwitch-on volumeTraffic announcementsNavigation and voice controlTelephone volumePDC: Reduce audio vol.Speed dependent volume adaptationAV-OutputAcoustic feedbackEQ settingsSurround
On
DynamicNav. announcements
b On
Off
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Range selector key SETUP
11
Range selector key SETUPMain menu set-ups (Setup)– Press the range selector key to open the main menu
Setup
.
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 preset list and the TMC traffic reports
⇒page 11,
“Setup radio”.
- Determine the set-ups for the play and display of MP3 data and activate or
deactivate the external audio sources
⇒page 12.
- Update the phone book in the unit, dele
te all call lists and modify the assign-
ment of the shortcut keys.
⇒page 12.
- Change the system set-ups such as voice response, time display of the air
conditioning system*, return to the original set-ups and delete set-ups if necessary ⇒ page 15.
- Adjust the brightness of the touch-screen, day/night design of the map
display and select/deselect the confirmation tone for the key stroke
⇒page 13.
- Carry out set-ups for the map display and select symbols for the display in the
map
⇒page 14, “Setup Map”. - 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 14.
- Select preferred TMC station, ad
just filter for TMC announcements
and activate/deactivate traffic reports
⇒page 15, “Setup traffic programme”.
- setting the dialogue style, the help display and deleting the voice
recordings.
- 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 when operating an external media source
⇒page 15, “Setup Video” as well
as carrying out the set-ups for the TV operation.
Setup radioCall up the menu
Setup Radio
by pressing the range selector key and the func-
tion key on
⇒fig. 5
.
Determining the station selection via the arrow keys – Press on the or , to determine from which list in the radio
mode the stations are to be selected
with the arrow keys. If is selected,
only stored stations from the preset list
are called up using the arrow keys during
station relay. “
Memory
” is displayed at the top left in the main menu
RADIO
.
Regional function RDS (RDS Regional)– Press on the button (regional station) and select a set-up in the
opening pop-up window.
– Select the button , doing so always chooses the frequency for the heard
radio station which offers the best reception at the present time.
SETUP
RadioMediaPhoneSystemTouch-screenMapNavigationTraffic informationVoice controlVideo
Fig. 5 Menu: Setup Radio.
SETUP
Radio
Arrow keys
Station list
Preset list
Preset list
RDS RegionalAutomatic
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Range selector key SETUP
12– When selecting the button , the unit attempts to hold a radio station emitting
regionally long enough until the reception qu
ality is so bad, that there is a risk of a
program loss.
Switching the traffic announcements on or off– In the menu
Setup Radio
, press the function key to switch
the transmission of traffi
c announcements on or off. A tick in the check box
= indi-
cates that the traffic programme f
unction is already switched on.
Selecting preferred TMC station– In the menu
Setup Radio
the function key indicates the TMC
station from which current TMC traffic reports are received.
– Press on the function key behind and choose your prefered
TMC station.
– Press on if you wish your unit to
automatically search for a TMC station.
Delete preset list– Press the function key and confirm the following safety interroga-
tion in order to erase all radio stations stored in the memory list.
You can select the following functions: Preferred TMC station If the “preferred” TMC station can no longer be received, the system automatically searches for the TMC station offering the be
st reception for the currently driven area.
You can determine in the
Setup Radio
from which TMC station the reports are to be
announced.Setup MediaCall up the
Setup Media
menu by pressing the range
selector key and the func-
tion key . – Activate the check boxes before entering details
=, by pressing th
e corresponding
function key.
Function keys in the menu - Setup Media
- for the playback of an optional ex
ternal audio* or video source*, if
a TV tuner is installed.
- for the playback of an external audio source*. - Setting of the input sensitivity for an external source*.
- according to the set-ups the title and performer name or
only the data and folder name will be displayed for audio CDs with CD texts and in the MP3 operation.
- plays all MP3 data one after the other according
to the sequence on the played medium, which are stored in the folders and subfolders.
* - enables a wireless transfer of MP3 data from the telephone
preinstallation.Setup Telephone*Call up the
Setup Telephone
menu by pressing the range selector key and the
function key .Updating telephone book in the unit– Press on the function key to update all entries in the unit,
the telephone book of the mobile phone
or the SIM card entered since the last
connection. This procedure can take a few minutes.
– Confirm the following safety interrogatio
n. The “old” data in the phone book can
still be selected at the unit wh
ile the data is being updated.
Delete call lists– Press on the function key . – If you confirm the following safety inte
rrogation by pressing
, the stored call
numbers of all calls made and calls
accepted in the unit will be deleted.
Modifying assigned shortcut keys– Press the function key to modify the assigned shortcut keys.
Fixed
Traffic programme (TP)
Current TMC stat.: ...
Preferred TMC station
Automatic
Delete preset list
SETUP
Media
Activate AV entryActivate AUX inputAUX input stageDeactivate artist/title nameScan/Mix/Repeat including subfoldersActivate Bluetooth audio
SETUP
Phone
Update telephone bookDelete call lists
Delete
Speed dial
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13
– To change the assignment of a particular shortcut key, select the respective
shortcut key by pressing the key in the following menu.Note
The selection possibilities of the phone se
t-up depend on the relevant telephone
preinstallation.Setup SystemCall up the
Setup System
menu by pressing the range se
lector key and the func-
tion key .Change the system language manually– Press the button and select the de
sired language in the opening pop-up
window. When selecting the menu point “
automatic
”, the system language is the
language which is set in th
e menu of the information disp
lay. If desired, another
language can be selected for the unit.
Changing system set-ups– You can change the set-up of the distance unit. – You can change the set-up of the time format. – You can change the set-up of the date format.Time display– If you press the function key , while in the menu
Setup System
, the
automatic time display is set in the touch-screen.
– Time display in the operating modes radio, media and map. – The current time is taken over by
the instrument cluster in the vehicle.
– After switching off the unit, the time continues to show.Reset the factory settings on the unit– Press on the function key in the menu
Setup System
.
– Now find the settings you wish to reset. – If you press the function key and confirm the following safety interrogation
the selected settings will be reset to the factory settings and all the stored data will be erased.
“ Time
” and “
Date
” settings need only be carried
out manually under
certain circum-
stances. Time and date will normally be a
ccepted automatically from the vehicle into
the unit.Setup DisplayCall up the menu
Setup Display
by pressing the range selector key and the
function key .Brightness– Press on the function
key behind and select a setting in the pop-up
window.
– Press the function key if the brightness of the touch-screen should
automatically be adapted to the current ligh
t conditions via the sensors on the unit.
– Press one of the other function keys to
manually adjust the brig
htness of the touch-
screen.
Day/night– Press on the function key behind and select a setting in the pop-up
window.
– Press the function key if switching
the headlights on and off should also
change the map display from night to day design.
– Press on the function key or to manually determine the night and day
design of the map display.
SETUP
System
Language
time displayFactory settings
Reset
SETUP
Display
Brightness
Automatic
Day/night
Automatic
Day
Night
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