VOLVO S80 2012 Owner´s Manual

05 Infotainment
Introduction
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While the engine is being started, the infotain-
ment system will be temporarily interrupted
and will resume when the engine has started.
NOTE
To help avoid excessive battery drain,
remove the remote key from the ignition slot
if the infotainment system is used while the
engine is switched off.

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202* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Infotainment system overview
Sockets for external audio sources (AUX
and USB)
Steering wheel keypad
Center console control panel
7" display
Rear seat control panel with headphone
socket*
A/V-AUX socket*
Operating the system
Short press: switch the system ON. Press
and hold: switch the system OFF.
Infotainment system mode buttons
(RADIO, MEDIA, or TEL). Press a button
to access the desired mode and press the
same button again to access the mode's
menus. Release the button and wait sev-
eral seconds to automatically accept your
selection. You can also navigate in the
menus by turning TUNE to make a selec-
tion and pressing OK/MENU to confirm
your selection.
Turn TUNE to navigate among the menu
alternatives in the display (FM1, DISC,
etc.), or to quickly scroll among tracks,
folders or radio stations.
Infotainment mode buttons
Press a button to select a mode
RADIO: use to select AM, FM1, FM2,
SAT1*1, SAT2*1
MEDIA: use to select DISC, AUX, USB,
iPodŸ or Bluetooth*.
TEL: Bluetooth® hands-free cell phone
operation
MY CAR – See page 127.
1Sirius Satellite radio

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203 Basic infotainment functions
Controls in the center console for basic infotain-
ment functions
SOUND: press this button to access the
menu for adjusting bass, treble, etc. See
page 208 for additional information.
VOL: Turn to raise or lower the volume
level.
Short press: switch the system ON.
Press and hold: switch the system OFF. A
short press when the infotainment system
is on will mute/unmute the infotainment
system sound.
Number key pad (used to e.g., select a pre-
set radio station, enter letter/numbers
when using a Bluetooth cell phone, etc.
TUNE: Turn in either direction to manually
tune a radio station or navigate among the
menu alternatives shown on the display.
OK/MENU: Press to confirm a selection or
access the menus for the currently
selected infotainment system mode (you
can also choose to wait several seconds to
automatically accept your selection).
EXIT: Go higher in the menu system, inter-
rupt the current function, reject an incom-
ing phone call or erase any characters
entered in the display. From the highest
level in the current menu, press and hold to
go to the infotainment system's main menu
view (see page 204).
INFO: Press this button to display addi-
tional information about a function, song,
etc. See page 207 for more information.
FAV: This button can be used to store a
shortcut to a commonly used function in
AM/FM/SIRIUS/DISC, etc. See the sec-
tion "FAV—storing a shortcut" on page
207 for information on using this button.
Views in the display
General informationThe infotainment system displays information
in four different views. The highest (most gen-
eral) level is called the main view and is com-
mon to all system modes (RADIO, MEDIA,
TEL). Each mode has three different basic
views:
•Normal view: the default view for that par-
ticular mode
•Quick scroll view: the view displayed when
TUNE is turned, which allows you to e.g.,
change tracks on a CD, change radio sta-
tions, etc.
•Menu view: a view for navigating and mak-
ing selections in the mode's menu system.
The views in the different modes vary depend-
ing on the mode selected, the vehicle's equip-
ment, current settings, etc.

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Example of RADIO mode's normal view
Example of BluetoothŸ hands-free mode's menu
view
Main view
Example of RADIO mode's main view
Modes (e.g., RADIO, MEDIA etc.), see the
following table.
Source menu, e.g., (FM1, DISC, etc.).
Press and hold EXIT on the steering wheel
keypad to display the main view (see the illus-
tration). This offers a quick way of changing
modes (
RADIO, MEDIA etc.) directly from the
steering wheel keypad without taking your
hands off the steering wheel. This can also be
done using the mode buttons on the center
console control panel.
•Select a mode (1) by turning the thumb
wheel on the steering wheel keypad. Press
the thumb wheel to confirm your choice.
•After selecting a mode, turn the thumb
wheel to one of the mode's alternatives inthe display (2) (for example,
FM1) and
press the thumb wheel to confirm your
choice.
Press and hold EXIT to go back.
NAV: Navigation system*
RADIO: Radio
MEDIA: Media (DISC, USB, etc.)
TEL: BluetoothŸ hands-free
MY CAR: Driving-related settings
CAM: Park assist camera*

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.205 Steering wheel keypad
Standard steering wheel keypad
Left/right arrow keys: A short press moves
between preset radio stations or tracks on
a disc. Press and hold to search within
tracks or to tune to the next/previous
strong radio station.
Volume
EXIT: Go higher in the menu system, inter-
rupt the current function, reject an incom-
ing phone call or erase any characters
entered in the display. Press and hold to go
to the highest level in the current menu.
From the highest level in the current menu,
press and hold to go to the infotainment
system's main menu view (see page 204).
Thumb wheel, used to scroll in the menus
shown on the display. Press the thumb
wheel to e.g., confirm a menu selection or
to answer an incoming call on a Bluetooth-
connected cell phone.
Mute
Steering wheel keypad with voice control button2
Left/right arrow keys: A short press moves
between preset radio stations or tracks on
a disc. Press and hold to search within
tracks or to tune to the next/previous
strong radio station.
Volume
EXIT: Go higher in the menu system, inter-
rupt the current function, reject an incom-
ing phone call or erase any charactersentered in the display. A long press takes
you to the main menu view (see
page 204).
Thumb wheel, used to scroll in the menus
shown on the display. Press the thumb
wheel to e.g., confirm a menu selection or
to answer an incoming call on a Bluetooth-
connected cell phone.
Voice control (for operating BluetoothŸ-
connected cell phones and the optional
navigation system)
Rear control panel with headphone
sockets*
Headphones with an impedance of
16 – 32 ohm and sensitivity of 102 dB or higher
are recommended for best sound reproduc-
tion.
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Volume control (right/left sides)
Scroll/search forward and back
MODE – select: AM, FM1, FM2,HD
Radio3, Sirius1*, Sirius2*, Disc, USB,
iPod, Bluetooth, AUX and ON/OFF.
Headphones sockets (3.5 mm)
Activating/deactivatingThe control panel is activated by pressing
MODE when the audio system is switched on.
It is switched off automatically when the audio
system is switched off or by a long press on
MODE.
Scroll/search forward and backPress briefly on (2) to scroll between CD tracks/
audio files or to search for the next available
radio station.
Limitations
NOTE
•The sound source (AM, FM1, Disc,
etc.) being played through the infotain-
ment system's speakers cannot be con-
trolled from the rear control panel.
•In order to select and play an external
device using MODE, the device must be
connected to the infotainment system.
3U.S. models only.

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.207 FAV—storing a shortcut
The FAV button can be used to store frequently
used functions, making it possible to start the
stored function by simply pressing FAV. One
favorite (for example,
Equalizer) can be pro-
grammed for each of the following infotainment
system functions:
In RADIO mode
•AM
•FM1/FM2
•SIRIUS1/SIRIUS2*
In MEDIA mode
•DISC
•USB
•iPod
•Bluetooth*
•AUX
Favorites can also be stored for TEL, MY
CAR, CAM* and NAV*. See page 127 for a
description of the menu system.
To program a function on the FAV button:
1.
Select a mode (e.g., RADIO, MEDIA, etc.).
2.
Select a waveband or function (
AM, Disc,
etc.).
3.
Press and hold FAV until the mode/func-
tion's "favorite" menu is displayed.
4.
Turn TUNE to scroll through the list of
alternatives displayed and press OK/
MENU to confirm (store) your choice.
> The next time the infotainment system
mode (RADIO, MEDIA, etc.) is selected,
a short press on FAV will start the
stored function.
A favorite function can also be programmed
using the MY CAR menu system. See page
128 for more information.
INFO—displaying additional
information
In certain cases, more information may be
available (about a radio station, song, artist,
etc.) than is currently displayed on the screen.
Press the INFO button to display all of the
available information.

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Basic sound settings
Press SOUND to display the basic sound set-
ting menu (Bass, Treble, etc). Continue press-
ing SOUND or OK/MENU to display the other
setting alternatives.
Adjust the setting by turning TUNE and save
the new setting by pressing OK/MENU.
Continue pressing SOUND or OK/MENU to
display:
•Surround:1 Can be set to On or Off. When
switched on, the system will automatically
select settings for the best sound quality,
which is normally DPLII and
will
appear in the display. If the recording was
made using Dolby Digital technology, play-
back will be provided with this setting and
will appear in the display. If Sur-
round is switched off, audio will be provi-
ded using 3 channel stereo.
•Bass: Bass level.
•Treble: Treble level.
•Fader: Balance between the front and rear
speakers.
•Balance: Balance between the right and
left speakers.
•DPL II center level/3 channel center
level1: Volume for the center speaker.
•DPL II surround level1 (only when Sur-
round is on): Surround level.
Advanced sound settings
EqualizerSound levels for different frequencies can be
adjusted separately using this feature.
To do so:
1.
Press OK/MENU to access
Audio
settings and select Equalizer
2.
Turn TUNE to select one of the frequencies
and press OK/MENU.
3.
Turn TUNE to adjust the sound setting and
confirm the change by pressing OK/
MENU. Do the same for the other frequen-
cies.
4. When you have finished making your set-
tings, press EXIT to save.
Sound stage2
The sound experience can be optimized for the
driver's seat, both front seats or the rear seat.
If the front and rear seats are occupied, the
sound stage setting
Front seats is recom-mended. Select one of the options under
Audio settings
Sound stage.
Audio volume and automatic volume
control
The infotainment system compensates for dis-
rupting noises in the passenger compartment
by increasing the volume according to the
speed of the vehicle. The level of sound com-
pensation can be set at low, medium, high or
off. Select the level under Audio settings
Volume compensation.
External audio source volumeIf an external devices such as an MP3 player or
an iPod Ÿ is connected to the AUX socket, the
device's volume may be different from the vol-
ume of the internal sound sources such as the
disc player or the radio. If the external sound
source's volume is too high, the quality of the
sound may be impaired. To help prevent this,
adjust the input volume of the external audio
source:
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NOTE
Sound quality may be affected if the MP3
player is being charged while the system is
in AUX mode. To help prevent this, avoid
charging the MP3 player in a 12-volt socket
while it is being played.
1.
Press MEDIA and turn TUNE to AUX.
Press OK/MENU or wait for several sec-
onds.
2.
Press OK/MENU and turn TUNE to
AUX
input volume. Confirm by pressing OK/
MENU.
3.
Turn TUNE to adjust the volume.
Optimal sound reproductionThe audio system is pre-calibrated for optimal
sound reproduction using digital signal pro-
cessing.
This calibration takes into account factors such
as the speakers, amplifier, cabin acoustics, the
listeners' seating positions, etc., for each com-
bination of vehicle/infotainment system.
There is also a dynamic calibration that takes
into consideration the volume level, radio
reception, and the speed of the vehicle.
The settings that are described in this manual,
(
Bass, Treble, Equalizer etc.) are onlyintended to enable the user to adapt sound
reproduction to his/her personal tastes.

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Radio
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210* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
General functions
RADIO button for selecting the AM, FM1,
FM2, Sirius1* or Sirius2* wavebands.
Number key buttons (0-9)
Navigate among the menu alternatives in
the display by turning TUNE.
Confirm your selection or access the radio
menus by pressing OK/MENU.
Left/right arrow keys: Press and hold to go
to the next/previous strong station, press
briefly to tune to a preset station.
RADIO menu selections can be made from the
center console or the steering wheel keypad.
See page 252 for more information about the
infotainment menu system.
Selecting a station (in wavebands AM/
FM1/FM2)
Automatic tuning
1.
Press RADIO. Continue pressing this but-
ton to toggle to the desired waveband
(
AM, FM1, etc.).
2. Release the button and wait several sec-
onds or press OK/MENU.
3. Press the left or right arrow keys on the
center console control panel to search for
the next available station.
List of stations (in wavebands FM1/FM2
only)
The radio automatically compiles a list of the
strongest FM stations whose signals are cur-
rently being received. This enables you to find
stations when driving in areas where radio sta-
tions and their frequencies are unfamiliar.
To access this list:
1.
Select the desired waveband (
FM1 orFM2).
2.
Turn TUNE one step in either direction.
This displays the list of stations in the area.
The currently tuned station will be indi-
cated in the list by magnified text.
3.
Turn TUNE again in either direction to
select a station on the list.
NOTE
•This list will only display the frequencies
of the stations currently being received,
not a complete list of all radio frequen-
cies on the currently selected wave-
band.
•If the signal from the currently tuned
station is weak, this may prevent the
radio from updating the list of stations.
If this occurs, press
while the list
of stations is displayed to switch to
manual tuning mode and select a sta-
tion. If the list of stations is no longer
displayed, turn TUNE in either direction
to display the list again and press
.
The list will disappear from the display after
several seconds.
If the station list is no longer displayed, turn
TUNE in either direction and press
on the
number key pad on the center console to
switch to manual tuning (or to switch back from
manual tuning to the "list of stations" function).
Manual tuningBy default, the list of stations of the strongest
stations in the area will be displayed when you
turn TUNE (see the preceding section, "List of
stations"). While the list of stations is displayed,