VOLVO S90 2017 Owner´s Manual

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The infotainment system
The infotainment system consists of a radio, media player and has the capacity to communi-cate with a Bluetooth-connected cell phone. It isalso possible to connect to the Internet to e.g.,stream audio content via apps. The system's functions can be controlled from the right-side steering wheel keypad, the centerdisplay or by using voice commands.
Infotainment overview
Infotainment system overview
System updates
The infotainment system is constantly being developed and improved. For optimal functional-ity, updates can be downloaded when the vehicleis connected to the Internet. See the article "Sys-tem updates" and the support sitesupport.volvocars.com.
Related information
• Media player (p. 415)
• Radio (p. 392)
• Phone (p. 407)
• Internet connected vehicle (p. 427)
• Apps (applications) (p. 390)
• Ignition modes (p. 370)
• Symbols in the center display status bar(p. 43)
• Voice control (p. 119)
• Infotainment system license information(p. 433)
• System updates (p. 470)
Apps (applications)
Apps (applications) are programs used to con- trol some of the vehicle's features and functions.
The center display's App view (generic illustration)
Several basic apps are always available and oth- ers can be downloaded. Downloadable appsinclude navigation services, web radio, streamingmusic services, retailer contact and softwaredownloads.

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Some apps are only available if the vehicle is connected to the Internet.
–In the center display's App view, tap an app to start it.
Related information
•
Internet connected vehicle (p. 427)
• Downloading, updating and uninstalling apps(p. 429)
• Changing settings in different types of apps(p. 43)
Sound settings
The infotainment system is precalibrated for opti- mal sound reproduction but these settings canbe changed to suit your personal preferences.
The system's volume is normally adjusted using the right-side steering wheel keypad or the vol-ume control below the center display.
Optimal sound reproduction settingsThe audio system is precalibrated for optimalsound reproduction using digital signal process-ing. This calibration takes into account the speak-ers, amplifier, cabin acoustics, listener position,etc., for each combination of vehicle and infotain-ment system. Dynamic calibration is also available, which moni- tors the setting of the volume control, radioreception and the vehicle's speed. Specific sound settings are described in the respective articles/sections of this owner's infor-mation. To change a setting, pull down the center dis- play's Top view and tap
SettingsSound.
Active noise suppression 1The vehicle can be equipped with an active noise suppression function that reduces engine noisein the passenger compartment by utilizing theinfotainment system. The microphone(s) in the ceiling liner react to engine noise and the info-tainment system produces signals (white noise)to counteract this.
Microphone in the ceiling liner. The number and position vary, depending on the vehicle
NOTE
Avoid covering or obstructing the noise sup- pression speakers because doing so couldresult in a rumbling noise.
Related information
•
Media sound settings (p. 424)
• Voice control settings (p. 124)
• Phone settings (p. 413)
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Radio Your vehicle's radio offers AM and FM with HD Radio ™ Technology and SiriusXM ®
Satellite
radio *.
The radio can be controlled using the right-side steeringwheel keypad, the center dis-play or by using voice com-mands.
Related information
• Changing and searching for radio stations (p. 393)
• Radio settings (p. 392)
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 398)
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 394)
• Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 393)
Radio settings
The following information lists the settings that can be made for the various wavebands.
Pull down the center display's Top view and select
SettingsMedia for the desired wave-
band. Tap to activate/deactivate.
AM/FM
•Show Radio Text: displays information
about program content, artists, etc.
•
Freeze Program Service Name: select to
stop excessive scrolling to freeze after 20 seconds.
• AM HD Radio: Enables HD Radio
™
Technology for AM audio quality comparableto analogue FM.
• FM HD Radio: - Enables HD Radio
™
Technology for audio comparable to CDquality. See the article "HD Radio" fordetailed information.
SiriusXM ® Satellite radioWith SiriusXM ® Satellite radio activated, pull
down the center display's Top view and tap
SiriusXM Settings to display a list of available
alternatives. See the article "SiriusXM Satellite radio settings" for detailed information.
Related information
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * settings (p. 400)
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 398) •
Radio (p. 392)
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 394)

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RBDS radio
RBDS radio
RBDS (Radio Data Broadcast System) enables certain functionality 2
, such as:
• Searches for program types or new broad- casts
• Text information about currently broadcastprograms
For example, if news is broadcast, the currentlyplaying sound source will be interrupted so thatthe news can be heard. The infotainment systemwill return to the previous sound source when thenews broadcast has been completed. To cancel the announcement, press the
but-
ton on the right-side steering wheel keypad or tap
Cancel on the center display. This function
can be activated/deactivated in the center dis- play's
Settings menu.
Related information
• Radio (p. 392)
• Radio settings (p. 392)
Changing and searching for radio stations The radio automatically compiles a list of the strongest stations that it is currently receiving.
Turning the radio on1. Open an app (e.g., FM) from the center dis-
play's App view.
2. Select a station.
Changing a list in a waveband1. Tap Library.
2. Sect from
Stations, Favorites or Genres.
3. Tap the desired station in the list.
Favorites: only plays stations from the list of
favorites (see "Favorites" below).
Genres: only plays stations broadcasting the
selected genre or program type, e.g., pop, classi- cal, etc.
Changing stations in a selected list
–Tap < > under the center display or on the
right-side steering wheel keypad.
> Move step-by-step through the selected list.
The center display can also be used to change stations.
FavoritesIf a favorite station from a list is currently availa-ble, the radio will automatically tune to that sta-tion. See "Changing a list in a waveband" above for information about selecting favorites on a wave-band. See "Radio favorites" below for informationabout selecting a station among all of your favor-ites.
–Tap to add or remove a station for the
waveband's list of favorites or Radio favorites.
Radio favorites
Radio favorites shows all of the favorite stations that have beensaved for e.g., AM, FM.
1. Open the Radio favorites app in App view.
2. Tap the desired station to listen. When a station is removed, it will also be removed from the respective waveband's list offavorites.
2 Certain stations only.

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Changing wavebands 3
–Tap an app, e.g., FM in App view or open the
app menu from the right-side steering wheel keypad to select.
Searching for a radio stationSearching is done differently, depending on thewaveband selected.
• AM: stations and frequencies.
• FM: stations, genres and frequencies.
• SiriusXM
®: program types, genres, stations. 1.
Tap
Library.
2. Tap
.
> The search view with a keyboard will open.
3. Enter a search word(s). > The search will start and change as char-acters are entered and the search results will be categorized.
Searching for a station manuallySearching manually makes it possible to find andtune to stations that are not on the automaticallycompiled list of the strongest stations in the area.
–Tap Manual tuning, drag the control or tap
< > to go to the desired frequency.
Related information
•
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 398)
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 394)
HD Radio ™reception
HD Radio is a brand name registered by the iBiquity digital corporation 4
. They are the devel-
oper of a broadcasting technology called IBOC or In Band On Channel, which refers to themethod of transmitting a digital radio broadcastsignal centered on the same frequency as theAM or FM station's present frequency.
Introduction
Display when the radio is receiving an HD Radio broad- cast (generic illustration)
NOTE
HD Radio volume may fade in and out at times due to coverage limitations.
3 The AM waveband is not available in hybrid models.4
HD Radio (TM) technology is manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corp. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio(TM) and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.

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The IBOC system is referred to as a "hybrid" since it is both analogue and digital. Duringhybrid operation, receivers still continue toreceive the analogue (non-digital) signal. HDRadio receivers incorporate both modes ofreception, where the receiver will automaticallyswitch to the analogue signal if the digital signalcannot be decoded or is lost by the receiver. When you have tuned to an HD Radio station, the
symbol will appear in the infotainment sys-
tem display. The symbol will be displayed in dif- ferent colors:
• Grayed-out symbol
: NoHD Radio broadcast
reception
• White symbol
: the radio is actively receiving
an HD broadcast
• Orange symbol
: the radio is receiving an
HD broadcast with digital sound
More information about HD Radio and IBOC canbe found on Ibiquity's website, www.hdradio.comand www.ibiquity.com.
Artist Experience ™A radio station's logo and album art can be dis-played. If a station opts to provide this informa-tion, it is broadcast once every 12 minutes, whichmeans that there may be a delay before thelogo/album art appear on the screen. The radiocan store 100 station logos so the next time theradio is tuned to the same station, the logo will be displayed immediately. Album art is synchedwith the artist that you are currently listening to.
iTunes taggingThis feature is common to both HD Radio and SiriusXM
®
Satellite radio *. See the section
"iTunes tagging" in the article "SiriusXM satellite radio settings" for more detailed information.
Ball game modeThis feature means that a main FM station (HD1)will broadcast live events, where the content ofthe programming is more important than soundquality, in analog mode only to help prevent thedelay between analog and digital broadcasting.The HD Radio symbol will be white during livebroadcasts and "Live" will be displayed next tothe symbol.
Benefits of digital broadcasting
• Better sound (FM sounds near CD qualityand AM as analogue FM).
• Some FM frequencies offer a greater num-ber of listening choices through “multicast-ing” (consisting of a frequency's main chan-nel and any sub-channels that may also beavailable on that particular frequency.)
• When receiving a digital signal there is nomultipath disturbance or hisses/pops/crack-ling due to outside influences.
How HD Radio
™ Technology
broadcasting works
HD Radio works similarly to conventional radioand broadcasts of this type are available in manyareas of the United States. However, there are afew key differences:
• Instead of transmitting one analogue signal,stations send out a bundled signal – bothanalogue and digital.
• An HD Radio receiver can receive both digi-tal and analogue broadcasts. Depending onthe terrain and location of the vehicle (whichwill influence the signal strength), thereceiver will determine which signal toreceive.
Related information
•
Switching HD Radio on and off (p. 396)
• HD Radio sub-channels (p. 396)
• HD Radio limitations (p. 397)
• Radio (p. 392)
• Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 393)

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Switching HD Radio on and off The factory setting for HD Radio is off.
Switching HD on or offWhen listening to an HD Radio station and driv- ing through areas with weak HD signals (fringeareas), you may experience that the radio repeat-edly switches between analogue/digital and digi-tal/analogue reception. If this happens, it may bedesirable to switch HD off. To do so:
1. Be sure the infotainment system is switched
on and in AM or FM mode.
2. To access the settings menu from the center display's Home view, pull down Top view and tap
AM/FM Radio.
Go to
Adjust settings for media.
3. Tap the
AM HD Radio or FM HD Radio box
to select/deselect this function.
This will disable the radio's capability to receive digital broadcasts but it will continue to functionas a conventional (analogue) AM/FM receiver.Please note that when HD is switched off, it willnot be possible to tune to sub-channels (see thearticle "HD Radio subchannels" for a moredetailed explanation of sub-channels). Please note that this will only switch HD Radio on or off (selecting or deselecting the function)only affects the selected waveband.
Related information
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 394)
• HD Radio sub-channels (p. 396)
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * settings (p. 400)
HD Radio sub-channels
In many cases, a main HD Radio station (FM wavebands only) will also have sub-channelsoffering additional types of programming ormusic.
Sub-channels
Example of an HD Radio station with sub-channels
If any sub-channels are available, they will listed below the main channel on the screen. In thisexample, "WRIF-FM HD2" is a sub-channel.

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Selecting sub-channels
To listen to a station's sub-channel(s), tap the station on the screen or press the forward/backarrow keys on the right-side steering wheel key-pad or below the screen. Sub-channels can also be stored as favorites, see the article "Changing and searching for radio sta-tions". If you tap a sub-channel favorite, it may take up to 6 seconds before the channel becomes audi-
ble. If you tap a station while you are out of digital range of the transmitter,
No reception will be
displayed.
Related information
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 394)
• Switching HD Radio on and off (p. 396)
• Changing and searching for radio stations (p. 393)
HD Radio limitations
Limitations
•
Main channel vs. sub-channels (FM only)
:
The main channel is the only channel that can receive in hybrid mode (both digital andanalogue). If a frequency has sub-channels,they are broadcast in digital mode only. Themain FM channel will be displayed as, forexample, "WRIF-FM HD1". The sub-FMchannels will be displayed as"WRIF-FMHD2", "WRIF-FM HD3", etc.
• Reception coverage area
: Due to current
IBOC transmitter power limitations, thereception coverage area in digital mode issomewhat more limited than the station'sanalogue coverage area. Please be awarethat as with any radio broadcast technology,terrain, time of day, foliage level and buildinglocation can have positive or negative effectson radio reception.
• Analogue to digital/digital to analogueblending
: Analogue to digital blending will
occur as the signal strength reaches a presetthreshold in the receiver. This will be noticea-ble in fringe areas (areas with weak recep-tion) and is normal.
NOTE
There may be a noticeable difference in sound quality when a change from analogueto digital or digital to analogue occurs, suchas:
• Volume increase or decrease
• Equalizer settings, i.e., Bass/ Midrange/Treble cut or boost
• Time alignment (Digital program materialin extreme cases can be as much as 8seconds behind the analogue). This willnoticeable as a "stuttering" effect.
The above items are dependant on thebroadcaster's equipment settings and donot indicate a fault in the vehicle's radioreceiver or antenna systems .
Related information
•HD Radio sub-channels (p. 396)
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 394)

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SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
The SiriusXM ®
Satellite system broadcasts from
of a number of high elevation satellites in geo- synchronous orbit.
Listening to satellite radioThe digital signals from the satellites are line-of- sight, which means that physical obstructionssuch as bridges, tunnels, etc, may temporarilyinterfere with signal reception. Avoid any obstructions, such as metallic objects transported on roof racks or in a ski box, or otherantennas that may impede signals from the SiriusXM ®
satellites.
Selecting SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio
mode
1. From the center display's Home view, swipe from right to left to come to App view.
2.Tap the SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio icon.
Home view with SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio activated
If there is no subscription activated, tap channel 1, where you will be prompted on the screen to phone SiriusXM ®
.
If a cell phone is paired and connected to the vehicle, you can also subscribe by:
1. From Home view, pull down the Settings menu.
2. Open the settings menu for SiriusXM ®
Satel-
lite radio.
3. Tap
Unsubscribed Services
4.
Tap the phone number to call SiriusXM ®
,
who will activate the subscription of your choice. This may take several minutes.
When the subscription has been activated, tap the SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio icon to start the function and display the channel list included in your subscription.
Related information
•
Using SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 399)
• SiriusXM Travel Link
* (p. 401)