infotainment VOLVO XC90 2015 User Guide

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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
System updatesThe infotainment system is constantly being developed and improved. For optimal functional-ity, updates can be downloaded. See the article"System updates" and the support sitesupport.volvocars.com.
Related information
• Media player (p. 393)
• Radio (p. 377)
• Phone (p. 387)
• Internet connected vehicle (p. 401)
• Apps (applications) (p. 403)
• Ignition modes (p. 355)
• Symbols in the center display status bar (p. 44)
• Voice control (p. 120)
• Infotainment system license information(p. 408)
• System updates (p. 490)
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
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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. 398)
• Voice control settings (p. 125)
• Phone settings (p. 392)
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. 378)
• Radio settings (p. 377)
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 383)
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 380)
• Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 378)
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. 385)
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 383)

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Radio (p. 377)
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 380)
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 currently playing 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. 377)
• Radio settings (p. 377)
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 the app (e.g., FM, radio favorites) from
the center display'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.
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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 favoritesRadio 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.
Changing wavebands
–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. 383)
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 380)

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HD Radio ™reception
HD Radio is a brand name registered by the iBiquity digital corporation 3
. 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.
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 quality and AM as analogue FM).
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How HD Radio ™ Technology
broadcasting works
HD Radio works similarly to conventional radio and 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. 381)
• HD Radio sub-channels (p. 382)
• HD Radio limitations (p. 382)
• Radio (p. 377)
• Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 378)
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. 380)
• HD Radio sub-channels (p. 382)
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * settings (p. 385)

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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.
Selecting sub-channelsTo 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. 380)
• Switching HD Radio on and off (p. 381)
• Changing and searching for radio stations (p. 378)
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.

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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 the broadcaster's equipment settings and donot indicate a fault in the vehicle's radioreceiver or antenna systems .
Related information
•HD Radio sub-channels (p. 382)
• HD Radio
™reception (p. 380)
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 mode1. 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 ®
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Related information
•
Using SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio radio *
(p. 384)
Using SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio
radio *
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio offers several features
for finding and listening to music, news, sporting events, etc. being broadcast on satellite radiostations.
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio functions
With SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio activated, tapLibrary to display a screen offering the following
functions: •
Search (the magnifying glass icon)
•
Channels
•Favorites
•Categories
If you have used this view previously, you will be returned to the most recently used one.
SearchTap the magnifying glass to display a screen where you can enter text using the center dis-play's keyboard or by writing in the free-text fieldto search for e.g., a station number, an artist,song title, etc.
ChannelsTap to display a complete list of the channels included in your subscription. Tap a channelname to listen. If a subscription to a channel hasexpired, its name will be grayed-out on thescreen. For quick access to a channel that you often lis- ten to, tap the star to the right of the channel'sname to add it to the list of favorites.
FavoritesTap to display the channels that you have added to this list. Tap a channel name to listen.
Categories/GenresTap to display the categories available. Tap a cat- egory or genre name to display the channels thatit contains and then tap a channel to listen. If an alert has been set (see the section "Alerts" below) and an alert is active for an artist, song orteam, virtual categories will also be temporarycreated and displayed. The channels currentlybroadcasting the song, artist or broadcasting aprogram with the selected team will be listed in avirtual category.

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EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
On the center display's Home screen, tap EPGfor information about e.g., when a program is being broadcast and its name, description, artist, etc. If no information is currently available,
No
information will be displayed.
Alerts
If this feature has been selected under SiriusXM
Settings, the Alerts button will be displayed on
the Home screen. To add e.g., an artist's name, song title or a sports team to the list of alerts:
1. Tune to any channel that is broadcasting a song, game, etc., of your choice.
2. Press the
Alerts button.
3. A pop-up window will be displayed showing a list of alerts (nothing will be displayed if the selected channel does not support the alertfunction).
4. Select one of the alternatives in list (only one can be selected at a time).
5. The song/artist/team will now be added to the list of alerts. Favorite sports teams canalso be added to the list using the "GameAlert" setting as described in the article "Sir-iusXM satellite radio settings."
> When your choice is being broadcast on achannel, you will be informed by a pop-up.
iTunes tagging
From the center display's Top view, tapSiriusXM
Settings. Tap theiTunes Tagging menu. Tap
the iTunes Tagging box to activate/deactivate
this function and tap Close to return to Home
view. Tap List Of Tags to display a list of all tag-
ged songs. If the function is activated, the
iTunes tag button
will be displayed in Home view. If a song is played that you would like to buy in the iTunes store, tapthis button while the song is playing to tag it. If a song with
iTunes Tagging information is availa-
ble, the button will be selectable. Tap the button to tag the song. If you would like to buy a taggedsong via iTunes, Tap the iTunes tag button. To buy a song in iTunes, begin by connecting an iPhone/iPod/iPad to the USB socket in the tun-nel console. The iTunes tagging list will automati-cally be transferred to the device and removedfrom the list in the vehicle. If the device is con-nected when a song is tagged, the data will auto-matically be saved in the device. To purchase thesong, consult the iTunes support page.
Related information
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * (p. 383)
• Using the center display keyboard (p. 32)
• SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * settings (p. 385)
• Connecting a device via the AUX/USB socket (p. 393)
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio * settings
There are numerous settings that can be made to enhance your SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio listen-
ing experience.
SettingsTo access the settings menu from the center dis- play's Home view, pull down Top view and tap
SiriusXM Settings. The following alternatives
will be displayed: