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    SIMPL Y CLEVER www .sk oda-auto.com Navigace Amundsen Octavia, Superb, Y eti anglicky 05.09 S00.5610.66.20 3T0 012 149 AR Šk oda Auto RADIO NA VIGA TION SYSTEM AMUNDSEN Amundsen.indd 1 Amundsen.indd 1 26.3.2009 12:44:13 26.3.2009 12:44:13[...]

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    Škoda Auto pur sues a policy of constant prod uct and model develo pment. We trust that you will understand that changes to models in terms of shape, equipment and engineering, may be introduced at any time. The information about scope of delivery , appear ance, performances, di mensions, weight, fuel consumption, standards and functions of the ve[...]

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    Intr oduction Y ou have chosen a Škoda vehicle, which is fitted with an Amundsen r adio navigation system (hereafter called the navigation system) - we thank you for your confidence in us. We r ecommend that you read these operating instructions carefully so that you can quickly become familiar with your navigation system. Should you have any ques[...]

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    Contents 2 Contents General inf ormation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equipment over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Range selector key SE TUP . . . . . . . . . T one settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System[...]

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    General information 3 Gener al information Equipment over view Control button for switching the unit o n/off (pr ess) and for setting the volume (turn) of the currently replayed audio source Range selector k ey for selecting the corr esponding menu: − - changes ove r into the radio mode and changes the freq uency r ange when in the r adio m ode ?[...]

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    General information 4 − – switches on the store d TMC tr affic rep or ts display ( T ra ff i c - M essage- C hannels) = T raffic Message Channel − - enables setting-up th e individually selected field °and° : the back wards/forwar ds keys operate the “active” audio sour ce − RADIO mode - for the selection of the station f rom the stat[...]

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    General information 5 But you should only operate the navigation system with its wide range of possibilities when th e traffic situation allows. The volume se ttings must be s elected in such a way that audible signals from the outside, e. g. a Martins horn fr om utility vehicles (police c ars, ambulances and fir e brigade), can be hear d at all ti[...]

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    General information 6 Enter code – If a k eypad appears after swi tching on with the command to enter the code, the unit can be unlocked by en teri ng the correct four-digit code number . The number of the possible attempts is shown in the bottom screen line. – Press a digit from to on the digit bloc k displayed on the screen. The digit is acce[...]

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    General information 7 Oper ation when driving The demands of today's road traffic r equire full concentr ation from all road users at all times. WAR N IN G • Always concen trate full y on your driv ing. Inattention by the driver can lead to accid ents and injuri es. • Do not allo w yourself to be distracted by tr ying to use the uni t, con[...]

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    General information 8 ated by touching the scr een. Active fields, which call up a function or a menu, are called “ function buttons ” / . The fo llowing inf ormation is di splayed in the m ain menu: the selected radio station (i ts frequency or d esignation) ; selected waveband; activation for the rece ption of tr affic r eports; current me nu[...]

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    General information 9 - deletes char acters in the e ntry line starting from the posit ion of the char- acter en try cursor from right to lef t. Selecting letters based on specific char acters Some letter s in the input masks ar e al so marked with a small triangle “ a ”. This indi - cates that specific characters base d on this letter can be s[...]

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    Range selecto r key SETUP 10 Range selector k ey SETUP To n e s e t t i n g s By pr e s si ng th e b ut to n a n d p re ss in g o n t he fu nc ti on ke y i n t h e RADIO mode, you can select the following par a meters using the menu contr ol button : • - , , and - Volume wh en switching on, volume of incoming tr affic announce ments, volume of na[...]

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    Range selector key SETUP 11 – Press on the button , doing so always chooses the fr equency for the hear d radio statio n which offers the best r eception at the pr esent time. – When pressing on t he button , the unit attempts to hold a radio station emitting r egionally long en ough until the r eception quality is so bad, that there is a risk [...]

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    Range selecto r key SETUP 12 • * - Setting the volume of the external au dio source (the audio source MDI is located under the armrest of the front seats or in a storage compart- ment on the front passenger side). • * - enables a wi reless tr ansfer of MP3 d ata to the tele- phone pr einstallation. Only operat es in combination with the telep h[...]

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    Range selector key RADIO 13 Range selector k ey RADIO Radio mode Retrieve radio station Call up main menu RADIO and choose fr equency range – Press the range selector k ey . The currently hear d r adio station is displayed in the middle of the scre en ⇒ page 7, fig. 2 . – Pr ess the r ange selector k ey to change the fr equency range. Alterna[...]

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    Range selector key RADIO 14 – Briefly pr ess the set button to te rminate the manual fr equency sele c- tion and to display once again the function k eys. Scan function – In order to start the automatic play in the curr ent frequency range, press the function k ey and then the function key . All radio stations with strong r eception are automat[...]

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    Range selector key RADIO 15 – Y ou can select the station stor ed on one of the stati on keys to in the main menu RADIO by briefly pr essing the desired stat ion key . Calling up available stati ons from the memory list – Press t he button and then the button and the func- tion key . – Select the desir ed radio station using the menu control [...]

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    Range selector key TRAFFIC 16 Range selector k ey TRAFFIC Displaying TMC tr affic r epor ts TMC traffic r eports are used during r oute guidance, depend ing on the set-up for the automat ic optimization of the r oute, to r epor t possible tr affic problems. – Press the range selector k ey to display the current t raffic reports in a list. – Pre[...]

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    Range selector key MEDIA 17 Range selector k ey MEDIA Ge ne ral in for ma t io n fo r C D op erat io n Audio-CDs (CD-A) and MP3-CDs can be played in the intern al drive. CD not legi ble If you insert a CD which cannot be read by the unit, a pop-up window is displayed with a note. Pr ess on the function k ey , the CD is driven to the ini tial positi[...]

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    Range selector key MEDIA 18 Calling up the main menu MEDI A and changing the media sour ce – Press the range selector k ey to switch to the main menu MEDIA . The last used audio s ource will continue to play . Buttons on the u nit for controlling the current audio sources The arrow k eys on unit or will alwa ys affect the currently hear d audio s[...]

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    Range selector key MEDIA 19 – Y ou can select the fun ction key using the menu control button . – Press against the spring resistance of the inserted memory ca r d, the memory ca rd “skips” back into the Eject position. – After removi ng the SD card, confirm with on the screen. Memory card empty or data not re adable If a m e m o r y c ar[...]

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    Range selector key MEDIA 20 – Press on t he function key to open the appropri ate higher priority fol de r. – By pr essing repetitively , you can reach the r oot folder of the played medium while moving fr om folder to folder . Then the function key is inactive . Repeat tr ack – Press the function key in the Media menu and then the func- tion[...]

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    Range selector key MEDIA 21 Note For the correct display of t he specific character s in Czech in ID3 day (name of the artist, the album and the tr ack), the text must corr espond to the standar d ID3°V2 and the UTF codi ng. Playing sequence of MP3 data, WMA data and folders The unit plays the MP3 data stor ed on a data carrier in a certain sequen[...]

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    Range selector key MEDIA 22 Input AUX – Activate the A UX socket in the menu Setup Media by pr essing the function key . – The input for an external audio source is located on the unit. – External audio sour ces, which are connected to the AUX sock et, cannot be oper ated via the radio. Input MDI - Multimedia sock et – The inpu t MDI is loc[...]

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    Range selector key MEDIA 23 Caution The AUX sock et must only be used for audio sour ces! Note • If an AUX socket is also locate d in the storage compar tment under the armrest in your vehicle, this sock et is without fu ncti on when combined with the navigation system Amunds en, please use the A UX sock et dire ctly on the unit. • If an extern[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 24 Range selector k ey NA V (Navigation) Overview Safety inf ormation regar ding the use of the navigation system The route is recalculated each time if you ignore driving recommendations or change the r oute. This proces s take s only a few seconds. Drivin g recomme ndations can only then be r e-transmitte d. In[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 25 The GPS satellites will not be able to re ac h the aerial once you are in a tunnel or undergr ound garage. The unit will orie ntate it self via the wheel sensors. Note All dtns. (country-, village-, road-, spec ial des tination names) must be entered includi ng all country specific (or language-specific f or p[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 26 • - activates the storage of the navigation data from the navigation CD onto the memory car d. Note • Copying a navigation CD can last up to one hour , during the copying the navi- gation functions (route guidance, map di splay) cannot be used, the mode TRAFFIC (traf fic report) as well as the MP3 play fun[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 27 Destination entry Selecting a destination address Press on the function key Address whi le in the mai n menu Naviga- tion . Selecting a destination addr ess – Open the input masks (country, village, str eet, house number) for selecting the dest ination address. A destination address must always be selected i[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 28 Starting the search – If you have completed your entries in t he search mask, pr ess on the function key . A pop-up window will open and the search f or the points of inter est, which correspond to the entry , will start. – The surr ounding area wher e the points of inter est ar e sear ched for is displaye[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 29 – If you press the fu nction key , the detailed information for the destination is displa yed. Y o u can modify the entry here. – If you wish to change the destination name, select the menu point . – A r oute guidance to the displayed destinat ion is started with the func- tion key . – If you press the[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 30 • The number of useable and tr acked satellites to be received (the number of useable satellite s determines the GPS status). Delete destinations in the destinat ions memory or i n the list of the last destinations – Press the button while in a random menu of the Navigation . – Y ou can select the functi[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 31 – Press the button and then the function k ey while in the main menu Navigation . – Press on the function key . – Y ou can determ ine which types of destinations should be provided or not by using the function k eys , and . These types of destinations will, however , be used for the r oute calculation if[...]

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    Range selector key NAV (Navigation) 32 – The route guidance is inte rrupted and the function k ey changes to “ Star t ” by pressing the r ange control button and then the func- tion k ey . – If you press on the function k ey the route guidance will continue at the curr ent position. Inserting routenlist The r outenlist for the trip can only[...]

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    Index 33 Index A Audio Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Change audio s ource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Changing track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Repeat track/ folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Title list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Index 34 SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 TRAFFIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Route options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 S Scan Automatic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Automatic play audi[...]

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    Škoda Auto pur sues a policy of constant prod uct and model develo pment. We trust that you will understand that changes to models in terms of shape, equipment and engineering, may be introduced at any time. The information about scope of delivery , appear ance, performances, di mensions, weight, fuel consumption, standards and functions of the ve[...]

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    SIMPL Y CLEVER www .sk oda-auto.com Navigace Amundsen Octavia, Superb, Y eti anglicky 05.09 S00.5610.66.20 3T0 012 149 AR Šk oda Auto RADIO NA VIGA TION SYSTEM AMUNDSEN Amundsen.indd 1 Amundsen.indd 1 26.3.2009 12:44:13 26.3.2009 12:44:13[...]