Infotainment Columbus -> Media for Your Skoda Octavia 4 Door Fourth Generation (2021-2026)

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Infotainment offers the option of adding logos,  
which are stored in the Infotainment memory, to the  
stations.  
When the function is switched on and there is signal  
loss from the DAB station being listened to, Infotain-  
ment automatically sets another DAB station with  
similar content.  
In the menu Radio  
the desired frequency range.  
Radio Station logos and select  
In the Radio main menu, tap  
Radio Tap Switch to a similar station if weak reception  
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Or:  
Sound quality of web radio stations and podcasts  
Applies to web radio stations and podcasts.  
In the list of preferred stations, tap on  
desired preset button.  
at the  
Select the desired logo.  
To adjust the sound quality, tap on  
the Radio main menu.  
Audio quality: in  
To turn off the logo display, tap on in the list of  
available logos.  
Choose low or high quality.  
The quality you set affects the amount of data used  
in the data connection.  
Switch adding automatic station logos on/off  
Applies to the FM and DAB frequency ranges.  
Quality also depends on the speed and availability of  
the data connection.  
When the function is switched on, a station logo  
from the Infotainment memory is added when the  
station is stored on a preset.  
If playback failure occur, reduce the sound quali-  
ty.  
In the Radio main menu, tap  
Radio Tap Automatic selection of station logos  
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Media  
Regional FM station logo  
Applies to the FM frequency range.  
What you should be mindful of  
Infotainment provides the option of using country-  
specific FM station logos.  
Do not save any important data or that which has  
not been backed up on the connected audio sour-  
ces. ŠKODA assumes no responsibility for lost or  
damaged files or connected audio sources.  
When changing or connecting an audio source, this  
may cause sudden changes in volume. Reduce the  
volume before changing or connecting an audio  
source.  
When connecting an audio source, the source in-  
formation messages can be displayed. These mes-  
sages must be observed and, if necessary, con-  
firmed.  
The national copyright laws that apply in your  
country must be observed.  
In the Radio main menu, tap  
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Radio Region for station logo:  
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Switching additional announcements of the DAB  
transmitter on / off  
Applies to the DAB frequency range.  
When the function is switched on, other announce-  
ments are received as traffic announcements. These  
include e.g. weather news, sports reports, financial  
news etc.  
In the Radio main menu, tap  
Radio Tap Additional DAB announcements  
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Displaying FM / DAB stations or FM stations in the  
list of available stations  
Applies to the FM and DAB frequency ranges.  
Overview  
Depending on the following setting, the stations of  
the selected frequency range are displayed in the list  
of available stations.  
Display the player  
Tap on  
.
Press the bar button  
on the right edge of  
the screen and drag to  
the left.  
In the Radio main menu, tap  
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Radio Station display:  
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Select one of the following menu items:  
FM/DAB - the list shows available FM and DAB sta-  
tions.  
Close player  
FM - the list shows available FM stations.  
Tap on  
.
Switch automatic switching to a similar DAB trans-  
mitter on / off  
Applies to the DAB frequency range.  
Or:  
Press the bar button on the left edge of the player  
and drag to the right.  
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Media player  
Player controls  
Operation - Basics  
Tap: start playback  
Tap: pause  
Within 3 seconds of starting playback, tap:  
play the previous song  
After 3 seconds from the start of playback,  
tap: to play the current title from the begin-  
ning  
Hold: fast rewind within the title  
Tap: play the next song  
Hold: fast forward within the title  
A Available information about the track, artist and  
album being played  
B Album image  
Movement within the title is also possible by  
dragging the finger over the timeline.  
Close player  
Video player  
Advanced operation  
Turn on / off repeat playback of the current  
track  
Turn on / off repeat playback of the current al-  
bum / folder  
Turn on / off random playback of the current al-  
bum / folder  
Save the played track in the “My playlist” playlist  
“My playlist” management  
To store the currently playing track to the play-  
list, tap on in the media player.  
A Name of the track being played  
Zoom out of/in to picture display  
Close player  
To display the playlist, tap on  
Tap on until the media list for the current source  
is displayed.  
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Tap on  
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Media list  
To manage the playlist tap in the displayed play-  
list.  
The following activities can be carried out in playlist  
management:  
Control playback.  
Change the order of a title in the list by holding and  
moving to the desired position.  
Delete track by tapping on  
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A Select source  
Restriction  
B Multimedia database, divided into music, videos  
and playlists  
The availability of some media operation functions is  
dependent on the connected source and the soft-  
ware being used, e.g. Bluetooth®.  
C List of connected mobile devices  
Show available sources  
Preferred media  
The currently played media can be stored on the pre-  
set buttons for preferred media.  
Settings  
Manage favourites  
Depending on the available information, the track,  
the album, the artist name and the allocated genre  
can be stored.  
To save the preferred medium, tap on  
in the menu.  
Media  
Select a menu item from the following menu A .  
To display tap on in the Media menu.  
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To delete a preferred menu item, tap on  
in the Media menu and confirm the deletion.  
To delete all preferred menu items, tap on  
in the Media menu and confirm the deletion.  
Traffic  
To turn on/off traffic monitoring during playback  
of media files, go to the Media in the main menu  
and tap on Traffic program (TP)  
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Supported sources and files  
Supported sources  
Source  
Interface  
Type  
Specification  
File system  
USB stick  
HDD  
(without special  
software)  
USB devices that  
use the USB mass  
storage support  
protocol  
Devices running  
the Android or  
Windows Phone  
operating system  
that support the  
Media Transfer  
Protocol  
MSC  
MTP  
VFAT  
FAT16  
FAT32  
exFAT  
NTFS  
USB 1.x; 2.x 3.x  
or higher with USB  
2.x support  
USB  
Devices with the  
iOS operating sys-  
tem and the iAP2  
protocol  
Bluetooth® proto-  
cols  
Apple  
-
HFS+  
-
Bluetooth® player  
Bluetooth®  
A2DP and AVRCP  
(1.0 - 1.6)  
Compatibility of mobile devices  
It is possible to check the ŠKODAweb pages to see if Infotainment is compatible with the selected mobile  
device being tested. This check is carried out by using the following reference or by reading the QR code:  
http://go.skoda.eu/compatibility  
All information given is incidental and serves as information.  
The ŠKODA AUTO company cannot guarantee full functionality and compatibility, e.g. due to a software up-  
date of the Infotainment and the mobile devices.  
Infotainment Columbus › Media 123  
Supported audio files  
Compression for-  
mat  
Codec type  
File exten-  
sion  
Max. bit rate  
[kbps]  
Max. sam-  
pling rate  
[kHz]  
Multi channels  
MPEG 1 Layer 2  
MPEG 2 Layer 2  
MPEG 1 Layer 3  
MPEG 2 Layer 3  
MPEG 2.5 Layer 3  
Windows Media  
Audio 7  
Windows Media  
Audio 8  
Windows Media  
Audio 9 and 9.1  
Windows Media  
Audio 9.2  
32 - 384  
8 - 160  
32 - 320  
32, 44, 48  
16, 22, 24  
32, 44, 48  
16, 22, 24  
8, 11, 12  
Mono, stereo,  
Joint stereo  
Mono, dual mono,  
Stereo, Joint  
Stereo  
mp2  
mp3  
MPEG  
8 - 160  
6 - 192  
8 - 384  
8 - 768  
8 - 320  
32 - 768  
8, 16, 22, 32,  
44, 48, 96  
8, 11, 16, 22,  
32, 44, 48,  
96  
Mono, stereo,  
Joint stereo  
WMA  
ADTS  
wma  
aac  
Windows Media  
Audio 10  
32, 44, 48,  
96  
22, 24, 32,  
44, 48  
16, 22, 24,  
32, 44, 48  
22, 24, 32,  
44, 48  
16, 22, 24,  
32, 44, 48  
8, 11, 12, 16,  
22, 24, 32,  
44, 48, 96  
8, 11, 12, 16,  
22, 24, 32,  
44, 48, 64,  
88, 96, 192  
8, 11, 12, 16,  
22, 24, 32,  
44, 48, 96  
AAC LC  
16 - 2048  
Stereo  
Stereo  
AAC HE  
AAC HEv2  
M4A LC  
16 - 400  
16 - 64  
8 - 576  
MP4  
OGG  
FLAC  
m4a  
ogg  
flac  
M4A HE  
M4A HEv2  
Mono,  
Stereo  
OGG-Vorbis  
FLAC  
Mono, stereo,  
Joint stereo  
-
Mono,  
Stereo  
RIFF  
Monkey's  
SBC  
WAV  
wav  
ape  
-
64 - 3072  
8 - 192  
Monkey's  
8, 11, 12, 16,  
22, 24, 32,  
44, 48  
Mono, stereo,  
Joint stereo  
Bluetooth A2DP  
8 - 345  
Mono, stereo,  
Multichannel  
OPUS  
OPUS  
opus  
6 - 2000  
8 - 48  
Files that are protected by DRM- and iTunes® methods are not supported by Infotainment.  
Supported video files  
Codec type  
File extension  
Max. recordings per second bit rate  
[Mbit/s]  
mpg  
mpeg  
m1v  
mPV  
mpg  
mpeg  
ps  
MPEG 1  
1.5  
15  
MPEG 2  
m2v