Sound, media and Internet -> Radio for Your Volvo XC40 SUV 2020

Digital radio * (p. 477)

Radio

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Start radio

The radio is started from the centre display

app view.

1. Open the required frequency band (e.g.

FM) from the app view.

It is possible to listen to the AM²and FM

radio frequency bands and to digital radio

(DAB)*. When the car is online, it is also pos-

sible to listen to Internet radio.

RDS radio (p. 477)

Internet-connected car* (p. 505)

Voice control of radio and media (p. 134)

Media player (p. 478)

The radio can be operated

using voice recognition, the

steering wheel keypad or the

centre display.

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Start radio (p. 472)

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2. Select a radio station.

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Select playback from Stations,

Favourites, Genres or Ensembles³.

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Changing radio band and radio

station

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There are instructions here for changing the

radio band, the list in the radio band and the

radio station in the selected list.

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3. Tap on the desired station from the list.

Favourites - only plays back selected favour-

ite channels.

Changing radio band

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Genres - only plays back channels broadcast-

ing the selected genre/programme type, e.g.

pop or classical.

Swipe to show the app view in the centre dis-

play and select the preferred radio band (e.g.

FM), or open the driver display's app menu

using the right-hand keypad on the steering

wheel and make your selection from there.

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Voice control of radio and media (p. 134)

Changing stations within the selected

list

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Press on

or

under the centre dis-

Changing lists within the frequency

band

play or the steering wheel's right-hand

keypad.

> The highlight moves up or down one

place in the selected playlist.

You can also change radio station in the

selected list via the centre display.

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Voice control of radio and media (p. 134)

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Press Library.

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App menu in the driver display (p. 91)

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Only applies to digital radio (DAB*).

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Searching for radio stations

Manual tuning

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The radio automatically compiles a station list

of the radio stations within the area that are

transmitting the strongest signals.

Start radio (p. 472)

Voice control of radio and media (p. 134)

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Searching manually makes it possible to find

and tune to stations that are not on the auto-

matically compiled list of the strongest sta-

tions in the area.

The parameters you can search on depend on

the frequency band selected:

On changing over to manual tuning, the radio

no longer changes frequency automatically

when reception is poor.

AM⁴- station and frequency.

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FM - station, genre and frequency.

DAB* - ensembles and stations.

Press Library.

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1.

Press Manual tuning, pull the control or

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press

or

. With a long press, the

search jumps to the next available station

in the frequency band. It is also possible to

use the right keypad on the steering

wheel.

Press

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2.

> Search view with keyboard is opened.

3. Enter the search terms.

> Searching takes place with each input

of a character and the search results

are shown by category.

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from a manual station search, the radio does

not automatically change to a stronger fre-

quency.

Save radio channels in the Radio

Favourites app

It is possible to add a radio channel to the

Radio favourites app and the favourites list

for the radio band (e.g. FM). Instructions on

how to add and remove radio channels can

be found below.

Settings for radio

There are various radio functions to activate

and deactivate.

If a radio channel is removed from the Radio

Favourite app, the channel will also be

removed from the favourites list for the rele-

vant frequency band.

Cancelling traffic messages

The broadcast of traffic messages etc. can be

temporarily interrupted by tapping on

the right-hand steering wheel keypad or by

tapping on Cancel in the centre display.

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Radio Favourites

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The Radio Favourites app

shows saved radio channels

from all frequency bands.

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Activating and deactivating radio

functions

Drag down the top view and select Settings

Start radio (p. 472)

Media and the desired radio band to view

available functions.

Voice control of radio and media (p. 134)

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1.

Open the app Radio favourites from the

app view.

App menu in the driver display (p. 91)

2. Tap on the desired station in the list to

start listening.

Adding and removing radio favourites

Tap on

to add a channel to or from

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frequency band favourites and the Radio

Favourites app.

Tap on Library, select Edit and tap on

to remove a radio channel from the favour-

ites.

2.

When a radio channel is saved from a station

list, the radio will automatically search for the

best frequency. But if a radio channel is saved

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AM/FM Radio⁵

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- Traffic Announcements: interrupts the

current media playback and broadcasts

information about traffic disruptions. Play-

back of previous media source is resumed

when the message is finished.

the message. Playback of previous media

source is resumed when the message is

finished.

Show Broadcast Information: shows

information on programme content,

artists, etc.

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- Alarm: interrupts the current media play-

back and sends alerts about major acci-

dents and disasters. Playback of previous

media source is resumed when the mes-

sage is finished.

Freeze Program Name: select to stop

the programme service name from scroll-

ing continuously. Instead it freezes after

20 seconds.

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DAB* (digital radio)

Sort Services: option for how channels

will be sorted. Either alphabetically or by

service number.

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- Traffic Flash: receives information about

traffic disruptions.

Select Announcements:

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DAB To DAB Handover: starts the func-

tion for linking within DAB. If reception of

a radio channel is lost, another channel is

found automatically in another channel

group (ensemble).

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- Local Interruptions: interrupts the cur-

rent media playback and broadcasts infor-

mation about traffic disruptions in the

neighbourhood. Playback of previous

media source is resumed when the mes-

sage is finished. The Local Interruptions

function is a geographically restricted ver-

sion of the Traffic Announcements func-

tion. The Traffic Announcements func-

tion must be activated at the same time.

- News Flash: receives news.

- Transport Flash: receives information

about public transport, e.g. ferry and train

timetables.

DAB To FM Handover: starts the func-

tion for linking between DAB and FM. If

reception of a radio channel is lost, an

alternative FM frequency is searched for

automatically.

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- Warning/Services: receives information

about incidents of lower significance than

the Alarm function, e.g. power failures.

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- News : interrupts the current media

playback and broadcasts news. Playback

of previous media source is resumed

when the news broadcast is finished.

Show Broadcast Information: select to

show radio text or selected types of radio

text, e.g. artist.

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Symbols in the centre display's status bar

(p. 112)

Show Program Related Images: select

whether or not to show images for pro-

grammes on the screen.

- Alarm: interrupts the current media play-

back and sends alerts about major acci-

dents and disasters. Playback of previous

media source is resumed when the mes-

sage is finished.

Select Announcements: select the types

of messages to be received while DAB is

playing. Selected messages will interrupt

the current media playback to play back

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RDS radio

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Digital radio*

Digital radio (DAB⁶) is a digital broadcasting

system for radio. The radio supports DAB,

DAB+ and DMB⁷.

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RDS (Radio Data System) means that the

radio automatically changes to the strongest

transmitter. RDS provides the ability to

receive e.g. traffic information and to search

for certain programme types.

RDS links FM transmitters into a network. An

FM transmitter in such a network sends infor-

mation that gives an RDS radio the following

functions:

Link between FM and digital radio *

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The radio can be operated

using voice recognition, the

steering wheel keypad or the

centre display.

Switch automatically to a stronger trans-

mitter if reception in the area is poor.

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The digital radio app is

launched from app view in

the centre display.

Search for programme category, e.g. pro-

gramme types or traffic information.

Receive text information on current radio

programme.

Digital radio is played back in the same way as

other radio bands, such as FM. Besides the

option to select playback from Stations,

Favourites and Genres, there is also the

option to select playback from subchannels

and Ensembles. An ensemble is a set of radio

channels (a channel group) broadcasting on

the same frequency.

NOTE

Some radio stations do not use RDS or

only selected parts of its functionality.

When broadcasting news or traffic messages,

the radio can switch stations, interrupting the

audio source currently in use. The radio returns

to the previous audio source and volume when

the set programme type is no longer broad-

In the cases where the radio channel transmits

its logotype, it is downloaded and shown

beside the station name (download time var-

ies).

cast. To go back earlier, press

right-hand steering wheel keypad or tap

on the

Cancel in the centre display.

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DAB subchannel

Link between FM and digital radio*

Media player

Secondary components are usually named

subchannels. These are temporary and can

contain e.g. translations of the main pro-

gramme into other languages. Subchannels

are indicated with an arrow symbol in the

channel list.

The function enables the digital radio (DAB)

to switch from a channel with poor or no

reception to the same channel in another

channel group (ensemble) with better recep-

tion, within DAB and/or between DAB and

FM.

The media player can play back audio from

external audio sources connected via the

USB port or Bluetooth. It can also play back

video format via the USB port.

When the car is connected to the internet, it is

also possible to listen to web radio, audio

books and music services via apps.

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DAB to DAB and DAB to FM linking

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1.

Press Settings in the top view.

(p. 478)

2. Press Media DAB.

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3.

Tick/untick DAB To DAB Handover

and/or DAB To FM Handover in order to

activate/deactivate the respective func-

tions.

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Related information

Voice control of radio and media (p. 134)

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Digital radio * (p. 477)

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