2007-2013 BMW M3 4 Door Entertainment -> CD player and CD changer User Manual
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CD player and CD changer  
3. If necessary, move the highlight marker to  
the uppermost field. Select "CD" and press  
the controller.  
Listening to CDs  
Compressed audio files*  
4. If necessary, move the highlight marker to  
the second field from the top. On cars with a  
CD changer, select "CD" and press the  
controller to start the CD player.  
CDs with compressed audio files, MP3s, can be  
played by the CD player and CD changer.  
Starting the CD player  
The upper drive is for audio CDs.  
Insert the CD into the drive with the labeled side  
up.  
The CD is pulled in automatically. Playback  
starts automatically if the sound output is on.  
When playing CDs with compressed audio files,  
it can take the CD player approx. 1 minute to  
read in the data, depending on the directory  
structure.  
To start playback when there is already a CD in  
the drive:  
Playback starts automatically if the sound out-  
put is switched on.  
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.  
Via programmable memory keys  
1. Press the  
button.  
You can store the CD player function on the  
programmable memory keys to start the CD  
player, refer to page 21.  
This opens the start menu.  
2. Move the controller backwards to call up  
"Entertainment".  
Starting the CD changer  
Fill and insert the CD magazine, refer to  
page 179.  
1. Press the  
button.  
This opens the start menu.  
2. Move the controller backwards to call up  
"Entertainment".  
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3. If necessary, move the highlight marker to  
the uppermost field. Select "CD" and press  
the controller.  
Via iDrive  
4. If necessary, move the highlight marker to  
the second field from the top. Select the  
desired CD and press the controller.  
Turn the controller to select a track.  
Compressed audio files*  
1. Select a directory, if necessary, and press  
the controller.  
At the end of the last track, the next CD is  
selected and played.  
If new CDs have been placed in the CD maga-  
zine, playback starts with the lowest CD, e.g.  
CD 1, track 1.  
The CD magazine's load status is indicated on  
the Control Display.  
Via programmable memory keys  
You can store a CD compartment of the CD  
changer on the programmable memory keys to  
start the CD changer, refer to page 21.  
2. Select a track and press the controller.  
Selecting a track  
Buttons on the CD player  
Press the button for the appropriate  
direction as often as necessary until the desired  
track is reached.  
The track is displayed on the Control Display.  
You can also change the track with the buttons  
on the steering wheel, refer to page 11.  
To change the directory:  
Select the directory and press the controller.  
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To exit from the menu:  
2. Select "Scan" and press the controller.  
Select the  
arrow and press the controller.  
If the car is equipped with two CD drives, you  
can save specific tracks on the programmable  
memory keys, refer to page 21.  
Displaying information about the  
track*  
With compressed audio files, any information  
about the current track that has been recorded  
can be displayed, e.g. the name of the artist.  
Stop sampling:  
1. Press the controller.  
1. Press the controller.  
2. Select "Details" and press the controller.  
2. Select "Scan" and press the controller.  
Track sampling is interrupted and the selected  
track is played on.  
Compressed audio files*  
1. Select the current track and press the con-  
troller.  
2. Select the desired menu item:  
> To sample all the tracks in the current  
directory, select "Scan directory" and  
press the controller.  
The information is shown for the current track.  
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-  
rently in use.  
> To sample all the tracks on the CD,  
select "Scan all" and press the control-  
ler.  
Sampling tracks, Scan  
All tracks on the current CD are automatically  
sampled once in succession.  
1. Select "Set" and press the controller.  
Other menu items are displayed.  
Stop sampling:  
1. Press the controller.  
2. Select "Scan directory" or "Scan all" and  
press the controller.  
Sampling is interrupted and the selected track  
is retained.  
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Compressed audio files*  
Repeating tracks  
1. Select "Set" and press the controller.  
Other menu items are displayed.  
1. Select the current track and press the con-  
troller.  
2. Select the desired menu item:  
> To repeat the selected track, select  
"Repeat track" and press the controller.  
> To repeat all the tracks in the current  
directory, select "Repeat directory" and  
press the controller.  
2. Select "Repeat" and press the controller.  
Stop repeating:  
1. Press the controller.  
2. Select "Repeat track" or "Repeat directory"  
and press the controller.  
The current track on the CD is repeated.  
Stop repeating:  
Random play sequence  
The tracks on the current CD are played once  
each in random order.  
1. Press the controller again.  
2. Select "Repeat" and press the controller.  
1. Select "Set" and press the controller.  
Other menu items are displayed.  
2. Select "Random" and press the controller.  
Stop random function:  
1. Press the controller.  
2. Select "Random" and press the controller.  
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Compressed audio files*  
1. Select the current track and press the con-  
troller.  
2. Select the desired menu item:  
> To play all the tracks in the current direc-  
tory in random order, select "Random  
directory" and press the controller.  
> To play all the tracks on the CD in ran-  
dom order, select "Random all" and  
press the controller.  
1. Push the cover to one side, arrow 1.  
2. Press the button, arrow 2.  
Stop random function:  
1. Press the controller.  
The CD magazine is ejected.  
2. Select "Random directory" or "Random all"  
and press the controller.  
Inserting/removing CDs from the CD  
magazine  
Fast forward/reverse  
Buttons on the CD player:  
Press and hold the button for the  
corresponding direction.  
The tracks can be heard, but reproduction is  
distorted.  
When loading CDs into or removing them from  
the CD magazine, hold them at their edges and  
do not touch the reflective signal-sensing area.  
CD magazine  
Inserting CDs:  
Insert the CD in its slot with the label side on  
top.  
Removing CDs:  
Pull out the desired drawer, see arrow, and  
remove the CD.  
The BMW CD changer for six CDs is behind the  
left side panel in the cargo bay.  
Removing the CD magazine  
To insert or remove CDs from the CD magazine,  
you must first remove it from the CD changer:  
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Inserting the CD magazine  
Malfunctions with individual CDs/DVDs  
If malfunctions only occur with individual CDs/  
DVDs, one of the following factors may be the  
cause.  
Self-recorded CDs/DVDs  
Possible reasons for malfunctions with self-  
recorded CDs/DVDs are, e.g., inconsistent  
data-creation or recording processes, or poor  
quality or high age of the CD/DVD blank.  
Only label CDs/DVDs on the top, with a pen  
designed for this purpose.  
Insert the CD magazine all the way in the direc-  
tion of arrow 1 and close the cover, arrow 2.  
The CD changer automatically reads in the  
loaded CDs and is then ready for operation.  
Damage prevention  
Avoid leaving fingerprints, as well as dust,  
scratches or moisture on the CDs/DVDs.  
Keep CDs/DVDs in protective sleeves or cases.  
Do not subject CDs/DVDs to temperatures over  
1207/506, high levels of humidity or direct  
sunlight.  
Notes  
BMW CD/DVD players and changers are  
officially designated Class 1 laser prod-  
ucts. Do not operate if the cover is damaged,  
otherwise severe eye damage can result.  
Do not use self-recorded CDs/DVDs with labels  
applied as these can become detached during  
playback due to heat build-up and can cause  
irreparable damage to the device.  
CDs/DVDs with copy protection  
CDs/DVDs are often copy-protected by the  
manufacturer. This can mean that some CDs/  
DVDs cannot be played or can only be played to  
a limited extent.  
Only use round CDs/DVDs with a standard  
diameter of 4.7 in/12 cm and do not play CDs/  
DVDs with an adapter, e.g. Single-CDs, other-  
wise the CDs or the adapter can jam and will no  
longer eject.  
Care  
Clean the reflective signal side of CDs/DVDs as  
needed by wiping it with a commercially avail-  
able cleaning tissue in straight lines from the  
center of the disc outwards.  
Do not use a combined CD/DVD, e.g. DVDPlus  
otherwise the CD/DVD can jam and will no  
longer eject.<  
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General malfunctions  
BMW CD/DVD changers and players have been  
optimized for performance in vehicles. In some  
instances they may be more sensitive to faulty  
CDs/DVDs than stationary devices would be.  
If a CD/DVD cannot be played, first check if it  
has been inserted correctly.  
Humidity  
High levels of humidity can lead to condensa-  
tion on the CD/DVD or the laser's scan lens and  
temporarily prevent playback.  
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