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Entertainment

This chapter describes the operation

of the radio and CD player as well as

their tone settings.

On/off and tone

The following audio sources have shared con-

trols and setting options:

1

Entertainment sound output on/off, volume

> Press: switch on/off.

>

Professional* radio or

Business radio

When you switch on, the last set radio

station or CD track is played.

>

CD player

> Turn: adjust volume.

Drive for audio CDs

Eject CD

CD changer*

2

3

4

Station scan/track search

> Change radio station.

Controls

The audio sources can be operated using:

> Select track for CD player and

>

Buttons near CD player

iDrive

CD changer.

5

Drive for navigation DVDs

Buttons on steering wheel, refer to page 11

Operation via iDrive

Buttons near CD player

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

The layout of the buttons can vary depending

on your vehicle's equipment.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

Single drive:

2. Move the controller backwards to call up

"Entertainment".

Two drives:

You have the following choices:

>

"FM" and "AM": radio reception

"WB": Weather Band station

"SAT": satellite radio

"CD": CD player or CD changer

"Set": depending on the audio source,

other adjustments can be made, e.g. with

the radio: update station with strongest

reception, store station, tone control, sam-

ple stations.

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From another menu, you can switch

directly to the screen last displayed,

refer to Comfort opening of menu items

page 18.<

Changing tone settings

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

The selected audio source is stored for the

remote control currently in use.

3. Select "Entertainment settings" and press

the controller.

Switching on/off

To switch the Entertainment sound output on/

off:

Press knob 1 next to the CD player.

This symbol on the Control Display indi-

cates that sound output is switched off.

For a single drive, the sound output is available

for approx. 20 minutes with the ignition

switched off.

4. Select "Audio" and press the controller.

To do so, switch the sound output on again.

Adjusting volume

Turn knob 1 next to the CD player until the

desired volume is set.

You can also adjust the volume with buttons on

the steering wheel, refer to page 11.

The setting is stored for the remote control cur-

rently in use.

The tone settings can also be selected when

you have opened "Entertainment" in the start

menu:

Select "Set" and then "Tone", and press the

controller.

Tone control

You can alter various tone settings, e.g. treble

and bass, or the speed-dependent volume

increase.

The sound settings are globally adjusted for all

audio sources.

Treble and bass

1. Select "Treble / Bass" and press the con-

troller.

The settings are stored for the remote control

currently in use.

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2. Move the controller to the left or right to

select "Treble" or "Bass".

2. Turn the controller:

The adjustment is applied; the field can be

changed.

3. Turn the controller until the desired setting

is selected.

Professional LOGIC7 HiFi System*

You can select a spatial sound effect that

improves the spatial acoustics in all frequency

ranges.

Balance and fader

You can adjust the volume distribution in the

same manner as "Treble / Bass".

1. Select "Surround Settings" and press the

controller.

>

"Balance": left/right volume distribution

"Fader": front/rear volume distribution

Speed-dependent volume control

The speed-dependent volume control auto-

matically increases the volume with increasing

speed. You can set various stages for the

increase in volume.

1. Select "Speed volume" and press the con-

troller.

2. Select "Concert hall" or "Theater".

3. Press the controller.

LOGIC7 spatial sound is switched on.

To switch off spatial sound:

Select "Off" and press the controller.

LOGIC7 and the LOGIC7 logo are registered

trade marks of Lexicon, Inc., a company of the

Harman International Group.

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Equalizer*

You can set individual sound frequency ranges:

1. Select "Equalizer" and press the controller.

2. Move the controller to the left or right to

select the desired frequency range.

3. Turn the controller until the desired setting

is selected.

Resetting tone settings

You can reset all tone settings to the default

settings.

1. Open the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

3. Select "Entertainment settings" and press

the controller.

4. Select "Audio" and press the controller.

5. Select "Reset" and press the controller.

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Radio

Your radio provides reception of the FM and AM

wavebands.

Changing stations

Listening to radio

Turn the controller.

In addition to the stations currently displayed,

you can have stations with another selection

criterion displayed.

Press the button if the sound output is switched

off.

Professional* radio

You can choose from the following selection

criteria:

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

>

"All stations":

Stations that can currently be received in

the "FM" waveband.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Move the controller backwards to call up

"Entertainment".

"Autostore":

The stations with the strongest received

signals in the "AM" waveband.

3. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "FM" or "AM" is selected.

"Presets":

Stations you have stored, refer to page 132.

Business radio

You can choose from the following selection

criteria:

>

"Autostore":

The stations with the strongest signal, refer

to page 131.

"Presets":

4. Press the controller.

Stations you have stored, refer to page 132.

Stations are shown on the Control Display on

the basis of various selection criteria, e.g.

"Presets".

If "Autostore" does not display any stations or

if the stations displayed can no longer be

received, to update the station with the stron-

gest signal, refer to page 131.

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To end sampling:

Changing selection criteria

1. Change into the second field from the top.

1. Press the controller.

2. Turn the controller until the desired selec-

tion criterion is selected and press the con-

troller.

2. Select "Scan" and press the controller.

This cancels sampling of the stations, and the

radio remains on the current station.

Buttons next to CD player

To sample the stations, press and hold

the button for the corresponding direction.

To stop scanning, press the button again.

Selecting frequency manually

With "Manual" you can select stations that are

received in addition to those displayed.

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

Buttons next to CD player

Press the

direction.

button for the corresponding

2. Change into the second field from the top.

3. Select "Manual" and press the controller.

The system switches to the next displayed sta-

tion.

You can also change stations with buttons on

the steering wheel, refer to page 11.

Sampling stations, scan

The system automatically plays a brief sample

from each of the stations on the current wave-

band.

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

4. Turn the controller to set a certain fre-

quency.

"Set" is selected.

2. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

Updating stations with best reception

3. Select "Scan" and press the controller.

For Professional radio with "AM" and with Busi-

ness radio:

If you are on a longer journey and leave the

transmission range of the stations originally set,

you can update the list of stations with the best

reception.

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

2. Change into the second field from the top.

The stations are sampled.

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3. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.

"Set" is selected.

3. Select the desired frequency or station.

"Set" is selected.

4. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

5. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.

5. Select "Store" and press the controller.

The display of the stations with the strongest

reception is updated. The frequencies of the

stations are displayed.

"Presets" is displayed.

6. Turn the controller until the desired mem-

ory position is selected.

7. Press the controller.

The station is stored.

Storing stations

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

2. Change into the second field from the top.

Turn the controller until the desired selec-

tion criterion is selected and press the con-

troller.

The channels of the last selection criterion are

displayed once again after a short time.

The stations are stored for the remote control

currently in use.

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3. Select "RDS" and press the controller.

Changing a memory position

1. Select "Presets" and press the controller.

2. Select the desired station.

"Set" is selected.

3. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

4. Select "Store" and press the controller.

RDS is activated.

Automatically sorting

stations*

For the "All stations" selection criterion, you

can set whether the most frequently used sta-

tions are displayed at the beginning.

5. Turn the controller until the desired mem-

ory position is selected.

The number of the memory position

appears beside the name or frequency of

the station.

1. Select "All stations" and press the control-

ler.

"Set" is selected.

6. Press the controller.

The station is stored.

2. Select "Favorites" and press the controller.

RDS Radio Data System

RDS transmits additional information in the FM

frequency range. If the reception conditions are

good, the station names are shown on the Con-

trol Display. If the reception is weak or dis-

rupted, it can take some time before the station

names are displayed.

The most frequently used stations are

shown at the beginning.

Switching RDS on/off*

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

"Set" is selected.

Weather news flashes*

2. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

Weather Radio is a service of the National Oce-

anic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

of the US Department of Trade. Weather news

flashes are repeated every 4 to 6 minutes and

are routinely updated at intervals of 1 to

3 hours, and more often when necessary. Most

stations operate 24 hours a day. In case of a

storm, the National Weather Service interrupts

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the routine weather news and transmits special

warning messages instead. If you have a ques-

tion about NOAA Weather Radio, please con-

tact the nearest office of the National Weather

Service. Details are also provided on the Inter-

3. Select "Entertainment settings" and press

the controller.

Calling up weather news flashes

1. Select "WB" and press the controller.

4. Select "HD radio" and press the controller.

2. Select a station.

The station for weather news flashes may be

unavailable in some regions.

5. Select "Off" and press the controller.

The reception of digital stations is deac-

tivated.

High Definition Radio*

Many stations transmit both analog and digital

signals. You can receive these stations digitally

and in improved sound quality.

This symbol is displayed when a sender is

being received digitally.

Activating/deactivating digital radio

reception

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

With some stations the digital signals are not

transmitted simultaneously with the analog sig-

nals. If you are in an area in which the selected

station is not continuously received digitally,

playback switches between analog and digital

reception. This can result in repetitions or inter-

ruptions. In this case it may be advisable to

deactivate digital radio reception.

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Updating stations offering digital

reception

Displaying additional information

With the digital stations, additional information

on the current track is displayed, e.g. the name

of the artist.

If you are on a longer journey and leave the

transmission range of the stations originally set,

you can update the list of stations with the best

reception.

1. Select a station and press the controller.

2. Select "Details" and press the controller.

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

The information is displayed.

2. Change into the second field from the top.

3. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.

If a digital station is received again when the

station is changed, the additional information

will be displayed again following a brief interrup-

tion.

4. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

5. Select "Autostore

troller.

" and press the con-

Satellite radio*

You can receive up to 100 different channels

with high sound quality.

The channels are offered to you in predefined

packages. To receive the channels of your

choice, you must have this package enabled.

With this new technology the signal may

fail, causing interruptions in reception.<

The display of the stations offering digital

reception is updated. This can take up to

2 minutes.

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Enabling or disabling channels

Disabling

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

1. Select an enabled channel and press the

controller.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Move the controller backwards to call up

"Entertainment".

3. Select "SAT".

2. Select "ESN" and press the controller.

The electronic serial number, ESN, is dis-

played.

The electronic serial number is

required to disable.<

3. To have the channels disabled:

Dial phone number.

4. Press the controller.

Selecting and storing channel

1. Select "SAT" and press the controller.

The channels are displayed.

These channels are enabled.

Enabling

Channels are shown on the Control Display

sorted on the basis of selection criteria.

1. Select a channel that has not yet been

enabled and press the controller.

A telephone number and the electronic

serial number, ESN, are displayed.

2. Select a menu item:

> "Presets":

The electronic serial number is

required for enabling or disabling.<

Up to twelve channels you have stored

previously.

2. To enable the channels:

Dial phone number.

> "All channels":

All channels are displayed.

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> "Categories":

7. Select "Play" and press the controller.

All channels sorted by category, e.g.

news, jazz.

Additional information

The name of the channel and additional infor-

mation on the current track are displayed, e.g.

the name of the artist.

3. Press the controller.

4. If "Categories" has been selected:

Select the desired category and press the

controller.

1

2

Artist

Track

The channels of this category are displayed.

5.

Select a channel marked with this sym-

Storing channel

bol.

1. Select the desired channel.

2. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

3. Select "Store" and press the controller.

6. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

"Presets" is displayed.

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4. Turn the controller to select a memory posi-

tion and press the controller.

The channel is stored. The stations of the last

selection criterion are displayed again after a

short time.

Changing channel with buttons next to

CD player

Press the

direction.

button for the corresponding

The system switches to the next enabled chan-

nel.

Notes

If no signal can be received for more than

4 seconds, a message is displayed on the Con-

trol Display.

Reception may not be possible for certain

reasons, e.g. environmental influences or

topographical conditions. The satellite radio

has no influence on this.

The signal may not be available in tunnels or

underground garages, next to tall buildings,

near trees, mountains or other sources of radio

interference.

Reception is usually possible again as soon as

the signal is available again.<

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CD player and CD changer*

3. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

Listening to CDs

controller until "CD" is selected and press

the controller.

Compressed audio files*

CDs with compressed audio files, i.e. MP3,

can be played by the CD player, but not by the

CD changer.

CD player: starting CD

4. On vehicles with a CD changer, change to

the second field from the top and turn the

controller until "CD" is selected and press

the controller.

The CD player is started.

Equipment with two drives:

The upper drive is for audio CDs.

Insert the CD into the drive with the labeled side

up. The CD is automatically pulled in.

Playback starts automatically if the sound out-

put is on. For CDs with compressed audio files,

it can take up to 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 explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

To eject the CD, press the button on the

CD player.

1. Press the

button.

The CD emerges slightly from the drive.

This opens the start menu.

2. Move the controller backwards to call up

"Entertainment".

CD changer: starting CD

1. Fill the CD magazine and insert, refer to

page 143.

2. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

3. Move the controller backwards to call up

"Entertainment".

4. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "CD" is selected and press

the controller.

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5. Change to the second field from the top if

necessary. Turn the controller until the

desired CD, CD 1 - 6, is selected and press

the controller.

Compressed audio files*

1. Select the directory if necessary and press

the controller.

2. Select the track and press the controller.

At the end of the last track, the next CD will be

selected.

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.

Selecting a track

3. Select "Play" and press the controller.

Buttons next to CD player

Press the

button for the corresponding

direction repeatedly until you reach the desired

track.

The CD will start to play at the start of the track.

The track is displayed on the Control Display.

You can also change the track with buttons on

the steering wheel, refer to page 11.

Via iDrive

To change the directory:

Select the directory and press the controller.

Select a track by turning 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.

Displaying information on track*

With compressed audio files, you can display

possibly included information about the current

track, e.g. the name of the artist.

1. Press the controller.

2. Select "Details" and press the controller.

To end sampling:

1. Press the controller.

2. Select "Scan" and press the controller.

This cancels sampling of the tracks, and the

player remains on the current track.

Compressed audio files*

1. Select the current track and press the con-

troller.

The information about the current track is dis-

played.

2. Select the desired menu item:

The setting is stored for the remote control cur-

rently in use.

> To sample all tracks of the current direc-

tory, select "Scan directory" and press

the controller.

> To sample all tracks of the CD, select

Sampling tracks, scan

"Scan all" and press the controller.

The system automatically plays a brief sample

from each of the tracks on the current CD.

1. Select "Set" and press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

To end scan search:

1. Press the controller.

2. Select "Scan directory" or "Scan all" and

press the controller.

This cancels the scan search and the player

remains on the current track.

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Repeating track

1. Select "Set" and press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

To cancel repeat mode:

1. Press the controller.

2. Select "Repeat track" or "Repeat directory"

and press the controller.

2. Select "Repeat" and press the controller.

Random play sequence

In this mode, the tracks on the current CD are

played once in a random sequence.

1. Select "Set" and press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

2. Select "Random" and press the controller.

To cancel random mode:

The current track on the CD is repeated.

To cancel repeat mode:

1. Press the controller.

2. Select "Random" and press the controller.

1. Press the controller again.

Compressed audio files*

2. Select "Repeat" and press the controller.

1. Select the current track and press the con-

troller.

Compressed audio files*

2. Select the desired menu item:

1. Select the current track and press the con-

troller.

> To play all tracks of the current directory

in random order, select "Random direc-

tory" and press the controller.

2. Select the desired menu item:

> To repeat the selected track, select

> To play all tracks of the CD in random

order, select "Random all" and press the

controller.

"Repeat track" and press the controller.

> To repeat all tracks of the current direc-

tory, select "Repeat directory" and press

the controller.

To cancel random mode:

1. Press the controller.

2. Select "Random directory" or "Random all"

and press the controller.

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Fast forward/reverse

Buttons next to CD player:

Press and hold the

sponding direction.

button for the corre-

CD magazine

The BMW CD changer for six CDs is installed in

the glove compartment.

To insert:

Insert one CD into each compartment of the

magazine with the labeled side up.

Removing CD magazine

To insert CDs into the CD magazine 1 or

remove them from it, you must first remove the

magazine from the CD changer:

To remove:

Pull out the desired tray and remove the CD.

Inserting CD magazine

Press button 2 to eject the CD magazine 1.

Wait at least 2 seconds before pushing in the

magazine again so that the inserted CDs can be

read in again.

Inserting/removing CDs into/from

CD magazine

When inserting or removing CDs, remember to

hold them only by their edges, taking care to

avoid touching the reflective CD memory sur-

face.

Push in the CD magazine as far as possible in

the direction of the arrow.

The CD changer automatically reads in the

inserted CDs and is then ready for operation.

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Damaged CDs/DVDs

Notes

Avoid fingerprints dust, scratches, and mois-

ture.

Keep CDs/DVDs in a sleeve.

Do not subject CDs/DVDs to temperatures over

1227/506, high levels of humidity or direct

sunlight.

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 with adhesive

labels as these can come loose during playback

due to heat build-up and cause irreparable

damage to the system.

CDs/DVDs with copy protection

Manufacturers often provide CDs/DVDs with

copy protection. 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 may no

longer be ejected.

Do not use a combined CD/DVD, e.g. DVD^Plus

otherwise, the CD/DVD can jam and will no

longer eject.<

;

Care

If necessary, clean the reflective scanning side

of the CDs/DVDs with a commercially available

cleaning cloth by wiping in straight lines from

the center outward.

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.

Malfunctions with individual CDs/DVDs

If malfunctions only occur with individual CDs/

DVDs, one of the following factors may be the

cause.

Home-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 advanced age of the CD/DVD blank.

Label CDs/DVDs only on the top, using a marker

designed for this purpose.

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