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Audio system

AUDIO SYSTEM / BLUETOOTH^®

CONTENTS

Your Audio system is coded in such a way that it will

only operate in your vehicle.

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01 First steps

02 Steering mounted controls

03 Main menu

04 Audio

05 USB Box

06 Bluetooth functions

07 Screen menu map

Frequently asked questions

For safety reasons, the driver must carry out operations

which require prolonged attention while the vehicle is

stationary.

When the engine is switched off and to prevent

discharging of the battery, the audio equipment may

switch off after a few minutes.

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01 FIRST STEPS

Display the list of

local stations.

Long press: CD

tracks or MP3 folders

(CD / USB).

Audio settings: front/

rear fader, left/right

balance, bass/treble,

loudness, audio

Select source:

radio, audio CD / MP3 CD, USB,

Jack connection, Streaming,

AUX.

Select wavebands

FM1, FM2, FMast and

AM.

Abandon the current

operation.

ambiences.

TA (Trafﬁc Announcements)

on/off.

Long press: PTY* (radio

Programme TYpe) mode.

Eject CD.

Select the screen display

mode:

Automatic frequency search

down/up.

Date, audio functions, trip

computer, telephone.

Select previous/next CD, MP3

or USB track.

Conﬁrm.

On/off, volume setting.

The DARK button changes the screen display

for improved driving comfort at night.

Buttons 1 to 6:

Select a pre-set radio station.

Long press: pre-set a station.

Display main menu.

Select next frequency down/up.

Select previous/next MP3 folder.

Select previous/next folder / genre /

artist / playlist (USB).

1^stpress: upper bar only illuminated.

2^ndpress: black screen.

3^rdpress: return to standard display.

*

Available according to version.

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02 STEERING MOUNTED CONTROLS

Radio: automatic search for a higher

frequency.

Radio: select the previous/next pre-set

station.

CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the next

track.

USB: select genre / artist / folder from the

classiﬁcation list.

CD / USB: continuous press: fast

forwards play.

Select the previous/next item in a menu.

Move in the list.

Volume increase.

Mute: press the volume

increase and decrease

buttons simultaneously.

The sound is restored by

pressing one of the two

volume buttons.

Change audio source.

Conﬁrm a selection.

Call/end call on the telephone.

Press for more than 2 seconds:

telephone main menu.

Volume decrease.

Radio: automatic search for a lower

frequency.

CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the

previous track.

CD / USB: continuous press: fast

reverse.

Move in the list.

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TELEPHONE:

Bluetooth hands-free,

pairing, management

of a call.

AUDIO FUNCTIONS:

radio, CD, USB, options.

> MONOCHROME SCREEN C

TRIP COMPUTER:

entering of distances, alerts,

status of functions.

PERSONALISATION-

CONFIGURATION:

vehicle parameters,

display, languages.

> MONOCHROME SCREEN A

For a detailed global view of

the menus available, refer to

the "Screen menu map" in this

section.

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The external environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks, ...)

may block reception, including in RDS mode. This is a normal effect of the

way in which radio waves are transmitted and does not indicate any failure

of the audio system.

04 AUDIO

RADIO

RDS

SELECTING A STATION

Press the SOURCE button several

times in succession and select the

radio.

Press the MENU button.

Select AUDIO FUNCTIONS then

press OK.

Press the BAND AST button to select

a waveband: FM1, FM2, FMast, AM.

Select the FM WAVEBAND

PREFERENCES function then press

OK.

Brieﬂy press one of the buttons to

carry out an automatic search of the

radio stations.

Select ACTIVATE RDS then press

OK. RDS appears on the screen.

Press one of the buttons to carry out

a manual search up / down for radio

frequencies.

In radio mode, press OK directly to activate / deactivate RDS

mode.

Press the LIST REFRESH button to

display the list of stations received

locally (30 stations maximum).

To update this list, press for more

than two seconds.

The RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue listening to the same

station by automatic retuning to alternative frequencies. However, in certain

conditions, coverage of an RDS station may not be assured throughout the

country as radio stations do not cover 100 % of the territory. Under conditions

of very weak reception, the system may change to a regional station.

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04 AUDIO

CD

RECEIVING TA MESSAGES

PLAYING A CD

The TA (Trafﬁc Announcement) function gives priority to TA alert

messages. To operate, this function needs good reception of a

radio station transmitting this type of message. When a trafﬁc

report is transmitted, the current audio source (Radio, CD, ...) is

interrupted automatically to play the TA message. Normal playback

of the audio source resumes at the end of the transmission of the

message.

Insert circular compact discs only.

Some anti-pirating systems, on original discs or CDs copied using a

personal recorder, may cause faults which are no reﬂection on the

quality of the original player.

Without pressing the EJECT button, insert a CD in the player, play

begins automatically.

To play a disc which has already been

inserted, press the SOURCE button

several times in succession and

select CD.

Press the TA button to activate or

deactivate trafﬁc messages.

Press one of the buttons to select a

track on the CD.

Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of tracks

on the CD.

Press and hold one of the buttons for

fast forwards or fast backwards.

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04 AUDIO

MP3 CD

INFORMATION AND ADVICE

PLAYING AN MP3 COMPILATION

Insert an MP3 compilation in the player.

The MP3 format, an abbreviation of MPEG 1.2 & 2.5 Audio Layer 3,

is an audio compression standard which permits the recording of

several tens of music ﬁles on a single disc.

The audio equipment searches for all of the music tracks, which

may take anything between a few seconds and several tens of

seconds, before play begins.

On a single disc, the CD player can read up to 255 MP3 ﬁles

spread over 8 folder levels. However, it is advisable to keep to

a limit of two levels to reduce the access time before the CD is

played.

In order to be able to play a recorded CDR or CDRW, when

recording, the ISO 9660 level 1.2 or Joliet ﬁle format is

recommended.

While the CD is being played, the folder structure is not followed.

All of the ﬁles are displayed on a single level.

If the disc is recorded in another format, it may not be played

correctly.

It is recommended that the same recording format is always used

for an individual disc, with as low a speed as possible

(4x maximum) for optimum sound quality.

In the particular case of a multi-session CD, the Joliet format is

recommended.

To play a disc which has already

been inserted, press the SOURCE

button several times in succession

and select CD.

Press one of the buttons to select a

folder on the CD.

The audio system will only play ﬁles with the extension ".mp3" with

a sampling rate of 22.05 KHz or 44.1 KHz. No other type of ﬁle

(.wma, .mp4, .m3u...) can be played.

Press one of the buttons to select a

track on the CD.

Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of directories of

the MP3 compilation.

It is advisable to restrict ﬁle names to 20 characters without using

special characters (e.g. " ? ; ù) to avoid any playing or displaying

problems.

Press and hold one of the buttons for

fast forward or backward play.

Empty CDs are not recognised and may damage the system.

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The list of compatible equipment and the compression rates supported

are available from CITROËN dealers.

USING THE USB BOX

CONNECTING A USB MEMORY STICK

This unit consists of a USB port and an auxiliary

Jack socket*. The audio ﬁles are transmitted

from a portable device - digital player or a USB

memory stick - to your Audio system and heard

via the vehicle's speakers.

Connect the memory stick to the port, directly or

using a lead. If the audio equipment is switched

on, the USB source is detected as soon as it

is connected. Play begins automatically after a

delay which depends on the capacity of the USB

memory stick.

The ﬁle formats supported are .mp3 (mpeg1

layer 3 only), .wma (standard 9 only, 128 kbits/sec

compression), .wav and .ogg.

USB memory stick (1.1, 1.2 and 2.0) or Apple^®

player of generation 5 or later:

Certain playlist formats are supported (.m3u, ...)

On reconnection of the previous memory stick

used, play is resumed automatically with the last

track played.

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USB memory sticks should be formatted

FAT or FAT 32 (NTFS not supported),

the Apple^®player lead is essential,

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navigation through the ﬁle database is also

possible by means of the steering mounted

controls.

The system puts together playlists (temporary memory) created

over a period which depends on the capacity of the USB device.

The other sources are available during this time.

The playlists are updated each time the ignition is switched off or

each time a USB memory stick is connected.

When connecting for the ﬁrst time, the classiﬁcation suggested

is by folder. When you reconnect, the classiﬁcation selected

previously is retained.

Other Apple^®players of earlier generations and

players using the MTP protocol*:

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play via Jack-Jack lead only (not supplied),

navigation through the ﬁle database is from

the portable device.

* According to vehicle.

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05 USB BOX

USING THE USB PORT

Press one of these buttons to gain

access to the previous / next track on

the classiﬁcation list currently being

played.

Press and hold one of the buttons for

fast forward or backward play.

Press and hold LIST to display the

different classiﬁcations.

Select by Folder / Artist / Genre / Playlist,

press OK to select the classiﬁcation

required, then press OK again to conﬁrm.

Press one of these buttons to

gain access to the previous / next

Genre, Folder, Artist or Playlist on

the classiﬁcation list currently being

played.

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by Folder: all folders containing audio

ﬁles recognised on the peripheral

device.

by Artist: all of the artist names

deﬁned in the ID3 Tags, classiﬁed in

alphabetical order.

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by Genre: all of the genres deﬁned in

CONNECTING AN APPLE^®PLAYER VIA THE USB PORT

the ID3 Tags.

by Playlist: in accordance with the

playlists recorded on the USB device.

The lists available are Artist, Genre and Playlist (as deﬁned in the

Apple^®player).

Selection and Navigation are described in steps 1 to 4 above.

Press LIST brieﬂy to display the

previously selected classiﬁcation.

Navigate through the list using the left/

right and up/down buttons.

Conﬁrm the selection by pressing OK.

Do not connect a hard disk or USB connection device other

than audio equipment to the USB port. This could damage your

installation.

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05 USB BOX

USING THE AUXILIARY INPUT (AUX)

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

OF THE AUXILIARY SOURCE

JACK socket or USB port (according to vehicle)

The auxiliary input, JACK or USB, allows the connection of a

portable device (MP3 player...).

First adjust the volume of your portable device.

Do not connect a device to both the JACK socket and the USB

port at the same time.

Connect the portable device

(MP3 player…) to the JACK

socket or to the USB port, using

a suitable cable (not supplied).

Then adjust the volume of your audio

system.

Press the SOURCE button several

times in succession and select AUX.

The display and control is via the portable device.

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06 BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS

The services offered depend on the network, the SIM card and the

BLUETOOTH TELEPHONE

SCREEN C

(Available according to model and version)

compatibility of the Bluetooth equipment used.

Consult your telephone's manual and your operator to ﬁnd out which

services are available to you.

PAIRING A TELEPHONE / FIRST CONNECTION

The ﬁrst 4 telephones recognised are displayed in this window.

For safety reasons and because they require prolonged attention

on the part of the driver, the operations for pairing of the Bluetooth

mobile telephone with the Bluetooth hands-free system of your

audio equipment must be carried out with the vehicle stationary

and the ignition on.

The TELEPHONE menu permits access to the following functions

in particular: Directory*, Call list, Pairing management.

* If your telephone is fully compatible.

Select the telephone to be connected from the list. Only one

telephone can be connected at a time.

Go to www.citroen.co.uk for more information (compatibility, more

help, ...).

Activate the telephone's Bluetooth function

and ensure that it is "visible to all" (telephone

conﬁguration.

A virtual keypad is displayed in the

screen: enter a code with at least 4 digits.

Conﬁrm by pressing OK.

A message is displayed in the screen of the

Press the MENU button.

In the menu, select:

telephone chosen. To accept the pairing, enter the

same code on the telephone, then conﬁrm with OK.

If pairing fails, the number of attempts is not limited.

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Bluetooth telephone function -

Audio

Bluetooth conﬁguration

A message that the pairing has been successful appears in the

screen.

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Perform a Bluetooth search

The automatic connection authorised is only active after the

telephone has been conﬁgured.

The directory and the call list can be accessed after the

synchronisation period.

A window is displayed with a message that a search is in progress.

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BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS

RECEIVING A CALL

MAKING A CALL

An incoming call is announced by a ring and a superimposed

display in the vehicle's screen.

From the Bluetooth telephone function Audio menu, select Manage

the telephone call then Call, Call list or Directory.

Press this button for more than two seconds for

access to your directory, then navigate with the

thumb wheel.

Select the YES tab on the display

using the buttons and conﬁrm by

pressing OK.

Or

To dial a number, use your telephone's keypad,

with the vehicle stationary.

Press this button to accept the call.

ENDING A CALL

During a call, press this button for more than

2 seconds.

Conﬁrm with OK to end the call.

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BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS

BLUETOOTH AUDIO STREAMING*

Wireless transmission of the telephone's music ﬁles via the audio

equipment. The telephone must be able to manage the appropriate

Bluetooth proﬁles (Proﬁles A2DP / AVRCP).

Activate the streaming source by

pressing the SOURCE button**.

The tracks to be played can be

controlled as usual via the buttons on

the audio system control panel and

the steering mounted controls***.

The contextual information can be

displayed on the screen.

Initiate the pairing between the telephone and

the vehicle. This pairing can be initiated from

the vehicle's telephone function menu or via the

telephone's keypad. See steps 1 to 9 on the

previous pages. During the pairing phase, the

vehicle must be stationary with the key in the

ignition.

* Depending on the compatibility of the telephone.

** In certain cases, playing of the Audio ﬁles must be initiated from the

keypad.

*** If the telephone supports the function.

Select the telephone to be connected from the telephone function

menu.

The audio system connects to a newly paired telephone

automatically.

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07 SCREEN MENU MAP

RADIO-CD

OPTIONS

MONOCHROME A

1

RDS SEARCH

DIAGNOSTICS

CONSULT

2

REG MODE

2

3

MAIN FUNCTION

1

CD REPEAT

ABANDON

2

OPTION A

RANDOM PLAY

2

OPTION A1

OPTION A2

OPTION B...

3

VEHICLE CONFIG*

1

2

REV WIPE ACT

GUIDE LAMPS

2

* The parameters vary according to vehicle.

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SCREEN MENU MAP

DISPLAY ADJUST

LANGUAGE

UNITS

1

YEAR

FRANCAIS

TEMPERATURE: °CELSIUS / °FAHRENHEIT

2

FUEL CONSUMPTION:

KM/L - L/100 - MPG

MONTH

ITALIANO

DATE

NEDERLANDS

PORTUGUES

PORTUGUES-BRASIL

DEUTSCH

HOUR

MINUTES

12 H/24 H MODE

ENGLISH

ESPANOL

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SCREEN MENU MAP

Press the OK dial for access to short-cut menus according to the display

on the screen:

MONOCHROME C

CD / MP3 CD

USB

RADIO

activate / deactivate Intro

activate / deactivate track repeat (of the

current folder / artist / genre / playlist)

activate / deactivate RDS

1

activate / deactivate track repeat

(the entire current CD for CD, the entire

current folder for MP3 CD)

activate / deactivate REG mode

1

activate / deactivate radiotext

1

activate / deactivate random play (of the

current folder / artist / genre / playlist)

activate / deactivate random play

(the entire current CD for CD, the entire

current folder for MP3 CD)

1

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SCREEN MENU MAP

MONOCHROME C

TRIP COMPUTER

AUDIO FUNCTIONS

1

Pressing the MENU button displays:

ENTER DISTANCE TO DESTINATION

Distance: x miles

FM BAND PREFERENCES

2

alternative frequencies (RDS)

3

ALERT LOG

activate / deactivate

4

Diagnostics

regional mode (REG)

STATUS OF THE FUNCTIONS*

Functions activated or deactivated

activate / deactivate

4

radio-text information (RDTXT)

activate / deactivate

4

PLAY MODES

2

album repeat (RPT)

3

activate / deactivate

track random play (RDM)

activate / deactivate

4

3

* The parameters vary according to vehicle.

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SCREEN MENU MAP

PERSONALISATION-CONFIGURATION

BLUETOOTH TELEPHONE

1

DEFINE THE VEHICLE PARAMETERS*

DISPLAY CONFIGURATION

video brightness adjustment

normal video

BLUETOOTH CONFIGURATION

Connect/Disconnect a device

Telephone function

2

3

Audio Streaming function

Consult the paired device

4

inverse video

4

brightness (- +) adjustment

date and time adjustment

day/month/year adjustment

hour/minute adjustment

choice of 12 h / 24 h mode

choice of units

4

Delete a paired device

4

3

Perform a Bluetooth search

4

CALL

2

Calls list

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