Get Audio and Telematics: Audio system Guide for Citroen C3 Picasso SUV Second Generation (2013-2017)

Audio system

Audio system / Bluetooth^®

CONTENTS

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

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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(s)

Frequently asked questions

only operate in your vehicle.

For safety reasons, the driver must only 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 AM / FM

wavebands.

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.

CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the next track.

CD / USB: continuous press: fast forwards play.

Move in the list.

Change audio source.

Conﬁrm a selection.

Call/end call on the telephone.

Press for more than 2 seconds:

telephone main menu.

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.

Radio: select the previous/next pre-set

station.

USB: select genre / artist / folder from

the classiﬁcation list.

Select the previous/next item in a menu.

Volume increase.

Mute: press the volume

increase and decrease

buttons simultaneously.

The sound is restored

by pressing one of the

two volume buttons.

Volume decrease.

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03 MAIN MENU

Audio functions

Trip computer

Radio; CD; USB; AUX.

Enter distances; Alerts; State of functions.

Screen C

Personalisation-conﬁguration

Bluetooth^®: Telephone - Audio

Vehicle parameters; Display; Languages.

Pairing; Hands-free kit; Streaming.

Screen A

For an overview of the menus

available, refer to the "Screen

menu map" 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

Selecting a station

RDS

Press the SOURCE button several

times in succession and select the

radio.

Press the MENU button.

Select "Audio functions".

Press OK.

Press the BAND AST button to

select a waveband.

Select the "FM waveband

preferences" function.

Brieﬂy press one of the buttons to

carry out an automatic search of the

radio stations.

Press OK.

Select "Activate RDS".

Press one of the buttons to carry out

a manual search up / down for radio

frequencies.

Press OK, RDS is displayed in the

screen.

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.

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. This

explains the loss of reception of a station that can occur during a journey.

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04 AUDIO

Receiving TA messages

CD player

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 vehicle's player.

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 forward or fast back.

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04 AUDIO

Information and advice

Playing an MP3 CD compilation

Insert an MP3 CD compilation in the player.

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.

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.

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

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

problems.

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

All of the ﬁles are displayed on a single level.

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.

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

correctly.

To play a disc which has already

been inserted, press the SOURCE

button several times in succession

and select CD.

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.

Press one of the buttons to select a

folder on the CD.

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

recommended.

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.

Use only USB memory sticks formatted FAT32 (File Allocation

Table).

Press and hold one of the buttons for

fast forward or backward play.

It is recommended that you use genuine Apple^®USB cables for

correct operation.

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05 USB PLAYER

Using the USB PORT

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)

and .wma (standard 9 only, 128 kbits/sec compression).

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

On reconnection of the previous memory stick used,

play is resumed automatically with the last track

played.

USB memory stick or Apple^®player of

generation 5 or later:

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Use only USB memory sticks formatted

FAT32 (File Allocation Table),

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.

Other Apple^®players of earlier generations and

players using the MTP protocol*:

When connecting for the ﬁrst time, the classiﬁcation suggested

is by folder. When you reconnect, the classiﬁcation selected

previously is retained.

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

navigation through the ﬁle database is from

the portable device.

* Depending on vehicle.

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05 USB PLAYER

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.

-

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/

Do not connect a hard disk or USB connection device other

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

installation.

right and up/down buttons.

Conﬁrm the selection by pressing OK.

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05 USB PLAYER

Adjusting the volume of the auxiliary

source

Auxiliary socket (AUX)

Connect the portable device

(MP3 player, …) to the auxiliary

Jack socket using an audio cable

(not supplied).

First adjust the volume of your portable device.

Press the SOURCE button several

times in succession and select AUX.

Then adjust the volume of your audio

system.

First adjust the volume on your portable device (to a high level).

Then adjust the volume on your audio system. Operation of

controls is via the portable device.

The display and control is via the portable device.

Do not connect a device to both the Jack auxiliary socket and the

USB port at the same time.

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06 BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS

Pairing a Bluetooth^®telephone

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

compatibility of the Bluetooth device used.

Screen C

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

services are available to you.

(Available according to model and version)

As a safety measure 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 ﬁrst 4 telephones recognised are displayed in this window.

The "Telephone" menu permits access to the following functions

in particular: "Directory"*, "Calls list", "Consult the paired

equipment".

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

help, ...).

* If your telephone is fully compatible.

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

telephone can be connected at a time.

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.

Press the MENU button.

A message in the screen indicates the telephone

chosen. To accept the pairing, enter the same code

on the telephone, then conﬁrm with OK.

In the menu, select:

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

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"Bluetooth: Telephone - Audio"

"Bluetooth conﬁguration"

"Perform a Bluetooth search"

A message that the pairing has been successful appears in the

screen.

The automatic connection authorised is only active after the

telephone has been conﬁgured.

The directory and the call list can be accessed after the necessary

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

From the "Bluetooth: Telephone - Audio" menu.

Select "Manage the telephone call".

An incoming call is announced by a ring and a superimposed

display in the screen.

Select the YES tab on the display

using the buttons.

Select "Call".

Or

Conﬁrm by pressing OK.

Select "Calls list".

Or

Press this button at the steering mounted controls

to accept the call.

Select "Directory".

Press this button for more than two seconds for

access to your directory, then navigate using the

thumb wheel.

Or

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

with the vehicle stationary.

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06

BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS

Ending a call

Bluetooth^®audio streaming

Streaming allows music ﬁles on the telephone to be played via the

audio system.

During a call, press this button for more than

2 seconds.

Conﬁrm with OK to end the call.

Connect the telephone: see the "Telephone"

section.

Select in the "Bluetooth: Telephone - Audio" menu the telephone

to be connected.

The audio system connects to a newly paired telephone

automatically.

The system accesses the telephone's contacts directory, depending

on its compatibility, and while it is connected by Bluetooth.

Activate the streaming source by

pressing the SOURCE button*.

With certain telephones connected by Bluetooth you can send a

contact to the directory of the audio system.

Contacts imported in this way are saved in a permanent directory

visible to all, whatever the telephone connected.

Control of tracks to be played is via

the buttons on the audio system

control panel and the steering

mounted controls**. The contextual

information can be displayed in the

screen.

The menu for the directory is not accessible if it is empty.

* In certain cases, play of the audio ﬁles must be initiated from the

keypad.

** If the telephone supports the function.

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07 SCREEN MENU MAP(S)

Screen A

Main function

Radio-CD

Options

1

Option A

1

RDS options

Diagnostic

View

Option A1

2

REG mode

Option A11

2

3

CD repeat

Abandon

2

Option B...

1

Shufﬂe play

2

Vehicle conﬁg*

1

R wiper in rev

2

Guide lighting

2

* The settings vary according to the trim level of

the vehicle.

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07

SCREEN MENU MAP(S)

Display adjust

Language

Units

1

Year

Français

Temperature: °Celsius / °Fahrenheit

2

Fuel consumption:

KM/L - L/100 - MPG

Month

Italiano

Day

Nederlands

Portuguès

Português do Brasil

Deutsch

Hour

Minutes

12 H/24 H mode

English

Español

Čeština

Hrvatski

Magyar

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07

SCREEN MENU MAP(S)

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

to the display on the screen.

Screen 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

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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07

SCREEN MENU MAP(S)

Pressing the MENU button displays:

Screen C

Audio functions

Activate / deactivate

Trip computer

2

1

Play modes

3

Audio functions

Enter distance to destination

Distance: x miles

2

Album repeat (RPT)

4

FM preferences

3

Activate / deactivate

3

Alternative frequencies (RDS)

Warning log

4

Track random play (RDM)

4

Activate / deactivate

Vehicle diagnosis

Activate / deactivate

4

Regional mode (REG)

State of systems

4

Activate / deactivate

Systems activated or deactivated

Radio-text information (RDTXT)

4

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07

SCREEN MENU MAP(S)

Personalisation-conﬁguration

Bluetooth: Telephone - Audio

1

Deﬁne the vehicle parameters*

Display conﬁguration

Brightness-video adjustment

Normal video

Bluetooth conﬁguration

Connect/Disconnect an equipment

Telephone function

2

3

Audio Streaming function

Consult the paired equipment

4

Inverse video

4

Brightness (- +) adjustment

Date and time adjustment

Setting the day/month/year

Setting the hour/minute

Choice of 12 h / 24 h mode

Choice of units

4

Delete a paired equipment

Perform a Bluetooth search

4

3

4

Call

2

Calls list

Directory

3

4

3

Manage the telephone call

Terminate the current call

Activate secret mode

2

l/100 km - mpg - km/l

°Celsius / °Fahrenheit

4

3

Choice of language

2

* The settings vary according to vehicle.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

QUESTION

ANSWER

SOLUTION

There is a difference in

sound quality between

the different audio

For optimum sound quality, the audio settings (Volume, Bass, Treble,

Ambience, Loudness) can be adapted to the different sound sources,

which may result in audible differences when changing source (radio,

CD...).

Check that the audio settings (Volume, Bass,

Treble, Ambience, Loudness) are adapted to

the sources listened to. It is advisable to set

the AUDIO functions (Bass, Treble, Front-Rear

Balance, Left-Right Balance) to the middle

position, select the musical ambience "None" and

set the loudness correction to the "Active" position

in CD mode or to the "Inactive" position in radio

mode.

sources (radio, CD...).

The CD is ejected

automatically or is not

played by the player.

The CD is inserted upside down, is unplayable, does not contain any

audio data or contains an audio format which the player cannot play.

The CD is protected by an anti-pirating protection system which is not

recognised by the audio equipment.

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Check that the CD is inserted in the player the

right way up.

Check the condition of the CD: the CD cannot

be played if it is too damaged.

Check the content in the case of a recorded

CD: consult the advice in the "Audio" section.

The audio equipment's CD player does not

play DVDs.

Due to their quality level, certain writeable

CDs will not be played by the audio system.

The message "USB

peripheral error" is

The battery of the peripheral may not be sufﬁciently charged.

Recharge the battery of the peripheral device.

Reformat the memory stick.

displayed on the screen.

The Bluetooth connection

is cut.

The USB memory stick is not recognised.

The memory stick may be corrupt.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

QUESTION

ANSWER

SOLUTION

I am unable to access my Few telephones or service providers allow the use of this function.

voicemail.

The CD player sound is

poor.

The CD used is scratched or of poor quality.

Insert good quality CDs and store them in suitable

conditions.

The audio equipment settings (bass, treble, ambiences) are unsuitable.

An incorrect waveband is selected.

Set the treble or bass level to 0, without selecting

an ambience.

The stored stations do

not function (no sound,

87.5 Mhz is displayed...).

Press the BAND AST button to return to the

waveband (AM, FM1, FM2, FMAST) on which the

stations are stored.

The trafﬁc announcement The radio station is not part of the regional trafﬁc information network.

Tune to a radio station which broadcasts trafﬁc

information.

(TA) is displayed. I do

not receive any trafﬁc

information.

The quality of reception

of the radio station

listened to gradually

deteriorates or the stored

stations do not function

(no sound, 87.5 Mhz is

displayed...).

The vehicle is too far from the transmitter used by the station listened

to or there is no transmitter in the geographical area through which the

vehicle is travelling.

Activate the RDS function to enable the system

to check whether there is a more powerful

transmitter in the geographical area.

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

reception, including in RDS mode.

This phenomenon is normal and does not indicate

a failure of the audio equipment.

The aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example when going

through a car wash or into an underground car park).

Have the aerial checked by a CITROËN dealer.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

QUESTION

ANSWER

SOLUTION

Sound cut-outs of 1 to

During this brief sound cut-out, the RDS searches for any frequency

Deactivate the RDS function if the phenomenon is

too frequent and always on the same route.

2 seconds in radio mode. permitting better reception of the station.

With the engine off,

the audio equipment

switches off after a few

minutes of use.

When the engine is switched off, the audio equipment operating time

Start the vehicle's engine to increase the battery

charge.

depends on the battery charge.

The switch-off is normal: the audio equipment switches to economy mode

and switches off to prevent discharging of the vehicle's battery.

The message "the audio

system is overheated"

appears on the display.

In order to protect the installation if the surrounding temperature is too

high, the audio equipment switches to an automatic thermal protection

mode leading to a reduction of the volume or stopping of the playing of

the CD.

Switch the audio system off for a few minutes to

allow the system to cool.

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Audio and Telematics: Audio system for Your Citroen C3 Picasso SUV Second Generation (2013-2017)

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