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Audio and Telematics

Audio system

Audio system / Bluetooth^®

Contents

First steps

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Steering mounted controls

Menus

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Radio

Media

Telephone

Screen menu map(s)

Frequently asked questions

As a safety measure, the driver must only carry out operations

which require prolonged attention while the vehicle is stationary.

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

in your vehicle.

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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First steps

Buttons 1 to 6

Select a pre-set radio station.

Long press: pre-set a station.

Automatic frequency search down/

up.

Select previous/next CD, MP3 or

USB track.

Select next frequency down/up.

Select previous/next MP3 folder.

Select previous/next folder / genre /

artist / playlist (USB).

Select the screen display mode:

Date, audio functions, trip computer,

telephone.

On / Off, volume setting.

Select source:

The DARK button changes the

screen display for improved driving

comfort at night.

Radio; USB; AUX; CD; Streaming.

Confirm.

1^stpress: upper bar only illuminated.

2^ndpress: black screen.

3^rdpress: return to standard display.

Audio settings:

Front/rear fader, left/right balance,

bass/treble, loudness, audio

ambiences.

TA (Traffic Announcements) on/off.

Long press: PTY* (radio Programme

TYpe).

Display the list of local stations.

Long press: CD tracks or MP3 folders

(CD / USB).

Abandon the current operation.

Display main menu.

Eject CD.

Select AM / FM wavebands.

* Available according to version.

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Steering mounted controls

Activate/deactivate "Black Panel" -

black screen mode (night driving).

Radio, rotate: select the previous /

next preset station.

Mute.

Media, rotate: select the genre /

artist / folder in the classification list.

Press: Access to short-cut menus

depending on the display in the

screen, confirm a selection.

Radio: automatic search for a higher

frequency.

Media: select the next track.

Media, press and hold: fast forward.

Telephone: make a call.

Call in progress: access to the

telephone menu (display the calls

log).

Telephone, press and hold: reject an

incoming call.

Abandon the current operation.

Go up one level (menu or folder).

Radio: automatic search for a lower

frequency.

Media: select the previous track.

Media, press and hold: rewind.

Access to the main menu.

Increase volume.

Radio: display the list of stations.

Media: display the list of tracks.

Radio, press and hold: update the list

of stations received.

Decrease volume.

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Menus

Screen C

Radio

Selecting a station

Press the SOURCE button several

times in succession and select the

radio.

For an overview of the menus available,

refer to the "Screen menu map"

section.

Press the BAND AST button to

select a waveband.

Audio functions

Radio; CD; USB; AUX.

Briefly press one of the buttons to

carry out an automatic search of the

radio stations.

Trip computer

Enter distances; Alerts; State of

functions.

Press one of the buttons to carry out

a manual search up / down for radio

frequencies.

Bluetooth^®: Telephone - Audio

Pairing; Hands-free kit; Streaming.

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.

Personalisation-configuration

Vehicle parameters; Display;

Languages.

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RDS

Receiving TA messages

Select "Activate RDS".

The TA (Traffic Announcement)

The external environment (hills,

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.

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.

Press OK, RDS is displayed in the

screen.

Press the MENU button.

In "Radio" mode, press OK directly to activate /

deactivate RDS mode.

Select "Audio functions".

Press OK.

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.

Press the TA button to activate or

deactivate traffic messages.

Select the "FM waveband

preferences" function.

Press OK.

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Media

USB player

This unit consists of a USB port

and an auxiliary Jack socket,

depending on model.

Press REFRESH LIST briefly to

display the previously selected

classification.

Navigate through the list using the

left / right and up / down buttons.

Insert a USB memory stick into the USB port

or connect a USB peripheral device to the USB

port using a suitable cable (not supplied).

Confirm the selection by

pressing OK.

The system creates playlists

(temporary memory), which can take

from a few seconds to several minutes

on the first connection.

To protect the system, do not use a

USB hub.

Press one of these buttons to gain

access to the previous / next track in

the list.

Press and hold one of the buttons for

fast forward or rewind.

Reducing the number of non-music

files and the number of folders reduces

this waiting time. Playlists are updated

every time the ignition is switched off or

a USB memory stick is connected.

The lists are memorised: if the lists are

not changed, the subsequent loading

time is reduced.

Press and hold REFRESH LIST to

display the different classifications.

Press one of these buttons to

gain access to the previous / next

"Folder" / "Artist" / "Genre" /

"Playlist" in the list.

Select by "Folder" / "Artist" /

"Genre" / "Playlist".

Press OK to select the classification

required, then press OK again to

confirm.

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Auxiliary socket (AUX)

CD player

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.

To play a disc which has already

been inserted, press the SOURCE

button several times in succession

and select CD.

Insert a CD in the player, play begins

automatically.

Press one of the buttons to select a

track on the CD.

Connect the portable device (MP3 player, …) to

the auxiliary Jack socket using an audio cable

(not supplied).

Press the LIST REFRESH button to

display the list of tracks on the CD.

Press the SOURCE button several

times in succession and select AUX.

Press and hold one of the buttons for

fast forward or rewind.

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.

Do not connect a device to both the

Jack auxiliary socket and the USB port

at the same time.

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Playing an

MP3 CD compilation

Information and advice

Insert an MP3 CD compilation in the player.

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.

To play a disc which has already

been inserted, press the SOURCE

button several times in succession

and select 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, etc.) can be played.

Press one of the buttons to select a

It is advisable to restrict file names to

20 characters without using special characters

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

problems.

folder on the CD.

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.

While the CD is being played, the folder

structure is not followed.

All of the files are displayed on a single

level.

Press one of the buttons to select a

track on the CD.

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.

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 the LIST REFRESH button to

display the list of directories of the

MP3 compilation.

Press and hold one of the buttons for

fast forward or rewind play.

In the particular case of a multi-session CD, the

Joliet format is recommended.

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Bluetooth^®audio streaming Connecting Apple^®players

Use only USB memory sticks formatted FAT32

(File Allocation Table).

Streaming allows music files on the telephone

to be played via the audio system.

Connect the Apple^®player to the USB port

using a suitable cable (not supplied).

Play starts automatically.

To protect the system, do not use a

USB hub.

Connect the telephone: see the "Telephone"

section.

Control is via the audio system.

Select in the "Bluetooth: Telephone - Audio"

menu the telephone to be connected.

The audio system connects to a newly paired

telephone automatically.

The classifications available are those of the

portable device connected (artists / albums /

genres / playlists / audiobooks / podcasts).

It is recommended that you use

genuine Apple^®USB cables for correct

operation.

The version of software in the audio system

may not be compatible with the generation of

your Apple^®player.

Activate the streaming source by

pressing the SOURCE button*.

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.

* In certain cases, play of the audio files must

be initiated from the keypad.

** If the telephone supports the function.

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Telephone

Pairing a Bluetooth^®telephone

Screen C

(Available according to model and version)

In the menu, select:

Select the telephone to be connected from the

list. Only one telephone can be connected at

a time.

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

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"Bluetooth: Telephone - Audio"

"Bluetooth configuration"

"Perform a Bluetooth search"

A virtual keypad is displayed in the screen:

enter a code with at least 4 digits.

A window is displayed with a message that a

search is in progress.

ignition on.

Confirm by pressing OK.

The services available depend on

the network, the SIM card and the

compatibility of the Bluetooth^®device

used.

Consult your telephone's manual and

your operator to find out which services

are available to you.

Go to www.citroen.co.uk for more information

(compatibility, more help, ...).

A message in the screen indicates the 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.

Activate the telephone's Bluetooth^®function

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

configuration).

A message that the pairing has been

successful appears in the screen.

Press the MENU button.

The first 4 telephones recognised are displayed

in this window.

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.

The "Telephone" menu permits access to the

following functions in particular: "Directory"*,

"Calls list", "Consult the paired equipment".

* If your telephone is fully compatible.

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Receiving a call

Making a call

Ending a call

An incoming call is announced by a ring and a

From the "Bluetooth: Telephone - Audio"

During a call, press this button for

superimposed display in the screen.

menu.

more than 2 seconds.

Select "Manage the telephone call".

Select the YES tab on the display

using the buttons.

Confirm with OK to end the call.

Select "Call".

Or

Select "Calls list".

Confirm by pressing OK.

Or

Select "Directory".

The system accesses the telephone's

contacts directory, depending on its

compatibility, and while it is connected

by Bluetooth^®.

Press this button for more than two

seconds for access to your directory,

then navigate using the thumbwheel.

Press this button at the steering

mounted controls to accept the call.

Or

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

with the vehicle stationary.

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.

The menu for the directory is not

accessible if it is empty.

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Screen menu map(s)

Screen C

Press the OK dial for access to

short-cut menus depending on the

display on the screen.

CD / MP3 CD

USB

Radio

activate / deactivate Intro

activate / deactivate track repeat

activate / deactivate RDS

1

(of the current folder / artist / genre /

playlist)

activate / deactivate track repeat

(the entire current CD for CD, the entire

activate / deactivate REG mode

1

current folder for MP3 CD)

activate / deactivate radiotext

1

activate / deactivate random play

(of the current folder / artist / genre /

playlist)

activate / deactivate random play

1

(the entire current CD for CD, the entire

current folder for MP3 CD)

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Screen C

Pressing the MENU button displays:

Personalisation-

conﬁguration

Display conﬁguration

1

Audio functions

Brightness-video adjustment

Normal video

2

Play modes

2

1

3

Album repeat (RPT)

Inverse video

3

FM preferences

2

Activate / deactivate

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

Alternative frequencies (RDS)

3

Track random play (RDM)

3

Activate / deactivate

4

Activate / deactivate

4

Regional mode (REG)

3

Activate / deactivate

4

Radio-text information (RDTXT)

Activate / deactivate

4

l/100 km - mpg - km/l

°Celsius / °Fahrenheit

3

Choice of language

1

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Bluetooth: Telephone -

Audio

Bluetooth conﬁguration

Manage the telephone call

1

Connect/Disconnect an equipment

Telephone function

Terminate the current call

Activate secret mode

2

Audio Streaming function

Consult the paired equipment

Delete a paired equipment

Perform a Bluetooth search

3

Call

1

Calls list

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