radio AUDI A8 2005 D3 / 2.G RNS_E Navigation System Manual
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RADIO 72Applies to vehicles: with Satellite Digital Audio Radio ServiceCategory filter
You can make a preselection in the program catego-
ries.Fig. 73 Setup Radio: Category filterTurning on filter option
– Press the   function button in the satellite radio 
menu.
– Select Category filter.
–Under Category filter select the desired filter option and 
press the control knob. A check 
 will appear after the 
filter option, or– Select the filter option All categories and press the 
control knob so that a check 
 appears after All 
categories.
Turning off individual filter options
– Press the   function button in the satellite radio 
menu.
– Select Category filter.
–Under Category filter select individual filter options that 
are not to be active any longer and press the control 
knob. The check 
 after the filter option disappears.
Turning off all filters
– Press the   function button in the satellite radio 
menu.
–First select the filter option All categories and press the 
control knob so that a check 
 appears after All 
categories. A t the sam e tim e, a check 
 will appear after 
each filter option.
– If you press the control knob again afterwards, the 
checks 
 after all of the filter options disappear.
The stations that are displayed in the station list can be filtered 
according to your personal des ire s as  to type of program. The selec-
tion of program categories depends on what your provider offers.
SETUP
SETUPSETUP 
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RADIO73
General operation
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Applies to vehicles: with Satellite Digital Audio Radio ServiceDelete stored stationsDelete individual stations
– Press the   function button in the satellite radio 
menu.
–Select Delete stored stations page 71, fig.72.
–Select Delete individually.
– Rotate and press the control knob to delete individual 
stations from the memory list.
Delete all stations
– Press the   function button in the satellite radio 
menu.
–Select Delete stored stations.
–Select Delete all. All entries on the memory list are 
deleted.Applies to vehicles: with Satellite Digital Audio Radio ServiceSystem informationThe following system messages can be displayed:XM Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
SETUPSETUP
System mes-
sages
Meaning
ANTENNA
No antenna is connected to the tuner, or 
there are loose plug contacts on the 
antenna cable.
UPDATING
Your system is being updating.
NO SIGNAL
The tuner is presently not receiving any 
satellite signal.
LOADING
Yo u r  p ro v i d e r  i s  s e n d i n g  i n fo r ma t i o n  w h ich  
the system is currently storing.
OFF AIR
The station selected has shut down its pro-
gram (e.g. children's channel at night)
INVALID
The channel is invalid or not used.
System mes-
sages
Meaning
LINKING
The tuner is presently not receiving any 
satellite signal.
CALL 888-539-SIRIUS 
TO SUBSCRIBE
First possibility: the tuner has not been 
enabled yet. Second possibility: the station 
selected is not enabled, for example 
because the station requires a subscrip-
tion. 
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CD/SD75
General operation
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CAR, SETUP The following submenus are available in the CD 
function:The following submenus are available in the CD Setup 
function:
Selecting MP3 functionFig. 75  Display: Main MP3 menu (example of a list of tracks)– Insert an MP3 card or an MP3 CD into the appropriate 
drive page 37.
Control button 
functions 
page 74, 
fig. 74
CD submenus
 
CD list*
Audio CD 
Empty 
CD ROM 
CD unreadable
 
Source
CD 
MP3
 
Sound
Balance 
Fader 
Tr e b l e  
Bass 
DSP
a)b)
 
Volume settings (Navigation info)
a)Digital Signal Processingb)Vehicles with a BOSE® sound system in conjunction with an AudioPilot do 
n o t  h a v e  a  D S P  f u n c t i o n . I n  t h i s  c a s e  y o u r  v e h i c l e  i s  e q u i p p e d  w i t h  D y n a m i c  
Noise Compensation page 94.
 
CD control
Forward 
Reverse 
Next 
Previous 
Random 
Scan
A1A2A3A4
CD Setup submenu
Press the   
function button in 
the CD function 
page 82
Repeat CD
SETUP 
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CD/SD77
General operation
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CAR, SETUP The following submenus are available in the MP3 
Setup function:
Source control buttonSelecting audio sourceFig. 76  CD/SD: List of available audio sources–Press the Source control button in the CD or MP3 menu.
– Select the desired equipment by rotating and pressing 
the control knob.Depending on vehicle equipment, the following choices are avail-
able:
CD
MP3
Various submenus are available, depending on the equipment 
selected.
b)Vehicles with a BOSE® sound system in conjunction with an AudioPilot do 
n o t  h a v e  a  D S P  f u n c t i o n . I n  t h i s  c a s e  y o u r  v e h i c l e  i s  e q u i p p e d  w i t h  D y n a m i c  
Noise Compensation page 94.
MP3 Setup submenus
Press the   
function button in 
the MP3 function 
page 88
Repeat 
With subdirectories 
Tr a c k   d i s p l a y  
Categ. display
SETUP 
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CD/SD79
General operation
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CD list control buttonApplies to vehicles: with CD changerCD selectionFig. 78  CD: Selecting CDs from the changer–Press the CD list control button in the CD menu.
– Select the desired CD fig.78. The CD title list is 
displayed.
– Select your track as necessary.The selected CD location appears in the title line.
If there is no CD in one of the slots in the changer, “Empty” is 
displayed in the CD list.Audio CDs (CD-A) can also be played in the DVD Navigation drive. If 
there is a CD changer* in the vehicle, an audio CD inserted in the 
DVD Navigation drive can be played over CD 7.
Sound control buttonSound settingsStarting at 
page 92, you can read how to select the sound 
settings for the CD function. 
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CD/SD81
General operation
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CD Random play
CD tracks can also be played in random order.Fig. 81  CD: Random–Press the CD control button in the CD menu.
– By rotating the control knob, select MIX (“Random”) 
fig.81.
– Press the control knob.The possibilities for Random play depend on the different settings 
available for Repeat in the Setup CD menu 
page 82.
I f  y o u  h a v e  s w i t ch e d  t he  Repeat function off in Setup CD, the CDs in 
a CD changer* are played one after the other in random order. The 
tracks on the current CD are first played in random order. After all 
the tracks have been played, the next CD is loaded.I f y o u  s e t  Repeat in Setup CD for only a single CD, only the tracks on 
the current CD will be played in random order.
I f  y o u  h a v e  s e t  Repeat fo r  a  s i n g l e  Tra c k in Setup CD, you cannot use 
random play. The Scan function also cannot be used 
page 81.
Scan CD tracksFig. 82  CD: Scanning a track–Press the CD control button in the CD menu.
– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select SCAN 
fig.82.Pressing the control knob activates automatic track scan. Each track 
on the CD will be played for a few seconds. 
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CD/SD83
General operation
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Main MP3 menuSelecting a MP3 track
The list of tracks on the activated, readable storage 
medium inserted are displayed in the main MP3 menu.Fig. 84  MP3: List of tracks (main menu)–Press the Source control button from a CD/SD menu.
–Select MP3 page 77.
– In the main MP3 menu fig.84, select the desired track 
on the active MP3 data carrier with the control knob.The playing time of the track will be displayed after the track name.You can select an MP3 data carrier using the MP3 list control button 
page 84.Tips
I f  yo u  o p e n  t h e  d i s p l a y,  M P3  p l a y b a ck o f t h e  a c t i v e  d a t a  c a rr i e r  is  
stopped.
The MP3 player can also stop when playing back individual MP3 
tracks from a data carrier if they cannot be read. In this case, select 
another readable MP3 track on this data carrier and playback 
continues.
Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it 
is possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be 
read. You can find additional hints starting on 
page 37. 
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CD/SD85
General operation
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MP3 ctrl control buttonForward/reverse within the trackFig. 86  MP3: Forward within a track–Press the MP3 ctrl control button in the MP3 menu.
–Select >> (“Forward”) fig.86 or << (“Rewind”) by 
rotating the control knob..
– Hold down the control knob.The track advances or reverses for as long as you hold the control 
knob down.
MP3 track next/previousFig. 87  MP3: Track next–Press the MP3 ctrl control button in the MP3 menu.
– Select >| (“Next”) fig.87 or |< (“Previous”) by rotating 
the control knob.
– Press the control knob.The next or previous track will be played. 
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CD/SD87
General operation
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NAV, INFO
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– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select NAME 
(“Details”) to open more detailed information about the 
current track page 86, fig.89.If information about the current track, performer, album, year of 
issue, specific comments and the category has been stored in the 
MP3 file, you can bring up this information using NAME (“Details”).
Tips
Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it is 
possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be 
read. You can find additional hints starting on 
page 37.
Scan MP3 track (SCAN)Fig. 90  MP3: Scanning tracks on a MP3
–Press the MP3 ctrl control button in the MP3 menu.
– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select SCAN 
fig.90.Pressing the control knob activates automatic track scan. Each track 
on the MP3 data carrier will be played for a few seconds.
When the button is pressed again, the scanning stops and the title 
currently being played will continue to play.
Tips
Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it is 
possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be 
read. You can find additional hints starting on 
page 37. 
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CD/SD89
General operation
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–Select Repeat.
–Select Off, Playlist/Dir., All playlists or Tr a c k page 88, 
fig.92.The tracks from an available MP3 data carrier can be repeated.
Function Off: The Repeat function is switched off.
Function Playlist/Dir.: The MP3 tracks from the current Playliste 
or of the current Directory are repeated.
Function All playlists: The MP3 tracks from all available Playlists 
or of all Directories are repeated.
Function Tra c k: The MP3 track currently selected is repeated.Tips
The Repeat options can be combined with the Repeat and Random 
functions. You can find more information in the description of the 
Random function 
page 86.
SubdirectoriesFig. 93 Setup MP3: Subdirectories activated– Press the   fun ction  button  page 16 in the MP3 
menu.
– Select Repeat page 88, fig.92.
– Select Playlist/Dir.
– Select With subdirectories an d p re s s t h e  co n t ro l  k n o b s o  
that a check mark 
 is displayed behind this function 
fig.93.
Th e  fu nc t i o n With subdirectories is available for the Repeat 
Playlist/Dir. function. In this way, all subdirectories in a directory are 
played as well.
SETUP