radio AUDI Q2 2021 Owner´s Manual

Radio
Radio
Calling up the radio
menu

The
radio supports the following wavebands:

FM,
AM, DAB* (digital radio).
You
can use the HD
Radio
receiver*
to receive radio stations from the
FM/AM wavebands
digitally.

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Press the
I
RADIO[
button.
After you call up the radio, the station list that
was last open will be displayed.
To select a station: SeLect
a
station from the sta­
tion List and confirm it.
To set a waveband: Press the
I RADIO |
button re­
peatedly until the desired waveband appears.
The following information is displayed in the FM/

DAB*
station List
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188:
©Waveband
The current waveband of the station is shown in
the FM/DAB* or DAB* station list and in the fa­
vourites list.
(D Radio text (short display)
Programme information for the currently seLec­
ted station is displayed in all station lists when
available.
(D Frozen station name
(FM)1'

Station names with this symbol have been stored
permanently. Refer to
^page
230, Station
names.
- The DAB* waveband is not available in all
countries.
- The DAB* waveband also supports the trans­
mission standards DAB+* and DMB Audio*,
where available.
- The DAB* waveband is not available in the
Mexican market.
- HD Radio is only available in the Mexican
market.
Radio functions
Search function
Applies to: vehicles with search function

You
can enter
search
terms in any order using
the search function.
You
can search in all
wave­

bands by station name or programme type (e.g.

News,).

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189 Entry field and results list for the search function
- To call up the search function: While in a sta­
tion list (e.g. FM station list), turn the rotary
pushbutton to the left until the entry field for
the search function is displayed.
- To use the search function: Refer to

^>page
160, Search function.
You can also search for frequencies2'.
Stations from the favourites
(f)
are displayed in
the results list®
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189. The symbol©
shows which station list you will switch to by se­
lecting a particular station.

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This function is not available in the Mexican market.

2)
This function is not available for DAB* waveband.
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Further options
• Select: |RADI0| button > right control button.
The following options may be available to you de­
pending on the waveband:
- Sound settings: Refer to
^>page
260.
- Store as favourite: Refer to
^>page
231, Fa­
vourites.
-Tag this song for
iTunes*:1)2)
Connect your Ap­
ple device to the Audi music interface*. Select
and confirm Tag this song for iTunes. The track
that is currently playing will be copied to your
Apple device. Synchronise your Apple device
with iTunes. The next time you call up your
iTunes library, the tagged tracks
wiLl
be dis­

played.
If no Apple device is connected, the
tagged tracks will be stored temporarily on the
MMI system (max.
50
tracks). As soon as you
connect your Apple device to the Audi music in­
terface, the tags will be imported to the device.
- Programme
guide*:3'
The current and next ra­
dio programmes are Listed in the digital pro­
gramme guide* for all supported stations. Se­
lect and confirm a radio programme to have
more details on the programme displayed.
- Manual station search:4' The frequency bar is

displayed.
Select and confirm the desired
fre­

quency.
- Seek:5' The previous/next receivable frequency
will be set.
- Radio settings: Refer to
^>page
231.

Announcements
• Select: |RADI0| button > right control button >
Announcements.
Traffic
announcements*:6'

- off: Traffic announcements are not played.
- FM: Traffic announcements can be received via
FM and played
by
the system irrespective of the
selected waveband.
- FM/DAB*: You receive traffic announcements
from both wavebands. If DAB traffic announce­
ments are not available from the station cur­
rently set, they will be received from the FM

waveband.

DAB announcements*:6'
Depending on station availability, information

(e.g.
news, weather information) may be played
when the function
Fvf
is switched on.
Volume of announcements:6'
Refer to
•=>page
261.
Radio text
• Select: [RADIO] button > left control button > a
waveband (e.g. FM) > a station.

*•
Select: right control button > Radio text.
Additional information on the programme (e.g.
artist, composer, track) is shown.
To browse radio text entries: Turn the rotary
pushbutton clockwise or anti-clockwise.
Important: A radio text entry must be displayed,
and the station must be transmitting a telephone
number, navigation destination or a text mes­
sage number as Radio Text Plus information.
If a location, telephone number or text message
number has been stored for a radio text entry,
the entry will be displayed with a coloured frame.
The following options are available:
CallVStart route guidanceVWrite text mes­

sage*:

- Select a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in­
formation and press the rotary pushbutton.

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This function is only available in the Mexican market.

2'
Still under development at the time of print.

3)
Not in the FM, AM station lists

4)
Not in the DAB* waveband or in the mixed FM/DAB* sta­
tion list.

5)
Not in the mixed station list FM/DAB*

6)
This function is not available in the Mexican market.
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Select and confirm Call*/Start route guid-
anceVWrite text message*. Or: Press the

|BACK|
button to cancel the process.
The availability of radio text and Radio Text
Plus depends on the radio station.
Station names

•
Select:
I
RADIO
|
button > left control button >

FM.
Select the desired station from the station
list.
Variable station names:
Some stations use variable station names. De­
pending on how the station names are sorted,
the position of
a
variable station name may
change in the station list. You can lock the cur­
rent name of
a
selected station permanently by
selecting the Lock station name1' option.
- Lock station name: Select the right control
button > Confirm. The locked station name will
be marked with the symbol (J)
^>page
228,
Fig. 188.
- Unlock station name: Select the right control
button > Unlock station name. The name re­
ceived for the radio station will be displayed.
Detailed station information view

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190 Radio view: Detailed station information
Important: The system must be tuned to a radio

station.
The detailed station information option
must be switched on
^>page
232.
Symbols in the detailed station information view

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190:

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Radio text availability
Radio text is available for the current station. Re­
fer to
•=>
page 229.
(2) Slide show availability1'
A slide show is available for the current station.
(3) Interference (DAB*, FM HD Radio*)
The station cannot be received.

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Picture view
You can choose to dispLay a slide show1', cover
art1' or the station logo2'. Refer to
Opage
232,
Preferred image*
(DAB*,
HD Radio waveband,

FM).

Displaying the station list:
Turn the rotary pushbutton. Or: Press the |BACK|

button.

Radio menu

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Favourites

|J |
FM/DAB |

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DAB

Fig.
191 Example: Radio menu

•
Select:
I
RADIO
I
button > left control button.
To set the waveband: SeLect and confirm the
waveband you require in the radio menu

<=>F/g.
191. Or: Press the
[RADIO|
button repeat­
edly until the desired waveband appears. The sta­
tion list will be displayed. •

V
This function is not available in the Mexican market.

2)
Station logos may not be available in all countries.
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Radio

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Favourites
The favourites List will be displayed. The menu
item Favourites appears if at least one radio sta­
tion has been stored as a favourite. Refer to

*$page
231, Favourites.
©FM/DAB*
The mixed FM/DAB station List* appears when

DAB*
is available. Refer to
opage
228, Calling
up the radio menu.
Other wavebands
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, you may
be able to select other wavebands
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^>Fig.
191 in the selection menu.
Favourites
You can store your favourite stations from any
waveband in the favourites
list.

Other settings
Radio settings

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Press the
I
RADIO
|
button.
Important: You must be in a station List.
- To store a favourite: Select a station from the
list > right control button > Store as favourite.
Or: Press and hold the rotary pushbutton for
several seconds.
Important: At least one favourite must be stored
in the favourites list.
- To display the favourites list: Select the

I
RADIO
|
button > Favourites.
Important: The favourites list must be displayed.
- To listen to a favourite: SeLect and confirm a
favourite from the
list.

- To move a favourite: SeLect a favourite from
the list > right control button > Move favourite.
Or: Press and hold the rotary pushbutton for
several seconds. Select and confirm the
posi­

tion of the favourite selected.
- To delete a favourite: Select a favourite from
the list > right control button > Delete favour­
ite > Delete this favourite or Delete all favour­

ites.

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This function is not available in the Mexican market.

2)
This function is only available in the Mexican market.

•
Select: |RADI0| button > right control button >
Radio settings.
Depending on the waveband setting, you can se­
lect the following options:
Alternative frequency* (FM, DAB*)1'

on:
The tuner attempts to switch to an alterna­
tive frequency of the current station when the re­
ception quality becomes weaker. When the re­
ception is lost in the FM or DAB* waveband, the
system will automatically (in the background)
switch to an alternative station, if there is one
available.
off: Switching to an alternative frequency is
switched off. The current frequency will be main­

tained,
and in some cases may no longer be re­

ceived.
In the FM waveband, the alternative
fre­

quency function is automatically switched on
again when the station is changed.
Switch regional stations* (FM,
DAB*)1'

Important: The Alternative frequency function
must be switched on.
Some stations divide up their programming by
region and provide different content to different
regions. When the function is on
(vf,
the system
switches to related regional stations if the cur­
rent station has poor reception.

Lband
(DAB*)1'
There are two wavebands for the digital radio:
Band III and L band. Ensembles in the band III
usually have a larger range extending into several
regions. They can be received at all times. In
some regions DAB is broadcast in the
L
band.
When this option is on, stations from the L band

will
also be received.
Station names (FM)2'

scrolling:
Scroll texts transmitted by FM stations
will appear on the infotainment display. •
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Radio

fixed:
Scroll texts transmitted by FM stations will
not appear in the infotainment display. The cur­
rent scroll text on the dispLay will freeze.
FM/AM HD Radio1'
You can switch the reception of HD Radio on or

off.

Station sorting (FM)2'
A-Z: The stations are displayed in the station list
in alphabetical order. Radio stations with variable
station names are displayed after the stations
which have been sorted alphabetically. Radio sta­
tions with a frequency as their station name are
displayed
at
the end of the list.

ID:
The stations in the station list are sorted ac­
cording to the station's ID (e.g. all BBC radio sta­
tions are sorted together). Radio stations with a
frequency as their station name are displayed at
the end of the list.
Station sorting
(DAB*)2'

A-Z: The stations are displayed in the station list
in alphabetical order.
Ensemble: Ensembles comprise various radio
stations of
a
specific area (e.g. a town or region);
they are listed together as an ensemble in the
station list. To open/close the list of radio sta­
tions in an ensemble, select and confirm the en­
semble. Available sub-programmes* (additional
services provided by DAB* radio stations) are
lis­

ted beneath the radio station (indented).
Detailed station information
When this function is switched on
Ef
and the sta­
tion or favourites list is open, the system
switches to the Detailed station information
view
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230 after approximately five sec­

onds.
Where available, information on the seLec­
ted station (e.g. station name, artist, slide show,
station logo3') may be shown.

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This function is only available in the Mexican market.

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This function is not available in the Mexican market.

3)
Station logos may not be available in all countries.
Preferred image* (DAB*, HD Radio
waveband1', FM)
You can specify your preferred image for the De­
tailed station information option
^>page
230.
- station logo3': The station logo is displayed if
available.
- cover art: Album covers are displayed if availa­

ble.

- slide show:2' Depending on availability,
addi­

tional information as a supplement to the nor­
mal programme may be shown (e.g. images
from the studio, current photographs of artists
or album covers).
Update station list* (AM, DAB*2')
The station list will be updated.
Gracenote online database*
Important: The MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The cover art option must be selected

^>page
232, Preferred image*
(DAB*,
HD Radio
waveband, FM).
When this function is switched on
[vj,
album cov­
ers or genre artwork
will,
if available, be down­
loaded from the Gracenote online database for
the track currently playing.
Region for station logos*3'
We recommend using the setting automatic.
When driving abroad, or if the station Logo is not
displayed correctly, select and confirm the appro­
priate region.
Applies
to
journeys in Russia: SeLect and confirm
the city in Russia from the list which is the near­
est distance to your vehicle's current Location.

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Note
If the Traffic announcements or DAB an
nouncements* function is switched on
playback is interrupted for announcements
You can cancel an announcement while it is
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being played by briefly pressing the ON/OFF
button (î)
cépage
152, Fig. 141.
- Not all radio settings for the FM and DAB*
wavebands are available in the mixed sta­
tion list FM/DAB*.
Troubleshooting
Subject
A station with poor reception is no longer
Listed in the station List after you switch to
another station.
Advice
Store the station as a favourite in advance and call it up
via the favourites List
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231.

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Media
Depending on the device you are using, the me­
dia are started and operated using the mobile de­
vice
or
the MMI.
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Note
- Pay attention to any connection queries on
your Bluetooth device.
-You can bond several Bluetooth audio play­
ers to the MMI system; however only one
connection can be active at
a
time.
- The system supports the Bluetooth proto­
cols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4) and A2DP.
- Please consider the volume control on your
Bluetooth device. Audi recommends setting
the volume of mobile devices to maximum
when they are being used as Bluetooth au­
dio players.
- Which media functions (e.g. random play­
back) are supported depends on the Blue­
tooth device you are using.
- For more information on which devices are

supported,
please go online (e.g.
www.audi.com/bluetooth) or contact an
Audi dealer.
Wi-Fi audio players
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi

The
MMI's Wi-Fi audio player media source al­
lows you to connect and operate your Wi-Fi me­
dia player (e.g. smartphone) to play music wire­
lessly from your player's media centre.
The
me­
dia player is connected via the vehicle's Wi-Fi
hotspot. A
UPnP
server app or an integrated

UPnP/DLNA
server on the media player is re­
quired to
access
the media centre of your media

player.

Important: The Wi-Fi function of the media play­
er must be switched on. The Audi MMI connect
app or
a
UPnP server app must be installed on
your media player. Or: You must be using a
UPnP/DLNA server integrated in the media play­
er.
-
To
connect a media player: Select the |MEDIA|

button.
Press the left control button repeatedly
until the source overview
^>page
243 is dis­

played.
Select and confirm Wi-Fi audio player

® tapage
243, Fig. 200.
- You may need to select and confirm Wi-Fi off >
Activate Wi-Fi to switch Wi-Fi on in the MMI.
Select Wi-Fi settings if necessary. Use the set­
tings of the Wi-Fi hotspot for the media player
you are using.
- To start the Wi-Fi audio player: Start the Audi
MMI connect app or
a
UPnP server app, or ena­
ble media sharing on your media player.
To use the media player: The media player is op­
erated using the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the menu item Folders appears. Select and
con­

firm Folders.
- To play music from a media player: Select and
confirm Media centre.
Internet radio: See
^>page
239.
(7) CAUTION
Please always observe the information
>=>©/n

Wi-Fi hotspot on page 202.

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Note
- Inserting or removing the mini SIM card
from the SIM card reader* causes the Wi-Fi
connection to be reconfigured. This may •

A
WARNING
- Do not allow the features of the Wi-Fi hot-
spot to distract you from watching the traf­
fic - taking your eyes off the road can cause
an accident.
- Mobile devices, tablet and Laptop computers
and devices of
a
similar weight can only be
operated safely when the vehicle is station­
ary. Like any Loose object, they can be cata­
pulted through the vehicle in an accident
and cause serious injuries. Always make sure
that such devices are securely stowed while
you are driving.
- No Wi-Fi devices may be used from the front
seats in the areas around the airbags while
the vehicle is being driven. Please also ob­
serve the safety warnings on
^>page
282,
Front airbags.
238

Media
cause a short interruption in the audio
playback of some media players.
- Please always note the information in the
chapter
^>page
204, General notes on Audi
connect (infotainment).
- Please note that the Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically enable you to use the In­
ternet. Further information can be found
from
^>page
191 onwards.
-To avoid interruptions in audio playback, de­
activate the energy saving function on your
media player, or connect the player to a
charger.
- The time it takes to load audio files depends
on the media player in use and on the num­
ber of files stored.
- A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are shown on the MMI.
-Tracks downloaded from music streaming
services for use offline may be stored on
your mobile device (e.g. smartphone) with
DRM protection. Please note that files with
DRM protection cannot be played by the Wi-
Fi audio player.
- Audi dealerships will be able to provide you
with further information on Wi-Fi audio
players.
Online media and
Internet radio

Applies
to: vehicles with Audi connect (infotainment)

You
can start and operate Internet radio and
various online media services via the MMI.
Online media

Fig.
195
Online media

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195 is displayed.

Applies
to: using online media and Internet radio
Important:
- The Audi MMI connect app must have been in­
stalled and started on your mobiLe device.
- You must be logged in to your myAudi account
in the Audi MMI connect app and must have
selected your vehicLe.
- The Wi-Fi function must be activated on the
mobile device and on the MMI.
- If necessary, open the connection manager

^page
257 and check that the mobile device
you have connected is selected under MMI
con­

nect App
(|vf).

- A network connection must be set up on the
MMI
^page
203.
- The symbol for the media source Online media

@^Fig.
195 must be shown on the MMI.

Applies
to: using online media
Additional requirements:
- One of the supported online media services
must be available in your country.
- You must have an account with one of the sup­
ported online media services.
- Depending on the online media service, an app
may need to be installed and set up on your
mobile device.
Starting online media
- Press
the|MEDIA|
button. Press the Left controL
button repeatedly until the source overview

^>page
243 is displayed.
- Select and confirm an online media service.
Starting Internet radio
- Press the
|MEDIA|
button. Press the left control
button repeatedly until the source overview

Opage
243 is displayed.
- Select and confirm Internet radio. The Internet
radio browser or the most recently played sta­
tion will be shown.
- To select a station: Select and confirm a cate­
gory in the Internet radio Browser (if desired) >
a station.
Online media and Internet radio: Further op­
tions
- Press the right control button.
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Media
The following options may be available depend­
ing on the information displayed (e.g. the sta­
tion/track currently playing):
- Sound settings: Refer to
^>page
260.
- Wi-Fi settings: Refer to
Opage
201, Wi-Fi hot-
spot.
- Connection manager: Refer to
<>page
257.
- Additional options may be available depending
on the active online media service or Internet
radio function.
A WARNING
- Mobile devices, tablet and laptop computers
and devices of
a
similar weight can only be
operated safely when the vehicle is station­
ary. Like any Loose object, they can be cata­
pulted through the vehicle in an accident
and cause serious injuries. Always make sure
that such devices are securely stowed while
you are driving.
- No Wi-Fi devices may be used from the front
seats in the areas around the airbags while
the vehicle is being driven. Please also ob­
serve the safety warnings on
^>page
282,
Front airbags.
© CAUTION
- Please always observe the information
•=>©

in Wi-Fi hotspot on page 202.
- In order to use online media, you generally
have
to
set up an account with an online
media service, which may lead
to
additional

costs,
especially if
you
are using the service

abroad.

© Note
- Depending on the Internet connection and
network
load,
playback of the online media
services may be interrupted.
- Whether online media and Internet radio
can be used depends on the availability
of

services provided by third parties.
- AUDI AG only enables you
to
access online
media services via the MMI system and ac­
cepts no responsibility for the content of
online media services.
- Please always note the information in the
chapter
^>page
204, General notes on Audi
connect (infotainment).
- Depending on the mobile device you are us­

ing,
you may experience interruptions
in

media playback when using the Audi MMI
connect app. To avoid interruptions, keep
the Audi MMI connect app running in the
foreground and do not lock the screen on
your mobile device.
- Audi dealerships will be able
to
provide you
with further information on online media.

Multimedia connections

USB adapters for Audi music interface or
USB charging socket
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may be
able
to
connect your mobile devices (e.g. smart-
phones, MP3 players)
to
the Audi music interface
or the
USB
charging socket using the special
USB

adapters.

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Fig.
196 Audi USB adapters
The USB adapters
^>Fig.
196 are available from
Audi dealers or specialist retailers:
® USB adapter for devices with micro USB
con­

nector
© USB adapter for devices with Apple Lightning
connector
© USB adapter for devices with Apple dock
con­

nector
If the appropriate equipment is installed on your
vehicle, you can connect your mobiLe devices
to

the MMI and simultaneously charge the battery
using a USB adapter connected
to
the Audi music
interface.
•

240

Media
® Jukebox* 236
© DVD/CD drive*
235,
236
© SD card reader
235

© Audi music interface* 241

e.g.
iPod,
USB stick
© External audio player 242

e.g.
an MP3 player connected to

the
AUX input
© Bluetooth audio player* 237
© Wi-Fi audio player* 238
© Online media* and Internet radio* .. 239
- To play audio/video files: Select a source in the
Media menu > category (e.g. artist > album >
track/title).
- To access the next level up in the structure of
folders: Press the |BACK| button. Or: Select and
confirm Go up.
- To select the previous/next
item1^:
Briefly
press the ON/OFF button on the MMI controL
console to the left/right
(KM/»I).

- To rewind/fast forward audio/video* files:
Move and hold the ON/OFF button to the left/
right (KM/»)).
-To pause/resume playback: Briefly press the
ON/OFF button on the MMI control console.

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Note
- You can scroll rapidly through long lists by
turning the rotary pushbutton quickly. The
scrolling speed depends on the number of
entries in the list.
- If the Traffic announcements
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229
or DAB announcements* function is switch­
ed on, playback is interrupted for announce­
ments. You can cancel an announcement
while it is being played by briefly pressing
the ON/OFF button on the MMI controL
con­

sole.

- For safety reasons, the video picture is not
available while the vehicle is moving. While
you are driving, only the sound is played.
Media centre
Several categories for selecting
audio/video1

files are available in the media centre.
Favourites
Artists

fl*
Albums

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202
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Example
Orchestra Tracks

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Folders

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Playlists
/Videos
Categories for
a
USB stick

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Press the |MEDIA| button. Press the left control
button repeatedly until the source overview is

displayed.
Select and confirm the desired
source.
©Active source
The active source is highlighted. The symbol for
the active source © may change depending on
the device connected or the online media* or In­
ternet radio* service in use. The device name may
be displayed (e.g. MyPhone). A USB stick connec­
ted via the Audi music interface* is shown as an
example
^>Fig.
201.
Depending on the active source, you can select
audio/video* files from the following categories
and copy them into the
playlist:

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Favourites
The category Favourites appears if at least one
item has been stored as a favourite. Refer to

•=>page
246, Favourites.

l)
May not be possible during playback (depends on the
DVD).
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