audio AUDI Q7 2017 Owner´s Manual

u (0 ...... N r--. N ...... 0
0
:E <t
Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
th rough the MMI control panel.
F ig . 2 15 Diag ram: possible sources in the Med ia m enu
Fi g. 216 D iagram : possible sources in the Media me nu
Req uirement: a media sou rce mu st con tain au­
dio/video* files ¢
page 229.
~ Press t he I M EDIA i button. Press the left control
bu tton until the so urces ove rview is disp laye d.
~ Se le ct and confirm the desi red sou rce. Or :
press the I MEDIAi button repeated ly until the
desired source is selecte d.
D epen ding on t he veh icle eq uipment, the fo llow ­
ing sources may be disp layed in the
Media menu:
(D Jukebox * .. ... ... .... .. ... .. .
@ DVD /CD d rive * .. . .... ... .. .. .
®
© SD card reader
Audi mu sic interface * ......... .
such as an iPhone, USB stick 2
30
229,230
229
235
® External audio player . . . . . . . . . . 235
such as an MP3 playe r con nected to
the
AUX input
© B luetooth audio player * . . . . . . . 231
1l Depe ndi ng on the DVD, thi s may not be possib le d urin g
playba ck.
0 Wi-Fi audio player* ... ....... .
® Online med ia * and Internet radio * Media
232
233
-
Play ing audio /video files : select a source in the
Media menu > Category (such as artists > al ­
bum
> track).
- Moving one level up in the folder structure :
press the !BACKI button . Or: select and confirm
Folder up .
- Selecting the previous or next track /chapte r*
1
l: press the On/Off knob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left
t<l<l or right l>t>L
- Fast-forw arding and rewinding audio/video*
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control pa nel to the left
t<l<l or right t>t>I for
a longer t ime .
-Paus ing or resuming playback : press the On/
Off knob on the MMI cont rol panel brief ly .
(D Tips
- You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly . The scroll­
ing speed depends o n the numbe r of list en ­
tries .
- For safety reasons, t he v ideo image is on ly
displaye d when the vehicle is stationary. On ­
ly the so und from th e video plays whil e dr iv­
ing.
237

Media
Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files ore available in the media center .
Fig. 217 Example : USB stick categories
F ig. 218 Example: USB stick cat egories
~ Press the I MEDIAi but ton. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed .
Se lect and confirm the desired source.
(D Active source
The active source is highlighted . T he active
source symbol (!) may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis­
played (for example: MyPhone). As an example, a
USB stick is shown
Q fig . 217 connected to the
Aud i mus ic interface*.
Depending on the active source, you can select
aud io/video files * from the following categor ies
and add them to the playlist :
@Favorites
The Favorites category appea rs if at least one en­
try is stored in the favorites list . See
Q poge 240,
Favorites.
@ Artists
All available artists are displayed. Select and con­
firm an artist , an album and then a track .
238
@Albums
All available albums are displayed . Select and
conf irm an album and then a track.
® Genres
All available genres are displayed . Select and
confirm a genre (s uch as
Pop ), an artist, an al­
bum and then a song.
@Tracks
All availab le tracks are displayed . Select and con­
firm a track.
0 Folders
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis­
played. Se lect a folder , if necessary. Select and
conf irm a track .
@ Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed . Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track .
Smart playlists :
- Last played tracks :
the last tracks played in the
selected source are displayed.
-Most played : the most played songs in these­
lected source are displayed.
- S stars to 1 star: tracks from the selected
source are disp layed according to their rating.
- Not rated: all files from the selected source
w ithout rating information (for example, in the
103 tag) are displayed.
@ Videos*
All availab le video files are displayed. Select and
conf irm a video file .
(D Note
Applies to: veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment) a nd
use of the radio category w ith iPod/iP hone
Always follow the information found in q(i) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195. .,.

u (0 ...... N r--. N ...... 0
0
:E <t
@ Tips
-Only the categories supported by the medi­
um are available. For example, CD/DVD­
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego­
ries such as
Artists, Albums or Genres.
With an iPod/iPhone (source: Audi music in­
terface¢
page 234), the Podcasts, Audio
books
and Composers categories are also
available .
- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­
ly the sound from the video plays while driv­
ing .
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
- With an iPod/iPhone (media source: Audi
music interface ¢
page 234), the Podcasts,
Audio books
and Composers categories are
also available.
(D Tips
Applies to: iPod/lPhone on Audi music Interface
- An Internet connection is required to use
the additional
Radio category, an on line
media service. Also see the chapter
¢
page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot. Also read the in­
formation on the Audi music interface and
the supported devices¢
page 234.
-Depending on the Internet connection and
network traffic, a connection loss can occur
during playback of on line media services.
- The use of online media services depends on
the service availability of the third party
provider.
- Audi AG simply makes the access to on line
media services possible through the MMI
and does not take any responsibility for the
contents of the online media services.
Media
Free text search
Applies to: veh icles w ith free text search
You can search in the active source by tracks and
video files*, for example
Fig. 219 Input field and results list for free text search
You can open the free text search depending on
the selected source .
Requirement: the playlist
¢ page 240 or media
center¢
page 238 must be displayed.
Opening free text search
.. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input field(!) ¢fig. 219
appears. Or: push the control knob up.
Using the free text search: see ¢ page 165, Free
text search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
listed in the results list@¢
fig. 219. You can
search for artists @¢fig.
219, albums @or
tracks @) as well as genres and videos.
@ Tips
-It will then search through the files in the
active source.
-If you open free text search in the Folder
category 0 c;> page 238, fig. 218 or
theComposers, Podcasts and Audio books
categories, it will only search through the
files in that folder.
239

Media
Show DVD menu
The DVD main menu opens in the Info tainmen t
sys tem display.
-Selecting a menu item : select and confirm a
menu i tem.
Or : move yo ur finger on the M MI
t ouch contro l pa d* and press the contro l kno b.
Audio trackll
You can manually set the a udio track (language
and aud io format). The language and aud io for­
mat op tions depend on t he v ideo DVD.
Subtitles1l
You can set subt itles for playback manua lly. The
languages available depend on t he DVD.
A spect
Aud i recommends the Automatic setting for the
p icture format. You can set the pict ure format
depending on the active fi le or source (for exam­
p le video file*, DVD*).
Picture for- Description
mat
Automatic
The MMI detects the p icture for-
mat of the source and d isp lays the
i mage in the optim um ratio. Black
ba rs may appea r on the s id es of
the disp lay, depe nding on the
source forma t and the Infotain -
ment sys tem disp lay tha t is instal-
l ed .
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the
enti re Infotai nment system d is-
pl ay. Switch the f un ction off i f th e
i mage is distorte d.
l) Depend ing o n the DVD, this may not be possib le during
playback.
242
Picture for- Description
mat
Cinema -
Use this setting for fi lms in cinema
scope format 21:9. B lack bars w ill appear
on the upper/ lower edge in the In-
fota inment system display .
Original The image is displayed in the rat io
of the so urce format . Select this
opt ion if the image is disto rted or a
section of the image is cut off
when
Auto is selected.
4 :3 Th e image is f ixed in the 4:3 pie -
tu re format . Black bars are s hown
on the sides of the In fota inment
system display.
16:9 Th e image is fixed in the 1 6:9 pie -
t u re fo rmat. Bla ck bars a re s hown
in t he upper and lower e dges of the
Infotai nment system display .
(D Tips
-Not all video D VDs have parenta l cont rol.
- T he secur ity leve ls fo r the
Parental control
are based on the US standar ds from the Mo­
t ion Picture Associat ion of Ame rica (MPAA).
N ote that the a ge levels fo r video DVDs in
E uropean countries may differ.
- Password ent ry fo r
Parental control will be
locked for approximately one m inute if you
enter the inco rrect password three t imes in
a row. The passwo rd can on ly be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.

u co .... N r-... N .... 0
0
:E: '<t
Media
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and th e USB storage d evice* connection support the follo wing audio/vid­
e o file prop erti es :
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC memory cards :
with a capacity up to 12 8 GB
media DVD drive : audio C Ds ( up to 80 min.) with CD tex t (art ist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs w ith
a capac ity up to 700 MB; DV D±R/RW; DVD video; DVD a udio wit h aud io tracks that are
compatib le w it h a DVD v ideo p laye r
Audi musi c interfa ce : mobile devices~ page 234 such as i Phones, M TP playe rs, and
USB storage dev ices in "USB D evice Subclass 1 and 6" tha t conform to USB 2.0: USB
sticks, USB MP3 players (Pl ug -and-Play capable), external USB flash drives and hard
drives
File sys tem Memor y cards: exFA T, FA T, FAT32, NTFS
USB storag e devices : FAT, FA T32, N TFS
USB mas s storage device partitions (primary /logical*) : two per US B connec tion
CD/DVD file systems : IS 0 9660 , Joliet, UD F
Metadata Album cover : GIF, JPG, PN G with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
med ium o r from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depending on availability.
Format MPEG Windows MPEG FLAC MPEG 1/2 MPEG4AVC Windows Media
1/2 Med ia 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Laye r-3 Audio 9
and 10
File exten-.mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
sion .m4b; .mpeg .
m4v; .asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
Playlist s .M3U; .PLS; .WP L; . M3U8; .ASX
Characte ris-up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
ti cs 48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 2Sfps
frequen-
cy
Number of DVD d rive *: max. 1,000 files per medium
files Jukebox*: approx imately 10 GB storage space; max. 3,000 fil es can be imported
USB sto rage dev ices and memory ca rds: max. 10,000 files per med ium; max. 1,000
files per playlist/directory
{O) Tips
- The media drives do not s upport the W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. display
showing the remaining play time
may differ for MP3 files with variable b it
rate.
- Special characters (suc h as those in 103 tag
- To compress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended by Aud i. The information) display differently depend
ing ..,.
243

Media
on the system language and canno t always
be g uaranteed . - Some M
TP player f unctions are not s upport ­
ed, s uch as rating m us ic tracks and v ideo
playback.
- T he man ufa ctu rer of the storage device can
p rovide information about its "USB Device
Subclass" .
CD drive
Applies to: veh icles w ith a CD drive
The following audio file proper ties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Aud io CDs (up to 8 0 min) wi th CD text (artist, a lb um, t rack) *, C D-RO Ms wi th a capac i-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, J PG, P NG wit h max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Format M PE G 1/ 2 Windows Med ia A u- MP EG 2/4 FLAC
Layer -3 dio 9 and 10
File e xtension .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
. m4b ;
. aac
Playlists .M3U ; .P LS ; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maxim um 320 kbit/s and 48 k Hz sampli ng frequenc ies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number of Maxim um 1,000 f iles pe r medium
files
(D} Tips
- To comp ress MP3 f iles, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended. The display
showing t he remaining play t ime may differ
fo r MP3 files w ith variable bit rate . -
Special cha racters (such as t hose in 1D3 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and can not always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the ins tructions in the chapter ~ page 234, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nectionsl ~ page 231, 8/uetooth audio pl ayer . You can lear n
not supporte d. abo ut s uppor ted mobi le devices in t he A udi database fo r mobile
dev ices a t
www.audiu sa .com/bluetooth .
Audi music interface:
the volume Ad just the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low when start ing the maximum output¢
page 240, Input lev el.
playback thro ugh t he AUX inp ut.
244
...

u co ..... N r--... N ..... 0
0
:E: '<t
Problem
Audi music interface :
the porta-
ble device is not recogni zed as a
source.
Audi music interface : malfunc-
tions during audio playback
through an iPod/ iPhone.
Audi music interface : contents
that are changed on a mobile de-
vice connected to the Audi music
interface al are not displayed in
the media center.
AUX input: there is stat ic when
connecting and disconnecting the
AUX connection cable .
Bluetooth audio player* /Wi-Fi
audio player *:
aud io playback in-
terference.
Jukebox* : tracks on the imported
playlist are grayed out.
Jukebox* : imported tracks cannot
be played or found.
Online media *: connection failed
between the MMI and the
Audi
MMI connect
app.
Audi music interface: contents
that are changed on a mobile de-
vice connected to the Audi music interface are not displayed in the
med ia center .
Bluetooth audio player *: interfer-
ence with track d isplay and audio
playback.
Media
Solution
For many ce ll phones or mobile devices, playback is not possible
when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its capacity).
The mobile de-vice will only be recognized as a source in the MMI
after connecting if the battery charge is sufficient .
The
Bluetooth audio player f unction is switched on. Switch this
function off
c:> page 2 51 when you a re not using the Bluetooth
audio player.
Reset the Media settings to the facto ry defau lt settings
c:> page250.
When connecting a nd disconnecting, the External audio player
source is already selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
mobile device, either mute the device (see
c:> page 253) or switch
to a different audio source (for example
c:> page 223, Opening the
radio) .
Only one interface should be act ively used at a time to ensure
problem-free playback .
When importing playlists, a ll of the fi les themselves must be im-
ported.
If yo u cannot find impor ted tracks in the media center, they may
not be supported. Only copy supported files
c:> page 243 to the
Jukebox.
To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection sw itch
must be switched on in the
Audi MMI connect app status screen .
Reset the
Media settings to the factory default settings
c:> page 250.
Playback interference can occur when using the Bluetooth audio
player
if a music player app from a th ird party provider is open.
Aud i recommends using the integrated media player on your Blue-
tooth dev ice (such as a smartphone) .
245

Media Problem Solution
Wi -Fi hotspot* :
your Wi-Fi device Make sure the network optimization functions are switched off in
is d isconnected from the W i-Fi the Wi-Fi settings or in the network settings for your W i-Fi device.
hotspot. For additional information refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
dev ice .
Audi music interface: audio play -Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the settings on your
back through the connected mo- mobile device.
bile device is not possib le .
a> Applies only to MTP dev ices. Does not apply to Apple devices and USB mass sto rage devices.
246

Data connection
Applies to vehicles w ith A ud i con nect (Infota inme nt)
- T he data connect ion is made using the embed­
ded SIM card
l) ¢page 189. You do not need to
adjust any addit ional se ttings.
(D Note
Always follow the info rmat ion found in ~CD in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
MMI connect app
A pp lies to vehicles w it h Aud i connect (Infota inme nt)
Req uirement: the Audi MMI connec t app must
be installed and open on your mobile device .
-Co nne ct n ew d ev ic e: search for and connec t a
mobile device (such as a smartphone).
- List of d evice s alr ead y paired : select your mo­
bile device from the l ist of a ll the devices that
are already paired.
Audio player
Ap plies to vehicles w ith B luetoot h or Wi -Fi aud io playe r
Bluetooth play er*
Requirement: the Bluetooth funct ion and vis ibili ­
ty must be switched on in the MM I
¢ page 251
and on the ce ll phone.
- Conn ect new d ev ice : press the contro l knob.
Se lect
Bluet ooth a udio pla ye r. Search for and
connect a mobile device.
- List of devi ce s alrea dy pai red : select a Bl ue­
too th device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paired .
Wi-Fi audio pla yer *
Requirement: the W i-Fi hotspot on the M MI
~ page 195 and on you r ce ll phone must be
sw itched on.
- Conn ect new de vice: press the control knob .
Search for and connect a Wi-Fi capable device .
-Di sconn ect Wi-Fi audio pla yer : deactivate the
Wi-Fi on your W i-Fi capab le device. The dev ice
u ~ will be automatically removed from the l ist.
N r-... N ..... 0
0
~ l) S IM card in stalle d in t he vehicle at th e factory.
Sys te m set ting s
(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in ~ 0 in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
Directory
Applies to : veh icles w it h te lepho ne
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tional cell phone).
Requirement: no cell phones can be connec ted to
the MMI using the
Handsfr ee prof ile .
- Connect new d evice : search fo r and connect a
new ce ll phone .
-List o f device s alr eady pai red: select your ce ll
pho ne from the list of all the cell phones that
are a lready pai red .
Audi smartphone
Applies to : veh icles w ith Audi s m artp hone interface
- Connect your ce ll phone to the Audi music in ­
terface ~
page 235 using a USB adapter
¢ page 234, fig . 213 .
- Select your cell phone from the list of cell
phones that have a lready been connected.
Additional options
Depending on the selected function, you can use
the right control button to access the availab le
additional options in the connection manager.
Delete Bluetooth de vic e*
The selected cell phone/mobile device is discon­
nected from the MMI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are already paired.
Show Bluetooth profiles *
You can Connect or Disconne ct the H and sfr ee,
Me ssage s*, Director y/conta ct s
and Bluet ooth
aud io pl ayer
profiles separate ly.
Bluetooth settings *
- Bluetooth :
select and confi rm a setting for the
Bl uetooth connection visib ility . Se lect
Vi sible ...,
251

System settings
for the MMI to be visib le to other devices . Se ­
lect
Invisible for the MMI to not be visible to
other devices. However, it is still possib le to es­
tab lish a Bluetooth connection with paired de ­
vices when the v is ibility is switched off. Select
Off to turn visibility off . Then a Bluetooth con­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switched on~. the Bluetooth aud io player is
available as a sou rce in the
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI Bluetooth name (for
example .,AUDI MMI 2016") is displayed and
can be changed .
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack­
ets that are sent and received through the MMI
is d isplayed . You can reset the data usage infor ­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
-Network status: the mobile network p rovider
for data service as well as the network status
are displayed.
Wi-Fi settings*
See c> page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
c> page 176 .
As soon as the cell phone is in range and the
Bluetooth function on the ce ll phone and in the
MMI is switched on, this cell phone is given prior­
ity over the other Bluetooth devices and is con ­
nected directly to the MMI. The connected cell
phone is displayed first in the device list.
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic login to
your ce ll phone service provider's network, or
yo u can choose a
manual login from the list of
available networks.
- Network selection: available networ ks in the
present location can be selected under network
selection. This function is only available for the
Manual login setting.
252
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See ¢ page 253.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find lega l informa tion regarding
the use of Apple CarPlay or Andro id Auto and in­
formation about device-specific data exchange.
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Requirement: yo ur cell phone must not be con­
nected to the Aud i m usic interface with a USB
adapter .
Select:
Audi smartphone > a device from the list
> r igh t control button.
To remove your cell phone from the list, select
and confirm
Delete CarPlay device or Delete An­
droid Auto device .
System update
.,,. Select : !ME NUI button> Settings > left control
button >
System maintenance.
- System update:
slide the storage device with
the update data into the appropriate drive
¢ page 229. Select and confi rm the drive>
Start update. The length of the process de­
pends on the size of the update.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
driver package is reset to the settings at the
time of delivery.
-Version information : info rmation on the MMI
sof tware version and the navigation database*
so ftware version is disp layed. The
Software in­
formation
function also prov ides information
on the software contained in the MMI and the
licensing agreement.