audio CITROEN C-ELYSÉE 2012 User Guide
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Practical information
System which manages the duration of use of certain functions to retain a sufficient level of charge in the battery.
After the engine has stopped, you can still use functions such as the audio andtelematics system, windscreen wipers, dipped
beam headlamps, cour tesy lamps, etc. for a maximum combined duration of about
thirty minutes.
Electrical energy economy mode
Switching to economy
mode
Once this time has elapsed, a message
appears in the screen indicating that the vehiclehas switched to economy mode and the activefunctions are put on standby.
If a telephone call is being made at this time, it will be maintained for around 10 minutes with
the Bluetooth hands-free system of your audio
system.
Exiting economy mode
These functions are reactivated automatically
next time the vehicle is driven. ) To restore these functions immediately,start the engine and let it run for at least five minutes.
A flat battery prevents the engine from starting (refer to the correspondingsection).
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To avoid any risk of jamming of the pedals:
- ensure that the mat is positioned and
secured correctly,
- never fit one mat on top of another.
"Protection":
mats *
, seat covers, alarm, front and rear mudflaps, boot liner, boot carpet, side rubbing strips, door protective strips, transparent boot sill protector, shield under engine...
The fitting of electrical equipment or accessories which are not recommended by CITROËN may resultin a failure of your vehicle's electronicsystem and excessive electrical consumption.
Please note this precaution. Youare advised to contact a CITROËNrepresentative to be shown the range of recommended equipment and accessories.
Installation of radiocommunicationtransmitters
Before installing any after-market radiocommunication transmitter, you can
contact a CITROËN dealer for thespecification of transmitters which can be fitted (frequency, maximum power,aerial position, specific installation requirements), in line with the Vehicle Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/10 4/EC).
Depending on the legislation in forcein the country, it may be compulsory to have a high visibility safety vest,warning triangle and spare bulbs andfuses available in the vehicle. B
y visiting a CITROËN dealer, you can also
obtain products for cleaning and maintenance (exterior and interior) - including ecological products in the "TECHNATURE" range, toppingup products (screenwash...), touch-up pens and paint aerosols for the exact colour of your
vehicle, refills (cartridge for the temporary puncture repair kit...), ...
"Multimedia":
audio systems, portable satellite and semi-
integral navigation systems, fixed and
Bluetooth hands-free kit, universal solar charger, speakers and wiring, 230 V socket,
Wi-Fi on-board...
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operate in your vehicle.
AUDIO SYSTEM / BLUETOOTH ®
01 First steps
For safety reasons, the driver must only carry out
operations which require prolonged attention while
the vehicle is stationary.
When the engine is switched o
ff and to prevent
discharging of the battery, the audio system may switch off after a few minutes.
CONTENTS
02 Steering mounted controls
03 Main menu
04 Audio
05 Using the telephone
06 Audio settings
07 Screen menu map
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On / Off.
FIRST STEPS
Volume adjustment.
Select screen displaybetween modes:
Full screen: Audio
(or
telephone if call in progress) /
In a window: Audio
(or
telephone if call in progress) -
Time or Trip computer.
Lon
g press: black screen(DARK).
Selection of AM / FM
wavebands.
Select preset radio station. Long press: store a station.
Displa
y the list of stations received, CD/MP3 tracks or folders.
Lon
g press: managing the classifi cation of MP3/WMA fi les / update the list of stations received.
TA
(Traffi c Announcement)
function On / Off.
Lon
g press: access to typeof information.
Confi rmation
or display of contextual menu.
Automatic search up
/ downfor radio frequencies.
Select previous / next CD, USB, streaming track.
Navi
gation in a list.
Abandon the current operation.
Up one level (menu or folder). Manual step b
y step search up / down for radio frequencies.
Select previous / next MP3 folder.
Select previous / next folder / genre / artist /
playlist in the USB device.
Navi
gation in a list.
Select source:
Radio, CD, AUX, USB,Streaming.
Accept an incomin
g call.
A
ccess to main menu.
Audio settings:
audio ambiences, treble, bass,
loudness, distribution, left/ri
ght
balance, front/rear fader,
automatic volume.
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02STEERING MOUNTED CONTROLS
Radio: select the previous/next pre-setstation.
U
SB: select genre / artist / folder from the classifi cation list.
Select the previous/next item in a menu.
Chan
ge audio source.
Confi rm a selection.
Call/end call on the telephone.
Pr
ess for more than 2 seconds:
telephone main menu.
R
adio: automatic search for a lower
frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of theprevious track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fastreverse.
M
ove in the list.
Radio: automatic search for a hi
gher
frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the next
track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fastforwards play.
M
ove in the list.
V
olume increase.
V
olume decrease.
Mute: press the volume increase and decrease buttons simultaneously.
The sound is restored by
pressing one of the two
volume buttons.
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Press SRC/TEL
several times insuccession and select radio.
Pr
ess BAND to select a waveband. Pr
ess LISTto display the list of stationsreceived in alphabetical order.
A press changes to the next or previous letter (e.g. A, B, D, F, G, J, K, ...).
RADIO
Select the desired radio station by
turning the control knob and confi rm bypressing.
SELECTING A STATION
A lon
g press on LIST
builds or updates
the list of stations; audio reception is cut
momentarily.
The exterior environment
(hills, buildings, tunnel, car park, belowground...) may prevent reception, even in RDS station tracking mode. This phenomenon is normal in the propagation of radio
waves and is in no way indicative of a fault with the audio system.
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TA
RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue listening to the samestation 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 the station during a journey.
AUDIO
RDS
RECEIVING TA MESSAGES
The TA (Traffi c 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 traffi c report is transmitted, the current audio source (Radio, CD,
USB, ...) is interrupted automatically to play the TA message. Normal playback of the audio source resumes at the end of the
transmission of the message.
Pr
ess TA
to activate or deactivate the reception of traffi c messages.When the radio is displayed on the
screen, press the control knob to display
the contextual menu.
Select " RDS
" and confi rm to save.
"RDS " is displayed in the screen.
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04AUDIO
Radio text is information transmitted by the radio station related to the current programme or song.
With the radio displa
yed on the screen, press the control knob to display thecontextual menu.
T
urn the control knob to select "RADIO TEXT" then press to confi rm.
DISPLAY RADIO TEXT
SCREEN C
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04AUDIO
AUDIO CD
Insert 12 cm diameter circular compact discs only.
Some anti-piratin
g systems, on original discs or CDs copied using apersonal recorder, may cause faults which are no refl ection on thequality of the original player.
Without pressing the EJECT
button, insert a CD in the player, playbegins automatically.
To play a disc which has already beeninserted, press the SRC/TEL
button several times in succession and select
" CD".
Pr
ess one of the buttons to select a
track on the CD.
PLAYING A CD
Pr
ess LIST
to display the list of trackson the CD.
Pr
ess and hold one of the buttons for fast forward or backward.
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04AUDIO
CD, USB
INFORMATION AND ADVICE
On a single disc, the CD player can read up to 255 MP3 fi les spread
over 8 directory levels. However, it is recommended that this be kept
to 2 levels so as to limit the time taken to access and play the CD.
Durin
g play, the folder structure is not observed.
In order to be able to pla
y a recorded CDR or CDRW, when recordingit is preferable to select standards ISO 9660 level 1.2 or Joliet.
If the disc is recorded in another format, it ma
y not be played correctly.
It is recommended that the same recording standard is always usedfor an individual disc, with as low a speed as possible (4x maximum)for optimum sound quality.
In the particular case o
f a multi-session CD, the Joliet standard is
recommended.
Do not connect a hard disk or U
SB device other than audio players to
the USB port. This may cause damage to your installation.
The audio system will only play
fi les with extension ".mp3" or ".wma"
and a compression rate that is constant or variable between 32 Kbps
and 320 Kbps.
It is advisable to restrict fi le names to 20 characters without usin
gspecial characters (e.g. " ? ; ù) to avoid any playing or displaying problems.
The pla
ylists accepted are types .m3u and .pls.
The number o
f fi les is limited to 5 000 in 500 directories on a maximum of 8 levels.