ECO mode Citroen C4 PICASSO 2009 1.G Owner's Guide
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03AUDIO
Press the SOURCE button several times in succession and select the radio.
P r e s s t h e B A N D A S T b u t t o n t o s e l e c t a waveband: FM1, FM2, FMast, AM.
B r i e fl y p r e s s o n e o f t h e b u t t o n s t o carry out an automatic search of the radio stations.
Press one of the buttons to carry out a manual search of the radio stations.
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.
S e l e c t A C T I V A T E F R E Q U E N C Y FOLLOWING (RDS) then press OK. RDS appears on the display.
S e l e c t t h e F M W A V E B A N D PREFERENCES function then press OK.
Select AUDIO FUNCTIONS then press OK.
Press the MENU button.
FM WAVEBAND PREFERENCES
ACTIVATE FREQUENCY FOLLOWING (RDS)
T h e e x t e r n a l e n v i r o n m e n t ( h i l l s , b u i l d i n g s , t u n n e l s , b a s e m e n t c a r p a r k s ) m a y b l o c k r e c e p t i o n , i n c l u d i n g 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 equipment.
RDS
T h e R D S , i f d i s p l a y e d , e n a b l e s y o u t o c o n t i n u e l i s t e n i n g t o t h e s a m e s t a t i o n b y a u t o m a t i c r e t u n i n g t o a l t e r n a t i v e f r e q u e n c i e s . H o w e v e r , i n c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s , c o v e r a g e o f a n R D S s t a t i o n m a y n o t b e a s s u r e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y a s r a d i o s t a t i o n s d o n o t c o v e r 1 0 0 % o f t h e t e r r i t o r y . T h i s e x p l a i n s t h e l o s s o f r e c e p t i o n o f t h e s t a t i o n d u r i n g a journey.
RADIO
SELECTING A STATION
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There is a difference in sound quality between the different audio sources (radio, CD, CD c h a n g e r . . . ) .
C h e c k t h a t t h e a u d i o s e t t i n g s ( V o l u m e , B a s s , Treble, Ambience, Loudness) are adapted to the sources listened to. It is advisable to set t h e A U D I O f u n c t i o n s ( B a s s , T r e b l e , F r o n t - R e a r B a l a n c e , L e f t - R i g h t B a l a n c e ) t o t h e m i d d l e position, select the musical ambience "None" and set the loudness correction to the "Active" position in CD mode or to the "Inactive" position in radio mode.
F o r o p t i m u m s o u n d q u a l i t y , t h e a u d i o s e t t i n g s ( V o l u m e , B a s s , T r e b l e , Ambience, Loudness) can be adapted to the different sound sources, w h i c h m a y r e s u l t i n a u d i b l e d i f f e r e n c e s w h e n c h a n g i n g s o u r c e ( r a d i o , C D , C D c h a n g e r . . . ) .
The CD is ejected automatically or is not played by the player.
- C h e c k t h a t t h e C D i s i n s e r t e d i n t h e p l a y e r t h e r i g h t w a y u p . - C h e c k t h e c o n d i t i o n o f t h e C D : t h e C D c a n n o t b e p l a y e d i f i t i s t o o d a m a g e d . - C h e c k t h e c o n t e n t i n t h e c a s e o f a r e c o r d e d CD: consult the advice in the "Audio" section. - The audio equipment's CD player does not play DVDs. - Due to inadequate quality, certain recorded CDs will not be played by the audio system.
The CD is inserted upside down, is unplayable, doe s not contain any audio data or contains an audio format which the player cannot play.
T h e C D i s p r o t e c t e d b y a n a n t i - p i r a t i n g p r o t e c t i o n s y s t e m w h i c h i s n o t r e c o g n i s e d b y t h e a u d i o e q u i p m e n t .
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The CD player sound is poor. The CD used is scratched or of poor quality. I n s e r t g o o d q u a l i t y C D s a n d s t o r e t h e m i n suitable conditions.
T h e a u d i o e q u i p m e n t s e t t i n g s ( b a s s , t r e b l e , a m b i e n c e s ) a r e u n s u i t a b l e . S e t t h e t r e b l e o r b a s s l e v e l t o 0 , w i t h o u t s e l e c t i n g an ambience.
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The stored stations do not function (no sound, 8 7 . 5 M h z i s d i s p l a y e d . . . ) .
An incorrect waveband is selected. P r e s s t h e B A N D A S T b u t t o n t o r e t u r n t o t h e waveband (AM, FM1, FM2, FMAST) on which the stations are stored.
T h e t r a f fi c a n n o u n c e m e n t (TA) is displayed. I do n o t r e c e i v e a n y t r a f fi c information.
T u n e t o a r a d i o s t a t i o n w h i c h b r o a d c a s t s t r a f fi c information. T h e r a d i o s t a t i o n i s n o t p a r t o f t h e r e g i o n a l t r a f fi c i n f o r m a t i o n n e t w o r k .
The quality of reception of the radio station l i s t e n e d t o g r a d u a l l y deteriorates or the stored stations do not function (no s o u n d , 8 7 . 5 M h z i s displayed...).
The vehicle is too far from the transmitter used b y the station listened to or t h e r e i s n o t r a n s m i t t e r i n t h e g e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a t h r o u g h w h i c h t h e v e h i c l e i s t r a v e l l i n g .
T h e e n v i r o n m e n t ( h i l l s , b u i l d i n g s , t u n n e l s , b a s e m e n t c a r p a r k s . . . ) b l o c k r e c e p t i o n , i n c l u d i n g i n R D S m o d e .
T h e a e r i a l i s a b s e n t o r h a s b e e n d a m a g e d ( f o r e x a m p l e w h e n g o i n g t h r o u g h a c a r w a s h o r i n t o a n u n d e r g r o u n d c a r p a r k ) .
Activate the RDS function to enable the system t o c h e c k w h e t h e r t h e r e i s a m o r e p o w e r f u l t r a n s m i t t e r i n t h e g e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a .
This phenomenon is normal and does not indicate a failure of the audio equipment.
H a v e t h e a e r i a l c h e c k e d b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
Sound cut-outs of 1 to 2 seconds in radio mode.
D u r i n g t h i s b r i e f s o u n d c u t - o u t , t h e R D S s e a r c h e s f o r a n y f r e q u e n c y p e r m i t t i n g b e t t e r r e c e p t i o n o f t h e s t a t i o n . Deactivate the RDS function if the phenomenon is too frequent and always on the same route.
W i t h t h e e n g i n e o f f , the audio equipment switches off after a few minutes of use.
W h e n t h e e n g i n e i s s w i t c h e d o f f , t h e a u d i o e q u i p m e n t o p e r a t i n g t i m e d e p e n d s o n t h e b a t t e r y c h a r g e . The switch-off is normal: the audio equipment switches to economy mode a n d s w i t c h e s o f f t o p r e v e n t d i s c h a r g i n g o f t h e v e h i c l e ' s b a t t e r y .
S t a r t t h e v e h i c l e ' s e n g i n e t o i n c r e a s e t h e b a t t e r y c h a r g e .
T h e m e s s a g e " t h e a u d i o system is overheated" appears on the display.
Switch the audio system off for a few minutes to allow the system to cool. I n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n i f t h e s u r r o u n d i n g t e m p e r a t u r e i s t o o h i g h , t h e a u d i o e q u i p m e n t s w i t c h e s t o a n a u t o m a t i c t h e r m a l p r o t e c t i o n m o d e l e a d i n g t o a r e d u c t i o n o f t h e v o l u m e o r s t o p p i n g o f t h e p l a y i n g o f t h e CD.