USB FIAT 500 ABARTH 2012 2.G Blue And Me Owner's Manual

To change the Autoplay setting using manual interaction,
proceed as follows:
Open the Main Menu, select MEDIA PLAYER, SET-
TINGS, AUTOPLAY and then press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
To activate Autoplay, select AUTOPLAY ON and press
thePRESET UP/OKbutton. To deactivate Autoplay,
select AUTOPLAY OFF and press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
Or, using voice interaction:
Press the
and say“Autoplay on”or“Autoplay
off”.
NOTE:If you change the Autoplay settings after con-
necting the USB device, the new setting will be activated
the next time you connect a different USB device (or the
same USB device with an updated track library).
Shuffle
Use the Shuffle option to change the playback sequence.
With the Shuffle option on,BLUE&ME™will play
digital audio files at random.
To change the Shuffle setting using manual interaction,
proceed as follows:
Open the Main Menu, select MEDIA PLAYER, SET-
TINGS, SHUFFLE and then press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
To activate the Shuffle option, select SHUFFLE ON and
press thePRESET UP/OKbutton. To deactivate it, select
SHUFFLE OFF and press thePRESET UP/OKbutton.
Or, using voice interaction:
Press the
button and say“Shuffle on”or“Shuffle
off”.
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Repeat
Use the Repeat option to repeat a track.
To activate the Repeat option using manual interaction,
proceed as follows:
Open the Main Menu, select MEDIA PLAYER, SET-
TINGS, REPEAT and then press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
To activate the Repeat option, select REPEAT ON and
press thePRESET UP/OKbutton. To deactivate it, select
REPEAT OFF and press thePRESET UP/OKbutton.
Or, using voice interaction:
Press the
and say“Repeat on”or“Repeat off”.
NOTE:With the Repeat option on, the previous and
next commands will play the previous or next track and
the new track will be repeated.
Exit the settings menu
At the end of any of the operations described above, you
can exit the SETTINGS menu as described below or the
message will disappear from the display in less than
10 seconds.
To exit the SETTINGS menu using manual interaction:
Select EXIT and then press thePRESET UP/OKbutton.
BLUE&ME™ HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION
SUPPORTED MOBILE PHONES
BLUE&ME™Hands-Free Communication supports
your personal devices viaBluetoothwireless technol-
ogy and USB.
To get updated information about devices supported by
BLUE&ME™, contact a FIAT Dealership or consult the
dedicated website at www.fiatusa.com.
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Mobile phones with message reader (not all
mobile phones support reading incoming SMS
messages)
If your mobile phone can send messages through the
Bluetoothwireless technology, it is possible to read
incoming messages using theBLUE&ME™Hands-Free
Communication Package, to store them in the dedicated
inbox or to delete them.
Supported USB Memory Devices
USB Memory Devices
The media player supports most USB memory devices.
1.0, 1.1 or 2.0.
NOTE:It is not possible to use USB devices equipped
with a “password” function.
Supported digital audio files
The media player supports audio files with the following
formats:
Extension Audio Coding
.wma Windows Media Audio Decode
(Format Tag: WMA2 = 353,
WMA1=352) Decodes all CBR pro-
files from 5kbps to 192kbps, 8kHz
to 48kHz, mono and stereo De-
codes all v9 CBR profiles, from
5kbps to 320kbps, 8kHz to 48kHz,
mono and stereo Decodes all qual-
ity based, bit rate based and peak
constrained VBR profiles Supports
WMA v1 and WMA v2 bit streams
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Extension Audio Coding
.mp3 MP3 in two forms: MPEG-1 Layer
3 (sampling rates 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz
and 48 kHz) and MPEG-2 Layer 3
(16 kHz, 22.05 kHz and 24 kHz).
Supports the proprietary Fraun-
hofer extension called “MP2.5”,
which adds even lower sampling
rates (8 kHz, 11.025 kHz and
12 kHz). ISO compliance with the
following bitrates (kbps): 16, 32,
64, 96, 128, 192. Both Mono and
Stereo. And Layer 3, VBR and CBR
support.
.wav Digital audio file, without data
compression.
.aac MPEG-4, M4A support Sampling
rates: 8, 11, 16, 22, 24, 32, 44,
48 kHz Bitrates: 16, 32, 48, 64, 80,
96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 kbpsNOTE:The media player does not support audio files
compressed with other formats and DRM (Digital Right
Management) protected audio files. Non-supported au-
dio files that may be present on the USB device will be
ignored.
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Media Player
Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
Displayed message: NO MEDIA
andBLUE&ME™says: “No media
found”•No USB device is connected to the
USB port in the car
•No digital audio files are stored
on the USB memory device
•If power is interrupted, (e.g., car
battery disconnection),
BLUE&ME™will rebuild the me-
dia library•Connect your USB device to
BLUE&ME™
•Store digital audio files on your
USB memory devices following
the instructions given by your
media file software
•Remove the USB device from the
USB port and replace it to rebuild
the media library again
•Check whether your USB device
is supported byBLUE&ME™
After connecting your USB device
and turning the ignition key to ON,
no music is played•Autoplay may be set to off•Set Autoplay to on, remove and
then replace the USB device
•Press the
button and say
“PlayMedia playback should
start
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Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
After inserting a USB device and
turning the car key to the ON posi-
tion,BLUE&ME™malfunctions
occur. (e.g., failure to reproduce mu-
sical tracks or no voice messages)•You may have used a USB device
with the PASSWORD function
enabled•Use another USB device without a
password protection function
Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
Displayed message: NO PLAY-
LISTS andBLUE&ME™says: “No
playlist found”•No playlist is stored on the USB
device connected•Build a playlist on your computer
using your media file software and
then copy it to your USB device
Displayed message: PLAYLIST ER-
ROR andBLUE&ME™saysPlay-
list error”•Playlist is damaged or invalid•Make sure the playlist is in.m3u
or.wpl format
•Build the playlist again following
the instructions given in BUILDING
PLAYLISTS FORBLUE&ME™-
PRACTICAL HINTS
•If the problem persists, delete the
playlist from your USB device
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Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
Displayed message: EMPTY PLAY-
LIST andBLUE&ME™says:
“Empty playlist”•No media file information is con-
tained in the playlist
•The.wpl file has exceeded the
BLUE&ME™300 kb memory
capacity limit
•The playlist does not contain ref-
erences to media files on your
USB device•Delete the playlist from your USB
device or copy media files to the
playlist using your media file soft-
ware
•Reduce the number of tracks in the
playlist, using your media file soft-
ware
Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
Displayed message: FILE ERROR•One or more digital audio files
are damaged or invalid•Delete bad media from your USB
device
Displayed message: PROTECTED
andBLUE&ME™says: “Protected
content”.•The track selected is DRM-
protected and it cannot be
played by the media player•In this case nothing can be done
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Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
BLUE&ME™does not play all
the digital audio files in the play-
list•Your playlist contains DRM-
protected files that cannot be
played, or it contains references to
invalid media files•For further details refer to “SUP-
PORTED USB MEMORY DE-
VICES”
The media library does not show
all the digital audio files stored
on the USB device•Your playlist contains DRM pro-
tected files that are ignored during
playback
•Your playlist contains more than
20,000 tracks, that is the maximum
number of files that can be copied
to the media library
•The playlist stored on your USB
device contains more than 20
nested folders. Nested folders files
will not be copied to the media
library•Reduce the number of tracks on
the USB device.
•Reduce the number of nested fold-
ers on the USB device
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Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
After saying a command,
BLUE&ME™says: “Command
not available”, although the com-
mand you prompt is a first level
voice command•Certain commands are not avail-
able when the track is paused or
the CD player is playing a track•If the track is paused, resume play-
back by pressing the
/ESCbut-
ton. Then pronounce the voice
command again
The same USB memory device
previously connected takes more
than 10 seconds to restart play-
back onBLUE&ME™•You removed the USB memory de-
vice from the PC before it was
ready•To reset the USB memory device
using MicrosoftWindowsXP,
click on My Computer in the Start
menu, click rightward on the USB
memory device, select Properties,
select Tools, click on key “Check
Now...” in field “Error-checking”,
select “Automatically fix file sys-
tem errors” and then click Start
•To avoid future problems, remove
the USB device using the option
“Secure hardware removal”
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iPod
Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
iPodis not working (for
iPodclassic models prior
to the 5th generation, the
iPodMini and iPod
shuffle devices)•The iPodhas not been enabled for
use as a disc
•It has been enabled for use as a disc
but there are tracks inside in Mp4 for-
mat (these formats are not supported
byBLUE&ME™)
•There are DRM protected tracks on
the iPodpurchased from the iTunes
site (the system does not support pro-
tected tracks such as those in DRM
format that can be purchased from the
iTunes store site)•Use an alternative USB memory stick
or reset the iPod
•Enable usage as a disc
•Modify the track format to one that is
compatible withBLUE&ME™
iPodnot working (for
iPodclassic models from
the 5th generation forward,
iPodTouch, and iPhone
devices)Use an alternative USB memory stick or
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