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

What I cannot do
•Play audio tracks in m4p, and mp4 formats
•Play audio tracks purchased on digitally protected
tracks (DRM) (only on certain iPoddevices and USB
sticks)
Practical Hints For Using The Media Player
Scrolling
•
To optimize scrolling of theFOLDERSmenu, organize
folders on your USB stick before connecting it to
BLUE&ME™. To facilitate and to optimizeFOLDERS
menu selection, organize your tracks in folders with
names that mean something to you.
Organize media files
•
In order to make the musical selection on
BLUE&ME™based on predefined selection criteria
(author, album, type, etc.), information contained inmultimedia files must be present and up to date. To
update file data, follow the instructions given in your
media file management software instruction manual.
•If certain items in your library have no Artist, Album,
Title and Genre,BLUE&ME™will showUNKNOWN
inALBUMSandGENRESmenus. To enter the re-
quired data, follow the instructions given on your
software instruction manual.
Building the media library on BLUE&ME™
Hands-Free Communication
•
Building the media library may require a few minutes.
If the time required is excessive, you can intervene by
reducing the number of audio files stored on your USB
device/iPod.
•While building the library, it is possible to play a
random track selection.BLUE&ME™will build the
library while playing music.
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Building playlists for BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free
Communication
For building.m3u or.wpl playlist forBLUE&ME™using
MicrosoftWindows MediaPlayer, proceed as follows:
•Copy required tracks into a new folder or to your USB
memory device.
•Open MicrosoftWindows MediaPlayer. SelectFile
, and thenOpenfrom the menu.
•Scroll the content of the USB device/iPodconnected
to your computer and select the audio files to be
entered in the playlist (only available on certain iPod
devices).
•Click onOpen.
•Move toFileand selectSave Now Playing List As....
In fieldFile Nameenter the required name and in field
Save as typeset the type:.wpl or.m3u.
•Click onSave.
When the above steps are complete, the new file.m3u
or.wpl will be built.
SETTING FUNCTIONS
TheSETTINGSmenu enables you to perform the fol-
lowing functions:
•Pair a mobile phone
•Manage user data
•Change the Media player settings
•View the Advanced options
NOTE:The settings submenu are only accessed by
using the steering wheel buttons.
To perform functions and adjustments in theSETTINGS
menu, you may use the buttons on the steering wheel or
voice commands while the vehicle is not moving. When
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Accessing the Image ID
To access the Image ID by manual interaction, proceed as
follows:
Select Image ID and then press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
The instrument panel display will show your
BLUE&ME™Image ID code.
Accessing the Application ID
To access the Application ID by manual interaction,
proceed as follows:
Select Application ID and then press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
The instrument panel display will show your
BLUE&ME™Application ID code.
Accessing the device ID
To access the device ID by manual interaction, proceed as
follows:
Select device ID and then press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
The instrument panel display will show your
BLUE&ME™device ID.
Media Player Settings
Autoplay
When the Autoplay option is on,BLUE&ME™will start
to play the audio files on your USB device as soon as you
turn the ignition key ON. Once you activate this option,
the first time you use the player, playback will start
automatically.
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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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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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Problem Probable Cause Possible SolutionWhen in close proximity of the car,
answering a phone call directly
using the mobile phone “answer”
button, will automatically activate
the hands-free communication
function (the caller ’s voice is
played through the car speakers)•Some types of mobile phones re-
quire you to set the phone to
choose between automatic incoming
call transfer to the system or non-
automatic incoming call transfer
(you will transfer the call using the
mobile phone keypad, as required)•Refer to your mobile phone owner ’s
manual to find out how to set up
the default location for phone audio
when a phone call is received
Pairing a paired mobile phone,
the display screen shows: Pair.
failed and the system says “Pair-
ing unsuccessful. Please try
again.”•Before re-pairing with a mobile
phone, information from the previ-
ous pairing onBLUE&ME™must
be deleted•Remember that the pairing proce-
dure will only need to be per-
formed once for your mobile phone.
After this procedure,BLUE&ME™
will automatically connect to your
phone each time you get into the
car and turn the ignition key to ON
•To pair the phone again, select DE-
LETE USERS and then re-pair the
phone – see the section SETTING
FUNCTIONS - MANAGING USER
DATA AND PHONEBOOK and also
the section SETTING FUNCTIONS -
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Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
BLUE&ME™stopped receiving
messages from your cellular tele-
phone•You may have set the notification
type to Reader Off by mistake•Set, on menu notification settings,
either AUDIO + VISUAL notifica-
tion or VISUAL NOT notification
– refer to READER FUNCTIONS
SMS MESSAGES, NOTIFICATION
SETTINGS paragraph
Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
You cannot display some SMS mes-
sages, present on your cellular tele-
phone, onBLUE&ME™SMS mes-
sage list•BLUE&ME™is capable of read-
ing and storing the last 20 re-
ceived SMS messages while the
telephone set is connected to the
system. Messages received while
not connected to the system are
not transferred toBLUE&ME™•SMS messages stored by
BLUE&ME™can be deleted –
refer to READER FUNCTIONS
SMS MESSAGES, SMS MES-
SAGES MANAGEMENT AND
DELETING ALL SMS MESSAGES
paragraphs
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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
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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