AUDI A3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

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the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injur ies. Store these types of devices
securely whi le driving.
- Do not use any w ireless devices on the front
seats w ith in range of the a irbags while driv­
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
¢ page 2 73 , Front airbags .
CD Note
-Always fo llow the information found in i::> @
in Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
- Please note that there genera lly are addi­
tiona l costs when using an online media
se rvice account, especially when it is used
i nternationally .
(D Tips
-Depending on the Internet connection and
network traffic, a connection loss can occur
duri ng p layback of on line media serv ices .
-Online media and Internet radio usage de­
pends on the serv ice availab ility of the third
party provider .
- Audi AG simply makes the access to online
media services possible through the MMI
and does not take any respons ibility for the
contents of the online med ia services .
- Always read the chapter
¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion .
- Dependi ng on the mobile device used, the re
may be interruptions during media playback
and whe n using the
Audi MMI connect app.
To avoid i nterruptions when usi ng a mob ile
device , do no t lock the s cree n on you r mo­
bile device and keep the
Audi MMI connect
app in the foreground .
- Cont act an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Service Facili ty for additional
i nformat ion about online media .
Media
Multimedia connections
USB adapter for Audi music interface
You can connect your mobile devices (such as a
smartphone or MP3 player) to the Audi music in ­
terface and charge them using a special USB
adapter .
Fig. 206 Audi Genuine Acces sorie s: USB a dap ter
You can purchase the USB adapter ¢ fig. 206
from an author ized Audi deale r or at spec ialty
stores:
© USB adapter for devices with a micro USB con ­
nect ion
@ USB adapte r for devices with an Apple Light­
ning conne ct ion
@ US B adapte r for devices wi th USB type C con­
ne ct io n
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Dock
connector
You can connect your mob ile dev ices through the
Audi music interface to the MMI us ing the USB
adapter and cha rge the battery at the same t ime .
App lies to : vehicles wit h Audi music interface
-Audi mu sic interfa ce : see c;> page 230 .
Applies to: vehicles wi th USB charging ports in the rear
-USB cha rging ports in the rear *: see
¢page 231 .
CD Note
Hand le the USB adapter carefully. Do not al­
low it to be pinched.
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Audi music interface
Connect your mobile devices to the Audi music
interface in order to operate them through the
MMI and charge the battery.
Fig. 207 Storage co mpa rtm ent u nder the cente r armrest
and at the front of t he ce nter con so le: A udi music interface
USB Input
- Connecting a mobile device using a USB
adapter :
connect the applicable USB adapter @
¢
fig. 207 to the port on the Audi music inter­
face®¢ fig. 207 and then connect the adapt­
er to the mobile device @(such as an iPhone) .
-Charging a mobile device using a USB adapter :
when you connect a mobile device to the Audi
music
interface @¢ fig. 207 using the applica­
ble USB
adapter @¢ fig. 207, the battery will
automat ically charge.
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the Audi
music interface:
remove the USB adapter @
¢ fig. 207 from the Audi music interface .
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector:
remove the Apple Dock con­
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed
in © ¢ page 229, fig. 206 .
The media are started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used
¢ page 232 .
Connecting multiple mobile devices: if a mobile
device (such as a smartphone) is connected at the
respective USB port on the Audi music interface,
then all devices can be used as a playback source .
AUX Input
- Connecting a mobile device to the AUX input :
connect the cable ® ¢ fig. 207 to the AUX in­
put© on the Audi music interface and then to
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the mobile device@ (such as an MP3 player or
sma rtphone).
-Disconnecting a mobile device from the AUX
input:
remove the cable ®¢ fig. 207 from the
AUX
input @¢fig. 207.
- Operation: select and confi rm the External au­
dio player
source ®¢ page 232, fig. 208. Me­
dia is started and operated through the mobile
dev ice @ ¢ fig. 207.
A WARNING
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention . As the driver , you have comp lete
responsibility for safety in traffic . Never oper­
ate mobi le devices wh ile driving, because this
inc reases the risk of an acc ident.
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- Use a USB extens ion cable to connect devi ­
ces that have an integrated USB connector
(such as a USB stick) to prevent damage to
your USB device and the Audi music inter­
face.
- Extremely high or low temperatures that
can occur inside veh icles can damage mobile
devices and/or impair their performance.
Never leave mobile devices in the vehicle in
extremely high or low temperat ures.
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- Always follow the information found in
¢page 62.
-When you switch the ignition off, the USB
ports are still suppli ed with power until the
energy management intervenes.
- Do not use an additional adapter or USB ex­
tension cable to connect mobile devices to
the Audi music interface that already have a
cable or that must be connected with a USB
adapter(¢ page 229). They may impair the
functionality.
- You can purchase the AUX connector cable
from an authorized Audi dealer or at spe­
cialty stores.
-Audi recommends setting the volume of a mobile device connected to the AUX input to
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approximately 70% of the maximum vol­
ume.
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB
2.0
specification.
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices with Apple Dock connec­
tor. Connect these devices using a AUX con­
nector cable.
- Changed content on a mobile device
l) that
is connected to the Audi music interface
may not be displayed in the media center.
In this case, reset the
Media settings back
to
Factory settings c> page 244.
- Video playback through the Audi music in­
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick). Apple devices and
MTP devices (such as smartphones) are not
recognized as USB storage devices .
- iPod/iPhone malfunctions also affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
iPhone if this happens.
- For important information on operating
your iPod/iPhone, refer to the user guide for
the device. Audi recommends updating the
iPod/iPhone software to the latest version.
- For more information about the Audi music
interface and supported devices, check the
Audi database for mobile devices at
www.audiusa.com/mp3 or contact an au­
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
8 l ) A pp lies o nly to MTP device s. Does not apply to App le dev i­
"' &j ces and USB mass storage d ev ices.
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USB charging ports in the rear
App lies to : vehicles wit h USB charging ports in the rear
You can charge the battery on your mobile device
through a USB charging port.
Two USB charging ports* are located at the back
of the center console.
- USB adapter: refer to c> page 229, USB adopter
for Audi music interface.
- Charging a mobile device using the USB
adapter: connect your mobile device to a USB
charging port using a suitable USB adapter.
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the charg­
ing port:
remove the USB adapter from the USB
charging port .
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector :
remove the Apple Dock con­
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed in.
A WARNING
-
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention . As the driver, you have complete
responsibility for safety in traffic. Never oper­
ate your mobile devices while driving, because
this increases the risk of an accident.
((D) Note
Extremely high or low temperatures that can
occur inside vehicles can damage mobile devi­
ces and/or impair their performance . Never
leave mobile devices in the vehicle in ex­
tremely high or low temperatures.
(D Tips
- Always follow the information found in
c>page 62 .
-When you switch the ignition off, the USB
ports are still supplied with power until the
energy management intervenes.
- Do not use any additional USB extension ca­
bles or adapters to connect mobile devices
to the USB charging port that have already
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been connected by a USB adapter . They may
impair the functionality.
- USB hubs a re not supported .
- Refer to the man ufactu rer's operating man-
ua l for important informat ion regarding the
ope ration of your mob ile dev ice .
- Co rrect funct ion of all mobile devices can­
not be guaranteed .
- The vehicle ba tte ry dra ins when mobile de­
v ices are turned on b ut the engine is off.
Playing media
Accessing media
You con start and op erat e various med ia
t hrough the
MM I control panel.
F ig . 208 Diagram : poss ible so ur ces in the Medi a men u
Fi g. 209 Diag ram : p ossible s our ces in the M ed ia m enu
Req uirement: a media sou rce must contain au ­
d io/video* fi les
9 page 224 .
• Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is disp layed.
• Se lect and confirm the desired source. Or :
press the I MEDI Ai button repeatedly until t he
desired source is selected.
Depending on the vehi cle equ ipment, the follow­
ing sources may be disp layed in the
Media men u:
1) Depe ndin g o n th e DVD , th is m ay not be poss ib le dur ing
p la y ba ck.
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(D Jukebo x* ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... .
@ DVD/CD drive * ... .. ...... .... .
@ SD card re ader .. .. .. .... .... .
@) Audi music interface * .. .. ..... .
su ch as an iPhone, USB stick
® External audio p la y er ......... .
such as an MP3 pl ayer connected to
the AUX input
@ Bluetooth audio player * ...... .
(J) Wi-Fi audio pl ayer* ... .. ..... .
@ Online m edia * and Internet radio *
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- Playi ng audio /video files : select a source in the
Media menu> ca tegory (such a s art ists> al­
bum> track) .
-Moving one level up in the folder structure :
press the I BACKI button. Or: selec t and confirm
Folder up .
- Selec ting the p re v ious or ne xt track /chapter*
1>: press the On/Off knob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left
l t>L
- Fa st-for warding and rew inding audio /video *
fil es :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control pa nel to the left
lt>I for
a longer time .
-Paus ing or re suming pla yback : press the On/
Off knob on the MMI control panel b riefly .
(@ Tips
-You can scroll through long lis ts quickly by
turning the cont rol knob quickly . The scroll­
ing speed depends on the number of list en­
t ries .
- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when t he vehicle is stationary. On­
ly the so und from the video plays while driv­
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Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files are available in the media center .
Fig. 210 Example: USB stick catego ries
Fig . 211 Examp le: USB stick categories
~ Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed .
Se lect and confirm the desired source.
(!) Active source
The active source is highlighted. The active
source
symbol @ may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis­
p layed (for example: myPhone). As an examp le, a
USB stick is shown
c:> fig . 210 connected to the
Audi music interface*.
Depending on the active source , you can select
audio/video files* from the following categor ies
and add them to the p laylist :
@Favorites
The Favorites category appears if at least one en­
try is stored in the favorites list . See
¢ page 234 ,
Favorites.
@ Artists
All available artists a re displayed . Se lect and con­
firm an artist, an album and then a track.
Media
@ Albums
All available albums are displayed . Select and
confirm 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 available tracks are displayed . Select and con­
firm a track .
(J) Folders
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis­
played . Select a folder, if necessary . Select and
confirm a track .
@ Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed. Se lect and confirm
a playlist and then a track.
Smart playlists :
- Last played tracks :
the last tracks played in the
selec ted source are displayed .
-Most played : the most played tracks in these­
lected source are displayed .
-5 stars to 1 star: tracks from the selected
source are displayed accord ing to their r ating.
- Unrated: all files from t he se lected source
w ithout rating information (for example, in the
103 tag) are displayed.
@ Videos*
All avai lable video files are displayed. Select and
confirm a video file.
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-Only the categories supported by the medi­
um are available . For example, CD/DVD­
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego­
r ies such as
Artists , Albums or Genres .
With an iPod/iPhone (source: Audi music in­
terface*
c> page 229), the Podcasts , Audio
books
and Composers categor ies are also
available.
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- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­ ly the sound from the video p lays while driv­
i ng .
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, p laylists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the dev ice.
Free text search
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith free text search
You con search in the active source by tracks and
video file s*, for example
F ig. 2 12 Inpu t fiel d and results l ist for free text s earch
You can open the free te xt sea rch depending on
t he selected source.
Requirement: the playlist
c::> page 234 or media
cent er
c::> page 233 must be display ed.
Opening fr ee text sea rch
.,. Keep turning the contro l knob to the left until
the
fr ee te xt search inputfield (D9fig. 212
appears. Or : push the contro l knob up.
U sing the free t ext sear ch : see 9 page 162 , Free
text search.
Entr ies that contain the entered search term are
listed in the results
list @c::> fig. 212 . You can
search fo r artists @¢
fig. 212, albums @or
tracks @ as well as genres and videos .
(D Tips
-It will then search through the fi les in the
active so urce .
- If you open free text sea rch in the
Folder s
category (i)c::>poge233, fig. 211 or the
Comp osers , Podca sts and Audio book s cat-
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egories, it will only search through the files
in that folder .
Playlist
Fig. 213 Example : pl ayli st
The track, a rtist, album and album cover, if app li­
cable, will appear in t he playlist
¢ fig . 213.
Options m enu
See c::> page 235, Additional settings .
Favorites
Up to SO en tries for every media sour ce con be
stored in any order in the favorites list.
Requirement: the p lay list o r media center m ust
be open.
- Select the desired entry from the playlist or
media center .
- Select: right control b utton
> Store as favorite .
Or :
press and hold the contro l knob for several
seconds .
When you store a track as a favorite, the associ­
ated a lbum will appear i n the favorites list as an
entry .
Requireme nt: at lea st one entry must be sto red
i n the favorites list .
Displa ying the f avorite s list : press the I MEDIAi
button . Press the left cont rol button u ntil the
sources overview
9 page 232 i s disp layed. Selec t
the source tha t contains the
categories
¢ page 233 (for examp le, SD card). Select the F a ·
vorites
cat egory .
Requireme nt: the favo rites list must be d is­
played.
- Lis tening to a f avorite : select and confirm a fa-
vorite from the list .
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-Move favorite : select a favorite from the list>
right contro l button > Move favorite . Select
and confirm the location of the se lected favor­
ite.
- Deleting a favorite : select a favorite from the
list>
right contro l button > Delete favorite >
Delete this favorite or Delete all favorites .
Additional settings
Options menu
Context-specific functions and settings are avail­
ab le depending on the selected so urce.
.,. Press the right control button.
Sound settings
See q page 247.
Input level
Requirement: a mobile device m ust be connected
to the AUX connection cable or to a USB adapter
q page 229, Multimedia connections.
The vo lume of the mobi le device is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommends adjusting the vo lume
on the mobile device to
70% of the maximum
volume output.
Bluetooth settings
See q page 246.
Wi-Fi settings*
See q page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot .
Connection manager
See q page 244.
Additional track information
With the function switched on l;1 and a playlist
open, var ious information about the current track
(such as a rtist, album and album cover*) as well
as the playing time and the remaining playing
time are displayed.
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8 is ch an ged . N &j 2> This fun ctio n is not availa ble fo r all cell phone s.
Media
Jukebox memory capacity*
Information on the Jukebox memory capacity and
the number of stored tracks in the Jukebox is dis­
played.
Rewind/Fast forward
T urn the cont rol knob to the left or to the right.
Or: move your finger across the MMI touch con­
trol pad* from left to right.
Shuffle1>
With the function switched on 1;1, all files in the
playlist are played and shown in random order.
Repeat track1>
When the funct ion is switched on 1;1, the current
track repeats.
Back to 'Playback'
The options menu is closed. The track currently
playing appears in the playlist.
Play similar music*
The track currently playing is quickly analyzed
(s uch as artists, genres, mood , beat) and a smart
playlist with simi lar trac ks is shown .
Play more ...
A smart playlist is shown based on the track cur­
r ently playing. You can select between a p laylist
with more tracks
by this artist , from this album
o r of this genre.
Copy to jukebox*
See q page 225, Adding files to the Jukebox .
Set as ringtone*2>
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI. The track currently play ing must be in
the Jukebox"
q page 225.
The selected track wi ll be used as the ringtone
for incoming calls.
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Gracenote onlin e datab ase*
Req uirement: the M MI mus t be connected to the
I n ternet.
Depending on availability , va rious informat io n
w ill load about the track cur rently play ing when
t his func tion is sw itched on
!;1.
Favorit es
See ~ page 234 .
Addition al options
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a video file* or a DVD* must be p lay ing .
Child safety loc k*
Playback o f video DVDs can be restric ted using
parental control.
E nter the password fo r parenta l control. Pass­
wo rd set at t he f actory:
12 34 . Yo u have the fol ­
lowing options:
- Prot ection level: select and confirm the protec­
t ion level (fo r example , Leve l 5). Eight diffe rent
pro tect io n leve ls c an be set fo r parenta l
cona
tro l. If you set the parental con trol leve l at Lev ­
el 5, a ll DVDs from level 1 -5 can be played . Vid ­
eo DVDs with a higher leve l will not play . Se lect
Un restri cted to remove all of the restrictions.
- Change pa ssword: edit the current password .
Switch to full screen
The video image is displayed. Turn the cont rol
knob to disp lay the playl ist.
Or : press the I BACKI
button.
Replay video1>
When th is function is sw itched on !;1, the current
video w ill replay .
Show DVD menu
The DVD main menu opens in the Infotainment
system display.
1> Th e fun ctio n au to m ati ca lly swi tches o ff when th e source
i s c ha nge d.
2> Depe nding o n th e DVD, th is may not be poss ib le dur ing
p layba ck.
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- Selecting a menu item: select and confirm a
menu item.
Or : move your finger on the MMI
to uch control pad * and press the contro l knob .
Audio track2
)
Yo u can ma nually se t the aud io t rack (lang uage
and audio format). The lang uage and audio for ­
mat options depend on the video DVD .
Subtitles2>
You can set subtitles for playback manually. The
l anguages availab le depend o n the DVD.
Aspect
Audi recommends the Automati c setting for the
picture format . You can set the picture format
depend ing on the act ive file or source (for exam­
ple v ideo fi le*, DVD*).
Picture for-
Description
mat
Automati c
The M MI detects the pict ure for-
mat of the so urce and displays the
i mage in the opt imum rat io. Black
bars may appea r on the sides of
the disp lay, depending on the
source format and the Infotain -
ment system display that is insta l-
led.
Z oo m The image is e nlarged to fi ll the
entire In fotainment system dis -
play. Switch the function off if the
image is distorted .
Cinema-Use this setting for fi lms in cinema
sc ope fo rmat 2 1:9. B lack bars are s hown
i n t he upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system d isplay .
Origin al The image is d isplayed in the ratio
of the so urce fo rmat. Select this
opt ion if the image is disto rted or a
section of the image is cut off
when
Au to is selected.

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Picture for-
mat
4: 3
16 :9
(D Tips Description
The image is fixed
in the 4:3 pie-
ture format. Black bars are shown
on the sides of the Infotainment
system d isplay.
The image is fixed in the 16 :9 pie -
ture format . B lack bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system disp lay.
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-T he p rotection levels for the Parental con­
t rol
are based on the US standards from the
Motion P icture Associat ion of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels fo r video
DVDs in European countr ies may differ.
-Password ent ry fo r Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one m inute if you
enter the incorrect password three t imes in
a row. The password can o nly be reset by an
au thori zed A udi dealer.
-Not a ll video DVDs have parental control.
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The following audio/video file properties are supported by the DVD drive*, the Jukebox*, the SD card
reader and the USB storage device* connection:
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC /SDXC /MMC m emory cards :
with a capacity of up to 128 GB
media DVD drive : audi o CDs ( up to 80 min) w ith CD tex t (a rt ist, album, so ng)*, CD -R O Ms w ith
a ca pacity of up to 70 0 M B; D V D± R/RW; DVD video; DV D audio wi th audio t ra ck s tha t
are compatible with a DVD video p layer;
Audi music interface *: mobile devices (such as an i Pod i::> page 229, M TP playe r, USB
storage device in "USB Device Subclass 1 and
6" that conforms to USB 2 .0: USB sticks,
U SB MP3 p laye rs (P lug-and-P lay-capable), external USB flash drives and ha rd dr ives
File system Memory cards : exFA T, FA T, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device : FA T, FA T32 , NTFS
USB storage device partition s (primary/logical* : 2 per USS-connec tion
CD/DVD file sy stem: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, )PG, P NG with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
me diu m o r from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depe nding on ava ilabili ty.
Format MPEG Windows MPEG FLAC MPEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC Windows Media
1/2 Med ia 2/4 (H
.264)
Video 9
Laye r 3 Aud io 9
and 10
File e xten-.mp3 .wma .m4a; .nae .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
sion .m4b; .mpeg .m4v; .asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
Pla ylists .M3 U; .PLS; .WP L; .M3 U8; .ASX
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Audio files Video files*
C ha rac te ris-
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kbit/s and
tic s 48 kHz samp ling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at max imum 25 fps
frequen-
cy
Numbe r DVD driv e *: m ax. 1,000 files per medium
of fil es Jukebox*: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 fi les can be imported
USB stor age de vice and memor y cards: max . 10,000 fi les per medium; max. 1,000
files pe r playlist/directory
(D Tips
- The med ia drives do not support the W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format.
- Fo r compressing MP3 fi les, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the remaining play t ime
may differ for audio files with variable bit
rate.
- Specia l characters (such as those in 103 tag
i nformat ion) d isplay d ifferent ly depending
CD drive
A pp lies to: ve hicles w it h a CD drive
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed.
- The manufacturer of the storage device can
prov ide informat ion about its "USB Dev ice
Subclass".
- Some M TP player functions are not s upport ­
ed, such as rating mus ic tracks and v ideo
playback.
The following audio file properties are supported by the CO drive:
Audio files
Supp orted
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CO text (artist, album, track)*, CO-ROMs with a capaci-
m edia ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file sy ste m : IS09660, Joliet, UD F
M eta d ata Album co ver : GIF, )PG, PNG w it h max . 800x800 px . The album cover from the medi-
um may be d isplayed, depend ing on ava ilab il ity.
Format M PEG 1/2 Windows Media Au -MPEG 2/4
FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File exte nsion .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
. m4b;
.aac
Pla ylis ts .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Chara cte ris tic s up to maxim um 320 kbit/s and 48 k Hz sampling frequencies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Numb er Maximum 1,000 f iles per med ium
o f fil es
(D Tips
- Fo r compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The display showing the remain
ing play time
may differ for aud io files with var iable b it
rate.
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