audio AUDI S4 2017 Owner's Manual

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CD drive
Applies to: vehicles wit h a CD drive
Fig. 192 CD drive
The CD drive is located in the glove compartment
@ c>page 8, fig. 2 .
-Lo ad ing a CD: the CD is pulled in automatically .
Slide the CD straight into the CD slot@
c>fig . 192 with the label facing up .
-Autom atic pla ybac k: playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted CD conta ins supported
audio files
c> page 224, CD drive.
- Ejecting a CD : press the button (D c> fig. 192.
Th@ CD is pulled in again automatically if it is not
removed from the slot w it h in ten seconds of
ejecting it .
The CD d rive is accessed and operated thro ugh
the MMI
c> page 217.
(D Note
-Neve r force a CD into the drive. The CD is
p ull ed in automatically.
- Do not i nse rt CDs w ith labels into the drive.
Labels can come loose from the CD and
damage the drive.
(D Tips
C D playback ca nnot be guaranteed with audio
fi les that h ave a hig h data rate.
Media
Jukebox
Applies to: veh icles w ith Jukebox
After you have filled the Jukebox with music and/
or videos, for example from your SD card, you
can play these files directly from the Jukebox .
The Jukebox memory capacity is approximately
10 CB .
.,. Press the I MEDIA ! button. Press the left control
button unti l the sources overv iew
c> page 217
is displayed. Select and confirm Jukeb ox.
Adding files t o the Jukebox
-Press the !MEDIA ! button. Press the left control
button unti l the sources overv iew
c> page 217
is displayed . Select one of the follow ing sou rces
t o copy to the Jukebox: SD card*, CD-ROM* ,
DVD-ROM*, USB storage devi ce*.
Requirement: the media center (for example,
tracks, albums) must be open .
-Select ing an en try: select an entry from the
media center. Se lect : rig ht contro l button
>
Copy to Jukebo x > This ent ry or Entire list.
Requirement: the play list mus t be open. Refer to
c> page 220.
-Sel ect ing a track : select the track that is cur­
rently playing . Select: r ight control button >
Copy to juk eb ox> This track or Entir e album
or Thi s arti st .
Requirement: a v ideo file must be playing.
- Select the right cont ro l button>
C opy t o Juk e-
box .
The copying process begins . The status of the
copy ing process is shown in the MMI.
- Hiding the importing process : select and con­
firm
C ontinu e copying in background . Theim­
porting process is hidden.
- Canc eling the impo rting process : select and
confirm
Can ce l copying. Or: remove the source
that is being imported . Files already copied re­
main .
When importing, the audio files are automatical­ ly sorted into the media center categories based
on the add itional stored informat ion .,.
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Media
q page 218. The copied video files are stored in
the media center under the
Videos category.
Playing the Jukebox
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video fi les
c;> page 211, Adding files to the Juke­
box .
The Jukebox is accessed and operated through
the MMI
© c;> page 217, fig. 196.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select: right control button > Jukebo x memory
ca pacity .
Information about the Jukebox memory
capacity and the numbe r of stored tracks is dis­
p layed.
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1>
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video files.
- Delet ing an ent ry: select an entry from the
Jukebox media center. Se lect: right contro l but­
ton >
Delete from jukebo x> This entry or En­
tire list .
-The status of the de leting process is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops during the de­ leting process and starts again automatically
once the deletion is complete .
(0 Note
Do not import aud io/video files when the en­
gine is turned off because this will drain the
veh icle battery.
(D Tips
- Tracks from aud io CDs cannot be imported
to the Jukebox for legal reasons .
- Files that have already been imported are
automat ically recognized and cannot be
copied to the Jukebox again.
- It is not possible to play audio/v ideo f iles*
i n the CD/DVD* drive while importing them.
- The Jukebox does not provide an export
function due to lega l reasons.
- Files or tracks without add it iona l stored in­
formation are listed as
Unknown . Audi rec-
1> Not in th e Now playing view.
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ommends adding additional information
(such as 103 tags) to a udio fi les .
- Rese t the
Jukebox to the factory defau lt
settings when sell ing yo ur vehicle
¢page 230.
Bluetooth audio player
App lies to : vehicles wi th Blue to oth
With the Bluetooth audio player, you can play
music wirelessly from your 8/uetooth-capable
device (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle m ust be stationary and
the Bluetooth function on your Bluetooth device
and the
Bluetooth audio player ¢ page 231 in
the MMI must both be sw itched on.
- Connecting a Bluetooth device: press the
!MEDIA ! button. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is disp layed. Select
and confirm
Bluetooth player@¢ page 217,
fig . 197.
- If ne cessa ry, select and confirm, Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Blue­
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc­
tions i n the MMI.
- Select and confirm the des ired Bluetooth de­
vice from the list. The MMI generates a PIN for
the connection.
- Select and confirm
Yes .
-Enter the PIN for connecting on your Bluetooth
dev ice.
Or : if the PIN is already displayed on
your Bluetooth device, confi rm it in the Blue­
tooth device and in the MMI. The time allowed
for entering the PIN is lim ited to approximately
30 seconds.
The media is started and operated through the
mobile device o r th e MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used.
(D Tips
- Check fo r any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
- You only have to pair your device one time.
Bl ue tooth devices that are already paired

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automatica lly connect to the MM I when
they are within range.
- Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
- Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/ 1.3/ 1.4)
and A2DP are suppo rted.
- Note the volume setting o n your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo­
bile device to the maxim um vo lume whe n
us ing it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
shu ffle) depend on the Bluetooth dev ice be­
ing used.
- Fo r more information on the supported de­
v ices, visit
www.audiusa. com /bluetooth or
contact your author ized Audi dealer.
Wi-Fi audio player
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Wi· Fi
Using the Wi-Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca­
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to
wirelessly ploy music from your media player li­
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi -Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server opp or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li ­
brary.
Req uirement: the W i-Fi function on your media
p layer must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con­
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your med ia p layer.
O r: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
- Connecting a media pla yer: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button unt il the
sources overview ¢
page 217 is disp layed. Se­
lect and confirm
Wi -F i audio playe r 0
¢page 217, fig . 197.
- If necessary, select and confirm Wi -F i off >
Turn on Wi -Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the MMI. Se­
lect
Wi-Fi options , if necessary. Select the
same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot .
Media
-Starting the W i-F i audio pla yer : start the Aud i
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media p layer.
Operating the med ia pl ayer : the med ia p layer is
operated through the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears . Select and con­
firm
Folder s.
- Play ing mu sic from th e m edia player :
select
and confirm
M edi a ce nt er.
,&. WARNING '--
-As the d river, do not allow usage of the Wi-
Fi hotspot to distract yo u from driv ing, as
this could increase the r is k of an accident.
- I t is o nly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
b ile dev ices and o ther simi lar devices when
the vehicle is s tationary because, like all
loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a c rash and cause
serio us inj uries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­ ing. Also read and follow the warn ings in
¢ page 257, Front airbags.
(D Note
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protect ion and
protection aga inst loss of data on mobi le de­
v ices that are used to access the Internet
through the W i-F i hotspot.
(j) Tips
- The W i-F i aud io player only needs to be
paired one time to the MMI using the Wi-Fi
hotspot. Depend ing on the media player be­
ing used, a device that was already paired
w ill connect automatically with the MMI Wi­
Fi hotspot when it is within range.
- Always read the chapter ¢
page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
- Please note that a Wi-F i connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For addit ional info rmation, re-
fer to¢
page 172. ""
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Media
-To avoid interruptions during playback, de­
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
- The loading t imes for the a udio data depend
on the med ia p layer used and the number of
files that it conta ins.
- A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
- Songs down loaded for offline use using mu ­
sic streaming services are stored on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be DRM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player wil l not play DRM protected files.
- Contact your authorized Aud i dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
i nformat ion on the Wi-Fi audio player .
Online media
Applies to: veh icles w ith Aud i connect
You can playback and operate different online
media services using the
MMI.
F ig . 193 Online me dia
" Press the I MEDIAi button . Press the left control
button until the so urces overview ¢
fig. 193 is
displayed.
Requirement:
- The
Audi MMI connect app must be insta lled
and open on your mobile device.
- You m ust be logged into your myAudi account
in the
Aud i MMI connect app and you must
have selected your vehicle.
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
- If necessary , check in the connection manager
¢ page 230 if the mobile device you connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~).
-The MMI must be connected to the network.
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- T he Online media source (!)¢ fig. 193 must be
disp layed in the MMI.
- A s upported online med ia service must be ava il­
able in yo ur country.
- You must have a n acco unt wit h a supported on­
line media service.
- Depe nding on the online media service, yo u
must install and open an app on your mobile
device .
Starting Online media :
Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the so urces overview ¢
page 217 is
displayed .
Se lect and confirm an online media service.
A WARNING
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicl e is stat ionary because, like a ll
loose objects, they co u ld be thrown a round
the inside o f the ve hicle in a c rash and ca use
serious inju ries. Store these types of devices
secure ly while driving .
-
-Do not use any wire less devices o n the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv ­
ing . Also read and follow the warnings in
¢ page 257, Front airbags.
(D Note
P lease no te that there ge nera lly are add itio n­
a l costs when using an on line media service
account, espec ia lly when it is used interna ­
tionally.
@ Tips
- Mobile devices only need to be paire d with
the MM I one time using the Wi -Fi hotspot *.
Depending on the mobi le dev ice be ing used,
a device that was already paired will connect
automatically to the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot*
when it is within ra nge .
- Depending on the Inte rnet connection, a
connect io n loss can occur during playback of
online med ia services.
- Onl ine media usage depends on the service
availability of the third party provider. ..,.

Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Rear Sea t Entertainment preparation
The Rear Seat Entertainment preparation in­
cludes cables and a mount for Audi Entertain­
ment mobile in the driver's and front passenger's
seat backrests.
The su itable Audi Entertainment mobile Rear
Seat Entertainment package is available through
Aud i Genu ine Accessories.
We recommend that you use Audi Genuine Acces­
sories . Aud i has established their reliability, safe­
ty and s uitability.
We cannot evaluate or endorse other products in
this way, even if the product is approved by a cer­
tified testing agency or government agency.
(D Note
Only use devices that are approved for the Rear Seat Entertainment preparation. Unap­
proved devices may cause damage to the vehi­
cle electronics.
(D Tips
-Contact your authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional i nformat ion a bout
Audi Entertainment mo­
bile .
-Always read the chapter¢ page 365, Tech­
nical Modifications .
- The Rear Seat Entertainment preparation is
not intended to charge external electronic
devices.
Media
Playing media
Opening media
You can start and operate various media
through the MMI control panel .
Fig. 196 Possible sources in the Med ia menu
Fig. 197 Possible sources in the Med ia menu
Requirement: a media source must contain au­
dio/video files* ¢
page 210.
"' Press the I MEDIA ! button. Press the left control
button unt il the sources overv iew is displayed.
"' Select and confirm the desired source.
Or:
press the !MEDIA ! button repeatedly until the
desired source is selected.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow­
ing sources may be displayed in the
Media menu:
@ Jukebox* ..... .. .. ..... ..... .
@ DVD/CD drive* .. . .. .......... .
@ SD card reader .. ... ......... .
@ Audi music interface* ......... .
such as iPod, USB stick
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210,211
210
215
© External audio player . . . . . . . . . . 215
such as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX input
® Bluetooth audio player* 212 ..,_
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Media
(i)
®
Wi-Fi audio player *
Onl ine media " .. .... ....... .. . 2 13
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- Playing audio/video file s: select a source in the
Media menu > Category (such as Art ists > Al­
bum> Track) .
-Moving one level up in the folder structure :
press the I BACKI button. Or: select and confirm
Folde r up .
- Selecting the previous or next track/chapter*
1>: press the On/Off knob on the MMI co ntro l
pane l br iefly to the left
ll>I.
- Fast-forwarding and rew inding audio/video
files* :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
M MI control pane l to the left
ll>I for
a longe r time.
- Pausing or resum ing playback : press the On/
Off knob on the MMI contro l pane l br iefly .
(D Tips
- You can scro ll thr ough long lists quick ly by
turning the contro l knob quic kly. Th e scroll­
i ng s peed depends on t he nu mb er of list en­
tries.
- Fo r safety reasons, the vi deo image is only
di splayed wh en the vehicle is stationary. On­
l y th e sou nd from the v ideo plays w hile dr iv­
in g.
Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video
files* ar e available in th e media center .
Fig . 19 8 Exa mple : USB st ick catego ries
1l Depe ndin g o n the DVD , thi s may not be pos sib le du rin g
p la y ba ck.
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Fig. 199 Examp le: USB st ic k cat egor ies
.,. Press the IM EDIA I button. Press t he left cont ro l
button unti l t h e sources overv iew is disp layed .
Select and confirm the des ired so urce .
(D Active source
The act ive source is hi gh lig hted . D epending on
the connected device o r online media serv ice *,
the active so urce symbol
(D may change . As an
example , a USB stick is s hown
c> fig . 198 con­
nected to the Aud i m us ic interface*.
Depend ing o n the active source, yo u can select
audio/video f iles* from the fo llow ing catego ries
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favorites
The Favorites cat egory app ears if at least one e n­
t ry is sto re d in t he favo rit e s lis t. R efer to
c:> p age 220, Favorites .
@Artists
All a va ila ble arti sts are displ aye d. Sele ct and c on­
fir m an art ist , an album and t hen a trac k.
@ Albums
All availab le a lbums are dis played . Se lect and
conf irm an albu m a nd th en a track.
® Genres
All avai lab le genres are disp layed . Select and
conf irm a ge nre (s uch as
Pop ), an art ist, an al­
bum and then a song.
@ Track s
All avai lab le t racks a re displayed . Select and con­
firm a track .
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(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. Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track.
Smart playlists:
- Last played tracks:
the last track played in the
selected source is displayed.
-Most played tracks: the most played tracks in
the selected source are displayed.
- 5 stars to 1 star: tracks from the selected
source are displayed according to their rating.
- Unrated : all files from the selected source
without rating information (for example, in the
103 tag) are displayed.
@ Videos*
All available video files are displayed. Select and
confirm a video file.
@ Tips
- Only the categories supported by the medi­
um are available. For example, CD/DVD­
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego­
ries such as
Artists, Albums or Genres.
With an iPod (source : Audi music interface
r:!;> page 215), the Podcasts, Audio books
and Composers categories are also availa­
ble.
- For safety reasons, the
video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­
ly the sound from the video plays while driv­
ing .
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
Media
Free text search
App lies to : veh icles w it h free text searc h
You can search in the active source by tracks and
video files*, for example
Fig. 200 Input field and res ults list for free text sea rc h
You can open the free text search depending on
the selected source .
Requirement: the playlist
¢ page 220 or media
center
¢ page 218 must be displayed.
Opening free text search
.. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input field@<:!;> fig. 200
appears. Or: push the control knob up.
Using the free text search: refer tor:!;> page 149,
Free text search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
listed in the results list ®
r:!;> fig. 200. You can
search for artists @<:!;>
fig. 200, albums @or
tracks @) as well as genres and videos.
@ Tips
-It will then search through the files in the
active source.
-If you open free text search in the Folders
category 0 r:!;> page 218, fig. 199 or
theComposers, Podcasts and Audio books
categories, it will only search through the
files in that folder.
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Media
Audio track1l
You can manually set the a udio trac k (langu age
and audio format). The language and aud io for ­
mat options depend on the v ideo DVD.
Subtitles1l
You can set s ubt it les for playback manua lly . T he
lang uages ava ilable depend on t he DV D.
Aspect
Aud i recomme nds the Automatic setting for the
p icture format . You can set the picture format
depending on the active fi le o r sou rce (fo r exam­
p le video file*, DVD*).
Picture for-
Description
mat
Automatic
T he MM I detects the p icture for-
mat of the source and disp lays the
i mage in the optim um ratio. Black
bars may appea r on the s ides of
the display, depending on the
source format and the Infotain-
ment system disp lay that is instal-
led.
Zoom The im age is enlarged to fill the
entire Infotainment system dis -
p lay . Switch the function off if the
image is disto rted.
Cinema-Use t his setting for films in c inema
s cope format 21:9. Black ba rs are show n
in t he upper and lower edges o f the
I nfo tainment system display.
l ) Depe nding o n th e DVD , thi s may not be possib le d uring
p layba ck.
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Picture for· Description
mat
Or iginal
The image is d isp layed in the ratio
of the source format. Select this opt ion if the image is distorted o r a
section of the image is cut off
when
Auto is se lected .
4:3 The image is f ixed in t he 4 :3 pie -
ture format. Blac k bars are shown
on the sides of the Infota inment
system d isplay .
16:9 The image is f ixed in the 16:9 p ie-
ture format . Black bars are s hown
in the upper and lower e dges of the
Infotainment system d isplay.
{!) Tips
- Not all video DVDs have parenta l cont rol.
- The secur ity levels fo r the
Parental control
are based on the US standar ds from the Mo­
t ion Picture Associat ion of Ame rica (MPAA) .
Note that the age levels for v ideo DVDs in
E uropean countries may differ.
- Password entry fo r
Parental control will be
locked for approximately one m inute if you
enter the incorrect password th ree t imes in
a row . T he passwo rd can only be reset by an
au thorized Audi dealer.

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Media
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and th e USB storage d evice* connection support the follo wing audio/vid­
e o file prop erti es :
Supported
media
File system
Metadata
Format
File exten-
s ion
Playlists
Character is-
tic s
Number of
Files Audio files
Video files*
SD/SDHC /SDXC/MMC memory cards : with a capacity up to 12 8 GB
DVD drive : audio C Ds ( up to 80 min.) with CD tex t (art ist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs w ith
a capac ity up to 700 MB; DV D±R/RW; DVD video; DVD a udio wit h aud io tracks that are
compatib le w it h a DVD v ideo playe r
Audi music interface : mobile dev ices q page 215 such a s iPods and MTP players, US B
stor age devices in "U SB Devi ce Subclass 1 and 6" tha t conform to USB 2.0 : U SB sticks,
U SB MP3 p layers (Plug -and -Play capable), exte rna l USB flash drives and ha rd drives
Memory cards : exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB mass storage d evice : FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB mass storage devic e partition s (primary /logical* ): two per US B connec tion
CD /DVD file systems : 1S0966 0, Joliet, UDF
Album cove r: GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px. The album cover from the
med ium or from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depending on availability.
MPEG Windows MPEG
FL AC M
PEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC
Windows Media
1/2 Media 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Layer 3 Audio 9
and 10
. mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
.m4b; .mpeg .
m4v; .asfs
.aac .mov;
.avi
.M3 U; .PLS; .WPL; . M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720xS76 px. at maximum 2Sfps
frequen-
cy
DVD dri ve* : max . 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB mass sto rage device and memory ca rds : max. 10,000 files per medium; max.
1,000 files per playlist/folder
may differ for aud io files with var iable b it
rate.
- The media drives do not support th e W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. -
Special characters (s uch as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the system language a nd cannot always
be guaranteed.
-
For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the rema ining play t ime
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Media
-The manufactu rer of the storage device can
provide information about its "USB Device
Subclass" . - Some MTP player functions are not support­
ed, such as rating music tracks and video
playback.
CD drive
Applies to: ve hicles w ith a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, alb um, track)*, CO-ROMs with a capaci-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album
cover : GIF, JPG, PNG with max . 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be disp layed, depending on availability.
Format M PE G 1/2 Windows Media Au- MP EG 2/4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File extension .mp3 .wma
.m4a; .flac
. m4b;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequenc ies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number of Maximum 1,000 files per medium
Files
(D Tips
-For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the remaining play time
may differ for audio files with variable bit
rate . -
Special characters (such as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the instructions in the chapter ~ page 215, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nectionsl~ page 212, Bluetooth audio player . You can learn
not supported . about
supported mobi le devices in the Audi database for mobile
devices at
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth.
Audi music interface :
the volume Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70% of
is too h igh/too low when start ing the maximum output~
page 220, Input level.
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