audio CITROEN C4 PICASSO 2022 User Guide

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First steps
With the engine running, a press
mutes the sound.
With the ignition off, a press turns
the system on.
Adjustment of the volume.
Use the buttons on either side of or below the
touch screen for access to the menus, then
press the virtual buttons in the touch screen.
Depending on the model, use the "Source" or
"Menu" buttons on the left of the touch screen
for access to the menus, then press the virtual
buttons in the touch screen.
You can display the menus at any time by
pressing the screen briefly with three fingers.
All of the touch areas of the screen are white.
Press in the grey zone to go back a
level or
confirm.
Press the back arrow to go back a
level or
confirm. The touch screen is of the "capacitive"
type.
To clean the screen, use a
soft, non-
abrasive cloth (e.g. spectacles cloth) with
no additional product.
Do not use sharp objects on the screen.
Do not touch the screen with wet hands.
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epending on equipment.
Certain information is displayed permanently in
the upper band of the touch screen:
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R
eminder of the air conditioning information
(depending on version), and direct access to
the corresponding menu.
-

R
eminder of the Radio Media and
Telephone menu information.
-

A
ccess to the Settings of the touch screen
and digital instrument panel.
Selecting the audio source (depending on version):
- F M/DAB*/AM* radio stations.
-

T
elephone connected via Bluetooth* and
Bluetooth multimedia broadcast* (streaming).
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C
D player (depending on model).
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U
SB memory stick.
-

M
edia player connected via the auxiliary socket
(depending on model).
In the "Settings" menu you can create
a profile for just one person or a group
of people with common points, with the
possibility of entering a
multitude of
settings (radio presets, audio settings,
ambiences, etc.); these settings are taken
into account automatically.
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In very hot conditions, the volume may
be limited to protect the system. It may go
into standby (screen and sound off) for at
least 5 minutes
The return to normal takes place when
the temperature in the passenger
compartment has dropped.
Steering mounted controls
Steering mounted controls –
Ty p e 1
Radio:
Select the previous/next preset radio
station.
Select the previous/next item in
a
menu or a list.
Media:
Select the previous/next track.
Select the previous/next item in
a
menu or a list. Radio:
Short press: display the list of radio
stations.
Long press: update the list.
Media:
Short press: display the list of
folders.
Long press: display the available
sorting options.
Change audio source (radio; USB;
AUX if equipment connected; CD;
streaming).
Confirm a


selection.
Increase volume.
Decrease volume.
Mute/Restore sound by
simultaneously pressing the
increase and decrease volume
buttons.
Steering mounted controls
– Type 2
Depending on model. Voice commands :
This control is located on the
steering wheel or at the end of the
lighting control stalk (depending on
model).
Short press, smartphone voice
commands via the system.
or Increase volume.
or Mute/Restore the sound.
Or
Mute by pressing the volume
increase and decrease buttons
simultaneously.
Restore the sound by pressing one
of the two volume buttons.
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or Decrease volume.
or Media
(short press): change the
multimedia source.
Telephone (short press): start
telephone call.
Call in progress (short press):
access telephone menu.
Telephone (long press): reject an
incoming call, end call; when no call
is in progress, access telephone
menu.
or Radio
(rotate): previous/next preset.
Media (rotate): previous/next track,
move in a
list.
Short press : confirm a
selection; if
nothing selected, access to presets.
Radio : display the list of stations.
Media : display the list of tracks.
Radio (press and hold): update the
list of stations received.
Menus
Depending on model/Depending on version
Air conditioning
Manage various temperature and air
flow settings.
Applications
Access configurable equipment.
Radio Media
Select an audio source or radio
station.
Telephone
Connect a telephone by Bluetooth®.
Operate certain applications on
a

smartphone connected via
MirrorLink
TM, CarPlay® or Android
Auto.
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Managing messages
Press Applications to display the
primary page.
Press "SMS".
Select the "SMS" tab.
Press this button to select the
display settings for messages.
Press this button to search for
a


contact.
Select the "Quick messages" tab.
Press this button to select the
display settings for messages.
Radio
Selecting a station
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page. Press one of the buttons for an
automatic search for radio stations.
Or Move the cursor for a manual search
for frequencies up or down.
Or Press the frequency.
Enter the FM and AM waveband
values using the virtual keypad.
Press "OK" to confirm.
Radio reception may be affected by the
use of electrical equipment not approved
by the Brand, such as a USB charger
connected to the 12 V socket.
The external environment (hills, buildings,
tunnels, basement car parks, etc.) may
block reception, including 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.
Changing waveband
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Press "Band" to change waveband.
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
Presetting a station
Select a radio station or frequency.
Make a short press on the star
outline. If the star is filled in, the
radio station is already preset.
Or
Select a


radio station or frequency.
Press " Preset".
Make a
long press on one of the
buttons to preset the station.
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Activating/Deactivating RDS
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Activate/Deactivate " RDS".
Press in the grey area to confirm.
The RDS, if activated, enables you to continue
listening to the same station by automatically
retuning to alternative frequencies. However,
in certain conditions, coverage of this RDS
station may not be assured throughout the
entire country as radio stations do not cover
100% of the territory. This explains the loss of
reception of the station during a
journey.
Display text information
The "Radio Text" function allows
information transmitted by the radio
station and related to the station or the
song playing to be displayed. Press Radio Media
to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Activate/Deactivate " News"/" Info ".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
Play TA messages
The TA (Traffic Announcement) function
gives priority to TA alert messages.
To operate, this function needs good
reception of a
radio station that carries
this type of message. While traffic
information is being broadcast, the current
media is automatically interrupted so that
the TA message can be heard. Normal
play of the media previously playing is
resumed at the end of the message.
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page. Activate/Deactivate "
TA".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
Audio settings
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Press "Audio settings ".
Select the " To n e" or "Balance "
or " Ringtones " or "Sound " tab to
configure the audio settings.
Press the back arrow to confirm.
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In the "To n e" tab, the Ambience audio
settings, as well as Bass , Medium and
Tr e b l e are different and independent for
each audio source.
In the " Balance " tab, the All passengers ,
Driver and Front only settings are
common to all sources.
In the " Sound" tab, activate or deactivate
" Volume linked to speed ", "Auxiliary
input " and " Touch tones ".
The balance/distribution (or spatialisation
with the Arkamys
© system) is audio
processing that allows the quality of the
sound to be adapted according to the
number of passengers in the vehicle.
Onboard audio: the Arkamys
© Sound
Staging optimises the balance/distribution
of sound in the passenger compartment.
DAB (Digital Audio
Broadcasting) radio
Terrestrial Digital Radio
Digital radio provides higher quality
reception.
The different "multiplex/ensemble"
ser vices offer a
choice of radio stations
arranged in alphabetical order.
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Press "Waveband " to select the
" DAB band ".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
FM-DAB Tracking
"DAB" does not cover 100% of the
te r r i to r y.
When the digital radio signal is poor,
the "FM-DAB Tracking" allows you to
continue listening to the same station,
by automatically switching to the
corresponding FM analogue station (if
there is one). Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Activate/Deactivate " FM- DAB
Tracking ".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
If "FM-DAB Tracking" is activated, there
is a
difference of a few seconds when the
system switches to FM analogue radio
with sometimes a


variation in volume.
When the digital signal quality becomes
good, the system automatically switches
back to "DAB".
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If the "DAB" station being listened to is
not available on FM, or if the "FM-DAB
Tracking" is not activated, the sound will
cut out while the digital signal is too weak.
Media
USB port
Insert the USB memory stick in the USB port or
connect the USB device to the USB port using
a

suitable cable (not supplied).
To protect the system, do not use a
USB
hub.
The system builds playlists (in temporary
memory), an operation which can take from
a
few seconds to several minutes at the first
connection.
Reduce the number of non-music files and the
number of folders to reduce the waiting time. The playlists are updated every time the
ignition is switched off or a
USB stick is
connected. The lists are memorised: if they are
not modified, the subsequent loading time will
b e s h o r t e r.
Auxiliary socket (AUX)
(depending on model/depending on equipment)
This source is only available if "Auxiliary input"
has been checked in the audio settings.
Connect a
portable device (MP3 player, etc.)
to the Jack socket using an audio cable (not
supplied).
First adjust the volume on your portable device
(to a
high level). Then adjust the volume of your
audio system.
Display and management of the controls are
via the portable device.
Selecting the source
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " SOURCES " button.
Choose the source.
Bluetooth® audio streaming
Streaming allows you to listen to music from
your smartphone.
The Bluetooth profile must be activated; first
adjust the volume on your portable device (to
a
high level).
Then adjust the volume of your system.
If play does not start automatically, it may be
necessary to start the audio playback from the
smartphone.
Control is from the portable device or by using
the system's touch buttons.
Once connected in Streaming mode, the
smartphone is considered to be a
media
source.
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Connecting Apple® players
Connect the Apple® player to the USB port
using a
suitable cable (not supplied).
Play starts automatically.
Control is via the audio system.
The classifications available are those
of the portable device connected
(artists/albums/genres/playlists/
audiobooks/podcasts); you can also use
a

classification structured in the form of
a


library.
The default classification used is by artist.
To modify the classification used, return
to the first level of the menu then select
the desired classification (playlists for
example) and confirm to go down through
the menu to the desired track.
The version of software in the audio system
may not be compatible with the generation of
your Apple
® p l aye r.
Information and advice
The system supports USB Mass Storage
devices, BlackBerry® devices or Apple®
players via USB ports. The adapter cable
is not supplied.
Device management is done by the audio
system controls.
Other devices, not recognised on
connection, must be connected to the
auxiliary socket using a

Jack cable (not
supplied) or via Bluetooth streaming,
depending on compatibility.
To protect the system, do not use a

USB
hub.
The audio equipment will only play audio files
with ".wav", ".wma", ".aac", ".ogg" and ".mp3"
file extensions and with a

bit rate of between
32

Kbps and 320

Kbps.
It also supports VBR (Variable Bit Rate) mode.
No other file types (".mp4", etc.) can be read.
Files of the ".wma" type should be to the wma
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standard.
Sampling frequencies supported are 11, 22,
44

and 48

kHz. It is advisable to restrict file names to
20


characters, without using special characters
(e.g. " " ?.; ù) so as to avoid any reading or
display problems.
Use only USB memory sticks in FAT32 format
(File Allocation Table).
It is recommended that the original USB
cable for the portable device be used.
In order to be able to play a
burned CDR or
CDRW, select standards ISO
9660 level 1, 2 or
Joliet if possible when burning the CD.
If the disc is burned in another format, it may
not be played correctly.
It is recommended that the same burning
standard be always used on an individual disc,
with the lowest speed possible (4x maximum)
for the best acoustic quality.
In the particular case of a
multi-session CD, the
Joliet standard is recommended.
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Telephone
MirrorLinkTM smartphone
connection
As a safety measure and because it
r equires sustained attention by the driver,
using a
smartphone when driving is
prohibited.
All operations must be done with the
vehicle stationary .
The synchronisation of a
personal
smartphone allows users to display
applications adapted for the smartphone's
MirrorLink
TM technology on the vehicle
screen.
The processes and standards
are constantly changing. For the
communication process between the
smartphone and the system to operate,
it is essential that the smartphone be
unlocked; update the operating system
of the smar tphone as well as the date
and time of the smar tphone and the
system .
For the list of eligible smartphones, go
to the Brand's internet website in your
c o u nt r y. As a
safety measure, applications can
only be viewed with the vehicle stationary;
display is interrupted once the vehicle is
moving.
The "MirrorLink
TM" function requires
a
compatible smartphone and
applications.
Telephone not connected by
Bluetooth®
Connect a USB cable. The
sm artphone charges when
connected by a
USB cable.
From the system, press
" Telephone " to display the primary
page.
Press " MirrorLink
TM" to start the
application in the system.
Depending on the smartphone, it may be
necessary to activate the " MirrorLink"
TM
function.
During the procedure, several
screen pages relating to certain
functions are displayed.
Accept to start and complete the
connection. When connecting a
smartphone
to the system, it is recommended
that Bluetooth
® be started on the
smartphone.
Telephone connected by
Bluetooth®
From the system, press
" Telephone " to display the primary
page.
Press the " PHONE" button to display the
secondary page.
Press "MirrorLink
TM" to start the
application in the system.
Once the connection is established, a page
is displayed with the applications already
downloaded to your smartphone and adapted
to MirrorLink
TM technology.
Access to the different audio sources remains
accessible in the margin of the MirrorLink
TM
display, using touch buttons in the upper bar.
Access to the menus for the system is possible
at any time using the dedicated buttons.
There may be a

wait for the availability of
applications, depending on the quality of
your network.
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As a safety measure, applications can
o nly be viewed with the vehicle stationary;
display is interrupted once the vehicle is
moving.
The "Android Auto" function requires the
use of a
compatible smartphone and
applications.
Telephone not connected by
Bluetooth®
Connect a USB cable. The
sm artphone charges when
connected by a
USB cable.
From the system, press
" Telephone " to display the primary
page.
Press " Android Auto " to start the
application in the system.
Depending on the smartphone, it may be
necessary to activate the " Android Auto"
function.
During the procedure, several
screen pages relating to certain
functions are displayed.
Accept to start and complete the
connection. When connecting a
smartphone
to the system, it is recommended
that Bluetooth
® is started on the
smartphone
Telephone connected by
Bluetooth®
From the system, press
" Telephone " to display the primary
page.
Press the " PHONE" button to display the
secondary page.
Press "Android Auto " to start the
application in the system.
Different audio sources remain accessible in
the margin of the Android Auto display, using
touch buttons in the upper bar.
Access to the menus for the system is possible
at any time using the dedicated buttons.
There may be a
wait for the availability of
applications, depending on the quality of
your network.
Pairing a Bluetooth®
telephone
As a safety measure and because it
r equires sustained attention by the
driver, the pairing of a
Bluetooth mobile
telephone with the Bluetooth hands-free
system of your audio system must be
done with the vehicle stationary and the
ignition on.
Activate the Bluetooth function on the
telephone and ensure that it is "visible to
all" (telephone configuration).
Procedure from the telephone
Select the name of the system in the
list of devices detected.
In the system, accept the connection request
from the telephone. To complete the pairing, whichever
procedure is used (from the telephone or
from the system), ensure that the code
is the same in the system and in the
telephone.
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