audio Citroen C5 RHD 2014.5 (RD/TD) / 2.G Owner's Guide

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTION ANSWER SOLUTION
Some characters in the
media information are not
displayed correctly while
playing. The audio system does not read some types of characters.
Use standard characters to name tracks and
folders.
Playing of streaming files
does not start. The peripheral device connected does not support automatic play. Start the playback from the device.
The names of tracks and
the track length are not
displayed on the screen
when streaming audio. The Bluetooth profile does not allow the transfer of this information.
The quality of reception
of the radio station
listened to gradually
deteriorates or the stored
stations do not function
(no sound, 87.5
Mhz is
displayed...). The vehicle is too far from the transmitter used by the station listened
to or there is no transmitter in the geographical area through which the
vehicle is travelling.
Activate the "RDS" function by means of the
short-cut menu to enable the system to check
whether there is a more powerful transmitter in the
geographical area.
The environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks...) block
reception, including in RDS mode. This phenomenon is normal and does not indicate
a fault with the audio system.
The aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example when going
through an automatic car wash or in an underground car park). Have the aerial checked by a CITROËN dealer.
I cannot find some radio
stations in the list of
stations received. The station is not received or its name has changed in the list.
Some radio stations send other information in place of their name
(the
title of the song for example).
The system interprets this information as the name of the station.
The name of the radio
station changes.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTION ANSWER SOLUTION
When modifying the
treble and bass setting,
the choice of ambience is
cancelled. The selection of an ambience imposes specific treble and bass settings.
Modify the treble and bass settings or choose a
musical ambience to obtain the desired sound
quality.
When modifying the
ambience, the treble
and bass settings are
cancelled.
When modifying the
balance settings,
the "
d
river" or " a ll
passengers" setting is
cancelled. The choice of the "Driver" distribution setting imposes specific balance
settings.
When modifying
the "
d
river" or " a ll
passengers" distribution
setting, the balance
settings are cancelled.
There is a difference in
sound quality between
the different audio
sources (radio, CD...). For optimum sound quality, the audio settings for Volume, Bass, Treble,
Equalizer and Loudness can be adapted to the different sound sources,
which may result in audible differences when changing source (radio,
CD...). Check that the audio settings for (Volume, Bass,
Treble, Equalizer, Loudness) are adapted to
the sources listened to. It is advisable to set the
AUDIO functions (Bass, Treble, Fr-Re balance,
Le-Ri balance) to the middle position, select the
"None", musical ambience and set the loudness
correction to the "Active" position in CD mode or
to the "Inactive" position in radio mode.

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Audio system
Your Audio system is coded in such a way that it will
only operate in your vehicle.
For safety reasons, the driver must only carry out
operations which require prolonged attention while the
vehicle is stationary.
When the engine is switched off and to prevent
discharging of the battery, the audio equipment may
switch off after a few minutes.
AUDIO SYSTEM / BLUETOOTH®
01 First steps
02
Steering mounted
controls
03

Main
menu
04
Audio
05

USB Box
06


Bluetooth
functions
07

Screen menu map(s)
Frequently

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CONTENTS

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FIRST STEPS
Eject CD.Select source:
radio, audio CD / MP3 CD, USB,
Jack connection, Streaming,
AUX.
Select the screen display
mode:
Date, audio functions, trip
computer, telephone. Automatic frequency search
down/up.
Select previous/next CD, MP3
or USB track.
Audio settings: front/
rear fader, left/right
balance, bass/treble,
loudness, audio
ambiences.
d

isplay the list of
local stations.
Long press: CD
tracks or MP3
folders (CD / USB).
TA (Traffic Announcements)
on/off.
Long press: PTY* (radio
Programme TYpe) mode.
Display main menu.
The DARK button changes the screen display
for improved driving comfort at night.
1
st press: upper bar only illuminated.
2nd press: black screen.
3rd press: return to standard display.
On/off, volume setting.
Buttons 1 to 6:
Select a pre-set radio station.
Long press: pre-set a station. Select next frequency down/up.
Select previous/next MP3 folder.
Select previous/next folder / genre /
artist / playlist (USB).Confirm.
Selection of AM / FM
wavebands.
Abandon the current
operation.
* Available according to version.

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MAIN MENU
AUDIO FUNCTIONS:
radio, CD, USB, options.
Screen C
For a detailed global view of the
menus available, refer to the
"Screen menu map" section.
BLUETOOTH -TELEPHONE
-
AUDIO: Bluetooth hands-free, pairing,
management of a call.
DISPLAY CONFIGURATION: vehicle
settings, display, languages.

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AUDIO
Press the SOURCE button several
times in succession and select
the radio.
Press the
band
a
ST button to select
a waveband: FM1, FM2, FMast, AM.
Briefly press one of the buttons to
carry out an automatic search of the
radio stations.
Press one of the buttons to carry out
a manual search up / down for radio
frequencies.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to
display the list of stations received
locally (30 stations maximum).
To update this list, press for more
than two seconds. The external environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks, ...)
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 system.
RDS
RadioSelecting a station
Press the MENU button.
Select AUDIO FUNCTIONS then
press OK.
Select the FM W
aVE

band
PREFERE
n CES function then
press OK.
Select
a

CTIV
aTE R
d S then
press OK. RDS appears on the
screen.
In radio mode, press OK directly to activate / deactivate RDS mode.
The RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue listening to the same
station by automatic retuning to alternative frequencies. However, in certain
conditions, coverage of an RDS station may not be assured throughout the
country as radio stations do not cover 100 % of the territory. Under conditions
of very weak reception, the system may change to a regional station.

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AUDIO
Insert circular compact discs only.
Some anti-pirating systems, on original discs or CDs copied using
a personal recorder, may cause faults which are no reflection on
the
quality of the vehicle's player.
Without pressing the EJECT button, insert a CD in the player, play
begins automatically.
CD Playing a CD
To play a disc which has already been
inserted, press the SOURCE button
several times in succession and
select CD.
Press one of the buttons to select
a
track on the CD.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of tracks on
the CD. Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forwards or fast backwards.
Receiving TA messages
Press the Ta button to activate or
deactivate traffic messages.
The
TA (Traffic Announcement) function gives priority to TA alert
messages. To operate, this function needs good reception of a
radio station transmitting this type of message. When a traffic
report is transmitted, the current audio source (Radio, CD, ...) is
interrupted automatically to play the TA message. Normal playback
of the audio source resumes at the end of the transmission of
the

message.

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The MP3 format, an abbreviation of MPEG 1.2 & 2.5 Audio Layer 3, is
an audio compression standard which permits the recording of several
tens of music files on a single disc.
In order to be able to play a recorded CDR or CDRW, when
recording, the ISO 9660 level 1.2 or Joliet file format is
recommended.
If the disc is recorded in another format, it may not be played
correctly.
It is recommended that the same recording format is always

used for an individual disc, with as low a speed as possible
(4x maximum) for optimum sound quality.
In the particular case of a multi-session CD, the Joliet format is
recommended.
The audio system will only play files with the extension ".mp3" with
a sampling rate of 22.05 KHz or 44.1 KHz. No other type of file
(.wma, .mp4, .m3u...) can be played.
It is advisable to restrict file names to 20 characters without using
special characters (e.g. " ? ; ù) to avoid any playing or displaying
problems.
MP3 CD
Information and advice
AUDIO
Empty CDs are not recognised and may damage the system.
Insert an MP3 compilation in the player.
The audio equipment searches for all of the music tracks, which
may take anything between a few seconds and several tens of
seconds, before play begins.
MP3 CD
Playing an MP3 compilation
On a single disc, the CD player can read up to 255 MP3 files
spread over 8 folder levels. However, it is advisable to keep to
a limit of two levels to reduce the access time before the CD is
played.
While the CD is being played, the folder structure is not followed.
All of the files are displayed on a single level.
To play a disc which has already
been inserted, press the SOURCE
button several times in succession
and select CD.
Press one of the buttons to select a
folder on the CD.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of directories of
the MP3 compilation. Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forward or backward play. Press one of the buttons to select a
track on the CD.

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USB PLAYER
The system puts together playlists (temporary memory) created
over a period which depends on the capacity of the USB device.
The other sources are available during this time.
The playlists are updated each time the ignition is switched off or
each time a USB memory stick is connected.
When connecting for the first time, the classification suggested
is by folder. When you reconnect, the classification selected
previously is retained.Connect the memory stick to the port, directly or
using a lead. If the audio equipment is switched
on, the USB source is detected as soon as it
is connected. Play begins automatically after a
delay which depends on the capacity of the USB
memory stick.
The file formats supported are .mp3

(mpeg1 layer 3 only) and .wma (standard 9 only,
128 kbits/sec compression).
Certain playlist formats are supported (.m3u, ...)
On reconnection of the previous memory stick
used, play is resumed automatically with the last
track played.
This unit consists of a USB port and an auxiliary
Jack socket*. The audio files are transmitted
from a portable device - digital player or a USB
memory stick - to your Audio system and heard
via the vehicle's speakers.
USB memory stick or Apple
® player of
generation 5 or later:
-

Use only USB memory sticks formatted
F

AT32 (File Allocation Table),
-

the

Apple
® player lead is essential,
-

navigation through the file database is also
possible by means of the steering mounted
controls.
Using the USB BOX
Connecting a USB memory stick
o

ther
a
pple
® players of earlier generations and
players using the MTP protocol*:
-

play via Jack-Jack lead only (not supplied),
-


navigation through the file database is from
the portable device. * Depending on vehicle.

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Using the USB PORT
Press LIST briefly to display the
previously selected classification.
Navigate through the list using the left/
right and up/down buttons.
Confirm the selection by pressing OK.The lists available are Artist, Genre and Playlist (as defined in
the
a pple
® player).
Selection and Navigation are described in steps 1 to 4 above.
Do not connect a hard disk or USB connection device other
than audio equipment to the USB port. This could damage your
installation. Connecting an Apple
® player via the USB port
Press one of these buttons to gain
access to the previous / next track on
the classification list currently being
played.
Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forward or backward play.
Press one of these buttons to
gain access to the previous / next
Genre, Folder, Artist or Playlist on
the classification list currently being
played.
Press and hold LIST to display the
different classifications.
Select by Folder / Artist / Genre / Playlist,
press OK to select the classification
required, then press OK again to confirm.
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by Folder: all folders containing audio
files recognised on the peripheral
device.
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by

Artist: all of the artist names
defined in the ID3 Tags, classified in
alphabetical order.
-
by Genre: all of the genres defined in
the ID3
Tags.
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by Playlist: in accordance with the
playlists recorded on the USB device.
USB PLAYER