audio Citroen C8 2013 1.G User Guide

9.2
01 FIRST STEPS

Access to the" Navigation - guidance"menu and display the
recent destinations. Short
press without the engine running: on / off.
Short press with the engine
running: audio source
off / restore.
Short press: select pre-setradio station.
Lon
g press: pre-set the current station.MODE button:
Selection of the
type of permanent display.
Lon
g press: black screen(DARK).
A
ccess to the " MUSIC" menu, and display of the CD/MP3/Apple®
tracks and folders. ®

Long press: display the audio settings screen for the"MEDIA
(CD/USB/iPod/Streaming/AUX)" sources.
Long press: open the "Audio settings" menu: music ambience, bass, treble, loudness, left/right
balance, front/rear fader, automatic volume adjustment.


A
ccess to the " RADIO
" menu anddisplay the list of stations received.
Lon
g press: display the audio settingsscreen for the radio tuner source.
Selection and confi rmation OK dial:
Selection of an item on the screen or in a list or a menu, then confi rmation with a short press.
Other than for menus and lists, a short
press displays a contextual menu
depending on the current screen.
Rotation with map displa
yed: zoom the
map scale in and out.
Volume ad
justment (each
source is independent,
includin
g TA messages and
navigation instructions).

9.4
02

For a detailed global view of the menus available, refer to the
"Screen menu map" section.

For cleaning the screen, the use of a soft, non-abrasive cloth (spectacles cloth) is recommended, with no additional product. "RADIO
"
"
TELEPHONE"
(If conversation in progress)
SETUP:
PARAMETER
S

date and time, display confi guration, sound.
Changing the audio source:
RADIO:
RADIO broadcasts.
MUSIC: playing MUSIC. Pr
ess the MODE button several times in succession for access to the following displays:

GENERAL OPERATION
"FULL SCREEN MAP"
"MAP IN WINDOW"

(If navigation guidance in progress)

9.6
03STEERING MOUNTED CONTROLS
RADIO: select the previous/next preset station.
Select the next entry in the address book.

Chan
ge the audio source.

Start a call from the address book.

Call/End call on the telephone.
Pr
ess for more than 2 seconds: access to the address book.

RADI
O: change to the previous radio station in the list.
Lon
g press: automatic search for a
lower frequency.

CD: select the previous track.

CD: continuous press: fast reverse.
RADI
O: change to the next radio station
in the list.
Lon
g press: automatic search for ahigher frequency.

CD: select the next track.

CD: continuous press: fast forward play.

V
olume increase.

V
olume decrease.
Mute: press the volume increase and decrease buttons simultaneously.
Restore the sound by
pressing one of the two
volume buttons.

9.7
04AUDIO SETTINGS
They are accessible by the MUSIC
button in the control panel or by a longpress on RADIOaccording to the source
in use.
- "
Equalizer" (choice of 6 musical ambiences) r
- " Bass"
-"Trebl
e"
-"Loudness"
(Activate/Deactivate)
-
"Distribution" (" Driver
", "rAll passengers
")
-
"Le-Ri balance " (Left/Right)
- " Fr-Re balanc
e
" (Front/Rear)
- " Auto. Volume
" depending on road speed (Activate/Deactivate)


The audio settings (Equalizer, rBass , Trebleand Loudness ) are
different and independent for each sound source.
The settin
gs for distribution and balance are common to all sources.
The distribution
(or spatialisation using the Arkamys© system) of sound ©
is an audio process that allows the audio quality to be adapted to the
number of listeners in the vehicle.

9.23
06TRAFFIC INFORMATION
PRINCIPAL TMC SYMBOLS

Red and yellow triangle: traffi c information, for example:
Black and blue trian
gle: general information, for example:
RECEIVING TA MESSAGES


The TA (Traffi c 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 traffi c report
is transmitted, the current audio source (Radio, CD, USB, ...) isinterrupted automatically to play the TA message. Normal playbackof the audio source resumes at the end of the transmission of themessage.
Pr
ess RADIO
to display the "FM / AMband " menu.
Select " Guidance options
" then confi rm.

A
ctivate or deactivate " TA
" then confi rm.

The volume settin
g for TA messages can be adjusted only during the
transmission of this type of alert.

Activate or deactivate the function at any time by pressing the button.
Durin
g a message, press the button to interrupt it.

9.26
07
PAIRING A BLUETOOTH
TELEPHONE
FIRST CONNECTION
For reasons of safety and because they require prolonged attention
on the part of the driver, the operations for pairing the Bluetoothmobile telephone to the hands-free system of the audio unit must be carried out with the vehicle stationary.
Activate the telephone's Bluetoothfunction and ensure that it is "shown to all" (telephone confi guration).
Pr
ess this button.
Select the name of the desired
peripheral from the list of devices detected then select "Connect
" and confi rm.
The s
ystem offers to connect the
telephone:
-
in"Hands-free mode" (telephoneonly),
-
in "Audio" mode (streaming: playingmusic fi les on the telephone),
-
or "All
" (for selection of both
modes).
Select " OK
" and confi rm.
Select " Bluetooth functions " and confi rm.
Select "Peripherals search" andconfi rm.
The list of peripherals detected is
displayed. Wait until the " Connect"button is available.
USING THE TELEPHONE

Visit www.citroen.co.uk for more information (compatibility,
additional help, ...).

9.37
08RADIO

By alphabetical list
Pr
ess RADIO, select the station of your choice and confi rm.

B
y automatic frequency search
Pr
ess 
or 
for the automatic searchfor a lower or higher radio frequency.

Or turn the thumb wheel at the steeringmounted controls.

B
y manual frequency search
Pr
ess 
or 
to adjust the radio
frequency step by step.

SELECTING A STATION


The external environment (hill, building, tunnel, underground car park...) may interfere with the reception, including in RDS station tracking mode. Thisphenomenon is a normal result of the way in which radio waves are transmitted and does not in any way indicate a fault with the audio system.

The qualit
y of reception is represented by the number of
active waves in this symbol.

Pr
ess RADIO
or "OK" to display the contextual menu.






CHANGING WAVEBAND

Select "Change waveband ".

Select "AM / FM" and confi rm.

9.41
09

CD, MP3 CD / USB PLAYER


The audio equipment will only play audio fi les with ".wma, .aac, .fl ac, .ogg and .mp3" fi le extensions and with a bit rate of between 32 Kbps
and 320 Kbps.
It also supports VBR
(Variable Bit Rate) mode.
No other t
ype of fi le (.mp4, .m3u...) can be played.
WMA
fi les must be of the standard wma 9 type.
The samplin
g rates supported are 11, 22, 44 and 48 KHz.

It is advisable to restrict fi le names to 20 characters, without usin
g of special characters (e.g.: " " ? ; ù) to avoid any playing and displayingproblems.

In order to be able to pla
y a recorded CDR or CDRW, when recording
it is preferable to select the ISO 9660 level 1, 2 or Joliet standard.
If the disc is recorded in another format it ma
y not be played correctly.
It is recommended that the same recordin
g standard is always used
for an individual disc, with as low a speed as possible (4x maximum)for optimum sound quality.
In the particular case o
f a multi-session CD, the Joliet standard isrecommended.
INFORMATION AND ADVICE
The s
ystem supports USB mass storage or iPod
devices via the USB port (suitable cable not supplied).
I
f a partitioned USB memory key is connected to the system, only the fi rst partition is recognised.

Control of the peripheral device is with the audiosystem controls.
The number of tracks is limited to 2000 maximum,
999 tracks per folder.
I
f the current consumption at the USB port exceeds 500 mA, the system goes into protection mode and
deactivates the port.

Other peripherals, not recognised on connection, must
be connected to the auxiliary socket using a Jack cable (not supplied).
In order to be read, a USB memor
y stick must be formatted FAT 16 or 32.

The s
ystem does not support the operation of an Apple Æplayer and a USB memory stick connected at the same time.
It is recommended that o
ffi cial Apple Æ USB cables are used to ensure Æ
correct operation.

9.44
09
AUDIO STREAMING
Streaming allows audio fi les on your telephone to be played via the
vehicle's speakers.
Connect the telephone: see "USING THE TELEPHONE".
Select " Audio" or " All" profi le.
I
f play does not start automatically, it may be necessary to start the audio playback from the telephone.
Control is from the peripheral device or b
y using the audio system buttons.
Once connected in streaming mode, the telephone is considered to bea media source.
It is recommended that you activate "
Repeat" on the Bluetooth
peripheral.

MUSIC MEDIA PLAYERS


CONNECTING APPLE®
PLAYERS ®
Connect the Apple ®player to the USB port using a suitable cable (not
supplied).
Pla
y starts automatically.
Control is via the audio system.
The classifi cations available are those of the portable device
connected (artists / albums / genres / playlists / audiobooks / podcasts).
The de
fault classifi cation used is by artist. To modify the classifi cationused, return to the fi rst level of the menu then select the desired classifi cation (playlists for example) and confi rm to go down through
the menu to the desired track.
The "
Shuffl e tracks" mode on an iPod®
corresponds to the "Random" ®
mode on the audio system.
The "
Shuffl e albums" mode on an iPod®
corresponds to the "Random ®
all" on the audio system.
"
Shuffl e tracks" is restored by default on each connection.
The version of software in the audio s
ystem may not be compatible
with the generation of your Apple Æplayer.
The list of devices compatible with software versions is available from CITROÀN dealers.

9.45
09MUSIC MEDIA PLAYERS
USING THE AUXILIARY INPUT (AUX)
JACK AUDIO/USB CABLE NOT SUPPLIED

Connect the portable device (MP3, WMA player…) to the JACK
auxiliary audio socket or USB port using a suitable cable.
Pr
ess MUSICto display the "MUSIC
"
menu.
Select "Activate / Deactivate AUXinput
" and confi rm.
First adjust the volume o
f your portable
device (to a high level). Then adjust the
volume of your audio system.

Displa
y and management of the controls are via the portable device.