audio Citroen C8 2013 1.G Owner's Guide

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04 AUDIO

Press the SOURCE button several
times in succession and select theradio.

Press the BAND A
ST button to select
a waveband: FM1, FM2, FMast, AM.

Briefl
y press one of the buttons tocarry out an automatic search of theradio stations.

Press one o
f the buttons to carry out
a manual search up / down for radiofrequencies.

Press the LI
ST REFRESH button to
display the list of stations received
locally (30 stations maximum).
To update this list, press for more
t
han 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 RADIO


SELECTING A STATION

Press the MENU button.

Select AUDIO FUNCTIONS thenpress OK.

Select the FM WAVEBANDPREFERENCES function thenpress OK.

Select ACTIVATE RDS then pressOK. RDS appears on the screen.

In radio mode, press
OK directly to activate / deactivate RDSmode.
The RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue listening to the samestation by automatic retuning to alternative frequencies. However, in certainconditions, coverage of an RDS station may not be assured throughout thecountry 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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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 refl ection on the quality of the original player.
Without pressin
g the EJECT button, insert a CD in the player, playbegins automatically.



CD
PLAYING A CD

To play a disc which has already been
inserted, press the SOURCE buttonseveral times in succession andselect CD.

Pr
ess one of the buttons to select a
track on the CD.
Press the LI
ST REFRESH button to display the list of tracks on
the CD.

Pr
ess and hold one of the buttons for
fast forwards or fast backwards.
RECEIVING TA MESSAGES
Press the TA button to activate or
deactivate traffi c 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, ...) is
interrupted automatically to play the TA message. Normal playbackof the audio source resumes at the end of the transmission of themessage.

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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 fi les 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 fi le format isrecommended.
If the disc is recorded in another format, it ma
y not be playedcorrectly.
It is recommended that the same recordin
g 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 o
f a multi-session CD, the Joliet format is recommended.
The audio s
ystem will only play fi les with the extension ".mp3" with
a sampling rate of 22.05 KHz or 44.1 KHz. No other type of fi le(.wma, .mp4, .m3u...) can be played.
It is advisable to restrict fi le names to 20 characters without usin
gspecial 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 pla
yer.
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 fi lesspread over 8 folder levels. However, it is advisable to keep to
a limit of two levels to reduce the access time before the CD isplayed.
While the CD is bein
g played, the folder structure is not followed.
All of the fi les are displayed on a single level.
To play a disc which has already
been inserted, press the SOURCEbutton several times in succession and select CD.
Pr
ess one of the buttons to select afolder on the CD.

Press the LI
ST REFRESH button to display the list of directories of
the MP3 compilation.
Pr
ess and hold one of the buttons for fast forward or backward play. Pr
ess one of the buttons to select atrack on the CD.

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The system puts together playlists (temporary memory) createdover a period which depends on the capacity of the USB device.
The other sources are available durin
g this time.
The pla
ylists are updated each time the ignition is switched off or each time a USB memory stick is connected.
When connectin
g for the fi rst time, the classifi cation suggested
is by folder. When you reconnect, the classifi cation 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. Pla
y begins automatically after a
delay which depends on the capacity of the USB memory stick.
The
fi le 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 stickused, play is resumed automatically with the last
track played.
This unit consists o
f a USB port and an auxiliaryJack socket * . The audio fi les are transmitted
from a portable device - digital player or a USBmemory stick - to your Audio system and heard
via the vehicle's speakers.

USB memor
y stick (1.1, 1.2 and 2.0) or Apple®
player of generation 5 or later:


- U
SB memory sticks should be formattedFAT or FAT 32 (NTFS not supported),

- the Apple ®player lead is essential,

- navi
gation through the fi le database is also
possible by means of the steering mountedcontrols.
The list of compatible equipment and the compression rates supported are available from CITROËN dealers. pqppUSING THE USB BOX
CONNECTING A USB MEMORY STICK

Other Apple®
players of earlier generations and®
players using the MTP protocol * :


- pla
y via Jack-Jack lead only (not supplied),

- navi
gation through the fi le database is from
the portable device.

* Accordin
g to vehicle.

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USING THE USB PORT

Press LIST briefl y to display thepreviously selected classifi cation.
Navi
gate through the list using the left/right and up/down buttons.

Confi rm the selection by pressing OK. The lists available are Artist, Genre and Pla
ylist (as defi ned in the
Apple ®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 classifi cation list currently beingplayed.
Pr
ess and hold one of the buttons for fast forward or backward play.

Pr
ess one of these buttons to gain access to the previous / next
Genre, Folder, Artist or Playlist on
the classifi cation list currently beingplayed.
Press and hold LI
ST to display the different classifi cations.
Select b
y Folder / Artist / Genre / Playlist,press OK to select the classifi cation required, then press OK again to confi rm.


- b
y Folder: all folders containing audio fi les recognised on the peripheraldevice.

- by Artist: all o
f the artist names
defi ned in the ID3 Tags, classifi ed in alphabetical order.

- b
y Genre: all of the genres defi ned in
the ID3 Tags.

- b
y Playlist: in accordance with the
playlists recorded on the USB device.

USB BOX

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The display and control is via the portable device. First ad
just the volume of your portable device.
Then ad
just the volume of your audio system.
USING THE AUXILIARY INPUT (AUX)

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME OF THE
AUXILIARY SOURCE

JACK socket or USB port (according to vehicle)
USB BOX


Do not connect a device to both the JACK socket and the USB port at the same time.

Connect the portable device (MP3 player…) to the JACK socket or to theUSB port, using a suitable cable (notsupplied).

Press the
SOURCE button several
times in succession and select AUX.
The auxiliar
y input, JACK or USB, allows the connection of a portable device (MP3 player...).

9.71
06BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS

For safety reasons and because they require prolonged attentionon the part of the driver, the operations for pairing of the Bluetooth mobile telephone with the Bluetooth hands-free system of your
audio equipment must be carried out with the vehicle stationary
and the ignition on.
Pr
ess the MENU button.

A window is displayed with a message that a search is in progress.
Activate the telephone's Bluetooth
function
and ensure that it is "visible to all" (telephone confi guration.
In the menu, select:
- Bluetooth telephone
function -
Audio
- Bluetooth confi
guration
- P
erform a Bluetooth search
The services o
ffered depend on the network, the SIM card and thecompatibility of the Bluetooth equipment used.
Consult your telephone's manual and your operator to fi nd out which
services are available to you.
BLUETOOTH TELEPHONE SCREEN C

The TELEPH
ONE menu permits access to the following functions
in particular: Directory * , Call list, Pairing management.
The
fi rst 4 telephones recognised are displayed in this window.

A virtual ke
ypad is displayed in thescreen: enter a code with at least 4 digits.

Confi rm by pressing OK.

A messa
ge that the pairing has been successful appears in the screen.
Select the telephone to be connected from the list.
Only one
telephone can be connected at a time.

A messa
ge is displayed in the screen of the
telephone chosen. To accept the pairing, enter the same code on the telephone, then confi rm with OK.

The automatic connection authorised is onl
y active after the
telephone has been confi gured.
The directory and the call list can be accessed a
fter thesynchronisation period.
(Available according to model and version)

*
If your telephone is fully compatible.
I
f pairing fails, the number of attempts is not limited. Go to www.citroen.co.uk for more information
(compatibility, more help, ...).
PAIRING A TELEPHONE / FIR
ST CONNECTION

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RECEIVING A CALL

An incomin
g call is announced by a ring and a superimposed
display in the vehicle's screen.

Select the YES tab on the display
using the buttons and confi rm bypressing OK.

Press this button to acce
pt the call.
MAKING A CALL

From the Bluetooth telephone
function Audio menu, select Manage
the telephone call then Call, Call list or Directory.

Pr
ess this button for more than two seconds for
access to your directory, then navigate with the
thumb wheel.

Or

To dial a number, use your telephone's keypad,with the vehicle stationary.

Durin
g a call, press this button for more than2 seconds.

Confi rm with OK to end the call.
BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS


ENDING A CALL

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Initiate the pairing between the telephone and
the vehicle. This pairing can be initiated from
the vehicle's telephone function menu or via the
telephone's ke
ypad. See steps 1 to 9 on theprevious pages. During the pairing phase, the
vehicle must be stationary with the key in the
i
gnition.
Select the telephone to be connected from the telephone functionmenu.
The audio s
ystem connects to a newly paired telephone automatically.
BLUETOOTH AUDIO STREAMING *


Wireless transmission of the telephone's music fi les via the audioequipment. The telephone must be able to manage the appropriate
Bluetooth profi les (Profi les A2DP / AVRCP).
*
Depending on the compatibility of the telephone.
**

In certain cases, playing of the Audio fi les must be initiated from the
keypad.
*** If the tele
phone supports the function.
Activate the streaming source by
pressin
g the SOURCE button ** .
The tracks to be played can becontrolled as usual via the buttons on
the audio system control panel and
the steering mounted controls *** .
The contextual information can bedisplayed on the screen.
BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS

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MONOCHROME C


AUDIO FUNCTIONS
alternative frequencies (RDS)

activate / deactivate
FM BAND PREFERENCE
S
regional mode (REG)

activate / deactivate
radio-text information (RDTXT)

activate / deactivate
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
4

PLAY MODES
album repeat (RPT)

activate / deactivate
track random play
(RDM)
activate / deactivate

2
3
4
3
4
TRIP COMPUTER
Distance: x miles ENTER DI
STANCE TO DESTINATION
Diagnostic s

ALERT LOG
Functions activated or deactivated
STAT US OF THE FUNCTIONS *
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
Pressing the MENU button displays:

*
The parameters vary according to vehicle.