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Telephone

QUESTION

ANSWER

SOLUTION

I cannot connect my
Bluetooth telephone.

The telephone's Bluetooth function may be switched off or the
telephone may not be visible.

- Check that your telephone's Bluetooth

function is switched on.

- Check in the telephone settings that it is

"visible to all".

The Bluetooth telephone is not compatible with the system.

You can check the compatibility of your
telephone at www.citroen.co.uk (services).

The volume of the
telephone connected
in Bluetooth mode is
inaudible.

The volume depends both on the system and on the telephone.

Increase the volume of the audio system, to
maximum if required, and increase the volume of
the telephone if necessary.

The ambient noise level has an influence on the quality of
telephone communication.

Reduce the ambient noise level (close the
windows, reduce the booster fan speed, slow
down, ...).

Some contacts are
duplicated in the list.

The options for synchronizing contacts are synchronizing the
contacts on the SIM card, the contacts on the telephone, or both.
When both synchronizations are selected, some contacts may be
duplicated.

Select "Display SIM card contacts" or "Display
telephone contacts".

Contacts are not shown in
alphabetical order.

Some telephones offer display options. Depending on the settings
chosen, contacts can be transferred in a specific order.

Modify the display setting in the telephone
directory.

The system does not
receive SMS text messages.

The Bluetooth mode does not permit sending SMS text messages
to the system.

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Audio system / Bluetooth

Contents

First steps

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Steering mounted controls

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio

Frequently asked questions

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As a safety measure, 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 system may switch off after a few minutes.

The system is coded in such a way that it will only operate in your
vehicle.

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First steps

On / Off.

Volume adjustment.

Select preset radio station.
Long press: store a station.

Display the list of stations received,
CD/MP3 tracks or folders.
Long press: managing the
classification of MP3/WMA files /
update the list of stations received.

Audio settings:
audio ambiences, treble, bass,
loudness, distribution, left/right
balance, front/rear fader, automatic
volume.

TA (Traffic Announcement) function
On / Off.
Long press: access to type of
information.

Automatic search up / down for radio
frequencies.
Select previous / next CD, USB,
streaming track.
Navigation in a list.

Access to main menu.

Abandon the current operation.
Up one level (menu or folder).

Confirmation or display of contextual
menu.

Manual step by step search up /
down for radio frequencies.
Select previous / next MP3 folder.
Select previous / next folder / genre /
artist / playlist in the USB device.
Navigation in a list.

Select source:
Radio, CD, AUX, USB, Streaming.
Accept an incoming call.

Select screen display between
modes:
Full screen: Audio
(or telephone if call in progress) /
In a window: Audio (or telephone
if call in progress) - Time or Trip
computer.
Long press: black screen (DARK).

* Depending on model.

Selection of FM / DAB / AM*
wavebands.

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Steering mounted controls

Audio system

Audio / Bluetooth telephone system

Media: change the multimedia
source.
Telephone: start a call.
Call in progress: access to the
telephone menu (End call, Secret
mode, Hands-free mode).
Telephone, press and hold: reject an
incoming call, end a call in progress;
other than call in progress, access to
the telephone menu.

Media: change the multimedia
source.
Press and hold: mute / restore sound.

Decrease volume.

Radio, rotate: automatic search for
previous / next station.
Media, rotate: previous / next track.
Press: confirm a selection.

Radio: display the list of stations.
Media: display the list of tracks.
Radio, press and hold: update the list
of stations received.

Increase volume.

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"Multimedia

": Media parameters,

Radio parameters.

"Trip computer

": Warning log.

"Bluetooth connection

Connections management, Search
for a device.

"Telephone

": Call, Directory

management, Telephone
management, Hang up.

"Personalisation-configuration

Define the vehicle parameters,
Choice of language, Display
configuration, Choice of units, Date
and time adjustment.

Menus

Screen C

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

Screen A

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A long press on LIST builds or
updates the list of stations; audio
reception is cut momentarily.

Select the desired radio station and
confirm by pressing OK.

A press changes to the next or
previous letter (e.g. A, B, D, F, G, J,
K, ...).

Press BAND

to select a waveband.

Press LIST to display the list of
stations received in alphabetical
order.

Press SOURCE or SRC several
times in succession and select radio.

Radio

The exterior environment (hills, buildings,
tunnel, car park, below ground...) may
prevent reception, even in RDS station
tracking mode. This phenomenon is
normal in the propagation of radio waves
and is in no way indicative of a fault with
the audio system.

Selecting a station

Select "RDS

" and confirm to save.

"RDS

" is displayed in the screen.

When the radio is displayed on the
screen, press OK to display the
contextual menu.

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. This
explains the loss of reception of the
station during a journey.

RDS

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Select "RadioText (TXT) display"
and confirm OK to save.

Then select "TEXT INFO" and
press 7 or 8 to select "ON" or
"OFF

" and confirm to save the

modifications.

Select or deselect categories to
activate or deactivate the reception of
the corresponding messages.

Press TA INFO to activate or
deactivate the reception of traffic
messages.

With the radio displayed on the
screen, press OK to display the
contextual menu.

Select "MEDIA

" and confirm.

Make a long press on TA INFO to
display the list of categories.

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, USB, ...) is
interrupted automatically to play the
TA message. Normal playback of the
audio source resumes at the end of the
transmission of the message.

Receiving TA messages

Receiving INFO messages

The INFO function gives priority to
TA alert messages. To be active, this
function needs good reception of a
radio station that transmits this type
of message. When a message is
transmitted, the current audio source
(Radio, CD, USB, ...) is interrupted
automatically to receive the INFO
message. Normal play resumes at the
end of the message transmission.

Radio text is information transmitted by
the radio station related to the current
programme or song.

Display RADIO TEXT

Screen C

Screen A

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DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio

Display options:
if active but not available, the display will be
struck out.

Preset stations, buttons 1 to 6.
Short press: select the preset radio
station.
Long press: preset a radio station.

Display the name of the multiplex
service being used.

Represents the signal strength for the
band being listened to.

Display of RadioText (TXT) for the
current radio station.

Display the name of the current
station.

If the "DAB" station being listened to
is not available on "FM", "DAB FM" is
struck out.

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Select "Multimedia

" and confirm.

Select "DAB / FM auto tracking"
and confirm

Long press: select the desired
categories of announcements from
Transport, News, Entertainment and
Flash special (availability according
to the station).

Change of station within the same
"multiplex service".

Press the "Menu

" button.

Start a search for the next "multiplex
service".

Change band (FM1, FM2, DAB, ...)

Digital radio provides a superior audio
quality and also additional categories of
traffic announcements (TA INFO).
The different "multiplex services"
offer a choice of radio stations in
alphabetical order.

Digital radio

When the radio station is displayed in
the screen, press on "OK" to display
the contextual menu.
(Frequency hopping (RDS), DAB / FM
auto tracking, RadioText (TXT) display,
Information on the station, ...)

DAB / FM tracking

"DAB" does not have 100% coverage of
the country.
When the digital signal is weak,
"DAB / FM auto tracking" allows you to
continue listening to the same station,
by automatically switching to the
corresponding analogue "FM" station
(if it exists).

If "DAB / FM auto tracking" is on, there
will be a difference of a few seconds
in the programme when the system
changes to analogue "FM" radio, with
sometimes a variation in volume.
When the strength of the digital signal
is good again, the system automatically
switches back to "DAB"

If the "DAB" station you are listening
to is not available on "FM" ("DAB/FM"
option barred), or if "DAB / FM auto
tracking" is not on, the sound will be cut
when the digital signal is too weak.

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Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forward or backward.

Press one of the buttons to select a
track on the CD.

Press LIST to display the list of
tracks on the CD.

To play a disc which has already
been inserted, press the SOURCE
or SRC

button several times in

succession and select "CD

Audio CD

Playing a CD

Insert 12 cm diameter 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 original player.
Without pressing the EJECT button, insert a
CD in the player, play begins automatically.

CD, USB

Information and advice

The audio system will only play files with
extension ".mp3" or ".wma" and a compression
rate that is constant or variable between
32 Kbps and 320 Kbps.

It is advisable to restrict file names to
20 characters without using special characters
(e.g. " ? ; ù) to avoid any playing or displaying
problems.

The playlists accepted are types .m3u and .pls.
The number of files is limited to 5 000 in
500 directories on a maximum of 8 levels.

On a single disc, the CD player can
read up to 255 MP3 files spread
over 8 directory levels. However, it
is recommended that this be kept to
2 levels so as to limit the time taken to
access and play the CD.
During play, the folder structure is not
observed.

In order to be able to play a recorded CDR or
CDRW, when recording it is preferable to select
standards ISO 9660 level 1.2 or Joliet.
If the disc is recorded in another format, it may
not be played correctly.
It is recommended that the same recording
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 of a multi-session CD, the
Joliet standard is recommended.

Use only USB memory sticks formatted FAT32
(File Allocation Table).

Do not connect a hard disk or USB
device other than audio players to the
USB port. This may cause damage to
your installation.

Media

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Up a level in the menu.

Select a line in the list.

Press one of the buttons to select the
next or previous track.

Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forwards or backwards.

Skip a track.

Select a track or a folder.

Press LIST

to display the menu of

folders in the compilation.

To play a disc or memory stick which
has already been inserted, press
SOURCE or SRC

several times in

succession and select "CD" or "USB

Press one of the buttons to select the
next or previous folder in the order
chosen.

CD, USB

Playing a compilation

Insert an MP3 compilation in the CD
player or connect a memory stick to the
USB port, directly or via an extension
lead.

The system creates playlists (temporary
memory) the creation time for which can take
from a few seconds to several minutes.
The playlists are updated every time the
ignition is switched off or a USB memory stick
is connected.
Play starts automatically after a period which
depends on the capacity of the USB memory
stick.

At a first connection, the order suggested is
by folder. When connecting again, the order
previously chosen is retained.

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Having selected the desired sorting
("By folders", "By artists", "By
genres", "By playlists

") press OK.

Then confirm OK to save the
modifications.
-

By folders

: all folders containing

audio files recognised on the
peripheral device, in alphabetical
order without following the folder
structure.

By artists

: all of the artist names

defined in the ID3 Tags, in
alphabetical order.

By genres

: all of the genres

defined in the ID3 Tags.

By playlists

: if playlists have

been saved.

Make a long press on LIST or press
MENU, select "Multimedia", then
"Media parameters" and finally
"Choice of track listing" to display
the different types of sorting.

USB memory stick - File
sorting

* Check your player's manual.

USB players

The audio files on a Mass Storage portable
player* can be heard through the vehicle's
speakers by connecting it to the USB port
(cable not supplied).

Management of the device is via the
audio system controls.

If the portable player is not recognised by
the USB port, connect it to the auxiliary Jack
socket.

The Apple

player must be updated regularly

for the best connection.

The playlists are those defined in the Apple

player.

The Apple

player must be generation 5 or

later.

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Activate the streaming source by
pressing SOURCE or SRC. Control
of playback is via the audio system.
The contextual information can be
displayed in the screen.

Then adjust the volume of the audio
system.

Pair/connect the telephone: see the
"USING THE TELEPHONE" section.

Press the SOURCE or SRC button
several times in succession and
select "AUX

Auxiliary socket (AUX)

The auxiliary Jack socket permits the
connection of a portable non-mass storage
device or an Apple

player if not recognised by

the USB port.

Do not connect a device to the USB
port and to the auxiliary Jack socket at
the same time.

Connect the portable device to the auxiliary
Jack socket using a suitable cable (not
supplied).

First adjust the volume on your portable device.

The display and management of controls is on
the portable device.

Depending on the compatibility of the phone

Streaming - Playing audio
files via Bluetooth

Streaming allows music files on a telephone to
be heard via the vehicle's speakers.
The telephone must support the appropriate
Bluetooth profiles (Profiles A2DP / AVRCP).

In certain cases, playing of the
audio files must be initiated from the
telephone.

The audio quality depends on the quality of the
transmission from the telephone.

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Select "Multimedia

" and confirm.

Select "Media parameters" and
confirm.

Select "Read mode

" and confirm.

Select the desired play mode and
confirm OK to save the modifications.

Press OK for access to the
contextual menu.
or
Press MENU

Play mode

The play modes available are:
- Normal: the tracks are played

in order, depending on the
classification of the selected files.

- Random: the tracks in an album

or folder are played in a random
order.

- Random all: all of the tracks saved

in the media are played in random
order.

- Repeat: the tracks played are only

those from the current album or
folder.

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A message is displayed on the screen of the
telephone: enter the same code and confirm.

Select "Bluetooth connection" and
confirm.

A virtual keypad is displayed on the
screen: enter a code with at least 4 digits
and conform with OK.

Select "Search for a device

Select the telephone to be connected
from the list. Only one telephone can
be connected at a time.

A window is displayed "Search in progress…

In some cases, the reference number of the
telephone or the Bluetooth address may appear
instead of the name of the telephone.

If pairing fails, try again; the number of attempts is not limited.

Accept the connection to the telephone.

A message appears in the screen to confirm
successful connection.

Pairing can also be initiated from the
telephone by searching for detected
Bluetooth devices.

The directory and the calls list can be
accessed after the synchronisation
period (if the telephone is compatible).
Automatic connection must be
configured in the telephone to allow
the connection each time the vehicle
is started.

Press MENU

Telephone

Pairing a telephone
First connection

The services offered depend on the network,
the SIM card and the compatibility of the
Bluetooth telephone used.
Consult your telephone's manual and your
operator to find out which services are
available to you.

As a safety measure and because they
require prolonged attention on the part
of the driver, the operations for pairing
of the Bluetooth mobile telephone with
the Bluetooth hands-free system of
your audio system must be carried out
with the vehicle stationary and the
ignition on.
Visit www.citroen.co.uk for more
information (compatibility, additional
help, ...).

Activate the telephone's Bluetooth function
and ensure that it is "visible to all" (refer to the
telephone user guide).

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