Peugeot RCZ (2015 year). Instruction

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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 PEUGEOT 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 "Driver" or "All
passengers" setting is
cancelled.

The choice of the "Driver" distribution setting imposes specific balance

settings.

When modifying
the "Driver" or "All
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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FREQUENTLY ASKEd QUESTIONS

QUESTION

ANSWER

SOLUTION

With the engine off, the
system switches off after
a few minutes of use.

When the engine is switched off, the system's operating time depends on
the state of charge of the battery.
The switch-off is normal: economy mode is activated automatically to
maintain the state of charge of the vehicle's battery, needed for engine
starting. (See the "Energy economy mode" section).

Start the vehicle's engine to increase the battery
charge.

Playback of my USB
memory stick starts only
after a very long wait
(around 2 to 3 minutes).

Some files supplied with the memory stick may greatly slow down access

to reading the memory stick (multiplication by 10 of the catalogue time).

Delete the files supplied with the memory stick

and limit the number of sub-folders in the file

structure on the memory stick.

When I connect my
iPhone as telephone and
to the USB port at the
same time, I am unable

to play the music files.

When the iPhone connects automatically as a telephone, it forces the
streaming function. The streaming function takes the place of the USB
function which is then not useable, there is a period without sound of the
track being played with Apple

players.

Disconnect and reconnect to the USB port
(the USB function takes priority over streaming).

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PEUGEOT Connect Sound (Rd5)

Your PEUGEOT Connect Sound (RD5) 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  PEUGEOT Connect USB
06 Bluetooth
07  Screen menu map(s)
Frequently asked questions

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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.

Display 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

press: upper bar only illuminated.

press: black screen.

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 FM / DAB /
AM* wavebands.

* Depending on model.

Abandon the current
operation.

* Available according to version.

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STEERING MOUNTEd CONTROLS

Radio: automatic search for a higher frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the next track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fast forwards play.
Move in the list.

Change audio source.
Confirm a selection.
Call/end call on the telephone.
Press for more than 2 seconds:
telephone main menu.

Radio: automatic search for a lower

frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the
previous track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fast
reverse.
Move in the list.

Radio: select the previous/next pre-set
station.
USB: select genre / artist / folder from the

classification list.
Select the previous/next item in a menu.

Volume increase.

Volume decrease.

Mute: press the volume
increase and decrease
buttons simultaneously.
The sound is restored
by pressing one of the
two volume buttons.

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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 "Screen
menu map" in this section.

TELEPHONE:
hands-free kit, pairing,
management of a call.

PERSONALISATION-
CONFIGURATION:
vehicle parameters,
display, languages.

VEHICLE dIAGNOSTICS:
alert log.

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AUdIO

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

Press the BAND AST 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

Radio

Selecting a station

Press the MENU button.

Select AUDIO FUNCTIONS then
press OK.

Select the FM WAVEBAND
PREFERENCES function then
press OK.

Select ACTIVATE RDS 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

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.

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

dAB (digital Audio Broadcasting)
digital radio

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.

Change of station within the same "multiplex service".

Start a search for the next "multiplex service".

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

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, ...)

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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 reflection on the

quality of the vehicle's player.
Without pressing the EjECT button, insert a CD in the player, play
begins automatically.

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.

AUdIO

digital radio - 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).

Press the "Menu" button.

Select "Multimedia

" and confirm.

Select "dAB / FM auto tracking

" and confirm

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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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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PEUGEOT CONNECT USB

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 PEUGEOT Connect
Sound (RD5) and heard via the vehicle's
speakers.

USB memory stick or Apple

player of

generation 5 or later:
-

Use only USB memory sticks formatted
FAT32 (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 PEUGEOT CONNECT USB

Connecting a USB memory stick

Other Apple

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 PEUGEOT CONNECT USB

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

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 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.

by Folder: all folders containing audio

files recognised on the peripheral

device.

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.

by Playlist: in accordance with the
playlists recorded on the USB device.

PEUGEOT CONNECT USB

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The display and control is via the portable device.

First adjust the volume of your portable device.

Then adjust 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)

PEUGEOT CONNECT USB

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 the USB port,
using a suitable cable (not supplied).

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

The auxiliary input, jACK or USB, allows the connection of a
portable device (MP3 player...).

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BLUETOOTH

For safety reasons 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 equipment must be carried out with the vehicle stationary

and the ignition on.

Press 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

configuration).

In the menu, select:
-

Bluetooth telephone function -
Audio

- Bluetooth configuration
-

Perform a Bluetooth search

The services offered depend on the network, the SIM card and the

compatibility of the Bluetooth equipment used.

Consult your telephone's manual and your operator to find out which

services are available to you.

Bluetooth telephone

Screen C

The TELEPHONE menu permits access to the following functions
in particular: Directory*, Call list, Pairing management.

The first 4 telephones recognised are displayed in this window.

A virtual keypad is displayed in the
screen: enter a code with at least 4 digits.
Confirm by pressing OK.

A message 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 message is displayed in the screen of the
telephone chosen. To accept the pairing, enter the

same code on the telephone, then confirm with OK.

The automatic connection authorised is only active after the

telephone has been configured.
The directory and the call list can be accessed after the
synchronisation period.

(Available according to model and version)

* If your telephone is fully compatible.

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

Go to www.peugeot.co.uk for more information (compatibility,
more help, ...).

Pairing a telephone / First connection

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