2008 Citroen C6 audio

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R D S S Y S T E M
REGIONAL SEARCH MODE
Some stations, when they are organised in networks, broadcast regional programmes at certain times of day, and national pro-grammes at other times.
It is possible to search.Either for a regional station only.
Or across the whole network in order to fi nd a different programme.
To activate/deactivate this function, proceed as for Scanning of RDS stations.Note: When this mode is activated, the system will remain tuned to one specifi c regional station.
TA TRAFFIC INFORMATION (TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENTS)
Some stations allow broadcasting, only in FM, of these messages thanks to the "TA" function.
You can activate the "TA" func-tion by pressing on button I. This allows you, even though you are listening to another audio source or to a radio programme not itself providing traffi c messages, to receive traffi c information fl ashes from an FM station which broad-casts them.

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S O U R C E C D
SELECTING CD SOURCE
After inserting a CD, with the printed side facing upwards, the player will start playing the CD automatically.
To change manually to CD source (CD already inserted), press but-ton D until you obtain the source you require.
You can also do this by means of control 5 at the steering wheel.
EJECTING A CD
Press button B to eject the CD, the audio system will automatically switch to radio source.
If the CD is not removed within 10 to 15 seconds of being ejected, it will automatically be taken back into the CD player, although it will not be played.
SELECTING A TRACK
Press button K once to play the next track.
Press button N once to return to the beginning of the track currently being played, press a second time to go back to the start of the previous track.
Press the buttons successively to skip several tracks at a time.
This can also be done via the con-trol G. As the list of tracks is dis-played on the screen, select the desired track using buttons J or M, then validate using button L.
You can also do this via the con-trols 2 and 3 at the steering wheel.
FAST FORWARD AND RAPID REVERSE WITH ACCELERATED SOUND
To move swiftly through the CD, press and keep pressed button Kor N, respectively for fast forward or rapid reverse with accelerated sound.
Play resumes as normal when the button is released.
MENU
This menu allows activation/deac-tivation of two options:Playback of the fi rst 7 seconds (approx.) of each track of the CD.
Random playback of the CD tracks.
This can be accessed in two ways:Either by pressing button Oand proceeding as for Scan-ning of RDS stations – the sub-menu for Audio Preferences.
Or, provided you are in CD source, by pressing onbutton L. You can then access the Audio menu.Note: If one of these options is active, it remains active for CD changer source.

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C D S O U R C E
MP3 CDS
The MP3 format (MPEG 1,2 & 2,5 Audio Layer 3) is an audio com-pression standard that permits recording of 10 times as many musical fi les on one CD.
Your radio only plays back fi les which have the extension ".mp3". Other types of fi les (.wav, .mpg4, .ogg, midi...) cannot be played back.
When you insert an MP3 CD, the radio searches all the musical tracks. Playback may require some tens of seconds before starting.
Playback of the MP3 CD is opti-mised if the level of the cover is limited to 2.
Burning format
Some cut CDs cannot be read by your equipment (quality, speed of recording, etc.).
When you burn a CD-R or CD-RW, select the burning standard ISO 9660 level 1,2 or Joliet. Playback of other formats may not occur correctly.
Use the Joliet standard to burn multi-session CDs.
On a given CD, always use the same burning standard.
To obtain the best possible acous-tic quality, select the lowest burning speed.
It can handle transmission speeds of 8 to 320 kbits/s and playback of 22.05 to 44.1 kHz.
MP3 CD PLAYER
Your Audio CD system may be MP3 compatible.
As you insert a CD recorded in MP3 format, playback starts of the fi rst song of the fi rst CD-cover.
You can select a particular track by using buttons N or K and CD-covers using buttons J or M.
TO SELECT A TRACK
To display the list of CD-covers, press on button G.
Use buttons J or M to select the CD-cover you wish to listen to.
To open a CD-cover, press L.
Use buttons N or K to select the track you wish to listen to.
Validate with a press on L.
MENU
This menu is for activation/deacti-vation of three options:Playback of the fi rst 7 seconds (approx.) of each track of the CD.
Repetition of the current CD-cover.Random playback of CD-cover tracks by CD-cover.
This can be accessed in two ways:Either by pressing button Oand proceeding as for Scanning of RDS stations – the sub-menu for Audio Preferences.
Or, provided you are in CD source, by pressing onbutton L. You can then access the Audio menu.Note: The CD changer (if there is one) is not MP3 compatible.

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MAIN MENU
Press on the Menu button O to access to Main menu, then select the "Telephone" icon using but-tons J ou M), then validate the selection via button L.
You have access:To the Directory.
To Confi guration.To Communication Management.
You access your choices via (Jou M), then you validate them with a press on L.
This main menu can also be accessed by pressing button Ethen button L.
FOLDER
This menu lets you open:The telephone Directory of the telephone that is connected.
The Calls List.
Telephone directory
The starting of a telephone call can be done independently of the telephone or of the audio system, thanks to the directory.
The directory is displayed. Select the number via J or M, then vali-date with a press on L.

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VOICE RECOGNITION
A short press on the end of the con-trol stalk 7 starts telephone voice recognition.
Voice recognition allows you to make a call to a number for which you have recorded a label on the mobile telephone that is twinned and connected.
Remark:
It is possible to stop the call, pro-vided the dialling has not yet com-menced, with a short press on the end of the lighting control stalk 7.
Remarks:While you are on a call, the audio source currently being listened to is paused.
Some ring tones on your mobile telephone may not be recognised by the Bluetooth®
system on your vehicle. A different ring tone will be chosen by the system.

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F R E Q U E N T L Y - A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S
The table below brings together the answers to the questions that are the most frequently asked.
QUESTIONANSWERSOLUTION
There is a discrepancy in sound quality between the different audio sources (radio, CD, CD changer etc.).
To ac hieve an opt imum listening qualit y, t he audio adjustments (Volume, Bass, Treble, Ambiance, Loudne ss) can be adapted to each of the different sound sources, which can produce audible shifts when you change the source (radio, CD, CD changer etc.).
Check that the audio adjustments (Volume, Bass, Treble, Ambiance, Loudness) are adapted to your preferences for each of the sources being listened to.
The CD immediately ejects.The CD is the wrong way up, is unplayable, does not contain audio data or contains an audio format that the radio cannot play back.
Check that you have inserted the CD the right way up in the CD player.
Check the condition of the CD: the CD cannot be played back if it is too damaged.
Check the contents if it is a burnt CD: refer to the advice given in the chapter on Audio System.
For reasons of poor quality, some burnt CDs will not be played back by the audio system.
The CD changer does not play back DVDs.
The CD changer does not play back MP3 CDs.
The CD player sound is down-graded.The CD is scratched or of poor quality.Insert only CDs of good quality and keep them in good condition.
The pre-set stations do not work (no sound, 87,5 Mhz is displayed, etc.).The waveband selected is not the correct one.Press on the button BND to retrieve the wave band (AM, FM1, FM2, FMAST) where the stations have been memorised.

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QUESTIONANSWERSOLUTION
Tr a f f i c A n n o u n c e m e n t s ( TA ) i s d i s p l aye d. I d o n o t r e c e i ve any traf fi c information or public announcements.
The particular radio station is not in the regional t raffi c information network.Change to a radio station that does broadcast traffi c information.
The reception quality of the radio station being listened to gradually deteriorates.
The vehicle is too distant from the transmitter, or no transmitter is present in the geographical area you a re passing through.
Activate the RDS function to allow the system to check whether a more power ful transmitter is to be found in the geographical area.
The environment (hills, high buildings, tunnels, under-ground car parks, etc.) is blocking reception, even in RDS mode.
This phenomenon is normal and does not imply anything wrong with the radio.
The aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example after going through a car wash or in an underground car park).Have the aerial checked by a CITROËN dealer.
When the engine is not running, the radio stops after a few minutes.
When the engine is switched off, the working time for the radio depends on the battery charge. The interruption is normal.: the radio goes into economy mode, cutting of f in order to save the vehicle’s battery.
You have to start the engine so as to increase the battery charge.
The message "the audio system is overheating" appears on the screen.
In order to protect the audio equipment in excessive ambient temperatures, the radio goes into an automatic thermic protection mode which results in a reduction in sound volume or stopping of the CD player.
Switch off the audio system for a few minutes in order to allow the system to cool down.

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D E S C R I P T I O N O F T H E C O N T R O L S
It is recommended that you do not use the NaviDrive controls while your vehicle is moving. In some countries, certain commands may be deactivated to comply with national regulations.
A U D I OInfrared por trared p
1Press: On / Off.Rotate: Volume adjust.
2Shor t press: Selection of the audio source (Radio, CD, CD changer, Juke-box).Long press: Copy of a CD on Jukebox source.
3Audio adjustments:Sound ambiences, bass, treble, loudness, fade, bala nce, speed-sensitive volume.
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Radio sources:Shor t press: Automatic search of lower frequencies.