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Audio System
CONTENTS
• 01 First steps p 278
• 02 Steering mounted controls p 279
• 03 General menu p 280
• 04 Audio p 281
• 05 USB Box p 284
• 06 Bluetooth functions p 287
• 07 Confi guration p 289
• 08 Screen menu map p 290
• Frequently asked questions p 292
Your Audio system is coded in such a way that it will only operate in your vehicle. If it is to be installed in another vehicle, contact a CITROËN dealer for confi guration of operate in your vehicle. If it is to be installed in another le. If it i
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For safety reasons, the driver must only carry ou t operations which require prolonged attention while the vehicle is stationary. When the engine is switched off and to prevent discharging of the battery, your Audio system may s witch off after a few minutes.
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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.
Briefl y 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 of the radio stations.
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.
Select ACTIVATE FREQUENCY FOLLOWING (RDS) then press OK. RDS appears on the display.
Select the FM WAVEBAND PREFERENCES function then press OK.
Select AUDIO FUNCTIONS then press OK.
Press the MENU button.
The external environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks) may block reception, includi ng 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 equipment.
RDS
The RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue l istening to the same station by automatic retuning to alternative freque ncies. 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.
RADIO
SELECTING A 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 re fl ection on the quality of the original player. Without pressing the EJECT button, insert a CD in the player, play begins automatically.
To play a disc which has already been inserted, press the SOURCE button several times in succession and select CD.
Press and hold one of the buttons for fast forward or backward.
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 ten s of seconds, before play begins.
On a single disc, the CD player can read up to 255 MP3 fi les spread over 8 directory 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 directory fl ow chart 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 SOURCE button several times in succession and select CD.
Press and hold one of the buttons for fast forward or backward play.
CD
PLAYING A CD
MP3 CD
PLAYING AN MP3 COMPILATION
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 one of the buttons to select a track on the CD.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of directories of the MP3 compilation.

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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 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.
The audio equipment will only play fi les with the extension ".mp3" with a sampling rate of 22.05 KHz or 44.1 KHz. No o ther type of fi le (.wma, .mp4, .m3u...) can be played.
It is advisable to restrict fi le names to 20 characters without using special characters (e.g. " " ? ; ù) to avoid any pl aying or displaying problems.
MP3 CD
INFORMATION AND ADVICE
AUDIO
Insert the CDs in a multi-slot changer one by one. On a single slot changer, press LOAD, select the number of the CD, then insert the CD, or press and hold LOAD and insert the CDs one by one. Press the SOURCE button several times in succession and select CD CHANGER.
Press one of the buttons on the numeric keypad to select the corresponding CD.
Press one of the buttons to select a track on the CD. Press and hold one of the buttons for fast forwards or rewind play.
PLAYING A CD
* According to availability on the vehicle.
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The controls are displayed and managed via the portable equipment.
First adjust the volume of your portable equipment.
Then adjust the volume of your audio equipment.
The auxiliary socket, JACK or RCA, permits the con nection of portable equipment (MP3 player...).
Connect the portable equipment (MP3 player…) to the JACK socket or to the audio sockets (white and red, RCA type) using a suitable cable (not supplied).
Press the SOURCE button several times in succession and select AUX.
USING THE AUXILIARY SOCKET (AUX)
JACK SOCKET OR RCA SOCKET (according to vehicle)
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME OF THE
AUXILIARY SOURCE
Do not connect a single piece of equipment via the USB port and the JACK socket at the same time.
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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 syst em 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 "Searching...".
Activate the telephone's Bluetooth function.
In the menu, select: - Bluetooth telephone function - Audio - Bluetooth confi guration - 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 t o fi nd out which services are available to you. A list of mobile telephones which offer the best range of services is available from the network. Cons ult a CITROËN dealer.
BLUETOOTH TELEPHONE
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The TELEPHONE menu permits access to the followin g functions in particular: Directory * , Call list, Pairing management.
The fi rst 4 telephones recognised are displayed i n this window.
A virtual keypad is displayed on the screen: enter a code with at least 4 digits. Confi rm by pressing OK.
If pairing fails, the number of attempts is not limited.
Select the telephone to be connected from the lis t. Only one telephone can be connected at a time.
A message is displayed on the screen of the telephone chosen: to accept the pairing, enter the same code on the telephone, then confi rm by pressing OK.
"Pairing of Name_telephone successful" appears on the screen. The automatic connection authorised is only active after the telephone has been confi gured. The directory and the call list can be accessed after the synchronisation period. synchronisation period.
PAIRING A TELEPHONE
* If your telephone is fully compatible.
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RECEIVING A CALL
An incoming call is announced by a ring and a superimposed display on the multifunction screen. 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 keypad. See steps 1 to 10 on the previous pages. During the pairing phase, the vehicle must be stationary with the key in the ignition.
Select the telephone to be connected from the tele phone function menu. The audio system connects to a newly paired teleph one automatically.
Select the YES tab on the display using the buttons and confi rm by pressing OK.
Press the steering mounted control OK to accept the call.
From the Bluetooth telephone function Audio menu, select Manage the telephone call then Call, Call list or Directory.
Press the end of the steering mounted control for more than two seconds to gain access to your directory. Or To dial a number, use your telephone's keypad, wit h the vehicle stationary.
MAKING A CALL
BLUETOOTH AUDIO STREAMING
(AVAILABLE DURING THE YEAR)
Wireless transmission of the telephone's music fi les via the audio equipment. The telephone must be able to manage the appropriate bluetooth profi les (Profi les A2DP/AVRCP).
* In certain cases, playing of the Audio fi les must be initiated from the keypad. ** If the telephone supports the function.
Activate the streaming source by pressing the SOURCE button * . The tracks to be played can be controlled as usual via the buttons on the Radio control panel and the steering wheel controls ** . The contextual information can be displayed on the screen.
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sound quality between the different audio sources (radio, CD...).
Check that the audio settings (Volume, Bass, Treble, Ambience, Loudness) are adapted to the sources listened to. It is advisable to set the AUDIO functions (Bass, Treble, Front-Rear Balance, Left-Right Balance) to the middle position, select the musical ambience "None" and set the loudness correction to the "Active" position in CD mode or to the "Inactive" position in radio mode.
For optimum sound quality, the audio settings (Volume, Bass, Treble, Ambience, Loudness) can be adapted to the different sound sources, which may result in audible differences when changing source (radio, CD...).
The CD is ejected automatically or is not played by the player.
- Check that the CD is inserted in the player the right way up. - Check the condition of the CD: the CD cannot be played if it is too damaged. - Check the content in the case of a recorded CD : consult the advice in the "Audio" section. - The audio equipment's CD player does not play DVDs. - Due to their quality level, certain writeable CDs will not be played by the audio system.
The CD is inserted upside down, is unplayable, doe s not contain any audio data or contains an audio format which the player cannot play.
The CD is protected by an anti-pirating protection system which is not recognised by the audio equipment.
The message "USB peripheral error" is displayed on the screen.
Recharge the battery of the peripheral device. The Bluetooth connection is cut. The battery of the peripheral may not be suffi ciently charged.
The USB memory stick is not recognised. The memory stick may be corrupt. Reformat the memory stick.
QUESTION SOLUTION ANSWER
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The CD player sound is poor. The CD used is scratched or of poor quality. Insert good quality CDs and store them in suitable conditions.
The audio equipment settings (bass, treble, ambien ces) are unsuitable. Set the treble or bass level to 0, without selecting an ambience.