2010 AUDI A3 can

CD/SD83
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
Main MP3 menuSelecting a MP3 track
The list of tracks on the activated, readable storage
medium inserted are displayed in the main MP3 menu.Fig. 84 MP3: List of tracks (main menu)–Press the Source control button from a CD/SD menu.
–Select MP3
page 77.
– In the main MP3 menu
fig.84, select the desired track
on the active MP3 data carrier with the control knob.The playing time of the track will be displayed after the track name.You can select an MP3 data carrier using the MP3 list control button
page 84.Tips


I f yo u o p e n t h e d i s p l a y, M P3 p l a y b a ck o f t h e a c t i v e d a t a c a rr i e r is
stopped.


The MP3 player can also stop when playing back individual MP3
tracks from a data carrier if they cannot be read. In this case, select
another readable MP3 track on this data carrier and playback
continues.


Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it
is possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be
read. You can find additional hints starting on
page 37.

CD/SD 84MP3 list control buttonSelecting MP3 driveFig. 85 MP3: List of MP3 drives–Press the MP3 list control button in the MP3 menu.
– Select the desired drive
fig.85.
– Select your track as necessary.Drives are shown greyed out in the list if there is no data carrier in
t hi s d ri v e o r i f t h e d a t a c a rr i e r c a n n o t b e r e a d . MP 3 CD s c a n b e us e d
as data carriers in the DVD Navigation drive, and SD/MCC memory
cards can be used in the MP3 card reader.
The active drive appears in the title line.
Tips
Not all MP3 CDs can be played. For example, it is possible that the
MP3 files cannot be read by the MP3 player
page 37.
Sound control buttonSound settingsStarting on
page 92, you can read how to select the sound
settings for the MP3 function.

CD/SD 86MP3 RandomFig. 88 MP3: Random–Press the MP3 ctrl control button in the MP3 menu.
– By rotating the control knob, select MIX (“Random”)

fig.88.
– Press the control knob.The possibilities for Random play depend on the different settings
available for Repeat in the Setup MP3 menu
page 82.
If you have selected Repeat function off in Setup MP3, all the MP3
tracks on the current data carrier are played randomly. But if a play-
list was a ctivate d pre vio usly, the tracks fro m this playlis t are p layed
first in random order, and then the entire directory.
If you have entered Repeat i n S e t u p M P 3 fo r a Playlist/Dir., the tracks
o n t h e c urre n t p l a y li s t o r t h e c u rr e n t d ire c to r y a re p l a y e d in ra n d o m order If With subdirectories is activated, they are included in
random play.
If you have entered Repeat of All playlists in Setup MP3, the tracks
for all existing playlists for all data carriers are played. SD or MMC
memory cards can be used for playlists
page 40.
If you have entered Repeat for a single Tr a c k in Setup MP3, you
cannot use random play. The Scan function also cannot not be used
page 87.MP3 Details (NAME)Fig. 89 MP3: NAME (Details)–Press the MP3 ctrl control button in the MP3 menu.

CD/SD87
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select NAME
(“Details”) to open more detailed information about the
current track
page 86, fig.89.If information about the current track, performer, album, year of
issue, specific comments and the category has been stored in the
MP3 file, you can bring up this information using NAME (“Details”).
Tips
Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it is
possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be
read. You can find additional hints starting on
page 37.
Scan MP3 track (SCAN)Fig. 90 MP3: Scanning tracks on a MP3
–Press the MP3 ctrl control button in the MP3 menu.
– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select SCAN

fig.90.Pressing the control knob activates automatic track scan. Each track
on the MP3 data carrier will be played for a few seconds.
When the button is pressed again, the scanning stops and the title
currently being played will continue to play.
Tips
Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it is
possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be
read. You can find additional hints starting on
page 37.

CD/SD 88Setup MP3Opening and closing SetupFig. 91 Setup MP3: main menu– In an MP3 menu, press the button to open the
main Setup menu for the MP3 function
page 82,
fig.83.
– Press the button again to close the main Setup
menu again.The following settings are possible in Setup MP3:

Repeat options
page 88


With subdirectories
page 89


Tr a c k d i s p l a y
page 90


Categ. display
page 90
The sound and tuning settings and the brightness of the display can
be entered using the control buttons
page 169.
Tips
We recommend that you enter these settings when the vehicle is
stationary. In this way, you can be sure that you are not unneces-
sarily distracted from traffic when performing the procedures that
follow. Please note
page 9, “Notes on Traffic Safety”.
Repeating MP3Fig. 92 Setup MP3: Repeating MP3 data carrier– Press the function button
page 16 in the MP3
menu.
SETUP
SETUP
SETUP

CD/SD 88Setup MP3Opening and closing SetupFig. 91 Setup MP3: main menu– In an MP3 menu, press the button to open the
main Setup menu for the MP3 function
page 82,
fig.83.
– Press the button again to close the main Setup
menu again.The following settings are possible in Setup MP3:

Repeat options
page 88


With subdirectories
page 89


Tr a c k d i s p l a y
page 90


Categ. display
page 90
The sound and tuning settings and the brightness of the display can
be entered using the control buttons
page 169.
Tips
We recommend that you enter these settings when the vehicle is
stationary. In this way, you can be sure that you are not unneces-
sarily distracted from traffic when performing the procedures that
follow. Please note
page 9, “Notes on Traffic Safety”.
Repeating MP3Fig. 92 Setup MP3: Repeating MP3 data carrier– Press the function button
page 16 in the MP3
menu.
SETUP
SETUP
SETUP

CD/SD89
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
–Select Repeat.
–Select Off, Playlist/Dir., All playlists or Tr a c k
page 88,
fig.92.The tracks from an available MP3 data carrier can be repeated.

Function Off: The Repeat function is switched off.


Function Playlist/Dir.: The MP3 tracks from the current Playliste
or of the current Directory are repeated.


Function All playlists: The MP3 tracks from all available Playlists
or of all Directories are repeated.


Function Tra c k: The MP3 track currently selected is repeated.Tips
The Repeat options can be combined with the Repeat and Random
functions. You can find more information in the description of the
Random function
page 86.
SubdirectoriesFig. 93 Setup MP3: Subdirectories activated– Press the fun ction button
page 16 in the MP3
menu.
– Select Repeat
page 88, fig.92.
– Select Playlist/Dir.
– Select With subdirectories an d p re s s t h e co n t ro l k n o b s o
that a check mark

is displayed behind this function

fig.93.
Th e fu nc t i o n With subdirectories is available for the Repeat
Playlist/Dir. function. In this way, all subdirectories in a directory are
played as well.
SETUP

CD/SD 90Tr a c k d i s p l a yFig. 94 Setup MP3: Select track display– Press the function button
page 16 in the MP3
menu.
– Select Tr a c k d i s p l a y.
– Select Tr a c k n a m e or File name
fig.94.Tr a c k n a m e
Information about the tracks (e.g. artist, album, etc.) can be read
from a previously stored ID3 tag.
The different information has to be stored first in the ID3 tag, other-
wise no information is available.
If an MP3 data carrier has been inserted and not played, the data
fro m the ID3 tag are read in in the background. If you s ta r t p layback of an MP3 data carrier immediately, the ID3 tag data are displayed
for the track being played.
I f t h e r e a r e n o I D 3 t a g s , o r i f t h e y h a v e n o t b e e n r e a d , n o i n f o r m a t i o n
about the tracks is displayed.
File name
No information about the tracks is displayed.
Category display
If the display “Track name” was selected, the category
display can be used.Fig. 95 Setup MP3: Category display switched on– Press the function button
page 16 in the MP3
menu.
SETUP
SETUP