2010 Citroen C8 Owner's Manual

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There is a long waiting time after inserting a CD. When a new medium is inserted, the system reads a certain amount of data (directory, title, artist, etc.). This may take a few seconds. This phenomenon is normal.
I cannot connect my Bluetooth telephone.
A telephone connected by Bluetooth is inaudible.
The telephone's Bluetooth function may be deactiva ted or the equipment may not be visible.
The volume level depends on both the system and th e telephone.
- Check that your telephone's Bluetooth function is activated. - Check that your telephone is visible.
Increase the MyWay volume setting, possibly to maximum, and increase the telephone volume level if necessary.
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01 FIRST STEPS
1. On/Off and volume adjustment.
2. CD eject.
3. Selection of the display on the screen from the following modes: Audio (AUDIO), Trip Computer (TRIP) and Telephone (TEL) functions.
4. Selection of source: radio, audio CD/MP3 CD, USB, Jack connection, Streaming.
5. Selection of FM1, FM2, FMast and AM wavebands.
6. Setting audio options: front/rear balance, left/right balance, loudness, sound ambience.
7. Display the list of local stations, of the tracks on the CD or of the MP3 folders.
8. Abandon current operation.
9. TA (Traffi c Announcement) function on/off. Long press: access to the PTY (Types of radio prog ramme) mode.
10. Confi rmation.
11. Automatic search for a lower/higher frequency. Selection of previous/next CD, MP3 or USB track.
12. Selection of a lower/higher radio frequency. Selection of the previous/next MP3 folder. Selection of the previous/next USB equipment folde r/genre/artist/playlist.
13. Display the general menu.
14. Buttons 1 to 6: Selection of a stored radio station. Long press: store a station.
15. The DARK button changes the display on the screen to improve driving comfort at night. 1st press: lighting the upper band only. 2nd press: display of a black screen. 3rd press: return to the standard display.

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02 STEERING MOUNTED CONTROLS
RADIO: selection of the next stored station. USB: selection of the next genre/artist/directory from the classifi cation list. Selection of the next item on a menu.
RADIO: selection of the previous stored station. USB: selection of the previous genre/artist/directory from the classifi cation list. Selection of the previous item on a menu.
RADIO: automatic search for a higher frequency. CD/MP3/USB: selection of the next track. CD/USB: continuous press: fast forwards play. Selection of the previous item.
RADIO: automatic search for a lower frequency. CD/MP3/USB: selection of the previous track. CD/USB: continuous press: fast reverse. Selection of the next item.
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.
- Change of sound source. - Confi rmation of a selection. - Pick up/Hang up the telephone. - Press for more than 2 seconds: access to the telephone menu.

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03 MAIN MENU
AUDIO FUNCTIONS : radio, CD, USB, options.
TRIP COMPUTER : entering of distances, alerts, status of functions.
TELEPHONE : hands-free kit, pairing, management of a call.
PERSONALISATION-CONFIGURATION : vehicle parameters, display, languages.
> MONOCHROME SCREEN C
> MONOCHROME SCREEN A For a detailed global view of the menus available, refer to the "Screen menu map" section of this chapter.

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04 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 lis tening 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.
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, The MP3 format, an abbreviation of MPEG 1.2 & 2.5 Audio Layer 3, is an audio compression standard which permits the recording of 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 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 1.2 or Joliet. If the disc is recorded in another format, it may not be pt be played correctly. It is recommended that the same recording standard is always used It is recommended that the same recording standard is always used for an individual disc, with as low a speed as possible (4ible (4x maximum) for optimum sound quality. In the particular case of a multi-session CD, the Joliet stoliet standard is recommended.
The audio equipment will only play fi les with the extension ".mp3" 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 with a sampling rate of 22.05 KHz or 44.1 KHz. No other type of fi le (.wma, .mp4, .m3u ...) can be played.
It is advisable to restrict fi le names to 20 characters without using It is advisable to restrict fi le names to 20 characters without using special characters (e.g. " ? ; ù) to avoid any play ing or displaying 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 s ystem. Empty CDs are not recognised and may damage the system.