2011 BMW 1 SERIES display

Satellite radio
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Selecting a category
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3."Category"
4.Select the desired category.
Timeshift
Approx. one hour of the program being broad-
cast on the channel currently being listened to
is stored in a buffer. Prerequisite: the signal
must be available.
The stored audio track can be played with a
delay following the live broadcast. When the
buffer is full, the older tracks are overwritten.
The buffer is cleared when a new channel is
selected.
Opening the timeshift function
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3."Replay - Time shift"
>The red arrow shows the current playback
position.
>The time difference to the live broadcast is
displayed next to the buffer bar.
>With a live broadcast: "live".
Timeshift menuAutomatic Timeshift
With the function activated, the audio playback
is automatically stopped when:
>there are incoming and outgoing phone
calls.
>the voice activation system is activated.
>muting function is activated.
The audio playback continues after a time
delay.
Activating
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3."Replay - Time shift"
4."Automatic time shift"
Deactivating
"Automatic time shift"
Storing favorites
Up to 30 favorites can be stored in the favorites
list. Available favorites are artist, track, game,
league and team.
Storing the artist, track or game
It is only possible to store favorites that are cur-
rently being broadcast. The channel informa-
tion must be available.
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3.Select "All channels" or the desired cate-
gory.
4.Select the desired channel.
5.Press the controller again.
6.Select the artist, track or game.
SymbolFunction
Go to the live broadcast
Playback/pause
Next track
Previous track
Fast forward
Reverse
Automatic Timeshift deactivated/
activated
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Storing the league or team
Leagues or teams can be added to the favorites
from a selection list.
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3."Manage favorites"
4."Add sports information"
5.Select the desired league.
6.Select "Add all teams" or the desired team.
Opening the favorites
When an activated favorite is playing, the fol-
lowing message appears for approx.
20 seconds: "Favorite alert!".
Select "Favorites" while the message is
being displayed.
The displayed favorite is played.
If there is no message, the system changes to
the My Favorites category. All favorites cur-
rently being broadcast can be selected from a
list.
Managing the favorites
Activating/deactivating the favorites
Favorites can be activated and deactivated glo-
bally and individually.
1."Satellite radio"
2."Manage favorites"
3.Select "Activate alert" or the desired favor-
ite.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Deleting favorites
1."Satellite radio"
2."Manage favorites"
3.Highlight the desired favorite.
4.Open "Options".
5."Delete entry"
Traffic Jump
Traffic and weather information for a selected
region is broadcast every few minutes.
Selecting a region
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3.Open "Options".
4."Set jump"
5.Select the desired region.
The region is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Activating/deactivating the jump
1."Radio"
2."Satellite radio"
3."Jump to:"
Information for the selected region is broadcast
as soon as it is available.
A new panel opens.

CD/DVD player and CD changer
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Selecting a track using iDrive
Audio CDs
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3.Select the desired CD or DVD.
4.Select the desired track to begin playback.
CDs / DVDs with compressed audio
files*
Depending on the data, some letters and num-
bers of the CD/DVD may not be displayed cor-
rectly.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3.Select the desired CD or DVD.
4.Select the directory, if necessary.
To change to a higher level directory: move
the controller to the left.5.Select a track and press the controller.
Displaying information about the
track*
If information about a track has been stored, it is
displayed automatically:
>Artist
>Album title
>Number of tracks on the CD/DVD
>Track file name
Random play sequence
The tracks on the current CD/DVD are played
once in random sequence.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3.Select the desired CD or DVD.
4.Open "Options".

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5."Random"
CDs/DVDs with compressed audio files: the
directories and the tracks contained therein are
played back in random sequence.
Random mode is switched off when the audio
source is changed or the ignition is switched off.
Fast forward/reverse
Press and hold the button for the corre-
sponding direction.
Automatic repeat*
Selected tracks, directories or CDs/DVDs are
repeated automatically.
Video playback*
Country codes
Only DVDs with the code of the home region
can be played back; also refer to the information
on your DVD.
Starting playback
For your own safety, the video image is only
displayed up to approx. 2 mph/3 km/h, and in
some market-specific versions, only with the
parking brake engaged or the selector lever in
position P.
DVD video
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3.Select a DVD with video content.
4."DVD menu"
5.Start the DVD via the DVD menu.
VCD/SVCD
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"
3.Select a CD / DVD with video content.
4."Select track"
5.Select the desired track.
The CD/DVD is started.
Video menu
To open the Video menu:
1.Turn the controller during playback.
2.Press the controller when "Back" is dis-
played.
The Video menu is displayed:
CodeRegion
1USA, Canada
2 Japan, Europe, Middle East, South
Africa
3Southeast Asia
4 Australia, Central and South Amer-
ica, New Zealand
5Northwest Asia, North Africa
6China
0All regions
SymbolFunction
Open the DVD menu
*
Starting playback
Pause

CD/DVD player and CD changer
154 In fast forward/reverse: the speed increases
every time the controller is pressed. To stop,
start playback.
DVD menu
1.If necessary, turn the controller to open the
Video menu.
2. "DVD menu"
The DVD menu is displayed. The display
depends on the contents of the DVD.
>To select menu items: move and press the
controller.
>To change to the Video menu: turn the con-
troller and select "Back".
DVD/VCD settings
For some DVDs, settings can only be made via
the DVD menu; refer also to the information on
your DVD.
Language*
1.Turn the controller during playback.
2.Open "Options".
3."Audio/language"
4.Select the desired language.The languages that are available depend on the
DVD.
Subtitles*
Subtitles can be selected if they are contained
on the DVD.
1.Turn the controller during playback.
2.Open "Options".
3."Subtitles"
4.Select the desired language or 'Do not dis-
play subtitles".
Brightness, contrast, color
1.Turn the controller during playback.
2.Open "Options".
3."Display settings"
4."Brightness", "Contrast" or "Color"
5.Turn the controller until the desired setting
is displayed, and then press the controller. Stop
Next chapter/next track
Previous chapter/previous
track
Fast forward
Reverse
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Zoom
Display the video image on the full screen.
1.Turn the controller during playback.
2.Open "Options".
3."Additional options"
4."Zoom mode"
Selecting track
DVD video:
1.turn the controller when the DVD menu is
displayed.
2.Open "Options".
3."Additional options"
4."Select title"
5.Select the desired track.
VCD/SVCD:
1."Select track"
2.Select the desired track.
Camera angle*
The camera angle depends on the DVD.
1.Turn the controller during playback.
2.Open "Options".
3."Additional options"
4."Viewing angle"
5.Select the desired camera angle.
Opening the main menu, back
These functions are not contained on every
DVD. Therefore, they may not be available for
use.
CD changer*
The BMW CD changer for six CDs is behind the
left side panel in the cargo area.
Removing the CD magazine
T o i n s e r t o r r e m o v e C D s f r o m t h e C D m a g a z i n e ,
you must first remove it from the CD changer:
1.Push the cover to one side, arrow 1.
2.Press the button, arrow2.
The CD magazine will be ejected.
Push the magazine back in after at least
2 seconds have passed so that the inserted
CDs can be read in again.

Music collection
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Music collection
Storing music
The music tracks from CDs, DVDs and USB
devices can be stored in the music collection in
the vehicle and played from there.
>Audio CD: tracks are converted into a com-
pressed audio format when they are stored.
If available, information on the album, such
as the artist, is stored as well.
>CD / DVD or USB device with compressed
audio files: the entire content of the CD /
DVD or the USB device is stored in the vehi-
cle as an album. After storing, the tracks and
directories can be deleted individually. Files
are only stored in the WMA, MP3, and AAC
formats.
Tracks with DRM copy protection can be
stored in the vehicle but cannot be played
back.
Regularly back up the music data; other-
wise, it could be lost if there is a fault on
the hard disk.<
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Storing files from CDs/DVDs
CDs / DVDs can only be stored from the CD/
DVD player.
1.Insert a CD / DVD into the CD/DVD player.
2."CD/Multimedia"
3."CD/DVD"
4. Select the symbol for the CD/DVD
player.
5."Store in vehicle"
The music collection is displayed.
The tracks are stored and played back in
sequence from the music collection.
Observe the following during the storage pro-
cess:
Do not switch back to the CD/DVD player and
do not remove the CD / DVD from the CD/DVD
player; otherwise, the storage process will be
interrupted.
You can switch to the other audio sources with-
out interrupting the storage process. Tracks
from the current CD / DVD can also be called up,
if they have been stored already.
Interrupting storage
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."CD/DVD"

Music collection
160 4.Select the desired category.
5.To select the desired entry:
>Open "A-Z search" and input the
desired entry.
or
>Select the desired entry from the list.
6.Select additional categories if desired.
The tracks found are listed in alphabetical
order.
Not all categories need to be selected. For
example, to search for all tracks by a certain
artist, call up that artist only. All of the tracks
by that artist are then displayed.
7."Start play"
Restarting the music search
"New search"
Music search by voice*
For instructions on the voice activation system,
refer to page22.
1.Press the button on the steering wheel.
To select a track directly:
Say the voice command and the name of the
desired track in one sentence.
Current playback
The list of tracks that was generated last by the
music search or the album selected last.
1."Current playback"
2.Select the desired track, if necessary.
Top 50
List of the 50 most frequently played tracks.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."Music collection"
3."Top 50"
4.Select the desired track, if necessary.
Albums
All stored albums, listed in order of their storage
dates. Symbols indicate the format.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2."Music collection"
3.Select the desired album. 2.{Music search}
3.Open the desired category, e.g. {Select
artist}.
4.Say the desired entry in the list.
5.Select additional categories if desired.
{Title …}
SymbolFormat
Audio CD
Compressed audio files