2012 Citroen C3 Radio display

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QUESTIONANSWERSOLUTION
The stored stations donot function (no sound, 87.5 Mhz is displayed...).

An incorrect waveband is selected.
Press the BAND AST button to return to the waveband (AM, FM1, FM2, FMAST) on which thestations are stored.

The quality of receptionof the radio station listened to graduallydeteriorates or the stored stations do not function(no sound, 87.5 Mhz is displayed...).
The vehicle is too far from the transmitter used by the station listenedto or there is no transmitter in the geographical area through whichthe vehicle is travelling.
Activate the RDS function to enable the system to check whether there is a more powerful transmitter in the geographical area.
The environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks...) block reception, including in RDS mode.
This phenomenon is normal and does not indicate a failure of the audio equipment.
The aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example when goingthrough a car wash or into an underground car park).
Have the aerial checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Sound cut-outs of 1 to2 seconds in radio mode.During this brief sound cut-out, the RDS searches for any frequency permitting better reception of the station.
Deactivate the RDS function if the phenomenon is too frequent and always on the same route.

With the engine off, the audio equipment switches off after a few minutes of use.
When the engine is switched off, the audio equipment operating timedepends on the battery charge.
The switch-off is normal: the audio equipment switches to economy mode and switches off to prevent discharging of the vehicle's battery.

Start the vehicle's engine to increase the batterycharge.

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01 FIRST STEPS


Eject CD.

Select source:
radio, audio CD/MP3 CD, USB, Jack connection, Streaming,AUX.

Select the screen displaymode:
Date, audio functions, tripcomputer, telephone.
Automatic frequency search
down/up.
Select previous/next CD, MP3
or USB track.
Audio settings: front/rear fader, left/right
balance, bass/treble, loudness, audio ambiences. Displa
y the list of local stations.
Lon
g press: CD
tracks or MP3 folders(CD/USB).
TA
(Traffi c Announcements)
on/off.
Lon
g press: PTY * (radio
Programme TYpe) mode.
Display main menu. The DARK button changes the screen display
for improved driving comfort at night.
1
st press: upper bar only illuminated.
2
nd press: black screen.
3 rd press: return to standard displa
y.
On/off, volume setting.

Buttons 1 to 6:
Select a pre-set radio station.
Lon
g press: pre-set a station.
Select next frequency down/up.
Select previous/next MP3 folder.
Select previous/next folder/genre/artist/playlist (USB).
Confi rm.
Select wavebandsFM1, FM2, FMast and AM.
Abandon the current
operation.
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Available according to version.

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03 MAIN MENU
AUDIO FUNCTIONS
:radio, CD, USB, options.








> MONOCHROME SCREEN C
For a detailed
global view of the
menus available, refer to the
"Screen menu ma
p" section.

TELEPHONE
:
Bluetooth hands-free,
pairing, managementof a call.
PERSONALISATION-
CONFIGURATION:
vehicle parameters,
display, languages.
TRIP COMPUTER: entering of distances,alerts, status of functions.
> MONOCHROME
SCREEN A

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SOURCE
BANDAST
LISTREFRESH
MENU
AUDIO

Press the SOURCE button several
times in succession and select theradio.

Press the BAND A
ST button to select
a waveband: FM1, FM2, FMast, AM.

Briefl
y press one of the buttons tocarry out an automatic search of theradio stations.

Press one o
f the buttons to carry out
a manual search up/down for radiofrequencies.

Press the LI
ST REFRESH button to
display the list of stations received
locally (30 stations maximum).
To update this list, press for more
t
han two seconds.

The external environment
(hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks, ...)may block reception, including 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 system.


RDS





RADIO

SELECTING A STATION

Press the MENU button.

Select AUDIO FUNCTIONS thenpress OK.

Select the FM WAVEBANDPREFERENCES function then pressOK.

Select ACTIVATE RDS then pressOK. RDS appears on the screen.

In radio mode, press
OK directly to activate/deactivate RDS mode.
The RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue listening to the samestation by automatic retuning to alternative frequencies. However, in certainconditions, coverage of an RDS station may not be assured throughout thecountry as radio stations do not cover 100 % of the territory. Under conditions
of very weak reception, the system may change to a regional station.

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04
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2
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SOURCE
AUDIO
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 refl ection on the quality of the original player.
Without pressin
g the EJECT button, insert a CD in the player, playbegins automatically.

CD
PLAYING A CD


To play a disc which has already been
inserted, press the SOURCE buttonseveral times in succession andselect CD.

Pr
ess one of the buttons to select a
track on the CD.
Press the LI
ST REFRESH button to display the list of tracks on
the CD.

Pr
ess and hold one of the buttons for
fast forward or backward.








RECEIVING TA MESSAGES
Press the TA button to activate or
deactivate traffi c messages.
The TA
(Traffi c Announcement) function gives priority to TA alert messages. To operate, this function needs good reception of a
radio station transmitting this type of message. When a traffi c
report is transmitted, the current audio source (Radio, CD, ...) is
interrupted automatically to play the TA message. Normal playbackof the audio source resumes at the end of the transmission of themessage.

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08SCREEN MENU MAP
Press the OK dial for access to short-cut menus according to the displayon the screen:
MONOCHROME C
activate/deactivate RDS
activate/deactivate REG mode
activate/deactivate radiotext


RADIO
activate/deactivate Intro


CD/MP3 CD
activate/deactivate track repeat (the entire current CD for CD, the entire current folder for MP3 CD)
activate/deactivate random play (the entire current CD for CD, the entire current folder for MP3 CD)
activate/deactivate track repeat (of the current folder/artist/genre/playlist)


USB
activate/deactivate random play(of thecurrent folder/artist/genre/playlist)
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MONOCHROME C SCREEN MENU MAP

AUDIO FUNCTIONS
alternative frequencies (RDS)

activate/deactivate
FM BAND PREFERENCE
S
regional mode (REG)

activate/deactivate
radio-text information (RDTXT)
activate/deactivate

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2
3
4
3
4
3
4
PLAY MODES
album repeat (RPT)

activate/deactivate
track random play (RDM)

activate/deactivate

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3
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3
4


TRIP COMPUTER
Distance: x miles
ENTER DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
Diagnostic s

ALERT LOG
Functions activated or deactivated
STAT US OF THE FUNCTIONS *
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Pressing the MENU button displays:
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The parameters vary according to vehicle.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTIONANSWERSOLUTION

There is a difference in sound quality betweenthe different audiosources (radio, CD...).
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...).

Check that the audio settings (Volume, Bass, Treble, Ambience, Loudness) are adapted tothe sources listened to. It is advisable to setthe 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.

The CD is ejected automatically or is not played by the player.
The CD is inserted upside down, is unplayable, does 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.


- 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 recordedCD: consult the advice in the "Audio" section.


- The audio equipment's CD player does notplay DVDs.


- Due to their quality level, certain writeableCDs will not be played by the Audio system.

The message "USB peripheral error" isdisplayed on the screen.

The Bluetooth connectionis cut.
The battery of the peripheral may not be suffi ciently charged.
Recharge the battery of the peripheral device.
The USB memory stick is not recognised.
The memory stick may be corrupt.

Reformat the memory stick.

The CD player sound ispoor.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, ambiences) are unsuitable. Set the treble or bass level to 0, without selectingan ambience.