2012 Citroen C3 audio system

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTIONANSWER SOLUTION

There is a difference in sound quality between
the different audiosources (radio, CD...). For optimum sound qualit
y, 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 settin
gs (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 Linear musical ambience and set theloudness correction to the "Active" position in CDmode 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 b
y an anti-pirating protection system which is not recognised by the audio equipment.
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Check that the CD is inserted in the player the
right way up.

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Check the condition of the CD: the CD cannot
be played if it is too damaged.

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Check the content in the case of a recordedCD: consult the advice in the Audio section.

- The audio equipment's
CD player does not
play DVDs.

- Because o
f their quality level, certain
writeable CDs will not be played by the audio
system.
The CD pla
yer 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.

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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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Audio system
Your Audio system is coded in such a way that it willonly operate in your vehicle. If it is to be installed inanother vehicle, contact your CITROËN dealer for yp y
confi guration of the system.

For safet
y reasons, the driver must carry out operations
which require prolonged attention while the vehicle is stationary.
When the en
gine is switched off and to prevent
discharging of the battery, the audio equipment mayswitch off after a few minutes.

AUDIO SYSTEM/BLUETOOTH

01 First steps

02 Steering mounted controls

03 Main menu

04 Audio

05 USB Box

06 Bluetooth functions

07 Configuration

08 Screen menu map

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CONTENTS

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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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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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SOURCE
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, the ISO 9660 level 1.2 or Joliet fi le format isrecommended.
If the disc is recorded in another format, it ma
y not be playedcorrectly.
It is recommended that the same recordin
g format is alwaysused for an individual disc, with as low a speed as possible (4x maximum) for optimum sound quality.
In the particular case o
f a multi-session CD, the Joliet format is recommended.
The Audio s
ystem will only play fi les with the extension ".mp3" 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 usin
gspecial 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 system.
Insert an MP3 compilation in the pla
yer.
The audio equipment searches
for all of the music tracks, which
may take anything between a few seconds and several tens of seconds, before play begins.









MP3 CD
PLAYING AN MP3 COMPILATION

On a single disc, the CD player can read up to 255 MP3 fi les spread
over 8 folder 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 folder structure 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 successionand select CD.
Pr
ess one of the buttons to select atrack on the CD.

Press the LI
ST REFRESH button to display the list of directories of the MP3 compilation.

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

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The system puts together playlists (temporary memory) createdover a period which depends on the capacity of the USB device.
The other sources are available durin
g this time.
The pla
ylists are updated each time the ignition is switched off or each time a USB memory stick is connected.
When connectin
g for the fi rst time, the classifi cation suggested
is by folder. When you reconnect, the classifi cation selected
previously is retained.
Connect the memory stick to the port, directly or using a lead. If the audio equipment is switched
on, the USB source is detected as soon as it
is connected. Pla
y begins automatically after a
delay which depends on the capacity of the USB memory stick.
The
fi le formats supported are .mp3 (mpeg1 layer 3 only), .wma (standard 9 only,
128 kbits/sec compression), .wav and .ogg.

Certain playlist formats are supported (.m3u, ...)
On reconnection of the previous memory stickused, play is resumed automatically with the last
track played.
This unit consists o
f a USB port and an auxiliaryJack socket * . The audio fi les are transmitted
from a portable device - digital player or a USBmemory stick - to your Audio system and heard
via the vehicle's speakers.

USB memor
y stick (1.1, 1.2 and 2.0) or Apple®
player of generation 5 or later:


- U
SB memory sticks should be formatted FAT
or FAT 32 (NTFS not supported),

- the Apple ®player lead is essential,

- navi
gation through the fi le database is also
possible by means of the steering mountedcontrols.
The list of compatible equipment and the compression rates supported are available from CITROËN dealers. pqpp




















USING THE USB BOX

CONNECTING A USB MEMORY STICK

Other Apple®
players of earlier generations and®
players using the MTP protocol * :


- pla
y via Jack-Jack lead only (not supplied),

- navi
gation through the fi le database is from
the portable device.

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Accordin
g to vehicle.

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SOURCE The display and control is via the portable device. First ad
just the volume of your portable device.
Then ad
just the volume of your Audio system.



















USING THE AUXILIARY INPUT (AUX)

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME OF
THE AUXILIARY SOURCE

JACK socket or USB port (according to vehicle)

Do not connect a device to both the
JACK socket and the USB port at the same time.

Connect the portable device
(MP3 player…)to the JACK socket or to the USB port,
using a suitable cable (not supplied).

Pr
ess the SOURCE button several
times in succession and select AUX.
The auxiliar
y input, JACK or USB, allows the connection of a portable device (MP3 player...).
USB BOX