2012 FIAT 500 ABARTH USB port

How To Manage The Media Library
Using the media player you can select the audio files
stored on your USB device/iPod, using voice commands
or the steering wheel buttons.
NOTE:For the best use ofBLUE&ME™it is recom-
mended to use USB devices with maximum capacity of
32 GB.
You can scroll audio files by folder, artist, genre, album or
playlist and then select the desire category using voice
commands. After selecting the desired category, select the
desired file using the manual controls.
To surf your media library use the track data (e.g., title,
artist, album, genre). USB sticks can also be surfed in
folders mode.
NOTE:
•Not all formats can support media information.
The.mp3 and.wma,.aac recognized formats byBLUE&ME™can support media information whereas
the.wav format files do not.BLUE&ME™will popu-
late the title field in the index with the filename as the
track name for the folder option.
•For further details, refer to PRACTICAL HINTS FOR
USING THE MEDIA PLAYER.
Selection by folder
Track folders on your USB device/iPod are displayed in
the FOLDERS menu (not available for most iPods).
To select tracks through manual interaction, proceed as
follows:
Press the
/MAINbutton to launch the Main Menu
and selectMEDIA PLAYER,then selectUSB OPTIONS
and press thePRESET UP/OKbutton on the rear of the
steering wheel.
SelectFOLDERS, then press thePRESET UP/OKbut-
ton.
1
BLUE&ME™ User’s Manual 47

Or, by using voice interaction:
Press the
steering wheel button and say“Media
Player”,then after the beep, say“Advanced USB op-
tions”and finally, after the beep, say“Playlists”.
NOTE:For further details on how to build playlists,
refer to PRACTICAL HINTS.
Playing Audio Tracks
NOTE:For managing audio files on iPod or iPhone
devices, refer to TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTED BY
BLUE&ME™Hands-Free Communication, MANAG-
ING AUDIO FILES FROM IPOD DEVICES.
Shuffle playback of the whole media library
The optionPLAY ANYTHINGcan be used to quickly
play the whole content of your media library at random.To startPLAY ANYTHINGusing manual interaction,
proceed as follows:
Press the
/MAINbutton to launch the Main Menu
and selectMEDIA PLAYER,then selectUSB OPTIONS
and press thePRESET UP/OKbutton on the rear of the
steering wheel.
SelectPLAY ANYTHINGand press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
Or, using voice interaction:
Press the
steering wheel button and say“Media
Player”,then after the beep, say“Advanced USB op-
tions”and finally, after the beep, say“Play Anything”.
For further details on digital audio files playback, refer to
DIGITAL AUDIO SELECTION.
52 BLUE&ME™ User’s Manual

Repeat
Use the Repeat option to repeat a track.
To activate the Repeat option using manual interaction,
proceed as follows:
Open the Main Menu, select MEDIA PLAYER, SET-
TINGS, REPEAT and then press thePRESET UP/OK
button.
To activate the Repeat option, select REPEAT ON and
press thePRESET UP/OKbutton. To deactivate it, select
REPEAT OFF and press thePRESET UP/OKbutton.
Or, using voice interaction:
Press the
and say“Repeat on”or“Repeat off”.
NOTE:With the Repeat option on, the previous and
next commands will play the previous or next track and
the new track will be repeated.
Exit the settings menu
At the end of any of the operations described above, you
can exit the SETTINGS menu as described below or the
message will disappear from the display in less than
10 seconds.
To exit the SETTINGS menu using manual interaction:
Select EXIT and then press thePRESET UP/OKbutton.
BLUE&ME™ HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION
SUPPORTED MOBILE PHONES
BLUE&ME™Hands-Free Communication supports
your personal devices viaBluetoothwireless technol-
ogy and USB.
To get updated information about devices supported by
BLUE&ME™, contact a FIAT Dealership or consult the
dedicated website at www.fiatusa.com.
68 BLUE&ME™ User’s Manual

Mobile phones with message reader (not all
mobile phones support reading incoming SMS
messages)
If your mobile phone can send messages through the
Bluetoothwireless technology, it is possible to read
incoming messages using theBLUE&ME™Hands-Free
Communication Package, to store them in the dedicated
inbox or to delete them.
Supported USB Memory Devices
USB Memory Devices
The media player supports most USB memory devices.
1.0, 1.1 or 2.0.
NOTE:It is not possible to use USB devices equipped
with a “password” function.
Supported digital audio files
The media player supports audio files with the following
formats:
Extension Audio Coding
.wma Windows Media Audio Decode
(Format Tag: WMA2 = 353,
WMA1=352) Decodes all CBR pro-
files from 5kbps to 192kbps, 8kHz
to 48kHz, mono and stereo De-
codes all v9 CBR profiles, from
5kbps to 320kbps, 8kHz to 48kHz,
mono and stereo Decodes all qual-
ity based, bit rate based and peak
constrained VBR profiles Supports
WMA v1 and WMA v2 bit streams
70 BLUE&ME™ User’s Manual

Extension Audio Coding
.mp3 MP3 in two forms: MPEG-1 Layer
3 (sampling rates 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz
and 48 kHz) and MPEG-2 Layer 3
(16 kHz, 22.05 kHz and 24 kHz).
Supports the proprietary Fraun-
hofer extension called “MP2.5”,
which adds even lower sampling
rates (8 kHz, 11.025 kHz and
12 kHz). ISO compliance with the
following bitrates (kbps): 16, 32,
64, 96, 128, 192. Both Mono and
Stereo. And Layer 3, VBR and CBR
support.
.wav Digital audio file, without data
compression.
.aac MPEG-4, M4A support Sampling
rates: 8, 11, 16, 22, 24, 32, 44,
48 kHz Bitrates: 16, 32, 48, 64, 80,
96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 kbpsNOTE:The media player does not support audio files
compressed with other formats and DRM (Digital Right
Management) protected audio files. Non-supported au-
dio files that may be present on the USB device will be
ignored.
1
BLUE&ME™ User’s Manual 71

Media Player
Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
Displayed message: NO MEDIA
andBLUE&ME™says: “No media
found”•No USB device is connected to the
USB port in the car
•No digital audio files are stored
on the USB memory device
•If power is interrupted, (e.g., car
battery disconnection),
BLUE&ME™will rebuild the me-
dia library•Connect your USB device to
BLUE&ME™
•Store digital audio files on your
USB memory devices following
the instructions given by your
media file software
•Remove the USB device from the
USB port and replace it to rebuild
the media library again
•Check whether your USB device
is supported byBLUE&ME™
After connecting your USB device
and turning the ignition key to ON,
no music is played•Autoplay may be set to off•Set Autoplay to on, remove and
then replace the USB device
•Press the
button and say
“PlayMedia playback should
start
94 BLUE&ME™ User’s Manual

Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
BLUE&ME™does not play all
the digital audio files in the play-
list•Your playlist contains DRM-
protected files that cannot be
played, or it contains references to
invalid media files•For further details refer to “SUP-
PORTED USB MEMORY DE-
VICES”
The media library does not show
all the digital audio files stored
on the USB device•Your playlist contains DRM pro-
tected files that are ignored during
playback
•Your playlist contains more than
20,000 tracks, that is the maximum
number of files that can be copied
to the media library
•The playlist stored on your USB
device contains more than 20
nested folders. Nested folders files
will not be copied to the media
library•Reduce the number of tracks on
the USB device.
•Reduce the number of nested fold-
ers on the USB device
1
BLUE&ME™ User’s Manual 97

iPod
Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution
iPodis not working (for
iPodclassic models prior
to the 5th generation, the
iPodMini and iPod
shuffle devices)•The iPodhas not been enabled for
use as a disc
•It has been enabled for use as a disc
but there are tracks inside in Mp4 for-
mat (these formats are not supported
byBLUE&ME™)
•There are DRM protected tracks on
the iPodpurchased from the iTunes
site (the system does not support pro-
tected tracks such as those in DRM
format that can be purchased from the
iTunes store site)•Use an alternative USB memory stick
or reset the iPod
•Enable usage as a disc
•Modify the track format to one that is
compatible withBLUE&ME™
iPodnot working (for
iPodclassic models from
the 5th generation forward,
iPodTouch, and iPhone
devices)Use an alternative USB memory stick or
reset the iPod1
BLUE&ME™ User’s Manual 99