2013 Citroen C3 PICASSO RHD CD player

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTIONANSWER SOLUTION
Some contacts areduplicated in the list.The options for synchronizing contacts are synchronizing the contacts
on the SIM card, the contacts on the telephone, or both . When both
synchronizations are selected, some contacts may be duplicated. Select "Displa
y SIM card contacts" or "Displaytelephone contacts".

Contacts are not shown
in alphabetical order.Some telephones offer display options. Depending on the settingschosen, contacts can be transferred in a specifi c order. Modify the display setting in the telephone
directory.
The system does not receiveSMS text messages.The Bluetooth mode does not permit sending SMS text messages to the
system.
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.
- 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 s
ystem's CD player does not play DVDs.

-
Some recorded CDs will not be played by
the audio system because they are not of thecorrect quality. Le CD has been recorded in a format that is not compatible with the pla
yer.
The
CD is protected by an anti-pirating protection system which is not recognised by the audio system.
There is a long waitingperiod following the insertion of a CD or connection of a USB memory stick.
When a new medium is inserted, the system reads a certain amount of
data (directory, title, artist, etc.). This may take from a few seconds to a
few minutes. This
phenomenon is normal.
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 settin
gs (bass, treble, ambiences) are unsuitable. Set the treble or bass level to 0, without selectingan ambience.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTIONANSWER SOLUTION
With the engine off, the system switches off after a few minutes of use.When the en
gine is switched off, the system's operating time depends on
the battery charge.
The switch-o
ff is normal: the system switches to economy mode and
switches off to prevent discharging of the vehicle's battery.
Start the vehicle's engine to increase the batterycharge.
Pla
yback of my USB memory stick starts only
after a very long wait (around 2 to 3 minutes).Some fi les supplied with the memor
y stick may greatly slow down access
to reading the memory stick (multiplication by 10 of the catalogue time). Delete the fi les supplied with the memory stickand limit the number of sub-folders in the fi le structure on the memory stick.
When I connect m
yiPhone as telephone and
to the USB port at thesame time, I am unable
to play the music fi les. When the iPhone connects automaticall
y as a telephone, it forces the
streaming function. The streaming function takes the place of the USBfunction which is then not useable, there is a period without sound of the
track being played with AppleÆ players.Æ
Disconnect and reconnect to the USB port (the USB function takes priority over streaming).

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04 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 trackson the CD.

Pr
ess and hold one of the buttons for
fast forwards or fast backwards.






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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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 always used 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 lesspread over 8 folder levels. However, it is advisable to keep to
a limit of two levels to reduce the access time before the CD isplayed.
While the CD is bein
g 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 SOURCEbutton several times in succession and select CD.
Pr
ess one of the buttons to select afolder 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. Pr
ess one of the buttons to select atrack on the CD.

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05

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 (mpeg1layer 3 only), .wma (standard 9 only, 128 kbits/seccompression), .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 formattedFAT 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.

*
Accordin
g to vehicle.

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05

USING THE USB PORT


Press LIST briefl y to display thepreviously selected classifi cation.
Navi
gate through the list using the left/right and up/down buttons.

Confi rm the selection by pressing OK. The lists available are Artist, Genre and Pla
ylist (as defi ned in the
Apple ®player).

Selection and Navigation are described in steps 1 to 4 above.

Do not connect a hard disk or
USB connection device other
than audio equipment to the USB port. This could damage your
installation.

CONNECTING AN APPLE®PLAYER VIA THE USB PORT®

Press one of these buttons to gain
access to the previous / next track on
the classifi cation list currently beingplayed.
Pr
ess and hold one of the buttons for fast forward or backward play.

Pr
ess one of these buttons to gain access to the previous / next
Genre, Folder, Artist or Playlist on
the classifi cation list currently beingplayed.
Press and hold LI
ST to display the different classifi cations.
Select b
y Folder / Artist / Genre / Playlist,press OK to select the classifi cation required, then press OK again to confi rm.


- b
y Folder: all folders containing audio fi les recognised on the peripheraldevice.

- by Artist: all o
f the artist names
defi ned in the ID3 Tags, classifi ed in alphabetical order.

- b
y Genre: all of the genres defi ned in
the ID3 Tags.

- b
y Playlist: in accordance with the
playlists recorded on the USB device.

USB BOX

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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)
USB BOX


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).

Press 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...).

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS



QUESTION
ANSWER


SOLUTION


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.