2013 Citroen C8 audio

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTIONANSWER SOLUTION
Some characters in themedia information are not
displayed correctly while playing. The audio s
ystem does not display some types of characters. Use standard characters to name tracks andfolders.
Pla
ying of streaming fi lesdoes not start. The peripheral device connected does not support automatic play. Start the playback from the device.
Th
e names of tracks and
the track length are not
displayed on the screen
when streaming audio. The Bluetooth pro
fi le does not allow the transfer of this information.
The qualit
y 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 b
y the station listened
to or there is no transmitter in the geographical area through which the
vehicle is travelling.
Activate the "RDS" function by means of theshort-cut menu 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 fault with the audio system.
The aerial is absent or has been dama
ged (for example when goingthrough a car wash or into an underground car park). Have the aerial checked by a CITROÀN dealer.
I
cannot fi nd some radiostations in the list of stations received.
The station is not received or its name has changed in the list.
Some radio stations send other information in place of their name (the
title of the song for example).
The s
ystem interprets this information as the name of the station. The name of the radio station changes.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTIONANSWER SOLUTION
In changing the settingof treble and bass theequalizer setting isdeselected. The selection o
f an equalizer setting imposes the balance settings.
Modi
fying one without the other is not possible. Modi
fy the balance or equalizer settings to obtain
the desired musical ambience.
In chan
ging the equalizer setting, treble and bassreturn to zero.
When changing the
balance settin
gs, the
distribution setting is deselected. The selection o
f a distribution setting imposes the balance settings.
Modi
fying one without the other is not possible. Modi
fy the balance or distribution settings to obtain the desired musical ambience.
When chan
ging an distribution setting,
the balance setting isdeselected.
Th
ere is a difference in sound quality between
the different audiosources (radio, CD...). For optimum sound qualit
y, the audio settings for Volume, Bass, Treble,
Equalizer and 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 for (Volume, Bass,
Treble, Equalizer, Loudness) are adapted to
the sources listened to. It is advisable to set theAUDIO functions (Bass, Treble, Fr-Re balance,
Le-Ri balance) to the middle position, select the "None", musical ambience and set the loudness correction to the "Active" position in CD mode or
to the "Inactive" position in radio mode.

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Audio system
Your Audio system is coded in such a way that it willonly operate in your vehicle.

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 ste
ps

02 Steerin
g mounted controls

03 Main menu

04 Audio

05 USB Box

06 Bluetooth functions

07 Confi
guration

08 Tri
p computer
CONTENTS

09 Screen menu ma
p

Frequentl
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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.
1st
press: upper bar only illuminated.
2ndpress: black screen.
3rdpress: return to standard display.
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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02STEERING MOUNTED CONTROLS
Radio: select the previous/next pre-setstation.
U
SB: select genre / artist / folder from the classifi cation list.
Select the previous/next item in a menu.

Chan
ge audio source.

Confi rm a selection.
Call/end call on the telephone.
Pr
ess for more than 2 seconds:
telephone main menu.

R
adio: automatic search for a lower
frequency.

CD / MP3 / USB: selection of theprevious track.

CD / USB: continuous press: fastreverse.
M
ove in the list.

Radio: automatic search for a hi
gher
frequency.

CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the next
track.

CD / USB: continuous press: fastforwards play.
M
ove in the list.

V
olume increase.

V
olume decrease.
Mute: press the volume increase and decrease buttons simultaneously.
The sound is restored by
pressing one of the two
volume buttons.

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








> MONOCHROME SCREEN C
For a detailed
global view of
the menus available, refer to
the "Screen menu map" in thissection.

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

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04 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 thenpress OK.

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

In radio mode, press
OK directly to activate / deactivate RDSmode.
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
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 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.