2013 FIAT 500 ABARTH CD player

BLUE&ME™ HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION —
IF EQUIPPED
Overview
Windows Mobile™-based FIAT BLUE&ME™ is a per-
sonal telematic system enabling you to use communica-
tion and entertainment applications expressly designed
for use in the car.
The BLUE&ME™ system installed on your car is
equipped with a hands-free kit, message reader and
media player, and it is preset for future installation of
additional services.
The BLUE&ME™ system, fully integrated with voice
commands, buttons on the steering wheel and multifunc-
tion display messages, gives you the possibility of inter-
acting with your Bluetooth® wireless technology mobile
phone (even if you keep it in your pocket or bag) without
having to take your eyes off the road or remove your
hands from the steering wheel. To use voice commands
you are not required to train the voice recognition system
to recognize your voice. This implies that the system is
nearly equally performing with different persons, i.e.: the
voice recognition system is of the “speaker independent”
type.
With this system you can also play your favorite music
stored on USB device and select tracks and playback
modes with both voice commands or buttons on the
steering wheel.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules
subject to the following two conditions:
•This device may not cause harmful interference.
•This device must accept all interference received, in-
cluding interference that may cause undesired opera-
tion.
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(LAST CALLS and PHONEBOOK ) and the media
player. To activate settings when travelling you can only
use voice commands.
The hands-free kit enables the following operations:
•Contact Calling By Voice— you can call a contact in
your mobile phone phonebook using your voice. You
can also call a contact in your phonebook by scanning
through the entries on the multifunction display. (To
use this option you have to transfer your mobile phone
contacts to the hands-free kit phonebook).
•Digit Dialing By Voice— you can dial a phone
number by pressing the VR button on the steering
wheel and speaking the digits to be dialed.
•To Call The SMS Text Sender— call directly the last
SMS text sender or the sender of a message received
and stored in the BLUE&ME™ inbox.
•To Answer A Call— you can answer an incoming call
by pressing the MENU/Phone button on the steering
wheel.
•Conference Call— you can call another contact while
you are engaged in a phone conversation (with
Bluetooth® phones supporting this option).
•Call Waiting— while engaged in a phone conversa-
tion, you can receive notification of another incoming
phone call, answer the other incoming phone call, and
switch between two ongoing phone conversations.
(Call waiting is only supported by a subset of compat-
ible mobile phones).
•Refusing Incoming Call Or Ending A Call— you can
refuse an incoming call or end a current call by
pressing the Phone Hang-up button on the steering
wheel.
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•To call the SMS text sender using the buttons on the
steering wheel or voice commands.
•To delete individual messages or the entire inbox using
the buttons on the steering wheel or voice commands.
The BLUE&ME™ system can also recognize and read
abbreviations, if any (e.g. “ILUVU” will be read like “I
love you”) and interpret the most usual emoticons (e.g. :-)
will be read like “Smile”), that are currently used to write
SMS texts.
Media Player
With the BLUE&ME™ media player you can play, the
digital audio files stored on a USB device by simply
connecting it to the USB port located in the glove box of
the car.
In this way, while you are driving you can play your
favorite music collections.
•iPod® Player— see dedicated paragraph under Me-
dia Player Functions.
The media player enables the following operations:
•Digital Audio Playback— you can play all your
digital audio files (.mp3,.wma,.wav,.aac) or play a
customized playlist (.m3u or. wpl format).
•Audio File Selection By Category— you can play all
audio files of a certain category, e.g.: album, artist or
genre.
•Playback Options— while playing tracks you can
select the following options: Play, Stop, Next track,
Previous track, Shuffle and Loop track.
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NOTE:
•The media player does not support audio files com-
pressed with other formats and DRM (Digital Right
Management) protected audio files. Non-supported
audio files that may be present on the USB device will
be ignored.
•To use the media player, you have to simply connect
(directly or by an extension lead) your USB device to
the car USB port. After turning the ignition key to ON,
BLUE&ME™ will start building your media library. At
the end of this operation you can surf the complete
library and scroll its categories as required using the
buttons on the steering wheel or voice commands.
BLUE&ME™ will then play your selection via the car
sound system.
WARNING!
•Operating certain parts of this system while driv-
ing can distract your attention away from the road,
and possibly cause an accident or other serious
consequences; for this reason certain functions
shall be disabled by the BLUE&ME™ system until
driving conditions are secure and, if required, only
when the car is stopped.
•Read and Follow Instructions: before using your
system, read and follow all instructions and safety
information provided in this “User ’s Guide”. Not
following precautions found in this User ’s Guide
can lead to an accident or other serious conse-
quences.
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▫Quick Guide.........................178
▫General Information....................181
▫Functions And Adjustments..............183
▫Radio..............................191
▫SiriusXM Satellite Radio — If Equipped......193
▫CD Player...........................196
▫CD MP3 Player.......................198
▫Troubleshooting.......................200
!iPod®/USB/MEDIA PLAYER CONTROL — IF
EQUIPPED...........................202
!STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS......203
▫Radio Operation......................204
▫CD Player Operation...................204
▫Operating Instructions — Hands-Free Phone (If
Equipped)...........................204
!CD/DVD DISC MAINTENANCE...........204
!RADIO OPERATION AND MOBILE PHONES . .205
!CLIMATE CONTROLS...................205
▫Manual Heating And Air Conditioning......206
▫Operating Tips Chart...................209
▫Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) — If
Equipped...........................210
▫Operating Tips Chart...................217
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CDs
The presence of dirt, scratches or distortions on the CDs
could cause skipping and poor sound quality while it is
playing. For optimal playback conditions, follow these
guidelines:
•Only use branded CDs.
•Clean every CD thoroughly removing any finger
marks or dust using a soft cloth. Hold CDs by the
outside and clean them from the middle outwards.
•Never use chemicals (e.g. antistatics or thinners or
sprays) for cleaning as they could damage the surface
of the CDs.
•After listening to them place CDs back in their boxes to
prevent them from being damaged.
•Do not expose CDs to direct sunlight, high tempera-
tures or moisture for long periods.
•Do not stick labels on the CD surface or write on the
recorded surface with pencils or pens.
•Do not use CDs that are very scratched, flawed,
distorted, etc. Using discs like these will result in
malfunctions or damage to the player.
•The use of original CD media is required for the best
quality audio production. Correct operation is not
guaranteed when CD-R/RW media are used that were
not correctly burned and/or with a maximum capacity
above 650 Mb.
•Do not use commercially available protective sheets
for CDs or discs, with stabilizers, etc. as they could get
stuck in the internal mechanism and damage the disc.
•If a copy-protected CD is used, it may take a few
seconds before the system starts to play it. The CD
player cannot be guaranteed to play all protected
discs. The fact that the CD is protected from being
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copied is often shown in very small letters or is
difficult to read on the actual CD cover where it may
be, for example, “COPY CONTROL”, “COPY PRO-
TECTED”, “THIS CD CANNOT BE PLAYED ON A
PC/MAC”.
•The CD player is capable of reading most compression
systems currently in use, following the development of
these systems, the reading of all compression formats
is not guaranteed.
Technical Specifications
The complete system consists of:
•Two 165 mm diameter midwoofer speakers, one
speaker in each of the front doors.
•Two 22 mm diameter tweeter speakers, one speaker in
each of the front pillars.
•Two 100 mm diameter full range speakers, one speaker
in each of the rear side panels.
•Antenna on the car roof.
•Radio with CD/MP3 player.
With Alpine Premium Audio system (if equipped):
•Two 165 mm diameter midwoofer speakers.
•Two 11 mm tweeter speakers in the front pillars.
•Two 100 mm full range speakers, one speaker in each
of the rear side panels.
•An amplifier in the trunk on the right-hand side panel.
•Antenna on the car roof.
•Radio with CD/MP3 player.
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Quick Guide
Radio Controls
BUTTONGENERAL FUNCTIONSMODE
OnShort button press
OffShort button press
TUNERAM, FM, SAT (if equipped) source
selection
Short repeated button press
A-B-CCycles A, B, C presets for AM, FM,
SAT (if equipped)
Short repeated button press
MEDIACD/AUX/Media Player (if
equipped and present) source selec-
tion
Short repeated button press
BUTTONGENERAL FUNCTIONSMODE
(Mute/Pause Button)Volume activation/deactivation
(Mute/Pause)
Short button press
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