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USB port43USB portGeneral information.....................43
Playing saved audio files .............44General information
R15 BT / CD15 BT, R16 BT /
CD16 BT, CD18 BT, CD35 BT In the Infotainment unit, there is a
USB socket for the connection of
external audio sources.
CD30 BT
A USB socket is available for the
connection of external audio sources.
Notice
The socket must always be kept
clean and dry.
An MP3 player, USB drive or an iPod
can be connected to the USB port.
These devices are operated via the
controls and menus of the
Infotainment system.
Important informationMP3 player and USB drives ■ The MP3 players and USB drives connected must comply with the
USB Mass Storage Class
specification (USB MSC).
■ Only MP3 players and USB drives with a sector size of 512 Bytes and
a cluster size smaller or equal to
32 kBytes in the FAT32 file system
are supported.
■ Hard disk drives (HDD) are not supported.
■ The following restrictions apply for the data stored on an MP3 Player
or USB device:
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Only MP3 files, WMA, ACC1)
and
OGG 2)
files can be read. WAV files
and all other compressed files
cannot be played
Maximum folder structure depth:
11 levels
Maximum number of files that can
be saved: 1000 files
WMA files with Digital Rights
Management (DRM) from online
music shops may not play correctly
or not at all
Applicable playlist
extensions: .m3u, .pls
Playlist entries must be in the form
of relative paths
Playing saved audio files Depending on the auxiliary deviceconnected, select a folder (MP3
player, USB drive) or a playlist
(portable digital music player).Once connected, it is only possible to
use the controls and menus of the
Infotainment system to operate the
auxiliary device.
The operation of data sources
connected via USB is generally the
same as for an audio/MP3/WMA CD
3 37.
R15 BT / CD15 BT, R16 BT /
CD16 BT, CD18 BT - Playing
music via USB
MP3 player / iPod / USB drives
The system detects the auxiliary
device when a USB device is
connected and the current track is
displayed automatically.
When a new auxiliary device is
connected, the first track in the first folder is played automatically. When
reconnecting the device, the
previously played track is resumed.Selecting a track
To select tracks directly (and change
folders), first access the auxiliary
device menu structure by pressing
the OK rotary knob during playback.
Select tracks and change folders by
turning and pressing the knob.
CD30 BT - Playing music viaUSB
MP3 player / iPod / USB drives
The system detects the auxiliary
device when a USB device is
connected and the AUX-USB menu is
displayed automatically.
Selecting a track
Select tracks directly by turning and
pressing the central rotary knob.
By default, albums are listed in
alphabetical order.
If a USB drive is connected, all the
folders will be at the same level on the
tree structure.1) Not with CD30 BT.
2) CD30 BT only.
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Depending on the auxiliary device
connected, you may refine your
selection by folders and files, or by a
criteria search from the following:
■ Artists
■ Albums
■ Genres
■ Playlists
■ Songs
CD35 BT - Playing music via
USB
MP3 player / iPod / USB drives
The system detects the auxiliary
device when a USB device is
connected and the first track in the
first folder is played automatically.
When reconnecting the device, the
previously played track is resumed.
Selecting a track
To select tracks directly (and change
folders), first access the auxiliary
device menu structure by pressing
the central rotary knob during
playback (with iPod, turn the knob toaccess menu). Select tracks and
change folders by turning and
pressing the knob.
Disconnecting from USB socket
Playback is stopped immediately
when the auxiliary device is
withdrawn from the USB socket.
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Station storing............................... 32
Steering column controls ................6
Stored stations.............................. 29
Switching on/off ............................ 20
Symbols overview ........................ 68
System settings ............................ 20
T
Text information (CD-Text or ID3 tag) ............................................ 37
Text information (Radio text) ........33
Theft-deterrent feature ................. 20
Time.............................................. 20
TomTom HOME™ ........................52
Tone settings ................................ 24
Traffic announcements .................33
Traffic announcement volume ......27
Traffic info service ........................52
Traffic safety ............................. 4, 71
Treble ........................................... 24
U Update FM list .............................. 32
Usage ................... 20, 28, 37, 41, 55
USB port ....................................... 43
Using the CD player .....................37
Using the display screen ..............20
Using the Infotainment system .....20
Using this manual ...........................4V
Vehicle phonebook .......................79
Voicemail box ............................... 79
Voice recognition ..........................69
Voice tags ..................................... 69
Volume ......................................... 69
Adaptation volume km/h ...........27
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) ..24
Low volume sound
enhancement ............................ 24
Rear OFF .................................. 24
Speed dependent volume ...20, 27
Traffic announcement volume ...27
Volume distribution.................... 24
Volume settings ............................ 27
W
Waveband selection .....................28
WAV files ...................................... 36
WMA CDs ..................................... 36
WMA files ..................................... 43