2014 Citroen C3 PICASSO audio

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTION ANSWER SOLUTION
Some characters in the
media information are not
displayed correctly while
playing. The audio system does not display some types of characters.
Use standard characters to name tracks and
folders.
Playing of streaming files
does not start. The peripheral device connected does not support automatic play. Start the playback from the device.
The names of tracks and
the track length are not
displayed on the screen
when streaming audio. The Bluetooth profile does not allow the transfer of this information.
The quality of reception
of the radio station
listened to gradually
deteriorates or the stored
stations do not function
(no sound, 87.5
Mhz is
displayed...). The vehicle is too far from the transmitter used by the station listened\

to or there is no transmitter in the geographical area through which the
vehicle is travelling.
a

ctivate the "R d S" function by means of the
short-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...) blo\
ck
reception, including in R
d S mode. This phenomenon is normal and does not indicate
a fault with the audio system.
The aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example when going
through a car wash or into an underground car park). Have the aerial checked by a CITR
o Ë n dealer.
I cannot find some radio
stations 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 system interprets this information as the name of the station.
The name of the radio
station changes.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTION ANSWER SOLUTION
In changing the setting
of treble and bass the
equalizer setting is
deselected. The selection of an equalizer setting imposes the balance settings.
Modifying one without the other is not possible.
Modify the balance or equalizer settings to obtain
the desired musical ambience.
In changing the equalizer
setting, treble and bass
return to zero.
When changing the
balance settings, the
distribution setting is
deselected. The selection of a distribution setting imposes the balance settings.
Modifying one without the other is not possible.
Modify the balance or distribution settings to
obtain the desired musical ambience.
When changing an
distribution setting,
the balance setting is
deselected.
There is a difference in
sound quality between
the different audio
sources (radio, C
d ...).For optimum sound quality, the audio settings for Volume,
b ass, Treble,
Equalizer and Loudness can be adapted to the different sound sources,
which may result in audible differences when changing source (radio,
C
d ...). Check that the audio settings for (Volume,
b ass,
Treble, Equalizer, Loudness) are adapted to
the sources listened to. It is advisable to set the
a

U d I o functions ( b ass, Treble, Fr-Re balance,
Le-Ri balance) to the middle position, select the
"
n one", musical ambience and set the loudness
correction to the "
a ctive" position in C d mode or
to the "Inactive" position in radio mode.

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Audio S ystem
Your Audio system is coded in such a way that it will
only operate in your vehicle.
For safety reasons, the driver must only carry out
operations which require prolonged attention while the
vehicle is stationary.
When the engine is switched off and to prevent
discharging of the battery, the audio equipment may
switch off after a few minutes.
AUDIO SYSTEM / BLUETOOTH®
01 First steps
02
Steering mounted
controls
03

Main
menu
04
Audio
05

USB Box
06


Bluetooth
functions
07

Screen menu map(s)
Frequently

asked questions p.
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FIRST STEPS
Eject Cd.
Select source:
radio, audio C
d / MP3 C d , US b ,
Jack connection, Streaming,
a
UX.
Select the screen display
mode:
d
ate, audio functions, trip
computer, telephone.
a

utomatic frequency search
down/up.
Select previous/next CD, MP3
or US
b track.
a
udio settings: front/
rear fader, left/right
balance, bass/treble,
loudness, audio
ambiences.
d
isplay the list of
local stations.
Long press: C d
tracks or MP3
folders (C d / US b ).
TA (Traffic Announcements)
on/off.
Long press: PTY* (radio
Programme TYpe) mode.
d

isplay main menu.
The
da R k button changes the screen display
for improved driving comfort at night.
1
st press: upper bar only illuminated.
2nd press: black screen.
3rd press: return to standard display.
o

n/off, volume setting.
b

uttons 1 to 6:
Select a pre-set radio station.
Long press: pre-set a station. Select next frequency down/up.
Select previous/next MP3 folder.
Select previous/next folder / genre /
artist / playlist (US
b ).
Confirm.
Selection of
a
M / FM
wavebands.
a
bandon the current
operation.
*
available according to version.

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STEERING MOUNTED CONTROLS
Radio: automatic search for a higher frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the next track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fast forwards play.
Move in the list.Change audio source.
Confirm a selection.
Call/end call on the telephone.
Press for more than 2 seconds:
telephone main menu.
Radio: automatic search for a lower
frequency.
C
d / MP3 / US b : selection of the
previous track.
C
d / US b : continuous press: fast
reverse.
Move in the list.
Radio: select the previous/next pre-set
station.
US
b
: select genre / artist / folder from the
classification list.
Select the previous/next item in a menu. Volume increase.
Volume 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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MAIN MENU
AUDIO FUNCTIONS:
radio, Cd , US b , options.
Screen C
For a detailed global view of the
menus available, refer to the
"Screen menu map" section.
TELEPHONE:
b

luetooth hands-free,
pairing, management
of a call.
PERSONALISATION-
CONFIGURATION:
vehicle parameters,
display, languages.
TRIP COMPUTER: entering
of distances, alerts, status of
functions.
Screen A

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AUDIO
Press the SoURCE button several
times in succession and select the
radio.
Press the
band
a
ST button to select
a waveband: FM1, FM2, FMast, AM.
Briefly press one of the buttons to
carry out an automatic search of the
radio stations.
Press one of the buttons to carry out
a manual search up / down for radio
frequencies.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to
display the list of stations received
locally (30 stations maximum).
To update this list, press for more
than two seconds. The external environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks,

...)
may block reception, including in R
d S 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
RadioSelecting a station
Press the ME n U button.
Select
a

U d I o FU n CTI on S then
press
ok .
Select the FM W
aVE

band
PREFERE
n CES function then
press
ok .
Select
a

CTIV
aTE R
d S then press
ok

. R d S appears on the screen.
In radio mode, press
ok directly to activate / deactivate R d S
mode.
The RdS, if displayed, enables you to continue listening to the same station b\
y
automatic retuning to alternative frequencies. However , in certain conditions,
coverage of an R
d S station may not be assured throughout the country 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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AUDIO
Insert circular compact discs only.
Some anti-pirating systems, on original discs or Cd s copied using a
personal recorder, may cause faults which are no reflection on the
quality of the vehicle's player.
Without pressing the EJECT button, insert a CD in the player, play
begins automatically.
CD
Playing a CD
To play a disc which has already been
inserted, press the S o URCE button
several times in succession and
select C
d .
Press one of the buttons to select a
track on the C
d .
Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of tracks on
the

C
d
. Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forwards or fast backwards.
Receiving TA messages
Press the Ta button to activate or
deactivate traffic messages.
The
TA (Traffic 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 traffic
report is transmitted, the current audio source (Radio, C d , ...) is
interrupted automatically to play the T
a message.
n ormal playback
of the audio source resumes at the end of the transmission of the
message.