2014 Citroen C3 PICASSO RHD audio

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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

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CONTENTS

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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.
Buttons 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.
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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.

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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 files 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 file format is
recommended.
If the disc is recorded in another format, it may not be played
correctly.
It is recommended that the same recording 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 of a multi-session CD, the Joliet format is
recommended.
The audio system will only play files with the extension ".mp3" with
a sampling rate of 22.05 KHz or 44.1 KHz. No other type of file
(.wma, .mp4, .m3u...) can be played.
It is advisable to restrict file names to 20 characters without using
special 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 player
.
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 files
spread over 8 folder levels. However, it is advisable to keep to
a limit of two levels to reduce the access time before the CD is
played.
While the CD is being played, the folder structure is not followed.
All of the files are displayed on a single level.
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
folder on the C
d .
Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of directories of
the MP3 compilation. Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forward or backward play. Press one of the buttons to select a
track on the C
d .