2014 Peugeot 208 radio

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- " Ambience " (choice of 6 musical ambiences)
- " Bass "
- " Treble "
- " Loudness " (Activate/Deactivate)
- " Balance " (" Driver ", " Driver ", " DriverAll passengers ", " Front speakers only ")
The audio settings ( Ambience , Bass , Treble and Loudness ) are different and independent for each sound source.
The settings for distribution and balance are common to all sources.
The distribution (or spatialisation using the Arkamys© system) © system) ©
of sound is an audio process that allows the audio quality to be adapted to the number of listeners in the vehicle.
On-board audio: Arkamys © Sound Staging. © Sound Staging. ©
With Sound Staging, the driver and passengers are immersed in an "audio scene" recreating the natural atmosphere of an auditorium: truly a part of the scene and its surroundings.
This new sensation is made possible by software in the audio system which processes the digital signals from the media players (radio, CD, MP3…) without changing the audio settings. This processing takes account of the characteristics of the passenger compartment to produce optimum results.
The Arkamys© software installed in your audio system processes © software installed in your audio system processes ©
the digital signal from the media players (radio, CD, MP3, ...) and recreates a natural musical scene, with harmonious placement of instruments and voices in the space in front of passengers, level with the windscreen.
Audio
Select " Audio ".
Press MENU to display the " MAIN MENU ", then select " Preferences ".
Select " Ambience " or " Balance ".
SETTINGS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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QUESTIONANSWERSOLUTION
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 fi les 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 profi le does not allow the transfer of this information.
Radio
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.
Activate the "RDS" 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 RDS 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 PEUGEOT dealer.
I cannot fi nd 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.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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QUESTIONANSWERSOLUTION
Settings, confi guration
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, CD...).
For optimum sound quality, 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 the AUDIO 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 / BLUETOOTH 01 First steps
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 system switches off after activation of energy economy mode.
CONTENTS
02 Steering mounted controls
03 Radio
04 Audio
05 Using the telephone
06 Audio settings
07 Configuration
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FIRST STEPS
Select the source:
- FM1, FM2, AM, CD, USB, AUX, Streaming.
- accept an incoming call.
Long press:
- open the calls log for the telephone connected.
- or end a call if in progress.
Adjust audio settings:
sound ambience, treble, bass, loudness, distribution, left/right balance, front/rear balance, automatic volume. On / Off and volume adjustment.
Abandon the current operation.
Go up one level (menu or folder). Eject CD.
Select a preset radio station.
Radio: long press: preset a radio station.
Other than radio: see the corresponding sections.
Automatic search for a lower / higher radio frequency.
Select previous / next CD, USB track.
Navigation in a list.
Press and hold: fast forwards or backwards.
Open the main menu. Display the list of stations received, the CD/USB tracks or folders.
Long press: update the list of stations received.

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RADIO: selection of the previous / next preset station.
CD / USB: selection of the previous genre / artist / folder / playlist from the list genre / artist / folder / playlist from the list depending on classifi cation.
Change of sound source.
Confi rmation of a selection.
Start/End call with the telephone.
Press for more than 2 seconds: access to the call log.
RADIO: automatic search for a lower frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the previous track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fast reverse.
RADIO: automatic search for a higher frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the next track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fast forwards play.
Volume increase. Volume increase.
Volume decrease. Volume decrease.
Mute the sound by pressing the volume increase and decrease buttons simultaneously.
Restore the sound: by pressing one of the two volume buttons.

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Press SRC/TEL repeatedly and select the FM1, FM2 or AM waveband.
Press a button to listen to the corresponding preset station.
Select the desired radio station and confi rm by pressing " OK ".

Radio
Press LIST to display the list of stations received in alphabetical order.
The exterior environment (hills, buildings, tunnel, car park, below gro\
und...) may prevent reception, even in RDS station tracking (alternative frequencies) mode. This phenomenon is normal in the propagation of radio waves and is in no\
way indicative of a fault with the audio system.
A long press on LIST builds or updates the list of stations; audio reception is cut momentarily.
Make a long press on one of the buttons to preset the station being listened to. The name of the station is displayed and an audible signal confi rms the preset.
A press changes to the next or previous letter (e.g. A, B, D, F, G, J, K, ...).
Managing the list Presetting and selecting a station
When recalling a preset station, of the reception of the station is poor, the radio will try to fi nd a frequency transmitting the same programme and a message appears in the screen.
RADIO

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RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue listening to the same station\
by automatic retuning to alternative frequencies. However, in certain conditions, coverage of an RDS station may not be assured throughout the country as radio stations do not cover 100 % of the territory. This explains the loss of reception of the station during a journey.
RDS
With source FM1 or FM2, press MENUthen select "Radio" .
Select or deselect "RDS" to activate or deactivate RDS then confi rm with "OK"to save the setting.
Entering a frequency manually
Press MENU , select "Radio" , then select "Write freq." .
Press + or - to select the desired frequency and confi rm with "OK" .
RADIO