2016 Citroen DS3 RHD audio

QUESTIOnAnSWERSOLUTIOn
I

 
cannot   connect   my  
B

luetooth
 t
elephone. The
  telephone's   Bluetooth   function   may   be   switched   off   or   the  
t

elephone   may   not   be   visible. -
 
C
heck   that   your   telephone's   Bluetooth  
f

unction   is   switched   on.
-
 
C
heck   in   the   telephone   settings   that   it   is  
"

visible   to   all".
The
  Bluetooth   telephone   is   not   compatible   with   the   system.You
  can   check   the   compatibility   of   your  
t

elephone   at   www.citroen.co.uk   (services).
The
 
volume   of   the  
t

elephone
 c
onnected
 i

n
 
Bluetooth   mode   is  
ina

udible. The
  volume   depends   both   on   the   system   and   on   the   telephone. Increase   the   volume   of   the   audio   system,   to  
m

aximum   if   required,   and   increase   the   volume   of  
t

he   telephone   if   necessary.
The
  ambient   noise   level   has   an   influence   on   the   quality   of  
t

elephone
 c
ommunication. Reduce
  the   ambient   noise   level   (close   the  
w

indows,   reduce   the   booster   fan   speed,   slow  
d

own, ...).
Some
 
contacts   are  
d

uplicated   in   the   list. The
  options   for   synchronizing   contacts   are   synchronizing   the  
c

ontacts   on   the   SIM   card,   the   contacts   on   the   telephone,   or   both.  
W

hen   both   synchronizations   are   selected,   some   contacts   may   be  
dup

licated. Select
  "Display   SIM   card   contacts"   or   "Display  
t

elephone
 c
ontacts".
Contacts are not shown in
alphabetical
 o

rder. Some
  telephones   offer   display   options.   Depending   on   the   settings  
c

hosen,   contacts   can   be   transferred   in   a   specific   order.Modify
  the   display   setting   in   the   telephone  
d

i r e c to r y.
The system does not receive SMS   text   messages.The Bluetooth mode does not permit sending SMS text messages to   the   system.
Telephone

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Audio system
Audio system / Bluetooth®
Contents
First
 
steps
 3 46
Steering
 
mounted
 
controls
 
3
47
Menus
 3

48
Radio
 
3
48
Media
 
3
50
Telephone
 3

54
Screen
 
menu
 
map(s)
 
3
56
Frequently
 
asked
 
questions
 
3
60
Your
 
Audio
 
system
 
is
 
coded
 
in
 
such
 
a
 
way
 
that
 
it
 
will
 
only
 
operate
 
i

n
 
your
 
vehicle. As
 
a
 
safety
 
measure,
 
the
 
driver
 
must
 
only
 
carry
 
out
 
operations
 w

hich
 
require
 
prolonged
 
attention
 
while
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
stationary.
When
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
switched
 
off
 
and
 
to
 
prevent
 
discharging
  of   the
 b

attery,
 
the
 
audio
 
equipment
 
may
 
switch
 
off
 
after
 
a
 
few
 
minutes.
Audio and Telematics

First steps
* Available according to version.
O n   /   Off,   volume   setting.
Select
 s
ource:
Radio;   USB;   AUX;   CD;   Streaming.
Display   the   list   of   local   stations.
Long  
p
ress:  
C
D  
t
racks  
o
r  
M
P3  
f
olders  
(

CD   /   USB). Select   the   screen   display   mode:
Date,   audio   functions,   trip   computer,  
t

elephone.
Audio
 se
ttings:
Front /rear   fader,   left /right   balance,  
b

ass/treble,   loudness,   audio  
am

biences.
The   DARK   button   changes   the  
s

creen   display   for   improved   driving  
c

omfort   at   night.
1
st press: upper bar only illuminated.
2nd press: black screen.
3rd press: return to standard display. S elect   next   frequency   down/up.
Select   previous/next   MP3   folder.
Select   previous/next   folder   /   genre   /  
a

rtist   /   playlist   (USB).
Abandon   the   current   operation. Confirm. Buttons 1 to 6
Select   a   pre-set   radio   station.
Long   press:   pre-set   a   station.
Automatic   frequency   search   down/up.
Select   previous/next   CD,   MP3   or  
U

SB   track.
Eject   CD.
Display
  main   menu. TA
  (Traffic   Announcements)   on/off.
Long   press:   PT Y*   (radio   Programme  
T

Yp e).
Select
  AM   /   FM   wavebands.

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Steering mounted controls
Radio: select the previous/next pre-
s et   station.
USB:
  select   genre   /   artist   /   folder  
f

rom   the   classification   list.
Select
  the   previous/next   item   in   a  
m

enu.
Volume
  decrease.
Radio:
  automatic   search   for   a   higher  
f

requency.
CD
  /   MP3   /   USB:   select   the   next  
t

rack.
CD
  /   USB:   continuous   press:   fast  
fo

rward.
Move
  in   the   list. Mute:
  press   the   volume   increase   and  
d

ecrease
 b
uttons
 s
imultaneously.
The
  sound   is   restored   by   pressing  
o

ne   of   the   two   volume   buttons.
Radio:
  automatic   search   for   a   lower  f
requency.
CD
  /   MP3   /   USB:   select   the   previous  
t

rack.
CD
  /   USB:   continuous   press:   fast  
b

ack.
Move
  in   the   list.
Change
  audio   source.
Confirm
  a   selection.
Call/end
  call   on   the   telephone.
Press
  for   more   than   2   seconds:  
t

elephone   main   menu. Volume
  increase.
Audio and Telematics

Menus
Screen C
Audio functions
Radio;  CD;   USB;   AUX.
Trip computer
Enter
  distances;   Alerts;   State   of  
f

unctions.
Bluetooth
®: Telephone - Audio
Pairing;
 
Hands-free   kit;   Streaming.
Personalisation-configuration
Vehicle
 
parameters;   Display;  
L

anguages. For
 
a
n  
ov
erview  
o
f  
t
he  
m
enus  
a
vailable,  
r

efer   to   the   "Screen   menu   map"  
s

ection.
Screen A
Radio
Selecting a station
Press the SOURCE
button several
times   in   succession   and   select   the  
r

adio.
Press the BA
n

d AST button to
select
  a   waveband.
Briefly press one of the buttons to
carry
  out   an   automatic   search   of   the  
r

adio
 s
tations.
Press one of the buttons to carry out
a
  manual   search   up   /   down   for   radio  
f

requencies.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to
display
  the   list   of   stations   received  
l

ocally   (30   stations   maximum).
To
  update   this   list,   press   for   more  
t

han   two   seconds.

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RdS
The external environment (hills, b
uildings,   tunnels,   basement   car  
p

arks, ...)   may   block   reception,  
i

ncluding   in   RDS   mode.   This   is   a  
n

ormal   effect   of   the   way   in   which   radio  
w

aves   are   transmitted   and   does   not  
i

ndicate   any   failure   of   the   audio   system.
Press the ME
n

U
 
button.
Select " Audio functions ".
Press OK.
Select the " FM waveband
preferences "
  function.
Press OK. Select "
Activate RdS".
P ress OK,
  RDS   is   displayed   in   the  
sc

reen.
In " Radio "
  mode,   press   OK
 
directly   to   activate   /  
d

eactivate   RDS   mode.
RDS,
  if   displayed,   enables   you   to   continue
 l

istening   to   the   same   station   by   automatic
 r

etuning   to   alternative   frequencies.
 H

owever,   in   certain   conditions,   coverage
 o

f   an   RDS   station   may   not   be   assured
 t

hroughout   the   country   as   radio   stations
 d

o   not   cover   100   %   of   the   territory.   This
 e

xplains   the   loss   of   reception   of   a   station
 t

hat   can   occur   during   a   journey.
Receiving TA messages
Press the TA button to activate or
deactivate   traffic   messages.
The
  TA   (Traffic   Announcement)  
f

unction   gives   priority   to   TA   alert  
m

essages.   To   operate,   this   function  
n

eeds   good   reception   of   a   radio   station  
t

ransmitting   this   type   of   message.  
W

hen   a   traffic   report   is   transmitted,   the  
c

urrent   audio   source   (Radio,   CD, ...)  
i

s
 
interrupted   automatically   to   play   the  
T

A
 
message.   Normal   playback   of   the  
a

udio   source   resumes   at   the   end   of   the  
t

ransmission   of   the   message.
Audio and Telematics

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Auxiliary socket (AUX)
Connect the portable device (MP3 player, …) to the   auxiliary   Jack   socket   using   an   audio   cable  
(

not
 sup
plied).Press the SOURCE button several
times
  in   succession   and   select   AUX.
First
  adjust   the   volume   on   your   portable   device  
(

to   a   high   level).   Then   adjust   the   volume   on  
y

our   audio   system.   Operation   of   controls   is   via  
t

he   portable   device.
Do
  not   connect   a   device   to   both   the  
J

ack   auxiliary   socket   and   the   USB   port  
a

t   the   same   time.
Cd player
Insert circular compact discs only.
S ome   anti-pirating   systems,   on   original   discs  
o

r   CDs   copied   using   a   personal   recorder,   may  
c

ause faults which are no reflection on the
quality
  of   the   vehicle's   player.
Insert
  a   CD   in   the   player,   play   begins  
au

tomatically. To
  play   a   disc   which   has   already  b
een   inserted,   press   the   SOURCE
button
  several   times   in   succession  
a

nd   select   C d
.
P

ress one of the buttons to select a
track
  on   the   CD.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to
display
  the   list   of   tracks   on   the   CD.
Press
  and   hold   one   of   the   buttons   for  
f

ast   for ward   or   fast   back.
Audio and Telematics

The audio system will only play files with the   extension   ".mp3"   with   a   sampling   rate   of  
2

2.05 KHz   or   44.1   KHz.   No   other   type   of   file  
(

.wma,   .mp4,   .m3u...)   can   be   played.
It
  is   advisable   to   restrict   file   names   to  
2

0 characters   without   using   special   characters  
(

e.g. " ? ;   ù)   to   avoid   any   playing   or   displaying  
pro

blems.
In
  order   to   be   able   to   play   a   recorded   CDR  
o

r   CDRW,   when   recording,   the   ISO   9660  
l

evel 1. 2   or   Joliet   file   format   is   recommended.
If
  the   disc   is   recorded   in   another   format,   it   may  
n

ot   be   played   correctly.
It
  is   recommended   that   the   same   recording  
f

ormat   is   always   used   for   an   individual   disc,  
w

ith   as   low   a   speed   as   possible   (4x   maximum)  
f

or   optimum   sound   quality.
In
  the   particular   case   of   a   multi-session   CD,  
t

he Joliet   format   is   recommended.
Information and advice
To play a disc which has already been   inserted,   press   the   SOURCE
button
  several   times   in   succession  
a

nd   select   C d
.
P

ress one of the buttons to select a
folder
  on   the   CD.
Press one of the buttons to select a
track
  on   the   CD.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to
display
  the   list   of   directories   of   the  
M

P3   compilation.
Press
  and   hold   one   of   the   buttons   for  
f

ast   for ward   or   backward   play.
Playing an MP3 Cd
compilation
Insert an MP3 CD compilation in the player.
T he   audio   equipment   searches   for   all   of   the  
m

usic  
t
racks,  
w
hich  
m
ay  
t
ake  
a
nything  
b
etween  
a

  few   seconds   and   several   tens   of   seconds,  
b

efore   play   begins.
On
  a   single   disc,   the   CD   player   can  
r

ead   up   to   255   MP3   files   spread   over  
8

  folder   levels.   However,   it   is   advisable  
t

o   keep   to   a   limit   of   two   levels   to   reduce  
t

he   access   time   before   the   CD   is  
p

layed.
While
  the   CD   is   being   played,   the   folder  
s

tructure   is   not   followed.
All
  of   the   files   are   displayed   on   a   single  
l

evel.