2017 AUDI A3 SEDAN audio

Media
Copy to jukebo x*
Refer to¢ page 224, Adding files to the Jukebox .
Set as ringtone*1
)
Requ irement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI. The track current ly playing must be in
the Jukebox* ¢
page 224.
The selected track will be used as the ringtone
for incoming calls .
Gracenote online d atab ase*
Req uirem ent: the M MI must b e connected to the
Internet.
Depending on availability, various in format ion
will load abo ut the track currently playing when
this function is switched
on~ -
Favorites
Refer to ¢ page 232 .
Additional options
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a
video file* or a DVD* must be p lay ing .
Parental control*
Playback of v ideo DVDs can be restricted us ing
parental control.
Enter the password fo r parenta l contro l. Pass­
word set at the factory:
1234. You have the fol ­
lowing options :
-Protection level: select an d conf irm the pro tec­
tion level (for example, Leve l 5). Eight different
protect ion leve ls can
be set fo r parenta l con­
trol. If you set the pa rental control leve l at Lev­
el 5, a ll DVDs from level 1-5 can be played. Vid­
eo DVDs with a higher leve l will not play . Se lect
Unrestri cted to remove all of the restr ictions.
- Change password : edit the current password.
l ) Thi s fun ctio n is not ava ilabl e for all ce ll phone s.
2> Th e fun ctio n au to m at ic a lly sw it ch es o ff when the s ource
i s c ha ng ed .
3> Depe nding o n th e DVD , thi s may not be poss ible d uring
p layba ck.
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Switch to full screen
The video im age is disp laye d. T urn the contro l
k nob to d is play the playlist .
Or: press the I BACK I
button.
Replay video2
)
When this f unct ion is switched o n ~. th e cur rent
v ideo will replay .
Show DVD menu
The DVD main menu opens i n the Infotai nment
system d is p lay .
-Select ing a menu item : select and confirm a
menu item.
Or : move your finger on the MMI
to uch control pad* and press the control knob .
Audio track3>
You can manually set the aud io t rack (lang uage
and audio fo rmat). The lang uage and audio fo r­
mat options depend on the video DVD.
Subtitles3l
You can set subti tles for p lay ba ck manually . The
la nguages availab le depend o n the DVD .
Aspect
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
pi ctu re fo rmat. Yo u ca n se t the p icture forma t
depe nding on the a ctive file or source ( for exam -
ple v ideo fi le *, D VD*).
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Picture for- Description
mat
Automatic
The MMI detects the picture for- mat of the source and displays the
image in the optimum ratio . Black
bars may appear on the sides of
the display, depending on the
source format and the Infotain-
ment system d isp lay that is instal-
led.
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the
ent ire Infotainment system d is-
p lay . Switch the function off if the
image is distorted.
Cinema-Use this setting for films in cinema
scope format 21:9. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.
Original The image is displayed in the ratio
of the source format. Se lect th is
option if the image is distorted or a
section of the image is cut off
when
Auto is selected . Media
Picture for- Description
mat
4 :3 The image is fixed in the 4:3 pie-
ture format. Black bars are shown on the sides of the Infotainment
system display.
16:9 T he image is f ixed in the 16:9 pie-
ture format . Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.
(D Tips
- Not all video DVDs have parenta l control.
- The protection levels for the
Parental con-
trol
are based on the US standards from the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels for v ideo
DVDs in European countries may differ.
- Password entry for
Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one m inute if you
enter the incorrect password three times in
a row. The password can o nly be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and the USB storage device* connection support the following audio/vid­
eo file properties:
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC
memory cards:
with a capacity of up to 128 GB
media DVD drive : audio CDs (up to 80 min) w ith CO text (artist, album, song)*, CO-ROMs with
a capacity of up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW; DVD v ideo; DVD audio with audio tracks that
are compatible with a DVD video player;
Audi music interface: mobile devices (such as an iPod ¢ page 228 , MTP player, USB
storage device in "USB Device Subclass 1 and 6" that conforms to USB 2.0: USB sticks,
USB MP3 players (Plug-a nd-Play-capable), exte rna l USB flash drives and hard dr ives
File system Memory cards: exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device partitions (primary /logical* : 2 per USB-connection
CD/DVD file system: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover
: GIF, )PG, PNG with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depending on availability.
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Media
Form at
Fil e ex te n-
s ion
Pla ylists
C ha ra cteri s-
ti cs
Number
of fil es
(D Tips Audio files
Video files*
MPEG Windows MPEG FLAC MPEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC Windows Media
1/2 Media 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Layer 3 Audio 9
and 10
. mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
.m4b; .mpeg .m4v;
.asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kbit/s and
48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 25fps
freq uen-
cy
D VD d riv e* : max . 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB stor age de vice a nd m emor y cards : max. 10,000 files per medium; max. 1,000
files per playlist/directory
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed.
- The med ia drives do not support the Win­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. - The
manufacturer of the storage device can
prov ide information about its "USB Dev ice
Subclass".
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For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the remaining play t ime
may differ for audio files with variable bit
r a te. -
Some MTP player functions are not support­
ed, such as rating mus ic tracks and video
playback.
- Special characters (such as those in 103 tag
i nformat ion) disp lay different ly depending
CD drive
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
S upported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, track)*, CD-ROMs with a capaci-
medi a ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file syste m: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadat a A lbum co ver : GIF , JPG, PNG w ith max. 800x800 px . The album cover from the medi-
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Form at MPEG 1/2 Windows Media Au- MPEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio
9 and 10
File exten sion .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
.m4b;
.aac
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Media
Audio files
Pla ylists
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Chara cter istic s up to maxim um 320 kb it/s and 48 kHz samp ling freque ncies 48 kHz sampling
frequency
N umber Maximum 1,000 files per medium
of fil es
(D Tips
- For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display s howing the remaining play t ime
may diffe r for audio files with va riab le bit
r ate. -
Special characters (such as those in 1D3 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the system language a nd can not always
be guaran teed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the in struc tions in the chapter c::> page 228, Multimedia con-
audio player* :
mobile dev ice is nections/ c::> page 225, Bluetoo th audio player. Yo u can learn
not supported . about s
upported mobi le devices in the A udi database fo r mobile
devices at
www.audiusa.com /bluetooth .
Audi music interface :
the volum e Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low when sta rt ing the maximu m output
9 page 233, Input level.
playb ack th rough t he AUX inp ut.
Audi music interface : the porta- For many cell phones or mobile devices, playback is not possible
ble device is not recognized as a when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its capacity) .
sou rce. The mobile de·vice will o nly be recogn ized as a so urce in the M MI
afte r con necting if the batte ry charge is sufficient .
Audi music interface : malfunc-
The Bluetooth audio playe r function is switched on. Switch this
t ions during audio playback function off
c> page 244 when you are not using the Bluetooth
through an iPod/ iPhone. audio player .
Audi music interface :
conten ts Reset the M edia setting s to the f acto ry de fau lt set tings
that are changed on a mobile de -
c::>page 242.
vice al connected to the Aud i m u-
sic inter face are not d isplayed in
the media center.
AUX input : there is s tat ic when W hen con necting and disconnec ting, the External audio player
co nne ct ing and dis co nne ct ing the source is alr e a dy sele cted. Befo re con necting or d isconnecting the
AUX connection cable. mo
bile device, either mu te the dev ice (see
c::> page 245) or switch
to a different audio so urce (fo r example
c::> page 217, Opening the
radio) .
Bluetooth audio player* /Wi-Fi
Only on e interface s hou ld be act ively used at a time to ens ure
audio player *: audio playback in- p roblem-free playback.
t e rfe re n ce .
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Media
Problem Solution
Wi -Fi audio pl ayer* :
audio play- Aud io playback interference can occur on some ce ll phones if the
back interference . Internet connectilon in the vehicle was not established through
the SIM card reader on the MMI control panel and the
mob ile da-
ta
option on the cell phone is switched o n. Deactivate the mobile
dat a
option on your cell phone.
Jukebox *: tracks on the imported When importing
play lists, a ll of the files themse lves must be im-
playlist are g rayed out . ported.
Jukebox *: imported tracks ca nnot If you canno t find impo rted trac ks in t he media center, they may
be played o r fo und . not be supported . Only copy s upported fi les
~ page 235 to the
Juk eb ox .
Wi-Fi aud io pl ay e r*: multiple de- Close the Audi MMI connect app on the connected dev ices (for ex-
vices a re connected to the Wi-Fi ample, smartphones) that a re not being used as the Wi -F i audio
hotspot . A media player (such as a p laye r*. L ikewise, close the UP nP server apps or the media perm is-
smartphone) appears as the sions o n the integrated U PnP/DLNA server. Connec t the desi red
sou rce and cannot be change d. dev ice as a Wi -Fi
:aud io playe r* c::> page 226 .
Online med ia *: connect io n fa iled To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection switch
between the M MI and the
Audi must be switched on in the Audi MMI connect app status scree n.
MMI conn ect app .
Audi music inte rface: contents Reset the Media settings to the factory default settings
that are changed on a mob ile de-
c::> page 242.
vice connected to the Audi music
interface are not displayed in the
med ia ce nter.
Bluetooth audio player *: inte rfer- Playb ack in terference can occur when us ing the Bluetooth audio
ence with track disp lay and au dio player if a music player app from a thi rd party provider is open .
playback. Au
di recommends using the integrated media p layer on your Bl ue-
tooth dev ice (suc h as a smartphone).
Wi-Fi hotspot *: your Wi-Fi device M ake sure the network optim izati on fun ctions are sw itched off in
is d iscon necte d from t he W i- Fi t he Wi-Fi setti ngs or in t he network setti ngs for your W i- Fi dev ice.
hotspot . For add itional info rm ation refer to the user guide for your Wi- Fi
dev ice .
Audi music interface : audio play- Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the sett ings on your
back thro ugh the connec ted mo- mob ile device .
bile device is not possib le.
• > A pp lies o nly to M TP dev ices . Doe s no t app ly to Ap ple dev ices and USB mass storage devices .
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-List of dev ice s already pa ired : select your cell
phone from the list of all the devices that are
already pa ired .
Secondary telephone
-Connect ne w de vic e: search for and connect a
cell phone.
-Lis t of dev ice s alread y pa ired : select your cell
phone from the list of all the devices that are
already pa ired.
Data connection
App lies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
The data connection is made us ing the embedded
SIM ca rd
~ page 190. You do not need to adjust
any add it ional se ttings .
(D Note
Always follow the i nformat ion found inc:> @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
MMI connect app
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requiremen t: the Audi MMI connect app m ust
be i nstalled and open on your mobile device .
-Connect new d evice: search for and connect a
mobile device (s uch as a smartp ho ne).
-Li st of device s already pa ir e d : select your mo­
bile device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paired.
Music
Applies to vehicles with B luetooth or Wi -Fi audio playe r
Audio player *
Requirement: the Bluetooth func tion and v is ib il i­
ty must be sw itched on in the MMI
c:> page 244
and on the ce ll phone.
-Connect n ew de vice : press the contro l knob.
Se lect
Bl uetooth audio pla yer . Search for and
connect a mobile device .
-List of devic es alrea dy pa ired : selec t a Blue­
too th device from the l ist of a ll the devi ces that
are already paired .
Sys te m set ting s
Wi-Fi audio playe r*
Re quirement: the Wi- Fi hotspot* on the M MI
c:>
page 195 and on yo ur cell phone m ust be
switched on .
-Connect new device : press the cont rol knob .
Search for and connect a W i- Fi capab le dev ice.
-Disconn ect Wi-Fi audio player : deactivate the
Wi- Fi on you r Wi-Fi capable device. The device
w ill be automati cally removed from the list .
(Q) Note
Always fo llow the information found in ~ © in
Wi-Fi hotspo t on page 195.
Directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tional cell phone).
Requirement: no cell phones can be connected to
the MMI using the
Hand sfr ee profile.
-Connect new de vice : search for and connect a
new cell phone .
-List of devices alre ad y paired : select your ce ll
phone from the list of all the cell phones that
are already paired .
Audi smartphone
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i smartphone interface
-Connect your ce ll phone to the Audi music in­
terface ~ page 229 using a USB adapter
c:> page228, fig. 211 .
-Select your cell phone from the list of cell
p hones that have a lready bee n connected .
Additional options
Depending on the selected function, yo u can use
the right control button to access the availab le
additional options in the connection manager.
Delete Bluetooth device*
T he selected cell phone/mobile device is d iscon ­
nected from the MM I and is removed from the
list of a ll devices that are a lready paired.
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System settings
Show Bluetooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconnect the Handsfree ,
Messages *, Directory/contacts
and Bluetooth
audio player
profiles separately.
Bluetooth settings*
- Bluetooth :
select and confirm a setting for the
Bluetooth connection v is ibility. Select
Visible
for the MMI to be v isib le to other dev ices. Se­
lect
Inv isible for the MMI to not be visible to
other devices. However, it is still possib le to es­
tablis h a Bl uetooth connection with paired de­
vices when the v is ibility is switched off. Select
Off to turn visibility off. Then a B luetooth con­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switched
on~, the Bluetooth audio player is
available as a source in the
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI Bluetooth name (for
example ,,AUDI MMI 2017") is displayed and
can be changed .
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack ­
ets that are sent and received through the MMI
is d isplayed. You can reset the data usage infor­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
-Network status : the mobile network provider
for data service as well as the network status
are displayed .
Wi-Fi settings*
Refer to<=> page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Req uiremen t: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
¢page 177 .
As soon as th e cell phone is i n range and the
Bluetooth function on the cell phone and in the
MMI is swi tched on, this cell phone is given prior ­
ity over the other Bluetooth devices and is con ­
nected direct ly to the MMI. The connected cell
phone is displayed first in the device list.
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Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic log in to
your cell phone service provider's network, or
you can choose a
manual l ogin from the list of
avai lab le networks .
-Network selection: available networks in the
present location can be selected under network
selection. This function is on ly availab le for the
Manual l ogin setting .
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Refer to ¢ page 245.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find legal information regarding
the use of Apple CarPlay or Andro id Aut o and in­
formation about device -specific data exchange.
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Requirement: your cell phone must not be cona
nected to the Audi m usic interface with a USB
adapter .
To remove your cell phon e from the list of all cell
phones that are already paired, select and con­
firm
Delete CarPlay device or Delete Android Au­
to device .
(D Tips
Some SIM cards do not allow the SIM PIN
queries to be switched off.
System update
.,. Select: !MENUI button> Settings> left control
button >
System maintenance.
- System update :
slide the storage device with
t he update data into the appropriate drive
¢page 223. Select and confirm the drive>
Start update. The length of the process de ­
pends on the size of the update.
-Reset driver installation: the selected media
driver package is reset to the settings at the
time of delivery .

-Version information : information on the MMI
software version and the navigation database *
software version is displayed . The
Software in­
format ion
function a lso provides information
on the software contained in the MMI and the
licensing agreement .
Sound settings
The sound distribution and volume of the MMI
can be adjusted individually . The settings depend
on vehicle equipment.
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Fig. 220 Adjusti ng the balance/fader
" Se lect: I MENU I button> Sound > left contro l
button
> Entertainment .
Treble / Bass
You can adjust the Treble and Bass settings by
turning the control knob. The changed settings
only apply fo r the audio source that is act ive at
the time. This allows you to adjust the sound set­
tings for each audio source separately .
Balance/fader (Sound focus)
-Adjusting the sound distribution to the left or
right :
press the control knob. Turn the control
knob to the left or right to the desired position .
-Adjusting the sound distribution to the front
or rear:
press the control knob again. Turn the
contro l knob to the left o r right to the desired
position.
-Adjusting the sound distribution ratio with
the MMI touch* :
move your finger in the de­
s ir ed direct ion on the MMI touch control pad.
Sound effects
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System settings
-Front: only the speakers in the front of the ve­
hicle are active.
-Rear* : only the speakers in the rear of the vehi-
cle are active .
Surround level
You can adjust the surround sound by turn ing the
control knob.
Subwoofer
You can adjust the subwoofer by turning the con­
trol knob .
Speed dependent volume control*
You can adjust the playback vo lume to the leve l
of noise inside the vehicle by turning the control
knob.
Volume settings
Adjusting the volume
The volume of an audio source or a system mes­
sage (for example, from the voice recognition
system*) can be adjusted directly while the
sound is playing using the On/Off knob.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume: turn the
On/Off
knob (!) ~page 158, fig. 161 to the
r ight or left.
-Muting or pausing: press the On/Off knob
briefly.
Or : turn the On/Off knob to the left un­
til the
symbol @~ page 167 appears. An ac­
tive a udio/video source is stopped .
-Unmuting or resuming: press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the On/Off knob to the right.
A WARNING ~ .
To reduce the risk of an accident, adj ust the
volume of the a udio system so that audible
signals from outside the vehicle, such as po­ lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times .
Q) Tips
Volumes that are too high or too tow are au­
tomatically adjusted to a set level when the MMI is switched on.
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