2017 AUDI A8 audio

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Audio files Video files
C hara cter is·
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 up to max-
tics kHz sampling frequencies imum
2,000
kbit/s and
720
X 576
px. at max- ,mum
25fps
Number o f DVD drive: max. 5,000 files per directory and max. 1,000 files per playlist
files Jukebox: max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB storag e de vice* and SD ca ,rd s: max. 5,000 files per directory and max .1,000
files per p laylist
DVD changer
The DVD cha nger supports the fo llowing file for­
mats:
Audio files Video files
Suppo rted me-
Audio CDs (up to 80 minutes); CD ROMs with a capacity up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW;
di a Standard video DVDs and audio DVDs that are compatible with DVD video
File sys tem Joliet (single sess io n and m rult isession CDs; single session DVDs only); UDF
Metadata A lbum, track, artist, year, genre and WMA tags
commentaries for MP3-/WMA-/M4A up to 30 characters
f il es
Bitra tes 32 to 320 kb its/s and va riable bitrate and variable bits in samp ling freq uencies from
8 to 48 kHz
S tand ard ISO 9660 Level 1 and 2
Format MPEG-1/-
Windows M
PE G 2/4 ISO -MPEG4 DivX 3, 4 and 5
2 Layer-3 Media Audio
8
and 9
File extension .mp3 .wma; .asf .mp4; .m4 .asf .avi; .divx
a
Pla ylists .M3U; .PLS
Chara cteri stic s up to maxim um 320 kbi t/s and 48 up to maximum 2,000
kHz sampling frequencies kbit/s and 720 x 576
px.
Number of maximum 4,000 files per med ium and max imum 1,000 files per directory
file s
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Media drive s and conn ections
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Aud i music inte rface /Blueto oth
Refer to the information on the Audi music interface¢ page 185/
audio pla yer : the portab le aud io Bluetooth audio player*¢ page 183. You can learn about support-
device/Bluetooth aud io player is ed dev ices in the Audi database for mobile devices at
not supported.
www .aud i.com /b lue tooth .
Au di music interface :
When start- Adjust the volume of the portable device to approximate ly 70 per-
ing the p layback through the 3 .5 cent of the maximum output
( Input level )¢ page 190 .
mm stereo jack adapter cable*/AV
adapter cab le*, the volume is too
high.
Audi mu sic inte rface: the porta- F
or many ce ll phones or med ia p layers, playba ck is not possible
ble device is not recognized as a when the battery leve l is too low (less than 5% of its capacity).
source. The portable device will on
ly be recognized as a so urce in the MMI
after connecting if the battery charge is sufficient .
Audi music interface: malfunc- The Audio player function is switched On . Switch th is function Off
t ions du ring audio playback when yo u are not using the Bluetooth aud io player*.
through an iPod/ iPhone.
Aud i music in te rface: there is The Audi music interface source is already selected when connect-
static when connecting or discon- ing or disconnecting . Either mute the portable device or sw itch to
nect ing t he 3 .5 mm stereo jack*/ a nother audio source (such as the rad io
¢ page 177) before con-
AV adapter cable* or when con- necting or disconnecting the po rtable devi ce.
nect ing o r disconnect ing the port-
able device to the 3 .5 mm stereo
jack */AVadapter cable *.
Bluetooth audio pla yer: audio Only one interface should be act ively used at a time to ensure
playback inte rference . problem-free playback .
Jukebox: songs on the imported When importing
playlists, a ll of the files themselves must be im-
playlist are grayed out. ported.
Wi-Fi audio pla yer*: the audio/ To avoid in terruptions d uring aud io/video playback, deactivate the
video playback is inter rupted. power saving function o n the Wi -Fi med ia p layer* or connec t it to
a charger.
Wi-Fi hotspot *: your Wi-Fi device Make sure the network optim izat io n functions are sw itched off in
is d isconnected from the W i-F i the Wi-Fi settings or in the network settings for your W i-F i dev ice.
hotspot . For addit ional info rmation refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
dev ice.
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Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operat e various media drives
through the fv1fv1I control panel.
Fig. 198 Possible audio/v ideo sources
Fig. 199 Possible audio/v ideo sources
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files.
~ Select : I MEDIAi button .
The source overview or the last file that was play­
ing is displayed after selecting Media.
-Selecting a source: press the Source control
button . Select and confirm a source from the
list .
-Playing audio/video files : select and confirm a
folder, song or chapter. The content of the
folder is displayed or a track or chapter is
played .
-Moving one level up in the folder structure :
press the I BACK I button. Or: select and confirm
Folder up.
~ -Moving to the highest level in the folder struc-
~ ture: press the I MEDIAi button .
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~ Possible sources are:
Playing media
(D Jukebox ¢page 182
@ SD card reader ¢page 181
@ DVD drive c!:>page 181
© DVD changer* c!:>page 182
® Audi music interface* (for example, an iPod,
USB or an external audio/video input*)
c!:> page 185
® Bluetooth audio player* c!:> page 183
(!) Wi-Fi audio player* ¢ page 184
(!) Tips
-For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­
ly the sound from the video plays while driv­
ing.
- Video playback through an iPod/iPhone
does not continue after stopping and start­
ing the vehicle .
- You can scroll through long lists of folders
or tracks quickly by turning the control knob
quickly . The scrolling speed depends on the
number of folders or tracks.
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
- Some DVDs do not allow selections to be
made during playback, for example select­
ing an audio track, subtitles or a track or
chapter.
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Playing media
Media functions
Fig . 2 00 Jukebox main functions
F ig. 201 DVD ma in f unctions
,.. Se lect: the I MEDIAi bu tton> Fun ctions contro l
button.
The fo llow ing funct ions can be selected in the
d isp lay, depending on wh ich so urce is se lected:
(D Album browser
All available album covers are displayed. Select
and confi rm an album cover from the overv iew.
Or : select a nd confirm the Album browser in t he
upper level of the
Jukebox . The fi rst track in the
selec ted album is played.
@ Previous /next track or chapter
The previous I~ or next ...,, track or chapter plays.
If you select
I~ and confirm within the first ten
seconds of playback, the prev ious t rack will p lay.
I f you press it after app roximate ly ten seconds,
the current track w ill begin playi ng aga in from
the beginning.
Or : press the arrow keys on t he
MMI control panel
(lt>I).
@ Fast forward /rewind
P ress and hold the contro l knob to rew ind ~ or
fast forward .,...,.. an audio/video file.
Or: press and
190
ho ld the arrow keys on the MM I control panel
(lt>I).
@ Pause
The mute symbol@ c::>page 138, fig. 159 ap­
pears in the status line in the I nfota inment dis­
play . To res ume playb ack, se lect and co nfirm
I I
( pause) again. Or : press the On/Off knob briefly.
@Track info
Stored info rmation (such as art ist, alb um, t rack
o r genre) is displayed w ith the c urrent track .
@ DVD main menu
Requirement: A video DVD must be play ing and
the ve hicle m ust be stopped .
Se lect and confirm a menu item.
Or : use the DVD
main menu with the MMI touch control panel*.
0 Full screen
Requirement: a v ideo m ust be playing while the
vehicle is stat iona ry.
The video im age enla rges to fill the e ntire Info ­
ta inme nt display. P ress t he
I BACKI but to n or any
contro l bu tton to sw itch the full screen d isp lay
off.
@ Information window
Va rious informa tion about the current t rack
(s uch a s the embed ded a lb um cove r*), the play­
i ng t ime and remaini ng p lay ing time may be dis­
played, depe nding on ava ilability .
(D Tips
Fo r o ptim um use of the album brow ser, only
i mpor t audio/v ideo files w it h embedde d al­
bu m covers up to 8O Ox8OO px i nto the Juke ­
box.
Other settings
Requireme nt: a source m ust be selecte d.
,.. Sele ct: the
I M EDIAi button> Settings cont rol
bu tton.
The following sett ings can be selected, depend·
i ng on the act ive source and the storage med ium: .,..

Sound settings
For additional information, see ¢ page 204.
Repeat options
When the function is switched on~' the current
track or folder repeats.
Random playback also depends on the repeat
options settings .
Shuffle
Requirement: an audio/video file must be playing
and repeat options must be set
¢ page 191.
-Repeat options Off: all of the files in the active
source p lay in random order. This function is
only avai lable for the Jukebox and the CD
changer *.
-Folder repeat option: the tracks in the current
folder are played in random order.
- Track repeat option : the song currently being
played will be repeated.
Track display
Requirement: an audio file must be playing.
-File name: the name of the file is displayed
without the file extension .
-Track name : the name of the current track or
the track that was just played is displayed .
Display track info
Requirement: an audio file must be playing.
Various info rmation for the current track (such as
album, artist, song) is displayed depending on
avai lability .
Audio track
Requirement: A DVD must be playing.
T he audio track (language and audio format) can
be adjusted manually . The language and audio
format depend on the v ideo DVD .
Subtitles
Requirement: A DVD must be p lay ing.
0 !:! Subtitles can be selected manually fo r playback.
~ The languages available depend on the DVD . N ...... 0 0 :c ' Playing media
Picture format
Requirement: A video file/DVD must be playing .
Picture format: the picture format can be adjust­
ed automat ica lly with
Auto . The picture width
varies depending on the film format. The formats
4:3 , 5:4 and 16:9 can also be selected.
Zoom : the image is e nlarged to fill the entire In­
fotainment display.
Original: the film is shown in the stored picture
format .
Cinemascope : the image is displayed in the
2.35:1 format.
Screen settings
Requirement: a portable audio device must be
connected using the iPod adapter cable plus */AV
adapter cab le*
¢ page 185.
Select I MEDIA i button> Source control button>
Audi music interface (for examp le iPod) > Set­
tings
control button.
-Brightness : reduce or increase the brightness .
-Contrast: reduce or increase the cont rast .
-Color : reduce or increase the color intensity .
-Tint: adjusting the co lor tones (with AV stand-
ard
NTSC ).
- AV standard :
you can select the PAL or NTSC
standards on the MMI for an externally con­
nected audio device . T he same standard must
be selected on the device .
Input level
Requirement: a portable audio device must be
connected with a 3.5 mm stereo jack adapter ca­
ble*/AV adapter cable*/iPod adapter cable
(plus)*
¢ page 185 .
The volume of the portable device is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommends adjusting the volume
of the portable device to 70 percent of the maxi­
mum output .
Wi-Fi active
See¢ page 160.
Wi-Fi settings
See ¢page 160.
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Playing med ia
Parent al control
Req uirement: a video DVD must be p laying and
the password must be entered (the password set
at the factory is "1234 ").
Playback of v ideo DVDs can be rest ric ted us ing
pa rental control. Se lect and confirm the content
rating (such as
Le vel 5 ). Eight diffe rent Content
rating s
can be set fo r parenta l control. For exam­
p le, if you select Level S* for the parental contro l
level, all DVDs from level 1-5 can be played. Vid­
eo DVDs with a higher level will not play. All re­
str ictions are canceled when the function is
sw itched
O ff .
You can change the current password using the
Change pa ssword function.
(D Tips
- Not all video DVDs have parental control.
- The
Repeat option s and Random playback
functions switch off automatically when the
source changes in the
Media menu.
- Password entry will be locked for approxi­
mately one m inute if you enter the incorrect
password three times in a row. On ly your
authorized Audi dea ler can reset the paren­
tal contro l password .
- The
Tra ck displ ay function is not available
for the Jukebox or a connected iPod
<=:> page 191.
- The DVD drive only supports the DTS (D igi­
tal Theater Systems) audio format.
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Rear Seat Entertainment
RSE components
overview
A ppl ies to: ve hicl es w ith Re ar Seat E nte rtainment
The Rear Seat Entertainment, abbreviated RSE ,
combines different entertainment systems . The
RSE control panel is located in the rear center
console .
Fig . 202 RSE compo nen ts
The RSE components are located centra lly in the
rear of t he vehicle
9 fig. 202 . You can also access
the MMI DVD changer* .
CD DVD changer*
@ Left/right RS E disp lay
® Audi music interface
© RSE control unit
® RSE media drives
The standard RSE sys tem is equipped with two
d isp lays, two sets of wire less headphones, a DVD
drive, two SD card readers as well as an Audi mu ­
sic interface that can be used to connect portable
audio/video devices . The RSE also has a Jukebox
(20 GB memory capacity) available.
Rear Seat Entertainment
A WARNING
-- Driving requires your complete and undivid-
ed attention. As the drive r, you have com ­
plete responsib ility for safety in traff ic. Only
use the Rear Seat Entertainment system
when t raff ic conditions permit and always in
a way tha t allows you to maintain comp lete
control over your vehicle . For examp le, do
not reach behind you when driving to oper­
ate the Rear Seat Entertainment system .
-Adj ust the volume of the audio system so
that signals from outside the vehicle, suc h
as police and fire sirens, can be heard easi ly
at all times.
(D Tips
Note that this chapte r on ly describes RSE
components . For deta iled information about
operating indiv idual RSE funct ions, refer to
the descriptions in the corresponding chapter
(for example the Radio functions
¢ page 177).
Switching the RSE on
and off
Applies to : vehicles wit h Rear Seat Enterta inment
Operating the RS E corresponds to the operation­
al conc ept for the MMI control pan el. You us e
the RSE control unit for both RSE displays.
F ig . 203 RS E cont ro l un it
.,. Swit ching the RS E on : press the left/right On/
Off knob
CD ¢ fig . 203 briefly . Or: press one of
the buttons to open a menu direct ly @ .
"" Swit ching the R SE off : press and hold the left/
r igh t On/Off knob until the RSE turns off.
IJ,,
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Audio output
Applies to: veh icles with Rear Seat Entertainment
Fig. 205 Adju sting the aud io o utp ut
• Select : the I M ENU ! button > Audio outp ut @
¢ fig . 205.
The Audio outp ut for the vehicle sound sys tem
can be switched on for either the left or r ight RS E
display . The
Audio output for the other RSE dis­
p lay then plays through the wire less or wired
h eadphones .
The active aud io source is indicated by a corre ­
spond ing symbol in the display @/@
¢ page 194, fig . 204 .
-Switching off Aud io output in the rear : press
t h e
I RADIO I/IM EDIA I button on the M MI control
panel.
Or : deactivate the Audio output function
¢page 196 .
If you change the stat ion or track on the MMI
control panel, the aud io outp ut in the rear will al ­
so be switched off .
1l The so un d sett ing s c an only be adjusted fo r au dio outp ut
thro ugh t he v eh icl e s ound sy ste m.
Rear Seat Entertainment
Adjusting the sound
Applies to: vehicles with Rear Seat Entertainment
Fig. 206 Sou nd set tings (headp ho nes conne cted by cab le)
• Sele ct: the I MENU I but ton > Tone .
Different sound sett ings can be ad justed depend­
i ng on the selected
Audio output source (head­
phones o r vehicle sound system) .
DSP [BOSE]* / DSP [Bang & Olufsen]*
See¢ page 204 .
Bass I Treble / Balance /Fader (sound
focu s)
1
>
You can adjust the Ba ss , T reble and Balance /Fad­
er
settings by turn ing the control knob. The Bas s
and Treble sett ings on ly app ly to the respective
active aud io so urce . This allows you to adjust the
sou nd settings for each audio source sepa rately .
@ Tips
Sound sett ings cannot be adjusted for wi re ­
l ess headphones that are connected to the
system.
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