2017 AUDI A8 ESP

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Importing and exporting
contacts
Applies to: vehicl es with telep hone
Contacts in vCard format(. vcf) can be imported
into the directory or exported .
Fig. 173 Importing the phone book manually
Requirement: an SD card must be in the SD card
reader
c=;, page 181 or a USB storage device must
be connected to the A udi music inte rface
c:> page 185 .
.. Select: the lffilJ button > Directory > Memory
contro l button.
- Importing contacts from a sto rage device: : se­
lect and confirm
Import conta cts > SD card 1 ,
SD c ard
2 or USB stora ge device > desired con­
tacts
> I mport .
- Ex po rting contact s to a stor age d evice:
select
and confirm
Ex port conta cts> SD card or USB
storag e device
> desired contacts > Export .
- Se lecting all contact s at once for import or ex ­
port :
select and confi rm Import contact s/Ex­
port conta ct s
> SD card or USB sto rage devi ce
> All control but ton > Import /Export .
- Importing the ph one b ook manually :
select
and confirm
Import phone book . The symbol
© c:> fig . 173 appea rs in the status line in the
Infotainment display as long as the contacts
are being imported from the cell phone.
To make it easier to find a con tact, you can filter
the contacts according to their sto rage location
(Vehi cle, Telep hone or All ) using the Memor y
u sed
function.
Teleph one
(D Tips
- The imported contacts are stored in the lo­
cal memory of the directory.
- A maximum of 100 contacts can be import­
ed. You can check the memory capacity for
the directory at any time
c:> page 154.
- Never save important data on SO cards or
USB storage devices. Audi is not responsible
for damaged or lost files and media.
- Refer to the notes in the chapter
About
Audi connect
c:> page 162.
Storing a new contact
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
F ig . 1 74 Stor ing a new contact
.,. Select: the IT ELI but ton> Directory > New con -
t ac t.
Last name/First n ame
Ente r the last name and first name using the
speller .
Telephone numbers
You can store up to five telephone numbers in an
address card. You can also assign a
Type (Busi­
n ess
or Private ) as well as a Category (Land line ,
C ell
or Fa x) for each phone numbe r. You can also
use
Default phone numb er to set a frequently
u sed phone numbe r as the defa ult number. That
number is then disp layed firs t in the open ad­
dress card .
You can import a phone number from the call l ists (such as
Di aled number s) into the address
card using the
New number f u nct ion and the List
contro l button . Ill>
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Audi connect
- Destination setup in your MMI using your
myAudi A cco unt ¢ page 167 or online map
v iew
¢ page 171.
-Traffic inf orm ation (Sir ius ): rece ive informa ­
tion about accidents, road construction and
other incidents
¢ page 175
Audi connect services on the phone
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect
The fo llow ing Audi connect services are currently
ava ilable :
- Storing contacts on your computer using your
m yAudi Acco unt and loading the contacts into
the MMI directory
¢ page 153
Wi-Fi hotspot
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight wireless devices to the Internet. While driving, restricted use of non-secured,
light, small wireless devices is only possible from the rear of the vehicle.
.,. Select: the (fa) button > Setting s control but-
ton
> W i-Fi setting s.
The follow ing settings can be modified in the Wi­
Fi setting s
menu:
Wi-Fi acti ve
The MMI Wi -Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Your Wi-Fi hotspot must be activated and
visible to establish a connection between your ve­ h icle and your wireless device.
- Off : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection is not possib le.
- Vis ible : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and can
be used to connect to the Internet.
- In visi ble: the MMI Wi -Fi hotspot is active but
not visible to other devices. A connection can­
not be established with a new w ireless device.
The Wi -Fi connection between your vehicle and
your wireless device ( laptop, cell phone) is en ­
crypted . To establish a connection, you must en­
ter the following settings when setting up your
wire less device. You can change them if necessa­
ry.
1 6 0 -
Netwo rk ID (SSID ):
name o f the Wi -Fi net ­
work .
-Enc ryption t ype : WEP, WPA or WPA2
- Pa ssword : depending on the encryp tion type, a
passwo rd may be generated in the MMI that is
used to encrypt the wireless connection. The
password can be changed . Be sure to se lect a
secure password. For the WEP encrypt ion type,
the password must be exactly 13 characters.
For the WPA or the WPA2 encrypt ion types, the
password must be at least
8 (maximum of 63)
characters .
-Apply sett ings : the modified settings are ap­
plied to the MMI. You must then update the
changes in your mob ile w ireless device .
A WARNING
-As the d river, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract yo u from driv ing , as
this could increase the r isk of an accide nt.
- It is o nly safe to use laptops and similar mo­
bi le devices when the veh icle is stationary
because, like a ll loose objects, they cou ld be
thrown around the inside of the vehicle in a
crash and cause serious injuries . Store these
types of devices securely while driving.
- Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢page 207.
(D Note
-Under some conditions, certain mobile devi­
ces and ope rating systems may automati­
cally sw itch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
I n that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply while the device's mobile
data connection is in use. Please refer to
doc umentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data car rier for
d etails, related te rms and pr iva cy sta te­
ment .
- Yo u ar e responsib le for all precautions ta k­
en for data pro te ct ion, anti-virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo ­
bile devices that are used to access the In-
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot. ..,.

Audi connect
Data u sage info
The numbe r of data packets that are sent and re­
ceived through the M MI is displayed . You can re­
set the data usage information to zero using the
Reset d ata u sage option .
Start automatic configuration
An online profile is set up and configu red auto­
mat ica lly. The connection settings that you
changed manua lly are reset to the defau lt set­
tings.
Online status overview
An on line status overview with information abo ut
your data connect io n (such as the cell phone
service provider) is shown in the Infotainment
disp lay .
Sw itching the data connection module off
The data connection module is sw itched off. An
I n ternet connect ion is no longe r poss ible.
Network sett ings
Under Login , select Auto to log into a network
automatically or select
Manu al to select from a
list of networks w ith in range. The available net­
works in the area can be selected i n the
Network
se lection
list. Th is function is on ly availab le when
Manual Login is set.
Serial number (IMEi)
The se rial number for the MMI that is installed is
d isplayed .
A WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to dist ract you from d riving, as
t h is could inc rease the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use tab lets and s imilar mo­
bile devi ces when the vehicle is s tat ionary
because, like all loose objects, they could be
thrown aro und the i nside of the vehicle
when invo lved in an accident and can cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
sec urely whi le driving.
- Do not use any w ireless devices on the front
seats w ith in range of the a irbags while d riv-
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ing . Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢page 207 .
(D Note
You are responsible for all precaut ions taken
for data p rotection, anti-virus protection and
protection against loss o f data on mobi le de ­
v ices that are used to access the Internet
through the W i-F i hotspot.
(D Tips
- When using On line map view, you are
prompted again to allow roam ing before
connect ing to a foreign mob ile network.
- The speed of the data connection may vary
depending on the veh icle location, the cov­
erage area of your cell phone service provid­
er and if the recommended p rovider is used
or not .
- A data connection cannot be established if
incorrect data is ente red in the
Connection
s ettings .
-The W i-F i hotspot recept ion quality depends
on the sig nal st rengt h and the availabi lity of
the mobile network. You can obtain more
information from your cell phone se rvice
prov ider.
About Audi connect
Audi connect services
App lies to: vehicles wi th Audi connect
(D Tips
-You can only use services supported by Aud i
co nnect if you have the optional MMI Nav i­
gation pl us equ ipme nt and Audi connect.
- Audi connect is designed for use only with
the p rovided Aud i SIM card . Rece iving data
packets from t he Internet w ill quickly in­
c rease the vo lume of d ata used. Fo r more
information, contac t Aud i connect custome r
support at 877 -SOS -AUD I (2834).
- Th e Aud i connec t se rvices are availab le in
the USA. Audi connect serv ices are currently
not avai lable i n Canada or in Mexico. ..,.

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N .... 0 0 :c ' -Availability, scope, providers, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates. Additional information can be
found under
www.audiusa.com/audicon­
nect.
- An initial registration/activation on the
myAudi platform at my.audiusa.com is nec­
essary to use individual services. You can
contact an authorized Audi dealer or Audi
connect Support at 877-505-AUDI (2834)
to receive information on options for ex­ panding your usage and any costs that may
result.
- It is only possible to use Audi connect serv­
ices with a valid Audi SIM card.
- To ensure all of the Audi connect features
work correctly , Audi recommends setting up
a data service and Wi-Fi package with your
cell phone service provider. Your cell phone
service provider can be authorized by law,
through a judicial order or other lawful in­
structions, to disclose the position of your
vehicle. Additional information on your cell
phone service provider's privacy policies can
be found in their Terms of Use .
- The availability of Audi connect services,
such as weather information, depends on
the cell phone service provider .
- You can specify when the MMI establishes
an online connection
¢ page 161 . The Inter­
net connection ends automatically when the
Audi connect service in use no longer re­
quires any data packets.
- The Audi connect services are a Wi-Fi/Inter­
net-based system.
If the system does not
function correctly even though all of the re­
quirements are met, please try again later
or contact Audi connect Support at
877-505-AUDI (2834).
- For detailed information on Audi connect
and the Terms of Use, visit
www.audiusa.com/audiconnect.
Audi connect
Privacy protection
App lies to : vehicles wi th Audi connect
{I) Tips
- Your privacy is important to us.
- AUDI AG collects, processes, shares and
transmits your personal information in ac­
cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect services. You
can view the complete, current and valid
Audi connect data protection policy in your MMI. The my Audi website is available for to
you to activate additional Audi connect serv­ ices and to transfer data with your vehicle,
among other services. A one-time registra­
tion is required to establish a connection to
your vehicle. For this purpose, AUDI AG col­
lects, processes, transmits and uses your re­
quired personal information as required for
you to use the services provided by AUDI
AG. Your information is not distributed to
third parties. Using your cell phone with the
help of your myAudi platform, you can
transfer information for Audi connect serv­
ices functions to your vehicle and allow spe­
cific information to be transmitted from
your vehicle .
- By activating special information services
that are part of your Audi connect portfolio,
you can use these functions directly in your
vehicle by entering data to confirm your
identity (to use social networks, for exam­
ple). To do this, the identification informa­
tion you provided is forwarded with the re­
quest to the respective service provider .
Then you can access your personal content
using a secure connection. This content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use. Your
personal content is not stored within Audi
AG . The necessary connection information is
processed and used for providing services
and the proper function of the services in
accordance with applicable legal guidelines.
- By providing Audi connect services , Audi of
America is authorized to collect, process,
transmit and transfer information about
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Navig ation
- Zoomi ng in or out on the cur rent view in fou r
sta ges:
turn the contro l knob to the left or to
the right @.
-Turning the view to the left /right or tilt in g
up /do wn:
move your finger over the MMI touch
contro l pad in the desired direction.
@ Tips
- Refer to the notes in the chapter About
Audi connect
¢ page 162.
-Stored data for the on line map view can be
deleted with
Factory setting s¢ page 206 .
-The online map view is an Audi co nnect serv­
ice and is updated regu larly when the func ­
tion is opened . The process may take seve ral
seconds.
- When the on line map display is sw itched on
with the 30 map type, the Infotainment dis­ play automatically switches to the 20 map
type when dr iv ing through tunnels.
- Content, scope and providers of available
Internet-based services may vary.
- For safety reasons, the online Street View
funct ions can only be used when the veh icle
is stationary.
Additional settings
Storing a favorite or home address
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system
Favorites ore stored automatically as a contact
in the directory .
"'Select : I NAVI button> Route guidance control
button >
Favor ite s.
- Storing a favo rite :
select Create fa vorite . Se­
lect and co nfirm a favorite with the displayed
funct ions.
- Storing a home addre ss: select Home address .
Select and confirm a home address with the
displayed functions .
A home address can be stored for each cell phone
or SIM card that is paired with the MMI as well as
for the public MMI directory . It is only visible
when the respective directory is active.
Addit ional functions include:
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- Call : select and confirm a favorite or the home
address. Select and confi rm
Call .
- Change :
select and confirm a favor ite or the
home address . Se lect and confirm
Re-a ssign
home add ress /favorite .
- Showing on the map:
select a nd confirm a fa ­
vorite/home add ress. Se lect and confirm
Dis­
play de stination on map .
- Delete :
select and confirm a favorite or the
home address . Se lect and confirm
Delete home
a dd ress /fa vo rite .
Storing a destination in the directory
App lies to: vehicles wit h navigat io n syste m and telepho ne
Two addresses (private/business) can be as­
signed as destinations for each contact in the di ­
rectory.
"' Select: !NAV ! button > Route guida nce contro l
button >
enter a destination > Store in di re cto­
ry .
- Sto ring a destinati on a s a new addre ss card :
select New contact. Enter a name . Enter addi­
tional data, if necessary . Select and confirm
Sto re contact .
- Ass igning a de stination to an e xisting addre ss
card :
select and confirm an address card. Select
and confirm
Stor e contact . If you already have
an address card for a destination, the o ld desti­
nation will be overwritten.
Di spla y as fav orite : to be able to access a desti­
nation qu ickly, the destination can be displayed
i n the list of favor ites when the function is
switched on~
¢page 169.
Stored destinations are ident ified on the map by
a b lue or red push p in (bus iness/private naviga­
tion destination).
General settings
App lies to: vehicles wit h nav igat ion system
"' Select : !NAV ! button > Sett ing s control button .
Several criteria are used to calculate route guid­
ance.
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Route criteria
Au to rerouting (traff ic):
when auto rerouting is
On , the route is automatically adjusted based on
TMC traffic information. If the MM I does not cal­
culate a detour even though you have se lected
dynamic route
On and a traffic jam was reported
on the ca lculated route, then the detour the sys­
tem calculated would take more time than the
time spent wa it ing in the traff ic jam .
Alternati ve route s: when the fun ction is On , up
to three suggested routes and their criteria ap­ pear in the Infotainment d isplay in the side
menu . After chang ing to map view, the new route
that was calculated according to your cr iteria is
hi ghlighted. Yo u can select the poss ib le routing
i n the alte rnative routes by turning and press ing
the cont rol knob .
Route option s: you can se lect a Short , Fas t or
Mix ed route .
Highway /Toll road /Fe rry : select the Minimize
option you do not want the navigation system to
include highways, toll roads o r ferries when cal­
culating a ro ute.
T ime rest ricted roads : using the Minim ize func­
tion will exclude t ime restricted roads, such as
pedestrian zones, from the route ca lculation .
When
Auto i s selected , the M MI decides if the
time rest ricted roads s hou ld be included when
calculat ing the ro ute guidance based on the en ­
tr ies stored in the navigation data .
Seasonal clo sing : using the Minimize function
will exclude seasona l closings, su ch as mountai n
passes, from the route calcu lation . When
Auto is
se lected, the MMI decides if the seasonal re ­
stricted roads should be included when calc ulat­
ing the route guidance based on th e entries stor ­
ed in the navigation data .
Map colors
Day/Night :
the map is displayed with a light/
dark background.
Auto : when t he lights switch on, the map co lors
~ sw itch from day to night . .... N ,..._
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~ l) Only po ssible in th e 2D map view
Na vigation
O rientation
North 1
l:
the map orienta tion is facing north.
Dir. of travel : the map orientat ion is in the direc­
t ion of t ravel. At a sca le of 62 mi les (100 km) ,
the map is or iented to t he no rth for eas ier o rien­
tation.
Auto : at a scale up to 3 miles (5 km), the map
o rientation is in the direction of travel. At a scale
greate r than 3 miles (5 km), the map is oriented
to the no rth.
Map type
D estination :
the destination is marked with a
c h ecke red flag . The map indicates the destina­
t ion and is o riented to the north.
2D: the current veh icle position is displayed. The
map or ientation corresponds to the sett ing in the
Map orientation menu ~ page 173.
3D : when th is function is switched on, the cur­
rent vehicle pos ition is displayed in a three-di­
mensional terrain map and the map or ientat ion
is set automat ica lly to the
Dir. of travel. At a
sca le of 100 km and la rger, the map is o riented
to the no rth. At a sca le between 30 -100 meters,
the d isplay will show three-d imens iona l city
models and landmarks will be shown at a scale of
30 -200 meters.
Ov ervi ew : the entire route from the veh icle loca­
t ion to the destina tion is disp layed on the map.
T he map scale depends on the length of the
route. The map is oriented to the north.
Map disp lay
Online map view 9 page 171
Map content
Map contents such as traffic information, favor­
ites or restaurants can be displayed (~) or hid ­
den .
The functions in the
Map content menu depend
on the map d isplay that is selected .
IJl,
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Media drive s and conn ections
Media drives and
connections
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
ava ilable in the MMI. For example, you can play
aud io/video* f iles through the Jukebox, or you
can connect a portable device to the Audi music i n terface* a nd ope rate it through the MM I.
Notes
General information
Med ia and format restrictions :
the MMI (includ­
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de­
vice connect ion*) was tested w ith a var iety of
p roducts and media on the market . However ,
there may be cases where ind iv idual devices or
media and audio/video* files may not be recog­
n iz ed, may play on ly w ith restrict ions or may no t
p lay at a ll.
The MM I media dr ives do not suppo rt Windows
Media Audio 9 Vo ice, Windows Media Audio 9
L oss less and Windows Media
9 Profess ional for­
mats .
Digital Right s Managem ent : please note that
the audio/v ideo* files are subjec t to copyright
p rotection .
The med ia drives do not play f iles that are pro­
tected by ORM and that are ident ified with the
symbo l~ -
Data s ecurity : Never store important data on the
memory cards, the Jukebox, CDs/DVDs or porta­
b le aud io devices . A udi is not responsib le for
damaged or lost files and med ia.
Lo ad ing t imes : the more files/folders/playlists
that a re on a storage medium, the longer it w ill
take to load the audio/v ideo* fi les . Audi recom­
mends using storage media that on ly conta in au­
d io/video files*. To decrease the t ime it takes to
load audio/video fi les*, create subfo lders (for ex­
ample, for the artist or album). The loading time
will also increase when importing files.
A dditional information : when playing, audio
fi les are automatically displayed with any addi-
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tiona l information that is stored (such as the ar­
tist, track and album cover) . If this information is
not avai lab le on the storage medium, the MMI
will check Gracenote . However, in some cases,
the addit ional information may not be d isplayed .
Restri cted functionalit y: if functionality is re­
stricted, reset the
Media setting s to the factory
default settings
c> page 206.
Reset the Jukebox to the factory defau lt settings
if functiona lity is restricted
c> page 206.
Fo r information abo ut the propert ies of s upport­
ed med ia and fi le formats, see
c> page 186 .
(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in c> (D in
Wi-Fi
hotspot on page 160.
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and fo rmat re striction s:
the functionali­
ty of individua l storage media may be limited due
to the variety of b lank CDs/DVDs available and
the various capacities . Aud io CDs or video DVDs
with copy protection, CDs/DVDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
have l imited playback or may not play at all. Audi
r ecommends finaliz ing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess io n CDs . Mult isess ion is
not supported for DVDs .
Handling CDs/DVDs and th e DV D dri ve: To en ­
sure good, h igh-quality sound reproduction and
to prevent damage to the dr ive or disc reading er­
r ors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protective
s leeve and do not expose them to direct s unlight.
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or sc ratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (3 inch/8 cm diameter)
- CD/DVDs that are not round
- CDs/DVDs w ith labels
- Protective rings
- Clean ing CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be tempora rily unavailable if o utside tem ­
peratures a re extremely hot or co ld. A thermal

Media drive s and conn ections
DVD changer
Applies to: vehicles w ith DVD changer
The DVD changer is located in the glove com­
partment.
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F ig . 195 DVD c hanger
- Loading a CD /DVD : press the I LOADI button @
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fig. 195. The DVD change r is not ready to
load if the L ED in the DVD slot is red . The LEDs
in the DVD s lot @ blink green when the DVD
changer is ready to load . Slide the CD/DVD
straight into the DVD slot @with the labe l fac­
ing up. The CD/DVD is automat ica lly loaded in
the next empty position in the DVD changer .
The corresponding button © lights up .
-Loading mul tiple CD s/ DV Ds at the same t ime :
press and hold the I LOAD I button @ longer
than two seconds . Wait until the green LEDs in
the DVD slot @start to blink . Slide the CDs/
DVDs one after the othe r straight into the s lot
@ wit h the label facing up. The CDs/DVDs are
a utomat ica lly loaded in the nex t empty posi­
tions in the DVD changer .
-Loading a CD /DVD to a specific position : press
the
I L OAD I button @. The next empty pos it ion
© blinks. The occupied positions light up and
do not b link . Press the button for the desired
position and remove the CD/DVD if necessary .
Slide the CD/DVD you would like to load
straight into the DVD slot @with the labe l fac­
ing up .
-Ejecting the current CD/DVD : press the button
CD briefly two times. The CD/DVD is pu lled back
i nto the DVD changer automatically if it is not
removed from the DVD slot w ith in 30 seconds
of ejecting it .
-Ejecting any CD /DVD : press the b utton CD and
then press a blink ing button @.
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-Ejecting all CD s: press and ho ld the button CD
longer .
-Canceling the load ing pro ce ss: press the
!LOAD I button @ again d uring the loading proc­
ess.
S ix CDs/DVDs can be loaded into the DVD chang ­
er. For information on the properties of support ­
ed file fo rmats, refer to ¢
page 187.
The DVD c hanger is sta rted and oper ated throug h
the MMI
¢ page 189.
(1} Tips
-Follow the instructions fo r handling C Ds/
DVDs.
- Whe n playi ng MP3 f iles w ith a variable b i­
t rate, t he re may be a disc repancy between
t h e p lay time d isplayed and real t ime.
Jukebox
Audio/video files from a CD/DVD -ROM, a USB
storage device or an SD card can be copied to the
Jukebox.
... Select the I MEDIAi button> Source con trol b ut­
ton >
Jukebox.
Adding fil es to the Jukebox
- Select ing files /fold ers :
select the Import con­
trol b utton >
desired source > individual files or
folders.
P ress the All c o ntro l butto n to se lec t
All files o r fo lde rs. Or : selec t and confirm a
folder and press and hold the contro l knob.
- Starting the importing proc ess: press the
Start import con trol b utton . T he stat us o f the
import p rocess is shown in the Infotainment
disp lay and in the status line with the symbo l
@¢page 138, fig . 159.
- Hid ing the importing proce ss: se lect and con­
firm
Continue importing in the background .
The importing process is hidden.
- Canceling the impo rt ing process : select and
confirm
Can cel import. Or : remove the source
that is being imported. Files a lready copied re-
ma in.
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