2017 AUDI A8 USB port

C) C0 ....
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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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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.
@
F ig . 195 DVD c hanger
- Loading a CD /DVD : press the I LOADI button @
¢
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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C) C0 ....
"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Audi music interface
Introduction
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi music interface
You can connect a portable device (such as an
MP3 player) to the Audi music interface using a
special adapter cable* and operate the device through the MMI.
.,-.,.
F ig. 1 96 Adapter cables
® iPod adapter cable* /iPod adapter cab le plus*
® 3.5-mm stereo jack adapter c able*
© Mini USB adapte r cab le*
@ Micro USB adapter cab le*
© USB adapter cable *
® AV adapter cable*
@ Adapter cable for App le dev ices w ith Lightning
connector*
You can p urchase the adapter cable from an au­
thor ized Audi or at specialty stores.
(D Note
- Han dle the adapter cab le carefully . Do not
a llow it to be pinched.
- Ext reme ly h igh or l ow temperatures that
can occ ur inside vehicles can damage porta­
ble devices or affect their performance .
Never leave a portable audio dev ice in the
vehicle in extremely high or low tempera­
tures .
(D Tips
Be sure to pay attent io n to a ny messages on
your cell p ho ne when connect ing it w it h the
USB / Mini USB / Micro USB a dapte r cable. In
Media drives and connections
some c ases, i t may not be possi ble to access
the au dio files on your cell phone.
Setup
Applies to : vehicles wi th Audi music interface
The Au di music interfa ce is located inside the
center armrest.
Fig. 19 7 Connecti ng t he po rtab le dev ice
Requireme nt: T he center a rmrest is fo lded open .
-Connecting the adapter cable: connect the
adapte r cable* @¢
fig. 197 to the port on the
Aud i mus ic interface
(D and then co nnect it to
the portable audio device ® (such as an iPod) .
-Disconnecting the adapter cable from the
Audi music interface :
disconnect the connector
from t he Aud i mus ic interface wh ile press ing
th e re lease tab @.
-Disconnecting the iPod adapter cable (plus)*
from the iPod :
disconnect the iPod connec tor
from the iPod while p ressing the release tabs
@ .
The media are started and operated through the
p ort able device or the MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used
¢page 189.
Q) Note
Remove t he c onnector fro m the Aud i music
i nterface carefully so it is not damaged.
@ Tips
- Do not use USB extension cab les or adapt ­
ers. T hey may impa ir the fu nctionality .
- Functionality is not guaranteed for portable
devices that do not meet the USB 2.0 s peci­
fication .
- USB hubs are not suppo rted.
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Media drive s and conn ections
- Other iPod versions s uch as the iPod shuffle
cannot be connected to the iPod adapter ca­
ble (plus)* . Connect these devices using the
optional 3.5 mm stereo jack adapter cable*.
- For video p layback, you can also connect
your iPod using the AV adapter cable*. You
also need an Apple AV cable to do this. For
more information on the App le AV cable, re­
fer to your iPod user guide .
- The Apple Lightning connector does not
support v ideo p layback. - iPod/
iPhone malfunctions a lso affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
iPhone if this happens.
- For impo rtant information on operating
your iPod/ iPhone, refer to the user guide for
the device. Audi recommends updating the
iPod/ iPhone software to the latest version.
- For more information about the Aud i mus ic
interface and supported devices, v is it
www .audi.com /bluetooth or contact an au­
thorized Aud i dealer .
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The DVD drive , the Jukebox, the SD card reader
and the USB storage device* connection support
the following audio/v ideo file properties:
Audio files Video files
Supported SD cards:
with a capacity up to 32 GB
media DVD drive: audio CDs (up to 80 minutes); CD-RO Ms with a capacity up to 700 MB;
DVD±R/RW; standard video DVDs and audio DVDs that are compatible with DVD v id-
eo
Audi music interface : portable devices (such as iPods, USB storage dev ices*)
File system SD/SDHC/ MMC memory cards
USB storage device*:
FAT or FAT32 file system, maximum 4 partitions
DVD drive : Joliet (sing le session and multisess ion CDs; single sess ion DVDs only);
UD F
Metadata Album, track, artist, yea r, genre
and commentar ies for MP3-/
WMA-/M4A files
Embedded album covers up to
800x800 px. (GIF, JPEG, PNG)
Format MP EG- 1/-2
Windows MP EG 2/4 MPEG 1/2 ISO- ISO- W indows
Layer-3 Med ia Au- MPEG4; MPEG4 H. Media Vid-
dio 8 and 9 DivX 3, 4 264 eo 9
and S; Xvid (MPEG4
AVC)
File extension .m p3 .wma; .m4a; .mpg; .av 1 .mp4; .wmv;
.asf .m4b; .mpeg .m4v; .asf
.aac .mov
Play .M3U; .PLS; .WPL
lists
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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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C)
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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Rear Seat Entertainment
Media drives/
connections
Overview
A pplies to: ve hicles with Rea r Seat E ntertainment
The RSE media drives are Located above the
pass-through behind
a blind. Slide the blind up­
ward to open the RSE media drives .
C
Fig. 2 12 RSE media drives
Fig. 213 Aud i m usic in terface
RSE media drive overview c> fig. 212 :
@ Eject button
@ DVD slot
© SD card reader
The RSE Audi music interface
c> fig. 213 is locat­
ed in the storage compartment under the center
armrest ®
c> page 193 , fig. 202. You can con ­
nect a portable audio dev ice (such as an iPod or
USB storage dev ice) to the Audi music interface
using a special adapter cable*.
CD Interface on Audi music interface
@ Jack for connecting to the A udi music in te r­
face
® Adapter cable* (such as iPod adapter cab le*)
@ iPod jack on the iPod adap ter cable*
200
@ iPod
The RS E media dr ives a nd the Audi mus ic inter­
face a re sta rted and oper ated through the RS E.
The desig n and p roperties of the RSE media
drives are the same as the MMI drives. You can
find detailed information on
c> page 180.
{!) Tips
- Th e DVD changer * is loca ted in t he ve hicle
glove compartment . For more in formation
on the DVD c hanger *, refer to
c> page 181.
- You can only access t he DV D changer * in the
MMI t hrough the RSE. The other M MI med ia
dr ives a re not avai lab le from the rear of the
vehicle.
Navigation
Opening navigation
App lies to: vehicles wit h Rear Seat Entertai nmen t and naviga ­
tion syste m
Fig. 214 Navigat ion ma in funct io ns (RS E)
.. Select: the I MENU I button > Na vigat ion.
After selecting Navigation, the last men u that
was open is disp layed.
- Di splaying navigation fun ction s: press the
Route guidance control b utton.
The following func tions a re availab le for plann ing
a desti nation:
CD E nte r po int of interest
@ L oa d las t destin ation
® Enter a destination using an address
@) Open the map/use a destination from the
map