2017 AUDI Q7 audio

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:E -Sw itching off manuall y: press and hold the
On/Off knob
CD ¢ fig. 158 until the MMI
switches off. If the MMI has been sw itched off
manually, it does
not switch on again automati­
ca lly the next time the ignition is switched on .
Addition al functions :
- Ad ju sting th e volum e:
turn the On/Off knob CD
<=>fig . 158 .
-Muting : press the On/Off knob CD c> fig. 158
briefly .
-Select ing the pre viou s/nex t fun ct ion ( for ex­
amp le , a radi o stat ion /tra ck ):
press the On/Off
knob
CD <=> fig . 158 brief ly toward the left l rig ht
t>r>I .
-Fast forwardi ng/rew inding (for example
so ng s):
press and hold the On/Off knob CD
¢ fig. 158 toward the left lr>I .
.,& WARNING
Adjust the volume of the audio system so that
signa ls from outside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard eas ily at all
times.
@ Tips
The MM I switches off au tomatically if the en­
gi ne is not r unning and the vehicle battery is
low.
Infotainment system
display
E xtending /retrac ting
The Infotainment system d isplay automatically
extends and retracts when you switch the MMI
on and off.
- Manuall y extending /retracting : press the C:I
button @ c> page 8, fig. 2.
When the MMI is switched on and the display is retracted, you can use certa in functio ns with the
On/Off knob and the MMI joystick funct ion
¢ page 156.
Multi M edia I nterfac e
(D Tips
-If the vehicle has a cell phone prep*, the In­
fotainment system display will automat ica l­
ly extend whenever there is an incoming
phone call.
- There may be delays when extending or re ­
tracting the display.
Information on display images
T he display version depends on v ehicle equip­
ment.
87 6 MHz
88.7 MHz
J
900 MHz
90.5 MHz
91 5 MHz
96 6 MHz
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F ig . 1 59 Display ve rs io n A
Fi g. 160 Disp la y ve rs ion B
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Additional content (such as album cover and map
ma ter ial) is shown on display ve rsion B, if appli ­
cable
CD <=> fig . 160. Because the other conten t
shown on the disp lays is nearly identical between
the two versions, this manua l will primari ly de ­
scribe display version A .
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Multi Media Interface
It is often enough just to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the re­
sults list . For example, in the
Telephone* menu,
write the in itials of the contact being searched
separated by a space.
Selecting the input suggestion to complete
the entry
Requirement: an input suggestion to complete
the entry* ®
r:> fig. 173 must be displayed.
.,. MMI touch input* : press the control knob. Or:
press on the MMI touch control pad *.
Menus and Symbols
F ig. 174 Diag ram : me nus and symbols
Symbol /Description Description
@ Selected text Selected function
.,. Speller input : push the control knob up.
Selecting an entry from the results list
Requirement: at least one entry must be dis­
played in the results list @ ¢
fig. 173.
.,. MMI touch input*:
turn the control knob to the
r ight. Select and confirm an entry from the list .
.,. Speller input: select and confirm I LIST!@
c:> page 164, fig. 172. Or : push the cont rol knob
down. Select and confirm an entry from the
list .
@ TMC Receiving TMC/online traffic
information
c:::> page 220
Displays informat ion about the media source that is current ly se-
Entertainment sliding lected or a
situation (such as an incom ing call) . Depending on veh i-
® cle
equipment, operation m ight also be possible using the open en-
menu tertainment sliding menu (such as selecting a radio station or ac-
cepting a call)
¢ page 162.
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Jukebox* impo rt ing proc-
Importing audio/video files to the Jukebox r:> page 230
ess
® Repeat track The track currently playing is repeated <=:>page 241
® Shuffle All files on the
playlist are played in random order c:>page 241,
Shuffle
(J) Arrow Access information by pressing the control knob when the selected
text
is act ive
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Telephone signal
Telephone s ignal strength
strength bars
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Symbol/Description
Exclamation point on the
telephone
Data connect ion signa l
strength bars*
2G/3G/LTE* Mute
Roaming
Importing process
Options menu* Bluetooth*
Scroll bars
Input field
MMI touch* Knob
Che ck boxes
Selection list
Multi Media Interfac e
Description
In di cates missed calls
S igna l strength for the active data co nnect io n, or
PIN: ente r the PIN (SI M)
PUK : enter the PUK
Network coverage for the act ive data connection ~
page 196
2G: GSM networ k
3G: UM TS netwo rk
LTE* : LT E network
The audio source is muted
q page 253
Outside the the mo bile netwo rk fo r the connec ted ce ll phone or the
inserted S IM caird
Import/update the contacts in the directo ry or the call lists
Select and confirm context -dependent func tions as we ll as settings
within a menu
item
Bluetoo th device connected~ page 231 or~ page 176
Name of a long list
Move within lists using the control knob
Informat io n that c an be cha nged using t he let ter/num be r speller
qpage 164 or the M MI to uch* ~page 160.
Poss ible to operate using the MMI touch c ontrol pad*
Setting fo r the selected funct ion by turning the control knob
You can sw itch certain functions on~ or offO by pressing t he con-
trol knob.
Settings for the selected f unction that a re accessed by pressing the
control knob
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:E: ' Voice recognition system Operating
Appl ies to: veh icles wit h vo ice recog nitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking .
Requirements: the ign ition and the MM I must be
switched on
~ page 156, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the park ing system
must not be active .
~ Switching on: briefly press the~ button @
~page 14, fig. 11 on the m ultifunction steer­
ing whee l and say the desired command after
the
Beep .
~ Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press the [2] butto n.
~ Pau se : say the command Pause . To resume,
press the~ button.
~ Correcting : say the command Corre ction . Or :
simply say a new command during an an ­
nouncement
c::> page 249.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
v isua l and audio feedbac k.
- Vi sua l input as sistan ce: after switching on
vo ice recogn it io n, a display w ith a selection of
poss ible commands appears. This command
display can be sw itched on o r off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Setting s> left cont rol button
> MMI setting s > Speech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, tu rn the voice recognition sys ­
tem on and say
Help.
For the s yst em to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inctly at a normal vo lume .
Speak louder when d riving faste r.
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses .
C lose the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make sure that passen­
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command .
Voice recognition system
Do not direct the air vents toward the hands-free
microphone, which is on the roof headliner near
t h e front inte rior lights .
Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be­
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See c::> page 249, Speech dialog system .
A WARNING
-Dire ct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic . Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com­
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressful situations. It may take longer to
d ial the number or the system may not be
able to dial it at all. Dial the emergency number manually.
@ Tips
- The d ialog pauses when there is an incom­
ing phone call and will continue if you ig­
nore the call. The d ialog ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- You can select an item in the list using ei­
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognit ion system
T he following overv iews des cribe the comma nds
t h at can be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recognition system.
Alte rnative commands a re separate d using a"/ ",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perfo rm an ac­
t ion are iden tified w it h a"> ", fo r ex ample say:
Ente r addre ss > (t hen) Enter country /state . ..,.
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Voice recognition system Radio
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: the Radio mus t already be open. Depend ing o n the vehicle equipment and these­
l e cted frequency band, you ca n say the fo llow ing
commands :
Function
Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM*/ Siriu sXM * / FM / AM
Selecting a station from the station Channel (XV) / !Frequency (XV)
list
Selecting a station from favorites/
Radi o pre sets > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency (XV) / Frequency (XV ) HD 1
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Closing the full-sc reen command Clo se
list
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: you must be in the Med ia menu. Depending on the vehicle equipment and the ac­
tive media, you can say the following commands :
Function
Say:
Selecting a source directly Jukebo x*/ CO/ DVD / SO ca rd 1 / SO card 2 / Aud i music inte r-
face *
I iPhone* / USB * / Bluetooth* / Wi-Fi * / Medium (XV), for
example "John 's player"
Selecting aud io/video files* from
M edia favor ites/ Arti sts / Album s/ Genres / Tr ack s/ Playli st s /
the Jukebox* Video s
Selecting aud io files on an iPod Art ists / Albu m is / Genre s I Tracks / Pla ylists / Composer s I
(source: Audi music interface*) Podcast s / Audio books
Naviga ting within a folder struc -Folder up / Line (XV )
tu re/list
Selecting shuffle
Shuffl e on I Shuffle off
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Closing the full-sc reen command Close
list
CJ) Note External voice operation
Always follow the info rmation found in ~CD in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exter­
nal vo ice operation
Requirement:
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The ignition and the MMI must be switched on.
No phone call is in p rogress.

Audi connect (Infotainment)
The fo llow ing A udi connect In fota inment serv ices
are curre ntly availab le:
- Naviga tio n wi th
online map view a nd Street
View ¢
page 217.
-Point of Interest (POI) online search with
voice recognition
( such as res taur ant s): plan
r ou te g uida nce using t he M MI con trol panel
¢
page 209 and the voice recognition system
¢ page 169.
- Set up dest ina tions in you r M MI using yo ur
myAudi account or onl ine map view
¢ page 217.
-Online traffic information : receive up-to-the ­
minute t raffic info rmation about accidents,
r oad construction and other incidents
¢ page 221.
-Map update : import navigat ion map updates
directly to yo ur vehicle using a n SD ca rd o r as
an on line update¢
page 219.
@ Tips
-Fo r the map update Au di c onnect Infotain­
ment se rvice via SD car d, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and then
check
www.audiusa.com/myaudi to see if a
newe r ve rsion is ava ilable. You can a lso have
th e ne w naviga tion da ta insta lled by an A ud i
d eale r, w hich can be done for an addition al
c har ge.
- Y ou can a lso fin d ad dit io na l informat ion
a bout th e
map update onlin e at
www.audiusa.com /myaudi .
Audi connect (Infotainment) on the phone
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Se lect: I M ENU I but ton > Audi connect > left
contro l button >
Communication .
The fo llow ing A udi con nect Info tainment services
a re curre ntly availab le:
- Stor ing contacts on yo ur compute r us ing yo ur
myAudi A ccount and loadi ng the contacts into
t he MM I direct ory
¢ page 186.
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Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Sele ct: !ME NUI button> Audi connect > righ t
control button >
Entertainment.
- Online media and Internet radio :
offers access
t o di fferen t on line me dia services as well as In ­
ternet radio and ope ration th ro u gh t he M MI us ­
ing the
Audi MMI connect app ¢ page 233 .
Applies to: vehicles with Wi·Fi audio player
-Wi-F i audio player : you can access the med ia
center throug h a Wi-Fi connecte d media player
(su ch as a s martphone)
¢ page 232.
.8, WARNING
It is only s afe to u se ta ble ts, l ap to p s, mo bile
d evi ces and other simi la r devices whe n the ve­
hicl e is sta tionary beca use , like a ll loose ob ­
jects, they co uld be thrown a roun d the inside
of the vehicle in a cras h and cause serious in­
ju ries. Store these types of devices sec urely
while driv ing.
(D Note
A lways fo llow the information fo und in ¢ 0 in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 195.
@ Tips
- Also see t he cha pter¢ page 196, Audi con ­
nect (Infotainment) general information .
- For more in fo rmat ion on t he Wi-Fi a udi o
player and su pported devices, contact an
authorized A udi dealer or aut ho rize d Au di
Service Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Select: ! ME NUI button> Aud i connect > right
cont rol button.
The following options are available in the Aud i
connect In fota inment serv ices overview :
Log in*
See c:::> page 189, Logging into myAudi in the vehi -
de. ~

Media
Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lab le in the MMI. For example, you can p lay
aud io/video* fi les from the Jukebox* or connect
your mob ile dev ice to the Aud i m usic interface *
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General information
Media and format restrictions :
the MMI (includ­
in g the SD card reade r and the USB storage de­
vice co nnect ion *) was tested w ith a var iety of
products 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 ized, may play o nly w ith restr ictions, o r may not
p lay a t all.
Dig ital Rights Management : please note that
t he audio/v ideo" files are subject to copyright
protection .
The media drives do not p lay f iles that a re pro ­
tected by OR M and that are ident ified with the
symbo l
!'.TI.
Data secu rity : never store im portant data on SD
cards, the Ju kebox *, CDs/DVDs o r mobile devices.
Aud i AG is not responsib le for damaged or lost
fi les and media .
Loading times : th e mo re files/fo lde rs/ play lists
that are on a sto rage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/video* files . Audi recom­
mends us ing storage media tha t on ly conta in au­
d io/video files* . T o decrease the t ime it takes to
load audio/v ideo f iles*, crea te subfo lders ( fo r ex­
a m ple , fo r th e a rt ist o r album). The loading time
will also increa se whe n importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
fil es are automatically displayed with any add i­
tional informa tion that is s to red (such as the ar­
tis t, track and al bum cover).
If this in forma tio n is
no t a vai lable o n the storage mediu m, t he MMI
wi ll check the Gr ace no te met adata database .
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However, in some cases, the additional in forma ­
tion may not be dis played.
Restri cted functionality : reset the Media set­
tings
t o the facto ry de fault se ttings i f func tional ­
i ty is restric ted ¢
page 250 .
If functionality is restr icte d, reset the Jukebox*
to t he fa ctory defa ult se tt in gs ¢ page 250.
Fo r informa tion abo ut the propert ies of s upport ­
ed med ia and fi le formats, see
¢ page 243 .
W Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in c::> (D in
W i- Fi
hotspot on page 195 .
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and format restrictions :
th e f unct iona li­
ty o f indivi dual sto rage media m ay be limi ted due
to t he v ariety of b lank C Ds/DV Ds av a ila b le and
t h e v arious cap acities. Audio CDs or video DV Ds
with copy protection, CDs/D VDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
hav e limit ed playback or may not play at all. Audi
r ecommends finali zing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion CDs . Mult isess ion is
not supported for DVDs .
Using CDs/DVDs, the CD dr ive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, hig h-q uality playback and to
prevent damage to the dr ive or disc read ing er ­
r ors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protec tive
s leeve and do no t expose them to direct s unlight .
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or sc ratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs with 3 in (8 cm) d iameter
- CD/DVDs that a re not roun d
- CDs/DV Ds w ith labe ls
- Protec tive rings
- Clean ing CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailable if o utside tem ­
p eratures a re extremely hot or co ld. A t hermal
pro tect io n sw itch is insta lled t o protect the C D/
DVD and t he laser.
Laser devices : las er devices a re divide d into safe -
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DI N IE C 76 .,..

(CO) 6/VDE 0837. The various types of audio
equipment installed conform to safety class
1.
T he laser uses so little power or is sh ielded so
there is no danger when it is used correctly .
Media drives
SD card reader
Fig. 209 In se rting the SD card
Depending on the vehicle equipment, there is ei ­
ther one or two SD card readers in the glove com­
partment @
¢page 8, fig. 2.
- Inserting the SD card: the angled corner of the
SD card must face toward the right front. Sl ide
the SD card into the card reader slot@
<=:>fig . 209 until the SD card clicks into place .
-Automatic playback: playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted SO card contains sup­
ported audio/video files*¢
page 243.
-Removing the SD card: press briefly on the SD
card.
The SO card reader is accessed and operated
through the MMI @
¢page 237, fig . 215 .
(D Note
Only use one-piece SO cards. If adapter cards
(SO cards with more than one piece) are used,
the card could fall out of the adapter when
driving because of vibrations . Individual
pieces could then become stuck in the drive
and impair the functionality.
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DVD drive
Applies to: vehicles with a DVD drive
Fig. 210 CD drive
The DVD drive is located in the glove compart­
ment @<=:>
page 8, fig . 2.
-Loading a CD/DVD: the CO/DVD is pulled in au­
tomatically. Slide the CD/DVD straight into the
DVD slot @with the label facing up
c::> fig. 210.
-Automatic playback: playback wi ll start auto-
matically if the inserted CD/DVD contains sup­
ported aud io/video* files
<=:> page 243.
-Ejecting a CD/DVD : press the button (D
c::> fig. 210.
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automatically if it
is not removed from the DVD slot within approxi­
mately ten seconds after ejecting it.
The DVD drive is accessed and operated through
the
MMI @c::>poge237, fig. 215.
(D Note
-Never force a CD/DVD into the drive. The
CO/DVD is pulled in automatically.
- Do not insert CDs/DVDs with labels into the
dr ive. Labe ls can come loose from the CO/
DVD and damage the drive.
(D Tips
- The CO/DVD playback is not ensured with
audio files that have a high data rate .
- Th e SIM card reader then does not function.
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