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Media
-The loading times fo r the a udio data depend
on the media p layer used and the number of
files that it conta ins .
- A maxim um of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
- Songs down loaded for off line use using m u­
sic streaming services are stored on your
mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be DRM protected. The Wi-Fi a udio
player will not play DRM protected files.
- Contact you r authorized Audi dea ler or a u­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional i nformat io n on the Wi-Fi audio player.
Online media and
Internet radio
Applies to: vehicl es w ith Audi connect
You can playback and opera te various online me­
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI.
.,. Press the IM EDIA I button. Press the left control
button un til the so urces ove rview
¢page 163,
fig. 140
is d isp layed.
Applies to: using online media and Internet radio
Req uirement:
- The
Audi MMI connect app must be installed
and open o n your mob ile device .
- You must be logged into your myAudi account
in the
Audi MMI connect app and you must
have selected your veh icle.
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
- If necessary, check in the connection manager
¢
page 175 if the mobile device yo u connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~).
-The MMI must be connected to the network.
- The symbol for the
Online media* sou rce @
¢page 163, fig . 140 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: using online media
Addit io nal requirement:
- A suppor ted on line media serv ice m ust be avail­
able in your country.
- You must have an accou nt w ith a supported on­
li ne med ia serv ice .
- Depend ing on the online media service, you
must install and open an app on your mob ile
device .
160 Starting Online med
ia
- Press the IM EDIA I button. Press the left contro l
button until the sources overview ¢
page 163
is displayed.
- Select and confirm an o n line media serv ice.
Starting Internet radio
- Press th e I MEDIA i button. Press the left cont rol
button u nti l the sources overview ¢
page 163
is displayed.
- Select and confirm
Internet radio . The In ter net
radio b rowser or the last stat ion that was play­
i n g is shown.
- Select ing the station : if necessa ry, select and
confirm a category in the I nte rnet rad io
Brows­
er
> a s ta tion.
Online m edia and Internet radio : additional op­
tion s
-Press the right control but ton.
The following op tions may be ava ilable, depen d­
i ng o n the information shown (s uch as the sta­
t ion/ track th at is cur rently playing):
- Sound sett ings : ¢ page 178.
-Wi-Fi settings : see¢ page 130, Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Connection manager : see ¢page 175.
- Add ition al opt ions may be ava ilable, dep end ing
on t he active online media service or In ternet
radio .
A WARNING
-It is on ly safe to use ta blets , laptops, mo­
bi le devices and ot her simi lar devices when
the vehicle is stat ionary because, like all
loose objects, they cou ld be thrown around
the inside o f th e ve hicle in a c rash and cause
serio us inju ries. S tore these ty pes of devices
secure ly wh ile driving.
- Do no t use any wire less dev ices on the front
seats wi thin ra nge of the air bags while dr iv­
ing . Also read t he war ning s in the chapte r
¢page 197.
0 Note
Please note that there genera lly are add it ion­
a l costs when usi ng an on line media se rvice
a ccoun t, es pe ci ally w hen it i s used inte rna­
tion ally.
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Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
th rough the MMI control panel.
F ig . 13 9 Diag ram: possible sources in the Med ia m enu
Fi g. 14 0 Diagram : poss ible sources in the Media me nu
Requ irement: a media sou rce must contain au­
dio/video* files¢
page 156.
~ Press t he I M EDIA i button. P ress the left control
bu tton until the so urce overview is d isp layed.
~ S e lect and confirm the desi red sou rce. Or :
press the I MEDIAi button repeated ly until the
desired source is selected .
Depen ding on t he veh icle eq uipment, the fo llow ­
i ng sources may be disp layed in the
Media menu:
Switch to radio : the Radio menu opens
¢page 150.
(D Jukebox * 157
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DVD/CD drive * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 15 7
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Audi music interface* ......... . 161
such as iPod, U5B st ick
® Exte rnal audio player . . . . . . . . . . 161
8 1l Depe nding on th e DVD, t his may not be possib le dur ing 0 :G playback .
su ch as an MP3 player connected to
t h e AUX input
@ Bluetooth audio player * .. .. .. .
(v Wi-Fi audio player* .......... .
@ Online media* and Internet radio *
Media
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159
160
-Playing audio/video files : select a source in the
Media menu > Category (such as artists > al­
bum> track).
- Mo ving one le vel up in the folder structure :
press the !BACKI button. Or : select and confirm
Folder up.
- Selecting the previous or next track /chapter
1l: press the On/Off k nob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left
kJt>l.
- Fast-forwarding and rew inding audio /video
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control panel to the left
kJt>l for
a longer time.
- Pausing or resuming playback : press the On/
Off knob on the MMI cont rol panel briefly.
(D Tips
-Yo u can scroll through long lists quickly by
t u rning the control knob quickly. The scro ll­
ing speed depends on the number of list en­
tries.
- For safety reasons, the v ideo image is only
disp layed when the vehicle is stationary. On­
ly the sound from the video plays while dr iv­
ing.
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Media
Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files ore available in the media center .
Fig. 141 Example : USB st ick categories
F ig . 142 Example: USB s tick cat egories
~ Press the I MEDIAi but ton. Press the left control
button until the source overview is disp layed.
Se lect and confirm the desired source.
(D Active sourc e
The active source is h ighlighted . T he ac tive
source symbol (!) may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio* . As an examp le, a USB stick is
shown
c!;> fig. 141 connected to the Aud i mus ic in­
terface* .
Depending on the active source, you can select
audio/video files* from the following categories
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favorites
The Favorit es catego ry appea rs if at least one en ­
try is stored in the favor ites list . See ~
page 165,
Favor ites.
@ Arti sts
All available artists are d isplayed . Se lect and con­
fi rm an art ist , an a lb u m and then a track.
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@ Album s
All avai lab le albums are displayed . Se lect and
conf irm an a lbum and then a track.
® Genres
All available genres are displayed . Select and
confi rm a gen re (s uch as
Pop ), an a rt ist, an al­
bum and then a song.
@ Tracks
All availab le tracks are displayed . Select and con­
firm a track .
0 Fo lder s
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis­
played . Se lect a folder , if necessary. Select and
conf irm a track .
@ Playlists
All availab le playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed . Se lect and confirm
a p laylist and then a track .
Smart pla yli sts:
- Last played tra cks :
the last tracks played in the
selected source are displayed .
-Mo st played : the most played songs in these­
lected source are displayed.
- S s ta rs to 1 star : tracks from the selected
source are disp layed according to their rating.
- Not rat ed : all files from the selected source
w ithout rating information (for example, in the
ID3 tag) are displayed.
@ Videos*
All availab le video files are displayed . Select and
conf irm a video file .
@ Tips
- Only the categories suppo rted by the medi­
um are available . For example, CD/DVD ­
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego­
ries such as
Art ists , Albums or Genres .
With an iPod (source: Audi music interface
<:!;> page 161), the Podcasts , Aud io books
and Composer s categories are also availa ­
ble .

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-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 .
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
Free text search
You con search in the active source by tracks and
video files*, for example
Fig. 143 I npu t field and results list for free text sear ch
You can open the free text search c::> fig. 143 de­
pend ing on the selected source.
Requirement : the playlist
c::> page 165 or media
center
c::> page 164 must be displayed .
Opening free text search
.,. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input field (D e:> fig. 143 ap­
pears.
Or: push the control knob up.
Using the free text search: see c::> page 104, Free
text search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
listed in the results list@c::>
fig . 143. You can
search for artists@¢
fig. 143, albums @ or
tracks @as well as genres and videos.
Q Tips
-It will then search through the files in the
active source.
- If the free text search was opened in the
Folders 0 category c::> page 164, fig. 142 or
in the
Composers, Podcasts and Audio
books
category, then it will only search
through files in that folder.
Media
Playlist
Fig. 144 Example: playlis t
The track , artist, album and album cover, if appli­
cable, will appear in the playlist .
Options
See c::> page 166, Additional settings .
Favorites
You con store up to 50 entries for each source in
the favorites list.
Requirement : the playlis t or media center must
be open .
- Select the desired entry from the playlist or
media center.
- Select: right control button
> Store as favorite.
Or:
press and hold the control knob for several
seconds.
When you store a track as a favorite, the associ­ ated album will appear in the favorites list as an
entry .
Requiremen t: at least one entry must be stored
in the favorites list.
Displaying the favorites list: press the I MEDIAi
button . Press the left control button until the
sources overview
c::>poge 163 is displayed. Select
the source that contains the
cotego-
ries c::> page 164
(for example, SD card) . Select the
Favoritescotegory .
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis­
played .
-Listening to a favorite: select and confirm an
entry from the favorites list . ..,.
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Depending on availability, various in format ion
will load about the t rack currently playing when
this function is switched on~-
Copy to jukebox
See o page 157, Adding files to the Jukebox.
Favorites
See opage 165.
Additional opt ions
Requirement: the veh icle must be stationary and
a video file * or a DVD* must be play ing .
Parental control*
Pla ybac k of video DV Ds can be res tricted using
pa rental contro l.
E nter the password fo r pare ntal cont ro l. Pass­
wo rd set at t he factory:
1234 . You have the fol­
l owi ng options :
-Protection level : select and confirm the protec­
t io n level (fo r example, Leve l 5). Eight diffe rent
prote ct io n leve ls can be set fo r parental con ­
t ro l.
If you se t the paren tal con trol leve l at L ev­
el S, a ll DVDs from level 1 -5 ca n be played . Vid ­
eo DV Ds with a higher leve l wi ll not play. Se lect
No restriction to remove all of t he rest rictions .
-Change password : edit the current password.
Switch to full screen
Th e vid eo image is displayed . T urn the cont rol
k nob to disp lay the play list.
Or : press the I BACK I
butt o n .
Replay video
When t his function is sw itched on~. the current
v ideo w ill replay.
Show DVD menu
Selecting a menu item :
select and confirm a
menu item.
Or : move your finger on the MMI
to uch control pad* a nd p ress the cont rol knob .
8 l) Depe ndi ng o n th e DVD, t his may not be poss ible d urin g 0 ~ playba ck .
Media
Audio track1
)
Yo u ca n m anually se t the audio track ( lang uage
and audio fo rmat). The lang uage and a udio fo r­
mat options depend on the video DVD .
Subtitles1>
You can se t subti tles for p laybac k man ually. T he
la nguages avai lab le depend o n the DV D.
Picture format
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
pictu re format . You can set the picture format
depend ing on the act ive file or source (for exam­
ple V ideo fi le*, DV D* ).
Picture for-
Information
mat
Automatic
T he M MI detects the pict ure for -
m at of the so urce and display s th e
image i n the opt imum rat io . Bl ack
bars may appear on the sides of
t h e display, de pendin g on the
so urce fo rmat and the Infotain-
ment system display that is insta l-
led.
Zoom T he image is e nlarged to f ill the
en tire In fotainment system dis -
play. Switch the function off if the
image is disto rted .
Cinema-Use this setting for fi lms in cinema
scope format 2 1:9. B lac k bars w ill appe ar
on the uppe r/ lower edge in the In -
f ota inment system display.
Original T he image is d isp layed in the ratio
of the sou rce format. Select this
opt io n if the image is dis to rted o r a
s e ct ion o f th e image is cut off
when
Auto is selecte d.
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Picture for-
mat
4:3
16:9
(D Tips Information
The
image is fixed in the 4:3 pie-
ture format . Black bars are shown
on the sides of the Infotainment
system display .
The image is fixed in the 16:9 pie-
ture format. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display. -
Th e security levels for the
Parental control
are based on the US standards from the Mo­
t ion 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 approximately one minute if you
enter the incorrect password three times in
a row. The password can only be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.
- Not all video DVDs have parental control.
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The following audio/video files are supported by the DVD drive, the Jukebox* , the SD card reader and
the connection for USB storage devices:
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC mem1ory cards:
w ith a capacity up to 128 GB
media DVD drive : audio CDs (up to 80 min.) with CD text (artist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs with
a capacity up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW; DVD video; DVD audio with audio tracks that are
compatible with a DVD video player
Audi music interface : mobile devices ~page 161 such as iPods and MTP players, USB
storage devices in "USB Device Subclass 1 and 6" that conform to USB 2.0: USB sticks,
USB MP3 players (Plug-and-Play capable), external USB flash drives and hard drives
File system Memory cards: exFAT, FAT, FA T32, NTFS
USB storage devices: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device partitions: 2 per USB connection
CD/DVD file systems: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover: GIF, )PG, PNG with max.
800x800 px. The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote is displayed,
depending on availability.
Format MPEG-1/- Windows MPEG-2/- FLAC MPEG-1/- MPEG4 Windows Media Vid-
2 Media 4
2 AVC
eo 9
Layer-3 Audio 9 (H.264)
and 10
File exten-.mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
.mpg; .
mp4; .wmv;
sion .m4b; .mpeg .m4v; .asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL ; .M3U8; .ASX
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Media
Audio files Video files*
Characteris·
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kbit/s and
tics
Number of
files
(D Tips
48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 25fps
frequen-
cy
DVD drive*: max. 1,000 files per medium
Jukebox* : approximate ly 10 GB memory capacity; max . 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage devices and memory ca rds: max. 10000 files per medium; max. 1000
fi Les per p laylist/ directory
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed.
- The media drives do not support the Win­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. -
The manufacturer of the storage device can
provide information about its "USB Device
Subclass".
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To compress MP3 fil es, a bit rate of at least
160 kbit/s is recommended. The display
showing the remaining play time may differ
for MP3 f iles w ith variable bit rate.
- Specia l characters (such as those in 103 tag
i nformat ion) d isplay differently depending
CD drive
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with a CD dr ive
- Some MTP player functions are not support­
ed, such as rating music tracks and video
playback.
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive :
Supported
media
File system
Metadata
Format
File extension
Playlists
Characteristics
Number of
files
@ Tips
Audio files
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, track)*, CD-ROMs with a capaci- ty of up to 700 MB
CD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Album cover : GIF, JPG, PNG with max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be d isplayed, depend ing on availab ility.
MPEG-1/-2 Windows Media Au-MPEG -2/ -4 FL AC
Layer-3 dio 9 and 10
.mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
.m4b;
.aac
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
up to maxim um 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz samp ling frequencies 48 kHz sampling
frequency
Maximum 1,000 files pe r medium
showing the remain ing play time may differ
for MP3 files with variable bit rate.
- To compress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least
160 kbit/s is recommended. The display -
Special characters (such as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depend ing .,,.
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on the system language and canno t always
be g uarantee d.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music inte rface* /Bluetooth au-
Read the instructions in the chapter c:;, page 161 , Multimedia
dio playe r*: mobile dev ice is not sup -connections/ c:;, page 158, Blue tooth audio player. You can
ported. learn about supported mobile dev ices in the Audi database for
mob ile dev ices at
www.audiusa .com /bluetooth .
Audi music interface* /AUX input:
the Ad
just the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70%
vo lume is too high/too low when of t he maximum out put
c;, page 166, Input level.
sta rting playback thro ugh the AUX in -
put.
Audi music interface *: th e port able For many ce ll p ho nes o r mobile device s, pl ayback i s not pos si-
device is not recogni zed as a so urc e. b
le w hen the b attery level is too low (less th a n 5% o f its ca -
pacity). The mobi le device w ill on ly be reco gni zed as a media
source in the MMI after connecting if the batte ry c harge leve l
is s ufficient.
Audi music interface *: malfu nctions T he Bluetoot:h audio player fu nct io n is swit ched o n. Sw itch
dur ing a udio p layback t hroug h an t his funct io n off
c:;, page 1 76 whe n you are no t usi ng the
iPod/ iPhone.
Bluetooth audio player .
AUX input :
there is stat ic when con- When connecting and disconnecting , the E xternal aud io play-
nec ting and disconnect ing the AUX er source is al ready selected . Befo re con necting or d isconnect -
co nnect io n cabl e. ing the mobile device, ei ther mute the device (see
c:;, page 178) o r swi tch to a different aud io so urce (fo r exam-
p le
¢ page 15 0, Opening the radio).
Bluetooth audio player " /Wi-Fi audio On ly one interface should be active ly used at a time to ensure
player *: audio playback interference. problem -free playback.
Wi-Fi audio player* : audio playbac k Aud
io playb ack inte rference can occur on some ce ll phones if
in terference . t
he Inte rnet connection in t he ve hicl e was no t establis hed
through the SI M card reade r* on the MMI cont rol panel and
the
mobile data option on the cell phone is sw itched on. De-
activate the
mobile data option on your cell phone.
Jukebox *: tracks on the i mpo rted When importing p laylist s, al l of the files themselves mus t be
playlist are g raye d ou t.
import ed.
Jukebox *: imported tracks ca nnot be If you cannot find imported tracks in the media center, they
played o r found . may not be suppor ted . Only copy supported fi les
c:;, page 168
t o the Jukebox .
Wi-Fi audio player* : multiple devices Close the Audi MMI connect app on t he connected devices
are connected to the W i-F i h otspot . A (for examp le , sma rtphones) that are not being used as the
med ia p layer (s uch as a smartphone) W i-Fi audio player*. Likewise, close the UPnP server apps or
appea rs as the med ia source and can- the med ia pe rmissio ns on t he i nteg rated UPnP/DLNA se rver.
no t be changed . Connect the desired device as a W i- F i aud io play-
er* c:;,
page 159 .
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