2017 CITROEN C3 PICASSO Owners Manual

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Audio system
Your Audio system is coded in such a way that it will
only operate in your vehicle.
For safety reasons, the driver must only carry out
operations which require prolonged attention while the
vehicle is stationary.
When the engine is switched off and to prevent
discharging of the battery, the audio equipment may
switch off after a few minutes.
Audio system / Bluetooth®
01 First steps
02
Steering mounted
controls
03

Main
menu
04
Audio
05

USB Box
06


Bluetooth
functions
07

Screen menu map(s)
Frequently

asked questions p.
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CONTENTS

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FIRST STEPS
Eject CD.Select source:
radio, audio CD / MP3 CD, USB,
Jack connection, Streaming,
AUX.
Select the screen display
mode:
Date, audio functions, trip
computer, telephone. Automatic frequency search
down/up.
Select previous/next CD, MP3
or USB track.
Audio settings: front/
rear fader, left/right
balance, bass/treble,
loudness, audio
ambiences.
Display the list of
local stations.
Long press: CD
tracks or MP3
folders (CD / USB).
TA (Traffic Announcements)
on/off.
Long press: PTY* (radio
Programme TYpe) mode.
Display main menu.
The DARK button changes the screen display
for improved driving comfort at night.
1
st press: upper bar only illuminated.
2nd press: black screen.
3rd press: return to standard display.
On/off, volume setting.
Buttons 1 to 6:
Select a pre-set radio station.
Long press: pre-set a station. Select next frequency down/up.
Select previous/next MP3 folder.
Select previous/next folder / genre /
artist / playlist (USB).Confirm.
Select AM / FM
wavebands.
Abandon the current
operation.
*
Available according to version.

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STEERING MOUNTED CONTROLS
Radio: automatic search for a higher frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the next track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fast forwards play.
Move in the list.Change audio source.
Confirm a selection.
Call/end call on the telephone.
Press for more than 2 seconds:
telephone main menu.
Radio: automatic search for a lower
frequency.
CD / MP3 / USB: selection of the
previous track.
CD / USB: continuous press: fast
reverse.
Move in the list.
Radio: select the previous/next pre-set
station.
USB: select genre / artist / folder from
the classification list.
Select the previous/next item in a menu.
Volume increase.
Volume decrease.Mute: press the volume
increase and decrease
buttons simultaneously.
The sound is restored
by pressing one of the
two
volume buttons.

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MAIN MENU
Audio functions
Radio; CD; USB; AUX.
Screen C
For an overview of the menus
available, refer to the "Screen
menu map" section.
Trip computer
Enter distances; Alerts; State of functions.
Bluetooth
®: Telephone - Audio
Pairing; Hands-free kit; Streaming.
Personalisation-configuration
Vehicle parameters; Display; Languages.
Screen A

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AUDIO
Press the SOURCE button several
times in succession and select the
radio.
Press the BAND AST button to
select a waveband.
Briefly press one of the buttons to
carry out an automatic search of the
radio stations.
Press one of the buttons to carry out
a manual search up / down for radio
frequencies.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to
display the list of stations received
locally (30 stations maximum).
To update this list, press for more
than two seconds.The external environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks,

...)
may block reception, including in RDS mode.
This is a normal effect of the
way in which radio waves are transmitted and does not indicate any failure
of the audio system.
RDS
Selecting a station
Press the MENU button.
Select "Audio functions ".
Select the "FM waveband
preferences " function.
Select "Activate RDS ".
Press OK.
Press OK.
Press OK, RDS is displayed in the
screen.
In "Radio" mode, press OK directly to activate / deactivate RDS
mode.
RDS, if displayed, enables you to continue listening to the same station\

by automatic retuning to alternative frequencies. However, in certain
conditions, coverage of an RDS station may not be assured throughout
the country as radio stations do not cover 100
% of the territory. This
explains the loss of reception of a station that can occur during a journey.

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AUDIO
Insert circular compact discs only.
Some anti-pirating systems, on original discs or CDs copied using a
personal recorder, may cause faults which are no reflection on the
quality of the vehicle's player.
Insert a CD in the player, play begins automatically.
CD player
To play a disc which has already been
inserted, press the SOURCE button
several times in succession and
select CD.
Press one of the buttons to select a
track on the CD.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of tracks on
the

CD. Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forward or fast back.
Receiving TA messages
Press the TA button to activate or
deactivate traffic messages.
The TA (Traffic Announcement) function gives priority to TA alert
messages. To operate, this function needs good reception of a
radio station transmitting this type of message. When a traffic
report is transmitted, the current audio source (Radio, CD, ...) is
interrupted automatically to play the TA message. Normal playback
of the audio source resumes at the end of the transmission of the
message.

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The audio system will only play files with the extension ".mp3" with
a sampling rate of 22.05 KHz or 44.1 KHz. No other type of file
(.wma, .mp4, .m3u...) can be played.
In order to be able to play a recorded CDR or CDRW, when
recording, the ISO 9660 level 1.2 or Joliet file format is
recommended.
If the disc is recorded in another format, it may not be played
correctly.
It is recommended that the same recording format is always
used for an individual disc, with as low a speed as possible
(4x maximum) for optimum sound quality.
In the particular case of a multi-session CD, the Joliet format is
recommended.
Use only USB memory sticks formatted FAT32 (File Allocation
Table). It is advisable to restrict file names to 20 characters without using
special characters (e.g. " ?
; ù) to avoid any playing or displaying
problems.
Information and advice
AUDIO
It is recommended that you use genuine Apple® USB cables for
correct operation.
Insert an MP3 CD compilation in the player.
The audio equipment searches for all of the music tracks,
which may take anything between a few seconds and several
tens

of

seconds, before play begins.
Playing an MP3 CD compilation
On a single disc, the CD player can read up to 255 MP3 files
spread over 8 folder levels. However, it is advisable to keep to
a limit of two levels to reduce the access time before the CD is
played.
While the CD is being played, the folder structure is not followed.
All of the files are displayed on a single level.
To play a disc which has already
been inserted, press the SOURCE
button several times in succession
and select CD.
Press one of the buttons to select a
folder on the CD.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of directories of
the MP3 compilation. Press and hold one of the buttons for
fast forward or backward play. Press one of the buttons to select a
track on the CD.

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USB PLAYER
The system puts together playlists (temporary memory) created
over a period which depends on the capacity of the USB device.
The other sources are available during this time.
The playlists are updated each time the ignition is switched off or
each time a USB memory stick is connected.
When connecting for the first time, the classification suggested
is by folder. When you reconnect, the classification selected
previously is retained.Connect the memory stick to the port, directly or
using a lead. If the audio equipment is switched
on, the USB source is detected as soon as it is
connected. Play begins automatically after a delay
which depends on the capacity of the USB memory
stick.
The file formats supported are .mp3 (mpeg1 layer
3 only)
and .wma (standard 9 only, 128 kbits/sec compression).
Certain playlist formats are supported (.m3u, ...)
On reconnection of the previous memory stick used,
play is resumed automatically with the last track
played.
This unit consists of a USB port and an auxiliary
Jack socket*. The audio files are transmitted
from a portable device - digital player or a USB
memory stick - to your Audio system and heard
via the vehicle's speakers.
USB memory stick or Apple
® player of
generation 5 or later:
-

Use only USB memory sticks formatted
F

AT32 (File Allocation Table),
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the Apple® player lead is essential,
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navigation through the file database is also
possible by means of the steering mounted
controls.
Using the USB PORT
Connecting a USB memory stick
Other Apple
® players of earlier generations and
players using the MTP protocol*:
-

play via Jack-Jack lead only (not supplied),
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navigation through the file database is from
the portable device. *

Depending on vehicle.