2018 AUDI A5 COUPE USB

Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
th rough the MMI control panel.
F ig . 2 19 Diag ram: possible sources in the Med ia m enu
Fi g. 22 0 Diagram : poss ible sources in the Medi a me nu
Requi rement: a media sou rce mu st co ntain a u­
dio/video* files
¢page 231.
~ P ress t he I M EDIA i button. Press the left control
bu tton until the so urces ove rview is disp laye d.
~ Se le ct and confirm the desi red sou rce. Or :
press the I MEDIAi button repeated ly until the
desired source is selecte d.
D epen ding on t he veh icle eq uipment, the fo llow ­
ing sources may be disp layed in the
Media menu:
(D Jukebox * ................. .. .
@ DVD /CD d rive * ... . .... ... .. .. .
@ SD card reader ......... ... .. .
@ Audi mu sic interface * ......... .
such as an iPhone, USB stick
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® External audio player . . . . . . . . . . 237
such as an MP3 playe r con nected to
the AUX input
© B luetooth audio player * . . . . . . . 233
1l Depe nding on th e DVD, t his may not be poss ib le d urin g
playback .
0 Wi-Fi audio player* ... ... ... . .
® Online med ia * and Internet radio * Media
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- Playing audio/video files : select a source in the
Media menu > Category (such as artists > al­
bum
> track) .
-Moving one level up in the folder structure :
press the !BACKI button. Or : select and confirm
Folder up .
- Selecting the previous or next track /chapte r*
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l: press the On/Off knob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left
tt >L
- Fast-forw arding and rewinding audio/video*
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on t he
MMI control pa nel to the left
tt>I for
a longer t ime .
-Pausing or resuming playback : press the On/
Off knob on the MMI cont rol panel brief ly.
(D Tips
- You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly . The scroll­
ing speed depends o n the numbe r of li st en­
tries.
- For safety reasons, t he v ideo image is on ly
displaye d when the vehicle is stationa ry. On­
ly the so und from th e video plays whil e dr iv­
ing.
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Media
Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files ore available in the media center .
Fig. 221 Example : USB stick categories
F ig. 222 Example: USB stick cat egories
~ Press the I MEDIAi but ton. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed .
Se lect and confirm the desired source.
(D Active source
The active source is highlighted . T he active
source
symbol (!) may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis­
played (for example: MyPhone). As an example, a
USB stick is shown
Q fig . 221 connected to the
Aud i mus ic interface*.
Depending on the active source, you can select
aud io/video files * from the following categor ies
and add them to the playlist :
@Favorites
The Favorites category appea rs if at least one en­
try is stored in the favorites list . See
Q poge 242 ,
Favorites.
@ Artists
All available artists are displayed. Select and con­
firm an artist , an album and then a track .
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@Albums
All available albums are displayed . Select and
confirm an album and then a track.
® Genres
All available genres are displayed . Select and
confirm a genre (s uch as
Pop ), an artist, an al­
bum and then a song.
@Tracks
All availab le tracks are displayed . Select and con­
firm a track.
0 Folders
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis­
played. Se lect a folder , if necessary. Select and
conf irm a track .
@ Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed . Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track .
Smart playlists :
- Last played tracks :
the last tracks played in the
selected source are displayed.
-Most played : the most played songs in these­
lected source are displayed.
- S stars to 1 star: tracks from the selected
source are disp layed according to their rating.
- Unrated: all fi les from the selected source
w ithout rating information (for example, in the
103 tag) are displayed.
@ Videos*
All availab le video files are displayed. Select and
conf irm a video file .
(D Note
Applies to: veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment) a nd
use of the radio category w ith iPod/iP hone
Always follow the information found in q(i) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 197.
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Media
Playlist
Fig . 2 24 Example: play list
The track, artist, album and album cover, if appli­
cable, will appear in the playlist
¢ fig. 224.
Option s menu
See ¢ page 242, Additional settings .
Favorites
Up to 50 entries for every media source can be
stored in any order in the favorites list.
Requirement: the playlist or media center must
be open.
- Select the des ired entry from the play list or
med ia center.
- Select: right control button
> Store a s favorit e.
Or :
press and hold the cont rol knob for several
seco nds.
When you store a track as a favorite, the assoc i­
ated album w ill appear in the favorites list as an
entry.
Requirement: at least one entry must be stored
in the favorites list.
Displaying the fa vorite s list : press the !MEDIA !
button. Press the left contro l button until the
sources
overview ¢ page 239 is displayed. Select
the source that conta ins the
categories
¢ page 240 (for example, SD card). Select the Fa­
v orit es
category .
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis­
p layed.
- List ening to a favorite : select and confirm a fa­
vorite from the list.
- Mov e favorite : select a favorite from the list>
right cont rol button > Move fa vorite . Select
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and confirm the location of the se lected favor ­
ite.
- Deleting a f avorit e: select a favorite from the
list>
right control b utton> Delete fa vorite >
Delete thi s favorite or Delete all fa vo rite s.
Additional settings
' Options menu
Context-spec ifi c fu nctions and settings a re avail­
able depend ing on the sele cted source.
" Press the right control button .
Sound settings
See c:::> page 255.
Input l evel
Requirement: a mobile device mus t be connec ted
to the AUX connection cab le or to a USB adapter
c:::> page 236, f\1ultimedia connections .
The volume of the mob ile dev ice is adapted to
t h e MMI. Aud i recommends adj usting the volume
on the mobi le device to 70% of the maximum
vo lume output.
Bluetooth settings
See c:::> page 2 54.
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 19 7, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Connection manager
See c:::> page 252.
Additional track information
With the fu nction swi tched on~ and a playlist
open, va rious informat io n about t he cur rent t rack
(such as artist, a lbum and alb um cove r*) as well
as the playing time and the remain ing p lay ing
time are displayed .
Jukebox memory capacity*
Information on the Jukebox memory capac ity and
the number of stored t racks i n the Jukebox is dis-
played.
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Media
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and th e USB storage d evice* connection support the follo wing audio/vid­
e o file prop erti es :
Supported
media
File system
Metadata
Format
File exten-
s ion
Playlists
Character is-
tic s
Number
of files Audio files
Video files*
SD /SDHC/SDXC/MMC memory cards: w ith a capaci ty of up to 128 GB
DVD drive: au dio C Ds (u p to 80 min) w ith CD tex t (art ist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs w ith
a capacity of up to 700 M B; DVD ±R/RW; DVD video; DV D audio with audio trac ks tha t
a re compatible w ith a DVD video p layer;
Audi music interface : mobile devi ces (su ch as a n iP od <:? page 236, MTP player, US B
stor age device in "US B Device Subclass 1 and
6" tha t conforms to USB 2.0 : U SB sticks,
U SB MP3 p laye rs (P lug-and -P lay-capable), external USB flash drives and ha rd dr ives
Memory cards : exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage de vice : FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device partitions (primary /logical *: 2 per USB -connection
CD /DVD file sy stem: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Album cover: GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px. The album cover from the
med ium or from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depending on availability.
MPEG Windows MPEG
FL AC M
PEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC
Windows Media
1/2 Media 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Layer 3 Audio 9
and 10
. mp3 .wma .m4a;
.flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
.m4b; .mpeg .
m4v; .asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
.M3 U; .PLS; .WPL; . M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 2Sfps
frequen-
cy
DVD dri ve* : max . 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB stor age device and memory cards : max. 10,000 files per medium; max . 1,000
files per playlist/directory
may differ for aud io files with var iable b it
rate.
- The media drives do not support th e W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. -
Special characters (s uch as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the system language a nd cannot always
be guaranteed.
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For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the rema ining play t ime
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-The manufactu rer of the storage device can
provide information about its "USB Device
Subclass" . - Some MTP player functions are not support­
ed, such as rating music tracks and video
playback.
CD drive
Applies to: ve hicles w ith a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, alb um, track)*, CO-ROMs with a capaci-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album
cover : GlF, )PG, PNG with max . 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be disp layed, depending on availability.
Format M PE G 1/2 Windows Media Au- MP EG 2/4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File extension .mp3 .wma
.m4a; .flac
. m4b;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequenc ies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number Maximum 1,000 files per medium
of files
(D Tips
-For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the remaining play time
may differ for audio files with variable bit
rate .
-Special characters (such as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the instructions in the chapter ~ page 236, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nectionsl~ page 233, Bluetooth audio player . You can learn
not supported . about
supported mobi le devices in the Audi database for mobile
devices at
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth.
Audi music interface :
the volume Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70% of
is too h igh/too low when start ing the maximum
output ~ page 242, Input level.
playback th ro ugh the AUX input.
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Media Problem Solution
Wi -Fi hotspot* :
your Wi-Fi device Make sure the network optimization functions are switched off in
is d isconnected from the W i-Fi the Wi-Fi settings or in the network settings for your W i-Fi device.
hotspot. For additional information refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
dev ice .
Audi music interface: audio play -Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the settings on your
back through the connected mo- mobile device.
bile device is not possib le .
a> Applies only to MTP dev ices. Does not apply to Apple devices and USB mass sto rage devices.
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Audi smartphone interface
Setup
App lies to: veh icles with Audi smartpho ne interface
You can connect your smartphone to the MMI us­
ing the Audi smartphone interface . Certain con­
tent on your smartphone is adapted to the Info­
tainment system display while driving and can
be operated through the
MMI control panel.
R equirement
The vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
iPhone generation 5 or higher with Lightning
connector and iOS 7.1.2 operating system or
h igher.
O r:
Smartphone with Android Auto app and Android
5 .0 Loll ipop operating system or higher.
.,. Connect your smar tphone to the Audi music in ­
te rface
c:> page 237 using a USB adapter
c:> page 236, fig. 217 .
.. Select and confirm A cti va te Apple CarPl ay or
Acti vate And roid Auto no w.
.. Follow the system instruct ions.
.,. Pay attention to any add itional system prompts
on your smartphone if applicable.
If you chose not to use Apple CarPlay or Android
Auto when connecting your smartphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartphone in­
terface later on using the
Connection m an ager .
.. Select: I MENU I button > Audi smartphone in ·
terfa ce
> Change to connecti on manager .
.. Connect your smar tphone to the Audi music in ­
terface using a USB adapter
c:> page 236,
fig . 217.
.. Se lect and confirm Audi smartphone in the
Connection manager c:> page 252. You can se­
lect your smartphone in the list of devices that
are already paired
c:> page 253.
.,. Follow the system instruct ions.
Always follow the informat ion found in
c:>(D in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 197 .
Audi smartphon e int erfac e
{!) Tips
-The functions that can be used depend on
the fo llow ing factors, among others:
- the brand of your smartphone
- the vers ion of the operating system in
your smartphone
- the software ve rsion of the app used
- the USB adapter cab le and correct connec-
tion
- your cell phone se rvice provider
- the customized settings on your smart -
phone
- One of the factors
above or a combina tion
of any of them could cause your smartphone
to be incompatib le wit h the Audi smart­
phone interface. Compatibility cannot be
guaranteed for all types of smartphones.
For more informat ion and assistance, refe r
to the use r guide and the manufactu rer of
your smartphone .
- If the connected smartphone has voice con­
tr ol, you can operate your smartpho ne usi ng
t he external voice recognition system
c:> page 176.
- The menu language show n in the MMI is
based on the settings in you r smartphone .
- T he time d isplayed in the MMI is based o n
t he settings in your smartphone.
- Several MMI functions are not avai lab le
when Apple Car Play or Andro id Auto is ac­
tive.
- You ca nnot co nnect any mob ile dev ices via
Bl uetooth when an App le CarPlay connec­
tion is ac tive .
Operating
Applies to: vehicles wit h Audi smartp hone interface
Opening a menu
App le CarP lay :
you can go back to the Apple Car­
Play main menu regardless of the se lec ted menu
item by p ressing and holdi ng the
I BACKI button .
Android Auto : to go back to the Android Auto
me nu bar, push the control knob down.
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Audi smartphone interface
Opening a menu item
Select and confirm a menu i tem using the MM I
con trol panel.
Troubleshooting
App lies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Problem Solution
Audi smartphone
Check the cha rge level of your sma rtphone battery.
interface cannot be Check t
he USB cab le and use a d ifferent one if necessary .
opened. Check if Andro id Auto or Apple CarPlay is ava ilable in your co untry .
Android Auto : check if the An droid Au to app is ins ta lled on yo ur smart phone .
Connecting the Check if yo u are us ing the correct USB adapter and if the USB adapter is connect-
smartphone to the ed correctly to yo ur smartphone and the Aud i m us ic
interface ¢ page 236.
MMI failed . Apple CarPlay : che ck if App le Ca rPlay is act ivated on your sm artphone .
Android Auto: check in the And roid Auto app if And roid Auto permits new
veh icles .
T he sma rtphone is Check if yo
u are us ing the co rre ct USB adapter and if the USB adapter is connect-
not automatically ed co
rrectly to yo ur smartp hone and the Aud i m usic
interface ¢ page 236.
detected. Check if the requirements needed to connect a smartphone have been met.
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