2018 AUDI A8 USB

Telephone
Importing and exporting
contacts
Applies to: ve hicles with telep hone
Contacts in vCard format( . vcf) can be imported
into the directory or e xported.
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Memory
TPlephor1f-~
Import phone book
Importing phone book. please wait. ..
If~ Contacts: 10
f ~ Contacts: 5
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Memory
iTMC I
Settings
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F ig . 1 72 Im port ing t he p hone book man ually
Req uiremen t: an SD ca rd must be in the SD card
reader
c:> page 182 or a USB storag e dev ice must
be co nnec ted to t he A udi musi c in terface
c:> page 18 6 .
.. Se lect: the IT EL! bu tton > Directory > Memory
contro l but to n.
- Import ing contacts from a storage device: : se­
lect and confirm Import contacts > SD card 1 ,
SD card
2 or USB storage device > desired con­
tacts
> Import .
- Exporting contacts to a storage device :
select
and co nfirm
Export contacts > SD card or USB
storage device
> desired con ta cts > Export .
- Selecting all contacts at once for import or ex­
port :
select a nd confi rm Import contacts /Ex­
port conta ct s
> SD card or USB storage device
> All c o ntrol but ton > Import /Export .
- Importing the phon e book manually :
select
and co nfirm
Refresh directory . The symbo l (D
c:> fig. 1 72 ap pears in t he st atus line in the Info­
tainment display as long as the contacts are be ­
ing imported from the ce ll phone.
To ma ke it eas ier to fi nd a con ta ct, yo u can fi lter
the co nta cts accor ding to their s to ra ge lo cation
(Vehicle , Telephone or All ) using the Memo ry
used
function.
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@ Tips
- The imported contacts are stored in the lo­
cal memory of the directory .
- A max imum of 100 contacts can be impo rt­
ed. Yo u can check the directory memory ca­
pacity at any time
c:> page 155.
- Never save important data on SD cards or
USB storage devices. A udi is not responsible
for damaged or lost files and media .
- Refe r to the notes in the chapter
About
Audi connect
c:> page 163.
Storing a new contact
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Fig. 173 Storing a new contact
.,. Sele ct: the IT ELI bu tton > Directory > New con -
tact .
Last name/First name
E nter the last name and first name usi ng the
speller.
Telephone numbers
You can store up to f ive telephone number s in an
address card. You can a lso ass ign a
Type (Busi­
ness
or Private ) as well as a Category (Landline ,
Cell
or Fa x) for eac h pho ne numbe r. You can a lso
u se
Save as default number to set a freq uent ly
u sed phone n umbe r as the def ault numbe r. T h at
n umbe r is then d isp laye d firs t in t he open ad ­
dress card .
Yo u can impor t a phone nu mber from t he call
lis ts (s uch as
Dialed number s) into the addre ss
c ar d using the
New number fu nct ion and the List
contro l bu tto n. ""

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connections
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
ava ilable i n 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 in te rface* a nd ope rate it throug h the MM I.
Notes
General information
Media and format restr ictions :
the MMI (includ­
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de­
vice connect 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 aud io/video files* may not be recog­
niz ed, may play o nly w it h rest rictio ns, o r may no t
p lay at a ll.
The MM I media dr ives do not suppo rt W indows
M edia Audio 9 Vo ice, W indows Media Aud io 9
L oss less and Windows Media
9 Pr ofessional for ­
mats .
Digital Rights Management : please note that
the audio/v ideo* fi les are subject to copy right
p rotection.
The med ia drives do not play f iles that are pro­
tected by DRM and that are ident ified w ith the
symbo l
i'.D.
Data se curity : Never store important data on the
memory cards, the Jukebox, CDs/DVDs or porta­
b le aud io devices . Audi is not responsib le for
damaged or lost fi les and med ia.
Loading times : the more files/fo lders/playlists
that are on a storage medium, the longer it will
take to load the aud io/v ideo* fi les . Audi recom­
mends us ing storage med ia that o nly conta in a u­
d io/video files*. To de cre ase the time it takes to
l oad audio/v ideo f iles*, c reate subfo lders ( for ex ­
ample, for the a rtist o r album). The loading time
will also increase when importing fi les .
Additional information : when playing, aud io
fi les are a utomatica lly displayed with any addi -
Media drives and conn ection s
tiona l information t hat is stored (such as t he ar ­
tist, track and a lbum cover) . If this information is
not avai lab le on t he storage medium, the MMI
will check Gracenote . However, in some cases,
the addit ional information may not be d isplayed .
Restricted functionality : if functionality is re­
stricted, reset the
Media setting s to the factory
defau lt settings
¢ page 207.
Reset the Jukebox to the factory defa ult settings
if functiona lity is
restricted ¢ page 207.
Fo r i nforma tion abo ut the p roper ties of support ­
ed med ia an d file forma ts , see
¢ page 187 .
(UJ) Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in ¢ (i} in
Wi -Fi
hot spo t on page 161.
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and format re striction s:
the functiona li­
ty of individ ua l storage media may be limited due
to the va riety of b lank CDs/DVDs avai lab le and
the various capacities. Audio CDs or video DVDs
with copy protection, CDs/DVDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult i sess ion CDs may
have l imited playback or may not play at all. Audi
r ecommends finaliz ing the reco rding process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion C Ds. Mult isess ion is
not supported for DV Ds.
Handling CD s/DVDs and the DVD drive : to en­
su re good, high-quality sound reproduction and
to prevent damage to the dr ive or d isc read ing er­
r ors, always s to re CDs/DVDs in a protective
s leeve and do no t expose t hem to direct s unligh t.
Do
not u se :
- Damaged, dirty o r sc ratched CDs/ DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (3 inch/8 cm d iame ter)
- CD/DVDs tha t are not round
- CDs/DVDs w ith labe ls
- Protective rings
- Clean ing CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DV D playback
may be tempora rily unavai lab le if o uts ide tem ­
peratu res are extremely hot or co ld . A t hermal
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DVD changer
Applies to: vehicles wit h DVD changer
The DVD changer is located in the glove com­
partment.
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F ig. 194 DVD changer
-Loading a CD/DVD : press the I LOADI button @
¢ fig. 194. The DVD changer is not ready to
load if the LED in the DVD slot is red . T he LEDs
in the DVD slot @ 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 ically loaded in
the next empty pos ition in the DVD changer .
The corresponding button © lights up .
-Load ing mult iple CDs/DVDs at the same time:
press and hold the I LOADl @button for more
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 ut omatica lly loaded in t he next empty posi­
tions in the DVD changer.
-Loading a CD/DVD to a specific position: press
the I
L OAD ! button @. The next empty posit ion
© blinks. The occupied positions light up and
do not blink. 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 label fac­
ing up .
-Ejecting the current CD/DVD: press the button
CD briefly two times. The CD/DVD is pulled back
i nto the DVD changer automatically if it is not
removed from the DVD slot with in 30 seconds
u.
~ of ejecti ng it .
~ -Ejecting any CD/DVD : press the button CD and
~ then press a blinking button @. 0 :c ' Media drives and connections
-Ejecting all CDs : press and ho ld the button CD
longer .
-Canceling the loading process : press the
!LOAD! button @ again during the loading proc­
ess.
Six CDs/DVDs can be loaded into the DVD chang­
er. For information on the properties of support ­
ed file formats, refer to
¢ page 188.
T he DVD changer is sta rted and operated through
the MMI
¢ page 190.
@ Tips
-Follow the instructions for handling C Ds/
DVDs.
- When playing MP3 files with a variable bi­
trate, there may be a disc repancy between
th e play time displayed and rea l time.
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 control but­
ton >
Jukebox.
Adding files to the Jukebox
- Selecting files/folders :
select the Copy control
button
> desired source > individual files or
folders.
Press the All control button to select
All files or folders. Or : select and confirm a
folder and press and hold the control knob.
-Starting the importing process : press the
Start copying control button. The status of the
import process is shown in the Infotainment
disp lay and in the status line with the symbo l
@¢page 139, fig . 158.
-Hiding the importing process : select and con­
firm
Continue importing in the background.
The importing process is hidden.
-Canceling the importing process: select and
confirm
Cancel copying. Or: remove the source
that is being imported. Files already copied re-
main.
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Media dri ve s and connection s
Audi music interface
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles 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. 195 Adap ter cables
® iPod adapter cable* /iPod adapter cable plus*
@ 3.5-mm stereo jack adapter cable*
© Mini USB adapter cab le*
@ Micro USB adapter cable*
© USB adapter cable*
® AV adapter cable*
@ Adapter cable for Apple dev ices with Lightning
connector*
You can purchase the adapter cable from an au­
thorized Audi or at specialty stores.
@ Note
-Handle the adapter cable carefu lly. Do not
allow it to be pinched.
- Extremely high or low temperatures that
can occur inside vehicles can damage porta­
ble dev ices or affect their performance .
Never leave a portable audio device in the
vehicle in extremely high or low tempera­
tures.
(D Tips
Be sure to pay attention to any messages on
your cell phone when connect ing it w ith the
USB /Mini USB /M icro USB adapter cable. In
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some cases, it may not be possible to access
the audio files on your cell phone.
Setup
Applies to: vehicles with Audi music interface
The Audi music interface is Located inside the
center armrest.
F ig. 196 Connecting th e portable device
Requirement: The center armrest is folded open .
-Connect ing the ad apter cabl e: connect the
adapter cable
* @ c:> fig . 196 to the port on the
Aud i mus ic interface
(D and then connect it to
the portable audio device ® (such as an iPod).
-Discon necting the adapter c able from the
Aud i m usic i nterf ace :
d isconnect the connector
from the Aud i music interface whi le press ing
the release
tab @.
-Disconne cti ng the iPo d adapter cabl e (plu s)*
from th e iPod :
disconnect the iPod connector
from the iPod while pressing the release tabs
@ .
The media are started and operated through the
portable device or the MMI, depending on the de­
vice be ing used
.:;, page 190 .
(D Note
Remove t he connector from the Aud i mus ic
i nte rface carefully so it is not damaged.
@ Tips
- Do not use USB extension cables or adapt­
ers . They may impair the functionality .
- Functionality is not guaranteed for portab le
devices t hat do not meet the USB 2.0 speci­
fication .
- USB hubs are not supported.

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cannot be connected to the iPod adapter
ca­
b le (p lus)* . Connect these devices using the
optiona l 3.5 mm stereo jack adapter cable*.
-For video p layback, you ca n also connect
your iPod using the AV adapter cable*. You
also need an App le 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.
Media dr ives and conn ection s
-iPod/iPhone malfunctions also affect t he
operation of the MMI. Reset yo ur iPod/
iPhone if this happens.
-For important information on operating
your iPod/iPhone, refe r to the user g uide fo r
the device. A udi recommends updating the
iPod/ iPhone software to the latest version.
-For more in fo rmat io n about the Aud i music
interface and suppo rted devices, v is it
www .audi.com /bluetooth or contact an au­
thorized A udi dealer .
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The DVD drive , the Jukebox, the SD card reader
and the USB storage device* connectio n support
the following audio/video file properties:
Audio files Video files
Supported SD cards:
with a capacity up to 32 GB
media DVD drive: audio CDs (up to 80 m inutes); CD -RO Ms w ith 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 int erface : portab le devices (such as iPods, USB storage dev ices*)
File system SD/SDHC/ MMC memory card s
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 on ly);
UDF
Metadat a Album, tra ck, artis t, ye ar, genre
and commen taries for M P3-/
W MA-/M4A files
Embedded album covers up to
800x800 px. (GIF, JPEG, PNG)
Format M PE G-1 /-2
Windows M PEG 2/4 M PEG 1/ 2 ISO- I SO - W indows
Layer -3 Me dia A u- MPEG4; MPE G4 H. Media Vid -
dio 8 an d 9 DivX 3, 4 264 eo 9
and 5; Xvid (
M PEG4
AVC)
File e xtension .mp3 .wma; .m4a; .mpg; .
av ,
.mp4; .wmv;
.asf .m4b; . mpeg .m 4v; .asf
.aa c .mov
Play .M3U; .PLS; .WPL
lists
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Media drive s and conn ection s
Audio files Video files
C ha ra cte ris-
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-
Imum
25fps
Number of DV D dri ve : max. 5,000 files per directory and max. 1,000 files per playlist
files Jukebo x: max . 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage de vic e* and SD card s: max . 5,000 files per directory and max .1,000
f il es per play list
DVD changer
The DVD change r supports the fo llowing file fo r­
mats:
Audio files Video files
Support ed me-
Audio CDs (up to 80 minutes); CD RO Ms with a capacity up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW;
dia Standard video DVDs and audio DVDs that are compatible with DVD video
File system Joliet (s ingle sess ion a nd mult i session 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
fi les
Bi tra tes 32 to 320 kb its/s a nd va riab le bitrate and var iable b its in samp ling freq uenc ies from
8 to 48 kHz
S tand ard ISO 9660 Level 1 and 2
Fo rmat M PEG-1/-
Windows MP
EG 2/4 ISO-MP EG4
DivX 3, 4 and 5
2 Layer-3 Media Audio
8
and 9
File exten sion .mp3 .wma; .asf .mp4; .m4 .asf .avi; .divx
a
Pla ylists .M3U; .PLS
Chara cteri stic s up to maxim um 320 kb it/s and 48 up to maximum 2,000
kHz sampling frequencies kbit/s and 720 x 576
px.
Numb er of maximum 4,000 f iles per medium and max imum 1,000 files per directory
file s
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Playing media
Playing media
Accessing media
You con start and operate various media drives
through the
fvtfvtl control panel.
F ig. 197 Possible audio/video sources
Fig . 19 8 Possible aud io/video sources
Requirement: a media drive m ust cont ain audio/
video files.
., Select: I MEDIAi button.
The source overview or the last file that was play­
i n g is displayed afte r se lecting Med ia .
- Selecting a source : press the Source control
button. Select and confirm a source from the
l ist .
-Play ing 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 .
-Mo ving one l eve l up in the folder struct ure:
press the I BACKI button. Or : select and confirm
Folder up .
- Movin g to th e highest level in the folder str uc­
ture :
press the I MEDIA i button.
Possible sources are:
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(D Jukebox ¢page 183
@ SD card reader¢ page 182
@ DVD d rive ¢ page 182
@) DVD changer* r::!:>poge 183
® Audi music interface* (for example, an iPod,
USB or an externa l audio/v ideo input*)
¢ page 186
® Bluetooth aud io p layer* <::!; page 184
(!) Wi-Fi audio player*¢ page 185
{!) Tips
-For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary.
On­
ly the sound from the video plays while dr iv­
ing .
- Video playback through an iPod/iPhone
does not conti nue after stopp ing and start­
ing the vehicle.
- You can scroll through long lists of folders
or tracks qu ickly by turning the control knob
quickly. The scro lling speed depends on the
number of fo lders o r tracks.
- When synchronizing a portable device w ith
"Clou d" services, playlists may disp lay incor­
rectly in the M MI. Use the med ia ce nter in
t h e device.
- Some DVDs do not allow selections to be
ma de d uring playbac k, for ex ample sele ct­
ing an audio track, subtitles or a t rack or
chapter .

Rear Seat Entertainment
If you reset the Jukeb ox to factory settings, all of
the music/video files are deleted and the
Media
setting s
are reset.
Resetting the funct ions to the facto ry defau lt
settings does not a ffect the MMI.
S ystem update
The RSE software can be updated by DVD, USB or
SD ca rd us ing the system update feature.
Contact an author ized Audi dealer or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r additional information
about the
System updat e.
Data encryption
You can protect the list of destinations with a
personal password. If the unit is replaced, you
can only transfer your personal data to the new
RSE unit using your password . If you do not as­
sign a persona l passwo rd, "MMI3G" is stored in
the RS E automatically as the password.
Version information
Information on the software version of the RSE
and the nav igat ion database is displayed.
Headphones
Wireless headphones
Applies to: vehicles with Rear Seat E nterta inment
T he wireless headphones must be paired with
the RSE one time and labeled.
F ig . 207 Sw itc hi ng w ire less headpho nes on/off
198
F ig. 208 Label ing t he w ireless hea dpho nes
Pairing wireless headphones
Requirement: the protective fi lm on the battery
compartment must be removed
~ page 199,
fig. 209
and the wire less headphones mus t be
swit ched off .
-Preparing the headphones for th e pairing
pro ce ss :
press and hold the On/Off button @~ fig. 207 on the right earp ie ce (R) for at
least
5 second s until the L ED @ starts blinking
and then blinks
qui ckly .
-Pairing the headphones : select the !MENUI
button > Setup RSE > Headset > Find wirele ss
head set
> OK > desired headphones from the
list
Repeat th is proced ure on the second set of wire­
l ess he adphones.
You can de termine the con nection status of the
wireless headphones based on the rate at which
the light is b lin ki ng :
Blinking Connection status
speed
Blinking The w ireless headphones are
qu ickly rea dy for the p air ing process
(they can be pai red)
Blinking Establish ing a connection with
the RSE (when the wireless h eadphones a re switched on)
Blinking slow- The connection to the RS E has
Ly been established (the wire less
headphones are already pa ired)