2018 AUDI Q7 radio

Multi Media Interface
Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith joystick function
F ig . 163 Op ening the se le ctio n/op tion s m enu with the
c ontrol knob
Requirement: the selection menu symbol:§) must
be disp layed in the Infota inment system display
¢fig . 163 .
Opening /closing the selection menu : push the
control knob to the left¢
fig. 163 to open the se ­
lection menu . Then you can select and conf irm a
function us ing the control knob.
Press the
! BACKI button (J) ¢ page 149, fig. 148
to return to the function one level up.
Requirement: the options menu symbol
B must
be disp layed in the Infotainment system display
¢fig. 163.
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Opening/closing the options menu : push the
contro l knob to the right¢
fig. 163 to open the
options menu . Then you can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob.
Press the
I BACK ! button (J) ¢ page 149, fig. 148
to return to the function one leve l up.
Shortcut keys
Frequently used radio stations can b e stor ed on
the shortcut keys .
The shortcut keys are on the MMI control panel
®¢page 149, fig . 148 or ¢ page 149, fig. 149.
Storing radio stations: turn the control knob to
the desired radio s tation i n a list (for examp le, a
radio station in the FM station list). Press and
hold the desired shortcut key for severa l seconds .
The active radio station will be stored on the
shortcut key.
Accessing a radio station : press the shortcut key.
Displaying a radio station: swipe you r finger over
the shortcut keys.
Deleting a stored radio station: reset the Short­
cut keys
to the factory default sett ing
¢ page 246.
(D Tips
It is not possible to enter numbers using the
shortcut keys. Use the number speller
¢
page 157 or MMI touch*¢ page 153 to en­
ter numbers.

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:E ' 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 initials 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" ® o
fig. 165 must be displayed.
.,. MMI touch input* : press the control knob . Or:
press on the MMI touch control pad*.
Menus and Symbols
Fig. 166 Diagram: men us and symbols
Symbol /Description Description
© Selected text Selected function
Multi Media Inte
rface
.,. 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 @ofig.
165.
.,. 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 !©
o page 157, fig. 164. Or : push the control knob
down. Select and confirm an entry from the
list .
@ TMC Receiving TMC/online traffic information
o
page 217
Displays information about the media source that is currently se-
Entertainment sliding lected or a situat
ion (such as an incom ing ca ll) . Depend ing on veh i-
® cle equipment, operation might a
lso be possible using the open en-
menu tertainment sliding menu (such as selecting a radio station or ac-
cepting a call)
Q page 155.
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Jukebox* import ing proc-
Importing audio/video files to the Jukebox o page 22 7
ess
® Repeat track The track currently playing is repeated o page 238
® Shuffle All files on the playlist are played in random order
o page 238,
Shuffle
0 Arrow Access information by pressing the control knob when the selected
text is active
®
Telephone signa l
Telephone signal strength
strength bars
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::r ' Multifunction steering
wheel
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
In the driver information system display, you can
control numerous Infotainment system functions
using the multifunction steering wheel*
<=:> page 12 .
You can control additional Infotainment func­
tions using the MMI control panel<=:>
page 149 in
the Infota inment system display .
A WARNING
Direct your full attention to driv ing . As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic. Only use the func tions in
-
such a way that yo u always main tain com­
plete control over yo ur vehicle in a ll traffic sit -
uations .
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and ra­
dio
.,. Press the l<1 1>I butto n on the mult if u nct io n
stee ring wheel repeated ly until the Rad io/Me ­
dia t ab is displaye d .
.,. Press t he left cont ro l button
¢ page 13.
D epending on vehicle equipment, the following
f u nctions may be avai lab le in the d rive r informa­
tion system.
- Selecting th e frequency band : select and con­
firm a frequency band.
- Selecting a station from th e station list : select
and co nfirm a radio station .
-Selecting a station from the pr esets li st : se lect
and co nfirm
Presets and then a rad io sta tion .
-Opening a med ia source : select and confirm
Switch to media .
Additional settings
- Se lect : right contro l button > desired entry.
See <=:>page 223.
Multifunction ste ering wheel
(D Tips
Pay attention to the Infotainment system dis­
play if necessary. Depending on the se lected
funct ion, it may be necessary to use the MMI
control panel.
Media
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and media
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files¢
page 226 and the radio/media tab
must be disp layed .
.,. Press the left con trol button on the m ultifu nc-
tion steering w heel
¢ page 13.
Depend ing on veh icle equ ipment, t he followi ng
funct ions may be ava ilable in the dr iver informa ­
t ion sys tem.
- Select ing a media source : select and confirm a
so urce such as the S D card.
-Switching to the radio : select and confirm
Switch to radio.
- Play ing an aud io /v id eo file :
select and confirm
a file .
-Pausing /resuming playback : press the right
t humbwheel @<=:>
page 15, fig . 11 . To resume
p layback, press the rig ht thumbwhee l again.
- Opening additional track information : selec t:
r ight control button
> " Now Playing" s creen.
For additional information, see <=:> page 23 7.
(D Tips
- Always follow the info rmation found in
<=:>page 225.
- Please note that wi thin a media source in
the driver information system, only play lists
that were selected th rough the MMI control
pane l can be played
<=:> page 235.
- Pay attention to the Infota inment system
display if necessary. Depending on the se­
lected f unction, it may be necessa ry to use
the MMI control panel.
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Voice recognition system
• Telephone
• Audi connect •
Favorites
• Call (XV)
• Navigation
• Directory
• Radio
• Media
• Enter number
• Redial
• Read new text message
• Nav igate to
(XY)
• Sound • Enter address/destination
• Help • Online destinations
• Help Speech dialog system
• Help Telephone •
Cancel route guidance
• Map
• Help Aud i connect •
Line
(XY)
• Help Navigation
• Help
Map
• Help Radio •
Next page/ previous page
• Cancel
• No. I meant (XV)
• Help Media • Correction
TE ~EPflON ~
• Enter number • Call list
• Delete number/ correction
• Redial
• Directory
• Call
(XV)
• Call mailbox
• Telephone favorites
• business
I private/ land tine I mobile
N~~It ~JION
• Nav igate to (XY)
• Start/ cancel route guidance
• Directory
• Last destinations • Block
route for
(XV) miles I Block
the next section
• Route list
• Calculate alternative routes
• Nav igation favorites
• Drive home
• Enter address •
Online destinations
• Special destination
• Enter country
I town I street I state
• Exclude route/ Exclude route for
(XV) km/ m
• Map
• Day map/ Night map
• 2D driving position map/ 2D north position map/ 3D map/ Destination map
I Overview map
~l!IDI CONNECT
• Audi connect
• Travel Information/ Parking Information
• Fuel prices
• Weather
RADIO
• Radio presets
• FM
• FM /AM/ SIRIUS XM
• Station (XV) / Frequency (XV)
• Traffic announcement on/ off
Fig. 171 Comm and overv iew
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• Flight Informa tion
• City events
• Online news
• Twitter
MEDIA
• Jukebox
• CD
I DVD
• SD card
l / SD card 2
• Audi music Interface/ I Pod/ USB / Bluetooth
I
WI -Fl I Med ium (XV)
• Media favorites
I Artists/ Albums/ Genres I
Tracks I Playll sts / Videos
• Folder up
• Random playback on / off

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::r ' Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirement: the ignition and the MM I must be
switched on ¢
page 149, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the park ing system
must not be active .
~ Switching on: briefly press th e ~ button @
¢page 15, 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.
~ Pausing : say the command Pause . To resume,
press the~ button .
~ Correcting : say the com mand Correction . Or :
simp ly say a new command du ring an an ­
no uncement
¢ page 245.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
v isua l and audio feedbac k.
- Visual input assistance : after switching on
vo ice recogn it ion, a display w ith a selection of
poss ible commands appea rs . This command
display can be sw itched on o r off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Se ttings > left cont rol button
> MMI settings > Speech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
comma nds read, tu rn t he voice recogn ition sys ­
tem o n an d say
Help.
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and dis tinct ly at a normal vo lume .
Speak lo uder when d riving faste r.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
a n d do not leave long pauses .
C lose the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make su re that passen­
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command .
Voice recognition system
Do not d irect the vents towa rd the hands -free mi ­
c ro p hone, which is in the roof head liner nea r the
front interior lig hts.
Only use the system from the dr ive r's seat be ­
ca use the hands -free microphone is di rected to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See¢ page 245, Spee ch dialog system .
_&. WARNING
- Dir e ct y our full atte nti on to dr iv ing. As the
d river, you have com plete re sponsibility fo r
safety in traff ic . O nly use the functions in
such a way t hat you a lways maintai n com ­
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
- Do not use t he voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressfu l situations. It may take longe r to
d ia l the number o r th e system may not be
ab le to d ia l it at all. Dia l the emergency
number manually.
(D Tips
-The d ialog pauses w hen the re is a n incom­
ing phone call a nd will cont inue if yo u ig­
nore the call. The d ia log ends if yo u answer
t he ca ll.
- Yo u can select an item in the list us ing ei­
t her the vo ice recogn it io n sys tem o r the
cont ro l knob .
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
T he following overv iews des cribe the comm ands
t h at can be used to ope rate the MMI using the
vo ice recognit ion system.
Alte rnative comm ands ar e separate d using a"/",
f o r ex ample say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perfo rm an ac­
t io n a re iden tified w it h a "> ", fo r ex am ple s ay:
Enter address > ( then) Enter country/state . ..,
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Voice recognition system
The major ity shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas -es
. F or a Business address , you can also say busi­
ness , work , office or at the office .
Commands
Global commands
App lies to: ve hicles w it h vo ice recogn ition system
You can a lways use the global commands, re­
ga rdless of the menu selected.
Function Say:
Opening a menu Telephone / Directory / Navigation / Radio / Media / Audi con-
nect * /Car / Tone
Hav ing the possible commands Help / Help Speech dialog system/ Help Telephone /
read aloud Help Navigation / Help Map / Help Radio / Help Media / Help
Audi connect *
Telephone f unctions Call (XV), for example Call "John Smith" /
Enter number / Redial / Directory / Read out new text mes-
sage
I Read out new e-mail
Navigation functio ns* Drive me to (XV) or Navigate to (XV) , for example Navigate to
"John Smith" /
Enter address / Cancel route guidance / Map / Online destina-
tions* / Online destination (XV) *
Accessing favorites Favorites > follow the system prompts
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scrolling through a list Next page / Previous page
Correcting the command given Correction
Switching the voice recogn ition sys-Cancel
tern off
Telephone
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recog nition sys te m and telep hone
Req uir ement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
~page 174 and the Telephone menu
must be open~
table on page 168.
Depending on the vehicle equipment and these­
l ected menu item, you can say the following com­
mands:
Function Say:
Call contact from directory Call (XV), for example Call "John Smith"
Selecting a specific contact number Call (XV) at work / Private / Land line / Cell phone ,
for example, Call "John Smith" private
Selecting a phone number w ith an Call/ Call work/ Call private/ Call land line / Call cell phone
address card open work
Calling a contact from your favor-Telephone favorites > a~er being prompted, say the desired
ites list contact > Dial
Displaying the call list Call list
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Voice recognition s ystem
- Always read the chapter ¢ page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­ tion .
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: the Radio must already be open. Depend ing on the vehicle equipment and these­
lected 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 t he s ta tion Channel (XV ) / !Frequenc y (XV)
list
Selecting a stat ion from favorites/
Radio presets > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
F requency (X V ) / Frequency ( XV) HO 1
Correct ing data inp ut No I meant (XV )
Closing the full-screen command Close
list
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: you mus t be in the Media menu . Depending on the vehicle equipment and the ac­
t ive media, yo u can say the following commands :
Function Say:
Selecting a sou rce directly Ju kebox* / CO / DVD / SO card 1 / SO card 2 / Audi music inter-
face */ iPhone * / USB * / Bluetooth * / Wi -Fi * / Medium (XV) ,
for
exa mple "J o hn's player "
Selecting aud io/video" fi les in the
Media fa vorites I Artists / Albums / Genres I Tracks / Playlists /
Jukebox* Videos
Selecting aud io fi les on a n iP od Artists / Albu mis/ Genres I Track s/ Playlists / Compo sers I
(so urce: A udi music i nterface*) Podca st s / Aud io books
Nav iga ting with in a folder s truc-Folder up / Line (XV )
tu re/l ist
Selecting shuffle
Shuffle on / Shuffle off
Co rre ct in g data inp ut No I meant (XV )
Closing the full-screen command Close
list
@ Note External voice operation
Always follow the info rmation found in¢@) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exter·
nal voice operation
Requireme nt:
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Telephone
- Delete call list :
select and con firm if you would
lik e to
Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
- Store as favorite :
store the selec ted cont act a s
a favo rite.
- Show contact details : see ¢ page 1 83.
-Connection manager: see ¢ page 246.
-Bluetooth settings : see ¢ page 248 .
-Online settings : see¢ page 248.
-Wi-Fi settings : see¢ page 193, Wi-Fi hotspot.
-Telephone settings : see¢ page 1 84.
Favorites
Requir em en t: a phon e numb er or c onta ct mu st
be s to re d a s a f avo rit e ¢
page 1 79.
Selec t and conf irm a favor ite in t he favo rit es list.
Directory
Req uirement: you must have at least one contact
sto red in yo ur cell phone .
Select an d confirm a phone num ber from the di ­
rectory ¢
page 183.
Enter number
- Entering a phone number as a sequence of
numbers :
enter th e n umber usi ng the number
s p ell er
¢fig. 175.
- Entering the phone number as a sequence of
letters :
select an d con firm !ABC ! above the
num ber sp elle r. Ente r a se quence of lette rs us­
ing t he letter speller, for examp le
AUDISER ­
VICE.
- Dialing a phone number : select and confi rm ef1" .
Or : push the cont rol knob down . Select an d
confi rm
OK.
- Deleting individual characters : select and con ­
f irm
- Deleting all characters entered at once : tur n
t h e control knob w it h the character se lection to
l ect t he right contro l button
> Clear input field .
Accepting/ending a call
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
-Accepting a call : select and confirm Answer .
- Declining a call :
select and confirm Decline.
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-Muting the active call : select and conf irm
Mute.
- Ending a phone call/cancel dialing :
select and
confirm
End call.
Caller information :
the name, ph one number o r
Unknown app ea rs in th e Info ta inm en t syst em
d isplay depen ding o n if the ca ll er has been store d
i n the di rectory and if the p hone number has
b een t ransmitted . A pict ure may also be dis ­
played, depen ding on whether you have assigned
a p ictu re to a contact in yo ur directory and if it
was transfe rred to your MMI. You ca n find out if
you r ce ll phone s upports t his fu nction from your
c ell phone ne twor k prov ider, your cell p ho ne
owner 's ma nual or at www.a udiusa .co m/
bl uet ooth .
(D Tips
- The radio or media playback is m uted dur ing
a phone call.
- Missed calls ar e displ ayed wi th a symbol i n
the status line o f th e Info tai nme nt syst em
di spl ay @ ¢pa ge
159 , fig. 16 6.
During a phone call
App lies to: vehicl es wi th telepho ne
Re quire ment : th ere must b e a call in pr ogress.
~ End call: you ca n end a phone call.
~ Send tone sequence: you can e nter tone s e­
que nces
(DTMF ) direct ly usin g t he nu mbe r
speller and s end t o the o ther pers on on t he
call.
~ Other call options : press the r ight control but-
ton .
T he followi ng op tions are poss ible du ring a call
d epen din g on the ce ll phone be ing used and t he
type of connect io n:
- Answer ing an add iti on al c all: if there is an in­
c omin g ca ll while a not her ca ll is a ctive, you can
sele ct
Answer to put t he exist ing c all on ho ld
an d answer t he in comin g call. If you select
De­
cline ,
the incom ing ca ll w ill b e de clined .
- Accepting an incomin g call when t here is an ac ­
tive ca ll and a ca ll on ho ld: sel ect
Replace. T he
ac tive ca ll is replaced with the incoming ca ll. .,.