2018 FIAT 500X radio

CONTROLS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL
ButtonsInteraction
Button A (left side, behind the steering wheel)
Upper

button
Brief button press: search for next radio station or selection of USB next track
Long button press: scan of higher frequencies until released/fast forward of USB
track
Central button With each press it scrolls through sources AM, FM, USB, AUX. Only the available
sources will be selected.
Lower button
Brief button press: search for next radio station or select USB previous track
Long button press: scan of lower frequencies until released/fast forward of USB
track.
Button B (right side, behind the steering wheel)
Upper button Increasing volume
Brief button press: single volume increase
Long button press: fast volume increase
Central button Activation/deactivation of Mute function
Lower button Decreasing volume
Brief button press: single volume decrease
Long button press: fast volume decrease
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SWITCHING THE SYSTEM
ON/OFF
The system is switched on/off by
pressing the
button/knob.
Turn the button/knob clockwise to
increase the radio volume or
anticlockwise to decrease it.
RADIO (TUNER) MODE
The system features the following
tuners: AM, FM.
RADIO MODE SELECTION
Press the RADIO button on the front
panel to activate radio mode.
FREQUENCY BAND
SELECTION
The different tuning modes can be
selected by pressing the RADIO button
on the front panel.
DISPLAYED
INFORMATION
After the desired radio station is
selected on the display, the following
information is shown (INFO mode
activated):
In the upper part: the preset station, the
time and the other active radio settings
are highlighted.
In the central part: the name of the
current station, the frequency and the
radio text information (if any) are
highlighted.
FM station list
Press the BROWSE ENTER
button/knob to display the complete list
of the FM stations that can be received.
SETTING THE PRESETS
The preset stations are available in all
system modes and are selected by
touching one of the presetting buttons
1-2-3-4-5-6 on the front panel.
If you are tuned to a radio station that
you wish to store, hold down the button
on the display which corresponds to
the desired preset until an acoustic
confirmation signal is emitted.
RADIO STATION
SELECTION
To search for the desired radio station
press the
orbutton or use
the wheel of the steering wheel controls
, or turn the "BROWSE ENTER"
knob.
PREVIOUS/NEXT RADIO
STATION SEARCH
Press briefly theorbutton
or use the wheel of the steering wheel
controls
: when the button is
released the previous or next radio
station is displayed.
PREVIOUS/NEXT RADIO
STATION FAST SEARCH
Hold down theorbutton to
start the fast search: when the button is
released, the first tunable radio is
played.
MEDIA MODE
Press the MEDIAbutton to select the
desired audio source among those
available: AUX or USB.
To select and playback music tracks on
the mobile phone CD card (where the
phone allows) press the BROWSE
ENTER button/knob, select Folders
then Card.
IMPORTANT Some multimedia player
devices may not be compatible with the
Uconnect™ system.
TRACK CHANGE
(previous/next)
Briefly press thebutton or turn
the BROWSE ENTER button/knob
clockwise to play the next track.
Briefly press the
button or turn
the BROWSE ENTER button/knob
anticlockwise to return to the beginning
of the selected track or to the beginning
of the previous track (if this has been
played for less than 3 seconds).
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Ending a call
Press the "End" button or the
button on the steering wheel
controls (where present) to end a call in
progress.
SETTINGS
Press the MENU button on the front
panel to display the "Settings" menu.
NOTE The menu items displayed can
vary according to the versions.
The menu includes the following items:
System Settings: Language, Reset
Default Value, System Power Off,
Power on Volume Limit, Auto-On Radio.
Radio Settings: Browse FM Station
List, Traffic Announcements, Regional,
Alternative Frequency.
Radio off delay: allows the system
to be kept on for a preset time after the
ignition device has been turned to
STOP.
Audio settings: access the audio
settings menu.
Telephone: access to the telphone
settings menu.
AUDIO SETTINGS
This option accesses the audio settings
menu.
The menu includes the following items:
TREBLE: adjustment of high tones;
MID: adjustment of mid tones;
BASS: adjustment of bass tones;
FADER: balancing of front/rear
speakers;
BALANCE: balancing of left/right
speakers;
SVC: speed adjustment according to
vehicle speed;
LOUDNESS: audio improvement at
low volume;
AUX OFFSET: alignment of the
portable device volume with that of the
other sources.
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FRONT CONTROL PANEL SUMMARY TABLE
ButtonFunctions Mode
Volume activation/deactivation (Mute/Pause) Short button press
Power on/offShort button press
Volume adjustment Left/right rotation of knob
Display on/off Short button press
BROWSE ENTERScrolling the list or tuning to a radio station.
Station change (RADIO mode)
Scroll contents of sources (Media mode) Media source track change Left/right rotation of knob
Confirmation of the option displayed. Open browsing list (Radio or Media mode)
Display list of stations (Radio mode) Short button press
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SUMMARY TABLE OF DISPLAY BUTTONS
ButtonFunctions Mode
Radio Access
to the Radio mode Press button
Media Source selection: USB, AUX (where provided),
Bluetooth
®Press button
Phone Access to the Phone mode Press button
Uconnect™ Access to the system functions (Audio, Media, Phone,
Radio,
Uconnect
™LIVE services, etc.) Press button
Nav (*) Access to the Navigation menu Press button
Settings Access the settings menu Press button
Trip Access to the Trip function Press button
(*)Uconnect™ HD Nav LIVE versions only
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CONTROLS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL
ButtonsInteraction
Button A (left side, behind the steering wheel)
Upper

button
Brief button press: search for next radio station or selection of USB next track
Long button press: scan of higher frequencies until released/fast forward of USB
track
Central button With each press it scrolls through sources AM, FM, USB, AUX (where provided). Only
the available sources will be selected.
Lower button
Brief button press: search for next radio station or select USB previous track
Long button press: scan of lower frequencies until released/fast forward of track
on USB and SD (where provided).
Button B (right side, behind the steering wheel)
Upper button Increasing volume
Brief button press: single volume increase.
Long button press: fast volume increase.
Central button Activation/deactivation of Mute function
Lower button Decreasing volume
Brief button press: single volume decrease.
Long button press: fast volume decrease.
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SWITCHING THE SYSTEM
ON/OFF
The system is switched on/off by
pressing the
button/knob.
Turn the button/knob clockwise to
increase the radio volume or
anticlockwise to decrease it. The
electronic volume adjustment control
rotates continuously (360°) in both
directions, without stop positions.
"TOUCH SCREEN"
FUNCTION
The system uses the "touch screen”
function; to interact with the different
functions, press the "graphic buttons"
displayed.
Confirming a selection: press the
"OK" button.
Return to the previous screen: press
the
(Delete) button or, depending
on the active screen,
/Done.
RADIO MODE
After the desired radio station is
selected, the following information is
shown on the display:
At the top: the list of radio stations
stored (preset) is displayed; the station
currently playing is highlighted.
At the centre: the name of station
being listened too is displayed. On the left side: the "AM", "FM",
"DAB” (for versions/markets, where
provided) buttons to select the desired
frequency band are displayed (the
button corresponding to the selected
band is highlighted);
On the right: display of the following
buttons:
“Info”: additional information on the
source being listened to;
“Map": navigation map view (versions
with Uconnect™ 7" HD Nav LIVE
only).
At the bottom: display of the following
buttons:
“Browse”: list of the radio stations
available;
/selecting previous/next
radio station;
“Tune” : manual radio station tuning;
“Audio”: access to the “Audio
Settings” screen.
Audio menu
To access the "Audio" menu press the
Audio" button located at the bottom of
the display.
The following adjustments can be
carried out using the “Audio” menu:
“Balance & Fader" (left/right and
front/rear audio balance adjustment)
"Equaliser" (for versions/markets,
where provided)
“Speed Adj Volume” (speed-
dependent automatic volume control)
"Loudness" (for versions/markets,
where provided)
“AUX Volume compensation” (only
active if an AUX device is inserted)
(where provided)
“AutoPlay”
“Auto-On Radio”
MEDIA MODE
Press the "Media" button to select the
desired audio source among those
available: USB,
Bluetooth® and AUX
(where provided).
IMPORTANT Applications used on
portable devices may be not
compatible with the Uconnect™
system.
After Media mode is selected, the
following information is shown on the
display.
At the top: information on the track
being played and the following graphic
buttons:
“Repeat”: to repeat the track being
played
“Shuffle”: to play the tracks in
random order
Track progress and duration
In the middle: information on the track
being played.
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NOTE When modifying the
name-device in the
Bluetooth®
settings of the phone (where provided),
the Radio may change the track being
played if the device is connected via
USB after the
Bluetooth® connection.
After updating the phone software, for
proper operation, it is recommended to
remove the phone from the list of
devices linked to the radio, delete the
previous system pairing also from the
list of
Bluetooth® devices on the
phone and make a new pairing.
IMPORTANT If the Bluetooth®
connection between mobile phone and
system is lost, consult the mobile
phone handbook.
USB SOURCE
To activate the USB mode, insert the
corresponding device into the USB port
on the central tunnel fig. 185.
Some versions feature a second USB
port, located inside the front armrest. USB charging port
(where provided)
Some versions have a USB charging
port on the central tunnel fig. 186.
When a USB device is inserted with the
radio on, it starts to play the tracks on
the device if the “AutoPlay” is set to
"ON" in the “Audio” menu.
IMPORTANT After using a USB
recharging socket, we recommend
disconnecting the device (smartphone),
always removing the cable from the
vehicle socket first, never from the
device fig. 187. Cables left flying or
connected incorrectly could
compromise correct recharging and/or
the USB socket condition.
AUX SOURCE
(where provided)
To activate AUX mode, insert an
appropriate device in the AUX socket in
the car.
When a device is inserted using the
AUX output socket the system starts
reproducing the AUX source
connected, if it is already being played.
Adjust the volume using the
button/knob on the front panel
or using the volume adjustment control
on the connected device.
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