2019 AUDI S4 audio

Media

Replayvideo!)
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon¥,thecurrent
videowillreplay.
Show DVDmenu
TheDVDmainmenuopensintheInfotainment
systemdisplay.
—Selectingamenuitem:selectandconfirma
menuitem.Or:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpad*andpressthecontrolknob.
Audiotrack?)
Youcanmanuallysettheaudiotrack(language
andaudioformat).Thelanguageandaudiofor-
matoptionsdependonthevideoDVD.
Subtitles2)
Youcanmanuallyselectsubtitlesforplayback.
ThelanguagesavailabledependontheDVD.
Aspect
AudirecommendstheAutomaticsettingforthe
pictureformat.Youcansetthepictureformat
dependingontheactivefileorsource(forexam-
plevideofile*,DVD*).

Aspectra-
tio
Description



Aspectra-|Description
tio
Cinema-Usethissettingforfilmsincinema
scopeformat21:9. Blackbars areshown
intheupperandloweredgesofthe
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.
OriginalTheimageisdisplayedintheratio
ofthesourceformat.Selectthis
optioniftheimageisdistorted ora
sectionoftheimageiscutoff
whenAutoisselected.
4:3Theimageissettothe 4:3picture
format.Blackbarsareshownon
thesidesoftheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay.
16:9 Theimageissettothe16:9picture

format.Blackbarsareshowninthe
upperandloweredgesoftheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplay.


Automatic|TheMMIdetectsthepicturefor-
matofthesourceanddisplaysthe
imageintheoptimumratio.Black
barsmayappearonthesidesof
thedisplay,dependingonthe
sourceformatandtheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplaythatisinstal-
led.

ZoomTheimageisenlargedtofilltheen-
tireInfotainmentsystemdisplay.
Switchthefunctionoffiftheimage
isdistorted.


)Thefunctionautomaticallyswitchesoffwhenthesourceis
changed.
2)DependingontheDVD,thismaynotbepossibleduring
playback.
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(i)Tips
— NotallvideoDVDshaveparentalcontrol.
— TheprotectionlevelsfortheParental con-
trolarebasedontheUSstandardsfromthe
MotionPictureAssociationofAmerica
(MPAA).Notethattheagelevelsforvideo
DVDsinEuropeancountriesmaydiffer.
—PasswordentryforParentalcontrolwillbe
lockedforapproximatelyoneminuteifyou
entertheincorrectpasswordthreetimesin
arow.Thepasswordcanonlyberesetbyan
authorizedAudidealer.

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Media

Supportedmediaandfileformats
TheJukebox*,SDcardreaderandtheUSBstoragedevice*connectionsupportthefollowingaudio/
videofileproperties:



AudiofilesVideofiles*
SupportedSD/SDHC/SDXC/MMCmemorycards:withacapacityofupto128GB
mediaDVDdrive:audioCDs(upto80min)withCDtext(artist,album,song)*,CD-ROMswith
acapacity ofupto700MB;DVD+R/RW;DVDvideo;DVDaudiowithaudiotracksthat
arecompatiblewithaDVDvideoplayer;
Audimusicinterface:mobiledevices(suchasaniPod>page226,MTPplayer,USB
storagedevicein“USBDeviceSubclass1and6” thatconformstoUSB2.0:USBsticks,
USBMP3players(Plug-and-Play-capable), externalUSBflashdrivesandharddrives
FilesystemMemorycards:exFAT,FAT,FAT32,NTFS
USBstoragedevice:FAT,FAT32,NTFS
USBstoragedevicepartitions(primary/logical*:2perUSB-connection
CD/DVDfilesystem:ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.
800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthe
mediumorfromGracenote®isdisplayed,
dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEGWindows|MPEGFLACMPEG1/2|MPEG4AVC|WindowsMedia
1/2Media2/4(H.264)Video9
Layer3 |Audio9
and10
Fileexten--mp3.wma.m4a;-flac-Mpg;-mp4;.wmv;
sion.m4b;-mpeg.mA4v;.asf
-aac-Mov;
.avi
Playlists.M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteris-|uptomaximum320kbit/sand|48kHzuptomaximum2,000kbit/sand
tics48kHzsamplingfrequencies|sampling720x576px.atmaximum25fps
frequen-
cy
Number
offiles

DVDdrive*:maximum1,000filespermedium
Jukebox*:approximately10GBmemorycapacity;maximum3,000filescanbeimport-
ed
USBstoragedeviceandmemorycards:maximum10,000filespermedium;maximum
1,000filesperplaylist/directory

@Tips
— ThemediadrivesdonotsupporttheWin-
dowsMediaAudio9Voiceformat.
—ForcompressingMP3files, Audirecom-
displayshowingtheremainingplaytime
maydifferforaudiofileswithvariablebit
rate.
—Specialcharacters(such asthoseinID3tag
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
mendsabitrateofatleast160kbit/s.The
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Media

notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-—SomeMTPplayerfunctionsarenotsupport-
temlanguage.ed,suchasratingmusictracksandvideo
— Themanufacturerofthestoragedevicecanplayback.
provideinformationaboutits“USBDevice
Subclass”.
Appliesto:vehicleswithaCDdrive
ThefollowingaudiofilepropertiesaresupportedbytheCDdrive:




Audiofiles
SupportedAudioCDs(upto80min)withCDtext(artist,album,track)*,CD-ROMswithacapaci-
mediatyofupto700MB
FilesystemCDfilesystem:ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthemedi-
ummaybedisplayed,dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEG1/2WindowsMediaAu-|MPEG2/4 FLAC
Layer3dio9and10
Fileextension|.mp3.wma-m4a;flac
.m4b;
-aac
Playlists-M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteristics|uptomaximum320kbit/sand48kHzsamplingfrequencies|48kHzsampling
frequency
NumberMaximum1,000filespermedium
offiles
G)Tips—Specialcharacters(suchasthoseinID3tag
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-
temlanguage.
—ForcompressingMP3files, Audirecom-
mendsabitrateofatleast160kbit/s.The
displayshowingtheremainingplaytime
maydifferforaudiofileswithvariablebit

rate.
Troubleshooting
ProblemSolution
Audimusicinterface/Bluetooth|Readtheinstructionsinthechapter>page226,Multimediacon-
audioplayer*:mobiledeviceisnections/=page223,Bluetoothaudioplayer.Youcanlearn
notsupported.aboutsupportedmobiledevicesintheAudidatabaseformobile
devicesatwww.audiusa.com/bluetooth.

Audimusicinterface:thevolume|Adjustthevolumeofthemobiledevicetoapproximately70%of
istoohigh/toolowwhenstarting|themaximumoutput>page232,Inputlevel.
playbackthroughtheAUXinput.

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ProblemSolution

Audimusicinterface:themobile
deviceisnotrecognizedasa
source.
Formanycellphonesormobiledevices,playbackisnotpossible
when
thebatterylevelistoolow(lessthan5%ofitscapacity).
ThemobiledevicewillonlyberecognizedasasourceintheMMI
afterconnectingifthebatterychargeissufficient.

Audimusicinterface:malfunc-
tionsduringaudioplayback
throughaniPod/iPhone.
TheBluetoothaudioplayerfunctionisswitchedon.Switchthis
functionoff>page243whenyouarenotusingtheBluetoothau-
dioplayer.

Audimusicinterface:contents
thatarechangedonamobilede-
viceconnectedtotheAudimusic
interface®)arenotdisplayedin
themediacenter.
Reset theMediasettingstothefactorydefaultsettings
>page241.

AUXinput:thereisstaticwhen
connectinganddisconnectingthe
AUXconnectioncable.
Whenconnectinganddisconnecting,theExternalaudioplayer
sourceisalreadyselected.Beforeconnectingordisconnectingthe
mobiledevice,eithermutethedevice(see>page245)orswitch
toadifferentaudiosource(forexample>page215,Openingthe
radio).

Bluetoothaudioplayer*/Wi-Fi
audioplayer*:audioplaybackin-
terference.
Onlyoneinterfaceshouldbeactivelyusedatatimetoensure
problem-freeplayback.

Jukebox®*:tracks ontheimported
playlistaregrayedout.
Whenimportingplaylists,allofthefilesthemselvesmustbeim-
ported.

Jukebox*:importedtrackscannot
beplayedorfound.
Ifyoucannotfindimportedtracksinthemediacenter,theymay
notbesupported.Onlycopysupportedfiles>page235tothe
Jukebox.

Onlinemedia*:connectionfailed
betweentheMMIandthemyAudi
app.
ToestablishaconnectiontotheMMI,theMMIconnectionswitch
mustbe switchedoninthemyAudiappstatusscreen.

Bluetoothaudioplayer*:interfer-
encewithtrackdisplayandaudio
playback.
PlaybackinterferencecanoccurwhenusingtheBluetoothaudio
playerifamusicplayerappfromathirdpartyproviderisopen.
Audi
recommendsusingtheintegratedmediaplayeronyourBlue-
toothdevice(suchasasmartphone).

Wi-Fihotspot*:yourWi-Fidevice
isdisconnectedfromtheWi-Fi
hotspot.
Makesurethenetworkoptimizationfunctionsareswitchedoffin
theWi-FisettingsorinthenetworksettingsforyourWi-Fidevice.
ForadditionalinformationrefertotheuserguideforyourWi-Fi
device.

Audimusicinterface:audioplay-
backthroughtheconnectedmo-

biledeviceisnotpossible.

MakesuretheUSBmodeMTPisselectedinthesettingsonyour
mobiledevice.

2)Applies onlytoMTPdevices.DoesnotapplytoAppledevicesandUSBmassstoragedevices.
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Systemsettings

Requirement:
—Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
—TheBluetoothsettingswillopenonyourmo-
biledeviceduring theconnectionsetup.
—TheBluetoothfunctionandvisibilityoftheMMI
=>page243andmobiledevicemustbeswitch-
edon.
—Themobiledevicetobeconnectedmustnot be
connectedtoanyotherBluetoothdevice.
aaluatlevadali)
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.
YoTavaeli
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.
PELeMeolaal-vaalela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
—Thedataconnectionismadeusingtheembed-
dedSIMcard)>page186.Youdonotneedto
adjustanyadditionalsettings.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage193.
myAudiapp
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
Requirement:themyAudiappmustbeinstalled
andopenonyourmobiledevice.

D_SIMcardinstalledinthevehicleatthefactory.
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—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
mobiledevice(such asasmartphone).
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourmo-
biledevicefromthelistofallthedevicesthat
arealreadypaired.
Audioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithBluetoothorWi-Fiaudioplayer
Bluetoothplayer*
Requirement:theBluetoothfunctionandvisibili-
tymustbe switchedonintheMMI>page243
andontheBluetoothaudioplayer.
—Connectnewdevice:pressthecontrolknob.
SelectBluetoothaudioplayer.Searchforand
connectamobiledevice.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectaBlue-
toothdevicefromthelistofallthedevicesthat
arealreadypaired.
Wi-Fiaudioplayer*
Requirement:theWi-Fihotspot*ontheMMI
=page193andonyourWi-Fiaudioplayermust
be switchedon.
—Connectnewdevice:pressthecontrolknob.
SearchforandconnectaWi-Ficapabledevice.
—DisconnectWi-Fiaudioplayer:deactivatethe
Wi-FionyourWi-Ficapabledevice.Thedevice
willbeautomaticallyremovedfromthelist.
C)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage193.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Displaycontactsfromacellphone(oranaddi-
tionalcellphone).
Requirement:nocellphonescanbeconnectedto
theMMIusingtheHandsfreeprofile.
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
newcellphone.

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Systemsettings

—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthecellphonesthat
arealreadypaired.
ONTladaelMllals)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
—Connectyourcellphonetothe Audimusicin-
terface>page226usingaUSBadapter
=>page226,fig.205.
—Selectyourcellphonefromthelistofcell
phonesthathavealreadybeenconnected.
Additionaloptions
Dependingontheselectedfunction,youcanuse
therightcontrolbuttontoaccesstheavailable
additionaloptionsintheconnectionmanager.
DeleteBluetoothdevice*
Theselectedcellphone/mobiledeviceisdiscon-
nectedfromtheMMIandisremovedfromthe
listofalldevicesthatarealreadypaired.
ShowBluetoothprofiles*
YoucanConnectorDisconnecttheHandsfree,
Messages’,Directory/contacts,andBluetooth
audioplayerprofilesseparately.
Bluetoothsettings*
—Bluetooth:selectandconfirmasettingforthe
Bluetooth
connectionvisibility.SelectVisible
fortheMMItobevisibletootherdevices.Se-
lectInvisiblefortheMMItonotbevisibleto
otherdevices.However,itisstillpossibletoes-
tablishaBluetoothconnectionwithpairedde-
viceswhenthevisibilityisswitchedoff.Select
Offtoturnvisibilityoff.ThenaBluetoothcon-
nectionisnotpossible.
—Bluetoothaudioplayer:whenthisfunctionis
switchedon,theBluetoothaudioplayeris
availableasasourceintheMediamenu.
—Bluetoothname:theMMIBluetoothname(for
example"AUDIMMI")isdisplayedandcanbe
changed.
Onlinesettings*
—Datausagecounter:theamountofdatapack-
etsthataresentandreceivedthroughtheMMI
isdisplayed.Youcanresetthedatausageinfor-
mationtozerousingtheResetdatacounter
option.
—Networkstatus:themobilenetworkprovider
fordataserviceaswellasthenetworkstatus
aredisplayed.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page193,Wi-Fisettings.
Storingasadefaulttelephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI>page171.
WhenthemobiledeviceisinrangeandtheBlue-
toothfunctiononthemobiledeviceandinthe
MMLisswitchedon,thismobiledevicewillbe
givenpriorityovertheotherBluetoothdevices
andwillbeconnecteddirectlytotheMMI.The
connectedmobiledeviceisdisplayedfirstinthe
devicelist.
Networksettings*
—Login:youcanchoseanAutomaticloginto
yourcellphoneserviceprovider'snetwork,or
youcanchooseaManualloginfromthelistof
availablenetworks.
—Networkselection:availablenetworksinthe
presentlocationcan beselectedundernetwork
selection.Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforthe
Manualloginsetting.
AppleCarPlaysoundsettings/AndroidAuto
soundsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audismartphoneinterface
See>page244.
AboutAppleCarPlay/AboutAndroidAuto
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audismartphoneinterface
Hereyouwillfindlegalinformationregardingthe
useofAppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoandinfor-
mationaboutdevice-specificdataexchange.
DeleteAppleCarPlaydevice/DeleteAndroid
Autodevice
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audismartphoneinterface
Requirement:yourcellphonemustnotbecon-
nectedtotheAudimusicinterfacewithaUSB
adapter.
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Systemsettings

Select:Audismartphone>adevicefromthelist
>rightcontrolbutton.
Toremoveyourmobiledevicefromthelist,select
andconfirm DeleteAppleCarPlaydeviceorDe-
leteAndroidAutodevice.
Systemupdate

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance.

—Systemupdate:insertthestoragedevicewith
theupdatedataintotheappropriatedrive
=page221.Selectandconfirm thedrive>
Startupdate.Thelengthoftheprocessde-
pendsonthesizeoftheupdate.
—Resetdriverinstallation:theselectedmedia
driverpackageisresettothesettingsatthe
timeofdelivery.
—Versioninformation:informationontheMMI
softwareversionandthenavigationdatabase*
softwareversionisdisplayed.TheSoftwarein-
formationfunctionalsoprovidesinformation
onthesoftwarecontainedintheMMIandthe
licensingagreement.
Soundsettings
ThesounddistributionandvolumeoftheMMI
canbeadjustedindividually.Thesettingsdepend
onthevehicleequipment.

Fig.212Adjusting thebalance/fader

>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button>Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
YoucanadjusttheTrebleandBasssettingsby
turningthecontrolknob.Thechangedsettings
onlyapplyfortheaudiosourcethatisactiveat
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thetime.Thisallowsyoutoadjustthesoundset-
tingsforeachaudiosourceseparately.
Balance/fader(Soundfocus)
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontotheleftor
right:pressthecontrolknob.Turn thecontrol
knobtotheleftorrighttothedesiredposition.
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontothefront
orrear:pressthecontrolknobagain.Turnthe
controlknobtotheleftorrighttothedesired
Position.
—Adjustingthesounddistributionusingthe
MMItouch*:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpanelinthedesireddirection.
Soundeffects
SelectandconfirmaFocussetting:
—All:allspeakersinthevehicleareactive(sym-
metricalsounddistribution).
—Front:onlythespeakersinthefrontoftheve-
hicleareactive.
—Rear*:onlythespeakersintherearofthevehi-
cleareactive.
Selectandconfirma3Deffect*setting(surround
sound):
—Off:the3Deffectisswitchedoff.
—Low:the3Deffectisoptimized,forexample
foraudiobooks.
—Medium:the3Deffectisoptimizedforallsour-
ces.
—High:the3Deffectisatthemaximum.
Subwoofer*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthesubwoofer.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjusttheplaybackvol-
umetothenoiseinsidethevehicle.

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Systemsettings

Volumesettings
Adjustingthevolume
Thevolumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(forexample,fromthevoicerecognition
system*)canbeadjusteddirectlywhilethe
soundisplayingusingtheOn/Offknob.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
On/Offknob@)>page145,fig.149tothe
rightorleft.
—Mutingorpausing:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheleftun-
tilthesymbol@)>page155appears.Anactive
audio/videosourceisstopped.
—Unmutingorresuming:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheright.

Z\WARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,adjustthe
volumeoftheaudiosystemsothataudible
signalsfromoutsidethevehicle,suchas po-
liceandfiresirens,canbe heardeasilyatall
times.
@®Tips
Volumethatistoohighortoolowisautomat-
icallyadjustedtoasetlevelwhentheMMIis
switchedon.
NeUeareManey)Oy
>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button.



Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Mutetelephone:messagesandringtonesareset
tomute.
Ringtone:see>page183,Ringtoneandvolume
settings.
Ringtonevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
theselectedringtone byturningthecontrol
knob.
Messagevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
thenotificationforanincomingtextmessageby
turningthecontrolknob.
Microphoneinputlevel:youcanadjustthecall
volumeduringaphonecallbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Navigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Voiceguidance:see>page207.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:see
=>page207.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevoice
guidancevolumebyturningthecontrolknob.Or:
youcanadjustthevoiceguidancevolumeduring
activerouteguidancebyturningtheOn/Offknob.
Entertainmentfader:thevolumeofaudioplay-
backcanbetemporarilyloweredwhenthepark-
ingsystemorvoiceguidanceisactive.
Voicerecognitionsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Commanddisplay:see>page241.
Shortdialog:see>page241.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:see>page241.
Individualspeechtraining:see>page241.
Parkingaid*
Youcanadjustthevolumeofthesignaltoneby
turningthecontrolknob.
—Adjustingthe Front volume:selectandcon-
firmHigh,MediumorLow.
—AdjustingtheRearvolume:selectandconfirm
High,MediumorLow.
MMItouch*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthevolumeofthe
spokenpromptsfromtheMMItouch*.
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