2019 KIA SOUL USB

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Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
• Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 5-2
• Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
• AUX and USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Speaker lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• How vehicle audio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Audio (With Touch Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
• Feature of Your Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 5-17
• SiriusXM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
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• Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 5-21
• Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 5-32
• Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
• Siri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 5-49
• Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 5-50
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
• IC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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Audio remote control
(if equipped)
The steering wheel audio remote
control button may be installed.
Do not operate the audio remote
control buttons simultaneously.
VOLUME (VOL+/ VOL-) (1)
Push the VOL + to increase volume.
Push the VOL - to decrease volume.
SEEK/PRESET ( / ) (2)
If the SEEK/PRESET button is
pressed for more than 1 second, it
will work as follows in each mode.
RADIO mode
It will function as the AUTO SEEK
select button.
USB mode
It will function as the FF/REW button.
If the SEEK/PRESET button is
pressed for less than 1 second, it will
work as follows in each mode.
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WARNING- DistractedDriving
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle con-
trol that may lead to an acci-
dent, severe personal injury and
death. The driver’s primary
responsibility is in the safe and
legal operation of a vehicle, and
use of any handheld devices,
other equipment or vehicle sys-
tems which take the driver’s
eyes, attention and focus away
from the safe operation of a
vehicle or that are not permissi-
ble by law should never be used
during operation of the vehicle.

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RADIO mode
It will function as the PRESET STA-
TION select buttons.
USB mode
It will function as the FILE UP/DOWN
button.
MODE (3)
Press the button to select Radio,
USB or AUX.
Detailed information for audio control
buttons is described in the following
pages in this section.
AUX and USB port (if equipped)
If your vehicle has an AUX and/or
USB(universal serial bus) port, you
can use an AUX port to connect
audio devices and an USB port to
plug in a USB.
When using a portable audio device
connected to the power outlet, noise
may occur during playback. If this
happens, use the power source of
the portable audio device.
Speaker lights (if equipped)
The speaker lights that light around
the front speaker are adjusted by
turning the knob as follows
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Feature of Your Audio
Head unit
❈ The actual image in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration. (1)
RADIO
Start FM, AM and SiriusXM Radio.
(2) MEDIA
Select USB(iPod
®), Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology(BT) Audio,
AUX or My Music.
Display the media menu when two or more media are connected or
when the [MEDIA] button is
pressed in media mode.
(3) PHONE
Start
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Phone mode. (4)
POWER/VOL knob
Turn to adjust the volume.
Press to turn the device on or off.
(5) SEEK/TRACK
Search for frequencies in radio mode.
Search for next station in SiriusXM radio mode.
Change the current song in media mode.

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Media
✽ ✽
NOTICE - Using MP3
Supported audio formats
❈ File formats other than the formats
above may not be recognized or
playable. Information such as file-
name may not be displayed. Range of supported compressed file
types
1. Bitrate range (Kbps)
2. Sampling frequency (Hz)
The sound quality of MP3/WMA
compressed files may vary depend-
ing on the bitrate. (A higher bitrate
can have better sound quality.)
The product only recognizes files with the MP3 or WMA extension.
Files without one of these exten-
sions are not recognized.
3. Number of recognizable folders and files
Folders: 2,000 for USB
Files: 6,000 for USB
No recognition limit for folder hier- archies

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5224. Character display range (Unicode)
Filenames: Up to 63 English char-
acters (63 Korean characters)
Foldernames: Up to 31 English characters (31 Korean characters)
Languages supported (Unicode sup-
port)
Korean: 2,604 characters
English: 94 characters
Common Chinese characters: 4,888 characters
Special symbols: 986 characters
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Japanese/Simplified Chinese char-
acters are not supported.
✽ ✽NOTICE
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Using the USB Devices
• Starting the vehicle while a USB
device is connected can damage
the device. Please disconnect USB
devices before starting the vehicle.
• Starting the vehicle or stopping the engine while an external USB
device is connected can result in
failure of the external USB device
to operate.
• Be cautious of static electricity when connecting/disconnecting
external USB devices.
• An encrypted MP3 player is not recognized when connected as an
external device.
• External USB devices may not be recognized, depending on the state
of the external USB device.
• Only products with byte/sectors formatted at 4 KB or lower are
recognized.
• Only USB devices in FAT12/16/32 format are recognized; NTFS and
ExFAT file systems are not recog-
nized.
• Some USB devices are not recog- nized due to compatibility issues. (Continued)(Continued)
• Do not touch the USB connections.
• Connecting and disconnecting
USB devices rapidly over a short
period of time can cause equip-
ment failure.
• Abnormal sounds may be audible when the USB device is discon-
nected.
• Turn the audio off before connect- ing or disconnecting external USB
devices.
• Recognition may take longer depending on the type, capacity or
file format of the external USB
device. This is not a product mal-
function.
• Use of USB devices for purposes other than playing music files is
prohibited.
• Image display and video playback are not supported.
• Use of USB accessories, including charge and heat though the USB
interface, can lead to reduced
product performance or malfunc-
tions. Do not use USB devices or
accessories for these purposes. (Continued)

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• Use of aftermarket USB hubs and
extension cables can result in the
vehicle’s audio system failing to
recognize your USB device.
Connect the USB device directly to
the multimedia port of your vehi-
cle.
• When using high-capacity USB devices with logical drive divi-
sions, only files saved on the high-
est level logical drive can be
played.
If applications are loaded on a
USB drive, file playback may fail.
• Some MP3 players, cell phones, digital cameras, etc. (USB devices
that are not recognized as mobile
storage) may not operate normally
when connected.
• USB charging may not be sup- ported by some mobile devices.
• Operation is guaranteed only for standard (Metal Cover Type) USB
Memory drives.
• Operation of HDD, CF, SD and memory stick devices is not guar-
anteed. (Continued)(Continued)
• DRM (Digital Rights Management)
files cannot be played.
• SD-type USB memory, CF-type USB memory, and other USB
memory devices that require
adapters for connection are not
supported.
• Proper operation of USB HDDs or USB
drives with connectors
that loosen due to vehi-
cle vibrations is not guaranteed.
(iStick, etc.)
• USB products that are used as key chains or cell phone accessories
may damage the USB jack and
affect proper file playback. Please
refrain from use. Use only prod-
ucts with plug connectors, as
shown in the following illustration.
• When MP3 devices or cell phones are connected simultaneously
through AUX, BT Audio and USB
modes, a popping noise or mal-
function may occur.USB
(1) Repeat
Enable/disable repeat play.
(2) Shuffle
Enable/disable shuffle play.
(3) List
View a list of all songs.
(4) Menu
Navigate to the menu screen.
(5) Album Image
View song info.

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Pause or play music.
(7) Playback progress
Press to skip to the desired location.
Playback
Press the [MEDIA]
button, and
select [USB].
Connect a USB drive to the USB port to automatically play files on
the USB drive.
Changing songs
Press the [SEEK/TRACK] button to
play the previous or next song.
Press and hold the [SEEK/TRACK] button to rewind or fast forward the
currently playing song.
Search songs by turning TUNE knob, and press the knob to play. Selecting songs from a list
Select the [List] to see a list of songs
available for play.
Select and play the desired song.
Repeat play
Select the [Repeat] to enable or dis-
able ‘Repeat all’, ‘Repeat current
song’, ‘Repeat folder’ or ‘Repeat cat-
egory’ play.
Repeat all: All songs in the
playlist are repeated.
Repeat current song: The cur- rently playing song is repeated.
Repeat folder: All songs in the current folder are repeated.
Repeat category: Repeat all songs in the current category.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The repeat folder function is avail-
able only when songs are playing
from the [File] category under
[List].
Shuffle play
Select the [Shuffle] to enable/disable
‘Shuffle’, ‘Shuffle folder’ or ‘Shuffle
category’ play.
Shuffle: Songs are played in
random order.
Shuffle folder: Songs within the current folder are played in ran-
dom order.
Shuffle category: Songs within the current category are played in
random order.