2020 CITROEN C4 PICASSO Owners Manual

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In very hot conditions, the volume may
be limited to protect the system. It may go
into standby (screen and sound off) for at
least 5 minutes
The return to normal takes place when
the temperature in the passenger
compartment has dropped.
Steering mounted controls
Steering mounted controls –
Ty p e 1
Radio:
Select the previous/next preset radio
station.
Select the previous/next item in
a
menu or a list.
Media:
Select the previous/next track.
Select the previous/next item in
a
menu or a list. Radio:
Short press: display the list of radio
stations.
Long press: update the list.
Media:
Short press: display the list of
folders.
Long press: display the available
sorting options.
Change audio source (radio; USB;
AUX if equipment connected; CD;
streaming).
Confirm a


selection.
Increase volume.
Decrease volume.
Mute/Restore sound by
simultaneously pressing the
increase and decrease volume
buttons.
Steering mounted controls
– Type 2
Depending on model. Voice commands :
This control is located on the
steering wheel or at the end of the
lighting control stalk (depending on
model).
Short press, smartphone voice
commands via the system.
or Increase volume.
or Mute/Restore the sound.
Or
Mute by pressing the volume
increase and decrease buttons
simultaneously.
Restore the sound by pressing one
of the two volume buttons.
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or Decrease volume.
or Media
(short press): change the
multimedia source.
Telephone (short press): start
telephone call.
Call in progress (short press):
access telephone menu.
Telephone (long press): reject an
incoming call, end call; when no call
is in progress, access telephone
menu.
or Radio
(rotate): previous/next preset.
Media (rotate): previous/next track,
move in a
list.
Short press : confirm a
selection; if
nothing selected, access to presets.
Radio : display the list of stations.
Media : display the list of tracks.
Radio (press and hold): update the
list of stations received.
Menus
Depending on model/Depending on version
Air conditioning
Manage various temperature and air
flow settings.
Applications
Access configurable equipment.
Radio Media
Select an audio source or radio
station.
Telephone
Connect a telephone by Bluetooth®.
Operate certain applications on
a

smartphone connected via
MirrorLink
TM, CarPlay® or Android
Auto.
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Settings
Configure a personal profile and/
o r configure the sound (balance,
ambience, etc.) and the display
(language, units, date, time, etc.).
Driving
Activate, deactivate or configure
certain vehicle functions.
Navigation
Configure the guidance and select
your destination via MirrorLinkTM,
CarPlay® or Android Auto.
Applications
Viewing photos
Insert a USB memory stick in the USB port.
T o protect the system, do not use a USB
hub.
The system can read folders and image files in
the formats:.tif f;.gif;.jpg/jpeg;.bmp;.png.
Press Applications to display the
primary page.
Press " Photos ".
Select a


folder.
Select an image to view.
Press this button to display the
details of the photo.
Press the back arrow to go back
a


level.
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Managing messages
Press Applications to display the
primary page.
Press "SMS".
Select the "SMS" tab.
Press this button to select the
display settings for messages.
Press this button to search for
a


contact.
Select the "Quick messages" tab.
Press this button to select the
display settings for messages.
Radio
Selecting a station
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page. Press one of the buttons for an
automatic search for radio stations.
Or Move the cursor for a manual search
for frequencies up or down.
Or Press the frequency.
Enter the FM and AM waveband
values using the virtual keypad.
Press "OK" to confirm.
Radio reception may be affected by the
use of electrical equipment not approved
by the Brand, such as a USB charger
connected to the 12 V socket.
The external environment (hills, buildings,
tunnels, basement car parks, etc.) may
block reception, including in RDS mode.
This is a normal effect of the way in
which radio waves are transmitted and
does not indicate any failure of the audio
equipment.
Changing waveband
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Press "Band" to change waveband.
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
Presetting a station
Select a radio station or frequency.
Make a short press on the star
outline. If the star is filled in, the
radio station is already preset.
Or
Select a


radio station or frequency.
Press " Preset".
Make a
long press on one of the
buttons to preset the station.
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Activating/Deactivating RDS
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Activate/Deactivate " RDS".
Press in the grey area to confirm.
The RDS, if activated, enables you to continue
listening to the same station by automatically
retuning to alternative frequencies. However,
in certain conditions, coverage of this RDS
station may not be assured throughout the
entire country as radio stations do not cover
100% of the territory. This explains the loss of
reception of the station during a
journey.
Display text information
The "Radio Text" function allows
information transmitted by the radio
station and related to the station or the
song playing to be displayed. Press Radio Media
to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Activate/Deactivate " News"/" Info ".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
Play TA messages
The TA (Traffic Announcement) function
gives priority to TA alert messages.
To operate, this function needs good
reception of a
radio station that carries
this type of message. While traffic
information is being broadcast, the current
media is automatically interrupted so that
the TA message can be heard. Normal
play of the media previously playing is
resumed at the end of the message.
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page. Activate/Deactivate "
TA".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
Audio settings
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Press "Audio settings ".
Select the " To n e" or "Balance "
or " Ringtones " or "Sound " tab to
configure the audio settings.
Press the back arrow to confirm.
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In the "To n e" tab, the Ambience audio
settings, as well as Bass , Medium and
Tr e b l e are different and independent for
each audio source.
In the " Balance " tab, the All passengers ,
Driver and Front only settings are
common to all sources.
In the " Sound" tab, activate or deactivate
" Volume linked to speed ", "Auxiliary
input " and " Touch tones ".
The balance/distribution (or spatialisation
with the Arkamys
© system) is audio
processing that allows the quality of the
sound to be adapted according to the
number of passengers in the vehicle.
Onboard audio: the Arkamys
© Sound
Staging optimises the balance/distribution
of sound in the passenger compartment.
DAB (Digital Audio
Broadcasting) radio
Terrestrial Digital Radio
Digital radio provides higher quality
reception.
The different "multiplex/ensemble"
ser vices offer a
choice of radio stations
arranged in alphabetical order.
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Press "Waveband " to select the
" DAB band ".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
FM-DAB Tracking
"DAB" does not cover 100% of the
te r r i to r y.
When the digital radio signal is poor,
the "FM-DAB Tracking" allows you to
continue listening to the same station,
by automatically switching to the
corresponding FM analogue station (if
there is one). Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Activate/Deactivate " FM- DAB
Tracking ".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
If "FM-DAB Tracking" is activated, there
is a
difference of a few seconds when the
system switches to FM analogue radio
with sometimes a


variation in volume.
When the digital signal quality becomes
good, the system automatically switches
back to "DAB".
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If the "DAB" station being listened to is
not available on FM, or if the "FM-DAB
Tracking" is not activated, the sound will
cut out while the digital signal is too weak.
Media
USB port
Insert the USB memory stick in the USB port or
connect the USB device to the USB port using
a

suitable cable (not supplied).
To protect the system, do not use a
USB
hub.
The system builds playlists (in temporary
memory), an operation which can take from
a
few seconds to several minutes at the first
connection.
Reduce the number of non-music files and the
number of folders to reduce the waiting time. The playlists are updated every time the
ignition is switched off or a
USB stick is
connected. The lists are memorised: if they are
not modified, the subsequent loading time will
b e s h o r t e r.
Auxiliary socket (AUX)
(depending on model/depending on equipment)
This source is only available if "Auxiliary input"
has been checked in the audio settings.
Connect a
portable device (MP3 player, etc.)
to the Jack socket using an audio cable (not
supplied).
First adjust the volume on your portable device
(to a
high level). Then adjust the volume of your
audio system.
Display and management of the controls are
via the portable device.
Selecting the source
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " SOURCES " button.
Choose the source.
Bluetooth® audio streaming
Streaming allows you to listen to music from
your smartphone.
The Bluetooth profile must be activated; first
adjust the volume on your portable device (to
a
high level).
Then adjust the volume of your system.
If play does not start automatically, it may be
necessary to start the audio playback from the
smartphone.
Control is from the portable device or by using
the system's touch buttons.
Once connected in Streaming mode, the
smartphone is considered to be a
media
source.
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Connecting Apple® players
Connect the Apple® player to the USB port
using a
suitable cable (not supplied).
Play starts automatically.
Control is via the audio system.
The classifications available are those
of the portable device connected
(artists/albums/genres/playlists/
audiobooks/podcasts); you can also use
a

classification structured in the form of
a


library.
The default classification used is by artist.
To modify the classification used, return
to the first level of the menu then select
the desired classification (playlists for
example) and confirm to go down through
the menu to the desired track.
The version of software in the audio system
may not be compatible with the generation of
your Apple
® p l aye r.
Information and advice
The system supports USB Mass Storage
devices, BlackBerry® devices or Apple®
players via USB ports. The adapter cable
is not supplied.
Device management is done by the audio
system controls.
Other devices, not recognised on
connection, must be connected to the
auxiliary socket using a

Jack cable (not
supplied) or via Bluetooth streaming,
depending on compatibility.
To protect the system, do not use a

USB
hub.
The audio equipment will only play audio files
with ".wav", ".wma", ".aac", ".ogg" and ".mp3"
file extensions and with a

bit rate of between
32

Kbps and 320

Kbps.
It also supports VBR (Variable Bit Rate) mode.
No other file types (".mp4", etc.) can be read.
Files of the ".wma" type should be to the wma
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standard.
Sampling frequencies supported are 11, 22,
44

and 48

kHz. It is advisable to restrict file names to
20


characters, without using special characters
(e.g. " " ?.; ù) so as to avoid any reading or
display problems.
Use only USB memory sticks in FAT32 format
(File Allocation Table).
It is recommended that the original USB
cable for the portable device be used.
In order to be able to play a
burned CDR or
CDRW, select standards ISO
9660 level 1, 2 or
Joliet if possible when burning the CD.
If the disc is burned in another format, it may
not be played correctly.
It is recommended that the same burning
standard be always used on an individual disc,
with the lowest speed possible (4x maximum)
for the best acoustic quality.
In the particular case of a
multi-session CD, the
Joliet standard is recommended.
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