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Telephone
Depending on equipment/Depending on version.
Connect a telephone by Bluetooth®.
Operate certain applications on
a

smartphone connected via
MirrorLink
TM, CarPlay® or Android
Auto.
Settings
Depending on equipment/Depending on version.
Configure a personal profile and/
o r configure the sound (balance,
ambience, etc.) and the display
(language, units, date, time, etc.).
Driving
Depending on equipment/Depending on version.
Activate, deactivate or configure
certain vehicle functions.
Navigation
Depending on equipment/Depending on version.
Configure the navigation and select
your destination via MirrorLinkTM,
CarPlay® or Android Auto.
Air conditioning
Depending on equipment/Depending on version.
Manage various temperature and air
flow settings.
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Applications
Viewing photos
Insert a USB memory stick in the USB socket.
T o protect the system, do not use a USB
hub.
The system can read folders and image files in
the formats: .tiff; .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.
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 and
select a


recipient.
Select the "Quick messages" tab.
Press this button to select the
display settings for messages.
Press this button to write a
new
message.
Press the basket alongside the
selected message to delete it.
Press this button alongside the
selected message to display the
secondary page. Press this button to edit and modify
the existing text.
Press this button to write a
new
message.
Press the basket to delete the
message.
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 slider for a
manual search
for frequencies up or down.
Or Press the frequency.
Enter the FM and AM waveband
values using the virtual keypad.
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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 exterior environment (hills, buildings,
tunnels, basement car parks, etc.)
may block reception, including in RDS
mode. This behaviour is normal in the
propagation of radio waves and does not
indicate any failure of the audio system.
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 area to confirm.
Presetting a station
Select a radio station or frequency.
Make a short press on the star
outline. If the star is solid, 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.
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 zone to confirm.
RDS, if activated, allows you to continue
listening to the same station by automatically
retuning to alternative frequencies. However,
in certain conditions, coverage of an 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.
Displaying 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 " INFO".
Press in the grey zone to confirm.
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Playing 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 transmits
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
" Sound " or "Voice " or "Ringtones "
tab to configure the audio settings.
Press the back arrow to confirm.
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.
On-board audio: the Arkamys Sound
Staging
© optimises the distribution of
sound in the passenger compartment.
DAB (Digital Audio
Broadcasting) radio
Terrestrial Digital Radio
Digital radio provides higher quality sound.
The different "multiplexes/ensembles"
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 "Band" 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).
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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
may be a
difference of a few seconds
when the system switches to FM analogue
radio with sometimes a
variation in
volume.
Once the digital signal quality is restored,
the system automatically changes back
to " DA B ".Media
USB socket
Insert the USB memory stick in the USB socket
or connect the USB device to the USB socket
using a


suitable cable (not supplied).
To protect the system, do not use a
USB
hub.
Auxiliary socket (AUX)
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 auxiliary Jack socket using an audio cable
(not supplied).
First adjust the volume on the portable device
(to a
high level). Then adjust the volume of the
audio system.
Management of the controls is via the portable
device.
Selecting the source
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. 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 memory stick
is connected. The lists are memorised: if they
are not modified, the subsequent loading time
will be shorter. Press Radio Media
to display the
primary page.
Press the " SOURCES " button.
Choose the source.
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Bluetooth® streaming
Streaming allows you to listen to music from
your smartphone.
The Bluetooth profile must be activated, first
adjust the volume on the portable device (to
a high level).
Then adjust the volume of the 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.
Connecting Apple® players
Connect the Apple® player to the USB socket
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/audio books/
podcasts). It is also possible to 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
the Apple
® p l aye r. To protect the system, do not use a USB
hub.
The audio system 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.
Information and advice
The system supports USB mass storage
devices, BlackBerry® devices or Apple®
players via the USB sockets. The adapter
cable is not supplied.
Device management is via 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.
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It is recommended that file names are less
than 20 characters long and do not contain any
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.
TelephoneMirrorLinkTM smartphone
connection
The "MirrorLinkTM" function requires
a
compatible smartphone and
applications.
Telephone not connected by
Bluetooth®
Connect a USB cable. The
sm artphone charges when
connected by the USB cable.
From the system, press
" Telephone " to display the primary
page.
Press " MirrorLink
TM" to start the
application in the system.
Depending on the smartphone, it may be
necessary to activate the " MirrorLinkTM" function.
During the procedure, several
screen pages relating to certain
functions are displayed.
Accept to start and complete the
connection. When connecting a smartphone
to the system, it is recommended
that Bluetooth
® be started on the
smartphone.
Telephone connected by
Bluetooth®
From the system, press
" Telephone " to display the primary
page.
USB sockets
Depending on equipment, for more information
on the USB sockets compatible with the
CarPlay
®, MirrorLinkTM or Android Auto
applications, refer to the "Ease of use and
comfort" section. The synchronisation of a
smartphone
allows users to display applications
adapted to the CarPlay
®, MirrorLinkTM
or Android Auto technology of the
smartphone on the vehicle screen. For
the CarPlay
® technology, the CarPlay®
function must be activated on the
smartphone beforehand.
For the communication process between
the smartphone and the system to
work, it is essential in all cases that the
smartphone is unlocked.
As the principles and standards are
constantly changing, it is recommended
that you keep the smar tphone's
operating system up-to- date, as well
as the date and time of the smar tphone
and of the system .
For the list of eligible smartphones, go to
the Brand's national website.
Connect a
USB cable. The
smartphone charges when
connected by the USB cable.
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Press the "TEL" button to display the
secondary page.
Press "MirrorLink
TM" to start the
application in the system.
Once the connection is established, a page
is displayed with the applications already
downloaded to the smartphone and compatible
with the MirrorLink
TM technology.
Access to the different audio sources remains
available in the margin of the MirrorLink
TM
display, using the touch buttons located in the
u p p e r b a r.
Access to the menus for the system is possible
at any time using the dedicated buttons.
There may be a

wait for the availability of
applications, depending on the quality of
the network.
CarPlay® smartphone
connection
Connect a USB cable. The
sm artphone charges when
connected by the USB cable.
From the system, press Telephone
to display the CarPlay
® inter face.
Or If the smartphone is already
connected by Bluetooth
®.
Connect a

USB cable. The
smartphone charges when
connected by the USB cable.
From the system, press
" Telephone " to display the primary
page.
Press the " TEL" button to go to the secondary
page.
Press "CarPlay " to display the
CarPlay
® inter face.
On connecting the USB cable, the
CarPlay
® function deactivates the
system's Bluetooth® mode.
When the USB cable is disconnected and
the ignition is switched off then back on,
the system will not automatically switch to
Radio Media mode, a change of source
will have to be done manually. It is possible to go to the CarPlay
®
navigation at any time by pressing
the system's Navigation button.
Telephone not connected by
Bluetooth®
Connect a USB cable. The
sm artphone charges when
connected by the USB cable.
From the system, press
" Telephone " to display the primary
page.
Press " Android Auto " to start the
application in the system.
Depending on the smartphone, it may be
necessary to activate the " Android Auto" function.
During the procedure, several
screen pages relating to certain
functions are displayed.
Accept to start and complete the
connection.
The "Android Auto" function requires the
use of a
compatible smartphone and
applications.
Android Auto smartphone
connection
On the smartphone, download the
Android Auto application.
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