3
Increase volume.
Decrease volume.
Mute/restore sound by
simultaneously pressing the
increase and decrease volume
buttons.
Steering mounted controls
- Type 2
Voice commands:
This control is located on the
steering wheel or at the end of the
lighting control stalk (depending on
equipment).
Short press, smartphone voice
commands via the system.
Increase volume.
Decrease volume.
Mute by pressing the volume
increase and decrease buttons
simultaneously (depending on
equipment).
Restore the sound by pressing one
of the two volume buttons. 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.
Radio (rotate): automatic search for
the previous/next station.
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
Applications
Depending on equipment/Depending on
version.
Access configurable equipment.
Radio Media
Depending on equipment/Depending on
version.
Select an audio source or radio
station.
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TelephoneDepending 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/
or 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.
NavigationDepending on equipment/Depending on
version.Configure the navigation and select
your destination via MirrorLink
TM,
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.To 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 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
j o u r n ey.
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
t e 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
9 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
smartphone 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 " MirrorLink
TM"
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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