Citroen Xsara Picasso Dag (2005 year). Instruction

Sound volume

Volume: 10

Note: in order not to interrupt a
radio programme or playing of a CD,
you can deactivate the synthesised
voice by turning the volume to zero.
A warning lamp will then light up on
the display, indicating that the
synthesised voice is deactivated. A
press on the end of the headlamp
control reactivates it with, as default,
a low volume.

T H E O N - B O A R D N AV I G AT I O N S Y S T E M

Adjustment of synthesised voice
volume

You have two ways of adjusting
the synthesised voice volume:

- via the “Navigation options”

or “Guidance tools” menus, by
selecting “Synthesised voice”
and validating by pressing the
“VAL” button,

- or, when a message is heard, by

the use of the volume button
either on the radio or at the
steering wheel.

R D S C O M PA C T D I S C A U D I O S Y S T E M

U S E R ’ S G U I D E

R D S C O M PA C T D I S C A U D I O S Y S T E M

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Do not use the CD changer if the interior temperature is higher than + 60°c or lower than – 10°c.
If the temperature becomes too high, an automatic safety device will prevent the CD changer from working until an
acceptable temperature is reached.

HANDLING COMPACT DISCS

Do not drop them.
Store the discs so that they are kept free of dust.
Avoid touching the disc surface as any scratches may lead to a deterioration of the sound quality.
Do not attach any stickers to the discs.
Do not write on them.
Do not use damaged or deformed discs.
Do not expose them to heat or direct sunlight.
If the surface of the compact disc is dirty, it can be wiped with a soft, clean cloth; always wipe from the centre of the
disc out.

ON/VOL

On/off.
Volume control.

CD eject.

Radio mode selection
Waveband and memory bank selector.
Automatic pre-set function (Autostore).

CD mode selection.

Selecting CD changer mode*.

CD aperture.

Radio mode:

Tuning into lower frequencies.

CD mode :

Selecting the previous track.
Fast reverse.

MAN

Radio mode :

Activating the automatic or manual
search mode.

CD mode :

Activating or deactivating the fast
forward and reverse functions.

Radio mode:

Tuning into higher frequencies.

CD mode :

Selecting the next track.
Fast forward.

RDS

RDS functions

Scanning for RDS transmissions.
Regional search mode.

* Consult the CITROËN dealer network.

K E Y

Trafﬁ c information.
PTY function (selecting a programme
type).

Audio system sound adjustment (+).

Audio system sound adjustment (-).

AUDIO

Audio system adjustment functions :

bass, treble, loudness, fader, balance,
automatic volume adjustment.

1 to 6

Radio mode : Pre-set radio stations.

Controls at the steering wheel :
1 Radio mode:

UP and DOWN search of pre-set
stations.
CD and CD changer mode * :

CD selection.

2 Radio mode:

Freqency UP search.

CD and CD changer mode * :

Track Up search.
Fast forward with accelerated sound.

3 Radio mode:

Frequency DOWN search.

CD and CD changer mode * :

Track DOWN search.
Rapid reverse with accelerated sound.

4 Increase in volume.

5 Permits passage from one mode to

another : (RADIO, CD, CD CHANGER *).

6 Decrease in volume.

4+6 Long and simultaneous press on

both buttons : MUTE (temporary
sound pause).

G E N E R A L F U N C T I O N S

ON/OFF

To turn the audio system on or off, press the button (A) once the key has been turned to the ACCESSORIES or IGNI-
TION position.

Note:
- If the audio system had not been turned off when the ignition was last switched off, it will come on automatically when

the ignition is switched on again, without button (A) needing to be pressed.

- The audio system can also be turned on, without using the ignition key, just by pressing button (A). In this case it will

automatically turn itself off after 30 minutes.

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM

The audio system is provided with a security code which ensures that it can only be used when ﬁ tted in your vehicle.

Note:
- The anti-theft system operates automatically, and does not require any action on your behalf.

MODE SELECTION :

RADIO
To select radio mode, press button (C).

CD
The player starts automatically upon insertion of a CD.
To manually select CD mode (CD already inserted and radio mode active), press button (D).

CD CHANGER*
To select CD changer mode, press button (E).

These operations can also be performed using button (5) on the control at the steering wheel (P).

Note :
- The last mode selected before the system was turned off will be the one that is automatically selected when the system

is turned on again.

* Consult the CITROËN dealer network.

A D J U S T I N G T H E A U D I O S Y S T E M

VOLUME CONTROL

Turn button (A) to increase or decrease the volume.
The display reads “VOLUME” followed by the volume level selected.
The volume can also be adjusted using buttons (4) and (6) on the control at the steering wheel (P).

Note :
- The volume level selected before the system was turned off will be the one that is automatically selected when the

system is turned on again.

- The volume is automatically adjusted according to the vehicle speed.

SOUND PAUSE (MUTE)

Give a long and simultaneous press on both buttons (4) and (6) on the control at the steering wheel (P) to activate this
function.
The audio output will be interrupted regardless of the mode selected.
The display indicates “MUTE”.
To restore the audio output, press one of the buttons on the control at the steering wheel.

SOUND ADJUSTMENT

Press successively on button (N) to view on the display the bass, treble, loudness, fader (front/rear sound distribution)
and balance (left/right sound distribution) functions, followed by the current adjustment.
Press buttons (L) or (M) to modify the values of the function displayed.

Note :
- If the system is left for several seconds, it will return to the normal display mode.
- The bass and treble levels can be adjusted and memorised separately for the different modes.

AUTOMATIC VOLUME ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION

This function automatically adjusts the audio system volume according to the vehicle speed.
To have this function activated or disactivated, consult your CITROËN Dealer.

R A D I O M O D E

RADIO RECEPTION

Your audio system will be subject to certain phenomena that are not encountered by domestic systems. The reception
of AM and FM signals is subject to interference which is caused by the nature and propagation of the signals, and is
not a fault of your audio system.
In AM mode, the reception may be affected when passing under power lines or bridges, or when travelling through tunnels.
In FM mode, the reception may be affected by the distance from the station transmitter, the reﬂ ecting of signals off
obsta cles (mountains, hills, tower blocks) and radio blackspots (no coverage from the station transmitter).

SELECTING RADIO MODE

If the system is not already in radio mode, press button (C).

SELECTING A WAVEBAND AND MEMORY BANK

Press button (C), to go through the memory banks FM1, FM2 and FM3, for the FM waveband, and the memory bank
MW/LW, for the AM waveband.

AUTOMATIC SEARCH (Automatic search mode activated)

Press either button (I) or (G) brieﬂ y to tune into the following or preceding radio stations respectively, within the chosen
wave band.
By keeping either button (I) or (G) pressed down, the search mode will proceed through the waveband and will stop at
the ﬁ rst station it comes across once the button is released.
The automatic search mode can also be operated using buttons (2) and (3) on the control at the steering wheel (P).
It is possible to carry out a manual search to ﬁ nd a known station if the automatic search is unable to tune into it (for
example, due to very weak reception).

MANUAL SEARCH (Manual search mode activated)

To select the manual search mode, brieﬂ y press the button “MAN” (H).
The display indicates “MN” followed by the frequency.
By keeping either button (I) or (G) pressed down, the search mode will proceed through the waveband and will stop on
the frequency shown on the display when the button is released. The system will remain on the frequency displayed.
The system will automatically return to the automatic search mode after several seconds, or by pressing the button
“MAN” (H).

TUNING SENSITIVITY

Automatic searches can be carried out according to two levels of sensitivity.
- to pick up the strongest radio signals, select the local tuning function “LO”.
- to pick up signals which are weaker or further away, select the distance tuning function “DX”.
The searches are ﬁ rst carried out for the local sensitivity function “LO”, then the distance sensitivity function “DX”.
To immediately initiate a distance sensitivity search “DX”, press either button (I) or (G) twice in a row.

R A D I O M O D E

MANUAL PRE-SETTING

Select the waveband and memory bank required using button (C).
Select a station using either the automatic or manual search modes.
Press and hold down one of buttons “1” to “6” (O) for more than two seconds.
The sound momentarily cuts off, then returns to its previous level to conﬁ rm that it has memorised the station.
The audio system can memorise:

- 18 FM radio stations on 3 memory banks (FM1, FM2, FM3),
- 6 AM radio stations on 1 memory bank.

FM AUTOMATIC PRE-SETTING (AUTOSTORE FUNCTION)

It is possible to memorise the 6 strongest FM radio stations on the FM3 memory bank by holding down the button (C)
for more than two seconds.
The display indicates “FM AST”.

- The 6 strongest radio stations are memorised, wiping the previous 6 strongest.
- Once the stations have been memorised, the ﬁ rst pre-set station on the FM3 memory bank is automatically selected.

Note :
- If the trafﬁ c information function has been activated (see RDS SYSTEM), the radio stations using RDS will be memo-

rised ﬁ rst. If it is unable to memorise any new stations, the system will retain the previous memorised stations.

- If the system is unable to ﬁ nd 6 stations, the unﬁ lled memory slots will remain free.

RECALLING PRE-SET STATIONS

Press the button (C) brieﬂ y to select the required waveband and memory bank.
Select the desired pre-set radio station by pressing the relevant button “1” to “6” (O).
If a RDS station is selected, the station’s frequency will appear on the display a few seconds before the station’s
name.
Recalling a RDS station may lead to the system automatically re-tuning to the frequency on which the best reception
can be obtained according to the area in which you are travelling (see RDS SYSTEM).
This operation can also be performed using button (1) on the control at the steering wheel (P).

R D S S Y S T E M

USING THE RDS (RADIO DATA SYSTEM) FUNCTION ON FM
WHAT IS THE RDS SYSTEM?

The RDS system provides access to various functions described in this chapter, the main one of which allows you to
keep listening to the same radio station by automatically selecting the frequency on which the best reception can be
obtained according to the area in which you are travelling.

SCANNING FOR RDS TRANSMISSIONS

The system searches for and retains the best possible reception for a selected radio station.
The system continually checks for any other frequencies on which the selected radio station is broadcast, and auto-
matically chooses that offering the best reception.
Press the “RDS” button (J).
If the station you have selected does not broadcast on several frequencies in the area in which you are travelling, it is
possible to deactivate the automatic RDS transmission scanning function.
Press the “RDS” button (J) again in order to deactivate the function.

Note :
- If the station received carries RDS with the RDS transmission scanning function, then the “RDS” indicator will come

on with the “NAME” of the radio station shown on the display.

- If the station received carries RDS without the RDS transmission scanning function, then the “RDS” indicator will

ﬂ ash with the “NAME” of the radio station shown on the display.

- If the station received does not carry RDS, the “RDS” indicator will ﬂ ash continually. The display will only show the

station frequency.

- The “RDS” indicator will remain off if the RDS search function is deactivated. The display will either show the “NAME”

of any stations carrying RDS, or the frequency of those without.

REGIONAL SEARCH MODE

Some national radio networks broadcast regional programmes at certain times of the day.
It is possible to either :

- search for the regional station only.
- search across the whole network in order to ﬁ nd a different programme.

Press the button “RDS” (J), for more than two seconds in order to activate or deactivate the function.

Note :
- If the function has been activated, the system will remain tuned to one speciﬁ c regional station.
- If the function has been deactivated, the system will select the regional station with the strongest signal.

R D S S Y S T E M

TRAFFIC INFORMATION

Your system allows you to receive trafﬁ c information broadcasts even while listening to another audio source.
Press the “TA” button (K).
While a trafﬁ c information message is being broadcast :

- The radio or CD makes a pause.

Once the message has been broadcast, the system will revert to its original mode.

Note :
- When searching for or automatically pre-setting stations, with the “TA” function active, those stations which offer the

trafﬁ c information service will be found or memorised ﬁ rst.

TRAFFIC INFORMATION VOLUME CONTROL

The trafﬁ c information volume operates separately from that of the rest of the system, and can be adjusted independently.
Adjust by turning button (A) while a trafﬁ c information message is being broadcast.
This new volume level is now memorised.

R D S S Y S T E M

SELECTING A PROGRAMME TYPE

With certain stations, it is possible to choose to listen to one type of programme above others, from a list of 15 programme
types.
1 NEWS . . . . . . News ﬂ ashes,

10 POP M . . . . . . . . Pop music,

2 AFFAIRS . . . . Current affairs,

11 ROCK M . . . . . . . Rock music,

3 INFO . . . . . . . General information,

12 M.O.R.M . . . . . . . Various,

4 SPORT . . . . . Sports news,

13 LIGHT M . . . . . . . Light music,

5 EDUCATE . . . Educational programmes,

14 CLASSICS . . . . . Classical music,

6 DRAMA . . . . . Series and drama,

15 OTHER M . . . . . . Other music.

7 CULTURE  . . .  Cultural programmes,
8 SCIENCE . . . .  Science programmes,
9 VARIED  . . . . .  Other programmes,

Press the “TA” (K) button for more than two seconds.
Press buttons (I) or (G) to select the required programme type.
There are then two possible functions :
- Wait for a programme type to be broadcast,
- Search for a station broadcasting the programme type.
If the system is left for several seconds, the audio system will revert to its initial mode.

WAITING FOR A PROGRAMME TYPE TO BE BROADCAST

After selecting a programme type, the audio system waits for the programme to be broadcast.
When such a programme is broadcast, the audio system selects and plays the transmitting station, and the programme
type name followed by the station name appear on the display.
This selection occurs regardless of the audio mode currently activated.
Once the programme has ﬁ nished, the audio system reverts to its initial mode

SEARCHING FOR A PROGRAMME TYPE

It is possible to carry out a search for a selected programme type: once the programme type has been selected, press
one of the search buttons (G) or (I), and the audio system will play the ﬁ rst station transmitting this programme type
that it comes across. If none can be found, the system returns to the station it was originally tuned to, and deactivates
the PTY function.

DEACTIVATING THE PTY FUNCTION

To deactivate this function, press the “TA” button (K) for more than two seconds - the audio system returns to normal
mode.

C D M O D E *

SELECTING CD MODE

After inserting a CD, with the printed side facing upwards, the player will start playing the CD automatically.
To manually select CD mode (CD already inserted), press button (D).
The CD Mode can also be selected by pressing button (5) on the control at the steering wheel (P).

EJECTING A CD

Press button (B) to eject the CD, the audio system will automatically switch to radio mode.
If the CD is not removed within 1 0 to 1 5 seconds of being ejected, it will automatically be taken back into the CD
player, although it will not be played.

SELECTING A TRACK

Pressing button (I) once will play the next track on the disc.
Pressing button (G) once returns to the beginning of the track currently being played, pressing the button again plays
the previous track.
By pressing the buttons several times, it is possible to skip several tracks at a time.
These operations can also be performed using buttons (2) and (3) on the control at the steering wheel (P).
While listening to a CD, the display will show the track number and the length of time the track has been playing for.
For example: If you have been listening to the 3rd track on a CD for 2 minutes and 15 seconds, the display will read

“T03 02:15”.

FAST FORWARD AND REVERSE

To change swiftly to another track, press button (H), then press and hold down either button (I) or button (G) to fast
forward or fast reverse respectively. Play restarts as normal when the button is released.
The function is deactivated after several seconds if neither button (I) nor button (G) is pressed, or if button (H) is
pressed again.

RANDOM PLAY (random order of play of the tracks, as selected by the CD player)

Press button (D) for more than two seconds.
The display indicates “RDM” and the track number.
To deactivate this function, press button (D) again for more than two seconds.

*According to version or option.

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PRECAUTIONS

The cassette player is a piece of high-precision equipment. To get the best out of it, follow the recommendations
described below :

• Always use good quality cassettes. Poor quality cassettes may have a detrimental effect on the system opera tion

and sound reproduction.

• Only use C60 or C90 cassettes.

• Do not expose cassettes directly to sunlight (for example, leaving them on the dashboard) as the temperatures

reached in the vehicle may deform the cassette.

• Only insert a cassette into the player if the tape band is taught.

K E Y

ON/VOL

On/off.
Volume control.

RDS

RDS functions

Scanning for RDS transmissions.
Regional search mode.

Trafﬁ c information.

BND

AST

Waveband and memory bank selector.
Automatic pre-set function (Autostore).

Radio mode :

Tuning into lower frequencies.

MAN

Radio mode :

Activating the automatic or manual
search modes.

Radio mode :

Tuning into higher frequencies.

Cassette aperture.

SRC

Mode selection :

(RADIO, CASSETTE, CD CHANGER*).

Cassette rewind.

Cassette fast forward.

J+K

Press the two buttons simultaneously :

Half-way down to change the
direction of play.
Fully down to eject the cassette.

* Consult the CITROËN dealer network.

Audio system sound adjustment (+).

Audio system sound adjustment (-).

AUDIO

Audio system adjustment functions :

bass, treble, loudness, fader, balance,
automatic volume adjustment.

1 à 6

Radio mode: Pre-set radio stations.

Controls at the steering wheel :
1 Radio mode :

UP or DOWN search of the pre-set stations.

CD changer mode *:

Selection of a CD.

2 Radio mode:

Frequency UP search.

Cassette mode:

Cassette fast forward.

CD changer mode *:

Track UP search.
Fast forward with accelerated sound.

3 Radio mode:

Frequency DOWN search.

Cassette mode:

Cassette rapid rewind.

CD changer mode *:

Track DOWN search.
Rapid rewind with accelerated sound.

4 Increase of volume.

5 Permits change from one mode to

another :
(RADIO, CASSETTE, CD CHANGER*).

6 Decrease of volume.

4+6 Long and simultaneous press on

both buttons : MUTE (temporary
sound pause).

G E N E R A L F U N C T I O N S

ON/OFF

To turn the audio system on or off, press the button (A) once the key has been turned to the ACCESSORIES or IGNI-
TION position.

Note :
- If the audio system had not been turned off when the ignition was last switched off, it will come on automatically when

the ignition is switched on again, without button (A) needing to be pressed.

- The audio system can also be turned on, without using the ignition key, just by pressing button (A). In this case it will

automatically turn itself off after 30 minutes.

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM

The audio system is provided with a security code which ensures that it can only be used when ﬁ tted in your vehicle.

Note :
- The anti-theft system operates automatically, and does not require any action on your behalf.

MODE SELECTION :

RADIO
To select radio mode, press button (I).

CASSETTE
Playback starts automatically upon insertion of a cassette.
To manually select cassette mode (cassette already inserted and radio mode active), press button (I).

CD CHANGER*
To select CD changer mode, press button (I).
These operations can also be performed using button (5) on the control at the steering wheel (P).

Note :
- The last mode selected before the system was turned off will be the one that is automatically selected when the

system is turned on again.

* Consult the CITROËN dealer network.

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