Entertainment -> Music collection for your BMW 1 Series 2011-2019

CD/DVD player  
Entertainment  
Damage  
Avoid leaving fingerprints, as well as dust,  
scratches or moisture on the CDs/DVDs.  
Keep CDs/DVDs in protective sleeves or cases.  
Do not subject CDs/DVDs to temperatures  
above 1227/506, nor to high humidity levels  
or direct sunlight.  
CDs/DVDs with copy protection  
CDs/DVDs are often copy-protected by the  
manufacturer. This can mean that some CDs/  
DVDs cannot be played or can only be played to  
a limited extent.  
MACROVISION  
This product contains copyrighted technology  
that is based on multiple registered U.S. pat-  
ents and the intellectual property of the Macro-  
vision Corporation and other manufacturers.  
The use of this copy protection must be  
approved by Macrovision. Unless otherwise  
agreed with Macrovision, media with this pro-  
tection may only be used for private purposes.  
Copying of this technology is prohibited.  
DTS Digital Surroundâ„¢  
Manufactured under license of US  
patent numbers: 5,451,942;  
5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 &  
other patents granted and pending in both the  
USA and worldwide. DTS and the logo are reg-  
istered trademarks & DTS Digital Surround and  
the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS Inc. ©  
DTS, Inc. All rights reserved.  
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tice one or more of the following U.S. Patents:  
5.987.525, 6.061.680, 6.154.773, 6.161.132,  
6.230.192, 6.230.207, 6.240.459 and  
6.330.593 as well as other granted or pending  
patents. Some services supplied under license  
from Open Globe, Inc. for U.S. Patent:  
6.304.523.  
Vehicle equipment  
In this chapter, all production, country, and  
optional equipment that is offered in the model  
range is described. Equipment is also described  
that is not available because of, for example,  
selected options or country version. This also  
applies to safety related functions and systems.  
Gracenote and CDDB are registered trade-  
marks of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and  
logotype, and the "Powered by Gracenote"  
logo are trademarks of Gracenote.  
Storing music  
The music tracks from CDs, DVDs and USB  
devices can be stored in the music collection in  
the vehicle and played from there.  
Storing files from CDs/DVDs  
CDs/DVDs can only be stored from the CD/DVD  
player.  
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Audio CD: tracks are converted into a com-  
pressed audio format when they are stored.  
If available, information on the album, such  
as the artist, is stored as well.  
1. Insert a CD/DVD into the CD/DVD player.  
2. "CD/Multimedia"  
3. "CD/DVD"  
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CD/DVD or USB device with compressed  
audio files: the entire content of the CD/  
DVD or the USB device is stored in the vehi-  
cle as an album. After storing, the tracks and  
directories can be deleted individually. Files  
are only stored in the WMA, MP3, M4A, and  
AAC formats.  
4. Select the  
player.  
symbol for the CD/DVD  
5. "Store in vehicle"  
Tracks with DRM copy protection can be  
stored in the vehicle but cannot be played  
back.  
Regularly back up the music data; other-  
wise, it could be lost if there is a fault on  
the hard disc.<  
Music recognition technology and  
related data are provided by  
Gracenote®. Gracenote® is the industry  
standard in music recognition technology and  
related content delivery. For more information,  
The music collection is displayed.  
The tracks are stored and played back in  
sequence from the music collection.  
Observe the following during the storage  
process:  
Do not switch back to the CD/DVD player and  
do not remove the CD/DVD from the CD/DVD  
player; otherwise, the storage process will be  
interrupted.  
CD and music-related data from Gracenote,  
Inc., copyright © 2000-2009 Gracenote.  
Gracenote Software, copyright © 2000-2009  
Gracenote. This product and service may prac-  
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You can switch to the other audio sources with-  
out interrupting the storage process. Tracks  
from the current CD/DVD can also be called up,  
if they have been stored already.  
Storing from a USB device  
To store music, a suitable device must be  
connected to the USB interface in the glove  
compartment.  
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Suitable devices: USB mass storage  
devices, such as USB flash drives or MP3  
players with a USB interface.  
Interrupting storage  
1. "CD/Multimedia"  
2. "CD/DVD"  
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Unsuitable devices: USB hard drive, USB  
hubs, USB memory card readers with multi-  
ple inserts, Apple iPod/iPhone.  
3. "Storing..."  
Music from Apple iPods/iPhones can be  
played via the USB audio interface in the  
center armrest.  
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File systems: popular file systems for USB  
devices are supported. The format FAT 32  
is recommended.  
Music from a USB device can be stored  
only via the USB interface in the glove  
compartment.<  
4. "Cancel storing"  
1. Connect the USB device to the USB inter-  
face in the glove compartment.  
The storage process is interrupted and can be  
continued at any time.  
2. "CD/Multimedia"  
3. "Music collection"  
4. Open "Options".  
Continuing the storage process  
1. "CD/Multimedia"  
2. "CD/DVD"  
5. "Music data import/export"  
6. "Import music (USB)"  
3. Select the  
player.  
symbol for the CD/DVD  
4. "Continue storing"  
The storing of the CD/DVD continues at the  
beginning of the track at which storing was  
interrupted.  
Album information  
During storage, information such as the name  
of the artist is stored with the track, if this infor-  
mation is available in the vehicle database or on  
the CD.  
To update the database, contact your service  
center.  
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7. "Start play"  
Playing music  
The list of tracks is automatically repeated.  
Music search  
Restarting the music search  
All tracks for which additional information has  
been stored can be accessed by the music  
search. Tracks without additional information  
can be called up via the corresponding album.  
"New search"  
Music search by voice  
1. "CD/Multimedia"  
2. "Music collection"  
3. "Music search"  
For instructions on the voice activation system,  
refer to page 27.  
1. Press the  
button on the steering wheel.  
2. {Music search}  
3. Open the desired category, e.g. {Select  
artist}.  
4. Say the desired entry in the list.  
5. Select additional categories if desired.  
To select a track directly:  
{Title …}  
Say the voice command and the name of the  
desired track in one command.  
4. Select the desired category.  
Current playback  
The list of tracks that was generated last by the  
music search or the album selected last.  
1. "CD/Multimedia"  
2. "Music collection"  
3. "Current playback"  
5. To select the desired entry:  
> Open "A-Z search" and enter the  
desired input.  
or  
> Select the desired entry from the list.  
6. Select additional categories if desired.  
The tracks found are listed in alphabetical  
order.  
4. Select the desired track, if necessary.  
Not all categories need to be selected. For  
example, to search for all tracks by a certain  
artist, call up that artist only. All of the tracks  
by that artist are then displayed.  
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4. "Random"  
Top 50  
List of the 50 most frequently played tracks.  
1. "CD/Multimedia"  
2. "Music collection"  
3. "Top 50"  
4. Select the desired track, if necessary.  
Albums  
All stored albums, listed in order of their storage  
dates. Symbols indicate the format.  
Managing music  
Albums  
Symbol  
Format  
Audio CD  
Compressed audio files  
Renaming an album  
1. "CD/Multimedia"  
The name of the album, if available, is automat-  
ically entered when the album is stored. If the  
name is unknown, it can be changed later.  
2. "Music collection"  
3. Select the desired album.  
An album cannot be renamed while a track from  
that album is being played.  
1. "CD/Multimedia"  
2. "Music collection"  
3. Highlight the desired album.  
4. Open "Options".  
5. "Rename album"  
Depending on the album, the tracks or the  
subdirectories of the album are displayed.  
The first track is played automatically, if  
possible.  
4. To select tracks, change directories if  
needed. To go up one level in the directory,  
move the controller to the left.  
6. Select the letters individually.  
Random sequence playback  
All tracks of the selection are played back in  
random sequence.  
1. "CD/Multimedia"  
2. "Music collection"  
3. Open "Options".  
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