Get Features -> Navigation System Guide for Honda CR-V SUV Third Generation (2006-2010)

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Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

Voice Control System

by touching the AUDIO INFO icon

on the lower half of the screen.

To Select a Station

The audio system can also be

operated by voice control. See the

navigation system manual for

complete details.

You can use any of five methods to

find radio stations on the selected

band: tune, seek, scan, the preset

buttons, and auto select.

The band and frequency that the

radio was last tuned to are displayed.

To change bands, press the AM/FM

button, or touch the desired band

To Play the AM/FM Radio

TUNE － Use the TUNE bar to tune

The ignition switch must be in the

ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.

Turn the system on by pushing the

power/volume knob or the AM/FM

button. Adjust the volume by turning

the power/volume knob.

icon (FM1, FM2, AM, XM1, or XM2). the radio to a desired frequency.

On the FM band, STEREO will be

displayed if the station is

Press the ▲ side of the bar to tune

to a higher frequency, and press the

▼

broadcasting in stereo. Stereo

reproduction on AM is not available.

side to tune to a lower

frequency.

For information on XM Radio, see

page 200 .

Press and hold the ▲ or ▼ side of

the TUNE bar until you hear two

beeps to change the frequency

rapidly. Release the bar when the

display reaches the desired

frequency.

Pushing the AUDIO button will also

turn on the system.

You can also operate the audio

system without using the control

icons on the audio screen. Use the

control buttons on the left side of the

screen. The status bar appears on

the bottom of the screen each time

you operate any of the control

buttons. On the navigation screen,

you can also see audio information

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Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

SEEK － The seek function

searches up and down from the

current frequency to find a station

with a strong signal. To activate it,

press and hold the ▲ or ▼ side of

the TUNE bar until you hear a beep,

then release it.

If you do nothing, the system will

then scan for the next strong station

and play it for 10 seconds. When it

plays a station you want to listen to,

press the SCAN button again.

Each preset button’s frequency is

shown on the bottom of the audio

display.

Preset － Each preset button can

store one frequency on AM and two

frequencies on FM.

SCAN － The scan function samples

all stations with strong signals on the

selected band. To activate it, press

the SCAN button, then release it.

You will see SCAN in the display.

When the system finds a strong

signal, it will stop and play that

station for about 10 seconds.

1. Select the desired band, AM or

FM. You can store one frequency

on FM1, and one frequency on FM

2 with each preset button.

2. Use the tune, seek, or scan

function to tune the radio to a

desired station.

3. Pick a preset button, and hold it

until you hear a beep.

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a

total of six stations on AM and

twelve stations on FM.

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Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

AUTO SELECT － If you are

You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed after

traveling and can no longer receive

your preset stations, you can use the

auto select feature to find stations in

the local area.

pressing a preset button if auto

select cannot find a strong station for

every preset button.

If you do not like the stations auto

select has stored, you can store

other frequencies on the preset

buttons as previously described.

Press the AUDIO button to view the

audio control icons, then touch the

AUTO SEL icon. You will see AUTO

SEL flashing in the display, and the

system goes into scan mode for

several seconds. It stores the

To turn off auto select, press the

AUTO SEL icon. This restores the

presets you originally set.

frequencies of six AM, and twelve

FM stations in the preset buttons.

For information on AM/FM radio

frequencies and reception, see page

250 .

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Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

Adjusting the Sound

BALANCE － Adjusts the side-to-

side strength of the sound.

To adjust the left/right balance,

touch the L or R icon.

SPEAKER SETTING

SUBWOOFER － Adjusts the

strength of sound from the

subwoofer speaker. To adjust the

sound strength, touch

or

on each side of the adjustment

bar.

BASS/TREBLE SETTING

The right upper display shows you

the current setting of the sound

strength coming from each speaker.

SOUND ICON

BASS － Adjusts the bass.

You can adjust the sound on the

navigation screen. To adjust the

sound, push the AUDIO button, then

enter the sound grid by touching the

SOUND icon on the display.

TREBLE － Adjusts the treble. To

adjust the treble and bass, touch

SVC (speed-sensitive volume

compensation) － The SVC mode

controls the volume based on vehicle

speed. The faster you go, the louder

the audio volume becomes. As you

slow down, the audio volume

decreases. Touch the appropriate

icon (Low, Mid, Hi, Off) to select the

mode.

either

or

on the treble or

bass adjustment bar. The adjustment

bar on the lower right display shows

you the current setting.

FADER － Adjusts the front-to-back

strength of the sound. To adjust the

front/rear fader, touch the FR or RR

icon.

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Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

This function is set to MID as the

default setting when the vehicle

leaves the factory. If you feel the

sound is too loud, choose low. If you

Screen Mode

Audio System Lighting

You can select the background

screen to display the sound level.

There are three screen modes: level

You can use the instrument panel

brightness control knob to adjust the

illumination of the control panel (see

page 79 ). The audio system

feel the sound is too quiet, choose Hi. (the sound level is shown with the

vertical bars), spectrum analysis (the

illuminates when the parking lights

are on, even if the radio is turned off.

You can also select the icon with the

joystick. Move it up and down to

move the highlighting and scroll

through lists. Select the icon, then

move the joystick to left or right to

change the setting.

sound level appears as ripples of

water), and off. Each time you touch

the background icon, the display

changes.

The system will return to the audio

display about 5 seconds after you

stop adjusting a mode.

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Playing the XM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

XM RADIO ICON

MODE ICON

JOYSTICK

POWER/VOLUME

KNOB

CATEGORY

INDICATOR

AM/FM BUTTON

XM RADIO

BUTTON

AUDIO BUTTON

SCAN BUTTON

PRESET CHANNEL

NUMBER

TUNE BAR

PRESET BUTTONS

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Playing the XM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

Your vehicle is capable of receiving

XM Radio anywhere in the United

States and Canada, except Hawaii,

Alaska, and Puerto Rico. XM is a

registered trademark of Sirius XM

Radio , Inc. and XM CANADA is a

registered business name of

Operating the XM Radio

MODE － To switch between

channel mode and category mode,

touch the MODE icon. In channel

mode, you can select all of the

available channels. In category mode,

such as Jazz, Rock, Classical, etc.,

you can select all of the channels

within that category. Each time you

touch and release the MODE icon,

the display changes between the

channel mode and the category

mode.

To listen to XM Radio, turn the

ignition switch to the ACCESSORY

(I) or the ON (II) position. Push the

power/volume knob to turn on the

audio system, and press the CD/XM

button. Adjust the volume by turning

the knob. The last channel you

listened to will show in the display.

Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.

XM Radio receives signals from two

satellites to produce clear, high-

quality digital reception. It offers

many channels in several categories.

Along with a large selection of

different types of music, XM Radio

allows you to view channel and

category selections in the display.

When you press and hold the

AUDIO button, the display also

shows all XM information.

You can also change to the XM

Radio while you are listening to an

FM station, AM station, disc, PC

card, etc., by touching the XM1 or

XM2 icon on the audio display.

You can also operate the radio using

the control buttons on the left side of

the screen. The status bar appears

on the bottom of the screen each

time you press any of the control

buttons. On the navigation screen,

you can also see the audio

information by touching the AUDIO

INFO icon on the lower part of the

screen.

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Playing the XM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

TUNE － Press the TUNE bar to

change channel selections. Press

▲ for higher numbered channels

and ▼ for lower numbered

channels. In the category mode, you

can only select channels within that

category.

Preset － You can store up to 12

preset channels using each preset

button or preset icons on the screen.

Each preset button or icon stores

one channel from the XM1 band and

one channel from the XM2 band.

To store a channel:

CATEGORY － Press and hold

either side of the TUNE bar

1. Press the XM button. Either XM1

or XM2 will show in the display.

(

or

) until you hear a beep

to select another category.

2. Use the tune, seek, or scan

function to tune to a desired

channel.

On the audio display, you will see the

selected CHANNEL (number),

CATEGORY, NAME (artist name),

and TITLE (music title).

SCAN － The scan function gives

you a sampling of all channels while

in the channel mode. In the category

mode, only the channels within that

category are scanned. To activate

scan, press the SCAN button. The

system plays each channel in

In category mode, only channels

within that category can be selected.

In channel mode, all channels can be

selected.

You may experience periods when

XM Radio does not transmit the

artist’s name and song title

information. If this happens, there is

nothing wrong with your system.

numerical order for a few seconds,

then selects the next channel. When

you hear a channel you want to listen

to, press the button again.

3. Pick the preset button (icon) you

want for that channel. Press and

hold the button (icon) until you

hear a beep.

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Playing the XM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the

first six channels.

XM Radio Display Messages

‘‘LOADING’’ － XM is loading the

audio or program information.

‘‘NO SIGNAL’’ － The signal is

currently too weak. Move the vehicle

to an area away from tall buildings,

and with an unobstructed view of the

southern horizon.

5. Press the XM button again or

touch the other XM icon (XM1 or

XM2) on the audio display. Store

the next six channels using steps 2

and 3.

‘‘OFF AIR’’ － The channel

currently selected is no longer

broadcasting.

‘‘ - - - - ’’ － The selected channel

number does not exist or is not part

of your subscription.

‘‘UPDATING’’ － The encryption

code is being updated. Wait until the

encryption code is fully updated.

Channels 0 and 1 should still work

normally.

Once a channel is stored, press and

release the proper preset button

(icon) to tune to it. Each preset

button’s channel is shown on the

bottom of the audio display.

‘‘NO INFO’’ － This channel has no

artist or title information at this time.

‘‘ANTENNA’’ － There is a problem

with the XM antenna. Please consult

your dealer.

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Playing the XM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

The XM satellites are in orbit over

the equator; therefore, objects south

of the vehicle may cause satellite

reception interruptions. To help

compensate for this, ground-based

repeaters are placed in major

metropolitan areas.

Signal weaker in

these areas.

Signal may be blocked by

mountains or large obstacles to

the south.

Satellite signals are more likely to be

blocked by tall buildings and

mountains the farther north you

travel from the equator. Carrying

large items on a roof rack can also

block the signal.

SATELLITE

GROUND

REPEATER

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Playing the XM Radio (EX-L model with navigation system)

Depending on where you drive, you

may experience reception problems.

Interference can be caused by any of

these conditions:

As required by the FCC:

your radio I.D. number, press the

TUNE bar until ‘‘0’’ appears in the

display. Your I.D. will appear in the

display.

Changes or modifications not expressly

approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s

authority to operate the equipment.

Driving on the north side of an

east/west mountain road.

Driving on the north side of a

large commercial truck on an

east/west road.

After you’ve registered with XM

Radio, keep your audio system in the

Receiving XM Radio Service

If your XM Radio service has expired XM radio mode while you wait for

or you purchased your vehicle from

a previous owner, you can listen to a

sampling of the broadcasts available

on XM Radio. With the ignition

activation. This should take about 30

minutes.

Driving in tunnels.

Driving on a road beside a vertical

wall, steep cliff, or hill to the south

of you.

While waiting for activation, make

sure your vehicle remains in an open

area with good reception. Once your

switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON

(II) position, push the power/volume

Driving on the lower level of a

multi-tiered road.

knob to turn on the audio system and audio system is activated, you’ll be

press the CD/XM button. A variety

of music types and styles will play.

able to listen to XM Radio broadcasts.

XM Radio will continue to send an

activation signal to your vehicle for

at least 12 hours from the activation

request. If the service has not been

activated after 36 hours, contact

XM Radio. In Canada, contact XM

CANADA .

Driving on a single lane road

alongside dense trees taller than

50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.

Large items carried on a roof rack.

If you decide to purchase XM Radio

service, contact XM Radio at

www.xmradio.com, or at

1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact

XM CANADA at www.xmradio.ca, or

at 1-877-209-0079. You will need to

give them your radio I.D. number

and your credit card number. To get

There may be other geographic

situations that could affect XM Radio

reception.

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Playing a Disc (EX-L model with navigation system)

CD ICON

POWER/VOLUME

KNOB

JOYSTICK

OPEN BUTTON

CD BUTTON

AUDIO BUTTON

SCAN BUTTON

TUNE BAR

RANDOM

BUTTON

FAST FORWARD

BUTTON

SKIP ＋ BUTTON

REPEAT BUTTON

REWIND BUTTON

SKIP － BUTTON

U.S. model is shown.

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Playing a Disc (EX-L model with navigation system)

To Play a Disc

to 999 tracks. If the disc has a

The specifications for compatible

WMA files are:

(In-dash single player)

complex structure, it takes a while to

read the disc before the system

begins to play it.

You operate the in-dash disc player

with the same controls used for the

radio. To load or play discs, the

ignition switch must be in the

ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.

－Sampling frequency:

32/44.1/48 kHz

－Bitrate:

Video CDs and DVDs do not work in

this unit.

32/40/48/64/80/96/128/160/192

kbps

－Compatible with variable bitrate

and multi-session

Your vehicle also has a CD changer

that operates with the same

functions as the in-dash disc player

(see page 215 ).

The specifications for compatible

MP3 files are:

－Maximum layers

－Sampling frequency:

32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)

24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)

－Bitrate:

(including ROOT): 8 layers

NOTE:

If a file on an MP3 or WMA disc is

protected by digital rights

management (DRM), the audio unit

displays CD FORMAT, and then

skips to the next file.

32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/

160/192/224/256/320 kbps

(MPEG1)

Do not use discs with adhesive labels.

The label can curl up and cause the

disc to jam in the unit.

8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/

112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)

－Compatible with variable bitrate

and multi-session

This audio system can also play CD-

Rs and CD-RWs compressed in MP3

or WMA formats. When playing a

disc in MP3, you will see ‘‘MP3’’ on

the screen. In WMA format, ‘‘WMA’’

will appear on the screen. You can

select up to 255 folders and play up

－Maximum layers

(including ROOT): 8 layers

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Playing a Disc (EX-L model with navigation system)

To Load a Disc

DISC SLOT

OPEN BUTTON

CLOSE BUTTON

The in-dash disc player is behind the

navigation screen. To use the disc

player, press the OPEN button

beside the screen. The screen folds

back, and the disc slot appears.

Insert a disc about halfway into the

disc slot. The drive will pull the disc

in the rest of the way and begin to

play it.

To return the screen to the upright

position, press the CLOSE button on

the edge of the screen panel. Do not

use the folded down screen as a tray.

If you put a cup, for example, on the

screen, the liquid inside the cup may

spill on the screen when you go over

a bump.

You cannot load and play 3-inch

(8-cm) discs in this system.

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Playing a Disc (EX-L model with navigation system)

Push the AUDIO button beside the

screen to show the audio display and

operate the disc player.

To Change or Select Tracks/Files

You can also select an icon with the

joystick. Move it to left, right, up, or

down to change the highlighting and

scroll through lists. Then press ENT

on the top of the joystick to select

the icon.

PRESET BUTTON’S FUNCTION

You can also operate the audio

system without using the control

icons on the audio screen. Press the

CD button. The status bar appears

on the bottom of the screen. On the

navigation screen, you can see the

audio information whenever you

touch the AUDIO INFO icon on the

lower portion of the screen.

SKIP － Each time you press and

release

(preset 6), the player

skips forward to the beginning of the

next track (file in MP3 or WMA

mode). Press and release

PRESET BUTTONS

U.S. model is shown

(preset 5), to skip backward to

the beginning of the current track.

Press it again to skip to the

When playing a CD recorded with

text data, the track, album, and artist

You can use the preset buttons while

a disc is playing to select passages

beginning of the previous track.

name are shown on the audio display. and change tracks (files in MP3 or

When playing a disc in MP3 or WMA, WMA mode). Each preset button’s

FF/REW － To move rapidly within

the folder number and name, the file

number and name, the artist name,

and the elapsed time are shown. The

system will continuously play a disc

until you change modes. If the disc

was not recorded with text data, it

will not be displayed.

function is shown on the bottom of

the screen.

a track/file, press and hold

(preset 4) or

(preset 3).

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Playing a Disc (EX-L model with navigation system)

In MP3 or WMA mode

FOLDER SELECTION － To

select a different folder, press either

side of the TUNE bar to move to the

beginning of the next folder. Press

the ▲ side of the TUNE bar to skip

to the next folder, and the ▼ side to

move to the beginning of the current

folder. Press it again to skip to the

beginning of the previous folder.

FOLDER REPEAT － This feature,

when activated, replays all files on

the selected folder in the order they

are compressed. To activate folder

repeat, press and hold the RPT

button (preset 1) for 2 seconds. You

will see FOLDER REPEAT in the

display. The system continuously

replays the current folder. Press the

RPT button again to turn it off.

Selecting a different folder with the

TUNE bar also turns off folder

repeat.

FOLDER RANDOM － This

feature, when activated, plays all

files in the selected folder in random

order, rather than in the order they

are compressed. To activate folder

random, press and hold the RDM

button. You will see FOLDER

RANDOM in the display. The

system then selects and plays files

randomly. This continues until you

deactivate folder random by pressing

the RDM button again, or if you

select a different folder with the

TUNE bar.

TRACK REPEAT (FILE

REPEAT) － To continuously replay

a track (file in MP3 or WMA mode),

press and release the RPT button

(preset 1). You will see TRACK

REPEAT in the display. Press the

RPT button again to turn it off.

TRACK RANDOM (Random

within a disc/folder) － This

feature plays the tracks/files within

a disc in random order. To activate

track random, press and release the

RDM button (preset 2). You will see

TRACK RANDOM in the display.

Press the RDM button again to

return to normal play.

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Playing a Disc (EX-L model with navigation system)

SCAN (TRACK/FILE SCAN) －

The scan function samples all tracks

(files in MP3 or WMA) in the order

In MP3 or WMA mode

Using a Track List

FOLDER SCAN － This feature,

FOLDER ICON

TRACK/FILE ICON

when activated, samples the first file

they were recorded. To activate scan, in each folder on the disc in order.

press and release the SCAN button.

You will see TRACK SCAN in the

display. You will get a 10 second

sampling of each track/file on the

disc. Press the SCAN button to get

out of scan mode and play the last

track/file sampled.

To activate folder scan, press and

hold the SCAN button for 2 seconds.

You will see FOLDER SCAN in the

display.

The system plays the first file in

each folder for about 10 seconds. If

you do nothing, the system then

plays the first file in each folder for

10 seconds each. After playing the

first file of the last folder, the system

goes to normal play.

FOLDER NUMBER

RETURN ICON

Pressing either SKIP button (preset

5 or 6) also turns off scan.

You can also select a track/file

directly from a track list on the audio

display. Press the AUDIO button to

show the audio display, then touch

the Track List icon. The track list

menu appears on the display.

Pressing either SKIP button (preset

5 or 6), or selecting a different folder

with the TUNE bar, or pressing the

SCAN button, also turns off folder

scan.

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Playing a Disc (EX-L model with navigation system)

When playing a CD recorded with

text data, each track name is shown

on the audio display. With a disc

recorded in MP3 or WMA, the folder

number and the location are also

displayed.

Select the desired track/file by

To Stop Playing a Disc

touching the icon on the display. The

selected icon will be highlighted in

blue. The system begins to play the

selected track/file. With a disc in

MP3 or WMA, touch the folder icon

on the upper left of the screen to

To play the radio when a disc is

playing, press the AM/FM button or

touch the FM1, FM2, AM, XM1, or

XM2 icon. If a PC card is in the audio

unit, touch the CARD icon to play

the PC card. If a CD or CDs are

loaded in the CD changer, touch the

CDC icon to play the CD changer.

Press the CD button again or touch

the CD icon to switch back to the

disc player.

If the disc was not recorded with text move to the parent folder. The

data, only the track number is shown. current folder is highlighted in blue.

To scroll through the display, touch

the ▲ or ▼ icon on the side of the

screen. To go back to the previous

display, touch the Return icon on the

screen.

If you turn the system off while a

disc is playing, either with the

power/volume knob or by turning

off the ignition switch, the disc will

stay in the drive. When you turn the

system back on, the disc will begin

playing where it left off.

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Playing a Disc (EX-L model with navigation system)

Removing a Disc

Protecting Discs

To remove a disc from the audio unit, For information on how to handle

fold back the screen by pressing the

OPEN button (see page 206 ). Press

the disc eject button (

and protect discs, see page 252 .

) to

remove the disc. If you eject the disc,

but do not remove it from the slot,

the system will automatically reload

it after 10 seconds and put it in pause

mode. To begin playing, press the

CD/XM button.

To return the screen to the upright

position, press the CLOSE button.

You cannot close the screen if a disc

is partially inserted into its slot.

You can also eject the disc when the

ignition switch is off.

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Disc Player Error Messages (EX-L model with navigation system)

If you see an error message in the

Error Message

Cause

Solution

display while playing a disc, find the

cause in the chart to the right. If you

cannot clear the error message, take

your vehicle to your dealer.

Press the eject button, and pull out the disc.

Check if it is inserted correctly in the disc

player.

Make sure the disc is not scratched or damaged.

For more information see page 253 .

Press the eject button, and pull out the disc.

Check the disc for damage or deformation. For

more information see page 253 .

If the disc cannot be pulled out, or the error

message does not disappear after the disc is

ejected, see your dealer.

Press the eject button, and pull out the disc.

Check the disc for damage or deformation.

Will disappear when the temperature returns to

normal.

DISC ERROR

FOCUS Error

The chart on the right explains the

error messages you may see in the

display while playing a disc.

If you see an error message in the

display while playing a disc, press

the eject button. After ejecting the

disc, check it for damage or

deformation. If there is no damage,

insert the disc again.

For additional information on

damaged discs, see page 253 .

MECH ERROR

Mechanical Error

DISC

TOC Error

HEAT ERROR

High Temperature

The audio system will try to play the

disc. If there is still a problem, the

error message will reappear. Press

the eject button, and pull out the disc.

Insert a different disc. If the new

disc plays, there is a problem with

the first disc. If the error message

cycle repeats and you cannot clear it,

take your vehicle to a dealer.

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CD Changer (EX-L model with navigation system)

POWER/VOLUME KNOB

CD ICON

CD CHANGER ICON

JOYSTICK

OPEN BUTTON

CD BUTTON

AUDIO BUTTON

SCAN BUTTON

TUNE BAR

REPEAT BUTTON

SKIP ＋ BUTTON

SKIP － BUTTON

RANDOM BUTTON

FAST FORWARD BUTTON

REWIND BUTTON

U.S. model is shown.

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CD Changer (EX-L model with navigation system)

Loading CDs in the Changer

Your vehicle has the CD changer in

the center console.

CD-R, CD-RW disc, and CD

compressed in MP3 and WMA will

not work in this unit. Video CDs and

DVD discs also will not work.

Do not spill any liquids on the center

console. Spilled liquids can damage

electrical components in the CD

changer.

EJECT BUTTON

1. Open the center console cover,

then slide open the CD changer

cover by pulling it rearward.

2. Push the EJECT button to remove

the CD magazine. The magazine

will pop up automatically.

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CD Changer (EX-L model with navigation system)

4. Put a CD on the tray with the

printed surface facing up as shown.

5. Reinstall the tray in the magazine.

Repeat this procedure to open the

other five trays.

3. To install a CD into the magazine,

push the button while pulling out

on the tab.

6. Store all six trays in the magazine,

and reinstall the magazine in the

CD changer as shown.

7. Make sure to slide the CD

changer cover closed until it clicks.

To remove CDs from the CD

changer, refer to the loading

procedure.

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CD Changer (EX-L model with navigation system)

To Play a CD

To select a different disc, use the

preset buttons (5 or 6). Press and

release the Preset 5 (DISC －)

button to select the previous disc or

Preset 6 (DISC ＋) to select the next

disc in sequence. Pressing the ▲ or

▼ side of the TUNE bar also

changes the disc. If you select an

empty position in the CD changer,

the system will try to load the CD in

the next available slot.

To play CDs, the ignition switch

must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or

ON (II) position.

You operate the CD changer with

the same controls used for the in-

dash disc player or the radio. To

select the CD changer, touch the

CDC icon. The disc and track

numbers are displayed. The system

will continuously play a CD until you

change modes.

TUNE

BAR

PRESET BUTTONS

You can use the preset buttons while

a disc is playing to select passages

and change tracks. Each preset

button function is shown on the

bottom of the screen.

Do not use CDs with adhesive labels.

The label can curl up and cause the CD

to jam in the unit.

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SKIP － Push the

button

RANDOM (Track Random) －

DISC SCAN － Press and hold the

SCAN button to get a 10 second

sampling of the first song of each

disc in the CD changer. You will see

DISC SCAN in the display. Press and

hold the button again to turn it off.

(preset 6) to play the next track on

Press and release the RDM button

(preset 2) to play the tracks in

random order. You will see TRACK

RANDOM in the display. Press the

RDM button again to return to

normal play.

the disc. Push the

button

(preset 5) once to replay the track in

play; press it twice to replay the

previous track.

FF/REW － To move more rapidly

within a track, press and hold the

DISC RANDOM － To play all

tracks in each CD in random order,

press and hold the RDM button

(preset 2) until you see DISC

RANDOM in the display. Press the

RDM button again to return to

normal play.

(preset 4) or

(preset 3)

button.

REPEAT (Track Repeat) － To

continuously replay a track, press

and release the RPT button (preset

1). You will see TRACK REPEAT in

the display. Press the RPT button

again to turn it off.

SCAN (Track Scan) － The SCAN

function samples all the tracks on

the selected disc in the order they

are recorded. To activate it, press

and release the SCAN button. You

will see TRACK SCAN in the display,

and you will get a 10 second

sampling of each track on the

selected CD. Press the SCAN button

again to get out of scan mode.

DISC REPEAT － To continuously

replay the current CD, press and

hold the RPT button (preset 1) until

you see the DISC REPEAT in the

display. Press it again to turn it off.

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CD Changer (EX-L model with navigation system)

To Stop Playing a CD

Press the AM/FM or CD/XM

button to switch to the radio or

satellite radio while a CD is playing.

If there is a PC card in the audio unit,

touch the CARD icon to switch to

the PC card while a CD is playing.

Touch the CDC icon again to play

the CD in the CD changer.

If you turn the system off while a CD

in the CD changer is playing, the CD

will stay in the drive. When you turn

the system back on, the CD will be in

pause mode. Touch the CDC icon on

the audio screen. The CD will begin

playing where it left off.

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CD Changer Error Messages (EX-L model with navigation system)

If you see an error message in the

display while playing a disc, find the

cause in the chart to the right. If you

cannot clear the error message, take

your vehicle to your dealer.

Error Message

Cause

Solution

The disc is pulled out.

Check if it is inserted correctly in the disc

player.

DISC ERROR

FOCUS Error

The chart on the right explains the

error messages you may see in the

display while playing a disc.

Make sure the disc is not scratched or damaged.

For more information see page 253 .

Press the eject button, and pull out the disc.

Check the disc for damage or deformation. For

more information see page 253 .

If the disc cannot be pulled out, or the error

message does not disappear after the disc is

ejected, see your dealer.

If you see an error message in the

display while playing a disc, press

the eject button. After ejecting the

disc, check it for damage or

deformation. If there is no damage,

insert the disc again.

For additional information on

damaged discs, see page 253 .

MECH ERROR

Mechanical Error

The audio system will try to play the

disc. If there is still a problem, the

error message will reappear. Press

the eject button, and pull out the disc.

Insert a different disc. If the new

disc plays, there is a problem with

the first disc. If the error message

cycle repeats and you cannot clear it,

take your vehicle to a dealer.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

TRACK LIST ICON

POWER/VOLUME KNOB

PC CARD ICON

JOYSTICK

PLAY MODE ICON

OPEN BUTTON

CD/XM BUTTON

AUDIO BUTTON

SCAN BUTTON

TUNE BAR

REPEAT BUTTON

RANDOM BUTTON

SKIP ＋ BUTTON

SKIP － BUTTON

FAST FORWARD BUTTON

REWIND BUTTON

U.S. model is shown.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

To Play a PC Card

Always use the recommended

memory card with the appropriate

adapter (if an adapter is needed).

Some memory cards will not work in

this unit.

Never insert foreign objects into

the PC card slot.

You operate the PC card player with

the same controls used for the radio

and the disc player. To load or play a

card, the ignition switch must be in

the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)

position.

The specifications for compatible

MP3 files are:

－Sampling frequency:

32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)

24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)

－Bitrate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/

112/128/160/192/224/256/320

kbps (MPEG1)

8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/

112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)

－Compatible with variable bitrate

and multi-session

－Maximum layers

(including ROOT): 8 layers

NOTE:

When you insert a PC card into

the slot, make sure you put it in

straight. If you cannot insert it,

remove it, and insert again.

The PC card player reads and plays

cards in MP3 or WMA formats.

Depending on the format, the screen

will indicate ‘‘MP3’’ or ‘‘WMA’’ when

a card is playing. The card limit of

the player is 255 folders and 999

tracks. If the card has a complex

structure, it takes some time for the

system to begin playing it.

Do not keep PC cards in the

vehicle. Direct sunlight and high

heat will damage them.

To avoid damaging the card

reader, do not insert hard disc

drive cards into the PC card slot.

Based on PCMCIA 2.1/JEIDA 4.2,

the recommended PC cards for the

PC card reader are:

You cannot close the screen

(move it to the upright position)

until the PC card is inserted all the

way into its slot or removed.

CompactFlash

Flash ATA

SD memory card

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

The specifications for compatible

WMA files are:

Loading a PC Card

Insert a PC card straight into the slot.

The drive will read the PC card and

begin to play it.

PC CARD SLOT

－Sampling frequency:

32/44.1/48 kHz

－Bitrate:

Return the screen to the upright

position by pressing the CLOSE

button on the edge of the screen

panel.

48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps

－Compatible with variable bitrate

and multi-session

－Maximum layers

(including ROOT): 8 layers

Push the AUDIO button beside the

screen to show the audio display and

operate the PC card player.

In WMA format, DRM (digital rights

management) files cannot be played.

If the system finds a DRM file, it

skips that file and plays the next

available folder or file.

You can also operate the audio

system without using the control

icons on the audio screen. Press any

of the appropriate control buttons.

The status bar appears on the

bottom of the screen. On the

navigation screen, you can see the

audio information whenever you

touch the AUDIO INFO icon on the

screen.

The PC card slot is behind the

navigation screen. To use the PC

card player, press the OPEN button

beside the screen. The screen folds

back, and the PC card slot appears.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

There are three play modes: Folder,

Artist, and Album. Touch the PLAY

MODE icon, then choose one of the

modes by touching its icon. When a

mode is selected, it is highlighted in

blue.

To Select a Play Mode

PLAY MODE ICON

FOLDER MODE

MODE INDICATOR

Folder mode plays tracks in the

order they were added to the card.

Artist mode plays tracks in

alphabetical order, by artist and

song title.

PLAY MODE ICON

ARTIST MODE

ALBUM MODE

Album mode plays albums

(folders) in alphabetical order.

If play mode information was not

included in the tracks/files when

they were added to the card, it will

not be displayed on the screen.

MODE INDICATOR

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MODE INDICATOR

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

PLAY MODE ICON

To select a play mode, push the

AUDIO button to show the audio

Select the desired mode by touching

the appropriate icon, or move the

After you select the play mode, the

display changes to the selectable

playing menu. If you select

‘‘Continue playing the current song,’’

the system goes into the selected

play mode after playing the current

file.

display, then touch the PLAY MODE joystick, then press ENT.

icon on the display.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

If you select ‘‘Play a new track list,’’

the system goes into the selected

play mode immediately and begins to

play the new track list.

To Change or Select Tracks/Files

Icons on the screen can also be

selected with the joystick. Move the

joystick left or right and up or down

until the icon is highlighted, then

press ENT on the top of the joystick

to select the icon.

PRESET BUTTON’S FUNCTION

To go back to the previous screen,

press the CANCEL button on the

right side of the screen. To exit the

play mode screens, press the AUDIO

button.

PRESET BUTTONS

You can use the preset buttons while

a card is playing to select or change

files. Each preset button’s function is

shown on the bottom of the screen.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

SKIP － Each time you press and

TRACK REPEAT (FILE

REPEAT) － To continuously replay

a file, press and release the RPT

button (preset 1). You will see

TRACK REPEAT in the display.

Press the RPT button again to turn it

off.

TRACK RANDOM (Random

within a folder) － This feature

plays the files within a folder in

random order. To activate random

play, press and release the RDM

button (preset 2). You will see

TRACK RANDOM in the display.

Press the RDM button again to

return to normal play.

release

(preset 6), the player

skips forward to the beginning of the

next file. Press and release

(preset 5), to skip backward to

the beginning of the current file.

Press it again to skip to the

beginning of the previous file.

FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM

FF/REW － To move rapidly within

REPEAT － This feature, when

activated, replays all the files on the

selected folder/artist/album in the

order they are recorded or listed. To

activate each repeat mode, press and

hold the RPT button (preset 1) for 2

seconds. You will see FOLDER

REPEAT, ARTIST REPEAT or

ALBUM REPEAT in the display.

The system continuously replays the

current folder/artist/album. Press

and hold the RPT button again to

turn it off. Pressing the RDM button,

or selecting a different folder/artist/

album with the TUNE bar also turns

off the repeat feature.

a file, press and hold

(preset 4)

FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM

RANDOM － This feature, when

activated, plays all files in each

folder/artist/album in random order,

rather than in the order they are

recorded or listed. To activate each

random play, push and hold the

RDM button (preset 2) for 2 seconds.

You will see FOLDER RANDOM,

ARTIST RANDOM or ALBUM

RANDOM in the display.

or

(preset 3).

FOLDER SELECTION － To

select a different folder, press either

side of the TUNE bar to move to the

beginning of the next folder. Press

the ▲ side of the TUNE bar to skip

the next folder, and press the ▼ side

to move to the beginning of the

current folder. Press it again to skip

to the beginning of the previous

folder.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

The system then selects and plays

files randomly. This continues until

you deactivate each random play by

pressing the RDM button again.

FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM

SCAN － This feature, when

activated, samples the first file in

each folder/artist/album on the PC

card in order. To activate each scan

feature, press and hold the SCAN

button. You will see FOLDER SCAN,

ARTIST SCAN or ALBUM SCAN in

the display.

Pressing either of the SKIP buttons

(preset 5 or 6), selecting a different

folder/artist/album with the TUNE

bar, or pressing the SCAN button,

also turns off the scan feature.

SCAN － The SCAN function

samples all the files on the PC card

in the order they are recorded. To

activate the scan feature, press and

release the SCAN button. You will

see TRACK SCAN in the display.

You will get a 10 second sampling of

each file on the PC card. Press the

SCAN button again to get out of scan

mode and play the last file sampled.

The system plays the first file in the

folder for about 10 seconds. If you do

nothing, the system plays the first

file in each folder, in order, for 10

seconds each. After playing the first

file of the last folder/artist/album,

the system returns to normal play.

Pressing either of the SKIP buttons

(preset 5 or 6) also turns off the scan

feature.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

Using a Track List

FOLDER ICON

ARTIST NAME

TRACK LIST ICON

RETURN ICON

You can also select a file directly

from a track list on the audio display.

Press the AUDIO button to show the

audio display, then touch the Track

List icon. The track list menu

To scroll through the display, touch

the ▲ or ▼ icon on the side of the

screen. To go back to the previous

display, touch the Return icon.

In artist mode, the artist name is also

displayed on the right side of each

selectable icon. Select the desired

file.

appears on the display.

To play a file, touch its icon on the

screen. In folder mode, touch the

folder icon on the upper left of the

screen to move to the parent folder.

The current folder is highlighted in

blue.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

Song Search Function

SONG SEARCH ICON

ALBUM NAME

TITLE BY KEYWORD ICON

RETURN ICON

ALBUM ICON

ARTIST ICON

Folder mode is shown.

In album mode, the album name is

also displayed on the right side of

each selectable icon. Select the

desired file.

When you select ‘‘Song Search’’ from

the track list display, the song search modes to search a file: Title by

menu appears. Keyword, Artist, and Album.

You can then select any of three

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

Searching for a Song Title by Keyword

To cancel the selected letter, touch

the Delete icon. To select more

characters, touch the More icon.

The other character list will be

shown.

Searching for a Song by Artist Name

MORE ICON

ARTIST LIST

FILE LIST

LIST ICON

DELETE ICON

In Title by Keyword mode, enter the

title name, or any keyword, by

touching the letter icons on the

screen. Press the List icon to begin

the song search. If you press the

Select the Artist icon, and the artist

list appears. Select the desired artist,

and the artist’s file list is displayed.

After the system searches for a song,

CANCEL button on the control panel, a file list is displayed. To scroll

the display returns to the mode

menu without doing a search.

through the list, touch the ▲ or ▼

icon on the side of the screen. Select

the desired file by touching the

appropriate icon, or moving the

joystick and pressing ENT.

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Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

Searching for a Song by Album Name

To Stop Playing a PC Card

Removing a PC Card

To play the radio when a PC card is

playing, press the AM/FM button or

touch the FM1, FM2, AM, XM1, or

XM2 icon. If a disc is in the audio

unit, press the CD/XM button or

touch the CD icon to play the disc. If

a CD or CDs are in the CD changer,

touch the CDC icon to play the

disc(s). Touch the CARD icon to

switch back to the PC card player.

To remove a PC card from the audio

unit, fold back the screen by

pressing the OPEN button (see page

ALBUM LIST

222 ). Press the eject button (

to remove the card. If you do not

remove it from the slot, you cannot

return the screen to the upright

position.

)

To return the screen to the upright

position, press the CLOSE button.

If you turn the system off while a PC

card is playing, either with the

power/volume knob or by turning

off the ignition switch, the card will

stay in the drive. When you turn the

system back on, the card will begin

playing where it left off.

You can also eject a card when the

ignition switch is off.

Select the Album icon, and the

album list appears. Select the desired

album, and its song list is displayed.

You can then select the desired song

from the list.

PC Card Player Malfunction

If there is a problem with the PC

card player, see your dealer.

When you leave the vehicle, always

remove the PC card from the audio

unit.

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PC card Error Messages (EX-L model with navigation system)

If you see an error message in the

Error Message

FILE ERROR

Solution

display while playing a PC card, find

the solution in the chart to the right.

If you cannot clear the error

message, take your vehicle to your

dealer.

The system cannot read the file(s). Check the files in the disc. There is a

possibility that the files have been damaged.

It appears when the PC card is empty or there are no MP3 or WMA files in

the PC card. Save the MP3 or WMA files in the PC card.

NO MUSIC

MEDIA ERROR

It appears when an unsupported PC card is inserted. The system supports

CF card, Flash ATA card, and SanDisk 6-in-1 Card Adapter.

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Playing an iPod (EX-L model with navigation system)

POWER/VOLUME KNOB

iPod INDICATOR

AUX ICON

JOYSTICK

OPEN BUTTON

CD/XM BUTTON

AUDIO BUTTON

REPEAT BUTTON

SKIP ＋ BUTTON

SKIP － BUTTON

FAST FORWARD BUTTON

REWIND BUTTON

RANDOM BUTTON

U.S. model is shown.

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Playing an iPod (EX-L model with navigation system)

To Play an iPod

Voice Control System

Use only compatible iPods with the

latest software. iPods that are not

compatible will not work in this audio

unit.

This audio system can select and

play the audio files on the iPod with

the same controls used for the in-

dash disc player. To play an iPod,

connect it to the USB adapter cable

in the upper glove box by using your

dock connector. Press the AUDIO

button beside the screen to show the

audio display and touch the AUX

icon. The ignition switch must be in

the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)

position. The iPod will also be

recharged with the ignition switch in

these positions.

You can select the AUX mode by

using the navigation system voice

control buttons, but cannot operate

the play mode functions.

NOTE:

iPods compatible with your audio

system using the USB adapter cable

are:

Do not connect your iPod using a

hub.

Do not keep the iPod in the

vehicle. Direct sunlight and high

heat will damage it.

Model

Software

iPod classic

iPod with video

(iPod 5th

Ver. 1.0 or more

Ver. 1.2 or more

Do not use an extension cable

between the USB adapter cable

equipped with your vehicle and

your dock connector.

generation)

iPod nano

Ver. 1.2 or more

iPod nano

Ver. 1.1.2 or more

The audio system reads and plays

playable sound files on the iPod. The

system cannot operate an iPod as a

mass storage device. The system will

only play songs stored on the iPod

with iTunes.

2nd generation

iPod nano

Ver. 1.0 or more

We recommend backing up your

data before playing it.

3rd generation

iPod nano

Ver. 1.0.2 or more

4th generation

iPod touch

Some devices cannot be powered

or charged via the USB adapter. If

this is the case, use the accessory

adapter to supply power to your

device.

Ver. 1.1.1 or more

Ver. 2.1.1 or more

iPod and iTunes are registered

trademarks owned by Apple Inc.

2nd generation

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Playing an iPod (EX-L model with navigation system)

In AAC format, DRM (digital rights

management) files cannot be played.

If the system finds a DRM file, the

audio unit displays UNPLAYABLE,

and then skips to the next file.

Connecting an iPod

RELEASE BUTTON

USB ADAPTER CABLE

DOCK CONNECTOR

USB CONNECTOR

1. Open the upper glove box.

4. Install the dock connector to the

USB adapter cable securely.

2. Push the release button to release

the USB adapter cable.

If the audio system still does not

recognize the iPod, the iPod may

need to be reset. Follow the

instructions that came with your

iPod, or you can find reset

instructions online at www.apple.com/

ipod.

3. Connect your dock connector to

the iPod correctly and securely.

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