2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Owners Manual

To load a single CD:
TheindicatorsabovetheDisc
buttons of the empty positions will
blink, and the green load indicator
above the CD slot comes on.
Press and release the LOAD
button.
The system will load the CD, and
begin playing it.If you press the LOAD button while
a CD is playing, the system will stop
playing that CD and start the loading
sequence. It will then play the CD
just loaded.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate Disc button.
Select an empty Disc button (the
indicator above the button is off),
and press the button. The system
will stop playing the current CD and
start the loading sequence. It will
then play the CD just loaded.
Insert a CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD load indicator
turns red and blinks as the CD is
loaded.
When LOADING appears again in
the display, insert the next CD into
the CD slot.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the f irst CD loaded.
TheindicatorsabovetheDisc
buttons of the empty positions will
blink, and the green CD load
indicator comes on. When you see
‘‘LOAD’’ in the display, insert the
disc into the CD slot. Insert it only
about half way; the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, the system will
wait f or 10 seconds, then stop the
load operation and begin playing the
last CD loaded.
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On vehicles without navigation system
To load multiple CDs in one
operation:Press and hold the Load button
until you hear a beep and see
‘‘LOAD’’ in the display, then
release the button.
On the upper right side of the
display, the disc number f or an
empty position will begin blinking,
and the green CD load indicator
will come on.
Insert the CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD Loaded indicator
turns red and blinks as the CD is
loaded. To load a single CD:
Press and release the LOAD
button.
When the disc number f or an
empty position starts to blink and
the green CD load indicator comes
on, you will see LOAD in the
display. Insert the disc into the CD
slot. Insert it only about half way,
the drive will pull it in the rest of
the way.
The system will load the CD, and
begin playing it.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing last CD loaded.
If you are not loading CDs into all six
positions, press the LOAD button
again after the last CD has loaded.
The system will begin playing the
last CD loaded.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, the system will
wait f or ten seconds, then stop the
load operation and begin playing the
last CD loaded. When LOAD appears again in the
display, insert the next CD into the
CD slot.
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To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or side of the
SKIP bar. You will hear a beep and
the system will continue to move
through the track. Press the side
of the SKIP bar to move forward, or
the sidetomovebackward.
Release the bar when the system
reaches the point you want.
Select the CD changer by pressing
the CD button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in
the display. The system will begin
playing the last selected disc in the
CD changer. You will see the disc
and track numbers displayed.
When that CD ends, the next CD in
the CD changer is loaded and played.
Af ter the last CD f inishes, the
system returns to CD 1.
You can use the SKIP bar while a
disc is playing to select passages and
change tracks. To select a dif f erent CD, press the
appropriate preset button (1 6). If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will go into
the loading sequence. Each time you press the side of
the SKIP bar, the system skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
track. Press and release the side
to skip backward to the beginning of
the current track. Press it again to
skip to the beginning of the previous
track.
On models with a rear entertainment
system and a navigation system, you
cannot listen to a disc and XM Radio
at the same time. For example, when
a disc is playing on the f ront
speakers, you cannot listen to XM
Radio on the rear speakers, or vice
versa.
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To Play a CD To Change Tracks
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When you press and release the RPT
button or touch the TRACK RPT
icon on the upper display, the system
continuously replays the current
track. As a reminder, you will see
REPEAT (TRACK REPEAT) in the
display. To turn this feature off,
press the RPT button, or touch the
TRACK REPEAT icon again.
WhenyoupressandholdtheRPT
button until REPEAT is in the
display, or when you touch the DISC
RPTiconontheaudiodisplay,the
system continuously replays the
current disc. As a reminder, you will
see D-RPT (DISC RPT) in the
display.
WhenyoupressandholdtheSCAN
button until you see D-Scan in the
display, or when you touch the DISC
SCAN icon on the upper display, the
f irst track of the current CD plays
f or about 10 seconds. You will see D-
SCAN in the display and DISC SCAN
in the upper display. To hear the rest
of the CD, press the SCAN button or
touch the DISC SCAN icon again,
within 10 seconds. If you don’t, the
system advances to the next disc,
plays about 10 seconds of it, and
continues throughout the rest of the
CDs the same way. When the
system reaches the last disc, DISC
SCAN is cancelled, and the CD plays
normally.
When you press the SCAN button or
touchtheTRACKSCANicononthe
upper display, the f irst track of the
current disc plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN in the
upper display and in the audio
display. To hear the rest of the track,
press the SCAN button or touch the
TRACK SCAN icon again within 10
seconds. If you don’t, the system
advances to the next track, plays
about 10 seconds of it, and continues
through the rest of the tracks the
same way.
Playing a CD, CD Changer
T rack Repeat
Disc Repeat
Disc Scan
Track Scan
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When you press the RDM button or
touch the TRACK RANDOM icon on
the upper display, the system plays
the tracks of the current disc in
random order. You will see
RANDOM (TRACK RANDOM) in
the display. To turn this feature off,
press the RDM button (touch
TRACK RANDOM) again.
Operation of TRACK SCAN, DISC
SCAN, TRACK REPEAT, DISC
REPEAT, and TRACK RANDOM on
the upper display is possible only
when the audio display is in the
upright position.
To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM button or SAT
RADIO button (U.S. models). Each
time you press the AM/FM button,
the system changes to the next
mode (AM, FM1, or FM2). When
you return to CD mode by pressing
the CD button, play will continuewhere it lef t of f .
To eject all discs, press and hold the
eject button until the indicators
above the disc buttons blink. To eject one disc, press and release
the eject button. You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is on or of f : When you press the eject button
while listening to the radio, or with
the audio system turned of f , the disc
that was last selected is ejected.
Af ter that disc is ejected, pressing
the eject button again will eject the
next disc in numerical order. By
doing this six times, you can remove
all the discs f rom the changer. To remove the disc f rom the
changer,firstselectitbypressing
the appropriate disc button or
corresponding number on the preset
button. When that disc begins
playing, press the eject button.
If you do not remove the CD f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
CD af ter 15 seconds and put the CD
changer in pause mode. To begin
playing the CD, press the CD button. To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJECT’’ in the display.
When you remove the disc f rom the
slot, the system automatically begins
the load sequence so you can load
another disc in that position. If you
do not load another CD, within 15
seconds, the system selects the
previous mode [AM, FM1, FM2, or
XM Radio (U.S. models)]. If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or the ignition switch, play will
continue at the same point when you
turn it back on.
Playing a CD, CD Changer
Random Play
To Stop Playing a Disc Removing CDs f rom the Changer
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When using CD-R discs, use only
high quality CDs labeled f or audio
use.
When recording a CD-R, the
recording must be closed f or it to
be used.
CD-RW discs will not work in this
unit.
Play only standard round CDs.
Odd-shaped CDs may jam in the
driveorcauseotherproblems.
Handle your CDs properly to
prevent damage and skipping.When a CD is not being played, store
it in its case to protect it f rom dust
and other contamination. To prevent
warpage, keep CDs out of direct
sunlight and extreme heat.
To clean a CD, use a clean sof t cloth.
Wipe across the CD f rom the center
to the outside edge.
AnewCDmayberoughonthe
inner and outer edges. The small
plastic pieces causing this roughness
can f lake of f and f all on the re-
cording surf ace of the CD, causing
skipping or other problems. Remove
these pieces by rubbing the inner
and outer edges with the side of a
pencil or pen.
Handle a CD by its edges; never
touch either surf ace. Do not place
stabilizer rings or labels on the CD.
These, along with contamination
f rom f ingerprints, liquids, and f elt-tip
pens, can cause the CD to not play
properly, or possibly jam in the drive.
Never try to insert f oreign objects in
the CD player or the CD changer.
General Inf ormation
Protecting CDs
Protecting Your CDs
Features
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MessageSolution
CauseIf you see an error message in the
display while playing a CD, f ind the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
the vehicle to your dealer.
Press the disc eject button, and remove the
disc(s). Check f or an error indication. Insert
the disc(s) again. If the code does not disappear
orthedisc(s)cannotberemoved,consultyour
dealer.
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
Mechanical Error
High Temperature
CD Changer Error Messages
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Playing a T ape
L X modelEX model wit hout RES
Features
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FF BUTTONSKIP BAR
PLAY/PROG
BUTTON REW
BUTTON
NR BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTONFF BUTTON
PLAY/PROG
BUTTONREW
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON SKIP BAR
NR BUTTON