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µYou will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset bar if auto select
cannot f ind a strong station f or every
preset bar.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
as previously described.
press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set. Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob
repeatedly to display the bass (BAS),
treble (TRE), fader (FAD), balance
(BAL), and speed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC) settings.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the SOUND
(TUNE) knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘ ’’ in
the display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 5
seconds af ter you stop adjusting a
mode.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM, and twelve FM stations in
the preset bars.
To turn of f auto select,
Playing the Radio
Adjusting the Sound
AUTO SELECT
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Playing a Disc
(A type)(B type)
112
SCAN
BUTTON
FOLDER KNOBSCAN
BUTTON
FOLDER KNOB
PWR/VOL KNOB SEEK/SKIP BAR
PWR/VOL KNOBSEEK/SKIP BAR
DISPLAY
BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
LOAD
INDICATOR
EJECT
BUTTON
CD
BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTONLOAD
INDICATOR
DISPLAY
BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
CD
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
U.S. EX model without navigation system
U.S. LX and Canadian DX, DX-G, LX, and EX models
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To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the CD player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the CD player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes.The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1), 24, 22.05, 16 kHz
(MPEG2)
Bit rate: 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 bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers(including ROOT):
8 layers
The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are: Insert a disc into the slot. The drive
will pull the disc in the rest of the
waytoplayit.Whenthesystem
reaches the end of the disc, it will
return to the beginning and play the
disc again.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button
(AM or FM button). Press the CD
button again to switch back to the
CD player.
The CD player can also play CD-Rs
andCD-RWsinMP3andWMA
compressed f ormats. When playing a
disc in MP3 or WMA, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ or ‘‘WMA’’ in the display. You
can select up to 255 f olders or tracks.
Video CDs and DVDs will not work
in this unit.
CONT INUED
To Play a Disc
Playing a Disc
Features
113
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode).
In MP3/WMA mode, use the
FOLDER (TUNE) knob to select
f olders in the disc, and use the
SEEK/SKIP bar to change files.
Each time you press the DISP button
while playing a CD-TEXT, the
display mode changes f rom album
name, to artist name, to track name,
andthentonormaldisplay.When
playing a disc in MP3/WMA, the
display mode changes f rom f older
name,tofilename,toartisttag,to
album tag, to track tag, and then to
normal display.
If the title is too long, it will not show
all at once. Press and hold the DISP
button, and the rest of the title will
show in the display. You will also see the album and track
name (CD-TEXT), or the f older and
f ile name (MP3/WMA) under these
conditions:
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
Each time a new track, file, or
f older plays, other than in normal
display mode.
Playing a Disc
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
Name Display Funct ion
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In MP3/WMA mode
To
select a different folder, turn the
FOLDER (TUNE) knob clockwise to
move to the beginning of the next
folder. Turn the knob
counterclockwise to move to the
beginning of the current f older. Turn
it counterclockwise again to skip to
the beginning of the previous f older.
Each time you
press and release the bar, the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode). Press and
release the bar to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar. To continuously replay
a track (f ile in MP3/WMA mode),
press and release the RPT button.
You will see RPT in the display.
Press and hold the RPT button to
turn it off.
CONT INUED
Playing a Disc
FOLDER SELECTION
SEEK /SK IP
REPEA T (T RA CK /FIL E
REPEAT)
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In MP3/WMA modeIn MP3/WMA mode
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate f older repeat mode, press
the RPT button repeatedly until you
see F-RPT in the display. The system
continuously replays the current
folder.PressandholdtheRPT
button to turn it of f .
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes from
f ile repeat to f older repeat, then to
normal playing. This f eature plays the track
within a disc in random order. In
MP3/WMA mode, this f eature only
plays f olders within a disc in random
order. Files in the f older are played
in recorded order. To activate
random play, press and release the
RDM button. In MP3/WMA mode,
press the RDM button twice to select
within a disc random play. You will
seeRDMinthedisplay.Pressand
release the RDM button again to
return to normal play. This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles in the current f older in random
order, rather than in the order they
are compressed in MP3/WMA. To
activate folder random play, press
the RDM button. You will see
F-RDM in the display. The system
will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random play by
pressing and holding the RDM
button.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random play to within a
disc random play, then to normal
playing.
Playing a Disc
FOL DER-REPEA T RANDOM (Random within a
Disc) FOL DER-RANDOM
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µµIn MP3/WMA mode
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 10 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
Press the AM/FM button (AM or
FM button) to switch to the radio
while a CD is playing. Press the CD
button to play the CD.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page.
The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks/f iles on the
disc in the order they are recorded
on the disc. To activate the scan
f eature, press the SCAN button. You
will see SCAN in the display. You will
get a 10 second sampling of each
track on the disc. You will also see a
track/f ile name in the display. Press
andholdtheSCANbuttontogetout
of the system and play the last track
sampled. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file of
each f older f or 10 seconds. To
activate the folder scan feature,
press the SCAN button until you see
F-SCAN in the display. The f older
name is also displayed. To hear the
rest of the f older, press the SCAN
button, within 10 seconds. If you do
not, the system advances to the next
f older, plays f or 10 seconds of it, and
continues throughout the rest of the
folderthesameway.Whenthe
system samples the f irst f ile of all
f olders, F-SCAN is cancelled, and the
disc plays normally.
141
Playing a Disc
To Stop Playing a Disc
SCAN
Protecting Discs
F-SCAN
Features
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Indication
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, f ind the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
your vehicle to your dealer. Solution
Cause
Press the EJECT button, and pull out the disc.
Check if it is inserted correctly in the discplayer.
Make sure the disc is not scratched or damaged.
Press the EJECT button, and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deformation.
If the disc cannot be pulled out, or the error
message does not disappear after the disc is
ejected, see your dealer.
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
FOCUS Error
Mechanical Error
High temperature
Disc Player Error Messages
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