167 (d) Selecting a desired disc
Touch the desired disc number on the
screen.
The selected disc number is highlighted.
The changer will start playing the selected
disc from the first track.(e) Operating an audio CD
Playing an audio CD
Push the “AUDIO” button to display this
screen.
CD text only — The disc title and track title will
appear on the screen when pushing the
“DISC·AUX” button.
You can operate the touch−screen buttons
and choose the number of the disc you want
to play. The selected disc is automatically
played.
Selecting a desired track
“SEEK·TRACK” button: Use for a direct ac-
cess to a desired track.
Push the “
” or “” button of
“SEEK·TRACK” and repeat it until the de-
sired track number appears on the screen.
As you release the button, the changer will
start playing the selected track from the be-
ginning.
“TRACK LIST”: The desired track can be se-
lected from a list. This function is available
only when the vehicle is not moving.
Touch “TRACK LIST”. The track list is dis-
played.
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Touch the desired track number. The changer
will start playing the selected track from the
beginning.
: By touching this button, the list moves
up by 6 track groups. If this button is touched
when the top page of the list is displayed, the
last page is displayed.
: By touching this button, the list moves
down by 6 track groups. If this button is
touched when the last page of the list is dis-
played, the top page is displayed.
Fast forward: Push the “
” button of
“SEEK·TRACK” and hold it to fast forward
the disc. When you release the button, the
changer will resume playing from that posi-
tion.
Reverse: Push the “
” button of
“SEEK·TRACK” and hold it to reverse the
disc. When you release the button, the
changer will resume playing.
Searching for a desired track or a disc
Searching for a desired track —
While the disc is playing, touch “SCAN”
briefly.
“SCAN” appears on the screen. The changer
will play the next track for 10 seconds, then
scan again. To select a track, touch “SCAN”
once again. If the changer reaches the end
of the disc, it will start playing at track 1.
After all the tracks are scanned in one pass,
normal play resumes.Searching for a desired disc —
While the disc is playing, touch “SCAN”
and hold it until the “D·SCAN” appears on
the screen.
The program at the beginning of each audio
disc will be played for 10 seconds. To contin-
ue listening to the program of your choice,
touch “SCAN” once again.
After all the audio discs are scanned in one
pass, normal play resumes.
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Other functions
“RPT”: Use it for automatic repeat of the
track or disc you are currently listening to.
Repeating a track —
While the track is playing, touch “RPT”
briefly.
“RPT” appears on the screen. When the track
is finished, the changer will automatically go
back to the beginning of the track and play the
track again. To cancel it, touch “RPT” once
again.
Repeating a disc —
While the disc is playing, touch “RPT” and
hold it until the “D·RPT” appears on the
screen.
When the disc is finished, the changer will au-
tomatically go back to the beginning of the
disc and play the disc again. To cancel it,
touch “RPT” once again.“RAND”: Use it for automatic and random
selection.
Playing the tracks on one disc in random
order —
While the disc is playing, touch “RAND”
briefly.
“RAND” appears on the screen. The system
selects a track on the disc being listened to in
random order. To cancel it, touch “RAND”
once again.
Playing the tracks on all the audio discs in
random order —
While the disc is playing, touch “RAND”
and hold it until the “D·RAND” appears on
the screen.
The system selects a track on all the audio
discs in the changer in random order. To can-
cel it, touch “RAND” once again.
If a CD−TEXT disc is inserted, the title of the
disc and track will be displayed. Up to 29 let-
ters can be displayed.(f) Operating a MP3/WMA disc
Playing a MP3/WMA disc
Push the “AUDIO” button and touch a
MP3/WMA disc number to display this
screen.
You can operate the touch−screen buttons
and choose the number of the disc you want
to play. The selected disc is automatically
played.
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Other functions
“RPT”: Use it for automatic repeat of the file
or folder you are currently listening to.
Repeating a file —
While the file is playing, touch“RPT” brief-
ly.
“RPT” appears on the screen. When the file
is finished, the changer will automatically go
back to the beginning of the file and play the
file again. To cancel it, touch “RPT” once
again.
Repeating a folder —
While the folder is playing, touch “RPT”
and hold it until the “FLD·RPT” appears on
the screen.
When the folder is finished, the changer will
automatically go back to the beginning of the
folder and play the folder again. To cancel it,
touch “RPT” once again.“RAND”: Use it for automatic and random
selection of the folder or the disc which you
are currently listening to.
Playing the files in one folder in random
order —
While the disc is playing, touch “RAND”
briefly.
“RAND” appears on the screen. The system
selects a file in the folder you are currently lis-
tening to. To cancel it, touch “RAND” once
again.
Playing the files in all the folders on one
disc in random order —
While the disc is playing, touch “RAND”
and hold it until the “FLD·RAND” appears
on the screen.
The system selects a file in all the folders. To
cancel it, touch the button once again.
When a file is skipped or the system is inop-
erative, touch “RAND” to reset.(g) If the player malfunctions
If the player or another unit equipped with the
player malfunctions, your audio system will
display following messages.
If “No CD” appears on the display: It indi-
cates that there is no disc in the CD changer.
If “CD Check” appears on the display:
It indicates that the disc dirty, damaged, or it
was inserted upside down. Clean the disc or
insert it correctly. If a disc which is not play-
able is inserted, “CD Check” will also ap-
pear on the screen. For appropriate discs for
this player, see “Audio system operating
hints” on page 175.
If “CD Error” appears on the display: The
following causes are possible.
There is a trouble inside the system. Eject
the disc.
The inside of the player unit may be too
hot due to the very high ambient tempera-
ture. Eject the disc and allow the player to
cool down.
If “NO MUSIC FILE” appears on the dis-
play: It indicates that the disc has no playable
data.
If the malfunction is not rectified: Take
your vehicle to your dealer.
If an MP3/WMA disc contains CD−DA files,
only CD−DA files are played. If an MP3/WMA
disc contains files other than CD−DA, only
MP3/WMA files are played.
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Audio remote controls —
— Steering switches
3 spokes type
4 spokes type
Some parts of the audio system can be ad-
justed with the switches on the steering
wheel.
Details of the specific switches, controls, and
features are described below.
1Volume control switch
2“” “” switches
3“MODE” switch
1Volume control switch
Push “+” side to increase the volume. The
volume continues to increase while the switch
is being pressed.
Push “ ” side to decrease the volume. The
volume continues to decrease while the
switch is being pressed.
2“” “” switches (Seek, search,
track)
Radio
To select a preset station:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
switch. Do this again to select the next preset
station.
To seek a station:
Push and hold the “
” or “” switch until
you hear a beep. Do this again to find the next
station. If you push either the “
” or “”
switch in seek mode, the seek mode will can-
cel.
CD changer
Use this button to skip up or down to a differ-
ent track, file or chapter in either direction.
To select a desired track, file or chapter:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
switch until the track, file or chapter you want
to play is set. If you want to return to the be-
ginning of the current track, file or chapter,
push the “
” switch once, quickly.
175 To select a desired disc:
Push and hold the “
” or “” switch until
you hear a beep to change to the next or the
previous disc. Repeat this operation until you
reach the disc you want to listen to.
3“MODE” switch
Each time you push the “MODE” switch, the
system changes the audio mode.
To turn the audio system on, push the
“MODE” switch.
To turn the audio system off, push and hold
the “MODE” switch until you hear a beep.
Audio system operating hints
NOTICE
To ensure correct audio system opera-
tions:
Be careful not to spill beverages over
the audio system.
Do not put anything other than on ap-
propriate discs into the CD changer.
The use of a cellular phone inside or
near the vehicle may cause a noise
from the speakers of the audio
system which you are listening to.
However, this does not indicate a
malfunction.
Radio reception
Usually, the problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with your
radio − it is just the normal result of conditions
outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings and terrain
can interfere with FM reception. Power lines
or telephone wires can interfere with AM sig-
nals. And of course, radio signals have a lim-
ited range, and the farther you are from a sta-
tion, the weaker its signal will be. In addition,
reception conditions change constantly as
your vehicle moves.
Here are some common reception problems
that probably do not indicate a problem with
your radio:
FM
Fading and drifting stations — Generally,
the effective range of FM is about 40 km (25
miles). Once outside this range, you may no-
tice fading and drifting, which increase with
the distance from the radio transmitter. They
are often accompanied by distortion.
Multi path — FM signals are reflective, mak-
ing it possible for two signals to reach your an-
tenna at the same time. If this happens, the
signals will cancel each other out, causing a
momentary flutter or loss of reception.
176 Static and fluttering — These occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees, or oth-
er large objects. Increasing the bass level
may reduce static and fluttering.
Station swapping — If the FM signal you are
listening to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another strong station nearby on the
FM band, your radio may tune in the second
station until the original signal can be picked
up again.
AM
Fading — AM broadcasts are reflected by the
upper atmosphere — especially at night.
These reflected signals can interfere with
those received directly from the radio station,
causing the radio station to sound alternately
strong and weak.
Station interference — When a reflected
signal and a signal received directly from a ra-
dio station are very nearly the same frequen-
cy, they can interfere with each other, making
it difficult to hear the broadcast.
Static — AM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high ten-
sion power lines, lightening, or electrical mo-
tors. This results in static.MP3/WMA files
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) and WMA
(Windows Media Audio) are audio com-
pression standards.
The MP3/WMA player can play MP3 and
WMA files on CD−ROM, CD−R and CD−
RW discs.
The unit can play disc recordings compat-
ible with ISO 9660 level 1 and level 2 and
with the Romeo and Joliet file system.
When naming an MP3 or WMA file, add
the appropriate file extension (.mp3 or
.wma).
The MP3/WMA player plays back files
with .mp3 or .wma file extensions as MP3
or WMA files. To prevent noise and play-
back errors, use the appropriate file ex-
tensions.
The player can play only the first session
using multi−session compatible CDs.
MP3 files are compatible with the ID3 Tag
Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2, and Ver. 2.3 for-
mats. The unit cannot display disc title,
track title and artist name in other formats.
WMA files can contain a WMA tag that is
used in the same way as an ID3 tag. WMA
tags carry information such as track title,
artist name.
The emphasis function is available only
when playing MP3/WMA files recorded at
32, 44.1 and 48 kHz. (The system can
play MP3 files with sampling frequencies
of 16, 22.05, and 24 kHz. However, the
emphasis function is not available for files
recorded at these frequencies.)
The sound quality of MP3/WMA files gen-
erally improves with higher bit rates. In or-
der to achieve a reasonable level of sound
quality, discs recorded with a bit rate of at
least 128 kbps are recommended.
Playable bit rates
MP3 files:
MPEG1 LAYER3—64 to 320 kbps
MPEG2 LSF LAYER3—64 to 160 kbps
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8 CBR—48 to 192 kbps
Ver. 9 CBR—48 to 320 kbps
The MP3/WMA player does not play back
MP3/WMA files from discs recorder using
packet write data transfer (UDF format).
Discs should be recorded using “pre−
mastering” software rather than packet−
write software.
The m3u playlists are not compatible with
the audio player.
MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO for-
mats are not compatible with the audio
player.
178 CARING FOR YOUR CD CHANGER AND
DISCS
Your CD changer is intended for use with
12 cm (4.7 in.) discs only.
Extremely high temperature can keep
your CD changer from working. On hot
days, use air conditioning to cool the ve-
hicle interior before you listen to a disc.
Bumpy roads or other vibrations may
make your CD changer skip.
If moisture gets into your CD changer, you
may not hear any sound even though your
CD changer appears to be working. Re-
move the discs from the CD changer and
wait until it dries.
CAUTION
CD changer uses an invisible laser
beam which could cause hazardous
radiation exposure if directed outside
the unit. Be sure to operate the changer
correctly.
CD changer
Audio CDs
Use only compact discs marked as shown
above. The following products may not be
playable on your CD changer.
SACDs
dts−CDs
Copy−protected CDs
Special shaped discs
Transparent/translucent discs