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You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons to adjust
the illumination of the audio system
(see page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is of f .
You can select the background
screen to display the sound level.
There are three screen modes: level
(the sound level is shown with the
vertical bars), spectrum analysis (the
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 af ter you
stop adjusting a mode. 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 lef t or right to
change the setting. This f unction is set to MID as the
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the f actory. If you f eel the
sound is too loud, choose low. If you
f eel the sound is too quiet, choose Hi.73 A udio System L ighting
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
Screen Mode
Features
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Audio System (Models with navigation system)
Playing a Disc
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SCAN BUTTON JOYSTICK
AUDIO BUTTON POWER/VOLUME
KNOB
OPEN BUTTON
CD BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON REWIND BUTTON FAST FORWARD
BUTTON
SKIP BUTTONSKIP BUTTON
TUNE BAR CD ICON
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Push the AUDIO button beside the
screen to show the audio display and
operate the disc player.
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 inf ormation whenever you
touch the AUDIO INFO icon on the
lower portion of the screen.
When playing a CD recorded with
text data, the track, album, and artist
name are shown on the audio display.
When playing a disc in MP3 or WMA,
the f older number and name, the f ile
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. 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 the
ENT on the top of the joystick to
select the icon.
Each time you press and
release (preset 6), the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3 or WMA
mode). Press and release (preset 5), to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
You can use the preset buttons while
a disc is playing to select passages
and change tracks (files in MP3 or
WMA mode). Each preset button’s
f unction is shown on the bottom of
the screen. To move rapidly within
a track/f ile, press and hold (preset 4) or (preset 3).
CONT INUED
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
SK IP
FF/REWFeatures
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PRESET BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTON’S FUNCTION
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CONT INUED
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
In WMA f ormat, DRM (digital rights
management) f iles cannot be played.
If the system finds a DRM file, it
skips that f ile and plays the next
available f older or f ile. The PC card slot is behind the
navigation screen. To use the PC
card player, press the OPEN button
beside the screen. The screen f olds
back, and the PC card slot appears.Insert a PC card straight into the slot.
The drive will read the PC card and
begin to play it.
Return the screen to the upright
position by pressing the CLOSE
button on the edge of the screen
panel.
Push the AUDIO button beside the
screen to show the audio display and
operate the PC card player.
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 inf ormation whenever you
touch the AUDIO INFO icon on the
screen.
The specif ications f or compatible
WMA f iles are:
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
Loading a PC Card
Features
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PC CARD SLOT
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If you select ‘‘Play a New Track List,’’
the system goes into the selected
play mode immediately and begins to
play the files in order to the new list.
To go back to the previous screen,
presstheCANCELbuttononthe
rightsideofthescreen.Toexitthe
play mode screens, press the AUDIO
button.You can use the preset buttons while
a card is playing to select or change
f iles. Each preset button’s f unction is
shownonthebottomof thescreen.Iconsonthescreencanalsobe
selected with the joystick. Move the
joystick lef t or right and up or down
until the icon is highlighted, then
press the ENT on the top of the
joystick to select the icon.
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
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PRESET BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTON’S FUNCTION
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The system then selects and plays
f iles randomly. This continues until
you deactivate each random play by
pressing the RDM button again, or
you select a dif f erent f older/artist/
album with the TUNE bar.
Pressing either of the SKIP buttons
(preset 5 or 6) also turns of f the scan
feature. The scan f unction samples
all f iles on the PC card in the order
they are recorded. To activate scan,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see TRACK SCAN in the
display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each f ile on the PC card.
Press and hold the SCAN button for
2 seconds to get out of scan mode
and play the last f ile sampled. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each f older/artist/album on the PC
card in order. To activate each scan
f eature, press and hold the SCAN
button until you hear a beep. You will
see FOLDER SCAN, ARTIST SCAN
or ALBUM SCAN in the display.
The system plays the f irst f ile in the
f older f or about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system plays the first
f ile in each f older, in order, f or 10
seconds each. Af ter playing the f irst
f ile of the last f older/artist/album,
the system returns to normal play. Pressing either of the SKIP buttons
(preset 5 or 6), selecting a dif f erent
folder/artist/album with the TUNE
bar, or pressing the SCAN button,
also turns off the scan feature.
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
SCAN
FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM
SCAN
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Your vehicle’s audio system will
disable itself if it is disconnected
f rom electrical power f or any reason.
To make it work again, you must
enter a specif ic digit code using the
preset buttons (icon on vehicle’s with
navigation system). Because there
are hundreds of number
combinations possible f rom specif ic
digits, making the system work
without knowing the exact code is
nearly impossible.If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead, or the
radio f use is removed, the audio
system will disable itself . If this
happens, you will see ‘‘ENTER
CODE’’ in the f requency display the
nexttimeyouturnonthesystem.
Use the preset buttons (icons on
vehicles with navigation system) to
enter the code. The code is on the
radio code card included in your
owner’s manual kit. When it is
entered correctly, the radio will start
playing.
If you make a mistake entering the
code, do not start over; complete the
sequence, then enter the correct
code. You have 10 tries to enter the
correct code. If you are unsuccessf ul
in 10 attempts, you must then leave
the system on f or 1 hour bef ore
trying again.
If you lose the card, you must obtain
the code number f rom a dealer. To
do this, you will need the system’s
serial number. Youshouldhavereceivedacardthat
lists your audio system’s code and
serial numbers. It is best to store this
card in a saf e place at home. In
addition, you should write the audio
system’s serial number in this owner’s
manual.
On all models except U.S. DX
Radio T hef t Protection
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If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected, or goes dead, the
audio system will disable itself . The
nexttimeyouturnontheradio,you
may see ‘‘CODE’’ in the f requency
display. Use the preset buttons to
enter the code (see page ).
The navigation system will also
disableitself.Thenexttimeyouturn
on the ignition switch, the system
will require you to enter a PIN
bef ore it can be used. Ref er to the
navigation system manual.
If you need to connect the battery to
a charger, disconnect both cables to
prevent damaging your vehicle’s
electrical system. Always disconnect
the negative ( ) cable first, and
reconnect it last.
If additional battery maintenance is
needed, see your dealer or a
qualif ied technician.
Battery posts,
terminals, and related accessories
contain lead and lead compounds.173
On vehicles with navigation system
WARNING:
Wash your hands af ter handling.
Checking the Battery
Maint enance
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The battery gives off explosive
hydrogen gas during normal
operation.
A spark or flame can cause the
battery to explode with enough
force to kill or seriously hurt you.
Wear protective clothing and a
face shield, or have a skilled
technician do the battery
maintenance.
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