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For vehicles sold in the U.S.A. (and
Canada)—
Part 15 of the FCC Rules
FCC Warning:
Any unauthorized changes or modifi-
cations to this equipment will void
the user’s authority to operate this
device.
Laser products
Do not take this unit apart or at-
tempt to make any changes your-
self. This is an intricate unit that
uses a laser pickup to retrieve in-
formation from the surface of com-
pact discs. The laser is carefully
shielded so that its rays remain in-
side the cabinet. Therefore, never
try to disassemble the player or al-
ter any of its parts since you may
be exposed to laser rays and dan-
gerous voltages.
This product utilizes a laser. Use of
controls or adjustments or perfor-
mance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.
CARING FOR YOUR COMPACT DISC
PLAYER, DVD PLAYER AND DISCS
Extremely high temperatures can keep
your compact disc player and DVD
player from working. On hot days, use
the air conditioning to cool the vehicle
interior before you use the players.
Bumpy roads or other vibrations may
make your compact disc player and
DVD player skip.
If moisture gets into your compact disc
player and DVD player, the players
may not play even though they appear
to be working. Remove the disc from
the player and wait until it dries.
CAUTION
Compact disc players and DVD play-
ers use an invisible laser beam which
could cause hazardous radiation ex-
posure if directed outside the unit. Be
sure to operate the players correctly.
Compact disc player
Audio CDs
Use only compact discs marked as
shown above. The following products
may not be playable on your compact
disc player.
SACD
dts −CD
Copy −protected CD
CD− ROM

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DVD player
Audio CDs
DVD video
discs
Video CDs
Use only discs marked as shown
above. The following products may not
be playable on your DVD player.
SACD
Copy−protected CD
CD− R (CD −Recordable)
CD− RW (CD −Re −writable)
CD− ROM
DVD −R
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD −RW
DVD −ROM
DVD −RAM
Special shaped discs
Transparent/tr anslucent discs
Low quality discs
Labeled discs

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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 com-
patible 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 playback errors, use the appropri-
ate file extensions.
Multi −session compatible CDs can also
be played.
MP3 files are compatible with the ID3
Tag Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2, and
Ver. 2.3 formats. The unit cannot dis-
play 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 fre-
quencies of 16, 22.05, and 24 kHz.
However, the emphasis function is not
available for files recorded at these fre-
quencies.)
The sound quality of MP3/WMA files
generally improves with higher bit
rates. In order 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 record-
er using packet write data transfer
(UDF format). Discs should be re-
corded using “pre −mastering” software
rather than packet −write software.
M3u playlists are not compatible with
the audio player.
MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO
formats are not compatible with the au-
dio player.
The MP3 player is compatible with
VBR (Variable Bit Rate).
When playing back files recorded as
VBR (Variable Bit Rate) files, the play
time will not be correctly displayed if
fast −forward or reverse operations are
used.
It is not possible to check folders that
do not include MP3/WMA files.
MP3/WMA files in folders up to 8 lev-
els deep can be played. However, the
start of playback may be delayed when
using discs containing numerous levels
of folders. For this reason, we recom-
mend creating discs with no more than
two levels of folders.
It is possible to play up to 192 folders
or 255 files on one disc.

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ISO 9660 format—
This is the international standard for the
formatting of CD−ROM folders and files.
For the ISO 9660 format, there are two
levels of regulations.
Level 1:
The file name is in 8.3 format (8 charac-
ter file names, with a 3 character file
extension. File names must be composed
of one −byte capital letters and numbers.
The “_” symbol may also be included.)
Level 2:
The file name can have up to 31 charac-
ters (including the separation mark “.” and
file extension). Each folder must contain
fewer than 8 hierarchies.
m3u—
Playlists created using “WINAMP” software
have a playlist file extension (.m3u).
MP3—
MP3 is an audio compression standard
determined by a working group (MPEG) of
the ISO (International Standard Organiza-
tion). MP3 compresses audio data to
about 1/10 the size of that on convention-
al discs. WMA—
WMA (Windows Media Audio) is an audio
compression format developed by
Microsoft. It compresses files into a size
smaller than that of MP3 files. The decod-
ing formats for WMA files are Ver. 7, 8,
and 9.
Phone Setup (see page 245)
Pair phone
To use the hands
−free system, you
need to register your phone in the sys-
tem.
Change name
The registered phone names can be
changed.
Delete
The registered phones can be deleted.
List phones
The registered phone names can be
checked.
Select phone
The registered phones can be selected.
Set passkey
The passkey can be c hanged.
Handsfree phone system—
—Reference

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1. Display
Displays such items as the reception lev-
el, a party’s name and phone number. See
“DISPLAY” described on the following
page for further details about the display.
2. “AUDIO CONTROL” knob
Turning the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob dis-
plays the menu items, names, numbers,
etc. to be selected. To select an item,
push the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob. Due to
safety concerns, the “AUDIO CONTROL”
knob does not function while the vehicle
is in motion.
3. “TEXT” button
When the party’s name or phone number
is too long to be displayed, pushing and
holding the “TEXT” button displays the re-
maining characters.
4. Preset buttons
Pushing the preset button displays the
registered speed dial numbers.

Audio unit

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Set PassKey
The passkey can be c hanged. A 4 to 8
digit code can be input as a pa sskey.
Delete
The registered phones can be deleted.
To enter the phone setup menu 1. Push the off −hook switch to turn the
hands −free system on.
2. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Setup] is displayed and push the knob.
[Setup. Please push the talk switch and
say security, or phone setup.] is heard.
3. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Phone Setup] is displayed and push
the knob.
[Phone setup. Push the talk switch and
say pair phone, select phone, change
name, list phones, set pa sskey or delete.]
is heard.
[XXX (phone name) already selected.] is
heard and the phone name is displayed.
If no phone has been registered, the sys-
tem may not function properly. To pair phones
1. Push the talk switch and say [Pair phone], or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL”
knob until [Pair Phone] is displayed
and push the knob.
[Pair. Push the talk switch and say a
name for the phone.] is heard. 2. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Record Name] is displayed, push the
knob and say the desired phone name.
[Push the talk switch and say confirm.
Otherwise, say go back.] is heard. 3. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Confirm] is displayed and push the
knob.
[XXX (desired phone name) Ready for
phone pairing. Please use the phone to
connect it to the hands −free system. The
passkey for the p hone is....] is heard.
After [HANDS FREE] is displayed, a pass-
key
∗ is displayed and [Searching.] is
heard.
4. Input the displayed passkey into the phone. [The phone is paired and ready for use.
Returning to the main menu.] is heard and
[Paired] is displayed.
The system may not function in the follow-
ing cases:
If 6 phones have already been regis-
tered.
If the vehicle is moving.
If the system cannot communicate with
the phone.
∗: Passkey is a password r
equired to reg-
ister a phone to the system.
INFORMATION
To use the handsfree system, you
need to register your phone in the
system. Once you have registered
it, you can make a handsfree call.
Up to 6 phones can be registered.
For the operation of the phone, see
the manual that comes with your
cellular phone.
The passkey can be changed. See
page 249 for changing the passkey.

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To select a phone1. Push the talk switch and say [Select phone], or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL”
knob until [Select Phone] is displayed
and push the knob.
[Select phone. Push the talk switch and
say the phone name or say list phones.]
is heard. 2. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
the desired phone name is displayed
and push the knob.
When the phone is selected by a voice
command:
[XXX (phone name) Push the talk switch
and say confirm. Otherwise, say go back.]
is heard and the phone name is displayed.
Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn
the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until [Con-
firm] is displayed and push the knob.
[XXX selected. Returning to the phone
setup.] is heard. When the phone is selected by using
the knob:
[XXX selected. Returning to the phone
setup.] is heard.
The system may not function in the follow-
ing cases:
If the phone is not found.
If the system does not recognize the
voice command.
To change a name
1. Push the talk switch and say [Change name], or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL”
knob until [Change Name] is displayed
and push the knob.
[Change name. Push the talk switch and
say the phone name to change.] is heard. 2. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
the phone name that you want to
change is displayed and push the
knob.

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When the phone is selected by a voice
command:
[XXX (phone name) Push the talk switch
and say confirm. Otherwise, say go back.]
is heard and the phone name is displayed.1. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Confirm] is displayed and push the
knob.
[Push the talk switch and say a new
name.] is heard. 2. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Record Name] is displayed, push the
knob and say the desired phone name.
[XXX Push the talk switch and say con-
firm. Otherwise, say go back.] is heard. 3. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Confirm] is displayed and push the
knob.
[Name changed. Returning to the phone
setup.] is heard and [Changed] is dis-
played. When the phone is selected by using
the knob:
[XXX Push the talk switch and say con-
firm. Otherwise, say go back.] is heard
and the phone name is displayed.
1. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Confirm] is displayed and push the
knob.
[Push the talk switch and say a new
name.] is heard. 2. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Record Name] is displayed, push the
knob and say the desired phone name.
[XXX Push the talk switch and say con-
firm. Otherwise, say go back.] is heard. 3. Follow voice guidance instructions, or turn the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob until
[Confirm] is displayed and push the
knob.
[Name changed. Returning to the phone
setup.] is heard and [Changed] is dis-
played. The system may not function in the follow-
ing cases:
If no phone has been registered.
If the system does not recognize the
voice command.
To list phones 1. Push the talk switch and say [List phones], or turn the “AUDIO CON-
TROL” knob until [List Phones] is dis-
played and push the knob.
[List phones. To select a name, push the
talk switch during the name playback.] is
heard. 2. Follow voice guidance instructions.
[Push the talk switch and say select
phone, change name, or delete.] is heard.
Select one of the following: