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This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA f ormats. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. The disc, f older and track
numbers are displayed. You can
select up to 255 f olders or tracks.
To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. The disc and track numbers,
andtheelapsedtimeareshownin
the display. You can also select the
displayed inf ormation with the
TITLE button (see page ). The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes. The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
A disc compressed in AAC f ormat
cannot be played in this audio
system.
Video CDs and DVD discs do not
work in this unit. Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
Bit rate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
The specif ications f or compatible
WMA f iles are: Sampling f requency:
22.05/32/44.1/48 kHz
Bitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
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To Play a Disc
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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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NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED, and then
skips to the next f ile.Insert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3 or WMA, the numbers
of the current f older and f ile are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this unit.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
. Each time you press the TITLE
button, the display shows you the
text data on a disc, if the disc was
recorded with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
artist, album, and track tag.
When you press and release the
TITLE button while a disc without
text data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
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CONT INUED
To Load a Disc Text Data Display Function
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The display shows up to about 16
characters of selected text data (the
f older name, f ile name, etc.).
If any letter is not available, it is
replaced with ‘‘ . ’’ (dot) in the display.
When the disc has no text data, you
will see ‘‘NO INFO’’ on the display.You will also see some text data
under these conditions:
When a new f older, f ile, or track is
selected.
When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA.
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
When playing a CD-DA with text
data, the album and track name are
showninthedisplay.Withadiscin
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
f older and f ile name.
When you turn on the audio system
next time, the system keeps your
selection with the TITLE button. Use the SKIP bar while a disc is
playing to select passages and
change tracks (f iles in MP3 or WMA
mode).
In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
FOLDER bar (CATEGORY bar on
models with XM satellite radio) to
select f olders in the disc and use
either side of the skip bar to change
f iles.
If the text data has more than 16
characters, you will see the first 15
characters and the indicator on
the display. Press and hold the
TITLE button until the next 16
characters are shown. You can see
up to about 31 characters of the text
data.
If youpressandholdtheTITLE
button again, the display shows the
f irst 15 characters again.T o Change or Select T racks/Files
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In MP3 or WMA mode, you can also
select a f older or track/f ile f rom the
list by using the selector knob. Push
the selector knob (ENTER) to
switch the display to the list
displayed with three segments, then
turn the knob to select a f older.
Press the selector knob (ENTER) to
change the display to the track/file
list, then turn the same knob to
select a track/f ile. Press the selector
knob (ENTER) to set your selection. Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSKIPbar,
the player skips forward to the
beginning of the next track (f ile in
MP3 or WMA mode). Press and
releasethe sideof thebarto
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 or f ile,
press and hold either side ( or
)of theSKIPbar. To
select a dif f erent f older, press either
side ( or ) of the FOLDER bar
(CATEGORY bar on models with
XM satellite radio) to move to the
beginning of the next f older. Press
the sidetoskiptothenextfolder,
andpressthe sidetoskiptothe
beginning of the previous f older.In MP3 or WMA mode
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SK IP FOLDER SELECTION
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Press ENTER
Folder Selection
Track Selection
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You can select any type of repeat,
random and scan modes by using the
MENU button and the selector knob.
Push the MENU button to display
themenuitems,thenturnthe
selector knob to select ‘‘PLAY
MODE.’’ Press the selector knob
(ENTER) to set the selection.Turn the selector knob to select an
appropriate repeat, random or scan
mode, then press the selector knob
(ENTER) to set your selection.
To cancel the selected repeat,
random, or scan mode, press the
MENU button to show ‘‘PLAY
MODE,’’ then press the selector
knob (ENTER). When you see
‘‘NORMAL PLAY,’’ press ENTER
again.
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T o Select Repeat , Random or ScanMode:
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MENU ITEMS
PLAY MODE ITEMS
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This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles within a current f older in
random order, rather than in the
order they are compressed in MP3
or WMA. To activate folder random
play, select the f older random mode
from the menu items. You will see
F-RANDOM in the display. The
system will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random play by
selecting the normal play mode, or
you select a dif f erent f older with the
FOLDER bar (CATEGORY bar on
models with XM Satellite radio).
To
continuously replay a track (f ile in
MP3 or WMA mode), select the
track repeat mode f rom the menu
items. You will see REPEAT in the
display. Select the normal play mode
to turn it off.
Pressing either side of the SKIP bar
also turns of f the repeat f eature.
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3 or
WMA. To activate folder repeat
mode, select the f older repeat mode
from the menu items. You will see
F-REPEAT in the display. The
system continuously replays the
current f older. Select the normal
play mode to turn it of f . Selecting a
different folder with the FOLDER
bar (CATEGORY bar on models
with XM Satellite Radio) also turns
of f the repeat f eature. This f eature plays the
tracks within a disc (the files in MP3
or WMA mode) in random order. To
activate random play, select the disc
random play f rom the menu items.
You will see RANDOM in the display.
Selectthenormalplaymodeto
return to normal play.
CONT INUED
In MP3 or WMA mode In MP3 or WMA mode
FOLDER RANDOM
REPEAT (Track Repeat)
FOLDER REPEAT RANDOM (Random within a
disc)
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The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc (all f iles in the selected f older in
MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button. You will see SCAN in
the display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each track/f ile in the
disc/f older. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of scan
mode and play the last track sampled. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each f older on the disc in the order
they are recorded. To activate the
f older scan f eature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
You will see F-SCAN in the display.
The system will then play the first
f ile in the main f olders f or about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f ollowing
f irst f iles f or 10 seconds each. When
it plays a file that you want to
continue listening to, press and hold
the SCAN button.
You can also select the scan feature
from the menu items with the
selector knob (see page ).
You can also select the folder scan
f eature f rom the menu items with
the selector knob (see page ).Pressing either side of the skip bar,
or selecting a dif f erent disc (using
the preset buttons) or f older (using
the FOLDER or CATEGORY bar)
turns off the SCAN or F-SCAN
feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
between scan and normal playing.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan to f older scan, then to
normal playing.
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In MP3 or WMA modeSCANF-SCAN
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Thechartontherightexplainsthe
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, press
the eject button. After ejecting the
disc, check it for damage or
deformation. If there is no damage,
insert the disc again.
For additional information on
damaged discs, see page .
Theaudiosystemwilltrytoplaythe
disc. If there is still a problem, the
error message will reappear. Press
the eject button, and pull out the disc.
Insert a dif f erent disc. If the new
disc plays, there is a problem with
the f irst disc. If the error message
cycle repeats and you cannot clear it,
take your vehicle to a dealer.Error Message Cause Solution
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High temperature
Track/File format not
supported
Mechanical error
Servo error
Disc error Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
Current track will be skipped. The next
supported track or file plays automatically.
Press the EJECT button and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for serious damage, signs of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page257).Insert the disc again. If the code
does not disappear, or the disc cannot be
removed, consult your dealer. Do not try to
force the disc out of the player.
Check the disc for serious damage, signs of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page257).
Disc Player Error Messages (Models without navigation system)
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HEAT ERROR
UNSUPPORTED BAD DISC
PLEASE CHECK OWNER’S
MANUAL PUSH EJECT
MECHA ERROR
CHKDISCLOAD BAD DISC
PLEASE CHECK OWNER’SMANUAL
CHCK DISC
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