Î
μ
If the audio system still does not
recognize the iPod, the iPod may
need to be reset. Follow the
instructions that came with your
iPod, or you can f ind reset
instructions online at
If the iPod indicator does not appear
in the audio display, check the
connections, and try to reconnect the
iPod a f ew times.
When the iPod is connected and the
iPod mode is selected on the audio
display, ‘‘USB LOAD’’ is shown f or a
f ew seconds, then the iPod indicator
is shown in the display. In the radio
or disc mode, the display shows a
‘‘USB CONNECTED’’ message f or a
f ew seconds. Af ter loading, you will
see the Honda mark on the iPod.
That means you can only operate
your iPod with the vehicle’s audio
unit. Itmaytakeafewminutesfor
the Honda mark to display on
the iPod. If the display does not
change, this f unction is not
supported on your iPod model
or f irmware.
Each time you press the DISP button,
the display mode switches between
the album name, the song/track
name, the artist name, or name of f
(which turns off the text display).
The display shows up to 16
characters of the selected data. If the
text data has more than 16
characters, you will see the first 15
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the DISP
button until the next 16 characters
are shown.
:
www.apple.com/
ipod.
CONT INUED
T ext Data Display Function
Playing an iPod(Models without navigation system)
Features
133
Sample Display
OK to disconnect.
\f—\f—
y\f\fy
(#\fy\f
y
2009 Civic Hybrid
µ
You can use the SEEK/SKIP button
while an iPod is playing to select
passages and change f iles.
Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSEEK/
SKIP button, the system skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
f ile. Press and release the side
of thebuttontoskipbackwardtothe
beginning of the current f ile. Press it
again to skip to the beginning of the
previous f ile.
To move rapidly within a f ile, press
andholdeitherside( or )
of the SEEK/SKIP button. You can also select a f ile f rom the
iPod menu: ALBUM (albums),
SONG (songs), P-LIST (playlists),
and ARTIST (artists), by using the
TUNE knob. Push the TUNE
(SOUND) knob to switch the display
to an iPod menu, then turn the
TUNE knob to select a desired mode.
If you stop adjusting, the displayed
mode is selected af ter about f ive
seconds. The system begins to play
the f irst f ile stored in the selectedmode.
Playing an iPod(Models without navigation system)
T o Change or Select Files
T o Select a File f rom iPod Menu
SK IP
134
Push the TUNE knob.
Turn the TUNE knob.
\f—\f—
y\f
y
(#\fy\f
y
2009 Civic Hybrid
µµ
µ
You can select any type of repeat and
shuf f le modes by using the RPT and
RDM buttons.
This feature
plays all available f iles in a selected
mode (playlists, artists, albums or
songs) in random order. To activate
this, press and release the RDM
button. You will see RDM in the
display.
This
feature plays all available albums in a
selected mode (playlists, artists,
albums or songs) in random order.
The f iles in each album are played in the recorded order. To activate this,
press and release the RDM button
repeatedly until you see F-RDM in
the display.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom all random, to album random,
then to normal play.
Press and hold the button until you
hear a beep to turn off either random
mode.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button or turning the TUNE
knob changes a f ile while keeping
the random f unction.
Available operating f unctions vary on
models or versions. Some f unctions
may not be available on the vehicle’s
audio system.
This
f eature continuously plays a f ile. To
activate repeat, press and release the
RPT button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press the button again to
turn it off.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button or turning the TUNE
knob changes the f ile while keeping
the repeat f eature.
Playing an iPod(Models without navigation system)
T o Select Repeat or Random Mode:
RDM (All Random)
F-RDM (Album Random) NOT E:
RPT (Repeat one track)
136
RDM INDICATOR
\f—\f—
y\f\fy
(#\fy\f
y
2009 Civic Hybrid
µ
µ
µ
µ
Use the SEEK/SKIP button while a
USB f lash memory device is playing
to select passages and change f iles.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes f rom
f ile repeat to f older repeat, then to
normal play.
Press and hold the button until you
hear a beep to turn of f either repeat
mode. Pressing either side of the
SEEK/SKIP button also turns of f
this feature.This
f eature replays all the f iles in the
selected f older in the order they are
stored. To activate f older repeat,
press and release the RPT button
(preset 2) repeatedly until you see
F-RPT in the display.
This feature
continuously plays a f ile. To activate
f ile repeat, press and release the
RPT button (preset 2). You will see
RPT in the display.
Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSEEK/
SKIP button, the system skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
f ile. Press and release the side
of thebuttontoskipbackwardtothe
beginning of the current f ile. Press it
again to skip to the beginning of the
previous f ile.
To
select a different folder, turn the
TUNE knob right or left. Turn to the
righttoskiptothenextfolder,and
turn to the left to skip to the previous
f older. Turning the TUNE knob
more than two clicks skips several folders.
To move rapidly within a f ile, press
andholdeitherside( or )
of the SEEK/SKIP button.
CONT INUED
T o Change or Select Files
Playing a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)
F-RPT (Folder Repeat)
RPT (File Repeat)
SK IP
FOLDER SELECTION
Features
143
File repeat mode is shown. RPT INDICATOR
\f—\f—
y\fy
(#\fy\f
y
2009 Civic Hybrid
µ
µ µ µ
This
f eature plays the f iles in the selected
f older in random order. To activate
f older random, press and release the
RDM button (preset 3). You will see
F-RDM in the display.
This feature
plays all the f iles in random order.
To activate all random, press and
release the RDM button (preset 3)
repeatedly until you see RDM in the
display.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random, to all random,
then to normal play.
Press and hold the button until you
hear a beep to turn off either random
mode. This feature
samples all f iles in the selected
f older in the order they are stored.
To activate the scan, press and
release the SCAN button. You will
see SCAN in the display. You will get
a 10 second sampling of each f ile in
the folder. This
f eature samples the f irst f ile in each
f older in the order they are stored.
To activate folder scan, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly
until you see F-SCAN in the display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
the f irst f ile in each f older.
Press and hold the button until you
hear a beep to turn off either scan
mode.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan, to f older scan, then to
normal play.
Playing a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)
F-RDM (Folder Random)
RDM (All Random)
SCA N (File Scan)F-SCAN (Folder Scan)
144
SCAN INDICATOR
File scan is selected.
\f—\f—
y\fy
(#\fy\f
y
2009 Civic Hybrid
µÛÝ
Û
Ý
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the power/volume knob.
Pushing the AUDIO button will also
turn on the system.
You can also operate the audio
system without using the control
icons on the audio screen. Use the
control buttons on the lef t side of the
screen. The status bar appears on
the bottom of the screen each time
you operate any of the control
buttons. On the navigation screen,
you can also see audio inf ormation
by touching the AUDIO INFO icon
on the lower of the screen. The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button, or touch the desired band
icon (FM1, FM2, AM, XM1, or XM2).
On the FM band, STEREO will be
displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher f requency, and press the side to tune to a lower
f requency.
Press and hold the or side of
the TUNE bar until you hear two
beeps to change the f requency
rapidly. Release the bar when the
display reaches the desired
f requency.
For inf ormation on XM radio, see
page . You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band:
the
preset buttons, and .
151
U.S. models only
T o Play the A M/FM Radio T o Select a Station
TUNE TUNE,SEEK,SCAN,
AUTO SELECT
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models with navigation system)
148
\f—\f—
y\f\f\fy
(#\fy\f
y
2009 Civic Hybrid
µ
Your audio system is capable of
receiving XM Radio anywhere in the
United States, except Hawaii and
Alaska.
XM
is a registered trademark of
XM Satellite Radio
,Inc.
XM Radio receives signals f rom two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It of f ers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
dif f erent types of music, XM Radio
allows you to view channel and
category selections in the display.
Whenyoupressandholdthe
AUDIO button, the display also
shows all XM inf ormation. To switch between
channel mode and category mode,
touch the MODE icon. In channel
mode, you can select all of the
available channels. In category mode,
such as Jazz, Rock, Classical, etc.,
you can select all of the channels
within that category. Each time you
touch and release the MODE icon,
the display changes between the
channel mode and the category
mode.
To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position. Push the
power/volume knob to turn on the
audio system, and press the XM
RADIO button. Adjust the volume by
turning the knob. The last channel
you listened to will show in the
display.
You can also change to the XM
Radio while you are listening to an
FM station, AM station, disc, pc card,
etc., by touching the XM1 or XM2
icon on the audio display.
You can also operate the radio using
the control buttons on the left side of
the screen. The status bar appears
on the bottom of the screen each
time you press any of the control
buttons. On the navigation screen,
you can also see the audio
inf ormation by touching the AUDIO
INFO icon on the lower of the screen.
Operating the XM Radio
MODE
Playing the XMRadio (Models with navigation system)
152
\f—\f—
y\fy
(#\fy\f
y
2009 Civic Hybrid
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.
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.
The system will return to the audio
display about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode. 75
A udio System L ighting
Screen Mode
A djusting the Sound (Models with navigation system)
Features
159
\f—\f—
y\f
y
(#\fy\f
y
2009 Civic Hybrid