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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, the iPod indicator is shown
in the display. Af ter loading, you will
see Honda mark on the iPod. That
means you can only operate your
iPod using 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 f irst 15
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the DISP
button until the next 16 characters
are shown.
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www.apple.com/
ipod. T ext Data Display Function
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Sample Display
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Use the SKIP bar 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.
You can also select a file from any
list on the iPod menu: playlists,
artists, albums and songs, by using
the TUNE/SOUND knob. Push the
TUNE/SOUND knob to switch the
display to an iPod menu, then turn
the TUNE/SOUND knob to select a
desired list.Af ter you selected, wait f or a f ew
seconds until the display returns to
the previous screen. The iPod menu
is set. Pressing the TUNE/SOUND
knobcancelsthissettingmode
bef ore returning to a normal display.
Turn the TUNE/SOUND knob to
select an item. Af ter you selected,
wait f or a f ew seconds until the
display returns to the previous
screen. The system will then play the
first file on the selected item.
If you select ‘‘ALL’’ on either the
artists or albums list, all available
f iles on the selected list are played.
To move rapidly within a f ile, press
andholdeitherside( or )
of the SEEK/SKIP button.
CONT INUED
T o Change or Select Files T o Select a File f rom iPod Menu
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
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Press the TUNE/
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You can select any type of repeat and
shuf f le modes by using the RPT and
RDM buttons.
This feature
continuously plays a f ile. To activate
the repeat f eature, press the RPT
button. You will see ‘‘RPT’’ in the
display. To turn it of f , press the RPT
button again. This feature
plays all available f iles in a selected
list (playlists, artists, albums or
songs) in random order. To activate
theshuffleallfeature,pressthe
RDM button. You will see ‘‘RDM’’ in
thedisplay.Toturnitoff,pressand
hold the RDM button.
This feature
plays all available albums in a
selected list (playlists, artists, albums
or songs) in random order. The f iles
in each album are played in the
recorded order. To activate the
shuf f le album f eature, press the
RDM button repeatedly. You will see
‘‘F-RDM’’ in the display. To turn it
of f , press and hold the RDM button.
Each time you press the RDM
button, the mode changes f rom
shuf f le all play to shuf f le album play,
then to normal play. Available operating f unctions vary on
models or versions. Some f unctions
may not be available on the vehicle’s
audio system.
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
T o Select Repeat or Shuf f le Mode:
REPEAT
SHUFFLE ALL
SHUFFLE ALBUM
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Use the SKIP bar while a USB f lash
memory device 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. To
select a different folder, turn the
TUNE knob to move to the
beginning of the next f older. Turn
theknobtotherighttoskiptothe
next f older, and to the lef t to move to
the beginning of the current f older.
Turn it again to skip to the beginning
of the previous f older. Turning the
TUNE knob more than one click
skips several f olders at a time. This feature
continuously plays a f ile. To activate
the repeat f eature, press the RPT
button. You will see ‘‘RPT’’ in the
display. To turn it of f , press and hold
the RPT button.
This feature
replays all the f iles in the selected
f older in the order they are stored.
To activate the folder repeat feature,
press the RPT button repeatedly.
You will see ‘‘F-RPT’’ in the display.
To turn it of f , press and hold the
RPT button.
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.
You can select any type of repeat,
random and scan modes by using the
RPT button, RDM button, or SCAN
button.
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
T o Change or Select Files
T o Select Repeat , Random or ScanMode:
SK IP FOL DER SEL ECT ION REPEA T
FOLDER REPEAT
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This f eature plays the
f iles within a USB f lash memory
device in random order. To active
random play, press the RDM button
twice. You will see RDM in the
display. Press and release the RDM
button to return to normal play. This
feature, when activated, plays all
f iles in the selected f older in random
order. To activate f older random,
press and release the RDM button.
You will see F-RDM in the display.
The system will then select and play
f iles randomly. This continues until
you deactivate f older random by
pressing and holding the RDM
button f or 2 seconds, or by selecting
a different folder with the TUNE
knob.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random, to all random,
then to normal play. This feature samples all
f iles in the selected f older in the
order they are stored. To activate
the scan feature, press the SCAN
button. You will see ‘‘SCAN’’ in the
display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each f ile in the f older.
Press and hold the SCAN button to
get out of the scan mode and play
the last f ile sampled.
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
RANDOM FOLDER-RANDOM SCAN
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samples the f irst f ile in each f older in
the order they are stored. To
activate the folder scan feature,
press the SCAN button repeatedly.
You will see ‘‘F-SCAN’’ in the display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
each f irst f ile in the f older(s). Press
andholdtheSCANbuttontogetout
of the f older scan mode and play the
last f ile sampled.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan to folder scan, then to
normal play. To play the radio, press the AM/FM
button. Press the CD button to
switch to the disc mode (if a disc is
loaded). Press the AUX button to
switch the audio mode between the
USB or XM radio (if equipped).
You can disconnect the USB f lash
memory device in any time even if
the USB mode is selected on the
audio system. Always f ollow the USB
f lash memory device’s instructions
when you remove it.
When you disconnect the USB f lash
memory device while it is playing,
the display shows ‘‘USB NO DATA.’’
If you reconnect the same USB f lash
memory device, the system will
begin playing where it lef t of f .If you see an error message in the
display, see page .
148
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
FOL DER SCAN T o Stop Playing a USB Flash
Memory DeviceUSB Flash Memory Device Error
Messages
Disconnect ing a USB Flash Memory
Device
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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. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
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.
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.
If equipped
For inf ormation on XM radio, see
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T o Play the A M/FM Radio
T o Select a Station
TUNE
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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. 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.
On the audio display, you will see the
selected CHANNEL (number),
CATEGORY, NAME (artist name),
and TITLE (music title).
You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system. Press the TUNE bar to
change channel selections. Press f or higher numbered channels
and f or lower numbered
channels. In the category mode, you
can only select channels within that
category.
Press and hold
either side of the TUNE bar
( or ) until you hear a beep
to select another category.
The scan f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button or
touch the SCAN icon on the screen.
The system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to listen
to, press the button or touch the icon
again.
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
Operating the XM Radio MODE T UNE
CATEGORY
SCAN
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