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In MP3 or WMA mode
In MP3 or WMA mode
To
select a different folder, turn the 
TUNE knob to move to the
beginning of the next f older. Turn
the knob to the right until it clicks
once to skip to the next folder, 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 two clicks skips several
folders. 
The scan f unction samples all tracks 
(f iles in MP3 or WMA) on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc. To activate scan, press and hold
the SCAN/RPT button. You will see
SCAN in the display. You will get a
10 second sampling of each track/
f ile on the disc. Press and hold the
SCAN/RPT button f or about 2
seconds to get out of scan mode and
play the last track/f ile sampled. This
feature, when activated, samples the
f irst f ile of each f older on the disc.
To activate f older scan, press and
hold the SCAN/RPT button to select
SCAN, then press and release the
button again to select f older scan.
You will see F-SCAN in the display. 
The system plays the f irst f ile in the 
f irst f older f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f irst f iles in the next f olders
for 10 seconds. After playing the first
file of the last folder, the system
plays normally. 
Press and hold the SCAN/RPT 
button f or 2 seconds to get out of
scan mode and play the last f ile
sampled. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first track (file
in MP3 or WMA) in each disc. To
activate the DISC SCAN feature,
press and hold the SCAN/RPT
button to select SCAN, then press
and release the button twice to select
disc scan. You will see D-SCAN in
the display. The system will then
play the f irst track/f ile in the disc f or
about 10 seconds. If you do nothing,
the system will then play the first
track/f ile in the remaining discs f or
10 seconds each. Af ter playing the
f irst track/f ile of the last disc, the
system plays normally. 
Each time you press and release the 
SCAN/RPT button, the mode
changes f rom scan, to f older scan, to
disc scan, then to normal playing.
Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
FOLDER SELECTION 
SCA N (T RA CK /FIL E SCA N) F-SCAN (FOLDER SCAN)
DISC SCAN
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To continuously replay
a track (f ile in MP3 or WMA mode), 
press and release the SCAN/RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press and hold the SCAN/
RPT button for 2 seconds to turn it
off. This
feature, when activated, plays all
f iles on the selected f older in random
order. To activate f older random,
press 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. 
Each time you press and release the 
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random play to random
play (within a disc random play),
then to normal play.
This feature,
when activated, replays all f iles on
the selected f older in the order they
are compressed. To activate folder
repeat, press the SCAN/RPT button
twice. You will see F-RPT in the
display. The system continuously
replays the current f older. Press and
hold the SCAN/RPT button for 2
seconds to turn it off. Each time you press and release the
SCAN/RPT button, the mode
changes f rom f ile repeat, to f older
repeat, to disc repeat, then to normal
playing.To activate the
DISC REPEAT f eature, press the
SCAN/RPT button three times. You
will see ‘‘D-RPT’’ in the display as a
reminder. The system continuously
replays the current disc. Press the
SCAN/RPT button again to turn it
off.
This f eature plays the
tracks (the files in MP3 or WMA
mode) within a disc in random order.
To activate random play, press and
release the RDM button. In MP3 or
WMA mode, press the RDM button
twice to select RDM (within a disc
random play). You will see RDM in
the display. Press the RDM button
again to turn it off.
In MP3 or WMA mode In MP3 or WMA mode
Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT)
FOLDER-RANDOM
FOL DER-REPEA T DISC REPEAT 
RANDOM (Random within a 
disc)
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For inf ormation on how to handle 
and protect compact discs, see page.
To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJECT’’ in the display.
When you remove the disc f rom the
slot, the system automatically begins
the load sequence so you can load
another disc in that position. If you
do not load another disc af ter 15
seconds, the system selects the
previous mode (AM, FM, or XM). 
If you do not remove the disc f rom 
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 10 seconds, and select the
previous mode (AM, FM, or XM). To
begin playing the disc, press the CD
button. 
To remove a different disc from the 
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. If you press the eject button while
listening to the radio, or with the
audio system turned of f , the disc
that was last selected is ejected.
Af ter that disc is ejected, pressing
the eject button again will eject the
next disc in numerical order. By
doing this six times, you can remove
all the CDs f rom the changer. 
In any mode, if you press the eject 
button and hold it until you hear a
beep, the system will eject all of the
discs in the changer. 
You can also eject discs when the 
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst. You
can eject up to six discs, one at a
time.
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Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
Protecting Compact DiscsRemoving Discs f rom t he In-dash
Disc Changer
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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. 
Thechartontherightexplainsthe 
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.Solution
Error Message Cause
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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(s).
Check the disc for serious damage, signs of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page273). Insert the disc again. If the
code does not disappear, or the disc(s) cannot
be removed, consult your dealer. Do not try to
force the disc out of the player.
High temperature 
Track/File format not 
supported 
Mechanical Error 
Servo Error
Disc Changer Error Messages (Models with navigation system)
Features
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HEAT ERROR
UNSUPPORTED FORMAT
BAD DISC
PLEASE CHECK OWNER’S
MANUAL PUSH EJECT
BAD DISC
PLEASE CHECK OWNER’SMANUAL
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Playing a T ape (Optional)
Features
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FF BUTTONSKIP BAR
DOLBY 
NR BUTTON
DOLBY
NR BUTTON
REW BUTTON REW BUTTON
FF BUTTON
SKIP BAR EX and EX-L models without Rear
Entertainment System
RPT BUTTON PLAY/PROG
BUTTON
PLAY/PROG
BUTTON
RPT BUTTON U.S. EX-L model is shown.
LX and Canadian DX models
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FF BUTTONSKIP BAR SKIP BAR
DOLBY 
NR BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON PLAY/PROG BUTTON
REW BUTTON
PLAY/PROG
BUTTONREW BUTTON
DOLBYNRBUTTON
FF BUTTON
EX and EX-L model with Rear Entertainment System without
Navigation System
EX-L and Touring models with Rear Entertainment System
and Navigation System
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Dolby noise reduction turns on 
when you insert a tape. The indicator will come on in the
display. If the tape was not recorded
in Dolby, turn it of f by pressing the
NR button. Dolby remains of f until
you press the NR button again. 
To remove the tape, press the 
EJECT button. If you want to turn
the player of f , press the PWR/VOL
knob or turn of f the ignition. The
tape will remain in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,the
tape will begin playing where it lef t
off. To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the AM
or FM button or AM/FM button, or
CD button. To change back to the
tape player, press the AUX button.
To rewind the tape,
push the REW button. You will see
REW in the display. To f ast f orward
the tape, push the FF button. You
will see FF displayed. Press the FF,
REW, or PLAY/PROG button to
take the system out of rewind or fast
forward.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Make sure the open side of
thetapeisfacingright,theninsert
thetapemostof thewayintotheslot.
Thesystemwillpullthetapeinthe
rest of the way and begin to play it. 
The tape direction indicator will 
come on to show you which side of
the tape is playing. The indicates
the side you inserted upward is now
playing. If you want to play the other
side, press the PLAY/PROG button.
When the player reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side.
Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing 
Corporation. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
CONT INUED
Optional on some models
To Play a Tape
To Stop Playing a TapeT ape Search Functions 
FF/REW
Playing a T ape (Optional)
Features
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Press the side of the
SKIP bar to f ind the beginning of the 
current song or passage. Press the side of the SKIP bar to find the
beginning of a song or passage.
When the system reaches the
beginning of a song or passage, it
begins to play it. Thetapeplayerpicksupdirtand
oxides f rom the tape. This
contamination builds up over time
and causes the sound quality to
degrade. To prevent this, you should
clean the player af ter every 30 hours
of use. 
If you do not clean the tape player 
regularly, it may eventually become
impossible to remove the
contamination with a normal
cleaning kit. Your dealer has a
cleaning kit available. 
Use 100-minute or shorter tapes. 
Tapes longer than that may break or
jam in the drive.
Press the RPT button
to continuously play a song or
passage. You will see RPT displayed.
The track will repeat until you press
the RPT button again.
The skip and repeat
f unctions use silent periods on the
tape to find the end of a song or
passage. These f eatures may not
work if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level, or a silent period in the middle
of a selection. Store tapes in their cases to protect
them f rom dust and moisture. Never
place tapes where they will be
exposed to direct sunlight, high heat,
or high humidity. If a tape is exposed
to extreme heat or cold, let it reach a
moderate temperature bef ore
inserting it into the player. 
Never try to insert f oreign objects 
into the tape player. 
If the tape is loose, tighten it by 
turning the hub with a pencil or your
f inger. If the label is peeling of f ,
remove it or it could cause the tape
to jam in the player. Never try to
insert a warped or damaged tape in
the player.
SK IP
Caring f or the Tape and Player
REPEAT
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