2009 HONDA PILOT Owners Manual

BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, and
FADER are each adjustable. You can
also adjust the strength of the sound
coming from the center and
subwoof er speakers. In addition, you
can set the Dolby PL (ProLogic) II
and Speed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC).Selectthemodeyouwanttoadjust
by turning the interf ace dial.
You can also adjust the sound by
pushing the SOUND button
repeatedly. Each mode is shown in
the audio display as it changes. Turn
the TUNE knob to adjust the setting
to your liking.
To adjust them, press the AUDIO
button, push the interf ace selector
down, and turn the interf ace knob to
SOUND. Then press ENTER on the
selector.
Theseadjustmentscanbemadeby
the SOUND button or the interface
dial.
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Adjusting the Sound
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SOUND ICON
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µµ µTo adjust bass
and treble, select BASS or TREBLE,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The current setting is
shownonthedisplay.Turnthe
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector. These
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
Fader adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength, while balance adjusts the
side-to-side strength. To adjust f ader
and balance, select FADER or
BALANCE, then press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface knob to the desired
level, and enter your selection by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. To equalize the f ader or
balance, turn the interf ace knob until
the marks on the sound grid come to
the center of the adjustment bar. To
adjust the strength of the sound
f rom the center or subwoof er
speaker, select it and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. Turn the
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
BASS/TREBL E
FADER/BAL ANCE CENTER/SUBWOOFER
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µDolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound f rom 2 channel stereo audio
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
be activated when listening to DISC
(CD-DA, MP3/WMA), XM Radio,
andAUX.WhenProLogicIIisactive,
‘‘PL II’’ is shown in the audio display. To set this f eature on or of f , select
Dolby PL II, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Rotate the
interf ace dial to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER.
Manuf actured under license f rom
Dolby Laboratories. ‘‘Dolby’’,
‘‘ProLogic’’, and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has f our modes: SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. The def ault setting is MID.
To change the SVC mode, select
SVC, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface knob to the desired
level, and enter your selection by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. If you f eel the sound is too
loud, choose low. If you f eel the
sound is too quiet, choose high.
Dolby PL (ProL ogic) IISpeed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
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Playing the XMSatellite Radio (Models with navigation system)
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INTERFACE DIALAUDIO DISPLAY
PRESET BUTTONS
With rear entertainment system
Without rear entertainment system
INTERFACE DIAL
AUDIO DISPLAY
PRESET BUTTONS
TUNE KNOB
AUDIO
BUTTON XM
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
TUNE KNOB
CATEGORY
BAR
AUDIO
BUTTON XM
BUTTON
POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
TITLE
BUTTON TITLE
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
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To listen to XM satellite radio, turn
the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Push the power/volume knob to turn
on the audio system, and press thebutton. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display.
Adjust the volume by turning the
power/volume knob. Push the AUDIO button to display
XM inf ormation on the screen. You
can operate the XM Satellite Radio
system with the interf ace dial.
Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States, and Canada, except
Hawaii and Alaska. XM
is a
registered trademark of XM Satellite
Radio, Inc.
XM Satellite 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 Satellite Radio also allows you to
view channel and category selections
in the audio display.
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Operating the XM Radio
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µ In the category mode, such as Jazz,
Rock, Classical, etc., you can
navigate through all of the channels
within that category. In the channel
mode, you can select all of the
available channels.
Onthescreen,youwillseethe
selected CHANNEL (number),
CATEGORY, NAME (artist name),
and TITLE (music title). Turn the TUNE knob to
change channel selections. Turn the
knob right f or higher numbered
channels and lef t f or lower
numbered channels. You can also
change channels with the interf ace
selector, push down the interf ace
selector to choose TUNE and press
ENTERontheselector.Turnthe
interf ace knob to the same directions.
In the category mode, you can only
select channels within that category.
To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
press and hold the TITLE button
until the mode changes. The
CATEGORY or CHANNEL mode is
displayed on the screen. To switch
the mode with the interf ace dial,
push down the interf ace selector to
select AUDIO MENU, then turn the
knob to select MODE, and press
ENTER on the selector repeatedly. Each time you press and release the
TITLE button, the center display
changes in the f ollowing sequence:
NAME (artist name), TITLE (music
title), and CHANNEL NAME
(channel name).
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TUNE
MODE
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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. To
scan with the interface dial, scroll
down, and push interf ace selector to
the right. You will see SCAN on the
screen and audio display. 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
continue listening to, push the
interf ace selector to the right again
or press the SCAN button to cancel.
Press either side of
the bar ( or ) to select another
category.
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SCAN
CATEGORY
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µYoucanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
To store a channel: In category mode, only channels
within that category can be
selected. In channel mode, all
channels can be selected. Use the tune or scan f unction to
tune to a desired channel.
Pick the preset button you want
f or that channel. Press and hold
the preset button until you hear a
beep. You can also pick the
number with the interf ace dial.
Select your desired number and
press and hold ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
Press the button or scroll
up again. The other XM band will
be shown. Store the next six
channels using steps 2 and 3.
Once a channel is stored, press
and release the proper preset
button to tune to it.
Press the button or scroll
up by pushing the interf ace
selector up. Either XM1 or XM2
will be shown on the display. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
1. 2.
3.
4.
5.
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