2009 HONDA PILOT ignition

Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you. If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Satellite Radio. With the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position, push the
power/volume knob to turn on the
audio system, and press the
button. A variety of music
types and styles will play.
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
If you decide to purchase XM
satellite radio service, contact XM
Radio at, or at
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact
XM Canada at , or at
1-877-438-9677. You will need to give them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, turn the TUNE
knob until ‘‘0’’ appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display.
After you’ve registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Satellite Radio mode while you
wait f or activation. This should take
about 30 minutes.
There may be other geographic
situations that could affect XM
Satellite Radio reception. While waiting f or activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated,
‘‘CATEGORY’’ or ‘‘CH’’ will appear in
the display, and you’ll be able to
listen to XM Radio broadcasts. XM
Radio will continue to send an
activation signal to your vehicle f or
at least 12 hours from the activation
request. If the service has not been
activated after 36 hours, contact XM
Radio.As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
www.xmradio.comwww.xmradio.ca
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Receiving XM Satellite Radio
Service
Playing the XMSatellite Radio (Models with navigation system)
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Your vehicle’s audio system has an
in-dash disc changer with the same
controls used f or the radio. To
operate the disc changer, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position.
The disc changer can play these disc
formats:When playing a disc in MP3, you will
see ‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. The changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page ).NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio
system displays UNSUPPORTED in
the center display, and then skips to
the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVD discs will not
work in this unit.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
discs are not playable.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
CD (CD-DA)
CD-R/RW
MP3/WMA
If you have a disc that is a
combination of CD-DA tracks and
MP3/WMA f iles, you can choose the
format to listen by pressing and
holding CD/AUX or CD button until
you hear a beep.
The disc packages or jackets should
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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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To load multiple discs in one
operation:With the ignition in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position, press and hold the LOAD
button until you hear a beep and
see ‘‘LOAD’’ in the upper display,
then release the button.
‘‘NO DISC’’ is shown on the screen
foranemptypositioninthe
changer. When the green load
indicator comes on and you see
the ‘‘LOAD’’ in the audio display,
insert the disc into the slot. Insert
it only about half way; the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way. Press and release the LOAD
button.
To load a single disc: If you stop loading discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 10 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded. Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system will
then begin playing the last disc
loaded.
Insert a disc into the slot. Insert it
only about half way; the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way. You
will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in audio display. Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could damage
the audio unit.
You can select the position to load a
disc. Turn the interf ace knob or
press a preset button to select the
position, then press ENTER on the
selector. This starts the loading
sequence. If you do not select the
position, the system loads the disc to
the f irst empty position in numerical
order.
If you press the LOAD button while
a disc is playing, the system will stop
playing that disc and start the
loading sequence. It will then play
the disc just loaded.
When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
audio display again, insert the next
disc into the slot.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
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To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM or FM button, the
button, AUX button, or CD/
AUX button. To return to disc mode,
press the CD button or CD/AUX
button.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or the ignition
switch, play will continue at the same
point when you turn it back on. The CD changer can play CD-Rs and
CD-RWscompressedinMP3and
WMA format. When playing a disc in
MP3 or WMA, you will see ‘‘MP3’’ or
‘‘WMA’’ on the center display. A disc
can support more than 99 f olders,
and each folder can hold up to 255
playable f iles.
When there are more than 99 f olders
in a disc, the center display only
shows two digits.
The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
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
(MPEG1), 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/
64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps
(MPEG2)
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
To play an MP3/WMA disc, use the
disc controls previously described,
along with the f ollowing inf ormation.
Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
To Stop Playing a Disc Playing an MP3/WMA Disc
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To remove a dif f erent disc f rom the
changer,firstselectitbypressing
the corresponding number on the
preset button or turning the
interf ace knob, and pressing ENTER
on the interf ace selector. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button.
When 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 discs f rom the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f :
To eject one disc, press and release
the eject button.
To eject all discs, press and hold the
eject button.
This f eature, when activated, plays in
the current f older in random order.
To activate folder random play, press
the RDM button; or use the interface
selector to scroll down, select
FOLDER RANDOM by interf ace
knob, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
RANDOM next to FOLDER on the
screen and F-RDM in the audio
display. To turn this feature off,
press and hold the RDM button until
you hear a beep, or highlight
FOLDER RANDOM (if not already
highlighted), and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector again.
To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJECT’’ in the audio display.
When you remove the disc f rom the
slot, the system begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc. If you do not load another disc,
the load sequence is canceled, and
the system continues playing in the
previous mode.
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 10 seconds.
Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
Removing Discs f rom the
Changer
Folder Random
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This audio system can operate the
audio f iles on the iPod
with the
same controls used f or the in-dash
disc changer. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment by using
your dock connector, then press the
AUX button. The ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON (II) position. The iPod will also
be recharged with the ignition switch
in these positions. The audio system reads and plays
sound f iles to be playable on the iPod.
The system cannot operate an iPod
as a mass storage device. The
system will only play songs stored on
the iPod with iTunes.
iPod and iTunes are registered
trademarks owned by Apple Inc.
You can select the AUX mode by
using the navigation system voice
control buttons, but cannot operate
theplaymodefunctions.iPods that are compatible with your
audio system are listed below.
Use the latest f irmware.
UseonlycompatibleiPodswiththe
latest f irmware. iPods that are not
compatible will not work in this audio
unit. :Model
iPod 5G
iPod classic
iPod nano
iPod nano
2nd generation
iPod nano
3rd generation
iPod touch
iPhone Firmware
Ver. 1.2 or more
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.2 or more
Ver. 1.1.2 or more
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.1.1 or more
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To Play an iPod
Voice Cont rol Syst em
Playing an iPod(Models with navigation system)
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audio f iles on a USB f lash memory
device with the same controls used
f or the in-dash disc changer. To play
a USB f lash memory device, connect
it to the USB adapter cable in the
console compartment, then press the
AUX button. The ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON (II) position.Only AAC f ormat f iles recorded
with iTunes are playable on this
audio unit. Do not keep the USB f lash
memory device in the vehicle.
Direct sunlight and high heat will
damage it.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing a USB f lash
memory device.
Depending on the type and
number of f iles, it may take some
time bef ore they begin to play.
Depending on the sof tware the
f iles were made with, it may not be
possibletoplaysomefiles,or
display some text data.
You can select the AUX mode by
using the navigation system voice
control buttons, but cannot operate
theplaymodefunctions.
The recommended USB f lash
memory devices are 256 Mbyte or
higher USB f lash memory devices.
Some digital audio players may be
compatible as well.
The audio system reads and plays
the audio f iles on the USB f lash
memory device in MP3, WMA or
AAC f ormats. Depending on the
f ormat, the display shows MP3,
WMA or AAC when a USB flash
memory device is playing. The USB
f lash memory device limit is up to
700 f olders or up to 65535 f iles. Some USB f lash memory device
(such as devices with security lock-
out f eatures, etc.) will not work in
this audio unit.
Do not use a device such as a card
reader or hard drive as the device
or your f iles may be damaged.
Do not connect your USB f lash
memory device using a HUB.
Do not use an extension cable to
the USB adapter cable equipped
with your vehicle.
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To Play a USB Flash Memory
Device
Voice Cont rol Syst em
Playing a USB Flash Memory Device (Models with navigation system)
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Turn the selector knob to select
‘‘CLOCK ADJUST.’’
Press the selector knob (ENTER)
to enter your selection. The
display changes to the clock
adjusting display. Turn the selector knob to select
the item which you want to adjust.
Turning the selector knob will
change the selected item between
the clock display setting, hours,
minutes, and SET. The selected
item is indicated with in the
display.
You can also adjust the clock and
switch the clock display between 24-
hours and 12-hours in the menu
mode.
To adjust the clock setting:
Press and release the MENU
button. The display shows you the
menu items.
You can adjust the clock setting
with the ignition switch in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
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On EX and EX-L models
Setting the Clock
Adjusting the Clock with MENU
Button
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