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SCAN/TITLE BAR
VOL/
ꂻ(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
TUNE BAR SKIP BAR
AUDIO BUTTON CATEGORY BAR
NAVIGATION SCREEN
DISPLAYHDD BUTTON
INTERFACE DIAL
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The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
function can record tracks from
music CDs to the navigation system’s
hard disc. This function also allows
for various playing methods, such as
playing recorded tracks on an artist-
by-artist or genre-by-genre basis. For
example, you can play the tracks that
you want to listen to in any order that
you like for each playlist. NOTE:
●Only recordings from a standard
CD-DA (44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo
PCM digital sound data) to HDD
are supported.●Digital music files, such as MP3,
WMA, AAC etc., in CD-R, DVD-R
and USB flash memory devices
cannot be copied to HDD.
Likewise, digital music files
recorded to HDD cannot be copied
to CD-R, DVD-R and USB devices.●Music data recorded on HDD can
only be used for personal
enjoyment.●Data is recorded using ultra-
efficient compression technology,
therefore, sound quality may vary
slightly from the original.
●Title information will be displayed
when the information is found in
the Gracenote
ꭂAlbum Info
(Gracenote
ꭂMedia Database) on
the built-in hard disk drive. See
page 337.
●Recording function from following
media is not supported.
– CD-DA which prohibits the copy
by SCMS
– CD-DA with copy control
– SACD (Super Audio CD)
– DTS-CD
– DVD-A
– CD-R/RW
– DVD-R/RW
– Copy controlled CDs (Playback
cannot be guaranteed)
– DTS-CDs (Only enabled for
playback)
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If the HDD is ever replaced, all data
will be lost and stored music will not
be recovered.Playlists
Playlists are track lists in a certain
playback group.
Original Playlist
This playlist is automatically
generated when the music CD is
recorded. The maximum number of
original playlists that can be stored to
the HDD is 999, with 99 songs on
each playlist. Each album name on
the music CD is counted as a playlist.User Playlist
The HDD has six playlist folders for
user customizing. Each playlist can
be edited by the user, and will store
up to 999 songs. For more
information of how to edit the user
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Track Search Methods
Songs that have been recorded on
the HDD are categorized in groups
for easy searching.
There are six categories:
Albums: Album names are arranged
in alphabetical order.
Artists: Artist names are arranged in
alphabetical order.
Tracks: Track titles are arranged in
alphabetical order.
Playlists: Any of six playlists that are
arranged by the user
Genres: Songs are arranged by
genre.
Ripped Date: Album titles are
arranged by date of recording.
For more information on how to
search for music, see page 321.Recording a Music CD to HDD
Audio
If you play a music CD that has not
yet been recorded on the HDD, the
system will automatically begin
recording to the HDD once the disc
is loaded. To turn this feature off, see
page 316.
The icons show the recording
conditions for each track:
Rec icon: Now recording
Rec ready icon: Next to be recorded
Rec done icon: Recording finished
REC DONE ICON
REC READY ICON REC ICON
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NOTE:●Please note that there will be no
compensation offered in the case
of unsuccessful recording of audio
data or the loss of audio data due
to any cause whatsoever.●During recording, operation of this
product may be slower.●If you stop the engine or the power
system is turned off while
recording a CD, there may be
pauses between songs when you
play back from the HDD.●Tracks from music CDs are
recorded at four times the
playback speed. You can listen to
tracks as they are being recorded.●Repeat, random and scan functions
are not available during recording.
●You can listen to tracks from other
playlists that have already been
recorded while recording. Press
the HDD button and switch over to
HDD Audio.●With the factory settings, all of the
songs on a music CD are
automatically recorded.●Recording settings cannot be
changed during recording.●If the number of songs in the
playlist exceeds 999, the oldest
song will be overwritten each time
you add a new song.To Cancel Recording a Music CD
to HDD
In order to suspend recording, push
the interface selector down, select
Cancel Rec to HDD, and press
ENTER on the interface selector.
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Changing the Recording SettingsRecording All of the Tracks on aMusic CD ManuallyTo change the setting to manual
mode, push the interface selector
down on the HDD screen. Turn the
interface dial to select HDD Setup
and press ENTER. Turn the interface
dial to select Ripping, and press
ENTER on the interface selector.
Turn the dial to select Ripping and
press ENTER on the interface
selector.
Turn the interface dial to select
MANUAL and press ENTER on the
interface selector.
To record the music CD, push the
HDD button, then push the interface
selector down to display the audio
menu. Turn the interface dial to
select Rec to HDD, and then press
ENTER on the interface selector.
HDD SETUP
RIPPING ICON
REC TO HDD ICON
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Recording All of the Tracks on aMusic CD AutomaticallyTo change the setting to
automatically record all of the tracks
on a music CD, move the interface
selector down on the HDD Audio
screen. Turn the interface dial to
select HDD Setup, and press ENTER
on the interface selector.
Turn the interface selector to select
Ripping, and press ENTER on the
interface selector.
Turn the interface dial to select
AUTO, and press ENTER on the
interface selector. Playing Tracks on HDD
To play tracks on HDD, push the
HDD button until the HDD Audio
screen appears. Playback will start
automatically with the track
previously selected.
Playing the Selected Track
To select tracks, press on the
Category bar or the Skip bar.
Category Bar+
The next playlist is selected.
If you press
+during the last playlist, the
first playlist is selected.
-
The previous playlist is selected.
If you press -during the first playlist,
the last playlist is selected.
Skip BarReturns to the beginning of the song that
is being played.
Otherwise, the previous track is selected.
If you press this bar during the first song,
the last song is selected.The next song is selected. If you press
this bar during the last song, the first
song is selected.
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Fast Forwarding and Rewinding
To fast forward, press and hold the
side of the SKIP bar or
side of
the TUNE bar. To rewind, press and
hold the
side of the SKIP bar or
side of the TUNE bar. Repeat Playback
To replay the current track
continuously, push the interface
selector down during track playback.
Turn the interface dial to select
Repeat on the HDD AUDIO MENU,
and press ENTER on the interface
selector. Turn the interface dial to
select the repeat icon, then press
ENTER on the interface selector. To turn this feature off, turn the
interface dial to select the OFF icon,
then press ENTER on the interface
selector.
REPEAT OFF ICON
REPEAT ICON
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