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Push the AUDIO button beside the
screen to show the audio display and
operate the disc player.
You can also operate the audio
system without using the control
icons on the audio screen. Press the
CD/XM button. The status bar
appears on the bottom of the screen.
On the navigation screen, you can
see the audio information whenever
you touch the AUDIO INFO icon on
the lower portion of the screen.
When playing a CD recorded with
text data, the track, album, and artist
name are shown on the audio
display. When playing a disc in MP3
or WMA, the folder number and
name, the file number and name, the
artist name, and the elapsed time are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
If the disc was not recorded with text
data, it will not be displayed.To Change or Select Tracks/Files
You can use the preset buttons while
a disc is playing to select passages
and change tracks (files in MP3 or
WMA mode). Each preset button's
function is shown on the bottom of
the screen.You can also select an icon with the
joystick. Move it to left, right, up, or
down to change the highlighting and
scroll through lists. Then press the
ENT on the top of the joystick to
select the icon. SKIP
－Each time you press and
release
(preset 6), the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (file in MP3 or WMA
mode). Press and release
(preset 5) to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track. FF/REW －To move rapidly within
a track/file, press and hold
(preset 4) or(preset 3).
PRESET BUTTON'S FUNCTION
PRESET BUTTONS
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The specifications for compatible
WMA files are:– Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
– Bitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
– Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
– Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
In WMA format, DRM (digital rights
management) files cannot be played.
If the system finds a DRM file, it
skips that file and plays the next
available folder or file.Loading a PC Card
The PC card slot is behind the
navigation screen. To use the PC
card player, press the OPEN button
beside the screen. The screen folds
back, and the PC card slot appears. Insert a PC card straight into the slot.
The drive will read the PC card and
begin to play it.
Return the screen to the upright
position by pressing the CLOSE
button on the edge of the screenpanel.
Push the AUDIO button beside the
screen to show the audio display and
operate the PC card player.
You can also operate the audio
system without using the control
icons on the audio screen. Press any
of the appropriate control buttons.
The status bar appears on the bottom
of the screen. On the navigation
screen, you can see the audio
information whenever you touch the
AUDIO INFO icon on the screen.
PC CARD SLOT
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If you select‘‘Play a new track list, ’’
the system goes into the selected
play mode immediately and begins to
play the files in order to the new list.
To go back to the previous screen,
press the CANCEL button on the
right side of the screen. To exit the
play mode screens, press the AUDIObutton.To Change or Select Tracks/Files
You can use the preset buttons while
a card is playing to select or change
files. Each preset button's function is
shown on the bottom of the screen.
Icons on the screen can also be
selected with the joystick. Move the
joystick left or right and up or down
until the icon is highlighted, then
press the ENT on the top of the
joystick to select the icon. SKIP
－Each time you press and
release
(preset 6), the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next file. Press and release
(preset 5), to skip backward to
the beginning of the current file.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous file. FF/REW －To move rapidly within
a file, press and hold
(preset 4) or
(preset 3).
FOLDER SELECTION －To select
a different folder, press either side of
the TUNE bar to move to the
beginning of the next folder. Pressthe
side of the TUNE bar to skip to
the next folder, and the
side to
move to the beginning of the
previous folder.
PRESET BUTTON'S FUNCTION
PRESET BUTTONS
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TRACK REPEAT (FILE REPEAT) －To continuously replay a file,
press and release the RPT button
(preset 1). You will see TRACK
REPEAT in the display. Press the
RPT button again to turn it off.
FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM REPEAT －This feature, when
activated, replays all the files in the
selected folder/artist/album in the
order they are recorded or listed. To
activate each repeat mode, press and
hold the RPT button (preset 1) for 2
seconds. You will see FOLDER
REPEAT, ARTIST REPEAT or
ALBUM REPEAT in the display. The
system continuously replays the
current folder/artist/album. Press
and hold the RPT button for 2
seconds again to turn it off. Pressing
the RDM button, or selecting a
different folder/artist/album with the
TUNE bar also turns off the repeatfeature. TRACK RANDOM (Random
within a folder)
－This feature
plays the files within a folder in
random order. To activate track
random, press and release the RDM
button (preset 2). You will see
TRACK RANDOM in the display.
Press the RDM button again to
return to normal play.
FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM RANDOM －This feature, when
activated, plays all files in each
folder/artist/album in random order,
rather than in the order they are
recorded or listed. To activate each
random play, press and hold the
RDM button (preset 2) for 2 seconds.
You will see FOLDER RANDOM,
ARTIST RANDOM or ALBUM
RANDOM in the display. The system then selects and plays
files randomly. This continues until
you deactivate each random play by
pressing the RDM button again, or
you select a different folder with the
TUNE bar (in FOLDER RANDOMmode). SCAN
－The scan function samples
all files on the PC card in the order
they are recorded. To activate scan,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see TRACK SCAN in the
display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each file on the PC card.
Press the SCAN button again to get
out of scan mode and play the last filesampled.
Pressing either of the SKIP buttons
(preset 5 or 6) also turns off the scanfeature.
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FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM SCAN －This feature, when activated,
samples the first file in each folder/
artist/album on the PC card in order.
To activate each scan feature, press
and hold the SCAN button until you
hear a beep. You will see FOLDER
SCAN, ARTIST SCAN or ALBUM
SCAN in the display.
The system plays the first file in the
folder for about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system plays the first
file in each folder, in order, for 10
seconds each. After playing the first
file of the last folder/artist/album,
the system returns to normal play.
Pressing either of the SKIP buttons
(preset 5 or 6), selecting a different
folder with the TUNE bar (in
FOLDER RANDOM mode), or
pressing the SCAN button, also turns
off the scan feature.Using a Track List
You can also select a file directly
from a track list on the audio display.
Press the AUDIO button to show the
audio display, then touch the Track
List icon. The track list menu
appears on the display.
To scroll through the display, touch the
oricon on the side of the
screen. To go back to the previous
display, touch the Return icon.
TRACK LIST ICON
FOLDER ICON
RETURN ICON
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To Play an iPod®
This audio system can select and
play the audio files on the iPod®with
the same controls used for the
in-dash disc player. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the glove box by using your dock
connector. Press the AUDIO button
beside the screen to show the audio
display and touch the AUX icon. 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.
You can also select an icon by
moving the joystick. Move it to left,
right, up, or down to change the
highlighting and scroll through lists,
then press ENT on the top of the
joystick to set your selection. To select the USB mode without
using the icon, press the CD/XM
button repeatedly. The status bar
appears on the bottom of the screen.
The audio system reads and plays
sound files 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.
Voice Control System
You can select the AUX mode by
using the navigation system voice
control buttons, but cannot operate
the play mode functions.
iPods compatible with your audio
system using the USB adapter cable are:
Model Software
iPod classic Ver. 1.0 or more
iPod with video
(iPod 5th generation) Ver. 1.2 or more
iPod nano Ver. 1.2 or more
iPod nano 2nd generation Ver. 1.1.2 or more
iPod nano 3rd generation Ver. 1.0 or more
iPod nano 4thgeneration Ver. 1.0.2 or more
iPod touch Ver. 1.1.1 or more
iPod touch 2nd generation Ver. 2.1.1 or more
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On the map screen, you can see the
audio information whenever you
touch the AUDIO INFO icon on the
lower part of the screen.
To Change or Select Files
Use the preset buttons while an iPod
is playing to select passages and
change files. Each preset button's
function is shown on the bottom of
the screen.SKIP
－Each time you press and
release
(preset 6), the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next file. Press and release
(preset 5), to skip backward to
the beginning of the current file.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous file. FF/REW －To move rapidly within
a file, press and hold
(preset 4) or
(preset 3).AUDIO INFO ICON
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To Select Repeat or Random Mode:
You can select any type of repeat and
random modes with the RPT and
RDM buttons. To confirm the
selected mode, press the AUDIO
button to show the audio display on
the navigation screen.
TRACK REPEAT－This feature
continuously plays a track/file. To
activate track repeat, press and
release the RPT button (preset 1).
You will see REPEAT in the display.
To turn it off, press and release the
RPT button again.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes
between track repeat and normalplay.
Pressing either SKIP button changes
the file while keeping this feature.TRACK RANDOM －This feature
plays all available tracks/files from
the selected items in the iPod menu
list (playlists, artists, albums or
songs) in random order. To activate
track random, press and release the
RDM button (preset 2). You will see
TRACK RANDOM on the screen.
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