2010 HONDA RIDGELINE Owners Manual

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µ The SCAN function
samples all the tracks on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc (all f iles in the selected f older in
MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button. You will see ‘‘SCAN’’
in the display. You will get a 10
second sampling of each track/f ile in
the disc/f older. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of scan
mode and play the last track sampled.
This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles within a current f older in
random order, rather than in the
order they are compressed in MP3
or WMA. To activate folder random
play, press and release the RDM
button repeatedly. You will see
‘‘ RDM’’ in the display. The
system will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random play by
pressing and holding the RDM
button again, or you select a
different folder with the TUNE/
FOLDER bar.
This f eature plays the
tracks within a disc (the f iles in MP3
or WMA mode) in random order. To
activate random play, press and
release the RDM button. In MP3 or
WMA mode, press the RDM button
repeatedly to select RDM (within a
disc random play). You will see
‘‘RDM’’ in the display. Press the
RDM button for 2 seconds to return
to normal play.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random play, to within a
disc random play, then to normal
play.In MP3 or WMA modeSCAN
FOLDER RANDOM
RANDOM (Random within adisc)
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µ When the first track in the last disc,
or the f irst f ile in the last main f older
in the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the TUNE/FOLDER bar
also turns off the scan feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from scan, disc scan, then to normal
play.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan, f older scan, disc scan,
then to normal play.
This f eature, when
activated, samples the first track in
each disc in order (the f irst f ile in
themainfolderoneachdiscinMP3
or WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until
‘‘ SCAN’’ shows in the display.
The system will then play the first
track/f ile in the f irst main f older in
the f irst disc f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f ollowing f irst tracks/f iles
f or 10 seconds each. When it plays a
track/file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again.
This feature,
when activated, samples the first file
in each f older on the disc in the
order they are recorded. To activate
the folder scan feature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
Youwillsee‘‘ SCAN’’inthe
display. The system will then play
the f irst f ile in the main f olders f or
about 10 seconds. If you do nothing,
the system will then play the
f ollowing f irst f iles f or 10 seconds
each. When it plays a f ile that you
want to continue listening to, press
and hold the SCAN button.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar, or selecting a dif f erent
disc (using the preset buttons) or
f older (using the TUNE/FOLDER
bar) turns of f the SCAN or F-SCAN
feature.
In MP3 or WMA mode
In MP3 or WMA mode
DISC SCAN
FOLDER SCAN
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To remove the disc currently in play,
press the eject button ( ). When
a disc is removed f rom a slot, the
system automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc in that position. If you do not
remove the disc f rom the changer
within 10 seconds, the disc will
reload into the slot. Then the system
returns to the previous mode [AM,
FM, or XM (if equipped)].
To remove a different disc from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset bar. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds. To begin
playing, press the CD or CD/AUX
button.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM or XM (if
equipped) button. Press the CD
(CD/AUX on models with XM
satellite radio) button again to switch
back to the CD changer.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR
button or by turning of f the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the disc will begin playing where it
left off.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is on or of f :
To eject one disc, press and release
the eject button.
To eject all discs, press and hold the
eject button until the LOAD
indicator begins to blink.
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Removing Discs f rom t he In-dashDisc ChangerTo Stop Playing a Disc
Protecting Discs
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Your audio system has an in-dash
CD changer that holds up to six CDs,
providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used f or the radio.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
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To Play a Disc
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SEEK/SKIP BAR DISPLAY BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
PRESET BARS RANDOM BUTTON REPEAT
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
LOAD INDICATOR
CD SLOT
LOAD BUTTON EJECT BUTTON
RTL and Canadian EX-L models with navigation system
Do not use CDs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the CD
to jam in the unit.
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The CD changer is behind the
navigation system screen. To use the
CD changer, press the OPEN button
beside the screen. The screen f olds
back, and the CD changer appears.
Be caref ul not to injure your f ingers
when opening or closing the
navigation system screen.Press and hold the LOAD button
next to the CD slot until the load
indicator above the slot turns f rom
amber to green.
To load only one CD, press and
release the LOAD button.
To return the screen to the upright
position, press the OPEN button
again. Do not use the f olded screen
as a tray. If you put a cup, f or
example, on the screen, the liquid
inside the cup may spill on the
screen when you go over a bump.
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OPEN BUTTONLOAD BUTTON LOAD INDICATOR
CD SLOT
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The indicators above the disc
buttons of the empty positions will
blink, and the green load indicator
above the CD slot comes on.If you press the LOAD button while
a CD is playing, the system will stop
playing that CD and start the loading
sequence. It will then play the CD
just loaded.Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the f irst CD loaded.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, the system will
wait f or 10 seconds, then stop the
load operation and begin playing the
last CD loaded.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate disc button.
Select an empty disc button (the
indicator above the button is of f ),
and press the button. The system
will stop playing the current CD and
start the loading sequence. It will
then play the CD just loaded.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Insert a CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD load indicator
turns amber and blinks as the CD
is loaded.
When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears again on
the display, insert the next CD into
the CD slot. Each time you press the DISP button,
the display shows you the text data
on a disc, if the disc was recorded
with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
album, artist, and track tag.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLD indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
When you press and release the
DISP button while a disc without text
data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.
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T ext Data Display Function
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¼ You will also see some text data
under these conditions:
When a new f older, f ile, or track is
selected.
When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA.
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
When playing a CD-DA with text
data, the album and track name are
showninthedisplay.Withadiscin
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
f older and f ile name.
When you turn on the audio system
next time, the system keeps your
selection with the DISP button. You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode).
Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSEEK/
SKIP bar, the player skips f orward to
the beginning of the next track (f ile
in MP3 or WMA mode). Press and
release the side, to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe or SKIPbar.
The display shows up to 16
characters of selected text data (the
f older name, f ile name, etc.).
If the text data has more than 17
characters, you will see the f irst 15
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the DISP
button until the next 16 characters
are shown. You can see up to 31
characters of the text data.
If youpressandholdtheDISP
button again, the display shows the
f irst 15 characters again.
If any letter is not available, it is
replaced with ‘‘ . ’’ (dot) in the display.
When the disc has no text data, you
will see ‘‘NO INFO’’ on the display.
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
SK IP
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RPT button, the mode changes f rom
f ile repeat to f older repeat, to disc
repeat then to normal playing.
This f eature plays the
tracks within a disc (the f iles in MP3
or WMA mode) in random order. To
activate random play, press and
release the RDM button or touch the
TRACK RANDOM icon on the
screen. In MP3 or WMA mode, press
the RDM button repeatedly to select
RDM (within a disc random play).
You will see ‘‘RDM’’ in the display.
Press the RDM button or touch the
TRACK RANDOM icon to return to
normal play.
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3 or
WMA. To activate folder repeat
mode, press and release the RPT
button repeatedly until you see
‘‘F-RPT’’ in the display. The system
continuously replays the current
folder.PressandholdtheRPT
button to turn it of f . Pressing the
RDM button, or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the TUNE bar also turns
of f the repeat f eature.
To
select a dif f erent f older, press either
side of the TUNE bar. Press the side to skip to the next folder,
andpressthe sidetoskiptothe
beginning of the previous f older.
To continuously replay
a track (f ile in MP3 or WMA mode),
press and release the RPT button or
touch the TRACK REPEAT icon on
the screen. You will see ‘‘RPT’’ in the
display. Press and hold the RPT
button, or touch the TRACK
REPEAT icon again to turn it off. This feature continuously replays the current disc.
To activate disc repeat, press and
release the RPT button repeatedly
until you see ‘‘D-RPT’’ in the display,
or touch the DISC REPEAT icon on
thescreen.PressandholdtheRPT
button, or touch the DISC REPEAT
icon again to turn it off.
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RANDOM (Random within adisc)
FOLDER REPEAT
FOLDER SELECTION
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT)
DISC REPEAT
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