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CAUTION
■While driving
Do not use the portable player or connect the Bluetooth
® system.
NOTICE
■When leaving the vehicle
Do not leave your portable player in the vehicle. The inside of the vehicle may
become hot, causing damage to the portable player.
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Listening to a USB memory/iPod®
Connecting a USB memory or iPod® enables you to enjoy music from the
vehicle speakers.
The above illustration shows an iPod® screen.
Audio control screen display button
Track/file selectionVo l u m e
Po w e r Select play mode Displays track list
Setting the
sound
(
→ P. 3 2 6 )
Random play
Repeat play
Play/pause
Select file/track
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Connecting the USB memory/iPod®
Open the cover and connect the
player.
Playing an iPod®
■Play/pause
Touch or to play/pause.
■ Selecting a play mode
Touch “Menu” on the “USB” screen.
Select the desired play mode.
STEP1
STEP2
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Selecting a folder (USB memory only)
■ Selecting a folder
Touch “Folder ” or “ ” on the screen to select the next/previous
folder.
■ Selecting a folder from the list
Touch “Select” for Folder on the screen.
Touch the desired folder number.
or : Moves the list in steps of 5
This function is available only when
the vehicle is not moving.
■ Selecting the desired folder by cuei ng the first file of each folder
(USB memory only)
Touch and hold “SCAN” on the screen until “FLD.SCAN” appears.
Touch “SCAN” once again when the desired folder is reached.
STEP1
STEP2
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Selecting a file/track■ Selecting one file/track at a time
Tu r n o r p r e s s ∧ or ∨ on to select the desired file/track.
■ Selecting a file/track from the list
Touch “Select” for File/Track.
Touch the desired file/track num-
ber.
or : Moves the list in steps of 5
This function is available only when
the vehicle is not moving.
■ Selecting the desired file by cueing the files in the folder (USB mem-
ory only)
Touch “SCAN” on the screen.
Touch “SCAN” once again when the desired file is reached.
Random playback
■ Playing files/tracks from a part icular folder in random order
Touch “RAND” on the screen.
■ Playing the all files/tracks in random order
Touch and hold “RAND” on the screen until “FLD.RAND” appears.
STEP1
STEP2
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Repeat play■ Repeating a file/track
Touch “RPT” on the screen.
■ Repeating a all of the files in a folder (USB memory only)
Touch and hold “RPT” on the screen until “FLD.RPT” appears.
■Canceling random and repeat playback
Touch “RAND” or “RPT” on the screen once again.
■About iPod®
●“Made for iPod” means that an electronic accessory has been designed to con-
nect specifically to iPod and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple
performance standards.
●Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with
safety and regulatory standards.
●iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
■iPod® functions
●When an iPod® is connected and the audio source is changed to iPod® mode,
the iPod® will resume play from the same point in which it was last used.
●Depending on the iPod® that is connected to the system, certain functions may
not be available. Disconnecting the device and reconnecting it once again may
resolve some malfunctions.
■USB memory functions
Depending on the USB memory that is connected to the system, certain functions
may not be available. Disconnecting the device and reconnecting it once again may
resolve some malfunctions.
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■iPod® problems
To resolve most problems encountered when using your iPod
®, disconnect your
iPod® from the vehicle iPod® connection and reset it. For instructions on how to
reset your iPod®, refer to your iPod® Owner’s Manual.
■Error messages for iPod®
“ERROR”: This indicates a problem in the iPod® or its connection.
“NO MUSIC”: This indicates that there is no music data in the iPod
®.
“EMPTY”: This indicates that an empty playlist is selected.
“UPDATE”: This indicates that the version of the iPod
® is not compatible. Upgrade
your iPod® software to the latest version.
■Error messages for USB memory
“ERROR”: This indicates a problem in the USB memory or its connection.
“NO MUSIC”: This indicates that no MP3/WMA files are included in the USB memory.
■Compatible models for iPod®
●iPod® 5th generation Ver. 1.2 or later
●iPod nano® 3rd generation Ver. 1.0 or later
●iPod nano® 2nd generation Ver. 1.1.2 or later
●iPod nano® Ve r. 1 . 3 o r l a t e r
●iPod touch® Ve r. 1 .1 o r l a t e r
●iPod classic® Ver. 1.0 or later
iPhone
™, iPod® mini, iPod shuffle®, iPod® photo and 4th generation and earlier
models of iPod® are not compatible with this system.
Items related to standards and limitations are as follows:
●Maximum number of lists in device: 9999
●Maximum number of songs in device: 65535
●Maximum number of songs per list: 65535
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■USB memory
●Compatible devices
USB memory that can be used for MP3 and WMA playback.
●Compatible device formats
The following device formats can be used:
• USB communication formats: USB2.0 FS (12 mbps)
• File formats: FAT16/32 (Windows)
• Correspondence class: Mass storage class
MP3 and WMA files written in any format other than those listed above may not
play correctly, and their file names and folder names may not be displayed cor-
rectly.
Items related to standards and limitations are as follows:
• Maximum directory hierarchy: 8 levels
• Maximum number of folders in a device: 999 (including the root)
• Maximum number of files in a device: 65025
• Maximum number of files per folder: 255
●MP3 and WMA files
MP3 (MPEG Audio LAYER 3) is a standard audio compression format.
Files can be compressed to approximately 1 /10 of their original size using MP3
compression.
WMA (Windows Media
® Audio) is a Microsoft audio compression format.
This format compresses audio data to a size smaller than that of the MP3 for-
mat.
There is a limit to the MP3 and WMA file standards that can be used and to the
media/formats on which the files are recorded.
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