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Audio
Audio Menu
HAUDIO button (in DISC mode)  AUDIO MENU
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .
The following items are available, depending on the type of disc:
• Rec to HDD : Records a music CD onto the HDD for playback using HDD Audio.
2Recording a Music CD to HDD P. 152
• Sound Setup: Displays the sound preferences screen.
2 Adjusting the Sound P. 170
• HDD Setup : Displays menu for setting HDD pref erences for recording music CDs
and for updating Gracenote® information.
2 Recording a Music CD to HDD P. 152
2Updating Gracenote® Album Info P. 158
• Repeat :
6 : Repeats the current track.
7 : Repeats all tracks in the current folder.
• Random :
3 : Plays all tracks on the curr ent disc in random order.
4 : Plays all tracks in the curr ent folder in random order.
1Repeat, Random, and Scan Play
1. Rotate i to select Repeat, Random, or
Scan . Press u.
2. Rotate i to select an option. Press u.
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Playing a DiscPlaying MP3/WMA/AAC Discs
Audio
•Scan :
1 : Scans all tracks on the disc (or in the se lected folder) in the order they were
recorded (stored) and plays a 10-second sample. Select OFF to stop scanning and
play the current selection.
2 : Scans the first track in each folder on the disc and plays a 10-second
sample. Select OFF to stop scanning and play the current selection.
Playing MP3/WMA/AAC Discs
HAUDIO button (in DISC mode)  FOLDER LIST
Change the folder on MP3/WMA/AAC discs th at have tracks stored in a folder
structure.
1.Rotate i to select a folder. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select a track. Press
u .
The system displays the track list
and begins playing the selected
track.
1Playing MP3/WMA/AAC Discs
Folder List
•Any tracks not in a folder are automatically
added to a “ROOT” folder, which is displayed
at the top of the Folder List.
•If the root folder has additional folders in a
lower layer, they are listed on the screen.
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Audio
Recommended Discs
•Use only high-quality CD-R or CD-RW discs labeled for audio use.
• Use only CD-R or CD-RW discs on which the recordings are closed.
• Play only standard round-shaped discs.
• Use DVD-R/RW discs that meet DVD verification standards.
■ Recording to HDD
• Only standard CD-DA (44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo PCM digital sound data) discs can
be recorded to HDD.
• Digital music tracks, such as MP3, WMA, AAC etc., in CD-R or DVD-R cannot be
copied to HDD. Likewise, digital music tracks recorded to HDD cannot be copied
to CD-R and DVD-R.
■ Discs with MP3, WMA, or AAC Tracks
• Some software files may not allow for audio play or text data display.
• Some versions of MP3, WMA, or AAC formats may be unsupported. If an
unsupported track is found, the audio unit displays UNSUPPORTED, and then skips
to the next track.1 Recommended Discs
A Dual-disc cannot play on this audio unit. If
recorded under certain conditions, a CD-R or CD-
RW may not play either.
Manufactured under licens e under U.S. Patent
#’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380;
5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and
worldwide patents issu ed & pending. DTS and
DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks
and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of
DTS, Inc.© 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
The disc packages or jackets should have one of these symbols.
Also includes:
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Audio
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio function plays tracks from music CDs that have
been recorded onto the built-in HDD. You ca n arrange the tracks in playlists or play
the tracks using various search methods.
Selecting HDD Mode
1. Press the DISC/HDD button to play tracks stored on the HDD.
2. Select a track by genre, artist, album, record ing (ripping) date, playlist, or track list.
The track number and elapsed time are displayed on the display. Title
information is displayed if found in the Gracenote® Album Info (Gracenote®
Media Database) stored on the HDD.
The HDD has two types of playlists: original playlists and user playlists. An
original playlist is automatically creat ed for each album when a music CD is
recorded. You can customize up to six us er playlists provided on the HDD by
adding tracks from your original playlists.
1 Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
d “Display audio screen”
You can control the HDD audio using voice
control commands.
2 HDD Commands P. 240
A visual guide helps you operate the audio
system.
2 System Controls P. 4
2 Basic Operation P. 6
Music tracks recorded on HDD cannot be
recorded onto CDs or other devices.
Tracks are recorded at four times the playback
speed using ultra-eff icient compression
technology; therefore, sound quality may vary
slightly from the original.
If the HDD is ever replaced, all music data is lost
and cannot be recovered.
If there is a problem, you may see an error
message on the display.
2 Error Messages P. 217
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Screen Control
Audio
Audio Screen Control
HAUDIO button (in HDD mode)
Control the audio screen through the navigation system. Rotate i to select a track. Press u.
Move w or y to select ALBUM-
or ALBUM+ to change albums.
Move e to select MUSIC SEARCH
to display the Music Search Menu.
2 Searching for Music P. 154
Move r to select AUDIO MENU .
2Audio Menu P. 150
Audio Menu
HAUDIO button (in HDD mode)  AUDIO MENU
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .
HDD mode
Track list
1 Repeat, Random, and Scan Play
1. Rotate i to select Repeat, Random, or
Scan . Press u.
2. Rotate i to select an option. Press u.
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Menu
Audio
The following items are available:
•Sound Setup : Displays the sound preferences screen.
2Adjusting the Sound P. 170
• Add to Playlist : Adds the current track to a user playlist.
2Adding a Track to a User Playlist P. 155
• Edit Music Info. : Edits artist name, playlist na me, track name, genre, and track
order in playlists. You can also delete tracks and playlists.
2 Editing a Playlist P. 155
• Get Music Info. : Gets the original title informati on for a track in a user playlist
from an original playlist.
2 Displaying Music Information P. 157
• Repeat
6 : Repeats the current track.
• Random
3 : Plays all tracks on the HDD in random order.
• Scan
1 : Scans all tracks on the HDD in the orde r they were recorded and plays a 10-
second sample. Select OFF to stop scanning and play the current selection.
• HDD Setup : Displays menu for setting preferences for recording music CDs and
updating Gracenote® information.
2 Recording a Music CD to HDD P. 152,
2Updating Gracenote® Album Info P. 158
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioRecording a Music CD to HDD
Audio
Recording a Music CD to HDD
The songs on music CDs are automatically recorded (ripped) by factory default to the
HDD the first time you play each disc. You ca n then play the songs directly from the
HDD.
1. Move r to select AUDIO MENU .
2. Rotate i to select Cancel Rec to HDD . Press u.1Recording a Music CD to HDD
You can add tracks to user playlists, where you
can mix and match tracks from other CDs
recorded on the HDD.
2 Adding a Track to a User Playlist P. 155
2 Editing a Playlist P. 155
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.
Repeat, random, and sc an functions are not
available duri ng recording.
You can play music from other sources (e.g., XM,
HDD, etc.) while recording.
Please note that there is no compensation
offered in the case of unsuccessful recording of
audio data or the loss of audio data due to any
cause whatsoever.
Clearing the HDD
Any music tracks stored on the HDD can be
deleted. Select Music on HDD in the Clear
Personal Data menu.
2 Clear Personal Data P. 66
■Stopping Recording
Recording indicator
Recorded
Recording
Ready to record
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioRecording a Music CD to HDD
Audio
HAUDIO button (in DISC or HDD mode)  AUDIO MENU  HDD Setup
1. Rotate i to select CD
Recording. Press u.
2. Rotate i to select MANUAL .
Press u.
3. Move r to select RETURN.
4. Rotate i to select Rec to HDD .
Press u.
During recording, rotate i to
select Cancel Rec to HDD . Press
u to cancel.
■Recording a CD Manually
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