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AUTO SELECTIf you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the AUDIO button to view the
audio control icons, then touch the
AUTO SEL icon. You will see AUTO
SEL flashing in the display, and the
system goes into scan mode for
several seconds. It stores the
frequencies of six AM, and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons. You will see a
‘‘0 ’’ displayed after
pressing a preset button if auto select
cannot find a strong station for every
preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons as
previously described.
To turn off auto select, touch the
AUTO SEL icon . This restores the
presets you originally set.
For information on FM/AM radio
frequencies and reception, see page185. Adjusting the Sound
You can adjust the sound on the
navigation screen. To adjust the
sound, push the AUDIO button, then
enter the sound grid by touching the
SOUND icon on the display.
SOUND ICON
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BASSAdjusts the bass.
TREBLE Adjusts the treble. To
adjust the treble and bass, touch
oron each side of the treble or
bass adjustment bar. The adjustment
bar on the right lower display shows
you the current setting. FADER
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound. To adjust the
front/rear fader, touch the FR or RRicon. BALANCE Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
To adjust the left/right balance,
touch the L or R icon.
The right upper display shows you
the current setting of the sound
strength coming from each speaker.
SVC (speed-sensitive volume
compensation) The SVC mode
controls the volume based on vehicle
speed. The faster you go, the louder
the audio volume becomes. As you
slow down, the audio volume
decreases. Touch the appropriate
icon (Low, Mid, Hi, Off) to select themode. If you feel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you feel the sound is
too quiet, choose Hi.
You can also select the icon with the
joystick. Move it up and down to
move the highlighting and scroll
through lists. Select the icon, then
enter the joystick.
The system will return to the audio
display about 10 seconds after you
stop adjusting a mode.
SPEAKER SETTING
BASS/TREBLE SETTING
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Screen Mode
You can select the background
screen to display the sound level.
There are three screen modes: level
(the sound level is shown with the
vertical bars), spectrum analysis (the
sound level appears as ripples of
water), and off. Each time you touch
the background icon, the displaychanges.Audio System Lighting
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the control panel (see
page 76). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned off.
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To Play a Disc
(In-dash single player)
You operate the in-dash disc player
with the same controls used for the
radio. To load or play discs, the
ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA formats. When playing
a disc in MP3, you will see‘‘MP3 ’’on
the screen. In WMA format, ‘‘WMA ’’
will appear on the screen. You can
select up to 255 folders and play up
to 999 tracks. If the disc has a
complex structure, it takes a while to
read the disc before the system
begins to play it. If you have a disc that is a
combination of CD-DA tracks and
MP3/WMA files, you can choose the
format to listen by pressing and
holding CD/AUX button until you
hear a beep.
Video CDs and DVD discs do not
work in this unit.
A disc compressed in AAC format
cannot be played in this audiosystem.
NOTE:
If a file on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays FILE ERROR, and then
skips to the next file.
Depending on the software the files
were made with, it may not be
possible to play some files, or display
some text data.
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When playing a CD recorded with
text data, each track name is shown
on the audio display. With a disc
recorded in MP3 or WMA, the folder
number and the location are alsodisplayed.
If the disc was not recorded with text
data, only the track number isshown.
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 on thescreen. Select the desired track/file by
touching the icon on the display. The
selected icon will be highlighted in
blue. The system begins to play the
selected track/file. With a disc in
MP3 or WMA, touch the folder icon
on the upper left of the screen to
move to the root folder. The current
folder is highlighted in blue.
To Stop Playing a Disc
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
touch the FM1, FM2, or AM icon. If
a PC card is in the audio unit, touch
the CARD icon to play the PC card.
Press the CD/AUX button again or
touch the CD icon to switch back to
the in-dash disc player.
If you turn the system off while a disc
is playing, either with the power/
volume knob or by turning off 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.
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To Play a PC card
You operate the PC card player with
the same controls used for the radio
and the in-dash disc player. To load
or play a card, the ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON (II) position.
The PC card player reads and plays
cards in MP3 or WMA formats.
Depending on the format, the screen
will indicate‘‘MP3 ’’or ‘‘WMA ’’when
a card is playing. The card limit of
the player is 255 folders and 999
tracks. If the card has a complex
structure, it takes some time for the
system to begin playing it.
Based on PCMCIA 2.1/JEIDA 4.2,
the recommended PC cards for the
PC card reader are: CompactFlash
Flash ATA
SD memory card Always use the recommended
memory card with the appropriate
adapter (if an adapter is needed).
Some memory cards will not work in
this unit. NOTE:
When you insert a PC card into the
slot, make sure you put it in
straight. If you cannot insert it,
remove it, and insert again.
Do not keep PC cards in the
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage them.
To avoid damaging the card
reader, do not insert hard disc
drive cards into the PC card slot.
You cannot close the screen (move
it to the upright position) until the
PC card is inserted all the way into
its slot or removed.
Never insert foreign objects into
the PC card slot.
Depending on the type of
encoding and writing software
used, there may be causes where
character information does not
display properly.
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Searching for a Song by Album Name
Select the Album icon, and the album
list appears. Select the desired
album, and its song list is displayed.
You can then select the desired song
from the list.To Stop Playing a PC card
To play the radio when a PC card is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
touch the FM1, FM2, or AM icon. If
a disc is in the audio unit, press the
CD/AUX button or touch the CD
icon to play the disc. Touch the
CARD icon to switch back to the PC
card player.
If you turn the system off while a PC
card is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning off
the ignition switch, the card will stay
in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the card will begin
playing where it left off.
When you leave the vehicle, always
remove the PC card from the audiounit.
Removing a PC Card
To remove a PC card from the audio
unit, fold back the screen by
pressing the OPEN button (see page
151). Press the eject button (
)to
remove the card. If you do not
remove it from the slot, you cannot
return the screen to the uprightposition.
To return the screen to the upright
position, press the CLOSE button.
You can also eject a card when the
ignition switch is off.
PC Card Player Malfunction
If there is a problem with the PC card
player, see your dealer.
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ALBUM RANDOMThis feature
plays all available albums from the
selected items in the iPod menu list
(playlists, artists, albums or songs) in
random order. The files in each
album are played in the recorded
order. To activate the album random
feature, press and hold the RDM
button (Preset 2). You will see‘‘ ALBUM RANDOM ’’in the display.
To turn it off, press and hold the
RDM button (Preset 2).
You can also select another list from
the iPod menu while keeping the
random function. NOTE:
Available operating function varies
on models or versions. Some
functions may not be available on the
vehicle's audio system. To Stop Playing Your iPod
To play the radio when an iPod is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
touch the FM1, FM2, or AM icon. If
a disc is in the audio unit, press the
CD/AUX button or touch the CD
icon to play the disc. If a PC card is in
the audio unit, Press the CD/AUX
button or touch the CARD icon to
play a PC card.
Press the CD/AUX button again or
touch the AUX icon to switch back to
the iPod.
Disconnecting an iPod
You can disconnect the iPod at any
time when you see the
‘‘OK to
Disconnect ’’message
in the iPod
display. Always make sure you see ‘‘ OK to Disconnect ’’message in the
iPod display before you disconnect it.
Make sure to follow the iPod's
instructions on how to disconnect the
dock connector from the USB
adapter cable.
: The displayed message may vary
on models or versions. On some
models, there is no message to
disconnect.
When you disconnect the iPod while
it is playing, the navigation screenshows ‘‘NO DATA. ’’
If you reconnect the same iPod, the
system may begin playing where it
left off, depending on what mode the
iPod is in when it is reconnected.
iPod Error Messages
If you see an error message on the
screen, see page 177.
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