2011 HONDA ODYSSEY Owners Manual

µµEach preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM. If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A-SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons. For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see
.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
Usethetune,skip,scan,orRDS
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
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2.
3.
4.
To turn of f auto select
Preset
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On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).
Theprogramservicenamedisplay
f unction shows the name of the
station you are listening to. You can
turn this f unction on or of f .If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the display
continues to show the f requency
with the PS name display function on.
To switch the function between on
and off, press and release the TITLE
button. With the system on, you will
see the ‘‘RDS INFO ON’’ message on
the display. If the station you are
listening to is an RDS station, the
displayed f requency switches to the
stationnameandtheRDSiconwill
appear. When you turn of f this f unction by
pressing the TITLE button, the
display shows ‘‘RDS INFO OFF.’’
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Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
Radio Data System (RDS)Program Service (PS) Name Display
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ALL: All RDS category stations
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music
COUNTRY: Country music
SOFT: Adult hits and sof t music
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues
RELIGION: Programs concerned
with religion CLASSIC: Classical music
JAZZ: Jazz
INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk shows, f oreign language,
personality, public, college, and
weather
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
Press either side of the FOLDER bar
to select an RDS category. The
displayshowstheselectedRDS
category name f or about 10 seconds.
You can use the search or scan
function to find radio stations on the
selected RDS category. If you do
nothing while the RDS category
name is displayed, the selected
category is canceled.
On the FM band selected, you can
select the program category
provided by the RDS. Press either
side of the FOLDER bar ( or )
to display and select an RDS
category. The principal RDS
categories are shown as follows;
This f unction searches up and down
a f requency f or the strongest signal
f rom the f requencies that carry the
selected RDS category inf ormation.
This can help you to find a station in
your favorite category. To activate it,
f irst press either side of the
FOLDER bar to select an RDS
category, then press and release
either of the SKIP buttons ( or
). You will see the selected
RDS category name blinking while
searching it. When the system finds
a station, the selected RDS category
name will be displayed again f or
about 10 seconds.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
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You can use the RDS program
search or scan f unction even if the
RDS inf ormation display f unction is
of f . In this case, the display shows a
f requency in place of a RDS station
name.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category. To activate it,
f irst press either side of the
FOLDER bar to select an RDS
category, then press and release the
SCAN button. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will scan f or
a station with a strong signal in the
selected RDS category. You will also
see the selected RDS category name
blinking while searching it. When it
f inds a strong signal, it will stop and
play that station for about 10 seconds.
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
RDS Program SCAN
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µ Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed.
Press the TUNE/ (SOUND)
knob repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE,
SUBW (subwoof er), and SVC
(speed-sensitive volume
compensation) settings.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound. Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound. Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the bass.
Adjusts the
strength of sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker. Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the TUNE/
(SOUND) knob to adjust the
setting to your liking.
The SVC has f our modes: SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC HIGH. Turn the TUNE/
(SOUND) knob to adjust the
setting to your liking. If you f eel the
sound is too loud, choose low. If you
f eel the sound is too quiet, choose
high.
The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases. The system will return to the audio
display about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode. When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display. You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f .140
Except SVC adjustment
Adjusting the Sound
SVC
BAL ANCE FADER TREBLE
BASS
SUBWOOFER A udio System L ightingPlaying the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
Speed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
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Playing a Disc (L X model)
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TUNE/ (SOUND) KNOB
SKIP BUTTONS DISPLAY
CD BUTTON
DISC EJECT BUTTON
FOLDER BAR
/VOL (POWER/VOLUME) KNOB
SCAN BUTTON TITLE BUTTON
RPT/RDM (REPEAT/RANDOM) BAR DISC SLOT
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To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display.If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED, and then
skips to the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVDs do not work in
this unit.
The CD player can play CD-Rs and
CD-RWs compressed in MP3, WMA
or AAC f ormats. When playing a disc
in MP3, WMA or AAC, you will see
‘‘MP3,’’ ‘‘WMA’’ or ‘‘AAC’’ on the
display. A disc can support more
than 99 folders, and each folder can
hold up to 255 playable f iles.
If you have a disc that is a
combination of CD-DA tracks and
MP3/WMA f iles, you can choose the
f ormat to listen by pressing and
holding CD button until you hear a
beep.
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NOTE:
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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Each time you press the TITLE
button, the display shows you the
text, if the disc was recorded with
text data.
When you press and release the
TITLE button while a disc without
text data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.
Depending on the sof tware the f iles
were made with, it may not be
possible to play some f iles, or display
some text data.
Insert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3, WMA or AAC, the
numbers of the current f older and
f ile are shown. The system will
continuously play a disc until you
change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see
. You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3, WMA or AAC you
can see the f older and f ile name, and
the artist, album, and track tag.
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T ext Data Display Function
To Load a DiscPlaying a Disc (L X model)
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