2012 HONDA PILOT navigation system

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XM1 or XM2 will be shown on the
display.
To store a channel: Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
This
f unction samples the stations in the
selected category. Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Category Scan and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
The scan f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button again.
This f unction
samples all channels. Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Channel Scan and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
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Preset
CAT EGORY SCAN
SCAN
CHA NNEL SCA N
Playing t he XMRadio (Models with navigation system)
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XM BAND
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The XM satellites are in orbit over
the equator; therefore, objects south
of the vehicle may cause satellite
reception interruptions. To help
compensate f or this, ground-based
repeaters are placed in major
metropolitan areas. Satellite signals
aremorelikelytobeblockedbytall
buildings and mountains the f arther
north you travel f rom the equator.
Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels. Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you.
When DPLII is turned on (see page
), sound coming f rom the rear
speakers may be distorted due to the
compression of the music being
broadcast. Turn DPLII of f if this
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GROUND R
EPEATER
Signal may be blocked by
mountains or large obstacles
to the south.
Signal weaker in
these areas.
SATELLITE
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The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks.
To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
The disc player can play these disc
f ormats:
If a f ile on WMA or AAC disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio
system skips to the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVD discs will not
work in this unit.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
discs are not playable.
CD (CD-DA, CD-TEXT)
CD-R/RW
MP3/WMA The disc player can also play CD-Rs
andCD-RWscompressedinMP3,
WMA or AAC formats.
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation syst em)
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You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this system. Insert a disc about half way into thedisc 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. For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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To Load a Disc
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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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Select the disc player by pressing the
CD button. The system will begin
playing the last selected track in the
disc. You will see the current track
position highlighted.Each time you press the TITLE
button, the center display changes
f rom artist name to album name, to
track name and then to normal
display that shows the track number
and the elapsed time. When playing
a disc in MP3/WMA/AAC, the
displaymodechangesfromfolder
name,tofilename,toartisttag,to
album tag, to track tag, and then to
normal display.
Title inf ormation will be displayed in
a list when the inf ormation is f ound
in the Gracenote
Album Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database) on the
built-inharddiskdrive.Whenyou
play a CD recorded with text data,
you will see the genre, artist name,
album and track name on the screen.
When you play MP3/WMA/AAC
discs, you will see the f older name,
artist name, album name and track
name on the screen. If the disc was
not recorded with this inf ormation, it
will not be displayed.
To Play a Disc
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The scan f unction samples all tracks
on the disc in the order they are
recordedonthedisc.
To activate scan, press the SCAN
button, or push the interf ace selector
down while playing a disc. Turn the
interf ace dial to select Scan on the
AUDIO MENU, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.Turn the interface dial to select the
Scan icon, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will hear a 10-
second sampling of each track on the
disc. When you return to disc mode,
the disc will begin playing f rom
where it lef t of f .
To turn this feature off, press the
SCAN button again, or turn the
interf ace dial to select the OFF icon,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The system begins to play
the last track sampled.
To take the system out of the disc
mode, press one of the other source
buttons than the CD button.
You can also press the MODE
buttononthesteeringwheelto
change modes.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or the ignition
switch, play will continue at the same
point when you turn it back on.
Track Scan
To Stop Playing a Disc
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation syst em)
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SCAN ICON
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This feature samples all files in the
selectedfolderintheordertheyare
stored. To activate this f eature, press
the SCAN button. You can also
select the SCAN icon with the
interf ace dial. Push the selector
down, turn the dial to select Scan on
the AUDIO MENU, then press
ENTER. Turn the dial to select the
scan icon, then press ENTER. The
system begins to play a f ile f or about
10 seconds, and continues to samplethe remaining f iles.
To turn this feature off, press and
hold the SCAN button for more than
2 seconds, or turn the interf ace dial
to select the OFF icon, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
This feature, when activated,
samples the f irst f ile of each f older
f or 10 seconds. To scan a f older,
press the SCAN button repeatedly.
Or, push the interf ace selector down
while playing a disc. Turn the
interf ace dial to select Scan on the
AUDIO MENU, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. Turn the
interf ace dial to select the f older
scan icon, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
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Folder Scan
File Scan
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SCAN OFF ICON
FOLDER SCAN ICON
FILE SCAN ICON
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The system plays the f irst f ile in the
f irst f older f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f irst f iles in the next f olders
for 10 seconds. After playing the first
file in the last folder, the system
plays normally.To remove the disc, press the eject
( ) button.
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 10 seconds. The disc starts
playing automatically. For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect discs, see page .
To turn this feature off, press the
SCAN button again, or turn the
interf ace dial to select the OFF icon,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The system begins to play
the last track sampled.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan to folder scan, then to
normal play. 332
Removing a Disc f rom the Player Protecting Discs
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation syst em)
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