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If the Bluetooth® device is disconnected
on purpose, such as it was turned off, this
does not happen. Reconnect the portable
player manually.
1If a Bluetooth® audio player has al-
ready been connected, press the
“USB·AUX” button repeatedly to
change to Bluetooth
® audio mode and
press the “AUDIO” button to display
the audio control screen.
 About the other operation methods, see
“SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS”
on page 196.
*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
INFORMATION
●Touching “Connect Portable Player”
on the “Bluetooth*” screen also connects
a Bluetooth
® audio player. (See page
185.)
● When none of the selectable portable
players have been registered, a screen
confirming registration is displayed.
Registration method is the same as
phone registration. (See page 139.)
● When the currently connected portable
player is selected, a screen confirming
the selected player’s disconnection is
displayed. (See page 186.)
● If connection fails once, a changing con-
nection method confirmation screen is
displayed. If connection fails 2 or more
times, a message will be displayed.
When this message is displayed, try
again.
RECONNECTING THE
PORTABLE PLAYER
If the portable player is disconnected
due to poor reception from the
Bluetooth
® network when the
“POWER” switch is in ACCESSORY or
ON mode, the system automatically
reconnects the portable player.
PLAYING Bluetooth® AUDIO
PLAYING AND PAUSING
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12. AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM OPERATING HINTS
Fading and drifting stations: Generally, the
effective range of FM is about 25 miles (40
km). Once outside this range, you may no-
tice fading and drifting, which increase with
the distance from the radio transmitter.
They are often accompanied by distortion.
Multi-path: FM signals are reflective, mak-
ing it possible for 2 signals to reach the ve-
hicle’s antenna at the same time. If this
happens, the signals will cancel each other
out, causing a momentary flutter or loss of
reception.
Static and fluttering: These occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees or
other large objects. Increasing the bass
level may reduce static and fluttering.
Station swapping: If the FM signal being
listened to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another st rong station nearby on
the FM band, the radio may tune in the
second station until the original signal can
be picked up again.
NOTICE
● To ensure correct audio/video system
operations:
• Be careful not to spill beverages over
the audio/video system.
• Do not put anything other than an appropriate disc into the disc slot.
• The use of a cellular phone inside or near the vehicle may cause a noise
from the speakers of the audio/video
system which you are listening to.
However, this does not indicate a
malfunction.
RADIO RECEPTION
Usually, a problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with
the radio — it is just the normal result
of conditions outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings and ter-
rain can interfere with FM reception.
Power lines or phone wires can inter-
fere with AM signals. And of course, ra-
dio signals have a limited range. The
farther the vehicle is from a station, the
weaker its signal will be. In addition, re-
ception conditions change constantly
as the vehicle moves.
Here, some common reception prob-
lems that probably do not indicate a
problem with the radio are described.
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Fading: AM broadcasts are reflected by
the upper atmosphere — especially at
night. These reflected signals can interfere
with those received directly from the radio
station, causing the radio station to sound
alternately strong and weak.
Station interference: When a reflected sig-
nal and a signal received directly from a ra-
dio station are very nearly the same
frequency, they can interfere with each
other, making it difficult to hear the broad-
cast.
Static: AM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high
tension power lines, lightening or electrical
motors. This results in static.
 Cargo loaded on the roof luggage carrier,
especially metal objects, may adversely
affect the reception of XM Satellite Radio.
 Alternation or modifications carried out
without appropriate authorization may
invalidate the user’s right to operate the
equipment. 
“Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone”
mean that an electronic accessory has
been designed to connect specifically to
iPod, or iPhone, respectively, 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. Please note
that the use of this accessory with iPod or
iPhone may affect wireless performance.
 iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano and
iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
AM
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The following iPod®, iPod nano®, iPod
classic®, iPod touch® and iPhone® devic-
es can be used with this system.
Made for
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)
• iPod touch (2nd generation)
• iPod touch (1st generation)
• iPod classic
• iPod with video
• iPod nano (6th generation)
• iPod nano (5th generation)
• iPod nano (4th generation)
• iPod nano (3rd generation)
• iPod nano (2nd generation)
• iPod nano (1st generation)
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• iPhone
Depending on differences between mod-
els or software versions etc., some models
might be incompatible with this system.
 USB memory that can be used for MP3
and WMA playback:
• USB communication formats: USB 2.0
HS (480 Mbps) and FS (12 Mbps)
• File formats: FAT 16/32
• Correspondence class: Mass storage class 
This DVD player is intended for use with
4.7 in. (12 cm) discs only.
 Extremely high temperatures can keep the
DVD player from working. On hot days,
use the air conditioning system to cool the
inside of the vehicle before using the
player.
 Bumpy roads or other vibrations may
make the DVD player skip.
 If moisture gets into the DVD player, the
discs may not be able to be played.
Remove the discs from the player and
wait until it dries.
COMPATIBLE MODELS
USB MEMORY
CARING FOR YOUR DVD
PLAYER AND DISC
CAUTION
●DVD players use an invisible laser beam
which could cause hazardous radiation
exposure if directed outside the unit. Be
sure to operate the player correctly.

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1. VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM OPERATION
1. VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM
Talk switch
 Press the talk switch to start the voice
command system.
 To cancel voice recognition, press and
hold the talk switch.
1Press the talk switch.
After the “Shortcut Menu” screen has
been displayed, voice guidance will com-
mence.
2After a beep sounds, say the command
of your choice.
Voice commands are marked with .
Some commonly used commands are dis-
played on the screen.
 By saying “Next page” or “Previous
page” , or by touching “Next Pg.”/“Prev.
Pg.” , the screen will display the com-
mands displayed on the page in the back-
ground.
 Saying “Main menu” or touching “Main
Menu” when the “Shortcut Menu” screen
is displayed will display the “Main Menu”
screen.
 Registered POIs, registered names in the
phonebook etc., can be said in the place
of the “<>” next to the commands. (See
page 279.)
For example: Say “Find nearby dining” ,
“Call John” etc.
The voice command system enables
the navigation, audio/video and hands-
free systems to be operated using
voice commands.
The operating procedures of voice
commands from the “Shortcut Menu”
screen are explained here.
INFORMATION
●Commands that are not displayed in the
“Shortcut Menu” screen can be operated
from the “Main Menu” screen.
STEERING SWITCHES FOR
THE VOICE COMMAND
SYSTEM
VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM
OPERATION
Voice guidance for the voice command
system can be skipped by pressing the
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Type A
 Type B
MICROPHONE
It is unnecessary to speak directly into
the microphone when giving a com-
mand.INFORMATION
● Wait for the confirmation beep before
speaking a command.
● Voice commands may not be recognized
if:
• Spoken too quickly.
• Spoken at a low or high volume.
• The roof or windows are open.
• Passengers are talking while voice
commands are spoken.
• The air conditioning speed is set high.
• The air conditioning vents are turned towards the microphone.
● In the following conditions, the system
may not recognize the command prop-
erly and using voice commands may not
be possible:
• The command is incorrect or unclear.
Note that certain words, accents or
speech patterns may be difficult for the
system to recognize.
• There is excessive background noise, such as wind noise.

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2. NATURAL SPEECH INFORM ATION (ENGLISH ONLY)
*: Say the desired artist name or album
name in the place of the “<>”.
Due to natural language speech recog-
nition technology, this system enables
recognition of a command when spo-
ken naturally. However, the system
cannot recognize every variation of
each command. In some situations, it
is possible to omit the command for the
procedure and directly state the de-
sired operation. Not all voice com-
mands are displayed in the short cut
menu.
INFORMATION
● The “Set a Destination”, “Use the
Phone”, “Play Music” and “Get Informa-
tion” commands displayed on the “Short-
cut Menu” screen can be operated using
natural language speech recognition
technology.
● If the command cannot be recognized
completely, the command input screen
will be displayed. (Search results will be
shown based on the part of the com-
mand that was recognized.)
EXPRESSION EXAMPLES FOR
EACH FUNCTION
CommandExpression examples
“Go Home”Let’s go home.
Take me home.
“Enter an
Address”I wanna enter an ad-
dress, please.
Put in an address.
“Find Nearby
”
Find nearby rants> for me.
I need to see the near-
by .
“Call
”
Get me Brown>.
I need to call Brown> at
right away.
“Dial ”
Please dial the number
<3334445555>.
Ring <3334445555>.
“Play Artist
”
Play the artist
.
I’d like to hear the band
.*
“Play Album
”Play album .
Music from album
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CommandExpression examples
“Traffic”How’s the traffic?
Check the traffic.
“Weather”What’s the weather
like?
Let’s get a forecast.
“Sports Scores”
Team scores.
How are my favorite
teams doing?
“Stock Quotes”
Stock quotes.
How are my stocks do-
ing?
“Fuel Prices”Let’s check fuel prices.
Find the cheapest gas
prices.
INFORMATION
●Commands that are not displayed in the
“Shortcut Menu” screen can be
accessed from the main menu.
● For example, to make an “International
Call”, say “Main menu” while the
“Shortcut Menu” screen is being dis-
played. Then say “Use the phone” fol-
lowed by saying the desired number,
e.g. “123456789” .