2013 HONDA PILOT radio

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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying the AM/FM Radio
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Features
Playing the AM/FM Radio
FM Button
TITLE Button
Press to switch the RDS name on and off.
SCAN Button
Press to sample each of the strongest stations on the selected band for 10 seconds. To turn off scan, press the button again.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
Preset Buttons (1-6)
To store a station:
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Pick a preset button and hold it
until you hear a beep.
To listen to a stored station, select a band, then press the preset button.
SKIP Bar
Press to search up and down the selected band for a station with a strong signal.
AUDIO Button
Press to display the audio system on the navigation screen.
AM Button
Press to select a band.
CATEGORY Bar
Press either side to display and select an RDS category.
Models without rear entertainment system
TUNE Knob
Turn to tune the radio frequency.

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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying the AM/FM Radio
Features
Models with rear entertainment system
TUNE Knob
Turn to tune the radio frequency.
SCAN Button
Press to sample each of the strongest stations on the selected band for 10 seconds. To turn off scan, press the button again.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
Preset Buttons (1-6)
To store a station:
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Pick a preset button and hold it
until you hear a beep.
To listen to a stored station, select a band, then press the preset button.
SKIP Bar
Press and hold to search up and down the selected band for a station with a strong signal.
CATEGORY Bar
Press either side to display and select an RDS category.
TITLE Button
Press to switch the RDS name on and off.
AM/FM Button
Press to select a band.
AUDIO Button
Press to display the audio system on the navigation screen.

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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying the AM/FM Radio
Features
Use the auto select feature to scan both bands and store the strongest station in
each preset.
1.Press the AUDIO button.
2.Move to select AUDIO MENU.
3.Rotate to select A.SEL, then press .
4.Rotate to select ON, then press .
To turn off auto select, rotate to select
OFF, then press . This restores the presets
you originally set.
■Auto Select1Playing the AM/FM Radio
The ST indicator appears on the display indicating stereo FM broadcasts.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not available.
Switching the Audio Mode
Press the MODE button on the steering wheel.
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You can store 6 AM stations and 12 FM stations into
the preset button memory. FM1 and FM2 let you store 6 stations each.
Auto Select function scans and stores up to six AM stations and twelve FM stations with a strong signal
into the preset button memory.
If you do not like the stations auto select has stored,
you can manually store your preferred frequencies.

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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying the AM/FM Radio
Features
Provides text data information related to your selected RDS-capable FM station.
■To find an RDS station from your selected program category
1.Press the AUDIO button.
2.Move to select AUDIO MENU.
3.Rotate to select RDS Search, then press
.
4.Move or to select a search method
(Seek up, Seek down, Scan).
5.Rotate to select a category. Press .
■Radio text display
1.Press the AUDIO button.
2.Move to select AUDIO MENU.
3.Rotate to select Read Radio Text, then
press .
■Radio Data System (RDS)
RDS Category

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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying the XM® Radio
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Features
Playing the XM® Radio
TITLE Button
Press and release to cycle the display between the name, title, and category.
(XM®) Button
Press to select XM® Radio, and to select the XM1 or XM2 band.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
SKIP Bar
Press or to the previous or next channel.
CATEGORY Bar
Press either side to display and select an XMr Radio category.
TUNE Knob
Turn to tune a station.
Preset Buttons (1-6)
To store a channel:
1. Tune to the selected channel. 2. Pick a preset button and hold it
until you hear a beep.
To listen to a stored channel, select XM, then press the preset button.
SCAN Button
Press to sample all channels (in the channel mode), or channels within a category (in the category mode).
Each sampling continues for a few seconds. Press SCAN again to cancel scanning and continue listening to the channel.
Models without rear entertainment system
AUDIO Button
Press to display the audio system on the navigation screen.

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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying the XM® Radio
Features
SCAN Button
Press to sample all channels (in the channel mode), or channels within a category (in the category mode).
Each sampling continues for a few seconds. Press SCAN again to cancel scanning and continue listening to the channel.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
Preset Buttons (1-6)
To store a channel:
1. Select the channel. 2. Pick a preset button and hold it
until you hear a beep.
To listen to a stored channel, select XM, then press the preset button.
SKIP Bar
Press to skip to the previous or next channel.
CATEGORY Bar
Press either side to display and select an XM® Radio category.
TITLE Button
Press and release to cycle the display between the name, title, and category.
(XM®) Button
Press to select XM® radio, and to select the XM1 or XM2 band.TUNE Knob
Turn to tune a station.
AUDIO Button
Press to display the audio system on the navigation screen.
Models with rear entertainment system

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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying the XM® Radio
Features
1.Press the button.
2.Press the AUDIO button, move to select AUDIO MENU.
3.Rotate to select Mode. Press .
4.Rotate to select CH (channel mode) or CAT (category mode). Press .
5.Select a channel using the TUNE (), SKIP, CATEGORY, SCAN, or Preset
buttons.
1.Press the AUDIO button, move to select
AUDIO MENU.
2.Rotate to select Channel List. Then
press .
3.Rotate to select a channel, then press
.
■To Play the XM® Radio
■To Select a Channel from a List
1Playing the XM® Radio
In the channel mode, all available channels are selectable. In the category mode, you can select a
channel within a category (Jazz, Rock, Classical, etc.).
You can store 12 XM® stations in the preset buttons.
XM1 and XM2 let you store 6 stations each.
There may be instances when XM® Radio does not
broadcast all the data fields (artist name, title). This
does not indicate a problem with your audio system.

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Features
Rear Entertainment System*
Allows the rear passengers to enjoy a different entertainment source, such as DVD,
CD, CD Library*, HDD*, and radio, than the front passengers.
The rear seat passengers can listen to audio from the rear entertainment system by
a wireless headphone that comes with your vehicle.
To turn on the switch: Pivot the left
earpiece outward.
To adjust the volume: Turn the dial at the
bottom of the right earpiece.
■Wireless Headphones
1Rear Entertainment System*
NOTICE
This vehicle’s overhead mounted video display, if so equipped, includes mercury-containing components.
Upon removal, please reuse, recycle, or dispose of as
hazardous waste.
The system also allows for auxiliary inputs from standard video games. The jacks are on the back of
the center console compartment.
V = Video jack L = Left audio jack
R = Right audio jack
Auxiliary Input Jacks
1Wireless Headphones
Your vehicle comes with two wireless headphones.
Wear the headphone correctly with the earpiece marked with L goes to your left ear and R goes to
your right ear.
Wearing the headphone backward may affect the audio reception.
* Not available on all models