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With Bluetooth® Hands-Free only
NOTElCD, CD changer, AUX, USB/iPod, SIRIUS
digital satellite radio, and BT audio modes
cannot be selected in the following cases:
lAuxiliary jack, USB device, iPod,
SIRIUS digital satellite radio unit, or BT
audio unit is not equipped on the audio
system.
lCD has not been inserted.lThe AUX mode is unavailable unless you
connect a commercially available portable
audio unit (such as an MP3 player) to the
auxiliary jack. Connect a portable audio
unit or similar product on the market to the
auxiliary jack to listen to music or audio
over the vehicle's speakers. Change the
audio source to AUX mode (page 6-88).
qSeek Switch
Without Bluetooth® Hands-Free
With Bluetooth® Hands-Free
When listening to the radio or SIRIUS
digital satellite radio
Press the seek switch up or down. The
radio switches to the next/previous stored
station in the order that it was stored
(1― 6).
(Radio)
Press and hold the seek switch in the up or
down position to seek all usable stations
at a higher or lower frequency whether
programmed or not.
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(SIRIUS digital satellite radio)
Press and hold the seek switch in the up or
down position to seek all usable stations
at a higher or lower channel whether
programmed or not.
NOTE
During radio reception
Radio stations which have been previously
stored in the auto memory tuning can be called
up by pressing the seek switch up or down
while any radio station stored in the auto
memory tuning is being received. Radio
stations can be called up in the order they
were stored with each press of the switch up or
down.
When playing a CD, USB, iPod or BT
audio
Press the seek switch up to skip to the
next track.
Press the seek switch down to repeat the
current track.
Press and hold the seek switch in the up or
down position to continuously switch the
tracks up or down.
qMute Switchí
Press the mute switch () once to mute
audio, press it again to resume audio
output.
NOTE
If the ignition is switched off with the audio
muted, the mute will be canceled.
Therefore, when the engine is restarted, the
audio is not muted. To mute the audio again,
press the mute switch (
).
Without Bluetooth® Hands-Free
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With USB port
USB port Auxiliary jack
Connecting a device
1. Open the console lid.
2. Connect the device plug to the USBport.
Connecting with connector cable
1. Open the console lid.
2. Pass the connection plug cord throughthe cutout of the console and insert the
plug into the auxiliary jack.
WARNING
Do not allow the connection plug cord
to get tangled with the parking brake
or the shift lever: Allowing the plug cord to become
tangled with the parking brake or
the shift lever is dangerous as it
could interfere with driving, resulting
in an accident.
CAUTION
Do not place objects or apply force to
the auxiliary jack/USB port with the
plug connected. NOTE
lInsert the plug to the auxiliary jack/USB
port*1securely.lInsert or pull out the plug with the plug
perpendicular to the auxiliary jack/USB
port
*1hole.lInsert or remove the plug by holding its
base.
*1 With USB port
q How to use AUX mode
Audio Unit Audio Control
Switches
(Type A)
(Type B)
(Type A)
1. Switch the ignition to ACC or ON.
2. Press the power/volume dial to turn the
audio system on.
3. Press the AUX button (
) of the
audio unit or the mode switch (
)
of the audio control switches on the
steering wheel to change to the AUX
mode.
(Type B)
1. Switch the ignition to ACC or ON.
2. Press the power/volume dial to turn the audio system on.
3. Press the audio button (
)to
display the audio screen.
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4. Press theon-screen tab to switch
to the AUX mode.
NOTE
lWhen the device is not connected to the
auxiliary jack, the mode does not switch to
the AUX mode.
lSet the volume of the portable audio unit to
the maximum within the range that the
sound does not become distorted, then
adjust the volume using the power/volume
dial of the audio unit or the up/down switch
of the audio control switch.
lAudio adjustments other than audio volume
can only be done using the portable audio
device.
lIf the connection plug is pulled out from the
auxiliary jack while in AUX mode, noise
may occur.
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qHow to use USB mode (Type A)
Track down/Reverse button
Track up/Fast-
forward button
Display button Folder
down button
Folder up
button
Random button Repeat button
Text buttonScan button
AUX button
Play/Pause button/File dial
Type
Playable data
USB mode MP3/WMA/AAC file
Playback
1. Switch the ignition to ACC or ON.
2. Press the power/volume dial to turn the audio system on.
3. Press the AUX button (
) of the
audio unit or the mode switch (
)
of the audio control switches on the
steering wheel to switch to the USB
mode and start playback. NOTE
lSome devices such as smart phones may
require a setting change to allow USB
operation.
lWhen the USB device is not connected, the
mode does not switch to USB mode.
lWhen there is no playable data in the USB
device,
“NO CONTENTS ”is flashed.
lPlayback of the USB device is in the order
of the folder numbers. Folders which have
no MP3/WMA/AAC files are skipped.
lDo not remove the USB device while in the
USB mode. The data may be damaged.
Pause
To stop playback, press the Play/Pause
button (
).
Press the button again to resume
playback.
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Fast-forward/Reverse
Press and hold the fast-forward button
(
) to advance through a track at high
speed.
Press and hold the reverse button (
)to
reverse through a track at high speed.
Track search
Press the track up button (
) or turn the
file dial clockwise once to skip forward to
the beginning of the next track.
Press the track down button (
) or turn
the file dial counterclockwise within a few
seconds after playback begins to track
down to the beginning of the previous
track.
Press the track down button (
) or turn
the file dial counterclockwise after a few
seconds have elapsed to start playback
from the beginning of the current track.
Folder search
To change to the previous folder, press the
folder down button (
), or press the
folder up button (
) to advance to the
next folder.
Music Scan
This function scans the titles in a folder
currently being played and plays ten
seconds of each song to aid you in finding
a song you want to listen to.
Press the scan button (
) during
playback to start the scan play operation
(the track number will flash). Press the
scan button (
) again to cancel scan
playback.
NOTE
If the unit is left in scan, normal playback will
resume where scan was selected.
Repeat playback
Press the repeat button (
) during
playback to play the current track
repeatedly. “RPT ”is displayed during
playback.
Press the repeat button (
) two times
while “RPT ”is displayed to cancel.
Random playback
Press the random button (
) during
playback to play the tracks in the folder
randomly. “RDM ”is displayed during
playback.
Press the random button (
) two times
while “RDM ”is displayed to cancel.
Switching the display
For files with a file name and other
information that have been input, the
display switches between display of the
file name and other information each time
the display button (
) is pressed during
playback.
Track number/Elapsed time
Song name
Album name
Artist name
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qHow to use USB mode (Type B)
Audio button Track up/Fast-
forward button
File dial
Power/Volume dial
Track down/Reverse
button
Type
Playable data
USB mode MP3/WMA/AAC file
Playback
1. Switch the ignition to ACC or ON.
2. Press the power/volume dial to turn the audio system on.
3. Press the audio button (
)to
display the audio screen.
4. Touch the
on-screen tab to
switch to USB mode and start
playback. NOTE
lSome devices such as smart phones may
require a setting change to allow USB
operation.
lWhen a USB device is not connected to the
USB port, the mode does not switch to the
USB mode even if the
on-screen tab
is touched.
lDo not remove the USB device while in the
USB mode. Otherwise, the data could be
damaged.
Pause
Touch the
on-screen button to
pause playback.
Touch the
on-screen button while
playback is paused to cancel the pause.
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qHow to use iPod mode (Type A)
Track down/Reverse button
Track up/Fast-
forward button
Category up button
Category down button
Display button List down
button
List up
button
Random button Repeat button
Text button
Scan button
Play/Pause button/File dialAUX button
Connectable iPod is as follows:liPod: 5GliPod classicliPod nano: 1/2/3/4/5/6GliPod touch*1: 1/2/3/4GliPhone*1: iPhone/3G/3GS/4
*1 For only iPod functions
NOTE
The iPod functions on the iPod cannot be
operated while it is connected to the unit
because the unit controls the iPod functions.
Playback
1. Switch the ignition to ACC or ON.
2. Press the power/volume dial to turn the audio system on. 3. Press the AUX button (
) of the
audio unit or the mode switch (
)
of the audio control switches on the
steering wheel to switch to the iPod
mode and start playback.
NOTE
lWhen an iPod is not connected, the mode
does not switch to the iPod mode.
lWhen there is no playable data in the iPod,
“ NO CONTENTS ”is flashed.
lDo not remove the iPod while in the iPod
mode. Otherwise, the data could be
damaged.
Pause
To stop playback, press the Play/Pause
button (
).
Press the button again to resume
playback.
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