2014 HONDA ACCORD Owners Manual

uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
264Features
When Recording from CD is set to Auto, the songs on music CDs are automatically
recorded to the HDD the first time you play each disc. You can then play the songs
directly from the HDD.
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1.Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Cancel Record to HDD , then press .
When Recording from CD is set to Manual, the songs on music CDs can be
manually recorded to the HDD.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Rec to HDD, then press .■
Recording a Music CD to HDD
1Recording a Music CD to HDD
You can add tracks to user playlists, where you can
mix and match tracks from other CDs recorded on
the HDD.
2 Editing an Album or Playlist P. 267
2 Editing Track Information P. 270
If you stop the engine or the power system is turned
off while recording a CD, there may be pauses
between songs when you play back from the HDD.
Repeat, random, and scan functions are not available
during recording.
You can play music from other sources (e.g., XM,
HDD, etc.) while recording.
Please note that there is no compensation offered in
the case of unsuccessful recording of audio data or
the loss of audio data due to any cause whatsoever.
Clearing the HDD
Any music tracks stored on the HDD can be deleted. 2 Deleting all HDD Data P. 336
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Stop Recording
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Recording a CD Manually
Recording Indicator
Recording
Ready to record

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
Features
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Music Search, then
press .
3. Rotate , move or , then press to
select a track from the Music Search list.
u Title information is displayed if found in
the Gracenote ® Album Info (Gracenote ®
Media Database) stored on the HDD.
u The HDD has two types of playlists:
original playlists and user playlists. An
original playlist is automatically created
for each album when a music CD is
recorded. You can customize up to six
user playlists provided on the HDD by
adding tracks from your original playlists.
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How to Select a Track from the Music Search List
1How to Select a Track from the Music Search List
You can control the HDD audio using voice
commands.
2 Voice Control Operation P. 245
2 Song By Voice
TM (SBV) P. 277
Music tracks recorded on HDD cannot be recorded
onto CDs or other devices.
Tracks are recorded at four times the playback speed
using ultra-efficient compression technology;
therefore, sound quality may vary slightly from the
original.
If the HDD is ever replaced, all music data is lost and
cannot be recovered.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the display. 2 Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio P. 290

uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
266Features
You can select scan, repeat, and random modes when playing a track.
1.Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Scan or Random/
Repeat, then press .
3. Rotate to select a mode, then press .
1. Select More.
2. Select Scan or Random/Repeat .
3. Select a mode.■
To turn off a play mode
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select the mode you want to turn off, then press .
1. Select More.
2. Select the mode you want to turn off.
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How to Select a Play Mode
1How to Select a Play Mode
Play Mode Menu Items
Scan
Scan Albums : Provides 10-second sampling of the
first track in each album.
Scan Tracks: Provides 10-second sampling of all
tracks on HDD.
Random/Repeat
Repeat Album : Repeats all tracks in the current
album.
Repeat Track: Repeats the current track.
Random in Album : Plays all tracks in the current
album in random order.
Random All Tracks : Plays all tracks in random order.
Random/Repeat is selected.
Interface Dial
Random/Repeat is selected.
Audio with Touch Screen
Interface DialAudio with Touch Screen

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Features
Change the playlist name, album name, genre, and track order of the current
playlist. You can also delete tracks, playlists, and albums.
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Editing an album
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Edit/Delete, then press
.
3. Rotate to select Albums , then press .
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
4. To edit an album name:
Rotate to select Edit name, then press
.
u Enter the name using the interface dial or
the audio with touch screen.
To delete an album:
Rotate to select Delete, then press .
To edit track information or delete a track:
Rotate to select List Tracks , then press
.
2 Editing Track Information P. 270
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Editing an Album or Playlist
1Editing an Album or Playlist
The maximum number of songs in each of the six
user playlists is 999. Adding new songs overwrites
the oldest songs.
The maximum number of original playlists is 999 with
a maximum of 99 songs in each playlist.
Each album CD counts as an original playlist. Adding
a track from a user playlist into the same user playlist
will cause the track to appear twice in the playlist.
Deleting an album (original playlist) also deletes the
album tracks you have stored in any user playlists.
Deleting a user playlist or deleting all tracks from a
user playlist does not remove the playlist folder.
The folder retains the playlist name and artist
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Features
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Editing a playlist
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Edit/Delete, then press
.
3. Rotate to select Playlists, then press
.
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
4. To edit a playlist name:
Rotate to select Edit name, then press
.
u Enter the name using the interface dial or
the audio with touch screen.
To delete a playlist:
Rotate to select Delete, then press .
To edit track information or delete a track:
Rotate to select List Tracks, then press
.
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Features
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Creating a new playlist
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Edit/Delete, then press
.
3. Rotate to select Playlists, then press
.
4. Rotate to select Create New Playlist ,
then press .
u Enter the name using the interface dial or
the audio with touch screen, then select
tracks from the Music Search list.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
Features
Change the track title, artist name, genre and composer. You can also delete tracks.
1.Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Edit/Delete, then press
.
3. Rotate to select Tracks, then press .
4. Rotate to select a track you want to edit
or delete, then press .
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
5. To edit track information:
Rotate to select Edit name, then press
.
u Enter the track name, track artist, etc.
using the interface dial or the audio with
touch screen. Move , rotate to
select OK, then press .
To delete a track:
Rotate to select Delete, then press .■
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Features
Music information (album na me, artist name, genre) can be acquired by accessing
the Gracenote ® Album Info.
1.Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select Edit/Delete, then press
.
3. Rotate to select Albums , then press .
4. Rotate to select an album you want to
edit, then press .
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
5. Rotate to select Edit name, then press
.
6. Move to select Get Music Info, then
press .
u The system starts to access the
Gracenote® Album Info.■
Displaying Music Information