2015 HONDA PILOT Owners Manual

uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying the XM ® Radio*
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Features
1. Press the button to select the XM ® radio band (XM1 or XM2).
2. Press and hold the TITLE button to switch between the channel mode and
category mode.
If you press the SETUP button, rotate to select XM Mode, and press . You
can select channel mode or category mo de by turning and pressing the selector
knob.
3. Select a channel using the TUNE ( ), SKIP, CATEGORY , SCAN, or preset
buttons.
1.Press to display a channel list.
2. Rotate to select a channel, then press
.
■To Play the XM ® Radio
■To Select a Channel from a List
1 Playing the XM ® Radio*
In the channel mode, all available channels are
selectable. In the categor y mode, you can select a
channel within a ca tegory (Jazz, Rock, Classical, etc.).
You can store twelve XM ® stations in the preset
buttons. XM1 and XM2 let you store six 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.
Channel list is shown.
* Not available on all models

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a CD
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Features
Playing a CD
Your audio system supports audio CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs in either MP3, WMA, or
AAC format. With the CD loaded, press the CD button.
SCAN Button
You will get a 10-second sampling
of each song.
●Press to sample all tracks on the
CD (all files in the current folder
in MP3, WMA, or AAC).
●Press two times to sample the
first file in each of the main
folders (MP3, WMA, or AAC).
●To turn off scan, press and hold
the button. VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
CD Button
Press to play a CD
TITLE Button
Press to display the text data on a CD (if it
was recorded with text data).
RETURN Button
Press to go back to the previous display. Selector Knob
Turn to change tracks/files. Turn to
select an item, then press to set your
selection.
SETUP Button
Press to display menu items.
Models without rear entertainment system
CD Slot
Insert a CD about halfway into the
CD slot.
(CD Eject) Button
Press to eject a CD.
SKIP Bar
Press or to change tracks (files in
MP3, WMA or AAC).
Press and hold to mo ve rapidly within a
track/file.
CATEGORY Bar (FOLDER Bar)
Press
( + to skip to the next folder,
and ( - to skip to the beginning of
the previous folder in MP3, WMA or
AAC.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a CD
Features
SCAN Button
You will get a 10-second sampling of
each song.
●Press to sample all tracks on the CD
(all files in the current folder in
MP3, WMA, or AAC).
●Press two times to sample the first
file in each of the main folders
(MP3, WMA, or AAC).
●To turn off scan, press and hold the
button.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on and
off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
SKIP Bar
Press or to change tracks (files in MP3,
WMA or AAC).
Press and hold to move rapidly within a track/
file.
TITLE Button
Press to display the text data on a CD (if it
was recorded with text data).
RETURN Button
Press to go back to the previous display.
SETUP Button
Press to display menu items.
Models with rear entertainment system
CD Button
Press to play a CD
Selector Knob
Turn to change tracks/files. Turn to
select an item, then press to set your
selection. CD Slot
Insert a CD about halfway into the
CD slot. (CD Eject) Button
Press to eject a CD.
CATEGORY Bar
Press
( + to skip to the next folder,
and ( - to skip to the beginning of
the previous folder in MP3, WMA or
AAC.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a CD
Features
1. Press to switch the display to a folder list.
2. Rotate to select a folder.
3. Press to change the display to a list of
files in that folder.
4. Rotate to select a file, then press .
■How to Select a File from a Folder with the Selector Knob
(MP3/WMA/AAC)1Playing a CD
NOTICE
Do not use CDs with adhesive labels. The label can
cause the CD to jam in the unit.
WMA files protected by di gital rights management
(DRM) cannot be played.
The audio system displays UNSUPPORTED, then
skips to the next file.
Text data appears on the di splay under the following
circumstances:
•When you select a new folder, file, or track.
•When you change the audio mode to CD.
•When you insert a CD.
If you eject the CD but do not remove it from the slot,
the system reloads the CD automatically after several
seconds.Folder Selection
Track Selection

uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a CD
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Features
You can select repeat, random, and scan modes when playing a track or file.
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate to select Play Mode, then press
.
3. Rotate to select a mode, then press .
■To turn off a play mode
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate to select Play Mode, then press .
3. Rotate to select Normal Play, then press .
■How to Select a Play Mode1How to Select a Play Mode
Press the RETURN button to go back to the previous
display, and press the SETUP button to cancel this
setting mode.
Play Mode Menu Items
Normal Play
Repeat One Track : Repeats the current track/file(s).
Repeat One Folder (MP3/WMA/AAC): Repeats all
files in the current folder.
Random in Folder (MP3/WMA/AAC): Plays all files
in the current folder in random order.
Random in Disc : Plays all tracks/files in random
order.
Scan Tracks : Samples all tracks on the CD.
(MP3/WMA/AAC): Samples al l files in the current
folder.
Scan Folders (MP3/WMA/AAC): Samples the first file
in each folder.
Play Mode Items

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying CD Library
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Features
Playing CD Library
The songs on music CDs can be recorded to the flash memory. You can then play
the songs directly from your vehicle’s audio system.
SCAN Button
You will get a 10-second sampling of
each song.
Press to sample all tracks on the
album list.
●Press two times to sample the first
track in each album list.
●To turn off scan, press and hold the
button.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
CDL Button
Press to play tracks from CD Library.
The previously selected track will be
played.
TITLE Button
Press to display the text data on the album
list (if it was recorded with text data or
data was found from Gracenote ®).
RETURN Button
Press to go back to the previous display. Selector Knob
Press to display the album list.
Turn to change tracks/albums. Turn
to select an item, then press to set
your selection.
SETUP Button
Press to display menu items.
Models without rear entertainment system
CD Slot
Insert a CD about halfway into the
CD slot. (CD Eject) Button
Press to eject a CD.
SKIP Bar
Press or to change tracks.
Press and hold to move rapidly within a
track.CATEGORY Bar (FOLDER Bar)
Press
( + to skip to the next album,
and ( - to skip to the beginning of
the previous album.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying CD Library
Features
SCAN Button
You will get a 10-second
sampling of each song.
Press to sample all tracks on the
album list.
●Press two times to sample the
first track in each album list.
●To turn off scan , press and hold
the button.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
SKIP Bar
Press or to change tracks.
Press and hold to move rapidly within a track.
TITLE Button
Press to display the text data on the album list
(if it was recorded with text data or data was
found from Gracenote ®).
RETURN Button
Press to go back to the previous display. SETUP Button
Press to display menu items.
Models with rear entertainment system
CDL Button
Press to play tracks from CD Library.
The previously selected track will be
played.
Selector Knob
Press to display the album list.
Turn to change tracks/albums. Turn to
select an item, then press to set your
selection. CD Slot
Insert a CD about halfway into the
CD slot. (CD Eject) Button
Press to eject a CD.
CATEGORY Bar
Press
( + to skip to the next album,
and ( - to skip to the beginning of
the previous album.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying CD Library
Features
■If the CD is played in the audio unit for the first time
1.A prompt appears and as ks if you want the
currently playing CD to be recorded to the
flash memory.
2. Rotate to select YES. Press to start
recording.
u The display changes to the album list.
3. Rotate to select one of the album
numbers you want the currently playing CD
to be stored, then press .
4. The display indicates, with an icon, that the
CD is being recorded.
u The icon disappears when the recording
is finished.
■Recording a Music CD to CD Library1Playing CD Library
You can store up to 18 albums.
The system supports the re cording function from the
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The system does not support the CD-DA with copy
protection.
Gracenote ® searches for the title information for the
CD you have recorded to the flash memory. If the
information is found, so ng titles are displayed.
While recording a CD:
•If you turn off the ignition switch, you need to
record the CD from the beginning next time you
turn on the ignition switch.
•If you eject the CD, and reload it again, you can
start recording from wh ere it was left off.
Forward/rewind, repeat, ra ndom and scan function
are not available during recording. You can listen to
tracks from other album lists while recording.
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.
Album Number
Current Recording Track NumberRecording Icon