2015 HONDA PILOT AUX

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a USB Flash Drive
Features
Playing a USB Flash Drive
Your audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either MP3,
WMA or AAC*1 format.
Connect your USB flash drive to the USB adapter cable, then press the USB/AUX
button.
2 USB Adapter Cable P. 173
*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes ® are playable on this unit.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
SKIP Bar
Press or to change files.
Press and hold to move rapidly
within a song.
AUDIO Button
Press to display the audio system on
the navigation screen. USB/AUX Button
Press to select USB flash drive (if
connected).
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Features
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
SKIP Bar
Press or to change files.
Press and hold to move rapidly
within a song.
AUDIO Button
Press to display the audio system on
the navigation screen. USB/AUX Button
Press to select USB flash drive (if
connected).
Models with rear entertainment system

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Bluetooth ® Audio
Features
Playing Bluetooth ® Audio
Your audio system allows you to listen to music from your Bluetooth®-compatible
phone.
This function is available when the phone is paired a nd linked to the vehicle's
Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® (HFL) system.
2 Phone Setup P. 305
1Playing Bluetooth ® Audio
Not all Bluetooth -enabled phones with streaming
audio capabilities are compatible with the system.
For a list of compatible phones:
•U.S.: Visit www.handsfreelink.honda.com , or call
1-888-528-7876.
•Canada: Visit www.handsfreelink.ca , or call 1-888-
528-7876.
In some states, it may be il legal to perform some data
device functions while driving.
If more than one phone is paired to the HFL system,
there will be a delay before the system begins to play.
VOL/ (Volume/
Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
Turn to adjust the
volume.
AUDIO Button
Press to display the audio
system on the navigation
screen. USB/AUX Button
Press to select
Bluetooth
® Audio.
SKIP Bar
Press or to change
files.
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Features
VOL/ (Volume/
Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
Turn to adjust the
volume.
AUDIO Button
Press to display the audio
system on the navigation
screen. USB/AUX Button
Press to select
Bluetooth
® Audio.
SKIP Bar
Press or to
change files.
Models with rear entertainment system

uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Bluetooth ® Audio
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Features
1. Make sure that your phone is paired and
linked to HFL.
2. Press the USB/AUX button.
If the phone is not re cognized, another HFL-
compatible phone, which is not compatible
for Bluetooth ® Audio, may be already linked.
■To pause or resume a file
1. Press the AUDIO button, move to select AUDIO
MENU .
2. Rotate to select Resume/Pause, then press .
Each time you press , the setting switches between Pause and Resume .
Press the (pick-up) button on the steering
wheel to receive a call when Bluetooth® Audio
is playing.
2 Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® P. 301
Press the (hang-up) button to end the call
and return to Bluetooth® Audio.
■To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files1To Play Bluetooth ® Audio Files
To play the audio files, y ou may need to operate your
phone. If so, follow the phone maker's operating
instructions.
The pause function may no t be available on some
phones.
If any audio device is conne cted to the auxiliary input
jack, you may need to press the USB/AUX button
repeatedly to select the Bluetooth® Audio system.
Switching to another mode pauses the music playing
from your phone.
■Switching to HFL1 Switching to HFL
If you receive a call while Bluetooth® Audio is in the
pause mode, it will resume play after ending the call.
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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
1 Rear Entertainment System*
NOTICE
This vehicle’s overhead mount ed video display, if so
equipped, includes mercur y-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
1 Wireless Headphones
Your vehicle comes with two wireless headphones.
Wear the headphone correc tly with the earpiece
marked with L goes to y our left ear and R goes to
your right ear.
Wearing the headphone back ward may affect the
audio reception.
* Not available on all models

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uuRear Entertainment System*uOperating the System
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Features
■System Controls and Menus for Audio
(Power) Button
Press to turn on the system.
AUX Button
Press to use a USB, iPod, auxiliary video (rear), or auxiliary audio (front). (Light) Button
Press to illuminate the buttons and bars for a few seconds.
SKIP Buttons
2 Audio System Basic Operation P. 175, 216
(Play/Pause) Button
Press to pause a playing CD.
SCROLL Button
Press to switch search mode on XM radio, and scroll titles on CD.
CANCEL Button
Press to go back to the previous
display or operation.
3
,4 , , and ENT Buttons
Use 3, 4 , , or to highlight a
menu item, and press the ENT Button
to make a selection.
CD/CDL Button*
Press to listen to a CD or CD library.
AM/FM Button
Press to listen to
AM or FM radio.
SETUP Button
2 SETUP button on the remote P. 259
XM Button
Press to listen
to XM radio.
MENU Button
Press to display audio menu for AM/FM radio, XM radio, or CD on the overhead screen.CD/HDD Button
*
Press to listen to a CD or hard disc drive.
Rewind Button
Press and hold to reverse the track.Fast-forward Button
Press and hold to fast-forward the track.
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uuRear Entertainment System*uOperating the System
Features
■Playing a CD, CD Library*, and Hard disc drive*
Press the CD/CDL or CD/HDD button.
The available options appear on the overhead screen are Repeat, Random , and
Scan . These functions are the same as those of the front audio system.
2Playing a CD P. 193
2 Playing CD Library P. 197
2 Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio P. 230
To scroll your audio data title, press the TITLE/SCROLL button.
■Playing iPod® and a USB flash drive
Press the AUX button.
The available options appear on the overhead screen are Repeat, Random , and
Scan . These functions are the same as those of the front audio system.
2Playing an iPod ® P. 203
2 Playing a USB Flash Drive P. 207
To scroll your audio data title, press the TITLE/SCROLL button.
1System Controls and Menus for Audio
You can also insert an audio CD compatible with the
system, or recorded in MP3/WMA/AAC formats into
the lower slot and play. The front passengers can
listen to the same CD, or select another audio source.
2 Playable Discs P. 265
2 Audio Sources for Front and Rear Seats
P. 264
* Not available on all models