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1Open the cover of the USB/AUX port
and connect a portable audio device.
The USB/AUX port is located on the instru-
ment panel, or near the shift knob etc. The
actual design and port position will differ
depending on the vehicle. For details, refer
to vehicle “Owner’s Manual”.
1Press the “MEDIA” button.
The audio system displays the current
source screen or displays the source
selection screen.
2On the current source screen, touch
the “Source” or press the “MEDIA”
button to display the audio source
selection screen.
3Touch “AUX” on the screen.
Only the volume can be adjusted using
the audio system controls.
The volume level depends on the output
level of the connected audio device itself.
CONNECTING A PORTABLE
AUDIO DEVICE
SWITCHING TO AUX MODE
INFORMATION
If no portable audio device is connected,
“AUX” cannot be selected. Connect the
portable audio device to the AUX port.
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9. STEERING SWITCHES
Availability, actual design and button posi-
tion may differ depending on vehicle
model or grade. For details, refer to vehi-
cle “Owner’s Manual”.
Details of the specific switches, controls,
and features are described below.
Steering switches are not equipped on
FR-S.
Volume control switch
Press the “+” side to increase the volume.
The volume continues to increase while
the switch is being pressed.
Press the “-” side to decrease the vol-
ume. The volume continues to decrease
while the switch is being pressed. “” “” switch
Radio
To select a preset station: Press the
“”
or “ ”
switch.
To seek a radio station: Press and hold
the
“” or “” switch until you hear a beep.
If you press either the
“” or “” switch in
seek mode, the seek mode will be cancel-
led.
aha
To select a desired content: Press the
“” or “” switch.
iPod
To select a desired song: Press the “ ”
or “ ” switch.
USB memory
To select a desired file: Press the
“” or
“”
switch.
Bluetooth
® audio player
To select a desired track: Press the
“”
or “ ”
switch.
“MODE” switch
Press the “MODE” switch to select an
audio mode. Each press changes the
mode sequentially if the desired mode is
ready to use.
To turn the audio system on, press the
“MODE” switch.
Press and hold the “MODE” switch until
you hear a beep and the music will pause
or be muted. By the same operation, the
music will play or un-mute.
Some functions of the audio system
can be adjusted using the switches on
the steering wheel.
No.Switch
Volume control switch
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10. AUDIO SYSTEM OPERATING HINT
Fading and drifting stations: Generally, the
effective range of FM is about 25 miles (40
km). Once outside this range, you may no-
tice fading and drifting, which increase with
the distance from the radio transmitter.
They are often accompanied by distortion.
Multi-path: FM signals are reflective, mak-
ing it possible for 2 signals to reach the ve-
hicle’s antenna at the same time. If this
happens, the signals will cancel each other
out, causing a momentary flutter or loss of
reception.
Static and fluttering: These occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees or
other large objects. Increasing the bass
level may reduce static and fluttering. Sta-
tion swapping: If the FM signal being lis-
tened to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another strong station nearby on
the FM band, the radio may tune in the
second station until the original signal can
be picked up again.
Fading: AM broadcasts are reflected by
the upper atmosphere — especially at
night. These reflected signals can interfere
with those received directly from the radio
station, causing the radio station to sound
alternately strong and weak.
Station interference: When a reflected sig-
nal and a signal received directly from a ra-
dio station are very nearly the same
frequency, they can interfere with each
other, making it difficult to hear the broad-
cast. Static: AM is easily affected by exter-
nal sources of electrical noise, such as
high tension power lines, lightening or
electrical motors. This results in static.
NOTICE
To avoid damage to the audio system:
• Be careful not to spill beverages over
the audio system.
INFORMATION
The use of a cellular phone inside or
near the vehicle may cause a noise from
the speakers of the audio system which
you are listening to. However, this does
not indicate a malfunction.
RADIO
Usually, a problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with
the radio — it is just the normal result
of conditions outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings and ter-
rain can interfere with FM reception.
Power lines or phone wires can inter-
fere with AM signals. And of course, ra-
dio signals have a limited range. The
farther the vehicle is from a station, the
weaker its signal will be. In addition, re-
ception conditions change constantly
as the vehicle moves.
Here, some common reception prob-
lems that probably do not indicate a
problem with the radio are described.
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“Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone”
mean that an electronic accessory has
been designed to connect specifically to
iPod or iPhone, respectively, and has
been certified by the developer to meet
Apple performance standards.
Apple is not responsible for the operation
of this device or its compliance with safety
and regulatory standards. Please note
that the use of this accessory with iPod or
iPhone may affect wireless performance.
iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and
iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Lightning is a trademark of Apple Inc.
The following iPod®, iPod nano®, iPod
classic®, iPod touch® and iPhone® devic-
es can be used with this system.
Made for
• iPod touch (5th generation)
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)
• iPod touch (2nd generation)
• iPod touch (1st generation)
•iPod classic
• iPod with video
• iPod nano (7th generation)
• iPod nano (6th generation)
• iPod nano (5th generation)
• iPod nano (4th generation)
• iPod nano (3rd generation)
• iPod nano (2nd generation)
• iPod nano (1st generation)
• iPhone 5S
• iPhone 5C
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
•iPhone
Depending on differences between mod-
els or software versions etc., some models
might be incompatible with this system.
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COMPATIBLE USB DEVICES
COMPATIBLE COMPRESSED FILES
CORRESPONDING SAMPLING
FREQUENCY
CORRESPONDING CHANNEL
CORRESPONDING BIT RATES
(Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compatible)
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3), WMA (Win-
dows Media Audio) and AAC (Advanced
Audio Coding) are audio compression
standards.
This system can play MP3/WMA/AAC files
on USB memory.
When naming an MP3/WMA/AAC file, add
an appropriate file extension (.mp3/.wma/
.m4a).
This system plays back files with .mp3/
.wma/.m4a file extensions as MP3/WMA/
AAC files respectively. To prevent noise
and playback errors, use the appropriate
file extension.
MP3 files are compatible with the ID3 Tag
Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2 and Ver. 2.3 for-
mats.
This system cannot display track title and
artist name in other formats.
FILE INFORMATION
USB communication
formatsUSB 2.0 HS (480
Mbps) and FS
(12 Mbps)
File formatsFAT 16/32
Correspondence classMass storage
class
ItemUSB
Compatible file formatMP3/WMA/AAC
Folders in the deviceMaximum
3,000
Files in the deviceMaximum
9,999
Files per folderMaximum
255
File typeFrequency (kHz)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER 332/44.1/48
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF LAYER 316/22.05/24
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8, 9 (9.1/9.2)
(only compatible with
Windows Media Audio
Standard)
32/44.1/48
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC11.025/12/16/
22.05/24/32/
44.1/48
File typeChannel
MP3 files
Stereo, joint stereo,
dual channel and mon-
aural
WMA files2ch
AAC files
1ch and 2ch (dual
channel is not support-
ed)
File typeBit rate (kbps)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER 332 - 320
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF LAYER 38 - 160
WMA files: Ver. 7, 8CBR 48 - 192
WMA files:
Ver. 9 (9.1/9.2)CBR 48 - 320
AAC files:
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WMA/AAC files can contain a WMA/AAC
tag that is used in the same way as an ID3
tag. WMA/AAC tags carry information
such as track title and artist name.
This system can play back AAC files
encoded by iTunes.
The sound quality of MP3/WMA files gen-
erally improves with higher bit rates. In
order to achieve a reasonable level of
sound quality, the files with a bit rate of at
least 128 kbps are recommended.
M3u playlists are not compatible with the
audio player.
MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO for-
mats are not compatible with the audio
player.
The player is compatible with VBR (Vari-
able Bit Rate).
When playing back files recorded as VBR
(Variable Bit Rate) files, the play time will
not be correctly displayed if the fast for-
ward or rewind operations are used.
It is not possible to check folders that do
not include MP3/WMA/AAC files.
The order changes depending on the per-
sonal computer and MP3/WMA/AAC
encoding software you use.AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding
and refers to an audio compression tech-
nology standard used with MPEG2 and
MPEG4.
This is a method of embedding track-
related information in an MP3 file. This
embedded information can include the
track number, track title, the artist’s name,
the album title, the music genre, the year
of production, comments, cover art and
other data. The contents can be freely
edited using software with ID3 tag editing
functions. Although the tags are restricted
to a number of characters, the information
can be viewed when the track is played
back.
Playlists created using “WINAMP” soft-
ware have a playlist file extension (.m3u).
MP3 is an audio compression standard
determined by a working group (MPEG) of
the ISO (International Standard Organiza-
tion). MP3 compresses audio data to
about 1/10 the size of that on conventional
discs.TERMS
AAC
ID3 TAG
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WMA (Windows Media Audio) is an audio
compression format developed by Micro-
soft
®. It compresses files into a size
smaller than that of MP3 files. The decod-
ing formats for WMA files are Ver. 7, 8 and
9.
This product is protected by certain intel-
lectual property rights of Microsoft Corpo-
ration and third parties. Use or distribution
of such technology outside of this product
is prohibited without a license from Micro-
soft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary
and third parties.
WMA files can contain a WMA tag that is
used in the same way as an ID3 tag. WMA
tags carry information such as track title
and artist name.
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ERROR MESSAGES
ModeMessageExplanation
USB
“Connection error. Please
consult your Owner’s
Manual for instructions on
how to connect the USB
device.”
This indicates a problem in the USB memory or
its connection.
“There are no files avail-
able for playback. Please
add compatible files to
your USB device.”
This indicates that no MP3/WMA/AAC files are
included in the USB memory.
iPod
“Connection error. Please
consult your Owner’s
Manual for instructions on
how to connect the iPod.”This indicates a problem in the iPod or its con-
nection.
“There are no songs avail-
able for playback. Please
add compatible files to
your iPod.”
This indicates that there is no music data in the
iPod.
“iPod authorization unsuc-
cessful.”This indicates that it failed to authorize the iPod.
Please check your iPod.
INFORMATION
If the malfunction is not rectified: Take your vehicle to your SCION dealer.