display HONDA ELEMENT 2005 1.G User Guide

If you decide to purchase XM
Satellite Radio service, contact XM
Radio at, or at
1-800-852-9696. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number.
Turn the TUNE knob until
‘‘0’’ appears in the display. Your I.D.
will appear in the display.
Af ter you have registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
satellite radio mode while you wait
f or activation. This should take about
30 minutes. While waiting f or activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, ‘‘category’’
or ‘‘CH’’ will appear in the display,
andyou’llbeabletolistentoXM
Radio broadcasts. XM Radio will
continue to send an activation signal
to your vehicle for at least 12 hours
from the activation request. If the
service has not been activated after
36 hours, contact XM Radio.
www.xmradio.com
Playing the XM Satellite Radio
To get your XM Satellite radio ID
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Playing a Disc
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PWR/VOL
KNOB
CD BUTTON
REPEAT INDICATOREJECT BUTTON
CD SLOT
SEEK/SKIP BAR SKIP BUTTONS
EJECT BUTTON
CD SLOT
PWR/VOL KNOB
RANDOM INDICATOR
RANDOM BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTONRANDOM INDICATOR
DISPLAY BUTTON
FOLDER KNOB
CD
BUTTON
FOLDER
INDICATOR
REPEAT
BUTTON SCAN
BUTTON
DISC INDICATOR
U.S. LX and Canadian DX models
Canadian EX models

Playing a Disc
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CD BUTTONSKIP BUTTONS
EJECT BUTTON
CD SLOT
PWR/VOL KNOB RANDOM INDICATOR
FOLDER INDICATOR
DISC INDICATOR
REPEAT
BUTTONSCAN
BUTTON DISPLAY BUTTON
FOLDER KNOB
RANDOM BUTTON
U.S. EX models

To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.The disc player can also play CD-Rs
WMA f iles, and CD-RWs
compressed in MP3 standard. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. You can select
up to f olders or tracks.Video CDs and DVDs will not work
in this unit.
The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/
80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/
320 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers (including ROOT):
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Because the compressed audio
format of MP3 and WMA discs
allows them to store large
amounts of f iles and tagging
inf ormation, these discs may take
more time to begin playing.
The sound quality of MP3 and
WMA discs generally degrades as
the bit rate increases.
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio
unit displays FORMAT, and then
skips to the next f ile.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD/
AUX button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes.
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On EX models
Playing a Disc
To Play a Disc
Note:
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.

µEach time you
press and release the , the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode). Press and
release the to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe or .
You will see CUE or REW in the
display while moving within a track.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
Insert a disc into the slot. The drive
will pull the disc in the rest of the
waytoplayit.Whenthesystem
reaches the end of the disc, it will
return to the beginning and play the
disc again.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring. If you press the DISP/MODE button
while playing a disc, additional
information (track, album, artist, etc.)
maybedisplayed.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD/AUX button again to
switch back to the disc player.
You can use the SEEK/SKIP button
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode).
In MP3/WMA mode, use the
FOLDER knob to select f olders in
the disc, and use the SEEK/SKIP
button to change f iles.
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Playing a Disc
SEEK /SK IP
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
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To continuously replay
a track (f iles in MP3/WMA mode),
press and release the RPT button.
You will see RPT in the display.
Press the RPT button again to turn it
off.
To
select a different folder, use the
FOLDER knob to move to the
beginning of the next f older. Turn
the knob right to move to the
beginning of the current f older. Turn
the knob lef t to skip to the beginning
of the previous f older. This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate f older repeat mode, press
andholdtheRPTbuttonfor2
seconds. You will see RPT in
the display. The system continuously
replays the current f older. Press and
hold the RPT button for 2 seconds to
turn it off.
This f eature plays the
tracks (all f iles in each f older in
MP3/WMA mode) within a disc in
random order. To activate random
play, press and release the RDM
button. You will see RDM in the
display. Press the RDM button again
to return to normal play. This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles within a f older in random order,
rather than in the order they are
compressed in MP3/WMA. To
activate folder random play, press
andholdtheRDMbutton.Youwill
see RDM in the display. The
system will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random play by
pressing the RDM button again or
selecting a dif f erent f older with the
FOLDER knob.
In MP3/WMA mode
On EX models
Playing a Disc
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT)
FOLDER SELECTION FOL DER-REPEA T
RANDOM (Random within a
Disc)FOLDER-RANDOM
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Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button also turns of f the scan
feature. If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
The SCAN f unction
samples all tracks/f iles on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded. To activate the scan
f eature, press and hold the SCAN
button until you hear a beep. You will
see SCAN in the display. You will get
a10secondsamplingof eachtrack/
f ile on the selected disc. Press the
SCAN button again to get out of scan
mode and play the last track/f ile
sampled. This feature,
when activated, samples all files on
the selected f older in order. To
activate the folder scan feature,
press and hold the SCAN button
until you hear a beep. You will see SCAN in the display. The
system will then play the f irst f ile f or
about 10 seconds. If you do nothing,
the system will then play the first file
in each f older f or 10 seconds. When
it plays a f ile you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the FOLDER knob also
turns off the scan feature. Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 15 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD/AUX button.
Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a disc is playing.
To play the disc, press the CD button.
Playing a Disc
To Stop Playing a Disc
SCA N FOL DER-SCA N
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´ If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search
f or the next available disc to load and
play.
The auxiliary input jack is on the
dashboard next to the accessory
power socket. The system will accept
auxiliary input f rom standard audio
accessories.
When the accessory is connected to
the auxiliary input jack, press the
AUX button to select it.
See pages and for
inf ormation on error messages.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect discs, see page . To select the disc changer, press the
CD/AUX button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the preset 5
(DISC ) or the preset 6 (DISC )
button. To select the previous disc,
press the preset 5 (DISC ), or the
preset 6 (DISC ) to select the next
disc in sequence. Load the desired discs in the
magazine, and load the magazine in
the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit. An optional six disc changer is
available f or your vehicle. This disc
changer uses the same controls used
f or the in-dash disc player or the
radio.
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On EX models
LX model only
Auxiliary Input Jack
Audio System Malf unction
Protecting DiscsOperating the Optional Disc
Changer
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Indication
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, f ind the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
the vehicle to your dealer. Cause
Solution
FOCUS error
Mechanical error
High temperature Press the EJECT button and pull out the disc.
Check if it is inserted correctly in the player.
Make sure the disc is not scratched or damaged.
Press the EJECT button and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deformation.
If the disc cannot be pulled out, or the error
message does not disappear after the disc is
ejected, see your dealer.
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
EX models
Except EX models
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Disc Player Error Messages
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Indication
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, f ind the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
the vehicle to your dealer. Solution
Cause
Press the magazine eject button, and pull the
magazine out.
If the message does not disappear or the
magazine cannot be pulled out, see your dealer.
Insert disc.
Press the magazine eject button, and pull the
magazine out. Check for an error message, and
insert the magazine again. If the message does
not disappear or the magazine cannot be pulled
out, see your dealer.
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
Insert magazine.
FOCUS error
No disc in the magazine
Mechanical error
High temperature
No magazine in the
changer
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:Except EX models
Disc Changer Error Messages
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