HONDA PILOT 2011 2.G Owners Manual

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On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
. To switch the function between on
and off, press and release the TITLE
button. With the system on, you will
see the ‘‘PS NAME ON’’ message on
the center display. If the station you
are listening to is an RDS station, the
displayed f requency switches to the
station name.
Theprogramservicenamedisplay
f unction shows the name of the
station you are listening to. You can
turn this f unction on or of f .
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Radio Data System (RDS)
Program Service (PS) Name DisplayFeatures
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With the FM band selected, you can
select the program type provided by
the RDS. Press the AUDIO button to
display the radio inf ormation on the
screen. Push down the selector on
the interf ace dial, then turn the knob
to select RDS SEARCH icon. Press
ENTER to set your selection. The
principal RDS categories are shown
as f ollows:
If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the audio screen
and the center display continue to
show the f requency.
INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk shows, f oreign language,
personality, public, college, and
weather JAZZ: Jazz CLASSIC: Classical music RELIGION: Programs concerned
with religion R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies TOP 40: Top 40 hits
SOFT: Adult hits and sof t music
COUNTRY: Country music ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music ALL: All RDS category stations
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
When you turn of f this f unction by
pressing the TITLE button, the
center display shows ‘‘PS NAME
OFF.’’
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RDS SEARCH ICON
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If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
Turn the selector to select an RDS
category. You can use the search or
scan function to find radio stations
on the selected RDS category by
pressing the selector to the right
repeatedly. Press ENTER to set your
selection. If you do nothing while the
RDS category is selected, the
selected category is canceled. This f unction searches up and down
a f requency f or the strongest signal
f rom the f requencies that carry the
selected RDS category inf ormation.
This can help you to find a station in
your favorite category. To activate it,
press and release either side
( or ) of the SKIP bar or
button. You will also see the selected
RDS category name blinking in the
center display while searching it.
When the system finds a station, the
selected RDS category name will be
displayed again for about 10 seconds
in the center display.
You can also select an RDS category
with the CATEGORY bar. Press
either side ( or ) of the
CATEGORY bar to display an RDS
category in the center display. Select
a category by pressing either side of
the bar.
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RDS CATEGORY
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To activate RDS program search
with the interf ace dial, push the
AUDIO button to display the FM
radio inf ormation on the screen.
Push the selector down, and turn the
knob to select the RDS SEARCH
icon. Press ENTER on the selector.
The screen shows you the RDS
program category list.Turn the knob to the desired RDS
category.
While the RDS category is selected,
move the selector knob to the right
to select SEEK in the upper right
corner of the screen. Then press
ENTER to activate the seek f unction.
The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal in the selected
RDS category. You will also see the
selected RDS category name
blinking while searching it. When it
f inds a strong signal, it will stop and
play that station for about 10 seconds.
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RDS CATEGORY LISTSEEK ICON
SEEK is selected.
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Turn the knob to the desired RDS
category.
To activate RDS program scan with
the interf ace dial, push the AUDIO
button to display the FM radio
inf ormation on the screen. Push the
selector down, and turn the knob to
select the RDS SEARCH icon. Press
ENTER on the selector. The screen
shows you the RDS category list. While the RDS category is selected,
move the selector knob to the right
to select SCAN in the upper right
corner of the screen. Then press
ENTER to activate the scan function.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
You can use the RDS program
search or scan f unction even if the
RDS inf ormation display f unction is
of f . In this case, the display shows a
f requency in place of a RDS station
name.
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RDS CATEGORY LISTSEEK ICON
SCAN is selected.
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This f unction displays the radio text
inf ormation of the selected RDS
station.The display shows up to 64
characters on the selected RDS
station.
If the selected RDS station has the
radio text inf ormation, you will see
the text indicator on the screen.
To activate radio text display, use
the interf ace dial. Push the selector
down, and turn the knob to select the
RADIO TEXT icon. Press ENTER on
the selector to enter the setting.
Radio T ext Display
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The text is displayed
accordingtothe
information from RDS.
RADIO TEXT ICON TEXT INDICATOR
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BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, and
FADER are each adjustable. You can
also adjust the strength of the sound
coming from the center and
subwoof er speakers. In addition, you
can set the Dolby PL (ProLogic) II
and Speed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC).Selectthemodeyouwanttoadjust
by turning the interf ace dial.
You can also adjust the sound by
pushing the SOUND button
repeatedly. Each mode is shown in
the audio display as it changes. Turn
the TUNE knob to adjust the setting
to your liking.
To adjust them, press the AUDIO
button, push the interf ace selector
down, and turn the interf ace knob to
SOUND. Then press ENTER on the
selector.
Theseadjustmentscanbemadeby
the SOUND button or the interface
dial.
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SOUND ICON
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µµ µTo adjust bass
and treble, select BASS or TREBLE,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The current setting is
shownonthedisplay.Turnthe
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector. These
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
Fader adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength, while balance adjusts the
side-to-side strength. To adjust f ader
and balance, select FADER or
BALANCE, then press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface knob to the desired
level, and enter your selection by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. To equalize the f ader or
balance, turn the interf ace knob until
the marks on the sound grid come to
the center of the adjustment bar. To
adjust the strength of the sound
f rom the center or subwoof er
speaker, select it and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. Turn the
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
BASS/TREBL E
FADER/BAL ANCE CENTER/SUBWOOFER
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µDolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound f rom 2 channel stereo audio
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
be activated when listening to DISC
(CD-DA, MP3/WMA), XM Radio,
andAUX.WhenProLogicIIisactive,
‘‘PL II’’ is shown in the audio display. To set this f eature on or of f , select
Dolby PL II, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Rotate the
interf ace dial to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER.
Manuf actured under license f rom
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro
Logic, MLP Lossless and the double-
D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has f our modes: SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. The def ault setting is MID.
To change the SVC mode, select
SVC, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface knob to the desired
level, and enter your selection by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. If you f eel the sound is too
loud, choose low. If you f eel the
sound is too quiet, choose high.
Dolby PL (ProL ogic) IISpeed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
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INTERFACE DIALAUDIO DISPLAY
PRESET BUTTONS
With rear entertainment system
Without rear entertainment system
INTERFACE DIAL
AUDIO DISPLAY PRESET BUTTONS
TUNE KNOB
AUDIO
BUTTON XM
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
CATEGORY
BAR
AUDIO
BUTTON XM
BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON TITLE
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
TUNE KNOB
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