ignition HONDA PILOT 2011 2.G Repair Manual

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This f eature, when
activated, samples the first track on
each disc in order (the f irst f ile in
themainfolderoneachdiscinMP3
or WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until
D-SCAN shows in the display. The
system will then play the f irst track/
f ile in the f irst main f older on the
f irst disc f or about 10 seconds. If you
do nothing, the system will then play
the f ollowing f irst track/f ile f or 10
seconds each. When it plays a track/
file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again. Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from scan, disc scan, then to normal
play.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan, f older scan, disc scan,
then to normal play.You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
When the f irst track on the last disc,
or the f irst f ile in the last main f older
on the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either side of the SKIP bar
or selecting a dif f erent f older with
the CATEGORY bar 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 10 seconds and begin
playing.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM, FM, AM/FM,
or XM (if equipped) button. Press
the CD (CD/AUX on models with
XM Radio) button again to switch
back to the disc changer.
In MP3 or WMA mode
D-SCAN
To Stop Playing a Disc
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If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume 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 .
To remove the disc currently in play,
press the eject button. When a disc is
removed f rom a slot, the system
automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc in that position. If you do not
remove the disc f rom the changer
within 10 seconds, the disc will
reload into the slot. Then the system
returns to the previous mode (AM,
FM, or XM Radio).To remove a different disc from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst.
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Removing Discs f rom t he In-dash
Disc Changer
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µUse the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. To tune with the
interf ace dial, push the selector
down, and turn the knob to TUNE.
Then press ENTER on the selector,
andturntheknobtothedesired
f requency. To exit the TUNE mode,
press ENTER on the selector.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Press the AUDIO button to
view the audio control display. Turn
the system on by pressing the
power/volume knob, the AM, or FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the power/volume knob. The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are shown on
the display. To change bands, press
the AM or FM button. You can also
change bands by pushing the
interf ace selector up. Each time you
push it up, the band will change to
FM1, FM2, or AM. On the FM bands,
STEREO will be shown on the
navigation screen and ST on the
audio display, if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip (seek), scan, the
preset buttons, and auto select.
TUNE
To Play the FM/AM Radio
To Select a Station
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To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. Push the
power/volume knob to turn on the
audio system, and press thebutton. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display.
Adjust the volume by turning the
power/volume knob. Push the AUDIO button to display
XM inf ormation on the screen. You
can operate the XM Radio system
with the interface dial.
Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
Radio anywhere in the United
States, and Canada, except Hawaii
and Alaska. XM is a registered
trademark of Sirius XM Radio
,Inc.
and, XM CANADA
is a registered
business name of Canadian Satellite
Radio Inc.
XM Radio receives signals f rom two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It of f ers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
dif f erent types of music, XM Radio
also allows you to view channel and
category selections in the audio
display.
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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you. Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
There may be other geographic
situations that could af f ect XM Radio
reception. If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the ignition
switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or the
ON (II) position, push the power/
volume knob to turn on the audio
system, and press the button.
A variety of music types and styles
will play.
If you decide to purchase XM Radio
service, contact XM Radio at
,orat
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact
XM Canada at , or at
1-877-209-0079. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and your credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, turn the TUNE
knob until ‘‘0’’ appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display.
After you’ve registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM 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, and you’ll be able to
listen to XM Radio broadcasts. XM
Radio will continue to send an
activation signal to your vehicle f or
at least 12 hours from the activation
request. If the service has not been
activated after 36 hours, contact XM
Radio. In Canada, contact XM
CANADA
.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
www.xmradio.com www.xmradio.ca
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Your vehicle’s audio system has an
in-dash disc changer with the same
controls used f or the radio. To
operate the disc changer, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position.
The disc changer can play these disc
formats:When playing a disc in MP3, you will
see ‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. The changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page ).If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio
system displays UNSUPPORTED in
the center display, and then skips to
the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVD discs will not
work in this unit.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
discs are not playable.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
CD (CD-DA)
CD-R/RW
MP3/WMA
If you have a disc that is a
combination of CD-DA tracks and
MP3/WMA f iles, you can choose the
format to listen to by pressing and
holding the CD/AUX button until
you hear a beep.
The disc packages or jackets should
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NOTE:
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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To load multiple discs in one
operation:With the ignition in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position, press and hold the LOAD
button until you hear a beep and
see ‘‘LOAD’’ in the upper display,
then release the button.
‘‘NO DISC’’ is shown on the screen
foranemptypositioninthe
changer. When the green load
indicator comes on and you see
‘‘LOAD’’ in the audio display,
insert the disc into the slot. Insert
it only about half way; the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way. Press and release the LOAD
button.
To load a single disc: If you stop loading discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 10 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded. Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system will
then begin playing the last disc
loaded.
Insert a disc into the slot. Insert it
only about half way; the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way. You
will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the audio
display. Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could damage
the audio unit.
You can select the position to load a
disc. Turn the interf ace knob or
press a preset button to select the
position, then press ENTER on the
selector. This starts the loading
sequence. If you do not select the
position, the system loads the disc to
the f irst empty position in numerical
order.
If you press the LOAD button while
a disc is playing, the system will stop
playing that disc and start the
loading sequence. It will then play
the disc just loaded.
When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
audio display again, insert the next
disc into the slot.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
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To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM or FM button, the
button, AUX button, or CD/
AUX button. To return to disc mode,
press the CD button or CD/AUX
button.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or the ignition
switch, play will continue at the same
point when you turn it back on. The CD changer can play CD-Rs and
CD-RWscompressedinMP3and
WMA format. When playing a disc in
MP3 or WMA, you will see ‘‘MP3’’ or
‘‘WMA’’ on the center display. A disc
can support more than 99 f olders,
and each folder can hold up to 255
playable f iles.
When there are more than 99 f olders
on a disc, the center display only
shows two digits.
The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1), 16/
22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
Bitrate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1), 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/
64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps
(MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bitrate and multi-session.
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
The specif ications f or compatible
WMA f iles are: Sampling f requency:
22.05/32/44.1/48 kHz
Bitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
To play an MP3/WMA disc, use the
disc controls previously described,
along with the f ollowing inf ormation.
Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
To Stop Playing a Disc Playing an MP3/WMA Disc
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To remove a dif f erent disc f rom the
changer,firstselectitbypressing
the corresponding number on the
preset button or turning the
interf ace knob, and pressing ENTER
on the interf ace selector. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button.
When you press the eject button
while listening to the radio, or with
the audio system turned of f , the disc
that was last selected is ejected.
Af ter that disc is ejected, pressing
the eject button again will eject the
next disc in numerical order. By
doing this six times, you can remove
all the discs f rom the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f :
To eject one disc, press and release
the eject button.
To eject all discs, press and hold the
eject button.
This f eature, when activated, plays
tracks in the current f older in
random order. To activate f older
random play, press the RDM button;
or use the interf ace selector to scroll
down, select FOLDER RANDOM by
interf ace knob, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. You will see
RANDOM next to FOLDER on the
screen and F-RDM in the audio
display. To turn this feature off,
press and hold the RDM button until
you hear a beep, or highlight
FOLDER RANDOM (if not already
highlighted), and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector again.
To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJECT’’ in the audio display.
When you remove the disc f rom the
slot, the system begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc. If you do not load another disc,
the load sequence is canceled, and
the system continues playing in the
previous mode.
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 10 seconds.
Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
Removing Discs f rom the
Changer
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This audio system can operate the
audio f iles on the iPod
with the
same controls used f or the in-dash
disc changer. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment by using
your dock connector, then press the
AUX button. The ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON (II) position. The iPod will also
be recharged with the ignition switch
in these positions. iPods compatible with your audio
system using the USB adapter cable
are:
The system will only play songs
stored on the iPod with iTunes.
iPod and iTunes are registered
trademarks owned by Apple Inc.
You can select the AUX mode by
using the navigation system voice
control buttons, but cannot operate
theplaymodefunctions.
UseonlycompatibleiPodswiththe
latest sof tware. iPods that are not
compatible will not work in this audio
unit.
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Model
iPod Classic
5 Gen.
(2005 or later)
iPod Classic
(2007 or later)
iPod nano
iPod nano 2
generation
iPod nano 3
generation
iPod touch
iPhone Sof tware
Ver. 1.2 or more
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.2 or more
Ver. 1.1.2 or more
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.1.1 or more
Ver. 1.1.1 or more
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nd
rd
To Play an iPod
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