ECO mode HONDA PILOT 2012 2.G Owner's Guide

If you see an error message on the
audio display while playing a USB
f lash memory device, f ind the
solution in the chart to the right. If
you cannot clear the error message,
take your vehicle to your dealer.Error Message Solution
There is a problem with the USB adapter unit.
Appears when the overcurrent protection f eature of the system stops
supplying power to USB because an incompatible device is connected.
Disconnect the device. Then, turn the audio system of f , and turn it on
again. Do not reconnect the device that caused the error.
Appears when the files in the USB flash memory device are DRM or
an unsupported format. This error message appears for a few seconds,
then plays the next song.
Appears when the USB f lash memory device is empty or there are no
MP3, WMA, or AAC files in the USB flash memory device. Save some
MP3, WMA, or AAC files in the USB flash memory device.
Appears when an unsupported device is connected. See page 275 for
specification information on USB flash memory devices. If it appears
when the supported device is connected, reconnect the device.
USB Flash Memory Device Error Messages (EX-L and Canadian EX models without navigation system)
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USB ERROR
BAD USB DEVICE
PLEASE CHECK OWNERSMANUAL
UNPLAYABLE FILE
NO SONG
UNSUPPORTED
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The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
The skip (seek)
f unction searches up and down f rom
the current f requency to f ind a
station with a strong signal. To
activate it, press either side ( or ) of the SKIP bar, then release
it. To scan with the interf ace dial, push
the interf ace selector down, and turn
the interf ace dial to select Scan, then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds a
strong signal, it will stop and play
that station for about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
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.
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SCAN
SK IP (SEEK )
Playing the FM/A M Radio (Models with navigation syst em)
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If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
Each preset button or
preset icon can store one f requency
on AM and two f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
twosetsof FMfrequencieswith
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons).
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Press the preset button, and hold
it until you hear a beep. You can
also store f requencies with the
interf ace dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
f requency on, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector, and hold
it f or more than 2 seconds.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. Push the interf ace selector down to
display the AUDIO MENU. Turn the
interf ace dial to select A.SEL, then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
select ON, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see A.SEL on the screen and the system
goes into auto select mode for
several seconds.
The system stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons (icons).
You will see ‘‘0

µIn some audio playing modes
(XM,AUX),whenDPLIIison,the
music coming f rom the rear
speakers may sound distorted. This
is due to compression of the music,
and it does not indicate a problem
with the setting.
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. 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 (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,
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To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
push the interf ace selector down to
display AUDIO MENU, then turn
the interf ace dial to select Mode, and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.
Turn the interf ace dial to select CH
or CAT, then press ENTER on the
interface selector. Move the
interfaceselectoruptogoback.
You can also switch the mode by
pressing the TITLE button for 3seconds.
In the category mode, such as Jazz,
Rock, Classical, etc., you can
navigate through all of the channels
within that category. In the channel
mode, you can select all of the
available channels. Each time you press and release the
TITLE button, the center display
changes in the f ollowing sequence:
CATEGORY, NAME (artist name),
TITLE (music title), and CHANNEL
NAME (channel name).
You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
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XM1 or XM2 will be shown on the
display.
To store a channel: Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
This
f unction samples the stations in the
selected category. Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Category Scan and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
The scan f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button again.
This f unction
samples all channels. Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Channel Scan and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
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CAT EGORY SCAN
SCAN
CHA NNEL SCA N
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Select the disc player by pressing the
CD button. The system will begin
playing the last selected track in the
disc. You will see the current track
position highlighted.Each time you press the TITLE
button, the center display changes
f rom artist name to album name, to
track name and then to normal
display that shows the track number
and the elapsed time. When playing
a disc in MP3/WMA/AAC, the
displaymodechangesfromfolder
name,tofilename,toartisttag,to
album tag, to track tag, and then to
normal display.
Title inf ormation will be displayed in
a list when the inf ormation is f ound
in the Gracenote
Album Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database) on the
built-inharddiskdrive.Whenyou
play a CD recorded with text data,
you will see the genre, artist name,
album and track name on the screen.
When you play MP3/WMA/AAC
discs, you will see the f older name,
artist name, album name and track
name on the screen. If the disc was
not recorded with this inf ormation, it
will not be displayed.
To Play a Disc
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The scan f unction samples all tracks
on the disc in the order they are
recordedonthedisc.
To activate scan, press the SCAN
button, or push the interf ace selector
down while playing a disc. Turn the
interf ace dial to select Scan on the
AUDIO MENU, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.Turn the interface dial to select the
Scan icon, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will hear a 10-
second sampling of each track on the
disc. When you return to disc mode,
the disc will begin playing f rom
where it lef t of f .
To turn this feature off, press the
SCAN button again, or turn the
interf ace dial to select the OFF icon,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The system begins to play
the last track sampled.
To take the system out of the disc
mode, press one of the other source
buttons than the CD button.
You can also press the MODE
buttononthesteeringwheelto
change modes.
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.
Track Scan
To Stop Playing a Disc
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation syst em)
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This feature samples all files in the
selectedfolderintheordertheyare
stored. To activate this f eature, press
the SCAN button. You can also
select the SCAN icon with the
interf ace dial. Push the selector
down, turn the dial to select Scan on
the AUDIO MENU, then press
ENTER. Turn the dial to select the
scan icon, then press ENTER. The
system begins to play a f ile f or about
10 seconds, and continues to samplethe remaining f iles.
To turn this feature off, press and
hold the SCAN button for more than
2 seconds, or turn the interf ace dial
to select the OFF icon, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
This feature, when activated,
samples the f irst f ile of each f older
f or 10 seconds. To scan a f older,
press the SCAN button repeatedly.
Or, push the interf ace selector down
while playing a disc. Turn the
interf ace dial to select Scan on the
AUDIO MENU, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. Turn the
interf ace dial to select the f older
scan icon, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
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Folder Scan
File Scan
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SCAN OFF ICON
FOLDER SCAN ICON
FILE SCAN ICON
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The system plays the f irst f ile in the
f irst f older f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f irst f iles in the next f olders
for 10 seconds. After playing the first
file in the last folder, the system
plays normally.To remove the disc, press the eject
( ) button.
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 10 seconds. The disc starts
playing automatically. For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect discs, see page .
To turn this feature off, press the
SCAN button again, or turn the
interf ace dial to select the OFF icon,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The system begins to play
the last track sampled.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan to folder scan, then to
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Removing a Disc f rom the Player Protecting Discs
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation syst em)
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