navigation HONDA PILOT 2012 2.G Service Manual

To activate radio text display, use
the interf ace dial. Push the interf ace
selector down, and turn the interf ace
dial to select Read Radio Text. Press
ENTER on the interf ace selector to
enter the setting.The display shows up to 64
characters on the selected RDS
station.
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READ RADIO TEXTTEXT 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).
Theseadjustmentscanbemadewith
the TUNE/SOUND knob or the
interf ace dial.To adjust the sound, press the
AUDIO button, push the interf ace
selector down, and turn the interf ace
dial to Sound Setup. Then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. Selectthemodeyouwanttoadjust
by turning the interf ace dial then
press ENTER.
You can also adjust the sound by
turning the TUNE/SOUND knob.
Each mode is shown in the audio
display as it changes.
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Adjusting the Sound
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SOUND SETUP
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Turn the TUNE/SOUND knob or
interf ace knob to adjust the setting
to your liking. You can check the
level on the navigation screen or on
the center display. When the level
reaches the center, you will see ‘‘C

Playing t he XMRadio (Models with navigation system)
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POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
AUDIO
BUTTON PRESET
BUTTONS
XM
BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR
AUDIO SCREEN
SCAN
BUTTON INTERFACE DIAL TUNE/SOUND KNOB
POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB PRESET
BUTTONS
XM
BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON TUNE KNOB
AUDIO
BUTTON INTERFACE DIAL CATEGORY
BAR
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving XM
Radio anywhere in the United
States and Canada, except Hawaii,
Alaska,andPuertoRico.XMisa
registered trademark of Sirius XM
Radio
,Inc.andXMCANADAis 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. 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 the
button. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display.
Adjust the volume by turning the
power/volume knob. Each time you push the interface
selector up, the band will change to
XM1 or XM2. Push the AUDIO
button to display XM inf ormation on
the screen. You can operate the XM
radio system with the interf ace dial.
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Operating the XM Radio
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µ
µ
µ Press the button. Either
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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Preset
CAT EGORY SCAN
SCAN
CHA NNEL SCA N
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XM BAND
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The XM satellites are in orbit over
the equator; therefore, objects south
of the vehicle may cause satellite
reception interruptions. To help
compensate f or this, ground-based
repeaters are placed in major
metropolitan areas. Satellite signals
aremorelikelytobeblockedbytall
buildings and mountains the f arther
north you travel f rom the equator.
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 an
east/west mountain road.
Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels. Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you.
When DPLII is turned on (see page
), sound coming f rom the rear
speakers may be distorted due to the
compression of the music being
broadcast. Turn DPLII of f if this
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GROUND R
EPEATER
Signal may be blocked by
mountains or large obstacles
to the south.
Signal weaker in
these areas.
SATELLITE
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Playing a Disc (Models with navigation syst em)
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POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB
AUDIO
BUTTON CD
BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON EJECT
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR
SCAN
BUTTON
SKIP BAR AUDIO SCREEN
DISC SLOT
INTERFACE DIAL
POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
AUDIO
BUTTON TITLE
BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTON
SKIP BAR
INTERFACE DIAL
DISCSLOT
SCAN
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR CD BUTTON
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The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks.
To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
The disc player can play these disc
f ormats:
If a f ile on WMA or AAC disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio
system 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.
CD (CD-DA, CD-TEXT)
CD-R/RW
MP3/WMA The disc player can also play CD-Rs
andCD-RWscompressedinMP3,
WMA or AAC formats.
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NOTE:
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You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this system. Insert a disc about half way into thedisc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3, WMA or AAC, the
numbers of the current f older and
f ile are shown. The system will
continuously play a disc until you
change modes. For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
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To Load a Disc
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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.
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