navigation HONDA RIDGELINE 2008 1.G User Guide

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´µ These modes adjust
the strength of the sound coming
f rom each speaker. Lef t/Right
balance adjusts the side-to-side
strength, while Front/Rear f ader
adjusts the front-to-back strength.
To adjust the left/right balance,
touch the ‘‘L’’ or ‘‘R’’ icon. To adjust
the f ront/rear f ader, touch the ‘‘FR’’
or ‘‘RR’’ icon. You can use the instrument panel
brightness control dial to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is of f .
The audio system can also be
operated by voice control. See the
Navi section in your quick start
guide f or an overview of this system,
and the navigation system manual
f or complete details.
To adjust the treble
and bass, touch or on each
side of the treble or bass adjustment
bar. The adjustment bar shows you
the current setting. Adjusts the
strength of sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker.
To see the audio display when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
wait 5 seconds. 78On vehicles with navigation system
Playing the AM/FM Radio
L ef t/Right Balance and Front/
Rear Fader
A udio System L ighting
Voice Control System
Treble/Bass SUBWOOFER
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Playing the XMSatellite Radio
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POWER BUTTONTUNE BAR
VOLUME
KNOB
DISPLAY/MODE BUTTON
PRESET BARS
SCAN BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR POWER BUTTON
VOLUME
KNOB
CATEGORY BAR DISPLAY/MODE BUTTON
PRESET BARS TUNE BARSCAN
BUTTON
XM RADIO BUTTON
XM RADIO BUTTON
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µOn the audio display, you will see the
selected CHANNEL (number),
CATEGORY, NAME (artist name),
and TITLE (music title).
Your audio system is capable of
receiving XM
Satellite Radio
anywhere in the United States,
except Hawaii and Alaska.
You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
XM
is a registered trademark of
XM 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
allows you to view channel and
category selections in the display.
The navigation system screen also
shows all XM inf ormation when the
AUDIO button is pressed.
To listen to XM radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. Push the
PWR button to turn on the audio system, and press the ‘‘XM’’ button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
volume knob. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display.
You can also change to the XM radio
while you are listening to an FM
station, AM station, CD, etc., by
touching the XM1 or XM2 icon on
the audio display (navigation system
screen).
To switch between
channel mode and category mode,
press and hold the DISP/MODE
button until the mode changes.
In channel mode, you can select all
of the available channels. In category
mode, such as Jazz, Rock, Classical,
etc., you can select all of the
channels within that category.
Each time you press and release the
DISP/MODE button, the display
changes in the f ollowing sequence:
Channel name, channel number,
category, artist name, and music title.
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U.S. RTL model only
Playing the XMSatellite Radio
Operating the XM Radio MODE
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Playing a CD, CD Changer
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PRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON
PRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR SEEK/SKIP BAR
EJECT BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON LOAD INDICATOR
CD SLOT
FM BUTTON CD SLOT
CD BUTTON AM BUTTON
FM
BUTTON CD BUTTONEJECT BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
AM BUTTON
Canadian LX model
Canadian EXL model without navigation system
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Playing a CD, CD Changer
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AM/FM
BUTTON
PRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON PRESET BARS
SEEK/SKIP BAR SEEK/SKIP BAR
SCAN BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON
CD BUTTON EJECT BUTTON
CD SLOT
REPEAT BUTTONRANDOM BUTTON
LOAD INDICATOR RANDOM BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
CD BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
CD BUTTON
AM
BUTTON
FM BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR SCAN BUTTON
PRESET BARS REPEAT BUTTON
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Canadian EXL model with navigation system
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To load only one CD, press and
release the LOAD button.
Press and hold the LOAD button
next to the CD slot until the load
indicator above the slot turns f rom
amber to green.
Your audio system has an in-dash
CD changer that holds up to six CDs,
providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used f or the radio.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
The CD changer is behind the
navigation system screen. To use the
CD changer, press the OPEN button
beside the screen. The screen f olds
back, and the CD changer appears. Be caref ul not to injure your f ingers
when opening or closing the
navigation system screen.
To return the screen to the upright
position, press the OPEN button
again. Do not use the f olded screen
as a tray. If you put a cup, f or
example, on the screen, the liquid
inside the cup may spill on the
screen when you go over a bump.
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On vehicles with navigation system On vehicles with navigation system
On RTS, RTL, and Canadian EXL
models
Operating the CD Changer L oading CDs in the In-dash CD Changer
Playing a CD, CD Changer
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OPEN BUTTONLOAD BUTTON LOAD INDICATOR
CD SLOT
Do not use CDs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the CD
to jam in the unit.
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The indicators above the disc
buttons of the empty positions will
blink, and the green load indicator
above the CD slot comes on.If you press the LOAD button while
a CD is playing, the system will stop
playing that CD and start the loading
sequence. It will then play the CD
just loaded.Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the f irst CD loaded.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, the system will
wait f or 10 seconds, then stop the
load operation and begin playing the
last CD loaded.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate disc button.
Select an empty disc button (the
indicator above the button is of f ),
and press the button. The system
will stop playing the current CD and
start the loading sequence. It will
then play the CD just loaded.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Insert a CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD load indicator
turns amber and blinks as the CD
is loaded.
When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears again in
the display, insert the next CD into
the CD slot. Press and hold the LOAD button
until you hear a beep and see
‘‘LOAD’’ in the display, then
release the button.
To load only one CD, press and
release the LOAD button.
On the upper right side of the
display, the disc number f or an
empty position will begin blinking,
and the green CD load indicator
will come on.
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If you are not loading CDs into all six
positions, press the LOAD button
again after the last CD has loaded.
The system will begin playing the
last CD loaded.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, the system will
wait f or 10 seconds, then stop the
load operation and begin playing the
last CD loaded.
Select the CD changer by pressing
the CD button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ on
the display. The system will begin
playing the last selected CD in the
CD changer. You will see the disc
and track numbers displayed. To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate side of a preset bar
(1 6). On models with navigation
system, touch the appropriate disc
icon. If you select an empty position
in the CD changer, the system will
go into the loading sequence.
When that CD ends, the next CD in
the CD changer is loaded and played.
Af ter the last CD f inishes, the
system returns to the f irst CD.
Insert a CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD load indicator
turns red and blinks as the CD is
loaded.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears again in
the display, insert the next CD into
the CD slot.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the last CD loaded.
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Playing a CD, CD Changer
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Each time you press and release theside of the TUNE bar, the
system skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track. When you press the SCAN button or
touchtheTRACKSCANicononthe
screen, the f irst track of the current
disc plays f or about 10 seconds. You
will see SCAN in the screen and in
the display. To hear the rest of the
track, press the SCAN button or
touch the TRACK SCAN icon again
within 10 seconds. If you don’t, the
system advances to the next track,
plays about 10 seconds of it, and
continues through the rest of the
tracks the same way. When the
system reaches the last track,
TRACK SCAN is cancelled, and the
CD plays normally.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or side of the
TUNE bar. When you press the SCAN button, or
when you touch the DISC SCAN
icon on the screen, the f irst track of
the current CD plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see D-SCAN in the
display and DISC SCAN in the
screen. To hear the rest of the CD,
press the SCAN button or touch the
DISC SCAN icon again, within 10
seconds. If you don’t, the system
advances to the next disc, plays
about 10 seconds of it, and continues
throughout the rest of the CDs the
same way. When the system reaches
the last disc, DISC SCAN is
cancelled, and the CD plays normally.On vehicles with navigation system
To Change or Select Tracks Track Scan Disc Scan
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When you press the RDM button or
touch the TRACK RANDOM icon on
the screen, the system plays the
tracks of the current disc in random
order. You will see RDM (TRACK
RANDOM) in the display. To turn
this feature off, press the RDM
button (touch TRACK RANDOM)
again.Operation of DISC SCAN and DISC
REPEAT on the screen is possible
only when the screen is in the
upright position.
When you press and release the RPT
button or touch the TRACK
REPEAT icon on the screen, the
system continuously replays the
current track. As a reminder, you
will see RPT (TRACK REPEAT) in
the display. To turn this feature off,
press the RPT button, or touch the
TRACK REPEAT icon again.
WhenyoupressandholdtheRPT
button until D-RPT (DISC REPEAT)
is in the display, or when you touch
the DISC REPEAT icon on the
screen, the system continuously
replays the current disc. As a
reminder, you will see D-RPT in the
display.
On vehicles with navigation system
On vehicles with navigation systemT rack Repeat Random Play within a Disc
Disc Repeat
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