light HONDA CIVIC 2010 8.G Owner's Guide

Do not connect your iPod using a hub.
DonotkeeptheiPodinthe
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage it.
Do not use an extension cable
between the USB adapter cable
equipped with your vehicle and
your dock connector.Pull out the USB connector f rom
the holder and remove the cable
f rom the clip in the console
compartment.
Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter. If
this is the case, use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing it.
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USB CONNECTOR
USB ADAPTER
CABLE
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This audio system can select and
play the audio f iles on a USB f lash
memory device with the same
controls used f or the disc player. To
play a USB f lash memory device,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment, then
press the AUX button. The ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
The audio system reads and plays
the audio f iles on the USB f lash
memory device in MP3, WMA or
AAC f ormats. Depending on the
f ormat, the display shows MP3,
WMA or AAC when a USB flash
memory device is playing. The USB
f lash memory device limit is up to
700 f olders or up to 65535 f iles.
Only AAC f ormat f iles recorded
with iTunes are playable on this
audio unit. The recommended USB f lash
memory devices are 256 MB or
higher, and f ormatted with the FAT
f ile system. Some digital audio
players may be compatible as well.
Depending on the type of
encoding and writing sof tware
used, there may be cases where
character inf ormation does not
display properly.
Depending on the sof tware the
f iles were made with, it may not be
possibletoplaysomefiles,or
display some text data.
Depending on the type and
number of f iles, it may take some
time bef ore they begin to play.
Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter. If
this is the case, use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing a USB f lash
memory device.
Do not keep a USB f lash memory
device in the vehicle. Direct
sunlight and high heat will damage it.
Do not use an extension cable to
the USB adapter cable equipped
with your vehicle.
Do not connect your USB f lash
memory device using a hub.
Do not use a device such as a card
reader or hard drive as the device
or your f iles may be damaged.
Some USB f lash memory devices
(such as devices with security lock-
out f eatures, etc.) will not work in
this audio unit.
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You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons 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 .
You can select the background
screen to display the sound level.
There are three screen modes: level
(the sound level is shown with the
vertical bars), spectrum analysis (the
sound level appears as ripples of
water), and off. Each time you touch
the background icon, the display
changes.
The system will return to the audio
display about 5 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.
You can also select the icon with the
joystick. Move it up and down to
move the highlighting and scroll
through lists. Select the icon, then
move the joystick to lef t or right to
change the setting.
This f unction is set to MID as the
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the f actory. If you f eel the
sound is too loud, choose low. If you
f eel the sound is too quiet, choose Hi.
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Push the AUDIO button beside the
screen to show the audio display and
operate the disc player.
You can also operate the audio
system without using the control
icons on the audio screen. Press the
CD button. The status bar appears
on the bottom of the screen. On the
navigation screen, you can see the
audio inf ormation whenever you
touch the AUDIO INFO icon on the
lower portion of the screen.
When playing a CD recorded with
text data, the track, album, and artist
name are shown on the audio display.
When playing a disc in MP3 or WMA,
the f older number and name, the f ile
number and name, the artist name,
and the elapsed time are shown. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes. If the disc
was not recorded with text data, it
will not be displayed. You can also select an icon with the
joystick. Move it to left, right, up, or
down to change the highlighting and
scroll through lists. Then press ENT
on the top of the joystick to select
the icon.
Each time you press and
release (preset 6), the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3 or WMA
mode). Press and release (preset 5), to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
You can use the preset buttons while
a disc is playing to select passages
and change tracks (files in MP3 or
WMA mode). Each preset button’s
f unction is shown on the bottom of
the screen. To move rapidly within
a track/f ile, press and hold (preset 4) or (preset 3).
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T o Change or Select T racks/Files
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PRESET BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTON’S FUNCTION
U.S. Si model is shown.
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Î To remove a disc f rom the audio unit,
f old back the screen by pressing the
OPEN button (see page ). Press
the disc 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
it af ter 10 seconds and put it in pause
mode. To begin playing, press the
CD button.
To return the screen to the upright
position, press the CLOSE button.
When playing a CD recorded with
text data, each track name is shown
on the audio display. With a disc
recorded in MP3 or WMA, the f older
number and the location are also
displayed.
You cannot close the screen if a disc
is partially inserted into its slot.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
If the disc was not recorded with text
data, only the track number is shown.
To scroll through the display, touch
the or icononthesideof the
screen.Togobacktotheprevious
display, touch the Return icon on the
screen.
Select the desired track/f ile by
touching the icon on the display. The
selected icon will be highlighted in
blue. The system begins to play the
selected track/f ile. With a disc in
MP3 or WMA, touch the f older icon
on the upper lef t of the screen to
move to the parent folder. The
current f older is highlighted in blue. To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
touch the FM1, FM2, AM, XM1 , or
XM2 icon.If aPCcardisinthe
audio unit, touch the CARD icon to
play the PC card. Press the CD
button again or touch the CD icon to
switch back to the disc player.
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 .
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You operate the PC card player with
the same controls used f or the radio
and the disc player. To load or play a
card, the ignition switch must be in
the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
The PC card player reads and plays
cards in MP3 or WMA f ormats.
Depending on the f ormat, the screen
will indicate ‘‘MP3’’ or ‘‘WMA’’ when
a card is playing. The card limit of
the player is 99 f olders and 999
tracks. If the card has a complex
structure, it takes some time f or the
system to begin playing it.
Based on PCMCIA 2.1/JEIDA 4.2,
the recommended PC cards f or the
PC card reader are: Always use the recommended
memory card with the appropriate
adapter (if an adapter is needed).
Some memory cards will not work in
this unit.
When you insert a PC card into
the slot, make sure you put it in
straight. If you cannot insert it,
remove it, and insert again.
Do not keep PC cards in the
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage them.
To avoid damaging the card
reader, do not insert hard disc
drive cards into the PC card slot.
You cannot close the screen
(move it to the upright position)
until the PC card is inserted all the
way into its slot or removed. Never insert f oreign objects into
the PC card slot.
The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
SD memory card
CompactFlash
Flash ATA 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)
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
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Therearethreeplaymodes:Folder,
Artist, and Album. Touch the PLAY
MODE icon, then choose one of the
modes by touching its icon. When a
mode is selected, it is highlighted in
blue.
If play mode information was not
includedinthetrackswhenthey
were added to the card, it will not be
displayed on the screen.Foldermodeplaystracksinthe
order they were added to the card.
Artistmodeplaystracksin
alphabetical order, by artist and
song title.
Album mode plays albums
(f olders) in alphabetical order.T o Select a Play Mode
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FOLDER MODE
MODE INDICATOR
PLAY MODE ICON
PLAY MODE ICON PLAY MODE ICON
MODE INDICATOR MODE INDICATOR
ARTIST MODE ALBUM MODE
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If you select ‘‘Play a New Track List,’’
the system goes into the selected
play mode immediately and begins to
play the files in order to the new list.
To go back to the previous screen,
presstheCANCELbuttononthe
rightsideofthescreen.Toexitthe
play mode screens, press the AUDIO
button.You can use the preset buttons while
a card is playing to select or change
f iles. Each preset button’s f unction is
shownonthebottomof thescreen.Iconsonthescreencanalsobe
selected with the joystick. Move the
joystick lef t or right and up or down
until the icon is highlighted, then
press ENT on the top of the joystick
to select the icon.T o Change or Select T racks/Files
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PRESET BUTTON’S FUNCTION
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You can also select a f ile directly
f rom a track list on the audio display.
Press the AUDIO button to show the
audio display, then touch the Track
List icon. The track list menu
appears on the display. To scroll through the display, touch
the or icononthesideof the
screen.Togobacktotheprevious
display, touch the Return icon.
To play a f ile, touch its icon on the
screen. In f older mode, touch the
f older icon on the upper lef t of the
screen to move to the parent folder.
The current f older is highlighted in
blue.In artist mode, the artist name is also
displayed on the right side of each
selectable icon. Select the desired
f ile.
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RETURN ICON
FOLDER ICON
TRACK LIST ICON ARTIST NAME
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This audio system can select and
play the audio f iles on the iPod
with
the same controls used f or the in-
dash disc player. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment by using
your dock connector. Press the
AUDIO button beside the screen to
show the audio display and touch the
AUX icon. 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.
The audio system reads and plays
playable sound f iles on the iPod. The
system cannot operate an iPod as a
mass storage device. 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.
iPods compatible with your audio
system using the USB adapter cable
are:
Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter. If
this is the case, use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing it.
Do not use an extension cable
between the USB adapter cable
equipped with your vehicle and
your dock connector.
DonotkeeptheiPodinthe
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage it.
Do not connect your iPod using ahub.
UseonlycompatibleiPodswiththe
latest sof tware. iPods that are not
compatible will not work in this audio
unit.
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Sof tware
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.2 or more
Ver. 1.2 or more
Ver. 1.1.2 or more
Ver. 1.0 or more
Ver. 1.0.2 or more
Ver. 1.1.1 or more
Ver. 2.1.1 or more
Model
iPod classic
iPod with video
(iPod 5th
generation)
iPod nano
iPod nano 2nd
generation
iPod nano 3rd
generation
iPod nano 4th
generation
iPod touch
iPod touch 2nd
generation
To Play an iPodVoice Cont rol Syst em
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