HONDA ELEMENT 2009 1.G Owners Manual

The XM satellites are in orbit over
the equator; therefore, objects south
of the vehicle may cause satellite
reception interruptions. To help
compensate for this, ground-based
repeaters are placed in major
metropolitan areas.
Satellite signals are more likely to be
blocked by tall buildings and
mountains the farther north you
travel from the equator. Carrying
large items on a roof rack can also
block the signal.
Signal may be blocked
by mountains or large
obstacles to the south.Signal weaker in
these areas.
SATELLITE GROUND REPEATER
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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interference 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 road beside a vertical
wall, steep cliff, 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.●Large items carried on a roof rack.
There may be other geographic
situations that could affect XM Radio
reception.
As required by the FCC: Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible forcompliance could void the user'sauthority to operate the equipment.Receiving XM Radio Service
If your XM Radio service has expired or
you purchased your vehicle from 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 ON (II) position,
push the VOL/PWR knob to turn on the
audio system and press the XM button. A
variety of music types and styles will
play.
If you decide to purchase XM Radio
service, contact XM Radio atwww.xmradio.com,
or at
1-800-XM-RADIO(967-2346). In Canada,
contact XM Canada at www.xmradio.ca,
or at 1-877-GET-XMSR(438-9677). 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 for activation. This
should take about 30 minutes.
While waiting for activation, make sure
your vehicle remains in an open area
with good reception. Once your audio
system is activated, you'll be able to
listen to XM Radio broadcasts. XM Radio
will continue to send an activation signal
to your vehicle for at least 12 hours from
the activation request. If the service has
not been activated after 36 hours, contact
XM Radio.
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RDM (RANDOM)
BUTTONDISC INDICATOR
FOLDER KNOB
SEEK/SKIP
BUTTONS
RPT (REPEAT)
BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
VOL/PWR
KNOB
RANDOM INDICATORREPEAT INDICATOR
EJECT BUTTON
CD/TAPE BUTTON
CD SLOT CD SLOT
EJECT BUTTON
FOLDER INDICATOR
EX and SC models
LX model
RANDOM INDICATOR
DISPLAY BUTTON
RPT (REPEAT)
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTONCD/AUX BUTTON
VOL/PWR
KNOB
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To Play a Disc
To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used for the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD/
TAPE or the CD/AUX button. You
will see‘‘CD ’’in the display. The
number of the track playing is shown
in the display. The system will
continuously play a disc until you
change modes.
Video CDs and DVDs do not work in
this unit.
On EX and SC modelsThe disc player can also play CD-Rs
and CD-RWs compressed in MP3 or
WMA formats.
When playing a disc in MP3, you will
see ‘‘MP3 ’’in the display. The folder
and track numbers are displayed.
Each disc can hold up to 400 playable
files within 8 folder layers. A disc can
support a maximum number of 100
folders, and each folder can hold 255
playable files.
The specifications for compatible
MP3 file are:
– Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
– Bitrate:
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320
kbps
– Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session When playing a disc in WMA, you
will see
‘‘WMA ’’in the display. The
folder and track numbers are
displayed. Each disc can hold up to
200 files within 16 subdirectories, 8
folder layers. A disc can support a
maximum number of 100 folders, and
each folder can hold 255 playable
files.
The specifications for compatible
WMA file are:
– Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
– Bitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
– Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
NOTE: If a file on an MP3 or WMA
disc is protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays FORMAT, and then skips to
the next file.
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Insert the disc about halfway into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
in the rest of the way and begin to
play it. When the system reaches the
end of the disc, it will return to the
beginning and play the disc again.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD/TAPE or CD/AUX
button again to switch back to the
CD player.If you turn the system off while a disc
is playing, either with the VOL/PWR
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the disc will begin playing where it
left off.
On EX and SC modelsIf you press the DISP/MODE button
while playing a disc, additional
information (track, album, artist, etc.)
may be displayed.To Change or Select Tracks/Files
On EX and SC modelsUse the SEEK/SKIP button while a
disc is playing to select passages and
change tracks (files in MP3/WMA
mode).
In MP3/WMA mode, use the
FOLDER knob to select folders in
the disc, and use the SEEK/SKIP
button to change files. SEEK/SKIP
－Each time you press
and release the
, the player skips
forward to the beginning of the next
track (files in MP3/WMA mode).
Press and release the
to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip to
the beginning of the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold
or
.
On LX modelsYou will see CUE or REW in the
display while moving within a track.
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REPEAT (TRACK/FILE REPEAT)
－To continuously replay a track
(files in MP3/WMA mode), press
and release the RPT button. You will
see RPT in the display. Press the
RPT button again to turn it off.On EX and SC models
In MP3/WMA modeFOLDER SELECTION －To select
a different folder, use the FOLDER
knob to move to the beginning of the
next folder. Turn the knob right to
move to the beginning of the current
folder. Turn the knob left to skip to
the beginning of the previous folder.
On EX and SC models
In MP3/WMA modeFOLDER-REPEAT －This feature,
when activated, replays all the files
on the selected folder in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate folder repeat, press and
hold the RPT button for 2 seconds.
You will see
RPT in the display.
The system continuously replays the
current folder. Press and hold the
RPT button for 2 seconds to turn it
off.
RANDOM (Random within a
Disc) －This feature plays the
tracks (all files in each folder in
MP3/WMA mode) within a disc in
random order. To activate random
play, press and release the RDM
button. You will see RDM in the
display. Press the RDM button again
to return to normal play.
On EX and SC models
In MP3/WMA modeFOLDER-RANDOM －This
feature, when activated, plays the
files within a folder in random order,
rather than in the order they are
compressed in MP3/WMA. To
activate folder random play, press
and hold the RDM button. You will
see
RDM in the display. The
system will then select and play files
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate folder random play by
pressing the RDM button again or
selecting a different folder with the
FOLDER knob.
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On EX and SC modelsSCAN－The scan function samples
all tracks/files on the disc in the
order they are recorded. To activate
scan, press and hold the SCAN
button until you hear a beep. You will
see SCAN in the display. You will get
a 10 second sampling of each track/
file on the disc. Press the SCAN
button again to exit scan and play the
last track/file sampled.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button also turns off scan.
On EX and SC models
In MP3/WMA modeFOLDER SCAN －This feature,
when activated, samples all files on
the selected folder in order. To
activate folder scan, press and hold
the SCAN button until you hear a
beep. You will see
SCAN in the
display. The system will then play
the first file for about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the first file in each folder for 10
seconds. When it plays a file you
want to continue listening to, press
the SCAN button again.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button or selecting a different
folder with the FOLDER knob also
turns off folder scan. To Stop Playing a Disc
Press the eject button (
)to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it from the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc after 10 seconds (EX and SC
models) or 15 seconds (LX model)
and put it in pause mode. To begin
playing, press the CD/TAPE or CD/
AUX button.
Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a disc is playing.
To play the disc, press the CD/TAPE
or CD/AUX button.
If you turn the system off while a disc
is playing, either with the VOL/PWR
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the disc will begin playing where it
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Audio System Malfunction
See pages125and126for
information on error messages.
Protecting Discs
For information on how to handle
and protect discs, see page183.Operating the Optional Disc
Changer
On LX modelAn optional six disc changer is
available for your vehicle. This disc
changer uses the same controls used
for the in-dash disc player or the
radio.
Load the desired discs in the
magazine, and load the magazine in
the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit.
To select the disc changer, press the
CD/TAPE button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a different disc, use the preset 5
(DISC
－) or the preset 6 (DISC ＋)
button. To select the previous disc,
press the preset 5 (DISC －), or the
preset 6 (DISC ＋) to select the next
disc in sequence. If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search for
the next available disc to load and
play.
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The chart on the right explains the
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, press
the eject button. After ejecting the
disc, check it for damage or
deformation. If there is no damage,
insert the disc again.
For additional information on
damaged discs, see page184.
The audio system will try to play the
disc. If there is still a problem, the
error message will reappear. Press
the eject button, and pull out the
disc.
Insert a different disc. If the new disc
plays, there is a problem with the
first disc. If the error message cycle
repeats and you cannot clear it, take
your vehicle to a dealer.Error
Message Cause
Solution
ꐀHEAT ERROR High temperature Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
ꐁ HOT
ꐀ FORMAT Track/File format not
supported Current track will be skipped. The next
supported track or file plays automatically.
ꐁ DISC FOCUS error Press the EJECT button, and pull out the disc.
Check if it is inserted correctly in the disc
player.
Make sure the disc is not scratched or damaged.
For more information, see page184.
ꐀ BAD DISC
PLEASECHECK
OWNER'S MANUAL
PUSH EJECT Mechanical error Press the EJECT button, and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for serious damage, sign of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
see page184.
Insert the disc again. If the code does not
disappear, or the disc cannot be removed,
consult your dealer. Do not try to force the disc
out of the player.
ꐁ
ERR
ꐀ BAD DISC
PLEASECHECK
OWNER'S MANUAL Servo errorꐀ
: EX and SC models
ꐁ : LX model
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If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, find the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
your vehicle to your dealer.Error
Message Cause
Solution
DISCFOCUS error Press the EJECT button, and pull out the disc.
Check if it is inserted correctly in the disc
player.
Make sure the disc is not scratched or damaged.
For more information, see page184.
NO No disc in the magazine Insert disc.
ERR Mechanical error Press the EJECT button, and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deformation.
For more information, see page184.
If the disc cannot be pulled out, or the error
message does not disappear after the disc is
ejected, see your dealer.
HOT High temperature
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
EJEC No magazine in the changer Insert magazine.
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