HONDA ELEMENT 2010 1.G Owners Manual

TRACK REPEAT (FILE REPEAT) －To continuously replay a file,
press and release the RPT button
(preset 1). You will see TRACK
REPEAT in the display. Press the
RPT button again to turn it off.
FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM REPEAT －This feature, when
activated, replays all the files in the
selected folder/artist/album in the
order they are recorded or listed. To
activate each repeat mode, press and
hold the RPT button (preset 1) for 2
seconds. You will see FOLDER
REPEAT, ARTIST REPEAT or
ALBUM REPEAT in the display. The
system continuously replays the
current folder/artist/album. Press
and hold the RPT button for 2
seconds again to turn it off. Pressing
the RDM button, or selecting a
different folder/artist/album with the
TUNE bar also turns off the repeatfeature. TRACK RANDOM (Random
within a folder)
－This feature
plays the files within a folder in
random order. To activate track
random, press and release the RDM
button (preset 2). You will see
TRACK RANDOM in the display.
Press the RDM button again to
return to normal play.
FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM RANDOM －This feature, when
activated, plays all files in each
folder/artist/album in random order,
rather than in the order they are
recorded or listed. To activate each
random play, press and hold the
RDM button (preset 2) for 2 seconds.
You will see FOLDER RANDOM,
ARTIST RANDOM or ALBUM
RANDOM in the display. The system then selects and plays
files randomly. This continues until
you deactivate each random play by
pressing the RDM button again, or
you select a different folder with the
TUNE bar (in FOLDER RANDOMmode). SCAN
－The scan function samples
all files on the PC card in the order
they are recorded. To activate scan,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see TRACK SCAN in the
display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each file on the PC card.
Press the SCAN button again to get
out of scan mode and play the last filesampled.
Pressing either of the SKIP buttons
(preset 5 or 6) also turns off the scanfeature.
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FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM SCAN －This feature, when activated,
samples the first file in each folder/
artist/album on the PC card in order.
To activate each scan feature, press
and hold the SCAN button until you
hear a beep. You will see FOLDER
SCAN, ARTIST SCAN or ALBUM
SCAN in the display.
The system plays the first file in the
folder for about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system plays the first
file in each folder, in order, for 10
seconds each. After playing the first
file of the last folder/artist/album,
the system returns to normal play.
Pressing either of the SKIP buttons
(preset 5 or 6), selecting a different
folder with the TUNE bar (in
FOLDER RANDOM mode), or
pressing the SCAN button, also turns
off the scan feature.Using a Track List
You can also select a file directly
from 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
oricon on the side of the
screen. To go back to the previous
display, touch the Return icon.
TRACK LIST ICON
FOLDER ICON
RETURN ICON
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To select a folder, touch its icon on
the screen. The display changes to
the file list, then select a file. In folder
mode, touch the folder icon on the
upper left of the screen to move to
the parent folder. The current folder
is highlighted in blue.In artist mode, the artist name is also
displayed on the right side of each
selectable icon. Select the desiredfile.In album mode, the album name is
also displayed on the right side of
each selectable icon. Select the
desired file.
To select a desired icon with the
joystick, move it to an appropriate
direction, then press ENT.
ARTIST NAMEALBUM NAME
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To go back to the normal playing
display, press the AUDIO button.
Pressing the CANCEL button goes
back to the previous screen and
pressing the MAP button cancels the
audio mode display.Song Search Function
When you select‘‘Song Search ’’from
the track list display, the song search
menu appears.
You can then select any of three
modes to search a file: Title by
Keyword, Artist, and Album.RETURN ICON
Folder mode is shown. SONG SEARCH ICON
TITLE BY KEYWORD ICON
ARTIST ICON ALBUM ICON
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Searching for a Song Title by Keyword
In Title by Keyword mode, enter the
title name, or any keyword, by
touching the letter icons on the
screen. Press the List icon to begin
the song search. If you press the
CANCEL button on the screen, the
display returns to the mode menu
without doing a search.To cancel the selected letter, select
the letter and touch the Delete icon.
To select more characters, touch the
More icon. The other character list
will be shown.
After the system searches for a song,
a file list is displayed. To scroll
through the list, touch the
or
icon on the side of the screen. Select
the desired file by touching the
appropriate icon, or moving the
joystick and pressing the ENT.
Searching for a Song by Artist Name
Select the Artist icon, and the artist
list appears. Select the desired artist,
and the artist's file list is displayed.
MORE ICON
DELETE ICON LIST ICON
FILE LIST
ARTIST LIST
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Searching for a Song by Album Name
Select the Album icon, and the album
list appears. Select the desired
album, and its song list is displayed.
You can then select the desired song
from the list.To Stop Playing a PC Card
To play the radio when a PC card is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
touch the FM1, FM2, AM, XM1, or
XM2 icon. If a disc is in the audio
unit, press the CD/XM button or
touch the CD icon to play the disc.
Touch the CARD icon to switch back
to the PC card player.
To play an audio unit connected to
the auxiliary input jack or the USB
adapter cable when a PC card is
playing, touch the AUX icon.
If you turn the system off while a PC
card is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning off
the ignition switch, the card will stay
in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the card will begin
playing where it left off.
When you leave the vehicle, always
remove the PC card from the audiounit.
Removing a PC Card
To remove a PC card from the audio
unit, fold back the screen by
pressing the OPEN button (see page
151). Press the eject button (
)to
remove the card. If you do not
remove it from the slot, you cannot
return the screen to the upright position.
To return the screen to the upright
position, press the CLOSE button.
You can also eject a card when the
ignition switch is off.
ALBUM LIST
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If you see an error message in the
display while playing a PC card, find
the solution in the chart to the right.
If you cannot clear the error
message, take your vehicle to your dealer.Error
Message Solution
FILE ERROR The system cannot read the file(s). Check the files in the disc. There is a
possibility that the files have been damaged
NO MUSIC It appears when the PC card is empty or there are no MP3 or WMA files in
the PC card. Save the MP3 or WMA files in the PC card.
MEDIA ERROR It appears when an unsupported PC card is inserted. The system supports
CompactFlash card, Flash ATA card, and SanDisk memory Card Adapter.
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POWER/VOLUME KNOBJOYSTICK
AUDIO CONTROL DISPLAY
CD/XM BUTTON
AUDIO BUTTON
iPod INDICATOR USB ICON
RPT (REPEAT) BUTTON RDM (RANDOM) BUTTON
FAST FORWARDBUTTON
REWIND BUTTON SKIP
ꬽBUTTON
SKIP ꭚBUTTON CANCEL BUTTON
MAP BUTTON
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To Play an iPod®
This audio system can select and
play the audio files on the iPod®with
the same controls used for the
in-dash disc player. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the glove box 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.
You can also select an icon by
moving 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 set your selection. To select the USB mode without
using the icon, press the CD/XM
button repeatedly. The status bar
appears on the bottom of the screen.
The audio system reads and plays
sound files to be playable 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.
Voice Control System
You can select the AUX mode by
using the navigation system voice
control buttons, but cannot operate
the play mode functions.
iPods compatible with your audio
system using the USB adapter cable are:
Model Software
iPod classic Ver. 1.0 or more
iPod with video
(iPod 5th generation) Ver. 1.2 or more
iPod nano Ver. 1.2 or more
iPod nano 2nd generation Ver. 1.1.2 or more
iPod nano 3rd generation Ver. 1.0 or more
iPod nano 4thgeneration Ver. 1.0.2 or more
iPod touch Ver. 1.1.1 or more
iPod touch 2nd generation Ver. 2.1.1 or more
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Use only compatible iPods with the
latest software. iPods that are not
compatible will not work in this audiounit. NOTE:● Do not connect your iPod using a HUB.
● Do not keep the iPod in the
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.
● We recommend backing up your
data before playing it.
● Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter. If
this is the case, use the accessory
adapter to supply power to yourdevice. In AAC format, DRM (digital rights
management) files cannot be played.
If the system finds a DRM file, the
audio unit displays UNPLAYABLE,
and then skips to the next file.Connecting an iPod
1. Pull out the USB connector from
the holder and remove the cable
from the clip in the glove box.
CABLE USB CONNECTOR
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