radio HONDA FIT 2009 2.G User Guide

SCAN－The scan function samples
all the tracks on the disc in the order
they are recorded on the disc (all
files in the selected folder in MP3 or
WMA mode). To activate the scan
feature, press the SCAN button. You
will see ‘‘SCAN ’’in the display. You
will get a 10 second sampling of each
track/file in the disc/folder. Press
and hold the SCAN button to get out
of scan mode and play the last track
sampled.
In MP3/WMA modeFOLDER-SCAN －This feature,
when activated, samples the first file
in each folder on the disc in the
order they are recorded. To activate
the folder scan feature, press the
SCAN button repeatedly. You will
see ‘‘F-SCAN ’’in the display. The
system will then play the first file in
the main folders for about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the following
first files for 10 seconds each. When
the system samples the first file of all
folders, F-SCAN is cancelled, and the
system plays normally.
Each time you press the SCAN
button, the mode changes from
track/file scan to folder scan, then to
normal playing. 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
it after 10 seconds and put it in pause
mode. To begin playing, press the
CD button.
Press the FM/AM button to switch
to the radio while a disc is playing.
Press the CD button to play the disc.
If you turn the system off while a disc
is playing, either with the power (
)
button 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.
Protecting Discs
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
186.
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SHUFFLE ALBUM－This feature
plays all available albums in a
selected list (playlists, artists, albums
or songs) in random order. The files
in each album are played in the
recorded order. To activate the
shuffle album feature, press the
RDM button repeatedly. You will see
‘‘ F-RDM ’’in the display. To turn it
off, press and hold the RDM button.
Each time you press the RDM
button, the mode changes from
shuffle all play to shuffle album play,
then to normal playing. To Stop Playing Your iPod
To play the radio when an iPod is
playing, press the FM/AM button. If
a disc is in the audio unit, press the
CD button to play the disc.
Disconnecting an iPodYou can disconnect the iPod at any
time when you see
‘‘OK to
Disconnect ’’message
ꭧin the iPod
display. Always make sure you see
‘‘ OK to Disconnect ’’message in the
iPod display before you disconnect it.
Make sure to follow the iPod ’s
instructions on how to disconnect the
dock connector from the USB
adapter cable.
ꭧ : The displayed message may vary
on models or versions. On some
models, there is no message to
disconnect.
If you reconnect the same iPod, the
system may begin playing where it
left off, depending on what mode the
iPod is in when it is reconnected. When you disconnect the iPod while
it is playing, the display shows
‘‘USB
NO DATA. ’’
iPod Error Messages
If you see an error message in the
display, see page 135.
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SCAN－This feature samples all
files in the selected folder in the
order they are stored. To activate the
scan feature, press the SCAN button.
You will see ‘‘SCAN ’’in the display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
each file in the folder. Press and hold
the SCAN button to get out of the
scan mode and play the last file
sampled.
FOLDER SCAN －This feature
samples the first file in each folder in
the order they are stored. To activate
the folder scan feature, press the
SCAN button repeatedly. You will
see ‘‘F-SCAN ’’in the display. You
will get a 10 second sampling of each
first file in the folder(s). Press and
hold the SCAN button to get out of
the folder scan mode and play the
last file sampled.
Each time you press the SCAN
button, the mode changes from file
scan to folder scan, then to normal
playing. To Stop Playing a USB Flash
Memory Device
To play the radio when a USB flash
memory device is playing, press the
FM/AM button. If a disc is in the
audio unit, press the CD button to
play the disc.
Disconnecting a USB Flash Memory
DeviceYou can disconnect the USB flash
memory device in any time even if
the USB mode is selected on the
audio system. Always follow the USB
flash memory device ’s instructions
when you remove it.
When you disconnect the USB flash
memory device while it is playing,
the display shows
‘‘ USB NO DATA. ’’
If you reconnect the same USB flash
memory device, the system will
begin playing where it left off. USB Flash Memory Device Error
Messages
If you see an error message in the
display, see page
142.
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SOUND ICON
SCAN
BUTTON AM/FM
BUTTON
AUDIO
BUTTON AUTO SELECT ICON
PRESET BUTTONS BACK GROUND ICON
FM1 ICON
TUNE BAR AM ICON
FM2 ICON
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
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Voice Control System
In addition to the standard audio
controls, the audio system in your
vehicle can be operated using the
voice control system. See the
navigation section in your quick start
guide for an overview of this system,
and the navigation system manual for
complete details.
To Play the AM/FM Radio
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the power/volume knob.
Pushing the AUDIO button will also
turn on the system.You can also operate the audio
system without using the control
icons on the audio screen. Use the
control buttons on the left side of the
screen. The status bar appears on the
bottom of the screen each time you
operate any of the control buttons.
On the navigation screen, you can
also see audio information by
touching the AUDIO INFO icon on
the lower of the screen.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last turned to are
displayed. To change bands, press
the AM/FM button, or touch the
desired band icon (FM1, FM2, or
AM). On the FM band, STEREO will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
TUNE
－Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired frequency.
Press the
side of the bar to tune to
a higher frequency, and press the
side to tune to a lower frequency.
Press and hold the
or
side of
the TUNE bar until you hear two
beeps to change the frequency
rapidly. Release the bar when the
display reaches the desired
frequency.
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SEEK－The SEEK function
searches up and down from the
current frequency to find a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press and hold the
or
side of
the TUNE bar until you hear a beep,
then release it.
SCAN －The SCAN function
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will scan for
a station with a strong signal. When
it finds one, it will stop and play that
station for about 10 seconds. If you do nothing, the system will
then scan for the next strong station
and play it for 10 seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
Preset
－Each preset button can
store one frequency on AM and two
frequencies on FM.
1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each preset
button.
2. Use the tune, seek, or scan function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick a preset button, and hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. Each preset button's frequency is
shown on the bottom of the audio
display.
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AUTO SELECT－If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the AUDIO button to view the
audio control icons, then touch the
AUTO SEL icon. You will see AUTO
SEL flashing in the display, and the
system goes into scan mode for
several seconds. It stores the
frequencies of six AM, and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons. You will see a
‘‘0 ’’displayed after
pressing a preset button if auto select
cannot find a strong station for every
preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons as
previously described.
To turn off auto select
,touch the
AUTO SEL icon . This restores the
presets you originally set.
For information on FM/AM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
184. Adjusting the Sound
You can adjust the sound on the
navigation screen. To adjust the
sound, push the AUDIO button, then
enter the sound grid by touching the
SOUND icon on the display.
SOUND ICON
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BASS－Adjusts the bass.
TREBLE －Adjusts the treble. To
adjust the treble and bass, touchor
on each side of the treble or
bass adjustment bar. The adjustment
bar on the right lower display shows
you the current setting. FADER
－Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound. To adjust the
front/rear fader, touch the FR or RR
icon.
BALANCE －Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
To adjust the left/right balance,
touch the L or R icon.
The right upper display shows you
the current setting of the sound
strength coming from each speaker.
SVC (speed-sensitive volume
compensation) －The SVC mode
controls the volume based on vehicle
speed. The faster you go, the louder
the audio volume becomes. As you
slow down, the audio volume
decreases. Touch the appropriate
icon (Low, Mid, Hi, Off) to select the
mode. This function is set to MID as the
default setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory. If you feel the
sound is too loud, choose low. If you
feel the sound is too quiet, choose
Hi.
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
enter the joystick.
The system will return to the audio
display about 10 seconds after you
stop adjusting a mode.
SPEAKER SETTING
BASS/TREBLE SETTING
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Screen ModeYou 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.Audio System Lighting
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the control panel (see
page76).The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
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To Play a Disc
(In-dash single player)
You operate the in-dash disc player
with the same controls used for the
radio. 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.
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA formats. When playing
a disc in MP3, you will see‘‘MP3 ’’
on the screen. In WMA format,
‘‘ WMA ’’will appear on the screen.
You can select up to 255 folders and
play up to 999 tracks. If the disc has a
complex structure, it takes a while to
read the disc before the system
begins to play it.
If you have a disc that is a
combination of CD-DA tracks and
MP3/WMA files, you can choose the
format to listen by pressing and
holding CD/AUX button until you
hear a beep.
Video CDs and DVD discs do not
work in this unit.
A disc compressed in AAC format
cannot be played in this audio system.
The specifications for compatible
MP3 files are:– Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)
– Bit rate:
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)
– Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session –
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
The specifications for compatible
WMA files are: – Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
– Bit rate:
32/40/48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
– Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
– Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
NOTE:
If a file on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays FILE ERROR, and then
skips to the next file.
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