HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 RB1-RB2 / 3.G Owners Manual

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µ The specif ications f or compatible
WMA f iles are:Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers Insert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3 or WMA, the numbers
of the current f older and f ile are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
. Each time you press the DISP
(preset 1) button, the display shows
you the text data on a disc, if the disc
was recorded with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
album, artist, and track tag.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
When you press and release the
DISP button while a disc without text
data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.
The display shows up to about 16
characters of selected text data (the
f older name, f ile name, etc.).
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Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
To Load a Disc
Text Data Display Function
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If the text data has more than 16
characters, you will see the first 15
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the DISP
button until the next 16 characters
are shown. You can see up to about
31 characters of the text data.
If youpressandholdtheDISP
button again, the display shows the
f irst 16 characters again.
If any letter is not available, it is
replaced with ‘‘ . ’’ (dot) in the display.
When the disc has no text data, you
will see ‘‘NO INFO’’ on the display.
You will also see some text data
under these conditions:
When a new f older, f ile, or track is
selected.
When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA. When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
When playing a CD-DA with text
data, the album and track name are
showninthedisplay.Withadiscin
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
f older and f ile name.
When you turn on the audio system
next time, the system keeps your
selection with the DISP button. Each time you press and
release the SKIP bar, the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3 or 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
andholdthe or SKIPbar. You can use the SKIP bar while a
disc is playing to select passages and
change tracks (f iles in MP3/WMA
mode).
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Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
SK IPFeatures
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In MP3 or WMA mode In MP3 or WMA mode
To
select a different folder, turn the
TUNE knob to move to the
beginning of the next f older. Turn
the knob to the right until it clicks
once to skip to the next folder, and to
the lef t to move to the beginning of
the current f older. Turn it again to
skip to the beginning of the previous
f older. Turning the TUNE knob
more than two clicks skips several
folders. The scan f unction samples all tracks
(f iles in MP3 or WMA) on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc. To activate scan, press and hold
the SCAN/RPT button. You will see
SCAN in the display. You will get a
10 second sampling of each track/
f ile on the disc. Press and hold the
SCAN/RPT button f or about 2
seconds to get out of scan mode and
play the last track/f ile sampled.
This
feature, when activated, samples the
f irst f ile of each f older on the disc.
To activate f older scan, press and
hold the SCAN/RPT button to select
SCAN, then press and release the
button again to select f older scan.
You will see F-SCAN in the display.
The system plays the f irst f ile in the
f irst f older f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f irst f iles in the remaining
f olders f or 10 seconds each. Af ter
playing the f irst f ile of the last f older,
the system plays normally.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN/RPT button, the mode
changes f rom f ile scan to f older scan,
then to normal playing.
Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
FOLDER SELECTION SCA N (T RA CK /FIL E SCA N)
F-SCAN (FOLDER SCAN)
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CONT INUED
To continuously replay
a track (f ile in MP3 or WMA mode),
press and release the SCAN/RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press and hold the SCAN/
RPT button for 2 seconds to turn it
off. This feature,
when activated, replays all f iles on
the selected f older in the order they
are compressed. To activate folder
repeat, press the SCAN/RPT button
twice. You will see F-RPT in the
display. The system continuously
replays the current f older. Press the
SCAN/RPT button again to turn it
off.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN/RPT button, the mode
changes f rom f ile repeat to f older
repeat, then to normal playing. This f eature plays the
tracks (the f iles in MP3 or WMA
mode) within a disc in random order.
To activate random play, press and
release the RDM button. In MP3 or
WMA mode, press the RDM button
twice to select RDM (within a disc
random play). You will see RDM in
the display. Press the RDM button
again to turn it off.
In MP3 or WMA mode
Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT) FOLDER-REPEAT RANDOM (Random within a
disc)
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In MP3 or WMA mode
This
feature, when activated, plays all
f iles on the selected f older in random
order. To activate f older random,
press the RDM button. You will see
F-RDM in the display. The system
will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random by pressing
and holding the RDM button f or 2
seconds.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random play to random
play (within a disc random play),
then to normal playing. Press the 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
the disc af ter 10 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
Press the AM or FM button to
switch to the radio while a disc is
playing. Press the CD button to play
the disc.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL 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 .For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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Playing a Disc (L X and Canadian DX models)
FOLDER-RANDOM T o Stop Playing a Disc Protecting Compact Discs
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The ejected disc will not be reloaded automatically.
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 the additional information on
damaged discs, see page .
Theaudiosystemwilltrytoplaythe
disc. If there is still a problem, the
error message will reappear. Press
the eject button, and pull out the disc.
Insert a dif f erent disc. If the new
disc plays, there is a problem with
the f irst disc. If the error message
cycle repeats and you cannot clear it,
take your vehicle to a dealer. Cause
Error Message
Thechartontherightexplainsthe
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc. Solution
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Track/File format not
supported
Mechanical Error
Servo Error Current track will skipped. The next supported
track or file plays automatically.
Press the eject button and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for serious damage, signs of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page
273). 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.
Disc Player Error Messages (LX and Canadian DX models)
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UNSUPPORTED FORMAT
BAD DISC
CHECK MANUAL PUSH EJECT
BAD DISC
CHECK MANUAL
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX and EX-L models without navigation system)
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PRESET BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS
PWR/VOL KNOB
AUTO SELECT BUTTON AUTO SELECT BUTTONSCAN BUTTON
FM
BUTTON
SOUND
KNOB
TUNE KNOB
SCAN BUTTON
EX-L model is shown.
SEEK BARPWR/VOL KNOB SOUND (TUNE) KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON
SEEK BAR
AM BUTTON
EX-L model with Rear Entertainment System
EX and EX-L models
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button, or AM/FM button. On
the FM band, ST will be displayed if
the station is broadcasting in stereo.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not
available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically. Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it
press the or side of the bar,
then release it. If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
andplayitfor5seconds.Whenit
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.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 f or
a station with a strong signal. When
it f inds one, it will stop and play that
station for about 5 seconds.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX and EX-L models without navigation system)
T o Play the A M/FM Radio
T o Select a Station
TUNE
SEEK SCAN
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µµEach preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. 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 A. SEL button. ‘‘A. SEL’’
appears in the display, and the
system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds. It stores the
f requencies of six AM and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .
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4. 275To turn of f auto select
Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX and EX-L models without navigation system)
Preset
A UT O SEL ECT
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Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob
repeatedly to display the bass, treble,
balance, and f ader settings. Use the TRE/BAS
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength. You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the system is turned
of f .
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the SOUND
(TUNE) knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘C’’ in the
display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 5
seconds af ter you stop adjusting a
mode. 139
Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX and EX-L models without navigation system)
Adjusting the Sound
Treble/Bass
Balance/Fader A udio System L ighting
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