HONDA ODYSSEY 2011 RB3-RB4 / 4.G Owners Manual

Connect the USB f lash memory
device to the USB adapter cable
correctly and securely.
Open the glove box, and unclip the
USB adapter cable. When the USB f lash memory device
is connected, the USB indicator is
showninthedisplay.
If a f ile on your USB f lash memory
device has an album art, it will be
showninthedisplay.
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Connect ing a USB Flash Memory
DevicePlaying a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)298
USB ADAPTER CABLE
USB ADAPTER CABLE
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µYou can also select a file from any
list on the USB top menu: artists,
albums, songs, genres, by using the
selector knob. Push the selector
knob to switch the display to the
USB top menu, then turn the
selector knob to select a desired list.
Press the selector knob to set your
selection. The display shows items on the
selected list. Turn the selector knob
to select an item, then press the
selector knob to set your selection.
Use the SKIP bar while a USB f lash
memory device is playing to select
passages and change f iles.
Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSKIPbar,
the system skips forward to the
beginning of the next f ile. Press and
releasethe sideof thebar,to
skip backward to the beginning of
the current f ile. Press it twice to skip
to the beginning of the previous file.
To move rapidly within a f ile, press
andholdeitherside( or )
of the SKIP bar.
Turning the selector knob to the
right or lef t also changes a f ile.
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T o Change or Select FilesSK IP
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If you select ‘‘ALL’’ on the artists list,
the albums list is displayed.
If you select ‘‘ALL’’ on the albums
list, all the tracks become available
f or selection.Turn the selector knob to select a
play mode: Normal Play, Repeat One
Track, Random All or Random
Repeat, then press the selector knob
to set your selection.
To cancel the selected mode, press
the selector knob and turn the
selector knob to show ‘‘Play Mode,’’
then press the selector knob. When
you see ‘‘Normal Play,’’ press the
selector knob again.
You can select any type of repeat and
randommodebyusingtheSETUP
button and the selector knob. Press
the SETUP button to display the
menu items, then turn the selector
knob to select ‘‘Play Mode.’’ Press
the selector knob to set the selection.
Pressing the RETURN button goes
back to the previous display.Playing a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)
T o Select Repeat or Random Mode:
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This feature
continuously plays a f ile. You will see
the repeat icon in the display. Select
normal play to turn it off. This f eature plays
all available f iles in a selected list
(artists, albums, songs or genres) in
random order. You will see the
random all icon in the display. Select
thenormalplaymodetoturnoff this
feature. This feature
repeats the random all f eature.
When the system f inishes playing
the random all f eature, it will repeat
playing the f iles in the same random
order. You will see the random all
and repeat icons in the display.
Select the normal play to turn of f this
feature.
Repeat One Track Random A ll
Random RepeatPlaying a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)
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To take the system out of the USB
mode, press one of the other source
buttons than the USB/AUX button.
When a compatible audio unit is
connected to the auxiliary input jack,
press the USB/AUX button to select it.You can disconnect the USB f lash
memory device at any time even if
the USB mode is selected on the
audio system. Always f ollow the USB
f lash memory device’s instructions
when you remove it. When you disconnect the USB f lash
memory device while it is playing,
the display shows No Data.
To Stop Playing a USB Flash
Memory Device
Disconnect ing a USB Flash Memory
Device
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If you see an error message on the
audio display while playing a USB
f lash memory device, f ind the
solution in the chart to the right. If
you cannot clear the error message,
take your vehicle to your dealer.Error Message
Solution
There is a problem with the USB adapter unit.
Appears when the overcurrent protection feature of the system stops
supplying power to USB because an incompatible device is connected.
Disconnect the device. Then, turn the audio system off, and turn it on
again. Do not reconnect the device that caused the error.
Appears when the files in the USB flash memory device are DRM or
an unsupported format. This error message appears for a few seconds,
then plays the next song.
Appears when the USB flash memory device is empty or there are no
MP3, WMA, or AAC files in the USB flash memory device. Save some
MP3, WMA, or AAC files in the USB flash memory device.
Appears when an unsupported device is connected. See page 297for
specification information on USB flash memory devices. If it appears
when the supported device is connected, reconnect the device.
USB Flash Memory Device Error Messages (Models without navigation system)
Features
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USB ERROR
BAD USB DEVICE
PLEASE CHECK OWNERSMANUAL
UNPLAYABLE FILE
NO SONG
UNSUPPORTED
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Bluetooth
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
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SELECTOR KNOB
SELECTOR KNOB
SETUP
BUTTON
SETUP
BUTTON POWER/
VOLUME
KNOB
SKIP BAR
RETURN
BUTTON
RETURN
BUTTON SKIP BAR POWER/
VOLUME
KNOB USB/AUX BUTTON
Bluetooth Indicator
USB/AUX BUTTON
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Make sure that your phone is paired
and linked to HFL.
To begin to play the audio f iles, you
may need to operate your phone. If
so, f ollow the phone maker’s
operating instructions. Press the USB/AUX button with
the ignition switch in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
When the phone is recognized, you
will see the
indicator and
Audio message or text
data (album, artist, and song name)
on a phone in the display.
Until the phone is recognized, you
will see ‘‘No Connect’’ on the display.
This message will go of f when the
phone is recognized, then the system
begins to play.
If an iPod or USB f lash memory
device or audio unit connected
to the auxiliary input jack was
selected at the last mode, you
will see iPod, USB, or AUX in
the display. Push the USB/AUX
button again to play audio f iles
from your
Audio
phone.
Your vehicle is equipped with a
Audio system, which
allows you to listen to streaming
audio f rom your
Audio
compatible phone. This f unction is
only available on phones that are
paired and linked to the vehicle’s
HandsFreeLink
(HFL)
system (see page ).
Not all Bluetooth-enabled phones
with streaming audio capabilities are
compatible with the system. You can
f ind an approved phone by visiting or call
, or call
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and territories, it may be illegal to
perf orm some data device f unctions
while driving. :
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
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EX-L models without navigation system
and Canadian EX model
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To Play
Audio Files
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Bluetooth
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
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The text display f unction
maynotbeavailableonsomephone
devices.
If more than one phone is paired to
the HFL system, there will be a
delay bef ore the system begins to
play. The phone is not linked to HFL.
The phone is not turned on.
The phone is not in the vehicle.
Another HFL compatible phone,
which is not compatible f or
Audio, is already
connected.
In the following conditions, the
display shows ‘‘No Connect’’
message.
Press the side of the SKIP bar
to skip f orward to the next f ile, and
press the side to skip backward
to the beginning of the current f ile.
Push the side again to skip to
the previous f ile.
Turning the selector knob to the
right or the lef t also changes the f ile.
The skip f unction may not be
available on some phone devices.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
T o skip a f ile
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The resume/pause mode can stop
playing a f ile temporarily. Press the
SETUP button to display the setup
menu, then turn the selector knob to
select ‘‘Play Mode.’’ Press the
selector knob to enter the play mode
menu.
Turn the selector to select Resume/
Pause mode, then press the selector
knob to set your selection. Repeat to
resume play. This feature
continuously plays a f ile. Select
normal play to turn it off.
This f eature plays
all available f iles in random order.
Select the normal play to turn of f this
feature.
The repeat or random play
f unction may not be available on
some phone devices.
You can select repeat and random
mode by using the SETUP button
and the selector knob. Push the
SETUP button to display the menu
items, then turn the selector knob to
select ‘‘Play Mode.’’ Press the
selector knob to set the selection.
Turn the selector knob to select
‘‘Repeat One Track’’ or ‘‘Random All,’’
then press the selector knob to set
your selection. Thepausefunctionmaynot
be available on some phone devices.
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T o pause or resume a f ile
T o Select Repeat or Random Mode:
Repeat One Track
Random All
Bluetooth
Audio System (Models without navigation system)
Features
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