radio HONDA PILOT 2009 2.G Owners Manual

The standard audio system has
many f eatures. This section
describes those f eatures and how to
use them.
Your vehicle has an anti-theft audio
system that requires a code number
to enable it. The heating and air conditioning
system in your vehicle provides a
comf ortable driving environment in
all weather conditions.
The security system helps to dis-
courage vandalism and thef t of your
vehicle.
Theclimatecontrolsystemandthe
audio system have a voice control
feature. Refer to the navigation
system manual f or more inf ormation...............
Vents, Heating and A/C . 190
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Using the Rear A/C Unit . 195
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Climate Control System . 197
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Rear Climate Controls . 202
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Audio System .206
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Playing the FM/AM Radio . 208
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Playing a Disc .216
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Disc Player Error Messages . 223
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Audio System .224
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Playing the FM/AM Radio . 225
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Playing the XM
Satellite Radio . 234
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Playing Discs .240
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Disc Changer Error Messages . 249
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Audio System .250
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Playing the FM/AM Radio . 251
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Playing the XM
Satellite Radio . 264
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Playing Discs .272
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Disc Changer Error Messages . 282
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Protecting Your Discs . 283
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PlayinganiPod
. 286
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iPod
Error Messages . 295Playing a USB Flash Memory
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Device .296
USB Flash Memory Device Error ...................................
Messages .305
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FM/AM Radio Reception . 306
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Auxiliary Input Jack .308
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Remote Audio Controls . 309
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Radio Thef t Protection . 311
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Setting the Clock .312
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Rear Entertainment System . 315
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Security System .347
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Cruise Control .348
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Compass .351
HomeLink
Universal ................................
Transceiver .355
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Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink. 360
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Parking Sensor System . 390
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Rearview Camera and Monitor . 394
LX models
EX and EX-L models without navigation system
Models with navigation system
On vehicles with navigation system
Except LX models
Features
Features
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Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
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SKIP BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS FM BUTTON
AM BUTTON POWER/VOLUME KNOB
TITLE BUTTON
TUNE/SOUND KNOB
FOLDER BAR A.SEL (AUTO SELECT) BUTTON
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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 or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is broad-
castinginstereo.Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page
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Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune to
a higher f requency, and turn it to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
The skip f unction searches
up and down f rom the current
f requency to f ind a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
either of the SKIP buttons ( or ), then release it. The scan f unction 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
f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it f or 10 seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
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To Select a Station
To Play the FM/AM Radio
TUNE
SK IPSCAN
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
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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. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
Each 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.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. Pick a preset button (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep. Usethetune,skip,scan,orRDS
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Press the A. SEL button. You will see
A. SEL f lashing 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
every preset button. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .
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4.
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To turn of f auto select
AUTO SELECT
Preset
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
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On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name according to
the inf ormation provided by the
radio data system (RDS).
Theprogramservicenamedisplay
f unction shows the name of the
station you are listening to. With the
audio system on and the FM band
selected, you can turn this f unction
on or of f .If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the display
continues to show the f requency
with the PS name display function on.
To switch the function between on
and off, press and release the TITLE
button. With the system on, you will
see the ‘‘PS NAME ON’’ message on
the display. If the station you are
listening to is an RDS station, the
displayed f requency switches to the
station name.
When you turn of f this f unction by
pressing the TITLE button, the
display shows ‘‘PS NAME OFF.’’
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Radio Data System (RDS)
Program Service (PS) Name DisplayFeatures
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TOP 40: Top 40 hits
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues
Press either side of the FOLDER bar
to select an RDS category. The
displayshowstheselectedRDS
category name f or a f ew seconds.
You can use the search or scan
function to find radio stations on the
selected RDS category. If you do
nothing while the RDS category
name is displayed, the selected
category is canceled. TRAFFIC: Traffic information INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk, f oreign language, personality,
public, college, and weather JAZZ: Jazz CLASSIC: Classical music RELIGION: Religious music and
religious talk
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
On the FM band selected, you can
select the program category
provided by the RDS. Press either
side of the FOLDER bar ( or )
to display and select an RDS
category. The principal RDS
categories are shown as follows;
ALL: All RDS category stations
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music
COUNTRY: Country music
This f unction searches up and down
a f requency f or the strongest signal
f rom the f requencies that carry the
selected RDS category inf ormation.
This can help you to find a station in
your favorite category. To activate it,
press and release either of the SKIP
buttons ( or ). You will see
the selected RDS category name
blinking while searching it. When
the system finds a station, the
selected RDS category name will be
displayed again for about 10 seconds.
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
Radio Data System (RDS) Category
RDS Program Search
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The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal in the selected
RDS category. You will also see the
selected RDS category name
blinking while searching it. When it
f inds one, it will stop and play that
station f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.You can use the RDS program
search or scan f unction even if the
PS name display f unction is of f . In
this case, the display shows a
f requency in place of a PS name.
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
RDS Program SCAN
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basedonthevehiclespeed.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the 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 return to the audio
display about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.
Press the TUNE (SOUND) knob
repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE,
SUBWOOFER, and SVC (speed-
sensitive volume compensation)
settings.
Adjusts the bass.Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound. The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has f our modes; SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
Adjusts the
strength of sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker.
Except SVC adjustment
Adjusting the Sound SVC
BASS
TREBLE
FADER
BAL ANCE
SUBWOOFER
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
Speed-sensit ive Volume Compensat ion (SVC)
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This f unction is set to MID as the
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory.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 radio is turned of f .129
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
A udio System L ighting
Features
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To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
Bitrate:
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
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA f ormats. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. You can select up to 99
f olders, or up to 255 tracks/f iles.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
If you have a disc that is a
combination of CD-DA tracks and
MP3/WMA f iles, you can choose the
f ormat to listen by pressing and
holding CD button until you hear a
beep.
NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED, and then
skips to the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVD discs do not
work in this unit.
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Playing a Disc (L X model)
Features
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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