navigation system HONDA PILOT 2012 2.G User Guide

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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.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are 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 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
. 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
and hold the or side of the
SKIP bar until you hear a beep, then
release it.
Use the selector 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 ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob. Adjust the
volume by turning the same knob.
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To Select a Station
To Play the Radio SK IP
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Press the SETUP button to display
the Setup menu. Turn the selector
knob to select Sound Settings, then
press the selector knob. Turn the
selector knob to select an
appropriate setting: Bass, Treble,
Fader, Balance, Subwoof er, and SVC
(speed-sensitive volume
compensation). Press the selector
knob to enter the setting, then turn
the selector knob to adjust the setting. Press the selector knob
again to set your setting.
Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed. Adjusts
the strength of sound from the
subwoof er speaker. Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound. Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound. Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the bass.
Press the SETUP button to display
the sound settings. Turn the selector
knob to select an appropriate setting:
BASS, TREBLE, FADER,
BALANCE, SUBW (subwoof er), and
SVC (speed-sensitive volume
compensation). Press the selector
knob to enter the setting, then turn
the selector knob to adjust the
setting.
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On U.S. EX and Canadian LX models
Adjusting the Sound
SVC
SUBW (SUBWOOFER)
BAL ANCE
FADER
TREBLE
BASS
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Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. The SVC mode controls the volumebased 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 selector 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. 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 .
Wait a f ew seconds and the display
returns to normal or press the
RETURN or MENU button. 130Speed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)A udio System L ighting
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Playing a Disc (EX, EX-L, and Canadian LX models without navigation system)
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SELECTOR KNOB
RETURN BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON TITLE BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
ALBUM/FOLDER BAR
SKIP BAR EJECT BUTTON
DISC SLOT CD BUTTON
U.S. EX and Canadian LX models
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SCAN
BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB
EX-L models
Canadian EX models EX-L models with Rear
Entertainment System
SCAN
BUTTON SETUP BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
RETURN BUTTON EJECT
BUTTON
SKIP BAR POWER/VOLUMEKNOB
CD BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
CD BUTTON FOLDER BAR
SKIP BAR RETURN BUTTON TITLE BUTTON
SKIP BARRETURN
BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB SETUP BUTTON
CD BUTTON DISC SLOT
EJECT
BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR
TITLE
BUTTON EJECT BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
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To turn this feature off, press and
hold the SCAN button for more than
2 seconds, or press and release the
selector knob while in scan mode.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan to folder scan, then to
normal play.To take the system out of the disc
mode, press one of the other source
buttons than the CD button.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or the ignition
switch, play will continue at the same
point when you turn it back on. For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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T o Stop Playing a Disc Protecting Discs
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Thechartontherightexplainsthe
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.
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 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
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Track/File format not
supported
Mechanical Error
Servo Error
Disc Error Current track will be skipped. The next
supported track or file plays automatically.
Press the EJECT button and pull out the disc.
Check the disc f or serious damage, signs of
def ormation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page 333). Insert the disc again. If the code
does not disappear, or the disc cannot be
removed, consult your dealer. Do not try to
f orce the disc out of the player.
Check the disc f or serious damage, signs of
def ormation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page 333).
Disc Player Error Messages (EX, EX-L , and Canadian L X models without navigation sys
tem)
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UNSUPPORTED
PUSH EJECT
CHECK DISC
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SELECTOR KNOB
RETURN BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SETUP BUTTONPOWER/VOLUME KNOB
CDL BUTTON DISC SLOT
SKIP BAR ALBUM/FOLDER BAR
U.S. EX and Canadian LX models
EJECT BUTTON
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SCAN
BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
EX-L models
Canadian EX models EX-L models with Rear
Entertainment System
SKIP BAR CDL BUTTON
DISC SLOT
SELECTOR KNOB
POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
CDL BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB RETURN BUTTON
RETURN BUTTON CATEGORY
BAR
EJECT BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
SKIP BAR
POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB
RETURN BUTTON SETUP BUTTON SELECTOR KNOB
CDL BUTTON CATEGORY BAR
EJECT
BUTTON
DISC SLOT
SCAN
BUTTON
SKIP BAR
SETUP BUTTONFOLDER BAR
POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
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If equipped
The CD Library Audio f unction can
record tracks from music CDs to the
f lash memory. Each music CD is
stored on an albumlist. This audio
system can store up to 18 albums.Digital music f iles, such as MP3,
WMA, AAC etc., from CD-R,
DVD-R and USB f lash memory
devices cannot be copied to the
CD Library. Likewise, digital
musicfilesrecordedintheCD
Library cannot be copied to CD-R,
DVD-R and USB devices. Music data recorded in the CD
Library can only be used f or
personal use.
Title inf ormation will be displayed
when the inf ormation is f ound in
the Gracenote
Album Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database) in
the built-in f lash memory. See
page . If the CD Library is ever replaced,
all data will be lost and stored
music will not be recovered.
Only recordings f rom a standard
CD-DA (44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo
PCM digital sound data) to CD
Library are supported.
Although data is recorded using
ultra-ef f icient compression
technology, sound quality may
vary slightly f rom the original.Recording f unction f rom f ollowing
media is not supported.
CD-DA which prohibits the
copying by SCMS
CD-DA with copy control
SACD (Super Audio CD)
DTS-CD
DVD-A
CD-R/RW
DVD-R/RW
Copy controlled CDs (Playback
cannot be guaranteed)
DTS-CDs (Only enabled f or
playback)
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