radio HONDA PILOT 2012 2.G Owners Manual
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The heating and air conditioning
system in your vehicle provides a
comf ortable driving environment in
all weather conditions.
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 security system helps to
discourage 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 . 192
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Climate Control System . 199
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Audio System . 209
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Playing the FM/AM Radio . 212 ................................
Playing a Disc . 219
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Disc Player Error Messages . 226
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Audio System . 227
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Playing the FM/AM Radio . 228
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Playing the XM
Radio . 237
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Playing a Disc . 243
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Disc Player Error Messages . 253
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Playing CD Library Audio . 254
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PlayinganiPod
. 265
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iPod
Error Messages . 273
.. 274
USB Flash Memory Device Error
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Messages . 281
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Audio System . 282............................
Wallpaper Setup . 288
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Display Setup . 291
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Setting the Clock . 294
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Setting the Language . 297
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Audio System . 298
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Playing the FM/AM Radio . 299
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Playing the XM
Radio . 312
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Playing a Disc . 319
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Disc Player Error Messages . 331 ..................
Protecting Your Discs . 332
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD)
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Audio . 335
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PlayinganiPod
. 363
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iPod
Error Messages . 371
.. 372
USB Flash Memory Device Error
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Messages . 383
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Audio System . 384
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FM/AM Radio Reception . 389
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Auxiliary Input Jack . 391
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Remote Audio Controls . 392
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Radio Thef t Protection . 394
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Rear Entertainment System . 396
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Security System . 429
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Cruise Control . 430
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Compass . 433
...... 437
HandsFreeLink
(Models without navigation..................................
system) . 441
HandsFreeLink
(Models with navigation
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system) . 462
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Parking Sensor System . 484
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Reaview Camera and Monitor . 491
U.S. LX model EX, EX-L, and Canadian LX models
without navigation system
BluetoothModels with navigation system Bluetooth
BluetoothBluetooth
On vehicles with navigation system
Playing a USB Flash Memory Device Playing a USB Flash Memory Device
HomeLink
Universal Transceiver
Features
Features
191
Main Menu
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Playing the FM/AM Radio (U.S. LX model)
212
PRESET BUTTONS
DISPLAY
FM BUTTON
AM BUTTON
TITLE BUTTON A.SEL (AUTO SELECT) BUTTON FOLDER BAR
SCAN BUTTON /VOL (POWER/VOLUME) KNOB
SKIP BUTTON
SKIP BUTTON
TUNE/ (SOUND) KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
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The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
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.
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.
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
. 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.
When the system finds a strong
signal, 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.
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. Each time you press and release
either of the SKIP buttons ( or
), the radio f requency changes
in small increments.
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.
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CONT INUED
To Select a Station
To Play the Radio
SCAN
TUNE
SK IP
Playing the FM/AM Radio (U.S. LX model)
Features
213
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On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).
Theprogramservicenamedisplay
f unction shows the name of the
station you are listening to. 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 ‘‘RDS INFO ON
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ALL: All RDS category stations
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music
COUNTRY: Country music
SOFT: Adult hits and sof t music
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues
RELIGION: Programs concerned
with religion CLASSIC: Classical music
JAZZ: Jazz
INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk shows, f oreign language,
personality, public, college, and
weather
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
Press either side of the FOLDER bar
to select an RDS category. The
displayshowstheselectedRDS
category name f or about 10 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.
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;
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,
f irst press either side of the
FOLDER bar to select an RDS
category, then 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 f or
about 10 seconds.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING
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To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
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
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If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume 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.
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 begin
playing.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the disc player.
332
Protecting Discs
To Stop Playing a Disc
Playing a Disc (U.S. L X model)
Features
225
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To select any setting such as the
clock or sound adjustment, press the
SETUP button. To use any audio
system f unction, the ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON (II) position. You can select the
item by turning the selector knob.
To go back to the previous display,
press the RETURN button.
Pressing the SETUP button again
will also cancel the setup display
mode.
The knob turns lef t and right. Use it
to scroll through lists, or to make
selections or adjustments to a list or
menu item on the display. When you
make a selection, push the center of
the selector to go to that selection.
When the audio system is in XM
Radio mode or playing discs, pushing
the selector knob switches the
display between the normal display
andtheextendeddisplay.
Most audio system f unctions can be
controlled by standard buttons, bars,
and knobs. In addition, you can
access some f unctions by using the
selector knob on the audio system.
Selector K nob
SET UP Display
Audio System (EX, EX-L, and Canadian LX models without navigation s ystem)
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Without rear entertainment system
SETUP
BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB SETUP
BUTTON
RETURN BUTTON
With rear entertainment system
RETURN BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB
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Playing the FM/AM Radio (EX, EX-L , and Canadian L X models without navigation system)
228
SELECTOR KNOBPOWER/VOLUME KNOB
RETURN BUTTON SCAN BUTTON TITLE BUTTON
AM BUTTON
FM BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
ALBUM/FOLDER BAR
PRESET BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS
U.S. EX and Canadian LX models
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Playing the FM/AM Radio (EX, EX-L , and Canadian L X models without navigation system)
Features
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AM/FM BUTTON POWER/VOLUME KNOB
TITLE
BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB
EX-L models
Canadian EX models EX-L models with Rear
Entertainment System
AM/FM BUTTON
RETURN BUTTONRETURN BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR
PRESET
BUTTONS
SCAN
BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB
RETURN BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB
FOLDER
BAR AM/FM BUTTON CATEGORY BAR
PRESET BUTTONS
SELECTOR KNOB SETUP BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON
POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB
SKIP BAR
SCAN
BUTTON
PRESET
BUTTONS
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