reset HONDA RIDGELINE 2009 1.G Owner's Manual

Playing the AM/FM Radio
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SCAN
BUTTONTUNE BAR
PRESET BARS
SEEK/SKIP BAR
RTL and Canadian EX-L models without
navigation system
RTL and Canadian EX-L models with
navigation system
POWER
BUTTON
SOUND
BUTTON VOLUME KNOB
STEREO INDICATOR
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS A.SEL
(AUTO
SELECT)
BUTTONVOLUME KNOB
STEREO INDICATOR
AM/FM BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
A.SEL (AUTO SELECT) BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
POWER
BUTTON
SOUND
BUTTON
AM/FM
BUTTON
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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
bars, and auto select.
Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher f requency, and press the side to tune to a lower
f requency.
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
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.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Pick a preset number (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR button or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
volume knob.
Pushing the AUDIO button will also
turn on the system (see page ).
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the 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.
Each side of the bars (1
6) 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
six stations each.
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
SEEK/SKIP bar, then release it. 1.
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3.
4.
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T o Play the A M/FM Radio
T o Select a Station
TUNE
SCAN Preset
SEEK
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If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
as previously described.
,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
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’’
f lashes 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 bars.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset bar if auto select
cannot f ind a strong station f or every
preset bar. Adjusts the
strength of sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker.
Adjusts the bass.Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
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Press the SOUND button repeatedly
to display the SUBWOOFER (if
equipped), BASS, TREBLE, FADER,
and BALANCE settings. Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the VOLUME knob
to adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
youwillsee‘‘ ’’inthedisplay.
The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.
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To turn of f auto select
If equipped
AUTO SELECT
SUBWOOFER
BASS
TREBLE
FADER
BAL ANCE
Adjusting the Sound
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Playing the XMSatellite Radio
Features
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POWER BUTTONTUNE BAR
VOLUME
KNOB
DISPLAY/MODE BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR POWER BUTTON
VOLUME
KNOB
CATEGORY BAR DISPLAY/MODE BUTTON
PRESET BARS SCAN
BUTTON
RTL and Canadian EX-L models without
navigation system
RTL and Canadian EX-L models with
navigation system
TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS XM BUTTON
XM BUTTON
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Press the TUNE bar to
change channel selections. Press f or higher numbered channels
and f or lower numbered
channels. In the category mode, you
can only select channels within that
category.
Press either side of the CATEGORY
bar ( or ) to select another
category.
The scan f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button or
touch the SCAN icon on the screen.
The system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to listen
to, press the button or touch the icon
again. Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using each side of
the preset bar or preset icons on the
screen. Each side of the bar stores
one channel f rom the XM1 band and
one channel f rom the XM2 band. Pick a preset number (icon) you
want f or that channel. Press and
hold the bar (icon) until you hear a
beep.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Once a channel is stored, press and
release the proper side of the preset
bar (icon) to tune to it.
To store a channel:
Press the XM button. Either XM1
or XM2 will show in the display.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune to a desired
channel. Press the XM button again or
touch the other XM icon (XM1 or
XM2) on the audio display. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected.
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5.
TUNE
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
SCAN Preset
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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’’ in the
display.
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On RT, Canadian DX, and VP models
To Play a Disc
CD Player
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SEEK/SKIP BARRANDOM
BUTTON
CD SLOT
EJECT BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON PRESET BARS TUNE/FOLDER BARREPEAT
BUTTON
DISPLAY
BUTTON
AM/FM
BUTTON
RT, Canadian DX, and VP models
CD BUTTON
PWR BUTTON
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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You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
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. To begin
playing, press the CD button.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player. If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR
button 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
left off.
An optional six disc CD changer is
available for your vehicle from your
dealer.
This disc changer uses the same
controls used f or the in-dash CD
player/changer and the radio.
Load the desired CDs into the
magazine, and load the magazine
into the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit.To select the CD changer, press the
AUX button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the preset 5
(DISC ) side f or a previous disc or
the preset 6 (DISC ) side to select
the next disc in sequence.
If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search
f or the next available CD to load and
play.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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To Stop Playing a Disc
Operating the Optional CD
ChangerProtecting Discs
CD Player
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CD Changer (Models without navigation system)
Features
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AM/FM
BUTTONPRESET BARS
SCAN
BUTTON RT model
RTL and Canadian EX-L models without
navigation system
TUNE/FOLDER BAR EJECT BUTTON
CD SLOT
CD BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR RANDOM BUTTONDISPLAY
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON CD/AUX BUTTON
CD SLOT
EJECT BUTTON
PRESET BARS TUNE/FOLDER BAR
RANDOM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR DISPLAY
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
AM/FM
BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON
PWR BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
PWR BUTTON
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µEach time you press and
releasethe sideof theSEEK/
SKIP bar, the player skips f orward to
the beginning of the next track (f ile
in MP3 or WMA mode). Press and
release the side, 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 or f ile,
press and hold either side ( or ) of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
Use the SEEK/SKIP bar while a disc
is playing to select passages and
change tracks (f iles in MP3 or WMA
mode).
In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
TUNE/FOLDER bar to select
f olders in the disc and use either
side of the SEEK/SKIP bar to
change f iles.
To select a dif f erent disc, use the
appropriate preset buttons (1
through 6). If you select an empty
position, the system will go into the
loading sequence (see page ).
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA.
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. 182
CD Changer (Models without navigation system)
SK IPT o Change or Select T racks/Files
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µ When the first track in the last disc,
or the f irst f ile in the last main f older
in the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the TUNE/FOLDER bar
also turns off the scan feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from scan, disc scan, then to normal
play.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan, f older scan, disc scan,
then to normal play.
This f eature, when
activated, samples the first track in
each disc in order (the f irst f ile in
themainfolderoneachdiscinMP3
or WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until
‘‘ SCAN’’ shows in the display.
The system will then play the first
track/f ile in the f irst main f older in
the f irst disc f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f ollowing f irst tracks/f iles
f or 10 seconds each. When it plays a
track/file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again.
This feature,
when activated, samples the first file
in each f older on the disc in the
order they are recorded. To activate
the folder scan feature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
Youwillsee‘‘ SCAN’’inthe
display. The system will then play
the f irst f ile in the main f olders f or
about 10 seconds. If you do nothing,
the system will then play the
f ollowing f irst f iles f or 10 seconds
each. When it plays a f ile that you
want to continue listening to, press
and hold the SCAN button.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar, or selecting a dif f erent
disc (using the preset buttons) or
f older (using the TUNE/FOLDER
bar) turns of f the SCAN or F-SCAN
feature.
In MP3 or WMA mode
In MP3 or WMA mode
DISC SCAN
FOLDER SCAN
CD Changer (Models without navigation system)
Features
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