HONDA RIDGELINE 2017 2.G Owners Manual

uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Bluetooth ® Audio
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Features
1. Make sure that your phone is paired and
connected to HFL.
2. Press the CD/AUX button until the
Bluetooth ® Audio mode is selected.
If the phone is not re cognized, another HFL-
compatible phone, which is not compatible
for Bluetooth ® Audio, may already be
connected.
■To pause or resume a file
Press a Play or Pause button to select a mode.
■To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files1To Play Bluetooth ® Audio Files
To play the audio files, y ou may need to operate your
phone. If so, follow the phone maker’s operating
instructions.
The pause function may no t be available on some
phones.
If any audio device is conne cted to the auxiliary input
jack or USB port, you may need to press the CD/AUX
button repeatedly to select the Bluetooth® Audio
system.
Switching to another mode pauses the music playing
from your phone.
Play Button Pause Button
CD/AUX
Button

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Features
1. Press to display the music search list.
2. Rotate to select a category.
3. Press to display a list of items in the
category.
4. Rotate to select an item, then press .
u Press and rotate repeatedly until a
desired item you want to listen to is
displayed.
■How to Select a Song from the Music Search List with the
Selector Knob1How to Select a Song from the Music Search List with the Selector
Knob
Depending on the Bluetooth® device you connect,
some or all of the catego ries may not be displayed.
Item
Selection Category
Selection

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Features
Audio System Basic Operation
To use the audio system function, the power mode must be in ACCESSORY or ON.
: Select to go to the home screen.
2Switching the Display P. 223
: Select to display any mode.
The available modes include Sound, View
Radio Text , Music Search, and play modes.
: Select to go back to the previous display
when it is displayed.
: Select to change the audio/information
screen brightness.
Select once and select
(- or (+ to make
an adjustment. u Each time you select , the mode
switches among the daytime mode,
nighttime mode and off mode.
Models with Display Audio1Audio System Basic Operation
Audio Menu Items
2 Station List P. 248, 249
2 Music Search List P. 260, 263, 272
2 Scan P. 249, 258, 261, 273
2 Play Mode P. 261, 264, 273
(Day/Night) Icon
(Home) Icon
(Menu) Icon
(Back) Icon

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
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Features
Audio/Information Screen
Displays the audio status and wallpaper. From this display, you can go to various
setup options.
■Using the button
Press the (display) butt on to change the display.
■Switching the Display
Audio/Information Screen
(Display) Button

uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
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Features
■Using the audio/information screen
Select to go to the home screen.
Select Phone , Info , Audio , Settings , Navigation
*, HondaLink , Smartphone
Connection , or Truck Bed Audio*.
■Phone
Displays the HFL information.
2 Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink ® P. 362
1 Using the audio/in formation screen
Touchscreen Operation
•Use simple gestures - in cluding touching, swiping,
and scrolling - to operate certain audio functions.
•Some items may be grayed out during driving to
reduce the potential for distraction.
•You can select them when the vehicle is stopped or
use voice commands.
•Wearing gloves may limit or prevent touchscreen
response.
•You can use the microfiber cleaning cloth included
in your owner’s kit to remo ve dust or fingerprints
from the touchscreen.
Home Screen
Models without
navigation system
Models with
navigation system
(Home) Icon
* Not available on all models

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
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Features
■Info
Displays Trip Computer or Clock/Wallpaper . To see all available information, Trip
Computer , Voice Info , Clock/Wallpaper , or System/Device Information , select
on the Info Menu screen.
Trip Computer:
• Current Drive tab: Displays the current trip information.
• History of Trip A tab: Displays information for the three previous drives. The
information is stored every time you reset Trip A.
To delete the history manually, select Delete History on the History of Trip A
tab. The confirmation message appears on the screen, then select Yes.
Voice Info : Displays the all commands list.
Clock/Wallpaper : Displays the clock and wallpaper.
System/Device Information :
• System Info : Displays the software version of the audio system.
• USB Info : Displays the memory usage of the USB device.
■Audio
Displays the current audio information.
■Settings
Enters the customizing menu screen.
2 Customized Features P. 309
■Navigation*
Displays the navigation screen.
2Refer to the Navigation System Manual
* Not available on all models

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
Features
■HondaLink
Connects with your smartphone*1 to play personalized music, information, and
social media streams.
2 HondaLink® P. 276
■Smartphone Connection
Displays the Apple CarPlay or Android Auto .
2Apple CarPlay P. 284
2 Android Auto P. 287
■Truck Bed Audio*
Displays the Truck Bed Audio System screen.
2Truck Bed Audio System* P. 291
*1: Available on specific phones only. Check
handsfreelink.honda.com for U.S. and
www.handsfreelink.ca for Canada for compatible phones and hondalink.com for U.S. and
honda.ca/hondalink for Canada for feature details.
* Not available on all models

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
Features
1. Select .
2. Select and hold an icon.
u The screen switches to the customization
screen.
3. Drag and drop the icon to where you want
it to be.
4. Select OK.
u The screen will return to the home
screen.
■Changing the Home Screen Icon Layout1Changing the Home Screen Icon Layout
It is not possible to cha nge the position of the
icon.

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You can change, store, and delete the wa llpaper on the audio/information screen.
■Import wallpaper
You can import up to five images, one at a time, for wallpaper from a USB flash
drive.
1.Connect the USB flash drive to the USB
port.
2 USB Port(s) P. 199
2.Select Settings .
3. Select Clock/Info .
4. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type , then open
the Wallpaper tab.
5. Select Add New .
u The picture name is displayed on the list.
6. Select a desired picture.
u The preview is displayed on the left side
on the screen.
7. Select Start Import to save the data.
u The display will return to the wallpaper
list.
■Wallpaper Setup1Wallpaper Setup
The wallpaper you set up on Clock/Wallpaper Type
cannot be displayed on the multi-information display.
•When importing wallpaper files, the image must be
in the USB flash drive’s root directory.
Images in a folder cannot be imported.
•The file name must be fewer than 255 characters.
•The file format of the im age that can be imported
is BMP (bmp) or JPEG (jpg).
•The individual file size limit is 5 MB.
•The maximum image size is 4,096 × 4,096 pixels. If
the image size is less than 800 × 480 pixels, the
image is displayed in the middle of the screen with
the extra area appearing in black.
•If the USB flash drive doe s not have any pictures,
the No files detected message appears.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
Features
■Select wallpaper
1. Select Settings .
2. Select Clock/Info .
3. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type , then open the Wallpaper tab.
u The screen changes to the wallpaper list.
4. Select a desired wallpaper.
u The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
5. Select Set.
u The display will return to the wallpaper list.
■To view wallpaper once it is set
1. Select .
2. Select Info.
3. Select .
4. Select Clock/Wallpaper .
■Delete wallpaper
1. Select Settings .
2. Select Clock/Info .
3. Select Clock/Wallpaper Type , then open the Wallpaper tab.
u The screen changes to the wallpaper list.
4. Select a wallpaper that you want to delete.
u The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
5. Select Delete .
u A confirmation message appears on the screen.
6. Select Yes to delete completely.
u The display will return to the wallpaper list.
1Wallpaper Setup
From the pop-up menu, select Preview to see a
preview at full-size screen.
To go back to the previous screen, select OK, or
select .
When the file size is large, it takes a while to be
previewed.
To delete all wallpapers you add, select Delete All,
then Yes.