audio MITSUBISHI ASX 2009 1.G Owner's Manual

To listen to an MP3 CD
This
audio system allows you to play MP3 (MPEG
Audio Layer-3) files recorded on CD-ROMs,
CD-Rs (recordable CDs), and CD-RWs (rewritable
CDs) in ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet, and Ro-
meo formats. Each disc can hold up to 255 files in
up to 100 folders, up to a maximum of 16 levels.
The ID3 tag information can be displayed during
MP3 playback. For information concerning ID3
tags, refer to “CD text and MP3 title display” on
page 5-21. Push the CD button if a disc is already in the audio
system.
The

display shows “READING”, then playback
will begin.
The folder number, the track number, the playing-
time and “MP3” indicator will appear on the display. NOTE
l While

listening to a disc on which CD-DA
(CD-Digital Audio) and MP3 files have both
been recorded, you can switch between read-
ing of the CD-DA, reading of the MP3 files,
and the external audio input mode by press-
ing the CD button for 2 seconds or longer (un-
til you hear a beep).
For information on the external audio input
mode, refer to “To use the external audio in-
put function” on page 5-32.
l With a disc that contains both CD-DA and
MP3 files, the CD-DA files are automatical-
ly played first.
l The playback sound quality differs depend-
ing on the encoder software and the bit rate.
For more information, refer to the owner’s
manual for the encoder software.
l Depending on the layout of the files and fold-
ers on the disc, it may take some time until
playback starts.
l MP3 conversion software and writing soft-
ware are not supplied with this unit.
l You may encounter trouble in playing an
MP3 or displaying the information of MP3
files recorded with certain writing software
or CD recorders (CD-R/RW drivers).
l If you write many folders or files other than
MP3 files, it may take some time before play-
back starts.
l This unit does not record MP3 files.
l For information on CD-Rs/RWs, refer to
“Notes on CD-Rs/RWs” on page 5-39. CAUTION
l
Attempting
to play a file not in the MP3
format which has a “.mp3” file name may
produce noise from the speakers and
speaker damage, and can significantly
damage your hearing.
Folder selection order/MP3 file playback order
(Example)
Root folder (root directory)
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 For pleasant driving
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Random playback for all folders on a disc (MP3
CDs only)
Press
the RDM button for 2 seconds or longer (un-
til you hear a beep). The D-RDM indicator will
come on and the tracks that are played will be selec-
ted at random from all folders on the disc currently
selected.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
NOTE
l In the all discs random mode, if an MP3 CD
has been loaded in the CD changer, the CD
changer will skip over it to the next music
CD.
l With a disc that contains both CD-DA and
MP3 files, the random mode causes only
files of the same format (CDDA only or
MP3 files only) to be played in a random se-
quence.
To find the start of each track on a disc for playback
Press the SCAN button. “SCAN” will appear on
the display and the audio system will play back the
first 10 seconds of each track on the selected disc.
The track number will blink while the scan mode is
selected.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
NOTE l Once all tracks on the disc have been scan-
ned, playback of the disc will restart from the
beginning of the track that was playing when
scanning started.
l The scan mode will be cancelled when radio
or CD operation is selected. l
With a disc that contains both CD-DA and
MP3 files, the scan mode causes only files of
the same format (CD-DA only or MP3 files
only) to be played.
To eject discs
When the eject button is pressed, the disc automati-
cally stops and is ejected. The system automatical-
ly switches to radio mode.
NOTE l If you do not remove an ejected disc before
15 seconds have elapsed, the disc will be re-
loaded.
To eject discs
To eject a single disc
Press the eject button briefly to eject the currently
selected disc.
NOTE l If you press the eject button while the dis-
play is showing “LOAD DISC No. (1-6)”,
the loading standby mode will be cancelled
and the next disc will be ejected.
l If you do not remove an ejected disc before
15 seconds have elapsed, the disc will be re-
loaded and the eject mode will be cancelled.
The reloaded disc will not be played.
To eject all the discs 1. Press the eject button for 2 seconds or longer(until you hear a beep).
2. The currently selected disc will be ejected. When you remove the ejected disc, the next
disc will automatically be ejected. 3. Repeat the above-described steps until all of
the discs have been ejected. The CD changer
will then enter loading standby mode.
NOTE l If you do not remove an ejected disc before
15 seconds have elapsed, the disc will be re-
loaded and the eject mode will be cancelled.
The reloaded disc will not be played.
CD text and MP3 title display E00725000634
This audio system can display CD text and MP3 ti-
tles, including ID3 tag information.
CD text
The

audio system can display disc and track titles
for discs with converted disc and track title informa-
tion. Press the DISP button repeatedly to make se-
lections in the following sequence: disc name →
track name → normal display mode.
Example
Disc
name
Track
name For pleasant driving
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NOTE
l The
display can show up to 12 characters. If
a disc name or track name has more than 12
characters, press the PAGE button to view
the next 12 characters.
l When there is no title information to be dis-
played, the display shows “NO TITLE”.
l Characters that the audio system cannot dis-
play are shown as “•”.
MP3 titles
The audio system can display folder and track titles
for discs with converted folder and track informa-
tion. Press the DISP button repeatedly to make se-
lections in the following sequence: folder name →
track name → normal display mode.
Example
Folder
name
Track
name ID3 tag information
The

audio system can display ID3 tag information
for files that have been recorded with ID3 tag infor-
mation. 1. Press the DISP button for 2 seconds or lon-ger to switch to the ID3 tag information. The
TAG indicator/audio system will appear on
the display. 2. Press
the DISP button repeatedly to make se-
lections in the following sequence: album
name → track name → artist name → nor-
mal display mode.
NOTE l To return from ID3 tag information to the
folder name, press the DISP button again for
2 seconds or longer.
l When there is no title information to be dis-
played, the display shows “NO TITLE”.
l The display can show up to 12 characters. If
a folder name, track name, or item of ID3 tag
information has more than 12 characters,
press the PAGE button to view the next 12
characters.
l Folder names and track names can each be
displayed up to a length of 32 characters.
Items of ID3 tag information can each be dis-
played up to a length of 30 characters.
l Characters that the audio system cannot dis-
play are shown as “•”. To play tracks from USB device*
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You
can connect your iPod or USB memory device
to the USB input terminal and play music files stor-
ed in the iPod or USB memory device.
See the following section for the types of connecta-
ble devices and supported files.
Refer to “Types of connectable devices and suppor-
ted file specifications” on page 5-58.
See the following sections for the connecting meth-
ods, “How to connect an iPod” on page 5-57 and
“How to connect a USB memory device” on page
5-57.
If your vehicle is equipped with a Bluetooth ®
2.0
interface, you can play music files in your iPod or
USB memory device via voice operation.
Refer to “To play iPod tracks via voice operation”
on page 5-24 and “To play USB memory device
tracks via voice operation” on page 5-30. For pleasant driving
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iPod control panel and display
E007562000941- AM/FM button
2-
CD (Mode change) button
3- PWR (On-Off) button
4- DISP (Title display) button
5- PAGE (Title scroll) button
6- RPT (Repeat) button
7- RDM (Random) button
8- (Fast-reverse) button
9- (Fast-forward) button
10-

i (iPod) indicator
11- TRACK indicator
12- RPT/RDM/D-RDM indicator
13- DISC UP button
14- FOLDER switch
15- TRACK (Track up/down) button
To play from an iPod E00756300170
1. Press
the PWR button to turn on the audio sys-
tem. The system turns on in the last mode used.
2. Connect your iPod to the USB input terminal. Refer to “How to connect an iPod” on page
5-57. 3. Press
the CD button several times to switch
to the iPod mode. The input mode changes ev-
ery time the CD button is pressed.

CD mode → iPod mode → Bluetooth ®
mode*
NOTE l If your vehicle is equipped with audio input
RCA terminals, pressing and holding the CD
button for 2 seconds or more switches the sys-
tem to the AUX mode.
4. Once the device is selected, playback starts and “i” appears on the display.
NOTE l Depending on the condition of your iPod, it
may take a longer time before the playback
starts.
5. To stop the playback, press the AM/FM but- ton or CD button to switch to a different mode.
NOTE l Buttons on the iPod are disabled while the
iPod is connected to the audio system.
l To adjust the volume and tone, refer to “To
adjust the volume” on page 5-11 and “To ad-
just the tone” on page 5-11.
To fast-forward/reverse the track E00756400083
To fast-forward/reverse the current track, press the button or button.Fast-forward
To
fast-forward the current track, press the but-
ton.

While the button is pressed, the track will be fast-
forwarded.
Fast-reverse
To fast-reverse the current track, press the but-
ton.

While the button is pressed, the track will be fast-
reversed.
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Press the TRACK button to select the desired track
number.
Press : The track number increases by
one.
Press : The track number decreases by
one.
Press for a
long

period (ap-
prox. 2 seconds
or more) : The track number increases con-
tinuously while the button is
pressed.
Press for a
long

period (ap-
prox. 2 seconds
or more) : The track number decreases con-
tinuously while the button is
pressed.
If the side of the button is pressed once while a
track

is playing, playback returns to the start of that
track.
NOTE
l Every time the track selection button is press-
ed, the track number in the display changes. For pleasant driving
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NOTE
l If
the confirmation function is active, the
voice guide confirms if the genre is correct.
If the genre is correct, say “Yes”. If not, say
“No”. After the voice guide says “Genre not
found, please try again,” the system returns
to step 2.
Refer to “Confirmation function setting” on
page 5-43.
7. The system exits the voice recognition mode and starts playback. USB control panel and display
E00758100097 1- AM/FM button
2-

CD (Mode change) button
3- PWR (On-Off) button
4- DISP (Title display) button
5- PAGE (Title scroll) button
6- RPT (Repeat) button
7- RDM (Random) button
8- (Fast-reverse) button
9- (Fast-forward) button
10-

U (USB) indicator
11- FOLDER indicator
12- TRACK indicator
13- RPT/D-RPT/RDM/D-RDM/SCAN/F-SCAN indicator
14- DISC UP button
15- SCAN button
16- FOLDER switch
17- TRACK (Track up/down) button
To play from a USB memory device E00762500164
1. Press
the PWR button to turn on the audio sys-
tem. The system turns on in the last mode used. 2. Connect
your USB memory device to the
USB input terminal.
Refer to “How to connect a USB memory de-
vice” on page 5-57.
3. Press the CD button several times to switch to the USB mode. The input mode changes
as follows every time the CD button is pressed.
CD mode → USB mode → Bluetooth ®
mode*
NOTE l If your vehicle is equipped with audio input
RCA terminals, pressing and holding the CD
button for 2 seconds or more switches the sys-
tem to the AUX mode.
4. Once the device is selected, playback starts and “U” appears on the display.
NOTE l Depending on the condition of your USB de-
vice, it may take a longer time before the play-
back starts.
5. To stop the playback, press the AM/FM but- ton or CD button to switch to a different mode.
NOTE l To adjust the volume and tone, refer to “To
adjust the volume” on page 5-11 and “To ad-
just the tone” on page 5-11.
Supported compressed music files E00758300116
This audio can play MP3, WMA, ACC and WAV
files

recorded in a USB memory device. This audio
supports up to 65,535 files in 700 folders on 8 levels. For pleasant driving
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To play the same file repeatedly
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Press
the RPT button to show “RPT” in the dis-
play. To cancel this mode, press the button again.
To play the files in the same folder repeatedly E00758800065
Press and hold the RPT button until you hear a
beep to show “D-RPT” in the display.
All

tracks in the current folder are played repeatedly.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
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Press the RDM button to show “RDM” in the dis-
play.
The

audio randomly selects tracks from the current
folder and plays the selected tracks.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To play all folders in random order E00759000064
Press and hold the RDM button until you hear a
beep to show “D-RDM” in the display.
The

audio randomly selects tracks from all folders
and plays the selected tracks.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To find the start of each track in a folder for play-
back E00759100052
Press the SCAN button. “SCAN” is shown in the
display

and the tracks in the current folder are
played for several seconds from the beginning.
The file number flashes during this cueing playback.
To exit this mode, press the button again. NOTE
l Once

all tracks in the folder have been cued
playback will restart from the beginning of
the track that was playing when cueing started.
To find the start of first tracks in all folders for
playback E00759200053
Press and hold the SCAN button until you hear a
beep to show “F-SCAN” in the display.
The

first tracks in all folders are played for several
seconds from the beginning.
Playback starts from the folder next to the one cur-
rently playing.
The folder number flashes during this cueing play-
back.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
NOTE
l Once the cueing playback ends, playback
will start from the track at the beginning of
the folder next to the one that was playing
when the cueing started.
To switch the display E00759300100
You can display titles with tag information.
Folder title
The

display changes as follows every time the
DISP button is pressed during playback.
Folder title → File title → Normal display
Tag information
1. Press and hold the DISP button until youhear a beep to show “TAG” in the display. 2. The
display changes as follows every time
the DISP button is pressed briefly:
Album title → Track title → Artist name →
Genre (vehicles with Bluetooth ®
2.0 inter-
face) → Normal display
Example
Folder title
File title NOTE
l Press

and hold the DISP button again until
you hear a beep, and the tag information dis-
play returns to the folder title display.
l Up to 10 characters are shown in the display
at once. If the title is cut off in the middle,
press the PAGE button. The next characters
are displayed every time this button is pressed.
l If no title is stored, “NO TITLE” is shown in
the display.
l Characters that cannot be displayed are sub-
stituted by “ • ”. For pleasant driving
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To play USB memory device tracks
via
voice operation (vehicles with Blue-
tooth ®
2.0 interface)
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Desired tracks can be selected and played from
your USB memory device by “Artist”, “Album”,
“Playlist” and “Genre” using voice commands.
For information concerning the voice recognition
function or speaker registration function, refer to
“Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface” on page 5-41.

The playback sequence of tracks is the same as
when an iPod is connected. Refer to “To play iPod
tracks via voice operation” on page 5-24.
Preparation for voice operation
To use the voice operation, press the SPEECH but-
ton (1) first. To play tracks from a Bluetooth
®
device (vehicles with Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface) E00759700016
You
can wirelessly connect a digital audio player
or cellular phone supporting Bluetooth ®
to listen to
the tracks on the connected device.

Refer to “Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface” on page 5-41
for the connecting method, etc.

The following explains the basic playback method.
NOTE
l This function may not be available depend-
ing on the connected device. Bluetooth
®
device control panel and
display E00762600077 1- CD (Mode change) button
2-

PWR (On-Off) button
3- DISP (Title display) button
4- PAGE (Title scroll) button
5- RPT (Repeat) button
6- RDM (Random) button
7- B (Bluetooth ®
) indicator
8- TRACK indicator
9- RPT/RDM/SCAN indicator
10- DISC DOWN (Pause/Stop) button
11- DISC UP (Play) button
12- SCAN button
13- TRACK (Track up/down) button
To listen to tracks from a device con-
nected via Bluetooth ®
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1. Press
the PWR button to turn on the audio sys-
tem. The system turns on in the last mode used.
2. Press the CD button several times to switch
to the B (Bluetooth ®
) mode. The input mode For pleasant driving
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changes as follows every time the CD button
is pressed.
CD
mode → USB (iPod) mode → Blue-
tooth ®
mode
NOTE l For vehicles equipped with audio input RCA
terminals, pressing and holding the CD but-
ton for 2 seconds or more switches the sys-
tem to the AUX mode.
3. Connect your Bluetooth ®
device.
Refer to “Connecting the Bluetooth® 2.0 in-
terface and Bluetooth® device” on page
5-46.
4. Playback starts automatically.
To stop the playback (if supported by the device) E00762800040
To stop the playback, press the DISC DOWN button.
To restart the playback, press the DISC UP button.
To pause the playback (if supported by the device) E00762900054
To pause the playback, press the DISC DOWN but-
ton.
To restart the playback, press the DISC UP button.
To select a track (if supported by the device) E00763000052
Press the TRACK button to select the desired track
number. Press : The track number increases by
one.
Press : The track number decreases by
one.
Press for a
long period
(approx. 2 sec-
onds or more) : The track number increases
continuously while the button
is pressed.
Press for a
long period
(approx. 2 sec-
onds or more) : The track number decreases
continuouslywhile the button
is pressed.
If the side of the button is pressed once while a
track

is playing, playback returns to the start of that
track.
NOTE
l Every time the track selection button is press-
ed, the track number in the display changes.
To play the same track repeatedly (if supported by
the device) E00763100053
Press the RPT button during playback to show
“RPT” in the display.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To play tracks in random order (if supported by
the device) E00763200054
Press the RDM button to show “RDM” in the dis-
play.
The

system randomly selects and plays tracks from
all tracks in the Bluetooth ®
device.
To exit this mode, press the button again. To find the start of each track for playback (if sup-
ported by the device)
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Press

the SCAN button. “SCAN” is shown in the
display and all tracks in the Bluetooth ®
device are
played for approximately 10 seconds from the be-
ginning.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To switch the display (if supported by the device) E00763400056
The system can display tag information.
1. Press
and hold the DISP button until you
hear a beep to show “TAG” in the display.
2. The display changes as follows every time the DISP button is pressed briefly:
Album title → Title name → Artist name →
Genre → Normal display
Example
Album title
Title name
Artist name NOTE
l Press

and hold the DISP button again until
you hear a beep, and the tag information dis-
appears. For pleasant driving
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l
Up to 10 characters are shown in the display
at once. If the title is cut off in the middle,
press the PAGE button. The next characters
are displayed every time this button is pressed.
l If no title is stored, “NO TITLE” is shown in
the display.
l Characters that cannot be displayed are sub-
stituted by “ • ”. To use the external audio input
function* E00732200755
Auxiliary Audio connector (RCA) Auxiliary Audio connector (RCA)
A-
Left audio input connector (white)
B- Right audio input connector (red)

You can listen to commercially available audio
equipment, such as a portable audio system, from
your vehicle’s speakers, by connecting the audio
equipment to the audio input connectors, which are
external input connectors (pin jacks). To activate the external audio input
mode A- CD button
B- AM/FM button
1. Use a commercially available audio cable to connect the audio equipment to the internal
audio input connector.
2. Press the CD button for more than 2 seconds. The display will show “AUX” and then the
external audio input mode will be activated.
3. To deactivate the external audio input mode, press the AM/FM button or the CD button to
switch to another mode. CAUTION
l
Do
not operate the connected audio equip-
ment while driving.
This could distract you and an accident
might occur. For pleasant driving
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NOTE
l The
connected audio equipment cannot be op-
erated with the vehicle’s audio system.
l For information on how to connect and oper-
ate the audio equipment, refer to the owner’s
manual for the equipment. Steering wheel audio remote
control switches* E00710000795
The
remote control switch is located on the left
side of the steering wheel.
It can be used when the ignition switch or the oper-
ation mode is in ON or ACC. 1- Volume up button
2-

Volume down button
3- Power switch/Mode selector button
4- Seek up/Track up/Fast-forward button
5- Seek down/Track down/Fast-reverse button
NOTE l When operating the steering wheel audio re-
mote control switches, do not operate more
than one at the same time.
Turning on the power
Press the power switch to turn on the power. When
you turn the power on, the mode that was selected
when the power was last turned off appears. To
turn off the power, press and hold down the power
switch for about 2 seconds until you hear a beep. Volume adjustment
Volume up button
While

the button is pressed, the volume continues
to increase.
Volume down button
While the button is pressed, the volume continues
to decrease.
Mode selection
Press the mode selector button to select the desired
mode.
The mode changes in the following order.
FM1 FM2 FM3 MW LW CD
USB or iPod* Bluetooth
®
* FM1
To listen to the radio
Press

the mode selector button to select the desired
band (LW/MW/FM).
Automatic tuning
Seek up button/Seek down button
After pressing these buttons, the reception of the se-
lected station will begin.
To listen to a CD
Press the mode selector button and select CD mode.
To fast-forward/reverse the disc
To fast-forward/reverse the disc, press the fast-for-
ward button or the fast-reverse button.

Fast-forward
You can fast-forward the disc by holding down the
fast-forward button. While the button is kept press-
ed, the disc will be fast-forwarded.
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