Audio System Basic Operation
Models with one display
1Audio System Basic Operation
To use the audio system, the ignition switch must be in ACCESSORY (q or ON (w
.
These indications are used to show how to operate
the selector knob.
Use the selector knob or SETUP button to
access some audio functions.
SETUP
Rotate
Press
to select.
to enter.
Button
Press
to switch between the normal and
Press the SOURCE, (+
steering wheel to change any audio setting.
,
(-
,
or
button on the
extended display for some functions.
2 Audio Remote Controls P. 211
Button
Selector
Knob
Setup menu items
2 Auto Select P. 216
2 RDS information P. 217
2 Sound Settings P. 214
2 Play Mode P. 220
2 Resume/Pause P. 230
2 Adjust Clock P. 128
Selector knob: Rotate left or right to scroll
Menu Display
through the available choices. Press
your selection.
to set
SETUP button: Press to select any mode such
as the Auto Select, RDS Information,
Sound Settings, Play Mode, Resume/
Pause, or Adjust Clock.
button: Press to go back to the
previous display.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuAdjusting the Sound
Adjusting the Sound
1Adjusting the Sound
Press the SETUP button, and rotate
to
select Sound Settings, then press . Rotate
to scroll through the following choices:
SETUP
Button
The SVC has four modes: Off, Low, Mid, and High.
SVC adjusts the volume level based on the vehicle
speed. As you go faster, audio volume increases. As
you slow down, audio volume decreases.
Selector
Knob
BAS
TRE
FAD
BAL
SVC
Bass
Treble
Fader
Balance
Speed-sensitive
Volume
Compensation
Treble is selectable.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying AM/FM Radio
Playing AM/FM Radio
/
Buttons
Press to display and select an
RDS category.
(Power) Button
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
AM Button
FM Button
Press to select a band.
SCAN Button
Preset Buttons (1-6)
To store a station:
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Pick a preset button and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Press to sample each of the
strongest stations on the
selected band for 10 seconds.
To turn off scan, press the
button again.
To listen to a stored station, select a
band, then press the preset button.
Selector Knob
Turn to adjust the volume.
Press and turn to tune the radio
frequency.
SETUP Button
Press to display menu items.
Seek/Skip Buttons
Press to search up and down
the selected band for a
station with a strong signal.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying AM/FM Radio
1Playing AM/FM Radio
Auto Select
■
The ST indicator appears on the display indicating
stereo FM broadcasts.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not available.
Use the auto select feature to scan both bands and store the strongest station in
each preset.
1. Press the SETUP button.
To switch the audio mode, press the SOURCE button
on the steering wheel.
2 Audio Remote Controls P. 211
2. Rotate
to select Auto Select, then
press
.
To turn off auto select, press
restores the presets you originally set.
again. This
You can store 6 AM stations and 12 FM stations into
the preset button memory. FM1 and FM2 let you
store 6 stations each.
Auto Select function scans and stores up to 6 AM
stations and 12 FM stations with a strong signal into
the preset button memory.
If you do not like the stations auto select has stored,
you can manually store your preferred frequencies.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying AM/FM Radio
Radio Data System (RDS)
■
Provides text data information related to your selected RDS-capable FM station.
■ RDS information
1. Press the SETUP button and rotate
select RDS Information.
to
2. Each time you press , the RDS
Information switches between on and off.
■
To find an RDS station from your selected program category
1. Press the button to display and
/
RDS Category
select an RDS category.
2. Use Seek/Skip or SCAN to select an RDS
station.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying a CD
Playing a CD
Your audio system supports audio CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs in either MP3 or WMA
format. With the CD loaded, press the CD button.
SCAN Button
You will get a 10-second
sampling of each song.
Press to sample all tracks
(Power) Button
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
●
on the CD (all files in the
current folder in MP3 or
WMA).
●
Press twice to sample the
first file in each of the main
folders (MP3 or WMA).
To turn off scan, press and
CD Slot
Insert a CD about halfway into the
CD slot.
●
hold the button.
CD Button
Press to play a CD.
(CD Eject) Button
Press to eject a CD.
/
Buttons
to skip to the
Press
next folder, and
the beginning of the previous
folder in MP3 or WMA.
to skip to
Selector Knob
Turn to adjust the volume.
Press and turn to select an item,
then press to set your selection.
Seek/Skip Buttons
SETUP Button
Press
or
to change
Press to display menu items.
tracks (files in MP3 or WMA).
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying a CD
1Playing a CD
How to Select a File from a Folder with the Selector Knob
(MP3/WMA)
■
NOTICE
Do not use CDs with adhesive labels. The label can
cause the CD to jam in the unit.
1. Press
list.
to switch the display to a folder
WMA files protected by digital rights management
(DRM) cannot be played.
The audio system displays Unsupported, then skips
to the next file.
Text data appears on the display under the following
circumstances:
•
•
•
When you select a new folder, file, or track.
When you change the audio mode to CD.
When you insert a CD.
Folder Selection
2. Rotate
to select a folder.
If you eject the CD but do not remove it from the slot,
the system reloads the CD automatically after several
seconds.
Track Selection
3. Press
to change the display to a list of
files in that folder.
4. Rotate to select a file, then press
.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying a CD
1How to Select a Play Mode
How to Select a Play Mode
■
Play mode menu items
Normal Play
Repeat One Track: Repeats the current track/file(s).
Repeat One Folder (MP3/WMA): Repeats all files
in the current folder.
You can select repeat and random modes when playing a track or file.
1. Press the SETUP button.
Random in Folder (MP3/WMA): Plays all files in
the current folder in random order.
Random All: Plays all tracks/files in random order.
Play Mode
Items
2. Rotate
to select Play Mode, then press
to select a mode, then press
.
3. Rotate
.
■
To turn off a play mode
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate
3. Rotate
to select Play Mode, then press
to select Normal Play, then press
.
.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying an iPod
Playing an iPod
Connect the iPod using your dock connector to the USB adapter cable, then press
the AUX button.
2 USB Adapter Cable* P. 207
USB Indicator
Comes on when an iPod is
connected.
Album Art
/
Buttons
(Power) Button
Press
previous display.
to go back to the
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
Press
to set your selection.
AUX Button
Press to select iPod (if connected).
Selector Knob
Turn to adjust the volume.
Press and turn to select an item,
then press to set your selection.
Seek/Skip Buttons
SETUP Button
Press
or
to change songs.
Press to display menu items.
* Not available on all models
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying an iPod
1Playing an iPod
How to Select a File from the iPod Menu
■
Available operating functions vary on models or
versions. Some functions may not be available on the
vehicle's audio system.
1. Press
to display the iPod menu.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the i-MID.
2 iPod/USB Flash Drive P. 263
iPod Menu
2. Rotate
to select a menu.
3. Press
to display the items on that menu.
4. Rotate
to select an item, then press
.
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uuAudio System Basic Operationu
1How to Select a Play Mode
How to Select a Play Mode
■
Play mode menu items
Normal Play
Shuffle Off: Turns off the shuffle mode.
Shuffle: Plays all available tracks in a selected list
(playlists, artists, albums, songs, genres, or
composers) in random order.
You can select repeat and shuffle modes when playing a track.
1. Press the SETUP button.
Shuffle Albums: Plays all available albums in a
selected list (playlists, artists, albums, songs, genres,
or composers) in random order.
Repeat Off: Turns off the repeat mode.
Repeat One Track: Repeats the current track.
Play Mode
Items
2. Rotate
.
to select Play Mode, then press
to select a mode, then press
3. Rotate
.
■
To turn off a play mode
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate
3. Rotate
to select Play Mode, then press
to select Normal Play, then press
.
.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying Internet Radio
U.S. models
iPhone use only
Playing Internet Radio
Activate Pandora®, and connect the iPhone using your dock connector to the USB
adapter cable, then press the AUX button.
2 USB Adapter Cable* P. 207
Rating Icon
Album Art
Selector Knob
Press to enter PANDORA MENU.
Turn to adjust the volume.
Press and turn to select an item, then
press to set your selection.
(Power) Button
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
AUX Button
Press to select iPhone (if connected
when the Pandora® application is
activated).
/
Buttons
to the next
Press
station.
Press
station.
Skip Button
to the previous
Press
to skip a song.
SETUP Button
Press to display menu items.
* Not available on all models
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying Internet Radio
1Playing Internet Radio
Pandora® Menu
■
Pandora® is a personalized Internet radio service that
selects music based on an artist, song, or genre a user
enters, and streams what is likely to be of interest.
You can operate some of the Pandora menu items from your vehicle’s audio system.
The available items are:
• Station List (QuickMix is also available)
• Like
• Dislike
• Resume/Pause
• SKIP
To use this service in your vehicle, the Pandora® app
must first be installed on your iPhone. Visit
www.pandora.com. for more information.
system, it may be streaming through Bluetooth®
Audio. Make sure Pandora® mode on your audio
system is selected.
• Bookmark this song
• Bookmark this artist
■
Operating a menu item
1Pandora® Menu
1. Press
2. Rotate
3. Press
to display the PANDORA MENU.
to select a menu.
Available operating functions vary on software
versions. Some functions may not be available on the
vehicle's audio system.
to display the items on that menu.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the i-MID.
2 Pandora® P. 264
There are restrictions on the number of songs you
can skip or dislike in a given hour.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying a USB Flash Drive
Playing a USB Flash Drive
Your audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either MP3,
WMA or AAC*1 format.
Connect your USB flash drive to the USB adapter cable, then press the AUX button.
2 USB Adapter Cable* P. 207
USB Indicator
Comes on when a USB flash drive
is connected.
/
Buttons
Press
next folder, and
to skip to the
to skip to
the beginning of the previous
folder.
(Power) Button
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
SCAN Button
You will get a 10-second
sampling of each file.
Press to sample all files in
Selector Knob
Turn to adjust the volume.
Press and turn to select an item, then
press to set your selection.
●
the current folder.
Press twice to sample the
●
first file in each of the main
folders.
To turn off scan, press and
AUX Button
Press to select USB flash drive
(if connected).
●
hold the button.
SETUP Button
Seek/Skip Buttons
Press to display menu items.
Press
or
to change files.
*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes are playable on this unit.
* Not available on all models
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying a USB Flash Drive
1Playing a USB Flash Drive
How to Select a File from a Folder with the Selector Knob
■
Use the recommended USB flash drives.
2 General Information on the Audio System
P. 267
1. Press
to switch the display to a folder
list.
Files in WMA format protected by digital rights
management (DRM) are not played.
The audio system displays Unplayable File, and then
skips to the next file.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the i-MID.
2 iPod/USB Flash Drive P. 263
Folder Selection
2. Rotate
to select a folder.
Track Selection
3. Press
to change the display to a list of
files in that folder.
4. Rotate to select a file, then press
.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying a USB Flash Drive
1How to Select a Play Mode
How to Select a Play Mode
■
Play mode menu items
Normal Play
Repeat One Track: Repeats the current file.
Repeat One Folder: Repeats all files in the current
folder.
You can select repeat and random modes when playing a file.
1. Press the SETUP button.
Random in Folder: Plays all files in the current folder
in random order.
Random All: Plays all files in random order.
Play Mode
Items
2. Rotate
.
to select Play Mode, then press
to select a mode, then press
3. Rotate
.
■
To turn off a play mode
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate
3. Rotate
to select Play Mode, then press
to select Normal Play, then press
.
.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying Bluetooth® Audio
Playing Bluetooth® Audio
Your audio system allows you to listen to music from your Bluetooth-compatible
1Playing Bluetooth® Audio
phone.
Not all Bluetooth-enabled phones with streaming
audio capabilities are compatible with the system.
For a list of compatible phones:
This function is available when the phone is paired and connected to the vehicle’s
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system.
2 Phone Setup P. 291
•
888-528-7876.
•
528-7876.
Bluetooth Indicator
Appears when your
phone is connected
to HFL.
In some states, it may be illegal to operate devices
that use data while driving.
If more than one phone is paired to the HFL system,
there will be a delay before the system begins to play.
(Power) Button
Selector Knob
Press to turn the
audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the
volume.
Press to display the
device’s name.
Preset 1 Button
Press to switch the
mode between
pause and resume.
AUX Button
Press to select
Bluetooth® Audio.
SETUP Button
Press to display
menu items.
Seek/Skip Buttons
Press
or
to
change files.
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uuAudio System Basic OperationuPlaying Bluetooth® Audio
1To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files
To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files
■
To play the audio files, you may need to operate your
phone. If so, follow the phone maker's operating
instructions.
1. Make sure that your phone is paired and
connected to HFL.
2. Press the AUX button.
The pause function may not be available on some
phones.
If the phone is not recognized, another HFL-
compatible phone, which is not compatible
for Bluetooth® Audio, may already be
connected.
If any audio device is connected to the auxiliary input
jack, you may need to press the AUX button
repeatedly to select the Bluetooth® Audio system.
Switching to another mode pauses the music playing
from your phone.
■
To pause or resume a file
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate
to select Resume/Pause, then press
.
Each time you press , the setting switches between pause and resume.
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