Honda Music Link AAM 31052-31557 manual

Honda Music Link User's Guide CIVIC Coupe  CIVIC Sedan  CIVIC Si  CIVIC Hybrid[...]

2 Contents Get ting Started Quickly Honda Music Link ........................................................3 What's Included ............................................................4 What Y ou Need ..............................................................5 MODEL S WITHO UT NA VIGA TION S Y STEM Using Music Link Without Honda TTS ...[...]

Honda Music Link Designed specifically for Honda v ehicles, Honda Music Link allows y ou to play music from y our Apple ® iP od ® on your v ehicle's audio system. Music Link connects y our iP od directly to y our vehicle's audio sy stem for the best sound-quality results. (It does not convert music from your iP od to an FM radio signal [...]

4 What's Included Y our Honda Music Link kit includes a dealer -installed Music Link cable located in your v ehicle's glov e box, a Quic k R ef erence Guide to get you started quic kly , and a Honda Music Link CD .   T able of Contents[...]

5 What Y ou Need • iP od: 4th generation or later iP od, iP od mini ® , iP od U2 Special Edition ® , or iP od nano ® . (See right.) Music Link cannot be used with iP od shuf fle ® . Make sure y our iP od has been updated w ith the latest firmware from Apple. Visit www .apple.com/ipod/ download f or more information. NO TE: Use the USB 2.0 or [...]

6 Using Music Link W ithout Honda TTS Connecting Y our iP od Make sure y our iP od is in music mode (not photo mode). Then, find the Music Link cable installed inside the glov e box, and plug it into the doc k connector port on the bot tom of the iP od. When the Music Link cable is properly connected: • A large c hec k mark appears on the iP od s[...]

7 Using Music Link W ithout Honda TTS (Continued) Using the A udio Syst em Contr ols Music Link allows y ou to use the but tons on y our audio system to control iP od functions. There are two w ay s* to listen to music: Y ou can shuf fle all albums or shuf fle all songs . Selecting disc number 5 on your audio sy stem corresponds to the shuf fle all[...]

8 Using Music Link W ithout Honda TTS (Continued) Play ing Music 1 . Connect the iP od (see page 6 ), t urn the ignition switc h to the ON (II) or A CC (I) position, and turn on the audio system. 2. Press the CD/A UX or XM/A UX but ton to select Music Link. If the audio system pla ys a disc in the CD pla yer/ c hanger , press the CD/A UX but ton ag[...]

9 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS T o get the most out of Music Link, first install the Honda TTS sof tware application pro vided on the Honda Music Link CD . This optional sof tware installs on the Mac or PC you use w ith your iP od. It creates voice prompts to help you find music on y our iP od, and it allo ws you to shuf fle songs, shuf fle alb[...]

10 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Befor e Installing Honda T TS Bef ore you install Honda TTS on your computer , mak e sure you: • Install iT unes 4.9 or later (available f or download at www .apple.com/itunes/do wnload ). • Set your iP od to sync hronize manually . (Go to Edit/Pref erences, clic k on the iP od tab, and select &qu[...]

11 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Running Honda TTS Once installed, Honda TTS automatically launc hes ev er y time you connect y our iP od to y our computer . T o run Honda TTS, connect y our iP od to your computer . T o update (and create TTS files) for the music on y our iP od, clic k the OK but ton on the Honda TTS update screen. T[...]

12 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) T ext-T o-Speech Set tings Y ou can c hange and adjust the text-to-speec h set tings for TTS files (voice prompts) that Honda TTS creates. Modifying the sy stem voice and the v oice speed may help improv e intelligibility . Mac 1 . Go to Finder/S ystem P ref erences. 2. Select the Speec h icon. 3. Cli[...]

13 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued)   T able of Contents Connecting Y our iP od Make sure y our iP od is in music mode (not photo mode). Then, find the Music Link cable installed inside the glov e box, and plug it into the doc k connector port located on the bot tom of the iP od. When the Music Link cable is properly connected: ?[...]

14 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued)   T able of Contents Using the A udio Syst em Contr ols Music Link allows y ou to use the but tons on y our audio system to control iP od functions. There are six pla y modes/categories, or six wa ys to listen to music. Eac h disc number (1–6) corresponds w ith a play mode/ categor y in Music [...]

15 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Play ing Music 1 . Connect the iP od (see page 13 ), t urn the ignition switc h to the ON (II) or A CC (I) position, and turn on the audio system. 2. Press the CD/A UX or XM/A UX but ton to select Music Link. If the audio system pla ys a disc in the CD play er/c hanger , press the CD/A UX but ton agai[...]

16 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Selecting a Play Mode/Cat egory (Cont.) • T o searc h albums, select Disc 3 , then press and hold either SEEK/SKIP but ton ( or ) f or at least 1 full second. Music Link announces the first let ter of eac h album. – P ress and release the SEEK/SKIP ( ) but ton immediately af ter hearing the desire[...]

17 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Selecting a Play Mode/Cat egory (Cont.) • T o shuf fle the albums on your iP od in random order , select Disc 5 , then press and hold either SEEK/SKIP but ton ( or ) f or at least 1 full second. – P ress and release the SEEK/SKIP but ton to skip to the next song ( ) or to the beginning of the song[...]

18 Using Music Link W ithout Honda TTS Connecting Y our iP od Make sure y our iP od is in music mode (not photo mode). Then, find the Music Link cable installed inside the glov e box, and plug it into the doc k connector port on the bot tom of the iP od. When the Music Link cable is properly connected: • A large c hec k mark appears on the iP od [...]

19 Using Music Link W ithout Honda TTS (Continued) Using the A udio Syst em Contr ols Music Link allows y ou to use the but tons on y our audio system to control iP od functions. There are two w ay s* to listen to music: Y ou can shuf fle all albums or shuf fle all songs . Selecting disc number 5 on your audio sy stem corresponds to the shuf fle al[...]

20 Using Music Link W ithout Honda TTS (Continued) Play ing Music 1 . Connect the iP od (see page 18 ), t urn the ignition switc h to the ON (II) or A CC (I) position, and turn on the audio system. 2. Press the A UDIO but ton, then touc h the CDC icon on the Navigation sy stem screen to select Music Link. Music Link begins playbac k with the last s[...]

21 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS T o get the most out of Music Link, first install the Honda TTS sof tware application pro vided on the Honda Music Link CD . This optional sof tware installs on the Mac or PC you use w ith your iP od. It creates voice prompts to help you find music on y our iP od, and it allo ws you to shuf fle songs, shuf fle al[...]

22 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Befor e Installing Honda T TS Bef ore you install Honda TTS on your computer , mak e sure you: • Install iT unes 4.9 or later (available f or download at www .apple.com/itunes/do wnload ). • Set your iP od to sync hronize manually . (Go to Edit/Pref erences, clic k on the iP od tab, and select &qu[...]

23 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Running Honda TTS Once installed, Honda TTS automatically launc hes ev er y time you connect y our iP od to y our computer . T o run Honda TTS, connect y our iP od to your computer . T o update (and create TTS files) for the music on y our iP od, clic k the OK but ton on the Honda TTS update screen. T[...]

24 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) T ext-T o-Speech Set tings Y ou can c hange and adjust the text-to-speec h set tings for TTS files (voice prompts) that Honda TTS creates. Modifying the sy stem voice and the v oice speed may help improv e intelligibility . Mac 1 . Go to Finder/S ystem P ref erences. 2. Select the Speec h icon. 3. Cli[...]

25 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued)   T able of Contents Connecting Y our iP od Make sure y our iP od is in music mode (not photo mode). Then, find the Music Link cable installed inside the glov e box, and plug it into the doc k connector port located on the bot tom of the iP od. When the Music Link cable is properly connected: ?[...]

26 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued)   T able of Contents Using the A udio Syst em Contr ols Music Link allows y ou to use the but tons on y our audio system to control iP od functions. There are six pla y modes/categories, or six wa ys to listen to music. Eac h disc number (1–6) corresponds w ith a play mode/ categor y in Music [...]

27 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Play ing Music 1 . Connect the iP od (see page 25 ), t urn the ignition switc h to the ON (II) or A CC (I) position, and turn on the audio system. 2. Press the A UDIO but ton, then touc h the CDC icon on the Navigation sy stem screen to select Music Link. Music Link begins playbac k with the last song[...]

28 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Selecting a Play Mode/Cat egory (Cont.) • T o searc h albums, select Disc 3 , then press either the Preset 3 or P reset 4 but ton. Music Link announces the first let ter of eac h album name. – P ress the Preset 6 but ton immediately af ter hearing the desired let ter . Music Link begins play ing t[...]

29 Using Music Link W ith Honda TTS (Continued) Selecting a Play Mode/Cat egory (Cont.) • T o shuf fle the albums on your iP od in random order , select Disc 5 , then press and hold either the Preset 3 or Preset 4 but ton for at least 1 full second. – P ress and release the Preset 6 but ton to skip to the beginning of the next song w ithin an a[...]

T ips   T able of Contents • DISC RANDOM (Pr eset 2RDM) Butt on: Push the Preset 2RDM but ton on the audio system to shuf fle all songs within the selected category/play mode. F or example, if y ou select and play a pla ylist (Disc 1) and then press the Preset 2RDM but ton, Music Link will shuf fle all songs within that playlist in random o[...]

31 T ips (Continued) iT unes Settings • For best r esults, set your iP od t o synchr onize manually . (Go to Edit, then Pref erences, clic k on the iP od tab and select "Manually manage songs and playlists".) If y ou select "Automatically update all songs and playlists," y ou may hear v oice prompts when you shuf fle songs on [...]

32 T ips (Continued) T ag Info (Continued) • Mak e sure ther e ar e no spaces before the first let ter or number in the names of your pla ylists, artists, albums, and genres. • Keep y our music org anized w ith correctly spelled info tags (artist, album, and genre). • Do not k eep empty playlists.   T able of Contents[...]

33 Support   T able of Contents F or more information about Honda Music Link and Honda TTS, including F AQs, visit ht tp://automobiles.honda.com. F or additional support, call Honda A utomobile Customer Ser vice at 1 -80 0-999-1 0 09, Monday thr u F rida y , 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST). Honda TTS Sof twar e Updat es Chec k out ht tp://automobiles.[...]

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