Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Music Link AAM 31052-31557 Honda
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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 ..........................................
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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".
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).
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.
T able of Contents © © 2005 Amer ican Honda Motor Co., Inc. – All Rights Reserved. American Honda accepts no responsibility for any lost data on an iP od, even if the data is lost while using this product. Apple, the Apple logo, iP od, iP od, iT unes, FireW ire, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer , Inc.
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