Honda Automobiles AAM 31318-31569 User Manual

Honda Music Link

User's Guide

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Contents

Getting Started Quickly

Honda Music Link ........................................................3

What's Included ............................................................4

What You Need ..............................................................5

Using Music Link Without Honda TTS ........................6

Connecting Your iPod ....................................................6

Disconnecting Your iPod ..............................................6

Using the Audio System Controls ................................7

Playing Music ..............................................................8

Selecting a Play Mode..................................................8

Using Music Link With Honda TTS ..............................9

Honda TTS / Info Tags ..................................................9

Before Installing Honda TTS ......................................10

Installing Honda TTS ..................................................10

Uninstalling Honda TTS ..............................................10

Running Honda TTS ....................................................11

Text-to-Speech Settings ..............................................12

Connecting Your iPod ..................................................13

Disconnecting Your iPod..............................................13

Using the Audio System Controls ..............................14

Playing Music..............................................................15

Selecting a Play Mode/Category ................................15

Tips ..............................................................................18

Support ........................................................................20

Honda Music Link

Designed specifically for Honda vehicles, Honda Music Link allows you to play music from your Apple

iPod®on your vehicle's audio system. Music Link connects your iPod directly to your vehicle's audio system for the best sound-quality results. (It does not convert music from your iPod to an FM radio signal to use your vehicle's radio to play music.) Once connected, Music Link allows you to use the audio system's controls to play and search for music from an iPod, and it charges your iPod battery.

To get started using Music Link quickly, see the

Using Music Link Without Honda TTS* section of this

guide or the Quick Reference Guide. Both will show you how to connect your iPod, play music (either shuffle songs or shuffle albums), and skip to the next song or album.

To get the most out of Music Link, first install the Honda TTS software application provided on the Honda Music Link CD. (See Using Music Link With Honda

TTS.) Honda TTS is an optional software that installs on

the Mac or PC you use with your iPod. It provides voice prompts to help you find music on your iPod, and it allows you to shuffle songs, shuffle albums, seek/skip to the next song or album, and search playlists, artists, albums, and genres.

NOTE: Honda TTS is not required to operate Music Link.

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* Text-to-speech (TTS)

What's Included

Your Honda Music Link kit includes a dealer-installed Music Link cable located in your vehicle's glove box, a Quick Reference Guide to get you started quickly, and a Honda Music Link CD.

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What You Need

• iPod: 4th generation or later iPod, iPod mini®, iPod U2

Special Edition®, or iPod nano®. (See right.) Music Link cannot be used with iPod shuffle

Make sure your iPod has been updated with the latest firmware from Apple. Visit www.apple.com/ipod/ download for more information.

NOTE: Use the USB 2.0 or FireWire cable that came with your iPod or iPod mini to ensure proper operation.

• Mac: OS X 10.3 or later

- OR PC: Windows XP (SP2) or Windows 2000 (SP4)

with TTS engine NOTE: Use iPods formatted for Mac only with Mac

computers, and use iPods formatted for PC only with PCs.

• iTunes

: 4.9 or later. Visit www.apple.com/itunes/

download for more information.

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Installation Note: Honda Music Link can be installed on applicable vehicles equipped

with factory- and dealer-installed Honda CD players and CD changers. American Honda makes no guarantee that Music Link will operate or operate properly on vehicles equipped with a non-Honda CD changer or a non-Honda CD player.

1st-generation iPod

2nd-generation iPod 3rd-generation iPod

4th-generation iPod, iPod mini, and iPod nano

Using Music Link Without Honda TTS

Connecting Your iPod

Make sure your iPod is in music mode (not photo mode). Then, find the Music Link cable installed inside the glove box, and plug it into the dock connector port on the bottom of the iPod. When the Music Link cable is properly connected:

• A large check mark appears on the iPod screen.

(See below.)

• You cannot operate the iPod using its controls (click

wheel, etc). It can only be operated using your vehicle's audio system controls.

• Your vehicle charges the iPod battery when the

ignition switch is in the ON (II) or ACC (I) position. It does not charge the iPod when the ignition switch is in the LOCK (0) position.

Disconnecting Your iPod

To disconnect the iPod, squeeze both sides of the Music Link cable connector, and unplug the cable. You can connect and disconnect your iPod while the audio system is on or off.

IMPORTANT:

• For your safety, do not connect or disconnect the iPod

while driving.

• Secure the iPod in the glove box. Do not place it on or

allow it to fall onto the vehicle floor, where it can get stuck under the brake pedal or accelerator pedal.

• Do not leave the iPod in the vehicle in high

temperatures or expose it to extended periods of direct sunlight. Doing so may damage it.

• To avoid damaging the Music Link cable, do not pull

strongly on the cable. Always keep the connector dry, and cap the connector when it is not in use.

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Using the Audio System Controls

Music Link allows you to use the buttons on your audio system to control iPod functions. There are two ways* to listen to music: You can shuffle all albums or shuffle all songs. Selecting disc number 5 on your audio system corresponds to the shuffle all albums play mode, while selecting disc number 6 corresponds to the shuffle all songs play mode.

NOTE: Honda factory-installed audio systems vary from model to model and may have different button names for the same functions.

• To select Music Link, press the CD/AUX button on

your vehicle's audio system.

• To select a play mode, use the DISC– (Preset 5) and

DISC+ (Preset 6) buttons to scroll thru the disc numbers. When the desired disc number is shown in the audio system display, press and hold either SEEK/SKIP button ( or ) for at least 1 full second.

NOTES:

• The steering wheel audio controls (if equipped) may

not operate or may have limited operation when using Music Link.

• It is not necessary to eject a CD in the CD player or

disconnect an accessory from the auxiliary jack to use Music Link. Press the CD/AUX button to toggle between the CD player, auxiliary jack, and Music Link.

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Audio System Controls

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Use to select

Music Link.

Use to scroll thru the disc

numbers.

Use to activate

a play mode

and seek/skip

forward and

backward.

NOTE: It may take up to 10 seconds to activate a play mode.

* See page 9 to learn how to use additional play modes/categories.

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