Honda Power Equipment RT User Manual
Honda Music Link
User's Guide
RIDGELINE : RT, RTS, and RTL
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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)
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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
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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 XM/AUX or CD/AUX
button (depending on your Ridgeline model). If the
audio system plays the XM radio, press the XM/AUX
button again to select Music Link.
• To select a play mode, use the DISC– (Preset 5) and
DISC+ (Preset 6) buttons to scroll thru the disc
numbers. When the selected disc number is shown in
the audio system display, press and hold either
SEEK/SKIP button ( or ) for at least 1 full second
(or, on some models, until you hear a beep).
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 any CDs in the CD
player/changer or disconnect an accessory from the
auxiliary jack to use Music Link. Press the CD/AUX
button to toggle between the CD player/changer,
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:The buttons on the Ridgeline differ slightly from model to model.
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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