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

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    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 ...[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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: ?[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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: ?[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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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      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., registered in the U.S. and[...]