Playing a PC card (EX-L model with navigation system)

To Play a PC Card

You operate the PC card player with the same controls used for the radio and the disc player. To load or play a card, the ignition switch must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.

The PC card player reads and plays cards in MP3 or WMA formats.

Depending on the format, the screen will indicate ‘‘MP3’’ or ‘‘WMA’’ when a card is playing. The card limit of the player is 255 folders and 999 tracks. If the card has a complex structure, it takes some time for the system to begin playing it.

Based on PCMCIA 2.1/JEIDA 4.2, the recommended PC cards for the PC card reader are:

SD memory card
CompactFlash
Flash ATA

Always use the recommended memory card with the appropriate adapter (if an adapter is needed).

Some memory cards will not work in this unit.

NOTE:

When you insert a PC card into the slot, make sure you put it in straight. If you cannot insert it, remove it, and insert again.

Do not keep PC cards in the vehicle. Direct sunlight and high heat will damage them.

To avoid damaging the card reader, do not insert hard disc drive cards into the PC card slot.

You cannot close the screen (move it to the upright position) until the PC card is inserted all the way into its slot or removed.

Never insert foreign objects into the PC card slot.

The specifications for compatible MP3 files are:

Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)
Bitrate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps (MPEG1)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bitrate and multi-session
Maximum layers (including ROOT): 8 layers

The specifications for compatible WMA files are:

Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
Bitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
Compatible with variable bitrate and multi-session
Maximum layers (including ROOT): 8 layers

In WMA format, DRM (digital rights management) files cannot be played.

If the system finds a DRM file, it skips that file and plays the next available folder or file.

Loading a PC Card

The PC card slot is behind the navigation screen. To use the PC card player, press the OPEN button beside the screen. The screen folds back, and the PC card slot appears.

Insert a PC card straight into the slot.

The drive will read the PC card and begin to play it.

Return the screen to the upright position by pressing the CLOSE button on the edge of the screen panel.

Push the AUDIO button beside the screen to show the audio display and operate the PC card player.

You can also operate the audio system without using the control icons on the audio screen. Press any of the appropriate control buttons.

The status bar appears on the bottom of the screen. On the navigation screen, you can see the audio information whenever you touch the AUDIO INFO icon on the screen.

There are three play modes: Folder, Artist, and Album. Touch the PLAY MODE icon, then choose one of the modes by touching its icon. When a mode is selected, it is highlighted in blue.

Foldermode plays tracks in the order they were added to the card.

Artistmode plays tracks in alphabetical order, by artist and song title.

Album mode plays albums (folders) in alphabetical order.

If play mode information was not included in the tracks/files when they were added to the card, it will not be displayed on the screen.

To Select a Play Mode

To select a play mode, push the AUDIO button to show the audio display, then touch the PLAY MODE icon on the display.

Select the desired mode by touching the appropriate icon, or move the joystick, then press ENT.

After you select the play mode, the display changes to the selectable playing menu. If you select ‘‘Continue playing the current song,’’ the system goes into the selected play mode after playing the current file.

If you select ‘‘Play a new track list,’’ the system goes into the selected play mode immediately and begins to play the new track list.

To go back to the previous screen, press the CANCEL button on the right side of the screen. To exit the play mode screens, press the AUDIO button.

To Change or Select Tracks/Files

You can use the preset buttons while a card is playing to select or change files. Each preset button’s function is shown on the bottom of the screen.

Icons on the screen can also be selected with the joystick.Move the joystick left or right and up or down until the icon is highlighted, then press ENT on the top of the joystick to select the icon.

SKIP - Each time you press and release (preset 6), the player skips forward to the beginning of the next file. Press and release (preset 5), to skip backward to the beginning of the current file.

Press it again to skip to the beginning of the previous file.

FF/REW - To move rapidly within a file, press and hold (preset 4) or (preset 3).

FOLDER SELECTION - To select a different folder, press either side of the TUNE bar to move to the beginning of the next folder. Press the side of the TUNE bar to skip the next folder, and press the side to move to the beginning of the current folder. Press it again to skip to the beginning of the previous folder.

TRACK REPEAT (FILE REPEAT) - To continuously replay a file, press and release the RPT button (preset 1). You will see TRACK REPEAT in the display.

Press the RPT button again to turn it off.

FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM REPEAT - This feature, when activated, replays all the files on the selected folder/artist/album in the order they are recorded or listed. To activate each repeat mode, press and hold the RPT button (preset 1) for 2 seconds. You will see FOLDER REPEAT, ARTIST REPEAT or ALBUM REPEAT in the display.

The system continuously replays the current folder/artist/album. Press and hold the RPT button again to turn it off. Pressing the RDM button, or selecting a different folder/artist/ album with the TUNE bar also turns off the repeat feature.

TRACK RANDOM(Random within a folder) - This feature plays the files within a folder in random order. To activate random play, press and release the RDM button (preset 2). You will see TRACK RANDOM in the display.

Press the RDM button again to return to normal play.

FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM RANDOM - This feature, when activated, plays all files in each folder/artist/album in random order, rather than in the order they are recorded or listed. To activate each random play, push and hold the RDM button (preset 2) for 2 seconds.

You will see FOLDER RANDOM, ARTIST RANDOM or ALBUM RANDOM in the display.

The system then selects and plays files randomly. This continues until you deactivate each random play by pressing the RDM button again.

SCAN - The SCAN function samples all the files on the PC card in the order they are recorded. To activate the scan feature, press and release the SCAN button. You will see TRACK SCANin the display.

You will get a 10 second sampling of each file on the PC card. Press the SCAN button again to get out of scan mode and play the last file sampled.

Pressing either of the SKIP buttons (preset 5 or 6) also turns off the scan feature.

FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM SCAN - This feature, when activated, samples the first file in each folder/artist/album on the PC card in order. To activate each scan feature, press and hold the SCAN button. You will see FOLDER SCAN, ARTIST SCAN or ALBUMSCAN in the display.

The system plays the first file in the folder for about 10 seconds. If you do nothing, the system plays the first file in each folder, in order, for 10 seconds each. After playing the first file of the last folder/artist/album, the system returns to normal play.

Pressing either of the SKIP buttons (preset 5 or 6), selecting a different folder/artist/album with the TUNE bar, or pressing the SCAN button, also turns off the scan feature.

Using a Track List

You can also select a file directly from a track list on the audio display.

Press the AUDIO button to show the audio display, then touch the Track List icon. The track list menu appears on the display.

To scroll through the display, touch the or icon on the side of the screen. To go back to the previous display, touch the Return icon.

To play a file, touch its icon on the screen. In folder mode, touch the folder icon on the upper left of the screen to move to the parent folder.

The current folder is highlighted in blue.

In artist mode, the artist name is also displayed on the right side of each selectable icon. Select the desired file.

In album mode, the album name is also displayed on the right side of each selectable icon. Select the desired file.

Song Search Function

When you select ‘‘Song Search’’ from the track list display, the song search menu appears.

You can then select any of three modes to search a file: Title by Keyword, Artist, and Album.

Searching for a Song Title by Keyword

In Title by Keyword mode, enter the title name, or any keyword, by touching the letter icons on the screen. Press the List icon to begin the song search. If you press the CANCEL button on the control panel, the display returns to the mode menu without doing a search.

To cancel the selected letter, touch the Delete icon. To select more characters, touch the More icon.

The other character list will be shown.

  After the system searches for a song, a file list is displayed. To scroll through the list, touch the or icon on the side of the screen. Select the desired file by touching the appropriate icon, or moving the joystick and pressing ENT.

Searching for a Song by Artist Name

Select the Artist icon, and the artist list appears. Select the desired artist, and the artist’s file list is displayed.

Searching for a Song by Album Name

Select the Album icon, and the album list appears. Select the desired album, and its song list is displayed.

You can then select the desired song from the list.

To Stop Playing a PC Card

To play the radio when a PC card is playing, press the AM/FM button or touch the FM1, FM2, AM, XM1, or XM2 icon. If a disc is in the audio unit, press the CD/XM button or touch the CD icon to play the disc. If a CD or CDs are in the CD changer, touch the CDC icon to play the disc(s). Touch the CARD icon to switch back to the PC card player.

If you turn the system off while a PC card is playing, either with the power/volume knob or by turning off the ignition switch, the card will stay in the drive.When you turn the system back on, the card will begin playing where it left off.

When you leave the vehicle, always remove the PC card from the audio unit.

Removing a PC Card

To remove a PC card from the audio unit, fold back the screen by pressing the OPEN button. Press the eject button ( ) to remove the card. If you do not remove it from the slot, you cannot return the screen to the upright position.

To return the screen to the upright position, press the CLOSE button.

You can also eject a card when the ignition switch is off.

PC Card Player Malfunction

If there is a problem with the PC card player, see your dealer.

If you see an error message in the display while playing a PC card, find the solution in the chart to the right.

If you cannot clear the error message, take your vehicle to your dealer.