RIDGELINE : RT, RTS, and RTL Honda Music Link User's Guide
Contents 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 ................................
Honda Music Link Table of Contents 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.
What's Included Table of Contents 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.
What You Need Table of Contents • 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.
Getting Started Quickly Using Music Link Without Honda TTS Table of Contents 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: Disconnecting Your iPod To disconnect the iPod, squeeze both sides of the Music Link cable connector, and unplug the cable.
Getting Started Quickly Using Music Link Without Honda TTS 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.
Getting Started Quickly Using Music Link Without Honda TTS Playing Music 1. Connect the iPod (see page 6), turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) or ACC (I) position, and turn on the audio system. 2. Press the XM/AUX or CD/AUX button to select Music Link. If the audio system plays the XM radio, press the XM/AUX button again to select Music Link. Music Link begins playback with the last song played on the iPod. If no song is queued, Music Link shuffles all songs in random order.
Using Music Link With Honda TTS To get the most out of Music Link, first install the Honda TTS software application provided on the Honda Music Link CD. This optional software installs on the Mac or PC you use with your iPod. It creates 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/album or previous song/album, and search playlists, albums, artists, and genres.
Using Music Link With Honda TTS Before Installing Honda TTS Before you install Honda TTS on your computer, make sure you: • Install iTunes 4.9 or later (available for download at www.apple.com/itunes/download ). • Set your iPod to synchronize manually. (Go to Edit/Preferences, click on the iPod tab, and select "Manually manage songs and playlists".) • Disconnect (eject) your iPod from your computer. • Adjust the text-to-speech settings on your Mac or PC to your preference. (See page 12.
Using Music Link With Honda TTS Running Honda TTS Once installed, Honda TTS automatically launches every time you connect your iPod to your computer. To run Honda TTS, connect your iPod to your computer. To update (and create TTS files) for the music on your iPod, click the OK button on the Honda TTS update screen. To manually run Honda TTS, launch the program from the applications folder (Mac) or Start Menu (PC).
Using Music Link With Honda TTS Text-To-Speech Settings You can change and adjust the text-to-speech settings for TTS files (voice prompts) that Honda TTS creates. Modifying the system voice and the voice speed may help improve intelligibility. Mac 1. Go to Finder/System Preferences. 2. Select the Speech icon. 3. Click on the Text to Speech tab. 4. Select the system voice of your preference from the pull-down menu. 5. Adjust and play the speaking rate. (Continued) Table of Contents PC 1.
Using Music Link With Honda TTS (Continued) Table of Contents 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 located on the bottom of the iPod. When the Music Link cable is properly connected: Disconnecting Your iPod To disconnect the iPod, squeeze both sides of the Music Link cable connector, and unplug the cable.
Using Music Link With Honda TTS Using the Audio System Controls Music Link allows you to use the buttons on your audio system to control iPod functions. There are six play modes/categories, or six ways to listen to music. Each disc number (1–6) corresponds with a play mode/ category in Music Link. For example, selecting disc number 1 on your audio system corresponds to the search playlists category in Music Link.
Using Music Link With Honda TTS Playing Music 1. Connect the iPod (see page 13), turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) or ACC (I) position, and turn on the audio system. 2. Press the XM/AUX or CD/AUX button to select Music Link. Music Link begins playback with the last song played on the iPod. If no song is queued, Music Link shuffles all songs in random order.
Using Music Link With Honda TTS Selecting a Play Mode/Category (Cont.) • To search albums, select Disc 3, then press and hold either SEEK/SKIP button ( or ) for at least 1 full second. Music Link announces the first letter of each album. – Press and release the SEEK/SKIP ( ) button immediately after hearing the desired letter. Music Link begins playing the first song of the first album that begins with the selected letter.
Using Music Link With Honda TTS Selecting a Play Mode/Category (Cont.) • To shuffle the albums on your iPod in random order, select Disc 5, then press and hold either SEEK/SKIP button ( or ) for at least 1 full second. – Press and release the SEEK/SKIP button to skip to the next song ( ) or to the beginning of the song currently playing ( ) within an album. – Press and hold either SEEK/SKIP button ( or ) for at least 1 full second to skip to the beginning of another album.
Tips Audio System Controls • RDM and A.SEL/RDM Buttons: Push the RDM or A.SEL/RDM button on the audio system to shuffle all songs within the selected category/play mode. For example, if you select and play a playlist (Disc 1) and then press the RDM or A.SEL/RDM button, Music Link will shuffle all songs within that playlist in random order. NOTE: The RDM and A.SEL/RDM buttons do not work while Music Link is in the shuffle all songs (Disc 6) play mode.
Tips (Continued) iTunes Settings • For best results, set your iPod to synchronize manually. (Go to Edit, then Preferences, click on the iPod tab and select "Manually manage songs and playlists".) If you select "Automatically update all songs and playlists," you may hear voice prompts when you shuffle songs on your iPod.
Support Table of Contents For more information about Honda Music Link and Honda TTS, including FAQs, visit http://automobiles.honda.com. For additional support, call Honda Automobile Customer Service at 1-800-999-1009, Monday thru Friday, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST). Honda TTS Software Updates Check out http://automobiles.honda.com to download the most recent Honda TTS software and software updates.
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