Honda RT, RTS, RTL, User Manual

Page 1: ...Honda Music Link User s Guide RIDGELINE RT RTS and RTL ...

Page 2: ...tem 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 ...

Page 3: ...ee 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 optiona...

Page 4: ...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 Table of Contents ...

Page 5: ...ws 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 Table of Contents 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 ...

Page 6: ...e 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...

Page 7: ...reset 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 i...

Page 8: ...bum Press and hold either SEEK SKIP button or for at least 1 full second to skip to the beginning of another album Pressing and holding the SEEK SKIP button will not skip to the previously played album Music Link continues to shuffle albums in random order whether you press and hold the forward or backward SEEK SKIP button In shuffle albums mode Disc 5 Music Link only plays songs that have album i...

Page 9: ... the music on your iPod and creates TTS files that contain all of the voice prompts Music Link will need to help you search for music Info Tags Each song on your iPod and in iTunes has a set of info tags attached to it like Name Artist Album Year etc below left You can edit these info tags by Clicking on the desired song in iTunes Going to File then Get Info Clicking on the Info tab Honda TTS scan...

Page 10: ...onda TTS Mac Double click on the Honda TTS pkg icon in the Mac Install folder and follow the installation prompts PC Double click on the Setup exe icon in the Windows Install folder and follow the installation prompts Uninstalling Honda TTS To uninstall Honda TTS on a Mac 1 Go to System Preference Login Items 2 Delete Honda Helper 3 Reboot To uninstall Honda TTS on a PC 1 Go to Start Settings Cont...

Page 11: ...After the initial run the time to run Honda TTS should decrease as long as the TTS files from the previous update remain in iTunes If you make any changes to the music on your iPod add songs delete songs create new playlists edit album names etc make sure you run Honda TTS If upon connecting your iPod you have not made any changes to the music on the iPod click the Cancel button on the Honda TTS u...

Page 12: ...iTunes and on your iPod then run Honda TTS PC 1 Open the Control Panel from the Start menu 2 Select Speech or Sounds Speech and Audio 3 Click on the Text to Speech tab 4 Select the voice selection of your preference from the pull down menu Either Microsoft Mary or LH Michelle is recommended if available 5 Adjust and preview the voice speed NOTE After changing and adjusting the text to speech setti...

Page 13: ...on 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 pl...

Page 14: ...croll 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 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 a...

Page 15: ... and hold either SEEK SKIP button or for at least 1 full second Music Link announces the names of the playlists that begin with the selected letter Press and release the SEEK SKIP button immediately after hearing the desired playlist name Music Link begins playing the first song in the selected playlist To search artists select Disc 2 then press and hold either SEEK SKIP button or for at least 1 f...

Page 16: ...se the SEEK SKIP button immediately after hearing the desired album name Music Link begins playing the first song in the selected album To search genres select Disc 4 then press and hold either SEEK SKIP button or for at least 1 full second Music Link announces the first letter of each genre Press and release the SEEK SKIP button immediately after hearing the desired letter Music Link begins playi...

Page 17: ...t skip to the previously played album Music Link continues to shuffle albums in random order whether you press and hold the forward or backward SEEK SKIP button In shuffle albums mode Disc 5 Music Link only plays songs that have album information entered in the info tags If none of the songs on an iPod have album information all of the songs are treated as one album To shuffle all songs in random ...

Page 18: ...d to Music Link s different play modes and category searches Disc 1 6 To scroll thru the disc numbers play modes category searches use only use the DISC Preset 5 and DISC Preset 6 buttons then press and hold either SEEK SKIP button or for at least 1 full second Tag Info Song Titles Music Link does not search the music on an iPod by song name it only searches music by artist album genre and playlis...

Page 19: ...e iTunes preferences Go to Edit then Preferences and click on the General tab With this feature when you load a store bought music CD on your computer iTunes automatically looks up and fills in the info tags for every song on the disc This feature not only helps you organize your music accurately it also saves time Do not name your playlists Podcasts Doing so may cause undesirable effects during s...

Page 20: ...uding 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 ...

Page 21: ...n Honda accepts no responsibility for any lost data on an iPod even if the data is lost while using this product Apple the Apple logo iPod iPod iTunes FireWire and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries AAM 31314 31568 0512 2nd printing ...