Audio Set [Type B (touchscreen)]

Basic Operation Method

Commander switch operation

 

For safety reasons, some operations are disabled while the vehicle is being driven.

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Volume dial operation

Press the volume dial to switch the audio MUTE on and off.

Turn the volume dial to adjust the volume. The volume increases by turning the dial clockwise, and decreases by turning it anticlockwise.

Switches around commander knob

The following operations can be done by pressing the switches around the commander knob.

: Displays the home screen.

: Displays the Entertainment screen.

: Displays the Navigation screen (Only navigation-equipped vehicles). For operation of the Navigation screen, refer to the navigation system manual. If the SD card for the navigation system is not inserted, the compass indicating the direction in which the vehicle is moving is displayed.

: Displays the Favourites screen. Long-press to store particular items in Favourites. (Radio, phonebook and destination of the navigation system can be programmed.)

: Returns to previous screen.

Commander knob operation

 

(Selection of icons on screen)

  1. Tilt or turn the commander knob and move the cursor to the desired icon.

  2. Press the commander knob and select the icon.

 

Long-press operation of the commander knob is also possible for some functions.

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Home screen

Home screen

Icon

Function

Applications

Information such as average fuel economy, maintenance, and warnings can be verified.

Depending on the grade and specification, the screen display may differ.

Entertainment

Operates audio such as the radio and CDs. The audio source most recently used is displayed. An audio source which cannot be used at that time is skipped and the previous audio source is displayed.

To change the audio source, select the icon displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Communication

Bluetooth® related functions are available.

Navigation

Navigation screen is displayed (vehicles with navigation system).

If the SD card for the navigation system is not inserted, the compass indicating the direction in which the vehicle is moving is displayed.

The compass may not indicate the correct bearing when the vehicle is stopped or travelling at a slow speed.

Settings

Overall setting menu (Such as display, sound, Bluetooth® and Language).

Depending on the grade and specification, the screen display may differ.

Volume/Display/Sound Controls

Volume/Display/Sound Controls

Volume adjustment

Turn the commander switch volume dial. The volume switch on the steering switch can also be pressed.

 

Press the volume dial to switch the audio MUTE on and off.

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Audio sound adjustment

Select the icon on the home screen to display the Settings screen.

Select the tab to select the item you would like to change.

Indication

Setting value

Bass

(Low pitch sound)

Side: Low pitch enhancement

Side: Low pitch reduction

Treble

(Treble sound)

Side: Treble enhancement

Side: Treble reduction

Fade

(Front/Rear volume balance)

Front: Front speaker volume enhancement

Rear: Rear speaker volume enhancement

Balance

(Left/right volume balance)

Right: Right speaker volume enhancement

Left: Left speaker volume enhancement

Guidance Volume

(Volume adjustment during route guidance on navigation screen)

Left: Low volume

Right: High volume

ALC*1

(Automatic volume adjustment)

Off―Adjustment at seven levels

Bose® Centerpoint*2

(Automatic surround level adjustment)

On/Off

Bose® AudioPilot*2

(Automatic volume adjustment)

On/Off

Beep

(Audio operation sound)

On/Off

  1. Standard audio

  2. Bose® sound system

ALC (Automatic volume adjustment)

The automatic level control (ALC) is a feature that automatically adjusts audio volume and sound quality according to the vehicle speed. The volume increases in accordance with the increase in vehicle speed, and decreases as vehicle speed decreases.

 

Bose® Centerpoint (Automatic surround level adjustment)

Centerpoint®*3 lets vehicle owners enjoy a Bose® surround sound experience.

Specifically engineered to meet the unique demands of reproducing surround sound in a vehicle.

Converts stereo signals to multiple channels allowing greater precision when reproducing the sound.

An enhanced algorithm to simultaneously create a wider, more spacious sound field.

*3 Centerpoint® is a registered trademark of Bose Corporation.

 

Bose® AudioPilot (Automatic volume adjustment)

When driving, background noise can interfere with enjoying music.

AudioPilot®*4 noise compensation technology continuously adjusts the music to compensate for background noise and vehicle speed.

It reacts only to sustained noise sources and not intermittent ones, such as speed bumps.

An enhanced DSP algorithm allows faster and more effective compensation for unusual situations, such as driving on a very rough road or at high speeds.

*4 AudioPilot® is a registered trademark of Bose Corporation.

Operating the Radio

Operating the Radio

Radio ON

Select the icon on the home screen to display the Entertainment screen. When selecting the desired radio, the following icons are indicated in the lower part of the centre display.

AM/FM Radio

Icon

Function

Displays the Entertainment menu. Use to switch to a different audio source.

Displays the list of receivable RDS radio stations (FM only).*1

Displays the station list.*2

Select to display the frequencies of up to 10 radio stations on the auto memory preset list.

Select the desired frequency.

Displays the Favourites list. Long-press to store radio station currently being aired.

You can search for receivable radio stations.

Scanning stops at each station for about 5 seconds.

Select again to continue receiving the radio station.

You can change the radio frequency manually.

Rotate the commander knob, slide the screen, or touch the radio frequency.

Press or to change the radio frequency one step at a time.

When or is long-pressed, the radio frequency changes continually. It stops when you remove your hand from the icon or the commander knob.

Switches the TA mode on and off.*1

Automatic radio station selection.

When long-pressed, the radio frequency changes continually. It stops when you remove your hand from the icon or the commander knob.

Displays the FM settings screen (FM only).*1

On/Off of Alternative frequency and Region lock can be set.

Displays sound settings to adjust audio quality level.

Refer to Volume/Display/Sound Controls (Search).

  1. With Radio Data System (RDS)

  2. Not displayed when listening to FM radio on vehicles with Radio Data System (RDS).

 

(With Radio Data System (RDS))

When the or icon is selected while FM is selected, each programme is selected.

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Favourites Radio

Selected stations can be registered for convenient operation. Up to 50 stations can be registered. The Favourites list is common to AM, FM and DAB radio (Some Models).

Registering to Favourites

Long-press the icon to register the current radio station. The registration can also be performed using the following procedure.

  1. Select the icon to display the Favourites list.

  2. Select .

  3. Select .

  4. The station is added to the bottom of the Favourites list.

     

    If the battery is disconnected, your Favourites list will be not deleted.

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Selecting radio station from Favourites

  1. Select the icon to display the Favourites list.

  2. Select the radio frequency to tune in the radio station.

Deleting from Favourites

  1. Select the icon to display the Favourites list.

  2. Select .

  3. Select .

  4. Select the radio frequency you want to delete.

  5. Select .

Changing Favourites list order

  1. Select the icon to display the Favourites list.

  2. Select .

  3. Select .

  4. Select a radio frequency. The selected radio station can be moved.

  5. Slide the radio station or move it using the commander switch, then select .

Radio Data System (RDS) (Some Models)

Alternative frequency (AF)

AF functions on FM stations. Turn on the AF mode. If the radio reception of the current station weakens, the system switches to an alternative station automatically.

If you wish to continue a regional programme, turn on the Region lock (REG) mode.

AF/REG on or off switching

Select the icon while in FM mode to switch to the FM settings screen. AF/REG on or off switching can be performed as follows:

(AF mode on/off)

Select On/Off on the FM settings screen.

(REG mode on/off)

While the AF mode is on, select On/Off.

Traffic announcement (TA)

Select during FM/AM reception to switch to the TA mode.

If a TA broadcast is received while in the TA mode, the TA broadcast intercedes even while using other functions (FM, CD, USB device, AUX, BT audio, Aha™ radio, or Stitcher™ radio), and “Traffic Announcement” is displayed.

If a TA is received on the Entertainment screen, is displayed on the screen. Select to cancel the received TA and return to TA reception stand-by. If a TA is received on a screen other than the Entertainment screen, the selection screens for , , and are displayed on the screen. If is selected, the selection screen turns off when a TA is received while continuing to receive TAs.

Selection from Station List

List of receivable RDS radio stations is displayed. You can easily select the station you want to listen to from the list. If a radio station name is not available, the frequency is displayed. In addition, radio stations which have been programmed to a Genre code (Programme types like Rock, News, and so on) can also be displayed separately by category.

 

It may take longer to display the station list depending on the reception conditions.

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  1. Select the icon to display the radio station list.

  2. Select the radio frequency to tune in the radio station.

(Selecting Genre)

  1. Select the on the station list screen to display the genre list screen.

  2. Select the genre to display the radio station list in the genre.

     

    Only one Genre can be selected.

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Operating the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Radio (Some Models)

Operating the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Radio (Some Models)

DAB radio setting

  1. Select the icon while using DAB radio.

  2. Select the desired item and perform the setting.

    The items which can be set are as follows:

Item

Setting

Function

BAND Settings

Band III/L Band/Both

Frequency band can be changed.

DAB-FM Link

On/Off

On: If the reception condition is bad, an FM station which is providing the same broadcast is searched and switched to.

DAB-DAB Link

On/Off

On: If the reception condition is bad, a DAB station which is providing the same broadcast is searched and switched to.

Radio Text

On/Off

On: Radio text is displayed.

 

  • The radio text may not be displayed depending on the radio station.

  • The radio text cannot be displayed in DAB-FM mode.

  • If there is no DAB radio signal, “Signal Lost” is displayed on the screen. Change the ensemble or radio station, or perform station list updating.

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Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player (Some Models)

Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player (Some Models)

Type

Playable data

Music/MP3/WMA/AAC CD player

  • Music data (CD-DA)

  • MP3/WMA/AAC file

 

If a disc has both music data (CD-DA) and MP3/WMA/AAC files, playback of the 2 or 3 file types differs depending on how the disc was recorded.

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Inserting the CD

Insert the CD into the slot, label-side up. The auto-loading mechanism will set the CD and begin play.

 

There will be a short lapse before play begins while the player reads the digital signals on the CD.

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Ejecting the CD

Press the CD eject button () to eject the CD.

Operating the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) Player (Some Models)

Operating the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) Player (Some Models)

Type

Playable data

DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR player

DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR file

Inserting the DVD

Insert the DVD into the slot, label-side up. The DVD is inserted automatically and the top menu screen of the DVD disc and controller are displayed.

 

There will be a short lapse before play begins while the player reads the digital signals on the DVD.

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Ejecting the DVD

Press the DVD eject button () to eject the DVD.

Playback

Select the icon on the home screen with a DVD inserted and display the Entertainment screen. When is selected, the DVD top menu screen and the controller are displayed.

When starting the playback by operating the controller, the following icons are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Icon

Function

Displays the Entertainment menu. Use to switch to a different audio source.

Returns to the DVD menu screen.

Returns to the beginning of the previous chapter if the icon is selected within a few seconds after the playback of the current chapter has started.

Returns to the beginning of the current chapter if the icon is selected a few seconds after the playback of the current chapter has started.

Long-press during playback to fast reverse.

Long-press during pause to play in reverse in slow motion. It stops when you remove your hand from the icon or the commander knob.

Plays the DVD. Select again to pause the playback.

Advances to the beginning of the next chapter.

Long-press during playback to fast forward.

Long-press during pause to play in slow motion. It stops when you remove your hand from the icon or the commander knob.

Changes camera angle each time the icon is selected (usable DVDs only).

Changes display/non-display of the sub titles (usable DVDs only).

Changes the parental lock setting.

Parental lock level and PIN code setting changes are possible.

Pauses the playback and displays the DVD setting screen.

Select to adjust the sound quality.

Refer to Volume/Display/Sound Controls (Search).

Select to change the aspect ratio (horizontal to vertical ratio of the screen). 16:9 Widescreen, 4:3 Letterbox, and 4:3 Pan-scan are available.

Adjusts the screen.

Displays the video setting screen at the bottom of the screen.

 

  • For safety reasons, images are not displayed while the vehicle is being driven.

  • Slide the of the controller to move the controller.

  • If the mode is switched to DVD mode once the DVD playback has stopped, the playback restarts without displaying the DVD menu screen.

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Setting image quality

Brightness, contrast, tint, colour density can be adjusted.

When the icon is selected, the following tabs are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Tab

Function

Screen brightness can be adjusted using the slider.

Screen contrast can be adjusted using the slider.

Colour tone of the screen can be adjusted using the slider.

Screen colour can be adjusted using the slider.

Screen settings can be reset to initial values.

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Bluetooth® Audio

Bluetooth® Audio

Applicable Bluetooth® specification (Recommended)

Ver. 1.1/1.2/2.0 EDR/2.1 EDR/3.0 (conformity)

Response profile

  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.2

  • AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.3/1.4

 

A2DP is a profile which transmits only audio to the Bluetooth® unit. If your Bluetooth® audio device corresponds only to A2DP, but not AVRCP, you cannot operate it using the control panel of the vehicle's audio system. In this case, only the operations on the mobile device are available the same as when a portable audio device for a non-compliant Bluetooth® device is connected to the AUX terminal.

Function

A2DP

AVRCP

Ver. 1.0

Ver. 1.3

Ver. 1.4

Playback

X

X

X

X

Pause

X

X

X

X

File (Track) up/down

—

X

X

X

Reverse

—

—

X

X

Fast-forward

—

—

X

X

Text display

—

—

X

X

Repeat

—

—

Depends on device

Depends on device

Shuffle

—

—

Depends on device

Depends on device

Scan

—

—

Depends on device

Depends on device

Folder up/down

—

—

—

Depends on device

X: Available

—: Not available

 

  • The battery consumption of Bluetooth® audio devices increases while Bluetooth® is connected.

  • If a general mobile phone device is USB connected during music playback over the Bluetooth® connection, the Bluetooth® connection is disconnected. For this reason, you cannot have music playback over a Bluetooth® connection and music playback using a USB connection at the same time.

  • If a device which supports AVRCP Ver. 1.6 or higher is connected, song information may not display correctly.

  • The system may not operate normally depending on the Bluetooth® audio device.

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Switching to Bluetooth® audio mode

To listen to music or voice audio recorded to a Bluetooth® audio device, switch to the Bluetooth® audio mode to operate the audio device using the audio system control panel. Any Bluetooth® audio device must be paired to the vehicle's Bluetooth® unit before it can be used.

Refer to Bluetooth® Preparation (Type B) (Search).

  1. Turn on the Bluetooth® audio device's power.

  2. Switch the ignition to ACC or ON.

  3. Select the icon on the home screen to display the Entertainment screen.

  4. When is selected, switches to the Bluetooth® audio mode to begin playback.

 

  • If the Applications screen is not displayed on the device, Bluetooth® audio may not play on the centre display.

  • If Bluetooth® audio is used after using Aha™ or Stitcher™ radio, the application on the mobile device has to be closed first.

  • If the Bluetooth® audio device does not begin playback, select the icon.

  • If the mode is switched from Bluetooth® audio mode to another mode (radio mode), audio playback from the Bluetooth® audio device stops.

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Playback

To listen to a Bluetooth® audio device over the vehicle's speaker system, switch the mode to Bluetooth® audio mode. (Refer to “Switching to Bluetooth® audio mode”)

After switching to the Bluetooth® audio mode, the following icons are displayed in the lower part of the display. Icons which can be used differ depending on the version of the Bluetooth® audio device which you are currently using.

Icon

Function

Displays the Entertainment menu. Use to switch to a different audio source.

(AVRCP Ver. 1.4 only)

Displays the top level folder/file list.

Select the folder which you want to select.

The files in the selected folder are displayed.

Select the file you want to play.

(AVRCP Ver. 1.3 or higher)

Replays the song currently being played repeatedly.

When selected again, the songs in the folder are played repeatedly.

Select it again to cancel.

Icons change when the song is repeated or the folder is repeated.

(AVRCP Ver. 1.3 or higher)

Plays songs in the folder in random order.

When selected again, the songs on the device are played in random order.

Select it again to cancel.

Icons change during folder shuffle or device shuffle.

Scans the titles in a folder and plays the beginning of each song to aid in finding a desired song.

When selected again, the beginning of each song on the device is played.

When selected again, the operation is cancelled and the song currently being played continues.

Returns to the beginning of the previous song.

Long-press to fast reverse. It stops when you remove your hand from the icon or the commander knob.

Plays the Bluetooth® audio. When selected again, playback is temporarily stopped.

Advances to the beginning of the next song.

Long-press to fast forward. It stops when you remove your hand from the icon or the commander knob.

Displays sound settings to adjust audio quality level.

Refer to Volume/Display/Sound Controls (Search).

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