Audio Set

Basic Operation Method

 


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    Additionally, depending on future software updates, the content may successively change without notice.

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Audio Set has 3 different human interfaces.

  • Commander switch

  • Touch panel

  • Voice recognition with steering switch and microphone

    Refer to Voice Recognition (Search).

Commander switch operation

 


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

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.

Touch panel operation

 


Do not press the screen strongly or press it with a sharp-pointed object. Otherwise, the screen could be damaged.

 


For safety reasons, operation of the centre display is disabled while the vehicle is being driven. However, items not displayed in grey can be operated using the commander switch while the vehicle is being driven.

 

Touch & Tap

  1. Touch or tap on the item indicated on the screen.

  2. The operation is launched and the next item is displayed.

     

Slide (USB audio only)

  1. Touch the setting item displaying a slider bar.

  2. Touch the slider with your finger and move to the desired level.

     

Swipe

  1. Touch the screen with your finger and move up or down.

  2. Items which were not displayed can be displayed.

     

Return to previous screen

  1. Touch the .

Displaying the home screen

  1. Touch the .

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. 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 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.

Display setting

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

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

Display OFF/Clock

The centre display can be turned off. Select to turn the display off.

When is selected the centre display turns off and the clock is displayed.

The centre display can be turned back on as follows:

  • Touch the centre display.

  • Operate the commander switch.

Daytime/nighttime (Mode) screen setting

The daytime or nighttime screen can be selected.

: Switches screen automatically according to position lights illumination condition. However, when the light sensor detects that the surrounding area is bright such as when the position lights are turned on in the daytime, the screen is switched to the daytime screen*1

: Daytime screen setting

: Nighttime screen setting

  1. The display is constantly on daytime screen when the illumination dimmer is cancelled.

Brightness adjustment

Adjust the centre display brightness using the slider.

Contrast adjustment

Adjust the centre display contrast using the slider.

Display setting reset

All of the screen setting values can be reset to their initial settings.

  1. Select .

  2. Select .

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.

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.

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)

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, 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.

  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.

Bluetooth®

Component Parts

Microphone (hands-free)

The microphone is used for speaking voice commands or when making a Hands-free call.

Talk button

Activates the voice recognition. In addition, it skips the voice guidance.

Pick-up button

Responds to incoming calls. In addition, after selecting a contact or dialing a number, it places the call when the button is pressed.

Hang-up button

Ends the call or refuses an incoming call. In addition, it ends the voice recognition operation.

Commander switch

The commander switch is used for volume adjustment and display operation. Tilt or turn the commander knob to move the cursor. Press the commander knob to select the icon.

Volume adjustment

The volume dial of the commander switch is used to adjust the volume. Turn the dial to the right to increase volume, to the left to decrease it.

The volume can also be adjusted using the volume button on the steering wheel.

 


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

  • If the volume is lower compared to other audio modes, increase the volume from the device side.

 

Conversation volume and the volume of the voice guidance and ringtone can each be set in advance.

  1. Select the icon on the home screen to display the Communication screen.

  2. Select .

  3. Adjust the and the using the slider.

Deleting a device

Selecting and deleting devices

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

  2. Select the tab.

  3. Select .

  4. Turn the Bluetooth® setting on.

  5. Select the device name which you would like to delete.

  6. Select .

  7. Select .

Deleting all devices

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

  2. Select the tab.

  3. Select .

  4. Select .

  5. Select .

  6. Select .

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.

How to Use Aha™

How to Use Stitcher™ Radio

What is Stitcher™ Radio?

Stitcher™*1 radio is an application which can be used to listen to Internet radio or stream podcasts.

Recommended content is automatically selected by registering content which you put into your favourites, or by pressing the Like or Dislike button.

For details on Stitcher™ Radio, refer to “http://stitcher.com/”.

  1. Stitcher™, the Stitcher™ logo, and the Stitcher™ trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of Stitcher, Inc., used with permission.

 


  • To operate Stitcher™ Radio from your Bluetooth® device, perform the following in advance:

    • Install the Stitcher™ Radio application to your device.

    • Create a Stitcher™ Radio account for your device.

    • Log onto Stitcher™ Radio using your device.

  • If the Applications screen is not displayed on the device, Stitcher™ may not play on the centre display.

Playback

Select the icon on the home screen to display the Entertainment screen. When is selected, the following icons are indicated in the bottom part of the centre display.

Icon

Function

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

Displays the station list.

Use to switch to other stations.

Dislike

Evaluates the current programme as “Dislike”.

Like

Evaluates the current programme as “Like”.

Adds the current station to your favourites or deletes the current station from your favourites.

Reverses for 30 seconds.

Plays the station. Select it again to pause playback.

Goes to the next station.

Displays sound settings to adjust audio quality level.

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

Station list

  1. Select the icon to display the station list.

    Favourites station name: Select to display the programme registered to your favourites.

    Category name: A recommended category selected from your favourites by Stitcher™ is displayed.

    Select it to display the category programme.

     

  2. Select the programme name to play it.

Add to your favourites

If the current programme has not been registered to your favourites, it can be registered to your favourites.

  1. Select the icon to display the favourites station which the registration can be added.

  2. Select the station name which you want to register.

  3. Select to add the programme to the selected favourites station.

 


  • Multiple favourites stations can be selected and registered.

  • Favourites stations registered by oneself as well those set by default are displayed.

Delete from your favourites

If the current programme has already been registered to your favourites, the programme can be deleted from your favourites.

  1. Select the icon.

  2. The programme is automatically deleted from the favourites station.

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