Honda Accord Hybrid (2019 year). Manual — part 17

Audio System Basic Operation

Playing an iPod

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Features

1. Press

to display the iPod music list.

2. Rotate

to select a category.

3. Press

to display a list of items in the

category.

4. Rotate

to select an item, then press

Press

and rotate

repeatedly until a

desired item you want to listen is
displayed.

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How to Select a Song from the iPod Music List with the
Selector Knob

Playing an iPod

Available operating functions vary on models or
versions. Some functions may not be available on the
vehicle’s audio system.

If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the audio/information screen.

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Category
Selection

Item
Selection

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Playing an iPod

Features

You can select repeat and shuffle modes when playing a song.

Available mode icons appear above the play
mode buttons.
Press the button corresponding to the mode
you want to select.

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To turn off a play mode

Press the selected button.

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How to Select a Play Mode

How to Select a Play Mode

Play Mode Menu Items

Shuffle Albums: Plays all available albums in

a selected category (playlists, artists, albums, songs,
genres, or composers) in random order.

Shuffle All: Plays all available songs in a

selected category (playlists, artists, albums, songs,
genres, or composers) in random order.

Repeat One Track: Repeats the current song.

You can also select a play mode by pressing the
MENU/CLOCK button.
Rotate

to select Play Mode, then press

Rotate

to select a mode, then press

To turn it off, rotate

to select Normal Play, then

press .

Play Mode Buttons

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Audio System Basic Operation

Playing Pandora®

Features

Playing Pandora®

Your audio system allows you to listen to music from the Pandora® app on a
compatible smartphone.
This function is available when the phone is paired and connected to the vehicle’s
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system, or with an iPhone, you can connect using
your USB cable to the USB port.

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Playing Pandora®

Pandora®, the Pandora logo, and the Pandora trade
dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Pandora Media, Inc., used with permission. Pandora
is only available in certain countries. Visit the Pandora
website for more information.

To find out if your phone is compatible with this
feature, visit automobiles.honda.com/handsfreelink/,
or call 1-888-528-7876.

To use this service in your vehicle, the Pandora® app
must first be installed on your phone. Visit
www.pandora.com. for more information.

Find the music you love and let the music you love
find you. Pandora® gives you a personalized music
experience that continually evolves with your tastes.
Create personalized stations from songs, artists or
genres. Not sure where to start? Use our voice search
to easily find stations that match your mood or
activity.

If you cannot operate Pandora® through the audio
system, it may be streaming through Bluetooth®
Audio. Make sure Pandora® mode on your audio
system is selected.

Audio/Information Screen

Selector Knob
Turn to change a station.
Press, and then turn to select an
item. After that, press again to
make your selection.

VOL/

(Volume/

Power) Knob
Press to turn the
audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the
volume.

(Back) Button

Press to go back to the
previous display or
cancel a setting.

MEDIA Button
Press to select Pandora®.

Play/Pause Button
Select to resume or play a track.

(Skip) Button

Press

to skip a

track.

Like/Dislike Buttons
Select to evaluate a track.

MENU/CLOCK Button
Press to display the
menu items.

Bookmark Button
Select to set a track as a bookmark.

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Audio System Basic Operation

Playing Pandora®

Features

You can create a station when playing Pandora®.

1. Press the MENU/CLOCK button.

2. Rotate

select

New Station, then

press .

3. Rotate

to select an item, then press

You can select Genre, Current Artist,
or Current Track.

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How to Create a Station

How to Create a Station

Available operating functions vary on software
versions. Some functions may not be available on the
vehicle’s audio system.

If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the audio/information screen.

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Pandora® may limit the total number of skips allowed
on the service. If you dislike a track after the skip limit
has been reached, your feedback will be saved but
the current track will continue to play.

To change stations, press

on the main Pandora®

screen, and rotate

to select Station List, and then

select a new station.

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Audio System Basic Operation

Playing a USB Flash Drive

Features

Playing a USB Flash Drive

Your audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either MP3,
WMA or AAC

format.

Connect your USB flash drive to the USB port, then press the MEDIA button.

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*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes are playable on this unit.

Audio/Information Screen

MEDIA Button
Press to select USB flash drive (if
connected).

MENU/CLOCK Button
Press to display the menu items.

Selector Knob
Turn to change files.
Press and turn to select an item,
then press to set your selection.

VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

USB Indicator
Appears when a USB flash drive is
connected.

(Back) Button

Press to go back to the previous display.

(Seek/Skip) Buttons

Press

to change tracks.

Press and hold to move rapidly
within a track.

Play Mode Buttons (1-6)
Press to select a play mode.

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Audio System Basic Operation

Playing a USB Flash Drive

Features

1. Press

to display a folder list.

2. Rotate

to select a folder.

3. Press

to display a list of files in that

folder.

4. Rotate

to select a file, then press

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How to Select a File from a Folder with the Selector Knob

Playing a USB Flash Drive

Use the recommended USB flash drives.

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Files in WMA format protected by digital rights
management (DRM) cannot be played.
The audio system displays Unplayable File, and then
skips to the next file.

If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the audio/information screen.

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Track
Selection

Folder
Selection

Audio System Basic Operation

Playing a USB Flash Drive

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Features

You can select repeat, random, and scan modes when playing a file.

Available mode icons appear above the play
mode buttons.
Press the button corresponding to the mode
you want to select.

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To turn off a play mode

Press the selected button.

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How to Select a Play Mode

How to Select a Play Mode

Play Mode Menu Items
Repeat

Repeat One Folder: Repeats all files in the

current folder.

Repeat One Track: Repeats the current file.

Random

Random in Folder: Plays all files in the

current folder in random order.

Random All: Plays all files in random order.

Scan

Scan Folders: Provides 10-second sampling of

the first file in each of the main folders.

Scan Tracks: Provides 10-second sampling of

all files in the current folder.

You can also select a play mode by pressing the
MENU/CLOCK button.
Rotate

to select Play Mode, then press

Rotate

to select a mode, then press

To turn it off, rotate

to select Normal Play, then

press .

Play Mode Buttons

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Audio System Basic Operation

Playing Bluetooth® Audio

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Features

Playing Bluetooth® Audio

Your audio system allows you to listen to music from your Bluetooth-compatible
phone.
This function is available when the phone is paired and connected to the vehicle’s
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system.

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Playing Bluetooth® Audio

Not all Bluetooth-enabled phones with streaming
audio capabilities are compatible with the system.
For a list of compatible phones:

•

U.S.: Visit automobiles.honda.com/handsfreelink/,
or call 1-888-528-7876.

•

Canada: For more information on smartphone
compatibility, call 1-888-528-7876.

In some states, it may be illegal to perform some data
device functions while driving.

Only one phone can be used with HFL at a time.
When there are more than two paired phones in the
vehicle, the first paired phone the system finds is
automatically connected.

If more than one phone is paired to the HFL system,
there will be a delay before the system begins to play.

In some cases, the name of the artist, album, or track
may not appear correctly.

Some functions may not be available on some
devices.

MENU/CLOCK
Button
Press to display
the menu items.

MEDIA Button
Bluetooth Audio mode
(if connected)

Bluetooth Indicator
Appears when your phone is
connected to HFL.

VOL/

(Volume/Power)

Knob
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Audio/Information Screen

Play Button (Preset 1)
Press to resume a file.

Pause Button (Preset 2)
Press to pause a file.

(Back) Button

Press to go back to the previous
display.

Selector Knob
Turn to change groups.
Press, and then turn to
select an item. After
that, press again to
make your selection.

(Seek/

Skip) Buttons
Press

to change files.
Press and hold to
move rapidly
within a file.

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Playing Bluetooth® Audio

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Features

1. Make sure that your phone is paired and

connected to HFL.

2. Press the MEDIA button until the

Bluetooth® Audio mode is selected.

If the phone is not recognized, another HFL-
compatible phone, which is not compatible
for Bluetooth® Audio, may already be
connected.

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To pause or resume a file

Press the play or pause button to select a mode.

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To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files

To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files

To play the audio files, you may need to operate your
phone. If so, follow the phone maker’s operating
instructions.

The pause function may not be available on some
phones.

If any audio device is connected to the USB port, you
may need to press the MEDIA button repeatedly to
select the Bluetooth® Audio system.

Switching to another mode pauses the music playing
from your phone.

MEDIA Button

Play Button

Pause Button

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Audio System Basic Operation

Playing Bluetooth® Audio

Features

1. Press

to display the music search list.

2. Rotate

to select a category.

3. Press

to display a list of items in the

category.

4. Rotate

to select an item, then press

Press

and rotate

repeatedly until a

desired item you want to listen is
displayed.

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How to Select a Song from the Music Search List with the
Selector Knob

How to Select a Song from the Music Search List with the Selector
Knob

Depending on the Bluetooth® device you connect,
some or all of the categories may not be displayed.

Item
Selection

Category
Selection

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Audio System Basic Operation

Siri® Eyes Free

Features

Siri® Eyes Free

You can talk to Siri using the

(Talk) button on the steering wheel when your

iPhone is paired to the Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system.

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Using Siri® Eyes Free

Siri® Eyes Free

Siri is a trademark of Apple Inc.

Check Apple Inc. website for features available for
Siri.

We recommend against using Siri other than in Siri®
Eyes Free while operating a vehicle.

Using Siri® Eyes Free

Some commands work only on specific phone
features or apps.

Siri® Eyes Free can be used only to play music from an
iPod.

(Talk) Button

Press and hold until the display changes as shown.

(Hang-up/back) Button

Press to deactivate Siri® Eyes Free.

While in Siri® Eyes Free:
The display remains the
same. No feedback or
commands appear.

Appears
when Siri
is
activated
in Siri®
Eyes Free

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Features

Audio System Basic Operation

To use the audio system function, the power mode must be in ACCESSORY or ON.

(Home) Button: Press to go to the home

screen.

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(Back) Button: Press to go back to the

previous display when it is displayed.

(Seek/Skip) Buttons: Press to

change songs.

(Clock) Button

: Press to display the clock

screen.

(Map) Button

: Press to display the map

screen.

(Phone) Button: Press to display the

phone screen.

(Audio) Button: Press to display the

current audio information.
SOURCE Button: Press to display the source
select screen.
Selector Knob: Rotate left or right to scroll
through the available choices.
Press to set your selection.

(Day/Night) Button: Press to change

the audio/information screen brightness.
Press

once and select

to make

an adjustment.

Each time you press

, the mode

switches among the daytime mode,
nighttime mode and off mode.

Audio System Basic Operation

These indications are used to show how to operate
the Selector Knob.
Rotate

to select.

Press

to enter.

Selector Knob
When the list is not displayed, songs, frequency, etc.
can be changed.

While connected to Apple CarPlay, it changes as
follows:

•

Pressing the Phone Button, display the Apple
CarPlay phone screen.

•

Pressing the Audio Button, display the Apple
CarPlay audio screen.

Models with Display Audio

(Day/Night) Button

(Home) Button

(Back) Button

(Audio) Button

Selector
Knob

(Phone) Button

SOURCE
Button

(Seek/Skip)
Buttons

(Clock) Button

(Map) Button

* Not available on all models

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Audio/Information Screen

Features

Audio/Information Screen

Displays the audio status and wallpaper. From this display, you can go to various
setup options.

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Using the audio/information screen

Press the

button to go to the home screen.

Select the following icons on the home screen or after selecting All Apps.

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Phone

Displays the HFL information.

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Switching the Display

Audio/Information Screen

Touchscreen Operation

•

Use simple gestures - including touching, swiping,
and scrolling - to operate certain audio functions.

•

Some items may be grayed out during driving to
reduce the potential for distraction.

•

You can select them when the vehicle is stopped or
use voice commands.

•

Wearing gloves may limit or prevent touchscreen
response.

You can change the touchscreen sensitivity setting.

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Home Screen

Models without
navigation system

Models with
navigation system

(Home) Button

All Apps

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Audio/Information Screen

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Features

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Trip Computer

Displays the trip computer information.
• Current Drive tab: Displays the current trip information.
• Trip A/Trip B tab: Displays information for the current and three previous drives.

The information is stored every time you reset Trip A/B.
To reset the Trip A/B, select Settings, then select Delete Trip History.
To change the setting of how to reset Trip A/B, select OK.

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Clock

Displays the clock.

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System Updates

Updates the software version of the audio system.

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FM/AM/Sirius XM

/USB1/USB2/Bluetooth Audio/Smartphone Connection

Displays the each audio information.

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