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Media

Turning on the FM radio

Scan and listen to FM radio stations. Save your preferred stations to the favorites list.
  1. Perform any of the following methods:
  • On the Home screen, press Media.
  • On the control panel, press the [MEDIA] button.
  • If multiple media are connected, on the control panel, press and hold the [MEDIA] button.
  1. On the Media Home screen, press FM.
  • Press on the screen or press the [SEARCH] button on the control panel, enter a search term, and then select the item to run.
  • The screen may differ depending on the vehicle model and specifications.

FM screen

  1. Change the radio mode.
  1. Displays a list of available stations.
  1. Change the media mode.
  1. Displays the FM player screen.
  1. Displays the list of menus.
  1. Scan FM: Select a station of your choice after listening briefly to stations from different radio stations.
  • If you press Scan FM, you can scan through stations and listen to each for 5 seconds.
  1. Refresh: Refreshes the list of stations.
  2. Tune FM Manually: Manually adjust the radio frequency.
  3. Save All: Saves all available stations to Favorites.
  4. Radio Noise: Customize sound quality by adjusting background noise of the original sound while listening to radio.
  5. Enter Station: Can select or directly enter the desired radio frequency.
  6. Sound Settings: Displays the system sound settings screen.
  7. Online Manual: View the online manual by scanning the QR code with your mobile phone.

Selecting a station by entering a radio frequency

When you know the exact radio frequency, you can enter it to select the station directly.
  1. On the FM screen, press ► Enter Station.
  1. Enter a radio frequency and press OK.

FM player screen

  1. Closes the Media player.
  • The Media player can also be closed by swiping the screen down.
  1. Change the frequency.
  1. Delete or save the current frequency to Favorites.
  1. Can select or directly enter the desired radio frequency.

Changing the FM radio station

Perform any of the following methods:
  • On the FM screen, press the desired station.
  • On the FM player screen, press the frequency change button.
  • On the control panel, press the [ SEEK] or [TRACK ] button (if equipped).
  • Use the TUNE button on the control panel to search for the desired station. If the TUNE button on the control panel is pressed within 5 seconds after search begins, the current station being scanned plays. If there is no input for 5 seconds, the search stops and the currently playing station is displayed.
  • On the steering wheel, press the move button up or down.

Favorites screen

  1. Displays a list of stations saved in Favorites.
  1. Change the media mode.
  1. Displays the FM player screen.
  1. Displays the list of menus.
  1. Radio Noise: Customize sound quality by adjusting background noise of the original sound while listening to radio.
  2. Edit Favorites: Delete the list of saved stations.
  3. Sound Settings: Displays the system sound settings screen.
  4. Online Manual: View the online manual by scanning the QR code with your mobile phone.

Adding a favorite station

Perform any of the following methods:
  • On the FM screen, press .
  • On the FM player screen, press .
  • You can save all stations, accessible from the FM screen, to the favorites list. On the FM screen, press ► Save All.
  • If the favorites list is full, some stations will not be saved to the list.

Changing the favorite station

Perform any of the following methods:
  • On the Favorites screen, press the desired station.
  • On the control panel, press the [ SEEK] or [TRACK ] button. If you press and hold the button, stations are quickly scanned (if equipped).
  • Use the TUNE button on the control panel to search for the desired station. If the TUNE button on the control panel is pressed within 5 seconds after search begins, the current station being scanned plays. If there is no input for 5 seconds, the search stops and the currently playing station is displayed.
  • On the steering wheel, press the move button up or down.

Deleting the favorite station

Perform any of the following methods:
  • On the FM screen, press .
  • On the FM player screen, press .
  • On the Favorites screen, press ► Edit Favorites. Alternatively, from the Favorites screen, press and hold on anywhere on the station list, select the station to delete, and then press Delete.

Listening to HD Radio™

You can listen to radio from HD Radio stations when they are available.
On the Radio screen, press .
  • The sound effect settings button may appear on the screen depending on the amplifier. ► See "Adjusting the sound effect (if equipped)."
  • In HD mode, the buttons for HD Radio stations appear at the Radio screen and Radio player screen. Press a button to select any available HD Radio station.
  • HD Radio is available only in metropolitan areas.

HD Radio™ Technology

Program Info: Presents song name, artist, station IDs, and other relevant data streams.
Digital, CD-quality sound. HD Radio™ Technology enables local radio stations to broadcast a clean digital signal. AM sounds like today's FM and FM sounds like a CD.
FM stations can provide additional digital-only audio programming on HD2/HD3 Channels.

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