Honda Odyssey Owners Manual: Operating the System

To operate the system, turn the ignition switch to ON or ACCESSORY . Press the button to turn on the system (indicator on).

■ button on the front panel
When you press the button (indicator on), the beeper sounds three times, and the front display changes to what is displayed on the rear overhead screen.

The audio from the front speakers switches to the audio played in the rear.

If you do not operate the system from the front panel for more than 20 seconds, the indicator in the button goes off, and the front display returns to what REAR POWER has previously been displayed.

■System Controls and Menus for DVD

■ Playing a DVD
• Insert a DVD into the lower slot of the front audio unit.
► The system automatically starts the DVD.
• To fast forward, press and hold the (SEEK/SKIP) bar, and to reverse, press and hold the bar on the front panel or the remote.
• To go to the next chapter, press the bar, and to go to the beginning of the current chapter, press the bar on the front panel or the remote. Quickly press the bar twice to go to the previous chapter.

■ DVD setup from the front panel

Press the button on the front panel while a DVD is playing and display REAR MENU in front. Rotate to select DVD Setup, then press .

Setting up Audio:
1. Rotate to select Audio, then press .
2. Rotate to select a language for audio that is available on the DVD, then press .

Setting up Subtitle:
1. Rotate to select Subtitle, then press .
2. Rotate to select a subtitle language that is available on the DVD.

DVD is available for the rear seat passenger only.

If you have turned off the Auto Play feature, press the (play) button on the front panel or remote.

Auto Play On:
1. Rotate to select Auto Play On, then press .
2. The check mark disappears, and the auto play feature turns off.
► With this feature off, the DVD does not automatically start playing when the disc is inserted. Press button to play.

Title/Chapter Search:
1. Rotate to select Title Search or Chapter Search, then press .
2. Rotate to select a title or chapter number, then press .

■ TITLE/SCROLL button on the remote
Press the TITLE/SCROLL button while the DVD is playing to see the current status of title, chapter, elapsed time, angle, subtitle, audio, and sound characteristics.

■ MENU button on the remote

Press the MENU button while the DVD is playing to see the available options.

Use the and buttons to highlight the option and then press the ENTER button.

Press the TITLE/SCROLL button again to return.

Top Menu:
The top page of the DVD’s title menu appears. The title menu also appears when you press the MENU button while the DVD is in the slot not playing. Press the CANCEL or MENU button to return.

Menu:
The DVD’s title menu appears.

Play Mode:
You can change the following three settings:

When the DVD is not playing

If you press the MENU button while the DVD is not playing, the option Play Mode changes to Initial Settings.

Initial Settings:
You can configure the initial Language, Dynamic Range, and Angle Mark settings before playing DVD.

1. Select the language setting.
2. Select the language from English, French, Spanish, Arabic, German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Japanese, and other.
3. If you select other, you need to enter the four digit language code number to configure the language that is not listed. Select Yes to go to the number input screen.
► To return to the language Setting screen, select No.
4. Press the ENTER button each time you input digit.
► If you want to delete a number, select DEL.
5. The cursor automatically goes to ENT after you input four digits. Press the ENTER button to command.

Initial Settings:
The prior language varies by disc. You may not be able to configure your selected language setting.

Search:
You can search for a DVD segment from the following methods.

1. Select NumInput to go to the number input screen.
2. Use the and buttons to input numbers.
►If you want to delete a number, select DEL.
3. The cursor automatically goes to ENT after you input three digits. Press the ENTER button to command.

Repeat:
Highlight this option and press the ENTER button to change the repeat mode from chapter repeat and title repeat, to repeat off.

■ SETUP button on the remote

Press the SETUP button while the DVD is playing to see the available options.

Use the and buttons to highlight the option and then press the ENTER button.

Disp Adjust:
You can adjust the overhead screen’s brightness, contrast, black level, color, and tint. To return to the default display setting, select Reset.

After you make all the adjustments, the screen goes back to the top SETUP screen, or press the CANCEL button to return.

Aspect Ratio:
You can select the screen mode with a different aspect ratio from Normal, Wide, Zoom and Full. After you select the mode, it takes about one second to return to the play mode with the selected ratio.

Personal Surround:
You can select the sound effect mode that fits the DVD’s audio source from Music, Cinema, and Voice. Select Off to turn this feature off.

Language:
You can select the display language from English, French, and Spanish.

When the DVD is not playing

You can select the audio language from English, French, and Spanish.

Appearance:
You can select the screen color from white, black, blue, brown, and red.

■System Controls and Menus for Audio

■ Playing AM/FM radio in the rear
Press the AM/FM button.

When you press the MENU button while the radio is playing, the audio menu appears on the overhead screen. The available functions are the same as those of the front audio system. The TUNE/SKIP bar on the control panel works the same as the TUNE or SKIP bar on the front panel for AM/FM radio operation.

■ Playing XM radio in the rear
Press the XM button.

When you press the MENU button while the radio is playing, the audio menu appears on the overhead screen. The available functions are the same as those of the front audio system. The TUNE/SKIP bar on the control panel works the same as the TUNE or SKIP bar on the front panel for XM radio operation.

To change the mode between category and channel, press and hold the TITLE/ SCROLL button for five seconds.

If you press the button on the front panel, you can operate the rear entertainment system from the front display.

■ Playing a CD, and CD Library
Press the CD/CDL button.

The available options appear on the overhead screen are Repeat, Random, and Scan.

These functions are the same as those of the front audio system.

To scroll your audio data title, press the TITLE/SCROLL button for five seconds.

■ Playing iPod® and a USB flash drive
Press the AUX button.

The available options appear on the overhead screen are Repeat, Random, and Scan.

These functions are the same as those of the front audio system.

To scroll your audio data title, press the TITLE/SCROLL button for five seconds.

If you press the button on the front panel, you can operate the rear entertainment system from the front display.

You can also insert an audio CD compatible with the system, or recorded in MP3/WMA/AAC formats into the lower slot and play. The front passengers can listen to the same CD, or select another audio source.