HONDA ACCORD 2008 8.G Owners Manual

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To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)
Bit rate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA f ormats. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. You can select up to 99
f olders, or up to 255 tracks/f iles.
Video CDs and DVD discs do not
work in this unit.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED, and then
skips to the next f ile.
To Play a Disc
Playing a Disc (L X model)
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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µ µ µµInsert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3 or WMA, the numbers
of the current f older and f ile are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
Bit rate:
32/40/48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page. You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
artist, album, and track tag.
Each time you press the TITLE
button, the display shows you the
text data on a disc, if the disc was
recorded with text data.
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Playing a Disc (L X model)
T ext Data Display Function
To Load a Disc
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You will also see some text data
under these conditions: When a new f older, f ile, or track is
selected.
When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA.
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play. When playing a CD-DA with text
data, the album and track name are
showninthedisplay.Withadiscin
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
f older and f ile name.
You can use the SKIP buttons while
a disc is playing to select passages
and change tracks (files in MP3/
WMA mode).
Each time you press and
release the SKIP button, the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track (f ile in
MP3 or WMA mode). Press and
release the to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe or SKIP
button.
The display shows up to about 14
characters of selected text data (the
foldername,filename,etc.).If the
text data has more than 14
characters, you will see the f irst 14
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the
TITLE button until the next 14
characters are shown.
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
Playing a Disc (L X model)
SK IP
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In MP3 or WMA mode In MP3 or WMA mode
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select a dif f erent f older, press either
side of the FOLDER bar to move to
the beginning of the next f older.
Press the side of the bar to skip to
the next f older, and the side of
the bar to skip to the beginning of
the previous f older.
To continuously replay
a track (f iles in MP3 or WMA mode),
press and release the RPT side of
theRPT/RDMbar.YouwillseeRPT
in the display. Press and hold the
RPTsidefor2secondstoturnitoff. This feature,
when activated, replays all f iles on
the selected f older in the order they
are compressed. To activate folder
repeat, press the RPT side of the
RPT/RDM bar twice. You will hear a
beep and see F-RPT in the display.
The system continuously replays the
current f older. Press the RPT side of
the bar again to turn it off. Pressing
the RDM side of the bar, or selecting
a different folder with the FOLDER
bar also turns of f the repeat f eature.
Each time you press and release the
RPTsideof thebar,themode
changes f rom f ile repeat to f older
repeat, then to normal playing. This f eature plays the
tracks within a disc (the f iles in MP3
or WMA mode) in random order. To
activate random play, press and
release the RDM side of the RPT/
RDM bar. In MP3 or WMA mode,
presstheRDMsideof thebar
repeatedly to select RDM (within a
disc random play). You will see RDM
in the display. Press the RDM side of
the bar for 2 seconds to return to
normal play.
Playing a Disc (L X model)
FOLDER SELECTION
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT) FOL DER-REPEA T
RANDOM (Random within adisc)
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In MP3 or WMA mode
The system plays the f irst f ile in the
f irst f older f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f irst f iles in the remaining
f olders f or 10 seconds each. Af ter
playing the f irst f ile of the last f older,
the system plays normally.
The scan f unction samples all tracks
(f iles in MP3 or WMA) on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc. To activate scan, press and
release the SCAN button. You will
see SCAN in the display. You will get
a10secondsamplingof eachtrack/
f ile on the disc. Press and hold the
SCAN button f or about 2 seconds to
get out of scan mode and play the
last track/f ile sampled.
Pressing either of the SKIP buttons
also turns off the scan feature. This
feature, when activated, samples the
f irst f ile of each f older on the disc.
To activate folder scan, press the
SCAN button twice. You will see
F-SCAN in the display.
Pressing either of the SKIP buttons,
selecting a dif f erent f older with the
FOLDER bar, or pressing the SCAN
button, also turns off the folder scan.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan to folder scan, then to
normal playing.
This
feature, when activated, plays all
f iles on the selected f older in random
order. To activate f older random,
presstheRDMsideof theRPT/
RDM bar repeatedly. You will see
F-RDM in the display. The system
will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random by pressing
and holding the RDM side of the bar
again, or by selecting a dif f erent
folder with the FOLDER bar.
Each time you press and release the
RDMsideof thebar,themode
changes f rom f older random play to
random play (within a disc random
play), then to normal playing.
Playing a Disc (L X model)
SCA N (T RA CK /FIL E SCA N) F-SCAN (FOLDER SCAN)
FOLDER-RANDOM
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If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning
of f the ignition switch, the disc will
stay in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the disc will begin
playing where it lef t of f .
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds and begin
playing.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the disc player.
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Protecting Discs
T o Stop Playing a Disc
Playing a Disc (L X model)
Features
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The ejected disc will not be reloaded automatically.Cause
Thechartontherightexplainsthe
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, press
the eject button. After ejecting the
disc, check it for damage or
deformation. If there is no damage,
insert the disc again.
For the additional information on
damaged discs, see page .
Theaudiosystemwilltrytoplaythe
disc. If there is still a problem, the
error message will reappear. Press
the eject button, and pull out the disc.
Insert a dif f erent disc. If the new
disc plays, there is a problem with
the f irst disc. If the error message
cycle repeats and you cannot clear it,
take your vehicle to a dealer. Error
Message Solution
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Track/File format not
supported
Mechanical Error
Servo Error Current track will skipped. The next supported
track or file plays automatically.
Press the eject button and pull out the disc.
Check the disc f or serious damage, signs of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page 207 ). Insert the disc again. If the
code does not disappear, or the disc cannot be
removed, consult your dealer. Do not try to
f orce the disc out of the player.
Disc Player Error Messages (L X model)
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UNSUPPORTED
BAD DISC
CHECK MANUAL
PUSH EJECT
BAD DISC
CHECK MANUAL
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Most audio system f unctions can be
controlled by standard buttons, bars,
and knobs. In addition this, you can
access some f unctions by using the
selector knob on the audio system.The knob turns lef t and right. Use it
to scroll through lists, to make
selections or adjustments to a list or
menu item on the display. When you
make a selection, push the center of
the selector (ENTER) to go to that
selection.
When the audio system is in XM
satellite radio mode or playing discs,
pushing the selector (ENTER) knob
switches the display between the
normal display and the extended
display. The extended display has
three segments to display the
detailed inf ormation.
To select any setting such as a clock,
sound adjusting, or the compass (if
equipped), press the MENU button
with the ignition switch in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
You can select the item by turning
the selector knob. To go back to the
previous display, press the RETURN
button.
Pressing the MENU button again
will also cancel the menu display
mode.
Audio System (EX, EX-L and V6 models without navigation system)
Selector K nob
Menu Display
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SELECTOR KNOBMENU
BUTTON
RETURN
BUTTON
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Playing the FM/AM Radio (EX, EX-L and V6 models without navigationsystem)
Without XMsatellite radio
With XMsatellite radio
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SKIP BAR
SELECTOR KNOB PRESET
BUTTONS
RETURN BUTTON A.SEL (AUTO
SELECT) BUTTONSCAN
BUTTON
MENU BUTTONSKIP BAR
SELECTORKNOB PRESET
BUTTONS
RETURN BUTTON
CATEGORY
BAR
A.SEL (AUTO
SELECT) BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON
TITLE
BUTTON
MENU BUTTON
FM
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
FOLDER BAR
POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB AM
BUTTON
POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB AM
BUTTON FM
BUTTON
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The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
The skip f unction searches
up and down f rom the current
f requency to f ind a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
and hold the or side of the
SKIP bar until you hear a beep, then
release it.
On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page
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Use the selector knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. Each time you press and release
either side of the SKIP bar, the radio
f requency changes in small
increments.
The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
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To Select a Station
To Play the Radio
SK IP
TUNE SCAN
Playing the FM/AM Radio (EX, EX-L and V6 models without navigation
system)
Features
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