HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2003 Owner's Manual (in English)

µThe Repeat f unction
continuously replays the current
song or passage. Press the RPT
button to activate it; you will see RPT
displayed as a reminder. When the
system reaches the end of the song
or passage currently playing, it will
automatically go into rewind. When
it senses the beginning of the same
song or passage, the system returns
to PLAY mode. It will continue to
repeat this same program until you
deactivate REPEAT by pressing the
button again. The SKIP and REPEAT f unctions
use silent periods on the tape to f ind
the end of a song or passage. These
f eatures may not work to your
satisfaction if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level between selections, or a silent
period in the middle of a selection.
Damaged cassettes can jam inside
the drive or cause other problems.
See page for information on
cassette care and protection.
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REPEA T
Caring f or the Cassette Player
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The in-dash CD changer holds up to
six discs. You operate the CD
changer with the same controls used
f or the radio. See page f or CD
changer operation.
The anti-thef t f eature will disable the
system if it is disconnected f rom the
car’s battery. To get the system
working again, you must enter a
code number (see page ). Your Honda’s audio system provides
clear reception on both AM and FM
bands, while the preset icons in the
audio display allow you to easily
select your favorite stations.193
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A M/FM/CD Changer
Audio System
With Navigation System
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AM/FM BUTTON
TUNE/
MODE
KNOB
SEEK BAR SCAN
BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOB UPPER
DISPLAY
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
PRESET
ICONS

µµ
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system. Turn the
system on by pressing the PWR/
VOL knob, the AM/FM button, or
the AUDIO DISPLAY button. Adjust
the volume by turning the knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
seen in the upper display if the
stationisbroadcastinginstereo.
Stereo reproduction on AM is not
available.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, AUTO
SELECT, and the preset icons. Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune to
a higher f requency, or to the lef t to
tune to a lower f requency. The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
the SEEK bar ( or ), then
release it. Depending on which side
of the SEEK bar you press, the
system scans upward or downward
f rom the current f requency. It stops
when it finds a station with a strong
signal.
Operating the Radio
T UNESEEK
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µµTo store a f requency:
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your car’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
The SCAN f unction
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, push and release the
SCAN button on the driver’s side of
the audio display or touch the SCAN
icon at the bottom of the display.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan up the band for
a station with a strong signal. When
it f inds one, it will stop and play that
station f or approximately f ive
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then scan f or the next
strong station and play that for five
seconds. When it plays a station that
you want to continue listening to,
press the SCAN button or touch the
SCAN icon again. Push the AUDIO DISPLAY button
to view the audio display. You will
see the six preset icons.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
icon.
Pick the preset icon you want f or
that station. Touch the icon, and
hold it until you hear a beep.Once a station’s frequency is stored,
simply touch the proper preset icon
to tune to it.
You can store the
f requencies of your f avorite radio
stations in the six preset icons. Each
icon will store one f requency on the
AM band, and two f requencies on
the FM band.
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µIf you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.
To activate Auto Select, touch the
Auto Select icon on the display. The
A.SEL indicator will f lash in the
upper display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking f or stations with strong
signals. It stores the f requencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations in the preset icons. You can
then use the preset icons to select
those stations.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not f ind six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will not see a
station number on the corresponding
preset icon. If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies in the preset icons.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to find the desired
f requencies, then store them in the
selected preset icons as described
previously.Auto Select does not erase the
f requencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn
of f Auto Select by touching the
AUTO SELECT icon. The preset
icons will then select the f requencies
you originally set.
AUTO SELECT
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TUNE KNOB
A. SEL INDICATOR
AM/FM BUTTON
SEEK BAR SCAN BUTTON UPPER DISPLAY
PWR/VOL KNOB AUTO SELECT
(A. SEL) ICON AUDIO DISPLAY
BUTTON
PRESET ICONS
SCAN ICON

µµTo adjust the bass
and treble, touch the or arrows next to the BASS or
TRE icons. The adjustment bar
above each button shows you the
current setting.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength.
To see the audio screen when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
touch the RETURN icon or wait five
seconds.
To adjust the balance, touch the left
or right arrows on the sound grid.
When you touch an arrow, the pink
bars on the grid move toward it,
changing the balance left or right. To
equalize the balance, touch the lef t or right arrow until each side has a
pink bar at the center of the sound
grid.
To adjust the fader, touch the front
or rear arrows on the sound grid.
When you touch an arrow, the blue
bars on the grid move toward it,
changing the f ader to the f ront orrear. To equalize the f ader, touch the
f ront or rear arrow until each side
has a blue bar at the center of the
sound grid.
Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are
each adjustable. To adjust them,
enter the sound grid by touching the
SOUNDicononthedisplayor
pressing the TUNE knob.
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Adjusting the Sound
Treble/Bass
Balance/Fader
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TUNE/MODE KNOB
AUDIO DISPLAY
BUTTON
SOUND GRID
BASS ADJUST
ICONS
TREBLE ADJUST
ICONS FADER ADJUST
ICONS
BALANCE ADJUST
ICONS
RETURN ICON

If you want to adjust the sound while
the radio/CD is playing, push the
AUDIO DISPLAY button, then touch
the SOUND icon in the display.To return to the previous display,
push the AUDIO DISPLAY button
again.The upper display shows the time
when the ignition switch is in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). Ref er to
the Navigation System Owner’s
Manual to set up the time.
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Digital Clock
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DIGITAL CLOCK
SOUND ICON AUDIO DISPLAY
BUTTON UPPER DISPLAY

Your Honda’s radio can receive the
complete AM and FM bands.
Those bands cover these f requen-
cies:
AM band:
530 to 1,710 kilohertz
FM band:
87.7 to 107.9 megahertz
Radio stations on the AM band are
assigned f requencies at least ten
kilohertz apart (530, 540, 550).
Stations on the FM band are
assigned f requencies at least 0.2
megahertz apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3).
Stations must use these exact
f requencies. It is f airly common f or
stations to round-of f the f requency in
their advertising, so your radio could
display a f requency of 100.9 even
though the announcer may identif y
the station as ‘‘FM101.’’How well your Honda’s radio
receives stations is dependent on
many f actors, such as the distance
from the station’s transmitter,
nearby large objects, and atmos-
pheric conditions.
A radio station’s signal gets weaker
as you get f arther away f rom its
transmitter. If you are listening to an
AM station, you will notice the sound
volume becoming weaker, and the
stationdriftinginandout.If youare
listening to an FM station, you will
see the stereo indicator f lickering of f
and on as the signal weakens.
Eventually, the stereo indicator will
go of f and the sound will f ade
completely as you get out of range of
the station’s signal.
Driving very near the transmitter of
a station that is broadcasting on a
f requency close to the f requency of
the station you are listening to can
also af f ect your radio’s reception.
You may temporarily hear both
stations,orhearonlythestationyou
are close to.
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Radio Frequencies
Radio Reception
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Radio signals, especially on the FM
band, are def lected by large objects
such as buildings and hills. Your
radio then receives both the direct
signal f rom the station’s transmitter,
and the def lected signal. This causes
the sound to distort or flutter. This is
a main cause of poor radio reception
in city driving.Radio reception can be af f ected by
atmospheric conditions such as
thunderstorms, high humidity, and
even sunspots. You may be able to
receive a distant radio station one
day and not receive it the next day
because of a change in conditions.
Electrical interf erence f rom passing
vehicles and stationary sources can
cause temporary reception problems.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
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Your Honda’s audio system has an
in-dash CD changer that holds up to
six discs, providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used f or the radio.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
Load and play only standard round
discs. Odd-shaped CDs may jam in
the drive or cause other problems.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
For best results when using CD-R
discs, use only high quality discs
labeled f or audio use. When
recording a CD-R, the recording
must be closed in order f or the disc
to be used by CD players. CD-RW
discs will not work in this unit.
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Operating the CD Changer
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LOAD BUTTON CD/AUX
BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOBCD LOAD
INDICATOR
UPPER DISPLAY