ECO mode HONDA ACCORD 2003 CL7 / 7.G Owner's Manual

Your car also has a courtesy light in
the ignition switch. This light comes
on when you open the driver’s door.
It remains on f or several seconds
af ter the door is closed.
Each f ront door has a courtesy light.
This light comes on when you open
the door.
On all models except U.S. and Canada
DX
Interior Lights
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Courtesy Lights
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IGNITION SWITCH LIGHT
DOOR LIGHT
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If 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.
Auto Select does not erase the
f requencies that you set previously.
When you return home, turn of f
Auto Select by pressing the A. SEL
button. The preset bars will then
select the f requencies you originally
set.
To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will f lash in
the 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 bars (1 6).
You can then use the preset bars 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 see a ‘‘0’’
displayed when you press the lef t or
right side of any preset bar that does
not have a station stored.
If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies in the preset bars.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to find the desired
f requencies, then store them in the
selected preset bars as described
previously.
AUTO SELECT
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SCAN BUTTON
A. SEL BUTTON
TUNE BAR
A. SEL INDICATOR
SEEK BAR
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If your car’s battery is disconnected
or goes dead, the time setting will be
lost. To set the time again, f ollow the
setting procedure.
The audio system usually shows the
time when the ignition switch is in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). It
shows the operation mode of the
radio, CD player, or optional CD
changer when you operate them,
then goes back to the time display
af ter three seconds.
You can use the R (Preset 6) side of
the bar to quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. Press the R (Preset 6)
side of the bar while pressing the
SOUND button. If the displayed time
is bef ore the half hour, pressing R
sets the clock back to the previous
hour. If the displayed time is af ter
the half hour, pressing R sets the
clock f orward to the beginning of the
next hour.
To set the time, press and hold the
SOUND button until the audio
system beeps and the clock f lashes.
To set the hours, press and hold the
H (Preset 4) side of the bar until the
numbers advance to the desired time.
To set the minutes, press and hold
the M (Preset 5) side of the bar until
the numbers advance to the desired
time.
When you are f inished, press the
SOUND button again.
For example:
1:06 will reset to 1:00
1:52 will reset to 2:00
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DIGITAL CLOCK
PRESET BARS
SOUND BUTTON
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You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks.
Press the eject button to remove the
disc f rom the drive.
If you eject the disc, but do not
remove it from the slot, the system
will automatically reload the disc
af ter 15 seconds and put the CD
player in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the CD button.
You can switch to the radio while a
CD is playing by pressing the AM/
FM button. Press the CD button to
return to playing the CD. The CD
will begin playing where it lef t of f .
When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will return to the begin-
ning and play the disc again.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f . To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdtheSEEK/SKIPbar.Press
the sidetomoveforward.Press
the sidetomovebackward.
Release the bar when the system
reaches the point you want.
Each time you press and release the
side of the SEEK/SKIP bar,
the system skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
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The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the
cassette is playing. The indicates
thesideyouinsertedfacingupward
is now playing. If you want to play
the other side, press the Preset 3
(PLAY/PROG) side of the preset
bar. Dolby noise reduction turns on when
you insert a cassette. The indi-
cator will light in the display. If the
tape was not recorded with Dolby
noise reduction, turn it of f by
pressing the Preset 4 (NR) side of
the preset bar.
Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the button
again.If you turn the system of f while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the cassette player will be in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
thePreset3(PLAY/PROG)sideof
the preset bar.
To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the
AM/FM, or CD/AUX button. To
change back to the cassette player,
push the CD/AUX button.
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
from the drive, press the eject button
on the cassette player.
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If 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.
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 see a ‘‘0’’
displayed when you press the lef t or
right side of any preset bar that does
not have a station stored.
To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will f lash in
the 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 bars (1 6).
You can then use the preset bars to
select those stations.
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AUTO SELECT
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PRESET
BARS
AM/FM BUTTON A. SEL INDICATOR
A. SEL BUTTON
TUNE
BAR
SEEK
BAR
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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. For inf ormation, see page .
Select BAL or FAD by pressing the
SOUND button. Adjust the Balance
or Fader to your liking by turning
the VOLUME knob.
The displayed number shows you
the current setting.
When the adjustment level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘ ’’. The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about f ive seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode with the
SOUND button.
Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are
each adjustable. You select which of
these you want to adjust by pressing
the SOUND button. The mode
changes from BAS to TRE to FAD to
BAL,andthenbacktotheselected
audio mode, each time you press the
SOUND button.
Use these modes to
adjust the tone to your liking. Select
TRE or BAS by pressing the SOUND
button. Adjust the desired mode by
turning the VOLUME knob.
The displayed number shows you
the current setting.
When the adjustment level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘ ’’.
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Adjusting the Sound
Balance/Fader
Radio Frequencies and Reception
Treble/Bass
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SOUND
BUTTON
ADJUSTMENT LEVEL
VOLUME KNOB
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For example:1:06 would RESET to 1:00.
1:52 would RESET to 2:00.
If your car’s battery is disconnected
or goes dead, the time setting will be
lost. To set the time again, f ollow the
setting procedure.
The audio system usually shows the
time when the ignition switch is in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). It
shows the operation mode of the
radio, or CD changer when you
operate them, then goes back to the
time display af ter three seconds.
You can use the R (Preset 6) side of
the bar to quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. Press R while pressing
the SOUND button. If the displayed
time is before the half hour, pressing
Rsetstheclockbacktotheprevious
hour. If the displayed time is af ter
the half hour, pressing R sets the
clock f orward to the beginning of the
next hour.
To set the time, press and hold the
SOUND button until the audio
system beeps and the clock f lashes.
To set the hours, press and hold the
H (Preset 4) side of the bar until the
numbers advance to the desired time.
To set the minutes, press and hold
the M (Preset 5) side of the bar until
the numbers advance to the desired
time.
When you are f inished, press the
SOUND button again.
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DIGITAL CLOCK
SOUND BUTTON PRESET BARS
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To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJEC’’ in the display. When
you remove the disc f rom the slot,
the system automatically begins the
Load sequence so you can load
another CD in that position. If you do
not load another CD, af ter 15
seconds, the system selects the
previous mode (AM, FM1, or FM2).
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 15 seconds, and select the
previous mode (AM or FM). To
begin playing the disc, press the CD
button.
To remove a different CD from the
changer,firstselectitwiththeleftor
right side of the appropriate preset
bar. When that CD begins playing,
press the eject button.
Removing CDs f rom t he Changer
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CD BUTTONCD SLOT
EJECT BUTTON
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The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the
cassette is playing. The indicates
thesideyouinsertedfacingupward
is now playing. If you want to play
the other side, press the Preset 3
(PLAY/PROG) side of the preset
bar. Dolby noise reduction turns on when
you insert a cassette. The indi-
cator will light in the display. If the
tape was not recorded with Dolby
noise reduction, turn it of f by
pressing the Preset 4 (NR) side of
the preset bar.
Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the button
again.If you turn the system of f while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the cassette player will be in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
thePreset3(PLAY/PROG)sideof
the preset bar.
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
from the drive, press the eject button
on the cassette player. To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the
AM/FM, or CD/AUX button. To
change back to the cassette player,
push the CD/AUX button.
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