audio HONDA ACCORD 2003 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual

Your Car at a Glance
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HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
MIRROR CONTROLS
DOOR LOCK SWITCH
(P.79) AUDIO SYSTEM
DIGITAL CLOCK
(P.96)
(P.101)
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
(P.112)
(P.206) HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS (P.72)
(P.134, 150, 169)
(P.139, 156, 174)
TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE/
FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE
(P.84/204)
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Your Car at a Glance
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WINDSHIELD
WIPERS/WASHERS
HORN
INSTRUMENT PANEL
BRIGHTNESS
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER
MOONROOF
SWITCH
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM(P. 69)
(P. 73) (P. 72)
HAZARD
WARNING LIGHTS
CRUISE CONTROLS
: VOICE CONTROL
SWITCHES
(P. 100)
TILT/TELESCOPIC
ADJUSTMENT(P. 70, 71/72)
(P. 232) (P. 195)
(P. 72, 112, 125, 131)
HEADLIGHTS/
TURN SIGNALS
(P. 68/70)
REMOTE AUDIO
CONTROLS
(P. 192)
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Inst rument s and Cont rols
Control L ocations
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MIRROR CONTROLS
DOOR LOCK SWITCH
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHESHOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
(P.79)
(P.96) AUDIO SYSTEM
DIGITAL CLOCK
(P.101)
(P.206) (P.139, 156, 174)
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
(P.112)
TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE/
FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE (P.134, 150, 169)
(P.84/204) (P.72)
HAZARD WARNING
LIGHTS
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µ In this position,
you can operate the audio system
and the accessory power socket.
Each door has a lock tab on the top.
Push the tab down to lock the door
and pull it up to unlock.
This is the normal key
position when driving. All f eatures
and accessories on the car are usable.
Several of the lights on the instru-
ment panel come on as a test when
you turn the ignition switch f rom
ACCESSORY to ON.
Use this position
only to start the engine. The switch
returns to ON (II) when you let go of
the key. You will hear a reminder beeper if
you leave the key in the ignition
switch in the LOCK (0) or
ACCESSORY (I) position and open
thedriver’sdoor.Removethekeyto
turn of f the beeper.
The engine will not start if the
Immobilizer System does not
recognize the key’s coding (see page
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A CCESSORY (I)
Door L ocks
ON (II)
ST A RT (III)
Keys and Locks
Inst rument s and Cont rols78
LOCK TAB
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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
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available.
Your Honda’s audio system provides
clear reception on both AM and FM
bands, while the preset bars allow
you to easily select your f avorite
stations.
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system. Turn the
system on by pushing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
same knob.
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 bars.
DX and LX models
AM/FM/CD Audio System
Operating the Radio
Audio System
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STEREO INDICATOR
SEEK BAR PRESET BARS
PWR/VOL KNOB
SCAN BUTTON
TUNE BAR
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samples all the 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 up
the band for a station with a strong
signal. When it f inds one, it will stop
and play that station for
approximately f ive seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play
that f or f ive seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again.
Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher f requency, and the side to tune to a lower
f requency. The f requency numbers
will start to change rapidly. Release
the bar when the display reaches the
desired f requency. To change the
f requency in small increments, press
and release the TUNE bar quickly. The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
theSEEKbaroneitherthe or , then release it. Depending on
which side 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.
CONT INUED
SCAN
T UNE SEEK
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To store a f requency:
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. You can store the
f requencies of your f avorite radio
stations in the three preset bars.
Each side of the bars (1 6) will
store one f requency on the AM band,
and two f requencies on the FM band.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
bar.
Pick the preset number (1 6)
you want for that station. Press
the left or right side of the bar and
hold it until you hear a beep. Once a station’s f requency is stored,
simply press and release the lef t or
right side of the proper preset bar to
tune to it.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 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.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Preset
Audio System
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A. SEL BUTTON
TUNE BAR
SCAN BUTTON
PRESET BARS
AM/FM
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BAR
PWR/VOL KNOB
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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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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. The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode af ter you stop adjusting a
mode with the VOLUME knob.
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. Each mode is shown
in the display as it changes.
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 ‘‘ ’’.
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 ‘‘ ’’.
Adjusting the Sound
Balance/Fader
Treble/Bass
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Audio System
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VOLUME KNOB SOUND BUTTON
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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
Digital Clock
Audio System
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DIGITAL CLOCK
PRESET BARS
SOUND BUTTON
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