light HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2012 8.G Owner's Manual

The ceiling light has a three-position
switch: ON, Door Activated, and
OFF. In the Door Activated (center)
position, the light comes on when
you:The ceiling light (with the switch in
the center position) comes on when
you remove the key f rom the ignition
switch. If you do not open a door, the
light stays on, then f ades out in
about 30 seconds.
Unlock the driver’s door with the
keyorremotetransmitter. Open either door. Af ter both doors are closed tightly,
the light dims slightly, then f ades out
in about 30 seconds.
If you leave either door open without
the key in the ignition switch, the
ceiling light will go of f af ter about 15
minutes.
Turn on a spotlight by pushing the
lens. Push the lens again to turn it
of f . You can use the spotlights at all
times.
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Ceiling L ight Spotlights
Interior Lights
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DOOR ACTIVATED POSITION
LX

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2012 Accord Coupe

The spotlights have a two-position
switch. In the DOOR position, the
lights come on when you open either
door. The lights f ade out in about 30
seconds af ter the doors are closed
tightly. In the OFF position, the
lights do not come on.The spotlights (with the switch in
the DOOR position) also come on
when you unlock the door with the
key or the remote transmitter, and
when you remove the key f rom the
ignition switch.
Your vehicle has a courtesy light in
the ignition switch. This light comes
on when you open the driver’s door.
It f ades out in about 30 seconds af ter
the door is closed.
Except LX
Interior Lights
Courtesy Lights
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DOOR ACTIVATED SPOTLIGHTOFF POSITION

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When you set the temperature to its
lower limit ( ) or its upper limit
( ), the system runs at f ull
cooling or heating only. It does not
regulate the interior temperature.
When you adjust a f an control, the
f an is taken out of AUTO mode.
In AUTO mode, the vehicle’s interior
temperature is independently
regulated f or the driver and f ront
passenger according to each
adjusted temperature. The system
also regulates each temperature
basedontheinformationof the
sunlight sensor and the sun’s
position which is updated
automatically by the navigation’s
global positioning system (GPS). If
onesideof thevehicleisgettingtoo
much sun, the system lowers the
temperature only on that side.When you press this button, the
indicator in the button comes on, and
the passenger’s side temperature is
synchronized to the driver’s side set
temperature. Changing the
passenger’s side temperature makes
the indicator go off and takes the
system out of SYNC mode.
Each time you press this button, the
climate control system switches
betweenonandoff.Turningonthe
system with this button selects your
last climate control selection.
To turn the system completely of f ,
press the ON/OFF button.
Keep the system completely of f
f or short periods only.
To keep stale air and mustiness
f rom collecting, you should have
the f an running at all times.
On models with navigation system
To Turn Everything OffSYNC Button
ON/OFF Button
Climate Control System
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Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors: a sunlight sensor on top of
the dashboard, and a temperature
sensor next to the steering column.
Do not cover the sensors or spill any
liquidonthem. Sunlight Sensor/T emperature
Sensor
Climate Control System
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SUNLIGHT SENSORTEMPERATURE SENSOR

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brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f . The SVC has f our modes: SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high. The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
Adjusts the strength of
sound f rom the subwoof er speaker.
If the fader adjustment is set to F9
(maximum f ront level), the
subwoof er is turned of f .
Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
Adjusts the bass.
Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound. When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
To return to normal play, press the
MENU button after you stop
adjusting a mode. Pressing the
RETURN button goes back to the
previous display.
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If equipped
Except SVC adjustment
A udio System L ighting
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SVC
BASS
TREBLE
FADER
BAL ANCE
Speed-sensit ive Volume Compensat ion (SVC)
Playing the FM/A M Radio (Models without navigation system)
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SUBWOOFER is selectable.

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This audio system can select and
play the audio f iles on the iPod
with
the same controls used f or the disc
player. To play an iPod, connect it to
the USB adapter cable in the console
compartment by using your dock
connector, then press the CD/AUX
button (AUX button on models
without XM Radio). The ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. The iPod will
also be recharged with the ignition
switch in these positions.
The audio system reads and plays
playable sound f iles on the iPod. The
system cannot operate an iPod as a
mass storage device. The system will
only play songs stored on the iPod
with iTunes.
iPod and iTunes are registered
trademarks owned by Apple Inc. iPod models conf irmed to be
compatible with your audio system
using the USB adapter cable are:
This system may not work with all
sof tware versions of these devices.
Do not use an extension cable
between the USB adapter cable
equipped with your vehicle and
your dock connector.
Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter. If
this is the case, use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device. Do not connect your iPod using a
hub.
DonotkeeptheiPodinthe
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage it.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing it.
Model
iPod (5th generation)
iPod classic 80 GB/160 GB
iPod classic 120 GB
iPod classic 160 GB (launch in 2009)
iPod nano
iPod touch
To Play an iPod
Playing an iPod(Models without navigation system)
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Do not use a device such as a card
reader or hard drive as the device
or your f iles may be damaged.
Do not connect your USB f lash
memory device using a hub.
Do not use an extension cable to
the USB adapter cable equipped
with your vehicle.
Do not keep a USB f lash memory
device in the vehicle. Direct
sunlight and high heat will damage
it.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing a USB f lash
memory device.
Some USB f lash memory devices
(such as devices with security lock-
out f eatures, etc.) will not work in
this audio unit. The recommended USB f lash
memory devices are 256 MB or
higher, and f ormatted with the FAT
f ile system. Some digital audio
players may be compatible as well.
Only AAC f ormat f iles recorded
with iTunes are playable on this
audio unit.
The audio system reads and plays
the audio f iles on the USB f lash
memory device in MP3, WMA or
AAC f ormats. Depending on the
f ormat, the display shows MP3,
WMA or AAC when a USB flash
memory device is playing. This audio system can select and
play the audio f iles on a USB f lash
memory device with the same
controls used f or the disc player. To
play a USB f lash memory device,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment, then
press the CD/AUX button (AUX
button on models without XM Radio).
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position. :
To Play a USB Flash Memory
Device
Playing a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)
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Most audio system f unctions can still
be controlled by standard buttons,
dials, and knobs, but some f unctions
can only be accessed using the
interf ace dial. The interf ace dial has
two parts, a knob and a selector.The knob turns lef t and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen.
The selector can be pushed lef t,
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
press ENTER to go to that selection.The audio system can also be
operated by voice control. See the
navigation system manual f or
complete details.
Interf ace Dial
Voice Control System
Audio System(Models with navigation system)
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SELECTOR
KNOB ENTER

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When the system finds a strong
signal, it will stop and play that
station f or about 10 seconds. If you
do nothing, the system will then 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 side of the bar again,
or push the interf ace selector to the
right again.
Each preset button or
preset icon can store one f requency
on AM and two f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
twosetsof FMfrequencieswith
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons).
Usethetune,skip(seek),scan,or
RDS function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Press the preset button, and hold
it until you hear a beep. You can
also store f requencies with the
interf ace dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
f requency on, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector, and hold
it f or more than 2 seconds.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area. Push the interf ace selector down to
scroll down the screen, highlight
A.SEL, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
A.SEL on the screen, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds.
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To store a preset memory location:
Playing the FM/A M Radio (Models with navigation system)
Preset
AUTO SELECT
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A.SEL INDICATOR
A.SEL ICON PRESET ICON

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When you play CD-TEXT, you will
see the track name, artist name, and
album name on the screen. When
you play MP3/WMA discs, you will
see the track name and folder name
on the screen. If the disc was not
recorded with this inf ormation, it will
not be displayed. The player can play CD-TEXT, MP3,
and WMA formats.
Select the changer by pressing the
CD button. The system will begin
playing the last selected disc in the
disc changer. You will see the
current disc position highlighted.
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
corresponding number on the preset
buttons, or turn the interf ace knob to
highlight the desired disc number,
then press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Each time you press and release the
side of the skip bar or push the
interface selector to the right, the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side of the skip
barorpushtheinterfaceselectorto
thelefttoskipbackwardtothe
beginning of the current track. Press
the side or push the interf ace
selector to the left again to skip to
the previous track. To move rapidly
within a track, press and hold either
side of the skip bar.
To Play a Disc
To Change Tracks
Playing Discs(Models with navigation system)
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CURRENT DISC

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