HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2000 Owner's Manual (in English)

Climat
e Contro l Syste m
Th
e mai n ai r flo w is divide d
betwee n th e floo r vent s an d de -
froste r vent s a t th e bas e o f th e wind -

shield .
Th
e mai n ai r flo w come s
fro m th e floo r vents . Th
e mai n ai r flo w is divide d
betwee n th e dashboar d vent s an d
th e floo r vents . Th
e mai n ai r flo w come s
fro m th e dashboar d vents .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Climat
e Contro l Syste m
Th
e butto n direct s th e mai n
ai r flo w to th e windshiel d fo r faste r
defrosting . I t als o override s an y
MOD E selectio n yo u ma y hav e made . Whe
n yo u selec t th e A/ C
turn s o n automaticall y an d th e
syste m select s Fres h Ai r mode . Fo r
faste r defrosting , manuall y se t th e
fa n spee d to high . Yo u ca n als o
increas e ai r flo w to th e windshiel d b y
closin g th e sid e vent s i n th e

dashboard .
Whe
n yo u tur n of f b y
pressin g th e butto n again , th e
syste m return s t o it s forme r settings .
Rea r Windo w Defogge r Butto n
Thi s butto n turn s th e rea r windo w
defogge r o n an d of f (se e pag e 6 4 ) .
REAR WINDO W DEFOGGE R BUTTO N

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Climat
e Contro l Syste m

Sunligh t Sensor/Temperatur e

Senso r

SUNLIGH T SENSO R
Th e climat e contro l syste m ha s tw o
sensors . A sunligh t senso r i s locate d
i n th e to p o f th e dashboar d an d a
temperatur e senso r i s nex t t o th e
steerin g column . D o no t cove r th e
sensor s o r spil l an y liqui d o n them .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature sTEMPERATUR
E SENSO R

Audi
o Syste m

AM/FM/Cassett e Stere o Audi o
Syste m

ForDX, LX and LX-V6 models
You r Honda' s audi o syste m provide s
clea r receptio n o n bot h A M an d F M
bands , whil e th e prese t button s allo w
yo u t o easil y selec t you r favorit e
stations .
Th e cassett e syste m feature s Dolb y
B * nois e reduction , automati c
sensin g o f chromium-dioxid e (CrO 2
)
tape , an d autorevers e fo r continuou s
play .
* Dolb y nois e reductio n manufacture d unde r

licens e fro m Dolb y Laboratorie s Licensin g Corpo -

ration . "DOLBY " an d th e double- D symbo l ar
e trademark s o f Dolb y Laboratorie s

Licensin g Corporation .

Comfort an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

Operatin g th e Radi o
Th e ignitio n switc h mus t b e in
ACCESSOR Y C D o r O N (II ) t o
operat e th e audi o system . Tur n th e
syste m o n b y pushin g th e PWR /
VO L knob .
Adjus t th e volum e b y turnin g th e
PW R /VO L knob .
Th e ban d an d frequenc y tha t th e
radio was las t tune d to is displayed .
T o chang e bands , pres s th e AM/F M
button . O n th e F M band , S T wil l b e
displaye d if th e statio n is broadcast -
in g in stereo . Stere o reproductio n o n
A M is no t available . Yo
u ca n us e an y o f fou r method s t o
fin d radi o station s o n th e selecte d
band : TUNE , SEEK , SCA N o r th e
Prese t buttons .
TUN E — Us e th e TUN E ba r t o tun e
th e radi o to a desire d frequency . Pres
s th e uppe r par t ( ) to tun e
t o a highe r frequency , o r th e lowe r par
t ( ) to tun e to a lowe r
frequency . Th e frequenc y number s
wil l star t t o chang e rapidly . Releas e
th e ba r whe n th e displa y reache s th e
desire d frequency . T o chang e th e
frequenc y in smal l increments , pres s
an d releas e th e TUN E ba r quickly .SEE
K — Th e SEE K functio n
searche s th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h
a stron g signal . T o activat e it , pus h
th e SEE K switc h u p o r down , the n
releas e it . Dependin g o n whic h wa y
yo u pus h th e switch , th e syste m
scan s upwar d o r downwar d fro m th e
curren t frequency . I t stop s whe n it
find s a statio n wit h a stron g signal .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

SCA N — Th e SCA N functio n
sample s al l th e station s wit h stron g
signal s o n th e selecte d band . T o
activat e it , pres s th e SCA N button ,
the n releas e it . Th e syste m wil l sca n
u p th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h a
stron g signal . Whe n it find s one , i t
wil l sto p an d pla y tha t statio n fo r
approximatel y fiv e seconds . I f yo u d o
nothing , th e syste m wil l the n sca n
fo r th e nex t stron g statio n an d pla y
tha t fo r fiv e seconds . Whe n it play s a
statio n tha t yo u wan t t o continu e
listenin g to , pres s th e SCA N butto n

again .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

AM/F
M

BUTTO NSCA
N BUTTO N

PWR/VO L
KNO B
SEE
K SWITC H
TUNE BA R

Audi
o Syste m

Prese t — Yo u ca n stor e th e
frequencie s o f you r favorit e radio
station s i n th e si x prese t buttons .
Eac h butto n wil l stor e on e frequenc y
o n th e A M band , an d tw o
frequencie s o n th e F M band .
T o stor e a frequency :
1 . Selec t th e desire d band , A M o r
FM . FM 1 an d FM 2 le t yo u stor e
tw o frequencie s wit h eac h Prese t

button .

2 . Us e th e TUN E o r SEE K functio n
t o tun e th e radi o to a desire d

station .

3 . Pic k th e Prese t butto n yo u wan t
fo r tha t station . Pres s th e butto n
an d hol d it unti l yo u hea r a beep.
4 . Repea t step s 1 to 3 to stor e a tota l
o f si x station s o n A M an d twelv e
o n FM .
Onc
e a station' s frequenc y is stored ,

simpl y pres s an d releas e th e prope r

prese t butto n to tun e to it .
Th e prese t frequencie s wil l b e los t i f
you r car' s batter y goe s dead , i s
disconnected , o r th e radi o fus e is

removed .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
AM/F
M BUTTO N

SEE K SWITC H
PRESE T

BUTTON STUN
E BA R

Audi
o Syste m

Adjustin g th e Soun d

Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o
control s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m eac h speaker .
Th e Balanc e contro l adjust s th e side -
to-sid e strength , whil e th e Fade r
contro l adjust s th e front-to-bac k

strength .

T o adjus t th e fader , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b t o ge t i t
t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y farther ,
an d adjus t th e front-to-bac k soun d to
you r liking . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y
bumpin g it .
T o adjus t th e balance , pus h o n th e
TREBLE/BALANC E contro l kno b
t o ge t i t t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y
farther , an d adjus t th e side-to-sid e
soun d to you r liking . Pus h th e kno b
bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u
canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it . Treble/Bas
s — Us e thes e control s
t o adjus t th e ton e to you r liking .
T o adjus t th e Trebl e level , pus h o n
th e TREBLE/BALANC E contro l
kno b t o ge t i t t o po p out . Withou t
pullin g it ou t farther , tur n th e kno b
t o adjus t th e trebl e level . Pus h th e
kno b bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o
yo u canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it . T
o adjus t th e Bas s level , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b to ge t i t
t o po p out . Withou t pullin g it ou t
farther , tur n th e kno b to adjus t th e
bas s level . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y

bumpin g it .

Radi o Frequencie s an d Receptio n

Fo r information , Se e pag e 139 .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

BASS/FADE
R

CONTRO L
TREBLE/BALANC
E

CONTRO L

Audi
o Syste m

Operatin g th e Cassett e Playe r
Tur n th e audi o syste m ON . Mak e
sur e th e tap e openin g o n th e cassett e
i s facin g to th e right , the n inser t th e
cassett e mos t o f th e wa y int o th e slot .
Th e syste m wil l pul l i t i n th e res t o f
th e way , an d begi n to play .
Th e tap e directio n indicato r wil l ligh t
t o sho w yo u whic h sid e o f th e cassett
e is playing . Th e indicate s
th e sid e yo u inserte d facin g upwar d
i s no w playing . I f yo u wan t t o pla y
th e othe r side , pres s th e PRO G

button .

Dolb y B nois e reductio n turn s o n
whe n yo u inser t a cassette . I f th e
tap e wa s no t recorde d wit h Dolb y B
nois e reduction , tur n it of f b y pressin
g th e button . Whe
n th e syste m reache s th e en d o f
th e tape , i t wil l automaticall y revers e
directio n an d pla y th e othe r side . I f
yo u wan t t o remov e th e cassett e
fro m th e drive , pres s th e EJEC T
button .
Tap e Searc h Function s
Wit h a cassett e playing , yo u ca n us e
th e FF , REW , SKIP , o r REPEA T
functio n to fin d a desire d program .
FF/REW — Fast Forward and Re-

wind mov e th e tap e rapidly . T o re -
win d th e tape , pus h th e RE W button .
Yo u wil l se e RE W in th e display . T o
fas t forwar d th e tape , pus h th e F F
button . Yo u wil l se e F F displayed .
Pres s th e PLA Y butto n to tak e th e
syste m ou t o f rewin d o r fas t forward .
I f th e syste m reache s th e en d o f th e
tap e whil e in fas t forwar d o r rewind ,
i t automaticall y stop s tha t function ,
reverse s direction , an d begin s t o play .SKI
P — Th e Ski p Functio n allow s
yo u to fin d th e beginnin g o f a son g
o r passage . T o fin d th e beginnin g o f
th e son g o r passag e currentl y
playing , pus h th e SKI P switc h down .
Yo u wil l se e RE W flashin g in th e
displa y a s th e tap e rewinds . T o fin d
th e beginnin g o f th e nex t song , pus h
th e SKI P switc h up . Yo u wil l se e F F
flashin g in th e displa y a s th e tap e
fas t forwards . Whe n th e syste m
find s th e beginnin g o f a son g o r
passage , i t goe s bac k t o PLA Y mode .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

REPEA T — Th e Repea t functio n
continuousl y replay s th e curren t
son g o r passage . Pres s th e RP T
butto n t o activat e it ; yo u wil l se e RP T
displaye d as a reminder . Whe n th e
syste m reache s th e en d o f th e son g
o r passag e currentl y playing , i t wil l
automaticall y g o int o rewind . Whe n
i t sense s th e beginnin g o f th e sam e
son g o r passage , th e syste m return s
t o PLA Y mode . I t wil l continu e t o
repea t thi s sam e progra m unti l yo u
deactivat e REPEA T b y pressin g th e
butto n again .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

EJEC
T BUTTO NCASSETT E SLO T TAP
E DIRECTIO N
INDICATO R
F F

BUTTO N

RE
W

BUTTO N

RP
T BUTTO N
PLAY BUTTO N
PRO G BUTTO N
SKI P BUTTO NDOLB
Y BUTTO N