audio HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2001 (in English) Service Manual

Audio System

AUTO SELECT — 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.

To activate Auto Select, press the A. SEL button. A. SEL will flash inthe display, and the system will gointo scan mode for several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking for stations with strong signals. It stores the frequencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations in the preset buttons. You
can then use the preset buttons to
select those stations.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not find six strong AM stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a "0" displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station
stored.
If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other frequencies in the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or SCAN function to find the desired
frequencies, then store them in the selected preset buttons as described
previously. Auto Select does not erase the
frequencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn off Auto Select by pressing the
A. SEL button. The preset buttons will then select the frequencies you originally set.

Comfort and Convenience Features
SCAN BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
SEEK

BUTTONS

A.SEL INDICATOR

A.SEL
BUTTON

Audio System

Adjusting the Sound
Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are
each adjustable. You select which of
these you want to adjust by pressing
the TUNE knob. The mode changes
from BAS to TRE to FAD to BAL, and then back to the selected audio
mode, each time you press the
TUNE knob.
Treble/Bass — Use these modes to adjust the tone to your liking. Select
TRE or BAS by pressing the TUNE knob. Adjust the desired mode by
turning the TUNE knob. The levelindicators on the display show you
the range.
Balance/Fader — These twomodes adjust the strength of the
sound coming from each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the front-to-back
strength.
Select BAL or FAD by pressing the
TUNE knob. Adjust the Balance or Fader to your liking by turning the
TUNE knob. The level indicators on the display show you the range. The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audiomode about five seconds after you
stop adjusting a mode with the
TUNE knob.
Comfort and Convenience Features TUNE KNOB

Audio System

Audio System LightingYou can use the instrument panel brightness control dial to adjust the il-
lumination of the audio system (see
page 63 ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lightsare on, even if the radio is turned off.
Radio Frequencies
Your Honda's radio can receive the complete AM and FM bands.
Those bands cover these frequen-
cies:

AM band:
530 to 1,710 kilohertz

FM band:

87.7 to 107.9 megahertz
Radio stations on the AM band are
assigned frequencies at least ten
kilohertz apart (530, 540, 550). Stations on the FM band are
assigned frequencies at least 0.2
megahertz apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3). Stations must use these exact
frequencies. It is fairly common for stations to round-off the frequency in
their advertising, so your radio could display a frequency of 100.9 even
though the announcer may identify
the station as "FM101."
Radio Reception How well your Honda's radio
receives stations is dependent on
many factors, 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 farther away from its
transmitter. If you are listening to an
AM station, you will notice the sound volume becoming weaker, and the station drifting in and out. If you are
listening to an FM station, you will see the stereo indicator flickering off
and on as the signal weakens.
Eventually, the stereo indicator will go off and the sound will fade
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
frequency close to the frequency of
the station you are listening to can also affect your radio's reception.
You may temporarily hear both stations, or hear only the station you
are close to.
Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

Radio signals, especially on the FM
band, are deflected by large objects such as buildings and hills. Your
radio then receives both the direct
signal from the station's transmitter,
and the deflected 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 affected 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 interference from passing
vehicles and stationary sources can cause temporary reception problems. As required by the FCC:
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

Operating the Cassette Player

The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). Make sure the tape opening on the
cassette is facing to the right, then
insert the cassette most of the way
into the slot. The system will pull it
in the rest of the way, and begin to

play.

The tape direction indicator will light to show you which side of the cassette is playing. The indicates
the side you inserted facing upward is now playing. If you want to play
the other side, press the PROG
button.
Dolby B noise reduction turns on
when you insert a cassette. The indicator will light in the dis-
play. If the tape was not recorded
with Dolby B noise reduction, turn it off by pressing the button.
Dolby remains off until you turn it on
by pressing the button again.
When the system reaches the end of the tape, it will automatically reversedirection and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette from the drive, press the EJECT

button.

You can remove the cassette with the ignition switch in any position,even if the audio system is turned off. If you turn the system off while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning off the ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system back on, the tape will begin playing
where it left off.
To switch to the radio or CD changer while listening to a tape,
press the AM, FM or CD button. To change back to the cassette player,
press the TAPE button.
Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

Tape Search Functions With a cassette playing, you can usethe FF, REW, SKIP, or REPEAT
function to find a desired program.
FF/REW — Fast Forward andRewind move the tape rapidly. To
rewind the tape, push the REW
button. You will see REW in the display. To fast forward the tape,
push the FF button. You will see FF displayed. Press the FF, REW or
PLAY button to take the system out
of rewind or fast forward. When the
system reaches the end of the tape,
it reverses direction and begins to

play.

CONTINUED
Comfort and Convenience Features
PWR/VOL KNOB
TAPE DIRECTION

INDICATOR
DOLBY INDICATOR

TAPE EJECT
BUTTON

CASSETTE SLOT

CD
BUTTON

TAPE
BUTTON
DOLBY BUTTON

PROG BUTTON
FF BUTTON
REW BUTTON

AM

BUTTON

FM BUTTON
PLAY

BUTTON

Audio System
SKIP — The skip function allows
you to find the beginning of a song or passage. To skip to the beginning
of a song or passage currently playing, push the button. You will
see REW flashing in the display as
the tape rewinds. To skip to the
beginning of the next song, push the button. You will see FF flashing in
the display as the tape fast forwards.
When the system finds the begin- ning of a song or passage, it goes
back to PLAY.
To stop the SKIP function before it finds the beginning of a song orpassage, press either of the SKIP buttons ( or ).

Comfort and Convenience Features
RPT BUTTON
REPEAT INDICATOR

SKIP BUTTONS

FF BUTTON

REW BUTTON

Audio System

REPEAT — The Repeat function continuously replays the current
song or passage. Press the RPT
button to activate it; you will see RPT displayed as a reminder. When thesystem 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 youdeactivate REPEAT by pressing the
button again.
Pressing the REW or FF button, or
either of the SKIP buttons, also turns
off REPEAT. The SKIP and REPEAT functions
use silent periods on the tape to find
the end of a song or passage. These features may not work to yoursatisfaction if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise level between selections, or a silent
period in the middle of a selection.
Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

Caring for the Cassette Player
The cassette player picks up dirt and oxides from the tape. This contami-
nation builds up over time and
causes the sound quality to degrade.
To prevent this, you should clean the player after every 30 hours of use.
Your dealer has a cleaning kit
available.

If you do not clean the cassette
player regularly, it may eventually
become impossible to remove thecontamination with a normal

cleaning kit.

Use 100-minute or shorter cassettes.
Cassettes longer than that use
thinner tape that may break or jam the drive. Look at the cassette before you
insert it. If the tape is loose, tighten
it by turning a hub with a pencil or
your finger. If the label is peeling off, remove it
from the cassette or it could cause
the cassette to jam in the player.Never try to insert a warped ordamaged cassette in the player.
When they are not in use, store cassettes in their cases to protect
them from dust and moisture. Never place cassettes where they will beexposed to direct sunlight, high heat,
or high humidity. If a cassette isexposed to extreme heat or cold, let
it reach a moderate temperature
before inserting it in the player.
Never try to insert foreign objects
into the cassette player. If you see the error indication
on the display, press the

EJECT button to remove the

cassette from the unit. Make sure

the tape is not damaged. If the
cassette will not eject or the error
indication stays on after the cassette

ejects, take the car to your Honda

dealer.

Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System
Operating the CD Changer
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 for the radio and
cassette player.
To load the CDs or operate the CD changer, the ignition switch must be
in ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
Load and play only standard rounddiscs. Odd-shaped CDs may jam in
the drive or cause other problems.
You cannot load and play 3-inch (8-cm) discs in this system.

CONTINUED

Comfort and Convenience Features

LOAD BUTTON
CD SLOTCD EJECT BUTTON

PWR/VOL
KNOB
RDM BUTTON CD BUTTON

SKIP BUTTONS

REPEAT BUTTON