HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2009 Owner's Manual (in English)

µIf you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
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.
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. press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.
You can also press the A.SEL side of
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
A.SEL on the screen, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. The system stores the
f requencies of six AM and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons (icons) as previously
described.
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To turn of f auto select,
AUTO SELECT
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A.SEL INDICATOR
PRESET ICON
A.SEL ICON
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To switch the PS name display
f unction on and of f , press and
release the TITLE button. With the
system on, you will see the ‘‘PS ON’’
message on the center display. If the
station you are listening to is an RDS
station, the displayed f requency
switches to the station name.
On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name according to
the inf ormation provided by the
radio data system (RDS).
Theprogramservicenamedisplay
f unction shows the name of the
station you are listening to. With the
audio system on and the FM band
selected, you can turn this f unction
on or of f .
,pressthe
A. SEL side of the bar. This restores
the presets you originally set.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .209
To turn of f auto select
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Radio Data System (RDS)
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PS ON MESSAGE
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With the FM band selected, you can
select the program type provided by
the RDS. Press the AUDIO button to
display the radio inf ormation on the
screen. Push down the selector on
the interf ace dial, then turn the knob
to select RDS SEARCH icon. Press
ENTER to set your selection. The
principal RDS categories are shown
as f ollows:
If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the audio screen
and the center display continue to
show the f requency with the PS
name display f unction on.
When you turn of f this f unction by
pressing the TITLE button, the
center display shows ‘‘PS OFF.’’
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk, f oreign language, personality,
public, college, and weather
JAZZ: Jazz
CLASSIC: Classical music
RELIGION: Religious music and
religious talk
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
SOFT: Adult hits and sof t music
COUNTRY: Country music
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music
ALL: All RDS category stations
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Radio Data System (RDS) Category
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You can also select an RDS category
with the CATEGORY bar. Press
either side ( or ) of the
CATEGORY bar to display an RDS
category in the center display. Select
a category by pressing either side of
the bar.This f unction searches up and down
a f requency f or the strongest signal
f rom the f requencies that carry the
selected RDS category inf ormation.
This can help you to find a station in
your favorite category. To activate it,
press and release either side
( or ) of the SKIP bar. You
will also see the selected RDS
category name blinking in the center
display while searching it. When the
system f inds a station, the selected
RDS category name will be displayed
again for about 5 seconds in the
center display.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
Turn the selector to select an RDS
category. You can use the search or
scan function to find radio stations
on the selected RDS category by
pressing the selector to the right
repeatedly. Press ENTER to set your
selection. If you do nothing while the
RDS category is selected, the
selected category is canceled.
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RDS Program Search
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RDS CATEGORY
RDS CATEGORY
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To activate RDS program search
with the interf ace dial, push the
AUDIO button to display the FM
radio inf ormation on the screen.
Push the selector down, and turn the
knob to select RDS SEARCH icon.
Press ENTER on the selector. The
screen shows you the RDS category
list.Turn the knob to the desired RDS
category.
The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN side of
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
SCAN in the center display. The
system will scan f or a station with a
strong signal in the selected RDS
category. You will also see the
selected RDS category name
blinking in the center display while
searching it. When the system finds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
While the RDS category is selected,
move the selector knob to the right
to select SEEK in the upper right
corner of the screen. Then press
ENTER to activate the seek f unction.
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RDS Program SCAN
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SEEK/SCAN ICON
RDS CATEGORY LIST
SEEK is selected.
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Turn the knob to the desired RDS
category.
To activate RDS program scan with
the interf ace dial, push the AUDIO
button to display the FM radio
inf ormation on the screen. Push the
selector down, and turn the knob to
select RDS SEARCH icon. Press
ENTER on the selector. The screen
shows you the RDS category list.
If you do nothing, the system will
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 SCAN/
A.SEL bar again.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
While the RDS category is selected,
move the selector knob to the right
to select SCAN in the upper right
corner of the screen. Then press
ENTER to activate the scan function.
You can use the RDS program
search or scan f unction even if the
PS name display f unction is of f . In
this case, the display shows a
f requency in place of a PS name.
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SEEK/SCAN ICON
RDS CATEGORY LIST
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This f unction displays the radio text
inf ormation of the selected RDS
station.To activate radio text display, use
the interf ace dial. Push the selector
down, and turn the knob to select
RADIO TEXT icon. Press ENTER on
the selector to enter the setting.The display shows up to about 64
characters of text data on the
selected RDS station.
If the selected RDS station has the
radio text inf ormation, you will see
the text indicator on the screen.
Radio T ext Display
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The text is displayed
accordingtothe
information from RDS.
RADIO TEXT ICON TEXT INDICATOR
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To adjust them, press the AUDIO
button, push the interf ace selector
down, and turn the interf ace knob to
SOUND. Then press ENTER on the
selector.
BASS, TREBLE, FADER, and
BALANCE are each adjustable. You
can also adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom the subwoof er
speaker. In addition, you can set the
speed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC).
Theseadjustmentscanbemadeby
the SOUND button or the interface
dial.
Selectthemodeyouwanttoadjust
by turning the interf ace dial.You can also adjust the sound by
pushing the SOUND button
repeatedly. Each mode is shown in
the center display as it changes.
Turn the power/volume knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
The system will return to the audio
playing mode in the center display
about 10 seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode.
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Adjusting the Sound
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To adjust bass
and treble, select BASS or TREBLE,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The current setting is
shownonthedisplay.Turnthe
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector. These
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
Fader adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength, while balance adjusts the
side-to-side strength. To adjust f ader
and balance, select FADER or
BALANCE, then press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface knob to the desired
level, and enter your selection by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. To equalize the f ader or
balance, turn the interf ace knob until
the marks on the sound grid come to
the center of the adjustment bar.
To adjust the
strength of the sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker, select it and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace knob to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector. 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.
The SVC has f our modes; SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. The def ault setting is MID.
To change the SVC mode, select
SVC, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface knob to the desired
level, and enter your selection by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. If you f eel the sound is too
loud, choose low. If you f eel the
sound is too quiet, choose high.
BASS/TREBL E
FADER/BAL ANCE
SUBWOOFERSpeed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
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Features
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AUDIO BUTTON INTERFACE DIAL
TUNE BAR
CATEGORY BAR
PRESET BUTTONS
TITLE BUTTON
XM RADIO BUTTON
SKIP BAR
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
SCAN/A.SEL (SCAN/AUTO
SELECT) BAR
U.S. model is shown.
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