radio HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2006 8.G User Guide

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To adjust the sound, push the
AUDIO button, then enter the sound
grid by touching the SOUND icon on
the display.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons 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 of f .
To adjust the treble
and bass, touch or on each side
of the treble or bass adjustment bar,
or move the joystick. The adjustment
bar shows you the current setting. These modes adjust
the strength of the sound coming
f rom each speaker. Lef t/Right
balance adjusts the side-to-side
strength, while Front/Rear f ader
adjusts the front-to-back strength.
To adjust the left/right balance,
touch the ‘‘L’’ or ‘‘R’’ icon, or move
the joystick. To adjust the f ront/rear
f ader, touch the ‘‘FR’’ or ‘‘RR’’ icon,
or move the joystick. 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 def ault setting is Mid. If you f eel
the sound is too loud, choose low. If
you f eel the sound is too quiet,
choose Hi.
To see the audio display when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
wait 5 seconds.
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A djust ing t he Sound
Playing the Radio (Vehicles with Navigation System)
A udio System L ighting
Treble/Bass L ef t/Right Balance and Front/
Rear FaderSpeed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC)
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SOUND ICON
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With the ignition in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position,
press the OPEN button, and insert a
disc about halfway into the disc slot.
The drive will pull the disc in the rest
of the way, and the disc will begin to
play. You operate the disc player
with the same controls used for the
radio. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes. Push the button to play the next
track on the disc. Push the
button once to replay the track
in play; press it twice to replay the
previous track. To move rapidly
within a track, press and hold the or the button.
Push the AUDIO button to show the
audio system screen. You can also
operate the audio system without
showing the audio system screen by
using the standard controls. The
status bar is shown at the bottom of
the screen each time you press a
button.
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 also play CD-TEXT,
MP3, and WMA f ormats. Press the RPT button
to continuously replay a track. You
will see REPEAT in the display.
Press the RPT button again to turn it
of f . In MP3/WMA mode, press and
hold the RPT button to activate
f older repeat. Folder repeat
continuously replays the f older.
Playing a Disc (Vehicles with Navigation System)
Disc Player To Change Tracks
REPEAT
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CLOSE BUTTON DISC SLOT
Avoid using discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM/FM button or CD/ XM
button (if the XM radio is connected).
You can also touch the FM1, FM2,
AM, or CARD icon on the screen. To
return to disc mode, press the CD/
XM button or touch the CD icon.
Press the OPEN button. The screen
folds back, and the disc player
appears. Press the eject button
( ) to remove the disc. If you
eject the disc, but do not remove it
from the slot, the system will
au tomatically reload it after 10
seconds and will remain there in a
pause mode. To
close the screen, press the
CLOSE button. The screen will not
close if you have a partially inserted
CD or PC card.
The disc player plays MP3/WMA
folders in recorded order. Maximum
playable folder layers are 8, total
playable folders are 99, and total
playable tracks are 999 per disc. If
your disc has a complex structure,
the disc player takes some time to
read the disc bef ore playing it.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect discs, see page . 141
To Stop Playing a Disc
Removing a Disc
Playing an MP3/WMA Disc
Protecting Discs
Playing a Disc (Vehicles with Navigation System)
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EJECT BUTTON
CLOSE BUTTON
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With the ignition in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position,
press the OPEN button, insert a PC
card all the way into the card slot,
then press the CLOSE button. The
PC card will begin to play. You
operate the PC card with the same
controls used f or the radio. The
number of the track playing is shown
in the display. The system will
continuously play a card until you
change modes.Push the AUDIO button to show the
audio system screen. You can also
operate the audio system without
showing the audio system screen by
using the standard controls. The
status bar is shown at the bottom of
the screen each time you press a
button.
You cannot close the display until
the PC card is inserted all the way
in or removed.
Never insert f oreign objects into
the PC card slot.
ThePCcardplayercanplayMP3
and WMA formats. When you insert a PC card into
the slot, make sure you put it in
straight. If you cannot insert it,
remove it, and insert again.
Do not keep PC cards in the
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage them.
To avoid damaging the card
reader, do not insert hard disc
drive cards into the PC card slot. Thesystemmaynotbeableto
read some memory cards
depending on the type of memory
card or combination of PC card
adaptor and memory card.
Recommended memory cards are
CompactFlash and Flash ATA
memory cards.
Playing a PC Card (Vehicles with Navigation System)
PC Card
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PC CARD SLOT
CLOSE BUTTON
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The player plays recorded MP3/
WMA cards in recorded order.
Maximum playable f older layers are
8, total playable f olders are 99, and
total playable tracks are 999 per card.
If your card has a complex structure,
theplayertakessometimetoread
the card bef ore playing it.Press the OPEN button. The screen
folds back, and the player appears.
Press the eject button ( ), and
remove the card, then press the
CLOSE button.
You cannot close the display until
the PC card is inserted all the way in
or removed.
To take the system out of card mode,
press the AM/FM button or CD/XM
button (if a disc is loaded or the XM
radio is connected). You can also
touch the FM1, FM2, AM, or CD
icon on the screen. To return to card
mode, press the CD/XM button or
touch the CARD icon.
Playing a PC Card (Vehicles with Navigation System)
Playing an MP3/WMA Card
Removing a PC Card
To Stop Playing a Card
Features
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EJECT BUTTON
CLOSE BUTTON
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The radio can receive the complete
AM and FM bands.
Those bands cover these f requen-
cies:
AM band: 530 to 1,710 kHz
FM band: 87.7 to 107.9 MHzHow well the radio receives stations
is dependent on many f actors, such
as the distance from the station’s
transmitter, nearby large objects,
and atmospheric conditions.
Driving very near the transmitter of
a station that is broadcasting on a
f requency close to the f requency of
the station you are listening to can
also af f ect your radio’s reception.
You may temporarily hear both
stations,orhearonlythestationyou
are close to.
A radio station’s signal gets weaker
as you get f arther away f rom its
transmitter. If you are listening to an
AM station, you will notice the sound
volume becoming weaker, and the
stationdriftinginandout.If youare
listening to an FM station, you will
see the stereo indicator f lickering of f
and on as the signal weakens.
Eventually, the stereo indicator will
go of f and the sound will f ade
completely as you get out of range of
the station’s signal.
Radio stations on the AM band are
assigned f requencies at least 10 kHz
apart (530, 540, 550). Stations on the
FM band are assigned f requencies at
least 0.2 MHz apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3).
Stations must use these exact
f requencies. It is f airly common f or
stations to round-of f the f requency in
their advertising, so your radio could
display a f requency of 100.9 even
though the announcer may identif y
the station as ‘‘FM101.’’
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Radio Frequencies
Radio Reception
Radio Reception
Features
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Radio signals, especially on the FM
band, are def lected by large objects
such as buildings and hills. Your
radio then receives both the direct
signal f rom the station’s transmitter,
and the def lected 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 af f ected 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 interf erence f rom passing
vehicles and stationary sources can
cause temporary reception problems.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
Radio Reception
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If you lose the card, you must obtain
the code number f rom a dealer. To
do this, you will need the system’s
serial number.
Your vehicle’s audio system will
disable itself if it is disconnected
f rom electrical power f or any reason.
To make it work again, you must
enter a specif ic f ive-digit code
(except f or model with navigation
system)/f our-digit code (model with
navigation system) in the preset
buttons. Because there are hundreds
of number combinations possible
from five or four-digits, making the
system work without knowing the
exact code is nearly impossible.
Youshouldhavereceivedacardthat
lists your audio system’s code and
serial numbers. It is best to store this
card in a saf e place at home. In
addition, you should write the audio
system’s serial number in this owner’s
manual. If you make a mistake entering the
code, do not start over; complete the
f ive-digit (except f or model with
navigation system)/f our-digit (model
with navigation system) sequence,
then enter the correct code. You
have 10 tries to enter the correct
code. If you are unsuccessf ul in 10
attempts, you must then leave the
system on f or 1 hour bef ore trying
again.
If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead, or the
radio f use is removed, the audio
system will disable itself . Use the
preset buttons to enter the five-digit
code (except f or model with
navigation system)/f our-digit code
(model with navigation system). The
code is on the radio code card
included in your owner’s manual kit.
When it is entered correctly, the
radio will start playing.
Radio T hef t Protection
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ÛÝ The MODE button changes the
mode. Pressing the button
repeatedly selects FM1, FM2, AM, a
disc (if a disc is loaded), or a PC card
(if a card is loaded).
If you are listening to the radio, use
the CH button to change stations.
Each time you press the top ( ) of
the button, the system goes to the
next preset station on the band you
are listening to. Press the bottom
( ) to go back to the previous
station.If youpressandholdtheCH
button ( ) or ( ) until you hear a
beep, the system goes into the seek
mode. It finds a station with a strong
signal.
If you are playing a disc, the system
skips to the beginning of the next
track each time you press the top
( ) of the CH button. Press the
bottom ( ) to return to the
beginning of the current track. Press
it again to return to the previous track. You will see the disc and track
numbers in the display. If you press
andholdtheCHbutton( )or( )
until you hear a beep, you can select
a different folder.
Tousethevoicecontrolsystem,
ref er to the navigation system
manual.
The auxiliary input jack is under the
accessory power socket. The system
will accept auxiliary input from
standard audio accessories.
When the appropriate audio unit is
connected to the auxiliary input jack,
press the CD/XM or XM/AUX
button to select the unit.
Three controls f or the audio system
are mounted in the steering wheel
hub. These let you control basic
f unctions without removing your
hand f rom the wheel.
The VOL button adjusts the volume
up ( ) or down ( ). Press the top
or bottom of the button, hold it until
the desired volume is reached, then
release it.
On models with navigation system
If equipped
Remote Audio Controls
Auxiliary Input Jack
Features
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CH BUTTON VOL BUTTON
MODE BUTTON
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With the system set, you can still
open the trunk with the master key
or the remote transmitter without
triggering the alarm. The alarm will
sound if the trunk lock is forced, or
the trunk is opened with the trunk
release handle.
The security system will not set if
the hood, trunk, or any door is not
fully closed. If the system will not set,
check the door and trunk open
indicators on the instrument panel
(see page ) to see if the doors and
trunk are f ully closed. Since it is not
part of the monitor display, manually
check the hood.
To see if the system is set
af ter you exit the vehicle, press the
LOCK button on the remote
transmitter within 5 seconds. If the
system is set, the horn will beep
once.
The security system helps to protect
your vehicle and valuables f rom thef t.
The horn sounds and a combination
of headlights (low beam), parking
lights, side marker lights, and
taillights f lash if someone attempts
to break into your vehicle or remove
the radio. This alarm continues f or 2
minutes, then it stops. To reset an
alarming system before the 2
minutes have elapsed, unlock the
driver’s door with the key or the
remote transmitter.
The security system automatically
sets 15 seconds after you lock the
doors, hood, and trunk. For the
system to activate, you must lock the
doors f rom the outside with the key,
driver’s lock tab, door lock switch, or
remote transmitter. The security
system indicator on the instrument
panel starts blinking immediately to
show you the system is setting itself .
Once the security system is set,
opening any door, the trunk, or the
hood without using the key or the
remote transmitter will cause it to
alarm. It also alarms if the radio is
removed f rom the dashboard or the
wiring is cut.
Do not attempt to alter this system
or add other devices to it.62
Security System
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SECURITY SYSTEM
INDICATOR
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