HONDA CIVIC SEDAN 2005 Owner's Manual (in English)

To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the CD player/CD
changer with the same controls used
for the radio. To select the CD
player/CD changer, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. With
the in-dash CD changer, the disc and
track numbers are displayed. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes.Insert a disc into the slot. The drive
will pull the disc in the rest of the
waytoplayit.Whenthesystem
reaches the end of the disc, it will
return to the beginning and play the
disc again.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player.
To play the tape when a CD is
playing, insert a tape in the player
(optional). If a tape is in the player,
press the TAPE button. Press the
CD button again, to switch back to
the CD player.
While playing a disc, you can see the
playing time in the display by
cancelling the clock display (see
page ). Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112
/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are: Video CDs and DVD discs will not
work in this unit. The in-dash CD changer can also
play CD-Rs and CD-RWs
compressed in MP3 standard. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. You can select
afolderortrackupto .
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On Special Edition models
On models with CD player
(For U.S. Models only)
Optional on DX model
Playing a Disc
To Play a Disc
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CONT INUED
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the Power/
Volume knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the CD will begin playing
where it lef t of f .You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this unit.
When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
display again, insert the next disc
in the slot. Do not try to insert a
disc until ‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You
could damage the audio unit.
Your vehicle’s in-dash CD changer
hold up to six discs.
Press the LOAD button until you
hear beep and see ‘‘LOAD’’ in the
display. To load only one disc,
press and release the LOAD
button. The green disc load
indicator will come on.
The disc number f or an empty
position begins blinking.
Insert the disc into the CD slot
when the green disc load indicator
comes on. Insert it only about
half way; the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way. You will see
‘‘BUSY’’ in the display while the
disc load indicator turns red and
blinks as the disc is loaded. Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system begins
playing the last disc loaded.
You can also load a disc into an
empty position while a disc is playing
by pressing the appropriate preset
button. The system stops playing the
current disc and starts the loading
sequence. It plays the disc just
loaded.
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Playing a Disc
L oading Discs in t he In-dash CD
Changer
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In MP3 mode with In-dash CD ChangerWith In-dash CD Changer
You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3 mode).
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate preset button (1 to 6). If
you select an empty position, the
system will go into the loading
sequence (see page ).
In MP3 mode, use the FOLDER bar
to select f olders in the disc and use
the SEEK/SKIP bar to change files.
When you press the TITLE button
while playing a disc in MP3, the
displayshowsthefirst13characters
of the current f older or f ile name f or
about 5 seconds, then automatically
returns to the normal display.
With the f older or f ile name, you will
see the FOLDER or FILE indicator
in the display.
Each time you press the TITLE
button, the display mode changes
f rom File Name display to Folder
Name display, then to Normal
display.
If thefolderorfilenamehasmore
than 13 characters and the name is
displayed, press and hold the TITLE
button until you hear a beep. The
display will show the next 13
characters f or about 5 seconds. To see all characters of the f older or f ile
name, repeat this step.
If you press the TITLE button when
the last character(s) is displayed,
you hear two beeps, then the display
shows the f irst 13 characters again.
You will also see the f older or f ile
name in the f ollowing conditions.
When the f older or the f ile is
changed.
When you change the audio mode
to the playing discs in MP3 and
the system begins to play.
When you insert a disc and the
system begins to play. 101
Playing a Disc
Folder Name and File Name Display
Function T o Change or Select T racks/Files
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In MP3 mode with In-dash CD Changer
With In-dash CD Changer With In-dash CD Changer
Except f or Special Edition models On Special Edition models
To
select a different folder, press and
release the ‘‘ ’’ side of the
FOLDER bar to move the beginning
of the next f older. Press and release
the‘‘ ’’sidetomovethe
beginning of the current f older.
Press and release it again to skip to
the beginning of the previous f older.
To continuously replay
a track (f ile in MP3 mode), press and
release the RPT button. You will see
RPT in the display. Press the RPT
button again to turn it off. With the
in-dash CD changer, press the RPT
button two or three times depending
on the selected mode to return to
normal playing.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar or selecting a dif f erent disc
with a preset button also turns of f the repeat f eature.
This feature,
when activated, replays all the tracks
(all f iles in each f older in MP3 mode)
on the selected disc in the order they
are recorded on the disc. To activate
the disc repeat f eature, select the
Disc-Repeat mode by pressing the
RPT button repeatedly. You will see
D-RPT in the display. The system
continuously replays the current disc.
Press the RPT button again to turn it
off. Pressing the RDM button or
selecting a dif f erent disc with a
preset button also turns of f the
repeat feature.
You will see CUE or REW in the
display while moving.
While moving forward or backward,
thetimedisplaychangestothe
track/f ile playing time. Af ter
releasing the bar, the display goes
back to the time display. Each time you
press and release the / side
of the SEEK/SKIP bar, the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3 mode). Press
and release the / side, to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe / or /
side of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
Playing a Disc
FOL DER/SEL ECT ION
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT) DISC-REPEA T
SEEK /SK IP
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In MP3 mode with In-dash CD Changer In MP3 mode with In-dash CD Changer
In MP3 mode with In-dash CD Changer
With In-dash CD Changer
In CD mode with In-dash CD Changer
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3. To
activate Folder Repeat mode, press
the RPT button. You will see F-RPT
in the display. The system
continuously replays the current
folder. Press the RPT button again to
turn it off. Pressing the RDM button,
selecting a dif f erent disc with a
preset button, or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the FOLDER bar also
turns of f the repeat f eature. This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles within a f older in random order,
rather than in the order they are
compressedinMP3.Toactivate
Folder Random play, press the RDM
button. You will see F-RDM in the
display. The system will then select
and play f iles randomly. This
continues until you deactivate Folder
RandomPlaybypressingtheRDM
button again, or you select a
dif f erent disc with a preset button or
a different folder with the FOLDER
bar.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom Folder Random Play to Within
a Disc Random Play, then to normal
playing.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes f rom
File Repeat to Folder Repeat to Disc
Repeat, then to normal playing.
This f eature plays the
tracks (all f iles in each f older in MP3
mode) within a disc in random order.
To activate Random Play, press and
release the RDM button. In MP3
mode, press the RDM button twice
to select Within a Disc Random Play.
You will see RDM in the display.
Press the RDM button again to
return to normal play.
Selecting a dif f erent disc with a
preset button also turns of f the
random f eature.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes from
Track Repeat to Disc Repeat, then to
normal playing.
Playing a Disc
FOL DER-REPEA T
FOL DER-RA NDOM
RANDOM (Random within a
Disc)
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µµThe SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded on the disc. To activate the
Scan f eature, press and hold the
SCAN button until you hear a beep.
You will see SCAN in the display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
each track on the selected disc.
Press the SCAN button again to get
out of the system and play the last
track sampled.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar or selecting a dif f erent disc
with a preset button also turns of f
the scan feature. This f eature, when
activated, samples all the files on the
selected f older in the order they are
compressedinMP3.Toactivatethe
Folder Scan f eature, press and hold
the SCAN button until you hear a
beep. You will see F-SCAN in the
display. The system will then play
the f irst f ile f or about 10 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f ollowing f iles f or 10
seconds each. When it plays a f ile
that you want to continue listening to,
press the SCAN button again.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP bar, selecting a dif f erent disc
with a preset button, or a dif f erent
folder with the FOLDER bar also
turns off the scan feature. Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 15 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a CD is playing. To
play the CD, press the CD button.
If a tape is in the optional tape player,
press the TAPE button to switch to
the tape while a CD is playing. Press
the CD button again to switch back
to the CD player.
In MP3 mode with In-dash CD Changer
Except f or Special Edition models
In CD mode with In-dash CD Changer
Playing a Disc
SCAN
F-SCANTo Stop Playing a Disc
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On Special Edition modelsOn Special Edition models
Press the FM/AM button to switch
to the radio while a disc is playing.
To play the disc, press the CD button.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
Power/Volume knob or by turning
of f the ignition switch, the disc will
stay in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the disc will begin
playing where it lef t of f .To remove the disc currently in play,
press the eject ( ) button. When
a disc is removed f rom a slot, the
system automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc in that position. If you do not
remove the disc f rom the changer
within 15 seconds, the system
returns to the previous mode (FM/
AM). The disc will reload into the
system and will remain in a pause
mode.
To remove a dif f erent disc f rom the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer.You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst.
Playing a Disc
Removing Discs f rom t he In-dash CD
Changer
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Except f or Special Edition modelsOn Special Edition models Except f or Special Edition models
Auxiliary Input Jack is on the audio
panel. The system will accept
auxiliary input f rom standard audio
accessories.
When the appropriate audio unit is
connected with the auxiliary input
jack, press the AUX button to select
the unit.
See pages and for
inf ormation on the error messages.
If you f ind any problem with this
audio system, take the vehicle to
your dealer.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
. An optional six disc CD changer is
available f or your vehicle. This disc
changer uses the same controls used
f or the in-dash CD player or the
radio.
Load the desired CDs in the
magazine, and load the magazine in
the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit.
To select the CD changer, press the
CD button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the preset 5
(DISC ) or the preset 6 (DISC )
button. To select the previous disc,
press the preset 5 (DISC ), or the
preset 6 (DISC ) to select the next
disc in sequence. If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search
f or the next available disc to load and
play.
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Playing a Disc
Auxiliary Input Jack
Audio System Malf unction
Protecting Compact Discs Operating the Optional CD
Changer
Features
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Never try to insert f oreign objects in
the CD player or the magazine.
When using CD-R or CD-RW (only
with in-dash CD changer) discs,
use only high quality CDs labeled
f or audio use.
When recording a CD-R or
CD-RW (only with in-dash CD
changer), the recording must be
closedforittobeusedbythe
system.
When a disc is not being played,
store it in its case to protect it f rom
dust and other contamination. To
prevent warpage, keep discs out of
direct sunlight and extreme heat.
To clean a disc, use a clean sof t cloth.
Wipe across the disc f rom the center
to the outside edge.
A new disc may be rough on the
inner and outer edges. The small
plastic pieces causing this roughness
can f lake of f and f all on the
recording surf ace of the disc,
causing skipping or other problems.
Remove these pieces by rubbing the
inner and outer edges with the side
of a pencil or pen.
Handle a disc by its edges; never
touch either surf ace. Do not place
stabilizer rings or labels on the disc.
These, along with contamination
f rom f inger prints, liquids, and f elt-
tip pens, can cause the disc to not
play properly, or possibly jam in the
drive.
Handle your CDs properly to
prevent damage and skipping. CD-RW discs will not work in this
unit.
Play only standard round CDs.
Odd-shaped CDs may jam in the
driveorcauseotherproblems.
Except f or Special Edition models
General Inf ormation
Protecting Discs
Protecting Your Discs
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.

Cause
Indication
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a CD, f ind the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
the vehicle to your dealer. Solution
FOCUS Error
Mechanical Error
High temperaturePress the EJECT button and pull out the CD.
Check if it is inserted correctly in the CD player.
Make sure the CD is not scratched or damaged.
Press the EJECT button and pull out the CD.
Check the CD for damage or deformation.
If the CD cannot be pulled out, or the error
message does not disappear after the CD is
ejected, see your dealer.
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
Except f or Special Edition models
CD Player Error Messages
Features
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