radio HONDA CR-V 2008 RD1-RD5, RE7 / 3.G Owners Manual

The heating and air conditioning
system in your vehicle provides a
comf ortable driving environment in
all weather conditions.
The standard audio system has
many f eatures. This section
describes those f eatures and how to
use them.
Your vehicle has an anti-theft audio
system that requires a code number
to enable it.
The security system helps to
discourage vandalism and thef t of
your vehicle..............
Vents, Heating, and A/C .126
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Climate Control System .131
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Dual Temperature Control .136
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Climate Control Sensors .138
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Audio System .139 ..........
Playing the AM/FM Radio .141
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Playing a Disc.145
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Disc Player Error Messages.152
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Playing the AM/FM Radio.153
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Playing the XM
Satellite Radio .157
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Playing Discs.162
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Disc Player Error Messages.169
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Playing the AM/FM Radio.170
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Playing the XM
Satellite Radio .176
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Playing a disc.182
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Disc Player Error Messages .190
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CD Changer.191
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CD Changer Error Messages .197
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Playing a PC card.198
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PC card Error Messages .210 ............
AM/FM Radio Reception .211
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Protecting Your Discs .213
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Remote Audio Controls .216
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Radio Thef t Protection .218
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Setting the Clock .219
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Security System .220
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Rearview Camera and Monitor .221
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Cruise Control .222
LX model
EX and EX-L models without navigationsystem
EX-L Models with navigation system
Features
Features
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX model)
Features
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AM
BUTTONFM
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS A.SEL/SCAN
BARTUNE KNOB
POWER/
VOLUME KNOB U.S. and Canadian LX models
SEEK/SKIP BAR
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You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune to
a higher f requency, and turn it to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.
The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the right side of the A. SEL/SCAN
bar, then release it. You will see
SCAN in the display. The system will
scan f or a station with a strong signal.
When it f inds one, it will stop and
play that station for about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it f or 10 seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN side of the bar again.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is broad-
castinginstereo.Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
The seek f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or side of the
SEEK bar, then release it.
To Select a Station
TUNE
To Play the AM/FM Radio SCAN
SEEK /SK IP
Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX model)
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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. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
.
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. ,pressthe
A. SEL side of the bar. This restores
the presets you originally set.
Press the lef t side of the
A. SEL/SCAN bar. You will see
A. SEL f lashing in the display, and
the system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds. It stores the
f requencies of six AM, and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button.
Pick a preset button (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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To turn of f auto select
AUTO SELECT
Preset
Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX model)
Features
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basedonthevehiclespeed.
Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob
repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE, and
SVC (speed-sensitive volume
compensation) settings. Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob 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 turned of f .
This f unction is set to MID as the
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory.
The SVC has f our modes; SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the TUNE knob to adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
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 system will return to the audio
display about 5 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
Adjusts the bass.
Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound. Except SVC adjustment
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Adjusting the Sound SVC
A udio System L ighting
BASS
TREBLE
FADER
BAL ANCE
Speed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
Playing the AM/FM Radio (LX model)
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You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD/
AUX button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display.
To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)
Bit rate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA f ormats. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. You can select up to 99
f olders, or up to 255 tracks/f iles.
NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays FORMAT, and then skips to
the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVD discs do not
work in this unit.
To Play a Disc
Playing a Disc (L X model)
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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.
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the display shows you the text data
on a disc, if the disc was recorded
with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
album, artist, and track tag.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
Insert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3 or WMA, the numbers
of the current f older and f ile are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
Bit rate:
32/40/48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
CONT INUED
T ext Data Display Function
To Load a Disc
Playing a Disc (L X model)
Features
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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 .
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD/AUX button.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the CD/AUX button again to
switch back to the disc player.
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Protecting Discs
To Stop Playing a Disc
Playing a Disc (L X model)
Features
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX and EX-L models without navigation system)
Features
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SCAN
BUTTONAUTO SELECT
BUTTON
AM
BUTTON
FM
BUTTON AUTO SELECT BUTTON
PRESET
BUTTONS PRESET
BUTTONS
POWER/VOLUME
KNOB
TUNE KNOB AM
BUTTON
FM
BUTTON
POWER/VOLUME
KNOB
U.S. EX and Canadian EX and EX-L models
U.S. EX-L
TUNE KNOB
SEEK BAR
SEEK BAR SCAN
BUTTON
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You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune to
a higher f requency, and turn it to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency. The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it f or 10 seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
The seek f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or side of the
SEEK bar, then release it.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is broad-
castinginstereo.Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.
To Select a Station
TUNESCAN
To Play the AM/FM Radio
SEEK
Playing the AM/FM Radio (EX and EX-L models without navigation system)
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