buttons HONDA ELEMENT 2009 1.G Owners Manual

ꭧ1: To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel.
ꭧ 2: If equipped
ꭧ 3: Only on vehicles equipped with navigation system. Refer to the navigation system manual.
HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS
(P.71)
REMOTE AUDIO
CONTROLS
ꭧ2
(P.191)
A/T model with navigation system is shown. STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT
(P.74)
CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS
(P.193)
WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS
(P.70)
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF INDICATOR
(P.32)
AUDIO SYSTEM
(P.109)
DIGITAL CLOCK
(P.189)
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER BUTTON
(P.74)
ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET
(P.100)
HORN
ꭧ 1
VSA OFF SWITCH
(P.231)
HAZARD WARNING
BUTTON
(P.73)
NAVIGATION SYSTEM
VOICE CONTROL
BUTTONS
ꭧ
3
Your Vehicle at a Glance4
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ꭧ1: To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel.
ꭧ 2: If equipped
ꭧ 3: Only on vehicles equipped with navigation system. Refer to the navigation system manual.
HAZARD WARNING BUTTON
(P.73)
CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS (P.193)
STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT (P.74) HORN
ꭧ
1
A/T model with navigation system is shown. VSA OFF SWITCH
(P.231)
NAVIGATION SYSTEM
VOICE CONTROL
BUTTONS
ꭧ
3
REMOTE AUDIO
CONTROLS
ꭧ2
(P.191) HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS
(P.71)
WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS
(P.70)
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER BUTTON
(P.74)
MANUAL
TRANSMISSION
(P.217)
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
(P.219)
ACCESSORY
POWER SOCKET
(P.100)
Controls Near the Steering Wheel
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LX modelEX and SC models
AM/FM BUTTON STEREO INDICATOR SCAN BUTTON
SCAN
INDICATOR
VOL/PWR
KNOB SEEK/SKIP BAR
PRESET BUTTONS TUNE KNOBA.SEL
BUTTON
VOL/PWR KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON STEREO INDICATOR
SCAN BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS TUNE KNOB
A.SEL BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BUTTON
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To Play the Radio
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Turn the system on by
pushing the VOL/PWR knob or the
AM/FM button. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
TUNE－Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher frequency, or left to tune to a
lower frequency. SEEK
－The seek function searches
up and down from the current
frequency to find a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
either (
or
), then release it.
SCAN －The scan function 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 for a station
with a strong signal. When it finds
one, it will stop and play that station
for about 5 seconds (LX model) or 10
seconds (EX and SC models).
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan for the next strong station
and play it for 5 seconds (LX model)
or 10 seconds (EX and SC models).
When it plays a station you want to
listen to, press the SCAN button
again. Preset
－Each preset button can
store one frequency on AM and two
frequencies on FM.
1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
2. Use the tune, seek, or scan function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick a preset number (1 －6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
CONTINUED
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AUTO SELECT－If 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.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A. SEL’’
flashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode for several
seconds. It stores the frequencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in the
preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed after
pressing a preset button if auto select
cannot find a strong station for every
preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons as
previously described.To turn off auto select,
press the A.
SEL button. This restores the presets
you originally set. For information on FM/AM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
186.
Adjusting the Sound
Press the MODE or SOUND knob
repeatedly to display the bass (BAS),
treble (TRE), balance (BAL), fader
(FAD), and sub-woofer (SUB-W)
ꭧ
settings.
ꭧ
: If equipped
Each mode is shown in the display as
it changes. Turn the MODE or
SOUND knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘C ’’in the
display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 5
seconds after you stop adjusting a
mode. Balance/Fader
－These two
modes 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.
Treble/Bass/Sub-Woofer －Use
the TRE/BAS/SUB-W modes to
adjust the tone to your liking.
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XM
®Radio
On EX and SC modelsYour vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
®Radio anywhere in the United
States, and Canada except Hawaii
and Alaska.
XM®is a registered trademark of XM
Satellite Radio
®, Inc.
PRESET BUTTONS CATEGORY
BUTTONS
TUNE
KNOB
SCAN
BUTTON VOL/PWR KNOB XM BUTTON
CHANNEL INDICATOR
CATEGORY INDICATOR
DISP/MODE BUTTON
CONTINUED
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SCAN－The scan function gives
you sampling of all channels while in
the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the stations within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order for a few seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button. Preset
－You can store up to 12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel from the XM1 band and one
channel from the XM2 band.
To store a channel:
1. Press the XM button. Either XM1 or XM2 will show in the display.
2. Use the TUNE knob, the CATEGORY buttons, or the SCAN
buttons to tune to a desired
channel.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be
selected. In channel mode, all
channels can be selected.
3. Pick the preset button you want for that channel. Press and hold the
button until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the first six channels. 5. Press the XM button again. The
other XM band will show. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
Once a channel is stored, press and
release the proper preset button to
tune to it.
CONTINUED
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RDM (RANDOM)
BUTTONDISC INDICATOR
FOLDER KNOB
SEEK/SKIP
BUTTONS
RPT (REPEAT)
BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
VOL/PWR
KNOB
RANDOM INDICATORREPEAT INDICATOR
EJECT BUTTON
CD/TAPE BUTTON
CD SLOT CD SLOT
EJECT BUTTON
FOLDER INDICATOR
EX and SC models
LX model
RANDOM INDICATOR
DISPLAY BUTTON
RPT (REPEAT)
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTONCD/AUX BUTTON
VOL/PWR
KNOB
CONTINUED
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Voice Control System
In addition to the standard audio
controls, the audio system in your
vehicle can be operated using the
voice control system. See the
navigation section in your Quick
Start Guide for an overview of this
system, and the Navigation System
Manual for complete details.Playing the FM/AM Radio
AUTO SELECT
ICON
AM/FM
BUTTON
AUDIO
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
TUNER BAR PRESET BUTTONS SOUND ICON
BACKGROUND
ICON
FM1 ICON
FM2 ICON
AM ICON
CONTINUED
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To Play the FM/AM Radio
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/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the power/volume knob.
Pushing the AUDIO button will also
turn on the system.
You can also operate the audio
system without using the control
icons on the audio screen. Use the
control buttons on the left side of the
screen. The status bar appears on the
bottom of the screen each time you
operate any of the control buttons.
On the navigation screen, you can
also see audio information by
touching the AUDIO INFO icon on
the lower of the screen.The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button, or touch the desired band
icon (FM1, FM2, AM, XM1, or
XM2). On the FM band, STEREO
will be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
For information on XM Radio, see
page132.
To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
TUNE
－Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired frequency.
Press the
side of the bar to tune to
a higher frequency, and press the
side to tune to a lower frequency.
Press and hold the
or
side of the
TUNE bar until you hear two beeps
to change the frequency rapidly.
Release the bar when the display
reaches the desired frequency.
SEEK －The seek function searches
up and down from the current
frequency to find a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
and hold the
or
side of the
TUNE bar until you hear a beep,
then release it.
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