HONDA PASSPORT 2001 2.G Owners Manual

Radi
o signals , especiall y o n th e
F M band , ar e deflecte d b y larg e
object s suc h a s building s an d
hills . You r radi o the n receive s
bot h th e direc t signa l fro m th e
station' s transmitte r an d th e
deflecte d signal . Thi s cause s th e
soun d t o distor t o r flutter . Thi s
i s a mai n caus e o f poo r radi o
receptio n i n cit y driving . Radi
o receptio n ca n b e affecte d
b y atmospheri c condition s suc h a s
thunderstorms , hig h humidity , an d
eve n sunspots . Yo u ma y b e abl e to
receiv e a distan t radi o statio n on e
da y an d no t receiv e it th e nex t da y
becaus e o f a chang e in conditions .Electrica
l interferenc e fro m
passin g vehicle s an d stationar y
source s ca n caus e temporar y

receptio n problems .

As required by the FCC:
Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could
void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Operatin
g th e Cassett e Playe r

Th e ignitio n switc h mus t b e in
ACCESSOR Y o r ON . Mak e sur e
th e tap e openin g o n th e cassett e is
facin g to th e right , the n inser t th e
cassett e mos t o f th e wa y int o th e
slot . Th e syste m wil l pul l i t i n th e
res t o f th e way , an d begi n t o play .
Th e tap e directio n indicato r wil l
ligh t t o sho w yo u whic h sid e o f th
e cassett e is playing . Th e
indicate s th e sid e yo u inserte d
facin g upwar d is no w playing . I f
yo u wan t t o pla y th e othe r side , pres
s th e (prese t 3 ) button .
I f th e cassett e wa s recorde d usin g
Dolb y nois e reduction , tur n it o n b
y pressin g th e (prese t 4 )

button .

Yo u ca n switc h fro m th e cassette
t o th e radi o o r C D change r b y
pressin g th e FM , AM , o r DIS C
button . Whe n yo u switch , th e
TAP
E DIRECTIO N
INDICATO R

TAP E DIRECTIO N

BUTTO N
TAP
E BUTTO N

DOLB Y
BUTTO N

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

cassett
e stop s playing , bu t it doe s
no t eject . T o begi n playin g th e
cassette a t th e same point , press th e
TAP E button .
Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d
o f th e tape , i t automaticall y
reverse s directio n an d play s th e
othe r side . I f yo u wan t t o remov e
th e cassett e fro m th e drive , pres s
th e EJEC T button .
Whe n yo u tur n of f th e ignitio n
switch , th e syste m stop s th e tap e
bu t doe s no t ejec t th e cassette. It
wil l begi n t o pla y whe n yo u tur n
th e ignitio n switc h bac k on . T o
ejec t th e tape , eve n wit h th e
ignitio n switc h off , pres s th e
EJEC T button .
Tap e Searc h Function s
Wit h a cassett e playing , yo u ca n
us e th e FF , REW , o r AP S functio n
t o fin d a desire d son g o r passage .
FAS
T FORWARD /

REWIN D EJEC
T
BUTTO N
AUTOMATI C
PROGRA M
SEARC H REPEA
T
BUTTO N SKI
P
BUTTO N

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

FF/RE
W — Fas t Forwar d an d
Rewin d mov e th e tap e rapidly .
Pres s an d releas e th e RE W sid e o f
th e TUN E ba r t o rewind , o r th e
F F sid e t o fas t forward . Yo u wil l
see RE W or F F in th e display .
Pres s th e sam e sid e o f th e tun e ba r
t o retur n t o PLA Y mode .
I f th e syste m reaches th e en d o f
th e tap e whil e i n fas t forwar d o r
rewind , i t automaticall y stop s tha t
function , reverse s direction , an d
begin s t o play .
APS - The Automatic Program

Searc h (APS ) functio n allow s yo u
t o fin d th e beginnin g o f a son g o r passage
. Us e th e (prese t 1 ) o r (prese
t 2 ) butto n t o activat e

APS .

Fo r example , th e firs t son g o n th e
cassett e is playing , an d yo u wan t
t o liste n t o th e thir d song . Pres s twice
; yo u wil l see F F an d 2 in
th e display . Th e syste m wil l fas t
forwar d th e tap e to th e beginnin g o f
th e thir d song , the n retur n to PLA Y

mode .

T o retur n to th e beginnin g o f th e curren
t son g o r passage , pres s
once . T o retur n to th e beginnin g o f
th
e previou s song , pres s
twice .
I f th e syste m reache s th e en d o f
th e tap e befor e findin g th e
selecte d son g o r passage , i t
reverse s directio n an d return s to
PLA Y mode .
T o cance l AP S befor e i t find s the desire
d song , pres s th e o r
butto n again .
REPEA T — Th e Repea t functio n
continuousl y repeat s th e curren t
son g o r passage . Pres s th e RP T
(prese t 5 ) butto n t o activat e it . Yo
u wil l se e RP T in th e display .
Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d
o f th e curren t son g o r passage , i t
automaticall y goe s int o rewind .
Whe n it gets to th e beginnin g o f
th e sam e son g o r passage, th e
syste m return s t o PLA Y mode .
Thi s continue s unti l yo u
deactivat e Repea t b y pressin g th e
RP T butto n again .
SKI P — Th e SKI P functio n fas t
forward s ove r area s o f blan k tape .
Pres s th e SKI P (prese t 6 ) butto n
t o activat e it . Yo u wil l see SKI P
i n th e display . Afte r th e syste m
find s approximatel y 1 5 second s o f
blan k tape , i t goe s int o fas t
forward . Whe n it senses th e
beginnin g o f th e nex t son g o r
passage , o r reache s th e en d o f th e
tape , i t return s t o PLA Y mode .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Th
e APS , Repeat , an d Ski p
function s us e silen t period s o n th e
tap e t o fin d th e en d o f a son g o r
passage . Thes e feature s ma y no t
wor k t o you r satisfactio n i f ther e
i s almos t n o ga p betwee n
selections , a hig h nois e leve l
betwee n selections , o r a silen t
perio d in th e middl e o f a

selection .

Carin g fo r th e Cassett e Playe r

Th e cassett e playe r pick s u p dir t
an d oxide s fro m th e tape . Thi s
contaminatio n build s u p ove r tim e
an d cause s th e soun d qualit y t o
degrade . T o preven t this , yo u
shoul d clea n th e playe r afte r ever y
3 0 hour s o f use . You r deale r ha s a
cleanin g ki t available .
I f yo u d o no t clea n th e cassett e
playe r regularly , i t ma y eventuall y
becom e impossibl e to remov e th e contaminatio
n wit h a norma l
cleanin g kit .
Us e 100-minut e o r shorte r
cassettes . Cassette s longe r tha n
tha t us e thinne r tap e tha t ma y
brea k o r ja m th e drive .
Loo k a t a cassett e befor e yo u
inser t it . I f th e tap e i s loose ,
tighte n i t b y turnin g on e o f th e
hub s wit h a penci l o r you r finger .
I f th e labe l i s peelin g off , remov e
i t fro m th e cassette o r i t coul d
caus e th e cassette to ja m in th e
player . Neve r tr y t o inser t a
warpe d o r damage d cassett e i n th e

player .

Th e playe r automaticall y eject s
cassette s tha t d o no t pla y properly .
I f i t eject s a cassett e befor e i t
begin s t o play , i t i s probabl y
defectiv e an d shoul d no t b e inserte
d again . Yo u ma y hav e a
cassett e suddenl y sto p playing ,
revers e direction s onc e o r twice ,
an d the n eject . Thi s is normall y an
indicatio n th e tap e i s woun d
unevenly . I t shoul d pla y afte r th e
tap e i s manuall y rewound .
Whe n the y ar e no t i n use , stor e
cassette s i n thei r case s t o protec t
the m fro m dus t an d moisture .
Neve r plac e cassettes wher e the y
wil l b e expose d t o direc t sunlight ,
hig h heat , o r hig h humidity . I f a
cassett e i s expose d t o extrem e
hea t o r cold , le t i t reac h a
moderat e temperatur e befor e
insertin g i t i n th e player .
Neve r tr y t o inser t foreig n object s
int o th e cassett e player .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Operatin
g th e C D Change r
T o operat e th e C D changer , th e
ignitio n switc h mus t b e i n
ACCESSOR Y o r ON .
Loading CDs in the Changer
T o loa d a C D in th e changer , pres s
th e LOA D button . Th e numbere d
ligh t fo r th e firs t empt y slo t i n th e
change r wil l begi n flashin g i n th e
uppe r righ t corne r o f th e display .
Whe n yo u se e LOA D in th e
display , inser t th e C D par t wa y
int o th e slot , th e driv e wil l pul l i t
i n th e res t o f th e way . Th e
numbere d ligh t wil l sto p flashing ,
an d remai n li t a s a reminde r tha t a
C D is loade d in tha t position . Th e
syste m wil l begi n playin g th e firs t
trac k o n tha t CD .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
DIS
C
SELECTO R

CD SLO T

DISC
INDICATOR S
LOA
D
BUTTO N

TRAC K

SELECTO R
C
D BUTTO N

SOUN
D

RETRIEVA L
SYSTE M

Repeat
thi s procedur e t o loa d CD s
i n th e remainin g position s i n the

changer.

T o loa d mor e tha n on e C D in a
singl e operation , pres s an d hol d
th e LOA D butto n unti l yo u hea r a
beep . Loa d th e firs t C D a s
describe d above . Afte r the firs t
C D loads , th e ligh t fo r the nex t
ope n positio n wil l begi n blinking .
Inser t th e nex t C D par t wa y int o
th e slot . Continu e thi s procedure
unti l al l si x slot s are loaded . I f
yo u d o no t wan t t o loa d CD s int o
al l si x positions , press th e LOA D
butto n agai n afte r th e las t C D ha s
loaded . Tha t C D wil l begi n
playing .
Playing CDs
Pres s th e DIS C butto n to switc h to
th e C D changer . Th e C D tha t i s
currentl y loade d wil l begi n playing
. Th e dis c an d trac k
number s are show n in the display .
T o selec t a differen t disc , pres s th e TUNE/DIS
C button : t o selec t th
e nex t disc , o r t o selec t th e
previou s disc .
T o chang e tracks , pres s an d releas
e th e (preset 2 ) butto n to
advanc e on e trac k a t a time , o r th e (preset
1 ) butto n to retur n to
th e beginnin g o f th e curren t track . Pres
s agai n to selec t th e
previou s track .
T o mov e rapidl y withi n a track , pres
s an d hol d th e butto n t o mov
e forward , o r th e butto n
t o mov e backward . Release th e
butto n whe n th e syste m reaches
th e poin t yo u want .
Yo u ca n switc h t o th e radi o o r th e
cassette playe r b y pressin g th e
FM , AM , o r TAP E button . T o switc
h bac k t o th e C D changer ,
pres s th e DIS C button . Th e C D
wil l begi n playin g wher e i t lef t
off .
T o remov e a C D fro m th e
changer , selec t th e C D wit h th e

TUNE/DIS C button , the n pres s

an d releas e th e EJEC T butto n
nex t t o th e slot .
T o remov e al l th e CD s fro m th e
changer , pres s an d hol d th e
EJEC T butto n unti l yo u hea r a
beep . Th e CD s wil l ejec t i n order .
Soun d Retrieva l Syste m - Th e
Soun d Retrieva l Syste m functio n
add s richnes s t o th e soun d o f th e
CDs . T o activat e it , pres s th e button
. Thi s turn s o n th e firs t
leve l o f soun d expansion . Pres s
th e butto n a secon d tim e t o tak e it
t o th e secon d level . Pres s th e
butto n agai n t o tur n of f th e

feature .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

SCA
N — Us e th e SEEK/SCA N
butto n to sampl e th e track s o n a
disc , o r t o sampl e al l th e disc s i n
th e changer .
T o sampl e th e track s o n th e C D
currentl y loaded , pres s an d release
th e SEEK/SCA N button . Yo u wil l
se e SCA N in th e display . Th e
syste m wil l pla y th e firs t trac k o n
th e dis c fo r approximatel y te n
seconds . I f yo u d o nothing , i t wil l
selec t th e secon d trac k an d pla y
tha t fo r te n seconds . Whe n it
play s a trac k tha t yo u wan t t o
continu e listenin g to , press th e
SEEK/SCA N butto n again .
T o sampl e th e discs , press an d
hol d th e SEEK/SCA N butto n unti l
yo u hear a beep . Yo u wil l see
D-SCA N in th e display . Th e
syste m load s th e nex t dis c i n th e
changer , an d play s the firs t trac k
o n tha t dis c fo r approximatel y
EJEC
T

BUTTO N

SCA N

BUTTO N

REPEA T

BUTTO N
RANDO
M

BUTTO N

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

te
n seconds . I f yo u d o nothing , i t

wil l loa d th e secon d dis c an d pla y

th e firs t trac k fo r te n seconds .

Whe n it play s a dis c tha t yo u wan t

t o continu e listenin g to , pres s

SEEK/SCA N again .

REPEA T — Use th e RP T (preset

5 ) butto n to continuousl y pla y th e

curren t trac k o r disc .

T o kee p repeatin g th e curren t

track , press an d release the RPT

button . Yo u wil l se e RP T in th e

display . Th e syste m wil l

continuousl y repla y th e curren t

track . Press th e RP T butto n again

t o tur n it off .

T o repea t th e curren t disc , pres s

an d hol d th e RP T butto n unti l yo u

hea r a beep . Yo u wil l see D-RPT

i n th e display . Th e syste m play s
throug
h th e dis c currentl y loaded .
A t th e en d o f th e disc , instea d o f
loadin g th e nex t dis c i n th e
changer , i t wil l retur n t o th e
beginnin g o f th e curren t disc .
Pres s th e RP T butto n agai n to tur n
i t off .
RANDO M — Us e th e RAN D
(prese t 6 ) butto n t o randoml y
play , o r "shuffle " th e track s o n th e
dis c o r disc s i n th e changer . Wit h
thi s activated , th e syste m play s
th e track s i n rando m order , rathe r
tha n i n th e orde r the y ar e recorde d
o n th e C D o r CDs .
T o shuffl e th e track s o n th e C D
currentl y loaded , press an d release
th e RAN D button . Yo u wil l se e
RAN D in th e display . Th e syste m
play s th e track s o n th e curren t dis
c i n rando m order . Whe n al l
th e track s hav e bee n played , i t
wil l loa d th e nex t C D an d pla y
thos e track s i n rando m order . T o
tur n of f rando m play , pres s th e
RAN D butto n again .
T o includ e al l th e loade d CD s i n
th e rando m selection , pres s an d
hol d RAN D unti l yo u hea r a beep .
Yo u wil l se e D RAN D in th e
display . Wit h thi s activated , th e
syste m randoml y select s wha t
trac k t o pla y nex t fro m al l th e
CD s i n th e changer . Afte r playin g
a track , i t ma y selec t anothe r trac k
on tha t sam e disc , or it ma y loa d a
differen t C D an d pla y a trac k o n
it . Thi s continue s unti l yo u tur n
of f rando m pla y b y pressin g th e
RAN D butto n again .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Protectin
g Compac t Disc s

Handl e a C D b y it s edges; neve r
touc h eithe r surface . Contaminatio n
fro m fingerprints , liquids , felt-ti p

pens , and label s ca n cause th e C D to
no t pla y properly , o r possibl y ja m in
th e drive .
Whe n a C D is no t bein g played ,
stor e i t i n it s cas e t o protec t i t fro m
dus t an d othe r contamination . T o
preven t warpage , kee p CD s ou t o f
direc t sunligh t an d extrem e heat. T
o clea n a disc , use a clea n sof t
cloth . Wip e acros s th e dis c fro m
th e cente r t o th e outsid e edge . A
ne w C D ma y b e roug h o n th e
inne r an d oute r edges . Th e smal l
plasti c piece s causin g thi s
roughnes s ca n flak e of f an d fal l
o n th e recordin g surfac e o f th e
disc , causin g skippin g o r othe r
problems . Remov e thes e piece s
b y rubbin g th e inne r an d oute r
edges wit h th e sid e o f a penci l

o r
pen .
Neve r tr y t o inser t foreig n object s
i n th e C D player .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s