1992 HONDA PRELUDE radio

Comfort and Convenience Features

The heating and air conditioning* system in your car provides a com-
fortable driving environment in all

weather conditions.

The audio sound system is very
versatile. To get the most from thissystem, take the time to learn what
the controls do.
Some models have an anti-theft
system that requires a code
number to enable it.
* Air conditioner is optional on S

model.
Heating and Cooling...................... 68
What Each Control Does .......... 70
How to Use the System............. 71

Controlling Air Flow
Direction............................. .
71
Ventilation...............................
71
To Cool.................................... .
72

To Dehumidify and Defog

with
A/C...............................
73

To Heat.................................... 74
To Defrost............................... 74
To Turn Everything off ....... 74

Audio System (S)............................ 75
Adjusting the Sound.................. 76Operating the Radio.................. 77

Presetting.................................... 79

Radio Frequencies..................... 80Operating the Cassette
Player........................................ 81

Cassette Search Functions ...... 82 Audio Syste
m
(Si, SR)................... 84
Adjusting the Sound.................. 85
Operating the Radio.................. 86
Presetting.................................... 88

Radio Frequencies..................... 90

Operating the Cassette Player. 91
Cassette Search Functions....... 92
Caring for the Cassettes Player .. 94
Theft Protection............................. 95

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Audio System (S)

Adjusting the soundUse the Balance and Fader controls
to adjust the sound "direction".
The Balance control moves it left-
to-right. The Fader control moves it front-to-back.
To use either control, push on the
knob to get it to pop out. Adjust the
front-to-back sound to your liking
with the outside ring.
Adjust side-to-side sound balance
with the knob. Push the knob back

in when you are done.

The illuminatio n
for the radio con-
trols comes on with the instrument panel lights, even if the radio is off.
You can use the Balance control to
turn off the radio panel illumina-
tion even with the radio on. Push
the control knob so it pops out, then
pull it out slightly further. Check
this control if the control panel
lights do not come on with the in-
strument panel lights. Use the Bass and Treble controls to
adjust the tone quality to your
liking. Push on the knob to get the controls to pop out. Adjust the bass
level with the outer ring and the
treble level with the knob. When
finished, push the knobs back in so
there is less chance of accidentally
changing your settings.

Comfort and Convenience Features
FADER

CONTROL

BALANCE

CONTROL

BASS

CONTROL

TREBLE

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Audio System (S)

Operating the Radio

The ignition switch must be in AC- CESSORY (I) or ON (II) to operate
the audio system. Turn the system on by turning the ON/VOL knob
clockwise. The radio comes on and
displays the frequency of the
station it was last tuned to.
The antenna extends automatically.
The system turns off and the anten-
na retracts when you turn the igni-
tion switch to LOCK (0).
Adjust the volume by turning the
ON/VOL knob.
STEREO INDICATOR
ON/VOL KNOB

Select the band you want to listen
to by pressing the AM/FM button.
You will see the selected band and
the frequency in the display.
AM/FM BUTTON

ST will be displayed next to the fre- quency if the station is broadcast-
ing in FM stereo. The AM stereo
feature is not available.

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Audio System (S)

You can use any of three methods
to find radio stations on the
selected band: TUNE, SEEK, or
the Preset buttons.
Use the TUNE bar to change the
frequency in small increments. Push the right side to tune to a
higher frequency, and the left side to tune to a lower frequency.
Press and release to change the
frequency to the next number.
Press the TUNE bar and hold it to
go to a frequency that is far away.
The frequency display will begin to
count rapidly. It will stop counting
when you release the bar.
TUNE BAR

The SEEK function searches the
band for stations with a strong sig- nal. Depending on which way you
push the SEEK switch, the system
searches up or down from the
current frequency. Push the switch,
then release it. The system
searches until it finds a station with
a strong signal, then stops. If you SEEK SWITCH
do not want to listen to that station,
push SEEK again.
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Presetting

The preset buttons allow you to
store radio frequencies for later
selection. Each button will store
one frequency on the AM band, and
one on the FM band.
To store a frequency:
1. Select the desired band, AM or
FM.

2. Use
the TUNE or SEEK func-

tion to tune the radio to a desired
station.

3. Pic
k
the Preset button you want

for that station. Press the button
and hold it until you hear a beep.

4. Repea
t
steps 1 to 3 to store a
total of six stations each on AM

and

FM.
Once tha
t
station's frequency is

stored, simply press and release the

proper preset button to tune to it. If
you want to change any preset

button's selection, store another fre-
quency as described. The frequen-

cies you preset will be lost if your

car's battery goes dead or is discon-

nected.

Comfort and Convenience Features
TUNE BAR
SEEK SWITCH
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Radio Frequencies

Your Honda's radio can tune in all
frequencies in both the AM and
FM bands.
Those bands cover these frequen-

cies:

AM band:530 kilohertz to 1,710 kilohertz
FM band:
87.
7 megahertz to 107.9
megahertz
Radio stations on the AM band are
assigned frequencies at least 10
kilohertz apart (530,540,550).
Those on the FM band are assigned
frequencies at least 0.2 megahertz
apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3).
Stations must use these exact

frequencies. It is fairly common for

stations to round-off the frequency

in their advertising, so your radio

will show a frequency of 100.9 even though the announcer may call the

station "FM101."

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Audio System (Si, SR)

Adjusting the soundUse the Balance and Fader controls
to adjust the sound "direction".
The Balance control moves it left-
to-right. The Fader control moves
it front-to-back.
To use either control, push on the
knob to get it to pop out. Adjust the
front-to-back sound to your liking
with the outside ring.
Adjust side-to-side sound balance
with the knob. Push the knob back

in when you are done.

The illuminatio n
for the radio con-
trols comes on with the instrument
panel lights, even if the radio is off.
You can use the Balance control to
turn off the radio panel illumina-
tion even with the radio on. Push
the control knob so it pops out, then
pull it out slightly further. Check
this control if the control panel
lights do not come on with the in- strument panel lights. Use the
Bass and Treble controls to
adjust th e
tone quality to your
liking. Push on the knob to get the
controls to pop out. Adjust the bass
level with the outer ring and the
treble level with the knob. When
finished, push the knobs back in so there is less chance of accidentally
changing your settings.

Comfort and Convenience Features

FADER

CONTROL

BALANCE

CONTROL
BASS

CONTROL

TREBLE

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Audio System (Si, SR)

Operating the Radio

The ignition switch must be in AC-
CESSORY (I) or ON (II) to operate
the audio system. Turn the system on by turning the ON/OFF/VOL
knob clockwise. The radio comes on and displays the frequency of
the station it was last tuned to.
The antenna extends automatically.
The system turns off and the anten-
na retracts when you turn the igni-
tion switch to LOCK (0).
Adjust the volume by turning the ON/OFF/VOL knob.
Select the band you want to listen
to by pressing the AM or FM1/FM2
button. You will see the selected
band and the frequency in the
display.
ST will be displayed next to the fre-
quency if the station is broadcast-
ing in FM stereo. The AM stereo
feature is not available.

Comfort and Convenience Features
STEREO INDICATOR

ON/OFF/VOL KNOB

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