1999 HONDA CIVIC COUPE Owners Manual

Audio System

On DX and HX models in the U.S., and
the DX model in Canada

AM/FM Stereo Audio System

Your Honda's audio system provides clear reception on both AM and FM

bands, while the preset buttons allow

you to easily select your favorite
stations.
Operating the Radio

The ignition switch must be in ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to operate the audio system. Turn thesystem on by pressing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the 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 bedisplayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available.
You can use any of three methods to find radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, or the Preset

buttons.

TUNE — Use the TUNE/SEEK bar to tune the radio to a desired frequency. Press the right side ( )
to tune to a higher frequency, or the left side ( ) to tune to a lower
frequency. The frequency numbers
will start to change rapidly. Release
the bar when the display reaches the
desired frequency. To change the
frequency in small increments, press and release the TUNE/SEEK barquickly.
SEEK — The SEEK function searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
the TUNE/SEEK bar until you hear a beep, then release it. Depending on
which side of the bar you press, the system scans upward or downward
from the current frequency. It stops
when it finds a station with a strong
signal.

Preset — You can store the fre- quencies of your favorite radio
stations in the six preset buttons.
Each button will store one frequency on the AM band, and two on the FM

band.

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To store a frequency: 1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each Preset

button.

2. Use the TUNE or SEEK function to tune the radio to a desired
station.

3. Pick the Preset button you want for that station. Press the buttonand hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeal steps 1 to 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM.
Once a station's frequency is stored,
simply press and release the proper
Preset button to tune to it.
The preset frequencies will be lost if your car's battery goes dead, is disconnected, or the radio fuse is

removed.
U.S. :DX and HX models
Canada: DX model

PWR/VOL KNOB
STEREO INDICATOR

TUNE/SEEK BAR
PRESET BUTTONS

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Adjusting the Sound
Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are

each adjustable. You select which of
these you want to adjust by pressing
the MODE button. The mode changes from BAS to TRE to FAD to
BAL, and then back to VOL each
time you press the button. Each
mode is shown in the display as it

changes.

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.

Select BAL or FAD by pressing the
MODE button. Adjust the Balance or
Fader to your liking by turning the
PWR/VOL knob. The indicator bars
on the display show you the range. MODE BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB
Treble/Bass — Use these modes to adjust the tone to your liking. Select
TRE or BAS by pressing the MODE button. Adjust the desired mode by
turning the PWR/VOL knob. Theindicator bars on the display show
you the range. As you adjust a mode, you will hear a
beep whenever the indicator barreaches the center, far left, and far
right of its range. The system will automatically return the display to
normal mode about seven seconds
after you stop adjusting a mode with
the PWR/VOL knob.

Radio Frequencies and Reception

For information, See page 120.

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Digital Clock
The audio system also displays the time. The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
To set the time, press the CLOCKbutton. The hour numbers will begin
blinking. Press the Preset 5 button toget the numbers to count down, or
the Preset 6 button to get the hours
to count up.
Press the CLOCK button again, and
the minutes numbers will begin
blinking. Use the Preset 5 or Preset 6 button to change the minutes to
the correct value.
After you have set the clock, press the CLOCK button again to return to
the normal display. If you do not, thesystem will automatically return to
the normal display about seven seconds after you stop pressing the
Preset buttons.
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PRESET 5 BUTTON PRESET 6 BUTTON
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Operating the Optional CD
Player/Changer
A Compact Disc changer is available through your dealer. It holds up tosix discs, providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate the CD changer with thesame controls used for the radio.
Your dealer also has an accessory in- dash single CD player available that
is operated by the radio controls. To operate this unit, use the instructions (except for those relating to multiple
discs) in this section.
To operate the CD player or changer, the ignition must be in ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
CD Player

Insert the disc into the CD slot. Push
the disc in halfway, the drive will pull
it in the rest of the way. Push the CD/TAPE button and the disc willstart to play.
You will see the track number being played in the display. You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring. In all
cases, play only standard round discs.Odd-shaped CDs may jam in the
drive or cause other problems.
When the system reaches the end of the disc, it will return to the begin-ning and play that disc again.
Comfort and Convenience Features PWR/VOL KNOB

REPEAT INDICATOR
AM/FM BUTTON

TUNE/SEEK
BAR
RPT
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
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Press the EJECT button to remove
the disc from the player.
If you eject the disc, but do not
remove it from the slot, the system
will automatically reload the disc after 15 seconds and put the CD
player in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the CD button.

CD Changer

Using the instructions that came
with the changer, load the desired CDs in the magazine, and load the
magazine in the changer. Play only standard round discs. Odd-shaped
CDs may jam in the drive or cause
other problems.
Press the CD/TAPE button. You willsee "CD" in the display. The system
will start to play the first track of the
first disc. When that disc ends, the next disc in the magazine is loaded
and played. After the last disc
finishes, the system returns to disc 1. To select a different disc, press the
appropriate preset button (1 — 6). If
you select an empty slot in the magazine, the changer will, after
finding that slot empty, try to load the CD in the next slot. This
continues until it finds a CD to load
and play.

CD Player and Changer

You can use the TUNE/SEEK bar to select tracks within a disc. If you
press and release the TUNE/SEEK
bar, the system will move to the
beginning of a track. Press the side to move to the beginning
of the next track, and the side
to move to the beginning of the
current track.
If you press and hold the TUNE/SEEK bar, you will hear a beep and
the system will continue to move
across tracks. Release the bar when
you think it has reached the desired
place on the disc. REPEAT — When you activate the
Repeat feature by pressing the RPT
button, the system continuously
replays the current track. You will
see RPT in the display as a reminder.
Press the RPT button again to turn it

off.

To take the system out of CD mode, press the AM/FM button or insert acassette in the player. If a tape is
already in the cassette player, press
the CD/TAPE button. When you
return to CD mode, play will contin-
ue at the same point that it left off.
If you turn the system off while a CD is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or the ignition switch, play will continue at the same point when you
turn it back on.
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CD Changer Error Indications
If you see an error indication in the
display while operating the CD
changer, find the cause in the chart
to the right. If you cannot clear the error indication, take the vehicle to
your Honda dealer.

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AM/FM/CD Audio System
On EX and Si models in the U.S., Si and
SiR models in Canada
Your Honda's audio system provides clear reception on both AM and FM
bands, while the preset buttons allow
you to easily select your favorite
stations.

The anti-theft feature will disable the system if it is disconnected from the
car's battery. To get the system
working again, you must enter a code number (see page 119).
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