2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE radio

Comfor
t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Th e heatin g an d ai r conditionin g

system s in you r Hond a provid e a

comfortabl e drivin g environmen t i n

al l weathe r conditions .

Th e standar d audi o syste m ha s

man y features . Thi s sectio n de -

scribe s thos e feature s an d ho w to

us e them . (I f yo u selecte d a n
optiona l audi o system , refe r t o th e

operatin g instruction s tha t cam e
wit h it. )

On EX and EX-V6 models

You r Hond a ha s a n anti-thef t audi o

syste m tha t require s a cod e numbe r

t o enabl e it .
Th e securit y syste m help s to dis -

courag e vandalis m an d thef t o f you r

Honda .
Heatin
g an d Cooling..................... . 11 0
Wha t Eac h Contro l Does......... . 11 0
Ho w to Us e th e System............ . 11 3
T o Tur n Everythin g Of f .......... . 11 6
Climat e Contro l System............... . 11 7
Fully-automati c Operation....... . 11 9
Semi-automati c Operation....... . 12 0
Sunligh t Sensor /
Temperatur e Sensor............ . 12 4
Audi o Syste m (LX , LX-V6).......... . 12 5
AM/FM/Cassett e Stere o
Audi o System........................ . 12 5
Operatin g th e Radio................. . 12 6
Adjustin g th e Sound................. . 12 9
Audi o Syste m Lighting............ . 13 0
Operatin g th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 13 0
Tap e Searc h Functions............ . 13 0
Operatin g th e Optiona l C D
Player/Changer.................... . 13 3
C D Change r Erro r
Indications............................. . 13 6 Audi
o Syste m (EX , EX-V6).......... . 13 7
AM/FM/C D Audi o System.... . 13 7
Operatin g th e Radio................. . 13 8
Adjustin g th e Sound................. . 14 2
Audi o Syste m Lighting............ . 14 3
Radi o Frequencies.................... . 14 3
Radi o Reception........................ . 14 3
Operatin g th e C D Player......... . 14 5
Operatin g th e C D Changer..... . 14 7
Protectin g Compac t Discs....... . 14 8
C D Playe r Erro r Indications.... . 14 9
C D Change r Erro r
Indications............................. . 15 0
Operatin g th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 15 1
Tap e Searc h Functions............ . 15 2
Carin g fo r th e Cassett e
Player..................................... . 15 4
Remot e Audi o Control s ........... . 15 5
Thef t Protection....................... . 15 6
Securit y System............................ . 15 7
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

Operatin g th e Radi o

Th e ignitio n switc h mus t b e in
ACCESSOR Y (I ) o r O N (II ) t o
operat e th e audi o system . Tur n th e
syste m on b y pushin g th e PWR /

VO L knob .
Adjus t th e volum e b y turnin g th e
PWR/VO L knob .
Th e ban d an d frequenc y tha t th e
radi o wa s las t tune d to is displayed .
T o chang e bands , pres s th e AM/F M
button . O n th e F M band , S T wil l b e
displaye d if th e statio n is broadcast -
in g in stereo . Stere o reproductio n o n
A M is no t available .
Yo
u ca n us e an y o f fou r method s t o
fin d radi o station s o n th e selecte d
band : TUNE , SEEK , SCA N o r th e
Prese t buttons .
TUNE — Use the TUNE bar to tune

the radio to a desire d frequency . Pres
s th e uppe r par t ( ) to tun e
t o a highe r frequency , o r th e lowe r par
t ( ) to tun e to a lowe r
frequency . Th e frequenc y number s
wil l star t t o chang e rapidly . Releas e
th e ba r whe n th e displa y reache s th e
desire d frequency . T o chang e th e
frequenc y in smal l increments , pres s
an d releas e th e TUN E ba r quickly .SEE
K — Th e SEE K functio n
searche s th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h
a stron g signal . T o activat e it , pus h
th e SEE K switc h u p o r down , the n
releas e it . Dependin g o n whic h wa y
yo u pus h th e switch , th e syste m
scan s upwar d o r downwar d fro m th e
curren t frequency . I t stop s whe n it
find s a statio n wit h a stron g signal .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

Yo u ca n us e an y o f fou r method s t o
fin d radio station s o n th e selecte d
band : TUNE , SEEK , SCA N o r th e
Prese t buttons .
TUN E — Us e th e TUN E kno b t o
tun e th e radi o t o a desire d frequency .
Tur n th e TUN E kno b t o th e righ t t o
tun e t o a highe r frequency , o r t o th e
lef t t o tun e t o a lowe r frequency .
Tur n th e kno b righ t o r lef t unti l th e
displa y reache s th e desire d
frequency .
SEE K — Th e SEE K functio n
searche s th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h
a stron g signal . T o activat e it , pres s
eithe r SEE K butto n then
releas e it . Dependin g o n whic h
SEE K butto n yo u press , th e syste m
scan s upwar d or downwar d fro m th e
curren t frequency . I t stop s whe n i t
find s a statio n wit h a stron g signal . SCA
N — Th e SCA N functio n
sample s al l th e station s wit h stron g
signal s o n th e selecte d band . T o
activat e it , pres s th e SCA N button ,
the n releas e it . Th e syste m wil l sca n
u p th e ban d fo r a statio n wit h a
stron g signal . Whe n it find s one , i t
wil l sto p an d pla y tha t statio n fo r
approximatel y fiv e seconds . I f yo u d o
nothing , th e syste m wil l the n sca n
fo r th e nex t stron g statio n an d pla y
tha t fo r fiv e seconds . Whe n it play s a
statio n tha t yo u wan t t o continu e
listenin g to , pres s th e SCA N butto n

again .

Prese t — Yo u ca n stor e th e
frequencie s o f you r favorit e radi o
station s i n th e si x prese t buttons .
Eac h butto n wil l stor e on e frequenc y
o n th e A M band , an d tw o
frequencie s o n th e F M band . T
o stor e a frequency :
1 . Selec t th e desire d band , A M o r
FM . FM 1 an d FM 2 le t yo u stor e
tw o frequencie s wit h eac h Prese t
button .
2 . Us e th e TUN E o r SEE K functio n
t o tun e th e radi o t o a desire d
station .
3 . Pic k th e Prese t butto n yo u wan t
fo r tha t station . Pres s th e butto n
an d hol d it unti l yo u hea r a beep .
4 . Repea t step s 1 to 3 to stor e a tota l
o f si x station s o n A M an d twelv e

onFM .

Onc e a station' s frequenc y is stored ,
simpl y pres s an d releas e th e prope r
prese t butto n t o tun e t o it .
Th e prese t frequencie s wil l b e los t i f
you r car' s batter y goe s dead , i s
disconnected , o r th e radi o fus e is

removed .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

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Audi
o Syste m

Audi o Syste m Lightin g
Yo u ca n us e th e instrumen t pane l
brightnes s contro l kno b to adjus t th e
illuminatio n o f th e audi o syste m (se e
pag e 64 ). Th e audi o syste m
illuminate s whe n th e parkin g light s
ar e on , eve n if th e radi o is turne d off .

Radi o Frequencie s

You r Honda' s radi o ca n receiv e th e
complet e A M an d F M bands .

Thos e band s cove r thes e frequen -

cies :

A M band :

53 0 to 1,71 0 kilohert z

F M band :

87. 7 to 107. 9 megahert z
Radi o station s o n th e A M ban d ar e

assigne d frequencie s a t leas t te n

kilohert z apar t (530 , 540 , 550) .
Station s o n th e F M ban d ar e
assigne d frequencie s a t leas t 0. 2

megahert z apar t (87.9 , 88.1 , 88.3) .
Station
s mus t us e these exact
frequencies . I t i s fairl y commo n fo r
station s t o round-of f th e frequenc y i n
thei r advertising , s o you r radi o coul d
displa y a frequenc y o f 100. 9 eve n
thoug h th e announce r ma y identif y

th e statio n a s "FM101. "

Radi o Receptio n

Ho w wel l you r Honda' s radi o
receive s station s i s dependen t o n
man y factors , suc h a s th e distanc e
fro m th e station' s transmitter ,
nearb y larg e objects , an d atmos -
pheri c conditions .
A radi o station' s signa l get s weake r
a s yo u ge t farthe r awa y fro m its
transmitter . I f yo u ar e listenin g to a n
A M station , yo u wil l notic e th e soun d
volum e becomin g weaker , an d th e
statio n driftin g in an d out . I f yo u ar e
listenin g to a n F M station , yo u wil l
se e th e stere o indicato r flickerin g of f
an d o n a s th e signa l weakens .
Eventually , th e stere o indicato r wil l g
o of f an d th e soun d wil l fad e
completel y a s yo u ge t ou t o f rang e o f

th e station' s signal .

Drivin g ver y nea r th e transmitte r o f
a statio n tha t i s broadcastin g o n a
frequenc y clos e t o th e frequenc y o f
th e statio n yo u ar e listenin g to ca n
als o affec t you r radio' s reception .
Yo u ma y temporaril y hea r bot h
stations , o r hea r onl y th e statio n yo u
ar e clos e to .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

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Audi
o Syste m

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
radio then receive s bot h th e direc t
signa l fro m th e station' s transmitter ,
an d th e deflecte d signal . Thi s cause s
th e soun d to distor t o r flutter . Thi s is
a mai n caus e o f poo r radio 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
receive a distan t radi o statio n on e
da y an d no t receive it th e nex t da y
becaus e of 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

Audi
o Syste m

Operatin g th e C D Playe r
Yo u operat e th e C D playe r wit h th e
sam e control s use d fo r th e radio .
Wit h th e syste m on , inser t th e dis c
int o th e C D slot . Pus h th e dis c in
halfway , th e driv e wil l pul l i t i n th e
res t o f th e wa y an d begi n to play .
Th e numbe r o f th e trac k tha t i s
playin g is show n in th e display .
D o no t pla y 3-inc h (8-cm ) disc s i n
thi s system . Pla y onl y standar d
roun d discs . Odd-shape d CD s ma y
ja m in th e driv e o r caus e othe r

problems .

Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d o f
th e disc , i t wil l retur n t o th e begin -
nin g an d pla y tha t dis c again .
Yo u ca n switc h to th e radi o whil e a
C D is playin g b y pressin g th e A M o r
F M button . Pres s th e C D butto n to
retur n to playin g th e CD . Th e C D
wil l begi n playin g wher e it lef t off .
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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
PWR/VO
L KNO B
FM BUTTO N AM BUTTO N
EJEC T BUTTO N CD SLO T SKIP BUTTON S
REPEA T BUTTO N CD BUTTO N RDM BUTTO N

Audi
o Syste m

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 contami -
natio 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 t o 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 th e cassett e befor e yo u
inser t it . I f th e tap e is loose , tighte n
i t b y turnin g a hu b wit h a penci l o r
you r finger .
I f th e labe l i s peelin g off , remov e it
fro m th e cassett e o r i t coul d caus e
th e cassett e to ja m in th e player .
Neve r tr y t o inser t a warpe d o r
damage d cassett e in th e player .
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 cassette s wher e the y wil l b e
expose d to direc t sunlight , hig h heat ,
o r hig h humidity . I f a cassett e is
expose d to extrem e hea t o r cold , le t
i t reac h a moderat e temperatur e
befor e insertin g it i n th e player .
Neve r tr y t o inser t foreig n object s
int o th e cassett e player .
I
f yo u se e th e erro r indicatio n o
n th e display , pres s th e
EJEC T butto n an d remov e th e
cassett e fro m th e unit . Mak e sur e
th e tap e is no t damaged . I f th e
cassett e wil l no t ejec t o r th e erro r
indicatio n stay s o n afte r th e cassett e
ejects , tak e th e vehicl e t o you r
Hond a dealer .
I f a proble m develop s i n th e connec -
tio n betwee n th e cassett e playe r an d th
e radio , yo u wil l se e i n
th e display . Tak e th e vehicl e t o you r
Hond a dealer .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

Remot e Audi o Control s

On EX-V6 model
Tw o control s fo r th e audi o syste m
ar e mounte d in th e steerin g whee l
hub . Thes e le t yo u contro l basi c
function s withou t removin g you r
han d fro m th e wheel . Th
e to p an d botto m button s adjus t th
e volum e u p o r dow n
Pres s th e prope r butto n an d hol d it
unti l th e desire d volum e is reached ,
the n releas e it .
Th e AUDIO/C H butto n ha s thre e
functions , dependin g o n whethe r yo u
ar e listenin g to th e radio , o r playin g a
cassett e o r CD .
I f yo u ar e listenin g to th e radio , us e
th e AUDIO/C H butto n to chang e
stations . Eac h tim e yo u pres s thi s
button , th e syste m advance s t o th e
nex t prese t statio n o n th e ban d yo u
ar e listenin g to . Yo u wil l se e th e
numbe r o f th e selecte d Prese t butto n
i n th e display . T o chang e bands ,
pres s th e A M o r F M butto n o n th e
audi o system' s fron t panel . I
f yo u ar e playin g a cassette , us e th e
AUDIO/C H butto n t o advanc e t o th e
nex t selection . Yo u wil l se e "FF "
blinkin g in th e displa y whe n yo u
pres s th e AUDIO/C H button . Th e
syste m fas t forward s unti l i t sense s a
silen t period , the n goe s bac k t o
PLAY .
I f yo u ar e playin g a CD , th e syste m
skip s t o th e beginnin g o f th e nex t
trac k eac h tim e yo u pus h th e
AUDIO/C H button . Yo u wil l se e th e
dis c an d trac k numbe r i n th e display .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

AUDIO/C
H
BUTTO N