2000 HONDA INSIGHT Owners Manual

Climat
e Contro l Syste m
Th
e butto n direct s th e mai n
ai r flo w to th e windshiel d fo r faste r
defrosting . I t als o override s an y
MOD E selectio n yo u ma y hav e made .Whe
n yo u selec t th e A/ C
turn s o n automaticall y an d th e
syste m select s Fres h Ai r mode . Fo r
faste r defrosting , manuall y se t th e
fa n spee d to high . Yo u ca n als o
increas e ai r flo w to th e windshiel d b y
closin g th e sid e vent s i n th e

dashboard .

Whe n thi s mod e is selected , th e aut o
idl e sto p functio n wil l no t activate .Whe
n yo u tur n of f b y
pressin g th e butto n again , th e
syste m return s t o it s forme r settings .
Rea r Windo w Defogge r Butto n
Thi s butto n turn s th e rea r windo w
defogge r o n an d of f (se e pag e
63 , 64 ). REA
R WINDO W DEFOGGE R BUTTO N
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Climat
e Control System

Sunligh t Sensor/Temperatur e

Senso r

SUNLIGH T SENSO R
Th e climat e contro l syste m ha s tw o
sensors . A sunligh t senso r i s locate d
i n th e to p o f th e dashboar d an d a
temperatur e senso r i s nex t t o th e
steerin g column . D o no t cove r th e
sensor s o r spil l an y liqui d o n them . TEMPERATUR
E SENSO R
Comfort an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

AM/FM/Cassett e Stere o Audi o

Syste m

You r Honda' s audi o syste m provide s
clea r receptio n o n bot h A M an d F M
bands , whil e th e preset button s allo w
yo u t o easil y selec t you r favorit e

stations .

Th e cassett e syste m feature s Dolb y
B * nois e reduction , automati c
sensin g o f chromium-dioxid e (CrO
2)
tape , an d autorevers e fo r continuou s
play .
* Dolb y nois e reductio n manufacture d unde r
licens e fro m Dolb y Laboratorie s Licensin g Corpo -
ration . "DOLBY " an d th e double- D symbo l ar
e trademark s o f Dolb y Laboratorie s
Licensin g Corporation .
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 ) or ON (ID to
operat e th e audi o system . Tur n th e
syste m o n b y pushin g th e PWR /
VO L knob .
Adjus t th e volum e b y turnin g th e

PWR/VOLknob .

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 .
TUN E — Us e th e TUN E ba r t o tun e
th e radi o 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 t o 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 band for 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 .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

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 . Whe n th e syste m is
i n th e SCA N mode , SC N show s i n
th e display . 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 i t 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 .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
AM/F
M

BUTTO NSCA
N BUTTO N

PWR/VO L
KNO B
SEE
K SWITC H
TUNE BA R

Audi
o Syste m
Prese t — Yo u ca n stor e th e
frequencie s o f you r favorit e radi o
station s in 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 to 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
o n FM . 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 .

Comfort an d Convenienc e Feature s

AM/F
M BUTTO N

SEE K SWITC H
PRESE
T

BUTTON S
TUN
E BA R

Audi
o Syste m

Adjustin g th e Soun d
Balance/Fade r — Thes e tw o
control s adjus t th e strengt h o f th e
soun d comin g fro m eac h speaker .
Th e Balanc e contro l adjust s th e side -
to-sid e strength , whil e th e Fade r
contro l adjust s th e front-to-bac k
strength .
T o adjus t th e fader , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b t o ge t i t
t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y farther ,
an d adjus t th e front-to-bac k soun d to
you r liking . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y
bumpin g it .
T o adjus t th e balance , pus h o n th e
TREBLE/BALANC E contro l kno b
t o ge t i t t o po p out . Pul l i t ou t slightl y
farther , an d adjus t th e side-to-sid e
soun d to you r liking . Pus h th e kno b
bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u
canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it .
BASS/FADE
R
CONTRO L TREBLE/BALANC
E
CONTRO L

Treble/Bas s — Us e thes e control s
t o adjus t th e ton e t o you r liking .
T o adjus t th e Trebl e level , pus h o n
th e TREBLE/BALANC E contro l
kno b t o ge t i t t o po p out . Withou t
pullin g it ou t farther , tur n th e kno b
t o adjus t th e trebl e level . Pus h th e
kno b bac k in whe n yo u ar e don e s o
yo u canno t chang e th e settin g b y
accidentall y bumpin g it . T
o adjus t th e Bas s level , pus h o n th e
BASS/FADE R contro l kno b t o ge t i t
t o po p out . Withou t pullin g it ou t
farther , tur n th e kno b t o adjus t th e
bas s level . Pus h th e kno b bac k in
whe n yo u ar e don e s o yo u canno t
chang e th e settin g b y accidentall y
bumpin g it .

Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m

Radi o Frequencie s an d Receptio n
Fo r information , Se e pag e 11 0 .
Audi o Syste m Lightin g
Yo u ca n us e th e instrumen t pane l
brightnes s contro l button s t o adjus t
th e illuminatio n o f th e audi o syste m
(se e pag e 6 0 ). 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 .
Digita l Cloc k

Th e audi o syste m usuall y show s th e
tim e whe n th e ignitio n switc h is in
ACCESSOR Y (0 o r O N (II) . I t
show s th e operatio n mod e o f th e
radio , cassett e player , o r optiona l C D
change r whe n yo u operat e them ,
the n goe s bac k to th e tim e displa y
afte r fiv e seconds .
I f a n erro r occur s whil e operatin g
th e optiona l C D changer , th e displa y
wil l kee p showin g th e erro r cod e an d
wil l no t switc h to th e tim e displa y
unti l th e erro r i s correcte d (se e pag e

114 ). T
o se t th e time , pres s th e CLOC K
(TAPE/CD ) butto n fo r mor e tha n
tw o seconds . T o se t th e hours , pres s
th e H (Prese t 4 ) button . Th e hou r
number s wil l begi n blinking . Kee p
pressin g th e butto n unti l th e
number s advanc e t o th e desire d time .T
o se t th e minutes , pres s th e M
(Prese t 5 ) button . Th e minute s
number s wil l begi n blinking . Kee p
pressin g th e butto n unti l th e
number s advanc e t o th e desire d time .

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Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
CLOC
K BUTTO N
H BUTTO N


M BUTTO N

RESE
T BUTTO N