2000 HONDA PASSPORT light

Operatin
g th e Cassett e Playe r
The ignition switch must be in ACCESSORY or ON. Make sure
the tape opening on the cassette is
facing to the right, then insert the
cassette most of the way into theslot. The system will pull it in the
rest of the way, and begin to play.
The tape direction indicator will
light to show you which side of the cassette is playing. The
indicates the side you inserted
facing upward is now playing. If you want to play the other side, press the (preset 3) button.
If the cassette was recorded using
Dolby noise reduction, turn it on
by pressing the (preset 4)

button.

You can switch from the cassette
to the radio or CD changer by
pressing the FM, AM, or DISC
button. When you switch, the
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The APS, Repeat, and Skip
functions use silent periods on the
tape to find the end of a song or
passage. These features may not work to your satisfaction if thereis almost no gap betweenselections, a high noise level
between selections, or a silent
period in the middle of a
selection.

Carin g fo r th e Cassett e Playe r

The cassette player picks up dirt
and oxides from the tape. This
contamination builds up over time
and causes the sound quality to
degrade. To prevent this, you should clean the player after every
30 hours of use. Your dealer has a
cleaning kit available.
If you do not clean the cassette
player regularly, it may eventually become impossible to remove the contamination with a normal
cleaning kit.
Use 100-minute or shorter
cassettes. Cassettes longer than
that use thinner tape that may
break or jam the drive.
Look at a cassette before youinsert it. If the tape is loose,
tighten it by turning one of the
hubs with a pencil or your finger. If the label is peeling off, removeit from the cassette or it could
cause the cassette to jam in the
player. Never try to insert a
warped or damaged cassette in the

player.

The player automatically ejects
cassettes that do not play properly. If it ejects a cassette before it
begins to play, it is probably defective and should not be inserted again. You may have a
cassette suddenly stop playing,
reverse directions once or twice, and then eject. This is normally an
indication the tape is wound
unevenly. It should play after the
tape is manually rewound.
When they are not in use, store cassettes in their cases to protect
them from dust and moisture.
Never place cassettes where they
will be exposed to direct sunlight,
high heat, or high humidity. If a
cassette is exposed to extreme
heat or cold, let it reach a
moderate temperature before inserting it in the player.
Never try to insert foreign objects
into the cassette player.
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Operatin
g th e C D Change r
To operate the CD changer, the
ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY or ON.

Loading CDs in the Changer
To load a CD in the changer, pressthe LOAD button. The numbered
light for the first empty slot in the
changer will begin flashing in the
upper right corner of the display.
When you see LOAD in the display, insert the CD part wayinto the slot, the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way. The
numbered light will stop flashing, and remain lit as a reminder that a
CD is loaded in that position. The
system will begin playing the first
track on that CD.

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Repeat this procedure to load CDs
in the remaining positions in the

changer.

To load more than one CD in a single operation, press and hold
the LOAD button until you hear a
beep. Load the first CD as
described above. After the first CD loads, the light for the next
open position will begin blinking.
Insert the next CD part way into
the slot. Continue this procedure
until all six slots are loaded. If
you do not want to load CDs intoall six positions, press the LOAD
button again after the last CD hasloaded. That CD will begin
playing.
Playing CDs Press the DISC button to switch tothe CD changer. The CD that is
currently loaded will begin playing. The disc and track
numbers are shown in the display.
To select a different disc, press the TUNE/DISC button: to select
the next disc, or to select the
previous disc.
To change tracks, press and release the (preset 2) button to
advance one track at a time, or the (preset 1) button to return to
the beginning of the current track. Press again to select the
previous track.
To move rapidly within a track,
press and hold the button to
move forward, or the button
to move backward. Release the
button when the system reaches the point you want.
You can switch to the radio or the
cassette player by pressing the
FM, AM, or TAPE button. To switch back to the CD changer,
press the DISC button. The CD will begin playing where it left
off.
To remove a CD from the changer, select the CD with the
TUNE/DISC button, then press and release the EJECT button
next to the slot.
To remove all the CDs from the changer, press and hold the
EJECT button until you hear a
beep. The CDs will eject in order.
Soun d Retrieva l Syste m — The
Sound Retrieval System function
adds richness to the sound of the
CDs. To activate it, press the button. This turns on the first
level of sound expansion. Press the button a second time to take it
to the second level. Press the
button again to turn off the

feature.

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Protectin
g Compac t Disc s

Handle a CD by its edges; never

touch either surface. Contamination

from fingerprints, liquids, felt-tip

pens, and labels can cause the CD to

not play properly, or possibly jam in
the drive.
When a CD is not being played,store it in its case to protect it from
dust and other contamination. To
prevent warpage, keep CDs out of direct sunlight and extreme heat. To clean a disc, use a clean soft
cloth. Wipe across the disc from
the center to the outside edge.
A new CD may be rough on the
inner and outer edges. The small
plastic pieces causing this
roughness can flake off and fall on the recording surface of the
disc, causing skipping or other
problems. Remove these pieces by rubbing the inner and outer
edges with the side of a pencil
or pen.
Never try to insert foreign objects
in the CD player.
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Cruis
e Contro l
Cruise control allows you to
maintain a set speed above 25
mph (40 km/h) without keeping
your foot on the accelerator pedal.
It should be used for cruising on straight open highways. It is not
recommended for conditions such as city driving, winding roads,slippery roads, heavy rain, or bad
weather. You should have full
control of the vehicle under those
conditions.
Operatio
nSetting a Desired Speed

1. Tur
n on the cruise control
system by pressing the
CRUISE ON/OFF button on the dashboard. The light in the
button will come on.
2. Accelerate to your desired speed using the accelerator

pedal.
3. When you reach the desired
speed, quickly press and release
the "SET/COAST" button. The
CRUISE SET light in the instrument panel will come on,
and the system will retain that
cruising speed.
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Improper use of the cruise
control can lead to a crash.
Use the cruise control only
when traveling on open highways in good weather.

You can lock and unlock your
vehicle with the remote
transmitter. When you push the
LOCK button, all the doors and
the tailgate lock. The parking
light will flash once. If you press
the LOCK button a second time,
the horn will honk to confirm that

everything locked.
When you push the UNLOCK
button once, only the driver's
door unlocks. Push the button a second time, within three seconds,
to unlock the remaining doors and
the tailgate. The parking lights,
taillights, and license plate light
will flash twice when you push
the UNLOCK button the first

time.

The dome light will come on (if the dome light switch is in the
center position) when you pressthe UNLOCK button. If you do
not open any of the doors or the
hatch glass, the light will go out in about 30 seconds, the doors and
tailgate automatically relock, and
the anti-theft system sets.
You cannot lock or unlock the
vehicle with the remote transmitter if any door, the
tailgate, or the hood is not fully
closed, or the key is in the ignition switch. When you push the LOCK
button, the horn will beep six times to notify you that somethingis ajar.
You cannot lock or unlock the
vehicle with the remote transmitter if the key is in the
ignition switch.

Pani c Mod e

Panic mode allows you to
remotely sound the vehicle's horn to attract attention. To activate
this mode, press and hold the
PANIC button for about one second. Your vehicle's horn willsound for about 30 seconds.
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Keyles s Entr y

(Standard on
the EX model)

LOC K

UNLOC K
PANI C

To cancel panic mode before 30
seconds, press any button on the
remote transmitter. You can also turn the ignition switch to

ACCESSORY.
Anti-Thef
t Syste m
The anti-theft system is designed
to protect your vehicle and its contents from theft. Any attempt
to forcibly open any door, the
tailgate, or the hood without using
the key or the remote transmitterwill cause the system to alarm.
The horn sounds and the headlights flash for approximately
three minutes. The starter motor
circuit is disabled so the engine
cannot be started. After threeminutes, the system resets. Activatin
g th e Syste m
The system activates automatically when all the doors,
the tailgate, and the hood are fully
closed and locked.
Lock the doors with the key, the
remote transmitter, or the door lock button/knob. The anti-theft
system indicator will come on to
show that it is activating. After
about 10 seconds, the light will
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