2000 HONDA S2000 audio

Operating the Radio
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system.
Turn the
system on by pushing the
PWR/
VOL
knob. Adjust the volume by
turning the same 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 be
displayed
if the station is broadcast­
ing
in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available.
You can use any of four methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band:
TUNE, SEEK, SCAN or the
Preset buttons.
TUNE -Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired frequency.
Press the ~ side of the bar to tune
to a higher frequency, and the
~ 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 bar quickly.
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SEEK -The SEEK function
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate
it, press
the
SEEK bar on either the 1<111<111 or
~ side, then release it.
Depending on which side you press,
the system scans upward or
down­
ward from the current frequency. It
stops when it finds a station with a
strong signal.
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SCAN -The SCAN function
samples
all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band.
To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. When the system is
in the SCAN mode, SCAN shows in
the display.
The system will scan up
the band for a station with a strong
signal. When it finds one, it will stop
and play that station for
approximately five seconds.
If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
for the next strong station and play
that for five seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the
SCAN button
again.
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.
FMl 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 button
and hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on
AM and twelve
onFM.
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 vehicle's battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio fuse is
removed.
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AUTO SELECf -If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations
in the local
area.
To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will flash in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode for several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking for stations with strong
signals;
It stores the frequencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations
in the preset buttons. You
can then use the preset buttons to
select those stations.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not find six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a "0"
displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station
stored.
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If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other frequencies
in the preset
buttons.
Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN function to find the desired
frequencies,
then store them in the
selected preset buttons as described
previously.
SCAN BUTTON
A.SELBUTTON
Auto Select does not erase the
frequencies
that you preset pre­
viously. When you return home, turn
off Auto Select by pressing the
A. SEL button. The preset buttons
will then select the frequencies you
originally set.

Adjusting the Sound
Balance/Fader
-These two
controls adjust the strength of the
sound coming from each speaker.
The Balance control adjusts the side­
to-side strength, while the Fader
control adjusts the front-to-back
strength.
To adjust the fader, push on the
BASS/FADER control knob to get it
to pop out.
Pull it out slightly farther,
and adjust the front-to-back sound to
your liking.
Push the knob back in
when you are done so you cannot
change the setting by accidentally
bumping it. With only two speakers,
set the fader control to the
maximum front setting.
To adjust the balance, push on the
TREBLE/BALANCE control knob
to get it to pop out.
Pull it out slightly
farther, and adjust the side-to-side
sound to your liking.
Push the knob
back in when you are done so you
cannot change the setting by
accidentally bumping it.
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BASS/FAPER CONTROL· TREBLE/BALANCE CONTROL
Treble/Bass -Use these controls
to adjust the tone to your liking.
To adjust the Treble level, push on
the TREBLE/BALANCE control
knob to
get it to pop out. Without
pulling it out farther, turn the knob
to adjust the treble level.
Push the
knob back
in when you are done so
you cannot change the setting by
accidentally bumping it.
To adjust the Bass level, push on the
BASS/FADER control knob to get it
to pop out. Without pulling it out
farther, turn the knob to adjust the
bass level.
Push the knob back in
when you are done so you cannot
change the setting by accidentally
bumping it.
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Audio System Lighting
The audio system illuminates when
the parking lights are on, even
if the
radio is turned off.
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Radio Frequencies
Your Honda's radio can receive the
complete AM and FM bands.
Those bands cover these frequen­
cies:
AM band:
530 to 1,710 kilohertz
FMband:
87.7 to 107.9 megahertz
Radio stations on
the AM band are
assigned frequencies at least ten
kilohertz apart
(530, 540, 550).
Stations 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 could
display a frequency of
100.9 even
though the announcer may identify
the station as
"FM101."

Radio Reception
How well your Honda's radio
receives stations is dependent on
many factors, such as the distance
from the station's transmitter,
nearby large objects, and atmos­
pheric conditions. A
radio station's signal gets weaker
as you get farther away from its
transmitter.
If you are listening to an
AM station, you will notice the sound
volume becoming weaker, and the
station drifting
in and out. If you are
listening to an FM station, you
will
see the stereo indicator flickering off
and on as
the signal weakens.
Eventually, the stereo indicator
will
go off and the sound will fade
completely as you
get out of range of
the station's signal.
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Driving very near the transmitter of
a station that is broadcasting on a
frequency close to the frequency of
the station you are listening to can
also affect your radio's reception.
You may temporarily
hear both
stations, or
hear only the station you
are close to.
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Radio signals, especially on the FM
band, are deflected by large objects
such as buildings and hills. Your
radio then receives both the direct
signal from the station's transmitter,
and the deflected signal. This causes
the sound to distort or flutter. This is
a main cause of poor radio reception
in city driving.
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Radio reception can be affected by
atmospheric conditions such as
thunderstorms, high humidity, and
even sunspots. You may be able to
receive a distant radio station one
day and not receive it
the next day
because of a change
in conditions. Electrical
interference from passing
vehicles and stationary sources can
cause temporary reception problems.