2001 HONDA ACCORD COUPE Owners Manual

Audio System

Audio System Lighting You can use the instrument panelbrightness control dial to adjust the il-lumination of the audio system (see
page 62 ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lightsare on, even if the radio is turned off.
Operating the CD Player
You operate the CD player with the same controls used for the radio.
With the ignition switch in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II), insert
the disc into the CD slot. Push the
disc in halfway, the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way and begin to
play. The number of the track that is
playing is shown in the display. You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring. 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
AM/FM BUTTON

CD/TAPE BUTTON

REPEAT INDICATOR

CD SLOT REPEAT BUTTON

EJECT

BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
RANDOM INDICATOR

SEEK/SKIP BAR

PWR/VOL KNOB

Audio System

You can switch to the radio while a CD is playing by pressing the AM/
FM button. Press the CD button to
return to playing the CD. The CD
will begin playing where it left off.
If you turn the system off while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
you turn the system back on, the CD will begin playing where it left off. Press the eject button to remove the
disc from the drive.
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. You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks.
To move rapidly within a track, press and hold the SEEK/SKIP bar. Press the side to move forward. You
will see CUE in the display. Press the side to move backward. You
will see REW displayed. Release the
bar when the system reaches the point you want.
Each time you press and release the side of the SEEK/SKIP bar,
the system skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press the side to skip backward to the
beginning of the current track. Press
it again to skip to the beginning of
the previous track.
Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

REPEAT — To activate the Repeat
feature, press and release the RPT

button. You will see RPT in the
display. The system continuously

replays the current track. Press the
RPT button again to turn it off.

RANDOM PLAY — This feature,

when activated, plays the tracks on
the CD in random order, rather than
in the order they are recorded on the
CD. To activate Random Play, press

the RDM button. You will see RDM
in the display. The system will then
select and play tracks randomly.

This continues until you deactivate
Random Play by pressing the RDM

button again. Operating the CD Changer
(Optional)
A Compact Disc changer is available for your car. It holds up to six discs,providing several hours ofcontinuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used for the in-dashCD player.
Load the desired CDs in the
magazine and load the magazine in
the changer according to the instructions that came with the unit.
Play only standard round discs. Odd-shaped CDs may jam in the drive or
cause other problems.
To select the CD changer, press the CD button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select a different disc, press the
DISC + (Preset 6) or DISC — (Preset 5) button. The next disc in
the changer is loaded and played
when you press the DISC + button. DISC — loads and plays the previousdisc. 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.

Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

If you load a CD in the in-dash player
while the changer is playing a CD,
the system will stop the changer and begin playing the in-dash CD. Toselect the changer again, press the
CD button. Play will begin where it
left off. Use the CD button to switch
between the player and the changer. If you eject the in-dash CD while it is
playing, the system will automatically
switch to the CD changer and begin
play where it left off. If there are no CDs in the changer, the display will
flash. You will have to select another mode (AM or FM) with the FM or
AM button. When you switch back to CD mode,
the system selects the same unit (in-dash or changer) that was playing
when you switched out of CD mode.
To use the SKIP, REPEAT, and RANDOM functions, refer to the in-
dash player operating instructions.

Protecting Compact Discs
For information on how to handle

and protect compact discs, see page
171.

Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

CD Player Error Indications

If you see an error indication in thedisplay while operating the CD
player, find the cause in the chart to
the right. If you cannot clear the error indication, take the car to your
Honda dealer.

Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

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 car to your
Honda dealer.
Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System
Operating the Cassette Player
(Optional)
The cassette system features Dolby B* noise reduction, automatic
sensing of chromium-dioxide (CrO2)
tape, and autoreverse for continuous

play.

Make sure the tape opening on the cassette is facing to the right, then
insert the cassette most of the way
into the slot. The system will pull it
in the rest of the way, and begin to
play.

* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpo-
ration. "DOLBY" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
AM/FM BUTTON

REPEAT BUTTON

REW BUTTON
PLAY/PROG BUTTON

Comfort and Convenience Features
FF BUTTON
NR BUTTON

CD/TAPE BUTTON

Audio System
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 PROG
button. Dolby B noise reduction turns on
when you insert a cassette. If the tape was not recorded with Dolby B
noise reduction, turn it off by
pressing the NR button.
Dolby remains off until you turn it on
by pressing the button again.
When the system reaches the end of the tape, it will automatically reversedirection and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
from the drive, press the EJECT button on the cassette player.
If you turn the system off while a

tape is playing, either with the PWR/

VOL knob or by turning off the
ignition, the cassette will remain in

the drive. When you turn the system

back on, the cassette player will be in

pause mode. To begin playing, press

the PLAY button.

To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the

AM/FM, or CD button. To change
back to the cassette player, push the
CD button.
Comfort and Convenience Features