
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 to 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 to 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
damaged cassette 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 (L
X model) /
(E X model ) 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 to you r
Hond a dealer .
On LX model
I f a proble m develop s in 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 to you r
Hond a dealer .
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 o n b y pushin g th e PWR /
VO L knob . Adjus t th e volum e b y
turnin g th e sam e 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 A M o r
F M button . O n th e F M band , S T wil l
b e displaye d if th e statio n is broad -
castin g in stereo . Stere o
reproductio n o n A M is no t available . PWR/VO
L KNO B PRESET BUTTON S TUN
E KNO B
SCA N BUTTO N FM BUTTO N SEEK BUTTON S
A M BUTTO N
CONTINUED
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m
AUT O SELEC T — If yo u ar e
travelin g fa r fro m hom e an d ca n n o
longe r receiv e th e station s yo u
preset , yo u ca n us e th e Aut o Selec t
featur e t o fin d station s i n th e loca l
area .
T o activat e Aut o Select , pres s th e
A . SE L button . A . SE L wil l flas h i n
th e display , an d th e syste m wil l g o
int o sca n mod e fo r severa l seconds .
I t automaticall y scan s bot h bands ,
lookin g fo r station s wit h stron g
signals . I t store s th e frequencie s o f
si x A M station s an d twelv e F M
station s i n th e prese t buttons . Yo u
ca n the n us e th e prese t button s t o
selec t thos e stations .
I f yo u ar e in a remot e area . Aut o
Selec t ma y no t fin d si x stron g A M
station s o r twelv e stron g F M stations .
I f thi s happens , yo u wil l se e a "0 "
displaye d whe n yo u pres s an y prese t
butto n tha t doe s no t hav e a statio n
stored .
A
. SE L INDICATO R
A. SE L BUTTO N
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
CONTINUED

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 i n
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 t o play .
Th e numbe r o f th e trac k tha t i s
playin g is show n in th e display .
Yo u ca n als o pla y 3-inc h (8-cm ) disc s
withou t usin g a n adapte r ring . I n al l
cases , pla y onl y standar d roun d discs .
Odd-shape d CD s ma y ja m in th e
driv e or 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 t o 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 t o
retur n t o playin g th e CD . Th e C D
wil l begi n playin g wher e i t lef t off .
CONTINUED
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s C
D SLO T
SKIP BUTTON S
RD M BUTTO N
C
D BUTTO N
REPEA T BUTTO N

Audi
o Syste m
I f yo u tur n th e syste m of f whil e a C D
i s playing , eithe r wit h th e PWR/VO L
kno b o r b y turnin g of f th e ignition ,
th e dis c wil l sta y i n th e drive . Whe n
yo u tur n th e syste m bac k on , th e C D
wil l begi n playin g wher e i t lef t off .
Pres s th e ejec t butto n t o remov e th e
dis c fro m th e drive .
I f yo u ejec t th e disc , bu t d o no t
remov e i t fro m th e slot , th e syste m
wil l automaticall y reloa d th e dis c
afte r 1 5 second s an d pu t th e C D
playe r i n paus e mode . T o begi n
playin g th e disc , pres s th e C D button .Yo
u ca n us e th e SKI P button s whil e
a dis c i s playin g to selec t passage s
an d chang e tracks .
T o mov e rapidl y withi n a track , pres s
an d hol d a n appropriat e SKI P button . Pres
s th e butto n t o mov e forward , o
r th e butto n t o mov e backward .
Releas e th e butto n whe n th e syste m
reache s th e poin t yo u want . Eac
h tim e yo u pres s th e butto n
an d releas e it , th e syste m skip s
forwar d t o th e beginnin g o f th e nex t track
. Pres s an d releas e th e
butto n t o ski p backwar d t o th e
beginnin g o f th e curren t track . Pres s
an d releas e it agai n t o ski p t o th e
beginnin g o f th e previou s track .
REPEA
T — To activat e th e Repeat
feature , pres s an d releas e th e Repeat
button . Yo u wil l se e REPEA T in th e
display . Th e syste m continuousl y
replay s th e curren t track . Pres s th e
Repea t butto n agai n to tur n it off .
RANDOM PLAY — Thi s feature ,
whe n activated ,
play
s th e track s o n
th e C D in rando m order , rathe r tha n
i n th e orde r the y ar e recorde d o n th e
CD . T o activat e Rando m Play , pres s
th e RD M button . Yo u wil l se e RD M
i n th e display . Th e syste m wil l the n
selec t an d pla y track s randomly .
Thi s continue s unti l yo u deactivat e
Rando m Pla y b y pressin g th e RD M
butto n again .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m
Th e tap e directio n indicato r wil l ligh t
t o sho w yo u whic h sid e o f th e cassett
e is playing . Th e indicate s
th e sid e yo u inserte d facin g upwar d
i s no w playing . I f yo u wan t t o pla y
th e othe r side , pres s th e PRO G
button .
Dolb y nois e reductio n turn s o n whe n
yo u inser t a cassette . I f th e tap e wa s
no t recorde d wit h Dolb y nois e
reduction , tur n it of f b y pressin g th e
N R button .
Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d o f
th e tape , i t wil l automaticall y revers e
directio n an d pla y th e other side. I f
yo u wan t t o remov e th e cassett e
fro m th e drive , pres s th e EJEC T
button .
I
f yo u tur n th e syste m of f whil e a
tap e is playing , eithe r wit h th e PWR /
VO L kno b o r b y turnin g of f th e
ignition , th e cassett e wil l remai n in
th e drive . Whe n yo u tur n th e syste m
bac k on , th e tap e wil l begi n playin g
wher e i t lef t off .
T o switc h t o th e radi o o r C D playe r
whil e a tap e is playing , pres s th e AM ,
F M o r C D button . T o chang e bac k t o
th e cassett e player , pus h th e TAP E
button .
Tap
e Searc h Function s
Wit h a cassett e playing , yo u ca n us e
th e FF , REW , SKIP , o r REPEA T
functio n to fin d a desire d program .
FF/RE W — Fas t Forwar d an d Re -
win d mov e th e tap e rapidly . T o re -
win d th e tape , pus h th e RE W button .
Yo u wil l se e RE W in th e display . T o
fas t forwar d th e tape , pus h th e F F
button . Yo u wil l se e F F displayed .
Pres s th e PLA Y butto n to tak e th e
syste m ou t o f rewin d o r fas t forward .
I f th e syste m reache s th e en d o f th e
tap e whil e in fas t forwar d o r rewind ,
i t automaticall y stop s tha t function ,
reverse s direction , an d begin s to play .
CONTINUED
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Audi
o Syste m
SKI P — Th e SKI P functio n allow s
yo u t o fin d th e beginnin g o f a son g
o r passage . T o ski p t o th e beginnin g
o f a son g o r passag e currentl yplaying
, pus h th e button . Yo u wil l
se e RE W flashin g in th e displa y a s
th e tap e rewinds . T o ski p t o th e
beginnin g o f th e nex t song , pus h th e button
. Yo u wil l se e F F flashin g in
th e displa y a s th e tap e fas t forwards .
Whe n th e syste m find s th e begin -
nin g o f a son g o r passage , i t goe s
bac k t o PLAY . REPEA
T — Th e Repea t functio n
continuousl y replay s th e curren t
son g or passage . Pres s th e REPEA T
butto n t o activat e it ; yo u wil l se e
REPEA T displaye d a s a reminder .
Whe n th e syste m reache s th e en d o f
th e son g o r passag e currentl y
playing , i t wil l automaticall y g o int o
rewind . Whe n it sense s th e
beginnin g o f th e sam e son g o r
passage , th e syste m return s t o PLA Y
mode . I t wil l continu e t o repea t thi s
sam e progra m unti l yo u deactivat e
REPEA T b y pressin g th e butto n
again .
Th
e SKI P an d REPEA T function s
us e silen t period s o n th e tap e t o fin d
th e en d o f a son g o r passage . Thes e
feature s ma y no t wor k t o you r
satisfactio n if ther e is almos t n o ga p
betwee n selections , a hig h nois e
leve l betwee n selections , o r a silen t
perio d in th e middl e o f a selection .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s

Engin
e Oi l
Addin g Oi l
T o ad d oil , unscre w an d remov e th e
engin e oi l fil l ca p o n to p o f th e valv e
cover . Pou r i n th e oil , an d instal l th e
engin e oi l fil l cap . Tighte n it securely .
Wai t a fe w minute s an d rechec k th e
oi l level . D o no t fil l abov e th e uppe r
mark ; yo u coul d damag e th e engine .Recommende
d Oi l
Oi l i s majo r contributo r t o you r
engine' s performanc e an d longevity .
Alway s us e a premium-grad e
detergen t oi l displayin g th e AP I
Certificatio n Seal . Thi s sea l indicate s
th e oi l i s energ y conserving , an d tha t
i t meet s th e America n Petroleu m
Institute' s lates t requirements . I t i s
highl y recommende d tha t yo u us e
Hond a Moto r Oi l i n you r vehicl e fo r
a s lon g a s yo u ow n it . Mak
e sur e th e AP I Certificatio n Sea l
say s "Fo r Gasolin e Engines. "
AP I CERTIFICATIO N MAR K
CONTINUED
Maintenanc e
ENGIN
E OI L FIL L CA P