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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 t o 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 t o a desire d frequency . Pres
s th e sid e o f th e ba r t o tun e
t o a highe r frequency , an d th e sid
e t o 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 i n 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 ban d fo r a statio n wit h
a stron g signal . T o activat e it , pres s th
e SEE K ba r o n eithe r th e o r side
, the n releas e it .
Dependin g o n whic h sid e yo u press ,
th e syste m scan s upwar d o r down -
war 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 .
CONTINUED
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
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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 , SCA 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 .
Prese t — Yo u ca n stor e th e
frequencie s o f you r favorit e radi o
station s i n 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 .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
PWR/VO
L KNO B
SCAN INDICATO R
TUN
E BA R
PRESE T BUTTON S
SCA
N BUTTO N
STERE
O INDICATO RSEE
K BA R
AM/F M BUTTO N
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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 in
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 .
TUN
E BA R
AUT O SELEC T INDICATO R
SCAN BUTTO N
I f yo u d o no t lik e th e station s Aut o
Selec t ha s stored , yo u ca n stor e
othe r frequencie s i n th e prese t
buttons . Us e th e TUNE , SEEK , o r
SCA N functio n t o fin d th e desire d
frequencies , the n stor e the m in th e
selecte d prese t button s a s describe d
previously . Aut
o Selec t doe s no t eras e th e
frequencie s tha t yo u prese t pre -
viously . Whe n yo u retur n home , tur n
of f Aut o Selec t b y pressin g th e
A . SE L button . Th e prese t button s
wil l the n selec t th e frequencie s yo u
originall y set .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s
A
. SE L BUTTO N
SEE
K BA R
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Audi
o Syste m
Thef t Protectio n
You r car' s audi o syste m wil l disabl e
itsel f i f i t i s disconnecte d fro m
electrica l powe r fo r an y reason . T o
mak e it wor k again , th e use r mus t
ente r a specifi c five-digi t cod e in th e
Prese t buttons . Becaus e ther e ar e
hundred s o f numbe r combination s
possibl e fro m fiv e digits , makin g th e
syste m wor k withou t knowin g th e
exac t cod e is nearl y impossible .
Yo u shoul d hav e receive d a car d tha t
list s you r audi o system' s cod e
numbe r an d seria l number . I t i s bes t
t o stor e thi s car d in a saf e plac e a t
home . I n addition , yo u shoul d writ e
th e audi o system' s seria l numbe r i n
thi s Owner' s Manual . I f yo u shoul d
happe n t o los e th e card , yo u mus t
obtai n th e cod e numbe r fro m you r
Hond a dealer . T o d o this , yo u wil l
nee d th e system' s seria l number . I
f you r car' s batter y i s disconnecte d
o r goe s dead , o r th e radi o fus e is
removed , th e audi o syste m wil l
disabl e itself . I f thi s happens , yo u
wil l se e "Code " i n th e frequenc y
displa y th e nex t tim e yo u tur n o n th e
system . Us e th e Prese t button s t o
ente r th e five-digi t code . I f i t i s
entere d correctly , th e radi o wil l star t
playing .
I f yo u mak e a mistak e enterin g th e
code , d o no t star t ove r o r tr y t o
correc t you r mistake . Complet e th e
five-digi t sequence , the n ente r th e
correc t code . Yo u hav e te n trie s t o
ente r th e correc t code . I f yo u ar e
unsuccessfu l i n te n attempts , yo u
mus t the n leav e th e syste m o n fo r
on e hou r befor e tryin g again . Yo
u wil l hav e t o stor e you r favorit e
station s i n th e Prese t button s afte r
th e syste m begin s working . You r
origina l setting s wer e los t whe n
powe r wa s disconnected .
Comfor t an d Convenienc e Feature s