You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f .
The audio system display usually
shows the time when the ignition
switch is in ACCESSORY (I) or ON
(II). It shows the operation mode of
the radio, optional cassette player, or
optional CD player/changer when
you operate them, then goes back to
the time display af ter f ive seconds.
To set the hours, press the H (Preset
4) button while pressing the CLOCK
button. Press and hold the H button
until the hour advances to the
desired time.
To set the minutes, press the M
(Preset 5) button while pressing theCLOCK button. Press and hold the
M button until the minutes numbers
advance to the desired time.
You can quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. If the displayed time is
bef ore the half hour, the clock is set
back to the previous hour by
pressing and holding the CLOCK
button, then pressing the RESET
(Preset 6) button. If the displayed
time is af ter the half hour, the clock
is set forward to the beginning of thenext hour.
1:06 would RESET to 1:00.
1:52 would RESET to 2:00.
For example:
If your car’s battery is disconnected
or goes dead, the time setting will be
lost. To set the time again, f ollow the
setting procedure.
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The cassette system f eatures Dolby
noise reduction, automatic sensing of
chromium-dioxide (CrO ) tape, and
autoreverse f or continuous play.
To operate the cassette player, the
ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY(I) or ON(II). Make
sure the tape opening on the cassette
is f acing 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.
The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the
cassette is playing. The indicates
thesideyouinsertedfacingupward
is now playing. If you want to play
the other side, press the PLAY/
PROG button.
Dolby noise reduction turns on when
you insert a cassette. The indi-
cator will light in the display. If the
tape was not recorded with Dolby
noise reduction, turn it of f by
pressing the NR button.
Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the buttonagain.
If you turn the system of f while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the tape will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
f rom the drive, press the EJECT
button on the cassette player.
To switch to the radio or optional CD
player/changer while listening to a
tape, press the AM/FM or CD/
TAPE button. To change back to the
cassette player, press the CD/TAPE
button.
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With a cassette playing, you can use
the FF, REW, SKIP, or REPEAT
f unction to f ind a desired program.
Fast Forward and Re-
wind move the tape rapidly. To re-
wind the tape, push the REW button.
You will see REW in the display. To
fast forward the tape, push the FF
button. You will see FF displayed.
Press the PLAY/PROG button to
take the system out of rewind or fast
f orward. If the system reaches the
end of the tape while in f ast f orward
or rewind, it automatically stops that
f unction, reverses direction, and
begins to play.
The Skip Function allows
you to f ind the beginning of a song
or passage. To f ind the beginning of
the song or passage currently
playing, push the lower part of the
SKIP bar. You will see REW f lashing
in the display as the tape rewinds. To f ind the beginning of the next song,
push the upper part of the SKIP bar.
You will see FF f lashing in the
display as the tape f ast f orwards.
When the system finds the
beginning of a song or passage, it
goes back to PLAY mode.
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continuously replays the current
song or passage. Press the RPT
button to activate it; you will see RPT
displayed as a reminder. When the
system reaches the end of the song
or passage currently playing, it will
automatically go into rewind. When
it senses the beginning of the same
song or passage, the system returns
to PLAY mode. It will continue to
repeat this same program until you
deactivate REPEAT by pressing the
button again.
The SKIP and REPEAT f unctions
use silent periods on the tape to f ind
the end of a song or passage. These
f eatures may not work to your
satisfaction if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level between selections, or a silent
period in the middle of a selection.Damaged cassettes can jam inside
the drive or cause other problems.
See page for information on
cassette care and protection.
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A trunk-mounted Compact Disc
changer is available from your dealer.
It holds up to six discs, providing
several hours of continuous
entertainment. You operate the CD
changer with the same controls used
for the radio.
Your dealer also has an accessory in-
dash single CD player available that
is operated by the radio controls. To
operate this unit, use the instructions
(except f or those relating to multiple
discs) in this section.
To operate the CD changer or player,
the ignition must be in ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) and the audio system
must be on.
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Press the CD/TAPE button. You will
see ‘‘CDC’’ in the display. The
system will start to play the f irst
track of the first disc. When that disc
ends, the next disc in the magazine
is loaded and played. Af ter the last
disc f inishes, the system returns to
disc 1.
To select a dif f erent 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 previous
disc. If you select an empty slot in
the magazine, the changer will, af ter
f inding that slot empty, try to load
the CD in the next slot. This
continues until it f inds a CD to load
and play.
Insert the disc into the CD slot. Push
the disc in half way, the drive will pull
it in the rest of the way. Push the
CD/TAPE button and the disc will
start to play.
You will see the track number being
played in the display.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring. In all
cases, play only standard round discs.
Odd-shaped CDs may jam in the
driveorcauseotherproblems.
Press the EJECT button to remove
the disc f rom the player.
When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will return to the begin-
ning and play that disc again.
For best results when using CD-R
discs, use only high quality discs
labeled f or audio use. When
recording a CD-R, the recording
must be closed in order f or the disc
to be used by CD players. CD-RW
discs will not work in this unit. If you eject the disc, but do not
remove it from the slot, the system
will automatically reload the disc
af ter 15 seconds and put the CD
player in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the CD/TAPE
button.
Using the instructions that came
with the changer, load the desired
CDs in the magazine, and load the
magazine in the changer. Play only
standard round discs. Odd-shaped
CDs may jam in the drive or cause
other problems.
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CD Changer
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When you activate the
RepeatfeaturebypressingtheRPT
button, the system continuously
replays the current track. You will
see RPT in the display as a reminder.
Press the RPT button again to turn it
off.
This feature,
when activated, plays the tracks on a
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 on
the current disc. When all tracks on
that disc have been played, the next
disc is loaded and played randomly.
This continues until you deactivate
RandomPlaybypressingtheRDM
button again.
If you push and hold the SEEK/
SKIP bar, the system will continue to
move across tracks. Release the bar
when you think it has reached the
desired place on the disc.
You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar to
select tracks within a disc. If you
press and release the SEEK/SKIP
bar, the system will move to the
beginning of a track. Press the
side to move to the beginning
of the next track, and the side
to move to the beginning of the
current track. To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM button or insert a
cassette in the player. If a tape is
already in the cassette player, press
the CD/TAPE button. When you
return to CD mode, play will contin-
ue at the same point that it left off.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or the ignition switch, play will
continue at the same point when you
turn it back on.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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For inf ormation, See page .
For inf ormation, See page . 151152
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Your Honda’s audio system provides
clear reception on both AM and FM
bands, while the preset buttons allow
you to easily select your f avorite
stations.The band and f requency 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.
The cassette system f eatures Dolby
noise reduction, automatic sensing of
chromium-dioxide (CrO ) tape, and
autoreverse f or continuous play.
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 or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
PWR/VOL knob.
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license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpo-
ration. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
For LX model in the U.S.
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