
11 9Comfort and Convenience Features
The heating and air conditioning
system in your vehicle provides a
comfortable driving environment
in all weather conditions.
The audio system has many
features. This section describes
those features and how to use
them.
Heating and Cooling 120
. . . . . .
Ventilation 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio System125 . . . . . . . . . . . .
AM/FM/Cassette Stereo
Audio System (LX, EX)125 Operating the Radio 125 . .
Adjusting the Sound 127 . .
Operating the
Cassette Player 128 . . . . .
Caring for the
Cassette Player 130 . . . . .
Operating the Optional
CD Changer131 . . . . . . . .
AM/FM/Cassette/
CD Changer Stereo
Audio System (EX-L)133 . .
Operating the Radio 133 . .
Adjusting the Sound 135 . .
Radio Frequencies 136 . . .
Operating the
Cassette Player 138 . . . . .
Caring for the
Cassette Player 141 . . . . . Operating the
CD Changer142
. . . . . . . .
Protecting
Compact Discs146 . . . . . .
Cruise Control 147 . . . . . . . . . . .
Keyless Entry 151 . . . . . . . . . . .
Anti-Theft System 152 . . . . . . . .
Digital Clock 153 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comfort and Convenience Features

CD BUTTONFORWARD
BUTTON
BACKWARD
BUTTON
TRACK SELECTOR BUTTONS
CD LOADING SLOT EJECT BUTTON
CD SELECTOR BUTTONS
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Operating the Optional CD
Changer
An in-dash Compact Disc changer
is available through your dealer. It
holds up to six discs, providing
several hours of continuous
entertainment. You operate the
CD changer with the controls on
the front of the changer and on the
front of the radio.
To operate the
CD changer, the
ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
Loading the CDs in the Changer
To load a
CD in the changer, press
the button on the front of the
changer for the
CD number you
want to load (1, for example). The
light next to the button will begin
flashing. When the green lights
next to the
CD slot begin flashing,
insert the
CD part way into the

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slot. The drive will pull it in the
rest of the way, and begin playing
the first track. The light next to
the button will stay on as a
reminder that a
CD
is loaded in
that position.
Repeat this procedure to load
CDs
in the remaining positions in the
changer. The positions that
contain
CDs will display a green
light next to their buttons. The
CD
position that is currently loaded
and ready to play will display an
orange light.
Playing CDs
Press the
CD button on the front
of the radio. The
CD that is
currently loaded will begin
playing. The disc and track
numbers will be shown in the
radio display. When the system
reaches the end of that
CD, it will
load and play the next
CD. To select a different disc, push the
appropriate button (1
–6) on the
front of the
CD changer. The light
next to the button will flash as the
current
CD is stored and the new
CD is loaded. The light will then
turn orange, and the
CD will
begin playing from the first track.
You can also press the
TUNE/DISC button on the front of
the radio:
to select the
previous disc, or
to select the
next disc.
To change tracks, press and
release either the
button
(preset 4), or the
button
(preset 6). Each time you press
, the system will advance one
track. Pressing
once will
return the system to the beginning
of the current track. Press it again
to select the previous track. To move rapidly within a track,
press and hold the
button
(preset 3) to move forward, or the
button (preset 1) to move
backward. Release the button
when the system reaches the point
you want.
You can switch to the radio or
cassette player by pressing the
FM/AM or TAPE buttons on the
front of the radio. To switch back
to the
CD changer, press the CD
button. The CD will begin playing
where it left off.
To eject a
CD, select it with the
button on the front of the
CD
changer (the light turns to
orange), then press the
EJECT
button.
Protecting Compact Discs
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see
page 146.

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AM/FM/Cassette/CD
Changer Stereo
Audio System
For EX-L model
Your Honda’s audio system
provides clear reception on both
AM and FM bands, while the
preset buttons allow you to easily
select your favorite stations.
The CD changer holds up to six
discs, providing several hours of
continuous entertainment.
The cassette system features
Dolby B* noise reduction,
automatic sensing of chromium-
dioxide (CrO
2) tape, and
autoreverse for continuous play.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. “
DOLBY” and the symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Operating the Radio
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY or ON. Turn the
system on by pressing the
PWR/VOL knob. Adjust the
volume by turning the PWR/VOL
knob.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to is
displayed. To change bands, press
the AM or FM button. Press the
FM button again to switch
between FM1 and FM2. On the
FM band, ST will be displayed if
the station is broadcasting 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 right side
(
) to tune to a higher frequency,
or the left 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.
SEEK – The SEEK function
searches the band for a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press and release the
SEEK/SCAN button. The system
scans up the band from the current
frequency. It stops when it finds a
station with a strong signal.
SCAN – The SCAN function
samples all the stations with
strong signals on the selected
band. To activate it, press and
hold the SEEK/SCAN button until

TAPE DIRECTION
INDICATOR
TAPE DIRECTION
BUTTON DOLBY
BUTTONTAPE BUTTON
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Operating the Cassette Player
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY or ON. 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.
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
(preset 3) button.
If the cassette was recorded using
Dolby noise reduction, turn it on
by pressing the
(preset 4)
button.
You can switch from the cassette
to the radio or CD changer by
pressing the FM, AM, or DISC
button. When you switch, the

LOAD
BUTTONCD SLOT
DISC
SELECTOR
TRACK
SELECTOR CD BUTTON SOUND
RETRIEVAL
SYSTEMDISC
INDICATORS
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Operating the CD Changer
To operate the CD changer, the
ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY or ON.
Loading CDs in the Changer
To load a CD in the changer, press
the LOAD button. The numbered
light for the first empty slot in the
changer will begin flashing in the
upper right corner of the display.
When you see LOAD in the
display, insert the CD part way
into the slot, the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way. The
numbered light will stop flashing,
and remain lit as a reminder that a
CD is loaded in that position. The
system will begin playing the first
track on that CD.

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Repeat this procedure to load CDs
in the remaining positions in the
changer.
To load more than one CD in a
single operation, press and hold
the LOAD button until you hear a
beep. Load the first CD as
described above. After the first
CD loads, the light for the next
open position will begin blinking.
Insert the next CD part way into
the slot. Continue this procedure
until all six slots are loaded. If
you do not want to load CDs into
all six positions, press the LOAD
button again after the last CD has
loaded. That CD will begin
playing.
Playing CDs
Press the DISC button to switch to
the CD changer. The CD that is
currently loaded will begin
playing. The disc and track
numbers are shown in the display.
To select a different disc, press the
TUNE/DISC button:
to select
the next disc, or
to select the
previous disc.
To change tracks, press and
release the
(preset 2) button to
advance one track at a time, or the
(preset 1) button to return to
the beginning of the current track.
Press
again to select the
previous track.
To move rapidly within a track,
press and hold the
button to
move forward, or the
button
to move backward. Release the
button when the system reaches
the point you want.
You can switch to the radio or the
cassette player by pressing the
FM, AM, or TAPE button. To switch back to the CD changer,
press the DISC button. The CD
will begin playing where it left
off.
To remove a CD from the
changer, select the CD with the
TUNE/DISC button, then press
and release the EJECT button
next to the slot.
To remove all the CDs from the
changer, press and hold the
EJECT button until you hear a
beep. The CDs will eject in order.
Sound Retrieval System
– The
Sound Retrieval System function
adds richness to the sound of the
CDs. To activate it, press the
button. This turns on the first
level of sound expansion. Press
the button a second time to take it
to the second level. Press the
button again to turn off the
feature.

SCAN
BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON RANDOM
BUTTON
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SCAN
– Use the SEEK/SCAN
button to sample the tracks on a
disc, or to sample all the discs in
the changer.
To sample the tracks on the CD
currently loaded, press and release
the SEEK/SCAN button. You will
see SCAN in the display. The
system will play the first track on
the disc for approximately ten
seconds. If you do nothing, it will
select the second track and play
that for ten seconds. When it
plays a track that you want to
continue listening to, press the
SEEK/SCAN button again.
To sample the discs, press and
hold the SEEK/SCAN button until
you hear a beep. You will see
D
.SCAN in the display. The
system loads the next disc in the
changer, and plays the first track
on that disc for approximately