2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE Owners Manual

To load a single CD:Press and release the LOAD
button.
The system will load the CD, and
begin playing it. The disc number f or an empty
position starts to blink and the
green CD load indicator comes on.
When you see ‘‘LOAd’’ in the
display, insert the disc into the CD
slot. Insert it only about half way;
the drive will pull it in the rest of
the way.
Insert the disc into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD load indicator
turns red and blinks as the CD is
loaded.
Ontheuppersideof thedisplay,
the disc number f or an empty
position will begin blinking and the
green CD load indicator will come
on. Press and hold the LOAD button
until you hear a beep and see
‘‘LOAd’’ in the display, then
release the button.
To load multiple CDs in one
operation: 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.
When the CD load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAd’’ appears in the
display, insert the next disc into
the CD slot.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the last CD loaded.
If you are not loading CDs into all six
positions, the system will begin
playing the last CD loaded.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, and you do not
press the LOAD button, the system
will wait f or ten seconds, then stop
the load operation and begin playing
the last CD loaded.
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You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate side of a
preset bar. Select an empty position
(the disc number indicator is of f ),
and press the lef t or right side of the
preset bar f or that position (1 to 6).
The system will stop playing the
current CD and start the loading
sequence. It will then play the CD
just loaded. If you press the LOAD button while
a CD is playing, the system will stop
playing that CD and start the loading
sequence. It will then play the CD
just loaded.
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When that disc ends, the next disc in
the CD changer 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
appropriate side of a preset bar (1
6). If you select an empty position in
the CD changer, the system will go
into the loading sequence (see page ). Each time you press and
release it, the system skips forward
to the beginning of the next track.
Press and release to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press and release it
again to skip to the beginning of the
previous track.
You can use the SKIP bar while a
disc is playing to select passages and
change tracks. To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdtheleftorrightsideof the
SKIP bar. You will hear a beep and
the system will continue to move.
Press to move f orward, or
to move backward. Release the
bar when the system reaches the
point you want.
Select the CD changer by pressing
the CD button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in
the display. The system will begin
playing the last selected disc in the
CD changer. You will see the disc
and track numbers displayed. This f eature, when
activated, samples all the tracks on
the selected disc in the order they
are recorded on the CD. To activate
the Scan f eature, select the Scan
mode by pressing the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will then play the first
track f or approximately ten seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then play the following tracks for ten
seconds each. When it plays a track
that you want to continue listening to,
press the SCAN button again.
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This f eature, when
activated, samples each first track of
all the discs in the CD changer in the
order they are stored. To activate
the Scan f eature, select the D-Scan
mode by pressing and holding the
SCAN button. You will see D-SCAN
in the display. The system will then
play the first track of the first CD for
approximately ten seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then play the next CD’s first track.
When it plays a disc that you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN button again.
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RDM BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON PRESET BARS
CD BUTTON
SCAN INDICATOR
RPT BUTTON
RDM INDICATOR
RPT INDICATOR
SKIP BAR
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µTo activate the Repeat
f eature, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display as a reminder. The system
continuously replays the current
track. Press the RPT button again to
turn it off. Pressing either side of the
SKIP or TUNE bar also turns of f the
repeat feature.
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RDM BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON PRESET BARS
CD BUTTON
SCAN INDICATOR
RPT BUTTON
RDM INDICATOR
RPT INDICATOR
SKIP BAR
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To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM button. Each time
you press the AM/FM button, the
system will change to the next mode;
FM1, FM2 or AM. When you return
to CD mode by pressing the CD
button, play will continue at the same
point that it lef t of f .
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.
This f eature, when
activated, replays all the tracks on
the selected disc in the order they
are recorded on the CD. To activate
the disc repeat f eature, select the D-
Repeat mode by pressing and
holding the RPT button. You will see
D-RPT in the display. The system
continuously replays the current CD.
Press the RPT button again to turn it
of f . Pressing either side of the SKIP
or TUNE bar also turns of f the
repeat feature. This feature,
when activated, plays the tracks
within 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.
This continues until you deactivate
RandomPlaybypressingtheRDM
button again, or you select a
dif f erent CD with a preset bar.
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To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJEC’’ in the display. When
you remove the disc f rom the slot,
the system automatically begins the
Load sequence so you can load
another CD in that position. If you do
not load another CD, af ter 15
seconds, the system selects the
previous mode (AM, FM1, or FM2).
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 15 seconds, and select the
previous mode (AM or FM). To
begin playing the disc, press the CD
button.
To remove a different CD from the
changer,firstselectitwiththeleftor
right side of the appropriate preset
bar. When that CD begins playing,
press the eject button.
Removing CDs f rom t he Changer
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CD SLOT
CD
BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOBEJECT BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
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If you press the eject button while
listening to the radio, or with the
audio system turned of f , the disc
that was last selected is ejected.
Af ter that disc is ejected, pressing
the eject button again will eject the
next disc in numerical order. By
doing this six times, you can remove
all the CDs f rom the changer.
In any mode, if you press the eject
button and hold it until you hear a
beep, the system will eject all of the
discs in the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst. You
can eject all six discs, one at a time.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page.
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CD
BUTTON EJECT BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
CD SLOT
PWR/VOL KNOB
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