2003 HONDA ACCORD Owners Manual

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When you touch the TRACK SCAN
icon on the audio display or press the
SCAN button next to the display, the
f irst track of the current CD plays
about 10 seconds. You will see
TRACK SCAN in the display (or
SCAN in the upper display). To hear
the rest of the track, touch TRACK
SCAN or press SCAN again, within
10 seconds. If you don’t, the system
advances to the next track, plays
about 10 seconds of it, and continues
through the rest of the tracks the
same way.When you touch the DISC RPT icon
on the audio display, the system
continuously replays the current CD.
As a reminder, you will see DISC
REPEAT in the display (or D-RPT in
the upper display). To turn this
f eature of f , touch Disc RPT again.
When you touch the RANDOM icon
on the audio display, the system
plays the tracks of the current CD in
random order, rather than in the
order they were recorded. As a
reminder, you will see TRACK
RANDOM in the display (or RDM in
the upper display). To turn this
f eature of f , touch RANDOM again,
or select a dif f erent CD with one of
the disc icons.
When you touch the TRACK RPT
icon on the audio display, the system
continuously replays the current
track. As a reminder, you will see
TRACK REPEAT in the display (or
RPT in the upper display). To turn
this feature off, touch TRACK
REPEAT again.
When you touch the DISC SCAN
icon on the audio display, the f irst
track of the current CD plays about
10 seconds. You will see DISC SCAN
in the display (or D-SCAN in the
upper display). To hear the rest of
the CD, touch DISC SCAN again,
within 10 seconds. If you don’t, the
system advances to the next CD,
plays about 10 seconds of it, and
continues through the rest of the
CDs the same way.
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T rack Scan
Disc Repeat
Random Play
T rack Repeat
Disc Scan
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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 changes to the next mode
(AM, FM1, or FM2). When you
return to CD mode by pressing the
CD button, play will continue 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.
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CD
BUTTONAM/FM
BUTTON
PWR/VOLKNOB
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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 put the CD
changer in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the CD button.
To remove a different CD from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate disc icon or the DISC bar.
When that CD begins playing, press
the eject button.
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Removing CDs f rom t he Changer
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CD
BUTTONDISC BAR
EJECT
BUTTON
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For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page.
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 by pressing the
eject button. The disc that was last
selected is ejected f irst. You can
eject up to f ive discs, one at a time. 186
Protecting Compact Discs
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Indication
If you see an error indication in the
upper display while operating the CD
changer, f ind the cause in the chart
to the right. If you cannot clear the
error indication, take the car to your
Honda dealer. Solution
Cause
Press the CD eject button and pull out the CDs.
Check for an error indication. Insert the CDs
again. If the code does not disappear or the
CDs cannot be pulled out, consult your Hondadealer.
Press the CD eject button and pull out the CDs.
Check for an error indication. Insert the CDs
again. If the code does not disappear or the
CDs cannot be pulled out, consult your Hondadealer.
FOCUS Error
Mechanical Error
CD Changer Error Indications
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Never try to insert f oreign objects in
the CD player or the magazine.
A new CD may be rough on the
inner and outer edges. The small
plastic pieces causing this roughness
can f lake of f and f all on the re-
cording surf ace of the disc, causing
skipping or other problems. Remove
these pieces by rubbing the inner
and outer edges with the side of a
pencil or pen.
To clean a disc, use a clean sof t cloth.
Wipe across the disc f rom the center
to the outside edge.
When a CD is not being played, store
it in its case to protect it f rom dust
and other contamination. To prevent
warpage, keep CDs out of direct
sunlight and extreme heat.
Handle a CD by its edges; never
touch either surf ace. Do not place
stabilizer rings or labels on the CD.
These, along with contamination
f rom f ingerprints, liquids, and f elt-tip
pens, can cause the CD to not play
properly, or possibly jam in the drive.
Protecting Compact Discs
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The cassette system f eatures Dolby
noise reduction, automatic sensing of
chromium-dioxide (CrO ) tape, and
auto-reverse 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.
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Dolby noise reduction manuf actured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpo-
ration. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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Operating the Cassette Player
(Optional)
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PWR/VOL KNOB
CD/AUX
BUTTON TAPE DIRECTION INDICATOR
RPT INDICATOR
SEEK/SKIP
BAR
AM/FM
BUTTON
CH/DISC
BAR
RPT ICON NR ICON
PROG ICON AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
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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, push the AUDIO
DISPLAY button to change to the
audio display, and touch the PROG
icon. Dolby noise reduction turns on when
you insert a cassette. If the tape was
not recorded with Dolby noise reduc-
tion, push the AUDIO DISPLAY
button to change to the audio display,
and turn it of f by touching the NR
icon on the display.
Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the icon again.
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
from the drive, press the eject button
on the cassette player.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 cassette player will be in
pause mode. To begin playing, push
the AUDIO DISPLAY button to
change to the audio display, and
touch the PROG icon.
To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the
AM/FM, or CD/AUX button. To
change back to the cassette player,
push the CD/AUX button.
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