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To load or play CD’s, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON(II) position.
You operate the CD player/CD
changer with the same controls used
for the radio. To select the CD
player/CD changer, press the CD
button. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. With
the in-dash CD changer, the disc and
track numbers are displayed. The
system will continuously play a CD
until you change modes.
Insert a CD into the CD slot. The
drive will pull the CD in the rest of
the way to play it. When the system
reaches the end of the disc, it will
return to the beginning and play the
disc again.To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player.
To play the tape when a CD is
playing, insert a tape in the player
(optional). If a tape is in the player,
press the AUX button. Press the CD
button again to switch back to the
CD player. The cassette player is
optional on all U.S. models.
To listen to satellite radio when a CD
is playing, press the CD/SAT button.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f . Press the LOAD button until you
hear a beep and see ‘‘LOAd’’ in the
display (in the upper display on
vehicles with navigation system).
The disc number/icon f or an
empty position is highlighted and
the red light starts blinking.
Insert the disc into the CD slot
when the green CD load indicator
comes on. Insert it only about
half way; the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way. You will see
‘‘BUSY’’ in the display as the CD
load indicator turns red and blinks
as the CD is loaded.
You cannot load and play 3-inch (8-
cm) discs in this system.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring. 1. 2. 3.
For vehicles with Satellite Radio
For vehicles with in-dash CD changer
LX model
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When the CD load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAd’’ appears in the
screen again, insert the next CD in
the slot.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system begins
playing the last CD loaded.
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate side of a preset bar (1
6) or use the Preset 5 (DISC ) to
select the previous disc or Preset 6
(DISC ) to select the next disc in
sequence. On vehicles with
navigation system, touch the
appropriate disc icon or press the
or side of the CH/DISC bar. If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will try to
load the CD in the next available slot.
Each time you
press and release side, the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release side, to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track. To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe or side.
The SCAN function
samples all the tracks on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded on the CD. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
each track on the selected CD. Press
the SCAN button again to get out of
the system.
This f unction samples
each f irst track of all the discs in the
in-dash CD changer in the order they
are stored. To activate it, select the
D-SCAN mode by pressing and
holding the SCAN button. You will
see D-SCAN in the display. You will
get a 10 second sampling of the f irst
track on each CD. Press the SCAN
button again to get out of the system.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate side of a
preset bar or touching a disc icon.
The system stops playing the current
CD and starts the loading sequence.
It plays the CD just loaded.
You operate the CD changer with
the same controls used f or the radio.
The numbers of the disc and track
playingareshowninthedisplay.On
vehicles with navigation system,
these numbers also appear in the
upper display.
4. 5.
On vehicles with in-dash CD changer
Except f or LX model
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Playing a CD
For Vehicles wit hout Navigat ionSyst em
SEEK /SK IP SCAN
D-SCAN
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If you see an error message in the
display while operating the CD
changer, find the cause in the
f ollowing charts. If you cannot clear
theerrormessage,takeyourvehicle
to a Honda dealer.
Error Message Cause Solution
FOCUS Error
Mechanical Error
No CD in the CD
Changer
High TemperaturePress the CD eject button and pull out the CDs.
Check f or an error message, and insert the CDs
again. If the message does not disappear or the
CDs cannot be pulled out, see a Honda dealer.
Press the CD eject button and pull out the CDs.
Check f or an error message, and insert the CDs
again. If the message does not disappear or the
CDs cannot be pulled out, see a Honda dealer.
Insert CDs.
Will Disappear when the temperature returns
to normal.
Without Navigation System
With Navigation System
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CD Changer Error Messages
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Except f or L X model
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AM/FM
BUTTON
PRESET BARS RPT
BUTTON
CD/AUX
BUTTON SEEK/SKIP BAR PWR/VOL KNOB CD/AUX
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
PRESET BARS PWR/VOL KNOB
EX-L and EX-V6 models
without Navigation System
(U.S. Vehicles only)
NOISE REDUCTION INDICATOR
RPT
INDICATOR
AM/FM
BUTTON
RPT
BUTTON
TAPE DIRECTION
INDICATOR
TAPE DIRECTION
INDICATOR
RPT INDICATOR
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without Navigation System and Sate
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PWR/VOL KNOBAUDIO DISPLAY BUTTON
TUNE/SOUND KNOBUPPER DISPLAY
CD/DISC BAR
RPT ICON
FF ICON
REW ICON SEEK/SKIP BAR RPT INDICATOR
TAPE DIRECTION INDICATOR
PLAY/PROG ICON CD/SAT BUTTON EX-L and EX-V6 models
with Navigation System (U.S. Vehicles only)
NOISE REDUCTION (NR) ICON
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first push the AUDIO DISPLAY
button bef ore selecting any of the
audio icons on the audio screen.
Dolby noise reduction turns on
when you insert a tape. The
indicator will light in the
display. If the tape was not recorded
in Dolby, turn it of f by pressing the
Preset 4 (NR) side of the preset bar
or touching the NR icon. Dolby
remains of f until you press the
preset bar or the icon again. To remove the tape, press the
EJECT button on the cassette player.
If you want to turn the player of f ,
press the PWR/VOL knob or turn
of f the ignition. The tape will remain
in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the tape will be in
pause mode. Press the Preset 3
(PLAY/PROG) side of the preset
barortouchthePLAY/PROGicon
on vehicles navigation system.
To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the
AM/FM or CD/AUX button (CD/
SAT button on vehicles with
navigation system). To change back
to the tape player, push the CD/AUX
or CD/SAT button.
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). Make
sure the open side of the tape is
facing right, then insert the tape
most of the way into the slot. The
system will pull the tape in the rest
of the way, and begin to play it.
The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the tape is
playing. The indicates the side
youinsertedupwardisnowplaying.
If you want to play the other side,
press the Preset 3 (PLAY/PROG)
side of the preset bar or touch the
PLAY/PROG icon on vehicles with
navigation system. When the player
reaches the end of the tape, it will
automatically reverse direction and
play the other side.
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.
Optional on all U.S. models
To Play a Tape To Stop Playing a Tape
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
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On vehicles without navigation system
On vehicles with navigation system
To rewind the tape,
push the Preset 1 (REW) side of the
preset bar. You will see REW in the
display. To f ast f orward the tape,
push the Preset 2 (FF) side of the
preset bar. You will see FF displayed.
Press the Preset 1, 2, or 3 side of the
bars to take the system out of rewind
or fast forward.
To fast forward the
tape, push the upper side ( ) of the
CH/DISC bar. You will see FF in the
upper display. To rewind the tape,
push the lower side ( ) of the CH/
DISC bar. You will see REW
displayed. Press either side of the
CH/DISK bar or touch the FF, REW
or PLAY/PROG icon to take the
system out of rewind or f ast f orward. Press side to f ind the
beginning of the current song or
passage. Press side to f ind the
beginning of the next song or
passage. When the system reaches
the beginning of a song or passage, it
begins to play it. The SKIP and REPEAT
f unctions use silent periods on the
tape to find the end of a song or
passage. These f eatures may not
work if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level, or a silent period in the middle
of a selection.
Press the RPT button
or touch the RPT icon to
continuously play a song or passage.
You will see RPT displayed (in the
upper display on vehicles with
navigation system). The track will
repeat until you press the RPT
button or touch the RPT icon again.
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Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
T ape Search Functions
FF/REW
FF/REW SK IP
REPEAT
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Thetapeplayerpicksupdirtand
oxides f rom the tape. This
contamination builds up over time
and cause the sound quality to
degrade. To prevent this, you should
clean the player af ter every 30 hours
of use.
If you do not clean the tape player
regularly, it may eventually become
impossible to remove the
contamination with a normal
cleaning kit. Your Honda dealer has
a cleaning kit available.
Use 100-minute or shorter tapes.
Tapes longer than that may break or
jam the drive.Store tapes in their cases to protect
them f rom dust and moisture. Never
placetapeswheretheywillbe
exposed to direct sunlight, high heat,
or high humidity. If a tape is exposed
to extreme heat or cold, let it reach a
moderate temperature bef ore
inserting it into the player.
If the tape is loose, tighten it by
turning the hub with a pencil or your
f inger. If the label is peeling of f ,
remove it or it could cause the tape
to jam in the player. Never try to
insert a warped or damaged tape in
the player.
Never try to insert f oreign object
into the tape player. If you see the error message
‘‘ ’’ on the display (on the
upper display on vehicles with
navigation system), press the TAPE
eject button to remove the tape f rom
the unit. Make sure the tape is not
damaged. If the tape will not eject or
the error message stays on after the
tape ejects, take the vehicle to your
Honda dealer.
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Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Caring f or the T ape Player
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