2004 HONDA ACCORD COUPE radio

The heating and air conditioning
systems in your Honda provide a
comf ortable driving environment in
all weather conditions.
The standard audio system has
many f eatures. This section de-
scribes those f eatures and how to
use them.
Your Honda has an anti-thef t audio
system that requires a code number
to enable it.
Navigation Systems are available on
U.S. models only.
The security system helps to dis-
courage vandalism and thef t of your
Honda.............
Vents, Heating, and A/C . 108
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Using the A/C . 113
To Cool or Heat
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Automatically . 115
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Dual Temperature Control . 117
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Climate Control Sensors . 119
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Playing the Radio . 120
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Radio Reception . 126
Playing the XM
Satellite
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Radio . 128
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Playing a CD . 134
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CD Changer . 137
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Protecting Your CDs . 142
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CD Player Error Messages . 143
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CD Changer Error Messages . 144
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Playing a Tape . 146
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Steering Wheel Controls . 152
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Radio Thef t Protection . 153
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Setting the Clock . 154
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Security System . 155
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Cruise Control . 156
HomeLink Universal
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Transceiver . 159
On all models except f or 4-cylinder LX
model
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Playing the Radio
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PWR/VOL KNOB
SEEK BAR
STEREO INDICATOR
A.SEL
BUTTON
SEEK BAR AM/FM
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
TUNE BAR
PRESET
BARS TUNE BAR
PRESET
BARS
SOUND BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
A.SEL
BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
PWR/VOL KNOB SOUND BUTTON
LX model
EX and LX-V6 models
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PWR/VOL KNOB
STEREO INDICATOR
A.SEL
BUTTON
SEEK BAR TUNE BAR
PRESET
BARS
TUNE BAR
PRESET
BARS
SOUND BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
A.SEL
BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB SOUND BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
EX-L and EX-V6 models
(Canadian Vehicles only)
AM/FM
BUTTONSTEREO
INDICATOR
SEEK
BAR
EX-L and EX-V6 models
without Navigation System
(U.S. Vehicles only)
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AM/FM BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOBSEEK BAR UPPER DISPLAY
AUDIO DISPLAY BUTTON TUNE/SOUND KNOB
SOUND ICON
AUDIO SELECT ICON
SCAN BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
SCAN ICON
EX-L and EX-V6 models
with Navigation System (U.S. Vehicles only)
PRESET ICONS
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
thesameknob.
Pushing the AUDIO DISPLAY
button will also turn on the system.
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.
XM Satellite Radio inf ormation is
available on page . You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: the
preset bars/icons, and
.
Use the TUNE bar or
knob to tune the radio to a desired
f requency. Press the side of the
bar or turn the knob to the right to
tune to a higher f requency, and
press the side or turn the knob
to the left to tune to a lower
f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down f rom the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or side of the
bar, then release it. The SCAN function
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it, or touch the SCAN
icon on vehicles with navigation
system. You will see SCAN in the
display. The system will scan f or a
station with a strong signal. When it
f inds one, it will stop and play that
station f or about f ive seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will the
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or f ive seconds. When it plays
a station you want to listen to, press
the SCAN button or touch the SCAN
icon again.
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To Play the Radio To Select a Station TUNE,SEEK,SCAN,AUTO
SEL ECT
TUNE SEEK SCAN
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Each side of the bars (1
6) or preset icon can store one
f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each side of
the preset bar or each preset icon. The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the Auto Select f eature
to find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button or touch the
AUTO SELECT icon. ‘‘A. SEL’’
f lashes in the display (the upper
display on vehicles with navigation
system), and the system goes into
scan mode f or several seconds. It
stores the f requencies of six AM,
and twelve FM stations in the preset
bars or icons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset bar or icon if Auto
Select cannot f ind a strong station
foreverypresetbaroricon. If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
or icons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind stations, then
store them in the preset bars or
icons as described previously.
press the
A.SEL button or touch the AUTO
SELECTicon.Thisrestoresthe
presets you originally set.
First push the AUDIO DISPLAY
button to view the preset icons.
Press the SOUND button repeatedly
to display the Bass (BAS), Treble
(TRE), Balance (BAL), and Fader
(FAD) setting. On vehicles with
navigation system, touch the
SOUND icon or press the TUNE
knob.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset number (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
stations on FM.
Press the lef t or right side of the
bar or icon and hold it until you
hear a beep.
1. 2. 3. 4.
To turn of f Auto Select,
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Preset
AUTO SELECT
Adjusting the Sound
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µ The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about f ive seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode. On vehicles
with navigation system, touch the
RETURN icon to go back to the
audio screen.
If you want to adjust the sound while
the radio/CD is playing, push the
AUDIO DISPLAY button, then touch
the SOUND icon in the display.
These two
modes adjusts the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength.
Use the TRE/BAS
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the VOLUME knob
to adjust the setting to your liking.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘ ’’ in the display. Touch the arrows next to the BAS or
TRE icons. The adjustment shows
you the current setting. Touch the
lef t or right bars on the sound grid.
Balance is equalized when the
vertical lines are centered on the
grid. Touch the f ront or rear bars on
the sound grid. The f ader is
equalized when the horizontal lines
arecenteredonthegrid.
On vehicles with navigation system
On vehicles without navigation system On vehicles with navigation system
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Balance/Fader
Treble/Bass
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FADER ADJUST ICONS
SOUND GRID
RETURN ICON
TREBLE ASJUST ICONS
With Navigation System
BALANCE
ADJUST ICONS
BASS ADJUST ICONS
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Your Honda’s radio can receive the
complete AM and FM bands.
Those bands cover these f requen-
cies:
AM band:
530 to 1,710 kilohertz
FM band:
87.7 to 107.9 megahertz
Radio stations on the AM band are
assigned f requencies at least ten
kilohertz apart (530, 540, 550).
Stations on the FM band are
assigned f requencies at least 0.2
megahertz apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3).
Stations must use these exact
f requencies. It is f airly common f or
stations to round-of f the f requency in
their advertising, so your radio could
display a f requency of 100.9 even
though the announcer may identif y
the station as ‘‘FM101.’’How well your Honda’s radio
receives stations is dependent on
many f actors, such as the distance
from the station’s transmitter,
nearby large objects, and atmos-
pheric conditions.
A radio station’s signal gets weaker
as you get f arther away f rom its
transmitter. If you are listening to an
AM station, you will notice the sound
volume becoming weaker, and the
stationdriftinginandout.If youare
listening to an FM station, you will
see the stereo indicator f lickering of f
and on as the signal weakens.
Eventually, the stereo indicator will
go of f and the sound will f ade
completely as you get out of range of
the station’s signal.
Driving very near the transmitter of
a station that is broadcasting on a
f requency close to the f requency of
the station you are listening to can
also af f ect your radio’s reception.
You may temporarily hear both
stations,orhearonlythestationyou
are close to.
Radio Reception
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Radio Frequencies Radio Reception
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