2004 HONDA ACCORD Owners Manual

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DX and LX Models
EX, EX-V6 and LX-V6 Models
without Navigation SystemSTEREO INDICATOR
AM/FM
BUTTON SCAN BUTTON
SEEK BAR TUNE BAR
PRESET BARS PWR/VOL KNOB STEREO INDICATOR
TUNE BAR
SEEK BAR SCAN BUTTON PWR/VOL KNOB UPPER
DISPLAY
PRESETICONS
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
TUNE/ SOUNDKNOB
SCAN
BUTTON
SEEK BAR
PWR/VOL KNOB
AM/FM
BUTTON
PRESET
BARS
A.SEL
BUTTON SOUND
BUTTON
SOUND
BUTTON
A.SEL
BUTTON
AM/FM
BUTTON
STEREO
INDICATOR
AUTO SELECTICON SOUNDICON
SCANICON
EX-L, EX-V6 Models with Navigation System
(U.S. Vehicles Only)
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STEREO INDICATOR
SEEK BAR PRESET BARS
PWR/VOL KNOB SEEK BAR
SCAN
BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB UPPER
DISPLAY
PRESETICONS
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
TUNE/SOUNDKNOB
EX-L, EX-V6 Models
without Navigation System
SCAN BUTTON TUNE
BAR
A.SEL
BUTTON
SOUND BUTTON
AM/FM
BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
AM/FM
BUTTON
EX-L, EX-V6 Models with Navigation System
(U.S. Vehicles Only)
AUDIO
SELECTICON SOUND ICON
SCANICON
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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.
The SCAN function
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. 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
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it for five seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, AUTO
SELECT, and the preset bars or
icons.
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 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.
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 .
145
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To Play the Radio SCAN
To Select a Station
TUNE SEEK
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µµEach preset bar or icon
can store one f requency on AM, and
two f requencies on FM. The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
baroricon.
Push the AUDIO DISPLAY button
to view the preset icons.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Pick the preset number (1 6)
you want for that station. Press
the left or right side of the bar or
iconandholdituntilyouheara
beep.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
stations on FM.
1. 2. 3. 4.
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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 will f lash in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It stores the f requencies of six AM,
and twelve FM stations in the preset
bars (1 6) 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 for every preset bar
or icon. press the A.
SEL button or icon. This restores the
presets you originally set.
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.
To turn of f Auto Select,
AUTO SELECT
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it changes. Turn the VOLUME knob
or touch the icon to adjust the
setting to your liking. When the level
reaches the center, you will see ‘‘C’’
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.
Touchthefrontorrearbarsonthe
sound grid. The f ader is equalized
when the horizontal lines are
centered on the grid. 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.
Press the SOUND button or icon, or
press the TUNE knob repeatedly to
display the Bass (BAS), Treble
(TRE), Balance (BAL), and Fader
(FAD) settings. On vehicles with
navigation system, touch the
SOUND icon or press the TUNE
knob.
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.
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.
For Vehicles without Navigation System
For Vehicles with Navigation System(U.S. vehicles only)
On Vehicles with Navigation SystemAdjusting the Sound
Balance/Fader
Treble/Bass
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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.
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Radio signals, especially on the FM
band, are def lected by large objects
such as buildings and hills. Your
radio then receives both the direct
signal f rom the station’s transmitter,
and the def lected signal. This causes
the sound to distort or flutter. This is
a main cause of poor radio reception
in city driving.Radio reception can be af f ected by
atmospheric conditions such as
thunderstorms, high humidity, and
even sunspots. You may be able to
receive a distant radio station one
day and not receive it the next day
because of a change in conditions.
Electrical interf erence f rom passing
vehicles and stationary sources can
cause temporary reception problems.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
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