2005 HONDA CIVIC COUPE Owners Manual

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Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
f lashes in the display, 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 buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if Auto
Select cannot f ind a strong station
f or every preset button.
If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
To select a dif f erent preset
f requency, you can also use the
Preset CALL bar. Press the ‘‘ ’’
side of the bar to select the
f requency stored in the next preset
button, and press the ‘‘ ’’ side to
select the f requency in the previous
preset button.
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 do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
andplayitfor5seconds.Whenit
plays a station that you want to listen
to, press the SCAN button again.
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
1. 2. 3. 4.
To turn of f Auto Select,
On models with in-dash CD changer
Playing the Radio
AUTO SELECT
Preset
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Adjust the Balance, or side-
to-side strength of the sound.
Adjust the Fader, or the
f ront-to-back strength of the sound.
AdjusttheTrebleinthe
sound.
Adjust the Bass in the sound.
Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob or
SOUND button repeatedly to display
the Bass (BAS), Treble (TRE),
Balance (BAL), and Fader (FAD)
settings. Each mode is shown in the
display as it changes. Turn the SOUND (TUNE) knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
Turn the Volume knob to adjust the
setting to your liking.
The displayed number shows you
the current setting. When the level
reaches the center, you will see a ‘‘C’’
in the display. The system will return
to the audio display about 5 seconds
af ter you stop adjusting a mode.
The level gauge on the display also
shows you the range. As you adjust a
mode, you will hear a beep whenever
the adjustment level reaches the
center (C), maximum, and minimum
of its range.
Except f or models with in-dash CD
changer
On models with in-dash CD changer On all models On models with in-dash CD changer
Playing the Radio
Adjusting the Sound
BAL
FAD
TRE
BAS
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On models with in-dash CD changerOn models with in-dash CD changer
You can display the sound with
spectroscopic analysis. There are
five modes of display; Peak-Hold,
Normal, Aurora, Level and Off. Each
time you press and release the DISP
button, the mode changes f rom P.
HOLD to NORMAL to AURORA to
LEVEL, then to OFF. You see the
selected mode in the display f or
about 5 seconds as it changes.You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f .
You can also select the reduced
brightness in the display when the
parking lights are on. Press and hold
the DISP button for about 5 seconds
until you hear a beep to change the
brightness. Press and hold this
button again f or about 5 seconds
until you hear a beep to return to the
f ull brightness.
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Playing the Radio
Spect roscopic A nalysis
Display bright ness
A udio System L ighting
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How well the radio receives stations
is dependent on many f actors, such
as the distance from the station’s
transmitter, nearby large objects,
and atmospheric conditions.
The 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
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.
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.
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.’’
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Radio Reception
Radio Reception
Radio Frequencies
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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.
Radio Reception
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Playing a Disc
Features
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AM/FM BUTTON
POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB
DX model
CD/TAPE BUTTON RANDOM BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
DISC BUTTON DISC BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
POWER/VOLUMEKNOB
AM/FM
BUTTON CD BUTTON
CD SLOTREPEAT INDICATOR
RANDOM BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
RANDOM INDICATOR
SEEK/ SKIP BAR LOAD BUTTON
LOADED DISC
NUMBER FOLDER INDICATOR/
NUMBER
FILE
INDICATOR/
NUMBER
DISC SLOT
DISC LOAD
INDICATOR DISPLAY
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BAR
CD
BUTTON
DISC
NUMBER
RANDOM
BUTTON
FOLDER
BAR
POWER/
VOLUME KNOB
RANDOM INDICATOR
REPEAT
INDICATOR
TITLE BUTTONEJECT
BUTTON
RREPEAT BUTTON/
SCAN BUTTON
MP3 INDICATOR
Audio System with In-dash CD ChangerU.S.: Special Edition models
Canada: REVERB, Si-GA models
U.S.: Value Package, HX, LX, EX models
Canada: DX Special Edition, LX, Si-G models
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On models with in-dash CD changerOn models with CD player
Optional on DX model
The in-dash CD changer can also
play CD-Rs and CD-RWs
compressed in MP3 standard. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. You can select
afolderortrackupto .
Video CDs and DVD discs will not
work in this unit.
The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
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. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. 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 disc
until you change modes.
To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48kHz
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/
320 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layersWhile playing a disc, you can see the
playing time in the display by
cancelling the clock display (see
page ).
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.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player.
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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On models with in-dash CD changer
Your vehicle’s in-dash CD changer
hold up to six discs.Press the LOAD button until you
hear beep and see ‘‘LOAD’’ in the
display. To load only one disc,
press and release the LOAD
button. The green disc load
indicator will come on.
The disc number f or an empty
position begins blinking. You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this unit.
When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
display again, insert the next disc
in the slot. Do not try to insert a
disc until ‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You
could damage the audio unit.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system begins
playing the last disc loaded.
You can also load a disc into an
empty position while a disc is playing
by pressing the appropriate preset
button. The system stops playing the
current disc and starts the loading
sequence. It plays the disc just
loaded.
Insert the disc into the disc slot
when the green disc 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 while the
disc load indicator turns red and
blinks as the disc is loaded.
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 TAPE button. Press the
CD button again, to switch back to
the CD player.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the Power/
Volume knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the CD will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
1. 2. 3.4. 5.
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L oading Discs in t he In-dash CD
Changer
Playing a Disc
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