2005 HONDA CIVIC Owners Manual

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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. 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.
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.
On Special Edition models
Except f or Special Edition models
On Special Edition modelsOn all models
Playing the Radio
Adjusting the Sound
BAL
FAD
TRE
BAS
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You can display the sound with the
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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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 megahertzHow 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.
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 Frequencies Radio Reception
Radio Reception
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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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DISC BUTTON
DISC BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
CD SLOT
CD BUTTON
REPEAT INDICATOR REPEAT BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON REPEAT BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
CD/TAPE BUTTON
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB DISC SLOT
REPEAT INDICATOR RANDOM
INDICATOR
RANDOM BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTON
RANDOM
INDICATOR
SEEK/SKIP BAR DISPLAY
BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTON
FILE
INDICATOR/
NUMBER POWER/
VOLUMEKNOB
SEEK/SKIP
BAR
REPEAT BUTTON/
SCAN BUTTON
CD BUTTON
LOADED
DISC
NUMBER
MP3
INDICATOR
DX model
(Optional)
U.S.: LX, EX models
Canada: LX, Si models
AM/FM BUTTON LOAD BUTTON
DISC LOAD INDICATOR
TITLE BUTTON FOLDER INDICATOR/
NUMBER
RANDOM
BUTTON
FOLDER
BAR
DISK
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To load or play discs, 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. 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.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:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
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 layersInsert 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.
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.
While playing a disc, you can see the
playing time in the display by
cancelling the clock display (see
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Optional on DX model
Playing a Disc
To Play a Disc
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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 .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.
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.
Insert the disc into the CD 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. 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.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Playing a Disc
L oading Discs in t he In-dash CD
Changer
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In MP3 mode with In-dash CD ChangerWith In-dash CD Changer
You can use the SEEK/SKIP bar
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3 mode).
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate preset button (1 to 6). If
you select an empty position, the
system will go into the loading
sequence (see page ).
In MP3 mode, use the FOLDER bar
to select f olders in the disc and use
the SEEK/SKIP bar to change files.
When you press the TITLE button
while playing a disc in MP3, the
displayshowsthefirst13characters
of the current f older or f ile name f or
about 5 seconds, then automatically
returns to the normal display.
With the f older or f ile name, you will
see the FOLDER or FILE indicator
in the display.
Each time you press the TITLE
button, the display mode changes
f rom File Name display to Folder
Name display, then to Normal
display.
If thefolderorfilenamehasmore
than 13 characters and the name is
displayed, press and hold the TITLE
button until you hear a beep. The
display will show the next 13
characters f or about 5 seconds. To see all characters of the f older or f ile
name, repeat this step.
If you press the TITLE button when
the last character(s) is displayed,
you hear two beeps, then the display
shows the f irst 13 characters again.
You will also see the f older or f ile
name in the f ollowing conditions.
When the f older or the f ile is
changed.
When you change the audio mode
to the playing discs in MP3 and
the system begins to play.
When you insert a disc and the
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Playing a Disc
Folder Name and File Name Display
Function T o Change or Select T racks/Files
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