2005 HONDA CIVIC radio

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SEEK BARTUNE KNOB
SCAN INDICATOR
STEREO INDICATOR SCAN INDICATOR
SCAN
BUTTON
POWER/VOLUME KNOB
TUNE KNOB
AM/FM
BUTTON
STEREO
INDICATOR
SCAN BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
POWER/VOLUMEKNOB SEEK BARPRESET
BUTTONS
AM/FM BUTTON
AUTO
SELECT
BUTTONSCAN
BUTTON
SEEK BARFM/AM
BUTTON
Special Edition models
DX model
U.S.: LX, EX models
Canada: LX, Si models
AUTO
SELECT
BUTTON
AUTO SELECT BUTTON
PRESET
CALL
BAR PRESET
BUTTONS
PRESET
BUTTONS STEREO
INDICATOR
POWER/ VOLUMEKNOB
SOUND
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
Power Volume knob or the AM/FM
button (FM/AM button on Special
Edition models). Adjust the volume
by turning the Power Volume knob.
As you adjust a volume, you will hear
a beep whenever the adjustment
level reaches the maximum and
minimum of its range.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
or FM/AM button. On the FM band,
ST will be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available. On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically.
You can use any of f ive methods to
find radio station on the selected
band: the
preset buttons, and
Use the TUNE knob or
the SEEK bar to tune the radio to a
desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune a
higher f requency, and turn it to the
lef t to tune 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
SEEK 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. 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 for about 5 seconds.
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.
Press the ‘‘ ’’ side of the SEEK bar
to tune a higher f requency, and
press the ‘‘ ’’ side to tune a lower
f requency. On Special Edition models, press the
‘‘ ’’ or ‘‘ ’’ side of the SEEK bar
until you hear a beep, then release it.
On Special Edition models
On Special Edition models
Except f or Special Edition modelsOn Special Edition models
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To Play the Radio To Select a StationTUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT.
TUNE SEEK
SCAN
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Each preset button 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 preset
button.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations 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. To select a dif f erent preset
f requency, you can also use the P.
CALL bar. Press the ‘‘ ’’ side of
the bar to select the frequency
stored in the next preset button, and
press the ‘‘ ’’ side to select the
f requency in the previous preset
button.
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 f eature
to find stations in the local area.
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.
1. 2. 3. 4.On Special Edition models
To turn of f Auto Select,PresetAUTO SELECT
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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
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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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Spect roscopic A nalysis
Display bright ness
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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 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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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
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