2006 HONDA ACCORD COUPE Owners Manual

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You can use any of f ive methods to
find
radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the
preset bars, and auto select.
Use the tune bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher f requency, and press the side to tune to a lower
f requency.
The seek f unction
searches up and down from 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 f unction samples
all the 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 5 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play it
for 5 seconds. When it plays a station
that you want to listen to, press the
SCAN button again. Each side of the bars (1
6) 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. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. 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 side of
the preset bar.
Pick a preset number (1 6), you
want for that station. Press the left
or right side of the bar, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
1.
2.
3.
4.
To Select a Station
TUNE
SEEK
SCA N Preset
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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. You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset bar if auto select
cannot f ind a strong station f or every
preset bar.
,pressthe
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
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 bars. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
as previously described.Press the SOUND button repeatedly
to display the bass (BAS), treble
(TRE), f ader (FAD), and balance
(BAL) settings.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the PWR/VOL
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. When the level reaches the
center, you will see a ‘‘ ’’ in the
display.
The system will return to the audio
display about 5 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.Adjusts the bass.
Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the fader, or the
f ront-to-back strength of the sound.
Adjusts the balance, or side-
to-side strength of the sound.
To turn of f auto select
AUTO SELECT Adjusting the Sound
BAS
TRE
FAD
BAL
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CONT INUED
To play a CD, the ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON(II) position.
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. You operate the CD player with
the same controls used f or the
radio. To select the CD player,
press the CD/AUX button. You
will see ‘‘CD’’ in the display. The
number of the track playing is
shown in the display. The system
will continuously play a disc until
you change modes.
AM/FM/CD Player
To Play a CD
Features
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AM/FM BUTTONTRACK NUMBER
CD SLOT
EJECT BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BAR
PWR/VOL KNOB
LX models
CD/AUX
BUTTON SCAN/REPEAT
BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
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Each time you
press and release , the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track. Press and release to
skip backward to the beginning of
the current track. Press it again to
skip to the beginning of the previous
track.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f . The scan f unction samples
all the tracks on the disc in the order
they are recorded on the CD. To
activate it, press and hold the SCAN
button. You will see SCAN in the
display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each track on the CD.
Press the SCAN button again to get
out of the system and play the last
track sampled.
To continuously replay
a track, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press it again to turn it of f .
Press and release the
RDM button to play the tracks in
random order. You will see RDM in
the display. Press it again to return
to normal play.
To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD/AUX button again to
switch back to the CD player.
To play a tape when a CD is playing,
insert a tape in the player (optional).
If a tape is in the player, press the
CD/AUX button. Press the CD/AUX
button again to switch back to the
CD player.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold or . To Change or Select Tracks
SEEK /SK IPSCAN
REPEAT
RANDOM
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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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If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f . An optional six or eight disc CD
changer is available f or your vehicle
f rom your dealer.
This disc changer uses the same
controls used f or the in-dash CD
player or the radio.
Load the desired CDs into the
magazine, and load the magazine
into the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit.
If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search
f or the next available CD to load and
play.
If there are no CDs in the changer,
the display will f lash, and you will
have to select another mode.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 15 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD/AUX button.
Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the AM/FM radio while a CD is
playing. To play the CD, press the
CD/AUX button.
If a tape is in the optional tape player,
press the CD/AUX button to switch
to the tape while a CD is playing.
Press the CD/AUX button again to
switch back to the CD player. To select the CD changer, press the
CD/AUX button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the preset 5
(DISC ) side or preset 6 (DISC )
side of the preset bar. To select the
previous disc, press the preset 5
(DISC ), or preset 6 (DISC ) to
select the next disc in sequence.
To Stop Playing a CD Operating the Optional CD
Changer
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Error MessageCause Solution
FOCUS Error
Mechanical Error
High TemperaturePress the eject button, and pull out the CD.
Check if it is inserted correctly in the CD player.
Make sure the CD is not scratched or damaged.
Press the eject button, and pull out the CD.
Check the CD for damage or deformation.
If the CD cannot be pulled out, or the error
message does not disappear after the CD is
ejected, see your dealer.
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a CD, f ind the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
the vehicle to your dealer. CD Player Error Messages
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Error MessageSolution
Cause
Press the magazine eject button, pull the
magazine out, and check for an error message.
Insertthemagazineagain.Ifthemessagedoes
not disappear, or the magazine cannot be pulled
out, see your dealer.
Press the magazine eject button, pull the
magazine out, and check for an error message.
Insertthemagazineagain.Ifthemessagedoes
not disappear, or the magazine cannot be pulled
out, see your dealer.
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
FOCUS Error
Mechanical Error
High Temperature
If you see an error message in the
display while operating the optional
CD changer, f ind the cause in the
chart to the right. If you cannot clear
theerrormessage,takethevehicle
to your dealer.
AM/FM/CD Player
Optional CD Changer Error
Messages
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Make sure the open side of
thetapeisfacingright,theninsert
thetapemostof thewayintotheslot.
Thesystemwillpullthetapeinthe
rest of the way and begin to play it.
Thetapedirectionindicatorcomes
on to show you which side of the
tape is playing. The indicates the
sideyouinsertedupwardisnow
playing. If you want to play the other
side, press the preset 3 (PLAY/
PROG) side of the preset bar. When
the player reaches the end of the
tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side.
Optional
To Play a Tape
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TAPE DIRECTION INDICATOR
CD/AUX
BUTTON REPEAT
INDICATOR
AM/FM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR PRESET BARSPWR/VOL KNOB
LX models
REPEAT
BUTTON
DOLBY
INDICATOR
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