2006 HONDA ACCORD COUPE Owners Manual

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µThe scan f unction samples
all the tracks on the selected disc in
the order they are recorded on the
CD. To activate it, press and release
the SCAN button. You will see SCAN
in the display. You will get a 10
second sampling of each track on the
selected CD. Press the SCAN button
again to get out of the system.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate side of a
preset bar. The system stops playing
the current CD and starts the
loading sequence. It plays the CD
just loaded.
You operate the CD changer with
the same controls used f or the radio.
The numbers of the disc and track
playingareshowninthedisplay.
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate side of a preset bar
(1 6) or use the preset 5 (DISC )
to select the previous disc or preset 6
(DISC ) to select the next disc in
sequence.If you select a loaded
position in the CD changer, the
system will try to load the CD in the
next available slot. Each time you
press and release , the system
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.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold or . This f unction samples
the first track of each disc in the
order they are loaded in the CD
changer. To activate it, select D-
SCAN by pressing and holding the
SCAN button. You will see D-SCAN
in the display. You will get a 10
second sampling of the f irst track on
each CD. Press the SCAN button
again to turn off D-SCAN. SCAN
To Change or Select Tracks
SEEK /SK IP
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µ 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 .
To continuously
replay the current disc, press and
hold the RPT button. You will see
D-RPT in the display. Press the RPT
button again to turn it off.
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. If a tape is in the optional tape player,
press the CD/AUX or CD/AUX/XM
button to switch to the tape while a
CD is playing. Press the CD/AUX or
CD/AUX/XM button again to switch
back to the CD changer.
PresstheAM/FMorCD/AUX/XM
button to switch to the AM/FM
radio or satellite radio while a CD is
playing. To play the CD, press the
CD/AUX/XM button again. 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 .
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.
On models with Satellite Radio
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D-REPEA T
RANDOM To Stop Playing a CD
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You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst.
Load the desired CDs into the
magazine, and load the magazine
into the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit.
To remove the disc currently in play,
press the eject ( ) button. When
a disc is removed f rom a slot, the
system automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
CD in that position. If you do not
remove the disc f rom the changer
within 15 seconds, the system
returns to the previous mode (AM/
FM or satellite radio). The disc will
reload into the system and will
remainthereinapausemode.
To remove a different CD from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset bar. When that
CD begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer. An optional eight disc CD changer is
available for your vehicle from your
dealer.
This disc changer uses the same
controls used f or the in-dash CD
changer or the radio.
To select the CD changer, press the
CD/AUX or CD/AUX/XM 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.
If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search
f or the next available CD to load and
play.
Operating the Optional CD
Changer
Removing CDs f rom the In-dash
CD Changer
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Solution
Error Message Cause
Press the CD eject button, and pull out the CDs.
Check f or an error message, and insert the CDs
again. If the message does not disappear or the
CDs cannot be pulled out, see your dealer.
Press the CD eject button, and pull out the CDs.
Check f or an error message, and insert the CDs
again. If the message does not disappear, or the
CDs cannot be pulled out, see your dealer.
FOCUS Error
Mechanical Error
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: U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 models EX, LX-V6, Canadian EX-L, and Canadian EX-V6 models
If you see an error message in the
display while operating the CD
changer, find the cause in the chart
to the right. If you cannot clear the
error message, take the vehicle to a
Honda dealer.
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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. 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.
On models with Satellite Radio
Optional
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To Play a Tape
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AM/FM BUTTON
CD/AUX
BUTTON
PRESET BARSPWR/VOL KNOB TAPE DIRECTION INDICATOR
DOLBY INDICATOR
REPEAT INDICATOR
SEEK/SKIP BAR CD/AUX
(XM)
BUTTON
NOTE: This illustration shows the U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 models.
Other models are similar. RPT
BUTTON
EX, EX-L, and all V6 models without navigation system
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ÎPress the side to f ind
the beginning of the current song or
passage. Press the side to f ind
the beginning of the next song or
passage. When the system reaches
the beginning of a song or passage, it
begins to play it.
Press the RPT button
to continuously play a song or
passage. You will see RPT displayed.
The track will repeat until you press
the RPT button again.
The skip and repeat
f unctions use silent periods on the
tape to find the end of a song or
passage. These f eatures may not
work if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level, or a silent period in the middle
of a selection.
To rewind the tape,
push the preset 1 (REW) side of the
preset bar. You will see REW in the
display. To f ast f orward the tape,
push the preset 2 (FF) side of the
preset bar. You will see FF displayed.
Press the preset 1, 2, or 3 side of the
bars to take the system out of rewind
or fast forward.
To remove the tape, press the eject
button on the tape player. If you
want to turn the player off, press the
PWR/VOL knob or turn of f the
ignition. The tape will remain in the
drive. When you turn the system
back on, the tape will be in pause
mode. Press the preset 3 (PLAY/
PROG) side of the preset bar. Dolby noise reduction comes on
when you insert a tape. The
indicator in the display also
comeson.If thetapewasnot
recorded in Dolby, turn it of f by
pressing the preset 4 (NR) side of
the preset bar. Dolby remains of f
until you press the preset bar again. To switch to the AM/FM radio,
Satellite Radio (U.S. models), or CD
changer while a tape is playing, press
the AM/FM or CD/AUX button
(CD/AUX/XM button on models
with satellite radio). To change back
to the tape player, push the CD/AUX
or CD/AUX/XM button.
Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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T ape Search Functions
FF/REW
To Stop Playing a Tape
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The audio system f or your vehicle
can also be operated by voice control.
See the navigation section in your
quick start guide f or an overview of
this system, and the navigation
system manual f or complete details.
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AM/FM BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB SEEK BAR TUNE/SOUND KNOB
SCAN BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
PRESET ICONS AUDIO DISPLAY
BUTTON
SOUND ICON
SCAN
ICON
AUTO SELECT ICON UPPER DISPLAY
EX-L and EX-V6 models with
navigation system
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seek function
searches up and down from the
current frequency to find a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or side of the
bar, then release it.
The scan function samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, touch
the SCAN icon. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will scan for
a station with a strong signal. When
it finds one, it will stop and play that
station for about 5 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan for the next strong station and
play it for 5 seconds. When it plays a
station you want to listen to, touch
the SCAN icon again.
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
the PWR/VOL knob.
Pushing the AUDIO DISPLAY
button will also turn on the system. You
can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the
preset icons, and auto select.
Use the TUNE/SOUND
knob to tune the radio to a desired
frequency. Turn the knob right to
tune to a higher frequency, and turn
the knob left to tune to a lower
frequency.
The band and frequency 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 in
AM is not available.
For inf ormation on XM satellite radio,
see page . 153 SEEK
SCAN
T o Play the A M/FM Radio
T o Select a Station
TUNE
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