2006 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN Owner's Manual (in English)

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 10
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.’’ Radio Frequencies
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.
Playing the Radio
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Playing a CD
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PWR/VOL KNOBPWR/VOL
KNOB
EJECT BUTTON
CD SLOT
CD BUTTON RPT BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTON
CD SLOT
PWR/VOL KNOB
SEEK/SKIP
BAR
SEEK/SKIP
BAR
TRACK
RPT
ICON RANDOM
ICON
DISC
RPT
ICON
CD LOAD INDICATOR
CD LOAD
INDICATOR
RDM
BUTTON
CD
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BAR SCAN/RPT BUTTON
RDM
BUTTON
CD LOAD INDICATOR
LOAD
BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON CD BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
LOAD
BUTTON CD SLOT
EJECT BUTTONCHANGE
DISC
BUTTON AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
UPPER DISPLAY
PRESET
BAR
PRESET BAR
U.S. VP, LX, SE, EX and LX-V6
Canadian DX-G, SE and SE-V6
Canadian EX-L and EX-V6 with Navigation System
Canadian EX-L and EX-V6 without Navigation System
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Playing a CD
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AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BAR CD LOAD
INDICATORCD BUTTON
SEEK BAR
PWR/VOL
KNOB
LOAD
BUTTON CD SLOT
CD LOAD INDICATOR RANDOM
ICON
EJECT
BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON RPT BUTTON
RDM
BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTON
CD SLOT
PWR/VOL KNOB
CD BUTTON
UPPER DISPLAY
CHANGE
DISC
BUTTON
TRACK
RPT
ICON DISC RPT
ICON
U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 without Navigation System
U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 with Navigation System
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To load or play CDs, 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. 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 CD
until you change modes.To listen to satellite radio when a CD
is playing, press the CD/AUX XM
button.
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 AUX button. Press the CD
button again to switch back to the
CD player. The cassette player is
optional on all U.S. models.
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 .
To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player. 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.
For Vehicles without in-dash CD
changer For Vehicles with Satellite RadioTo Play a CD
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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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Press the LOAD button until you
hear a beep and see ‘‘LOAd’’ in the
display.
The disc number f or an empty
position is highlighted and the red
light starts blinking.
When the CD load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
screen again, insert the next CD in
the slot.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all
six positions are loaded. If you are
not loading all six positions, the
system begins playing the last CD
loaded. You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing. Select
the empty position (the disc number
indicator is not highlighted) and
press the appropriate preset bar or
touch a disc icon. The current CD
stops playing and starts the loading
sequence. The CD just loaded will
play.
You operate the CD changer with
the same controls used f or the radio.
The numbers of the disc and track
playingareshowninthedisplay.On
vehicles with navigation system,
these numbers also appear in the
upper display.
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. On vehicles with
navigation system, touch the
appropriate disc icon or press the
or side of the CH/DISC bar. If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will try to
load the CD in the next available slot.
Insert the disc into the CD slot
when the green CD 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 as the CD
load indicator turns red and blinks
as the CD is loaded.
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For Vehicles with in-dash CD Changer
For Vehicles with in-dash CD Changer
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µFor Vehicles without Navigation System EX-L and EX-V6 with Navigation SystemPress to play the
tracks in random order. You will see
RDM in the display. Press the RDM
button again to return to normal play.
The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded. To activate it, press and
release the SCAN button. You will
see SCAN in the display, and you will
get a 10 second sampling of each
track on the selected CD. Press the
SCAN button again to get out of scan
mode. To use the controls, press the
AUDIO DISPLAY button, the control
icons will appear on the screen.
Press the icon or
SCAN button, to get a 10 second
sampling of each track on the
current CD. Press the icon or button
again to turn it off.
Touch to get a 10
second sampling of the f irst song of
each disc in the CD changer. Touch
the icon again to turn it off.
Touch to
continuously play the same song on
the CD. Press the icon again to stop
the function.
Push the to
play the next track on the disc. Push
the oncetoreplaythetrackin
play; press it twice to replay the
previous track. To move rapidly
within a track, press and hold the or button.
Press to continuously
replay a track. You will see RPT in
the display. Press the RPT button
again to turn it off. RANDOM
SCAN
TRACK SCAN
DISC SCAN
TRACK RPT
SEEK /SK IP
REPEAT
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µ Touch the icon to
continuously replay the current CD.
Touch again to turn it of f .
Touch the icon to
play the current CD in random order.
Touch again to stop.
Selects an icon and
plays the disc. If a tape is in the optional tape player,
press the AUX button to switch to
the tape while a CD is playing. Press
the CD button again to switch back
to the CD player.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, the CD will stay in the
drive. When you turn the system
back on, the CD will begin playing
where it lef t of f . PresstheAM/FMorXM/CD
buttontoswitchtotheradioor
satellite radio while a CD is playing.
Press the CD button again to play
the CD.
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 button. To remove a dif f erent disc f rom the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset bar or icon. When
that CD begins playing, press the
eject button. Continue pressing the
EJECT button to remove all the discs
f rom the changer. To remove the disc currently playing,
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.
For Vehicles with CD Player or
Changer U.S. EX-L and EX-V6
U.S. EX-L and EX-V6Canadian EX-L, SE-V6 and EX-V6
DISC RPT
TRACK RDM
CH DISC
To Stop Playing a CD Removing CDs f rom the Changer
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