2006 HONDA CIVIC Owners Manual

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Setting the Clock
(A type)(B type)
Features
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U.S. EX model without navigation system
CLOCK BUTTON
H BUTTON R BUTTON
M BUTTON CLOCK BUTTON
H BUTTON R BUTTON
M BUTTON
U.S. LX and Canadian DX, DX-G, LX, and EX models
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You can quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. If the displayed time is
bef ore the half hour, pressing the
CLOCK button until you hear a beep,
then pressing the R (preset 3) button
sets the clock back to the previous
hour. If the displayed time is af ter
the half hour, the clock sets forward
to the beginning of the next hour.
To set the time, press the CLOCK
(AM/FM or AM) button until you
hear a beep, then release the button.
The displayed time begins to blink.
ChangethehourbypressingtheH
(preset 1) button until the numbers
advance to the desired time. Change
theminutebypressingtheM
(preset 2) button until the numbers
advance to the desired time.
Press the CLOCK button again to
enter the set time.
Setting the Clock
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Playing t he Radio (Vehicles with Navigat ion System)
Features
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U.S. EX model with navigation system
AM/FM BUTTON AUDIO BUTTONSCAN BUTTON BACKGROUND ICON
SOUND ICON
AM ICON
TUNE BAR FM1 ICON FM2 ICON
PRESET BUTTONS AUTO SELECT ICON
JOYSTICK
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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 f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
In addition to the standard audio
controls, the audio system in your
vehicle can be operated using the
voice control system. See the Navi
section in your Quick Start Guide f or
an overview of this system, and the
navigation system manual f or
complete details.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
Push the AUDIO button to show the
audio system screen. You can also
operate the audio system without
showing the audio system screen by
using the standard controls. The
status bar is shown at the bottom of
the screen each time you press a
button. The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button, or touch the desired band
icon (FM1, FM2, or AM). On the FM
band, STEREO will be displayed if
the station is broadcasting in stereo.
Stereo reproduction on AM is not
available.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: the
preset buttons, and .
Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the bar to tune to a higher
f requency, and the bar to tune to
a lower f requency. When you press
andholdthe or bar,thesystem
beeps twice, and the f requency goes
up or down until you release the bar. 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 and hold or on the TUNE
bar until you hear a beep, then
release the bar.
Playing t he Radio (Vehicles wit h Navigat ion System)
Voice Control System
SCAN
To Play the Radio
TUNE,SEEK,SCAN,AUTO SELECT
To Select a Station
TUNE SEEK
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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.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM. 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.
Press the AUTO SEL icon. ‘‘AUTO
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.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN functions to find stations, then
store them in the preset buttons as
described. press the
AUTO SEL icon. This restores the
presets you originally set.
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. There are three modes of display:
level (the audio level appears as ten
vertical bar graphs), spectrum
analysis (the audio level appears as
ripples of water), and of f (a plain
background is displayed). Each time
you touch the Background icon, the
mode changes.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
1. 2. 3. 4.To turn of f Auto Select,
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Preset A UT O SEL ECT
To Change the Background Image
Playing t he Radio (Vehicles wit h Navigat ion System)
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To adjust the sound, push the
AUDIO button, then enter the sound
grid by touching the SOUND icon on
the display. You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons 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 of f .
To adjust the treble
and bass, touch or on each side
of the treble or bass adjustment bar,
or move the joystick. The adjustment
bar shows you the current setting. These modes adjust
the strength of the sound coming
f rom each speaker. Lef t/Right
balance adjusts the side-to-side
strength, while Front/Rear f ader
adjusts the front-to-back strength.
To adjust the left/right balance,
touch the ‘‘L’’ or ‘‘R’’ icon, or move
the joystick. To adjust the f ront/rear
f ader, touch the ‘‘FR’’ or ‘‘RR’’ icon,
or move the joystick. The SVC
mode controls the volume based on
vehicle speed. The f aster you go, the
louder the audio volume becomes.
As you slow down, the audio volume
decreases.
The def ault setting is Mid. If you f eel
the sound is too loud, choose low. If
you f eel the sound is too quiet,
choose Hi.
To see the audio display when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
wait 5 seconds.
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A djust ing t he Sound
Playing t he Radio (Vehicles wit h Navigat ion System)
A udio System L ighting
Treble/Bass L ef t/Right Balance and Front/
Rear FaderSpeed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC)
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SOUND ICON
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Playing a Disc (Vehicles with Navigat ion Syst em)
Features
(C type)
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U.S. EX model with navigation system
CD ICON
OPEN BUTTON
CD BUTTON
AUDIO BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON SKIP BUTTONSKIP BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON FAST FORWARD
BUTTON
REWIND BUTTON
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With the ignition in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position,
press the OPEN button, and insert a
disc about halfway into the disc slot.
The drive will pull the disc in the rest
of the way, and the disc will begin to
play. You operate the disc player
with the same controls used for the
radio. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes. Push the button to play the next
track on the disc. Push the
button once to replay the track
in play; press it twice to replay the
previous track. To move rapidly
within a track, press and hold the or the button.
Push the AUDIO button to show the
audio system screen. You can also
operate the audio system without
showing the audio system screen by
using the standard controls. The
status bar is shown at the bottom of
the screen each time you press a
button.
When you play CD-TEXT, you will
see the track name, artist name, and
album name in the screen. When you
play MP3/WMA discs, you will see
the track name and f older name in
the screen. If the disc was not
recorded with this inf ormation, it will
not be displayed.
The player can also play CD-TEXT,
MP3, and WMA f ormats.
Press the RPT button
to continuously replay a track. You
will see REPEAT in the display.
Press the RPT button again to turn it
of f . In MP3/WMA mode, press and
hold the RPT button to activate
f older repeat. Folder repeat
continuously replays the f older.
Playing a Disc (Vehicles with Navigat ion Syst em)
Disc Player To Change Tracks
REPEAT
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CLOSE BUTTON DISC SLOT
Avoid using discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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