2007 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID Owners Manual

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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Make sure the open side of the tape
is facing right, then insert the tape
most of the way into the slot. The
system will pull the tape in the rest
of the way, and begin to play it.Dolby noise reduction turns on
when you insert a tape. The
indicator will light in the
display. If the tape was not recorded
in Dolby, turn it of f by pressing the
Preset 4 (NR) side of the preset bar
or touching the NR icon. Dolby
remains of f until you press the
preset bar or the icon again.
The tape direction indicator will
show you which side of the tape is
playing. If you want to play the other
side, press the Preset 3 (PLAY/
PROG) side of the preset bar, or
press the AUDIO DISPLAY button
and then touch the appropriate tape
direction icon. When the player
reaches the end of the tape, it will
automatically reverse direction and
play the other side. To remove the tape, press the eject
button. If you want to turn the player
off, press the PWR/VOL knob or
turn off the ignition. The tape will
remain in the drive. When you turn
the system back on, the tape will
begin playing where it lef t of f .
To switch to the AM/FM radio,
Satellite Radio, or CD changer while
a tape is playing, press the AM/FM
or CD/AUX XM button. To change
back to the tape player, push the
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.
Optional on all U.S. models
To Play a Tape To Stop Playing a Tape
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Press 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. If you see the error message
‘‘ ’’ on the display, press the
tape eject button to remove the tape
from the unit. Make sure the tape is
not damaged. If the tape will not
eject or the error message stays on
after the tape ejects, take your
vehicle to your dealer.
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 fast forward the
tape, push the upper side ( ) of the
CH/DISC bar, or touch the FF icon
on the audio display. You will see FF
in the upper display. To rewind the
tape, push the lower side ( ) of the
CH/DISC bar, or touch the REW
icon. You will see REW displayed.
Pressthebarortouchtheiconagain
to take the system out of rewind or
fast forward. Press the RPT button
or touch the REPEAT icon on the
audio display to continuously play a
song or passage. You will see RPT
displayed. The track will repeat until
you press the button or touch the
icon 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.
On vehicles with navigation system On vehicles with navigation system
T ape Search Functions
SK IP
FF/REW
FF/REW REPEAT
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If the tape is loose, tighten it by
turning the hub with a pencil or your
f inger. If the label is peeling of f ,
remove it or it could cause the tape
to jam in the player. Never try to
insert a warped or damaged tape in
the player.
Store tapes in their cases to protect
them f rom dust and moisture. Never
placetapeswheretheywillbe
exposed to direct sunlight, high heat,
or high humidity. If a tape is exposed
to extreme heat or cold, let it reach a
moderate temperature bef ore
inserting it into the player.
Thetapeplayerpicksupdirtand
oxides f rom the tape. This
contamination builds up over time
and causes the sound quality to
degrade. To prevent this, you should
clean the player af ter every 30 hours
of use.
If you do not clean the tape player
regularly, it may eventually become
impossible to remove the
contamination with a normal
cleaning kit. Your dealer has a
cleaning kit available.
Use 100-minute or shorter tapes.
Tapes longer than that may break or
jam in the drive.
Never try to insert f oreign objects
into the tape player.
Caring f or the T ape and Player
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XMis a registered trademark of
XM Satellite Radio, Inc.
Satellite radio is available in U.S.
models only. Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States, except Hawaii and
Alaska. Satellite Digital Radio
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DISP
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON SCAN
BUTTON
TUNE
BAR
CATEGORY/CHANNEL
MODE INDICATOR
CATEGORY/CHANNEL
MODE INDICATOR
PWR/VOL
KNOB
PWR/VOL KNOB PRESET ICONS
SEEK/
SKIP
BAR
SEEK/
SKIP
BAR
SCAN ICON
MODE ICON
CD/AUX XM
BUTTON
CD/AUX XM
BUTTON
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
TUNE
KNOB
PRESET
BARS
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position.
Turn the system on:
Turn the PWR/VOL knob to adjust
the volume. Push any of the f ollowing: PWR/
VOL knob or the CD/AUX XM
button. Push any of the f ollowing: PWR/
VOL knob, the CD/AUX XM, or
AUDIO button. When in the satellite radio mode,
you can use any of three methods to
f ind channels: TUNE, SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY), and SCAN.
Turn the TUNE knob to change
channels. Turn the knob right f or
higher numbered channels and lef t
f or lower numbered channels.
Press the TUNE bar to change
channel selections. Press f or
higher numbered channels and
f or lower numbered channels. The
seek/skip f unction selects the
various categories in XM, such as
Jazz/Blues, Rock, Classical, etc.
Push the to change the
category f orward. Push the to
change the category backward. To
search f or channels within a
category, turn the TUNE knob
clockwiseorpresstheTUNEbar .On vehicles with navigation system
On vehicles without navigation system On vehicles with navigation system
On vehicles without navigation system
T o Select a Channel
TUNE SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
To Play XMSatellite Radio
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µµOnce your XM channels are preset,
pressing the CH DISC button will
select your preset channels.
The scan f unction samples
all channels f or 5 seconds. To
activate the f unction, push the SCAN
button. Push it again to get out of the
sequence. Each preset icon or button
canstoreonechannelinXM1and
one in XM2. Push the CD/AUX XM button.
(You will see XM1 or XM2.)
Use the TUNE, SEEK or SCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired channel.
Pick a preset icon or button and
hold it until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on XM1 and XM2.
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2.
3.
4.On vehicles with navigation systemSCA N
Preset
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Satellite radio receives signals f rom
two satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It of f ers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
dif f erent types of music, satellite
radio also allows you to view channel
and category selections in the audio
display.
TheXMsatellitesareinorbitover
the equator; therefore, objects south
of the vehicle may cause satellite
reception interruptions. To help
compensate f or this, ground-based
repeaters are placed in major
metropolitan areas. Satellite signals
aremorelikelytobeblockedbytall
buildings and mountains the f arther
north you travel f rom the equator. Satellite Radio Signals
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SATELLITE
Signals may be blocked by mountains or
large obstacles to the south.
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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:Drivingonaneast/westroadwith
a mountain on the south side of
the road.
There may be other geographic
situations that could af f ect satellite
radio reception. Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you. Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road. Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you. Driving in tunnels.
Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road. If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Satellite Radio. With the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position, push the
PWR/VOL knob to turn on the audio
system and press the CD/AUX XM
button. A variety of music types and
styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM
satellite radio service, contact XM
Radio at , or at
1-800-852-9696. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number.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.
www.xmradio.comReceiving Satellite Radio Service
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