2007 HONDA ELEMENT ignition

Keeptheinsideandoutsidemirrors
clean and adjusted f or best visibility.
Be sure to adjust the mirrors bef ore
you start driving.
The inside mirror has day and night
positions. The night position reduces
glare f rom headlights behind you.
Flip the tab on the bottom edge of
the mirror to select the day or night
position.Push the appropriate edge of the
adjustment switch to move the
mirrorright,left,up,ordown.
When you f inish, move the
selector switch to the center (off)
position. This turns the
adjustment switch of f to keep your
settings.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.
Move the selector switch to L
(driver’s side) or R (passenger’s
side).
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2. 3.
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Mirrors
Adjusting the Power Mirrors
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TAB
SELECTOR SWITCH
ADJUSTMENT SWITCH

The ceiling light has a three-position
switch: ON, Door Activated, and
OFF.
In the Door Activated (center)
position, the light comes on when
you:Open any door.
Remove the key from the ignition.
If you do not open a door, the light
f ades out in about 30 seconds.
Unlock the doors with the key or
remote transmitter. Turn on the spotlight by pushing the
lens. Push the lens again to turn it
of f . You can use the spotlights at all
times. The cargo area light has a three-
position switch. In the center
position, the light comes on when
you open the hatch.
The ignition switch light comes on
when you unlock the driver’s door,
and f ades out about 30 seconds af ter
you close the door.
On EX and SC models
Interior Lights
Ceiling L ight
Spotlights Cargo A rea L ight
Ignition Switch L ight
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OFF DOOR ACTIVATED

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You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select. The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Turn the system on by
pushingthePWR/VOLknoborthe
AM/FM button. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the FM/AM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a higher f requency, or lef t 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 either ( or ), then
release it.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
The scan f unction 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 5 seconds (LX model) or
10 seconds (EX and SC models).
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it f or 5 seconds (LX model)
or 10 seconds (EX and SC models).
When it plays a station you want to listen to, press the SCAN button
again.
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
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.
Pick a preset number (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
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3.
4. 1.
CONT INUED
To Play the Radio
To Select a Station
TUNE SEEK
SCAN
Preset
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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XM 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, XM radio
allows you to view channel and
category selections in the display.
To listen to XM radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position. Push the
PWR/VOL knob to turn on the audio
system, and press the ‘‘XM’’ button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
PWR/VOL knob. The last channel
you listened to will show in the
display.
To switch between
channel mode and category mode,
press and hold the DISP/MODE
button until the mode changes.
In the channel mode, you can select
all of the available channels. In the
category mode, such as Jazz, Rock,
Classical, etc., you can select all of
the channels within that category. Each time you press and release the
DISP/MODE button, the display
changes in the f ollowing sequence:
channel name, channel number,
category, artist name, and music title.
You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
Turn the TUNE knob lef t
or right to select channels. In the
category mode, you can only select
channels within that category.
In
the category mode, press either
button to select another category.
Operating the Satellite Radio
MODE
TUNE
CATEGORY ( or )
Playing the XMSatellite Radio
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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
Large items carried on a roof rack. 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 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. To get your
radio I.D. number, turn the TUNE knob until ‘‘0’’ appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display.
While waiting f or activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, you’ll be
able to listen to XM radio broadcasts.
XM Radio will continue to send an
activation signal to your vehicle f or
at least 12 hours from the activation
request. If the service has not been
activated after 36 hours, contact XM
Radio. Af ter you have registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
satellite radio mode while you wait
f or activation. This should take about
30 minutes.
There may be other geographic
situations that could af f ect satellite
radio reception.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.com
Receiving Satellite Radio Service
Playing the XMSatellite Radio
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To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.Video CDs and DVDs will not work
in this unit.
The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc 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. The disc player can also play CD-Rs
WMA f iles, and CD-RWs
compressed in MP3 standard. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. You can select
up to f olders or tracks.
Because the compressed audio
format of MP3 and WMA discs
allows them to store large
amounts of f iles and tagging
inf ormation, these discs may take
more time to begin playing.
The sound quality of MP3 and
WMA discs generally degrades as
the bit rate increases.
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio
unit displays FORMAT, and then
skips to the next f ile. Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/
80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/
320 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers (including
ROOT): 8
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On EX and SC modelsTo Play a Disc
Note:
Playing a Disc
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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.

µEach time you
press and release the , the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode). Press and
release the 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 .
You will see CUE or REW in the
display while moving within a track.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
Insert the disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
in the rest of the way and begin 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. If you press the DISP/MODE button
while playing a disc, additional
information (track, album, artist, etc.)
maybedisplayed.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD/AUX button again to
switch back to the disc player.
Use the SEEK/SKIP button while a
disc is playing to select passages and
change tracks (f iles in MP3/WMA
mode).
In MP3/WMA mode, use the
FOLDER knob to select f olders in
the disc, and use the SEEK/SKIP
button to change f iles.
Except EX and SC models
SEEK /SK IP
T o Change or Select T racks/Files
Playing a Disc
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µµThe scan f unction samples
all tracks/f iles on the selected disc in
the order they are recorded. To
activate scan, press and hold the
SCAN button until you hear a beep.
You will see SCAN in the display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
each track/f ile on the selected disc.
Press the SCAN button again to exit
scan and play the last track/f ile
sampled.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button also turns of f scan. This feature,
when activated, samples all files on
the selected f older in order. To
activate f older scan, press and hold
the SCAN button until you hear a
beep. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will then
play the f irst f ile f or about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f irst f ile in
each f older f or 10 seconds. When it
plays a file you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the FOLDER knob also
turns off folder scan. Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds (EX and SC
models) or 15 seconds (LX model)
and put it in pause mode. To begin
playing, press the CD/AUX button.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f . Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a disc is playing.
To play the disc, press the CD button. To Stop Playing a Disc
SCA N FOL DER SCA N
Playing a Disc
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