2010 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN Owner's Manual (in English)

Playing the FM/AM Radio (EX, EX-L and V6 models without navigation system)
Without XMRadioWith XMRadio
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SKIP BAR
SELECTOR KNOB
PRESETBUTTONS
RETURN BUTTON
A.SEL (AUTOSELECT) BUTTON
SCANBUTTON
MENU BUTTON
SKIP BAR
SELECTORKNOB
PRESETBUTTONS
RETURN BUTTON
CATEGORYBARA.SEL (AUTOSELECT) BUTTON
TITLEBUTTONTITLEBUTTON
MENU BUTTON
FMBUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
FOLDER BAR
POWER/ VOLUMEKNOB
AM BUTTON
POWER/VOLUMEKNOB
AM BUTTON
FM BUTTON
U.S. models are shown.
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The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM or
FM button. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
The skip 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 the or side of the
SKIP bar until you hear a beep, then
release it.
On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page
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Use the selector 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.
Each time you press and release
either side of the SKIP bar, the radio
f requency changes in small
increments.
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.
When the system finds a strong
signal, 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.
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To Select a StationTo Play the Radio
SK IP
TUNE
SCAN
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store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A-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.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
Usethetune,skip,scan,orRDS
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
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To turn of f auto selectPresetA UT O SEL ECT
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On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).
The RDS inf ormation display
f unction shows the name of the RDS
station you are listening to. With the
audio system on and the FM band
selected, you can turn this f unction
on or of f .
To switch the function between on
and off, press and release the TITLE
button. With the system on, you will
see the ‘‘RDS INFO ON’’ message on
the display. If the station you are
listening to is an RDS station, the
displayed f requency switches to the
station name.
If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the display
continues to show the f requency
with the RDS inf ormation display
f unction on.
When you turn of f this f unction by
pressing the TITLE button, the
display shows ‘‘RDS INFO OFF.’’
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Radio Data System (RDS)
RDS INFO DisplayFeatures
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RDS INFO DISPLAY ON
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On the FM band selected, you can
select the program category
provided by the RDS. Press either
side ( or ) of the CATEGORY
bar (FOLDER bar on models without
XM radio) to display and select an
RDS category. The principal RDS
categories are shown as follows:
Press either side of the CATEGORY
bar (FOLDER bar on models without
XM Radio) to select an RDS
category. The display shows the
selected RDS category name f or
about 10 seconds. You can use the
search or scan f unction to f ind radio
stations in the selected RDS
category. If you do nothing while the
RDS category name is displayed, the
selected category is canceled.
This f unction searches up and down
a f requency f or the strongest signal
f rom the f requencies that carry the
selected RDS category inf ormation.
This can help you to find a station in
your favorite category. To activate it,
press and release either side
( or ) of the SKIP bar. You
will see the selected RDS category
name blinking while searching it.
When the system finds a station, the
selected RDS category name will be
displayed again for about 5 seconds.
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk shows, f oreign language,
personality, public, college, and
weather
JAZZ: Jazz
CLASSIC: Classical music
RELIGION: Programs concerned
with religion
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
SOFT: Adult hits and sof t music
COUNTRY: Country music
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music
ALL: All RDS category stations
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
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RDS Program Search
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The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal in the selected
RDS category. You will also see the
selected RDS category name
blinking while searching it. When it
f inds a strong signal, it will stop and
play that station for 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.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station.
Press the MENU button to display
the sound settings. Turn the selector
knob to select an appropriate setting:
bass, treble, fader, balance, SUBW
(subwoof er) and SVC (speed-
sensitive volume compensation).
Press the selector knob (ENTER) to
enter the setting, then turn the
selector knob to adjust the setting.
If equipped
You can use the RDS program
search or scan f unction even if the
RDS inf ormation display f unction is
off.
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RDS Program SCANAdjusting the Sound
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Selector knob adjustable direction is shown.
FADER is selectable.
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Adjusts the bass.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the strength of
sound f rom the subwoof er speaker.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob 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 turned of f .
This f unction is set to MID as the
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory.
The SVC has f our modes: SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
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.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
If the fader adjustment is set to F9
(maximum f ront level), the
subwoof er is turned of f .
Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
To return to the normal play, push
the RETURN or MENU button after
you stop adjusting a mode.
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If equipped
Except SVC adjustment
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BASS
BAL ANCE
FADER
TREBLE
SUBW
A udio System L ighting
SVC
Speed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
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SUBWOOFER is selectable.
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Playing the XMRadio (EX-L and EX-L V6 models without navigation system)
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CATEGORY BARSKIP BAR
XM RADIO BUTTON
MENU BUTTONRETURN BUTTON SELECTOR KNOB
SCAN BUTTONPOWER/VOLUME KNOB
TITLE BUTTON
U.S. model is shown.
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