2012 HONDA INSIGHT Owners Manual

If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume 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 .
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page.
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 and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD/AUX button.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the CD/AUX button again to
switch back to the disc player.
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Protecting Discs
To Stop Playing a Disc
Playing a Disc (Insight model)
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The ejected disc will not be reloaded automatically.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, f ind the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
your vehicle to your dealer.
Thechartontherightexplainsthe
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, press
the eject button. After ejecting the
disc, check it for damage or
deformation. If there is no damage,
insert the disc again.
For additional information on
damaged discs, see page .
Theaudiosystemwilltrytoplaythe
disc. If there is still a problem, the
error message will reappear. Press
the eject button, and pull out the disc.
Insert a dif f erent disc. If the new
disc plays, there is a problem with
the f irst disc. If the error message
cycle repeats and you cannot clear it,
take your vehicle to a dealer. Cause
Error Message Solution
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Track/File format not
supported
Mechanical Error
Servo Error Current track will be skipped. The next
supported track or file plays automatically.
Press the eject button and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for serious damage, signs of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
see page 217. Insert the disc again. If the code
does not disappear, or the disc cannot be
removed, consult your dealer. Do not try to
force the disc out of the player.
Disc Player Error Messages (Insight model)
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CD FORMAT
BAD DISC
CHECK MANUAL PUSH EJECT
BAD DISC
CHECK MANUAL

Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model and EX model without navigation system)
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SEEK BUTTONA.SEL BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SEEK BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
VOL/SELECT KNOB
FM/AM BUTTON
BUTTON
BUTTON BUTTON

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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
FM/AM button. Adjust the volume
by turning the VOL/SELECT knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the FM/AM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
You can use any of f ive methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select. Use the SEEK button to
tune to a desired f requency. Press
the button to tune to a higher
f requency, and the button to
tune to a lower f requency.
You can also operate the tune
f unction by using the VOL/SELECT
knob. Press the VOL/SELECT knob
and you will see ‘‘SEL’’ in the display.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. To turn it of f , press
the VOL/SELECT knob or button, or button.
The system will return to the normal
display about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting the tune mode. 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 and hold the or side
of the SEEK button until you hear a
beep, then release it.
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
then scan f or the next strong station
andplayitfor10seconds.Whenit
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
To Play the FM/AM Radio
To Select a Station
T UNE
SEEK
SCAN
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µ 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.
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. 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.
press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM.
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. Pick a preset button (1 6), then
press and hold it until you hear a
beep.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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To turn of f auto select,
AUTO SELECT
Preset
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model and EX model without navigation system)
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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).
Theprogramservicenamedisplay
f unction shows the name of the
station you are listening to. 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
display shows 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 PS name display function on.
When you turn of f this f unction by
pressing the TITLE button, the
display shows ‘‘RDS INFO OFF.’’
Radio Data System (RDS)
Program Service (PS) Name Display
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PROGRAM SERVICE
NAME DISPLAY ON

With the FM band selected, you can
select the program category
provided by the RDS. Pressor button to display
and select an RDS category. The
principal RDS categories are shown
as f ollows; ALL PTY: All RDS category stations
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music
COUNTRY: Country music
SOFT: Adult hits and sof t music
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues
RELIGION: Programs concerned
with religion.
CLASSIC: Classical music
JAZZ: Jazz
INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk shows, f oreign language,
personality, public, college, and
weather
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
Press or button 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.
CONT INUED
Radio Data System (RDS) Category
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RDS CATEGORY

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.
This f unction searches a f requency
f or a strong signal f rom the
f requency that carry the selected
RDS category inf ormation. This can
helpyoutofindastationinyour
favorite category. To activate it,
press the or side of the
SEEK button. 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.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ blinks f or about f ive
seconds, then the system goes back
to the last selected station. If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ blinks f or about f ive
seconds, then the system goes back
to the last selected station.
You can use the RDS program
search or scan f unction even if the
RDS inf ormation display f unction is
of f . In this case, the display shows a
f requency in place of a RDS station
name.
RDS Program SCAN
RDS Program Search
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