Honda Civic 5 Owners Manual

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by pressing the preset 1. To turn of f
the RDS, select 1 AF OFF. Press the
power/volume knob again to store
the setting.This f unction automatically selects a
f requency with the same programme
in the RDS network area.With this function, you
can switch the clock display between
24-hours and 12-hours.
When the signals of the RDS station
become so weak that the system can
no longer f ollow the station, the
system will hold the last tuned
f requency and the display will
change from the station name to the
f requency.
In some countries, you cannot utilize
f eatures provided by RDS as the
RDS f unction is not provided f or all
stations. This f unction keeps the regional
programme and does not change the
f requency even if the signal becomes
too weak.
This f unction shows the
radio station name which you are
listening to.
This
function automatically tunes to the
radio station which is broadcasting
the traffic information.
This
function automatically tunes to the
radio station which is broadcasting
newscasts. A F (A lternative Frequency) CL OCK
REG (Regional Programme)
PS (Programme Service
Display)
A-TP (Automatic Traf f ic
Inf ormation Programme)
NEWS (News Programme)
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							If the station you are listening to is
an RDS station, the f requency
display will disappear and the station
name or PTY inf ormation will be
displayed. Press the TA/PTY button
f or more than 2 seconds to switch
the display between the name of
network/station and the PTY
inf ormation. For more inf ormation
on the PTY, see page .You can receive traf f ic inf ormation
while you are listening to a disc or
tape (if equipped). If the system is
tuned to a TP station bef ore playing
a disc or tape, the system will stand
by f or traf f ic announcements with
the TA/PTY button pressed (TA
indicator is on) and the system will
switch f rom disc or tape to the traf f ic
announcement when it begins. You
will see TA-INFO in the display. The
system will return to the disc or tape
mode when the traf f ic inf ormation is
f inished. When you press and release the TA/
PTY button, TA comes on in the
display and the system stands by f or
traf f ic announcements.
When the automatic traffic
inf ormation program (A-TP ON) is
selected, TP will come on in the
display. This indicates that the traf f ic
reports can be received f rom the
traf f ic inf ormation broadcasting
station.
A-TP cross-ref erences other
programme services that broadcast
traffic information, and the traffic
reports can be received through
another programme service in the
RDS network area.You can also switch to the normal
audio mode while you are listening to
the traf f ic inf ormation by pressing
the TA/PTY button. It does not
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Programme Service Name Display T A (T raf f ic A nnouncement ) St andby
Function
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							Toadjustthevolumeof thetraffic
announcement, turn the power/
volume knob while the
announcement is broadcasting. The
adjusted volume level will be stored,
then that level will be used on the
next traf f ic announcement. If you
adjustthevolumebelowthe
minimum level, the def ault level
(level 9) will be used the next time.
Thevolumeof thePTYNEWSor
the PTY ALARM function can also
be adjusted (see page ).
If your vehicle’s battery goes dead,
or is disconnected, the traf f ic
announcement volume level will be
reset to the def ault setting (level 9).
To turn off the TA function, press
the TA/PTY button again. TA will go
out f rom the display.AFFAIRS: Topical programs
expanding upon the news. NEWS: Short accounts of f acts,
events, publicly expressed views,
reportage, etc. When the TA/PTY button is pressed
f or more than 2 seconds until you
hear a beep, the PTY display
f unction comes on. This f unction
shows you the program type of the
selected RDS station. For example, if
the station is broadcasting drama,
DRAMA is shown in the display. If it
is a station of scientif ic programs,
SCIENCE is shown. The principal
PTYs are shown as follows. Pressing the TA/PTY button will not
turn off the TA function while you
are listening to the traffic
inf ormation. It will just switch to the
selected audio playing mode.
If you use seek or auto select with
the TA function on, the system
searches only TP stations.
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PT Y (Programme T ype) Display
Function
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							INFORMATION: General
information and advice.
SPORT: Programmes concerned
with any aspect of sports.
EDUCATION: Educational
programmes.
DRAMA: All radio plays and serials.
CULTURES: Programmes
concerned with any aspect of
national or regional culture.
SCIENCE: Programmes about
nature, science, and technology.
VARIED: Light entertainment
programmes.
POP MUSIC: Commercial music of
popular appeal.
ROCK MUSIC: Contemporary
modern music.
EASY: Light music.CLASSICS: Traditional classics.
OTHER MUSIC: Other types of
music, such as R & B, Reggae.
WEATHER: Weather information.
FINANCE: Programmes concerned
with economy.
CHILDREN: Programmes f or
children. LIGHT MUSIC: Light classics;
classical music f or non-specialist
appreciation.RELIGION: Programmes concerned
with religion.
DOCUMENTARY: Documentary
programmes.
LEISURE: Programmes about
hobbies and recreational activities.
SOCIAL: Social af f airs programmes. FOLK MUSIC: Folk music. OLDIES M: Oldies music, ‘‘Golden
age’’ based programmes. NATION M: National music. COUNTRY: Country music.
JAZZ MUSIC: Jazz music. TRAVEL: Programmes concerned
with travel. PHONE IN: Programmes consisting
of listener’s message.
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							To activate this function, press the
TA/PTY button for more than 2
seconds and select NEWS. The
system will hold the last tuned FM
station/network PTY while you are
listening to the disc. With this
f unction on, playing disc is
interrupted and the system switches
f rom disc mode to the FM newscast
when the newscast is broadcasting
from the FM station.
You can change the volume level of
the interrupted newscast. Ref er to
page f or how to adjust the
volume level.
When the programme is changed to
another programme or the
f requency cannot be received f or 10
seconds due to a weak signal, the
system will return to the disc mode
automatically. If the selected RDS station does not
transmit PTY data, NO PTY is
displayed. When the selected station
is not an RDS station, NO RDS is
displayed f or about 5 seconds.
The PTY setting mode is cancelled if
no further steps are taken within 5
seconds af ter selecting the desired
PTY with the TUNE knob.
Some stations may broadcast the
programmes with dif f erent contents
f rom their PTY code.
In the PTY search mode, the tuning
step is set to 50 kHz while searching
the FM band. This step changes to
100 kHz when the AF or TA f unction
is activated. When you turn the TUNE knob, the
display will show dif f erent PTYs (see
the PTYs list on the previous
column).
After you select the desired
programme type, the system will
search f or a station with the same
PTY code as the selected
programme type. When you use this
function for the first time, NEWS
will appear as it was preset at the
factory.
Af ter your desired PTY is displayed,
press either side of the SEEK/SKIP
button within 5 seconds. The system
will go into the PTY search mode
and search f or a station of the
selected PTY. If there is no station
available in the selected PTY, NO
PTY is displayed f or about 5 seconds
and the PTY search mode is
cancelled.228
PT Y/News Int errupt Funct ion
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							Your audio system has another
interrupt f unction (including TA
function). The first activated
interrupt f unction has priority over
the others and the indication of the
other interrupt f unction goes out. To
activate the other interrupt f unction,
turn of f the current interrupt
f unction.PTY code ‘‘ALARM’’ is used f or
emergency announcements, such as
natural disasters. When this code is
received, ‘‘ALARM’’ comes on the
display and the volume is changed.
When the alarm is cancelled, the
system will return to the normal
operation mode.PT Y A larm
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							µµ µµ µ Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob
repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE, and
SVC (speed-sensitive volume
compensation) settings.The system will return to the audio
display about 5 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.
This audio system has the speed
sensitive volume compensation
(SVC) system. There are f our
compensation levels; LOW, MID
(medium), HIGH and OFF. The
system monitors the vehicle speed
and changes the volume level as the
vehicle speed goes up. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio control
panel (see page ). The audio
system illuminates when you turn
the ignition switch to the ON (II)
position, even if the radio is of f .
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the power/volume
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. When the level reaches centre,
you will see a ‘‘C’’ in the display.Adjusts the volume level
according to the vehicle speed.Adjusts the balance,
or side-to-side strength of the sound.Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.Adjusts the treble. Adjusts the bass.148 A djusting the Sound A udio System L ighting
SVC BAL ANCE
FADER TREBLE
BASS
Speed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC) Syst em
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							Playing a Disc
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DISC SLOTSCAN BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
CD BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR EJECT BUTTON
TUNE KNOB
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switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.This audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA standard. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in the
display. The numbers of the f older
andtrackplayingareshowninthe
display on the disc player. You can
select up to 255 tracks or f olders.
Video CDs and DVD discs will not
work in this unit.
The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layersThe specif ications f or compatible
WMA f iles are:
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
In a disc compressed in WMA
standard, DRM (digital rights
management) f iles cannot be played.
If the system f inds the DRM f ile in a
disc, you will see ‘‘CD FORMAT’’ in
the display for a few seconds. The
system searches the next available
f older or f ile and plays it.Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
Bitrate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbpsBitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. The number of the track
playing and the elapsed time are
showninthedisplay.Youcanalso
select the displayed inf ormation with
the TITLE button (see page ).
The system will continuously play a
disc until you change modes.235 To Play a Disc
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							¼ Insert a 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. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes.
You cannot load and play 8-cm
(3-inch) discs in this system.
The display shows the f irst 11
characters of the selected text data
(the current f older, f ile name, etc.).
With the f older or f ile name, you will
see the FOLDER or TRACK
indicator in the display. When you press and release the
TITLE button while a disc without
text data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.
If a disc is compressed in MP3 or
WMA f ormat, you can see the f older
name, the f ile name, the artist tag,
the album tag and the track tag in
the display. Each time you press the
TITLE button, the display changes.If the text data has more than 11
characters, you will see the f irst 10
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the
TITLE button until the display
shows the next 11 characters. You
can see up to about 21 characters of
the text data.
If youpressandholdtheTITLE
button again, the display shows the
f irst 11 characters again.
If any letter is not available, it is
replaced with ‘‘ . ’’ (dot) in the display.
When the disc has no text data, you
will see ‘‘NO INFO’’ on the display. If a disc (CD-DA) has text data, you
can see the disc name, the track
name, and the artist tag in the
display. Each time you press the
TITLE button, the display changes.
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