Acura 2009 Accord Sedan User Manual

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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
VOL/

(power/volume) knob or

the AM/FM button. Adjust the
volume by turning the VOL/

knob.

The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/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.

You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.

On the FM band, you can also use
the features provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
information on the RDS, see page

.

Use the selector knob to

tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher frequency, or left to tune to a
lower frequency.

The skip function searches

up and down from the current
frequency to find 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.

The scan function 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 for a station
with a strong signal. When it finds
one, it will stop and play that station
for about 10 seconds.

If you do nothing, the system will
scan for the next strong station and
play it for 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.

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To Play the Radio

To Select a Station

TUNE

SKIP

SCAN

Playing the AM/FM Radio (Models without navigation system)

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