HONDA 2005 Element - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 98)

You can use these five methods to
find radio stations on a selected
band:
the
preset buttons, and .
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the same knob.
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
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 frequency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher frequency, or left to tune to a
lower frequency.
The SEEK function
searches up and down from the
current frequency to find a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press either (
or ), 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 5 seconds (LX and
DX models) or 10 seconds (EX
model).
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan for the next strong station
and play it for 5 seconds (LX and DX
models) or 10 seconds (EX models).
When it plays a station you want to
listen to, press the SCAN button
again.
Each preset button can
store one frequency on AM, and two
frequencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each preset
button.
Use the TUNE, SEEK, or SCAN
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.
On all models except EX, the preset
frequencies will be lost if your
vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio fuse is
removed.
2.
3.
4.
1.
To Play the Radio
To Select a Station
TUNE, SEEK, SCAN,
AUTO SELECT
TUNE
SEEK
SCAN
Preset
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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