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Playing the am/fm radio – HONDA 2008 Ridgeline 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
PWR button or the AM/FM button
(AM or FM button on Canadian
models). Adjust the volume by
turning the volume knob.

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

Pushing the AUDIO button will also
turn on the system (see page

).

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

Use the TUNE bar to tune

the radio to a desired frequency.
Press the

side of the bar to tune

to a higher frequency, and press the

side 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 the

or

side of the

bar, 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.

Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.

Pick a preset number (1

6), and

hold it until you hear a beep.

Use the tune, seek, or scan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.

Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
twelve stations.

Each side of the bars

(1

6) can store one station on AM,

and two stations on FM.
1.

2.

3.

4.

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On vehicles with navigation system

To Play the AM/FM Radio

To Select a Station

TUNE

SEEK

SCAN

PRESET

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2008 Ridgeline

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